Christopher Miller

Assistant Professor, English

Earned his Ph.D. in English literature from Harvard University. He specializes in the poetry and prose fiction of the long eighteenth century. He is the author of The Invention of Evening: Perception and Time in Romantic Poetry (Cambridge, 2006), a study of the… more

Suha Kudsieh

Assistant Professor, English

Received two M.A. Degress from the University of Washington, one in Comparative Literature and the other in Near East Languages and Civilization. She has also earned a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Toronto. Dr. Kudsieh is… more

David Bloomfield

Professor and Chair, Education

Holds a J.D. Degree from Columbia University, an M.P.A. from Princeton University and a B.A. from Brandeis University. A former elementary and middle school teacher, Professor Bloomfield served as law clerk to federal judge Robert L. Carter before… more

Erica Blatt

Assistant Professor, Education

Earned her Ph.D. in Education from the University of New Hampshire, with concentration in science education and curriculum development. At the University of New Hampshire, she taught the Practicum Seminar for the Masters of Environmental Education program… more

Zara Anishanslin

Assistant Professor, History

Specializes in Early American and Atlantic World history, with a particular focus on material culture. She has earned Bachelor’s Degrees in History and Comparative Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Master’s… more

Jill Jegerski

Assistant Professor, Modern Languages

Received her Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research focuses on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language and as a heritage language, employing psycholinguistic… more

Frances A. Melendez

Lecturer, Psychology

Is a licensed clinical psychologist in the State of New York. She is a graduate of the College of Staten Island and received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Graduate School of the City University of New York. Dr. Melendez has extensive and… more

Leigh Binford

Professor and Chair, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

Comes to CSI to chair the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work. He received his PhD in anthropology from the University of Connecticut, where he taught from 1985-1997, before moving to the Graduate Sociology Program of the… more

Patti Gross

Lecturer, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

Received her Bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University and her M.S.W. from New York University. She continued her studies in Social Work at New YorkUniversity's Silver School of Social, completing her Ph.D. course work and candidacyrequirements and is… more

Kari Meyer

Lecturer, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

Has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences Interdisciplinary with a concentration in Legal Studies from The State University of New York at Buffalo and a Master’s Degree in Social Work with a focus in Macro Studies from Boston University. Ms. Meyer’s… more

Cesar Arenas-Mena

Associate Professor, Biology

Earned a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Barcelona, Spain. His research career began with the study of water stress genes in plants. He conducted his postdoctoral work at Caltech in developmental biology, gene regulation and evolution. As Assistant… more

Sara Rose Guariglia

Research Associate, Biology

Is the new Advanced Imaging Facility Manager. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Saint Francis College, her Master’s degree in Biology from New York University and was awarded a NYS Office of Mental Retardation and… more

Carol Hartman

Lecturer, Biology

Received her AAS, BS, (Medical Technology) and MS (Biology) from the College of Staten Island. As an adjunct lecturer, she has taught Clinical Chemistry and general biology classes at CSI since 2005. Concurrently, she has been a senior laboratory technician… more

Jane Alexander

Lecturer, Engineering Science and Physics

Earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Geology from the University of Edinburgh and her Ph.D. from University College, London. Her research objectives revolve around the themes of low-temperature geochemistry and sedimentology, the interpretation of… more

Alan I. Benimoff

Lecturer, Engineering Science and Physics

Earned a Ph.D. in Geology from Lehigh University, a M.A. and B.S. in Geology from Brooklyn College and an A.S. in Engineering Science from CSI. He has worked at the College of Staten Island as a member of the full-time, non-teaching instructional staff for… more

Rachel Jirka

Lecturer, Library

Has earned a Bachelor's Degree in French and Music from the University of Virginia. She has a Master's Degree in French Linguistics and Pedagogy from Middlebury College and a Master's of Library Science in Archives Management from Simmons College in Boston. Her… more

Estelle Press

Instructor, Nursing

Is a candidate for her Ed.D. in Health Education from the Teacher’s College at Columbia University. Her doctoral work is focused on health disparities in the areas of maternal-child and women’s health. Her primary research interest… more

Barbara Schiano

Lecturer, Nursing

Has a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Wagner College and has earned her M.A. in teaching nursing from New York University. She has been a Registered Nurse for over 30 years, specializing in Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing, in various health care institutions. As… more