Faculty Profiles

Department of Education

Professor:

Robert Martin, EdD
Faith Newton, EdD
Nirmaljit Rathee, PhD
Keun Kyu Kim, PhD
Richard Phillips, PhD

Associate Professors:

Joseph Falodun, PhD
Chetanath Gautam, EdD 
Yvette Pierre, PhD
Shelley Rouser, EdD, Chair
Michael Ryan, PhD
Crystal Timmons, EdD
Sae Yeol Yoon, PhD 

Assistant Professors: 

Rachel Juergensen, PhD
Donald Kern, EdD

Visiting Professors:

Robert Marsteller, PhD
Tina Mitchell, EdD

Lecturer:

Sabrina Bailey, MPA

Department of Languages and Literatures

Professors:

Associate Professors:

Assistant Professors:

Instructors:

Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy

Professors:

Yinghong Cheng, PhD
Akwasi Osei, PhD (Dean’s Office)
Donna Patterson, PhD, Chair
Alexa Silver, PhD  

Associate Professors:

Niklas Robinson, PhD 
Ifeyinwa Udezulu, PhD  

Assistant Professors:

Jason Bourke, PhD
Phyllis Brooks-Collins, PhD 
Anton House, PhD
Makda Maru, PhD 

Visiting Faculty:

Joseph Bangura, PhD
Elizabeth Marchioni, JD

Lecturers:

Ezrah Aharone
Merril Holloway, MA
Aron Vadadkin, PhD

Emeritus:

Samuel Hoff, PhD
Steven Newton, PhD

Department of Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts

Music Program

Professors:
Frank Gazda, DMA 
Patrick Hoffman, DMA 
David Tolley, DMA 

Associate Professors:
Carla Becker, EdD
Mable Morrison, MM

Assistant Professors:
Gregory A. McPherson, PhD 
LeTriel White, MM 

Adjunct Instructors
Dr. Raymond Bohn, Bass
Marty Denson, Music Industry
Christy Taylor, Voice, Piano
Lionel Thomas, Strings
Stephen Tipping, Percussion

Mass Communications Program

Professors:
Myna German, PhD

Associate Professors:
Francine Edwards, PhD
Daniel Awodiya, PhD
Charlisa Edelin, JD, Chair, Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts

Assistant Professor:
Renee Marine, MS, Program Director

Lecturer II
Theodore Yacucci, MS

Instructors:
Ava Perrine, MS 
Production coordinator - Zachary Kimball

Art Program

Professors: 
Roberta Tucci, EdD
Hazel Bradshaw-Beaumont Young, PhD 

Associate Professors: 
Donald Becker, EdD, MFA
William Colbert, MFA 
Lori Crawford, MFA 

Visiting Assistant Professor:
Heather Ossandon, MFA

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

Professor:

Raymond Tutu, PhD, Chair

Associate Professors:

John Balzarini, PhD
Kevin Ralston, PhD
Anwar Ouassini, PhD
Laurin Parker, PhD
Charles Cange, PhD 

Assistant Professors:

Kimeu Boynton, JD
Xuanren Goodman, PhD
Nii Tawia, PhD
Tanya Whittle, PhD

Retention Specialist

Mr. Perry Phelps