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Lindsey Albracht<\/h3>\nEnglish<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nLindsey Albracht (she\/her\/hers) works as an Assistant Professor of English and the Co-Director of First-Year Writing and Part-Time Instruction.\u00a0 Her research and teaching focus on literacy, writing assessment, writing program administration, labor within writing programs, technical writing, and critical digital pedagogy.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Anisha Clarke<\/h3>\nMathematics<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nDr. Anisha Clarke has taught mathematics in the SEEK Program at Queens College for over fifteen years.\u00a0 She strives to make math accessible to all students and believes that, while it can be challenging, everyone is capable of learning and succeeding.\u00a0 She also supports efforts to help fellow educators find balance in their personal and professional lives.<\/p>\n
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S.E. Hackney<\/h3>\nGraduate School of Library and Information Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nDr. S.E. Hackney is an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College, CUNY. <\/span>His research examines the intersections of librarianship and the history of computing with regards to digital text and information processing, and he does extensive work with community recordkeeping groups around information privacy and surveillance.<\/span> His teaching and pedagogical practice focuses on the ethics of information work, and the shifting relationships between workers, institutions, and the communities they serve.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Leila Walker<\/h3>\nLibrary<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nLeila Walker is the Humanities and Digital Scholarship Librarian at Queens College.\u00a0 She provides research and instruction support as the subject area specialist for the departments of English, Linguistics & Communication Disorders, Women’s & Gender Studies, and Irish Studies.\u00a0 Since 2018, she has led the Open Educational Resources Initiative at QC, training over 100 faculty members and saving QC students over $2.5 million in textbook fees.\u00a0 She holds a PhD in English from the CUNY Graduate Center.\u00a0 Her research interests include scholarship and social justice, plant humanities, and 19th century literature, not always at the same time.<\/p>\n
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Erica Doran<\/h3>\nPsychology<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nErica <\/span>Doran (she\/her)<\/span> is a lecturer in the Psychology Department, where she is the course director for the department\u2019s writing-intensive experimental psychology course and a member of its DEI committee.\u00a0 She also serves on the college\u2019s Middle States Committee tasked with examining Queens College\u2019s educational effectiveness assessments.\u00a0 In addition to her Ph.D. in psychology, she has a J.D. from Fordham School of Law, which she currently uses in connection with pro bono work related to, among other things, immigrant rights.\u00a0 She also serves on the Pre-Law Advisory Board.\u00a0 She is also the Chapter Chair for the Queens College chapter of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the union <\/span>representing<\/span> faculty and staff at CUNY.\u00a0 In her spare time, she volunteers at an animal shelter, works at restoring her 200-year-old house, and fantasizes about getting through all the emails in her inbox.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Amy Wan<\/h3>\nEnglish\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nAmy J. Wan (she\/her) is Professor of English at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center. She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes on writing, literacy, and pedagogy and is the author of Producing Good Citizens: Literacy Training in Anxious Times (Pittsburgh, 2014). She is the recipient of the CCCC Braddock Award (2023) and the Richard Ohmann Award (2012). Her current project analyzes how to create spaces for change and resistance within the global US university through a historical and contemporary study of policies addressing access, diversity, race, and language. She is also the co-PI for a $1.7 million U.S. Department of Education AANAPISI grant awarded to Queens College in 2022.\u00a0 She has also designed and facilitated faculty development workshops and seminars on topics that such as anti-racist pedagogies, writing assignment design, writing feedback for multilingual learners, writing technologies, and place-based pedagogies.<\/p>\n
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Sally Izquierdo<\/h3>\nPsychology<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nDr. Sally Izquierdo is a Board Certified and NYS Licensed Behavior Analyst and a NYS Licensed Psychologist.\u00a0 She graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a master’s degree in counseling and from CUNY Queens College and The Graduate Center with a PhD in Behavior Analysis.\u00a0 Dr. Izquierdo has over 30 years of clinical experience, providing support to individuals with developmental disabilities, families, and professionals in homes, schools, and in the community.<\/span><\/p>\nAt Queens College, Dr. Izquierdo is Director of the Applied Behavior Analysis graduate programs and is responsible for the clinical training for all master’s programs in the psychology department.\u00a0 As Director of QC Project REACH, she has developed behavior analytic supports for autistic CUNY students, and workshops for neurodivergent students and faculty.\u00a0 Dr. Izquierdo is dedicated to helping improve the practice landscape for behavior analysts in New York, experience opportunities for students, and inclusive supports for neurodivergent college students.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Norka Blackman-Richards<\/h3>\nSEEK<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nNorka Blackman-Richards has dedicated decades to higher education, focusing on creating anti-racist, equity-focused spaces and movements. She has spent over twenty years at Queens College of the City University of New York, supporting student success.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCurrently, she serves as the Director of the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK program at Queens College, one of the oldest opportunity programs in the United States, and she also lectures in English Composition. Her commitment to ensuring academic success for students from challenging backgrounds is a hallmark of her work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer work as an advocate, curator, and leader has been recognized with multiple awards, including the <\/span>2025 New York City & State’s Trailblazers in Higher Education<\/span><\/b>, the Queens College 2023 Inaugural Presidential Award for Diversity and Inclusion (Dr. Frank H. Wu), the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Service (Dr. Felix O. Matos Rodriguez) , and The Jewel of Queens College Award in 2014 (Dr. Evangelos J. Gizis).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBlackman-Richards is a published writer and speaker on Black Women, Justice, Equity, and first-generation low-income student success in higher education. She holds degrees in Nonfiction Writing (M.F.A), English Language Teaching Education (M. Ed), Business Administration with a minor in Personnel Administration (B. Sc), and is currently completing a degree in Trauma-informed Pedagogies in Higher Ed (EdD).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Susan Davis<\/h3>\nMusic<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nDr. Susan A. Davis is Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Music Education at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.\u00a0 S<\/span>he teaches courses in instrumental methods, music education research, the psychology of music and music education, and mentors undergraduate and graduate student teachers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer research on culturally responsive music praxis and philosophy has resulted in numerous publications and international presentations, with contributions to the <\/span>Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, String Research Journal, Music Educators Journal, Visions of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Journal of General Music Education, American String Teacher, International Journal of Music Education,<\/span><\/i> and the <\/span>Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Music Education.<\/span><\/i> She is also an active clinician and conductor throughout the Northeast.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Anisha Clarke<\/h3>\nMathematics<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nDr. Anisha Clarke has taught mathematics in the SEEK Program at Queens College for over fifteen years.\u00a0 She strives to make math accessible to all students and believes that, while it can be challenging, everyone is capable of learning and succeeding.\u00a0 She also supports efforts to help fellow educators find balance in their personal and professional lives.<\/p>\n
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S.E. Hackney<\/h3>\nGraduate School of Library and Information Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nDr. S.E. Hackney is an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College, CUNY. <\/span>His research examines the intersections of librarianship and the history of computing with regards to digital text and information processing, and he does extensive work with community recordkeeping groups around information privacy and surveillance.<\/span> His teaching and pedagogical practice focuses on the ethics of information work, and the shifting relationships between workers, institutions, and the communities they serve.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Leila Walker<\/h3>\nLibrary<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nLeila Walker is the Humanities and Digital Scholarship Librarian at Queens College.\u00a0 She provides research and instruction support as the subject area specialist for the departments of English, Linguistics & Communication Disorders, Women’s & Gender Studies, and Irish Studies.\u00a0 Since 2018, she has led the Open Educational Resources Initiative at QC, training over 100 faculty members and saving QC students over $2.5 million in textbook fees.\u00a0 She holds a PhD in English from the CUNY Graduate Center.\u00a0 Her research interests include scholarship and social justice, plant humanities, and 19th century literature, not always at the same time.<\/p>\n
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Erica Doran<\/h3>\nPsychology<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nErica <\/span>Doran (she\/her)<\/span> is a lecturer in the Psychology Department, where she is the course director for the department\u2019s writing-intensive experimental psychology course and a member of its DEI committee.\u00a0 She also serves on the college\u2019s Middle States Committee tasked with examining Queens College\u2019s educational effectiveness assessments.\u00a0 In addition to her Ph.D. in psychology, she has a J.D. from Fordham School of Law, which she currently uses in connection with pro bono work related to, among other things, immigrant rights.\u00a0 She also serves on the Pre-Law Advisory Board.\u00a0 She is also the Chapter Chair for the Queens College chapter of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the union <\/span>representing<\/span> faculty and staff at CUNY.\u00a0 In her spare time, she volunteers at an animal shelter, works at restoring her 200-year-old house, and fantasizes about getting through all the emails in her inbox.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Amy Wan<\/h3>\nEnglish\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nAmy J. Wan (she\/her) is Professor of English at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center. She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes on writing, literacy, and pedagogy and is the author of Producing Good Citizens: Literacy Training in Anxious Times (Pittsburgh, 2014). She is the recipient of the CCCC Braddock Award (2023) and the Richard Ohmann Award (2012). Her current project analyzes how to create spaces for change and resistance within the global US university through a historical and contemporary study of policies addressing access, diversity, race, and language. She is also the co-PI for a $1.7 million U.S. Department of Education AANAPISI grant awarded to Queens College in 2022.\u00a0 She has also designed and facilitated faculty development workshops and seminars on topics that such as anti-racist pedagogies, writing assignment design, writing feedback for multilingual learners, writing technologies, and place-based pedagogies.<\/p>\n
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Sally Izquierdo<\/h3>\nPsychology<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nDr. Sally Izquierdo is a Board Certified and NYS Licensed Behavior Analyst and a NYS Licensed Psychologist.\u00a0 She graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a master’s degree in counseling and from CUNY Queens College and The Graduate Center with a PhD in Behavior Analysis.\u00a0 Dr. Izquierdo has over 30 years of clinical experience, providing support to individuals with developmental disabilities, families, and professionals in homes, schools, and in the community.<\/span><\/p>\nAt Queens College, Dr. Izquierdo is Director of the Applied Behavior Analysis graduate programs and is responsible for the clinical training for all master’s programs in the psychology department.\u00a0 As Director of QC Project REACH, she has developed behavior analytic supports for autistic CUNY students, and workshops for neurodivergent students and faculty.\u00a0 Dr. Izquierdo is dedicated to helping improve the practice landscape for behavior analysts in New York, experience opportunities for students, and inclusive supports for neurodivergent college students.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Norka Blackman-Richards<\/h3>\nSEEK<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nNorka Blackman-Richards has dedicated decades to higher education, focusing on creating anti-racist, equity-focused spaces and movements. She has spent over twenty years at Queens College of the City University of New York, supporting student success.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCurrently, she serves as the Director of the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK program at Queens College, one of the oldest opportunity programs in the United States, and she also lectures in English Composition. Her commitment to ensuring academic success for students from challenging backgrounds is a hallmark of her work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer work as an advocate, curator, and leader has been recognized with multiple awards, including the <\/span>2025 New York City & State’s Trailblazers in Higher Education<\/span><\/b>, the Queens College 2023 Inaugural Presidential Award for Diversity and Inclusion (Dr. Frank H. Wu), the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Service (Dr. Felix O. Matos Rodriguez) , and The Jewel of Queens College Award in 2014 (Dr. Evangelos J. Gizis).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBlackman-Richards is a published writer and speaker on Black Women, Justice, Equity, and first-generation low-income student success in higher education. She holds degrees in Nonfiction Writing (M.F.A), English Language Teaching Education (M. Ed), Business Administration with a minor in Personnel Administration (B. Sc), and is currently completing a degree in Trauma-informed Pedagogies in Higher Ed (EdD).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Susan Davis<\/h3>\nMusic<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nDr. Susan A. Davis is Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Music Education at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.\u00a0 S<\/span>he teaches courses in instrumental methods, music education research, the psychology of music and music education, and mentors undergraduate and graduate student teachers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer research on culturally responsive music praxis and philosophy has resulted in numerous publications and international presentations, with contributions to the <\/span>Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, String Research Journal, Music Educators Journal, Visions of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Journal of General Music Education, American String Teacher, International Journal of Music Education,<\/span><\/i> and the <\/span>Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Music Education.<\/span><\/i> She is also an active clinician and conductor throughout the Northeast.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Anisha Clarke<\/h3>\nDr. Anisha Clarke has taught mathematics in the SEEK Program at Queens College for over fifteen years.\u00a0 She strives to make math accessible to all students and believes that, while it can be challenging, everyone is capable of learning and succeeding.\u00a0 She also supports efforts to help fellow educators find balance in their personal and professional lives.<\/p>\n
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S.E. Hackney<\/h3>\nGraduate School of Library and Information Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nDr. S.E. Hackney is an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College, CUNY. <\/span>His research examines the intersections of librarianship and the history of computing with regards to digital text and information processing, and he does extensive work with community recordkeeping groups around information privacy and surveillance.<\/span> His teaching and pedagogical practice focuses on the ethics of information work, and the shifting relationships between workers, institutions, and the communities they serve.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Leila Walker<\/h3>\nLibrary<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nLeila Walker is the Humanities and Digital Scholarship Librarian at Queens College.\u00a0 She provides research and instruction support as the subject area specialist for the departments of English, Linguistics & Communication Disorders, Women’s & Gender Studies, and Irish Studies.\u00a0 Since 2018, she has led the Open Educational Resources Initiative at QC, training over 100 faculty members and saving QC students over $2.5 million in textbook fees.\u00a0 She holds a PhD in English from the CUNY Graduate Center.\u00a0 Her research interests include scholarship and social justice, plant humanities, and 19th century literature, not always at the same time.<\/p>\n
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Erica Doran<\/h3>\nPsychology<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nErica <\/span>Doran (she\/her)<\/span> is a lecturer in the Psychology Department, where she is the course director for the department\u2019s writing-intensive experimental psychology course and a member of its DEI committee.\u00a0 She also serves on the college\u2019s Middle States Committee tasked with examining Queens College\u2019s educational effectiveness assessments.\u00a0 In addition to her Ph.D. in psychology, she has a J.D. from Fordham School of Law, which she currently uses in connection with pro bono work related to, among other things, immigrant rights.\u00a0 She also serves on the Pre-Law Advisory Board.\u00a0 She is also the Chapter Chair for the Queens College chapter of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the union <\/span>representing<\/span> faculty and staff at CUNY.\u00a0 In her spare time, she volunteers at an animal shelter, works at restoring her 200-year-old house, and fantasizes about getting through all the emails in her inbox.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Amy Wan<\/h3>\nEnglish\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nAmy J. Wan (she\/her) is Professor of English at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center. She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes on writing, literacy, and pedagogy and is the author of Producing Good Citizens: Literacy Training in Anxious Times (Pittsburgh, 2014). She is the recipient of the CCCC Braddock Award (2023) and the Richard Ohmann Award (2012). Her current project analyzes how to create spaces for change and resistance within the global US university through a historical and contemporary study of policies addressing access, diversity, race, and language. She is also the co-PI for a $1.7 million U.S. Department of Education AANAPISI grant awarded to Queens College in 2022.\u00a0 She has also designed and facilitated faculty development workshops and seminars on topics that such as anti-racist pedagogies, writing assignment design, writing feedback for multilingual learners, writing technologies, and place-based pedagogies.<\/p>\n
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Sally Izquierdo<\/h3>\nPsychology<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nDr. Sally Izquierdo is a Board Certified and NYS Licensed Behavior Analyst and a NYS Licensed Psychologist.\u00a0 She graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a master’s degree in counseling and from CUNY Queens College and The Graduate Center with a PhD in Behavior Analysis.\u00a0 Dr. Izquierdo has over 30 years of clinical experience, providing support to individuals with developmental disabilities, families, and professionals in homes, schools, and in the community.<\/span><\/p>\nAt Queens College, Dr. Izquierdo is Director of the Applied Behavior Analysis graduate programs and is responsible for the clinical training for all master’s programs in the psychology department.\u00a0 As Director of QC Project REACH, she has developed behavior analytic supports for autistic CUNY students, and workshops for neurodivergent students and faculty.\u00a0 Dr. Izquierdo is dedicated to helping improve the practice landscape for behavior analysts in New York, experience opportunities for students, and inclusive supports for neurodivergent college students.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Norka Blackman-Richards<\/h3>\nSEEK<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nNorka Blackman-Richards has dedicated decades to higher education, focusing on creating anti-racist, equity-focused spaces and movements. She has spent over twenty years at Queens College of the City University of New York, supporting student success.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCurrently, she serves as the Director of the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK program at Queens College, one of the oldest opportunity programs in the United States, and she also lectures in English Composition. Her commitment to ensuring academic success for students from challenging backgrounds is a hallmark of her work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer work as an advocate, curator, and leader has been recognized with multiple awards, including the <\/span>2025 New York City & State’s Trailblazers in Higher Education<\/span><\/b>, the Queens College 2023 Inaugural Presidential Award for Diversity and Inclusion (Dr. Frank H. Wu), the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Service (Dr. Felix O. Matos Rodriguez) , and The Jewel of Queens College Award in 2014 (Dr. Evangelos J. Gizis).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBlackman-Richards is a published writer and speaker on Black Women, Justice, Equity, and first-generation low-income student success in higher education. She holds degrees in Nonfiction Writing (M.F.A), English Language Teaching Education (M. Ed), Business Administration with a minor in Personnel Administration (B. Sc), and is currently completing a degree in Trauma-informed Pedagogies in Higher Ed (EdD).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Susan Davis<\/h3>\nMusic<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nDr. Susan A. Davis is Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Music Education at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.\u00a0 S<\/span>he teaches courses in instrumental methods, music education research, the psychology of music and music education, and mentors undergraduate and graduate student teachers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHer research on culturally responsive music praxis and philosophy has resulted in numerous publications and international presentations, with contributions to the <\/span>Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, String Research Journal, Music Educators Journal, Visions of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Journal of General Music Education, American String Teacher, International Journal of Music Education,<\/span><\/i> and the <\/span>Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Music Education.<\/span><\/i> She is also an active clinician and conductor throughout the Northeast.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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S.E. Hackney<\/h3>\nDr. S.E. Hackney is an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College, CUNY. <\/span>His research examines the intersections of librarianship and the history of computing with regards to digital text and information processing, and he does extensive work with community recordkeeping groups around information privacy and surveillance.<\/span> His teaching and pedagogical practice focuses on the ethics of information work, and the shifting relationships between workers, institutions, and the communities they serve.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Leila Walker is the Humanities and Digital Scholarship Librarian at Queens College.\u00a0 She provides research and instruction support as the subject area specialist for the departments of English, Linguistics & Communication Disorders, Women’s & Gender Studies, and Irish Studies.\u00a0 Since 2018, she has led the Open Educational Resources Initiative at QC, training over 100 faculty members and saving QC students over $2.5 million in textbook fees.\u00a0 She holds a PhD in English from the CUNY Graduate Center.\u00a0 Her research interests include scholarship and social justice, plant humanities, and 19th century literature, not always at the same time.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Erica <\/span>Doran (she\/her)<\/span> is a lecturer in the Psychology Department, where she is the course director for the department\u2019s writing-intensive experimental psychology course and a member of its DEI committee.\u00a0 She also serves on the college\u2019s Middle States Committee tasked with examining Queens College\u2019s educational effectiveness assessments.\u00a0 In addition to her Ph.D. in psychology, she has a J.D. from Fordham School of Law, which she currently uses in connection with pro bono work related to, among other things, immigrant rights.\u00a0 She also serves on the Pre-Law Advisory Board.\u00a0 She is also the Chapter Chair for the Queens College chapter of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), the union <\/span>representing<\/span> faculty and staff at CUNY.\u00a0 In her spare time, she volunteers at an animal shelter, works at restoring her 200-year-old house, and fantasizes about getting through all the emails in her inbox.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Amy J. Wan (she\/her) is Professor of English at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center. She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes on writing, literacy, and pedagogy and is the author of Producing Good Citizens: Literacy Training in Anxious Times (Pittsburgh, 2014). She is the recipient of the CCCC Braddock Award (2023) and the Richard Ohmann Award (2012). Her current project analyzes how to create spaces for change and resistance within the global US university through a historical and contemporary study of policies addressing access, diversity, race, and language. She is also the co-PI for a $1.7 million U.S. Department of Education AANAPISI grant awarded to Queens College in 2022.\u00a0 She has also designed and facilitated faculty development workshops and seminars on topics that such as anti-racist pedagogies, writing assignment design, writing feedback for multilingual learners, writing technologies, and place-based pedagogies.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr. Sally Izquierdo is a Board Certified and NYS Licensed Behavior Analyst and a NYS Licensed Psychologist.\u00a0 She graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a master’s degree in counseling and from CUNY Queens College and The Graduate Center with a PhD in Behavior Analysis.\u00a0 Dr. Izquierdo has over 30 years of clinical experience, providing support to individuals with developmental disabilities, families, and professionals in homes, schools, and in the community.<\/span><\/p>\n At Queens College, Dr. Izquierdo is Director of the Applied Behavior Analysis graduate programs and is responsible for the clinical training for all master’s programs in the psychology department.\u00a0 As Director of QC Project REACH, she has developed behavior analytic supports for autistic CUNY students, and workshops for neurodivergent students and faculty.\u00a0 Dr. Izquierdo is dedicated to helping improve the practice landscape for behavior analysts in New York, experience opportunities for students, and inclusive supports for neurodivergent college students.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Norka Blackman-Richards has dedicated decades to higher education, focusing on creating anti-racist, equity-focused spaces and movements. She has spent over twenty years at Queens College of the City University of New York, supporting student success.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Currently, she serves as the Director of the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK program at Queens College, one of the oldest opportunity programs in the United States, and she also lectures in English Composition. Her commitment to ensuring academic success for students from challenging backgrounds is a hallmark of her work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Her work as an advocate, curator, and leader has been recognized with multiple awards, including the <\/span>2025 New York City & State’s Trailblazers in Higher Education<\/span><\/b>, the Queens College 2023 Inaugural Presidential Award for Diversity and Inclusion (Dr. Frank H. Wu), the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Service (Dr. Felix O. Matos Rodriguez) , and The Jewel of Queens College Award in 2014 (Dr. Evangelos J. Gizis).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Blackman-Richards is a published writer and speaker on Black Women, Justice, Equity, and first-generation low-income student success in higher education. She holds degrees in Nonfiction Writing (M.F.A), English Language Teaching Education (M. Ed), Business Administration with a minor in Personnel Administration (B. Sc), and is currently completing a degree in Trauma-informed Pedagogies in Higher Ed (EdD).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dr. Susan A. Davis is Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Music Education at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.\u00a0 S<\/span>he teaches courses in instrumental methods, music education research, the psychology of music and music education, and mentors undergraduate and graduate student teachers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Her research on culturally responsive music praxis and philosophy has resulted in numerous publications and international presentations, with contributions to the <\/span>Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, String Research Journal, Music Educators Journal, Visions of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Journal of General Music Education, American String Teacher, International Journal of Music Education,<\/span><\/i> and the <\/span>Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Music Education.<\/span><\/i> She is also an active clinician and conductor throughout the Northeast.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2025\/10\/L-Walker-Headshot-150x150.jpg\")
Leila Walker<\/h3>\nLibrary<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Erica Doran<\/h3>\nPsychology<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Amy Wan<\/h3>\nEnglish\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Sally Izquierdo<\/h3>\nPsychology<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Norka Blackman-Richards<\/h3>\nSEEK<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Susan Davis<\/h3>\nMusic<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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David Rivera<\/h3>\n