New Faculty | Fall 2009
Patricia Galletta earned her Certified Public Accounting certificate from New York State, MBA in Information Sciences from Pace University and Bachelor of Science Degree from St. John’s University in Accounting. Prior to joining the College of Staten Island as… 
Bruce McNevin has 23 years of experience as a business economist. He specializes in financial econometrics and forecasting. For the past 10 years he has been employed in the financial services industry. He was recently the Director of Mortgage Research at a…
David Allen earned his Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University. He has taught English and E.S.L. in middle school, high school, college and adult education settings. He has worked as an education researcher for the Coalition of Essential Schools, Brown…
Elisabeth Johnson received her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University. She comes to CSI after several years conducting research on small school reform at the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching. Prior…
Kelly Bradbury has received her Ph.D. in English from Ohio StateUniversity. She specializes in rhetoric, composition, and literacy studies, and her researchfocuses on the theory and practice of intellectualism in the U.S. While at Ohio State, Kelly received the…
Kathleen Curry Hall earned her Ph.D. in Linguistics from The Ohio State University in 2009. She also holds a B.A. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and an M.A. (The Ohio State University) in Linguistics. Her research focuses on answering questions…
Tyehimba Jess first book of poetry, leadbelly, was a winner of the 2004 National Poetry Series. The Library Journal and Black Issues Book Review both named it one of the “Best Poetry Books of 2005.” Jess, a Cave Canem and NYU Alumni, received a…
Paul Muhlhauser earned his Ph.D. in English with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition from Washington State University. His dissertation examined the rhetoric of the human gamete industry as presented in sperm donation, egg donation, and surrogacy…
Patricia Smith received her M.F.A. from the Stonecoast M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing at the University of Southern Maine. She is the author of five books of poetry including Blood Dazzler, chronicling the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, which was a finalist…
John Dixon joins the History Department as a specialist in colonial British America, with a particular focus on eighteenth-century New York. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in American Studies from the University of Birmingham, England, a Master’s…
Mark Lewis studies modern German history and the history of the Balkans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2008. He is the co-author (with Jacob Frank) of…
Ben Mercer received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of Western Australia and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. His dissertation, for which he was awarded fellowships from the German Academic Exchange Service…
John Wing is a specialist in environmental history and early modern Spain (15c-18c). He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Minnesota, earned an M.A. from the Department of Geography at Rutgers University, and a B.A. in History from…
Christopher W. Anderson research interests lie at the intersection of journalistic practices, new media technologies, and social and communications theory. His doctoral dissertation, Breaking Journalism Down: Work, Authority, and Networking Local…
Tara Mateik is an artist and educator living in New York City. In his videos and performances he typecasts himself as theoretical and cultural transvestites from pop music, competitive sport, and weird science. Professor Mateik's work has been…
Dorey Houle joined the fulltime faculty in the Department of Modern Languages in January 2009 as a lecturer in American Sign Language. Prior to her appointment, she served as an adjunct instructor in ASL at CSI for eight years and as coordinator of the…
Noëlle Rouxel-Cubberly earned her maîtrise (M.A.) in American Literature and Linguistics at the Université de Tours, France, where she also earned a maîtrise in French as a Foreign Language. She just completed her Ph.D. in French at…
Paola Ureni received her Laurea in Italian Literature from the University of Florence, Italy. She earned her Ph.D. in Italian Studies from New York University. Her main area of interest is medieval philosophy and poetry, as well as Twentieth century Italian…
Kevin Judge received his M.F.A. in Theatrical Design from the University of California, San Diego. He has taught undergraduate design at UCSD, and was a guest lecturer at Rutgers. Professor Judge designed the scenery for over fifty professional productions at…
Michael Morreale earned an M.M. in Composition from Brooklyn College and his BA from CCNY. He has been affiliated with the College of Staten Island since 1995, first as an adjunct lecturer, later as adjunct assistant professor, and since 1998 as director…
Marianne Weil received an M.F.A. in Sculpture from the School of Visual Arts and a B.A. in sculpture from Goddard College where she continued her sculpture training with foundry artisans and stone carvers in Pietrasanta, Italy. She has taught…
Aram Balagyozyan received a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from The City University of New York and earned his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Yerevan State University, Armenia. Prior to joining CSI, Prof. Balagyozyan spent a year at Trinity College…
James Falkin is a political scientist who specializes in political theory and international relations. He earned his Ph.D in Chinese Politics from the University of London, where he wrote his thesis on the development and formation of Marxist thought. He has…
Robert Lovering received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Colorado - Boulder. His areas of specialization are ethics and the philosophy of religion. Before joining CSI, Professor Lovering taught at Texas Tech University, American University…
Stephen Morris received a Ph.D. and M.A. in Philosophy from Florida State University. Prior to joining the faculty at CSI, Professor Morris taught at Missouri Western State University where he received the Distinguished Professor Award with special…
Anat Niv-Solomon earned her Ph.D. in Political Science and an M.A. from the University of Connecticut and earned a B.A. from the University of New Haven.. Prior to joining the Political Science department at CSI, she taught at Clark University. Her research interests…
George Vachadze received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from theUniversity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and a Ph.D. in Economics from the Center ofEconomic Research and Graduate Education of Charles University. Professor Vachadze has worked as a researcher at the…
Peter Costa received his Ed.D. in School Psychology from the University of Sarasota. He has extensive clinical experience and training from four Family Therapy Institutes in Philadelphia and New York City. He has worked extensively at the Arthur Kill…
Lauren Rogers-Şirin is a licensed psychologist who earned her Ph.D. and Master’s Degree Counseling Psychology from Boston College. Her clinical work has been primarily with young adults from a relational theoretical orientation. Her research…
Francesca Degiuli received her Ph.D. in Sociology with an emphasis in Global Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Her research interests lie at the intersections of gender, globalization, immigration and work, and are driven by…
Thomas Volscho received his Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. degrees in Sociology from the University of Connecticut His dissertation linked the historical literature on sterilization abuse of women of color to contemporary statistical patterns in sterilization. …
Hosu Kim received her Ph.D. and Women’s Studies Certificate from the Graduate Center (CUNY). She received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Dong-A University in Busan, Korea and her M.A. from Indiana State University in Sociology. Her…
Lisa Manne received her Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Tennessee. She comes to CSI from the University of Toronto where she taught Biological Sciences. She held post-doctoral fellowships at the Natural History Museum, London and at the Centre for…
Eugenia Naro-Maciel will join the Department of Biology in the Spring 2010 semester. She is a conservation biologist focusing on the genetics of marine organisms and marine conservation. She most recently worked as a Marine Biodiversity Scientist at…
Sebastian Poget joined the Department of Chemistry in February of 2009. He came to CSI from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he spent five plus years as a post doctoral researcher in the lab of Mark Girvin. Prior to that he was a post doc in the…
Jianqin Zhuang has joined the Department of Chemistry to serve as the NMR facility manager. She received her Ph.D.in Physical Chemistry and a Master’s Degree in Organic Chemistry from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (Chinese Academy of…
Yasha Yi received his Ph.D. in Optics and Nanophotonics from the Applied Physics Department at M.I.T., specializing in the field of renewable energy. He was a postdoctoral associate at M.I.T.’s Microphotonics Center for a year and led a thin film solar…
Gunter Fuchs received his Master's and Ph.D. Degrees in Mathematics from the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany and the equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree from the Technical University in Darmstadt, Germany. His area of expertise is Set…
Joseph Maher received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Cambridge. His current interests include geometric topology and the study of surfaces. He has held…
Mohammad Talafha received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Sheffield University, England and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the College of Staten Island. He will receive a Ph.D. in…
Calandra R. Tate Moore will be join the CSI faculty for the Spring 2010 semester. She received her Ph. D. and Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics…
Patricia Murray Given joins the Nursing department with many years of experience as a nurse educator at both undergraduate and graduate levels. She received her Ph.D. in Nursing from Adelphi University and her Bachelor’s Degree from CSI. Dr…
Karen M. Roush is a Mary Clark Rockefeller Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in the College of Nursing at New York University. Her dissertation will be on the experience of gender inequality in Ugandan women and how it influences childbirth behaviors. Karen has…
Recent Books
The Economics of Counterfeit Trade Governments, Consumers, Pirates and Intellectual Property Rights
Walk down any main street in Shanghai, Paris or New York and you will see evidence of the counterfeit goods trade. Everyone has seen or heard of fake Prada bags or Omega watches. But how large is the counterfeit market? It appears that the same numbers have been quoted repeatedly in sources ranging from serious academic journals to the BBC to the Sydney Morning Herald. This is the first book to fully examine the size of the counterfeit market.
The Handy Astronomy Answer Book
Developmental Psycholinguistics: On-line methods in Children's language processing (Language Acquisition and Language Disorders)
The People's Congresses and Governance in China: Toward a Network Mode of Governance
On the Philosophy of Mind (Wadsworth Philosophical Topics)
Cable Visions: Television Beyond Broadcasting
Fragment of the Head of a Queen: Poems
A Short History of the American Stomach
Ragged Dick (Norton Critical Edition)
Education and Technology: Critical Perspectives, Possible Futures
A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance 1970-2005 Volume I: Great Britain
Television in Post-Reform China: Serial Dramas, Confucian Leadership and Global Television Market
Featured Events
20th Century African American Vocal Jazz Innovators- Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan
Wed. February 10, 2010 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1P-120
A Little Love on Campus - Valentine fundraiser for the people of Haiti
Thu. February 11, 2010 | 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Tables Will Be Set In Buildings 1P and 1C
Put Money In Your Pocket Today!
Thu. February 11, 2010 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1C-Green Dolphin Lounge
First Annual MLK Convocation
Wed. February 17, 2010 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Center for the Arts (1P)-Recital Hall
African Puppet Making Workshop
Thu. February 25, 2010 | 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1P-West Lounge (upstairs)
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