Faculty and staff in the School of Education & Human Services are dedicated to preparing our students for rewarding careers as teachers and administrators in a variety of organizations. Professors, administrators and support staff are known for the personal attention they provide to each Canisius student from initial enrollment all the way through teaching and internship placements.
For Faculty and Staff contact information, access the Faculty and Staff Directory.
Administration
Michael Pardales, PhD, Dean
Shawn O’Rourke, PhD: Associate Dean for Graduate and Canadian Programs
Nancy Wellenzohn, EdD: Assistant Dean for Program Quality, Undergraduate Affairs, and Director of Accreditation
Elizabeth Brandjes, Director of Educational Partnerships/Field Experiences
Faculty by Department
Adolescence Education Department
Ali Ait Si Mhamed, PhD
M. Fernanda Astiz, PhD
Nancy M. Bailey, PhD
Suzanne Borowicz, PhD
Barbara A. Burns, PhD, Chair
Betsy DelleBovi, PhD
Lorreine DiCamillo, PhD
Janet M. Ferguson, PhD
Roberto Ma. Gregorius, PhD
Rev. Paul Nochelski, S.J., PhD
H. Jeanette Willert, PhD
Education Department (Early Childhood, Childhood, Special Education)
Nicki Calabrese, PhD
Karen Dutt-Doner, PhD
Marya Grande, PhD
Ellen M. Hamm, PhD
Kelly A. Harper, PhD
Julie Henry, PhD, Chair
Corinne M. Kindzierski, PhD
Christopher Lopata, PhD
Michele A. Marable, PhD
Kimberly Noble, PhD
Robert E. Nida, PhD
James N. Oigara, PhD
Camille Pontrello, PhD
Jill Zarazinski, PhD
Marcus L. Thomeer, PhD
Nancy V. Wallace, PhD
George Wenner, PhD
Kinesiology/Sport Medicine, Health and Human Performance
Michael Dolan, M.A., A.T.C., Associate Chair
Dennis Koch, PhD
Peter Koehneke, M.S., A.T.C.
Jeffrey R. Lindauer, PhD, Chair
Kinesiology/Physical Education, Health and Sport Studies
Lauren Cavanaugh, PhD
Karl Kozlowski, PhD
Jeffrey R. Lindauer, PhD, Chair
Charles Pelitera, MS
Gregory Reeds, EdD
Timothy Sawicki, EdD
Clancy Seymour, MS
Jong-Hoon Yu, EdD
Sports Management
Shawn O'Rourke, PhD, Director
Pete Koehneke is a professor, and the former department chair, in Sports Medicine, Health, and Human Performance. He is also director of the Athletic Training program. Koehneke earned both his bachelor of science and master of science degrees from Indiana State University in the areas of Athletic Training, Health Education, Adapted Physical Education and Physical Education.