Faculty Profiles
Department of Education
Professor:
Faith Newton Ed.D.
Nirmaljit Rathee Ph.D.
Associate Professors:
Chandra Aleong Ed.D.
Joseph Falodun Ph.D.
Janet Hill Ph.D.
Keun Kyu Kim Ph.D.
Elaine Marker Ed.D.
Richard Phillips Ph.D.
Yvette Pierre Ph.D.
Shelley Rouser Ed.D. Chair
Crystal Timmons, Ed.D.
Assistant Professors:
Chetanath Gautam Ed.D.
Donald Kern Ed.D.
Sae Yeol Yoon Ph.D.
Lecturer:
Sabrina Bailey MPA
Department of Languages and Literatures
Professors:
Associate Professors:
Andrew Blake, EdD
Edward Dawley, PhD
Susmita Roye, PhD
Ladji Sacko, EdD
John Teye, PhD
Assistant Professors:
Instructors:
Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy
Professors:
Yinghong Cheng, PhD
Steven Newton, PhD (Provost’s Office)
Akwasi Osei, PhD (Dean’s Office)
Donna Patterson, PhD, Chair
Alexa Silver, PhD
Associate Professors:
Elizabeth Marchioni, JD
Niklas Robinson, PhD
Ifeyinwa Udezulu, PhD
Susan West, PhD
Assistant Professors and Visiting Assistant Professors:
Jason Bourke, PhD
Phyllis Brooks-Collins, PhD
Anton House, PhD
Makda Maru, PhD
Lecturer
Ezrah Aharone
Merril Holloway, MA
Aron Vadadkin, PhD
Department of Mass Communications, Visual and Performing Arts
Music Program
Professors:
LaPointe Davis, PhD
Frank Gazda, DMA
Patrick Hoffman, DMA
Associate Professors:
Mable Morrison, MM
David Tolley, DMA
Assistant Professor:
Carla Becker, EdD
Visiting Assistant Professor:
Derrick L. Thompson, EdD, Program Director
Adjunct Instructors
Nathan Ames, Guitar
Dr. Raymond Bohn, Bass
Joyce Chen, PhD, Piano/Accompanist
Stephen Cirino, Music Industry
Marty Denson, Music Industry
Sara Hoffman, Music Theory, Horn
Brian Levels, DMA, Woodwind
Amanda Sheriff, Voice
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 Mathematical Literacy
Associate Professors
Delayne Johnson, PhD
Nicola Edwards, PhD
Matthew Tanzy, PhD
Karen Norwood, EdD
Visiting Professor
Lecturer
Ellen Carr, MS
Laila Girgis, PhD
Sharon Smith, EdD
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Associate Professor:
John Balzarini, PhD
Laurin Parker, PhD
Raymond Tutu PhD, Chair