Resources for the Media
Le Moyne is committed to working with all members of the media to develop stories on a wide range of topics related to our programs, students, faculty and other areas of interest at the College.
We will make every attempt to assist members of the media in fulfilling all requests – such as interview, data or background information – in a timely manner, while respecting our students’ right to privacy.
All members of the news media requesting information about Le Moyne, arranging an interview, interested in attending events, or capturing images on campus must contact Joe Della Posta, director of communications, at dellapjb@lemoyne.edu or 315-427-0190. Le Moyne faculty who would like to be added to this experts list can do so by emailing information to Joe.
Anirban Acharya, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice
Political Science
Email: acharya@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: International political economy; international politics; South Asian politics; U.S. politics and foreign policy
Josefa Álvarez, Ph.D.
Professor
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Email: alvarej@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Spanish contemporary poetry; Spanish women poets; classical tradition in Spanish poetry
Siavash Amon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Email: amons@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Microbiology; neuroscience; toxicology
Asya Atik, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Business Analytics
Email: atika@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Humanitarian logistics optimization; data analytics; sustainability and transportation systems; mathematical modeling
Norton Berg, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Occupational Therapy and Physicians Assistant Studies
Email: bergn@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Human gross anatomy; musculoskeletal anatomy
Gerard F. Beritela, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Religious Studies
Email: beritegf@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Religions of Asia; interfaith dialogue
Kate Costello-Sullivan, Ph.D.
Professor of Modern Irish Literature
English
Email: sullivkp@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Contemporary Irish literature, politics, and culture; Irish writers; Colm Tóibín; Anne Enright; Catholicism and the novel; trauma literature and theory; Anglo-Irish women’s novels
Caitlin Cunningham, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Email: cunninc@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Statistics; research ethics
Jonathan Damiani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Executive Leadership Doctoral Program
Email: thomsojd@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Leadership studies; comparative international education; educational leadership; narrative inquiry; youth studies; student voice; reflective practice; teacher education; special education; urban education; inclusive education
Douglas R. Egerton, Ph.D.
Professor
History
Email: egertodr@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: 19th century American history; political; race and slavery
James Enwright
Director of the Cybersecurity Program and Professor of Practice
Computer Science
Email: enwrigjj@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Cybersecurity; Risk Management
Matthew J. Fee, Ph.D.
Lecturer and Director
Integral Honors Program
Email: feemj@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Irish film, media, and visual culture; Irish representation in film and television; horror films; global film genres
Leight Fought, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
History
Email: foughtik@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Frederick Douglass; Sally Hemings; U.S. history; African American history; history of race in the U.S.; history of women and gender in the U.S.; 18th and 19th century U.S.; slavery in the U.S.; the antislavery movement in the U.S.; the woman’s rights movement in the U.S.
Mitchell Franklin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Accounting
Email: franklma@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Taxation – individual, entity and estate and gift; financial planning; tax policy; business education
Michael A. Guzik, S.J.
Associate Professor
History
Email: guzikma@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Religious and national identity formation in East Central Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Mary Handley, Ph.D., LMCH, CRC
Clinical Director and Faculty Member
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Email: handlemf@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Mental health counseling; substance use disorders; intellectual and developmental disabilities
John Hunter
Professor
Management and Leadership
Email: hunterjg@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Financial planning; investing; international business relations
Carol Jacobe
Adjunct Professor of Voice and Director of the Jazzuits Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Music
Email: jacobeca@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Voice instruction; vocal jazz
Emily Ledgerwood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biological and Environmental Studies
Email: ledgered@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Virology; microbiology; immunology; oncolytic viruses; host-pathogen interactions; Reovirus; influenza; pandemics; vaccine biology
Cathy Leogrande, Ph.D.
Professor
Education
Email: leogracc@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Special education; disability studies; comic and graphic novels; popular culture; gamification and game-based learning; fandom; sports and literacy
Brian F. Linnane, S.J.
Lanigan Chair in Science, Medicine and Ethics and Professor
Religious Studies and Theology
Email: linnanb@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Christian ethics; Catholic moral theology; medical ethics; sexuality and gender; higher education, especially independent universities
Jason Luscier, Ph.D.
Professor and Certified Wildlife Biologist ®
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Email: lusciejd@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Wildlife biology; ornithology; mammalogy; ecology; conservation biology; urban ecology
Alison Marganski, Ph.D.
Director and Professor of Criminology
Anthropology, Criminology and Sociology
Email: marganaj@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Violence – perpetration and victimization, specifically: cyber/technology-facilitated violence; intimate partner and sexual violence; mass shootings/murder; gender and violence
Jonathan Parent, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Political Science
Email: parentjf@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: American politics; abortion policy; U.S. Supreme Court
Justo Planas
Assistant Professor and Endowed Chair for the Studies of the Americas
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Email: planasj@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Latin American cultures; Caribbean cultures, film and media studies; literature; Spanish language
Susan Scharoun, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychology
Email: scharoun@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Intellectual and developmental disabilities; autism; positive behavior support; dual diagnosis (ID/DD and mental illness)
Robert E. Scully, S.J
Professor
History
Email: scullyre@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Church history, especially history of the Jesuits; early modern European history, especially the topics of the Renaissance and Reformation; the locales of Britain and Spain; U.S. Constitutional law.
H. John Sharifi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Environmental and Biological Sciences
Email: sharifhj@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Cell biology; virology; microbiology; parasitology; immunology
Leslie Bailey Streissguth
Associate Director, Career Advising and Development and Instructor
Communications and Film Studies
Email: streislb@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Public speaking; life design; Designing Your Life certified; editing; career strategy development; Ignite Fellowship Program; career conversations
Lawrence Tanner, Ph.D.
Professor
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Email: tannerlh@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Geological processes; geologic history; geological disasters (earthquakes, volcanoes); glaciers; climate change; environmental change
Miles Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
English and Communications
Email: taylorme@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Renaissance drama; theater history; comedy and humor theory; Catholicism and literature
Farha Ternikar, Ph.D.
Professor
Anthropology, Criminology, & Sociology
Email: ternikfb@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Food studies; modest fashion; Muslim women; transnational feminism; pop culture and Islam
Victor Vallo Jr., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Music
Email: vallovw@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Music education; conducting; applied brass (trumpet); orchestra; wind ensemble (band); music history; music appreciation; jazz studies
Ludger H. Viefhues-Bailey, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Gender and Culture
Philosophy
Email: viefhulh@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Politics and political philosophy; politics and religion; gender and sexuality studies; secularism; foundations of democracy
Shawn L. Ward, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychology
Email: ward@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Adolescent decision making; identity development; sports and human development
Nicole Weaver, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Director of Writing
English
Email: weaverna@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: First-year writing; writing assessment; workplace writing; generative AI
Theresa L. White, Ph.D.
Professor
Psychology
Email: whitetl@lemoyne.edu
Areas of Expertise: Cognitive aspects of chemosensation (particularly in humans); olfactory cognition; olfactory perception; flavor perception; taste perception; trigeminal perception
