
Our People
We are a key academic health partner in the state of Delaware. Led by Dean Bill Farquhar, the College of Health Sciences is home to talented faculty and staff internationally recognized for their research, teaching and service to their specific fields. Above all, we are dedicated to being the embodiment of a new direction in health, which our students, faculty and staff are forging now through education, research, care and innovation.
EXECUTIVE TEAM


charles buz swanik
Deputy Dean, College of Health Sciences
Professor
Professor
302-831-2306

Freda Patterson
Associate Dean of Research, College of Health Sciences
Professor
Professor
302-831-6588

Jillian Trabulsi
Department Chair, Health Behavior & Nutrition Sciences

Diane Chugani
Interim Chair, Communication Sciences & Disorders
302-831-3301

Jennifer Horney
Professor and Founding Director, Epidemiology
Interim Director, Partnership for Healthy Communities
Interim Director, Partnership for Healthy Communities
302-831-3866



Esther Biswas-Fiss
Department Chair, Medical and Molecular Sciences
302-831-2912


regina sims wright
Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
302-831-8364

catherine stoner
Senior Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Student Services
302-831-8073









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Cindy Bo | cindy.bo@nemours.org | Nemours Children's Health System Alfred I.duPont Hospital for Children |
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Timothy J. Constantine | timothy.constantine@highmark.com | United Concordia Dental |
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Bob Dayton | robertdayton2@yahoo.com | Delaware BioScience Association |
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Theodore J. Foltyn | tjfoltyn@udel.edu | Foltyn Consulting |
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Michael J. Fosina | mfosina@nyp.org | NYP Lawrence Hospital |
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Martha S. Gilman | marthag@gildevco.com | Gilman Development Company & Cornell Property Management Corporation |
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Richard Heffron | Oleowl_2001@yahoo.com | DE State Chamber of Commerce |
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Amelia Knarr | ameliaknarr@mac.com | Elite PT, LLC |
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John Knarr | jkelite@mac.com | Elite PT, LLC |
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Linda Laskowski-Jones | lindalj2622@comcast.net | Nursing, the Journal of Clinical Excellence |
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Alan M. Levin | all9045@nyp.org | New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Queens |
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Nancy Malatesta | malatestan3@gmail.com | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Dade Behring, Dupont Medical Division |
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Carolyn M. McNeice | mcneicelaw@comcast.net | Family Practice Attorney |
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R. Peter Mercer | jpmercer@comcast.net | General Electric & Honeywell |
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Kenan J. Sklenar | Kslenar@esdel.org | Easter Seals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore |
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Andy Stern | andy@cluboaksconsulting.com | Club Oaks Consulting |
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David A. Tam | dtam@beebehealthcare.org | Beebe Healthcare |







Jennifer Horney
Professor and Founding Director, Epidemiology
Interim Director, Partnership for Healthy Communities
Interim Director, Partnership for Healthy Communities
302-831-3866

Christine Sowinski
Program Coordinator, H.E.A.L.T.H. for All Initiative, Partnerships for Healthy Communities
302-831-0994
Kate DuPont Phillips
Director, Healthy Communities Delaware Initiative, Partnerships for Healthy Communities
302-831-2557

Paulette Hussey-Kasten
Administrative Assistant, Partnerships for Healthy Communities
302-831-4059
















TamunoTonye “Nemi” Nemi
IT Support Consultant II, IT-Client Support & Services
302-831-7050
