Education

Ph.D., Health Services with a concentration in Community Health and Therapeutic Recreation, Walden University, 2005

M.A., Exercise Physiology with a concentration in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Corporate Fitness, Adelphi University, 1984

B.S., Therapeutic Recreation, St. Joseph’s University, New York, 1982

 

Bio

Dr. Lamberta began her career in recreation at numerous YMCA locations throughout Long Island, including its corporate office as the metropolitan director of programs and services. While at the YMCA, Dr. Lamberta took an assistant professor position and became chair of the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies on our Long Island Campus in Patchogue, New York. In 2000, she left the YMCA to develop the department on the Brooklyn Campus and pursue a Ph.D. As chairperson, Dr. Lamberta oversees the department faculty, Student Recreation Club and fosters relationships with outside organizations, all while teaching her own full schedule of courses.

In 2012, Dr. Lamberta became the coordinator of experiential learning for the entire college. As coordinator, she establishes partnerships with organizations to provide service-learning opportunities for students. That same year, Dr. Lamberta became the associate dean at the Long Island Campus. This position allows her to assess, develop and recommend new programs, including the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management, another department that she co-chairs. In 2015, Dr. Lamberta was named the associate dean of community development for the Long Island Campus.

Since 1999, Dr. Lamberta has been part of the National College Credit Recommendation Service (CCRS), supported by the New York State Department of Education Accrediting Agency, where she visits potential internship sites to determine accreditation and decides whether or not certain educational programs warrant college credit. Dr. Lamberta has been a member of the Long Island Leisure Services Association’s (LILSA) board of directors since 1998 and currently serves as its president. She is also a co-founder of the Blue Stars and Yellow Ribbons Veterans Initiative. In 2014, Dr. Lamberta joined the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Strategic Planning Council and the advisory council for the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Regional STEM High School. She was also nominated to serve on the board of directors for the Long Island Convention and Visitors’ Bureau (LICVB). In 2015, Dr. Lamberta joined the board of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce, and became a member of the Youth Standing Committee of the Suffolk County Workforce Development Board.