Faculty

Valkiria Duran-Narucki Born in Costa Rica, Valkiria Durán-Narucki came to the United States thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship from the US Department of State to obtain a master’s degree from New York University with an emph Read more..

Rachel Elliott Dr. Rachel Elliott received her PhD in Philosophy from the University of Guelph. Her main research interests are in Continental Philosophy and Phenomenology, especially Merleau-Ponty and Husserl, with Read more..

James Falkin James Falkin joined the College of Staten Island in 1997 and was promoted to Lecturer in 2008. Dr. Falkin teaches courses in Political Theory, International Relations, and Developmental Politics. He i Read more..

Maryann S Feola Maryann S. Feola received her Ph.D. at the Graduate School of the City University of New York, where she pursued her interests in the various cultural aspects of the Renaissance. Her research includes Read more..

Chiara Ferrari Chiara Ferrari is a specialist in nineteenth and twentieth century Italian literature.  Her research and teaching interests include fascism and culture, gender studies, autobiography, travel Read more..

Richard Flanagan Richard Flanagan joined the College in 1999 after working for several years as a teacher and curriculum developer at a not-for-profit that prepared students from historically underrepresented groups f Read more..

Sandra Gambetti Interests: Hellenistic period, focusing in particular on Hellenistic Judaism, Alexandria in Egypt, and on one author, Philo of Alexandria.   Read more..

David A. Gerstner David A. Gerstner is Professor of Cinema Studies in the Department of Media Culture at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island. He also serves as a member of the doctoral faculty in Read more..

Gloria Gianoulis Professor Gianoulis has been a member of the English Department since January 1991.  In 2011, Prof. Gianoulis was invited to serve on the Faculty Development Center’s Inaugural Committee.  A Read more..

Kristen Gillespie-Lynch Kristen Gillespie-Lynch is a Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the College of Staten Island (CSI) and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is the Director Read more..