Online Ed.D. in Higher Education
Faculty & Administration
Administrators
Dr. Stephanie Squires
Dean of the School of Education
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6190
Email: ssquires@saintpeters.edu
Dr. Allan A. De Fina, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Education Programs
Email: adefina@saintpeters.edu
Michelle Cassaro
Director of Field Placements and Certifications
Office: Dinneen Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: (201) 761-6192
Email: mcassaro@saintpeters.edu
Full-Time Faculty
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
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
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
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
*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
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
Part-Time Faculty
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