Faculty

Marcia Bolton, Ed.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor; Director, Teacher Intern Program

BA University of Florida; MEd University of South Carolina; EdD Shenandoah University

tel: 610-499-4630
mvbolton@widener.edu

Research Interests: educational leadership, curriculum and instruction, reading

Kathleen A. Bowes, Ed.D.
Associate Professor

BS West Chester University; MEd Rosemont College; EdD Wilmington College

tel: 610-499-4256
kabowes@widener.edu  

Research Interests: educational technology

Bernard R. Brogan, Ph.D.
Professor

BS Northern Illinois University; MEd Boston University; PhD University of WIsconsin-Madison

tel: 610-499-4622
brbrogan@widener.edu  

Research Interests:  educational leadership, social studies

Diane Browne, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
BS, Trenton State College; MA, Montclair State University; MEd, EdD, Widener University
tel: 610-499-1377
drbrowne@widener.edu

Research Interests: human sexuality, African-American relationships, family studies

James Cantwell, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
BA, MA, Temple University; EdD, Widener University
tel: 610-499-4250
jgcantwell@widener.edu

Research Interests: Special Education, Educational Leadership

Betsy Crane, Ph.D.
Professor; Director, Human Sexuality Program
BA Nazarath College; MA University of Texas; PhD Cornell University
tel: 610-499-4242
bcrane@widener.edu 

Research Interests:  human sexuality, relationships, gender equity

Antonia D'Onfrio, Ph.D.
Professor; NCATE Coordinator
BA University of Pennsylvania; MEd, PhD Temple University
tel: 610-499-4289
adonofrio@widener.edu

Research Interests:   research and statistics, psychology 

Arlene Dowshen, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
AB Douglass College; MSW University of Pennsylvania; EdD Temple University
tel: 610-499-1245
adowshen@widener.edu  

Research Interests
mathematics education

Don Dyson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
BA Eastern College; MSS Bryn Mawr College; PhD University of Pennsylvania
tel: 610-499-4263
dadyson@widener.edu

Research Interests:  human sexuality, social work

John Flynn, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Center for Education, Assistant Professor
BA, Bloomsburg University; MS, Medical College of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
tel: 610-499-4490
jcflynn@widener.edu

Research Interests: Higher Education

Brenda Gilio, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
BS Shippensburg University; MEd, EdD Lehigh University
tel: 610-499-1233
bohern@widener.edu

Research Interests:  educational administration, educational leadership, economics

Annmarie B. Jay, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
BS, MEd West Chester University; PhD University of Pennsylvania
tel:  610-499-4652
abjay@widener.edu

Research Interests early literacy, strategic teaching and learning, comprehension

Dana Korin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
BA George Washington University; MA New York University; PhD Rutgers University
tel: 610-499-1305
drkorin@mail.widener

Research Interests:  reading education

Michael W. Ledoux, Ed.D.
Associate Dean, School of Human Service Professions; Director, Center for Education; Associate Professor
BA Boston College; MDiv Weston School of Theology; EdD Duquesne University
tel:  610-499-4345
mwledoux@widener.edu

Research Interests:  elementary education, curriculum, experiential education

Matthew Lynch
Assistant Professor
BA University of Mississippi; MA Jackson State University; EdD Jackson State  University
tel:  610-499-4285
mlynch@widener.edu

Research Interests elementary education, social studies

Nadine McHenry, Ed.D.
Associate Professor; Director, Science Teaching Center
BS Pennsylvania State University; MA Beaver College; EdD Temple University
tel:  610-499-4259
ncmchenry@widener.edu  

Research Interests:  elementary education, curriculum theory and development, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, curriculum theory and development, alternative assessment strategies

Sabitha Pillai-Friedman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
BA, Holy Cross College (Agartala, India); MSW, Madras School of Social Work (Chennai, India); PhD, Bryn Mawr College

Research Interests sexuality and cancer; sexual trauma; integration of couple and sex therapy.

Meghan Pifer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
BA, University of Pittsburgh; EdM, Boston University; PhD, Pennsylvania State University
tel:  610-499-4252
mjpifer@widener.edu

Research Interests organization and administration in higher education; faculty careers in the professoriat; graduate education and preparation for the professoriat; access, equity, and diversity within institutional contexts.

Philip Rutter, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
BA Pennsylvania State University; MEd, PhD Temple University
tel:  610-499-4347
parutter@mail.widener

Research Interests human sexuality education, counseling, counselor education

Susan Schaming, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
BA, MS, EdD Duquesne University
tel: 610-499-4355
spschaming@widener.edu  

Research Interests
counselor education, psychology, measurement
Justin Sitron, PhD
Assistant Professor; Director, Field Experience
Student Teaching
BA, BS Villanova University; MEd, EdD, PhD Widener University
tel: 610-499-4296
jasitron@mail.widener.edu

Research Interests:  cross cultural studies, cultural competence, diversity in education, gender in schools, human sexuality, sexological worldview, sexuality attitudes reassessment

Merry Staulters, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
BA, Wheelock College; MS, Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany;
tel: 610-499-4225
mlstaulters@widener.edu

Research Interests: special education, universal design for learning

Mary Strong, Ed.D.
Professor
BA, Duquesne University, MA, EdD, West Virginia University
tel:  610-499-4629
mwstrong@widener.edu

Research Interests:  reading, curriculum instruction, language arts

Timothy Sullivan, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
BA Stonehill College; MBA Bryant University; EdD Nova Southeastern University
tel:  610-499-4241
tmsullivan@mail.widener

Research Interests:  strategic planning and unit assessment in higher education, institutional effectiveness and assessment, culture and leadership in higher education, new and emerging organizational models in higher education, workforce and economic development partnerships

Richard Thurlow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
 
BS, PhD University of Minnesota

tel: 610-499-
rthurlow@widener.edu

Research Interests instructional psychology, cognitive science, psychology of reading

Ning Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
BS, MEd Beijing Normal University, P.R. of China, MS, PhD University of Pittsburgh
tel:  610-499-4295
nwang@widener.edu  

Research Interests educational statistics and measurement

Noreen Yoder, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor; Director, Child Development Center Labratory School
BS, MEd Cabrini College; EdD Widener University
tel:610-499-1097
nyoder8586@widener.edu  
Research Interests:  early childhood education, higher education leadership

Emeritus Professors   


J. Joseph Edgette, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
BS, West Chester University; MS, MA, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Retired Professors


Patricia A. Lawler, Ed.D.
Professor, Retired
BA College of New Rochelle; MS Villanova University; EdD Columbia University

Robert J. Wright, Ph.D.
Professor, Retired
BS, Kutztown University; MEd, West Chester University; PhD, Temple University