New Faculty 2024-2025

Welcome to RIT! 

Questions, additions, or corrections should be sent to Anne Marie Canale, EdD

College of Art and Design (CAD)

Amy Baer, School of Art
Kofi Bazzell-Smith, School of Art

Joey Byun, School of Design

William Colgrove, School of Design
David Evenski, School of Design

Rachel Guardiola, Photo Arts and Sciences

Kate (Kathleen) Johnson, School of Art
Taylor Kennedy, School of Art

Jonathan Knight, School of Film and Animation

Kristen McNicholas, School of Photo Arts and Sciences

Linda Moroney, School of Film and Animation
Jennifer Schoonmaker, School of Design
Alexander Zimmerman, School of Art

College of Engineering Technology (CET)

Michael Caldwell, Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology
Toan Cao, Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety
David CiceroManufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology

Lynn Foley, Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology

Krittika Goyal, Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology
Jan Jakobsze, Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology
Joe Magliocco, Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology

Jeffrey Stransky, Dean's Office 

College of Health Sciences and Technology (CHST)

Christopher Alterio, Occupational Therapy
Todd Camenisch, Biomedical Sciences

Gina Geraci, Physician Assistant Program

Courtney McKinney, Behavioral Health

Christopher Montanaro, Physician Assistant Program

                        

 

Jennifer Nicolosi, Physician Assistant Program
Marcia Shea, Occupational Therapy
Stephen Van Lew, Occupational Therapy

College of Liberal Arts (COLA)

Catherine Albers-Morris, Department of English
Mattia Caldarulo, Department of Public Policy
David Cay Johnston, School of Communication

Damian Deamici, Department of Modern Languages & Cultures

Elliot Emadian, School of Performing Arts

Christopher Evans, School of Performing Arts

Robert Gordon-Fogelson, School of Communication

Joel Hunt, School of Performing Arts

Muhammad Salar Khan, Department of Public Policy
Paul Leary, School of Performing Arts

Yoon Esther Lee, School of Communication
Yi-Ning Lo, School of Performing Arts

Charles LoFaso, Department of Criminal Justice

Hitomi Minamida, Department of Modern Languages & Cultures

Shay Olmstead, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Mark Órnelas, Department of Philosophy

Christopher Ryan, School of Performing Arts

Douglas Wadle, Department of Philosophy

College of Science (COS)

Claudio DiMarco, Mathematics and Statistics
James Oleksyn, Mathematics and Statistics

Diana Sachmpazidi, Physics and Astronomy
Tong Zhu,
Mathematics and Statistics

 

Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences (GCCIS)

Nicholas Buonarota, Interactive Games & Media
Daqing Hou, Chair, Software Engineering 
Dukka KC, Chair,  Computer Science
Ezgi Siir Kibris, School of Information
Robert Kostin, School of Information 
Naresh Kshetri, Department of Cybersecurity
 

Yinxi Liu, Cybersecurity
Dennis Murphy, Computer Science

David Negrin, Interactive Games & Media

Ji Hwan Park, Interactive Games & Media
James Rice, Cybersecurity

Nick Snyder, School of Information

Peter Willis, School of Information

Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS)

Amanda Reis, Architecture
John Warner, Sustainability

Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE)

Sathwika Bavikadi, Computer Engineering
Erin Cresswell, Mechanical Engineering
Byron Erath, Department Head, Mechanical Engineering

Nicole Hill, Chemical Engineering
Mohammad Javad Khojasteh, Electrical & Microelectronic Engineering
Kevin Petersen, Mechanical Engineering

National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)

Rebecca Carpenter, Center on Access Technology
Jessica Contreras, Center for Culture & Language

Frances Cooley, Liberal Studies
Thomas Devine

Erin Finton, Liberal Studies

Michael Fisher, ASL & Interpreting Education
Jennifer GentzkeMS Secondary Ed

Scott Gentzke, MS Secondary Ed

Nathan Harrison, MS Secondary Ed
Benjamin Jarashow, Liberal Studies
Kit Kenyon, Liberal Studies
Ruth ReyesMS Secondary Ed
Julie Russotto, MS Secondary Ed
Suryo SahepetayMS Secondary Ed

TJ Sanger II, MS Secondary Ed

Russell West, MS Secondary Ed

Saunders College of Business (SCB)

Alex Butler, Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics
Sriniwas Mahapatro, Department of Finance and Accounting
John Striebich, Department of Finance and Accounting

Jieun Lee, Department of Management

Shubhobrata Palit, Department of Management
Kevin Sweeney, Department of Management
Siavash Rashidi-Sabet, Department of MIS, Marketing & Analytics
Matthew Vollmer, Department of Marketing & Analytics

School of Individualized Study (SOIS)

Philip Anselmo, University Writing Program
Sam Estabrooks, University Writing Program

Christine Ross, University Writing Program