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Sirhan Abdullah

Professor, Health Sciences

M.D., Avalon University

M.S., Ramapo College

Robert Hamer

Instructor, Hospitality Management

B.S., Morehead State University

Carmen Pelardis

Instructor, Nursing

M.S., Kean University

Antonio Acevedo

Associate Professor, History

M.A., San Diego State University

B.A., California State University, San Marcos

Angela Hebert

Assistant Professor, Academic Foundations English

M.A., The City College of New York

B.A., University of Southern Maine

Josué Pérez

Instructor, Philosophy

Ph.D., Drew University

M.A., Trinity University

B.A., Columbia International University

Bernard Adamitey

Assistant Professor, Academic Foundations Mathematics

M.S., CUNY – College of Staten Island

B.S., CUNY – Hunter College

Nadia Hedhli

Professor, Biology

Ph.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Raffaella Pernice

Professor, Biology

Ph.D., M.D., University of Medical School, Italy

Eric Adamson

Assistant Professor, English

M.A., Brown University

B.A., New York University

Gabriel Holder

Instructor, Medical Billing and Coding

M.D., Iberoamericana University

Sebastian Pieciak

Instructor, Speech/Communication

M.S., Brooklyn College

B.A., St. Joseph's College

A.A., LaGuardia Community College

Faisal Aljamal

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

M.S., Montclair State University

B.S., New Jersey City University

Karen Hosick

Assistant Professor, Exercise Science and Personal Fitness Training

M.A., University of North Carolina

B.S., Ithaca College

Sovi Pujols

Instructor, English

M.F.A., The New School

B.A., New Jersey City University

Sonia Anastasi

Instructor, Radiography

M.Ed., Keiser University

Mohammad Imam

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

M.S., City College of New York

M.Sc, B.Sc., Physics, Magadh University

Mohammad Qasem

Associate Professor, Physics

M.A., University of Alabama

B.A., University of Jordan

Dorothy Anderson

Assistant Professor, History

M.A., Purdue University

B.A., Caldwell College

Syeda Jesmin

Associate Professor, Academic Foundations English

M.A., B.A., University of Dhaka

M.A., New Jersey City University

Ahmed Rakki

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

M.S., B.S., University de Poitiers, France

Robin Anderson

Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education

M.A., Teacher’s College, Columbia University

B.A., Columbia University

Velino Joasil

Professor, Biology

Ph.D., Capella University

M.D., Medical University of the Americas

M.S., Seton Hall University

B.S., Montclair State University

Gilda Reyes

Assistant Professor, Speech

M.A., Teachers College – Columbia University

B.A., Fordham University

Alison Bach

Associate Professor, English

M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College

B.A., Middlebury College

Patricia Jones-Lewis

Professor, English

Doctorate, Drew University

M.A., B.A., City College of New York

Laurie Riccadonna Lewis

Professor, Fine Arts

M.F.A., Yale University

B.F.A., Pennsylvania State University

Jeanne Baptiste

Assistant Professor, English

Ph.D., M.A., B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Sami Khouzam

Professor, Culinary Arts

A.A.S., Hudson County Community College

Sonja Rodiger-Radovic

Instructor, English as a Second Language

Master's Degree, Goethe University (Germany)

Annie Barran

Instructor, Nursing

M.S.N., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

B.S.N., New Jersey City University

A.S., Hudson County Community College

Denise Knapp

Professor, Human Services

M.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University

B.S., St. John’s University

Nancy Saliba

Instructor, Nursing

M.A., New York University

Salim Bendaoud

Professor, Biology

Ph.D., M.P. Graduate Center, CUNY

M.S., College of Staten Island, CUNY

B.S., New Jersey City University

Evgeniya Kozlenko

Associate Professor, ESL

M.A., New Jersey City University

M.A., B.A., Vladivostok University

Laura Samuelsen

Assistant Professor, Academic Foundations Mathematics

M.S., New Jersey City University

B.S., University at Albany

Gary Bensky

Assistant Professor, Culinary Arts

A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America

Kewal Krishan

Associate Professor, Academic Foundations Mathematics

M.A., Guru-Nanak University, India

B.S., Punjab University, India

Maria Schirta

Assistant Professor, ESL

M.A., New Jersey City University

M.A., B.A., University of Bucharest, Romania

Kathryn Buckley

Assistant Professor, English Academic Foundations

M.F.A., The New School

B.A., St. Francis College

Theodore Lai

Professor, Mathematics

Ed.M., M.A., Columbia University

M.S., B.A., Hunter College

Joanie Scott

Instructor, Nursing

M.S., Monmouth University

Jonathan Cabrera

Instructor, Criminal Justice

M.P.A., New York University

B.A., New Jersey City University

Jerry Lamb

Associate Professor, Criminal Justice

Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

M.A., Baruch College

M.A., John Jay College

B.S., John Jay College

Cathie Seidman

Professor, Criminal Justice

M.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

J.D., Yeshiva University

B.A., Wheaton College

Shannonine Caruana

Professor, English as a Second Language

Ph.D., Universita di Bologna, Italy

M.A., The New School

Clive Li

Associate Professor, Engineering Science

Ph.D., B.S., Stony Brook University

Mohamedrafiq Siddiqui

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

M.A., B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University

Monika Chappilliquen

Assistant Professor, English Academic Foundations

M.A., New York University

B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Marissa Lontoc

Instructor, Table Service

M.A., Saint Peter’s University

B.S.E., University of the Philippines

A.A.S., Hudson County Community College

Richard Skinner

Associate Professor, English as a Second Language

M.A., New York University

B.A., Columbia University

Christopher Cody

Instructor, History

Ph.D., St. John’s University

M.A., Northeastern University

B.A., University of Vermont

Azhar Mahmood

Professor, Chemistry

Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

M.S., Manhattan College

Catherine Sweeting

Professor, English

M.A., Queens College

B.A., California State University

Heather Connors

Assistant Professor, English

M.A., Kean University

B.A., The College of New Jersey

A.A., Middlesex County College

Raffi Manjikian

Instructor, Chemistry

M.S., B.A., Seton Hall University

Fatma Tat

Associate Professor, Chemistry

Post Ph.D., Rockefeller University and New York University

Ph.D., Karaelmas University

M.Sc., Karaelmas University

B.Sc., Uludag University

Peter Cronrath

Professor, Business

Ph.D., Walden University

M.B.A., Montclair State University

Abdallah Mohammad Matari

Professor, Biology

Ph.D., Seton Hall University

M.S., Seton Hall University

B.S., New Jersey City University

Jeremiah Teipen

Professor, Fine Arts

M.F.A., School of Visual Arts, NYC

B.F.A., Columbus College of Art & Design

Inez V. Cruz

Assistant Professor, Radiography

M.S., R.T. (R)(M), New York Medical College

B.S., Lehman College, CUNY

Craig McLaughlin

Associate Professor, Psychology

M.A., B.A., Seton Hall University

Sony Thomas

Instructor, Nursing, OB/PEDS

M.S.N., Capella University

M.H.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

B.S.N., PMT College of Nursing

Salvador Cuellar

Assistant Professor, Psychology

Ed.M., Harvard University

B.S., New York University

A.A.S., City University of New York

Lester McRae

Associate Professor, Business/Accounting

M.B.A., Pace University

B.S., New Jersey City University

Keeley Thornton

Instructor, English as a Second Language

M.A., The New School

M.A., The CUNY Graduate Center

B.A., The College of Saint Rose

Sharon Daughtry

Instructor, Business

M.A., Rowan University

M.B.A., Rutgers University Business School

M.I.S., Stevens Institute of Technology

B.S., Fashion Institute of Technology

Linda Miller

Associate Professor, ESL

Ed.M., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

B.A., New York University

Kade Thurman

Instructor, Sociology

Ph.D., M.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

B.A., Michigan State University

Claudia Delgado

Professor, Academic Foundations Mathematics

M.S., New Jersey City University

M.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology

B.S., Military School of Engineering, Bolivia

Steffi Montenegro

Instructor, Nursing

M.S.N., Chamberlain University

B.S.N., Chamberlain University

Elana Twersky-Winslow

Associate Professor, Business

M.B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

B.S., Yeshiva University

Lauren Drew

Assistant Professor, ESL

M.A., Columbia University

B.A., American University CELTA Cambridge University

Patrick Moore

Professor, Psychology

Ph.D., City University of New York

M.S., St. John’s University

B.A., Saint Peter’s College

Amanda Velez

Instructor, English as a Second Language

M.A., City College

B.A., SUNY Plattsburgh

Sean Egan

Assistant Professor, Academic Foundations English

Ph.D., M.A., City University of New York

B.S., Cooper Union

Richard Morris III

Instructor, Physics

M.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

B.A., B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

A.S., Burlington County College

Michelle E. Vera
Instructor, English as a Second Language

M.S., City College of New York

B.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Issam El-Achkar

Professor, Mathematics and Electronics Engineering Technology

Ph.D., M.S., M.S.E.E., Polytechnic University

B.S., E.E., New York Institute of Technology

Jihan Nakhla

Associate Professor, Medical Assisting

Ph.D., M.A., Menia University (Egypt)

Susannah Wexler

Assistant Professor, English

M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College

B.A., Vassar College

Michael Ferlise

Assistant Professor, Sociology

M.A., New School for Social Research

B.A., University of California at Berkley

Lauren O’Gara

Assistant Professor, Academic Foundations English

M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

B.A., Queens College, CUNY

David Winner

Assistant Professor, English

Ph.D., New York University

M.F.A., University of Arizona

B.A., Oberlin College

Fidelis Foda-Kahouo

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

M.S., B.S., Steven Institute of Technology

A.S., Hudson County Community College

Kevin O’Malley

Professor, Culinary Arts

B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University

A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America

Rong (Carrie) Xiao

Assistant Professor, Accounting

M.B.A., Virginia Tech University

B.A., Tianjin Normal University

Griselda Frane

Instructor, Nursing

M.A., Teachers College Colombia University

Daniel Ondieki

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University

M.A., New Jersey City University

B.A., Egerton University, Nauru, Kenya

Saliha Yagoubi

Bilingual Instructor, ESL

M.S., Universidad Autonoma, Spain

B.A., University of Oran, Algeria

CE Spanish Certificate, NJ Department of Education

Karen Galli

Assistant Professor, English

M.A., New York University

B.A., New School University

Angela Pack

Assistant Professor, Education

Ph. D., Montclair State University

M.S., Bank Street College of Education, NY

B.A., George Washington University

Benedetto Youssef

Instructor, English

D.A., Murray State University

M.A., Southern New Hampshire University

B.A., Fordham University

Joseph Gallo

Professor, Theater Arts

M.F.A., Ohio University

B.A., Rowan University

Courtney Payne

Assistant Professor, Culinary Arts

B.A., The College of New Jersey

A.O.S., The Culinary Institute of America

Bianka Zeneli

Instructor, Health and Medical Sciences

Ph.D., Healthcare Administration, Virginia University of Lynchburg

M.S., B.S., Albanian University

B.S., Monroe College

Yavuz Birol Guner

Instructor, Computer Science/Cybersecurity

M.A., MSc., St. Peter’s University

B.A., Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey

Geoffrey Sims

Controller, Finance Office

M.B.A., St. John's University 

B.A., Rutgers University