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Framingham State University, located just 20 miles from Boston, is set on a traditional New England campus and strikes a balance with its historic, picturesque buildings and modern facilities like our state-of-the-art science labs and residence halls. Framingham State offers an array of undergraduate and graduate programs focused on career success. Small classes provide opportunities for students to connect with expert faculty to make the most of their academic experience. Students also participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities, ranging from competitive Division 3 athletics to social organizations to academic clubs. 

Faculty

  • Christine Vasapoli
  • Charles Bonner
  • Sonja Sandberg
  • Amy Sudarsky
  • Douglas Kierdorf
  • Coaching Courses:
    General Psychology/ Adult Development/ Introduction to Sociology
    Personal Profile:

    Christine Mihal Vasapoli received an M.A. in Psychology from Boston University in 2008. She has taught at Framingham State University and Bunker Hill Community College since 2008. Courses Taught: General Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Personality, Adult Development, Educational Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Human Growth and Development, Group Dynamics, Psychology of Personality, The Family, Psychology of Personal Adjustment.

  • Coaching Courses:
    Invitation to Philosophy/ Effective Speaking
    Personal Profile:

    Dr. Bonner received his Ph.D in philosophy from Boston University. He has taught at several universities in the United States and Europe, including Boston College and the Central European University (in Prague and Budapest). In recent years he has taught in summer programs in Taipei, Hangzhou, and Beijing, and was a lecturer at Sun Yat-Sen University in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. His teaching experience includes many areas of philosophy and other subjects in the humanities. Research interests and publications focus on biomedical ethics, environmental philosophy, and the work of Foucault and Heidegger.

  • Coaching Courses:
    Linear Algebra/Calculus I
    Personal Profile:

    Sonja Sandberg is a Full Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Framingham State University in Framingham, Massachusetts. She received her undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, Massachusetts and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. Her research is focused on the field of biomathematics and involves developing mathematical models and conducting risk assessments. She received several awards including a Bunting fellowship to spend one year doing research at Harvard, an Oberwolfach, Germany Research in Pairs award, a Science Policy fellowship from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and several ORISE fellowships. She has conducted research at the Harvard School of Public Health and the United States Department of Agriculture and served as a consultant for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

  • Coaching Courses:
    History of Art/Introduction to Painting
    Personal Profile:

    Amy Sudarsky is an artist and college art professor who has taught at several major universities, including Washington University, Boston University, The Art Institute of Boston and Lesley University College of Art and Design. In 2013, she gave a lecture series on Renaissance Painting in Florence, Italy. She was awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant in 2004. Her paintings have been widely exhibited in New York City, Boston and San Francisco.

  • Coaching Courses:
    The Comparative History of World Civilizations/ Europe and the World since circa 1450
    Personal Profile:

    Dr. Douglas Kierdorf received a PhD. in History from Boston University in 2012. His field is medieval Spain and his dissertation was on the social and economic history of the Kingdom of Valencia in the 14th and 15th centuries. Douglas has taught history at Boston University and at Bentley University. Among the courses he has taught are Medieval European History, Western Civilization, World History, and the History of Ireland.