• Founding member of Ramapo College.
• Author of 28 books and plays translated into 8 languages.
• Visiting professor at 25 American Colleges and Universities.
• Doctorates in Theology and Literature.
• Lectures worldwide, presents regularly at United Nations Conferences, appears frequently in major national and international media.
• "Padovano Papers," a collection of the personal and professional papers of Dr. Padovano, are permanently in the Archives of the University of Notre Dame and accessible to scholars.

MALS FACULTY

Charles Carreras
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY & LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
B.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Office: B236 / Ext. 7429 / E-mail: ccarrera@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Robert Christopher
PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE
B.A., City College of New York;
M.A., San Francisco State University;
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Office: B231 / Ext. 7418 / E-mail: rchristo@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment
WEBSITE

Rosetta D’Angelo
PROFESSOR OF ITALIAN
B.S., Southern Connecticut State University;
M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Office: B203 / Ext. 7408 / E-mail: rdangelo@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Carol Duncan
PROFESSOR OF ART HISTORY
B.A., M.A., University of Chicago;
Ph.D., Columbia University
Office: BC232 / Ext. 7652 / E-mail: cduncan@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: W 10:15 – 10:40 a.m., 1:15 – 1:40 p.m.;
                        Additional hours available by appointment

MARTHA ECKER
PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY
B.A., Queens College, C.U.N.Y.;
Ph.D., Graduate School and University Center C.U.N.Y.
Office: M104 / Ext. 7532 / E-mail: mecker@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointmen

Henry Frundt
PROFESSOR OF URBAN SOCIOLOGY
B.A., M.A., Ph.L., St. Louis University;
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Office: G131 / Ext. 7583 / E-mail: hfrundt@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment
WEBSITE

Donald Fucci
PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE
B.A., M.A., New Jersey City University;
Ed.D., Rutgers University;
M.A., Montclair State University
Office: B136 / Ext. 7555 / E-mail: dfucci@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment
WEBSITE

Monika Giacoppe
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE WORLD LITERATURE
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Office: B202 / Ext. 7750 / E-mail: mgiacopp@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Ting Gong
PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
B.A., Fudan University;
M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University
Office: B208 / Ext. 7426 / E-mail: tgong@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Shalom Gorewitz
PROFESSOR OF MEDIA ART AND COMMUNCATIONS
B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts;
M.F.A., Antioch International University
Office: BC321 / Ext. 7150 / E-mail: sgorewit@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: T 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.; W 5 - 6 p.m.;  Th Available by Appointment
WEBSITE

Howard Horowitz
PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY
B.A., University of Rochester;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Office: G430 / Ext. 7739 / E-mail: hhorowit@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: M 1 - 2 p.m.; Th 1 - 2 p.m., 6 - 6:30 p.m.

Mark Howenstein
PROFESSOR OF LAW AND SOCIETY
B.A., St. Louis University;
M.A., Boalt School of Law;
M.L.A., Washington University;
J.D., Tulane University School of Law;
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Office: B238 / Ext. 7431 / E-mail: mhowenst@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Roger O. Johnson
PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AND MEDIA STUDIES
B.A., University of Washington;
M.M., Yale University
Office: BC324 / Ext. 7598 / E-mail: rjohnso@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: T 9 - 10:30 a.m.; W 12 - 2 p.m.; Th 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Bernard Langer
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
B.A., Glassboro State College;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin;
J.D., Seton Hall University
Office: G246 / Ext. 7716 / E-mail: blanger@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: T 1 - 3:30 p.m., 6 - 6:30 p.m.; W 2 - 2:30 p.m.

JENNEFER V. MAZZA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND DEAN/AIS
B.S., Brooklyn College;
M.S., Hunter College;
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Office: B225 / Ext. 7407 / E-mail: jmazza@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment
WEBSITE

Carter Jones Meyer
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY
B.A., Skidmore College;
M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
Office: B235 / Ext.7474 / E-mail: cmeyer@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

James Morley
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
B.A., Ramapo College,
M.A. and Ph.D., Duquesne University
Office: G127 / Ext. 7852/ E-mail: jmorley@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Anthony T. Padovano
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
B.A., Seton Hall University;
S.T.B., Pontifical Gregorian University,Rome;
Ph.L, St. Thomas Pontifical International University,Rome;
S.T.L., Pontifical Gregorian University,Rome;
M.A., New York University;
S.T.D., Pontifical Gregorian University,Rome;
Ph.D., Fordham University
Office: B237 / Ext. 7430 / E-mail: apadovan@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Yolanda Prieto
PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Office: G130 / Ext. 7677 / E-mail: yprieto@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Stephen Rice
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES
B.A., Gonzaga University;
M.A., M.Ph., Ph.D., Yale University
Office: B204 / Ext. 7486 / E-mail: srice@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

Michael Riff
DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE STUDIES
B.A., Queens College of the City University of New York
Ph.D., University of London

Ellen Ross
PROFESSOR OF WOMEN’S STUDIES
B.A., University of Chicago;
M.A., Columbia University;
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Office: G221 / Ext. 7641 / E-mail: eross@ramapo.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment
WEBSITE

Ed Shannon
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN LITERATURE
B.A., Ramapo College of New Jersey;
M.A., North Carolina State University;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
 Office: B202B / Ext. 7425 / E-mail: eshannon@ramapo.edu
 Office Hours: By Appointment
WEBSITE

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