Faculty/Staff Experts

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  • George Andreadis, MBA

    George Andreadis, MBA

    Chairperson, Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of Organizational Management

    Department of Business Administration and Marketing BK LI
    Graduate Management Studies BK LI
    631.687.1298
    [email protected]
    Business Technology Center, Room 2-16

    Area(s) of Expertise: Money and portfolio management, financial management, investments, security analysis, financial markets and the stock market.

  • Seth Armus, Ph.D.

    Seth Armus, Ph.D.

    Professor and Associate Chair

    History BK
    718.940.5865
    [email protected]
    Lorenzo Hall, Third floor

    Area(s) of Expertise: European-American relations, history of France, Jewish history and the Holocaust

  • Heather Barry, Ph.D.

    Heather Barry, Ph.D.

    Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of History

    Office of the Provost BK LI
    History LI
    631.687.5109
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E209

    Area(s) of Expertise: Early American History, Middle States Commission on Higher Education Accreditation, Institutional Assessment, Academic Program Review and Strategic Planning.

  • Leon Bernardyn

    Leon Bernardyn

    Chairperson and Assistant Professor

    Music BK LI
    718.940.5889 or 631.687.5179
    [email protected]
    Lorenzo Hall, Lower Level
    O'Connor Hall, Room N127

    Area(s) of Expertise: music generalist

  • John Joseph Capela, MBA

    John Joseph Capela, MBA

    Assistant Professor

    Business Administration and Marketing BK
    718.940.5843
    [email protected]
    Tuohy Hall, Room 206

    Area(s) of Expertise: Importing, Exporting, International Business and Entrepreneurship

  • Lee Clay Johnson

    Lee Clay Johnson

    Director, Brooklyn Writers Foundry Low-Residency MFA

    Creative Writing MFA BK
    718.940.5317
    [email protected]
    The Carriage House, 271 Waverly Ave.

    Area(s) of Expertise: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, creative writing, novels, short stories, literature of the American South, publishing and American Roots music.

  • Raymond D’Angelo, Ph.D.

    Raymond D’Angelo, Ph.D.

    Professor and Chairperson

    Social Sciences BK LI
    Sociology BK LI
    718.940.5747
    [email protected]
    Lorenzo Hall, Third floor

    Area(s) of Expertise: Race, ethnicity, immigration and civil rights

  • Phillip Dehne, Ph.D.

    Phillip Dehne, Ph.D.

    Executive Dean and Professor

    History BK
    Office of the Executive Dean BK
    718.940.5865
    [email protected]
    Lorenzo Hall, First floor

    Area(s) of Expertise: British and European history, imperialism, history of globalization, history of World War I

  • Anna Egbert, Ph.D.

    Anna Egbert, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor

    Psychology BK
    631.940.5736
    [email protected]
    Lorenzo Hall, Third floor

    Area(s) of Expertise: Psychoneuroimmunology, minority stress, psychogeriatrics, cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging.

  • Jonathan Galo

    Jonathan Galo

    Director of Campus Ministry

    Campus Ministry LI
    631.687.1467
    [email protected]
    Student Center, Office of Campus Ministry, Room 201

    Area(s) of Expertise: Catholic Theology, the history of the Catholic Church, youth ministry, religious education, Vatican II

  • Paul F. Ginnetty, Ph.D.

    Paul F. Ginnetty, Ph.D.

    Professor

    Psychology LI
    631.687.2681
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E113

    Area(s) of Expertise: psychotherapy; adult and young adult development; service-learning and internships; the psychology of religion; and the intersection of religion and politics.

  • Katherine L. Granelli, Ed.D.

    Katherine L. Granelli, Ed.D.

    Associate Professor, Director of M.A. in Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Special Education

    Child Study LI
    Infant Toddler Early Childhood Special Education LI
    Childhood or Adolescent Special Education LI
    Literacy/Cognition LI
    Applied Behavior Analysis LI
    631.687.1217
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E323

    Area(s) of Expertise: Autism research and children with special needs

  • Jerome Grossman, MBA

    Jerome Grossman, MBA

    Director of Graduate Management Studies, Long Island and Online and Assistant Teaching Professor

    Graduate Management Studies BK LI
    Accounting MBA BK LI
    MBA BK LI
    MBA in Marketing BK LI
    Organizational Management LI
    Health Care Management MBA LI
    Management M.S. — Health Care Management LI
    Management M.S. — Human Resources Management LI
    Management M.S. — Organizational Management LI
    631.687.1297 or 516.551.8257
    [email protected]

    Area(s) of Expertise: Marketing, Digital marketing and Publishing

  • Joanne Guo, Ph.D.

    Joanne Guo, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor

    Business Administration and Marketing BK
    718.940.5787
    [email protected]

    Area(s) of Expertise: finance and economics

  • Theodore Hamm, Ph.D.

    Theodore Hamm, Ph.D.

    Professor and Chair

    Journalism and New Media Studies BK
    718.940.5307
    [email protected]
    St. Angela Hall, Room 607

    Area(s) of Expertise: New York City history and politics; criminal justice; media studies; and urban planning.

  • Eileen White Jahn, MBA, Ph.D.

    Eileen White Jahn, MBA, Ph.D.

    Executive Dean and Professor

    Business Administration and Marketing LI
    Office of the Executive Dean LI
    631.687.1272
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E205A

    Area(s) of Expertise: business (organizational policies and management)

  • Gail C. Lamberta, Ph.D.

    Gail C. Lamberta, Ph.D.

    Associate Dean, Community Development; Professor and Chair; Coordinator of Experiential Learning

    Recreation and Leisure Studies BK LI
    Office of the Executive Dean LI
    631.687.1285
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room N109

    Area(s) of Expertise: parks and recreation, event planning, program planning, developing partnerships, collaborative programming, internships, experiential learning, hospitality, tourism, therapeutic recreation

  • Peter Lin, Ph.D.

    Peter Lin, Ph.D.

    Associate Chair, Professor and Coordinator of Mindfulness and Contemplative Living Minor

    Psychology BK
    718.940.5737
    [email protected]
    Lorenzo Hall, Third floor

    Area(s) of Expertise: Mental health and mindfulness interventions

  • Pamela C. Lovejoy, Ph.D.

    Pamela C. Lovejoy, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor

    Biology BK
    718.940.5308
    [email protected]
    Tuohy Hall, Room L1-109

    Area(s) of Expertise: Genetics, genetic variation, animal behavior, behavioral genetics, pesticides, gene by environment interactions

  • Peter Mascuch, Ph.D.

    Peter Mascuch, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor

    English BK LI
    631.687.1484
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, N226C

    Area(s) of Expertise: film and media, American literature and culture

  • Jessica McAleer Decatur

    Jessica McAleer Decatur

    Vice President for Marketing and Communications

    Office of Marketing and Communications BK LI
    631.687.2667
    [email protected]
    Great River, Room 209

    Area(s) of Expertise: Communications, Higher Education, Marketing, Public Relations

  • Alexis McBride, Ph.D.

    Alexis McBride, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor, Director of M.A. in TESOL and Director of Certificate in Bilingual Education

    Child Study LI
    Literacy and Cognition LI
    TESOL BK LI
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E313

    Area(s) of Expertise: Literacy and cognition, bi/multilingualism, linguistics, translanguaging and TESOL.

  • Barbara Morrell, Ph.D.

    Barbara Morrell, Ph.D.

    Professor

    Criminal Justice LI
    631.687.4582
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E116

    Area(s) of Expertise: Juvenile justice, youth justice and corrections

  • Christine Murphy

    Christine Murphy

    Vice President for Enrollment Management

    Admissions BK LI
    718.940.5820
    [email protected]
    Burns Hall, Third Floor

    Area(s) of Expertise: Higher education, enrollment management, recruitment, retention, enrollment technology and ethics.

  • Jason Ostrowe, Ph.D.

    Jason Ostrowe, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor

    Criminal Justice Department LI
    631.687.4580
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E116

    Area(s) of Expertise: Police oversight and reform; police training; crime

  • Kestrel Perez, Ph.D.

    Kestrel Perez, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor

    Biology BK
    [email protected]
    Tuohy Hall, Room L1-109

    Area(s) of Expertise: Marine fish biology, marine ecology, marine conservation

  • William J. Phillips, Ph.D.

    William J. Phillips, Ph.D.

    Associate Chair and Assistant Professor

    Journalism and New Media Studies LI
    631.687.2679
    [email protected]
    Business Technology Center, B-3

    Area(s) of Expertise: new media, journalism, pop culture

  • Amy Poland, Ph.D.

    Amy Poland, Ph.D.

    Professor

    Criminal Justice LI
    631.687.1209
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E116

    Area(s) of Expertise: artificial intelligence, social media in the courtroom, writing for justice programs in the community, community corrections, juvenile justice

  • Robert Riley, Ph.D.

    Robert Riley, Ph.D.

    Professor

    Social Sciences BK
    Economics BK
    [email protected]

    Area(s) of Expertise: International trade, global macroeconomics, behavioral economics, financial markets.

  • Stephen J. Rockwell, Ph.D.

    Stephen J. Rockwell, Ph.D.

    Professor

    Social Sciences LI
    Political Science LI
    631.687.4574
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E104

    Area(s) of Expertise: U.S. politics and government, race and ethnicity issues, U.S. policy toward American Indians, immigration, decennial census, institutions of government, media and government, ethical issues in politics and administration

  • Konstantine Rountos, Ph.D.

    Konstantine Rountos, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor

    Biology LI
    631.687.1463
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room N231

    Area(s) of Expertise: Marine ecology, marine conservation, sustainable seafood, Long Island coastal ecosystems, environmental science, field ecology and human impacts

  • Karen Russo, Ed.D.

    Karen Russo, Ed.D.

    Professor

    Child Study BK
    Literacy and Cognition BK
    718.940.5687
    [email protected]
    Dillon Child Study Center, Second floor

    Area(s) of Expertise: literacy

  • Rory Shaffer-Walsh

    Rory Shaffer-Walsh

    Vice President for Institutional Advancement

    Office of Institutional Advancement BK LI
    631.687.2658 or 718.940.5580
    [email protected]
    Great River, Room 226

    Area(s) of Expertise: major gifts, planned giving, alumni relations, fundraising.

  • David Siegel, Ph.D.

    David Siegel, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor

    Social Sciences BK LI
    Political Science BK LI
    [email protected]

    Area(s) of Expertise: Comparative Politics, the Politics of Post-Soviet States, Authoritarianism, Transitions to Capitalism, the Politics of Economic Sanctions, International Relations.

  • Susan Straut Collard, Ph.D.

    Susan Straut Collard, Ph.D.

    Professor and Associate Chair

    Child Study BK
    Literacy and Cognition BK
    Special Education BK
    718.940.5689
    [email protected]
    Dillon Child Study Center, First floor

    Area(s) of Expertise: child study (special education, behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, child development and psychology, and parenting)

  • Lisa Tafuro, Ph.D.

    Lisa Tafuro, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor

    Communication Studies LI
    Infant Toddler Early Childhood Special Education LI
    631.687.4559
    [email protected]
    Business Technology Center, B-8

    Area(s) of Expertise: Child language development and child language disorders; multicultural early childhood language and cognition; early childhood education; developing equitable and inclusive preschool programs.

  • Richard J. Torz, M.A., Ph.D.

    Richard J. Torz, M.A., Ph.D.

    Associate Professor

    Accounting MBA BK LI
    Social Sciences BK
    Graduate Management Studies BK LI
    718.940.5745
    [email protected]
    First Floor, Main Reference Room, Library, McEntegart Hall

    Area(s) of Expertise: Economics (European union, economic and monetary union)

  • Thomas G. Travis, Ph.D.

    Thomas G. Travis, Ph.D.

    Special Assistant to the President

    Office of the President LI
    631.687.1271
    [email protected]

    Area(s) of Expertise: Adult and non-traditional higher education, assessment of prior learning, adult development through the life cycle and higher education administration.

  • Wendy C. Turgeon, Ph.D.

    Wendy C. Turgeon, Ph.D.

    Professor and Chair

    Philosophy BK LI
    631.687.5189
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E208

    Area(s) of Expertise: ethics, philosophy, philosophy of art, children and philosophy

  • Harry Voulgarakis, Ph.D., BCBA-D

    Harry Voulgarakis, Ph.D., BCBA-D

    Assistant Professor

    Child Study LI
    Childhood or Adolescent Special Education LI
    Infant Toddler Early Childhood Special Education LI
    631.687.1215
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E307

    Area(s) of Expertise: Autism and neurodevelopmental disorders; pediatric health psychology; development and chronic illness; children and the law; family caregiver strain; genetic syndromes and behavioral phenotypes.

  • Renee M. White, Ed.D.

    Renee M. White, Ed.D.

    Professor

    Child Study LI
    Literacy/Cognition LI
    631.687.1220
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room E318

    Area(s) of Expertise: multiculturalism, literacy and education (elementary)