Leadership & Team
UNE Online Faculty & Staff
The College of Professional Studies (CPS) is the academic home for all UNE Online programs. The CPS combination of seasoned leadership, expert faculty, advanced technology, and rigorous course content ensures that the education received by our online student body provides a true return on investment.
Specifically designed to accommodate professional schedules, online learning at UNE fosters collaborative communities within each of the programs and courses at UNE Online.
Senior Leadership
Edmund Cervone
Associate Dean of Administration, Assistant Vice President for External Relations
Jennifer O’Neil
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Director, School of Social Work, Director of Graduate Programs Online, Assistant Clinical Professor
CPS Operations
Academic and Continuing Education Programs
Erin Benner, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Clinical Professor, Practicum Education Coordinator
Jennifer Ceide, MPH, CHES
Assistant Director, Public Health Workforce Development; Assistant Teaching Professor
Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, MSW, PhD
Professor, Co-Director for the Social Work Center for Research and Evaluation
Rebecca Diggins, MSW, LCSW
Director for Practicum Education Assistant Clinical Faculty
Andrea Disque, EdD
Program Leadership, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Dissertation Development
Carol Ewan Whyte, MSc, MPhil, PhD, CPCC
Program Director, Associate Teaching Professor
Sarah Gilbert, MS, RD, LD
Dietetics Field Coordinator, Graduate Program in Applied Nutrition Assistant Clinical Professor
Erika Grant, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC
Director of Graduate Program in Applied Nutrition, Assistant Clinical Professor
Courtni Jeffers, MS, MPH, EdD
Assistant Director, Thesis Advising; Assistant Clinical Professor
Olivia Montgomery, MSW, LICSW
Assistant Clinical Professor, Practicum Education Coordinator
Brianna Pooler, MS, RDN, LD
Dietetics Field Coordinator, Graduate Program in Applied Nutrition Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Lori Power, EdD, MSW, MA
Associate Director, School of Social Work, Assistant Teaching Professor
Tiffany Randall, DSW., LCSW, MSW
Assistant Teaching Professor
Christine Rogerson, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Director, Doctor of Social Work Associate Clinical Professor
Shaynee Roper, DCN, MEd, RD, CSG, LDN, FAND
Dietetics Field Coordinator, Graduate Program in Applied Nutrition Assistant Clinical Professor
Lacey Sawyer, LCSW, LADC, CCS
Assistant Clinical Professor, Practicum Education Coordinator
Nancy Shore, PhD, MSW, MPH
Professor, Senior Consultant Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
Kristina Stewart, MPH, DrPH(c)
Assistant Director, Public Health Practice; Assistant Clinical Professor
Grace Violette-Hill, MS, RD, LD
Director of Graduate Program in Applied Nutrition, Assistant Clinical Professor