Administration - Faculty & Staff | Fitchburg State University

School of Education Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, and Special Education
School of Education
Nancy Murray, Ed.D. Dean, School of Education	978.665.3530 nmurray5@fitchburgstate.edu FAX: 978.665.3614
Jason Miles, M.Ed. Director of Education Unit Accountability and Licensure	978.665.3292 jmiles6@fitchburgstate.edu FAX: 978.665.3614
Lourdes Ramirez Field Placement, Partnership, and Recruitment Coordinator	978.665.3685 lramire1@fitchburgstate.edu FAX: 978.665.3614
Sandy Herndon Administrative Assistant to the Dean, School of Education, Director of Education Unit Accountability and Licensure, and Field Placement, Partnership and Recruitment Coordinator	978.665.3239 sherndon@fitchburgstate.edu FAX: 978.665.3614
Denise Sargent, Ed.D. Chair, School of Education Assistant Professor	978.665.3995 dlafranc@fitchburgstate.edu
Jescah Apamo-Gannon Assistant Professor	978.665.3317 japamoga@fitchburgstate.edu
Lyndsey Benharris, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Early Childhood Graduate Chair	978.665.3539 lbenharr@fitchburgstate.edu
William Cortezia, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Middle School Graduate Chair Middle School/Secondary Program Chair	978.665.3489 wcortezi@fitchburgstate.edu
Lynn D'Agostino	978.665.3341 ldagosti@fitchburgstate.edu
Danette Day, Ed.D. Assistant Professor	978.665.3695 dday@fitchburgstate.edu
Karen DeAngelis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	978.665.3516 kdeange3@fitchburgstate.edu
Felicia Farron-Davis, Ed.D. Assistant Professor	978.665.4030 ffarrondavis@fitchburgstate.edu
Anne Howard, Ph.D. Chair, Graduate Program in Special Education (Severe Disabilities and Guided Studies)	978.665.3309 anhoward@fitchburgstate.edu
Ruth Joseph, Ed.D. Assistant Professor Reading Specialist Graduate Chair	978.665.3899 rjoseph@fitchburgstate.edu
Laurie Link, Ed.D. Assistant Professor	978.665.3310 llink@fitchburgstate.edu
Betty Mulrey, Ed.D. Assistant Professor	978.665.3771 bmulrey@fitchburgstate.edu
Joann Nichols, Ed.D. Assistant Professor	978.665.3371 jnicho21@fitchburgstate.edu
Robert Shapiro, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	978.665.3511 rshapir3@fitchburgstate.edu
Annette Sullivan, Ed.D. Professor Elementary Graduate Chair	978.665.3717 asulli15@fitchburgstate.edu
Scott Tyner, Ed.D. Assistant Professor	978.665.3771 styner@fitchburgstate.edu
Carolyn Hughes Administrative Assistant	978.665.3193 chughes@fitchburgstate.edu
Lael Lavery Administrative Assistant	978.665.3308 llavery@fitchburgstate.edu
Secondary Education Programs English, History, Math and Biology
George Babich, Ph.D. Chair, MA/MAT Program in Biology; Chair M.Ed. Program in Science Education	978.665.3245 gbabich@fitchburgstate.edu
Laura Baker, Ph.D. Co-Chair, MA/MAT in History Secondary Education Coordinator Associate Professor	978.665.3397 lebaker@fitchburgstate.edu
Nermin Bayazit Assistant Professor of Mathematics	978.665.3475 nbayazit@fitchburgstate.edu
Chola Chisunka, Ph.D. English Professor	978.665.3445 cchisunka@fitchburgstate.edu
Katharine Covino-Poutasse Assistant Professor of English	978.665.3751 kcovinop@fitchburgstate.edu
Lisa Grimm Chair, MAT Program in English Assistant Professor of Biology/Chemistry	978.665.3334 lgrimm1@fitchburgstate.edu
Wendy Keyser Assistant Professor of English	978.665.3983 wkeyser@fitchburgstate.edu
Erin MacNeal Rehrig, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology	978.665.3982 erehrig@fitchburgstate.edu
ENGLISH Diane Lucas Administrative Assistant Jean Varchol Administrative Assistant	978.665.3267 dlucas@fitchburgstate.edu 978.665.3393 jvarchol@fitchburgstate.edu
HISTORY Carla McGrath Administrative Assistant	978.665.3397 c mcgrath@fitchburgstate.edu
MATHEMATICS Ann Larsen Administrative Assistant	978.665.3263 alarsen2@fitchburgstate.edu
BIOLOGY Melissa J. Barrette Administrative Assistant	978.665.3246 mbarrette@fitchburgstate.edu
Technology Education Programs
James Alicata, Ed.D. Chair	978.665.3047 jalicata@fitchburgstate.edu
Wayne Whitfield, Ph.D. Supervising Faculty	978.665.4807 wwhitfield@fitchburgstate.edu
Susan Sheridan Instructor	978.665.3585 ssheridan@fitchburgstate.edu
Diane Whitham Administrative Assistant	978.665.3047 dwhitham@fitchburgstate.edu FAX: 978.665.4435
M.Ed. in Curriculum & Teaching
Anne M. Howard, Ph.D. Chair, Curriculum & Teaching	978.665.3309 anhoward@fitchburgstate.edu
Elizabeth Lavin Program Coordinator, Lowell Program	elavin@fitchburgstate.edu
Educational Leadership and Management Programs (M.Ed. and C.A.G.S.): School Principal, Supervisor/Director, and Technology Leader

Guidance Counseling Program
Daneen Deptula Chair, Graduate Guidance Counseling Program, Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences	978.665.3603 ddeptula@fitchburgstate.edu
Megan Krell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences	978.665.3243 mkrell@fitchburgstate.edu
McKay Arts Academy and Teacher Education Center

Tara Rolf Administrative Assistant	978.665.3188 trolf@fitchburgstate.edu
Center for Professional Studies and Extended Campus Programs
Lisa Moison Director of Extended Campus and Professional Studies	978.665.3345 lmoison@fitchburgstate.edu
Dani Langdon Coordinator	978.665.4122 dlangdon@fitchburgstate.edu
Tracy McGrath Administrative Assistant Center for Professional Studies	978.665.3636 tmcgrat3@fitchburgstate.edu FAX: 978.665.3639
Cathy Montague Administrative Assistant Extended Campus Programs	978.665.3794 cmontague@fitchburgstate.edu

Administration - Faculty & Staff

School of Education

School of Education Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, and Special Education

Secondary Education Programs English, History, Math and Biology

Technology Education Programs

M.Ed. in Curriculum & Teaching

Educational Leadership and Management Programs (M.Ed. and C.A.G.S.): School Principal, Supervisor/Director, and Technology Leader

Guidance Counseling Program

McKay Arts Academy and Teacher Education Center

Center for Professional Studies and Extended Campus Programs

School of Education
Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, and Special Education

Secondary Education Programs
English, History, Math and Biology

Educational Leadership and Management Programs
(M.Ed. and C.A.G.S.):
School Principal, Supervisor/Director, and Technology Leader