Find an Advisor

Freshmen and NEW undergraduate students (first-year and transfer): Schedule an appointment with the Undergraduate Academic Advising Office (UAA) or stop by our Virtual Advising Help Desk for assistance with general questions.

Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors: Please contact your academic department directly. You will find their contact information below.


Graduate students (new and current): Please contact your academic department directly. You will find their contact information below.

Undergraduate Programs

Architecture & Design

Architecture, B.Arch and B.S.A.T.

Department Chair: Gertrudis Brens
Please schedule an advising appointment, and select the Architecture location for your home campus. For additional questions, or if you are unable to find a suitable time, please contact the department's administrative specialist for your home campus below.

Second Year Architecture students will be assigned a Faculty Advisor.

Long Island

Gabriella Pace
3rd Year Students
gpace01@nyit.edu

Christine Kerigan
4th Year Students
ckerigan@nyit.edu

Dustin White
5th Year Students
dwhite14@nyit.edu

New York City

John Vincennes
3rd Year Students
jvincenn@nyit.edu

Christine Kerigan
4th Year Students
ckerigan@nyit.edu

Giovanni Santamaria
5th Year Students
gsantama@nyit.edu


Digital Arts, B.F.A.

Department Director: Sung (Kevin) Park
Please email the academic advisor below for an advising appointment.

Long Island & New York City

Christine Kerigan
ckerigan@nyit.edu


Graphic Design, B.F.A.

Department Director: Sung (Kevin) Park
Please email the academic advisor below for an advising appointment.

Long Island & New York City

Christine Kerigan
ckerigan@nyit.edu


Interior Design, B.F.A.

Director: Florencia Vetcher
Please schedule an advising appointment, and select the Interior Design location for your home campus. For additional questions, or if you are unable to find a suitable time, please contact the department's administrative assistant for your home campus below.

Long Island & New York City

Susan Sternberg
sstern05@nyit.edu


Arts & Sciences

Biological and Chemical Sciences
Biology, B.S.

Department Chair: Giovanni Meloni
All current students will be assigned to an academic advisor mid-semester, and will be notified via New York Tech email.


Biotechnology, B.S.

Department Chair: Giovanni Meloni
All current students will be assigned to an academic advisor mid-semester, and will be notified via New York Tech email.


Chemistry, B.S.

Department Chair: Giovanni Meloni
All current students will be assigned to an academic advisor mid-semester, and will be notified via New York Tech email.


Life Sciences, B.S. with Biomedical Engineering option

Department Chair: Giovanni Meloni
All current Junior and Senior students will be assigned to an academic advisor mid-semester, and will be notified via New York Tech email.


Life Sciences/Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Combined B.S./D.O.

Department Chair: Giovanni Meloni
For advising, please email the advisor below.

Long Island

Mena Youssef
mena.youssef@nyit.edu

New York City

Spencer Turkel
sturkel@nyit.edu


Life Sciences/Masters in Occupational Therapy, Combined B.S./M.S.

Department Chair: Giovanni Meloni
For advising, please email the advisor below.

Long Island

Dr. Chrisoula Kalogiannis
ckalogia@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Life Sciences/Doctor of Physical Therapy, Combined B.S./D.P.T.

Department Chair: Giovanni Meloni
For advising, please email the advisor below.

Long Island

Dr. Chrisoula Kalogiannis
ckalogia@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Life Sciences/Masters in Physician Assistant Studies, Combined B.S./M.S.

Department Chair: Giovanni Meloni
For advising, please email the advisor below.

Long Island

Dr. Chrisoula Kalogiannis
ckalogia@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Communication Arts
Advertising, Public Relations, and Technology, B.F.A.

Department Chair: Donald Fizzinoglia
Please email one of the advisors below for an advising appointment based on your home campus.

Long Island

Don Fizzinoglia
dfizzino@nyit.edu

Jim Fauvell
jfauvell@nyit.edu

New York City

Lyubov Nakonechna
lnakonec@nyit.edu


Communication and Media Production, B.F.A.

Department Chair: Donald Fizzinoglia
Please email one of the advisors below for an advising appointment based on your home campus.

Long Island

Don Fizzinoglia
dfizzino@nyit.edu

Jim Fauvell
jfauvell@nyit.edu

New York City

Lyubov Nakonechna
lnakonec@nyit.edu


Digital Film and Television Production, B.F.A.

Department Chair: Donald Fizzinoglia
Please email one of the advisors below for an advising appointment based on your home campus.

Long Island

Don Fizzinoglia
dfizzino@nyit.edu

Jim Fauvell
jfauvell@nyit.edu

New York City

Lyubov Nakonechna
lnakonec@nyit.edu


Global and Electronic Journalism, B.F.A.

Department Chair: Donald Fizzinoglia
Please email one of the advisors below for an advising appointment based on your home campus.

Long Island

Don Fizzinoglia
dfizzino@nyit.edu

Jim Fauvell
jfauvell@nyit.edu

New York City

Lyubov Nakonechna
lnakonec@nyit.edu


Humanities
Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A., B.S., or B.P.S.

Director: Dr. Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis
Department Co-Chairs: Elaine Brown (LI) and Jennifer Griffiths(NYC) Please schedule an advising appointment, select the Interdisciplinary Studies – Virtual location and select the advisor

Long Island & New York City

Dr. Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis
lathanas@nyit.edu

Dr. Lori Jirousek-Falls
ljirouse@nyit.edu

Dr. Katherine Williams
kwilliam@nyit.edu

Dr. Kate O’Hara
kohara@nyit.edu

Dr. Jim Martinez
jmarti23@nyit.edu


Math & Physics
Mathematics

Department Chair: Dr. Ranja Roy
Please email Dr. Ranja Roy (rroy@nyit.edu) for advisement for Math Minors and Dr. Ranja Roy or Dr. Jungho Park (jpark10@nyit.edu) for Math Major advisement. For additional questions, please contact the department's administrative assistant for your home campus below.

Long Island

Kathy Zhou
yzhou12@nyit.edu

New York City

Kathy Zhou
yzhou12@nyit.edu


Physics

Department Chair: Dr. Roger Yu
Please email Dr. Roger Yu (ryu@nyit.edu) for an advisement appointment. For additional questions, please contact the department's administrative assistant for your home campus below.

Long Island

Kathy Zhou
yzhou12@nyit.edu

New York City

Marisol Ruiz
mruiz14@nyit.edu


Psychology and Counseling
Psychology, B.S.

Department Chair: Dr. Maria LaPadula Perez
To make an appointment, please contact one of the faculty members in the department listed below based on your campus. Students going into their senior year should contact the department chair at mlapadul@nyit.edu.

Long Island

Dr. Dina Karafantis
dkarafan@nyit.edu

Dr. Emily Restivo
erestivo@nyit.edu

Dr. Nicole Calma-Roddin
ncalmaro@nyit.edu

New York City

Dr. Melissa Huey
mhuey@nyit.edu


Sociology/Social Work, B.S.

Department Chair: Dr. Maria LaPadula Perez
To make an appointment, please contact one of the faculty members in the department listed below based on your campus. Students going into their senior year should contact the department chair at mlapadul@nyit.edu.

Long Island

Dr. Dina Karafantis
dkarafan@nyit.edu

Dr. Emily Restivo
erestivo@nyit.edu

Dr. Nicole Calma-Roddin
ncalmaro@nyit.edu

New York City

Dr. Melissa Huey
mhuey@nyit.edu


Engineering & Computing Sciences

Bioengineering, B.S.

Director: Dr. Aydin Farajidavar
Please email one of the advisors below for an advising appointment based on your home campus.

Long Island

Dr. Aydin Farajidavar
afarajid@nyit.edu

New York City

Dr. Yoshi Saito
ysaito@nyit.edu


Computer Science, B.S.

Department Chair: Dr. Frank Lee (LI) and Dr. Yoshi Saito (NYC)
Please email one of the department contacts below for an advising appointment based on your home campus..

Long Island

Allison Garfinkel
aseroka@nyit.edu

New York City

Dr. Yoshi Saito
ysaito@nyit.edu


Construction Engineering, B.S.

Department Chair: Dr. Xun Yu
For an advising appointment, please email Dr. Xun Yu (xyu13@nyit.edu).

Long Island

Dr. Xun Yu
xyu13@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Electrical and Computer Engineering, B.S.

Department Chair: Dr. Aydin Farajidavar (LI) and Dr. Yoshi Saito (NYC) Please email one of the department contacts below for an advising appointment based on your home campus.

Long Island

Allison Garfinkel
aseroka@nyit.edu

New York City

Dr. Yoshi Saito
ysaito@nyit.edu


Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, B.S.

Department Chair: Professor Lak Amara
Please email one of the advisors below for an advising appointment based on your home campus. For additional questions, please contact the department's administrative assistant for your home campus below.

Long Island

Professor Lazaros Pavlidis
Harry Schure Hall, Room 226D
516.686.1380
Lpavlidis@nyit.edu


Allison Garfinkel
Administrative Assistant
Harry Schure Hall, Room 219
516.686.7523
aseroka@nyit.edu

New York City

Professor Lak Amara
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 812
212.261.1644
Lamara@nyit.edu

Professor Richard Meyers
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 809
212.261.1655
rmeyers@nyit.edu


Paula Juric Kreuz
Administrative Assistant
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 805
212.261.1668
pjurickr@nyit.edu


Engineering Management, B.S.

Department Chair: Dr. Xun Yu
For an advising appointment, please email Dr. Xun Yu (xyu13@nyit.edu).

Long Island

Dr. Xun Yu
xyu13@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Information Technology, B.S.

Department Chair: Dr. Frank Lee (LI) and Dr. Yoshi Saito (NYC)
Please email one of the department contacts below for an advising appointment based on your home campus.

Long Island

Allison Garfinkel
aseroka@nyit.edu

New York City

Dr. Yoshi Saito
ysaito@nyit.edu


Mechanical Engineering, B.S.

Department Chair: Dr. Xun Yu
For an advising appointment, please email Dr. Qin Liu (qliu20@nyit.edu).

Long Island

Dr. Qin Liu
qliu20@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Health Professions

Exercise Science, B.S.

Department Chair: Dr. Mindy Haar
Please schedule an advising appointment, and select Exercise Science as the location. For additional questions, or if you are unable to find a suitable time, please contact the program coordinator:

Long Island

Alex Rothstein, M.S., CSCS, EP-C, USAW
Riland Building, Room 341
Phone: 516.686.1337
Cell: 516.302.3415
arothste@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Health Sciences, B.S. or Health and Wellness, B.S.

Department Chair: Dr. Mindy Haar
Please schedule an advising appointment, and select Health Sciences or Health and Wellness as the location. For additional questions, or if you are unable to find a suitable time, please contact the program coordinator:

Long Island

Jill Byrne
jbyrne04@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Nursing, B.S.

Long Island

Professor Laura Friedland
Nursing Advisor
500 Building, Room 506 C
631-241-5952
lfriedla@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Management

Business Administration, B.S.

BS Program Director: Dr. Diamando Afxientiou
Please schedule an advising appointment, and select the Business Administration location for your home campus.

Long Island

Maria Dinanno
mdinanno@nyit.edu

New York City

Patthara Chandaragga
pchandar@nyit.edu


Hospitality Management, B.P.S.

Director: Dr. Joo-Kwang Yun
Please schedule an advising appointment, and select the Business Administration location for your home campus.

Long Island & New York City

Maria Dinanno
mdinanno@nyit.edu


Graduate Programs

Architecture & Design

Architecture, M.Arch.

Long Island

New York City program only

New York City

David Diamond
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 1118
212.261.1740
grad.arch@nyit.edu


Architecture, Computational Technologies, M.S.

Long Island & New York City

Alessandro Melis
Education Hall, Room 255
516.686.1231
amelis@nyit.edu

 

Architecture, Health and Design, M.S.

Long Island & New York City

Anthony Caradonna
Education Hall, Room 111
516.686.7594
acarad01@nyit.edu

 

Architecture, Urban, and Regional Design, M.S.

Long Island

New York City program only

New York City

Marcella Del Signore
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 1110
212.261.1630
mdelsign@nyit.edu


Digital Art and Design, M.F.A. – Animation

Long Island

New York City program only

New York City

Christine Kerigan
ckerigan@nyit.edu


Digital Art and Design, M.F.A. – Fine Arts and Technology

Long Island

New York City program only

New York City

Christine Kerigan
ckerigan@nyit.edu


Digital Art and Design, M.F.A. – Graphic Design

Long Island

New York City program only

New York City

Christine Kerigan
ckerigan@nyit.edu


User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) Design and Development, M.A

Long Island

New York City program only

New York City

Christine Kerigan
ckerigan@nyit.edu


Arts & Sciences

Communication Arts
Communication Arts, M.A.

Long Island

Don Fizzinoglia
Department Chair
Midge Karr Activity Center, Room 105A
516.686.1468
dfizzino@nyit.edu

New York City

Don Fizzinoglia
16 W 61st Street
646.273.6206
dfizzino@nyit.edu

Lyubov Nakonechna
16 West 61st Street, Room 1012
212.261.1711
lnakonec@nyit.edu


Education
Adolescent Education, M.S.

Long Island & New York City

Prof. Minaz Fazal
516.686.7936
mfazal@nyit.edu


Childhood Education, M.S.

Long Island & New York City

Prof. Minaz Fazal
516.686.7936
mfazal@nyit.edu


Early Childhood Education, M.S.

Long Island & New York City

Prof. Minaz Fazal
516.686.7936
mfazal@nyit.edu


Instructional Technology
Instructional Technology, M.S. or Certificate

Long Island & New York City

Erin Fabian
212.261.1529
efabian@nyit.edu


Psychology and Counseling
School Counseling, M.S.

Program Chair: Dr. Daniel Cinotti

Long Island & New York City

Dr. Cameka Hazel
1st Year Students
chazel@nyit.edu

Dr. Nayoung Kim
2nd Year Students
nkim04@nyit.edu

Dr. Daniel Cinotti
3rd Year and Final Year Students
dcinotti@nyit.edu

Erin Fabian
Student Advisement Specialist
efabian@nyit.edu


Engineering & Computing Sciences

Bioengineering, M.S.

Long Island

Aydin Farajidavar
Harry J. Schure Hall, Room 217
516.686.4041
afarajid@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Computer Science, M.S.

Long Island

Christopher Springston
Harry J. Schure Hall, Room 223
516.686.4912
csprings@nyit.edu

Michael Palumbo
Harry J. Schure Hall, Room 223
516.686.7531
mpalum04@nyit.edu

For advisement assistance, please visit the office Monday to Friday, 10:30am – 4:30pm.

New York City

Jackline Okot
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 804
212.261.1668
jokot@nyit.edu

For advisement assistance, please visit the office Monday to Friday, 10:30am – 4:30pm.


Cybersecurity (Information, Network, and Computer Security) M.S.

Long Island

Christopher Springston
Harry Schure Hall, Room 223
516.686.4912
csprings@nyit.edu

Michael Palumbo
Harry J. Schure Hall, Room 223
516.686.7531
mpalum04@nyit.edu

New York City

Jackline Okot
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 804
212.261.1668
jokot@nyit.edu


Data Science, M.S.

Long Island & New York City

Jackline Okot
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 804
212.261.1668
jokot@nyit.edu

Michael Palumbo
Harry J. Schure Hall, Room 223
516.686.7531
mpalum04@nyit.edu

For advisement assistance, please visit the office Monday to Friday, 10:30am – 4:30pm.


Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S.

Long Island

Christopher Springston
Harry Schure Hall, Room 223
516.686.4912
csprings@nyit.edu

Michael Palumbo
Harry J. Schure Hall, Room 223
516.686.7531
mpalum04@nyit.edu

New York City

Jackline Okot
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 804
212.261.1668
jokot@nyit.edu


Energy Management, M.S.

Department Chair: Robert N. Amundsen, Ph.D.
Please email the academic advisor below for an advising appointment.

Long Island

Robert N. Amundsen, Ph.D.
Harry Schure Hall, Room 224A
516.686.7578
ramundse@nyit.edu

New York City

Robert N. Amundsen, Ph.D.
516.686.7578
ramundse@nyit.edu


Environmental Technology and Sustainability, M.S.

Long Island & New York City

Dr. David Nadler
Harry J. Schure Hall, Room 226-C
516.686.1373
dnadler@nyit.edu
Hours by appointment


Mechanical Engineering, M.S.

Long Island

Dr. Xun Yu
Harry J. Schure Hall, Room 115
516.686.7829
xyu13@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Health Professions

Clinical Nutrition, M.S.

Online Program

Mindy Haar, Ph.D.
Riland Academic Health Care Center
Room 349
516.686.3818
mhaar@nyit.edu


Occupational Therapy, M.S.

Long Island

Beth Elenko, Ph.D., OTR/L, BCP, CLA
Wisser Library
516.686.1339
belenko@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Occupational Therapy, OTD

Long Island

Beth Elenko, Ph.D., OTR/L, BCP, CLA
Wisser Library
516.686.1339
belenko@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Physical Therapy, D.P.T.

Department Chair: Cheryl Hall, PT, DHSc, MBA
Please be sure to check your emails for an email from the DPT program regarding a mandatory advisement session on Thursday, April 26, 2022 during free hour in Wisser 2nd floor PT classroom.

Long Island

Rosemary Gallagher
500 Building, Room 501E
516.686.7932
rgalla01@nyit.edu


Maria Severance
Senior Specialist
516.686.7696
Maria.Severance@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Physician Assistant Studies, M.S.

During priority registration periods, MSPA students should wait to receive advisement via email. Information will be provided prior to your online registration appointment date. If you did not receive an email, or if you experience registration issues, please contact pa@nyit.edu.

Long Island

Students taking undergraduate-level courses in the B.S./M.S. program should receive advisement from the Biological and Chemical Sciences department:

Joseph Holloway
jhollo03@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only


Management

Business Administration, M.B.A.

Long Island

Maria Dinanno
Wisser Library, Room 309
516.686.7920
mdinanno@nyit.edu

New York City

Bridge Students:
William Ninehan

26 W. 61st, Room 411
646.273.6071
wninehan@nyit.edu

Ellie Schwartz
26 W. 61st, Room 501
212.262.1601
eschwa03@nyit.edu


Human Resources Management and Labor Relations, M.S.

Long Island & New York City

Professor William Ninehan
26 W. 61st, Room 411
646.273.6071
wninehan@nyit.edu

Monday: 3 – 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 3 – 5:30 p.m.

Risk Management, M.S.

Long Island & New York City

Kevin O' Sullivan
26 W. 61st. Room 510
kosulliv@nyit.edu

Osteopathic Medicine

Biomedical Sciences, M.S.

Jonesboro

Dr. Tony Slieman
Associate Professor & Director, Academic Affairs
tslieman@nyit.edu


Global Health, Certificate

Long Island

Dr. Lillian Niwagaba
Assistant Professor & Director, Global Health
Student Activities Center, Room: 316
516.686.3912
lniwagab@nyit.edu

Medical/Healthcare Simulation, M.S.

Long Island

Dr. Paula Ryo
Associate Professor & Director, Simulation Learning
Serota, Room 107
516.686.7773
pryo@nyit.edu

Public Health, M.P.H.

Jonesboro

Dr. Quinyatta Mumford
publichealth@nyit.edu