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.