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Buszka, Sharlene, MBA, DPhil

Associate Professor of Business Administration and Department Chair for Accounting and Business Administration 

• Book Reviewer for Palgrave Macmillan Publishing, 2021–22

Coyle-Lenz, Christina, MBA, MS

Assistant Professor and Program Director for Leadership & Innovation

• “Inclusive Leadership: Embedding Belongingness into Culture,” presentation at Amherst Chamber of Commerce Emerging Business Leaders Symposium, April 1, 2022, at 51�Թ��� 

Dunkle, Susan, EdD, MSED

Associate Professor of Education

• Board Trustee, REACH Academy Charter School, reelected to second term 2022–25

Fiori, Melissa, PhD

Associate Professor of Modern Languages

• ISTE Certified Educator (International Society for Technology in Education), 2021–24
• Google Certified Educator (Levels 1 and 2), 2022–25

Ford, Gregory, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS

Professor and Chair of Physical Therapy, DPT Program Director

• National Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), Commissioner 2022–25

Held, Sharon, PT, DPT, MS, PCS C/NDT

Associate Professor of Physical Therapy

• Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists, recertification for 2022–32

Jones, Mike, MFA

Assistant Professor of Animation

• “Pets Op Go!” alternative reality (AR) mobile app video game created for Waysun Inc., Jan–Oct 2021

Kaczorowski, Tara, PhD

Associate Professor and Chair of Education

• Executive board for the national Innovations in Special Education Technology division of the Council for Exceptional Children organization, president Jan–Dec 2021, past president Jan–Dec 2022

Knapp, Vicki Madaus, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA (NY)

Associate Professor and Chair of Behavioral Science

• Worked on New York Assembly Bill A3523A/Senate Bill S1662B, an act to amend the education law in relation to applied behavior analysis (signed into law, 2021-22 legislative session)
• Secretary, New York State Association for Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), 2019–present
• “Behavioral Sciences in the Workplace,” presentation at Amherst Chamber of Commerce Emerging Business Leaders Symposium, April 1, 2022, at 51�Թ���

Messinger, Penny, PhD

Associate Professor of History

• Western New York Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration organizing committee member for the conference “From Suffrage to the ERA: Equity, Resilience, Activism,” held in October 2021 at 51�Թ���

Napolitano, Deborah, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA

Associate Professor or Behavioral Science

• Worked on New York Assembly Bill A3523A/Senate Bill S1662B, an act to amend the education law in relation to applied behavior analysis (signed into law, 2021-22 legislative session)
• Wrote and passed New York Assembly Bill A9080A/Senate Bill S8046A, to study the number of children in foster care who have a developmental disability (awaiting Governor signature, 2021-22 legislative session) 
• Public Policy Co-Chair, New York State Association for Behavior Analysis, 2021–present
• Editorial Board, Behavior and Social Issues (Springer), 2021–present

Parshall, Lisa, PhD

Professor of History & Political Science

• Policy Fellow, Rockefeller Institute of Government, Albany, NY
• State and Local Politics Section Chair, New York Political Science Association, 2021 Conference (April 2021)
• Organizer and program chair for the conference “Local Government Lab: A Forum for New York State Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers” held in March 2022 in Albany, NY 
• Executive Board Member, Northeastern Political Science Association, 2021–24
• Project Vote Smart, New York State Key Votes Advisor, 2013–present 

Patrone, Vanessa, MA, BCBA, LBA

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science

• Worked on New York Assembly Bill A3523A/Senate Bill S1662B, an act to amend the education law in relation to applied behavior analysis (signed into law, 2021-22 legislative session)

Phillips, Margaret, JD

Associate Professor and Paralegal Studies Program Director

• “Spotlight on Paralegals—Do you Need a Paralegal?” Bar Association of Erie County Bulletin (Nov/Dec 2021), p. 22

Shanahan, Dan, MA

Assistant Professor and Director of the Entrepreneurship Program

• “Building Your Personal Brand,” presentation at Amherst Chamber of Commerce Emerging Business Leaders Symposium, April 1, 2022, at 51�Թ���

Valazza, Veronica, DNP, MBA, RN, CNE, NE-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing

• President, Pi Zeta chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 2021–23
• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), 2021–26

Whorley, Sarah, PhD, CE-ESA

Associate Professor of Biology

• Certified Ecologist, Ecological Society of America, 2022–27