Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Faculty of English

Laura Leigh Abby
Instructor
M.A., Creative Writing, The New School
B.A., Emerson College

Alyssa Anderson
Instructor
M.S. Ed., Secondary Education, English, Western Connecticut State University
B.A., English Literature, Western Connecticut State University
A.A., Liberal Arts, SUNY Orange

Juan Arteaga
Instructor
M.A., Secondary Education, New York University
B.A., English, Saint Joseph's University

Jenny Binnie
Assistant Professor
M.A., English, SUNY New Paltz
B.A., English, SUNY New Paltz

Noelani Bourke
Instructor
M.A. Ed., Secondary Education, English, Pheonix University
B.A., English, SUNY Albany
A.A., Liberal Arts, SUNY Orange

Kathleen Castore
Instructor
B.A., South Hampton College

Livia Clinton
Instructor
M.F.A., Creative Writing, Sarah Lawrence College
B.A., English, CUNY Hunter College

Sharon Currant
Instructor
M.A., Kansas State University
B.A., Kansas State University

Joseph J. De Bona
Instructor
M.S.Ed., Educational Leadership, Manhattan College
M.A., English, Iona University
B.A., English, Marist University

Lydia DeFusto
Instructor
M.F.A., Writing, Columbia University (all but thesis) 
B.A., History, Brown University 

Cecilia Dos Santos
Professor
M.S., Fordham University
B.S., Mercy College

Ally Gutierrez (She/Her)
Instructor
Ph.D. Candidate, St. John's University
M.A., English/Education, St. John's University
B.F.A., New York University

Nick Iacovitti
Assistant Professor
M.S., Teaching of English, Lehman College
B.A., English, Lehman College

Camillo Licata
Instructor

Kurt Karlson
Instructor
M.A., English, SUNY New Paltz
B.A., English, SUNY New Paltz

Sue Kohler
Assistant Professor
M.A., SUNY Albany
B.A., College of St. Rose

Scott Lyons
Full Professor
M.A., Wilkes University
M.F.A., Wilkes University
B.A., Marist College

Katherine Mahoney
Instructor

Faye Marshall-Sterling
Instructor

Marybeth McDonough (She/Her)
Instructor
M.A., English, William Paterson University
B.A., Communications, College of Mount Saint Vincent

Kimberly Messer
Instructor
M.F.A., Popular Fiction and Publishing, Emerson College
B.A., Composition, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Ted Millar
Instructor
M.A.T., Secondary English Education, Manhattanville College
B.A., English, Marist College

Allison Miller
Assistant Professor
M.A., English, Case Western Reserve University
B.A., English, University of Rochester

Antoine-Hameed Mourani
Instructor 
M.F.A., Creative Writing, Columbia University
B.A., English, Marist University

Tanya Parker-Hughes (She/Her)
Assistant Professor
Certificate, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, SUNY Professional Development
Ph.D. candidate, Humanities, Salve Regina University
M.A., English, Mercy College
B.A., Journalism, SUNY New Paltz
A.A., Liberal Arts, SUNY Orange

Dr. Joshua Patterson
Instructor
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of South Florida
M.S., Curriculum and Instruction, Florida State University
B.A., History, Florida State University

Sue Pendergast
Assistant Professor
M.A., Postsecondary Special Education, Mount Saint Mary College
B.A., English Education, Mount Saint Mary College
A.A., Liberal Arts, SUNY Orange

Lisa Raggo-Ferraro
Assistant Professor
Certiifcate of Advanced Study - School Leadership, New Paltz
M.S.T., English, Iona College
B.A., Iona University

Jose Roldan Rivera
Instructor

Christopher Ruckdeschel
Assistant Professor
M.A., Classical Studies, Villanova University
M.S., Education, Mount Saint Mary College
B.A., Secondary Education English, SUNY New Paltz
B.A., Psychology, SUNY New Paltz

Holly Spinelli
Assistant Professor
Advanced Certificate, Gifted and Talented Education, CUNY Lehman College
M.A., English, Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College
M.A., Teaching English (Grades 7-12), New York University
B.A., English and Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University

Jayme Sweet
Instructor
M.A., English, University of Louisville
M.A.T., Secondary English, University of Louisville
B.A., English, Boston University

Lukas Tallent
Instructor
M.F.A., Emerson College

Mary Warrener 
Professor
A.B.D., English, University at Buffalo
M.A., English, University at Buffalo
B.A., English, Mount Saint Mary College

Deborah Wenner
Assistant Professor
M.S., SUNY New Paltz
B.S., SUNY New Paltz
A.A.S., SUNY Orange