Office of Academic Affairs Directory

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ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Michelle Piskulich, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
mpiskulich@molloy.edu

Cindy Thomas, M.B.A.
Faculty Affairs and Budget Specialist
cthomas@molloy.edu
 
Yvette Rooney, B.A
Executive Assistant and Governance Process Coordinator
yrooney@molloy.edu
 
Deniese Kennedy-Kollar, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs 
 
 
 

PLANNING AND INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH

Elissa Sharp, M.A. 
Assistant Provost, Planning and Strategic Analysis
esharp@molloy.edu  

Emily Coyne, M.B.A.
Director, Planning and Assessment
ecoyne1@molloy.edu 

Rachel Jackson, M.A.
Business Intelligence Analyst
 
Kristie Conroy, M.B.A. 
Director, Institutional Research and Data Analytics 
kconroy@molloy.edu 

William Oldham, M.S. 
Assistant Director, Institutional Research 
 
Christina Cappellano, M.B.A., M.S.W. 
IR Specialist, Institutional Research 
  
Christine Chimienti, M.A. 
Director, Academic Planning and Resources 
 
Alexa Getty, B.A. 
Academic Planning Specialist 
 
Karen Cusumano, A.A.S. 
Academic Planning Specialist 
 

 

RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Audrey Cohan, Ed.D.
Senior Dean, Research, Scholarship, and Graduate Studies
acohan@molloy.edu

Michael Morrisey, M.P.A. 
Program Manager, Research, Scholarship, and Graduate Studies 
mmorrisey@molloy.edu 
 
Gina Nedelka
Executive Assistant
gnedelka@molloy.edu
 
 
 

STUDENT SUCCESS AND ASSESSMENT

Linda Silva-Thompson, Ph.D.
Dean, Student Success and Assessment
lsilvathompson@molloy.edu

Amanda Strong, M.A.
Director, Student Success and Assessment
astrong@molloy.edu
 
Linda Nardulli
Administrative Coordinator
lnardulli@molloy.edu 
 
Kimberly Havens-McVea, Ed.D. 
Director, Tutoring Services 

 

 

ACADEMIC INNOVATION AND WORKFORCE STRATEGIES 

Amy Gaimaro, D.B.A.
Dean, Academic Innovation & Workforce Strategies
agaimaro@molloy.edu  

Nadine Quinlan 
Administrative Coordinator 
 
Susan Watters, M.A. 
Director, Blended and Online Learning 
swatters@molloy.edu 

Ashley Morin, B.S. 
Online Learning Specialist, Blended and Online Learning 
amorin@molloy.edu 

Laurie Hallick, M.S.Ed. 
Senior Instructional Designer, Blended and Online Learning 
lhallick@molloy.edu  

Jason Schoen, M.A.T. 
Senior Instructional Designer, Blended and Online Learning 
jschoen@molloy.edu 

Mary Ryder, Ed.D. 
Instructional Designer, Blended and Online Learning 
mryder@molloy.edu 
 
Edgar Zavala, Ed.D. 
Senior Director, Continuing Education and Professional Studies 
 
Vanessa Podesta, M.S. 
Associate Director, Continuing Education 
vformoso@molloy.edu 

 

 

LEARNING SERVICES 

Judith Drescher, Ed.D. 
University Librarian, Associate Dean for Learning Services 
jdrescher@molloy.edu 

Courtney Dalfonso, M.F.A. 
Senior Director, Learning Services 
cdalfonso@molloy.edu 
 
Nancy Anzalone 
Administrative Coordinator 
nanzalone@molloy.edu 

 

 

FACULTY PROFESSIONAL CENTER

Maureen Sanz, Ph.D., FACMG 
Director, Faculty Professional Center 
msanz@molloy.edu 

Ciara Dempsey 
Administrative Coordinator, IRB and Faculty Professional Center 
cdempsey@molloy.edu 

 

 

ACADEMIC SCHOOLS

School of Arts and Sciences
Gina Florio, Ph.D., Dean
gflorio@molloy.edu 

 

School of Business
Joseph Porter Jr., DPS, Dean     
jporter1@molloy.edu

 

School of Education & Human Services
Melissa McCardle, Ph.D., Dean
mmccardle@molloy.edu

 

Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing & Health Sciences
Marcia R. Gardner, Ph.D., Dean
mgardner@molloy.edu