New faculty join MSOE
| Published: 10/03/2009 |
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MSOE welcomes the following full-time faculty members:
Dr. Matthew Trussoni ‘03, assistant professor, Architectural Engineering and Building Construction Department
Dr. Kathy S. Faggiani, professor, Rader School of Business
Dr. Olga Imas '99, assistant professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Bharathwaj (Bart) Muthuswamy, assistant professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Dr. Cory Prust '01, assistant professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Michael Carriere, assistant professor, General Studies Department
Dr. Alicia Domack, assistant professor, General Studies Department
Mary Jo Noble '83, assistant professor, School of Nursing
MSOE also welcomes the following part-time faculty members:
Theresa Rosik-Geurts, lecturer, Rader School of Business
Sheila Shaffie, lecturer, Rader School of Business
Irene Strohben, adjunct assistant professor, Rader School of Business
Vairavan Vairavan, adjunct associate professor, Rader School of Business
Brad Becker, adjunct assistant professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Kirsten R. Kallies, adjunct assistant professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Rick Hoadley, adjunct assistant professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Tammy Bockhorst, lecturer, General Studies Department
Matthew Ruud, lecturer, General Studies Department
Karen A. Hartje, adjunct nursing clinical instructor, School of Nursing
Diane M. Dettinger, adjunct assistant professor, School of Nursing
Grzegorz Janiak, lecturer, Physics and Chemistry Department
Dr. Matthew Trussoni earned a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering from MSOE. His master's degree in architecture and Ph.D. in civil engineering are both from University of Miami School of Architecture. Trussoni previously worked as a project manager for Gerald F. DeMarco Architects in Miami and lectured at the University of Miami School of Architecture.
Dr. Kathy Faggiani holds a bachelor's degree in economics from University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, a master's of business administration from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and a Ph.D. in information systems from University of Colorado at Boulder. She previously was a principal information technology/systems consultant, and worked for Bolder Heuristics Inc. as a software engineer. Faggiani was an assistant professor at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, an associate professor at Bemidji State University and a professor at Colorado State University prior to joining the faculty at MSOE.
Dr. Olga Imas earned her bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from MSOE and her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and functional imaging from Marquette University. She previously worked at GE Healthcare as a product development specialist in molecular imaging, and taught at GE in the Edison Engineering Program, at Marquette University and also part-time at MSOE.
Bharathwaj (Bart) Muthuswamy earned bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from University of California-Berkeley, and expects to complete his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in December 2009 at University of California-Berkeley. 
Dr. Cory Prust holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from MSOE and Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University. He also was a graduate research assistant for the National Science Foundation; a technical staff member at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory; and a U.S. Department of Education GAANN Fellow at Purdue University. 
Michael Carriere has a bachelor's degree from Hampshire College and a master's degree in American history from the University of Chicago, where he is currently completing his Ph.D. in the same field. Carriere has experience teaching history and writing courses at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Alicia Domack holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She has taught at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College and the College of Saint Mary. 
Mary Jo Noble earned a diploma in nursing from the Milwaukee County General Hospital School of Nursing, a diploma in surgical technology from Milwaukee Area Technical College, a bachelor's degree in nursing from Carroll University and a master's degree in nursing education from University of Phoenix. She previously worked for Aurora Healthcare, Covenant Healthcare and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin while teaching part time at MSOE.
MSOE is an independent university with 2,600 students. MSOE offers 17 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, architectural engineering and building construction, computer, business and health-related fields. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; and extremely high placement rates and starting salaries. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.