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Spring 2015
Dear Doctoral Student:
This document contains a brief synopsis of the qualifications and research specialties of all full-time
faculty in the College of Education, Information and Technology (CEIT).
The information contained in this document will assist you in narrowing down your search for a
faculty member who will serve as the chair of your dissertation committee.
You may also use the information in this booklet to select members of your dissertation committee
although, unlike the chair, you may select a committee member from outside the CEIT to join your
committee.
For information on faculty outside CEIT go to the LIU website and click on:
http://liu.edu/CWPost/Academics/Faculty.aspx
Should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at paula.lester@liu.edu or at
516-299-2191.
Cordially,
Paula Lester
Director, Ed.D. in Interdisciplinary Educational Studies
Senior Professor of Education
Areas of Faculty Expertise
NASSIMA ABDELLI-BERUH
Associate Professor of Speech Sciences
Communication Sciences and Disorders
D.E.U.G., University of Paris X - France
M.A., University of Paris X - France
Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY
nassima.abdelli-beruh@liu.edu
Specialties
Speech Production (acoustic measures) and Speech Perception Patterns of Voicing Contrasts in
Monolingual Speakers of French and English and Late Second-language Learners, Acoustic Correlates
of Regressive Voicing Assimilation in Monolinguals and Second-language Learners (its acquisition
and its attrition), Cross-linguistic Studies of Idioms (production and perception)
IFTIKHAR AHMAD
Associate Professor of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., M.A., University of Peshawar (Pakistan)
M.A., Brooklyn College, City University of New York; M.A., The Graduate Center, City University
of New York
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
iftikhar.ahmad@liu.edu
Specialties
Citizenship Education in the United States, Curriculum in Pakistan, Peace Education, Education for
Democracy
JOHN AMATO JR.
Associate Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.A., Hofstra University
M.S., Ithaca College
Ed.M., Ed.D., Columbia University
jamato@liu.edu
Specialties
Oral Motor and Oral Feeding Disorders in Preschool Children with Autism, Language and Play in
Preschool Children with Autism, Language and Socialization in Children with Asperger Syndrome,
Syndrome Identification in Children with Hypernasal Speech Disorders, Swallowing Disorders in
Parkinson’s Disease, the Use of EMG in Assessment and Treatment of Swallowing Disorders, and the
Use of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Treatment of Swallowing Disorders in Patients with
Head and Neck Cancer
BEATRICE C. BAADEN
Director, School Library Media Program
Adjunct Professor of School Library Media
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
B.A., St. John’s University
M.A., Adelphi University
M.S., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University; Ed.D., Hofstra University
bea.baaden@liu.edu
Specialties
School Libraries, Instructional Design
MERYL B. BARROW
Associate Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., State University of New York at Albany
M.S., Adelphi University
D.A., Adelphi University
meryl.barrow@liu.edu
Specialties
Clinical Supervision, Issues in Higher Education and Childhood/Adolescent Language Development
and Disorders.
TERRY BORDAN
Professor of Education
B.A., Queens College, CUNY
M.S., C. W. Post Campus, Long Island University
Ed.D., University of Sarasota
terry.bordan@liu.edu
Specialties
LBGT Issues, Child Abuse, Self Esteem, Stress Management
DENGTING BOYANTON
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Central China Normal University
M.Ed., University of Virginia
Ph.D., University of Virginia
dengting.boyanton@liu.edu
http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/dboyanto
Specialties
Classroom Teaching and Learning, Student-teacher Relationships, Engagement, Motivation
MICHAEL BYRNE
Associate Professor of Education
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
michael.byrne@liu.edu
Specialties
Multimedia, Smart Technology
HAERYUN CHOI
Chair, Associate Professor of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Seoul National University (South Korea)
M.Ed., State University of New York at Buffalo
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
haeryun.choi@liu.edu
Specialties
Philosophy of Education, Socrates, Rousseau, Aesthetic/Arts Education, Moral Education, Ethnic
Identity
HETING CHU
Professor of Library and Information Science
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
B.A., Peking University
M.L.I.S., McGill University
Ph.D., Drexel University
hchu@liu.edu
http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/hchu
Specialties
Library and Information Science Education, Information Retrieval, Research Methods
PAUL J. CIBOROWSKI
Associate Professor of Education
Counseling and Development
B.A., University of Dayton
M.A., New York University
Ph.D., Fordham University
paul.ciborowski@liu.edu
Specialties
Child Studies, Children, Delinquency, Dropouts and Drugs, Effects of Divorce, Gangs, Gang
Formation and Prevention, Marriage and Family Issues, Single Parents and Their Youth Issues, Youth
At-Risk Factors, Youth Violence and Bullying
LYNN E. COHEN
Associate Professor of Education
Special Education and Literacy
B.S., State University of New York, New Paltz
M.S., Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D., Fordham University
lynn.cohen@liu.edu
Specialties
Early Childhood, Emergent Literacy, University-School Partnerships
JAMES J. COLANGELO
Chair, Department of Counseling and Development
Assistant Professor of Education
Executive Coordinator, Counseling Programs
Counseling and Development
B.A., Manhattan College
M.S.Ed., St. John’s University
P.D., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University
Psy.D., California Southern University
james.colangelo@liu.edu
Specialties
Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Sex Therapy, Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
ARNOLD DODGE
Chair, Educational Leadership and Administration Department
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Stony Brook University
M.S., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University
Ph.D., New York University
arnold.dodge@liu.edu
Specialties
Business Leadership in School Districts, School District Administration (Kindergarten through
Grade 12)
ROBERT A. DOMINGO
Chair, Associate Professor of Education
Communication Science and Disorders
B.A., SUNY Plattsburgh
M.S., Adelphi University
M.Phil., Ph.D., The Graduate School, CUNY
robert.domingo@liu.edu
Specialties
Child Language Acquisition, Developmental Disabilities/Autism, Swallowing Disorders
SUSAN FIFE DORCHAK
Co-Chair, Computer Science and Management Engineering
Professor of Computer Science/Management Engineering
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
susan.dorchak@liu.edu
Specialties
Technology Impact on Human Process, Information Needs Analysis, Database Design,
Process Analysis, Systems Analysis, Interpersonal Communication, Technical Communication,
Programming Languages, Object-oriented Programming
JAMES DUNNE
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., State University of New York Stony Brook
M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
dunne@liu.edu
Specialties
The Effect of Technology on Education / School Transformation. Using Technologies to improve
learning, problem solving and motivation. Educational Technology Policy and Practice. Technology
Leadership in Schools, Technology and Curriculum. Social Media & Mobile Technology and its
Impact on Education
KATHLEEN M. FEELEY
Associate Professor of Education
Special Education and Literacy
B.A., M.S., St. John’s University
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
kathleen.feeley@liu.edu
Specialties
Autism Education, Down Syndrome, Inclusive Education
EUGENE C. GOLDIN
Professor of Education
Counseling and Development
B.A., Hofstra University
M.S.Ed., Queens College
Ed.D., St. John's University
eugene.goldin@liu.edu
Specialties
Counselor Education, Family Therapy, Psychotherapy
KARLEEN GOUBEAUD
Curriculum and Instruction
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Bob Jones University
M.S., University of Pittsburgh
Ed.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
karleen.goubeaud@liu.edu
Specialties
Educational Assessment, Science Teaching and Learning, Teacher Education
JAN P. HAMMOND
Associate Professor of Education
B.S./B.A., State University of New York, Cortland, Education major, Music and Sciences minor M.S.
Western Connecticut State University, Music Education M.S. Southern Connecticut State University,
Educational Administration Ed.D. Columbia University, Teachers College, Educational
Administration and Policy Development
jan.hammond@liu.edu
Specialties
School Leadership, K-12, School Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, School
Choice, Education Law and Policy, Fundamentals of Research
STEVEN HEIM
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science and Management Engineering
B.A., M.S., Long Island University
D.M.A., Stony Brook University
steven.heim@liu.edu
http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/sheim
Specialties
Computer Music Generation, Human-Computer Interaction, Web Development
MICHAEL P. HOGAN
Associate Dean, College of Education, Information, and Technology
Director, Clinical Education and Professional Certifications
B.A., Spring Hill College
M.A., University of South Alabama Ph.D., University of Alabama
michael.hogan@liu.edu
Specialties
School Leadership, Politics and Public Policy, School Finance, School Law
STEVEN HOLLANDER
Associate Professor of Education
Health, Physical Education and Movement Science
B.S., M.S., Brooklyn College, CUNY
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
steven.hollander@liu.edu
Specialties
Aging and Sexuality, Sex Education, Tips for Staying Healthy, Types of Drugs and Drug Education,
Weight Control Through Exercise
GREGORY S. HUNTER
Director, Doctor of Philosophy in Information Studies
Director, Certificate Program in Archives and Records Management
Professor of Library and Information Science
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
B.A., St. John's University
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., New York University
ghunter@liu.edu
Specialties
Archives and Records Management, Digital Preservation
DAVID A. JANK
Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
B.A., Northeastern University
M.S., Simmons College
M.S., Baruch College, CUNY
Ph.D., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University
david.jank@liu.edu
Specialties
Human-Information Interaction, Knowledge Organization, Domain Analysis, Database Design,
Human-Computer Interaction, Information Services Management, Personnel Management,
Organizational Behavior, Psychology of Information Use
ESTELLE KAMLER
Professor of Education
Educational Leadership and Administration
B.A., M.A., Queens College, City University of New York
Ed.D., Hofstra University
estelle.kamler@liu.edu
Specialties
Leadership, Mentoring, the Superintendency
KATHLEEN KEEFE-COOPERMAN
Assistant Professor of Education
Counseling and Development
B.A., Rhode Island College
M.A., Pace University, M.S., University of Hartford
Psy.D., University of Hartford
kathleen.keefe-cooperman@liu.edu
Specialties
Autism, ADHD, Television Viewing Patterns of Young Children, Early Childhood, Stanford-Binet 5
and Young Children, Breaking Bad News, Detection of Auditory Processing Issues in Preschool-Aged
Children, Managing Difficult Behaviors in Preschoolers, Perinatal Bereavement
NANA KOCH
Chair, Associate Professor of Education
Health, Physical Education and Movement Science
B.A., M.A., Adelphi University
M.Ed., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
nana.koch@liu.edu
Specialties
Assessment, Curriculum Design, Dance Therapy, Elementary Methods in Physical Education, Fitness
Education, Movement Education, Non-Verbal Communication
SUSAN E. KETCHAM
Professor Reference Librarian
B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library
B.S.Ed., Slippery Rock University
M.S.L.I.S., C. W. Post Campus, Long Island University
M.S.Ed., C. W. Post Campus, Long Island University
susan.ketcham@liu.edu
Specialties
Cataloging, Libraries and the Internet
MICHAEL E.D. KOENIG
Professor of Library and Information Science
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
B.S., Yale University
M.S., M.B.A., University of Chicago
Ph.D., Drexel University
michael.koenig@liu.edu
Specialties
Knowledge Management; Information and Knowledge, and the Productivity of the Organization;
Management of Information and Knowledge Operations; Information Retrieval; Rare Books; the
History of Printing
LOUISA KRAMER VIDA
Chair, Department of Special Education and Literacy
Associate Professor of Education
Special Education and Literacy
B.A., Marymount Manhattan College
M.A., Manhattan College
C.A.S., P.D., Ed.D., Hofstra University
louisa.vida@liu.edu
Specialties
K-12 literacy, RTI, Administration of Literacy Programs, Reading/Writing Workshops, State
Standards and Assessments
PAULA E. LESTER
Director, Ed.D. in Interdisciplinary Educational Studies
Senior Professor of Education
Educational Leadership and Administration
B.A., M.A., Lehman College, CUNY
M.S., Pace University
Ph.D., New York University
paula.lester@liu.edu
Specialties
Teacher Job Satisfaction, Morale, Demographic Studies
GAVRIELLE LEVINE
Associate Professor of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
Ph.D., Columbia University
gavrielle.levine@liu.edu
Specialties
Mathematics Education, Mathematics Anxiety and Building Confidence, Teacher Development:
Mathematics Instruction, Gender Equity, At-risk Youth, Educational Program Evaluation
ROBERTA LEVITT
Associate Professor of Education
Special Education and Literacy
B.S., University of Bridgeport
M.A., Hofstra University
P.D., Ph.D., Hofstra University
roberta.levitt@liu.edu
Specialties
Literacy Assessment, Remediation, Enrichment of Grade Levels K-12, Response to Intervention
(RTI), Wilson Instruction, Reading and Writing Workshops, State Standards and Assessments
CHRISTOPHER MALINOWSKI
Co-Chair, Computer Science and Management Engineering
Associate Professor of Computer Science/Management Engineering
B.S., John Jay College of Criminal Justice
M.S., Management Engineering, LIU/CW Post
christopher.malinowski@liu.edu
http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/cmalinow
Specialties
Computer Crimes, Computer Forensics, Computer Security, Cyber stalking Issues
M. RONALD MINGE
Professor of Education
Special Education and Literacy
B.A., Western Washington College
M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University
ronald.minge@liu.edu
Specialties
Teaching Students with Special Needs
JOEL E. MITTLER
Professor of Education
Special Education and Literacy
B.A., Brooklyn College, CUNY
M.S., Professional Certificate, Queens College, CUNY
M.Ed., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
joel.mittler@liu.edu
Specialties
Inclusion, Response to Intervention, Special Education Policy, Technology and Special Education
KAREN OGULNICK
Associate Professor of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., SUNY Plattsburgh
M.A., Hunter College, CUNY
Ph.D., New York University
karen.ogulnick@liu.edu
Specialties
Language Learning and Identity, TESOL
ROGER PIERANGELO, B.C.S.E., FSICPP, FCICPP
Associate Professor of Education
Special Education and Literacy
B.S., St. John's University
M.S.Ed., P.D., Queens College
Ph.D., Yeshiva University
rpierangelo@liu.edu
Specialties
Clinical Psychology, Special Education Assessment, Forensic Psychology, Child and Adolescent
Psychology
JOSEPH PIRO
Associate Professor of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., St. Francis College
M.A., City University of New York, Queens College
M.S., Fordham University
M.A., Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
joseph.piro@liu.edu
Specialties
Teacher Education and Practice, Curriculum Research and Development: The Arts and Learning,
Neuroscience (Hand Preference; Music Perception; Sleep), Psychology of Intelligence
SHAIREEN RASHEED
Associate Professor of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook
M.A., New School for Social Research
M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
shaireen.rasheed@liu.edu
Specialties
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Existentialist and Continental Philosophy,
Social and Cultural Philosophy and Pedagogy, Critical Theory, Liberal Education within a Global
Context, Issues of Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality
R. H. RED OWL
Professor of Education
Educational Leadership and Administration
A.B., Erskine College
M.P.A., Georgia State University
Ph.D., University of Georgia
redowl@liu.edu
Specialties
Expert Judgment, Decision Theory, and Choice Analysis; Higher Education Administration; Public
Policy Analysis; Research Methodology, Applied Statistics, and Statistical Modeling
JOHN J. REGAZZI
Professor, College of Information and Computer Science
B.A., St. John’s University
M.A., University of Iowa; M.S.L.I.S., Columbia University
Ph.D., Rutgers University
john.regazzi@liu.edu
http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/jregazzi
Specialties
Electronic Publishing, Information Technology
JEONG-EUN RHEE
Associate Professor of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Ewha Women’s University
M.A., West Virginia University
Ph.D., Ohio State University
jeong-eun.rhee@liu.edu
Specialties
Asian American Studies; Issues of Globalization, Transnationalism and Immigration in Education;
Postcolonial Inquiry; Social Justice Education; Teacher Action Research
JOYCE RUBENSTEIN
Director, J.M. Ladge Speech and Hearing Center
B.A., M.A., Hofstra University
Ph.D., New York University
joyce.rubenstein@liu.edu
Specialties
Neurogenic Communication Disorders, Counseling, Clinical Supervision
JOSEPH SANACORE
Professor of Education
Special Education and Literacy
B.A., Adelphi University
M.A., New York University; M.S., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University; P.D., Hofstra
University
Ed.D., Hofstra University
joseph.sanacore@liu.edu
Specialties
Literacy Learning Across the Curriculum, Achievement Gap Between Ethnic Minority and Majority
Cultures, Gender Differences in Reading and Writing Achievement, Lifetime Literacy for All Children
KRISTIN SCHAEFER
Professor of Education
Counseling and Development
B.S., Cornell University
M.A., Ph.D., Fordham University
Kristin.schaefer@liu.edu
Specialties
Positive Psychology, Transtheoretical Model and Motivational Interviewing, Alternative Approaches
to the Treatment of Addiction and Mood Disorders
BETTE SCHNEIDERMAN
Associate Professor of Education, Library and Information Science
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., M.S., Syracuse University
Ph.D., Hofstra University
bette.schneiderman@liu.edu
Specialties
Educational Use of the Internet, Internet Learning Communities
DIANNE SLAVIN
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Department
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Boston University
M.A., Ph.D., New York University
dianne.slavin@liu.edu
Specialties
Disorders of Fluency, Post-Stroke Rehabilitation, Stuttering, Voice and Adult Language
JUNE ANN SMITH
Associate Professor of Education
Counseling and Development
B.A., Northern Caribbean University (formerly West Indies College)
M.A., Andrews University; M.S.W., Yeshiva University
Ph.D., Andrews University
jsmith@liu.edu
Specialties
Mental Health, Marriage and Family, Social Work
EFLEDA P. TOLENTINO
Director, Early Childhood Education Program
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., M.A., University of the Philippines
Ph.D., New York University
efleda.tolentino@liu.edu
Specialties
Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Language and Literacy Development, Teaching English
Language Learners in the 21st Century, Racial Identity and Awareness in Early Childhood, Cultural
Pluralism and Social Justice in the Context of Education, Teacher Education in a Post-Modern World
SCOTT RAYMOND TORNS
Assistant Professor of Education
Health, Physical Education and Movement Science
D.C., New York Chiropractic College
scott.torns@liu.edu
Specialties
Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Motor Development Health Education
STEPHANIE WHITE
Senior Professor of Computer Science and Management Engineering
B.A., Hunter College, CUNY
M.S., New York University
M.S., Ph.D., Polytechnic University
stephanie.white@liu.edu
Specialties
Aerospace Software, Computer Intensive Systems, Embedded Systems, Engineering Computer Based
Systems, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering
YEN YEN JOYCELN WOO
Associate Professor of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., National University of Singapore
Ed.M., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
yenyen.woo@liu.edu
Specialties
Youth studies, Curriculum Studies, Temporalities, International Education, Research as Cultural
Production
QIPING ZHANG
Director, Usability Lab
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
B.S., M.S., Peking University (Beijing, China)
M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
qiping.zhang@liu.edu
http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/qzhang/
Specialties
Human-computer Interaction, Computer-supported Cooperative Work, Computer-mediated
Communication, Knowledge Management, Blog Use, Social Tagging, Distance Learning