Albertus Magnus College Names New Faculty Members for Fall Semester
Albertus Magnus College is pleased to welcome several new faculty members this fall. This includes additions to the College’s Master of Arts and Art Therapy Counseling Program, which is the only program of its kind in the state.
“We are very fortunate to have such distinct and talented colleagues be a part of the Albertus family, providing our students with ways to flourish and achieve their goals,” said Sean P. O’Connell, vice president for academic affairs at Albertus Magnus.
Please welcome:
Rebecca Arnold, associate professor and clinical coordinator, Department of Master of Arts and Art Therapy and Counseling Program: Professor Arnold is a full-time faculty and the coordinator of graduate Art Therapy clinical internships. She joins the Albertus family from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Penn., where she was the founding director of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy program. Arnold received her bachelor’s degree from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Penn., and earned a master’s from Marywood University in Scranton, Penn. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. A resident of Belchertown, Mass., Arnold looks forward to strengthening community partnerships by broadening student internship placements.
Angel Duncan, assistant professor and director of the Department of Master of Arts and Art Therapy and Counseling Program: Professor Duncan will be overseeing the MAATC department and teaching courses in art therapy. Prior to this, Duncan was the director of education/rater and research associate at the Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida. Duncan earned her bachelor’s degree at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas and earned a double master’s at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California with her research at Stanford University. She worked at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at the University of California-San Francisco and was the program director and supervisor for the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California. Duncan is a doctoral candidate in psychology with a focus in gerontology at Northcentral University in Scottsdale, Arizona. Duncan looks forward to working at Albertus and promoting the department.
Jeffrey Gangwisch, assistant professor, Department of Visual and Performing Arts: Professor Gangwisch serves the art department with a focus on new media production. They join the Albertus faculty from Baltimore, Maryland, where they worked as an intermedia artist and served as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). Gangwisch was a Fulbright Media Scholar in the United Kingdom and earned their bachelor’s at the University of New Orleans, their master’s from Falmouth University in Cornwall, UK, and their MFA from UMBC. A new resident of New Haven, Gangwisch hopes to join community efforts that support local arts and culture.
Jon Sozek, assistant professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion: Professor Sozek joins the Albertus family from Fairfield University, where he was a lecturer in the Religious Studies Department. He has also served as a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in the Theology Department at Fordham University. His research focuses on 20th Century Catholic thought and the intersections of philosophy and theology. Professor Sozek holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Brown University, a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Philosophy from Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, a Master’s in Religious Studies from McGill University in Montreal, and a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College. A resident of Hamden, Sozek is a member of the Work Group on Dominican Heritage and Mission here at Albertus Magnus College.
Rosemary Whelan, associate professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry: Professor Whelan will teach biochemistry, anatomy and physiology, and other courses to biology majors. Prior to this, Whelan worked in a number of capacities at the University of New Haven’s Department of Biology and Environmental Science including being the coordinator of the biology program, internship coordinator, and lecturer. Whelan earned her bachelor’s degree and her Doctor of Philosophy from University College Dublin in Ireland and is currently a resident of Madison.
ABOUT ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE
Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of Peace, is a Catholic College in the Dominican Tradition. It is included among US News & World Report’s Top Regional Universities in the north. The College has an enrollment of 1,500 students in its traditional undergraduate program, accelerated adult degree programs, and 12 graduate programs, including a new Mas- ter of Public Administration and the only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling in Connecticut. In the past year, Albertus received sev- eral significant Federal grants, totaling more than $2.3 million in support of student success, well-being, and innovative programming.
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