Our Faculty

NYIT’s faculty of researchers and passionate teacher-scholars educates and inspires the next generation of makers and doers, inventors and innovators, and leaders and entrepreneurs. Our faculty engages NYIT students both inside and outside of the classroom, helping them to graduate career-ready and prepared to make the world a better place.

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Features and Videos

COVID-19 and New York City’s Supply Chain

In an interview with City & State New York, business analytics expert Purushottam Meena, Ph.D., shares his insights on the affect COVID-19 will have on the supply chain.

Q&A: Staying Active While Staying Home

New York Tech’s Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Dana Carney on ways to stay active at home while people social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AAUP, New York Tech Faculty Generously Support COVID-19 Student Emergency Fund

New York Tech's two AAUP faculty chapters immediately reacted to the announcement of the Big Give's new Student Emergency Fund and collectively designated $50,000 toward students with financial hardships because of COVID-19.

Experts Available to Discuss Coronavirus Impact

As COVID-19 alters global health care and daily living, New York Tech experts can serve as objective sources on the evolving situation.

New York Tech Professor Receives Prestigious Engineering Research Award

Associate Professor Ziqian (Cecilia) Dong, Ph.D., received the Curtis W. McGraw Research Award for her innovative work in communication and sensor networks, and assistive medical devices.

Reshaping an Outbreak

Infectious diseases expert Carl Abraham, M.D., breaks down the facts about COVID-19 and why it’s important to contain the illness.

News ‘Bite’: National Nutrition Month®

Nutrition expert Mindy Haar, Ph.D., sets the record straight on fats.

100 Years Ago Today: A Look at New York City in 1920

Associate Professor Jonathan Goldman, Ph.D., paints a vivid picture of life in the 1920s on his website, New York in 1920, 100 Years Ago Today.


By the Numbers

  • NYIT Faculty: 364 full-time, 536 part-time

  • Gender Ratio

    NYIT Faculty Gender Ratio: 59% male, 41% female

  • Racial and Ethnic Makeup

    NYIT Faculty Racial Ethnic Groups Graphic
    • American Indian/Alaska Native: <1%
    • Asian: 22%
    • Black/African-American: 3%
    • Hispanic/Latino: 3%
    • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: <1%
    • Two or more races: <1%
    • White: 70%

  • Achievements

    • 111 authors with 281 publication credits

    • 95 presenters with 336 conference presentations

    • 30 honorees with 87 awards

    • 4 designers with 7 exhibitions

    • 139 grant recipients with 220 grants received (internal and external)

    • 2 patent holders with 4 patents

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