VITAL Faculty Mentors

Community in the spirit of Augustine is a hallmark of the Villanova experience and an integral part of how we support each other’s growth and academic professional development. You will have the wonderful opportunity to engage in a collegial, informal, confidential mentoring relationship with a full-time faculty colleague outside your discipline.

The VITAL Faculty Mentor will offer collegial support by providing guidance, feedback, information, and/or opportunities to you to facilitate your transition to our campus and your faculty role. The mentors are looking forward to serving as a sounding board, navigator of institutional culture, resource, and supportive and responsive colleague. You will be paired with a mentor outside your department to support confidential, non-evaluative interactions during the upcoming academic year. You will meet with your mentor and another newly-appointed faculty colleague 2-3 times during the semester.

We are delighted to be able to offer this special, cross-disciplinary mentoring opportunity to you that is made possible by the VITAL Faculty Mentors’ care, concern, and commitment to supporting their colleagues as they join Villanova’s teaching community. Link to program details.

VITAL Faculty Mentors


Dr. Gabriele Bauer
Sr. Director
VITAL
Vasey Hall, Rm 106
Email: gabriele.bauer@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Peter Fay, Ethics, Muhammad Qadri, Psychological & Brain Sciences & Diana Rachii, Chemistry


Dr. James Bierstaker
Professor
Accounting & Information Systems
Bartley Hall, Rm 2052
Email: james.bierstaker@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Monika Pogorzelska-Maziara, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing & Michael Power, Mathematics & Statistics



Dr. Jeremy Carlo
Associate Professor
Physics
Mendel Hall, Rm 365D
Email: jeremy.carlo@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Brian Grant, Accountancy & Information Systems &
Andrew Lee, Mechanical Engineering



Associate Teaching Professor
Spanish
St Augustine Ctr Liberal Arts Rm 329

Faculty Mentees: Kythe Heller, Augustine & Culture Seminar Program &
German Sanchez Sanchez, Economics

Dr. Bryan Eigenbrodt
Associate Professor
Chemistry
Mendel Hall, Rm 216E
Email: bryan.eigenbrodt@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentee: Anthony Rice, Finance & Real Estate



Dr. Thomas Griffin
The Kenneth ’84 and Pamela Roessler Assistant Professor
Finance & Real Estate
Bartley Hall, Rm 2008
Email: thomas.griffin@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Rebecca Phillipson, Physics & 
Patrina Sexton Topper, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing


Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Drosdick Hall

Faculty Mentees: Nathaniel Chodosh, Computing Sciences & 
Elizabeth Lee, Biology




Associate Teaching Professor
Chemistry
Mendel Hall Rm 214B

Faculty Mentees: Maia Magrakvelidze, Physics
Jesse Schwartz, Augustine & Culture Seminar Program &
Christie Viscanti, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing



Clinical Assistant Professor
M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Driscoll Hall Rm 364

Faculty Mentees: Ashley Lamarre, Philosophy & 
Maria Winters, Chemistry



Associate Chair, Finance & Real Estate
Professor of Practice
Finance
Bartley Hall Rm 1008

Faculty Mentees: Collin Hilton, Classical Studies & 
Kathleen Monforto, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing


Dr. Jeanne Liedtka, Esq.
Associate Professor
Marketing & Business Law
Bartley Hall, Rm 3057
Email: jeanne.liedtka@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Catherine Bloomer, Italian Studies Program &
Gwendolyn Hamid, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing



Clinical Assistant Professor
M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Driscoll Hall Rm 349

Faculty Mentees: Fidelis Olokunboro, Theology & Religious Studies &
Rebekah Palmer, Mathematics & Statistics



Dr. Dron M. Mandhana
Assistant Professor
Communication
Garey Hall Rm 15
Email: dron.mandhana@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Lorena Paola Avila, Sociology & Criminology &
Suzanne Gray, Psychological & Brain Sciences



Clinical Associate Professor
Dean-Nursing
Driscoll Hall Rm 336800


Faculty Mentees: Tommaso Cappello, Electrical & Computer Engineering 
& Marina Cozac, Marketing & Business Law



Clinical Assistant Professor
M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Driscoll Hall Rm 347


Faculty Mentees: Kara Wells, Accountancy & Information Systems &
Jennifer Woolley Barone, Communication



Assistant Teaching Professor
Chemistry
Mendel Hall Rm 215A

Faculty Mentees: Amanda Acevedo, Accountancy & Information Systems 
& Anna Engelsone, Mathematics & Statistics


Dr. Stephen Napier
Professor
Philosophy
St Augustine Ctr Liberal Arts, Rm 166
Email: stephen.napier@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Guillermo Escano, Sociology & Criminology &
Anusha Hariharan, Global Interdisciplinary Studies



Dr. Cristina Percoco
Associate Teaching Professor
Spanish
St Augustine Ctr Liberal Arts, Rm 344
Email: cristina.percoco@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Brandon Ambrosino, Augustine & Culture Seminar Program & Vivian Evangelista, Mathematics & Statistics




Dr. Stefan A. Perun
Associate Director for Digital Learning Pedagogy
VITAL
Vasey Hall, Rm 106
Email: stefan.perun@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Alexander Mason, Mathematics & Statistics
Rebecca Mueller, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Gabriel Rodriguez Rivera, Chemical & Biological Engineering &
Hansel Tan, Theatre



Assistant Teaching Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Drosdick Hall

Faculty Mentees: Ryan Almeida, Geography & the Environment &
Jennifer Brown, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing




Associate Professor
Geography & the Environment
Mendel Hall Rm G67I


Faculty Mentees: Samir Talegaon, Electrical & Computer Engineering &
Shelby Ziegler, Biology




Dr. Brendan W Spinelli
Assistant Teaching Professor
Spanish
St Augustine Ctr Liberal Arts, Rm 342
Email: brendan.w.spinelli@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Austin Martin, Geography & the Environment &
Eduardo Sproviero, Chemistry


Associate Professor of the Practice
Finance & Real Estate
Bartley Hall
Email: monika.sywak@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Emily Slonecker, Psychological & Brain Sciences &
Parisa Zahiremami, Augustine & Culture Seminar Program

Dr. Stephanie Walkup
Associate Teaching Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Drosdick Hall
Email: stephanie.walkup@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Patricia Kostelnak, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing & Vasil Rokaj, Physics

Dr. Kevin A. Waters
Associate Teaching Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Drosdick Hall
Email: kevin.waters@villanova.edu

Faculty Mentees: Luca Naponiello, Italian Studies Program &
Thao Vuong, Finance & Real Estate




Professor
Administrative Director, Centralized Research Computing Facility
Mechanical Engineering
Drosdick Hall 


Faculty Mentees: Nitindra R. Joglekar, Management & Operations &
Jesse Wool, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing


Associate Professor
Director, Graduate Counseling Program
Education & Counseling
St Augustine Ctr Liberal Arts Rm 363


Faculty Mentees: Anna Duensing, History &
Miranda McPhillips, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing



Teaching Professor, Chinese Studies
Director, Asian Studies
Global Interdisciplinary Studies
Garey Hall Rm 34


Faculty Mentees: Janet Guedon, Biology &
Katlyn Schieler, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
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