Joseph K. Cifelli, Ed.D., Assistant Professor in the Education Department, was in basic education for 35 years. He has taught biology, chemistry and physics, chaired a high school science department, and was a middle school principal and a Director of Curriculum. He holds a B.A. in Biology from LaSalle University, a M.A. in Education from Chapman University and he received his doctorate as a member of Saint Joseph's first IDEPEL cohort.