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Guttman Community College Full-Time Faculty


Marcus Allen

Professor, Political Science and Urban Studies

B.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton 

marcus.allen@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8072


Amy Beth

Associate Professor, Librarian

Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center

amy.beth@guttman.cuny.edu


Tara Bahl

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies

B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., The CUNY Graduate Center 

tara.bahl@guttman.cuny.edu 

646-313-8018


Kristina Baines

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

B.A., M.A., Florida Atlantic University; MSc, University of Oxford; Ph.D., University of South Florida

kristina.baines@guttman.cuny.edu


Screenjaya “Ria” Banerjee 

Assistant Professor, English 

B.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D. The Graduate Center (CUNY) 

ria.banerjee@guttman.cuny.edu 

646-313-8004


Valdon Tau Battice

Lecturer, English

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

valdon.battice@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8117


Keino Brown

Instructor, Mathematics

B.S., M.A., The City College of New York, CUNY 

keino.brown@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8086


April Burns

Assistant Professor, Psychology

B.A., University of Redlands; M.A., Hunter College; Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY 

april.burns@guttman.cuny.edu


Sebastien Buttet

Associate Professor, Business Administration

B.A., Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de St-Etienne, France, MBA, University of Ottawa, Canada;

Ph.D., University of Minnesota; 

sebastien.buttet@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8186


Laura Clark

Assistant Professor, English

M.A., English, City College, CUNY; Ph.D., English, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Laura.Wallace@guttman.cuny.edu 

646-313-8176


Daniel Collins

Associate Professor, English

B.A. State University of New York at Buffalo;

M.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington; MPH, Long Island University; Ph.D, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

daniel.collins@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8889


Tracy Daraviras

Professor, English

B.A. Brooklyn College, CUNY; M.S., Ed.D., Fordham University; Ph.D., New York University

tracy.daraviras@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8054


Maggie Dickinson

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies

B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M. Phil., Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY

maggie.dickinson@guttman.cuny.edu


Marcia Edwards

Clinical Professor, Human Services

B.S., St. Joseph’s College; M.S.W., Hunter College, CUNY

marcia.edwards@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8035


Forest Fisher 

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

B.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D., The George Washington University

forest.fisher@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8073


Nicholas Fortier

Instructor, Humanities and Education

B.A., Northeastern University; M.A., Long Island University and Stony Brook University, SUNY

nicholas.fortier@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8176


Karla Smith Fuller

Associate Professor, Biology

B.S., Texas Southern University; Ph.D., Purdue University

karla.fuller@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8044


Mary Gatta

Associate Professor, Sociology

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

mary.gatta@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8882


Shadisadat (Shadi) Ghaderi

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

M.Sc., Mathematics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran; 

ABD, Mathematics, West Virginia University


Meaghan Gilbert-Hickey

Assistant Professor, English

M.A., English, Texas A&M University; Ph.D., English, St. John’s University


Alexandra Hamlett

Assistant Professor, Information Literacy Librarian

B.A., California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; M.A. Hunter College, CUNY; M.L.I.S., Queens College, CUNY

alexandra.hamlett@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8184


Dalvin Hill

Assistant Professor, Information Technology

M.S., Internet Business Systems, Monroe College;

M.S., Computer Science (security focus), University of Tulsa;

Ph.D., Computer Science (security focus), University of Tulsa, OK


Chulsung Kim

Professor, Chemistry

B.S., Hanyang University (South Korea); M.S., Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ph.D., Iowa State University

chulsung.kim@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8093


Jihyun Kim

Assistant Professor, Science

B.Sc., Chemistry, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea;

P.h.D., Organometallic Chemistry, Georgetown University, DC


Claire King

Assistant Professor, Experiential Education & Service Learning

A.A. Assumption College; B.A., Felician College; M.A., Arcadia University; Ed.D., Graduate Theological Foundation

claire.king@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8055


Nicole Kras

Assistant Professor

nicole.kras@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8855


Meagan Lacy

Assistant Professor, Information Literacy Librarian 

B.A., Seattle University; M.L.I.S., University of Washington; M.A., IUPUI

646-313-8288

meagan.lacy@guttman.cuny.edu


Vivian Lim

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

MA (2007), Secondary Mathematics Education, Brooklyn College, CUNY;

P.h.D. (2016), Education (math focus), University of Pennsylvania


Rodrigo Lobo

Assistant Professor, Business Administration

M.B.A. (1996), Baldwin-Wallace University;

Ph.D., Business Administration, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Brazil


Molly Makris

Assistant Professor, Social Sciences

B.S., New York University;

M.A., The Graduate Center, CUNY; Ph.D., Rutgers University- Newark, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; 

molly.markis@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8012


Douglas Medina

Instructor, Political Science

M.A., The New School; M.Phil., CUNY Graduate Center

douglad.medina@guttman.cuny.edu


Matthew Mead

Lecturer, Coordinator of Academic Support and Director of CUNY Start

B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University;

M.A., The City College of New York, CUNY

matthew.mead@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8161


James (Jim) Mellis

Assistant Professor, English

M.Phil., Anglo-Irish Literature, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland;

Ph.D., 20th Century American & Ethnic Literature, Tulane University


Andrea Morrell

Assistant Professor, Urban Studies 

B.A., American University; Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY

andrea.morrell@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8094


Jinzhong Niu

Assistant Professor, Information Technology

B.S., Shandong University, China;

M.A., Beihang University, China; Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY;

jinzhong.niu@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8841


Grace Pai

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

M.Ed., Secondary School Mathematics, Brooklyn College, CUNY;

Ph.D., International Development and Education (applied statistics focus)


Dara Pir

Assistant Professor, Information Technology

M.S.EE, Brown University;

Ph.D., Computer Science, The Graduate Center, CUNY


James Rodriguez

Instructor, History

B.A., Brooklyn College, English and Psychology;

ABD, American Studies, New York University


Tashana S. Samuel

Assistant Professor, Psychology

B.A., Brooklyn College, CUNY; Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY

tashana.samuel@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8885


Naveen Seth

Associate Professor, Business Administration

B.A., St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, India;

M.A., Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, India;

MBA Baruch College, CUNY; Ph.D., Stern School of Business, New York University

naveen.seth@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8042


Marla Sole

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

B.S., State University of New York at Purchase;

M.S., Syracuse University; Ph.D., New York University

marla.sole@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8185


Anya Spector

Assistant Professor, Human Services

M.S.W., Social Work, Fordham University;

Ph.D., Social Work, Columbia University


Derek Tesser

Instructor, Biology

B.A., Brandeis University; M.S., New York University

derek.tesser@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8087


Camila Torres Rivera

Lecturer, Mathematics

camila.torres@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8103


Alia Tyner-Mullings

Associate Professor, Sociology

B.A., Oberlin College;

M.A., Queens College, CUNY; Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY

alia.tyner-mullings@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8052


Lori Ungemah

Associate Professor, English

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;

M.A., Brooklyn College, CUNY; Ed.D., Columbia University, Teachers College

lori.ungemah@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8053


Rebecca Walker

Professor, Mathematics    

B.A., William Smith College;

M.A., University of California, Berkeley; Montclair State College; 

Ph.D., Western Michigan University

rebecca.walker@guttman.cuny.edu

646-313-8049


Elizabeth Wentworth

Lecturer

Elizabeth.Wentworth@guttman.cuny.edu 

646-313-8114


Karen Williams

Assistant Professor, Anthropology

Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center

karen.williams@guttman.cuny.edu


Luis A. Zambrano

Instructor, Mathematics

B.A., University of Minnesota; M.S., California State University, Los Angeles

luis.zambrano@guttman.cuny.edu 

646-313-8282

For more information about our full-time faculty, please visit the Faculty Directory.