College of Arts and Sciences

Jason C Johnston
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; 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

John Hoffses
Special Project Assistant
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Phone: (207) 768-9498
- Email: john.hoffses@maine.edu

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

Michael A Knopp
Professor of Chemistry
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Science and Sustainability
- Campus Address: 207 Folsom Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9483
- Email: michael.knopp@maine.edu
Education
B.A., State University of New York,1976
M.S., State University of New York, 1980
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1989

Jacquelyn Lowman
Professor, Professional Communication and Journalism
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, English, Professional Communication
- Campus Address: 114 Pullen Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9745
- Email: jacquelyn.lowman@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Connecticut College, 1993
M.A., University of Chicago, 1997
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2004Bio
Jacqui Lowman has been a professional communicator since her adolescent years. She has worked in a broad array of venues, from commercial publishing and journalism to academe. The one area that she loves even more than communicating is teaching and guiding others to do so: to help them realize their communication gifts. As founder of and chief instructor in the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s professional communication and journalism program, she has ample opportunity to do just that. The program specializes in marketing, branding and advocacy. The beautiful rural surroundings foster resilient, creative people.
In 2014, Jacqui, inspired by her students and their needs, started a nonprofit called BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential. Among its guiding principles are that challenge is an opportunity, it’s all about the journey, and that there is no such thing as “can’t.” With creativity, perseverance, love, the right team, we can transcend anything. One mantra is: “The difficult we do right away. The impossible takes a little longer.”
After many adventures, In the summer of 2019, Jacqui and her service dog Saint hit the road in Miracle, their accessible van. They drove 16,000 miles across the U.S. to Washington State and back to Maine through Canada, spreading the BEYOND LIMITS’ messages and assessing accessibility. In August 2019, Jacqui and Saint went way BEYOND LIMITS by welcoming a new member of their team: Dusty, another service dog. BEYOND LIMITS is planning further adventures.
Areas of Expertise
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Accessibility Social Justice Advocacy
Community Involvement
- Founder, President, BEYOND LIMITS: Awaken Your Potential
- Speaker, Maine Humanities Council, Part of Library Programs Initiative
Scholarly Activities
- Lowman, Jacquelyn A. “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Communication.” In SAGE Business Skills Inc., 2021

Zhu-Qi Lu
Professor of Mathematics
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics
- Campus Address: 310 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9444
- Email: zhuqi.lu@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Beijing Polytechnic University, 1982
M.A., Beijing Polytechnic University, 1985
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1989

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

Ahmed Abduuljabbar Al-Gburi
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer II
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Phone: (506) 273-3197
- Email: ahmed.jasim@maine.edu

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

Natalija A Brewer
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer III
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: natasha.brewer@maine.edu
Education
M.S., Chernovesty State University, 1994

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

Jorge Conesa-Sevilla
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
- Phone: (207) 768-9740
- Email: jorge.conesasevilla@maine.edu

Malcolm Coulter
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: malcolm.coulter@maine.edu

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

Tammy Day
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
- Phone: (207) 768-9470
- Email: tammy.day@maine.edu

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

Anders Gardestig
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: anders.grdestig@maine.edu

Debra A Guiod
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer III
- Department: College of Professional Programs, College of Arts and Sciences
- Phone: (207) 538-6495
- Email: debbie.guiod@maine.edu
Education
B.A., University of Maine at Orono, 1985
M.Ed., University of Maine at Orono, 1992

Ruba Haddad
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Phone: (207) 768-9740
- Email: ruba.haddad@maine.edu

Denise Hamlin
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
- Phone: (207) 768-9740
- Email: denise.hamlin@maine.edu

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

Julia Macek
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology
- Email: julia.macek@maine.edu

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

Ronald Henry Murray
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Email: ronald.h.murray@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Bob Jones University, 1970
M.E.D., University of Maine at Orono, 1982

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

Christopher Rabideau
Adjunct Faculty
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences
- Phone: (207) 768-9450
- Email: christopher.rabideau@maine.edu

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