Center for Academic Excellence

2023-2024 Academic Year

Dr. Michael Andreychik
Associate Professor of Psychology
mandreychik@fairfield.edu

Spring 2024

Dr. Daniel Libatique
Vincent J. Rosivach Assistant Professor of Classical Studies
dlibatique@fairfield.edu

Dr. Ruchika Sachdeva
Assistant Professor of the Practice in International Business
rsachdeva@fairfield.edu

Dr. Silvia Marsans-Sakly
Associate Professor of the Practice in History
smarsans-sakly@fairfield.edu

Dr. Jason A. Smith
Assistant Professor of the Practice in Philosophy
jsmith45@fairfield.edu

Dr. Aaron Van Dyke
Associate Professor of Chemistry
avandyke@fairfield.edu

Fall 2023

Dr. Julie Berrett-Abebe
Assistant Professor of Social Work
jberrett-abebe@fairfield.edu

Dr. Shahrokh Etemad
Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering
setemad@fairfield.edu

Dr. Rachel Robinson-Zetzer
Assistant Professor of the Practice of English, Assistant Director of Core Writing
rrobinson-zetzer@fairfield.edu

Dr. Zhu Zhang
Assistant Professor of Politics
zzhang@fairfield.edu

2022-2023 Academic Year

Dr. Michael Andreychik
Associate Professor of Psychology
mandreychik@fairfield.edu

Carol Ann Davis
Professor of English and Director of MFA in Creative Writing
cdavis13@fairfield.edu

Spring 2023

Yifeng (Felix) Fan
Assistant Professor of Management
Dolan School of Business
yfan@fairfield.edu

Nomalia Manna
Assistant Professor of Finance
​​​​​​​Dolan School of Business
nmanna@fairfield.edu

Christine Rodriguez
Professor of the Practice of Biology
​​​​​​​College of Arts and Sciences
crodriguez@fairfield.edu

Fall 2022

Sergio Adrada-Rafael
Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
sadradarafael@fairfield.edu

John Aland
Assistant Professor of Accounting
jaland@fairfield.edu

Gwen Alphonso
Associate Professor and Chair of Politics
galphonso@fairfield.edu

Mary Laughlin
Assistant Professor of the Practice in English
mlaughlin@fairfield.edu

2021-2022 Academic Year

Dr. Michael Andreychik
Associate Professor of Psychology
E-mail: mandreychik@fairfield.edu

Fall 2021

Dr. Gwen Alphonso
Associate Professor of Politics and American Studies
E-mail: galphonso@fairfield.edu

Dr. Bryan Ripley Crandall
Associate Professor of English Education and Director of the Connecticut Writing Project
E-mail: bcrandall@fairfield.edu

Nick Kapoor
Instructor of Mathematics
E-mail: nkapoor@fairfield.edu

Spring 2022

Dr. Katsiaryna (Katya) Bardos
Associate Professor of Finance and Chair of the Finance Department
E-mail: kbardos@fairfield.edu

Dr. Kevin Feeney
Visiting Professor of Classical Studies
E-mail: kfeeney@fairfield.edu

Dr. Dilani Perera
Professor and Chair of Counseling Education
E-mail: dperera@fairfield.edu

2020-2021 Academic Year

Dr. Michael Andreychik
Associate Professor of Psychology
E-mail: mandreychik@fairfield.edu

Fall 2020

Dr. N. Sila Alan
Assistant Professor of Finance
E-mail: nalan@fairfield.edu

Dr. Joshua Elliott
Assistant Professor of the Practice and Program Director for Educational Technology
E-mail: jelliott@fairfield.edu

Dr. Christine Rodriguez
Assistant Professor of the Practice in Biology
E-mail: crodriguez@fairfield.edu

Spring 2021

Dr. Kendra Andrews
Assistant Professor of the Practice for Core Writing
E-mail: kandrews@fairfield.edu

Dr. Uma Balaji
Associate Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering
E-mail: ubalaji@fairfield.edu

Dr. Tom Schmidt
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
E-mail: tschmidt@fairfield.edu

2019-2020 Academic Year

Dr. Michael Andreychik
Associate Professor of Psychology
E-mail: mandreychik@fairfield.edu

Fall 2019

Elizabeth Hohl
Assistant Professor of the Practice, History
E-mail: ehohl@fairfield.edu

Nicholas Kapoor
Visiting Instructor, Mathematics
E-mail: nicholas.kapoor@fairfield.edu

Matt Kubasik
Professor of Chemistry
E-mail: mkubasik@fairfield.edu

Spring 2020

Joshua Elliott
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Educational Technology
E-mail: jelliott@fairfield.edu

Shahrokh Etemad
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
E-mail: setemad@fairfield.edu

Jillian Smith-Carpenter
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
E-mail: jsmith-carpenter@fairfield.edu

Fall 2018

Dr. Michael Andreychik
Associate Professor of Psychology
E-mail: mandreychik@fairfield.edu

Dr. Susan Bartos
Assistant Professor of Nursing
E-mail: sbartos@fairfield.edu

Dr. Virginia Kelly
Professor of Counselor Education
E-Mail: vkelly@fairfield.edu

Spring 2019

Dr. Michael Andreychik
Associate Professor of Psychology
E-mail: mandreychik@fairfield.edu

Dr. Imara Liz Hernandez
Professor of the Practice in Modern Languages and Literatures
E-mail: ihernandez@fairfield.edu

Dr. John Jagtiani
Visiting Professor, Dolan School of Business
E-mail: ljagtiani@fairfield.edu

Dr. Joan Weiss
Professor of Mathematics
E-mail: weiss@fairfield.edu

Fall 2017

Dr. Michael Cavanaugh
Associate Professor of Management
E-mail: mcavanaugh@fairfield.edu

Dr. Laura McSweeney
Associate Professor of Mathematics
E-mail: lmcsweeney@fairfield.edu

Mehdi Safari
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
E-mail: msafariqariq@fairfield.edu

Spring 2018

Dr. Mike Andreychik
Associate Professor of Psychology
E-mail: mandreychik@fairfield.edu

Dr. Shannon Kelly
Associate Professor of English
E-mail: skelley@fairfield.edu

Dr. Valeria Martinez
Associate Professor of Finance
E-mail: vmartinez@fairfield.edu

Dr. Mike Andreychik
Associate Professor of Psychology
CAE Liaison
E-mail: mandreychik@fairfield.edu

Dr. Valeria Martinez
Associate Professor of Finance
CAE Liaison
E-mail: vmartinez@fairfield.edu

Dr. Kris Sealey
Associate Professor of Philosophy
CAE Liaison
E-mail: ksealey@fairfield.edu

Dr. Harsha Srinivas Sundarram
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
CAE Liaison
E-mail: ssrinivassundarram@fairfield.edu

Faculty Liaisons, 2014 - 2015

Dr. Betsy Bowen
Professor of English
CAE Liaison to Arts & Humanities
E-mail: bbowen@fairfield.edu

Dr. Laura McSweeney
Associate Professor of Mathematics
CAE Liaison to STEM & Nursing
E-mail: lmcsweeney@fairfield.edu

Dr. Kathy Nantz
Professor and Chair of Economics
CAE Liaison to Social & Behavioral Sciences, Business, and Education
E-mail: nantz@fairfield.edu

Dr. Valeria Martinez
Associate Professor of Finance

Dr. Glenn Sauer
Associate Professor of Biology

Dr. Emily Smith
Associate Professor of English Education