Graduate Faculty

C. Emmanuel Ahia
Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.A. Wheaton College; M.A. Wheaton College Graduate School; Ph.D. Southern Illinois University; J.D. University of Arkansas

Christopher Arneson
Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.A., M.M. Binghamton University; D.M. Rutgers University

Susan Ashbaker
Associate Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M., M.M Southern Illinois University; M.M. University of Illinois

Juleen K. Buser
Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.A. Franklin & Marshall College; M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary; M.A. Wake Forest University; Ph.D. Syracuse University

Christian Carey
Associate Professor, Department of Music Studies
B.M. The Juilliard School; M.M. Boston University; Ph.D. Rutgers University

Yi-Ju Cheng
Associate Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.S. Tunghai University; M.Ed. University of North Texas; Ph.D. University of North Texas

Margaret Cusack
Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M., M.M.T. Oberlin College Conservatory of Music

Stefan C. Dombrowski
Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.B.A. The College of William & Mary; MBA University of Connecticut; M.Ed. The University of Georgia; Ph.D. The University of Georgia

Andrea Drewes
Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.A. University of Delaware; M.Ed. Salisbury University; M.A. University of Delaware; Ph.D. University of Delaware

Kathleen Ebling Shaw
Priority Adjunct Instructor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Westminster Choir College of Rider University

Faith Esham
Priority Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.A. Columbia Union College; B.M. The Juilliard School; M.M. The Juilliard School

Melissa Ferry
Lecturer, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.S.Ed. George Mason University; M.Ed. Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D. Concordia University

Karen L. Gischlar
Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.S. The College of New Jersey; M.A. The College of New Jersey; Ed.S. Rider University; Ph.D. Lehigh University

Leonard R. Goduto, Jr.
Associate Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.A. Ramapo College of New Jersey; M.Ed. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ed.D. Columbia University

James Goldsworthy
Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M., M.M. Southern Methodist University; D.M.A. Stanford University

John Guers
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Nursing
M.S. East Stroudsburg University; M.S. East Stroudsburg University; Ph.D. University of Delaware

Ronald Hemmel
Professor, Department of Music Studies
B.M. Westminster Choir College; M.M. James Madison University; M.Phil., Ph.D. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Bryan Hymel
Visiting Artist, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Loyola University

Katherine L. Johnson
Priority Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. University of Calgary; M.M. Manhattan School of Music

Rachelle Jonck
Priority Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.Mus. University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

James Jordan
Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Susquehanna University; M.M., Ph.D. Temple University; D.Mus. University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Jay A. Kawarsky
Professor, Department of Music Studies
B.M.E. Iowa State University; M.M., D.M. Northwestern University

Anthony Kosar
Professor, Department of Music Studies
B.M. West Liberty State College; M.M. Southern Illinois University; Ph.D. The Ohio State University

Bonnie Lehet
Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.A. Rutgers University; M.A. Columbia University; Ed.D Columbia University

Robin Massie
Priority Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Westminster Choir College of Rider University; M.M. Yale University

Sharon Mirchandani
Professor, Department of Music Studies
B.M. Bowling Green State University; M.M. Temple University; Ph.D. Rutgers University

Carolann Page
Priority Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. The Curtis Institute of Music; Artist Diploma in Voice The Curtis Institute of Music

Sarah Perry
Assistant Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.S. Elizabethtown College; M.A., M.E., Ed.D. Teachers College, Columbia University

Terry L. Pertuit
Associate Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.M.Ed. Southeastern Louisiana University; M.Ed. Southeastern Louisiana University; Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University

Christina Hamme Peterson
Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.A. Vassar College; Psy.D. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Kathleen M. Pierce
Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.A. Rowan University; M.Ed. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Steven Pilkington
Associate Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.A. St. Olaf College; M.M. University of Illinois; Ph.D. Drew University

Kathy Kessler Price
Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.A. University of Richmond; M.M. University of Maryland; Ph.D. The University of Kansas, Lawrence

Lori Prol
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Nursing
B.S. Pace University; M.S. Rutgers University; Ph.D. Capella University

Tiffany Rikard
Lecturer, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.A. North Carolina A&T State University; M.A. Appalachian State University; Ph.D. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Marion Rogers
Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.S. Rutgers University; M.S. Tiffin University; M.A. Rider University; J.D. University of Akron School of Law

Tom T. Shelton, Jr.
Associate Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M., M.M. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Lydia Smith
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Nursing
B.S. University of Buffalo; M.S. Springfield College; Ph.D. Springfield College

Drue Stapleton
Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Nursing
A.A. Hudson Valley Community College; B.S. State University of New York at Cortland; M.Ed. Salisbury University; Ph.D. West Virginia University

William Sterner
Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.S. Penn State University; M.Ed. Penn State University; Ph.D. Penn State University

Elizabeth Sutton
Priority Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Performance Studies
Mus.Ed. Bowling Green State University; M.M. Cincinatti Conservatory of Music

Jason Vodicka
Associate Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M., M.M. Westminster Choir College of Rider University; D.M.A The University of Georgia

George Preston Wilson, Jr.
Assistant Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.S. Fisk University; M.M. Bowling Green State University; Ph.D. University of Missouri - Columbia

Sally Wolf
Priority Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Kent State University; Opera Diploma Curtis Institute Of Music

Amy Zorn
Priority Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. University of Wisconsin–Madison; M.M Boston University

Frank Abrahams
Professor Emeritus, Department of Performance Studies
B.M.E. Temple University; M.M. New England Conservatory; Ed.D. Temple University

Donald Ambrose
Professor Emeritus, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.A. University of Saskatchewan; B.Ed. University of Saskatchewan; M.Ed. University of Oregon; Ph.D. University of Oregon

Barton Bartle
Professor Emeritus, Department of Music Studies
B.M. University of Michigan; M.M. University of Michigan; Ph.D. University of Illinois

Inez Calcerano
Professor Emerita, Department of Performance Studies
A.B. Kalamazoo College; M.A. Miami University of Ohio

Harriet Chase
Professor Emerita, Department of Music Studies
B.M. University of Wisconsin; M.M. Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester; Ph.D Indiana University

Ingrid Clarfield
Professor Emerita, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Oberlin College; M.M. Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

Robert Evans
Professor Emeritus, Department of Performance Studies
B.A. Standord University; B.D. Princeton Theological Seminary; D.Theol. University of Basel, Switzerland

Thomas Faracco
Professor Emeritus, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Westminster Choir College; M.M. Westminster Choir College

Ronald Filler
Professor Emeritus, Department of Music Studies
B.A. Union College; M.A. Rider University; M.S. University of Tennessee; D.Ed. University of Tennessee

Charles Frischmann
Professor Emeritus, Department of Music Studies
B.M. Westminster Choir College; M.M. Westminster Choir College

Anne Gray
Professor Emerita, Department of Performance Studies
B.A. Sarah Lawrence College; M.M. New England Conservatory

Marvin Keenze
Professor Emeritus, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Westminster Choir College; M.M. Westminster Choir College

Helen Kemp
Professor Emerita, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Westminster Choir College; D.M. (hon.) Westminster Choir College

Robin Leaver
Professor Emeritus, Department of Performance Studies
Dipl. in Theol. Trinity College, Bristol, England; D.Theol. State University of Groningen, Netherlands

Phyllis A. Lehrer
Professor Emerita, Department of Performance Studies
B.A. University of Rochester; M.S. The Juilliard School of Music

Joan Hult Lippincott
Professor Emerita, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Westminster Choir College; M.M. Westminster Choir College; , ,

Marshall Onofrio
Professor Emeritus, Department of Performance Studies
B.M., B.S. University of Connecticut; M.M. University of Illinois; M.M. University of Nebraska-Lincoln; D.M.A. The Ohio State University

Thomas J. Parente
Professor Emeritus, Department of Performance Studies
B.A. New Jersey City University; B.M. Manhattan School of Music; M.A. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ed.D. Teachers College, Columbia University

Laura Brooks Rice
Professor Emerita, Department of Performance Studies
B.M. Georgia Southern College; M.M. Indiana University

Marcia Steinhauer
Professor Emerita, Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
B.A. University of Florida; M.A. University of Florida; Ph.D. University of Florida

Sharon Sweet
Professor Emerita, Department of Performance Studies
B.S. Roberts Wesleyan College; M.A. Ithaca College

Peter Wright
Professor Emeritus, Department of Music Studies
B.S. Juniata College; M.A. Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester; Ph.D. Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

Stefan Young
Professor Emeritus, Department of Music Studies
B.M. Rollins College; Certificates American School of the Arts, Fontainebleau, France; M.M. The Juilliard School; Ph.D. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey