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title: "Faculty | Department of Education"
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date: 2026-05-08
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# Faculty | Department of Education

Department of Mechanical Engineering

##  Faculty 

Meet the faculty of the Department of Education at Manhattan University, an AAQEP-accredited educator preparation program preparing the next generation of teachers in Riverdale, NY. Our professors guide students through New York State certification programs in Childhood Education, Adolescence Education, and Special Education, combining theoretical foundations with field-based experience in diverse, contemporary classrooms.

 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/334099.jpg)  [Br. Charles Barbush, FSC](/directory/charles.barbush)Adjunct

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/456988.jpg)  [Mac Furey](/directory/mac.furey)Associate Professor

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/544529.jpg)  [Brenda Gonzalez](/directory/brenda.gonzalez)Adjunct

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/39620.jpg)  [Margaret Harten](/directory/margaret.harten)Adjunct

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/480506.jpg)  [Penny Kapanika](/directory/penny.kapanika)Adjunct

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/53837.jpg)  [Peter McCarthy](/directory/peter.mccarthy)Adjunct

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/582877.jpg)  [Marissa McDaniel-Francis](/directory/marissa.mcdaniel-francis)Adjunct

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/415674.jpg)  [Kerri Mulqueen](/directory/kerri.mulqueen)Assistant Professor

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/128502.jpg)  [Tara O'Brien](/directory/tara.obrien)Adjunct

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/52962.jpg)  [Lisa Rizopoulos](/directory/lisa.rizopoulos)Professor

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/544675.jpg)  [Maria Santiago](/directory/maria.santiago)Adjunct

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/519468.jpg)  [Nalini Singh](/directory/nalini.singh)Adjunct

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/405726.jpg)  [Kaitlyn Von Runnen](/directory/kaitlyn.von-runnen)Adjunct

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/512970.jpg)  [Katharine Wheeler](/directory/katharine.wheeler)Visiting Instructor, Director of Clinical Placements

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198) 

  ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/442035.jpg)  [Ruth Zealand](/directory/ruth.zealand)Professor

Education

 [Kakos School of Arts & Sciences](/taxonomy/term/198)