S. William Zito
Acting Dean and Professor, Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., St. John’s University; Ph.D., University of
Connecticut
Medicinal and natural products chemistry
zitos@stjohns.edu
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Ebtesam Ahmed
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
Pharm. D. St. John’s University
Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
ahmede1@stjohns.edu
Emily M. Ambizas
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S., Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Community Care
arweilee@stjohns.edu
Richard Arias
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
B.S., St. John’s University; M.S., University of Nebraska Medical
Center
ariasr@stjohns.edu
Vibhuti Arya
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
Pharm. D., St. Johns University
Public Health
aryav@stjohns.edu
Charles R. Ashby
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., Ph.D., University of Louisville
Neurophsiology and neurochemical studies of 5-HT and DA
interaction; Genetic vulnerability to drug abuse in rats; Mechanism
of action of antipsychotic drugs
ashbyc@stjohns.edu
Carmela Avena-Woods
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm.,Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice
avenac@stjohns.edu
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Frank A. Barile
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., St John’s University
In vitro toxicology
barilef@stjohns.edu
Michael Barletta
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S., St. John’s University; Ph.D., New York Medical
College
Cardiovascular pharmacology using animal models for myocardial
infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease and
thrombosis
barlettm@stjohns.edu
Andrew J. Bartilucci
Dean Emeritus and Executive Vice President Emeritus
B.S. Phm., St. John’s University; M.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D.,
University of Maryland
Judith L. Beizer
Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
B.S. Phm., St. Louis College of Pharmacy; Pharm.D., University of
Tennessee
Geriatric Therapeutics
beizerj@stjohns.edu
Sandra Beysolow
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
B.S. Long Island University; M.S., Capella University
beysolos@stjohns.edu
Blasé C. Billack
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., University of Richmond; Ph.D., Rutgers University
Role of BRCA1 in DNA damage repair and transcription
billackb@stjohns.edu
Joseph M. Brocavich
Sr. Associate Dean and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of
Clinical Pharmacy Practice
B.S. Phm., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science; Pharm.D.
Duquesne University
HIV Pharmacotherapy; Infectious Diseases; Pharmacoeconomics
brocavij@stjohns.edu
Sheila M. Sarnoski-Brocavich
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science; M.S. Phm.
Adm., Pharm.D., St John’s University
Ambulatory Care
brocavis@stjohns.edu
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Jerome Cantor
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Science
B.A., Columbia University; M.D., University of Pennsylvania
Experimental lung pathology
cantorj@stjohns.edu
Joanne M. Carroll
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Molloy College; M.A., CUNY, Hunter College; Ph.D. CUNY
Molecular mechanisms regulating gene expression in neural and
endocrine cells
carrollj@stjohns.edu
Manouchkathe Cassagnol
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Internal Medicine, Pharmacotherapy
cassagnm@stjohns.edu
Damary Castanheira
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Internal medicine
castanhd@stjohns.edu
Joseph M. Cerreta
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Fordham University
Molecular biology of connective tissue alterations in the
lung
cerretaj@stjohns.edu
Parnali Chatterjee
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., University of Bombay, India; M.S., D.A.V. University, India;
Ph.D., University of Louisiana
chatterp@stjohns.edu
Zhe-Sheng Chen
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
M.D., Guangdong Medical and Pharmaceutical College, P.R. China;
M.S., Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, P.R. China; Ph.D,
Kagoshima University, Japan
Cancer pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, especially
cellular mechanisms of multi-drug resistance and its
reversal.
chenz@stjohns.edu
Xingguo Cheng
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., M.S., Wuhan University, P. R. China; Ph.D., University of
Kansas Medical Center
Using in vivo and in vitro techniques to study toxicokinetics and
toxicodynamics of persistent environmental toxicants.
chengx@stjohns.edu
Christine Chim
Assistant Professor - Industry Professional, Department of Clinical
Pharmacy Practice
Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Simulation
chimc@stjohns.edu
Jennifer Chiu
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
B.S., Binghamton University; M.B.A., St. Joseph’s College
chiuj@stjohns.edu
John Conry
Assistant Dean and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of
Clinical Pharmacy Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Community Health Care, Project Renewal MedVan
conryj@stjohns.edu
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Henry Eisen
Professor Emeritus
B.S. Phm., St. John’s University; M.S., Rutgers University; Ph.D.,
University of Connecticut
Gladys M. El-Chaar
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.A., Biochemistry East Stroudsburg University; B.S. Phm., St.
John’s University; Pharm.D., Medical University of South
Carolina
Pediatric Pharmacotherapeutics.
elchaarg@stjohns.edu
Irene Eng
Instructor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and Allied Health
Sciences
B.S. Alderson Broaddus College
engi@stjohns.edu
Joseph V. Etzel
Assistant Dean and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of
Clinical Pharmacy Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Infectious Disease Pharmacotherapy
etzelj@stjohns.edu
Danielle C. Ezzo
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Ambulatory Care
ezzod@stjohns.edu
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Sue M. Ford
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State
University
Use of cell culture to study responses of kidney to toxicants;
nutrition.
fords@stjohns.edu
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Laura M. Gianni-Augusto
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Drug information
giannil@stjohns.edu
Marc Gillespie
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., University of Vermont, Ph.D., University of Utah
The development of a simple biochemical system that allows us to
evaluate the function assembly and disassembly of neuronal SNARE
complex
gillespm@stjohns.edu
Regina Ginzburg
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Ambulatory care
ginzburr@stjohns.edu
Pamela J. Gregory-Fernandez
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
B.S., St. John’s University; M.S., A.T. Skills University
gregoryp@stjohns.edu
Sen Gu
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
MD, Tongji Medical University of China; M.S., Ph.D., University of
Maryland
gus@stjohns.edu
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Diane Hardej
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., Queens College; M.S., Ph.D., St. John’s University
Gastrointestinal toxicity, environmental toxicology, metal and
metalloid toxicity, in vitro and alternative toxicology
methods
hardejd@stjohns.edu
Olga Hilas
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Internal Medicine
hilaso@stjohns.edu
Lisa Hochstein
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
hochstel@stjohns.edu
MaryAnn Howland
Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
B.S., Wake Forest University; B.S. Pharm., Rutgers University;
Pharm.D., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
Clinical toxicology; Poison Control Expertise; Clinical
Toxicological Management
howlandm@stjohns.edu; mhowlandny@aol.com
Gregory J Hughes
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
Pharm.D., St. Johns University
Internal Medicine
hughesg@stjohns.edu
Monica Hwang
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
hwangm@stjohns.edu
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Samantha Jellinek-Cohen
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
Pharm.D., Long Island University
jellines@stjohns.edu
Tomasz Z. Jodlowski
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Infectious Diseases
jodlowst@stjohns.edu
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Tina J. Kanmaz
Assistant Dean and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of
Clinical Pharmacy Practice
B.A., Hofstra University, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s
University
Ambulatory Care, Oncology.
kanmazt@stjohns.edu
Amrit Lal Kapoor
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S., Punjab University, India; Dr.Sc.Nat.,
Eidgenossische Technische Hoschscule, Zurich, Switzerland
Binding and displacement studies in vivo and in vitro to evaluate
drug interactions
kapoora@stjohns.edu
Vijaya L. Korlipara
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., Banaras Hindu University; Ph.D., University of
Minnesota
Design and synthesis of receptor selective probes for opioid and
neurokinin receptors
korlipav@stjohns.edu
Danielle M Kruger
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
B.S., St. Francis College; M.S., Capella University
krugerd@stjohns.edu
Chul-Hoon Kwon
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Phm., Howard University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Design, synthesis and evaluation of pro-drugs, especially in
anti-tumor agents and anticonvulsants; Chemical aspects of drug
metabolism and toxicology
kwonc@stjohns.edu
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Sum Lam
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Pharm., Pharm.D., University of Connecticut
Geriatric Therapeutics
lams1@stjohns.edu
Cesar A. Lau-Cam
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., University of San Marcos, Peru; M.S., Ph.D., University
of Rhode Island
Effect of natural product (amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins,
plant constituents) on the biochemistry, pharmacology, and
toxicology of ethanol
laucamc@stjohns.edu
Maria Leibfried
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Pharm., Pharm.D., Rutgers University
leibfrim@stjohns.edu
Senshang Lin
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., Taipei Medical College, Ph.D., Temple University
Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, transmucosal drug delivery
linse@stjohns.edu
Woon-Kai Low
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from the University of Toronto
loww@stjohns.edu
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Martha L. Mackey
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
B.A., M.A., J.D., St. John’s University
Pharmacy Law; Pharmacy Education
mackeym@stjohns.edu
Parshotam L. Madan
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., Birla College, India; M.S., Ph.D., University of
Georgia
Controlled and targeted drug delivery systems; Bio-erodible
polymers as drug delivery systems
madanp@stjohns.edu
William M. Maidhof
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.
maidhofw@stjohns.edu
Nicole M. Maisch
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., Albany College of Pharmacy
Medicine and Drug Information
maischn@stjohns.edu
Robert A.
Mangione
Provost and Professor
B.S. Phm., M.S., P.D., Ed.D., St. John’s University
Pharmacy education; Organizational Theory
mangionr@stjohns.edu
Maria Mantione
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Community Pharmacy Practice.
sullim@stjohns.edu
Lin L. Mantell
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.M. and M.D., Beijing University School of Medicine in Beijing,
China; Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, State
University of New York at Stony Brook.
mantelll@stjohns.edu
Ashley Thomas Martino
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., California State University Northridge; Ph.D., University of
Florida
martinoa@stjohns.edu
Heather Mavronicolas
Assistant Professor Industry Professional, Department of Pharmacy
Administration and Allied Health Sciences
B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S. University of Sydney
School of Public Health, Sydney, Australia, PhD Tulane University
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
mavronih@stjohns.edu
Nissa Mazzola
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Ambulatory Care
mazzolan@stjohns.edu
Zaidalynet Morales
Instructor Industry Professional, Department of Pharmacy
Administration and Allied Health Sciences
B.S. Lehman College
moralesz@stjohns.edu
Cathleen Murphy
Assistant Professor Industry Professional, Department of Pharmacy
Administration and Allied Health Sciences
B.S. Adelphi University, Doctor of Chiropractic and M.S. New York
Chiropractic College
murphyc@stjohns.edu
Jagannath M. Muzumdar
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
B.S., Mumbai University; M.S., Mississippi State University; M.S.,
University of Toledo; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
muzumdaj@stjohns.edu
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Rajesh Nayak
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S. Phm., Mangalore University; Ph.D. University of
Florida
Pharmaceutical outcomes research; Evaluation of health care
policies and programs; Pharmacoeconomics
nayakr@stjohns.edu
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Raymond S. Ochs
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S, Purdue University; Ph.D., Indiana University
The control of metabolic pathways by hormones and energy supply;
Muscle cell culture line and computer modeling
ochsr@stjohns.edu
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Somnath Pal
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and Allied Health
Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S., Jadavpur University; M.B.A., Calcutta University;
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Drug utilization studies
pals@stjohns.edu
Khusbu Patel
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
Pharm.D., St. John's University
patelk1@stjohns.edu
Priti N. Patel
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
Pharm.D., University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
patelp2@stjohns.edu
Mary Jo Perry
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
A.S., Northeastern University; B.S., Adelphi University; M.S. Long
Island University, C.W. Post College
perrym1@stjohns.edu
Michele Pisano
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
Pharm.D., St. John's University
pisanom@stjohns.edu
Daniel T. Podd
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
B.S., St. John’s University; M.S., University of Nebraska Medical
Center
poddd@stjohns.edu
Vladimir Poltoratsky
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
M.S., St. Petersburg University, Russia; Ph.D., St. Petersburg
Institute of Cytology, Russia
poltorav@stjohns.edu
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Sandra E. Reznik
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
A.B., Harvard University; M.D., Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of
Medicine
Pharmacology/Developmental Pathology.
rezniks@stjohns.edu
Bhagwan D. Rohera
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S., Saugar University; Ph.D., University of Basel,
Switzerland
Compaction of powder systems; Controlled drug delivery; Formulation
and process optimization
roherab@stjohns.edu
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Maha Saad
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S., Phm., Pharm.D., Lebanese American University
Internal Medicine, Geriatric Therapeutics
saadm@stjohns.edu
Francis A.X. Schanne
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A., La Salle College; Ph.D., Temple University
Molecular mechanisms of cellular injury and protection
schannef@stjohns.edu
Sharon See
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm, Pharm.D., Rutgers University
Inpatient Family Medicine
sees@stjohns.edu
Abu T.
Serajuddin
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Phm., Dhaka University, Bangladesh; M.S., Columbia
University; Ph.D., St. John’s University
serajuda@stjohns.edu
Hira Shafeeq
Industry Professional Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical
Pharmacy Practice
Pharm.D., St. John’s University
shafeeqh@stjohns.edu
Jun Shao
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., Zhejiang University; M.S., China Pharmaceutical
University; Ph.D. West Virginia University
Biotechnology and drug delivery; Traditional Chinese medicine for
cancer
shaoj@stjohns.edu
Stacey L. Singer-Leshinsky
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration and
Allied Health Sciences
B.S., Brooklyn College; M.S. Capella University
singerls@stjohns.edu
Candace J. Smith
Chair and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical
Pharmacy Practice
B.S., San Jose State University; B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s
University
Pharmacokinetics; Critical Care
smithc@stjohns.edu
Emilio Squillante
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Phm., M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Supercritical fluids; Dissolution, pharmacokinetic and
bioavailability to studies; Drug analysis; Transdermal absorption
studies
squillae@stjohns.edu
Ralph A. Stephani
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Holy Cross College; Ph.D., SUNY, Buffalo
Synthesis and evaluation of new analgesic agents; Synthesis and
evaluation of new anti-bacterial agents; Development of new oral
hypoglycemic agents
stephanr@stjohns.edu
Donna Sym
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Infectious Diseases
symd@stjohns.edu
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Tanaji Talele
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. in Pharmacy, University of Poona College of Pharmacy; Master
of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Medicinal Chemistry and Ph.D. in
Medicinal Chemistry, University of Mumbai, in India
talelet@stjohns.edu
Michael S. Torre
Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
B.S. Phm., M.S. St. John’s University
Endocrine Disorders.
torrem1@stjohns.edu
Damary Castanheira Torres
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
B.S., Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University
Internal Medicine
castanhd@stjohns.edu
Tran Hai Tran
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Practice
BSPH, Pharm.D., UNC- Chapel Hill
trant1@stjohns.edu
Louis Trombetta
Chair and Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Fordham University
Metal neurotoxicology, oxidative stress and environmental
neurotoxicology
trombetl@stjohns.edu
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Wenchen Kenneth Wu
Chairperson and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy
Administration and Allied Health Sciences
B.S., Taipei Medical College; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of
Minnesota
Pharmacoeconomics; computer applications in pharmacy; pharmacy
management
wuw@stjohns.edu
John N.D. Wurpel
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Belmont Abbey College; M.S. Fairleigh Dickinson University;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Effects of neuropeptides on CNS; neurophysiology of seizures
wurpelj@stjohns.edu
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Byron C. Yoburn
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.A. Boston University; M.A., Hollins College; Ph.D., Northeastern
University
Molecular aspects of opioid receptor regulation, drug tolerance and
dependence
yoburnb@stjohns.edu
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S. William Zito
Acting Dean and Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences
B.S. Phm., St. John’s University; Ph.D., University of
Connecticut
Medicinal and natural products chemistry
zitos@stjohns.edu