Faculty and Staff

Cupola atop a building on the Molloy University campus

Joanne O'Brien Ed.D.
Dean, School of Education and Human Services 
516.323.3116
jobrien@molloy.edu 

Vicky Giouroukakis, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate and Post Graduate Education Programs
516.323.3125
vgiouroukakis@molloy.edu
 
Eve Dieringer, Ed.D
Director of Field Placement 
516.323.3138
edieringer@molloy.edu 
 
Tricia Kress, Ph.D.
Director of Doctor of Education Program
516.323.3158
tkress@molloy.edu
 
Francine Wisnewski, Ed.D
Director of Undergraduate and Dual Degree Programs
516.323.3127
fwisnewski@molloy.edu 
 
  

Full-Time Faculty

 
Joanna Alcruz, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor 
516.323.3121
jalcruz@molloy.edu 

Audra Cerruto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor 
516.323.3115
acerruto@molloy.edu
 
Michelle Chamblin, Ed.D.
Associate Professor 
516.323.3122
mchamblin@molloy.edu 
 
Audrey Cohan, Ed.D.
Professor
516.323.3123
acohan@molloy.edu
 
Madeline Craig, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
516.323.3157
mcraig@molloy.edu 

Maria Dove, Ed.D.
Professor
516.323.3144
mdove@molloy.edu
 
Patricia N. Eckardt, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor
516.323.3145
teckardt@molloy.edu
 
Maria Esposito, Ed.D. 
Associate Professor
516.323.3124
mesposito@molloy.edu

Andrea Honigsfeld, Ed.D. 
Professor
516.323.3166
ahonigsfeld@molloy.edu
 
Gayitri Kavita Indar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
516.323.3129
gindar@molloy.edu 
 
Linda Kraemer, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
516.323.3126
lkraemer@molloy.edu

Carrie McDermott, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
516.323.3135
cmcdermott@molloy.edu 
 
Jacqueline Nenchin, Ph.D. 
Professor
516.323.3149
jnenchin@molloy.edu 
 
Katherine Patterson, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor 
516.323.3134
kpatterson@molloy.edu
 
Lisa Peluso, Ed.D. 
Assistant Professor 
516.323.3132
lpeluso1@molloy.edu 
 
Allison Roda, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor
516.323.3128
aroda@molloy.edu
 
Mubina Schroeder, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor 
516.323.3153
mschroeder@molloy.edu 
 
Denise T. Smith, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
516.323.3114
dsmith2@molloy.edu
 
Sherone Smith-Sanchez, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
516.323.3146
ssmith-sanchez@molloy.edu 
 
Warren Whitaker, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor 
516.323.3142
wwhitaker@molloy.edu 
 

Staff

Kate Carrigan
Administrative Assistant
Undergraduate and Dual Degree Education Programs
516.323.3117
kcarrigan2@molloy.edu

Kylene Foster
Executive Assistant to Joanne O'Brien, Dean
516.323.3110
kfoster2@molloy.edu 

Shawn Gordon
Administrative Assistant 
Graduate Education
516.323.3115
smgordon@molloy.edu 
 
Ellen Harold, B.A.
Assessment, Accreditation and Data Coordinator 
516.323.3229
eharold@molloy.edu

Christine Hay
Assistant Data Manager
516.323.3139
chay@molloy.edu

Denise M. Hughes, M.S.
Ed.D. Program Coordinator
Doctoral Education
516.323.3164
dhughes@molloy.edu 

Kerri-Ann Li 
Education Coordinator and Certification Officer 
516.323.3158
kli@molloy.edu 

Julie Reynolds
Administrative Assistant 
Graduate Education 
516.323.3119
jreynolds@molloy.edu 

 Cindy L. Vaupel, M.A.
Administrative Assistant
Doctoral Education
516.323.3163
cvaupel@molloy.edu 

Janet Whalen
Coordinator of Field Placement 
516.323.3118
jwhalen@molloy.edu