Outstanding Faculty
At Saint Mary’s, you will learn from faculty members who value the importance of a holistic education. You will see a direct benefit from their focus on building your critical-thinking abilities. Your future success will be positively impacted by their emphasis on developing your ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing. The tools they give you will help you reach the apex of your abilities and challenge you to discover new and innovative ways to improve the human condition.
In fact, our entire College community is inspired by a faith-based belief in serving others. Your instructors will instill in you our deeply held conviction that we can make impactful contributions in the world by using our education to improve people’s lives. Those values are ingrained in our programs and in the guiding principles behind the courses we teach.
In addition to benefiting from our faculty’s teaching philosophy, you will achieve new educational heights learning from instructors with extensive professional and academic experience. Our autism studies, data science, speech language pathology, and nursing practice faculty are devoted to furthering their fields through scholarship and education. They’ve spent time practicing what they teach and bring you the very latest in professional theory and technological advances. They also bring to you the wisdom that comes from working with others in their profession to solve real-world problems.
Perhaps most important, though, is that no matter if you’re taking your classes online or in the classroom, our faculty are committed to giving you an engaging, dynamic, interactive education designed to change your life.
Learn more about our faculty by exploring their profile pages and learning about their research and professional experience.
Autism Studies Faculty
Joshua John Diehl
Faculty Fellow, Master of Autism Studies
Juhi Kaboski
Faculty Fellow, Master of Autism Studies
Susan Latham
Associate Professor, Master of Autism Studies
Program Director, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Jennifer Burke Lefever
Faculty Fellow, Master of Autism Studies
Nancy Turner
Professor, Master of Autism Studies
Jennifer Waddell
Faculty Fellow, Master of Autism Studies
Michael Waddell
Program Director, Master of Autism Studies
Data Science Faculty
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Colleen Hoover
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Kristin Kuter
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Don Malott
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
Ewa Misiolek
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Samuel Rohr
Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration and Economics
Joanne Snow
Professor, Department of Mathematics
Bogdan Vajiac
Program Director, Master of Science in Data Science
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Christopher Wedrychowicz
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
Speech Language Pathology Faculty
Kimberly Boynton
Adjunct Professor, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Paul Cooke
Faculty Fellow, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Traci Fink-VanOoteghem
Adjunct Professor/Clinical Specialist, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Jackie Gartner-Schmidt
Adjunct Professor/Speech Language Pathologist, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Carol Graham
Faculty Fellow, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Patricia Geels
Professional Specialist/Clinical Instructor, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Hyun-Seung (Linda) Kim
Assistant Professor, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Ann Kummer
Faculty Fellow, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Susan Latham
Program Director, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Janet Lovett
Director of Clinical Education, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Karin Thomas
Assistant Professor, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Julie Voor
Clinical Instructor, Judd Leighton Speech and Language Clinic
Carla Youngdahl
Assistant Professor, Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Doctor of Nursing Practice Faculty
Sue Anderson
Program Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice
Director, Department of Nursing Science
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Jenna Bauer
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Jennifer Jimenez
Faculty Fellow, Department of Nursing Science
Patricia Keresztes
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Kristin Kuter
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Emily Lowder
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Nursing Science
Kimberly Minich
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Linda Paskiewicz
Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Annette Peacock-Johnson
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Cibele Webb
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Science