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Ann Abbott
 
Graduate Social Work      (2001)
Professor
B.S., St. Norbert College   M.S.S., Bryn Mawr College   Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College

Professor Abbott's interests include values and ethics, professional socialization, substance abuse, mental health.
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103 Reynolds Hall
aabbott@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 738-0351
     
 
Thomas Andrews
 
Economics and Finance      (1997)
Associate Professor
B.S., West Chester University   M.A., Temple University   Ph.D., Temple University

Dr. Andrews is an associate professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. Dr. Andrews earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Temple University in 1996. Dr. Andrews has written articles on environmental economics, the teaching of economics, and the determinants of price in eBay auctions. He has been published in the Pennsylvania Economic Review, Atlantic Economic Journal, Perspectives in Economic Education Research and Journal of Economic Education.
313 Anderson Hall
tandrews@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/tandrews/
Phone: (610) 436-1082
     
 
Paul M. Arsenault
 
Marketing      (1998)
Assistant Professor
M.S., Marietta College   M.B.A., Wake Forest University   Ph.D., Temple University

Chairperson

312D Anderson Hall
parsenault@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2208
     
 
Nadine M. Bean
 
Graduate Social Work      (1998)
Assistant Professor
B.A., Case Western Reserve University   M.S.S.A., Case Western Reserve University   Ph.D, Case Western Reserve University

Professor Bean's interests include child and family development, child welfare, grandparents and kinship care.
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Reynolds Hall
nbean@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3253
     
 
Michele Belliveau
 
Social Work      (2006)
Assistant Professor
B.A., Earlham College   M.S.W., Columbia University School of Social Work   Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Professor Belliveau’s background is in social work with individuals, families, and groups in diverse, community-based mental health settings. Her interests include the experiences of Latino immigrant families with the U.S. social welfare system, policy practice, and the development of students’ bilingual and bicultural social work competence.
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114 W. Rosedale Ave. #201
mbelliveau@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3469
     
 
Cynthia D. Benzing
 
Economics and Finance      (1988)
Professor
B.S., Pennsylvania State University   M.B.A., Drexel University   Ph.D., Drexel University

Chairperson

Dr. Benzing is a professor and the Chairperson of the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. She earned her Ph.D. in Business from Drexel University in 1987 and her CFA in 1992. Dr. Benzing has written extensively on inflation, merger activity in the U.S., the teaching of economics, and international finance. She has been published in the Review of Industrial Organization, Journal of Economic Education, Eastern Economic Journal, Atlantic Economic Journal, Pennsylvania Economic Review, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, and Journal of Small Business Management.
322 Anderson Hall
cbenzing@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/cbenzing/
Phone: (610) 436-2217
     
 
R. Lorraine Bernotsky
 
Political Science      (1996)
Professor
B.A., Messiah College   M.A., Temple University   D.Phil., University of Oxford

105 Ruby Jones
rbernotsky@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2286
     
 
Mary P. Brewster
 
Criminal Justice      (1993)
Professor
B.A., St. Joseph's College   M.A., Fordham University   Ph.D., Rutgers University

Dr. Brewster teaches undergraduate and graduate research methods, criminology courses, victimology and violent crime. She was awarded a National Institute of Justice research grant to study stalking, and has become a national expert on the subject. She is widely published and shares her research at professional conferences. Dr. Brewster is the department's graduate coordinator.
201 Ruby Jones
mbrewster@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2630
     
 
Page Buck
 
Graduate Social Work      (2007)
Assistant Professor
B.A., Middlebury College   M.S.S., Bryn Mawr College   Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College

Ms. Buck's work focuses on the impact of policy, communities and parenting on developmental outcomes. Her dissertation, underway at the Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, is titled "Growing up in the Ownership Society: Exploring Relationships between Housing Tenure and Adolescent Self-Perceptions". Her work has been published in Social Service Review, Sociological Quarterly and Housing Studies. In addition to scholarly research, Ms. Buck has been involved in community-based participatory research with human service organizations in Norristown, Pa.
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303 Reynolds Hall
pbuck@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 430-4171
     
 
Gerard A. Callanan
 
Management      (2001)
Professor
B.B.A., Temple University   M.B.A, LaSalle University   Ph.D., Drexel University

Professor Callanan's picture
322 Anderson Hall
gcallanan@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/gcallanan
Phone: (610) 436-2306
     
 
A. J. Cataldo II
 
Accounting      (2007)
Professor
B.S., University of Arizona   M.Ac., University of Arizona   Ph.D., Virginia Tech University   C.P.A., State of Arizona   C.M.A.,

A.J. Cataldo has worked in public accounting, as a government auditor, controller, and provided expert testimony in business litigation engagements. His publications include 3 Elsevier Science monographs and his articles have appeared in Journal of Accountancy, National Tax Journal, Research in Accounting Regulation, Journal of Forensic Accounting, Accounting Historians Journal, and many others. He has also published in and served on editorial review boards for Institute of Management Accounting association journals, including Management Accounting, Strategic Finance, and Management Accounting Quarterly, since January 1990.
305 Anderson Hall
acataldo@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2812
     
 
Walter Chandler
 
Management      (1996)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Drexel University   M.B.A., Drexel University

312A Anderson Hall
wchandler@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2304
     
 
Paul F. Christ
 
Marketing      (1994)
Associate Professor
B.B.A., Temple University   M.B.A., Temple University   Ph.D., Drexel University

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315 Anderson Hall
pchrist@wcupa.edu
http://www.knowthis.com
Phone: (610) 436-2676
     
 
Hung M. Chu
 
Management      (1976)
Professor
B.S., St. Josephs College (Ind.)   M.B.A., Northern Illinois University   Ph.D, Louisiana State University

Professor Chu's picture
301 Anderson Hall
hchu@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/hchu
Phone: (610) 436-2649
     
 
Simon Condliffe
 
Economics and Finance      (2008)
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Delaware   M.S., University of Delaware   B.A., University of Humberside, England

Dr. Condliffe earned his Ph.D. in Economics from University of Delaware in 2003. He served as an economist for the Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research at the University of Delaware from 1999 to 2008. He conducted research related to health care and economic development for the state of Delaware. Dr. Condliffe has published research on environmental regulation (Journal of Regulatory Economics), health care (American Economic Review), and economic development (Municipal Finance Journal).
323D Anderson Hall
Scondliffe@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2676
     
 
Gary Coutu
 
Geography and Planning      (2005)
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Dr. Gary Coutu joined West Chester University in August of 2005. He received his Ph.D. in Geography from Texas A&M University in 2001. He brings wide-ranging and extensive experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to West Chester University. Dr. Coutu ran the GIS program and computer laboratory at Temple College in Texas for four years. He also served as a Project Scientist/Senior Systems Analyst at the Blackland Research Center for a number of watershed delineation and hydrological modeling GIS projects.
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207B Ruby Jones Hall
gcoutu@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 738-0522
     
 
Kristen B. Crossney
 
Geography and Planning      (2008)
Assistant Professor
B.S., University of Maryland-Baltimore County   M.A., Temple University   Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Dr. Kristen B. Crossney has a 2006 Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy Development from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Urban Studies from Temple University, and a Bachelor of Science in Geography and Environmental Systems from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Dr. Crossney’s research encompasses many facets of housing and in particular, spatial patterns of predatory lending and the populations that are most at risk.
Anderson Rm. 329
kcrossney@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 430-5838
     
 
Eli DeHope
 
Social Work      (2001)
Professor
B.S.W., Temple University   M.Ed., West Chester University   M.A., University of Pennsylvania   M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania   Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Eli DeHope’s research focus has been on sexual orientation, aging, brain injury and mental health.
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114 W. Rosedale Ave. #101
edehope@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 738-0501
     
 
Phillip M. DeMoss
 
Economics and Finance      (1972)
Professor
B.A., Park College   M.A., Kansas State University   Ph.D., Kansas State University

Dr. DeMoss earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Kansas State University. He has been a professor at West Chester University since 1972. His area of research interest is financial aid in higher education. He was recently published in the Journal of Financial Education.
306 Anderson Hall
pdemoss@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/pdemoss/
Phone: (610) 436-2964
     
 
Claire L. Dente
 
Social Work      (2006)
Assistant Professor
B.A., Chestnut Hill College   M.S.W., Catholic University of America   Ph.D., Temple University

Dr. Dente is a licensed clinical social worker in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Dr. Dente’s primary interests include intersecting identities and how these identities impact individuals. Her practice and research focus on diversity, pedagogy, and higher education. She also examines intersecting identities related to religion/spirituality, LGBTQA issues, healthy aging, and disability.
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114 W. Rosedale Ave. #204
cdente@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3252
     
 
Kevin G. Dunleavy
 
Economics and Finance      (1979)
Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Delaware   Ph.D., Duke University

304 Anderson Hall
kdunleavy@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/kdunleavy
Phone: (610) 436-3422
     
 
Linda Ello
 
Graduate Social Work      (1999)
Assistant Professor
B.A., Pennsylvania State University   M.S., University of Iowa   Ph.D., Rutgers-The State University

Professor Ello's interest include child welfare, aging, health/mental health and substance abuse.
Professor Ello's picture
Reynolds Hall
lello@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 738-0343
     
 
George Fasic
 
Geography and Planning      (1988)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Pennsylvania State University   M.S., Columbia University

Professor George Fasic received his Master's degree in Planning from Columbia University. Professor Fasic is the former Director of the Chester County Planning Commission with over 30 years of experience in the field of planning. George teaches introductory planning as well as planning design, planning law, and land development control among others.
207 Ruby Jones
gfasic@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-0344
     
 
Kevin E. Flynn
 
Accounting      (1998)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Miami University of Ohio   M.S., Drexel University   Ph.D., Drexel University   C.P.A., Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Dr Flynn worked for seven years in public accounting in the Philadelphia offices of Ernst & Young and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Subsequently, Dr .Flynn worked in industry as a financial reporting manager, assistant controller, and controller before entering academia full time in the fall of 1993. At West Chester University, Kevin specializes in teaching individual and business federal income taxation, and governmental and not-for-profit accounting. His research interests involve individual income taxation.
Professor Flynn's picture
303 Anderson Hall
kflynn@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/kflynn/
Phone: (610) 436-3015
     
 
Joy A. Fritschle
 
Geography and Planning      (2007)
Assistant Professor
B.A., Humboldt State University of California   M.S., University of Memphis   Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Joy A. Fritschle has a 2007 Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master of Science degree in Geography from the University of Memphis, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from Humboldt State University of California. Dr. Fritschle’s fields of interest include biogeography, historical ecology, ecological restoration, environmental conservation, Geographic Information System (GIS), and feminist science. She uses Public Land Survey records to reconstruct the historical Redwood forests of northern California to see if the current remnant Redwood forests are representative of past forests and can be used as models for redwood forest restoration.
207A Ruby Jones Hall
jfritschle@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3396
     
 
Clyde J. Galbraith
 
Accounting      (1974)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Drexel University   M.B.A., Drexel University   C.P.A., Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Prior to coming to West Chester University, Professor Galbraith worked in public accounting and industry. He teaches intermediate accounting and auditing. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He serves as advisor to the West Chester Accounting Society and the Student Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants.
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303 Anderson Hall
cgalbraith@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/cgalbraith
Phone: (610) 436-2236
     
 
John Gault
 
Marketing      (1991)
Associate Professor
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy   M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania   Ph.D., Drexel University

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302 Anderson Hall
jgault@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3135
     
 
Dorothy Ives Dewey
 
Geography and Planning      (2005)
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Dorothy (Dottie) Ives Dewey, AICP, who received her Ph.D. in Planning from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997, also joined the faculty full time in the fall of 2005. She has over ten years of experience as a professional planner in the southeast region of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ives Dewey has extensive experience with Municipal Planning, Community and Fiscal Impact Studies, and Land Development Planning. Dottie is active in local, state and national professional planning organizations.
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108 Ruby Jones Hall
divesdewey@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2746
     
 
Mildred C. Joyner
 
Social Work      (1981)
Professor
B.S.W., Central State University   M.S.W., Howard University   L.C.S.W,

Chairperson

Professor Joyner’s interests in Social Work include child abuse, gerontology, and diversity issues. Professor Joyner has also served as the department chair for the Undergraduate Social Work Program for over twenty-five years.
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114 W. Rosedale Ave. #104
mjoyner@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2486
     
 
Orhan Kara
 
Economics and Finance      (2003)
Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Ankara   M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison   Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison   Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Dr. Kara is an associate professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Ph.D. in Economics of Education from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Kara’s areas of research include the rate of return on education, occupational gender wage discrimination, and international trade flows. His work has been published in the International Review of Applied Economics, International Trade Journal, Journal of Economic Studies and Journal of Small Business Management.
309C Anderson Hall
okara@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/okara
Phone: (610) 436-3331
     
 
Matin Katirai
 
Geography and Planning      (2009)
Assistant Professor
B.A., York University, Toronto   M.P.H., University of Kentucky College of Public Health   Ph.D., University of Louisville

Dr. Katirai's doctoral studies specialized in urban planning and development and his dissertation examines urban sprawl, equity, and emergency response across the United States. He has also earned a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application specialist's certificate. Dr. Katirai's teaching interests include GIS; land-use planning; economic, medical, urban, and transportation geography; disaster preparedness and emergency response; environmental and hazard-mitigation planning and policy; and statistics and research methods. Dr. Katirai's publication credits include co-authoring Malaria Early Warning Systems: Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Mapping for Nigeria for the National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria.
Professor Katirai's picture
G1-B Ruby Jones Hall
mkatirai@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2393
     
 
Barbara A. Kauffman
 
Criminal Justice      (1987)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Pennsylvania State University   M.S., University of Pennsylvania   J.D., Temple University School of Law

Dr. Kauffman is a permanent part-time member of the Criminal Justice faculty. She was in private practice, and worked for the Philadelphia Public Defender Association until 1982. She teaches criminal law and women and crime. Her primary research interests focus on women's issues in law and law enforcement.
G1B Ruby Jones
bkauffman@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2548
     
 
John J. Kennedy
 
Political Science      (2001)
Associate Professor
B.S., Kutztown University   M.P.A., Kutztown University   Ph.D., Temple University

101 Ruby Jones Hall
jkennedy@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3171
     
 
Evan A. Leach
 
Management      (1993)
Associate Professor
B.A., Pennsylvania State University   M.A., West Chester University   M.A., Yale University   Ph.D., Yale University

Professor Leach's picture
307 Anderson Hall
eleach@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/eleach/
Phone: (610) 436-2305
     
 
Jongdoo Lee
 
Economics and Finance      (2004)
Assistant Professor
  MBA, Simon School of Business, University of Rochester

Dr. Lee earned his Ph.D. in Finance from George Washington University. His area of research is concentrated on how risk is related to futures trading. He was recently published in the Journal of Futures Markets.
304 Anderson Hall
jlee3@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3468
     
 
James P. Lewandowski
 
Geography and Planning      (1991)
Associate Professor
B.A., University of Toledo   M.A., University of Toledo   Ph.D., Ohio State University

Dr. James Lewandowski joined the department in 1991 as a graduate of Ohio State University's geography program. Jake (as he prefers to be called) is well-published and his research focuses on industrial location change. Jake teaches quantitative methods, business GIS and world geography. Dr. Lewandowski frequently provides GIS and spatial analysis skills to the Center For Social Research.
108 Ruby Jones
jlewandowski@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2724
     
 
Huimin Li
 
Economics and Finance      (2004)
Assistant Professor
B.E., Xi'an Jiaotong University (China)   M.A., Xi'an Jiaotong University (China)   MBA, Drexel University   Ph.D., Drexel University

Dr. Li is an associate professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. Dr. Li earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration from Drexel University in 2004. Dr. Li has written articles on financial contagion, inter-linkages among international stock markets and oil markets, and volatility of financial markets. She has been published in the Journal of International Money and Finance, Quantitative Finance, Global Finance Journal, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Economics and Business, Finance Letters, Energy Economics, the North American Journal of Economics and Finance, and Issues in Innovation.
309C Anderson Hall
hli@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/hli
Phone: (610) 436-6947
     
 
Peter H. Loedel
 
Political Science      (1996)
Professor
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara   B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara   M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara   Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Chairperson

Professor Loedel's picture
106 Ruby Jones
ploedel@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3435
     
 
Charles H. McGee
 
Management      (1987)
Associate Professor
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara   M.A., University of Southern California   Ph.D., Northwestern University

Chairperson, Department of Management

Professor McGee's picture
312A Anderson Hall
cmcgee@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/cmcgee/
Phone: (610) 436-2363
     
 
Randolph T. McVey
 
Criminal Justice      (1999)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Pennsylvania State University   M.A., Sam Houston State University   Ph.D, Sam Houston State University

Prior to coming to West Chester, Dr. McVey worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as Director of Inmate Grievances. He teaches introduction to criminal justice, theories of criminal justice, corrections, research, and contemporary issues in corrections. Dr. McVey speaks frequently at professional conferences, and shares his research in correctional issues. Dr. McVey was born in Santiago, Chile, and speaks Spanish fluently. His current research interest, not surprisingly, is in Chilean crime and corrections.
200C Ruby Jones
rmcvey@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2685
     
 
Duane D. Milne
 
Political Science      (1999)
Associate Professor
B.A., College of William and Mary   Ph.D., University of Delaware

Professor Milne's picture

dmilne@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3045
     
 
Ali Naggar
 
Accounting      (1977)
Professor
B.Com., Cairo University   M.B.A., Long Island University   Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Professor Naggar's picture
317C Anderson Hall
anaggar@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/anaggar
Phone: (610) 436-3324
     
 
Tahany Naggar
 
Economics and Finance      (1977)
Professor
B.Com., Rigadh University   M.A., Long Island University   Ph.D, University of Oklahoma

Dr. Naggar earned her Ph.D. degree in Economics from the University of Oklahoma in 1976. Her research is widely published and shared at professional conferences. Her most recent research interest includes economic aftershocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, comparative economic systems, and her lifetime interest in developing economies. She has published in the Atlantic Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Journal, PEA Proceedings, and the Southwestern Journal of Economics. She also serves as a reviewer of the SWJE and was past president of the Southwestern Economics Association (2000).
317C Anderson Hall
tnaggar@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/tnaggar/
Phone: (610) 436-2834
     
 
Jana L. Nestlerode
 
Criminal Justice      (1986)
Professor
B.A., Pennsylvania State University   J.D., Widener University

Chairperson

Dr. Nestlerode worked as an attorney in private practice for several years, and as prosecutor in the trial division of the Delaware County District Attorney's Office for six years. She is currently the chair of the department. Her research interests are in Fourth (search and seizure) and Ninth Amendment issues, bias crimes, and gender issues in law. Her most recent research interests are in medical and pharmaceutical battery. She regularly speaks at professional conferences on these topics.
200A Ruby Jones
jnestlerode@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2647
     
 
Gwenelle S. O'Neal
 
Graduate Social Work      (1998)
Associate Professor
B.A., Spelman College   M.S.W., New York University   D.S.W., Columbia University

Chairperson

Professor O'Neal's interests include mental health prevention, accountability, empowerment and community economic development.
Professor O'Neal's picture
Reynolds Hall
goneal@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 738-0342
     
 
Brian F. O'Neill
 
Criminal Justice      (1998)
Associate Professor
B.A., University of Pittsburgh   M.S.W., Marywood College   Ph.D., City University of New York at John Jay

Dr. O'Neill taught at Allentown College for seven years, and has worked as a juvenile and family counselor since 1983. He teaches theories of criminal justice, research, and juvenile justice administration. His recent research interests are in variables affecting disposition in juvenile court and treatment and prevention programs for adult and juvenile offenders. He frequently speaks at professional conferences on these topics.
201 Ruby Jones
boneill@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2682
     
 
Peter Oehlers
 
Accounting      (2004)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Rowan University   M.B.A., Drexel University   D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University

Chairperson

309B Anderson Hall
poehlers@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 738-0562
     
 
David F. Perri
 
Management      (2002)
Assistant Professor
B.A., College of the Holy Cross   M.A., The Pennsylvania State University

Professor Perri's picture
312A Anderson Hall
dperri@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2285
     
 
Jason Phillips
 
Marketing      (1999)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Pennsylvania State University   M.B., Texas A & M University   Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Professor Phillips's picture
312D Anderson Hall
jphillips@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2677
     
 
Yury Polsky
 
Political Science      (1989)
Professor
B.A., University of Moscow   M.A., University of Moscow   Ph.D., University of Michigan

Professor Polsky's picture
G1B Ruby Jones
ypolsky@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3300
     
 
Denis Raihall
 
Economics and Finance      (1999)
Assistant Professor
B.A., Bethany College   M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh   Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

309 Anderson Hal
draihall@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/draihall
Phone: (610) 436-3460
     
 
John T. Redington
 
Marketing      (1992)
Associate Professor
B.S., Temple University   M.B.A., Temple University   Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Chairperson

312C Anderson Hall
jredington@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2259
     
 
Cassandra L. Reyes
 
Criminal Justice      (2009)
Assistant Professor
B.A, Unknown   M.A., Unknown   Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Former probation/parole counselor in New Jersey. Areas of interest include animal cruelty, corrections, juvenile delinquency, victimology and violence.

Creyes@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2529
     
 
Paul F. Rotenberry
 
Management      (2005)
Assistant Professor
B.A., Widener University   M.A., The University of Akron   Ph.D., The University of Akron

Professor Rotenberry's picture
308 Anderson Hall
protenberr@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2296
     
 
Bhim Sandhu
 
Political Science      (1978)
Associate Professor
B.A., Punjab University (India)   M.A., University of Texas   Ph.D., University of Missouri

101 Ruby Jones
bsandhu@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2701
     
 
Roberta Schini
 
Economics and Finance      (2001)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University   M.A., University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School   Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School

Dr. Schini earned her B.S. in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. She spent 15 years in management before studying at the University of Pennsylvania where she earned her Ph.D. in Risk Management and Insurance. During her management career, she worked primarily in the fields of health insurance and managed care. Before coming to West Chester University, Dr. Schini was an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska. She has recently had an article published in the Journal of Financial Education.
309C Anderson Hall
rschini@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/rschini/
Phone: (610) 436-3295
     
 
Frauke I. Schnell
 
Political Science      (1992)
Professor
B.A., University of Tuebingen, Germany   M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook   Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook

207C Ruby Jones
fschnell@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2954
     
 
Rani G. Selvanathan
 
Management      (1986)
Associate Professor
B.S., University of Delhi (India)   M.S., University of Delhi (India)   Ph.D., University of Delhi (India)   Ph.D., University of Paris

Professor Selvanathan's picture
308 Anderson Hall
rselvanathan@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/rselvana/
Phone: (610) 436-2409
     
 
David I. Siegel
 
Graduate Social Work      (1990)
Associate Professor
B.A., Brooklyn College   M.S.W., University of Michigan   D.S.W., Columbia University

Professor Siegel's interest include Time and social work, Teams and organizations and social welfare.
Professor Siegel's picture
Reynolds Hall
dsiegel@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 738-0341
     
 
Roberta Snow
 
Management      (1989)
Professor
B.A., Syracuse University   M.A., Syracuse University   Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Professor Snow's picture
307 Anderson Hall
rsnow@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/rsnow
Phone: (610) 436-2261
     
 
Chris Stangl
 
Political Science      (2006)
Assistant Professor
B.A., Drake University   M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison   Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

101 Ruby Jones Hall
610-738-0428610
cstangl@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 738-0428
     
 
Linda S. Steveson
 
Political Science      (2002)
Associate Professor
B.A., College of Wooster   M.A., University of Pittsburgh   Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Ruby Jones Hall #206
lstevenson@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3162
     
 
Wesley W. Thomas
 
Management      (1979)
Professor
B.S., University of Maine   M.S., West Chester University   Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Professor Thomas's picture
221 Anderson Hall
wthomas@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-3145
     
 
Thomas W. Tolin
 
Economics and Finance      (1992)
Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana   Ph.D., University of Houston

Dr. Tolin is an assistant professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. Dr. Tolin earned his Ph.D. from the University of Houston in 1992. The focus of Dr. Tolin’s research has been the economics of domestic public policy, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and the provision of public education.
313 Anderson Hall
ttolin@wcupa.edu
http://courses.wcupa.edu/ttolin/
Phone: (610) 436-1082
     
 
Sandra M. Tomkowicz
 
Marketing      (1993)
Associate Professor
B.S., La Salle University   J.D., University of Pennsylvania

312D Anderson Hall
stomkowicz@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2365
     
 
Richard W. Voss
 
Social Work      (1996)
Professor
B.A., St. Fidelis College   M.S.W., Fordham University   M.T.S, Washington Theological   D.P.C., Loyola College

Dr. Rick Voss' areas of interest include ethnographic research of indigenous traditions of help and healing; implications of integrative medicine and spirituality for social work practice, and curriculum development supporting bilingual and inter-cultural social work education and practice.
Professor Voss's picture
114 W. Rosedale Ave. #205
rvoss@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2785
     
 
Joan M. Welch
 
Geography and Planning      (1990)
Professor
B.A., St. Cloud State University   M.A., Boston University   Ph.D., Boston University

Chairperson

Joan M. Welch completed her Ph.D. at Boston University and started at West Chester University in the fall of 1990. Dr. Welch has published research on the spatial patterns of urban forest characteristics in Boston, impacts of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browse on regional forests, and landscape homogenization in the Pre-Pyrenees of Catalunya. Joan teaches physical and world geography, senior seminar and project, and is Chair of the Department.
Professor Welch's picture
103C Ruby Jones
jwelch@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2940
     
 
Dian Williams
 
Criminal Justice      (2004)
Associate Professor
B.A., Antioch College   M.S., West Chester University   Ph.D., Walden University

G1B Ruby Jones
dwilliams@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 436-2875
     
 
Xiaowei (Linda) Zhu
 
Management      (2006)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Beijing Union University ( China)   M.A., University of Iowa   Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Professor Zhu's picture
312A Anderson Hall
xzhu@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 738-0588
     
 
Lei Zhu
 
Economics and Finance      (2006)
Assistant Professor
B.E., Hohai University (China);   M.S., Hohai University (China);   Ph.D., Drexel University

Dr. Zhu is an assistant professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University. She earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration from Drexel University in 2005. Dr. Zhu has written articles on foreign direct investment, information technology, and international finance. She has been published in the Journal of Economic Integration, Review of International Economics, and Southern Economic Journal.
304 Anderson Hall
lzhu@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 430-5671
     
 
Monica Zimmerman
 
Management      (2008)
Associate Professor
B.S., Messiah College   M.B.A., The Pennsylvania State University   Ph.D., Temple University   C.P.A., Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Professor Zimmerman's picture
Anderson Hall #323C
mzimmerman@wcupa.edu
Phone: (610) 738-0451
     

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