The School of Arts and Sciences at Mount Mary is rich with talented faculty who care about their students.

Kristen Carioti, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
Email: cariotk@mtmary.edu

Janine Lisser
Administrative Assistant, School of Arts and Sciences
Phone: (414) 930-3381
Email: lisserj@mtmary.edu

Christina McCanna
Administrative Assistant, School of Arts and Sciences
Phone: (414) 930-0372
Email: mccannac@mtmary.edu

Donna Ricco
Executive Fellow – Fashion Department
Phone: (414) 930-3366
Email: riccod@mtmary.edu

Accounting and Business Administration

Daryl "Bo" DeDeker, Ed.D., CPA
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Phone: (414) 930-3504
Email: dedekerd@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Accounting

Mary Ellen Fletcher, CPA, MBA
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Phone: (414) 930-3180
Email: fletchm@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Accounting and Marketing

Alexis Outlaw, MSM, SHRM-CP
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Phone: (414) 930-3496
Email: outlawal@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Human Resources, Business, DEI & Belonging, Leadership

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Art Therapy

Monique Matic, M.A., ATR-BC, LPC
Assistant Professor of Art Therapy
Phone: (414) 930-3669
Email: maticm@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Multicultural art therapy and counseling, trauma informed care, clinical supervision, community mental health and psychology, and art therapy and counseling education

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Biochemistry

Colleen Conway, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
Phone: (414) 930-3149
Email: conwayc@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Biochemistry, Environmental science, Organic chemistry

Victoria Fisher-Keough, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Phone: (414) 930-3550
Email: fisherv@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Biochemistry, Chemical Education, Environmental Science, and Criminalistics

Rachel Jones Lipinski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Phone: (414) 930-3353
Email: joneslr@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Biochemistry, Glycochemistry, Chemical Biology, Organic Chemistry

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Biology

Kathleen Boyle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology and Division Chair: Math and Sciences
Phone: (414) 930-3528
Email: boylek@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Virology

Christine Hoffmann, DC, MHA
Assistant Professor of Sciences
Phone: (414) 930-3361
Email: hoffmanc@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Anatomy, Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Neurobiology

Louise C. Kessler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Phone: (414) 930-3301
Email: kesslerl@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Microbiology, Prokaryotic Gene Regulation, Cell Biology, Molecular Techniques

Rita M. Quinones de Magalhaes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Phone: (414) 930-3365
Email: magalhar@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Fire Ecology, Plant Ecology, Intro Bio, Metacognition, Inclusive Practices

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Communication

Marmy Clason, Ph.D.
Professor of Communications and Division Chair: Business, Communication and Technology
Phone: (414) 930-3143
Email: clasonm@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Gender and organizational communication, intercultural communication

Adjunct Faculty

Barbara Gunn, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3205
Email: gunnb@mtmary.edu

Shakita La Grant, M.B.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3288
Email: lagrants@mtmary.edu

Mari Maldonado, M.B.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3456
Email: maldonam@mtmary.edu

Tiffany Wynn, M.B.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3246
Email: wynnt@mtmary.edu

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English

Wendy Weaver, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English and Division Chair: Humanities
Phone: (414) 930-3505
Email: weaverw@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Christianity & Literature, Active Learning Pedagogy, Memoir, Creative Non-fiction, Poetry, American Literature, British Literature

Jennifer Kontny, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition
Phone: (414) 930-3665
Email: kontnyj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Composition theory, new media, research methodologies, and writing program administration

Jenni Moody, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: (414) 930-3501
Email: moodyj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Creative writing, fiction

Casey O'Ceallaigh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: (414) 930-3432
Email: oceallc@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Multimodal Pedagogy, Game Studies & Procedural Rhetoric, Sound Studies, and Crip Theory

Paula Reiter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Phone: (414) 930-3412
Email: reiterp@mtmary.edu
Expertise: 19th century British fiction, narrative techniques, novel writing, linguistics

Adjunct Faculty

Mary Beth Duffey, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3164
Email: duffeym@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Composition, film as literature, literature and healing professions, women writers, study abroad in Ireland and Guatemala

Ann Angel, M.F.A
Professor Emerita
Phone: (414) 930-3109
Email: angela@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Creative fiction, nonfiction writing, writing for children and young adults

Lisa Beranek Terasa, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3479
Email: terasal@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Composition, literature, popular culture, food and literature

Christina Gill, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Email: gillc@mtmary.edu

David Harden, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3210
Email: hardend@mtmary.edu

Erin Mihor, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3673
Email: mihore@mtmary.edu

Aneela Nasir, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Email: nasiran@mtmary.edu

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Exercise Science

Cindy Kidd
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
Phone: (414) 930-3260
Email: kiddc@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Exercise prescription, Health and wellness management, Exercise form and technique, Kinesiology

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Fashion

Fashion Program: mmu-fashiondepartment@mtmary.edu

Ashley Brooks, B.S., Clothing and Textile Design
Instructor of Fashion & Division Chair: Arts and Design
Phone: (414) 930-3651
Email: brooksa@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Fashion industry and portfolio

Amanda C Cacich, B.A., M.S.
Instructor and Fashion Archives Curator
Phone: (414) 930-3288
Email: cacicha@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Collections management and fashion history

Jessica Frantal, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Fashion
Phone: (414) 930-3544
Email: frantalj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Pattern-making, apparel construction, and wearable technology
www.jessicafrantal.com

Trish Rindfleisch Kuehnl, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Fashion
Phone: (414) 930-3282
Email: kuehnlp@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Visual merchandising, store planning, e-commerce, CAD software, and fashion management

Elena Pitts, B.F.A., M.F.A., Master's in Spinning & Weaving
Assistant Professor of Fashion
Phone: 414) 930-3500
Email: pittse@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Construction, patternmaking, draping, illustration, collection development, and textiles

Adjunct Faculty

Iris Acevedo, B.F.A.
Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Department
Email: acevedo@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Design, construction, and instruction

Stephanie Brown, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Department
Email: browns@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Journalism, communications, and model management

Evone Harris
Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Department
Email: harrise@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Retail buying and planning

Adriana Hayes, B.F.A.
Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Department
Email: hayesad@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Illustration, technical design

Jamie O'Gallagher, B.S.
Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Department
Email: ogallaj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: CAD, textile & graphic design, patternmaking, and construction

Brenda Schmidt, M.B.A.
Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Department
Email: schmidtb@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Pattern-making, draping, product development, design, fit, construction, technical design, footwear, and handbags

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Food Science

Anne Vravick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Food Science and Graduate Program Director: Food Science
Phone: (414) 930-3497
Email: vravicka@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Food toxicologies: PCQI Lead Instructor, Toxicological testing

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Global Studies

Jason Meyler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of Leadership for Social Justice
Phone: (414) 930-3341
Email: meylerj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Latin American and Latinx culture, vocation in higher education, and leadership for social justice

Mary Ellen Kohn-Buday, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
Phone: (414) 930-3271
Email: kohnbudm@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Civilization, culture and literature of Spain, Linguistics, Translation, Language for Special Purposes / Professions

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Interior Architecture and Design

Interior Architecture and Design Department: (414) 930-3053

Genevieve "Gigi" Szeklinski, MARCH, NCIDQ, WRID, IDEC, ASID, LEED AP
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Interior Architecture and Design
Phone: (414) 930-3475
Email: szekling@mtmary.edu

Pedro Lima
Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture & Design
Phone: (414) 930-3475
Email: limap@mtmary.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Merri Cvetan, B.A., LEED
Adjunct Interior Architecture and Design Instructor
Email: cvetanm@mtmary.edu

Michael Franz
Adjunct Interior Architecture and Design Instructor
Email: franzm@mtmary.edu

Katherine Killough-Seno, M.B.A., WRID, NCIDQ, ASID
Adjunct Interior Architecture and Design Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3053
Email: senok@mtmary.edu

Robert Ornst, B.S., LEED
Adjunct Interior Architecture and Design Instructor
Email: ornstr@mtmary.edu

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Justice

Patrick Burke, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Justice
Phone: (414) 930-3307
Email: burkep@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Criminology: including policing strategy, gang violence, illicit drug market violence, and war crimes

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Mathematics

Caitlyn Booms, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Phone: (414) 930-3159
Email: peotc@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry

Jeremy Edison, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Director of Mathematics
Phone: (414) 930-3463
Email: edisonj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Ring Theory, Representation Theory

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Philosophy

Adjunct Faculty

Trevor Gullion, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3599
Email: gulliont@mtmary.edu

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Psychological Science

Amy Lauer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Division Chair: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Phone: (414) 930-3347
Email: lauera@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Behavioral Neuroscience, Learning Theory, Neurobiology of Drugs & Addiction

Ethan Harrod, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychological Science
Phone: (414) 930-3235
Email:harrode@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Social Psychophysiology, Cultural Differences, Minority Health

Maggie Sas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychological Science
Phone: (414) 930-3164
Email: sasm@mtmary.edu

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Spanish

Jason Meyler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Leadership for Social Justice
Phone: (414) 930-3341
Email: meylerj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Latin American and Latinx culture, vocation in higher education, and leadership for social justice

Mary Ellen Kohn-Buday, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
Phone: (414) 930-3271
Email: kohnbudm@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Civilization, culture and literature of Spain, Linguistics, Translation, Language for Special Purposes / Professions

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Studio Art

Studio Art Program: (414) 930-3030

Jordan Acker Anderson, M.F.A
Professor of Art and Director of Studio Art
Phone: (414) 930-3107
Email: andersoj@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Painting, drawing, printmaking
https://www.jordanackeranderson.com

Josh Anderson, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art and Director of the Honors Program
Marian Gallery Director
Phone: (414) 930-3108
Email: andersojo@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Sculpture, ceramics, metals, 3D design
https://www.joshanderson.studio

Adjunct Faculty

Abby Armstrong Check, M.A.
Adjunct Art Instructor
Email: armstrab@mtmary.edu

Carmen Bond, M.A.
Adjunct Art Instructor
Email: bondc@mtmary.edu

Deborah Brooks, M.F.A., M.A.
Adjunct Art Instructor
Email: brooksd@mtmary.edu

Jorge Ariel Escobar, M.F.A.
Adjunct Art Instructor
Email: escobarj@mtmary.edu

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Theology

R. Zachary "Zac" Karanovich, Ph.D., J.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (414) 930-3363
Email: karanovr@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Systematic theology and theological ethics, especially political and liberation theologies, spirituality, ecclesiology and the Church, especially as these areas impact and are impacted by polarization (political and ecclesial), race, bias, and conversion

Donald Rappé, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (414) 930-3405
Email: rapped@mtmary.edu
Expertise: Biblical theology, study abroad in Rome

Adjunct Faculty

Helga Kisler, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Phone: (414) 930-3263
Email: kislerh@mtmary.edu

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UX Design

Mary Burton
Assistant Professor, UX
Phone: (414) 930-3444
Email: burtonm@mtmary.edu
Expertise: User experience research and design, design for emerging technologies

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