Montgomery College 2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Oct 07, 2024  
Montgomery College 2024-2025 Catalog

Germantown Campus Faculty


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Updated: September 2024

Date after name indicates year of initial full-time employment at Montgomery College.

Full-Time Faculty

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KAY E. AHMAD, EdD (2009)
Professor, ELAP
BA, MA, American University
EdD, Morgan State University

MUNTHER F. ALRABAN, PhD (1998)
Professor, Mathematics
BS, Baghdad University (Iraq)
MS, PhD, George Washington University

SHARON A. ANTHONY, MA (2000)
Professor, English
AA, Catonsville Community College
BA, MA, University of Maryland

JOANNE BAGSHAW, MA (2010)
Professor, Psychology
BA, Long Island University, Southampton College
MA, John Jay College

TIFFANY D. BANKS, PhD (2015)
Assistant Professor, Communications
BA, California State University
MA, University of Colorado
PhD, University of Denver

ABDULAI BARRIE, MD (2005)
Professor, Biology
BS, University of Sierra Leone
MS, Texas Southern University
MD, St. George’s University

SAM A. BERGMANN, PhD (2011)
Assistant Professor, Psychology
BA, University of Texas at Austin
MA, PhD, University of Chicago

PALLAVI BHALE, MS (2014)
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
BS, Girls Degree College
MS, SGS, Institute of Technology

MARGARET A. BIRNEY, PhD (2006)
Professor, Biology
BA, Amherst College
PhD, St. Louis University

SUSAN BONTEMS, MS (2003)
Professor, Chemistry
BA, Bryn Mawr College
MS, Arizona State University

DENISE BOSSARD, MBA (2022)
Associate Professor, Accounting
BS, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
MBA, Saint Joseph’s University

JENNIFER CAPPARELLA, MS (2011)
Associate Professor, Biology
BS, Syracuse University
MS, Emory University

IRAIDA CABRERA CARNERO, PhD (2015)
Associate Professor, Physics
BS, University of Havana, Cuba
PhD, State University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

DAVID CARTER, MFA (2001)
Professor, Art
BGA, James Madison University
MFA, American University

THOMAS K. CHEN, PhD (2013)
Professor, Chemistry
BS, College of William and Mary
MS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PhD, North Carolina State University

CHIYUN-KWEI CHIANG, PhD (2001)
Professor, Networking
BA, Tamkang University (Taiwan)
MS, PhD, Old Dominion University

GARY COLEY, MS (1989)
Professor, Speech
BA, Iona College
MS, State University College at Brockport

THERON COLEMAN, PhD (2020)
Professor, English
BS, Coppin State College
MA, Morgan State University
PhD, Morgan State University 

AMANDA DARR (2018)
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, University Of Maryland
MA, Boston College

BRYANT K. DAVIS, MA (1992)
Professor, English
BA, MA, North Carolina State University

COMFORT DAVIS MINGOT, MA (2023)
Associate Professor, English
BA, Quisqueya University
MA, Concordia University

DENISE T. DEWHURST, PhD (1992)
Professor, Psychology
BA, Newton College of the Sacred Heart
MA, PhD, Boston College

JENNIFER JONES DOBBINS, EdD (1996)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BS, Howard University
MS, Drexel University
EdD, Morgan State University

ZHOU DONG, PhD (2010)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
BS, Carnegie Mellon University
MS, PhD, University of Illinois

STEPHANIE M. DRAIN, (2010)
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Advising
BS, University of Maryland
MA, Trinity College

KIMBERLY DRIVER, MS (2015)
Professor, Health Education
BS, Frostburg University
MS, George Mason University

STEPHEN P. DUBIK, MS (1988)
Professor, Environmental Horticulture and Sustainable Agribusiness
BS, MS, University of Maryland

ZENOBIA GARRISON, EdD (2000)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, James Madison University
MA, New York University
EdD, Drexel University

KIMBERLY GEORGE, PhD (2020)
Professor, Biology
BS, University of Connecticut
MS, PhD, University of Maryland at Baltimore

STEPHEN (CHIP) GLADSON, MFA (2008)
Professor, English
BA, Dickinson College
MFA, Columbia University

JEFF T. GOLDEN, MFA (2012)
Associate Professor, Art
BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University
MFA, George Mason University

JERI GRESHAM, MA (2013)
Associate Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, Western New England College
MA, Bowie State University

ARTHUR C. GRINATH III, PhD (2007)
Professor, Economics
BS, Randolph-Macon College
PhD, University of Maryland

SATISH K. GUPTA, PhD (1993)
Professor, Biology
BS, Panjab University (India)
MS, Kurukshetra University (India)
PhD, University of Calcutta (India)

KEDAR HARDIKAR, PhD (2023)
Professor, Engineering Science
BE, University of Bombay
MS, Syracuse University
PhD, Brown University

MICHAEL HARDING, PhD (2013)
Professor, Philosophy
BA, University of North Texas
MA, PhD, University of Dallas

JENNIFER P. HAYDEL, MA (2008)
Professor, Political Science
BA, Knox College
MA, University of Minnesota

ANDREW N. HERST, MS (2008)
Professor, Psychology
BS, MS, University of Maryland

AARON D. JOHNSON, PhD (2010)
Professor, Speech
BS, University of Wisconsin
MA, PhD, West Virginia University

COLLINS R. JONES, PhD (1997)
Professor, Biotechnology
BS, Albright College
MSc, PhD, University of Maryland

LORI KELMAN, PhD (2001)
Professor, Biotechnology
AB, Mount Holyoke College
MS, St. John’s University
MBA, Iona College
PhD, Cornell University

BRIAN KOTZ, MEd (2006)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
AB, Harvard University
MEd, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

JOSEPH KOUSSA, PhD (2022)
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
BS, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
MS, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
PhD, New York University

JILL M. KRONSTADT, MA (2007)
Professor, English
BA, Cornell University
MA, University of Washington

BARBARA LAPILUSA, MA
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, MA, Marist College

LUCY ELLEN LAUFE, PhD (1993)
Professor, Anthropology; Director, College wide Honors Program
BA, Grinnell College
MA, Northwestern University
PhD, University of Pittsburgh

ANGIE LAWVER, MS (2013)
Associate Professor, Reading
BS, Susquehanna University
MS, Hood College

KATEEMA LEE, MFA (2012)
Assistant Professor, English
BA, MFA, University of Maryland

JULIA LEMICH, MS (2019)
Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity
BS, University of Baltimore
MS, University of Maryland University College

ALEJANDRO G. LEOPARDI, MA (2015)
Associate Professor, English
BA, University of Maryland
MA, National University

TERESA LEW, MA (2022)
Associate Professor, English
BA, Wheaton College
MA, Azusa Pacific University

MARK LEVINE, MA (2019)
Associate Professor, Counseling and Advising
BS, University of California, Irvine
MA, University of Maryland College Park

JAMES LIPCHOCK, PhD (2022)
Professor, Chemistry
BA, McDaniel College
MS, PhD, Yale University

HILLARY MacKINLAY, PhD (2024)
Assistant Professor, History
BA, University of King’s College
MA, Dalhousie University
PhD, Georgetown University

TERRI A. MARADEI, MEd (1997)
Professor, Computer Applications
AAS, Broome Community College
BS, State University of New York
MEd, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

ERIN E. MARCINEK, MEd (2010)
Associate Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, Wright State University
MEd, Ohio University

CARLOS MARROQUIN, MA (2023)
Assistant Professor, Education
BA, Towson University
MA, The George Washington University

BARBARA S. MARSHALL, MA (2011)
Associate Professor, Education
BA, Williams Woods University
MA, George Mason University

MELISSA McCENEY, PhD (2005)
Professor, Psychology
BA, University of Central Oklahoma
MA, PhD, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences

STEPHEN McGOWAN, MBA (2023)
Professor, Computer Science/Networking
BS, MS, MBA University of Maryland University College

KEITH L. McKELPHIN, EdD (2014)
Professor, Physical Education
BS, University of Southern Mississippi
MEd, Delta State University
EdD, Liberty University

MONICA MELLINI, MES (2012)
Professor, Engineering/Physics
AAS, Automotive Technology and Automotive Emissions Technology
BS, Texas A&M University
MES, Lamar University

AMANDA MILLER, MA (2013)
Professor, Art
BFA, MA, Syracuse University

SHAHRZAD (SHERRY) MIRBOD, PhD, CPA (2004)
Professor, Accounting
BS, University of Tehran (Iran)
MA, Jackson State University
PhD, Nova Southeastern University

YEVE MONTGOMERY, PhD (2019)
Professor, English
BA, University of Baltimore
MA, Towson University
PhD, Morgan State University

KATIE C. MOUNT, MEd (2008)
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, Elon University
MEd, University of Maryland

JOAN M. NAAKE, MA (1992)
Professor of English; Director, Renaissance Scholars Program
BA, Emmanuel College
MA, Boston College

CARLA I. NARANJO, MS (2007)
Professor, Spanish
BA, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
MS, Georgetown University

KIERSTEN N. NEWTOFF, MS (2017)
Associate Professor, Biology
BS, Radford University
MS, University of North Carolina

BENEDICT NGALA, PhD (2005)
Associate Professor, Sociology
BA, Urbanian University
MA, PhD, Howard University

TERESA PEACHEY, MS (2024) 
Associate Professor, Physical Science
BS, Catholic University of America
MS, University of Maryland

TYRA R. PEANORT, MS (2005)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, Oswego State University
MS, Buffalo State College

BRETT PELHAM, PhD (1989)
Professor, Psychology
BS, Berry College
PhD, University of Austin

STACEY A. PETERSON, PhD (2015)
Professor, Communication
BS, Syracuse University
MS, PhD, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

RESHMA PHILLIPS, PhD (2023)
Associate Professor, Nutrition
BS, MS, Mahatma Gandhi University
MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
PhD, University of Maryland

RICHARD M. PIRES, PhD (2006)
Professor, Chemistry
BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
PhD, Brown University

TAMESHA ROBINSON, MEd (2008)
Associate Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, Rutgers University
MEd, Howard University

JOHN ROUSE, MS (2018)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, MS, McDaniel College

DARREN SMITH, MS, (2010)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
AS, Prince George’s Community College
BS, Howard University
MS, Hood College

KATHERINE SMITH, MFA (2001)
Professor, English
BA, University of Tennessee
MFA, University of Virginia

ANTHONY G. SOLANO, MA (2004)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BS, St. Lawrence University
MA, Boston College

BARRY SPIELER, PhD (2012)
Professor, Mathematics
BA, Tufts University
MS, PhD, Ohio State University, Columbus

RAM SUBEDI, MS (2003)
Professor, Mathematics
BA, Middlebury College
MS, Ball State University

RACHEL E. SULLIVAN, PhD (2012)
Professor, Sociology
BA, University of Detroit Mercy
MA, Bowling Green State University
PhD, University of Connecticut

JOSEPH THOMPSON, PhD (2000)
Professor, History
BA, East Stroudsburg University
MA, Kent State University
PhD, University of Florida

DAVID TORAIN, PhD (2016)
Professor, Mathematics
AS, Louisburg College
BS, MS, North Carolina State University
PhD, Clark Atlanta University

HUI MEI MARGARET TSENG, MS (2001)
Professor, Computer Science and Technologies
BA, National Chengchi University (Taiwan)
MS, Old Dominion University

JORINDE M. VAN DEN BERG, PhD (2002)
Professor, English
BA, Hogeschool Katholiêke Leergangen Tilburg (Netherlands)
MA, Catholic University of Nijmegen (Netherlands)
PhD, Union Institute

DAVID A. VARGAS, MS (2005)
Professor, Networking
BS, The George Washington University
MS, The Johns Hopkins University

MARY A. WALL, MS (2015)
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
AA, Montgomery College
BS, University of Maryland
MS, George Mason University

JOHN W. WANG, PhD (2013)
Professor, English and Reading
BA, University of California
MA, University of Southern Mississippi
PhD, Florida State University

STEPHEN N. WHEATLEY, PhD (2008)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
BBA, Roanoke College
MA, American University
PhD, George Mason University

PAGE L. WHITTENBURG, MA (1997)
Professor, ELAP
BA, MA, University of Maryland

NORMA WINFFEL, Med (2018)
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Advising
BBA, University of Puerto Rico
Med, University of Maryland College Park

WILLIAM T. WITTE, MS (1992)
Professor, Mathematics
BS, University of Maryland
MS, The Johns Hopkins University

HIS-MIEN (BEN) B. WU, MS (1987)
Associate Professor, Networking
MS, Stevens Institute of Technology

HAROLD N. ZARIN, MS (1993)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, MS, West Virginia University