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Our Faculty

Ultimately, Endicott College is about people. Our students and faculty are well-rounded individuals who share a commitment to hard work and a passion for discovery. Our faculty are not only outstanding educators; they're also distinguished practitioners in their respective fields, and they consistently demonstrate genuine care and concern for our students' well-being and success. That's the kind of people we seek, and our size helps foster close student-instructor interaction. With a faculty-to-student ratio of 1:13, your instructors get to know you well and are in a position to advise and guide you on a consistent basis.

Your college education is a huge investment in your future. Shouldn't you expect your teachers to play an active role in your journey?

Meet our faculty

Faculty Accomplishments

  • Awards

    Bethany Nasser, Assistant Professor, Nursing

    Videotape Caring Practice developed for RN recruitment and orientation, Massachusetts General Hospital

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    Cynthia Mitsakis, Associate Professor, Nursing

    Dr. Mitsakis was accepted to the distinguished Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty Program at the Parkinson’s Foundation. The highly prestigious Nurse Faculty Program improves Parkinson's disease nursing care by training faculty leaders across the U.S. to educate nursing students. As one of just 35 accepted faculty in 2018, Dr. Mitsakis joined an elite group of 228 alumni—Parkinson’s Foundation Nurse Scholars—who have completed the intensive training over the last nine years.

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    Emily Smith, Associate Professor, Nursing

    Certified Nurse Educator - CNE

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    Emily Smith, Associate Professor, Nursing

    Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse - CRRN

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    Emily Smith, Associate Professor, Nursing

    Fellow National Academy of Practice - FNAP

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    Jessica Ochs, Associate Professor, Nursing

    In addition to publishing her doctoral degree research, Evaluating an Online Pedagogy for Teaching Transcultural Nursing, Dr. Ochs was an invited podium presenter at a regional healthcare-related conference on evidence-based practice. She also recently became certified as a nurse educator through the National League of Nursing. 

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    Mark Kulakowski, Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities/Contest Management

    At the conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year, Kulakowski was awarded the Class of 2021 Mingotide Yearbook Dedication award for his efforts in operating the COVID-19 Testing Center and the College`s COVID-19 strategic plan. The Class of 2021 Mingotide Yearbook Dedication is awarded to an individual or group for their hard work and dedication to the Endicott Community.

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    Nancy Meedzan, Dean, Cummings School of Nursing and Health Sciences

    2012 to present Certified Nurse Educator, National League of Nursing

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    Sara Quay, Provost

     Data Wise Coach Certification

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    Sara Quay, Provost

    English (grades 8-12) (Massachusetts) Certification

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  • Talks

    Enid Larsen, Assistant Dean, Prior Learning Assessment

    Collaboration w/Comunidad de Madrid & Ministerio de Education, Madrid, Spain, 2010-present.

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    Paul Antonellis, Director Institutional Planning and Assessment

    Paul has an extensive background in presenting at national and international conferences on “Curriculum map as an assessment tool” and other assessment topics (NEean Fall Forum, New England College Assessment Conference, IUPUI Assessment Conference, Drexel University, NECHE Annual meeting, University of Florida, Kansas State University, Academic Chairpersons Conference, Ohio Association for Intuitional Research and Planning Conference, Assessment Network of New York Annual Conference, AALHE Assessment conference, Virginia Assessment Group).

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    Brittany Potter, Associate Dean, Endicott Center for Teaching and Learning

    Doctoral Dissertation: Professional Advisor Practices for Student Identity Development

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    Bethany Nasser, Assistant Professor, Nursing

    2020: Poster Presentation at the Nursing Education Research Conference 2020. New Nurses` Experiences Caring for Patients & Their Families at the End-of-Life

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    Enid Larsen, Assistant Dean, Prior Learning Assessment

    Presentation. “I Know More Than I Thought I Did”, CAEL Conference Round Table, November, 2019.

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    Lawrence Volk, Professor, Photography

    Group Exhibition: "Transmutations", The Photographic Resource Center at Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July, 2019.

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    Lawrence Volk, Professor, Photography

    Solo Exhibition: "Visual Larder", Bromfield Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2019.

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    Sara Allen, Professor, Communication

    April 2019: Panelist on discussion “Weird and Wonderful Ways to Publication” at the Stockholm Writers Festival.

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    Bethany Nasser, Assistant Professor, Nursing

    2018: Poster Presentation at the Institute for Palliative Care National Symposium

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    Myoung Joo Chun, Director of Interior Architecture Programs

    Presentation “Enhancing Student Learning in Interior Design through Technology”, Innovate Education Reimagined, 2018

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  • Appearances

    Emily Smith, Associate Professor, Nursing

    Member of Endicott College Honor Society of Nursing

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    Emily Smith, Associate Professor, Nursing

    Member of Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society

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    Emily Smith, Associate Professor, Nursing

    Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

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    Sara Quay, Provost

    Member, Deans for Impact, 2018-present

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    Susan Doheny, Adjunct Faculty

    College Arts Association - Session: Cacophony and the Matrices of Political Sublimation. Presentation title: The Imaginary Space of Film as Reinforcement and Resistance to Dominant Ideology

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    Susan Doheny, Adjunct Faculty

    The Futures of American Studies Institute, Dartmouth College. Presentation title: Picturing the Invisible Realm of Philosophy

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    Susan Doheny, Adjunct Faculty

    The Futures of American Studies Institute, Dartmouth College. Presentation title: A Fugitive`s Tale (in progress)

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    Cynthia Caruso, Professor, Accounting

    Member of Massachusetts Bar

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    Cynthia Caruso, Professor, Accounting

    Member of Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants and Academy of Legal Studies in Business

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    Gene Wong, Dean of the School of Science and Technology

    Dr. Wong is one of the executive members of the National Office of Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honor Society, which is now based out of Endicott College.

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  • Publications

    Steven Bruso, Assistant Professor, English

    Steven Bruso. (2022, Forthcoming). Contesting Royal Power: The Ethics of Good Lordship, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and the March of Wales. in Evelyn Meyer and Melissa Ridley Elmes (Eds.) Arthurian Ethics, Boydell & Brewer.

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    Steven Bruso, Assistant Professor, English

    Steven Bruso. (2022, Forthcoming). George R. R. Martin`s Muscular Medievalism: Masculinity, Violence, and Fantasy, Studies in Medievalism 32.

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    Charlotte Gordon, Distinguished Professor of Humanities

    Gordon, C. (2022). Mary Shelley: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.

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    Nancy Meedzan, Dean, Cummings School of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Nicholas,P.K., Corless, I.B., Evans, L.A., Busisiwe P.N., Busisiwe R.B., Davis, S., Nokes, K.M., Demarco,R., Maryland,M., Meedzan, N.L., Moderi,L., Daw, C.,  Rugwizangoga,E.,  Benjenk, I.L., Zang, S. M., Krishnamurthi,S., & Driscoll, M.K. Peripheral neuropathy in HIV disease in South Africa. AIDS Research and Treatment. 

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    Joy Dangora Erickson, Assistant Professor, Education

    Erickson, J.D. & Thompson, W. C. (2022). Engaging traits of reasonableness for civic and moral development: against an unchecked apprehension of indoctrination. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 54 (2), 210-222.

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    Joy Dangora Erickson, Assistant Professor, Education

    Erickson, J.D. (2022). Young children’s perceptions of a reading intervention: A longitudinal case study of motivation and engagement. Reading & Writing Quarterly.

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    Katharine Ogrady, Director of Student Engagement

    Stango, K. (2022). Making Meaning Through Leadership: An Exploration Of College Men, Masculinity, And Motivation To Lead (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College).

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    Krystal Demaine, Professor, Expressive Therapies

    Mochimaru, Y., & Demaine, K. (2022). Digital art therapy and social withdrawal in Japan. Creative Arts in Education and Therapy: Eastern and Western Perspectives, 8(1), 99-112.

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    Krystal Demaine, Professor, Expressive Therapies

    Demaine, K. (2022) The Roots and Rhythm of the Heart: Our Musical Connection to Identity, Spirit, and Lineage, Krystal L. Demaine, ISBN: 979-8-9865128-3-9.

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    Anna McAlister, Faculty Department Lead and Professor

    McAlister, A.R., & Kononova, A. (2022). Consumption of fruits, vegetables, and nuts can be increased when multitasking with screen devices. Health Communication, 37(2), 141-151, DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2020.1827527.

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