Hofstra University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Hempstead, New York
Overview
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers more than eighty undergraduate and graduate programs distributed among three divisions: humanities; natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computer science; and social sciences. In addition to traditional disciplinary specializations, the College offers a number of interdisciplinary programs such as area studies, labor studies, and women’s studies. Various College programs are accredited by the American Chemical Society, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, the American Psychological Association, and the Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Virtually all of the more than 250 full-time faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have earned the highest degrees in their fields.
Hofstra University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences graduate programs enroll approximately 350 students, 170 of whom are full-time and 180 part-time. Graduate students in Hofstra University’s programs come from nineteen states and eleven countries.
The Location and Community
Hofstra is located in Hempstead, a suburban community approximately 25 miles east of New York City, which can be reached by car or train in an hour’s time and is serviced by two international airports. The communities of Long Island and New York City constitute a living laboratory for graduate research and action programs. At Hofstra, a cosmopolitan population and the recreational facilities of both the University and Long Island, with its beautiful beaches and parks, combine with thriving cultural activity to make graduate study both exciting and rewarding.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (HCLAS) offers master’s and doctoral programs in a wide range of disciplines that afford students the opportunity for professional growth and advanced study. The College offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Master’s programs in ten disciplines span the arts and sciences and prepare students for advanced studies in fields such as biology research, creative writing, secondary education, engineering management, organizational training and development, speech-language pathology, audiology, and human resource management. The M.A. programs in speech-language pathology and audiology are accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Four doctoral programs are offered through HCLAS. The Ph.D. program in combined clinical and school psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association and prepares professional psychologists for work in mental health centers, hospitals, public schools, special educational facilities, university-based academic departments, and independent private practice. The Psy.D. program in school-community psychology, which is also accredited by the American Psychological Association, prepares psychologists for service to schools and community health services agencies. The Ph.D. in applied organizational psychology trains graduates to apply basic scientific knowledge and methodology to the solution of human problems in organizations. The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) is offered through the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, in cooperation with Adelphi and St. John’s Universities.
HCLAS is always evaluating new programs with the potential to address specific professional areas. It recently launched a Master of Science program for practicing engineers entrusted with leadership roles to ensure their technical skills are matched by broad business skills such as marketing and organizational behavior.
Facilities & Resources
The University has a number of outstanding research facilities which are available to students in its graduate programs. The University libraries’ collections number approximately 1.6 million volumes and extensive resources in nonprint media. Library holdings can be searched through Lexicat, the online public catalogue (http://Lexicat.hofstra.edu). The library Web page provides links to a wide range of online full-text and abstract/indexing databases. University libraries participate in the OCLC online network of 41,000 libraries in eighty-one countries. The OCLC computer database contains bibliographic and cataloguing information about the holdings of member libraries and provides extensive research and interlibrary loan data. Students in audiology, psychology, and speech pathology may conduct research in the Saltzman Community Services Center, which houses audiology and speech pathology clinics and the Psychological Evaluation Research and Counseling (PERC) Clinic, both open to the surrounding community. A number of programs have dedicated computer laboratories, which are supplemented by several open access computer laboratories on campus.
Expenses and Aid
Tuition was $780 per credit hour. University fees ranged from $80 to $450 each semester, depending on the number of credits taken.
Financial Aid:
Academic scholarships, research assistantships, fellowships, and need-based awards and loans are available to full-time students. All applicants for financial assistance must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The University Placement Bureau can aid the student in finding either part-time or full-time employment. Information about graduate financial aid may be obtained from the director of financial aid or individual departments.
Housing/Living Expenses:
The cost of accommodations in University residence halls was $3475 per semester for University apartments, $3900 per semester for single occupancy residence hall rooms, $3025 per semester for double-occupancy suites, and $4950 per semester for a New Complex super single. The Office of Residential Life maintains listings of available accommodations for students who wish to live off campus.
How to Apply / Application
To apply, applicants must submit official undergraduate transcript(s), letter(s) of recommendation, the Graduate Application for Admission, and a nonrefundable $60 application fee. Most Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences graduate programs also require results of the GRE. International students are required to provide proof of English language proficiency by presenting results of the TOEFL with a minimum score of 550. The Hofstra University online application and detailed information about testing and admissions requirements are available at the Web site listed in the Correspondence and Information section.
Hofstra accepts applications for admission on a rolling basis beginning in January for the fall semester and October for the spring semester. All doctoral programs in psychology and master’s degree programs in audiology and speech language pathology admit for fall only and require applications to be completed by January 15. All other applicants are encouraged to apply by April 15 for fall and November 1 for spring admission. International students must apply by April 15 for fall and November 1 for spring admission. To secure a place in the program, a $250 deposit is requested by June 1 for fall and by January 1 for spring attendance. Applicants may file online or by mailing a paper application.
International Students
The Office of International Students is concerned with all aspects of international student life at Hofstra: academic, social, cultural, legal and financial. We help international students reach their educational goals by giving assistance before arrival and throughout their academic careers.
We provide an orientation program a week before classes begin that introduces new students to registration procedures, the English Language Program, academic policies, residential life, health services, social activities and general University information. The office also provides information on United States immigration regulations, and acts as a liasion with the United States as well as overseas governmental and educational organizations. In addition, international student advisers are available to assist with immigration counseling and applications for optional practical training, curricular training, economic work necessity, program extensions, international student insurance, visa renewals and travel assistance.
Who to Contact
Office of Graduate Admissions
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York 11549
516-463-4723
866-GRADHOF (toll-free)
Fax: 516-463-4664
E-mail: gradstudent@hofstra.edu
Academic Departments and Faculty
Biology
• Russell Burke, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Michigan, 1994.
• Beverly Clendening, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Michigan, 1990.
• Peter C. Daniel, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Maine, 1986.
• Julie Anne Heath, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida, 2002.
• Maureen K. Krause, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook, 1992.
• John F. Morrissey, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Miami (Florida) 1991.
• Dorothy E. Pumo, Professor; Ph.D., Michigan, 1976.
• Christopher P.J. Sanford, Associate Professor; Ph.D., London, 1988.
• Robert W. Seagull, Professor; Ph.D., York, 1979.
• Laura Gene Vallier, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1993.
• Joanne M. Willey, Associate Professor; Ph.D., MIT, 1988.
• Jason D. Williams, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rhode Island, 2000.
Comparative Literature and Languages
• Jacques D. Berlinerblau, Associate Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 1991.
• Pellegrino A. D'Acierno, Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1973.
• Neil H. Donahue, Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers, 1987.
• Barbara Lekatsas, Associate Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 1985.
• Robert A. Leonard, Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1982.
• Ilaria Marchesi, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers, 2002.
• Alexandar Mihailovic, Professor; Ph.D., Yale, 1993.
• Patricia M. Welch, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Michigan, 1998.
• Zuyan Zhou, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis), 1996.
Computer Science
• Valerie B. Barr, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers, 1996.
• Srikrishnan Divakaran, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers, 2001.
• Simona Doboli, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Cincinnati, 2001.
• John Impagliazzo, Professor; Ph.D., Adelphi, 1983.
• Gerda L. Kamberova, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1992.
• Chuck C. Liang, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1995.
• Gretchen Ostheimer, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers, 1996.
• Krishnan Pillaipakkamnatt, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 1995.
English Composition
• Iska S. Alter, Associate Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 1977.
• Kim A. Ballerini, Instructor; M.A., Hofstra, 1995.
• Renee Baron, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., George Washington, 1999.
• James A. Berger, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Virginia, 1994.
• Dana A. Brand, Professor; Ph.D., Yale, 1981.
• Erik A. Brogger, Associate Professor; B.A., Minnesota, 1974.
• John L. Bryant, Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 1975.
• Thomas G. Couser, Professor; Ph.D., Brown, 1977.
• John L. DiGaetani, Professor; Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1974.
• Joseph Fichtelberg, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1987.
• Irene Ivanivna Fizer, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1996.
• Frank Patrick Gaughan, Instructor; M.A., Massachusetts Boston, 1995.
• Carole K. Harris, Special Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Yale, 1993.
• Scott B. Harshbarger, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Duke, 1991.
• Ronald R. Janssen, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Kentucky, 1977.
• John L. Klause, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1976.
• Joann P. Krieg, Professor; Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, 1979.
• Phillis Levin, Professor; M.A., 1977, Johns Hopkins.
• Alice Levine, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 1979.
• Phillip Lopate, Professor; Ph.D., Union (Ohio), 1979.
• Susan E. Lorsch, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Brown, 1977.
• W. Thomas MacCary, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1969.
• Julia Markus, Professor; Ph.D., Maryland, 1976.
• Joseph McLaren, Professor; Ph.D., Brown, 1980.
• Martha S. McPhee, Assistant Professor; M.F.A., Columbia, 1997.
• Varley O'Connor, Instructor; M.F.A., California, Irvine, 1989.
• Laura C. Otis, Professor; Ph.D., Cornell, 1991.
• David E. Pecan, Instructor; M.A., LIU, C.W. Post, 1999.
• Ruth M. Prigozy, Professor; Ph.D., CUNY, City College, 1969.
• Craig M. Rustici, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 1992.
• Robert B. Sargent, Associate Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 1972.
• Sabina Sawhney, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr, 1993.
• Adam G. Sills, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Buffalo, SUNY, 2001.
• Patricia Smith, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., UCLA, 1995.
• Robert P. Sulcer Jr., Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Texas at Austin, 1997.
• Sarah Beth Torpey, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 2001.
• Paula M. Uruburu, Associate Professor; Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook, 1983.
• Lee Zimmerman, Associate Professor; Ph.D., UCLA, 1984.
• Shari A. Zimmerman, Associate Professor; Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo, 1984.
Fine Arts/Art History/Humanities
• Paul I. Chaleff, Professor; M.F.A., CUNY, City College, 1971.
• George M. Cohen, Professor; Ph.D., Boston University, 1962.
• Daniel R. Devine, Associate Professor; M.F.A., Bard, 1988.
• Laurie Fendrich, Professor; M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago, 1978.
• Douglas M. Hilson, Professor; M.F.A., Washington (Seattle), 1965.
• Warren R. Infield, Professor; M.A., CUNY, Hunter, 1964.
• Barbara E. Jaffe, Professor; M.A., New School, 1979.
• Thomas Klinkowstein, Associate Professor; M.S., Syracuse, 1975.
• Claire K. Lindgren, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1976.
• Joseph D. Masheck, Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1973.
• Aleksandr Naymark, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Indiana Bloomington, 2001.
• Beth S. Ocko, Associate Professor; M.F.A., Yale, 1988.
• Alexander J. Roskin, Assistant Professor; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, 2000.
• Safwan Akbik, Associate Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 1988.
• Mira Bhargava, Associate Professor; Ph.D., McGill, 1965.
• Michael Cole, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 1996.
• Arulappah Eswarathasan, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Adelphi, 1985.
• Peter M. Grassi, Professor; Ph.D., Polytechnic, 1981.
• Raymond N. Greenwell, Professor; Ph.D., Michigan State, 1979.
• Harold M. Hastings, Professor; Ph.D., Princeton, 1972.
• Dan Ismailescu, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 2001.
• Aileen Michaels, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Stevens, 1973.
• Edward G. Ostling, Professor; Ph.D., Lehigh, 1971.
• Daniel E. Seabold, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1996.
• Sylvia Silberger, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Wesleyan, 1998.
• Stefan Waner, Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 1978.
• Steven J. Warner, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers, 2001.
• Marysia Weiss, Professor; Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, 1978.
• Yihren Wu, Professor; Ph.D., MIT, 1982.
Psychology
• Michael J. Barnes, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Hofstra, 1980.
• Bruce E. Blaine, Associate Professor; Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo, 1994.
• Vincent R. Brown, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., California, Irvine, 1991.
• Marc L. Carter, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., California, Irvine, 1992.
• MarthaLeah Chaiken, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers, 1986.
• Brian D. Cox, Associate Professor; Ph.D., North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989.
• Charles A. Dill, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Houston, 1981.
• Vincent J. Guarnaccia, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Columbia Teachers College, 1970.
• Craig A. Johnson, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Syracuse, 1993.
• Ira T. Kaplan, Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1959.
• Howard Kassinove, Professor; Ph.D., Adelphi, 1970.
• Charles Levinthal, Professor; Ph.D., Michigan, 1971.
• Amy Michele Masnick, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Cornell, 1999.
• Paul J. Meller, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Syracuse, 1988.
• William Metlay, Professor; Ph.D., Lehigh, 1967.
• Robert W. Motta, Professor; Ph.D., Hofstra, 1975.
• Richard M. O'Brien, Professor; Ph.D., West Virginia, 1972.
• Phyllis S. Ohr, Associate Professor; Ph.D., St. Johns (New York), 1990.
• Hadassah Paul, Professor; Ph.D., Wayne State, 1966.
• William C. Sanderson, Professor; Ph.D., SUNY at Albany, 1988.
• Mitchell L. Schare, Professor; Ph.D., SUNY at Binghamton, 1985.
• Mark R. Serper, Associate Professor; Ph.D., SUNY at Binghamton, 1991.
• Comila Shahani-Denning, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Rice, 1988.
• Terri C. Shapiro, Assistant Professor; Hofstra, Ph.D., 1994.
• Lea A. Theodore, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Connecticut, 2002.
• Sergei Tsytsarev, Professor; Ph.D., V. M. Bekhterev Institute (St. Petersburg), 1982.
• S. Stavros Valenti, Professor; Ph.D., Connecticut, 1983.
Romance Languages and Literatures
• Maria Jose Anastasio, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo, 2000.
• Marta Z. Bermudez, Special Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Arizona, 1988.
• Billy Bussell-Thompson, Professor; Ph.D., Virginia, 1970.
• Antonio F. Cao, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Harvard, 1975.
• Zenia S. Da Silva, Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 1955.
• Zilkia Janer, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Duke, 1998.
• Denis-Jacques Jean, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Penn State, 1974; J.D., Hofstra, 1989.
• Sabine Loucif, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Paris, 1999.
• Nora de Marval McNair, Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 1977.
• Gregory M. Pell, Special Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers, 2000.
• David A. Powell, Professor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1985.
• Benita Sampedro-Vizcaya, Associate Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 1997.
• Gail M. Schwab, Professor; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr, 1982.
• Lori J. Ultsch, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1996.
• Miguel-Angel Zapata, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis), 1995.
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
• Evelyn Altenberg, Associate Professor; Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, 1981.
• Ronald L. Bloom, Professor; Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, 1990.
• Audrey Eisen, Associate Professor; Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, 1976.
• Carole Ferrand, Professor; Ph.D., Penn State, 1989.
• Joan Elizabeth Furey, Assistant Professor; M.A., Pittsburgh, 1994.
• Doron Milstein, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, 2001.
• Levi A. Reiter, Professor; Ph.D., Rochester, 1978.
• Harvey White, Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 1963.