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The following experts from Hofstra University's faculty are qualified to provide commentary on a variety of subjects. Please browse through the topics to find the expert you need.

Hofstra's experts are available for interviews. To contact the experts profiled here, please call Hofstra University's Public Relations office at (516) 463-6818.


Advertising
Charles McMellon (Business)
Advertising strategy and tactics; consumer behavior
Yong Zhang (Business)
Advertising strategy and tactics; consumer behavior
African American Culture
Cheryl Mwaria (Anthropology)
Afro-American culture; African cultures; cultural diversity
Alan Singer (Education)
Slavery in the northern states
Anxiety and Depression
William C. Sanderson, (Psychology)
Anxiety, worry, phobias
Archaeology
Christopher Matthews (Anthropology)
Urban archeology; historical archaeology; cultural heritage; American landscapes; Creole culture
Artificial Intelligence
Simona Doboli (Computer Science)
Intelligent systems; artificial neural networks; computational neuroscience
Astronomy
Stephen Lawrence
Astronomy, Space Travel
Auto Industry
Kaushik Sengupta (Business)
 
Andrew Spieler (Business)
Corporate governance, shareholder activism and real estate
Anoop Rai (Business)
 
Steven Krull (Business)
 
Biology
Christopher Sanford
Biology, Marine Life
Business; Economics and Labor Studies
Gioia Bales (Business)
Domestic and international bond, money and foreign exchange markets, international investing
Robert Campbell
Real Estate
Gregory DeFreitas (Labor Studies)
Job and pay trends; the economics of immigration; earnings inequality; labor unions; youth unemployment and the New York City economy.
Joel Evans (Business)
Consumer shopping trends; retail; online retail; big box companies; ethics in marketing; internet marketing; marketing strategy; retailing and marketing research
David Flynn (Business)
Effects of federal; state and local initiatives on new business development; international business
Daniel J. H. Greenwood (Law School)
Corporate law, corporate governance, business and politics
Dr. Robert Guttmann (Chair, Economics Department)
Money and banking, international trade and finance, European economic integration, history of economic thought
Ahmet K. Karagozoglu (Business)
Academic Director, Martin B. Greenberg Trading Room
Financial markets (futures & options, electronic trading); hedge funds; risk management, including credit risk
Sharryn Kasmir (Anthropology)
Working class cultures; industrial organizations
Steven Krull
Hedge funds, investing (stocks and bonds), commodities/futures and derivatives (options, swaps, mortgage backed securities, CDO)
Harold Lazarus (Business)
Leadership; managing time; managing change; effective meetings; problem solving; decision making; communications
Janet A. Lenaghan (Business)
Work-family conflict; employee benefits; and human resource management (compensation, recruitment, selection of employees, performance issues)
Esmerelda Lyn (Business)
Corporate finance; mergers and acquisition; international finance; corporate governance; gender issues in finance and portfolio management.
Martin Melkonian (Economics)
Long Island regional economy; energy economics; military spending
Kaushik Sengupta
Chinese products in worldwide distribution; supply chain management; the auto industry; quality related issues; logistics and purchasing.
Salvatore Sodano (Dean; Business)
Financial markets
Matthew C. Sonfield (Director; Hofstra Small Business Institute)
Entrepreneurship; small businesses; minority businesses; family businesses; automotive business
Yong Zhang
Chinese businesses, international business, export promotion and marketing
Children
Linda Davey (Education)
Early Childhood Education
Doris Fromberg (Education)
Early Childhood Education
Andrea Garcia (Education)
Literacy expert, Children and Reading Skills, Summer Reading Lists
Phyllis Ohr (Psychology)
Child psychology
Denise Ruscio
Speech Therapy, Toddler Language Delays
Joseph Scardapane (Psychology)
Child and adolescent psychology
Andrew Schepard (Law School)
Family law (children)
College
Sandra Johnson (VP for Campus Life)
College experience; adjusting to college life
Communication
Larry Russell (Communication)
Ritual practices and healing; healing rituals in the aftermath of terrorist bombings in New York
Matt Sobnosky (Communication)
Boundaries of publicity in contemporary society; communication and public spaces; rhetoric of AIDS activism
Dan Van Benthuysen
Layout and graphic communication
Criminal Justice; Forensic Science; DNA Evidence
J. Herbie DiFonzo; (Law School)
DNA evidence; forensics; the "CSI effect."
Scott Kovar, (Chair, Forensic Science program)
Forensic science, DNA evidence, forensic toxicology
Robert Leonard (Linguistics)
Forensic linguistics; language and crime
William P. Schaefer (Political Science)
Politics and history of American criminal justice
Day Laborers / Hispanic Immigrants on Long Island
Gregory Maney (Sociology)
Race and ethnic studies; social movements
Dinosaurs
J. Bret Bennington (Biology)
Paleoecology; paleobiology
Domestic Violence
Margaret Abraham (Sociology)
Domestic violence
Alafair Burke (Law School)
Domestic violence intervention and prosecution
Drama/Theater
James J. Kolb (Drama)
American musical theater; drama; opera
Earthquakes/Tsunami
Charles Merguerian (Geology)
Geologic structure of New York City area; Earthquake and tsunami implications; subsurface geologic structures; Fault and foundation analysis
Education (School of Education)
Doris Fromberg
Early childhood education
Andrea Garcia
Literacy studies; children and reading
Laurie Johnson
Conflict resolution; counseling
Andrea Libresco
School tips for parents; suggestions for new teachers; teaching about the holidays in school.
Alan Singer
New curriculums for teaching the Irish famine; New York and slavery and the Holocaust; New York City school policies
Environment/Ecology/Pollution
Russell Burke (Biology)
Wildlife ecology; natural resources; conservation biology, urban ecology
Margaret Hunter (Engineering)
Water and soil contaminants; watershed protection, management; energy issues
E. Christa Farmer (Geology)
Global warming
Ethics and Morality
Ralph Acampora (Philosophy)
Environmental ethics, animal ethics
Carol Alberts
Ethics in sports
Arthur Dobrin (University Studies)
Instilling morals in children; conflict resolution; moral development; comparative religious ethics; human rights; teaching right from wrong
Janet Dolgin (Hofstra Law School)
Medical ethics
Monroe Freedman (Hofstra Law School)
Legal ethics
Roy Simon (Hofstra Law School)
Legal ethics
Kathleen Wallace (Philosophy)
Ethics
Evolution
Russell Burke (Biology)
Evolution; ecology; conservation biology
J. Bret Bennington (Biology)
Paleoecology; paleobiology
Joanne Willey Ph.D. (Biology)
Bacteriology; bacterial genetics/molecular biology
Family Issues
Amy Armenia (Sociology)
Sociology of the family
Janet A. Lenaghan (Business)
Work-family conflict; employee benefits
Madeline Seifer (Marriage and Family Therapy)
Parenting issues; family conflict
Filmmaking
Sybil DelGaudio (Communication)
Documentary filmmaking; animation
First Amendment Issues
Eric Freedman (Law School)
Leon Friedman (Law School)
Gay (LGBT) Issues
David Powell (LGBT Studies)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender issues
Joanna Grossman (Law School)
Gay marriage
Linda McClain (Law School)
Gay marriage
Genetics
Beverly Clendening (Biology)
Molecular genetics; development of muscular systems
Global Warming
E. Christa Farmer (Biology)
Climatology; paleontology
Health Care
Richard Himelfarb (Political Science)
Government and health care
Dr. Corinne Kyriacou (Health Professions and Family Studies)
Health care in the United States
Robert Lazow (Health Professions and Family Studies)
Health care in the United States
David M. Weiss (Health Professions Family Studies Dept.)
Health care in the United States
Homelessness/Poverty
Cynthia Bogard (Sociology)
Poverty; homelessness.
Immigration
Margaret Abraham (Sociology)
Ethnicity; gender and migration; South Asian Diaspora
Gregory DeFreitas (Labor Studies)
Economics of immigration; earnings inequality
Nora Demleitner (Law School)
International human rights; immigration law
Gregory Maney (Sociology)
Race and ethnic studies; social movements; day laborers on Long Island
Marc Silver (Chair; Sociology)
Race relations; social justice
International Business/Marketing
David Flynn (Business)
Economic development, entrepreneurship in China, India and other Asian countries
Shawn Thelen (Business)
International business and marketing
Yong Zhang (Business)
International business studies
Internet
Joel Evans (Business)
Internet marketing
Andrew Forman (Business)
Internet marketing
Songpol Kulviwat (Business)
Internet marketing; high-tech marketing
Iraq War
Carolyn Eisenberg (History)
Michael D'Innocenzo (History)
David Green (Political Science)
Richard Himelfarb (Political Science)
Irish History
Maureen Murphy (Education)
Irish folklore; history; teaching the Irish famine
Journalism
Susan Drucker
Media ethics and law; shield laws; libel
Peter Goodman
Media as it relates to arts and culture
Maurice Krochmal
Online journalism
Bob Papper
Broadcast journalism, TV station economics
Geoffrey Roth
Changing trends in local newsrooms,New business models in local media, The impact of new technology on local news
Gregory Smith
TV news reporting and production; video journalism
Dan Van Benthuysen
Newspaper layout and graphic communication
Kristal Zook
Minority journalism
Law (Law School)
Alafair S. Burke
Criminal law and procedure; domestic violence intervention and prosecution
Robin Charlow
Criminal law; constitutional law; religion and law
Nora Demleitner
International law; international human rights; immigration law; criminal sentencing
Eric Freedman
Constitutional law; history; civil and criminal procedure and strategy; death penalty; First Amendment and other civil liberties issues
Monroe Freedman
Legal ethics
Leon Friedman
Copyright law; civil rights; civil procedure; criminal procedure; Constitutional law; First Amendment
Joanna Grossman
Sexual harassment; sex discrimination; family; medical leave and pregnancy discrimination; family law; same-sex marriage
Grant Hayden
Labor law; collective bargaining; employment discrimination; election law; voting rights
Marcia Levy
Criminal Law and procedure
Literacy
Andrea Garcia
Literacy expert, Children and Reading Skills, Summer Reading Lists
Marine Life and Animals
Christopher Sanford
Biology, Marine Life
Marriage and Divorce
Margaret Abraham (Sociology)
Marital violence
Joan Atwood (Marriage and Family Therapy)
Custody; Family; Remarriage; Divorce; Single Parents
Madeline Seifer (Marriage and Family Therapy)
Custody; Family; Remarriage; Divorce; Single Parents
Media
Mary Ann Allison (Journalism, Mass, and Public Relations)
New media and its affects on society; corporate media and communications
Paul Mihailidis (Journalism, Mass, and Public Relations)
National and international expert in media and news literacy
Peter Goodman
Media as it relates to arts and culture
Mental Illness
Fugen Neziroglu (Psychology)
OCD; self-injury; body-dysmorphic disorder; eating disorders; compulsive hoarding
Mark Serper (Psychology)
Violence and Mental Illness, Schizophrenia
Middle East
Marcus Dressler (Religion)
Islam in the Middle East; Turkey
Stephanie E. Nanes (Political Science)
Middle East politics; Iran; women and gender in the Middle East
Daniel Varisco (Anthropology)
Islam in the Middle East; Iraq; Yemen; Somalia
Music
Dr. David Lalama (Music)
Jazz
Dr. Kenneth Lampl (Music)
Music merchandising and technology
Parenting
Andrea Libresco
Tips for parents on going back to school, parent-teacher conferences, teaching holidays/special events in the classroom, tips for new teachers
Fugen Neziroglu
OCD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Self Mutilation, Hoarding
Denise Ruscio
Speech Therapy, Toddler Language Delays
Philosophy
Amy Baehr (Philosophy)
Contemporary political philosophy; philosophy of law; feminist philosophy
Christopher Eliot (Philosophy)
Philosophy of science; philosophy of biology; aesthetics; environmental philosophy
Terry Godlove (Philosophy)
Modern philosophy; epistemology; philosophy of religion; philosophy of love
Physics
Stephen Lawrence
Astronomy, Space Travel
Politics / Government / Elections
Meena Bose (Center for the Study of the American Presidency)
The American presidency
Rebecca Curry (Political Science)
Campaign finance reform, the courts & modern political campaigns
Mike D’Innocenzo (History)
Nonviolent social change, citizen/student activism, American history, Italian Americans
Phil Dalton (Speech Communication)
Political communication; campaign rhetoric
Leslie Feldman (Political Science)
Nassau and Suffolk politics; state politics; American politics; the presidency; Ronald Reagan;; Memorial Day; terrorism; State of the Union
David Green (Political Science)
International relations; American politics; European politics and integration; EU; foreign policy and international organization
Rich Guardino; (Director; Center for Suburban Studies)
Local government and politics; suburbia
Grant Hayden (Law School)
Election law; voting rights
Richard Himelfarb (Political Science)
Presidential election; 2008 presidential primaries
Philip Dalton (Speech Communication, Rhetoric and Performance Studies)
Political communication, political advertising, swing voters, political disaffection.
Eric Lane (Law School)
New York City government/politics; New York City charter revision; voting rights.
Linda Longmire (New College)
Local politics; local elections; contemporary political issues
Stefanie E. Nanes (Political Science)
Middle East politics; women and gender in the Middle East
Rosanna Perotti(Political Science)
Immigration reform; American politics; political parties; elections; public opinion and the mass media
Popular Culture
Sharryn Kasmir (Anthropology)
Popular culture; working class cultures
Guillermo Caliendo (Communication)
Popular culture; public address; persuasion; political communication
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Roy Aranda (Psychology)
Post traumatic stress disorder
Mitchell Schare (Psychology)
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychology (Psychology Dept.)
Roy Aranda
Post traumatic stress disorder
Jeffrey Froh
Gratitude in children; positive psychology
Fugen Neziroglu
OCD; self-injury; body-dysmorphic disorder; eating disorders; compulsive hoarding
Joseph Scardapane
Child psychology; giftedness in children; virtual reality technologies
Mitchell Schare
Post traumatic stress disorder; effects of caffeine; relationship issues; virtual reality to treat fear of flying
Keith Shafritz
Autism and the brain
Public Relations
Ellen Frisina (Communication)
Public relations industry
Race and Ethnic Relations/ Social Justice
Margaret Abraham (Sociology)
Ethnicity; gender and migration; South Asian Diaspora
Michael D'Innocenzo (History)
Non-violent social change; citizen activism; Civil Rights movement
Linda Longmire (New College)
Social justice; global peace efforts
Gregory Maney (Sociology)
Race and ethnic studies; social movements
Marc Silver (Chair; Sociology Department)
Race relations; social justice
Reading
Andrea Garcia
Literacy expert, Children and Reading Skills, Summer Reading Lists
Real Estate
Robert Campbell
Real estate finance
Rich Guardino
Long Island real estate, commerical development
Andrew Spieler (Business)
Real Estate finance
Religion (Department of Religion)
Julie Byrne
Catholic studies; American Catholicism; race and gender issues in Catholicism.
Robin Charlow (Law School)
Religion and law
L. Stephanie Cobb
New Testament/early Christianity; gender and sex in antiquity; women in early Christianity; the historical Jesus
Warren Frisina
American philosophy; religious studies; Chinese traditions
Balbinder Bhogal
Sikh and South Asian studies; theory of religion; philosophy of dialogue.
Phyllis Zagano
Catholic studies; women deacons; Catholic theology.
Seniors
Richard Himelfarb (Political Science)
Social Security; elderly and poverty policy
Elaine Sherman (Business)
The elderly consumer
Sexual Offenses
J. Herbie DiFonzo; (Law School)
Statutes of limitations; forensics; unreliability of DNA evidence
Joanna Grossman (Law School)
Sexual harassment; sex discrimination
Speech-Language-Hearing
Levi Reiter
Audiology, "Kiss of Deaf" condition
Denise Ruscio
Speech Therapy, Toddler Language Delays
Space Travel
Stephen Lawrence
Astronomy, Space Travel
Stem Cell Research
Janet Dolgin, (Law School)
Stem cell research and health care law
Sina Rabany (Engineering)
Stem cells, science, ethics and politics; bioengineering
Steroids/ Performance Enhancement in Sports
Carol Alberts (Physical Education & Sport Sciences) Ethics in sports
Steve Frierman (Physical Education & Sport Sciences)
Sport and exercise psychology; performance enhancement; coaching; exercise motivation; adherence; dropout; parental roles
Suburbia/Long Island
Mary Ann Allison (Journalism, Mass, and Public Relations)
New media and its affects on society; corporate media and communications
Lawrence Levy (Executive Director; Center for Suburban Studies)
Suburbia; development; politics; local government
Christopher Niedt
Suburbia
Geri Solomon (Long Island Studies Institute)
Long Island history
Terrorism
Tadeusz Krauze (Sociology)
Terrorism
Transportation
Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Transportation and energy prices, freight distribution, public transit, alternative fuels
Urban Issues
Gail Satler (Sociology)
Culture of dining out; urban architecture; manners/politeness
Virtual Reality
Joseph Scardapane (Psychology)
Virtual reality technologies
Mitchell Schare (Psychology)
Virtual reality to treat fear of flying
Women's Studies
Margaret Abraham (Sociology)
Women's studies; violence against women; marital violence
Cynthia Bogard (Sociology)
Gender issues
Linda Longmire (New College)
Women's studies; women in politics
Hofstra's experts are available for interviews. To contact the experts profiled here, please call Hofstra University's Public Relations office at (516) 463-6818.