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EXPERTS DIRECTORY

The NYU-SCPS Experts Directory offers journalists an online guide to the expertise of current faculty and administrators.  These experts can provide comment on a wide range of topics related to adult and continuing education and New York’s signature industries – business, real estate, finance, hospitality, tourism, film, publishing, the arts, and more.

Browse the general subject areas below.  Also, check out our recent alerts on current “hot news” topics here or in the Newsroom. Then, please contact the NYU-SCPS PR office to set up an interview.  We look forward to working with you!

Adult and Continuing Education

• William Coury
  Adults returning to college and “non-traditional” students
   
• Dorothy Durkin
  National trends in continuing education, Higher education marketing

(TOP)

Arts and Humanities

• Brian Mooney
  Cultural and legal anthropology, Legal and social ramifications of disaster
   
• Terry Shtob
  Continuing education in liberal arts, Social movements

(TOP)

Business

• John Gamino
  Tax controversies, Taxpayer rights

• Dennis Garritan
  Human resources management, Talent and workforce development
   
• Israel Moskowitz
  Information systems and networks, Strategic technology planning, Customer relationship management

(TOP)

Communications and Marketing

• John Doorley
  Public relations, Corporate reputation
   
• Renee Harris
  Continuing education, Marketing trends
   
• Marjorie Kalter
  Integrated marketing

(TOP)

Global Affairs and Foreign Languages

• Vera Jelinek
  Current international affairs, Global affairs education
   
• William Jex
  International education, English as a second language (ESL)
   
• Carloyn Kissane
  Energy issues involving Central Asia and Russia, International development
   
  
• Barbara O’Hara
  English as a second language (ESL), Cross-cultural issues
   
• Michael Oppenheimer
  U.S. foreign policy, Iraq and Iran
   
• Milena Savova
  Translation and interpreting, Continuing education in foreign languages
   
• Howard S. Schiffman
  International environmental law, Law of the Sea

(TOP)

Hospitality and Tourism

• Bjorn Hanson
  Trends in hospitality and travel, Lodging, Gaming, Leisure
   
• Hannah Messerli
  Hotel administration, Tourism development
   
• Sharr Prohaska
  Cultural heritage tourism, Sustainable development
   
• Donna Quadri-Felitti
  Leadership, Marketing and sales in hospitality and tourism management
   
• Lalia Rach
  Women business travelers, Socioeconomic trends, Generational marketing
   
• Mark Warner
  Real estate, finance, and development in hotel and travel industries 

(TOP)

Media, Design and Film

• Andrea Chambers
  Book and magazine publishing, Web 2.0 and publishing trends
   
• Michael Cushny
  Digital video production, 3-D animation
   
• Patricia Heard-Greene
  Computer animation and special effects
   
• Michael Hosenfeld
  Digital visual effects and animation for film, 3-D computer animation
   
• Mechthild Schmidt
  Second Life™ in higher education, Media convergence

(TOP)

Philanthropy and Fundraising

• Claire Gaudiani
  History of philanthropy, Civil society
   
• Naomi Levine
  Fundraising, Ethics and law

(TOP)

Real Estate and Construction

• John Eschemuller
  Construction management, Engineering
   
• Tom Geurts
  Real estate issues, particularly related to financing decisions
   
• Pamela Hannigan
  International property reform, Taxation and development
   
• Hugh Kelly
  Real estate economics
   
• Herve Kevenides
  Economic analysis for real estate investment, International finance
   
• Gerald Levy
  Arbitration and mediation, Real estate credit and restructurings
   
• Lawrence Longua
  REITs and public real estate debt, Commercial mortgage backed securities
   
• D. Kenneth Patton
  Real estate trends, Regional economics and planning
   
• Michael Rushman
  Sports facility development, Planning and legal issues related to development

(TOP)

Sports Business

• Robert Boland
  Sports contracts and legal issues, Team performance issues
   
• Wayne McDonnell, Jr.
  Major Leagues Baseball, Finance and economics in professional sports