Brooklyn College welcomed the largest new group of faculty in recent memory to campus on August 23, as 30 professors and lecturers attended an official welcoming day.

The new faculty were treated to a packed day of orientation activities led by James T. Eaton, Associate Dean for Faculty and Administration, Office of the Provost. In addition to meeting each other, the new faculty were introduced to dozens of staff, administrators, and fellow faculty who will support them and their students throughout their careers at the college. Presenters came from across the campus, including offices and programs within Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Human Resources, and Enrollment Management.

To close out the day, the group enjoyed a visit with Brooklyn College President Michelle J. Anderson at her home.

“We are thrilled to have such a large and rich group of talented faculty members joining Brooklyn College for the fall semester,” said President Anderson. “I know their skills and expertise will complement the stellar group of educators we have throughout our campus.”

New Brooklyn College Faculty for Fall 2023

Koppelman School of Business:
Shajan Ninan, Lecturer, Finance

School of Education:

Gerald Corbin, Assistant Professor, School Psychology, Counseling and Leadership

Norman Eng, Lecturer, Childhood, Bilingual and Special Education

School of Humanities and Social Sciences:

Heidi Diehl, Lecturer, English

Khemani Gibson, Lecturer, Africana Studies

Kelly Karst, Lecturer, Library

Swan Kim, Professor, English

Sevdenur Koru, Lecturer, Political Science

Jasmine Mitchell, Associate Professor, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies

Melissa Panek, Lecturer, Modern Languages and literatures

Rosette Reisman, Lecturer, Communication Arts, Sciences and Disorders

Bhamini Sharma, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts, Sciences and Disorders

School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences:

Murat Cevher, Assistant Professor, Biology

Garumma Tolu Feyissa, Assistant Professor, Health and Nutrition Sciences

Daniel Ginsberg, Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Ankit Jain, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Hannah Nam, Assistant Professor, Psychology

Salome Pemberton, Lecturer, Health and Nutrition Sciences

Kelsey Pugh, Lecturer, Anthropology

Panneer Selvam Santhalingam, Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

Andrew Seidman, Assistant Professor, Psychology

Suresh Sethi, Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Yechezkel Steiner, Lecturer, Mathematics

Jayson Vedad, Lecturer, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Jinzhen Wang, Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

Andrew Will, Lecturer, Mathematics

Sarah Wolf, Lecturer, Health and Nutrition Sciences

Yongqing Xiang, Lecturer, Computer and Information Science

School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts:

Dijana Jelača, Lecturer, Film

Jolie Tong, Lecturer, Theater