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Welcome, New Undergraduate Students!


Please check your Admitted Student Portal to determine if you need a Placement Exam OR Advisement Appointment. Instructions will be provided.

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Current undergraduate students: In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, advisors (and other New York Tech departments) are equipped to accommodate virtual advising appointments. Click on one of the button below to make an appointment or take advantage of our *New* Virtual "Drop-In" Advising.

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Please note: If you are unable to find a time that works for you, you can connect with your academic department’s main point of contact (listed below) to help arrange an appointment with the appropriate advisor.

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.

Long Island

Ana Espinal
Education Hall, Room 123
516.686.7678
aespin01@nyit.edu

New York City

Madina Seldina
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 1116
212.261.1629
mseldina@nyit.edu

Interior Design, B.F.A.

Long Island & New York City

Susan Sternberg
Education Hall, Room 123
516.686.7786
sstern05@nyit.edu

Arts & Sciences

Behavioral Sciences
Criminal Justice, B.S.

Long Island

Crystal Cole-Nelson
John J. Theobald Hall, Room 427
516.686.3882
cnelson@nyit.edu

Maria LaPadula Perez
Department Chair
Theobald Hall, Room: 427A
516.686.3869
mlapadul@nyit.edu

New York City

Reginald Jasmin
1855 Broadway, Room 402
212.261.1576
rjasmin@nyit.edu

Susana Case
16 W. 61st Street, Room 1016
212.261.1528
shcase@nyit.edu

Psychology, B.S.

Long Island

Crystal Cole-Nelson
John J. Theobald Hall, Room 427
516.686.3882
cnelson@nyit.edu

Maria LaPadula Perez
Department Chair
Theobald Hall, Room: 427A
516.686.3869
mlapadul@nyit.edu

New York City

Susana Case
16 W. 61st Street, Room 1016
212.261.1528
shcase@nyit.edu

Sociology/Social Work, B.S.

Long Island

Crystal Cole-Nelson
John J. Theobald Hall, Room 427
516.686.3882
cnelson@nyit.edu

New York City

Susana Case
16 W. 61st Street, Room 1016
212.261.1528
shcase@nyit.edu

Biological and Chemical Sciences
Biology, B.S.

All current students will be assigned to an academic advisor mid-semester, and will be notified via New York Tech email. For further assistance, please contact:

Long Island

Reginald Jasmin
Theobald Hall, Room 424
rjasmin@nyit.edu

New York City

Reginald Jasmin
16 W. 61st Street, Room 824
212.261.1576
rjasmin@nyit.edu

Biotechnology, B.S.

All current students will be assigned to an academic advisor mid-semester, and will be notified via New York Tech email. For further assistance, please contact:

Long Island

Reginald Jasmin
Theobald Hall, Room 424
rjasmin@nyit.edu

New York City

Reginald Jasmin
16 W. 61st Street, Room 824
212.261.1576
rjasmin@nyit.edu

Chemistry, B.S.

All current students will be assigned to an academic advisor mid-semester, and will be notified via New York Tech email. For further assistance, please contact:

Long Island

Reginald Jasmin
Theobald Hall, Room 424
rjasmin@nyit.edu

New York City

Reginald Jasmin
16 W. 61st Street, Room 824
212.261.1576
rjasmin@nyit.edu

Life Sciences, B.S. with Biomedical Engineering option

All current students will be assigned to an academic advisor mid-semester, and will be notified via New York Tech email. For further assistance, please contact:

Long Island

Reginald Jasmin
Theobald Hall, Room 424
516.686.3883
rjasmin@nyit.edu

New York City

Reginald Jasmin
16 W. 61st Street, Room 824
212.261.1576
rjasmin@nyit.edu

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

Long Island

Halina Diener
Theobald Hall, Room 422
516.686.3887
hdiener@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only

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

Long Island

Joseph Holloway
Theobald Hall, Room 424
516.686.7486
jhollo03@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only

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

Long Island

Joseph Holloway
Theobald Hall, Room 424
516.686.7486
jhollo03@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only

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

Long Island

Joseph Holloway
Theobald Hall, Room 424
516.686.7486
jhollo03@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only

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

Long Island

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

Jim Fauvell
Midge Karr, Room 104A
516.686.7779
jfauvell@nyit.edu

Anthony Piazza
Midge Karr, Room 104A
516.686.7778
apiazza@nyit.edu

New York City

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

Youjeong Kim
16 West 61 St., Room 1019
212.261.1633
ykim71@nyit.edu

Communication and Media Production, B.F.A.

Long Island

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

Jim Fauvell
Midge Karr, Room 104A
516.686.7779
jfauvell@nyit.edu

Anthony Piazza
Midge Karr, Room 104A
516.686.7778
apiazza@nyit.edu

New York City

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

Youjeong Kim
16 West 61 St., Room 1019
212.261.1633
ykim71@nyit.edu

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

Long Island

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

Jim Fauvell
Midge Karr, Room 104A
516.686.7779
jfauvell@nyit.edu

Anthony Piazza
Midge Karr, Room 104A
516.686.7778
apiazza@nyit.edu

New York City

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

Youjeong Kim
16 West 61 St., Room 1019
212.261.1633
ykim71@nyit.edu

Global and Electronic Journalism, B.F.A.

Long Island

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

Jim Fauvell
Midge Karr, Room 104A
516.686.7779
jfauvell@nyit.edu

Anthony Piazza
Midge Karr, Room 104A
516.686.7778
apiazza@nyit.edu

New York City

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

Youjeong Kim
16 West 61 St., Room 1019
212.261.1633
ykim71@nyit.edu

Core Curriculum
Mathematics

Long Island

Kathy Zhou
Harry Schure Hall, Room 112A
516.686.7535
yzhou12@nyit.edu

New York City

Dr. Ranja Roy
 Harry J. Schure Hall, Room 114
516.686.1096
rroy@nyit.edu

Physics

Long Island

Kathy Zhou
Harry Schure Hall, Room 112A
516.686.7535
yzhou12@nyit.edu

New York City

Nina Abdullah
16 West 61st Street, Room 816
646.273.6026
nabdul07@nyit.edu

Digital Art and Design
Digital Arts, B.F.A.

Long Island

Christine Kerigan
Midge Karr, Room 100
212.261.1715
ckerigan@nyit.edu

New York City

Christine Kerigan
16 W 61st, Room 916
212.261.1715
ckerigan@nyit.edu

Graphic Design, B.F.A.

Long Island

Christine Kerigan
16 W 61st, Room 916
212.261.1715
ckerigan@nyit.edu

New York City

Christine Kerigan
16 W 61st, Room 916
212.261.1715
ckerigan@nyit.edu

English and Speech
English, B.A.

Long Island

Loraine Lazarus
Balding House, Room 101
516.686.7557
llazarus@nyit.edu

New York City

Aiping Gao
16 West 61st, Room 611
212.261.1577
agao@nyit.edu


For assistance, please contact the department between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

English Language Institute

Long Island

Michael Schiavi
16 West 61st Street, Room 614
212.261.1581
mschiavi@nyit.edu

New York City

Michael Schiavi
16 W. 61st Street, Room 614
212.261.1581
mschiavi@nyit.edu

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

Long Island

Advising and Enrichment Center
Harry J. Schure Hall, 2nd Floor
aec@nyit.edu
516.686.7575

New York City

Advising and Enrichment Center
26 West 61st Street, 2nd Floor
aec@nyit.edu
516.686.7575

Social Sciences
Political Science, B.S.

Long Island

Ellen Katz
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 401B
212.261.1548
ekatz@nyit.edu

New York City

Ellen Katz
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 401B
212.261.1548
ekatz@nyit.edu

Urban Administration, B.S.

Long Island

New York City program only

New York City

Advising and Enrichment Center
26 West 61st Street, 2nd Floor
aec@nyit.edu
516.686.7575

Engineering & Computing Sciences

Computer Science, B.S.

Long Island

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

New York City

Patricia Backman
1855 Broadway, Room 822-C3
212.261.1668
pbackman@nyit.edu

Electrical and Computer Engineering, B.S.

Long Island

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

New York City

Patricia Backman
1855 Broadway, Room 822-C3
212.261.1668
pbackman@nyit.edu

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, B.S.

Long Island

Patricia Backman
1855 Broadway, Room 822-C3
212.261.1668
pbackman@nyit.edu

New York City

Patricia Backman
1855 Broadway, Room 822-C3
212.261.1668
pbackman@nyit.edu

Engineering Management, B.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

Information Technology, B.S.

Long Island

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

New York City

Patricia Backman
1855 Broadway, Room 822-C3
212.261.1668
pbackman@nyit.edu

Mechanical Engineering, B.S.

Long Island

Dr. Gregory Pasken
Harry J. Schure Hall, Room 121A
516.686.7829
gpasken@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only

Health Professions

Exercise Science, B.S.

Long Island & New York City

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

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

Long Island

Stella Leandrou
Riland Building, Room 366
516.686.3803
sleand01@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, A.A.S. or B.S.

Long Island

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

New York City

Patthara Chandaragga
26 West 61st, Room 501
212.261.1595
pchandar@nyit.edu

Hospitality Management, B.P.S.

Long Island

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

New York City

Maria Dinanno
Wisser Library, Room 309
516.686.7920
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

Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 1112
646.273.6214
pablo.eiroa@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

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

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

Long Island

New York City program only

New York City

Christine Kerigan
16 W 61st, Room 917
212.261.1715
ckerigan@nyit.edu

Fine Arts and Technology, M.F.A.

Long Island

New York City program only

New York City

Christine Kerigan
16 W 61st, Room 917
212.261.1715
ckerigan@nyit.edu

Graphic Design, M.F.A.

Long Island

New York City program only

New York City

Christine Kerigan
16 W 61st, Room 917
212.261.1715
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
16 W. 61st Street, Room 917
212.261.1715
ckerigan@nyit.edu

Education
Adolescent Education, M.S.

Long Island

Elizabeth Pirri
Wisser Library, Room 331
516.686.4931
epirri@nyit.edu

New York City

Elizabeth Pirri
Wisser Library, Room 331
516.686.4931
epirri@nyit.edu

Childhood Education, M.S.

Long Island

Elizabeth Pirri
Wisser Library, Room 331
516.686.4931
epirri@nyit.edu

New York City

Elizabeth Pirri
Wisser Library, Room 331
516.686.4931
epirri@nyit.edu

Early Childhood Education, M.S.

Long Island

Elizabeth Pirri
Wisser Library, Room 331
516.686.4931
epirri@nyit.edu

New York City

Elizabeth Pirri
Wisser Library, Room 331
516.686.4931
epirri@nyit.edu

Instructional Technology
Instructional Technology, M.S. or Certificate

Long Island

Elizabeth Pirri
Wisser Library, Room 331
516.686.4931
epirri@nyit.edu

New York City

Elizabeth Pirri
Wisser Library, Room 331
516.686.4931
epirri@nyit.edu

School Counseling
School Counseling, M.S.

Long Island

Daniel Cinotti, Ph.D.
16 West 61st St., Room 1017
212.261.1541
dcinotti@nyit.edu

New York City

Daniel Cinotti, Ph.D.
16 West 61st St., Room 1017
212.261.1541
dcinotti@nyit.edu

School Leadership and Technology
School Leadership and Technology, Advanced Diploma

Long Island

Elizabeth Pirri
Wisser Library, Room 331
516.686.4931
epirri@nyit.edu

New York City

Elizabeth Pirri
Wisser Library, Room 331
516.686.4931
epirri@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

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

New York City

Maharshi Shah
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 822-C1
212.261.1603
mshah41@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

New York City

Maharshi Shah
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 822-C1
212.261.1603
mshah41@nyit.edu

Data Science, M.S.

Long Island

Maharshi Shah
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 822-C1
212.261.1603
mshah41@nyit.edu

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

New York City

Maharshi Shah
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 822-C1
212.261.1603
mshah41@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

New York City

Maharshi Shah
Edward Guiliano Global Center, Room 822-C1
212.261.1603
makhtar@nyit.edu

Energy Management, M.S.

Long Island

Robert N. Amundsen, Ph.D.
Mon., Wed., Fri. 3:30-5:30 p.m.
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
Hours by appointment

Environmental Technology and Sustainability, M.S.

Long Island

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

New York City

Dr. David Nadler
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

Alexander Lopez, J.D., OT/L, FAOTA
Associate Professor & Chair
Riland Building, Room 333
516.686.3843
alopez@nyit.edu

Melanie Austin, OTD, MPA, OTR/L
Associate Professor & Assistant Chair
Occupational Therapy & Community Relations
Riland Building
516.686.1131
mausti04@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only

Occupational Therapy, OTD

Long Island

Joseph Holloway
Theobald Hall, Room 424
516.686.7486
jhollo03@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only

Physical Therapy, D.P.T.

Long Island

Maria Severance
500 Building, Room 501
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
Theobald Hall, Room: 424
516.686.7486
jhollo03@nyit.edu

New York City

Long Island program only

Management

Business Administration, M.B.A.

Long Island

Marie Belizaire-Chery
Wisser Library, Room 315
516.686.7972
mbeliz01@nyit.edu

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

New York City

Konstance Teleisha
26 West 61st Street, Room 501
212.261.1601
kteleish@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.