College of Arts and Sciences
Jason C Johnston
Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Agricultural Science & Agribusiness, Cybersecurity
- Campus Address: 315 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9652
- Fax: (207) 768-9553
- Email: jason.johnston@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Bowdoin College, 1997
M.S., University of Delaware, 2001
Ph.D., University of Maine, 2007
Lea Knudsen Allen
Associate Professor of English
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, English
- Campus Address: 208 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9521
- Email: lea.allen@maine.edu
Education
B.A., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 2000
Ph.D., Brown University, 2008
Leigh Belair, MEd, MT (ASCP)
MLT Program Director; NL EMMC MLS Program Director; Associate Professor of MLT
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Medical Laboratory Technology
- Campus Address: 205 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9440
- Email: leigh.belair@maine.edu
Education
B.A., University of Maine, 1994
MEd, University of Maine, 2009
MT (ASCP),1994
Bee Khim Chim
Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Agricultural Science & Agribusiness
- Phone: (207) 764-3361
- Email: bee.chim@maine.edu
Education
BSc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University
MSc. in Soil Fertility, Oklahoma State University
Ph.D. in Agronomy, Virginia Tech
Meagan Corriveau
Clinical Microbiology Lab Instructor
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Medical Laboratory Technology
- Phone: (207) 834-1447
- Email: meagan.bechard@maine.edu
Education
B.A., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 2005
A.S., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 2007
MLT (ASCP), 2007
Pamela Easler
Administrative Specialist
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Campus Address: 111A South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9450
- Email: pamela.easler@maine.edu
Education
A.A.S., Northern Maine Community College, 2013
B.A., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 2018
Larry Feinstein
Associate Professor of Biology
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Agricultural Science & Agribusiness
- Campus Address: 308 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9498
- Email: larry.feinstein@maine.edu
Education
B.S., Wright State University, 1999
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2012
Rafiul Hassan
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Curriculum Development Specialist
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Computer Science
- Campus Address: 305 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9627
- Email: md.hassan@maine.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of Melbourne, 2007
B.Eng., Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, 1998Bio
Dr. Hassan received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Software Engineering in 2007 from the University of Melbourne. He worked at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals for more than 10 years as a full-time faculty member before coming to UMPI. He is an expert in machine learning and data science with applications to biomedical, financial and reservoir engineering, network security, and big data analysis. He has 3 U.S. patents, another U.S. patent submitted, and has authored many journal and conference papers. He’ll be working to secure accreditation for the UMPI Computer Science program with ABET (the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.).
Areas of Expertise
Machine Learning Data Science Network Security Big Data Analysis
Scholarly Activities
- COVID-19 – Outburst prediction: Developed an automated computational system to predict the total number of expected COVID-19 patients tomorrow/next week/next month.
- COVID19 diagnosis from CT-Scan/X-ray
- Breast Cancer diagnosis/prognosis
- Protein/gene identification for drug discovery
- Stock price prediction
- Big data analysis and knowledge discovery: Developed a number of computational methods to analyze big data and extract knowledge that are important for efficient management of a business/company (e.g., prediction of good customer of a bank)
Deborah L Hodgkins (She/Her/Hers)
Professor of English
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, English, Learning Commons
- Campus Address: 210 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9423
- Email: deborah.hodgkins@maine.edu
Education
B.A., College of the Holy Cross, 1987
M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1989
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 1998
Education
B.S., University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka, 2004
Ph.D., University of Nevada Reno USA, 2011
William Jenkins
Associate Professor of Psychology
- Department: Psychology
- Phone: (207) 768-9457
- Email: william.j.jenkins@maine.edu
Paul Johnson
Associate Professor of Psychology
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
- Campus Address: 206 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9455
- Email: paul.e.johnson@maine.edu
Education
B.A., University of Southern Maine, 2000
M.S., University of Southern Maine, 2003
Ph.D., University of Southern Maine, 2008
Judith Ladd Roe
Associate Professor of Biology
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Biology, Agricultural Science & Agribusiness
- Campus Address: 316 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9446
- Email: judith.roe@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Vassar College, 1979
M.S., George Washington University, 1982
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1990
Mark Royer
Asst. Prof. of Computer Science & Curricular Development Specialist
- Department: Computer Science
- Phone: (207) 768-9411
- Email: mark.royer@maine.edu
Kimberly Sebold
Professor of History
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, History and Political Science
- Campus Address: 314 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9721
- Email: kimberly.sebold@maine.edu
Education
B.A., University of Delaware, 1988
M.A., University of Delaware, 1990
Ph.D., University of Maine, 1998
Elisha Sirois
UMA MLT Program Coordinator; Laboratory Education Manager at MaineGeneral
- Department: Medical Laboratory Technology
- Phone: (207) 626-6773
- Email: elisha.sirois@maine.edu
Education
MSM, Southern New Hampshire University, 2019.
B.S., University of Maine, Medical Laboratory Sciences, 2014.
Teri St. Pierre
Director of Early College; Associate Professor of Mathematics
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, Early College
- Campus Address: South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9574
- Email: teri.st@maine.edu
Education
B.Ed., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1999
M.Ed., University of Southern Maine, 2005
M.S., Texas A&M University, 2018
Fred Strickland
Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity and Computer Science
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Cybersecurity, Computer Science
- Campus Address: 304 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9441
- Email: fred.strickland@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Stetson University
M.A., Central Michigan University
B.S., University of Maryland at College Park
M.S., Troy State University
Ph.D., Auburn University
Chunzeng Wang
Professor of Earth and Environmental Studies
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Agricultural Science & Agribusiness, Computer Science
- Campus Address: 306 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9412
- Fax: (207) 768-9553
- Email: chunzeng.wang@maine.edu
Education
B.S., Guilin Institue of Technology, 1984
M.S., China University of Geosciences, 1989
M.Phi., City University of New York, 2000
Ph.D., City University of New York, 2001
John J Zaborney
Professor of History
- Department: History and Political Science, College of Professional Programs
- Campus Address: 215 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9409
- Email: john.zaborney@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Bridgewater College, 1989
M.A., State University of New York, 1991
Ph.D., University of Maine, 1997
Richard Zuras
Professor of English and Creative Writing
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, English
- Campus Address: 317 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9403
- Email: richard.zuras@maine.edu
Education
B.A., George Mason University, 1990
M.A., M.F.A., McNesse State University, 1998
Anabela Ançã Mendes
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer II
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: anabela.anca.mendes@maine.edu
Education
B.S., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1994
M.A., Appalachian State University, 2013Areas of Expertise
Brent Andersen
Adjunct Faculty, Associate Professor
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, History and Political Science
- Email: brent.andersen@maine.edu
Education
B.A., University of Utah, 1987
M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1991
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2002
Helana Brigman
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer I
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: helana.brigman@maine.edu
Education
B.A, Columbia College, 2008
M.A., Louisiana State University, 2010
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2015
J Donald Cyr
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer III
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: joseph.cyr@maine.edu
Education
B.S., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1969
M.S., University of Maine at Orono, 1971
M.E.D., University of Maine at Orono, 1971
B.A., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1974
Krista A Delahunty
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer III
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: kristad@maine.edu
Education
B.S., Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2000
M.S., Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2003
Elizabeth R Flaherty
Adjunct Faculty, Assistant Professor
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: elizabeth.flaherty@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Moravian College, 1997
M.A., Marywood University, 2001
Michael Hannigan
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Phone: (207) 768-9740
- Email: michael.hannigan@maine.edu
Kathleen Harrigan
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: kathleen.harrigan@maine.edu
John Harrington
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer III
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
- Email: john.harrington@maine.edu
Education
B.S., University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, 1975
M.A., Ball State University, 1976
Jennifer Lynds
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: jennifer.lynds@maine.edu
Bio
Adjunct English professor with 23 years of experience as a journalist for both the Bangor Daily News and the Houlton Pioneer Times. Received a bachelor of arts in Communication with a minor in creative writing from the University of Maine at Presque Isle, and a master of arts in English and creative writing from Southern New Hampshire University. Served for three years as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer.
Areas of Expertise
Community Involvement
- UMPI University Senate
- AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer
Araminta Matthews
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Phone: (207) 621-3338
- Email: mina.matthews@maine.edu
Rowena McPherson
Coordinator of Graphic Design, Social Media and Photography; Adjunct Faculty
- Department: Marketing and Communications, Art
- Campus Address: Suite 232 Preble Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9604
- Fax: (207) 768-9608
- Email: rowena.mcpherson@maine.edu
Michelle Mishaan
Adjunct Faculty, Assistant Professor
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Art
- Email: michelle.mishaan@maine.edu
Malissa Norfolk
Adjunct Instructor - Hematology/Coagulation
- Department: Medical Laboratory Technology
- Email: malissa.norfolk@maine.edu
Education
B.S. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Medical Laboratory Science – Clinical, 2010
M.B.A. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Business Administration, 2018
Online Teaching Certificate, Online Learning Consortium, 2020
Frank Sullivan
Adjunt Faculty; Director of Reed Art Gallery
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Art
- Email: frank.sullivan@maine.edu
Education
B.A., College of the Holy Cross, 1986
Franklin V Thompson
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer III
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
- Email: franklin.thompson@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1966
M.Ed., Kutztown State University, 1973
Ed.D., Lehigh University, 1981
Noah Winslow
Adjunct Instructor of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Agricultural Science & Agribusiness
- Campus Address: 302 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 540-7783
- Fax: (207) 768-9447
- Email: noah.winslow@maine.edu
Education
B.S., University of Maine, 2002
M.S., Purdue University, 2003
