Faculty
ENGLISH
Dr. Cicely Rodway
Dr. Jessica Harris
Akhtar Khan
Chastity Whitaker
Norka Blackman-Richards
Sandra Wozniak
MATH
Dianna Chen
Anisha Clarke
Adele Broges
Priya Kalra
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Dr. Agbeyegbe Omayemi
Alan Milchman
Dr. Alem Habtu
Daniel Evan
PHILOSOPHY
Anthony Malagon
SPANISH
Ruth Rodrigues
LIBRARY
Jane Dorfman
Subash Gandhi
Yvonne Yearwood
Diane Lipken
FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES
Chen, Dianna
Lecturer, Department of Mathematics of Queens College
Office: Delany Hall, Room 103 Telephone: (718) 997-3114
Education: City College, MA
Teaching approach: Employed as a Math/SEEK instructor at QC through the many years has permitted me to: work with students from all walks of life, all corners of the world, give them the mathematical literacies and skills necessary for today’s technological society and cultivate their minds to seize an opportunity through labor and perseverance while observing the integrity of themselves in the process.
Clarke, Anisha
Lecturer, Department of Mathematics of Queens College
Office: Delany Hall, Room 104 / Phone: 718-997-3115
Education: Queens College, M.S.Ed. Mathematics Education; Queens College, B.A. Mathematics, Queens College
Scholarly Interests: Teaching practices of mathematics collegiate faculty, Cultural education, Urban Education (Mathematics)
Teaching approach: My hope is that students will actively be engaged in their learning. As such, my lessons provide many opportunities for students to participate in the classroom, and make conjectures about the material we study. While the mode of the lessons is primarily lecture, I see myself as a facilitator in the classroom where dialogues about mathematical concepts take place. Moreover, one of my newer approaches is to include more real-life connections in my algebra course, through mathematical modeling. Also, I like to instill the value of hard work and integrity within my students.
What I like about teaching at SEEK: I like what SEEK stands for: The Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge. The administration, faculty and support staff uphold this motto in very sincere ways to help our students succeed. Our young women and men are blessed to have such hardworking people on their sides. Moreover, the services and resources available to students complement the work I try to do within the walls of the classroom very well. The SEEK family helped me to grow professionally years ago as a tutor and then supplemental instructor. Today, as a lecturer, I continue to grow, as I learn a great deal from my colleagues and students alike. I should not neglect to say, that I find the students to be a pleasure to work with—full of respect, camaraderie and gratitude.
Whitaker, Chastity
Lecturer-In-Writing, Queens College English Department
Office: Delany Hall, Room 117 / Phone: 718-997-2984
chastitywhitaker@gmail.com
Education: New York University: MFA, Creative Writing: Fiction and Expository Writing; Sarah Lawrence College: BLA, Creative writing and history of the American South .
Scholarly Interests:Civil Rights-era literature, film, history, photography, arts, and performing arts pertaining to the American south and beyond.
Teaching Approach: include presenting global working-class conflicts in literature, film, history and arts relating to race, class and caste systems. Oral history, autobiography, civil rights, ethics of emerging sciences & technology, narrative forms, linguistics, vernacular, fiction writing, the personal/narrative essay, and of course: ever-evolving ideas and standards for first-year composition for Writing Across the Curriculum are vital assignments in my courses.
What I Love About Teaching in SEEK: I believe in the old adage that “To teach is to learn twice.” Without question, what I really and truly love about teaching English courses in the SEEK program is the fact that every semester, every year, I get to experience the rare privilege of learning as much as I get to teach. I was once a SEEK student myself and I take an immense pride, honor and humility in that fact because I basically had to do College on my own. I am indebted to what I now know to every SEEK professor who taught me the values and joys of not only learning, but the value and joy of discovering my true self. A lot of my self-discovery came through the other experiences of my SEEK peers — some of whom are still very solid and very successful folks whom I still consider life-long friends.
Williams, Horatio Dr.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology of Queens College
Office: Delany Hall, Room 208
Education: University of Chicago: PhD., Comparative Politics, University of Chicago; MSc. University of the West Indies.
Publications: The Continuing Marginalization of Africa into the 21st Century. Center for Advanced Studeis of African Societies; Book Series #41; Hindsight After The Cold War: What Went Wrong with Development Theory. Journal of Dialectical Anthropology; vol. 67 1994; Radicalism and Social Change in Jamaica, 1960-1972. Review Article in New West Indian Guide, vol.67 1994;
Forthcoming Publication (2013): Rethinking Minority Political Participation: The Need for a New Paradigm. (Book Manuscript)
Scholarly Interests: Impact of economic, political and cultural globalization on developing countries; The African Diaspora.
Teaching Approach: Socratic method, engaging students by assuming that the human mind is not tabula rasa
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