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Nassau Community College has experts on many different topics who are ready and willing to be a resource for you as you work on your stories. Here’s how our Media Experts Guide works: Look at the list of topics at the beginning of the guide to find general subject areas of interest. Then click on the name of a faculty or staff member to read a more detailed description of their areas of expertise. When you see someone you might like to interview, contact the Marketing and Communications Office. We will make every effort possible to assist you in a timely way. We may also be able to refer you to other experts, not listed here, who would best suit your needs.

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Abnormal Psychology Advertising Anatomy Aromatherapy Athletics Biology Bioterrorism Botany Career Development Children's Literature Computers & Technology Communications Creative Writing Criminal Justice Domestic Violence Economics Education Assessment Emergency Services Entrepreneurship Environment ESL	Fashion Design Fire Sciences Foreign Language Geological Sciences Graphic Arts Health History HIV Hypnosis Infectious Disease Interpersonal Communications Law Learning Disabilities Literature Management Techniques Music Office Technology Parents of Special Need Students Photography Political History Sexual Abuse Sexual Harassment

Abnormal Psychology

Dr. Harold D. Siegel
Psychology Department
Building G, Room 355
516.572.7459
Psyprofnass@aol.com
Dissociative Disorders; DID; Multiple Personality Disorder

Advertising

Professor Jack K. Mandel
Marketing Department
Building B, Room 2066
516.572.7991
jack.mandel@ncc.edu,
Advertising, Consumer Frauds and Scams, Direct Response Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Family Business Marketing , Internet Marketing, L.I. Business Trends, Public Relations, Retailing Issues on L.I., and Sales Techniques

Anatomy

Dr. Steven Lindner

Allied Health Science
Building E, 3216
516.572.7568
Steven.Lindner@ncc.edu
Chiropractics, Anatomy & Physiology, Holistic Healthcare , Nutrition, Neurology, Orthopedics, Peer Reviews, National Chiropractic Guidelines

Aromatherapy

Dr. Caroline Olko

Psychology Department
Building G, Room 302
516.572.7816
Caroline.Olko@ncc.edu
Humor Therapy, Aromatherapy, Chocolate For Your Health, Faith Healing

Athletics

Michael Fenrich

Mail Services
Physical Plant
516.572.7692-Mailroom
mikefenrich@optonline.net
Nassau Community College Athletics, National Junior College Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Association and Professional Athletics.

Biology

Dr. Marilyn Gotkin

Biology Department
Building F, Room 3223 Or Bio. Dept., F2230
516.572.8110
marilyn.gotkin@ncc.edu
Biology, Science Education

Bioterrorism

Dr. Lorraine Findlay

Allied Health Sciences Department
Building E, Room 3220
516. 572.7915
Lorraine.Findlay@NCC.EDU
Infectious Diseases, Outbreaks, Microorganisms, Bioterrorism, Food and Water-borne Diseases

Botany

Dr. Kumkum Prabhakar

Biology Department
Building F, Room 3227
516.572.8086
kumkum.prabhakar@ncc.edu
Botany, academic assessment, curriculum development, and science education.

Career Development

Dr. Valerie Lagakis

Reading/BEP Department
Building M, Room 200
516.572.9687
Valerie.Lagakis@ncc.edu
Conduct Faculty Development and or talk/present on Twice-Exceptional or 2E Students (an innovative program for high-ability students with pronounced discrepancies between their areas of strength and weakness); Women’s Career Development (author of Female CEOs in Four-Year Public Institutions); Speed Reading Techniques; Reading in the Content Areas (how to read for comprehension).

Children’s Literature

Professor Amy King

English Department
Bradley Hall, Room 230
516.572.9802
amy.king@ncc.edu
Creative Writing, Children's Literature, Modern Poetry, American Literature, Fiction and Poetry Writing

Communications

Professor Stephen Solosky

Mathematics/Computer Science/Information TechnologyCluster C, Room 3087
516.572.7383
stephen.solosky@ncc.edu
Database Technology

Computers & Technology

Professor Esther Bogin, M.S.,C.C.C.

Communications Department
Building H, Room 201
516.572.7729
esther.bogin@ncc.edu
Interpersonal Communications, Impression Making Competence, Networking, Persuasive and Influential Speaking, Public Speaking Strategies, Voice and Diction Management

Joseph S. Coppolino, Ph.D.
Communications Department
Building. H, Room 203
516.572.8186
coppolj@ncc.edu
Effective Listening, Nonverbal Communication, Crisis Communication

Creative Writing

Professor Richard Jeffrey Newman

English Department
Building Y, Room 218/222
516.572.7612/7720
richard.newman@ncc.edu
Classical Iranian/Persian Literature, Creative Writing, Writing About Gender & Sexuality

Professor Christina M. Rau
English Department
Bradley Hall (Bldg Y), Room 9
516.572.8985
christina.rau@ncc.edu
Writing, creative writing, poetry, contemporary literature, pop culture literature, blogging, entertainment review writing, publishing, yoga

Criminal Justice

Dr. Robert Costello

Criminal Justice Department
Building G, Room 157
516.572.7178
robert.costello@ncc.edu
Current issues in Criminal Justice, juvenile delinquency/juvenile justice system/youth at-risk, public policy as related to Criminal Justice

Domestic Violence

Dr. Donna Bacon
Health Education Department
Building P, Room 226
516.572.7528
donna.bacon@ncc.edu
HIV, African Americans & HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Domestic/Dating Violence, Rape, Breast Cancer

Diana Milillo, PhD
Psychology Department
Phone: 516.572.8007
diana.milillo@ncc.edu
Area of expertise: Domestic Violence, Sexism and Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation, Social Psychology, Stereotypes and Prejudice

Economics

Dr. Roberta Schroder

Economics and Finance Department
Building G, Room155
516.572.7183
roberta.schroder@ncc.edu
economics, finance, health economics, economics education

Education Assessment

Janice A. Grackin, Ph.D.

Office for Assessment and Program Review
349 Miller Avenue
516.572.8934
janice.grackin@ncc.edu
Educational assessment research, design and application in higher education; Issues related to educational access and retention; Psychosocial aspects of education including stress and coping adjustment, and the dynamics of social interactions.

Emergency Services

Stephen Marsar, Adjunct Professor

Fire Science/Criminal Justice Department
Building G, Room 157
516.509.6966
stephenmarsar@yahoo.com
Firefighting/Fire Sciences, Emergency Services Administration, Emergency Vehicle Operations, Critical Incident Stress Management, Emergency Medicine Sciences, Emergency Services Administration, Emergency Vehicle Operations, Critical Incident Stress Management, Emergency Medicine

Entrepreneurship

Professor Jack K. Mandel

Marketing Department
Building B, Room 2066
516.572.7991,
jack.mandel@ncc.edu
Advertising, Consumer Frauds and Scams, Direct Response Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Family Business Marketing , Internet Marketing, L.I. Business Trends, Public Relations, Retailing Issues on L.I., and Sales Techniques

Environment

Dr. Tom O'Brien

Biology Department
E2214
516.572.7065
oceansciprof@aol.com
Environmental Biology Concerns

ESL

Professor Rosette Finneran

English Department
Building Y, Room 220
516.572.8120
Rosette.Finneran@ncc.edu
Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, English as a Second Language

Dorotea Litvak, Ph.D.
English Department
Bradley Hall, Writing Center
516.572.7195
Dorotea.Litvak@ncc.edu
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Second Language Acquisition, Working with learning disabled foreign speakers, Distinguishing between a second language acquisition problem and a learning differences, Multiculturalism, and Literacy difficulties.

Fashion Design

Professor Sharyne Wolfe

Marketing Department Fashion Design
Building B, Room 2043
516.572.7657
wolfes@ncc.edu
Fashion design; fashion industry; fashion design internships

Fire Sciences

Professor Stephen Marsar

Fire Science/Criminal Justice Department
Building G, Room 157
516.509.6966
stephenmarsar@yahoo.com
Firefighting/Fire Sciences Emergency Services Administration, Emergency Vehicle Operations, Critical Incident Stress Management, Emergency Medicine

Foreign Language

Stefan Laszyn, Ph.D.

Language Center of Lifelong Learning
Building F, Room 309
516.572.7062
Stefan.Laszyn@ncc.edu
Polish and Ukrainian Languages,
Education in Poland

Geological Sciences

Michael Sichko

Physical Sciences
Bldg. D 3112
516.572.7027
Michael.sichko@ncc.edu
Geological Sciences, earthquakes, tsunamis

Graphic Arts

Professor Jason G. Gorman
Art Department
Bldg. G 284
516.572.7162
Jason.Gorman@ncc.edu
Graphic Design, Computer Graphics, Digital Imaging, Multimedia, Web Design, Digital video
Special Effects, CGI, 3D Imaging (Modeling, Animation, Projection Systems & Scanning),
Forensic Graphics, Forensic Animation & Traditional Art

Health

Dr. Donna Bacon

Health Education Department
Building P, Room 226
516.572.7528
donna.bacon@ncc.edu
HIV, African Americans & HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Domestic/Dating Violence, Rape, Breast Cancer

Dr. Steven Lindner
Allied Health Science
Building E, 3216
516.572.7568 (Share office with Dr. John Perrotto )
Steven.Lindner@ncc.edu
Chiropractics, Anatomy & Physiology, Holistic Healthcare , Nutrition, Neurology, Orthopedics, Peer Reviews, National Chiropractic Guidelines

History

James Coll, Adjunct Professor

History Department
Building G, Room 257
Contact: 516.214.8311
Collj@ncc.edu
Constitutional History, Police History, Civil Liberties, Supreme Court History

HIV

Dr. Donna Bacon

Health Education Department
Building P, Room 226
516.572.7528
donna.bacon@ncc.edu
HIV, African Americans & HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Domestic/Dating Violence, Rape, Breast Cancer

Hypnosis

Dr. Murray Fullman

Psychology Department
Building G, Room 355
516.572.7458
Murray.Fullman@ncc.edu
Hypnosis, Medical Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy

Infectious Disease

Dr. Lorraine Findlay
Allied Health Sciences Department
Building E, Room 3220
516. 572.7915
Lorraine.Findlay@NCC.EDU
Infectious Diseases, Outbreaks, Microorganisms, Bioterrorism, Food and Water-borne Diseases

Interpersonal Communications

Professor Esther Bogin, M.S.,C.C.C.

Law

Professor Frank X. Kilgannon

Law Department
Cluster A
516.746.5530
kilgannon1551@yahoo.com
Education, Matrimonial, Litigation, Malpractice, Estates

Learning Disabilities

Marie T. Del Papa

Student Personnel Services
Center for Students with Disabilities
Building U, Room 215
516.572.9644
marie.delpapa@ncc.edu
Learning Disability Specialist, Adolescent Autism, Early Childhood

Literature

Professor Amy King

English Department
Bradley Hall, Room 230
516.572.9802
amy.king@ncc.edu
Creative Writing, Children's Literature, Modern Poetry, American Literature, Fiction and Poetry Writing

Professor Richard Jeffrey Newman
English Department
Building Y, Room 218/222
516.572.7612/7720
richard.newman@ncc.edu
Classical Iranian/Persian Literature, Creative Writing, Writing About
Gender & Sexuality

Management Techniques

Professor Stanley Davidson

Accounting & Business Department
Cluster A
516.572.7544
davidson@ncc.edu
Expert in Management of small businesses and corporations, particularly in planning and leadership, experienced in public and private sector, government and in healthcare

Music

Professor Louis Panacciulli

Music Department
Building H
516.572.7447
Louis.Panacciulli@ncc.edu
College Conductor and Band Director

Office Technology

Dawn DiStefano

Office Technology Department
Cluster A
516.572.8096
Dawn.DiStefano@ncc.edu
Web Page Design, E-Commerce, Windows Programs - Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Marketing/E-Marketing (online businesses), investments and the economy--opinions/reactions to the economic climate, etc., Customer Service Management - retention of clients, as well as death and divorce--asset allocation.

Parents of Special Needs Students

Aurora Workman, Special Programs Director
The Office of Human Resources
Tower, Room 702
516.572.7759
workmaa@yahoo.com
Being a Working Parent of a Child with Special Needs, “Team Spirit is Essential” ainteractive session where participants develop communication skills and a caring attitude.

Photography

Carl Gunhouse

Art Department
Building G, Room CG23
carl.gunhouse@ncc.edu
Photography

Political History

James Coll, Adjunct Professor

History Department
Building G, Room 257
Contact: 516.214.8311
Collj@ncc.edu
Constitutional History, Police History, Civil Liberties, Supreme Court History

Sexual Abuse

Dr. Donna Bacon

Health Education Department
Building P, Room 226
516.572.7528
donna.bacon@ncc.edu
HIV, African Americans & HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Domestic/Dating Violence, Rape, Breast Cancer

Sexual Harassment

Diana Milillo, PhD

Psychology Department
Phone: 516.572.8007
diana.milillo@ncc.edu
Areaof expertise: Domestic Violence, Sexism and Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation, Social Psychology, Stereotypes and Prejudice