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About Professor Paul Erickson, Ph.D.
A Fulbright Scholar, Paul Erickson, Ph.D., has been an esteemed member of the AMC team since 1995. Over the past 18 years, he has assisted the College move its vision forward by serving in a variety of academic leadership positions. He is a past Academic Dean and Divisional Chair and currently serves as the Dean of the School of Fire and Health Sciences
Dr. Erickson has been an international lecturer on topics such as environmental impact assessment, occupational health and safety, and emergency response. He has also published a number of texts on these areas of concentration.
Dr. Erickson received his AB, MA, and Ph.D. from Clark University. During his career, he has also served as a visiting professor at Clark University, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Massachusetts.
About Professor Joanne Zannotti, MSW, LICSW
Joanne Zannotti, MSW, LICSW, is the quintessential educator, dedicated to her students and ever the consummate social worker. With constant self-assessment, she offers her students the best educational experience possible, as well as rewarding internship opportunities.
Annually, Professor Zannotti works along-side AMC students to provide programs for the Department of Children and Families, Children’s Friend, and Worcester public schools through a holiday party, adoption party and backpack drive. She has led efforts at AMC to recertify the College’s Social Work Program and was recently named Director of its Molly Bish Center for the Protection of Children and the Elderly.
Professor Zannotti has organized trips to Social Work Day at the United Nations for seven years so that her students could learn about other cultures and how to work with varied populations. She has recently returned from a trip to Santiago, Chile, where she and other faculty and students participated in a study abroad experience.
Professor Zannotti is a graduate of Anna Maria College and she received her MSW from Boston College. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and a member of the Central Regional Council of the Massachusetts Chapter.
About Dr. James BidwellWhen Dr. James Bidwell joined Anna Maria College in 2007, he quickly become involved in the growing campus community. With a passion for environmental sustainability, he, along with other faculty colleagues, helped to introduce AMC to numerous green initiatives, including a Light Bulb Exchange program and Share-a-Ride, both of which are still active.
Dr. Bidwell is an Assistant Professor of History and Humanities in the School of Humanities at Anna Maria College. He is a graduate of the University of Maine and received his Masters and Ph.D. from Boston College. His research interests include modern German history and his areas of expertise involve modern European history and environmental history.
About Dr. James BidwellWhen Dr. James Bidwell joined Anna Maria College in 2007, he quickly become involved in the growing campus community. With a passion for environmental sustainability, he, along with other faculty colleagues, helped to introduce AMC to numerous green initiatives, including a Light Bulb Exchange program and Share-a-Ride, both of which are still active.
Dr. Bidwell is an Assistant Professor of History and Humanities in the School of Humanities at Anna Maria College. He is a graduate of the University of Maine and received his Masters and Ph.D. from Boston College. His research interests include modern German history and his areas of expertise involve modern European history and environmental history.
About Dr. Christine HolmesDr. Christine Holmes is the quintessential educator. Having been associated with Anna Maria College since 1999, Dr. Holmes has infused the College’s education programs with rigor and excellence, helping to produce professional teachers and educators who have been recognized in their fields. Respected by her colleagues both on and off campus, Dr. Holmes was promoted to full professorship in 2011.
A graduate of Fitchburg State College, Dr. Holmes received her M.S. from Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts, and earned her Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. With the introduction of the academic school structure at AMC in 2012, Dr. Holmes was asked to serve as Dean of the School of Education, as well as Dean of the School of Justice and Social Sciences. She has also continued in her role as Director of the Education Programs and Teacher Preparation.
In addition to her work as Dean, her ongoing research focuses on college teacher beliefs and conceptions about teaching and learning, pre-service teacher preparation, in-service and mentor teacher training, affective learning, and ways of teaching and learning both face to face and online. She is cofounder of the Center for Teaching Excellence and serves as its Director, as well as a faculty mentor. In this capacity, her work focuses on faculty development and developmental supervision.
At the end of the 2011–2012 academic year, Dr. Holmes was awarded the AMC Excellence Award, which recognizes an administrator, staff member, or faculty member who demonstrates more than a desire to be excellent by showing evidence of excellence in his or her daily work and serving as a model of excellence throughout the year. Dr. Holmes was acknowledged for her commitment to excellence in all facets of her day-to-day responsibilities, her ability to do whatever it takes to provide the best service to students, and for serving as a role model for the highest quality standards, collegiality, and support of the College’s goals and values. She is a passionate advocate for her beliefs and values and a leader who is willing to take on new responsibilities when needed.
