Faculty/Staff Experts

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  • 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]
    McEntegart Hall, Room 404
    O'Connor Hall, Room N127

    Area(s) of Expertise: music generalist

  • Mary A. Chance, M.S.T., C.P.A.

    Mary A. Chance, M.S.T., C.P.A.

    Assistant Professor

    Accounting LI
    631.687.1297
    [email protected]
    Business Technology Center, Room 2-4

    Area(s) of Expertise: accounting, program registration and review

  • 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.

  • Maria Fletcher, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E.

    Maria Fletcher, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E.

    Associate Dean for Nursing

    Nursing BK LI
    718.940.5891 or 631.687.5180
    [email protected]
    Lorenzo Hall, Second floor
    O'Connor Hall, Room N320

    Area(s) of Expertise: nursing education; nursing leadership, maternal child health, healthcare trends

  • Katherine L. Granelli, Ed.D.

    Katherine L. Granelli, Ed.D.

    Chairperson; Associate Professor, Director of M.A. in Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Special Education; Director of Advanced Certificate and MS in Applied Behavior Analysis

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

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

  • Jerome Grossman, M.B.A.

    Jerome Grossman, M.B.A.

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

    Graduate Management Studies BK LI
    631.687.1297
    [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

  • Eileen White Jahn, M.B.A., Ph.D.

    Eileen White Jahn, M.B.A., 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 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]
    Downtown Patchogue

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

  • Alexis McBride, Ph.D.

    Alexis McBride, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Literacy & Cognition, 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 and Chair

    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.

  • Catherine Pearsall, Ph.D., F.N.P., R.N., C.N.E.

    Catherine Pearsall, Ph.D., F.N.P., R.N., C.N.E.

    Professor

    Nursing LI
    631.687.5183
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room N322B

    Area(s) of Expertise: nursing education, forensic nursing, elder abuse, nursing leadership and nurse practitioners

  • 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

  • Judith R. Phagan, D.A.

    Judith R. Phagan, D.A.

    Professor and Chairperson

    English BK LI
    631.687.1480
    [email protected]
    O'Connor Hall, Room N226C

    Area(s) of Expertise: multi-ethnic American literature (African-American and American-Indian literatures) and composition theory

  • 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.

    Associate Dean, Director of Online Learning and Professor

    Office of the Provost LI
    SJNY Online LI
    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

  • 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]
    Downtown Patchogue, 2nd Floor

    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.

    Professor

    General Studies 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)