Tenured
Francesca Spina, PhD | Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice |
Lisa Watson, PhD | Assistant Professor of Social Work |
Awarded Long-term Appointment
Gayl Crump-Swaby, EdD | Associate Professor of Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling Coordinator |
Promoted to Professor
Jasmin Hutchinson, PhD | Exercise Science and Sport Studies |
Elizabeth O’Neill, DPE | Exercise Science and Sport Studies |

Gayl Crump-Swaby

Kyle Belanger
Promoted to Associate Professor
Gayl Crump-Swaby, EdD | Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling Coordinator |
Elizabeth McAnulty, MS | Occupational Therapy |
Francesca Spina, PhD | Criminal Justice |
Lisa Watson, PhD | Social Work |
Promoted to Assistant Professor
Kyle Belanger, MA | Communications |
Awarded Sabbatical
Donna Chapman, PhD, RD | Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences and Director of Nutritional Sciences |
Fernando Gonzalez de Leon, PhD | Associate Professor of History |
Tyler Markkanen, PhD | Associate Professor of Mathematics |
Wayne Rodrigues, MEd | Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Athletic Training and Coordinator of Athletic Injury Rehabilitation |
Charlie Sullivan, MEd | Professor of Physical Education and Head Men’s Volleyball Coach |
Judy Van L. Raalte, PhD | Professor of Psychology and Director of the Athletic Counseling Program |

Katherine Post

Joel Dearing
Awarded Faculty Emeritus Status
Deborah C. Cook, MA | Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Sciences |
Joel Dearing, MS | Associate Professor of Physical Education and Athletic Administration Graduate Program Director |
Nina Dini, MS | Associate Professor of Computer and Information Sciences and Bahai Advisor for Spiritual Life |
John Hangasky, MS, PA-C | Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies |
Zenobia Lojewska, PhD | Professor of Physics and Mathematics |
Charles Milch, MHP | Professor of Physician Assistant Studies and Chair of the Department of Physician Assistant |
Walter J. Mullin, PhD | Professor of Social Work |
Deborah Pelletier, MS | Professor of Physical Therapy |
Katherine M. Post, PhD | Professor of Occupational Therapy |
Julie Smist, PhD | Professor of Chemistry |
Frank Torre, PhD | Professor of Chemistry and Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics |
Fides Ushe, PhD | Associate Professor of Mathematics |