Faculty and Staff

Meet the individuals who are moving the field forward.

Adelphi’s biology faculty are renowned for scholarship, as evidenced by the research published, awards granted and fellowships earned by department members. Along with our dedication to a strong instructional mission, we are committed to providing our students with a comprehensive advising program.

Learn more about the department faculty research

Administration

Tandra Chakraborty
Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
chakraborty@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4202
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 103
Allison Sing-Wai
Administrative Assistant
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
asing-wai@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4200
Location
Science Building 103
Karen Tuitt
BS
Administrative Assistant
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
ktuitt@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4214
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 103

Professors

Tandra Chakraborty
Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
chakraborty@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4202
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 103
Deborah Cooperstein
Professor, Acting Chair
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
cooperst@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4215
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 323
Matthias Foellmer
Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Treasurer
American Association of University Professors, Adelphi Chapter
Contact
E-mail
foellmer@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4206
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 117
Aaren Freeman (He/Him)
PhD
Professor, Chair
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
afreeman@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.237.8546
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 120
Alexander Heyl
PhD
Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
aheyl@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4216
Location
Science Building 116
Lawrence Hobbie (He/Him)
Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
hobbie@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4140
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 217
Alan Schoenfeld
Professor, Director
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Director, Graduate Biology Program
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
schoenfeld@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4211
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 119
Eugenia Villa-Cuesta (She/Her)
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Academic Advancement
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
evilla-cuesta@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4198
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 122
Andrea Ward (She/Her)
PhD
Vice Provost for Research and Libraries
University Libraries
Contact
E-mail
award@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4204
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Swirbul Library 109 B
Benjamin Weeks (No Pronouns: Use My Name)
PhD
Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
weeks@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4193
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 112

Associate Professors

Jonna Coombs
Associate Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
coombs@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4192
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 110
Michael D'Emic (He/Him)
Associate Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
mdemic@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4210
Location
Science Building 118
Aram Stump
Associate Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
astump@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4212
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 115

Assistant Professors

Shana Caro (She/Her)
PhD
Assistant Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
scaro@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3252
Location
Science Building 325
Ashwana Fricker
PhD
Assistant Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
africker@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3885
Location
Science Building 111
Natalia Prado-Oviedo
PhD
Assistant Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
nprado@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3577
Location
Science Building 214A
Kaiya Provost (She/Her)
Assistant Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
kprovost@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4195
Location
Science Building 114

Lecturers

Barbara Cunningham
PhD
Associate Teaching Professor, Associate Chair
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
bcunningham@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4296
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 216A
Adaobi Mofunanya
Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
amofunanya@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3252
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 22A
Nicholas Palmisano
PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
npalmisano@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4121
Location
Science Building 113
Mario Tomei (He/Him)
MD•MBA•MHA
Assistant Teaching Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
mtomei@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3862
Location
Science Building 121

Adjunct Faculty

Diane Esposito
PhD
Senior Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
desposito@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 22A
Idit Forkosh
Senior Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
iforkosh@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 22A
Raymond Mascolo
Senior Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
rmascolo@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 22A
Cristina Fernandez-Marco
PhD
Senior Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
cfernandez-marco@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Location
Science Building REMOTE
Galina Fomovska (She/Her)
PhD
Laboratory Coordinator
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
gfomovska@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3866
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 14
Maria Gulinello
PhD
Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
mgulinello@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Location
Science Building 22A
Steven Lindner
Senior Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
slindner@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 22A
Ramesh Matcha
Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
kumarmatcha@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 22A
Anthony Perrotto
Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
aperrotto1@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 22A
Stefan Tafrov
Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
stafrov@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Location
Science Building 22A

Lab Technicians

John Hunter (He/Him)
Laboratory Technician
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
jhunter@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 22A

Biology

College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
biology@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4200
Fax
516.877.4209
More Info
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Location
Science Building, 103
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