Craig Beale, M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology '11
Speech Pathologist
West Islip, NY

Tell us about your path to Hofstra University.
I earned my B.A. in English Literature and Linguistics from Stony Brook University. While studying during my junior year, I shadowed a Speech-Language Pathologist... | more |

Willy Belotte, M.S.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling '11
Queens, NY

How did you decide upon a career in Rehabilitation Counseling?
My decision was the result of having been a VESID (ACCES) consumer myself. I wanted to learn about the process...| more |

Darren Brownlee, MHA '12
Johns Hopkins Admin. Resident
Germantown, MD

How did you decide to transfer to Hofstra University?
I began my college career at West Virginia University where I majored in Exercise Physiology... | more |

Brittney Davis, Master of Public Health '14
Philadelphia, PA

Tell us about your background and what led you to be interested in the field of health.  
I received my undergraduate degree from Hampton University in Hampton, VA where I received my B.S. in Biology... | more |

Jillian D'Ornellas, M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy ‘13
Valley Stream, NY

Tell us about your path to Hofstra University.
I had taken an undergraduate class in Marriage and Family Therapy and thought it was very interesting... | more |

Christine Gorman,M.A. in Creative Arts Therapy ‘12
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Tell us about your path to Hofstra University.
When I was searching for a graduate program, Hofstra University had the best hands-on creative arts therapy program that I could find in the northeast area... | more |

Stacie Mitchell, M.S.Ed. in Counseling, ‘12
Sanford, Texas

Tell us about your path to Hofstra University.
I knew while working as a peer mentor and tutor for College Assistance Migrant Program at West Texas A&M University as an undergraduate student that I wanted to work in higher education... | more |

Nuzhat Quaderi, M.S. in Community Health '14
Dix Hills, NY

Tell us about your background and what let you to be interested in the field of community health.  
I believe strongly in the words of Arthur Ashe, "From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life... | more |

Laura Schlosser-Raifaizen, BSCH '13
Nassau Community College Transfer Student
Great Neck, NY

Tell us about your path to Hofstra University.
I began at NCC in the fall of 2008, taking courses on the pre-med track... | more |

Dr. Jo Ann Wood Au.D. in Audiology '07
Centereach, NY

How did you decide to major in Audiology?
Personal experiences brought me to the study of audiology. My husband is hearing impaired and my youngest daughter was born deaf... | more |