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Advertising
Kevin Wayne
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8532
Aeronautics & Astronautics
Vladimir Riabov
Professor of Math & Computer Science
(603) 897-8613
Animal Rights/Abuse
Paul Cunningham
Divisional Chairperson, Sciences
Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8272
Anthropology
Marjorie Faiia
Professor of Sociology
(603) 897-8538
Applied Mathematics
Vladimir Riabov
Professor of Math & Computer Science
(603) 897-8613
Art, Digital Fine Art
Sr. Theresa Couture
Professor of Visual Arts
(603) 897-8275
Art, Digital Imagery
Ron McClure
Associate Professor of Art and Design
(603) 897-8634
Art, Visual Communication Design
Sr. Theresa Couture
Professor of Visual Arts
(603) 897-8275
Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
Herman Tavani
Professor of Philosophy
(603) 897-8597
Assessment in Higher Education
Paul Cunningham
Divisional Chairperson, Sciences
Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8272
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Bioethics
Virginia Ryan
Associate Professor of Theology
(603) 897-8517
Biology of Learning and Memory
Jerome Rekart
Associate Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8270
Brain Based Learning
Diane J. Connell
Professor of Education
(603) 897-8591
Business Innovation
Kevin Wayne
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8532
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Child and Adolescent Psychology
Robert Walrath
Associate Professor of Education & Counseling
(603) 897-8589
Child Development
Robert Walrath
Associate Professor of Education & Counseling
(603) 897-8589
Cognitive Psychology
Jerome Rekart
Associate Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8270
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Vladimir Riabov
Associate Professor of Math & Computer Science
(603) 897-8613
Computer Ethics
Herman Tavani
Professor of Philosophy
(603) 897-8597;
Corporate Social Responsibility
Gregory Kivenzor
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8239
Crime
Marjorie Marcoux Faiia
Professor of Sociology
(603) 897-8538
Criminal Law
Eric Gentes
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
(603) 897-8266
Cross-cultural Communication
Gregory Kivenzor
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8239
D
Deviance
Marjorie Marcoux Faiia
Professor of Sociology
(603) 897-8538
Diabetes
Diane Droutman
Instructor in Nursing
(603) 897-8531
Digital Imagery
Ron McClure
Associate Professor of Art and Design
(603) 897-8634
Diversity in Healthcare
Judi T. O'Hara
Assistant Professor of Nursing
(603) 897-8495
Divorce
Robert Walrath
Associate Professor of Education & Counseling
(603) 897-8589
Domestic Violence
Marjorie Faiia
Professor of Sociology
(603) 897-8538
Drama, Medieval & Renaissance
Tim Doherty
Professor of English
(603) 897-8483
Drug/Alcohol Use
Marjorie Marcoux Faiia
Professor of Sociology
(603) 897-8538
E
Economics
Karen Spohn
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8561
Ecotheology
Virginia Ryan
Associate Professor of Theology
(603) 897-8517
Elder Issues
Marilyn Clark
Instructor of Nursing
(603) 897-8645
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
Naomi Schoenfeld
Associate Professor of Education
(603) 897-8563
Entrepreneurship
Kevin Wayne
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8532
Ethics, Bioethics
Virginia Ryan
Associate Professor of Theology
(603) 897-8517
Ethics and Bioinformatics/Genomics
Herman Tavani
Professor of Philosophy
(603) 897-8597
Ethics and Technology
Herman Tavani
Professor of Philosophy
(603) 897-8597
European History
Martin Menke
Professor of History, Law and Political Science
(603) 897-8603
European Politics
Martin Menke
Professor of History, Law and Political Science
(603) 897-8603
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Family Studies
Marjorie Faiia
Professor of Sociology
(603) 897-8538
Family Therapy
Robert Walrath
Associate Professor of Education & Counseling
(603) 897-8589
Finance
Karen Spohn
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8561
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Gender Theory
Elizabethada Wright
Associate Professor of English & Communications
(603) 897-8283
Greece
George Kaloudis
Professor of History, Law and Political Science
(603) 897-8574
H
Higher Education Leadership
Mark Meehan
Associate Professor of Global Studies
(603) 897-8780
Hospice/End of Life Issues
Janine Reale
Instructor in Nursing
(603) 897-8281
I
International Business
Gregory Kivenzor
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8239
International Relations & Politics
George Kaloudis
Professor of History, Law and Political Science
(603) 897-8574
Internet and Cyber Communication, Safety, Crime, and Identity Formation
Marjorie Marcoux Faiia
Professor of Sociology
(603) 897-8538
Islam, Islamic Philosophy, and Islamic Art
Mark Meehan
Associate Professor of Global Studies
(603) 897-8780
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Laboratory Experiments with Animals
Paul Cunningham
Divisional Chairperson, Sciences
Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8272
Language & Literacy
Brad Stull
Divisional Chairperson, Liberal Arts
Professor of English
(603) 897-8238
Learning
Jerome Rekart
Associate Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8270
Learning Disabilities
Diane J. Connell
Professor of Education
(603) 897-8591
Robert Walrath
Associate Professor of Education & Counseling
(603) 897-8589
Literacy
Kathleen S. McIlwain
Assistant Professor of Education
(603) 897-8572
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Management Strategy
Kevin Wayne
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8532
Marketing
Kevin Wayne
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8532
Marketing of Innovations
Gregory Kivenzor
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8239
Market Research
Kevin Wayne
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8532
Mechanical Engineering
Vladimir Riabov
Professor of Math & Computer Science
(603) 897-8613
Memory
Jerome Rekart
Associate Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8270
Middle East
Mark Meehan
Associate Professor of Global Studies
(603) 897-8780
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Neurobiology
Jerome Rekart
Associate Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8270
Networking Technologies
Vladimir Riabov
Professor of Math & Computer Science
(603) 897-8613
Newborn Health
Deborah Dodge
Assistant Professor of Nursing
(603) 897-8470
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Osteoporosis
Marilyn Clark
Instructor of Nursing
(603) 897-8645
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Philosophy and Technology
Herman Tavani
Professor of Philosophy
(603) 897-8597
Photography
Ron McClure
Associate Professor of Art and Design
(603) 897-8634
Privacy and Technology
Herman Tavani
Professor of Philosophy
(603) 897-8597
Poetry
Brad Stull
Divisional Chairperson, Liberal Arts
Professor of English
(603) 897-8238
Political Catholicism
Martin Menke
Professor of History, Law and Political Science
(603) 897-8603;
Psychological Assessment
Robert Walrath
Associate Professor of Education & Counseling
(603) 897-8589
Psychology
H. Alan Goodman
Assistant Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8602
Psychology, History of
H. Alan Goodman
Assistant Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8602
Psychology, Spiritual
Paul Cunningham
Divisional Chairperson, Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8272
Public Health, Ethics
Herman Tavani
Professor of Philosophy
(603) 897-8597
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Reading Comprehension
Kathleen S. McIlwain
Assistant Professor of Education
(603) 897-8572
Rhetorical Theory
Elizabethada Wright
Associate Professor of English & Communications
(603) 897-8283
Russia
Vladimir Riabov
Professor of Math & Computer Science
(603) 897-8613
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Social Ethics
Virginia Ryan
Associate Professor of Theology
(603) 897-8517
Social Problems
Marjorie Marcoux Faiia
Professor of Sociology
(603) 897-8538
Software Design Strategies
Vladimir Riabov
Professor of Math & Computer Science
(603) 897-8613
Special Education
Naomi Schoenfeld
Associate Professor of Education
(603) 897-8563
Spiritual Psychology
Paul Cunningham
Divisional Chairperson, Sciences
Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8272
Strategic Management
Gregory Kivenzor
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8239
Student Choice Policies (Dissection, Psychology Animal Labs)
Paul Cunningham
Divisional Chairperson, Sciences
Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8272
Sustainable Business
Gregory Kivenzor
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8239
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Technology and Philosophy
Herman Tavani
Professor of Philosophy
(603) 897-8597
Technology Transfer
Kevin Wayne
Associate Professor of Business Administration
(603) 897-8532
Theology
Virginia Ryan
Associate Professor of Theology
(603) 897-8517
Theology, Roman Catholic Church Worship
Br. Paul Demers
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
(603) 897-8537
Theology, Contemporary Roman Catholicism
Ann Riggs
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
(603) 897-8253
Thermophysics
Vladimir Riabov
Professor of Math & Computer Science
(603) 897-8613
Transpersonal Psychology
Paul Cunningham
Divisional Chairperson, Sciences
Professor of Psychology
(603) 897-8272
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United Nations
George Kaloudis
Professor of History, Law and Political Science
(603) 897-8574
Ukraine
Vladimir Riabov
Professor of Math & Computer Science
(603) 897-8613
U.S. Government & Politics
George Kaloudis
Professor of History, Law and Political Science
(603) 897-8574
V
Visual Communications Design
Sr. Theresa Couture
Professor of Visual Arts
(603) 897-8275
W
Women's Health
Susan Murphy
Associate Professor of Nursing
(603) 897-8627
Women's Studies
Marjorie Marcoux Faiia
Professor of Sociology
(603) 897-8538
Writing Instruction
Tim Doherty
Professor of English
(603) 897-8987