Faculty

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Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Samuel.Finesurrey@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Edward Abdenour Jr Adjunct Lecturer Email: Edward.AbdenourJr@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Jesse Allen Non-Teaching Adjunct 1 Email: Jesse.Allen@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Marcus Allen Prof. Political Science Email: Marcus.Allen@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8072 Location: 610-F CV: View Expertise: College Textbook Diversity, Race and Politics	Faculty
Tara Bahl Asst Prof. Interdisc Studies Email: Tara.Bahl@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8018 Location: 604-C CV: View Expertise: College Access and Success, Education Policy Analysis, Experiential Education, High-Impact Practices in Community College Teaching and Learning, K-12 School Safety and Discipline, K-12 Teacher Education, Peer Education Models, Service Learning, Urban Education Reform, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Development Read Bio Tara holds an MA from New York University, and BA in anthropology, English literature, and political science from the University of Pittsburgh. She defended her doctoral dissertation in September 2015 at CUNY Graduate Center in Urban Education, with a concentration in education policy. Her dissertation explored the transformative role that young people can play in college access policy and programming. She taught previously at Brooklyn College and Hunter College, and also worked as a social science researcher at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, and research and evaluation fellow at College Access: Research & Action (CARA). At Guttman Tara teaches in the FYE, and in the Liberal Arts and Sciences and Urban Studies programs. Key Research Interests College access and success Best practices in community college teaching and learning Youth development Peer education models Experiential education Urban education reform	Faculty
Kristina Baines Asst Prof. Anthropology Email: Kristina.Baines@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8138 Location: 611-J CV: View Expertise: Cultural Heritage, Environmental Anthropology, Indigenous and Immigrant Health and Ecologies, Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Medical Anthropology Read Bio Kristina Baines is an applied socio-cultural anthropologist with interests at the intersection of health and embodied ecological practices. She works with indigenous and immigrant communities, primarily in Belize and New York City. She also has a strong interest in innovative technologies and means of research dissemination. Key Research Interests Sociocultural anthropology, medical anthropology, ecological anthropology, environment/health intersections, traditional ecological knowledge/practice, indigenous ecologies and economies, intangible heritage, nutrition, structural barriers to health/health inequalities, phenomenology, environmental education, land use and land rights, urban farming, agriculture, development, Caribbean and Latin America, Belize, Guatemala, North American migrant populations, contemporary Maya communities, public anthropology, innovative dissemination methodologies, online and digital media	Faculty
Ria Banerjee Asst Prof. English Email: Ria.Banerjee@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8004 Location: 611-H CV: View Expertise: 20th Century Studies, Anglophone Literature, Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Literary Studies, Modernism, South Asian Film, Women's Literature Read Bio Ria Banerjee is an assistant professor of English at Guttman Community College where she teaches second-year courses in twentieth century literature, poetry, and drama. She also teaches composition and English courses in the First Year Experience. Her areas of research interest include modernist literature and culture and film studies, particularly film noir. Banerjee received her PhD from the Graduate Center, CUNY in 2014. Key Research Interests Early twentieth century literature, women’s fiction and poetry, feminist studies, film studies	Faculty
Cassandra Barnes Graduate Coordinator Email: Cassandra.Barnes@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Faculty
Valdon Battice Lecturer Interdisc Studies Email: Valdon.Battice@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-0847 Location: 609-D	Faculty
Katherine Bencosme Adjunct Lecturer Email: Katherine.Bencosme@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Jessica Bird Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Jessica.Bird@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Nicola Blake Dean of Faculty Affairs Email: Nicola.Blake@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8048 Location: 607-B Read Bio Dr. Nicola Blake is an Associate Professor of English at Guttman Community College of the City University of New York, where she has served as Faculty Advisor to the Provost, Special Advisor to the Provost for Faculty Development and Mentoring, and Liberal Arts and Sciences Coordinator. Currently, Dr. Blake acts as Interim Dean of Faculty Affairs. Prior to joining the founding faculty at Guttman, Dr. Blake taught at Rutgers University, New Brunswick and The City College of New York, CUNY for over 10 years. At CCNY, she was Director of the Samuel Rudin Academic Resource Center and led numerous presidential initiatives on student success. Dr. Blake was awarded the prestigious and highly competitive American Council on Education (ACE) Fellowship for 2016-2017. As an ACE Fellow, she focused on student success initiatives, strategic planning, and community partnerships. Dr. Blake’s expertise in curriculum and program development, assessment, and strategic planning is internationally recognized through her role as a US Fulbright Specialist (2015-2020). Having served on the CUNY Chancellor's Strategic Planning Committee and other CUNY-wide committees, she is also a New York State Board of Regents Accreditation Reviewer. Among the numerous commendations Dr. Blake has received for her service and scholarship is a Service Award from the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at CCNY. In addition, she has secured several national and local grants focused on high-impact practices to improve writing at the post-secondary level. Dr. Blake’s disciplinary research examines the role of narrators and narrative structure in medieval and modern literature, while her teaching and learning scholarship focuses on collaborative practices and pedagogies of engagement. She received her B.A. with honors in English and psychology from the CUNY and a Ph.D. in medieval literature from Rutgers University.	Faculty
Kathryn Bockino Non-Teaching Adjunct 1 Email: Kathryn.Bockino@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Keino Brown Lecturer Mathematics Email: Keino.Brown@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8086 Location: 609-H CV: View Expertise: Complex Analysis, Differential Geometry, Topology Read Bio Keino Brown is an instructor of Mathematics at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College. Keino received a BS and an MA in Mathematics from The City College of New York. He is currently a graduate student in the Mathematics PhD program at the CUNY Graduate Center. His current scholarly interests are Complex Analysis and Differential Geometry.	Faculty
April Burns Asst Prof. Psychology Email: April.Burns@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8887 Location: 605-J CV: View Expertise: Discourse Analysis, Gender Studies, Qualitative Research Methods, Social Class and Subjectivity, Social Psychology Read Bio April Burns, Assistant Professor of Psychology, holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the CUNY Graduate Center, and a combined BA in Sociology and Psychology from the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at Redlands University. As a first-generation college graduate, her research is rooted in the social psychological dimensions of social mobility, and investigates the individual and relational/dialogic impact of educational attainment, particularly for working class families and first-generation college graduates. Her academic and professional training is rooted in youth Participatory Action Research (PAR) centering on the academic achievement/opportunity gaps observed in integrated NYC/NJ public schools. April has published her research on issues of educational equity in the Teachers College Record, and the Journal of Social Issues. She has also written on adolescent sexuality in relation to education in Feminism & Psychology and addressed the connection between adolescent sexuality/practices and academic achievement discourse in Sexuality Research and Social Policy (Burns, Futch & Tolman, 2011). April teaches First-Year Experience courses as well as courses in LAS. She has previously taught Gender Studies courses and Sociology courses in addition to courses in the field of Psychology.	Faculty
Sebastien Buttet Assoc Prof. Business Email: Sebastien.Buttet@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8186 Location: 610-D CV: View Expertise: Economics Read Bio Dr. Buttet is Associate Professor of Economics and Business. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota and his research interests include macroeconomics, monetary economics, and economics education. At Guttman CC, Dr. Buttet teaches mathematics courses in the first year experience and economics courses in program of studies. Key Research Interests Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Economics Education	Faculty
Socrates Caba Adjunct Lecturer Email: Socrates.Caba@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Qian Chen Adjunct Lecturer Email: Qian.Chen@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Laura Clarke Asst Prof. English Email: Laura.Clarke@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8176 Location: 604-K CV: View Expertise: 19th Century Studies, Drama, Poetry, Visual Arts Read Bio Dr. Laura H. Clarke is an Assistant Professor of English at Guttman Community College, City University of New York. Her research focuses on nineteenth-century poetry and drama, with a particular interest in the intersections between literature, philosophy, and the visual arts. Dr. Clarke has articles published and forthcoming in Victorian Poetry, Religion and Literature, and Cleo: A Journal of Literature, History, and the Philosophy of History as well as a book chapter in the edited collection Carlyle and the Idea of Influence. Dr. Clarke is currently completing her book manuscript, The State and the Stage: Robert Browning and the Politics of Poetic Drama, which explores the influence of the German Romantic concept of the poetic state on Browning’s view of nations as well as the relationship that the Victorians saw between the condition of drama and the state. Dr. Clarke’s next project will examine the impact of Romantic poetic theory and philosophy on the pioneering Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. At Guttman, Dr. Clarke teaches Composition and literature courses.	Faculty
Jessica Cocozza Adjunct Lecturer Email: Jessica.Cocozza@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Daniel Collins Assoc Prof. English Email: Daniel.Collins@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8889 Location: 609-A CV: View Expertise: Composition Theory and Pedagogy, Public Health, Rhetoric and Composition Read Bio Daniel Collins received his B.A. from SUNY Buffalo; M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Ph.D. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Daniel is currently an Associate Professor at Guttman Community College in New York City where he teaches courses in English and the Humanities. Recently, Daniel received his Masters in Public Health, and he is currently interested in the relationship between the act of writing and the creation and maintenance of student well-being. Key Research Interests Composition Rhetoric Critical Pedagogy/Critical Literacy Public Health Student Well-Being	Faculty
Tracy Daraviras Prof. English Email: Tracy.Daraviras@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8054 Location: 610-G	Faculty
Zachary Davidson Adjunct Lecturer Email: Zachary.Davidson@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Maggie Dickinson Asst Prof. Interdisc Studies Email: Maggie.Dickinson@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 606-G CV: View Expertise: Food Insecurity, Political Economy, Social Movements, Urban Inequality, Welfare Policy Read Bio Maggie Dickinson is an assistant professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Guttman Community College, CUNY. Her book, Feeding the Crisis: Care and Abandonment in America's Growing Food Safety Net, is forthcoming from the University of California Press in Fall 2019. As a cultural anthropologist, her research focuses broadly on urban food systems, welfare policy, inequality, and the politics of redistribution. Key Research Interests Food Insecurity, Welfare Policy, Urban Inequality, Race, Gender and Political Economy	Faculty
David Dones Non-Teaching Adjunct 1 Email: David.Dones@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Angela Dunne Graduate Coordinator Email: Angela.Dunne@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Faculty
Marcia Edwards Clinical Prof. Human Services Email: Marcia.Edwards@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8035 Location: 604-H CV: View Expertise: Addiction, Adult Higher Education, Gerontology, Higher Education Administration, Student Retention, Vicarious Trauma Read Bio Ms. Edwards started her tenure at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College in August of 2013. In August of 2016 she was promoted to Clinical Professor, she is currently the Program Coordinator for the Human Services major and teaches both in the First Year Experience and the major. Ms. Edwards also worked as the Coordinator of Admissions for the Graduate School of Social Work at Adelphi University. She worked in this capacity from 2001 and she is currently there as an adjunct professor teaching in the master’s program. She was educated at The City University of New York, Hunter College. Since 1982 Ms. Edwards has worked in the social services field in various capacities including the Executive Director of a Scattered Site Housing Program, Coordinator of HIV/AIDS Services for Samaritan Village Inc., and as a Consultant/Trainer for several not-for-profit organizations. She is a seasoned clinician with expertise in HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, mental health, children and families and the geriatric population. Throughout her tenure she presented at many conferences, however is especially proud for her role in the development of the video and accompanying text book “We Care.” We Care was developed in 1990 as a guide for professionals and laypersons who were care givers to people living with HIV/AIDS. In 1997 she received the Diego Lopez award for her work in this capacity. For the past twenty-five years she also worked in academia as a Professor at York College, Queens College St. Joseph’s College, Fordham University, Adelphi University and Touro College. In addition to teaching social work and public health courses, she also has developed case management, CASAC, mental health and Train the Trainer (TOT) curricula for Fordham University, the Alcoholism Council of New York, and the Queens Comprehensive Perinatal Council. She also serves as a mentor to Afro-Caribbean men and women pursuing their academic and vocational endeavors. Ms. Edwards was a member of the St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center & Humanities & Arts Magnet High School Advisory Board.	Faculty
Michael Fanelli Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Michael.Fanelli@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Forest Fisher Assoc Prof. Mathematics Email: Forest.Fisher@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8073 Location: 609-K CV: View Expertise: Mathematics Education, Quantitative Literacy, Sociocultural Factors in Learning , Transfer of Problem-Solving Skills Beyond the Classroom Read Bio Dr. Forest Fisher earned a doctorate in mathematics at The George Washington University, where he conducted research in algebraic combinatorics. After graduating, he taught for three years at Northern Virginia Community College in Manassas, VA. During this time, his focus shifted from abstract mathematical research to the practical problem of teaching and learning, especially in the community college setting. He has taught undergraduate courses at two and four-year schools in mathematics and computer science. Since joining Guttman Community College in 2013, Dr. Fisher has served on the Assessment and Professional Development Committee and co-chaired the Middle States Commission Working Group on Institutional Assessment. He serves as a peer reviewer on the North American GeoGebra Journal and PRIMUS and has published and presented at conferences on the scholarship of teaching and learning. His current research interests include quantitative literacy, academic technology, socio-cultural factors in learning, and the ability of learners to transfer problem-solving skills beyond the classroom. Key Research Interests Quantitative literacy, academic technology, socio-cultural factors in learning, transfer of learning between contexts	Faculty
Nicholas Fortier Instructor Interdisc Studies Email: Nicholas.Fortier@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8175 Location: 605-A CV: View Expertise: K-16 Education with a Focus on Students with Disabilities, Philosophy of Education, Public Education, Teacher Education Read Bio Nicholas Fortier is a doctoral candidate in the Philosophy and Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University. He holds a Master’s in Education in the Teaching of Urban Adolescents with Disabilities from Long Island University, as well as a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Stony Brook University. He has previously taught as a Graduate Coordinator at Guttman Community College, an adjunct at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a middle school special education teacher in Sunset Park Brooklyn. His scholarly work is focused on the relationship between ethics and aesthetics education, the way understandings of “public good” effect the space of the classroom, and the role of critique in the life of teachers and students.	Faculty
James Frazee Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: James.Frazee@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Karla Fuller Assoc Prof. Biology Email: Karla.Fuller@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8044 Location: 604-I Expertise: Biology, Genetics, Science Read Bio Dr. Karla Fuller received her Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology (cancer genetics) from Purdue University. After a post-doctoral appointment at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Science Park Research Center, she made a slight change in career to focus on mentoring and teaching undergraduate students at the community college level. Dr. Fuller teaches a variety of biology classes at Guttman Community College and also serves as Coordinator of the Liberal Arts and Sciences – Science Concentration. In addition to teaching, Dr. Fuller mentors student research projects ranging from antibiotic resistance to virtual reality for science education. Dr. Fuller’s research interests include best practices to increase learning and success for undergraduate science students, particularly from underserved populations. Dr. Fuller was awarded the National Association of Biology Teachers Two-Year College Teacher of the Year for 2016 and Education Update 2017 Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Key Research Interests Best practices in undergraduate science education; improving outcomes for underserved students	Faculty
Emmanuel Garcia Adjunct Lecturer Email: Emmanuel.Garcia@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Mary Gatta Assoc Prof. Sociology Email: Mary.Gatta@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8882 Location: 611-B CV: View Expertise: Aging and Work, Ethnographies of Work, Gender and Work, Retirement Insecurity, Workforce Development Read Bio Dr. Mary Gatta joined the faculty as an Associate Professor of Sociology at CUNY-Stella and Charles Guttman Community College in August, 2015. Prior to her appointment at CUNY, Mary served as a Senior Scholar at Wider Opportunities for Women in Washington DC, and as Director of Gender and Workforce Policy at the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University. In addition, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Rutgers. Mary is a leader in research and advocacy related to job quality, such as workplace flexibility for low-wage workers in business sectors including restaurants, tourism and manufacturing; workforce development training programs and nontraditional job training for women; and the lived experiences of seniors who lack economic security. Mary’s expertise includes the integration of a gender lens into these and other areas of economic policy analysis. In her latest book. Waiting on Retirement: Aging and Economic Insecurity in Low Wage Work (Stanford University Press, 2018) she explores retirement insecurity and low wage workers. In addition she is working on a large project on the economic insecurity of older women in Florida. Mary is also the author of All I Want Is A Job! Unemployed Women Navigating the Public Workforce System, released from Stanford University Press in April 2014; Not Just Getting By: The New Era of Flexible Workforce Development and Juggling Food and Feelings: Emotional Balance in the Workplace and is the editor of A US Skills System for the 21st Century: Innovations in Workforce Education and Development. Mary received a B.A. in social science from Providence College and her Master’s degree and PhD in Sociology from Rutgers University.	Faculty
Alberto Gelmi POI - WAC Fellow Email: Alberto.Gelmi@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 610-K	Faculty
Shadisadat Ghaderi Asst Prof. Mathematics Email: Shadisadat.Ghaderi@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8828 Location: 605-K CV: View Expertise: Discrete Mathematics Read Bio Shadisadat Ghaderi is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics, earned her Ph.D. in mathematics from West Virginia University (WVU), and her M.Sc. in mathematics from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. Her research interests include combinatorics, graph theory, matroid theory, and their applications. Her Ph.D. dissertation is on infinite matroid theory and solving open problems in that domain. She has developed and taught various courses in mathematics at undergraduate level at WVU. She had the opportunity to teach in the Emerging Scholars Program (ESP), i.e. the honors-level calculus program with a very strong student support component, which mostly serves underrepresented minority students. She received fellowships to implement active learning methods in instruction to foster in students critical thinking and to improve their effective communications with peers as well as their technical speaking and writing skills. She also pursued a Certificate in Applied Statistics at WVU. At Guttman, she teaches mathematics and statistics. Key Research Interests Matroid Theory, Graph Theory, Combinatorics	Faculty
Meghan Gilbert-Hickey Asst Prof. English Email: Meghan.Gilbert-Hickey@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 610-I CV: View Expertise: American Women Writers, Contemporary Fiction, Critical Race Theory, Dystopian Fiction, Gender Studies, Motherhood, Popular Culture, Whiteness Studies, Young Adult Literature Read Bio Meghan Gilbert-Hickey is an Assistant Professor of English at Guttman Community Colelge, a part of the City University of New York. She holds a PhD in English from St. John’s University, MAs in English and Rhetoric/Communications from Texas A&M University and the State University of New York at Brockport, respectively, and a BS in Business Management from the State University of New York at Geneseo. Meghan’s recent essay-length publications focus on intersectionality in contemporary young adult dystopias. Along with a colleague, she is editing a forthcoming collection of essays, Raced Bodies, Erased Lives (University Press of Mississippi), that interrogates the impulse to prioritize conversations about gender and class, while deflecting attention away from rich work on race geared toward a young adult readership. She is also at work on a single-author manuscript, tentatively titled The Hetero-Nuclear Imperative, that examines intersectional maternity in YA dystopian fiction. Key Research Interests Intersectionality, Gender, Critical Race Theory, Contemporary Popular Fiction, Young Adult Literature, Dystopian Literature	Faculty
James Giordano Email: James.Giordano@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Faculty
Clement Gomes Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Clement.Gomes@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Marie Graham Adjunct Lecturer Email: Marie.Graham@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Gary Greaves Adjunct Lecturer Email: Gary.Greaves@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 606-J	Adjunct Faculty
Bin Guan POI - QR Fellow Email: Bin.Guan@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Faculty
Alexandra Hamlett Asst Prof. Librarian Email: Alexandra.Hamlett@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8184 Location: 611-G	Faculty
Katherine Herman Tutor Email: Katherine.Herman@guttman.cuny.edu Location: Information Commons	Faculty
Dalvin Hill Asst Prof. Info Technology Email: Dalvin.Hill@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8045 Location: 606-F	Faculty
Jane Hindman Prof. English Email: Jane.Hindman@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: +646-313-8881 Location: 611-A CV: View Expertise: Assessment, Composition Theory and Pedagogy, Feminism, Rhetoric and Composition, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Read Bio Jane E. Hindman’s primary goal as an educator and scholar has always been student success, especially the success of underprepared, first generation, and (the new majority) underrepresented students. During her more than thirty years working in higher education, she has contributed to that goal by teaching; training future teachers; developing curricula and programs; developing and implementing assessment plans and instruments; and directing faculty development and grant programs. Dr. Hindman joined CUNY in 2012 and currently serves as Professor at Guttmann Community College. Before joining CUNY, she was Associate Professor at San Diego State University and Assistant Professor at Montana State University. Her role as Retention Specialist at the Institute of American Indian Arts included teaching. Dr. Hindman’s Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English was awarded by the University of Arizona, where she also earned M.A. degrees in Literature and Teaching English as a Second Language. She has taught basic writing, composition, business and professional writing, composition for foreign students, advanced composition, teaching methods, and various literature courses to undergraduate students, as well composition pedagogy, composition theory, research methods, modern rhetorical theory, feminist rhetorics, and writing knowledge and culture to graduate students. Dr. Hindman’s scholarly work focuses primarily on professional critical literacy and “embodied writing,” and has been published in College English, Journal of Basic Writing, JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory, WPA: Writing Program Administrator, Pre/Text HyperText, LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory, in addition to several edited collections. She has also edited and reviewed other scholars’ articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals.	Faculty
Omer Ilus Adjunct Lecturer Email: Omer.Ilus@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Charles Jordan Asst Prof. Interdisc Studies Email: Charles.Jordan@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8017 Location: 605-D CV: View Expertise: Higher Education Policy Read Bio Chet Jordan is an Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Guttman Community College. Dr. Jordan is a member of the Inaugural Faculty and joined the college on opening day in 2012. He is a graduate of the Ph.D. program in Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate Center where he studied policy issues related to postsecondary education. Jordan is the co-author of CUNY’s First Fifty Years: Triumphs and Ordeals of a People’s University with Dr. Anthony Picciano. Additionally, his research focuses on higher education policy, particularly issues that community colleges face in educating students from diverse backgrounds. Dr. Jordan is presently working on a number of grant-funded projects with colleagues at CUNY on the issue of community college student transfer. At Guttman, Jordan teaches in the Liberal Arts & Sciences and Urban Studies programs and supports the college’s institutional research efforts. Dr. Jordan also teaches courses in education policy in the Urban Education Ph.D. program at the CUNY Graduate Center. Key Research Interests Higher education policy, community colleges, statistics	Faculty
Ashfaq Khan Non-Teaching Adjunct 2 Email: Ashfaq.Khan@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Chulsung Kim Prof. Chemistry Email: Chulsung.Kim@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8093 Location: 606-D CV: View Expertise: Aquatic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Environmentally-Friendly Remediation of Contaminated Natural Resources	Faculty
Jihyun Kim Asst Prof. Chemistry Email: Jihyun.Kim@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8156 Location: 610-J CV: View Expertise: Biofuel Production, Carbon Dots, Green Diesel Production Read Bio Dr. Kim, an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Guttman, received her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Dr. Kim did her postdoctoral studies in Breast Cancer at Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, and she was a Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Fellow. Prior to joining Guttman, Dr. Kim have taught all areas of Chemistry at the City University of New York, William Paterson University and Ramapo College of New Jersey. Her research focuses on developing ecofriendly chemical processes to reduce or eliminate toxic chemical wastes.	Faculty
Claire King Asst Prof. Interdisc Studies Email: Claire.King@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 605-F CV: View Expertise: Civic and Community Engagement , Experiential Education, Informal Education, Positive Youth Development Read Bio Claire King joined Charles and Stella Guttman Community College at the City University of New York (CUNY) since the college opened its doors in 2012. Dr. King is an assistant professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Area Coordinator for Experiential Education. A youth advocate and K-16 educator, Dr. King’s experience in higher education includes faculty and administrative positions at Martin University and Indiana University Bloomington. Her expertise lies in pedagogies of engagement, positive youth development, brain-based learning sciences, and the Humanities.	Faculty
Nicole Kras Asst Prof. Human Services Email: Nicole.Kras@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8855 Location: 604-F CV: View Expertise: Adult Learning, Art Therapy, Developmental Psychology, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Human Development, Human Services, Nature-Based Activities, Program Design Read Bio Program Co-Coordinator Nicole Kras, Ph.D., H.S.-B.C.P., joined Guttman as Assistant Professor of Human Services in Fall 2018. She holds a Ph.D. in Adult Learning and Development from Lesley University, a Master of Science in Education and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study as a Classroom Teacher Specialist from Southern Connecticut State University. Dr. Kras also received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with a concentration in child development and mental health, and a Master of Arts in Art Therapy from Albertus Magnus College. Dr. Kras teaches Fieldwork and Integrative Seminar I and II, Health and Human Services Policy, Methods of Intervention for Human Services, and Ethnographies of Work in the First-Year Experience. She currently serves as the Immediate Past-President for the New England Organization for Human Services and as a Council for Standards in Human Services self-study reader. Dr. Kras’ research currently centers on the benefits of nature-based experiences for college students and human services program design.	Faculty
Meagan Lacy Asst Prof. Librarian Email: Meagan.Lacy@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8288 Location: 611-C CV: View Expertise: Information Literacy Read Bio Meagan Lacy earned her BA, with majors in philosophy and English, at Seattle University, her MLIS at the University of Washington, and her MA in English at Indiana University (Indianapolis). Meagan became a librarian primarily because she is attracted to the profession’s core values—its democratic mission and its commitment to lifelong learning through information literacy. As Guttman’s information literacy librarian, her main task is to empower students to use information critically to learn and to create new knowledge. Having previously worked in public and private K-12 schools, she saw firsthand the difference information makes, the advantage—the privilege—of better access. So, whether she is teaching in the classroom, or meeting with a student for a research consultation, or providing access to faculty scholarship by posting their work to CUNY’s online intuitional repository, her goal is to narrow this divide. Information literacy, the ability to recognize when one needs information and to effectively find, evaluate, and use the needed information is important not only to one’s academic success but also to one’s social and political well-being. Without IL skills, one cannot participate in democracy, and one cannot be free. Key Research Interests Critical information literacy, reading literacy, children’s literature	Faculty
Erwin Lara Adjunct Lecturer Email: Erwin.Lara@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Kathryn Larkins Graduate Coordinator Email: Kathryn.Larkins@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 604-F	Faculty
Beatriz Levin Adjunct Lecturer Email: Beatriz.Levin@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Vivian Liu Asst Prof. Mathematics Email: Vivian.Liu@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8079 Location: 605-B CV: View Expertise: Conceptions of Citizenship, Conceptions of Mathematics, Context-Based Mathematics Education, Place-Based Education, Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice, Urban Mathematics Education Read Bio Vivian Lim is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education; an M.A. from CUNY Brooklyn College in secondary mathematics education; and a B.A. from Columbia University in psychology and mathematics. Her research interests is in the role of mathematics education, specifically mathematics for social justice, in fostering the development of youth as citizens. Before coming to Guttman, Vivian taught courses for mathematics teacher preparation programs at both the University of Pennsylvania and Brooklyn College. She was also formerly a high school mathematics teacher in Brooklyn.	Faculty
Rodrigo Lobo Asst Prof. Business Email: Rodrigo.Lobo@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8834 Location: 610-H CV: View Expertise: Innovation Management, Interpretivist Epistemologies , Strategy, Technology Forecasting Read Bio Dr. Rodrigo Lobo is Assistant Professor of Business. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in business administration from Positivo University, Brazil. Dr Lobo is formerly a Visiting Scholar at University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, where he developed research work on Innovation Management. He has near 30 years of corporate experience and held executive positions at Accenture and Coastal Technologies, lately acquired by Dupont. Dr Lobo teaches City Seminar and Business. Key Research Interests Innovation Management, Innovation Cycle, and Strategy	Faculty
Molly Makris Assoc Prof. Urban Studies Email: Molly.Makris@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8012 Location: 609-B Expertise: Charter Schools, Gentrification, Neoliberal Education, School Choice, School Segregation, Urban Education, Urban School Reform Read Bio Molly Vollman Makris is Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at Guttman Community College, City University of New York. She also serves as the Program Coordinator for Urban Studies. Dr. Makris holds a Ph.D. in Urban Systems with concentrations in urban educational policy and the urban environment from Rutgers University and New Jersey Institute of Technology. She received her MALS from the CUNY Graduate Center in Urban Education and a BS from NYU in Secondary Education. She began her career as a social studies teacher in a NYC public high school and then worked for a nonprofit youth development organization. Her current areas of research are urban education reform, charter schools, school segregation, public housing, privatization of public space, and gentrification. She is the author of the book Public Housing and School Choice in a Gentrified City: Youth Experiences of Uneven Opportunity (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) that won the American Educational Studies Association Critics Choice Book Award and the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Book Award in 2016. Her articles have been featured in journals such as the Peabody Journal of Education, the Journal of Urban Affairs, and the Journal of Education Policy. Her research and teaching have been featured on The Takeaway, The 74 Million, Chalkbeat, and others. She enjoys presenting her work at the conferences of the American Educational Research Association, the Urban Affairs Association, and the American Educational Studies Association.	Faculty
Thomas Martin Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Thomas.Martin@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Matthew Mead Lecturer English Email: Matthew.Mead@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8161 Location: 605-E	Faculty
Douglas Medina Instructor Political Science Email: Douglas.Medina@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 605-I Read Bio Douglas A. Medina joins Guttman as Instructor of Political Science. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science Program at the CUNY Graduate Center. Prof. Medina holds an M.A. in Liberal Studies from The New School and an M.Phil. in Political Science from the CUNY Graduate Center. His research is focused on the political economy of higher education and the influence of race and class politics – as well as mental health – on approaches to solving poverty and inequality. Prof. Medina has over 20 years of experience in higher education, ranging from adjunct instructor of political science to his most recent administrative position as Associate Director of the Undergraduate Honors Program at Baruch College, CUNY. Prof. Medina has also trained over 600 people in Mental Health First Aid, both at CUNY colleges and in communities throughout New York City.	Faculty
James Mellis Asst Prof. English Email: James.Mellis@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8886 Location: 609-F CV: View Expertise: African American Literature, American Literature , Composition Read Bio Dr. James Mellis is an Assistant Professor English at Guttman Community College. Before coming to Guttman, Dr. Mellis taught at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ, Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and St. Bonaventure University in Olean, NY. Dr. Mellis earned a B.A. in English from Colgate University, a M.Phil in Anglo-Irish Literature from Trinity College, Dublin and a PhD in English from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. He considers himself fortunate that his educational pursuits have brought him to fascinating cities and culture that continue to shape his work and life.His dissertation, entitled “Writing Blackface: African-American and Jewish Writers in the Jazz Age” examined cross-cultural creation, imitation and appropriation by Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and Fannie Hurst in their work. Dr. Mellis’ current research interests are centered on voodoo in African-American literature, civic engagement in higher education, and contemporary strategies in teaching writing and rhetoric. He is currently editing a volume of original essays about how voodoo, conjure and hoodoo appear in African-American literature from slave narratives to the present, and is leading a Global Guttman course about the challenges faced by New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. As part of this course, Dr. Mellis will lead the class for an immersive week in New Orleans that will combine volunteer work with lectures, cultural excursions and meetings with historians and social justice activists. In his free time, Dr. Mellis enjoys reading, writing, being outdoors and trying to take advantage of the many cultural opportunities working in Manhattan affords. Key Research Interests African-American Literature Civic Engagement in Higher Education	Faculty
Alessandra Migliara POI - WAC Fellow Email: Alessandra.Migliara@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Faculty
Nestor Morales Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Nestor.Morales@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Andrea Morrell Asst Prof. Anthropology Email: andrea.morrell@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8094 Location: 605-H CV: View Expertise: Prisons, Race and Racism, Urban Anthropology Read Bio Andrea Morrell is Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Anthropology at Guttman Community College CUNY where she teaches first year courses on urban inequality and immigration and courses in the Urban Studies program. Her research focuses on prisons, deindustrialization, and race and class in the United States. She is completing a book on prison expansion in Elmira, New York. Her writing has been published in North American Dialogue. Key Research Interests Deindustrialization, race and racism, prisons, labor, North America	Faculty
Kristin Murphy Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Kristin.Murphy@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Michael Natriello Admin Non-Teaching Adjunct 1 Email: Michael.Natriello@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Raul Nedd Lecturer Info Technology Email: Raul.Nedd@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 605-A Read Bio Prof. Raul Nedd is a Certified Project Management professional with 20 years of experience building, managing, and supervising information technology solutions in the field of financial services. He has led information technology projects in a range of budgets and timelines for implementation, including multi-year data center migrations. Prof. Nedd currently heads an independent firm that specializes in crafting information technology solutions for small and medium-size organizations, typically churches and non-profits. He has written and maintained enterprise level software that facilitates the processing of trades and other financial services. Prof. Nedd is an active member of the Project Management Institute, NYC chapter. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Physics from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from SUNY-Buffalo, and an M.B.A. from Dowling College. At Guttman, Prof. Nedd is Instructor of Information Technology and teaches courses in the IT and Business Administration Programs of Study.	Faculty
Zhaoheng Ni POI - QR Fellow Email: Zhaoheng.Ni@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Faculty
Luis Nieto POI - WAC Fellow Email: Luis.Nieto@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 610-K	Faculty
Montsine Nshom Adjunct Lecturer Email: Montsine.Nshom@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Joon Om Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Joon.Om@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Grace Pai Asst Prof. Mathematics Email: Grace.Pai@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8171 Location: 611-F CV: View Expertise: College Access, Disconnected Youth, Education Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa, International Development, International Education, Program Evaluation, Social Stratification, Teaching and Learning Read Bio Grace Pai is an Assistant Professor at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College in the City University of New York (CUNY). In addition to being a former Peace Corps Volunteer and high school math teacher in New York City, she worked as Senior Research Associate at the New York City Department of Education, and also has experience doing international development work in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa (Bangladesh, South Africa and Sierra Leone). She holds a Ph.D. in International Education with a concentration in applied statistics from New York University, an M.Ed. in Secondary School Mathematics from Brooklyn College, an Ed. M. in Prevention Science and Practice from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a B.S. in Management and International Business from the Stern School of Business at New York University. Her research interests include global education, international development, math education, and college access and success. At Guttman, she teaches math and statistics. Key Research Interests Education policy, math education, college access, social stratification and international development	Faculty
Gretchen Pfeil Adjunct Lecturer Email: Gretchen.Pfeil@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Thomas Philipose Adjunct Lecturer Email: Thomas.Philipose@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Dara Pir Asst Prof. Info Technology Email: Dara.Pir@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8847 Location: 606-A Expertise: Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing Applications in Computer Science Read Bio Dara Pir, Assistant Professor of Information Technology, holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Philosophy in computer science from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Dara’s professional background includes design and development of software in small, mid-size, and large companies. He has taught information technology courses at Guttman since 2014. Dara’s current research interests include signal processing applications in computer science.	Faculty
Daniel Polyak Adjunct Lecturer Email: Daniel.Polyak@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Wagner Ramos Adjunct Lecturer Email: Wagner.Ramos@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
James Rodriguez Asst Prof. History Email: James.Rodriguez@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8009 Location: 610-M CV: View Read Bio James Rodriguez is a lifelong New Yorker and CUNY Alum who graduated from Brooklyn College with B.A.'s in English and Psychology. James began his formal research in public housing and gentrification at New York University's Ph.d program in American Studies. Alongside academic research, James has also worked as a land use/public housing organizer on the Lower East Side. Currently, James serves as Assistant Professor of History at Guttman Community College.	Faculty
Melissa Rosso Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Melissa.Rosso@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Erin Roy Non-Teaching Adjunct 4 Email: Erin.Roy@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 604-E	Adjunct Faculty
Tashana Samuel Asst Prof. Psychology Email: Tashana.Samuel@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8885 Location: 610-C CV: View Expertise: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Child Psychology, Cognitive Development, Educational Psychology, Flexible Cognition, Intellectual Disabilities, Mindfulness and Growth Mindset, Psychological Interventions for Math/Science/Writing Anxiety, Typical and Child Psychiatric Disorders Read Bio Tashana S. Samuel, Assistant Professor of Psychology, holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from Brooklyn College. As a developmental psychologist, Dr. Samuel’s research focused on cognitive flexibility in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and children with other cognitive and linguistic neurodiversities. Her research investigated perseveration of sameness in autism, how preschool children with ASDs represent everyday events, and the extent to which they are able to use what they have learned to flexibly apply their knowledge to new situations through the use of age-appropriate toys. She has also worked at Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital on Catherine Monk’s longitudinal research project examining depression levels in pregnant teenage mothers, and developmental outcomes in their children after birth. For several years, she has taught child psychology courses at Brooklyn College, and was the recipient of several fellowships that promoted STEM education. At Guttman Community College, Dr. Samuel teaches psychology and statistics courses. Her current research focuses on inducing mindfulness and growth mindset theory as an embedded classroom intervention to mitigate math anxiety in students as they take math-intensive courses. Key Research Interests Cognitive development in children and adolescents; mindfulness, growth mindset theory, and other psychological interventions to reduce academic anxiety in community college students. Key Research Interests Cognitive development in children and adolescents; mindfulness, growth mindset theory, and other psychological interventions to reduce anxiety and stress in community college students.	Faculty
Naveen Seth Prof. Business Email: Naveen.Seth@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 604-B Expertise: International Business and Economics, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning	Faculty
Lydia Shestopalova Adjunct Lecturer Email: Lydia.Shestopalova@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 606-J	Adjunct Faculty
Indira Skoric Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Indira.Skoric@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Marla Sole Asst Prof. Mathematics Email: Marla.Sole@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8185 Location: 604-A Expertise: Mathematics Education Read Bio Marla A. Sole is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Guttman Community College, the City University of New York. She received her doctorate in Mathematics Education from New York University and earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mathematics. Dr. Sole has authored numerous referred journal articles, a referred monograph chapter, and her letters to editor have frequently appeared in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. She has published on a diverse range of topics including: survey design and implementation, statistical literacy, financial literacy, mathematical modeling, mathematics portfolios, open-ended questions, linear programming, gender diversity in the field of mathematics, intuitively understanding calculus, charter vs. public schools, educational loans, school improvement, teacher expectations, and the value of a college education. Her research examines the connection between pedagogical practices and educational policies and has implications for curriculum developers, educators, and those who play a role in setting educational policies. Dr. Sole has taught a wide range of pure and applied mathematics courses, created online statistical modules as part of a National Science Foundation funded grant, developed a course in Quantitative Reasoning, supervised a senior thesis in Mathematics Education, and is presently collaborating with colleagues to examine how to create streamlined successful mathematics pathways as part of a Teagle Foundation funded grant. She is the recipient of NYU’s Mitchell Leaska Dissertation Research Award, NYU’s Graduate Student Organization Outstanding Student Star Award, and WCC’s Adjunct Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Sole is an elected member of two international honor societies: Pi Lambda Theta and Kappa Delta Pi.	Faculty
Ayisha Sookdeo Asst Prof. Biology Email: Ayisha.Sookdeo@guttman.cuny.edu Location: CV: View Read Bio Dr. Ayisha Sookdeo is Assistant Professor of Biology at Guttman Community College, CUNY. She received her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the CUNY Graduate Center at Hunter College. Her research focused on surveying gene expression and morphological profiles of fission yeast mutants. Prior to joining Guttman, Dr. Sookdeo taught a wide range of undergraduate biology courses at several CUNY campuses, including John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City College of Technology (City Tech), and Baruch College.	Faculty
Anya Spector Asst Prof. Human Services Email: Anya.Spector@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8179 Location: 611-I CV: View Expertise: Community-Based Participatory Research, Community-Engaged Research, HIV, Integration of Services, Practice-Research Partnerships, Social Determinants of Health, Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Read Bio Anya Y. Spector, Assistant Professor of Human Services, earned a Ph.D. in Social Work from the Columbia University School of Social Work, an MSW from Fordham Graduate School of Social Service, and a B.A. in Psychology from Barnard College at Columbia University. Dr. Spector also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at Columbia University. Dr. Spector’s career has included direct clinical practice in outpatient substance use treatment as well as, public health research, and program evaluation at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Her mixed and multi-methods research has been focused on understanding human services providers’ professional practices in the areas of HIV prevention and substance use treatment. Dr. Spector’s work explores providers’ attitudes and participation in behavioral research and interdisciplinary collaboration, and adoption of evidence based practice. Dr. Spector teaches primarily in the Human Services field of practice.	Faculty
Ryan Sullivan Adjunct Lecturer Email: Ryan.Sullivan@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Samuel Sullivan Non-Teaching Adjunct 1 Email: Samuel.Sullivan@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Angelina Tallaj Asst Prof. Arts & Humanities Email: Angelina.Tallaj@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8865 Location: 604-G CV: View Expertise: Diaspora, Ethnomusic, Latin American and Caribbean Music, Music and Racial, Gender, Diasporic Identities, Music and Religion, Possession and Pilgrimage Read Bio Assistant Professor of Arts and Humanities, holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from the CUNY Graduate Center, and a MM in piano performance from Brooklyn College. Prior to earning her PhD, she taught piano, theory, and chamber music at Third Street Music School, where she served as Piano Chairperson. She has also performed in major venues such as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Dr. Tallaj has taught ethnomusicology at Brooklyn College, John Jay College, and Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on Dominican and Caribbean music. Some of her publications include “From Bulls to Music: Social, Religious, and Economic Aspects of a Pilgrimage to “Nuestra Señora, La Vírgen de Altagracia,” “Llegó La Hora: Fighting for a Queer Identity in the Dominican Republic,” and “’A Country That Ain’t Really Belong To Me’: Dominicanyorks, Identity and Popular Music.” Key Research Interests Ethnomusicology, Piano Performance, Global Popular Music, Music and Race, Diaspora, Urban Public Art, and Street Dance.	Faculty
Lydia Tang Adjunct Lecturer Email: Lydia.Tang@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Derek Tesser Lecturer Biology Email: Derek.Tesser@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8087 Location: 605-G Expertise: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Deforestation, Ecosystem Structure, Habitat Structure, Remote Sensing, Vegetation Modeling Read Bio Derek Tesser, Instructor of Science, received a B.A. from Brandeis University in History and a M.S. in Biology from NYU. He has taught STEM courses at Guttman Community College since the college opened in 2012. More recently he is involved with the development of the Global Guttman program. He has led student field expeditions to the Chocó rainforest in Ecuador to study endemic species, biodiversity indicators, and deforestation related to the region’s changing ecosystem dynamics. His broader research is in the field of terrestrial ecosystem remote sensing. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Earth and Environmental Science at the CUNY Graduate Center and is conducting research at the Ecosystem Science Lab at City College. His doctoral work is focused on the integration of satellite remote sensing data products into hydrological models that inform the New York City water supply. Key Research Interests Applying remote sensing and modeling to explore spatial and temporal variability in ecosystems.	Faculty
Alia Tyner-Mullings Assoc Prof. Sociology Email: Alia.Tyner-mullings@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8052 Location: 605-C Expertise: Sociology of Education Read Bio Dr. Alia R. Tyner-Mullings earned a doctorate in sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center, where she researched alternative educational models. She has taught graduate and undergraduate courses on sociology, deviance, statistics, gender, research methods and education. After finishing her doctorate, she was a post-doctoral fellow at Teachers College, Columbia University, in the Sociology and Education Program and then an assistant professor at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. A former high school math teacher, Dr. Tyner-Mullings has served on assessment committees for three small high schools and has also worked as a statistical or academic consultant for several colleges and universities. Her research interests include the sociology of education, communities, sports, and cultural studies. Dr. Tyner-Mullings authored Enter the Alternative School: Critical Answers to Questions in Urban Education (Paradigm Publishers, 2014), an in-depth examination of public school alternatives to traditional educational models. She is also the co-editor of Critical Small Schools: Beyond Privatization in New York City Urban Educational Reform (Information Age, 2012) and co-author of Writing for Emerging Sociologists (Sage Publications, Inc., 2013). The Sociology Student’s Guide to Writing was released in 2016.	Faculty
Lori Ungemah Assoc Prof. Interdisc Studies Email: Lori.Ungemah@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8053 Location: 606-H CV: View Expertise: Culturally-Relevant Curricula, Curriculum Theory, Urban Immigrant Students Read Bio Lori D. Ungemah is an Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Guttman Community College. Prior to joining Guttman, Professor Ungemah was in the inaugural cohort of the New York City Teaching Fellows and taught middle and high school English for eleven years at Title I schools in Brooklyn. After completing her Doctorate in Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, Professor Ungemah became a founding faculty member of Guttman Community College in 2011. Professor Ungemah’s research interests are curriculum studies and in the desire for praxis between the theoretical work of critical curriculum studies and the act of enacting curriculum in the classroom. She is interested in culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogy, hyperdiverse classroom contexts, immigrant student populations, and issues in urban education. Her current research is on curriculum and cruel optimism, the unintended consequences of culturally relevant curricula, and the power of having immigrant students conduct ethnographic research on their parents. Professor Ungemah has published in Anthropology and Education Quarterly, The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, English Journal, and Learning Communities Research and Practice. She is an ethnographic researcher who is strongly committed to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Professor Ungemah’s teaching is interdisciplinary in nature. She has created and taught the college’s Arts in New York City Course, Ethnography of Education/Work, and Cities in Film, Literature, and Theory course. She believes community college students should participate in authentic ethnographic research upon entering higher education and incorporates ethnography in and across the majority of her classes in both the Humanities and the Social Sciences. Professor Ungemah lives in Brooklyn with her family and cats where she is an active supporter of public schools, city parks, and New York City’s beaches.	Faculty
Ryan Vahey Graduate Coordinator Email: Ryan.Vahey@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8167 Location: 604-D	Faculty
Rebecca Walker Prof. Mathematics Email: Rebecca.Walker@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8049 Location: 610-E CV: View Expertise: Mathematics Education, Statistics Education Read Bio Rebecca Walker received her Ph.D. in mathematics, with a concentration in teaching undergraduate mathematics, from Western Michigan University. She has been working in the field of mathematics education since 1985. Her current work is focused around creating innovative mathematics curriculum materials to increase student success in mathematics, student understanding of basic algebraic concepts and how that understanding impacts student success in algebra, and assessment of student understanding of mathematics. She is an author for the Core-Plus Mathematics Project High School Curriculum and of the Transition to College Mathematics and Statistics Textbook, which are published by Glencoe-McGraw Hill. She is also interested in how students navigate the transition from high school mathematics to college mathematics. Prior to joining the faculty at Guttman Community College, Dr. Walker was an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. In addition to teaching math education classes, her work at GVSU included working with preservice teachers during their initial field placements. Dr. Walker has also taught high school mathematics in California and New Jersey. Key Research Interests High school mathematics curriculum development and implementation, Assessment of student understanding of mathematics and statistics, Student understanding of basic algebra concepts, The transition of students from high school mathematics to college mathematics	Faculty
Jared Warner Asst Prof. Mathematics Email: Jared.Warner@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8050 Location: 609-J CV: View Expertise: Commuting Varieties Read Bio Jared is originally from California, having moved to New York in August of 2015. After receiving undergraduate degrees in math and physics from UCLA, Jared taught math and science in West Africa for one year, an experience which led him to pursue a career in serving disadvantaged students in post-secondary education. In May of 2015, he graduated with a PhD in math from USC, and is now very fortunate to have landed his dream job among so many like-minded colleagues here at Guttman. Outside of academia, Jared enjoys the following activities: music (drums and piano), yoga, swimming, basketball, church, language-learning (currently Vietnamese), traveling with his wife, and reading sports news. List of key research interests: Modular cohomology of finite groups	Faculty
Vesta Washington Adjunct Lecturer Email: Vesta.Washington@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 207-P	Adjunct Faculty
Elizabeth Wentworth Asst Prof. Mathematics Email: Elizabeth.Wentworth@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8114 Location: 604-D CV: View Expertise: Mathematics and Music, Mathematics Education Read Bio Elizabeth Wentworth graduated from the University of Rochester with her Bachelor of Arts with majors in mathematics, music and English as well as a minor in history. While at the University of Rochester she served as an editor of the Campus Times. The following year she graduated with her Master of Arts degree in mathematics education from Teachers College Columbia University. She is currently a certified doctoral candidate at Teachers College completing her Doctorate of Education in mathematics education. Her thesis is focused on using music to teach advanced mathematics topics found in algebra courses. She researched the impact that mathematically motivated music instruction had on high school mathematics students and their performance on both mathematical content and mathematical applications. While at Teachers College she served as an editor of the Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College (JMETC). Elizabeth has taught Quantitative Reasoning, Elementary Algebra and Precalculus in her two years as an adjunct at Guttman. Now as a substitute lecturer she continues working with these courses. Before coming to Guttman Elizabeth taught at Indian Hills High School in New Jersey where she spent three years working with students in Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II and Precalculus. She also coached the Math Team and the Academic Decathlon.	Faculty
Karen Williams Asst Prof. Anthropology Email: Karen.Williams@guttman.cuny.edu Location: 606-K CV: View Read Bio Dr. Karen G. Williams is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Guttman Community College. Her scholarship focuses on the carceral state and the aftermath of mass incarceration and reflects a deep concern for the socioeconomic and racial inequalities that underlie the criminal justice system as well as current social justice movements. Dr. Williams has conducted ethnographic research in men’s and women’s prisons in the Midwest, examining the way that staff deliver services and adopt evidence-based practices and policies to facilitate reentry for individuals leaving prisons. Her research is relevant to social policy, providing insights into the lived experiences of marginalized communities in the United States. In addition to her work on the criminal justice system, Dr. Williams has studied mindfulness and Buddhist philosophy at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California and at Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts. She brings mindfulness and meditative practices to her research and teaching in order to build compassionate engagement and to recognize the interconnectedness of all things.	Faculty
Tellisia Williams Non-Tax Levy POI Email: Tellisia.Williams@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8176 Location: 604-E	Faculty
Katherine Winkelstein-Duveneck Adjunct Lecturer Email: Katherine.Winkelstein-Duveneck@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Gracer Yung Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Gracer.Yung@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty
Luis Zambrano Lecturer Mathematics Email: Luis.Zambrano@guttman.cuny.edu Phone: 646-313-8282 Location: 611-E Expertise: Developmental Mathematics, Enacted Curriculum, Literacy in STEM Read Bio Luis Zambrano is a mathematics instructor at Guttman Community College since Fall 2016. His primary area of interest is supporting access to and success in undergraduate mathematics education for all students. He was a recent nominee for Baruch College’s President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and was also recognized by Los Angeles Community College’s Faculty Learning and Teaching Award for innovative and successful uses of literacy in STEM learning. Current work, based on the belief that students innately possess the power not only to direct their own learning but also to gain mastery of any content, seeks methods by which students can draw upon immanent skills and knowledge, including native creativity, to direct and command their inquiry of mathematics. He holds a Master of Science in Pure Mathematics from California State University, Los Angeles, a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota, and has also completed post-graduate studies in classical theatre performance in England. He is currently a doctoral student in the Urban Education PhD program at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Prior to university teaching, he taught secondary mathematics and chemistry in both the Los Angeles and New York City departments of education.	Faculty
Gabriel Zapata Adjunct Assistant Professor Email: Gabriel.Zapata@guttman.cuny.edu Location:	Adjunct Faculty

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