Meet Our Faculty and Staff

Ken E. Mitchell, Ph.D.

Department Chair
Associate Professor

Randall S. Abate, J.D.

Professor, Department of Political Science and Sociology
Rechnitz Family Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy

Melissa A. Alvare, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Stephen J. Chapman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Rekha Datta, Ph.D.

Interim Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor
Freed Endowed Chair in Social Sciences

Kevin L. Dooley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Johanna E. Foster, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Director, Sociology Program
Helen McMurray Bennett Endowed Chair in Social Ethics

Jennifer McGovern, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Faculty Athletics Representative

Nancy J. Mezey, Ph.D.

Dean of the Honors School
Professor

Joseph N. Patten, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Saliba G. Sarsar, Ph.D.

Professor

Ryan J. Tetro

Lecturer

John R. Feldmann

Adjunct

Jack R. Ford

Adjunct

Shaun E. Golden

Adjunct

Vin Gopal

Adjunct

Lawrence R. Jones

Adjunct

Sam L. Maynard

Adjunct

Lenore M. Molee

Adjunct

Anthony J. Nuccio

Adjunct

Michelle Parisi

Adjunct

Lauren M. Santoro

Adjunct

Nichole M. Smith

Adjunct

Maggie R. Ussery

Adjunct