Faculty & 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

Andrea Ward (She/Her)
Interim Associate Provost for Student Success
Office of the Provost
Contact
E-mail
award@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4204
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Nexus Building 145
Jonna Coombs
Associate Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
coombs@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4196
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 110
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
Interim Associate Dean for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
chakraborty@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4202
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 130
Deborah Cooperstein
Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Vice President for Collective Bargaining
American Association of University Professors, Adelphi Chapter
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
Representative
American Association of University Professors, Adelphi Chapter
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
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
Andrea Ward (She/Her)
Interim Associate Provost for Student Success
Office of the Provost
Contact
E-mail
award@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4204
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Nexus Building 145
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
516.877.4196
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
Aaren Freeman (He/Him)
PhD
Professor, Acting Chair
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
President
American Association of University Professors, Adelphi Chapter
Contact
E-mail
afreeman@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.237.8546
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 102
Alexander Heyl
Associate Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
aheyl@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4216
Location
Science Building 116
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
Eugenia Villa-Cuesta (She/Her)
Associate Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
evilla-cuesta@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3167
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Levermore Hall 303C

Assistant Professors

Hannah Cates
Assistant Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
hcates@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3885
Location
Science Building 111
Dominic A. Evangelista (He/Him)
PhD
Assistant Professor
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
devangelista@adelphi.edu
Location
Science Building 303
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 216B

Lecturers

Barbara Cunningham
PhD
Lecturer
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
Lecturer
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
Lecturer
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
Vilma Greene
Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
vgreene@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4219
Fax
516.877.4209
Location
Science Building 22A
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
Bor-Shuen Wang
Adjunct Faculty
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact
E-mail
bswang@adelphi.edu
Location
Science Building 103

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

Contact
E-mail
biology@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.4200
Fax
516.877.4209
More Info
Website
Location
Science Building, 103
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