2012-2013 Catalogue
Faculty for Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
Judith A. Aiken
Associate Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1995
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1969 Montclair State University
MA 1976 Rider University
Francine Bazluke
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Vice President & General Counsel
Appointed in 1985
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1976 Vassar College
JD 1979 George Washington University
Leon Frederick Burrell
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Professor of Social Work Emeritus
Appointed in 2002
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1965 Michigan State University
MA 1968 Michigan State University
PHD 1971 Michigan State University
MSW 1985 McGill University
Holly L. Busier
Senior Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1997
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1978 University of Vermont
MED 1991 Saint Michaels College
EDD 1997 University of Vermont
Danielle Marie Comey
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1989
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1987 Loyola College in Maryland
MED 1989 University of Vermont
Kevin Patrick Gallagher
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 2002
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1982 Tufts University
MS 1989 University of Vermont
Anne M. Geroski
Associate Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1996
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1982 Syracuse University
MA 1988 University of New Mexico
EDD 1996 University of Maine
Cynthia I. Gerstl-Pepin
Interim Associate Dean of the College of Education and Social Services
Professor of Leadership and Development Science
Appointed in 2002
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1989 Bates College
Charles D. Gottlieb
Adjunct Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1993
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1968 University of Toledo
MSW 1979 Adelphi University
Robert Stanley Griffin
Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1974
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1964 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
MA 1967 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PHD 1973 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Deborah Ellen Hunter
Associate Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Chairperson of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1985
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
AB 1974 Muhlenberg College
MS 1976 Indiana University Bloomington
PHD 1985 Indiana University Bloomington
Gail L. Isenberg
Lecturer I of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1993
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1975 University of Maryland College Park
MS 1982 University of Vermont
PHD 1993 University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jennifer Lynn Jewiss
Research Assistant Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 2002
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1989 University of Vermont
MED 1998 University of Vermont
EDD 2002 University of Vermont
Richard Greggory Johnson
Associate Professor of Community Development and Applied Economics
Associate Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1999
Community Development and Applied Economics Department
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1987 Johnson C Smith University
MS 1990 DePaul University
DPA 1995 Golden Gate University San Francisco
MA 1999 Georgetown University
Kieran M. Killeen
Associate Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 2001
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1994 St Lawrence University
MRP 1998 Cornell University
MS 1999 Cornell University
PHD 2001 Cornell University
Helene Wanda Lang
Associate Professor of Education Emeritus
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 2002
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1953 Worcester State College
EDM 1957 Boston University
EDD 1970 Boston University
Kathleen Manning
Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1989
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1976 Marist College
MS 1978 SUNY Albany
EDS 1985 SUNY Albany
PHD 1990 Indiana University Bloomington
Thomas D. Mercurio
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1988
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1972 University of Virginia
JD 1981 Boston College
Herman Wilson Meyers
Associate Professor of Integrated Professional Studies Emeritus
Appointed in 1971
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
AB 1965 Montclair State University
MA 1968 University of Connecticut
PHD 1971 University of Connecticut
Fayneese S. Miller
Dean of the College of Education and Social Services
Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 2005
Dean's Office, College of Education and Social Services
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1977 Hampton University
MS 1979 Texas Christian University
PHD 1981 Texas Christian University
Robert James Nash
Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1969
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1962 Boston State College
EDM 1965 Northeastern University
EDD 1968 Boston University
David A Nestor
Associate Vice President for Student and Campus Life
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1994
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1972 Indiana University Bloomington
MSED 1975 Indiana University Bloomington
EDD 1988 Indiana University Bloomington
Jane E. Okech
Associate Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 2003
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BED 1990 Kenyatta University
MA 2000 U.S.International University - Kenya
PHD 2003 Idaho State University
Jane Elizabeth Ross-Allen
Research Associate of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1985
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1974 Lake Erie College
MS 1978 Northwestern University
Lawrence G. Shelton
Associate Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1971
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
AB 1964 Harvard University
MA 1967 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PHD 1970 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Ann Sheperdson
Lecturer I of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 2002
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1974 Tufts University
MA 1976 Antioch University New England
MED 1996 University of Vermont
David Aaron Shiman
Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1971
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1961 Yale University
MAT 1962 Vanderbilt University
MA 1966 University of California Los Angeles
PHD 1970 University of California Los Angeles
Dianna Crouse Smith
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1990
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1971 Purdue University
MS 1978 Auburn University
Sherwood E. Smith
Director of Cultural Pluralism
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1995
Cultural Pluralism and Racial Equality Department
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1981 Washington State University
MA 1987 Washington State University
EDD 1996 Ball State University
Annie Stevens
Associate VP for Student and Campus Life
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1997
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1984 St Lawrence University
MED 1986 University of Vermont
PHD 1997 University of Maryland College Park
Maureen A. Sullivan
Lecturer I of Education
Research Assistant Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1997
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1974 CUNY City College
MA 1984 Syracuse University
PHD 1994 Syracuse University
Mark D. Sustic
Lecturer I of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 2002
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1977 Eastern Michigan University
MED 1981 University of Vermont
Jill Mattuck Tarule
Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1992
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1964 Goddard College
MED 1969 Harvard University
EDD 1978 Harvard University
Robert L. Walsh
Adjunct Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 2000
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1955 Colgate University
MED 1979 University of Vermont
Jacqueline S. Weinstock
Associate Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1996
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BS 1984 Cornell University
MA 1989 University of Vermont
PHD 1993 University of Vermont
Dean Jay Williams
Lecturer of Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Appointed in 1976
Leadership and Developmental Sciences Department
BA 1976 University of Vermont
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