Faculty

Dr. Stephen Preskill , Department Chair
Office: Campus Hall 332 Phone: 718-420-4070
Email: stephen.preskill@wagner.edu
Highest Degree: PHD
Biography: Expertise in educational leadership, dialogue in teaching, and narratives for educational renewal.

Katia
 

Dr. Katia Gonzalez-Acquaro
Office: Campus Hall 324 Phone: 718.420.4082
Email: katia.gonzalez-acquaro@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: 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.

Mapy

Dr. Mapy Chavez-Brown
Office: Campus Hall 323 Phone: 718.390.3472
Email: mapy.chavez-brown@wagner.edu Website
Highest Degree Held: 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.

Frumkin
 

Dr. Rhoda Frumkin
Office: Campus Hall 320 Phone: 718.390.3455
Email: rhoda.frumkin@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: EdD
Biography: Expertise in literacy/reading and special education. Areas of research include literacy acquisition for diverse learners and professional development for teachers.

Gazzard
 

Dr. Ann Gazzard, Director of Graduate Programs
Office: Campus Hall 324 Phone: 718.390.3463
Email: agazzard@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: PhD
Biography: Expertise in the philosophy of education. Areas of research include emotional intelligence in early childhood, philosophic thinking and the development of emotional intelligence.

Kumar
 

Dr. Bhuall Nand Kumar
Office: Campus Hall 329 Phone: 718.390.3453
Email: bn.kumar@wagner.edu Website
Highest Degree Held: PhD
Biography: Expertise in middle level education with special interests in science, mathematics content, and teaching methods; secondary science and math. Areas of research include cognitive acceleration in mathematics and science, reform in teacher education and polar motion technology.

Lauria
 

Dr. Jennifer Lauria, Director of Undergraduate Programs
Office: Campus Hall 321 Phone: 718.420.4423
Email: jlauria@wagner.edu Website
Highest Degree Held: EdD
Biography: Expertise in childhood education. Areas of research include learning styles theory and practice, individualized instruction, and technology in education.

Stuckart
 

Dr. Daniel Stuckart
Office: Campus Hall 319 Phone: 718.420.4129
Email: dan.stuckart@wagner.edu Website
Highest Degree Held: PhD
Biography: Expertise in adolescent education and technology. Areas of research include the nexus of technology, learning, and teaching practice.


Adjunct Faculty


Berry
 

Professor Maria Casale
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: mariatcasale@aol.com
Highest Degree Held: MA/MS
Biography:

DeLuca
 

Professor Louis DeLuca
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: uau.youthprogram@verizon.net
Highest Degree Held: MA/MS/ABD
Biography: Beginning his 48th year as a professional educator, having taught at all grade levels, has expertise in special education.

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Professor Richard Dugan
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: richard.dugan@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: PD
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
Email: annette.esposito@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: MA/MS
Biography:

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Professor Carin Guarasci
Office: Campus Hall 318 Phone: 718.390.4486
Email: carin.guarasci@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: ABD.
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.

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Professor Libby Gershansky
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: libby.gershansky@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: MSEd
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.

Hunter
 

Dr. Alyce Hunter
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: ahunter@wmchs.org
Highest Degree Held: PhD
Biography:

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Professor Jennifer James
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: jjames@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: MSEd
Biography:

Professor Janice LoPresti
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: janice.lopresti@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: MA/MS
Biography:

Allan Newman
Professor Allan Newman
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: allannewman18@yahoo.com
Highest Degree Held: MA/MS
Biography:

Newman, R
 

Professor Rene Newman
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email:
Highest Degree Held: MSEd
Biography:

Opromalla
 

Professor Neal Opromalla
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: neal.opromalla@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: MA/MS
Biography:

Stevenson
 

Professor Karyn Stevenson
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: karyn.stevenson@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: MSEd
Biography: Expertise in Supervision and Administration, retired principal from PS 183 (Queens), Asst. Principal PS 123 (Queens), graduate of Bank St. Principals Institute.  Currently supervising student teachers and mentoring graduate students who are new to the NYC Dept. of Education.


 

Professor Arthur Straus
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: arthur.straus@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: MA/MS
Biography:

Professor Debbie Sachs
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: debbie.sachs@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: MA/MS
Biography:

Trabman
 

Dr. Linda Trabman
Office: Campus Hall 334 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: ltrabman@wagner.edu
Highest Degree Held: PhD
Biography:


Staff


Sue

Mrs. Susan Rosenberg, Executive Assistant, Coordinator of Graduate Internal Activities
Office: Campus Hall 331 Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: srosenbe@wagner.edu


Arnhold

Stephanie Arnhold, Graduate Assistant
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: sarnhold@wagner.edu

Erichsen

Amanda Erichsen
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.390.3464
Email amanda.erichsen@wagner.edu

Colleen McEntee
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: cmcentee@wagner.edu

Lauren Manfredi, Graduate Assistant - Field Coordinator
Office: Campus Hall 3rd Floor Phone: 718.390.3464
Email: lauren.manfredi@wagner.edu