Beatrice Baaden - bea.baaden@liu.edu
Assistant Professor
B.S., St. John's University;
M.A., Adelphi University;
M.S., Long Island University;
C.A.S.; P.D., Hofstra University;
Ed.D., Hofstra University

Bea Baaden is a full-time Assistant Professor who specializes in school media and instructional design. For more than 17 years she was a school media specialist at the Plainedge School District. She has also been a high school English and Social Studies teacher.

Bea has also worked as an educational consultant for the Robin Hood Foundation and the Nassau School Library System, and various school districts. She has offered staff development courses in interdisciplinary instruction, teaching methodology, integrating information literacy and learning standards, and curriculum design. Her doctoral dissertation was in the field of education, with an emphasis on alternative assessment and feedback. Her research interests are related to teacher and student sense of efficacy.

James D. Basile - james.basile@liu.edu
Professor of Computer Science
B.A., SUNY at New Paltz;
M.A., Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook

Michael Byrne - mmb@liu.edu
Associate Professor
B.A., University of Notre Dame;
M.A., and Ph.D., Michigan State University

With over 20 years experience with computers in education, Dr. Byrne is an expert in the applications to the teaching/learning process. He is recognized for his expertise in many areas of telecommunications including telephone systems, telecommunications based learning systems, and distance learning. He is a founding member of New School Vision, Inc., a not-for-profit New York Corporation that identifies leading edge technology-based teaching/learning projects and assists with their growth and dissemination.

Heting Chu - hchu@liu.edu
Professor
B.A., Peking University, China;
M.L.I.S., McGill University, Canada;
Ph.D., Drexel University

Heting Chu came tthe Palmer School in 1994 after one year full-time teaching at St. John's University. Her teaching and research interests include the use of information technology in library and information science, especially in the areas of information representation and retrieval, Internet, research methods, and scientific communication.

Dr. Chu currently does research on digital libraries, image retrieval, and scientometric analysis of Web sites. Her book titled "Information Representation & Retrieval in the Digital Age" was published by Information Today, Inc. as an ASIS&T monograph. More information about Dr. Chu can be found at http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/hchu/.

Susan Fife Dorchak - susan.dorchak@liu.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Professor of Computer Science/Management Engineering
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

Professional Interests:

• Business Process
  • Workflow Analysis
  • Redesign and Reengineering
• Information Systems Requirements Analysis
• Reverse Engineering of Legacy Systems
• Human Communication for Information Systems Professionals
• Human Computer Interaction
  • Including Usability Studies
• Object-Oriented Development and Languages

Alice Flynn - alice.flynn@liu.edu
Program Director, Manhattan
B.A., Emmanuel College;
M.S.L.I.S., C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University

In 2005, Alice Flynn was named director of the Manhattan site for CICS’s esteemed Palmer School of Library & Information Science master’s degree program. Flynn, a Palmer School alumna herself, is responsible for the management of all aspects of the program, including student recruitment, advising and registration, faculty support and curriculum management. She also serves as a liaison with the staff and faculty of New York University’s Bobst Library.

Prior to this position, Flynn was the Assistant Dean for Academic Advising at the Southampton College Campus of Long Island University, where she served as the nexus for faculty/student advising and communication. Throughout her 31-year tenure at the Southampton College Campus, Flynn served in a variety of positions including the Director of New Student Services, Director of Summer Programs, Director of Student Relations, Director of Freshman Programs as well as Admissions Counselor. She has been an integral part of the Long Island University community with service on numerous committees, task forces and special projects.

A member of the Literacy Suffolk Advisory Council as well as the Board of Directors of Human Resources of the Hamptons, Flynn has often given seminars on English and vocabulary enrichment. She is a graduate of Emmanuel College in Boston, M.A., with a degree in English literature and earned her master’s degree in library science from the Palmer School.

Steven G. Heim - sheim@liu.edu
Associate Professor of Computer Science;
B.A., M.S., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University;
D.M.A., SUNY at Stony Brook

Professional Interests:

• Web Development
• Non-Linier Digital Video Editing
• Graphic Development, 3D and Animation
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Interactive Multimedia Development and Interface Design
• Computer Music Generation, MIDI and Signal Processing
• Contributing Author - Addison Wesley
  • XML Language Mechanics and Business Solutions

Gregory S. Hunter - ghunter@liu.edu
Professor
B.A., St. John's University;
M.A., M. Phil. and Ph.D., New York University

Gregory Hunter is both a Certified Archivist and a Certified Records Manager. Before joining the faculty in 1990, he was Manager of Corporate Records for ITT Corporation and Director of Archival Programs for the United Negro College Fund. His professional activities include being elected the first president of the Academy of Certified Archivists and serving as Editor of a series of books published by Neal-Schuman called The Archivist's and Records Manager's Bookshelf. He frequently lectures and writes on topics related to archives and records management.

Dr. Hunter currently is conducting research on digital records. Two of his books, Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives and Preserving Digital Information, received awards from the Society of American Archivists. Dr. Hunter was elected a Fellow of SAA in 2004.

Dr. Hunter also is the Principal Archivist and Records Manager on a team led by Lockheed Martin, which was awarded a $308 million contract to build an Electronic Records Archive for the federal government.

Dr. Koenig's background is primarily in information and knowledge management in the corporate area. His academic background is in information science and business. Prior to his appointment as Dean of the Palmer School, previous postions held by Dr. Koenig include head of information services for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Vice President at Tradenet, and Dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University.

He is a past president of the International Society for Informetrics and Scientometrics. His research interests include informetrics, database structuring, and the impact of information and information technology on society, in particular the effect of library and information services and systems upon organizational productivity.

In 2005, he received the Jason Farradane Award, which recognizes outstanding work in the information field.

Thomas Krichel - thomas.krichel@liu.edu
Associate Professor
D.E.U.G., Université des Sciences
Sociales de Toulouse
Magis. Université de Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne;
M.A., University of Exeter;
Ph.D., University of Surrey

Born in Vöklinden, (Gramany), Thomas Krichel studied Economics and Social Sciences at the universities of Toulouse, Paris, Exeter and Leicester. Between February 1993 and April 2001 he lectured in the Department of Economics at the University of Surrey. In 1993, he founded NetEc, a consortium of internet projects for academic economics. In 1997, he founded the RePec dataset to document economics. Between October and December 2001, he held a visiting professorship at Hitosubashi University. Since January 2001, he has been an assistant professor at the Palmer School.

Seth Magot - seth.magot@liu.edu
Department Chair
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Ricker College;
M.L.S., M.S., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University;
M.Ph., Ph.D., St. John's University;

Professional Interests:

• Web Design
• HTML
• JAVA
• Desktop Publishing
• Network Administration

Lucienne Maillet - lucienne.maillet@liu.edu
Professor
B.S., Bates College;
M.A., George Washington University;
M.S., Catholic University of America;
M.B.A., Long Island University;
D.L.S., Columbia University

Her research interests range from cataloging non-book materials to academic libraries and collection development. Dr. Maillet's book "Subject Control of Film and Video: A Comparison of Three Methods" was published by the American Library Association in 1991.

Christopher Malinowski - cmalinow@liu.edu
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor of Computer Science/Management Engineering
B.S., John Jay College of Criminal Justice;
M.S., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University

Professional Interests:

• Computer Security
• Lecturer - National District Attorney's Association
  • Cyberstalking Issues
  • Computer Crimes
  • Computer Forensics
• Retired Lt.
  • Commanding Officer, NYPD's Computer Crimes Squad

Patrick McGuire - patrick.mcguire@liu.edu
Associate Dean;
Associate Professor
B.A., St. John's University;
M.A., Fordham University;
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University

Gerald Nichols - gerald.nichols@liu.edu
Director, P.L.A., Certificate Program
B.A., Springfield College;
M.L.S., Long Island University

Jerry Nichols, Director of the Palmer Institute for Public Library Organization and Management, is a former Director of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, as well as several regional public libraries, and has taught as an adjunct faculty member since 1997. Mr. Nichols is responsible for the development of the Advanced Certificate Program in Public Library Admininstration, the first program in the nation. A recipient of the New York Library Association's Outstanding Service to Libraries Award, Mr. Nichols was also a member of the New York State Regents' Commission on Library Services and has served as Chair of the Public Library System Directors' Organization of New York State. His areas of expertise include public library management, construction, finance and law.

Richard E. Noble - richard.noble@liu.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies;
Assistant Professor of Computer Science/Management Engineering;
A.A.S., Suffolk County Community College;
B.P.S., M.S., C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University

Professional Interests:

• Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Operator for the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS)
  • Technical Specialist
• Grumman Aerospace Corp
  • Senior Systems Analyst
  • Developed Test Program Sets to detect and repair problems in the LAMPS Helicopter
  • Developed inventory system for the Flight Test Integrated Information System
• AIL Systems Inc.
  • Developed systems to interpret flight test data for the B1B
• Concentrex
  • Developed software to interface the PC with existing mainframe banking systems
• Hobbies
  • Music
  • Electronics

John J. Regazzi - john.regazzi@liu.edu
Professor
College of Information and Computer Science
Ph.D., Rutgers University;
M.S., Columbia University;
M.A., University of Iowa;
B.A., St. John’s University

John J. Regazzi, one of the electronic publishing industry’s most prominent executives, was appointed dean of the College of Information and Computer Science at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, on July 1, 2005. Regazzi is the retired CEO of Elsevier Inc., the U.S. division of Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of scientific, technical and health information.

At Elsevier Inc., Dr. Regazzi developed the Engineering Village, the first online community for engineers; Scirus, the first search engine for science and scientific inquiry; and Science Direct, the largest and most used full-text article database for scientists and researchers in all fields.

From 1988 to 1999, Dr. Regazzi was president and CEO of Engineering Information Inc. in New Jersey. That company merged with Elsevier in 1999 and Dr. Regazzi joined the management of Elsevier at that time. From 1995 through 1997, Dr. Regazzi also served as chairman of Article Express International, a joint venture of Engineering Information Inc. and Dialog, the online-based information service company.

Dr. Regazzi has also held positions with H.H. Wilson Co. of New York; the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University in New Jersey; The Foundation Center of New York; Northern Illinois University and the University at Albany. He is the author of numerous articles and papers. He also serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including: the Ei Foundation, the Elsevier Foundation, Centre of Applied Biology International (UK), St. John's Home for Boys in Far Rockaway and the Digital Advisory Board of the Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.

Dr. Regazzi holds a bachelor of arts in psychology from St. John's University; a master of arts in religion from the University of Iowa; a master of science in library and information science from Columbia University, and a doctorate in information science from Rutgers University.

David Rozenshtein - david.rozenshtein@liu.edu
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook

Professional Interests:

• General Topics
  • Complex database and data-centric systems
  • Data warehouses
  • Advanced SQL programming
• Specific topics
  • SQL solutions to tree and graph problems
  • XML/SQL interfaces
  • SQL implementations of rule-based systems
  • Personalization in databases

William Saffady - wsaffady@liu.edu
Professor
B.A., Central Michigan University;
M.A., M.S.L.S. and Ph.D., Wayne State University

William Saffady is the author of over three dozen books and many articles on information management topics, including records management, electronic document management, information storage technologies, and library automation. His latest book, Digital Document Management, was published by the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA International) in 2007. He recently completed the fourth edition of Managing Electronic Records , which will be published by ARMA International in late 2008. Other recent titles include Records and Information Management: Fundamentals of Professional Practice (2004) and Records and Information Management: a Benchmarking Study of Large U.S. Industrial Companies (2002), both of which were published in the indicated years by the ARMA International. Dr. Saffady is a Fellow of ARMA International. In addition to teaching and writing, Dr. Saffady serves as a consultant, providing training and analytical services, to corporations, government agencies, and other organizations.

Richard P. Smiraglia - smiragli@liu.edu
Professor
B.A., Lewis & Clark College;
M.L.S., Indiana University;
Ph.D., University of Chicago;
M. Div., The General Theological Seminary

Richard Smiraglia is professor of knowledge organization in the Palmer School and has recently completed a second term as President of the Long Island University Faculty Senate. He was an assistant professor in the School of Library Service at Columbia University until 1992, and was for many years a music librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

He has served as editor of Library Resources & Technical Services, Music Library Association Technical Reports, and the Soldier Creek Music (Cataloging) Series. He is the author of many works on music cataloging, on bibliographic control theory, and most recently of The Nature of a Work.

Amy E. Spaulding - amy.spaulding@liu.edu
Associate Professor
B.A., Willamette University;
M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh;
D.L.S., Columbia University

Dr. Spaulding is a storyteller, in addition to being a specialist in services for diverse populations, materials and services for youth, and the role of myth in the information age. She was the Children's Materials Specialist for The New York Public Library, worked as a school librarian, and has taught for several schools of library and information science.

Dr. Spaulding has lectured and told stories widely and has published articles, reviews and educational software. She has been both a Benjamin Dean Lecturer for the Morrison Planetarium of the California Academy of Sciences and a Lilian Bradshaw Lecturer for Texas Woman's University. She wrote a book, The Page as a Stageset, and has been active in many professional associations and honorary societies, including being elected Councilor for the American Library Association and chair of the Caldecott Award Selection Committee. Dr. Spaulding's latest book, "The Wisdom of Storytelling in an Information Age," won the 2004 Anne Izard Storytellers Choice Award.

Deirdre C. Stam - deirdre.stam@liu.edu
Associate Professor
B.A., Radcliffe College, Harvard University;
M.L.S., Catholic University;
M.Ed., Johns Hopkins University;
M.A., Institute of Fine Arts - New York University;
Ph.D., Columbia University

Dr. Deirdre C. Stam combines her teaching in the Palmer School's new program in rare books and special collections with her work as Director of the New York Center for the Book, an organization affiliated with the Library of Congress and now housed at the Palmer School.

Professor Stam has served as library director, university web-master, museum curator, executive director and/or secretary of information organizations (the Museum Computer Network and the Bibliographical Society of America), and teacher at Columbia University, Catholic University, and Syracuse University. Her research interests include the history of books and reading, and the application of information technology to issues of art information.

Stephanie White - stephanie.white@liu.edu
Professor of Computer Science/Management Engineering
B.S., Hunter College;
M.S., New York University;
Ph.D., Polytechnic University

Professional Interests:

• Requirements Engineering
• Systems Analysis
• Model-Based Design
• Design Patterns
• Embedded Systems
• Unified Modeling Language
• Engineering of Computer-Based Systems
• Software Process
• System Architecture
• Dependability
• Formal Methods
• Northrop Grumman
  • Principal Engineer
• National Research Council Panel for Information Technology
  • Evaluating the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Information Technology Laboratory programs
• President of System World Inc.,
  • Recipient of a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract for a Process-Centered Environment.
• Senior member of the IEEE / member of the IEEE Computer Society
  • Technical Activities Board Executive Committee
  • Founding member of the IEEE CS Technical Committee on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems (ECBS),
  • Elected ECBS Vice-Chair and Chair
• Plenary speaker at the IEEE International Conference on Computer Design
• Chaired workshops at IEEE sponsored Software Engineering Standards symposia and DOD conferences
• Tutorial on ECBS at the European Software Engineering Conference (ESEC)

Mary L. Westermann-Cicio - westerma@liu.edu
Dean Pro Tem/Associate Professor, Palmer School of Library and Information Science
B.A., M.S.L.S., M.P.A., Long Island University;
M.A., Ph.D., SUNY/Stony Brook

Mary Westermann-Cicio joined the faculty of the Palmer School of Library and information science is 1988 and became Assistant Dean in 1995. In 2007, she was appointed Dean Pro Tem of the College of Information and Computer Science. Prior to joining the faculty at the Palmer School, Dr. Westermann-Cicio was library director of the Nassau Academy of Medicine in Garden City, New York. She is a distinguished member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals and has served as president of the Long Island Chapter of the Special Libraries Association and the Medical and Scientific Libraries of Long Island. Dr. Westermann-Cicio is a frequent lecturer on medical librarianship, health-related internet resources and consumer health information advocacy. She was recipient of the Jackson Turner Main Award for her research in the history of medicine at SUNY Stony Brook where she completed her doctoral studies.  In addition, Dr. Westermann-Cicio was honored with the Murray Gottlieb Award in the history of medicine from the Medical Library Association.  She has also been the recipient of the Catholic Library Association's Librarian of the Year award, the Palmer School Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Beta Mu Chapter Beta Phi Mu's Golden Anniversary Award.

Donald E. Wilson - dwilson@liu.edu
School Library Media Program Director
B.A., C.W. Post College of Long Island University;
M.S., Long Island University;
M.A., SUNY at Stony Brook

Don Wilson has more than 35 years experience in Library and Information Science. In the spring of 1988, he joined the Palmer School staff as an adjunct faculty member. He has been a full time School Media Specialist in the Island Trees School District since 1967 and a half-time public librarian in various libraries in Nassau and Suffolk counties. More recently, he has expanded his experiences as an educator developing and teaching courses to teachers through SCOPE and teaching a number of undergraduate courses at St. Joseph's College. He has been a conference presenter at NYLA, NYS Reading Association, TAWL program at Adelphi East End Reading Council and Summer Institute at the University of Southern Maine. His interests are bibliotherapy for children and Native American Literature for children and young adults. However, his real interest lies in local Long Island Native American themes, legends, people and history. He is also a member of Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrator (SCBWI).

Qiping Zhang - qiping.zhang@liu.edu
Assistant Professor
B.S., M.S., Peking University, China;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan

Dr. Zhang has background in psychology and human-computer interaction. Prior to this position, she was an Assistant Professor at Drexel University and a research scientist at Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. As a member of ACM and ASIST, she is actively involved in both ACM CHI and ASIST communities. Dr. Zhang has presented papers for conferences of ACM, ICKM, ASIST, ALISE, International Congress of Psychology, etc. and published papers at journals like JIKM.

Dr. Zhang teaches in the area of human-computer interaction (HCI), computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), research methods, and knowledge organization. Her research focuses on HCI and CSCW, particularly she is interested in facilitating productive collaborations of individuals who are geographically and culturally distributed.  More information about Dr. Zhang can be found at http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/qzhang.