Degree and from where it was received:

M.A., and Ph.D. coursework (including clinical internship) in

  Clinical Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Courses you teach:

Human Sexuality, Abnormal Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, and other courses and themes as parts of Learning Communities (Psychology of Women, Human Development, Personality, "Madness")

Accomplishments (personal or professional):

In 2003 I spent a summer on a Fulbright-Hays trip to India and Nepal. That trip was extraordinary and mind-expanding, and I'm still feeling the effects, four years later. I've been working toward various kinds of certifications in the field of human sexuality, which is something I feel is a personal mission for me.

Favorite thing about teaching:

Whenever students tell me that something in one of my courses changed their lives for the better. And, laughing.

Memorable moment at HCC:

Being honored by one of my former HCC students at her new college, Westfield State, at their annual "Celebrating Women" ceremony.

Teaching philosophy:

One of my first mentors was a Political Science professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, in New York City. She told me something that I've never forgotten, and it continues to influence every aspect of my own teaching. She said, "I can teach my students the most complex, sophisticated concepts from Marx and Hegel, but the examples I use to illustrate those ideas come from Vogue and Elle magazines."  In other words, keep it real, and keep it relevant.

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