Manhattan Faculty Profiles
Terry Boddie
- mentor in the arts area of study
- MFA (studio art), Hunter College
Robert Carey
- mentor in the historical studies area of study
- B.A., Wesleyan University; M.Div., S.T.M., Union Theological Seminary; Ph.D. (American history), Columbia University
Albert Castelo
- mentor in cultural studies
- B.A. (philosophy/special honors curriculum), M.A. (liberal studies), Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Silvia Chelala
- mentor in cultural studies, New York City, Old Westbury and International Programs
- B.A., University of Tucuman; M.A., Ph.D. (applied linguistics), New York University
David Fullard
- mentor in social theory, social structure and change area of study
- B.F.A. (liberal arts, specialization in photojournalism and studio photography), School of Visual Arts; M.A. (criminal justice), M.A. (forensic psychology), John Jay College for Criminal Justice; Ph.D. (forensic psychology and forensic behavioral science), Union Institute Graduate School
- Award for Excellence in Part-time Mentoring, 2008
David Gechlik
- mentor in the community and human services area of study
- B.A., M.A., New York University; MSW, Hunter College; Ph.D. (health psychology), New York University
Justin Giordano
- mentor in the business, management and economics area of study
- A.A.S., Dawson College; BComm, Concordia University; MBA (finance), St. John's University; J.D. (law), Jacob Fuchsberg Law Center of Touro College
Ruth Goldberg
- mentor in the arts area of study
- M.A.L.S., SUNY Empire State College; Ph.D. (cinema and cultural studies), The Union Institute
Marilyn Grapin
- mentor in the science, mathematics and technology area of study
- B.A., William Paterson College; MAT (mathematics education), Fairleigh Dickinson University; Ph.D. (instructional design, educational communication and technology), New York University
Tom Grunfeld
- mentor in the historical studies area of study
- B.A., SUNY College at Old Westbury; M.A. (Far East area studies), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; Ph.D. (Asian history), New York University
- Award for Excellence in Scholarship, 1995
- Fulbright Scholar, 2009
Jill Hamberg
- mentor in the public affairs area of study
- B.A., University of Michigan; M.C.P. (city planning), Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
- Ph.D. (urban planning), Columbia University
Kim Hewitt
- mentor in the historical studies area of study and academic area coordinator, history and American studies, Center for Distance Learning
- Ph.D. (American civilization), University of Texas at Austin
C. Debra Kram-Fernandez
- mentor in the community and human services area of study
- B.A (English and theatre), University at Albany; M.S. (dance therapy), MSW, Ph.D. (social welfare), Hunter College, CUNY
Cathy Leaker
- mentor in the cultural studies area of study and associate dean
- B.A., University of Alberta; M.A., Dalhousie University; M.A., Ph.D. (English), University of Rochester
Raul Manzano
- mentor in the arts area of study
- B.F.A., School of Visual Arts; M.A., SUNY Empire State College
Gohar Marikyan
- mentor in the science, mathematics and technology area of study
- M.S. (computer science), Yerevan University; Ph.D. (mathematics), National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
- Susan H. Turben Award for Excellence in Scholarship, 2012
Lear Matthews
- mentor in the community and human services area of study
- B.S. (social work), Inter American University of Puerto Rico; M.S. (sociology), Ohio University; MSW, Kent School of Social Work; DSW, Hunter College School of Social Work
- certified social worker
- Altes Prize for Exemplary Community Service, 2008
Rosalind October-Edun
- mentor in the community and human services area of study
- MSW (community and human services), Fordham University, Lincoln Center campus
Lisa Parkins
- mentor in the arts area of study
- B.A. (arts), SUNY Empire State College; MFA (theater), Sarah Lawrence College; Ph.D. (performance studies), Northwestern University
Erella Regev
- mentor in the business, management and economics area of study
- B.A., University of Haifa; MBA, M.A., Tel Aviv University; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
Keith Rhodd
- mentor in the business, management and economics area of study
- B.S., (accounting), Long Island University; MBA, Long Island University; DBA (finance), Nova Southeastern University
Lisa Scarinci
- mentor in the business, management and economics area of study
- MBA, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Kesiah Scully
- mentor in the business, management and economics area of study
- B.S. (education - English), University of Colorado; M.A. (psychology), Antioch University; Ph.D. (organization development), Fielding Graduate University
Steve Tischler
- mentor in the historical studies area of study, Brooklyn and New York City
- B.A., Stony Brook University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (history), Columbia University
Susan Tratner
- mentor in the business, management and economics area of study
- B.S. (anthropology and political science), Macalester College; M.A. (Latin American studies), Ph.D. (anthropology, Latin American business), University of Florida
Victoria Vernon
- mentor in the business, management and economics area of study
- B.A., Kharkov University; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D. (Economics), University of Texas at Austin
Cynthia Ward
- dean and mentor in the cultural studies and historical studies areas of study
- B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D. (history), Stony Brook University
Betty Wilde-Biasiny
- mentor in the arts area of study
- B.F.A. (painting and printmaking), Ohio University; MFA (fine arts), Columbia University
- Award for Excellence in Mentoring, 2008
Lucy Winner
- mentor in the arts area of study
- B.A. (theater arts), Brown University; MFA (acting), New York University School of the Arts
- The James William and Mary Elizabeth Hall Award for Innovation, 2008
Kevin Woo
- mentor in the science, mathematics and technology area of study
- B.S. (interdisciplinary psychology/biology), Southampton College of Long Island University; M.S. (ecology and biodiversity), Victoria University of Wellington; Ph.D. (animal behavior), Macquarie University
A. Jordan Wright
- mentor in the community and human services and human development areas of study
- B.A., Boston University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D. (clinical psychology), Columbia University
