Cedar Crest College announces faculty appointments
Cedar Crest College welcomed a number of new faculty for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Colleen Krcelich, assistant professor of business. Krcelich is a CPA with extensive experience in tax, accounting and human resources management. Krcelich holds a bachelor’s degree from Bloomsburg University and a master’s degree in business administration degree from Lehigh University.
Melissa Kamyab, assistant professor of education. Presently, Kamyab is teaching educational research, reading methodology and secondary methods and assessment courses at Cedar Crest College, and she is the faculty mentor to the Kappa Delta Pi Educational Honor Society. Kamyab earned her undergraduate degree in elementary education and psychology from Moravian College and both a master’s degree in reading and a doctorate of education from Lehigh University.
Ivonne Miranda, visiting assistant professor of education. Miranda served as an educator for 18 years and obtained multiple teaching certifications in reading and teaching. During her teaching career she was a literacy coach, instructional coach and a classroom teacher from grade levels pre-K to fifth grade. Miranda received an associate’s degree in applied science from Hostos Community College, a bachelor’s degree from Herbert H. Lehman College and a master’s and doctorate from Walden University.
William Wrightsman, assistant professor of occupational therapy, director of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program. Wrightsman joined Cedar Crest College as the founding director for the entry-level occupational therapy doctorate program. Previously, Wrightsman had been the founding doctoral capstone coordinator for Touro University, Nevada, where he taught for 10 years. Wrightsman received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon, a master’s degree from Touro University and his doctorate of science in occupational science from Towson University.
Ann Clifton, visiting assistant professor of mathematics. Clifton joined the Mathematics Department as a visiting assistant professor this fall after teaching part-time at Cedar Crest and Lafayette College. She recently served as an instructor in the Mathematics Department at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Clifton received a bachelor’s degree in Hispanic studies and mathematics, a master’s degree in mathematics from East Carolina University and a master’s in mathematics from the University of South Carolina.
Anita Lugo, instructor in nursing. Lugo has been a nurse for 10 years working in both medical-surgical and labor and delivery units. Lugo received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Drexel University, her master’s degree in nursing at Seton Hall University and is working towards a doctorate in nursing at Villanova University.
Catherine Zurawski, associate professor of nursing, director of nursing graduate programs. Zurawski started her health care career as a neuromuscular massage therapist and instructor of anatomy, physiology and kinesiology in massage therapy programs. She earned an associate’s degree in nursing from Luzerne County Community College; followed by a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a master’s degree in nursing as a family nurse practitioner and doctor of nursing practice degree from Misericordia University.
Melinda Boyd, assistant professor of nutrition. Boyd is a U.S.-trained dietitian credentialed in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Her main areas of practice include weight management, diabetes and women’s health. She is the health promotion dietitian at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. After completing her nutrition degree at Cedar Crest College she went on to complete a master’s degree in public health and a master’s degree in human relations followed by a doctorate in clinical nutrition from Rutgers School of Health Professions.
