Ask Our Experts

At St. John’s University, our experts range from faculty in specific areas of concentration to senior administration and academic authorities. This section will highlight a specific expert(s) and list contact information for media purposes. This week’s expert analysts are:

Judith Beizer, Pharm.D.
Dr. Beizer is a certified geriatric pharmacist. Her research interests include Geriatric Pharmacotherapy and Medication Adherence in the Elderly. Beizer was elected Vice President of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, based on her longtime advocacy for the health-care rights of senior citizens and patients with chronic illnesses.
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Elizabeth Brondolo, Ph.D., St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth Brondolo, Ph.D. directs a laboratory conducting field research on the relationships between social stress and health.  In her current research, Dr. Brondolo is investigating the ways in which racism and race-related interpersonal conflict affects mood and health. In her clinical work, Dr. Brondolo specializes in the treatment of bipolar spectrum disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Diane Heith
Professor Heith is a specialist in American institutions and public opinion, specifically related to elections and the Presidency. She is the author of a book, Polling to Govern: Public Opinion and Presidential Leadership, and the co-editor with Lori Cox Han of a book on President George W. Bush and public opinion entitled, In the Public Domain: Presidents and the Challenge of Public Leadership.
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John Q. Barrett
Professor Barrett is currently writing a biography on the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson.  He was a principal speaker at numerous conferences commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trial and speaks regularly on Justice Jackson, Nuremberg, the Supreme Court, That Man, FDR, and other legal and historical topics in public venues.
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Rev. Jean-Pierre Ruiz, S.T.D.
Rev. Jean-Pierre Ruiz’s research interests are in the areas of Biblical Studies, Hermeneutics and Hispanic/Latino Theology. He has hosted and co-hosted a number of radio and television programs and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology and Associate Editor of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly.
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Leonard M. Baynes, School of Law
Baynes is Professor of Law and the inaugural Director of The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development at St. John's University School of Law.  He is a nationally recognized communications law scholar, specializing in race and media issues.
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Rosemary C. Salomone, School of Law
Professor Rosemary C. Salomone teaches constitutional, administrative, and local government law and a seminar on children and the law at St. John’s University.  Her recent research has been focused on single-sex schooling and she specializes in education and gender law.
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David L. Gregory, Dorothy Day Professor of Law, School of Law
Gregory serves as a media commentator on labor, employment, and constitutional law issues.
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Anthony Sabino, J.D., Associate Professor, Department of Law, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Sabino has a national reputation as an authority on antitrust law, securities regulation and litigation, bankruptcy, arbitration and mediation.
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Media Contacts
Dominic Scianna
Director of Media Relations
(718) 990-6185
sciannad@stjohns.edu

Elizabeth Reilly
Asst. Director/Media Relations
(718) 990-5789
reillye@stjohns.edu

Myrna Carrera
Staff
(718) 990-1621
carreram@stjohns.edu

 Andre McKenzie