Michelle Loris, Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, holds a doctorate in American Literature from Fordham University. She also holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Antioch/New England Graduate School of Professional Psychology. . Loris teaches 19th and 20th Century American Fiction, Women’s Studies, the Common Core English course Literary Expressions of the Human Journey, Clinical Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and the Common Core Psychology course The Human Community: The Individual and Society. She is the Faculty Advisor for Sigma Tau Delta, the student International English Honor Society, and one of the Faculty Football Mentors.

Professor Loris has been an essential faculty member with Sacred Heart University for more than 40 years and was recognized for her accomplishments and dedication at SHU's 50th Founder's Day celebration. In June 2022 Dr. Loris was honored with the SHU Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. In recognition of her generous support and commitment to Sacred Heart, the Forum in the Frank and Marisa Martire Center for the Liberal Arts is now known as the Dr. Michelle C. Loris ’70 Forum.