August 23, 2018
Faculty Excellence: Ensuring Student Success
With the new academic year officially starting on Wednesday, September 5, we are happy to welcome 42 new faculty members to St. John's University. Our new faculty come to St. John's with a wealth of experience and educational backrounds.
St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Carolyn Abott, Ph.D.
Catina Bacote, M.F.A.
Murali Devi, Ph.D.
Tamara Issak, Ph.D.
Allison J. Jaeger, Ph.D.
Sakina Jangbar, Ph.D.
Zhuoyao (Peter) Li, Ph.D.
Chamara Senevirathne, Ph.D.
Mary Townsend, Ph.D.
The School of Education
Erin Fahle, Ph.D.
Robert M. Mangione, Ed.D.
Seung Eun McDevitt, Ed.D.
Maria Paula Mello, Ph.D.
Ceceilia Parnther, Ph.D.
Olivia G. Stewart, Ph.D.
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Yanni Ping, Ph.D.
Roy Weissman, M.B.A.
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Saurabh Agarwal, Ph.D.Teresa M. Miller, Ph.D.
Carlos Alberto Sanhueza-Chávez, Ph.D.
Afolarin Joshua Aiyedun, Ed.D.
Jennifer S. Bhuiyan, Pharm.D.
Nicole Bradley, Pharm.D.
Tina Caliendo, Pharm.D.
Elsen Jacob, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP, CPPS
Nitesh K. Kunda, Ph.D.
College of Professional Studies
Edrex Fontanilla, M.F.A.
Brian K. Harte, Ph.D.
Luca Iandoli, Ph.D.
Sungwon Kim, Ph.D.
Ipshita Pal, Ph.D.
Anthony Palomba, Ph.D.
April Rogers, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Robert J. Romano, J.D., LL.M.
Jie Xu, Ph.D.
Jin Zhi, D.Des.
School of Law
Sheldon A. Evans, J.D.
Kate Klonick, Ph.D., J.D.
Anna Roberts, J.D.
Kayonia Whetstone, J.D.
University Libraries
Lusiella Fazzino, J.D., M.S.
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