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Holy Names University is proud to be home to a diverse and accomplished faculty.

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Arts & Humanities

Ann Alderman, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair of Arts and Humanities
(510) 436-1316
alderman@hnu.edu

Martivon Galindo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Latin American Latino/Latina Studies
(510) 436-1318
galindo@hnu.edu

Sheila Gibson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy
(510) 436-1015
gibson@hnu.edu

Nina Handler, M.A.

Lecturer in English and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
(510) 436-1178
handler@hnu.edu

Robert Lassalle-Klein, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Religious Studies / Pastoral Ministries and Chair of Pastoral Ministries
(510) 436-1074
lassalle-klein@hnu.edu

Rick Patrick, M.A.

Professor of Art and Director of Integrative Studies Across Culture

(510) 436-1586
patrick@hnu.edu

Anastasia Prentiss, M.A.

Lecturer in Communications
(510) 436-1026
prentiss@hnu.edu

Rene Sanchez, Ph.D. CandIdate

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
(510) 436-1587
sanchez@hnu.edu

Daniel Schmidt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English
(510) 436-1507
schmidt@hnu.edu

Robert Simons, M.F.A.

Professor of Art
(510) 436-1587
simons@hnu.edu

Business

James Durbin, M.B.A.

Associate Professor of Business
(510) 436-1622
durbin@hnu.edu

Frideger, Marcia, snjm, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair of Business
(510) 436-1205
frideger@hnu.edu

Paolo Ricci, Ph.D.

Professor of Business
(510) 436-1337
ricci@hnu.edu

He Xu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Business
(510) 436 -1346
xu@hnu.edu

Math & Science

Amalia Bergmen, Ph.D., Lecturer in Mathematics
Edward Brennan, Ph.D., Lecturer in Chemistry
J. Andrew Combs, Ph.D., Lecturer in Mathematics

Duygu Demirlioglu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair of the Division of Math and Science
(510) 436-1171
duygu@hnu.edu

Dolores Grunbaum, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
(510) 436-1413
grunbaum@hnu.edu

Vanessa Handley, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biological Science
(510) 436-1471
handley@hnu.edu

Jo Anne Quinlivan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Science
(510) 436-1030
quinlivan@hnu.edu

Lucean Sega, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Jennifer Sherwood, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biological Science
(510) 436-1556
sherwood@hnu.edu

Julia Smith, Ph.D.

Professor of Biological Science
(510) 436-1055
smith@hnu.edu

Music

Steve Hofer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Chair of Music
(510) 436-1244
hofer@hnu.edu

Anne Laskey, M.A.

Associate Professor of Music
(510) 436-1234
laskey@hnu.edu

Nursing

Fay Bower, DNSc, FAAN

Professor and Chair of Nursing
(510) 436-1024
bower@hnu.edu

Edith Jenkins-Weinrub Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Nursing
(510) 436-1551
jenkins-weinrub@hnu.edu

Maria V. Mangini, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nursing
(510) 436-1203
mangini@hnu.edu

Marcia Canton, Ph.D.

Academic Advisor
(510) 436-1239
drcanton@pacbell.net

Social Sciences

Maureen Hester, snjm, Ph.D.,

Professor Emerita in Psychology
Professor of Psychology   
(510) 436–1239
hester@hnu.edu

Kate L. Isaacson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
(510) 436-1069
isaacson@hnu.edu

Martin Lampert, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology, Chair of the Division of Social Sciences
(510) 436-1532
lampert@hnu.edu

Christine Patrinos, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science
(510) 436-1027
patrinos@hnu.edu

Charles Sarno, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sociology
(510) 436-1256
sarno@hnu.edu

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Business Administration

James Durbin, M.B.A.

Associate Professor of Business
(510) 436-1622
durbin@hnu.edu

Frideger, Marcia, snjm, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair of Business
(510) 436-1205
frideger@hnu.edu

Paolo Ricci, Ph.D.

Professor of Business
(510) 436-1337
ricci@hnu.edu

He Xu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Business
(510) 436 -1346
xu@hnu.edu

William A. Sadler Ph.D.

Professor of Business

Mark Bewsher,M.A., Lecturer in Finance
Maher Mankaryous, Ph.D. Lecturer in Business
David McGaffey, Ph.D., Lecturer in Business
Astrid Proboll, Ph.D. (c) Lecturer in Marketing
William Sadler, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Business
Edward Sheehan, Ph.D. (c) Lecturer in Business

Counseling Psychology

Helen Shoemaker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology
(510) 436-1543
shoemaker@hnu.edu

Aparna Dixit-Brunet, Psy. D.
Carla Durkin, M.A., MFT
Kelley Gin, Psy.D.
Judye Hess, Ph. D.
Kenneth Kim, Psy. D.
Miles Kramer, LCSW
Butler Nelson, Ph.D.
Richard Sprott, Ph.D.
Gwenn Silva, M.A., MFT
Barbara Strouzas, M.A., MFT

Education

Kitty Kelly Epstein, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Education
(510) 390-2006
epstein@hnu.edu

Theodora Maestre, Ed.D.

Professor and Chair of Education

(510) 436-1288
maestre@hnu.edu

Marion Marshall, M.S.

Assistant Professor of Education
(510) 436-1058
marshall@hnu.edu

Kimberly Mayfield, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Education

(510) 436-1396
mayfield@hnu.edu

Zaida McCall-Perez, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Education
Coordinator, Master of Education
Coordinator, BCLAD Authorization for Multiple and Single Subject Credential
510-436-1515
mccall-perez@hnu.edu

Julie Henderson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Education
henderson@hnu.edu

Forensic Psychology

Helen Shoemaker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology
(510) 436-1543
shoemaker@hnu.edu

Music

Steve Hofer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Chair of Music
(510) 436-1244
hofer@hnu.edu

Anne Laskey, M.A.

Associate Professor of Music
(510) 436-1234
laskey@hnu.edu

Nursing

Fay Bower, DNSc, FAAN

Professor and Chair of Nursing
(510) 436-1024
bower@hnu.edu

Edith Jenkins-Weinrub Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Nursing
(510) 436-1551
jenkins-weinrub@hnu.edu

Maria V. Mangini, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nursing
(510) 436-1203
mangini@hnu.edu

Marcia Canton, Ph.D.

Academic Advisor
(510) 436-1239
drcanton@pacbell.net

Pastoral Ministries

Robert Lassalle-Klein, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Religious Studies / Pastoral Ministries and Chair of Pastoral Ministries
(510) 436-1074
lassalle-klein@hnu.edu

Irene Woodward, cfc, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita in Philosophy
Advisor in Pastoral Ministries
(510) 436-1071
woodward@hnu.edu

Miriam Malone, snjm, M.A.

Lecturer in Pastoral Studies
(510) 436 - 1139
miriam@snjmfire.com

Rabbi Shelley Waldenberg

Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies
(510) 436-1074
shelleywald@aol.com

Sophia Center

James A. Conlon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Culture and Spirituality
(510) 436-1427
conlon@hnu.edu

Masankho Banda, M.A., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality
Dorothy Donnelly, Ph.D., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality.
Michelle Dwyer, Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality
Catherine Firpo, Ph.D., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality
Carol Lee Flinders, Ph.D., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality
Barry Friedman, M.F.T., Ph.D., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality
Jane Heckathorn, M.M., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality
Kim Hermanson, Ph.D., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality
Rosemary Radford Ruether, Ph.D., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality
Mary Schmitt, Ph.D., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality
Brian Swimme, Ph.D., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality
Eric Weiss, Ph.D., Lecturer in Culture and Spirituality

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