The College of Graduate Studies at Bridgewater State University is proud to offer a wide array of graduate degree, licensure and certificate programs. Click on one of the areas below for graduate program chair contact information.
Accounting and Finance
Graduate Chair: Dr. Patricia Bancroft and Prof. Caitlin Finning-Golden
Applied Anthropology
Interim Graduate Chair: Dr. Louise Badiane
Athletic Training
Graduate Chair: Dr. Suanne Maurer-Starks
Bilingual Education
Graduate Chair: Dr. Emily Spitzman
Business Administration (MBA and Certificate)
Graduate Chair: Dr. Peter Sietins
Computer Science
Graduate Chair: Dr. Michael Black
Counselor Education
Counselor Education Coordinator - Dr. Elaine Bukowiecki
Mental Health Counseling - Dr. Nikki Freeburg
School Counseling - Dr. April Megginson
Student Affairs Counseling - Dr. Katherine Bender
International Non-Licensure Mental Health Counseling - Dr. Christy Lyons Graham
Criminal Justice
Education: Initial Teaching License (APB Program)
Graduate Chair: Prof. Melissa Winchell
Education: Professional Licensure (MAT)
Master's Core - Dr. Anne Hird
Biology - Dr. Christopher Bloch
Creative Arts - Prof. Leigh Craven
English - Dr. Kimberly Davis
History - Dr. Brian Payne
Mathematics - Dr. John Pike
Music - Dr. Sarah McQuarrie
Physics / Physical Science - Dr. Thomas Kling
Bridgewater also offers an MAT with a concentration in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), with both an initial licensure and a non-licensure option - please see separate TESOL section for coordinator information.
Education: PreK-12 Non Licensure
Graduate Chair: Dr. Anne Hird
Educational Leadership
Graduate Chair: Dr. Christopher Mattocks
Elementary & Early Childhood Education
Graduate Chair: Dr. Steven Greenberg
English
Graduate Chair: Dr. Kimberly Davis
Health Education
Graduate Chair: Dr. Karen Richardson
Health Professions and Pre-Medical Sciences
Graduate Chair: Dr. Seven Haefner
Instructional Technology
Graduate Chair: Dr. Anne Hird
Physical Education
Graduate Chair: Dr. Karen Richardson
Psychology
Graduate Chair: Dr. Michelle Mamberg
Public Administration
Graduate Chair: Dr. Kevin Donnelly
Reading
Graduate Chair: Dr. Adam Brieske- Ulenski
Social Work (MSW)
Graduate Chair: Dr. Karen R. Fein
Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
Graduate Chairs: Dr. Sandra Ciocci and Dr. Susan Gray
Special Education
Graduate Chair: Dr. J. Edward Carter
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Licensure program: Dr. Ken Dobush
Non-Licensure program: Dr. Yulia Stakhnevich
Tennis Management
Graduate Chair: Dr. Jennifer Mead
Virtual/Online Teaching
Graduate Chair: Ms. Tracy Charbonnier
Women's & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate
Graduate Chair: Dr. Alba Aragon
