Who can I talk to?

For information or questions about admission, please visit the admissions Web site or e-mail admission@mtmercy.edu. Faculty from the departments of business, English, history, political science and sociology teach the courses in the international studies program. The chairpersons of those departments are listed below.

  • Tom Castle, 1990-
    Assistant Professor of Business
    B.B.A., M.B.A. University of Iowa

  • Mary Vermillion, 1994-
    Associate Professor of English
    B.A. St. Mary College
    M.A., Ph.D. University of Iowa

  • Jay Shuldiner, 1967-
    Associate Professor of History
    B.A. Brooklyn College
    M.A. University of Iowa

  • David J. Doerge, 2001-
    Assistant Professor of Political Science
    B.S., M.A. Arizona State University

  • Mohammad A. Chaichian, 1994-
    Professor of Sociology
    M.S. University of Tehran, Iran
    M.S. University of Michigan
    Ph.D. Michigan State University


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