Sustainability Studies

About the Program

The Program is located in Gittleson Hall.

PROGRAM MAILING ADDRESS:

Department of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability
Sustainability Studies
114 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549

OFFICE INFO

Room 143 Gittleson Hall
Phone: (516) 463-5564

Director of Sustainability Studies, Jase Bernhardt
(516) 463-5731
Room 147 Gittleson Hall
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Program Secretary
Edie Reilly
Room 143 Gittleson Hall
Phone: (516) 463-5564
Fax: (516) 463-5120
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Mission Statement

Sustainability Studies at Hofstra is the place where students will work to make the world a better place. Focused on local, national, and international sustainability issues, the program will integrate content from various disciplines to solve real-world problems. Students have the opportunity to earn a BA, BS, and the MA in Sustainability Studies at Hofstra University. The program is unique, in that our focus is on community-based sustainability issues within suburban and urban settings. Specific areas of interest include but are not limited to sustainability management and benchmarking, green entrepreneurialism, suburban and urban environments, agriculture, international development, and community development and planning. However, students have the opportunity to develop a unique curriculum based on their own interests with the approval of the advisor.


Faculty

Full-Time Faculty Directory

Dr. J. Bret Bennington
Professor and Chair
(516) 463-5568
Room 141 Gittleson Hall
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Dr. Jase E. Bernhardt
Director of Sustainability Studies
Assistant Professor
(516) 463-5731
Room 147 Gittleson Hall
Email | Bio


Dr. E. Christa Farmer
Associate Professor to Professor
(516) 463-5566
Room 145 Gittleson Hall
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Dr. Antonios Marsellos
Associate Professor
(516) 463-5567
Room 138 Gittleson Hall
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Emeritus Faculty Directory

Dr. Charles Merguerian
Emeritus Professor
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Part-Time Faculty Directory

Annetta Centrella-Vitale
Director of Sustainability Research
(516) 463-5565
Room 104A Roosevelt Hall
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Dr. Sandra Garren
(516) 463-5564
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Dr. Nehru E. Cherukupalli
(516) 463-6545
Room 149 Gittleson Hall
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Adina Hakimian
(516) 463-6545
Room 149 Gittleson Hall
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Dr. Richard (Rick) S. Liebling
(516) 463-6545
Room 149 Gittleson Hall
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Steven Okulewicz
(516) 463-4795
Room 140 Gittleson Hall 
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Dr. Dennis Radcliffe
(516) 463-6545
Room 134 Gittleson Hall
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 Advisement

Students seeking advising should contact Dr. Jase Bernhardt, Director of Sustainability Studies.

Dr. Jase E. Bernhardt
Director of Sustainability Studies
Assistant Professor
(516) 463-5731
Room 147 Gittleson Hall
Email