Faculty
Dr. Stephen Preskill, Department Chair
Office: Campus Hall 332 Phone: 718.420.4070
E-mail: stephen.preskill@wagner.edu
Highest Degree: Ph.D
Biography: Expertise in educational leadership, dialogue in teaching, and narratives for educational renewal.
Dr. Katia Gonzalez- Acquaro
Office: Campus Hall 324 Phone: 718.420.4082
E-mail: katia.gonzalez-acquaro@wagner.edu
Highest Degree: EdD
Biography: Expertise in early childhood education and special education. Research interests include curriculum design, socio-sexual development of students and intellectual and developmental disabilities in young children.
Dr. Mapy Chavez
Office: Campus Hall 323 Phone: 718.390.3472
E-mail: mapy.chavez@wagner.edu
Website: www.wagner.edu/faculty/mcbrown/
Highest Degree: PhD
Biography: Expertise in autism, applied behavior analysis, special education and teacher development. Research interests include effects of an auditory matching repertoire on children's echoic behavior, instructional delivery, peer tutoring, language acquisition, perspective taking skills, among other related areas.
Dr. Rhoda Frumkin
Office: Campus Hall 320 Phone: 718.390.3455
E-mail: rhoda.frumkin@wagner.edu
Highest Degree: EdD
Biography: Expertise in literacy/reading and special education. Areas of research include literacy acquisition for diverse learners and professional development for teachers.
Dr. Ann Gazzard
Office: Campus Hall 324 Phone: 718.390.3463
E-mail: agazzard@wagner.edu
Highest Degree: PhD
Biography: Expertise in the philosophy of education. Areas of research include emotional intellegince in early childhood, philosophic thinking and the development of emotional intelligence.
Dr. Jennifer Lauria, Director of Undergraduate Programs
Office: Campus Hall 321 Phone: 718.420.4423
E-mail: jlauria@wagner.edu
Website:www.wagner.edu/faculty/jlauria/
Highest Degree: EdD
Biography: Expertise in childhood education. Areas of research include learning styles theory and practice, individualized instruction, and technology in education.
Dr. Daniel Stuckart
Office: Campus Hall 319 Phone: 718.420,4129
E-mail: dan.stuckart@wagner.edu
Website: www.wagner.edu/faculty/dstuckart/main
Highest Degree: PhD
Biography: Expertise in adolescent education and technology. Areas of research include the nexus of technology, learning, and teaching practice.
Professor Carin Guarasci
Office: Campus Hall 318 Phone: 718.390.4486
E-mail: carin.guarasci@wagner.edu
Biography: Director of Wagner's New Teacher Academy. Previously served as a NYS Principal, a Region-wide Special Ed. Administrator in Westchester and in Northern NY, a facilitator in Columbia's Teacher's College New Teacher Academy and a tenured reading specialist.
Adjunct Faculty
Professor Louis DeLuca
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: uau.youthprogram@verizon.net
Highest Degree: MA/MS/ABD
Biography: Beginning his 48th year as a professional educator, having taught all grade levels, has expertise in special education.
Professor Richard Dugan
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: richard.dugan@wagner.edu
Biography: A retired New York City School teacher and native Staten Islander. Expertise in Classroom Management Methodology.
Professor Annette Esposito
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: annette.espositio@wagner.edu
Highest Degree: MA/MS
Biography:
Professor Libby Gershansky
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: libby.gershansky@wagner.edu
Highest Degree: MSEd
Biography: Biography:Professor Gershansky is a specialist in secondary literacy and English as a second language. In addition to teaching at Wagner, she works for the UFT Teacher Center, helping to support teachers and schools through professional development programs.
Dr. Alyce Hunter
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: ahunter@wmchs.org
Highest Degree: PhD
Biography:
Professor Allan Newman
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: allannewman18@yahoo.com
Highest Degree: MA/MS
Biography:
Professor Neal Opromalla
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: neal.opromalla@wagner.edu
Highest Degree: MA/MS
Biography:
Professor Arthur Straus
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: arthur.straus@wagner.edu
Highest Degree: MA/MS
Biography:
Professor Debbie Sachs
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: debbie.sachs@wagner.edu
Highest Degree: MA/MS
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Staff
Mrs. Susan Rosenberg, Executive Assistant, Coordinator of Graduate Internal Activities
Office: Campus Hall 331 Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: srosenbe@wagner.edu
Caryn Montalbano, Graduate Assistant- NCATE
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: caryn.montalbano@wagner.edu
Lauren Pollock, Graduate Assistant
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: lauren.pollock@wagner.edu
Danielle Sinagra, Graduate Assistant
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: danielle.sinagra@wagner.edu
Francesca Landolina, Graduate Assistant- Field Coordinator
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.390.3464
E-mail: francesca.landolina@wagner.edu
Amanda Cortese, Graduate Assistant- Senator Lachman's office
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.420.4131
E-mail: amanda.cortese@wagner.edu
Frank Ferrantelli, Graduate Assistant- Graduate Studies
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.390.3106
E-mail: Frank.Ferrantelli@wagner.edu
Joseph Cardone, Graduate Assistant- Graduate Studies
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.390.3106
E-mail: joseph.cardone@wagner.edu