Online Ed.D. in Higher Education

Faculty & Administration

Administrators

Dr. Joseph V. Doria, Jr., Dean of the School of Education.

*Dr. Joseph V. Doria, Jr.

Dean of the School of Education
B.A., Saint Peter’s University; M.A., Boston College
Ed.D., Columbia University Teachers College
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6190
Email: jdoria@saintpeters.edu

Prof. Doria’s Biography 

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*Dr. Anna Cicirelli

Associate Dean of the School of Education,
Director of the Doctoral Program in Higher Education

B.A., Saint Peter’s College; M.A., Rutgers University
Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6190
Email: acicirelli@saintpeters.edu

Prof. Cicirelli’s Biography 

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Dr. Susan R. Kukucka

Director of Assessment
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6190
Email: skukucka@saintpeters.edu

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Michelle Cassaro

Director of Field Placements and Certifications
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6192
Email: mcassaro@saintpeters.edu

Full-Time Faculty

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Jennifer Ayala

Associate Professor
B.A., Montclair State University; M.Phil., City University of New York; Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate Center.
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Email: jayala@saintpeters.edu
Phone: (201) 761-6193

Prof. Ayala’s Biography 

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Dr. Jung-ah Choi

Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Seoul National University; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6190
Email: jchoi1@saintpeters.edu

Prof. Choi’s Biography 

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Michael Finetti

Assistant Professor
B.S., Rutgers University; M.A., Seton Hall University; Ed.D., Seton Hall University.
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6198
Email: mfinetti@saintpeters.edu

Prof. Finetti’s Biography 

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Nicole Luongo

Associate Professor
B.S., Bucknell University; M.A.E., Seton Hall University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University.
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6187
Email: nluongo@saintpeters.edu

Prof. Luongo’s Biography 

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*James P. Jacobson

Associate Professor
B.A., M.A., Jersey City State University; M.A., Saint Peter’s University.
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6194
Email: jjacobson@saintpeters.edu

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Sara Talis O’Brien

Professor
B.A., M.A.T., College of William and Mary; Ed.D., Rutgers University.
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6189
Email: sobrien@saintpeters.edu

Prof. O’Brien’s Biography 

Part-Time Faculty

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James J. Clayton

Assistant Professor
B.S., Saint Peter’s College; M.A., Montclair State University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University.
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6188
Email: jclayton@saintpeters.edu

Prof. Clayton’s Biography