Faculty Mentors work with students to carry out research. Look through the list below to find mentors in the disciplines and fields that fit your research interest. Ultimately, you’ll want to find a faculty member whose research interests are consistent with your own.
Mentors: if you are not listed here, please submit your information!
| Name | Research areas | Department | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adomaitis, A. | Marketing of Luxury Fashion Fashion Advertising Gender Research including LGBTQ +3 Individuals, Dress and Identity Lookism (Beauty Prejudice) | Business, The Business & Technology of Fashion | aadomaitis@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Alatriste, L. | Language, culture and society, linguistic bias, gendered language; English varieties; language policy. | English | lalatriste@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Alcendor, R. | I am interested effect of oxidative stress cell survival and longevity. | Biological Sciences | ralcendor@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Amann, L. | Trends in Radiologic Technology, Culture and Diversity in Health Care, Virtual and augmented reality in Radiology, Competency-Based Education, Ethical issues of social media usage in Health Care. | Radiologic Technology and Medical Imaging | Lamann@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Aptekar, A. | Current research includes high-performance (including green and passive strategies) architecture and structures their construction assemblies and materials. Development of building information modelin | Architectural Technology | aaptekar@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Azarderakhsh, M. | applications of remote sensing in various environmental and climate studies such as monitoring lakes water quality, global land surface temperature, studying wetlands, Freezet/Thaw | Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology (CMCE) | maazarderakhsh@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Babu, P. | Sustainability, Landscape(artificial islands), Community centers, NYC buildings, Architecture History, AI, New technology and methods, Climate crisis (global warming, increase in sea level etc). | Architectural Technology | Priya.Babu@mail.citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Banks, D. | Visual Culture of the African Diaspora, Caribbean art and culture, African American art and culture, public/street art with an emphasis on murals, racialized geographies | African American Studies | dbanks@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Boyle, S. | Research focuses on the history of the Middle East and North Africa as well as the social history of medicine and disease. | Social Science | sboyle@cutyyech.cuny.edu | |
| Calinescu, C | Algebra, Combinatorics, Representation theory of Lie algebras | Mathematics | ccalinescu@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Chen, A. | Public spaces, community, education, culture, museum, library, landscape infrastructure, healing landscape, ecological design, advocacy, systems thinking, public engagement, architecture and landscape | Architectural Technology | Anne.chen66@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Conzelmann, K. | global environmental health and societal well-being, urban design and sustainability, architecture and design, materials and construction, passive house and smart buildings | Architectural Technology | kconzelmann@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Corujo-Martin, I. | Hispanic literature and culture; Hispanic women's cultural production; visual and material culture; fashion history (within Hispanic contexts); transatlantic & transnational studies | Humanities | icorujomartin@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Dewan, S. | Human Trafficking Environmental Justice Immigrant well-being (health and mental health, right to work, acculturation) | Human Services | sdewan@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Elhadary, O. | Data Analysis (using R, and Stata). Cyber Security, Virtualization, Networking. Scripts and software development using Python | Computer Systems Technology | OElhadary@CityTech.Cuny.Edu | |
| Eliezer, H. | Greenhouse gas, sustainability, reporting, climate, biodiversity, landscaping, health, environmental justice, corporate disclosure, environment, land use, carbon, offsets, native plants | Chemistry | hglickman@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Evangelista, J. | Human Rights, Citizenship, Racialization (Race), Anti-Blackness, Sovereignty, Statecraft, Nationalism, Imperialism, Social Movements, Caribbean, African Diaspora | African American Studies | jevangelista@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Garrastegui, G. | Design podcaster, Information literacy, audio analysis, diversity in design education, creative process, storytelling | Communication Design | ggarrastegui@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Geng, L. | statistical signal processing, big data analysis in the Internet of Things, applied machine learning across disciplines | Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering Technology | LGeng@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Gholitabar, S. | Risk assessment of scour monitoring, Urban wind patterns and construction incidents risks, CFD of Urban wind, Data Analysis in energy usage, Machine Learning, Traffic & particulate matter (PM), other | Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology (CMCE) | SGholitabar@CityTech.Cuny.Edu | Website |
| Goodison, C. | creative writing--storytelling in film and art; ethnography-- interviews--black oral histories and popular culture. | English | cgoodison@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Gregory, K. | Qualitative research methods, digital health, social aspects of genetics, social marketing, health inequities | Health Sciences | kgregory@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Gurung, S. | Interested in heart health, health policy, HIV, technology, and eHealth interventions. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sitaji-Gurung-2 | Health Sciences | SGurung@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Haynes, A. | Public Health related to the dental profession Oral health challenges for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities Healthcare disparities | Dental Hygiene | ahaynes@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Hellman, C. | American literature, American studies, space and place, multiethnic literature, gender studies, material culture, public education, history of art and architecture | English | caroline.hellman72@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Henry, S | Business, Marketing, Mathematics | Business | shakira.henry21@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Jeyaraj, J. | Professional and Technical Writing STEM writing Rhetoric and Writing Narrative | English | jjeyaraj@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Joshi, V. | Nanoparticles, environmental chemistry, protein labeling, microscopy. | Chemistry | vishwas.joshi77@login.cuny.edu | Website |
| Khosravi, P. | Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Cancer Research, Clinical Data Analysis, Computational Biology, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Pathology and Radiology Image Analysis. | Biological Sciences | pkhosravi@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Kim, C. | (Multi-agent) Reinforcement learning, Statistical learning, Artificial intelligence, Data analysis | Computer Engineering Technology | chkim@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Kolmakov, G. | Quantum computing and applications, quantum algorithms, machine learning, quantum communications. Funding: Current NSF award in quantum AI ($300k), award # NSF TIP 2141058. | Physics | german.kolmakov93@login.cuny.edu | Website |
| Kostadinov, B. | Applied data science, applied computational math modeling. | Mathematics | bkostadinov@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Li, N. | In the mentored projects, students will learn to use data mining techniques to process big data and produce valuable knowledge, with systematic training and practical exercises. | Mathematics | NLi@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Li, X. | Network Security, Computer Forensics, Quantum Information. | Computer Systems Technology | xli@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Ma, L. | Robotics, Computer Vision, Image Processing, ROS (Robotics Operating Systems), Coordinated Control, Visual Servoing, Visual Tracking | Computer Engineering Technology | LMa@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| MacDonald, S. | Sustainable economic development and policy; circular economy design and models; natural capital accounting; visualization and analysis of environmental data; interdisciplinary research. | Social Science | smacdonald@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Martinez, A. | Organic synthesis, multi-target compounds, chemotherapeutic agents, Alzheimer's disease, biophysical assays | Chemistry | amartinez@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Miller, S. | Creative writing, Theater | English | Suzanne.Miller06@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Milonas, E. | Knowledge Organization, Facets, Computer Ethics, Computer Ethics in College Curriculum, Data Science Curriculum/Programs, Nursing Information Behavior, Minority Women/College Retention | Computer Systems Technology | emilonas@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Moyssén Álvarez, X. | Political Sociology, Populism, New Media, Radicalization, Post-fascist movements, Archival Production, Voting Behavior, Latin America, Historical Sociology. | Social Science | XMoysenAlvarez@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Nakamura, M. | Data-driven Sustainability, Energy Conversion, Energy storage, Energy Transmission, Recycling Technology, Waste Management, Air pollutant/Emission control technology, Ecodesign | Mechanical Engineering Technology | mnakamura@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Oddo, D. | Dental caries | Dental Hygiene | Dora-ann.Oddo10@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Parks, E | architectural design, architectural history, sustainable design, architecture, architectural theory | Architectural Technology | EParks@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Pinto, M. | Artificial Intelligence - Machine Learning, Mobility - Mobile (phones, iPads, watches, etc) apps, Web apps | Computer Systems Technology | mpinto@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Rahman, A. | High Temperature Composite, Geopolymer Composite, CO2 Sequestration, Space habitation, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing. | Mechanical Engineering Technology | Akm.rahman86@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Reitz, J. | Mathematics, logic, mathematical logic, set theory, proofs, independence | Mathematics | jreitz@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Rivera-Correa, J. | antibodies, immune system, microbiology, viruses, malaria, B-cell, autoimmunity | Biological Sciences | jriveracorrea@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Sanchez Jimenez, D. | Acquisition of Spanish, Academic Writing, Discourse Analysis, Language Learning, Applied Linguistics, writing cognitive processes | Humanities | Dsanchezjimenez@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Sarkar, S. | Molecules to Man (or woman): cancer to dementia, Astronomy to atomic nucleus (large to small relation), Modeling Protein-metal interaction, -X ray expt on live phantoms like eggs, fruits, salts | Radiologic Technology and Medical Imaging | ssarkar@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Singh, S. | Applied Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Number Theory, Probability & Statistics, Cryptography, Data Analytics | Mathematics | ssingh@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Slattery, P. | Data science, cybersecurity, business, social impact, environment, and the combination of those. I am interested in helping with research that increases students' job and career opportunities. | Computer Systems Technology | paslattery@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Smith, D. | Music Technology, Entertainment Technology, music, composition, design, production, artificial intelligence, blended reality, isomorphic mapping, performance, set design, game design, product developm | Entertainment Technology | dsmith@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Sodeinde, O. | DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity Conservation, Consumptive use impact, Vertebrate Ecology, Morphometric analysis, Fauna threatened status assessment | Biological Sciences | olufemi.sodeinde92@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Spevack, J. | Emerging technologies in art, design, advertising, mindfulness, community, Communication Design, Emerging Media, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, UX, UI | Communication Design | jspevack@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Vinokur, Z. | Radiology, Mammography, CT, MRI, distance learning, carrier development, cultural bias. We have 2 different types of research:Lab experimental and survey based. | Radiologic Technology and Medical Imaging | ZOYA.VINOKUR83@CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU | |
| Vladutescu, V. | Optics and Photonics ( lasers, telescope design, optical alignment, diagnostics, image processing), Remote Sensing (system design, target detection, data analysis, modeling), Sensors and instruments | Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering Technology | vvladutescu@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Vyprynyuk, K. | periodontal instrumentation, oral health disparities, access to dental care, oral pathology, infection control. | Dental Hygiene | kvyprynyuk@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Weinstein-Lavi, N. | Traditional and modern gender roles, marriage, self-actualization Character analysis in texts and films Writing techniques for various genres Historical artifact research (Holocaust documents) | English | nlavi@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Welker, C. | Galaxy evolution. Focus on the interplay between cosmology (how the Universe evolves) and Astrophysics ( how astronomical objects like galaxies). Data analysis, machine learning, supercomputing. | Physics | CWelker@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Yang, J. | Contemporary architectural production, Architectural narrative, Global urbanism with a focus on post World-War II rebuilding implications | Architectural Technology | jyang@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Yasar, O. | Smart Manufacturing, Nano-fabrication, Tissue Engineering, Biofabrication, Biomechanics, Intensive Manufacturing, and Engineering Design | Mechanical Engineering Technology | oyasar@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Zhang, A.S. | Mechatronics, Computer Aided Design, 3D Solid Modeling, Product Rapid Prototyping, and Collaborative Robot Applications. | Mechanical Engineering Technology | azhang@citytech.cuny.edu | |
| Zia, F. | Robotics, Internet of Things, 3DP Assistive Technology Devices for people with disabilities | Computer Engineering Technology | FZia@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Zhou, L. | Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, numerical computation, mathematical modeling | Mathematics | Lzhou@citytech.cuny.edu | Website |
| Zimmermann, T. | Food Studies, Food Trends, Culinary Arts, Sustainability, Plant Forward, Food Diet and Culture, Mediterranean Food, American Food | Hospitality Managment | Tracy.zimmermann95@citytech.cuny.edu |
