Faculty and Staff
Administrators and Staff

Brigette R. Murphy-Barbee
Business Manager
Assistant to the Dean
313-993-1533
murphybr@udmercy.edu

Dan Pitera
Dean, School of Architecture & Community Development
Professor of Architecture & Community Development
313-993-1532
piteradw@udmercy.edu

Noah Resnick
Associate Dean, School of Architecture & Community Development
Professor of Architecture & Community Development
313-993-1531
resnicns@udmercy.edu

Cheryl Baxter
Office Manager
Assistant to the Associate Dean
313-993-1532
needhaca@udmercy.edu
Faculty

Claudia Bernasconi
Director, Master of Architecture Program
Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-578-0551
bernascl@udmercy.edu

Joshua Budiongan
Designer and Project Manager
Professor of Practice
budionjr@udmercy.edu

Wladek Fuchs
Professor of Architecture and Community Development
Director, International Programs
313-993-1495
fuchsw@udmercy.edu

Tadd Heidgerken
Associate Professor of Architecture and Community Development
Office: 313-578-0552 | Phone: 313-993-1532
heidgetw@udmercy.edu

James Leach
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-993-1532
leachje1@udmercy.edu

Erika Lindsay
Associate Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-993-1532
lindsaej@udmercy.edu

Kristin Nelson
Associate Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-993-1532
nelsonkr@udmercy.edu

Ceara O'Leary
Co-Executive Director, Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Professor of Practice
313-993-1037
olearycm@udmercy.edu

Allegra Pitera
Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-993-1479
piteraaj@udmercy.edu

Thomas Provost
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Community Development
provoste@udmercy.edu

Sarida Scott
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Community Development
Director, Master of Community Development program
313-993-1533
scottsa4@udmercy.edu

Virginia Stanard
Associate Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-442-3520
stanarvi@udmercy.edu

Will Wittig
Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-993-1532
wittigw@udmercy.edu
Adjunct Faculty

Juan Arias-Hernandez
Adjunct Professor
ariashjg@udmercy.edu

Libby Balter Blume
Professor Emerita
313-578-0446
blumelb@udmercy.edu

Karen Brown
Adjunct Professor
313-657-1777
brownkc50@gmail.com

Rebecca Bucky Willis
Adjunct Professor

Nina Cho
Adjunct Professor
734-646-8505
info@ninacho.com

Charles Cross
Senior Landscape Designer
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
crossca@udmercy.edu

Damon Dickerson
Adjunct Professor
dickerdk@udmercy.edu

Andrew Dunlap
Adjunct Professor
dunlapaa@udmercy.edu

Raúl Echevarria
Adjunct Professor
708-522-4873
echevara@udmercy.edu

Michael Ford
Adjunct Professor
fordmi2@udmercy.edu

Joanna Maldis Fuchs
Adjunct Professor
maldisjo@udmercy.edu

Francis Grunow
Adjunct Professor
grunowfm@udmercy.edu

Amanda Harrell-Seyburn
Adjunct Professor
harrelaj@udmercy.edu

Toni Henry
Designer and Project Manager
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
henrytc@udmercy.edu

Christina Heximer
Co-Executive Director Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
heximech@udmercy.edu

Woodrow Hoffer
Adjunct Professor
hofferwo@udmercy.edu

Khalil Jawanza Parris
Adjunct Professor
parriskj@udmercy.edu

Bryan Kieler
Adjunct Professor
586-801-5488
kielerbk@udmercy.edu

David Koukal
Professor of Philosophy
313-993-1138
koukaldr@udmercy.edu

Enrique V. Ledesma
Adjunct Professor
ledesmev@udmercy.edu

Clarke Lewis
Adjunct Professor
lewiscg@udmercy.edu

Thaddeus Lindsay
Adjunct Professor
Fabrications Coordinator
313-993-1533
tlindsay@udmercy.edu

Anthony Martinico
Adjunct Professor
martinac@udmercy.edu

Joseph Odoerfer
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1532
odoerfej@udmercy.edu

Bryan Shishakly
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1532
bryan@guardthevan.com

Nicole Simone Tersigni
Adjunct Professor
simonenm@udmercy.edu

Linda Slowik
Professor of Psychology
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Department Chair, Psychology
313-993-1623
slowiklh@udmercy.edu

Kimberly Steiner
Adjunct Professor
248-752-0837
ksteiner889@gmail.com

Gilbert Sunghera, S.J.
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1625
gilbert.sunghera@udmercy.edu

Jacob A. Theut
Adjunct Professor
theutja@udmercy.edu

Andreea Vasile-Hoxha
Adjunct Professor
vasilean@udmercy.edu

Stephen Vogel
Distinguished Professor
Dean Emeritus
313-231-7616
vogelsp@udmercy.edu

Lara Wasner
Director of Language and Cultural Training
Study Abroad Coordinator
Fulbright Scholar Liaison
313-993-1191
wasnerle@udmercy.edu

Kirk Welsh
Instructor
313-993-1548
welshkd@udmercy.edu
Detroit Collaborative Design Center

Joshua Budiongan
Designer and Project Manager
Professor of Practice
budionjr@udmercy.edu

Charles Cross
Senior Landscape Designer
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
crossca@udmercy.edu

Toni Henry
Designer and Project Manager
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
henrytc@udmercy.edu

Christina Heximer
Co-Executive Director Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
heximech@udmercy.edu

Julia Kowalski
Designer + Project Manager
313-993-1037
kowalskij.dcdc@gmail.com

Brigette R. Murphy-Barbee
Business Manager
Assistant to the Dean
313-993-1533
murphybr@udmercy.edu

Ceara O'Leary
Co-Executive Director, Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Professor of Practice
313-993-1037
olearycm@udmercy.edu

Dan Pitera
Dean, School of Architecture & Community Development
Professor of Architecture & Community Development
313-993-1532
piteradw@udmercy.edu