Geri Brunell, assistant professor of art
B.A., Wellesley College
M.A.L.S., Dartmouth College
Geri Brunell is a painter, printmaker and a professional exhibiting artist. She has exhibited in New England and New York, and has won several awards. She has done graduate work in painting at the Brooklyn Museum School and at Smith College. In addition, she has done post-graduate work in art education and painting at Boston University. Her goal is to encourage students to develop their skills and techniques in the studio, to explore new ideas and research compelling topics in art history, and to connect their studies with all aspects of their college life.

Maria Cristina Canales, chair, Division of Humanities & Fine Arts, associate professor of foreign languages
B.A., Universidad de Puerto Rico
M.A., UniversitÈ de Paris, Sorbonne
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Dr. Canales specializes in Caribbean studies, particularly in the literature of French expression. She co-authored a book on Guatemalan oral tradition, and has given numerous presentations and workshops on literature, culture and pedagogy. Her current research interests are Cuba and Hispanics in the United States.

Peter W. Clement, professor of English
B.A., St. Michael's College
M.A., St. John's University
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Dr. Clement travels often, especially to natural sites and libraries in Dorset and the Lake District of England, to acquire firsthand information about the works of English writers, including William Wordsworth and Thomas Hardy, who figure prominently in his courses.

Nanci Sarisley Costanzo, associate professor of art
B.A., Central Connecticut State University
M.A.E., Rhode Island School of Design
C.A.G.S., European Graduate School, Leuk, Switzerland
Nanci Sarisley Costanzo has taught in public and private schools and colleges for the past 27 years. She received the Outstanding Arts Educator in Massachusetts Award by the Massachusetts Alliance for Arts Education. She was invited to present at the first People to People Art Education Delegation to the People's Republic of China and also participated and exhibited at the First Sino-American Conference on Women's Issues in Beijing, China. She is a painter, a printmaker and has exhibited extensively. She has received several awards for her paintings and her work is in private and public collections in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Washington D.C., New York and Rome.

Maureen Egan, professor of philosophy
B.A., Elms College
M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University
Dr. Egan has published articles in Teaching Philosophy, Hypatia, and other academic journals. She specializes in introducing students to the study of philosophy as an integral part of a liberal arts education. Her current research interests are philosophy of art and women's studies. Recent research subjects have included Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Mary Whiton Calkins.

James Gallant, professor of English
B.A., Assumption College
M.A., Clark University
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Dr. Gallant specializes in medieval and modern literature, with a special interest in utopian studies, American studies, contemporary poetry, and theater. He has published several articles and has edited a book on the subject of medievalism.

Roberta Gordenstein, assistant professor of foreign languages
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.A., Trinity College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Dr. Gordenstein has published numerous articles and reviews about Jewish and Latina writers. Her most recent translations have appeared in The House of Memory and Miriam's Daughters, edited by Marjorie Agos"n. Besides her work in literary criticism and translation, she has conducted teacher-training workshops in Eastern Europe and Central America.

Jasmine Hall, associate professor of English
B.A., Brandeis University
M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
Dr. Hall coordinates the women studies minor at Elms College. Her fields of interest are Victorian and modern British fiction, literary criticism, and popular culture. She has published and presented papers in Dickens Studies Annual and Studies in Short Fiction, as well as in collections on Victorian literature and detective fiction.

Joyce Hampton, lecturer in English as a Second Language (E.S.L.)
B.S., University of Texas
M.Ed., University of Massachusetts
Joyce Hampton directs the English as a Second Language (E.S.L.) program, and is committed to seeing students improve their language proficiency in order to reach their goals. She also directs the exchange program with Kochi Women's University in Kochi, Japan. Ms. Hampton has traveled extensively throughout Asia, and she strives to introduce students to the value of diversity and multiculturalism.

Frances Jensen, associate professor of history
B.A., Westfield State College
M.A., University of Connecticut
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Dr. Jensen teaches American history courses, including surveys and upper-level courses. Her specialization is the progressive era of United States history. She also teaches senior seminar classes and directs internships for the history department.

Robert King, professor of English
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
M.A., University of Connecticut
Ph.D., Boston University
Dr. King is a contributing editor in drama criticism for The North American Review. His more than 50 essays on rhetoric and theater have appeared in popular, literary and scholarly publications from The New York Times to English Literary History.

Laura McNeil, assistant professor of history
B.A., Hampshire College
M.A., Ph.D., Boston College
Dr. McNeil specializes in the following fields in history: modern Britain, the British Empire, modern European history, and modern Ireland. She has presented papers on Ireland at conferences in Ireland and in the U.S.A.

Martin J. Pion, associate professor of religious studies
B.A., M.A., St. Michael's College
Ph.D., Andover Newton Theological School
Dr. Pion is versed in the fields of ethics, scripture, lay ministry, ecumenism, Jewish-Christian dialogue, and sacramental theology. He teaches, presents workshops and lectures, and serves on ethics committees and boards of medical organizations. He is also active with the Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center in Springfield, MA.

Sister Ann Ryan, S.N.D., lecturer in religious studies
B.A., Regis College
M.Th., Weston Jesuit School of Theology
Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union
Sister Ryan is a member of the Connecticut Province of the Sisters of Notre Dame. Prior to undertaking doctoral studies in ascetical theology in Berkeley, California, she served as campus minister at Yale University and as spiritual director at Saint Stephen's Priory in Dover, Massachusetts. Sister Ann's teaching interests include biblical and feminist theologies.

Rev. Mark S. Stelzer, professor of religious studies
B.A., St. John's Seminary College
M.Div., M.A., St. John's Seminary School of Theology
S.T.L., S.T.D., The Catholic University of America
Father Stelzer serves as director of the Elms Institute for Theology and Pastoral Studies. He is skilled in interpreting the work of contemporary theologians, and makes their work accessible to students at all levels. His involvement in the study and teaching of theology is complemented by his ministry as pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish, a culturally and ethnically diverse parish adjacent to the Elms campus.