University of Detroit Mercy

African American Studies

AAS Affiliated Faculty

Ann Eskridge
Senior Adjunct Instructor
eskridae@udmercy.edu

Gail Presbey
Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive
313-993-1124
presbegm@udmercy.edu

Harold Greene
Professor of Psychology
313-578-0456
greenehh@udmercy.edu

Sharde' Chapman
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
313-993-2007
chapmasn@udmercy.edu

Stephen Pasqualina
Assistant Professor of English
Co-Director, University Honors Program
313-993-2008
pasquasg@udmercy.edu

Prasad Venugopal
Professor of Physics
313-993-1481
venugoep@udmercy.edu

AAS Program Director

Justin Williams
Associate Professor of History
Director of the African American Studies Program
313-993-1099
williaj47@udmercy.edu

CHASS Administration

CHASS Dean

Jocelyn Boryczka
Professor of Political Science
Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Education
313-993-3250
boryczjm@udmercy.edu

CHASS Associate Deans

Gregory Grobis
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
Associate Professor of Performing Arts
Managing Director for the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company
313-993-1464
grobisgj@udmercy.edu

Steven Huprich
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Professor of Psychology
313-993-1440
hupricst@udmercy.edu

CHASS Staff

Angela Davis
Operations Manager
313-578-0434
davisam3@udmercy.edu

Delanda Dixon
Assistant to the Dean
313-993-3250
dixondr@udmercy.edu

Lezly Pruitt
Administrative Assistant, Briggs Building
313-993-1287
pruittls@udmercy.edu

Maryrose Patrick
Records Office Manager
Degree Certification Officer for the College of Liberal Arts & Education
313-993-1589
patricmr@udmercy.edu

Nancy O'Shea
Administrative Assistant
313-993-3283
osheana@udmercy.edu

Valerie Williams
Administrative Assistant
313-578-0392
williavw@udmercy.edu

Applied Data Analytics

Shadi Banitaan
Associate Professor
Director, Computer Science
313-993-1163
banitash@udmercy.edu

Ablaye Camara
Assistant Professor of Economics
313-993-1098
camaraab@udmercy.edu

Gregory Laidlaw
Lecturer
* Department Chair, Cybersecurity & Information Systems
313-993-3337
laidlags@udmercy.edu

Yu Peng Lin
Associate Professor of Economics
* Chair, Department of Economics
313-993-1096
linyp1@udmercy.edu

Douglas MacDonald
Associate Professor
313-993-1094
macdonda@udmercy.edu

Counseling and Addiction Studies

Administrative Support

Valerie Williams
Administrative Assistant
313-578-0392
williavw@udmercy.edu

Faculty

Daniel Lawrence
Senior Adjunct Instructor
313-578-0392
lawrendh@udmercy.edu

Kelli Anderson
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
313-993-1227
anderskb@udmercy.edu

Krystal Armstrong
Adjunct Instructor
313-578-0392
armstrkr@udmercy.edu

Nancy G. Calleja
Professor of Counseling
* Department Chair
Director of Addiction Counseling
313-578-0436
calleyng@udmercy.edu

Regina Bell
Counseling Clinic Manager
313-993-1626
leerc@udmercy.edu

Tahani Dari
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Director of School Counseling
313-993-1165
darith@udmercy.edu

Varinder Kaur
Assistant Professor
Director of Addiction Studies Program
313-578-0392
kaurva@udmercy.edu

Cybersecurity & Information Systems

Department Chair

Gregory Laidlaw
Lecturer
* Department Chair, Cybersecurity & Information Systems
313-993-3337
laidlags@udmercy.edu

Faculty

Andrew Dold
Adjunct Instructor

Anne Kohnke
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
Director, Detroit Mercy Center for Cybersecurity & Intelligence Studies
Principal Investigator, Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Program
313-993-3338
kohnkean@udmercy.edu

Daniel Shoemaker
Professor
Director of the Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management Program
313-993-1053
shoemadp@udmercy.edu

Iliana Martinez
Adjunct Instructor
martinil@udmercy.edu

Jaime Martinez
Senior Adjunct Instructor
313-578-0434
martinja6@udmercy.edu

James L. Rainey III
Adjunct Instructor
raineyja@udmercy.edu

Tabice Ward
Adjunct Instructor

Terri Bal
Adjunct Instructor

Vijaya Sastry
Adjunct Instructor
313-993-1602
sastryvi@udmercy.edu

College Faculty

Douglas MacDonald
Associate Professor
313-993-1094
macdonda@udmercy.edu

Communication Studies

Adjunct Faculty

Alexandra Hichel
Senior Adjunct Instructor

Richard Heide
Senior Adjunct Instructor
heiderm@udmercy.edu

Sherry Kelly
Senior Adjunct Faculty
kellysl@udmercy.edu

Faculty

Cynthia A. Langham
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
* Department Chair, Communication Studies
313-993-1697
langhac@udmercy.edu

David Cassilo
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Advisor for The Varsity News
313-993-1698
cassilda@udmercy.edu

Jason Roche
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
313-993-1092
rochejj@udmercy.edu

Media Services Technicians

Brian Maisonville
Media Services Technician (Video Engineer)
313-578-0313
maisonbr@udmercy.edu

Michael Jayson
Media Services Technician (Audio Engineer)
313-993-1809
jaysonmp@udmercy.edu

Criminal Justice

Faculty

Charles Wilson
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Studies
313-578-0364
wilsonce@udmercy.edu

Erick Barnes
Lecturer, Criminal Justice Studies
Director of the Master of Science in Intelligence Analysis Program
* Department Chair
313-578-0363
barnese@udmercy.edu

Economics

Administrators

Chi-Dar L. Lin
Vice President for Joint Programs and Initiatives
248-890-4356
udmusa@udmercy.edu

Victoria Mantzopoulos
Professor of Political Science
Executive Director of China Programs
Vice Dean DGTI (China)
313-993-3254
armstrov@udmercy.edu

Faculty

Ablaye Camara
Assistant Professor of Economics
313-993-1098
camaraab@udmercy.edu

Bruce Brorby
Adjunct Instructor
313-993-1097
brorbybm@udmercy.edu

Christopher Rakovalis
Senior Adjunct Instructor
rakovacl@udmercy.edu

Harry Veryser
Adjunct Instructor
586-263-6235
verysehc@udmercy.edu

Joseph Weglarz
Lecturer II in Economics
313-993-2005
weglarzj@udmercy.edu

Mikhail Youdin
Adjunct Instructor
586-746-7160
youdinmi@udmercy.edu

Yu Peng Lin
Associate Professor of Economics
* Chair, Department of Economics
313-993-1096
linyp1@udmercy.edu

English

Adjunct Faculty

Ann Eskridge
Senior Adjunct Instructor
eskridae@udmercy.edu

Caleb Lalinsky
Senior Adjunct Instructor
lalinscm@udmercy.edu

Celeste Flores
Senior Adjunct Instructor
florescm1@udmercy.edu

Elizabeth Lulis
Senior Adjunct Instructor
lulisea@udmercy.edu

Erin Bell
Assistant Director for Educational Development at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Adjunct Instructor
313-993-1104
bellee@udmercy.edu

Isaac Pickell
Adjunct Instructor
pickelis@udmercy.edu

Kathleen Jaczynski
Senior Adjunct Instructor
jaczyskm@udmercy.edu

Lauren Rinke
Director, The Writing Center
Adjunct Instructor
313-993-1022
rinkele1@udmercy.edu

Megan Novell
Title IX Coordinator and Equity and Compliance Specialist
Co-Director of Women’s and Gender Studies Program
313-993-1802
novellme@udmercy.edu

Michael Lauchlan
Senior Adjunct Instructor
lauchlmf@udmercy.edu

Molly Barlow
Senior Adjunct Instructor
barlowpe@udmercy.edu

Stacy Gnall
Poet-in-Residence and Adjunct Instructor
gnallsc@udmercy.edu

Susan Trudeau
Senior Adjunct Instructor
trudeasm@udmercy.edu

Full-Time Faculty

Amanda Hiber
Senior Lecturer, Department of English
Co-Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program
313-993-2011
hiberja@udmercy.edu

Elena Garcia
Writing Program Director
Assistant Professor of English
313-993-1080
garciaeg@udmercy.edu

Heather L. Hill
Professor of English
313-993-1461
hillhl2@udmercy.edu

Mary-Catherine Harrison
Associate Professor of English
* Department Chair
313-993-1081
mc.harrison@udmercy.edu

Michael G. Barry
Professor of English
313-993-1050
barrymg@udmercy.edu

Nick Rombes
Professor of English
Co-Director University Honors Program
313-993-1085
rombesnd@udmercy.edu

Rosemary I. Weatherston
Associate Professor of English
Director of the Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture
Director of University of Detroit Mercy Press
313-993-1083
weatherr@udmercy.edu

Sigrid Streit
Associate Professor of English
Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
313-993-1082
streitsi@udmercy.edu

Stephen Pasqualina
Assistant Professor of English
Co-Director, University Honors Program
313-993-2008
pasquasg@udmercy.edu

History

Faculty

Daniel Kroupa
Lecturer II of History
Director of Museum Studies
Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program
313-993-1024
kroupadr@udmercy.edu

Diane Robinson-Dunn
Associate Professor of History
313-993-1107
robinsod@udmercy.edu

Gregory Sumner
Professor of History
* Department Co-Chair
313-993-1121
sumnergd@udmercy.edu

Justin Williams
Associate Professor of History
Director of the African American Studies Program
313-993-1099
williaj47@udmercy.edu

Roy E. Finkenbine
Professor of History
* Department Co-Chair
Director of the Black Abolitionist Archive
Interim Director of African American Studies
313-993-1016
finkenre@udmercy.edu

Sarah Stever
Adjunct Instructor
313-993-1099
steversn@udmercy.edu

Islamic Studies

Adjunct Faculty

Ghamra Haidar
Adjunct Instructor
haidargg@udmercy.edu

Moustafa Shahin
Adjunct Instructor
shahinmm@udmercy.edu

Reem Abou-Samra
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
abousare@udmercy.edu

Program Director

Katherine Merriman
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Director of the Islamic Studies Program
313-993-1962
merrimkr@udmercy.edu

Faculty

Diane Robinson-Dunn
Associate Professor of History
313-993-1107
robinsod@udmercy.edu

Juan Carlos Flores
Professor of Philosophy
313-993-3318
floresju@udmercy.edu

Language and Cultural Training Program

Program Director

Lara Wasner
Director of Language and Cultural Training
Study Abroad Coordinator
Fulbright Scholar Liaison
313-993-1191
wasnerle@udmercy.edu

Law 3+3

Contact for All CLAE 6-Year (3+3) Law Scholars Programs

Genevieve Meyers
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director of the Pre-Law Program
* Department Chair, Political Science
313-993-1089
meyersge@udmercy.edu

Law 3+3 Undergraduate Program Contacts

Genevieve Meyers
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director of the Pre-Law Program
* Department Chair, Political Science
313-993-1089
meyersge@udmercy.edu

Martin Leever
Professor of Philosophy
* Department Chair of Philosophy
313-993-1135
leevermg@udmercy.edu

Mary-Catherine Harrison
Associate Professor of English
* Department Chair
313-993-1081
mc.harrison@udmercy.edu

Yu Peng Lin
Associate Professor of Economics
* Chair, Department of Economics
313-993-1096
linyp1@udmercy.edu

Liberal Studies

Daniel Kroupa
Lecturer II of History
Director of Museum Studies
Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program
313-993-1024
kroupadr@udmercy.edu

Performing Arts

Faculty

Andrew Papa
* Department Chair
Associate Professor of Theatre
University Honors Program Affiliate Faculty
313-993-3220
papaam@udmercy.edu

Anne Devlin
Adjunct Instructor
devlinas@udmercy.edu

Arthur Beer
Professor Emeritus
Professor of Theatre (retired 2019)
Adjunct Instructor
beeraj@udmercy.edu

Daniel Greig
Senior Adjunct Instructor
greigda@udmercy.edu

Jamie Warrow
Adjunct Instructor
warrowja@udmercy.edu

Kennikki Jones-Jones
Adjunct Instructor
joneske7@udmercy.edu

Mary Elizabeth Valesano
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Costume Designer for the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company
313-993-3268
valesame@udmercy.edu

Staff

Alan Devlin
Theatre Technical Director
313-993-3273
devlinal@udmercy.edu

Gregory Grobis
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
Associate Professor of Performing Arts
Managing Director for the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company
313-993-1464
grobisgj@udmercy.edu

Sarah Hawkins Rusk
Ticketing & Audience Development Coordinator
Adjunct Professor of Theatre
313-993-3273
hawkinsk@udmercy.edu

Philosophy

Faculty

David Koukal
Professor of Philosophy
313-993-1138
koukaldr@udmercy.edu

Elizabeth Oljar
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
313-993-3388
oljarea@udmercy.edu

Gail Presbey
Professor of Philosophy
Director of the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive
313-993-1124
presbegm@udmercy.edu

Juan Carlos Flores
Professor of Philosophy
313-993-3318
floresju@udmercy.edu

Martin Leever
Professor of Philosophy
* Department Chair of Philosophy
313-993-1135
leevermg@udmercy.edu

Political Science and Legal Administration

Adjunct Faculty

Gabriel Kikas
Senior Adjunct Instructor
kikasga@udmercy.edu

Lindsey Smith-Mann
Senior Adjunct Instructor
smithmlm@udmercy.edu

Sean Novak
Senior Adjunct Instructor
novaksm@udmercy.edu

Faculty

Felicia Grey
Assistant Professor of Political Science
313-993-1087
greyfa@udmercy.edu

Genevieve Meyers
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director of the Pre-Law Program
* Department Chair, Political Science
313-993-1089
meyersge@udmercy.edu

Jocelyn Boryczka
Professor of Political Science
Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Education
313-993-3250
boryczjm@udmercy.edu

Victoria Mantzopoulos
Professor of Political Science
Executive Director of China Programs
Vice Dean DGTI (China)
313-993-3254
armstrov@udmercy.edu

Specialist in School Psychology (SSP) Faculty

Erin Henze
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of the Specialist in School Psychology Program
313-993-1434
henzeee@udmercy.edu

Rachel Lee
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0433
leerl2@udmercy.edu

Sarah Rowe
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0518
rowess@udmercy.edu

Linda Slowik
Professor of Psychology
* Department Chair, Psychology
313-993-1623
slowiklh@udmercy.edu

Psychology

Administrative Support

Nancy O'Shea
Administrative Assistant
313-993-3283
osheana@udmercy.edu

Valerie Williams
Administrative Assistant
313-578-0392
williavw@udmercy.edu

Faculty

Carol Weisfeld
Professor Emerita
313-578-0481
weisfecc@udmercy.edu

Elizabeth Hill
Professor Emerita
Professor of Psychology (retired 2021)
313-578-0405
hillelm@udmercy.edu

Emily Dowgwillo
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Associate Director of the Psychology Clinic
313-578-0562
dowgwiea@udmercy.edu

Erin Henze
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of the Specialist in School Psychology Program
313-993-1434
henzeee@udmercy.edu

Harold Greene
Professor of Psychology
313-578-0456
greenehh@udmercy.edu

John Porcerelli
Professor of Psychology
Director, Detroit Mercy Psychology Clinic
313- 993-1442
porcerjh@udmercy.edu

Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster
Professor of Psychology
Director of Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master of Arts Program
313-993-1137
zimmerka@udmercy.edu

Kristen Abraham
Professor of Psychology
313-578-0445
abrahakm@udmercy.edu

Lee Eshelman
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Director of Master of Arts Program in Clinical Psychology
313-578-0410
eshelmlr@udmercy.edu

Libby Balter Blume
Professor Emerita
Professor of Psychology
313-578-0446
blumelb@udmercy.edu

Linda Slowik
Professor of Psychology
* Department Chair, Psychology
313-993-1623
slowiklh@udmercy.edu

Miao Qian
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0455
qianmi@udmercy.edu

Preston Foerder
Assistant Professor of Psychology
foerdepg@udmercy.edu

Rachel Lee
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0433
leerl2@udmercy.edu

Sarah Rowe
Assistant Professor of Psychology
313-578-0518
rowess@udmercy.edu

Steven Abell
Professor of Psychology
313-578-0423
abellsc@udmercy.edu

Steven Huprich
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Professor of Psychology
313-993-1440
hupricst@udmercy.edu

Barry Dauphin
Professor of Psychology
Director of Clinical Training for the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
313-993-1650
dauphivb@udmercy.edu