Education Background
B.A., Government & Politics, St. John's University, 1987
M.A., Government & Politics, St. John's University, 1989
Areas of Interest and Research
History of New York City
Politics of New York City, Tammany Hall and the activities of Big
Machine politics and poltical bosses in NYC
The impact of Robert Moses on NYC
The 1939 & 1964 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona
Park
History of Baseball in New York City, especially the history of the
New York Yankees
Awards
Nominee for Teacher of the Year, SJU, 1993
Nominee for Excellence in Teaching Award, SJU Center for Teaching
and Learning, 2001 & 2002.
Recipient of Outstanding Professor Award from SJU College
Democrats, 1999
Inducted into St. John's College Skull & Circle Honor Society
as Honorary Faculty Skull, April, 2000
Recipient of Golden Apple Teaching Excellence Award from SJU
Student Government & The Torch, October, 2000.