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Metropolitan College's distinguished faculty comprises an esteemed group of academic and real-world experts. These talented educators excel in their chosen fields and are eager to share their expertise in a student-focused setting. Metropolitan College's faculty understands first-hand the importance of convenient, flexible, and challenging educational opportunities.
Read below for more information about our: Full-time Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Emeriti.
Full-time Faculty
Kip Becker
Associate Professor and Chairman of Administrative Sciences
BA, MA, University of Delaware; MBA, Wilmington College; PhD, Florida State University.
Dr. Becker serves on the editorial board of Transnational Management, The Journal of Marketing Channels, The Journal of Teaching in International Business, and The Journal of Transition Management. He is chairman of the Board of the International Management Development Association and principle of his own international management consulting firm. He is a prolific researcher, and oversees graduate, undergraduate, online, and international program development and implementation. Becker teaches courses in electronic commerce, international business, marketing, and strategy.
Abbass Bozorg
Assistant Professor of Administrative Sciences
BA, MA, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Dr. Bozorg is an expert in privatization, mergers and corporate restructuring, financial management, financial markets, and commercial bank management and investments. He is currently pursuing research on private anti-trust law suits, and market response to OPEC policies. Dr. Bozorg teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in financial markets and institutions, options and futures, international finance, investment, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and financial accounting.
Eric Braude
Associate Professor of Computer Science
BSc, University of Natal; MS, University of Illinois; MS, University of Miami; PhD, Columbia University.
Dr. Braude teaches algorithm design, artificial intelligence, data structures, information system security, software engineering, and Web services. His publications have been translated into several languages. Braude has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, City University of New York, Pennsylvania State University and Seton Hall University, and has served as technology advisor to corporations such as Philips, CISCO, Lucent Technology, and MITRE Corporation.
Edward Brookner
Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies
BA, Brown University.
Professor Brookner has been the coordinator of the English Composition Program for over twenty years, and he currently teaches courses in the Executive Bachelor's Degree Completion Program. He has taught a wide range of courses in literature, including the Bible, the Modern novel, basic composition, and creative writing. Brookner is a published poet, and his award-winning photography has appeared in several exhibitions throughout New England.
Robert Cadigan
Associate Professor of Applied Social Sciences,
Director of Prison Education Program
BA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MA, PhD, Boston University.
Dr. Cadigan teaches courses in criminology, rehabilitation and reintegration, freedom, business and the social environment, and a seminar on freedom, technology, environment, and society. He is a published expert in technological and social issues regarding emergency medical care, as well as prison education programs. Cadigan has also conducted research and served as consultant for several public health and intervention organizations.
William Chambers
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Administrative Sciences
BA, College of Wooster; MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia University.
Dr. Chambers has over twenty years of experience developing and overseeing credit models, internal credit scoring systems, and default risk assessment processes for Standard & Poor's. He is an expert in international finance, portfolio management, and the economics of real estate development. Chambers teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in finance, credit analysis, and portfolio management.
Lubomir T. Chitkushev
Associate Professor and Chairman of Computer Science
MEE, University of Belgrade; MS, Medical College of Virginia; PhD, Boston University.
Dr. Chitkushev's research interests include networking, data assurance, and biomedical informatics. He has served on several IEEE conference committees and as a NSF review panelist. He is co-founder and associate director of the Boston University's Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security, and played a role in initiatives that led to Boston University's designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance by the National Security Agency. Professor Chitkushev teaches data communications, computer networks, advanced Internet technologies, medical informatics, and network security.
James Cormier
Senior Lecturer in Administrative Sciences
BS, Boston University; MBA, Northeastern University.
Mr. Cormier has been recognized as an outstanding faculty member at Metropolitan College. He has developed and taught a range of courses in marketing management, operations management and data analysis, advertising, electronic commerce, and management. Cormier has over twenty-five years of domestic and international senior-level management experience as a marketing and management consultant to corporations such as IBM, The Disney Stores, Lucent Technologies, Solectron, and The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Lois Keller Horwitz
Associate Professor and Chairman of Actuarial Science
BA, Brandeis University; MA, University of Rochester.
Professor Horwitz's extensive experience in actuarial science includes over twenty-five years in product development, product management, and financial reporting for John Hancock Financial Services and New England Financial Services/MET Life. She has served as a mentor to graduate students from several universities; she is also a fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Suresh Kalathur
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
BS, Regional Engineering College (India); MS, Indian Institute of Technology; MA, PhD, Brandeis University.
Dr. Kalathur's interests include autonomous agent systems, enterprise Java applications, object-oriented design and analysis, and operating systems security. He served as a lecturer and adjunct faculty at Tufts University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and he developed software and systems for several organizations and agencies, including the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Kalathur teaches courses in Java programming, data mining, and grid computing.
Vijay Kanabar
Associate Professor of Computer Science
BS, University of Madras (India); MBA, Webber College; MS, Florida Institute of Technology; PhD, University of Manitoba.
Dr. Kanabar has unique expertise spanning both business practices and computer science. A certified Project Management Professional, he has advised numerous organizations on training and technology needs, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Staples, United Way, and Fidelity Investments. Kanabar is an internationally published scholar, and is recognized by local and national media as an authority on electronic commerce, identity theft, and data systems.
Gerard Keegan
Assistant Professor
BA, Boston State College; MS, Boston University; MBA, Bentley College.
Professor Keegan has experience in software development, computer operations, systems planning and testing, database and data communications, and project management. In addition to teaching courses in C++ programming and computer science, Keegan oversees the Master of Science in Business Administration program at Hanscom Air Force Base. Outside of his work in education, he has over fifteen years of experience leading project teams for companies such as Verizon, NYNEX, and SunGard Securities Processing.
Daniel P. LeClair
Professor and Chairman of Applied Social Sciences
BA, University of Rhode Island; MA, Clark University; PhD, Tulane University.
Dr. LeClair oversees the urban affairs, city planning, and criminal justice programs. He served as director of research at the Massachusetts Department of Correction, and he is currently involved in two research projects addressing addiction recovery and prison reform. LeClair lectures internationally on many topics, including online education, criminal justice, recidivism, rehabilitation, and substance abuse. He teaches victimology, white-collar crime, juvenile delinquency, research methods, and special topics in urban development, such as transportation and disaster recovery.
Richard Maloney
Assistant Professor of Arts Administration
BA, Bates College; BM Berklee College of Music; Graduate Diploma, Longy School of Music; MS, Boston University; PhD candidate, Northeastern University.
Professor Maloney's extensive background in the arts includes a performance career as a lutenist as well as administrative and managerial service for the Boston Camerata, New England Conservatory, and the Boston Early Music Festival. A former research associate of Northeastern University, he teaches courses in the management of performing arts organizations, comparative cultural policy, and marketing the arts.
Mary Ellen Mastrorilli
Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice
BA, University of Massachusetts, Boston; MA, Suffolk University; Doctoral Candidate, Northeastern University.
Ms. Mastrorilli is an expert on female offenders and community corrections. She holds over twenty-four years of experience in positions ranging from corrections officer to prison administrator. She also served as program director of the Women's Resource Center at the Suffolk County House of Corrections. She is the recipient of the Correctional Association of Massachusetts' Professional Excellence Award, as well as the Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award given by the National Center for Women and Policing. Mastrorilli teaches courses in criminal justice and sociology.
Samuel Mendlinger
Professor of Administrative Sciences
BA, Queens College; MSc, Tel-Aviv University; PhD, Hebrew University.
Dr. Mendlinger is a dual American-Israeli citizen whose agricultural research has resulted in economic development in rural communities in Asia, Africa, and South America. He holds two patents for seed cultivation, and has numerous international publications and grants. His current research and teaching interests include responsible and sustainable economic growth in underdeveloped countries. Mendlinger oversees the Economic Development and Tourism Management concentration for the Master of Science in Administrative Studies, and teaches courses in statistics, culture and development, and economic sustainability in tourist destinations.
Thomas Nolan
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
BA, University of Massachusetts, Boston; EdM, EdD, Boston University.
Dr. Nolan teaches courses in forensic behavioral analysis, police and multiculturalism, crime and punishment, and the law and criminal procedure. A twenty-seven year veteran (and former lieutenant) of the Boston Police Department, Nolan is consulted regularly by local and national media sources for his expertise in policing. Dr. Nolan is the faculty coordinator of the online Master of Criminal Justice degree program and a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Society of Criminology, and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Daniel Ranalli
Associate Professor and Chairman of Arts Administration
BA, Clark University; MA, Boston University.
Professor Ranalli has extensive experience as an arts administrator, curator, art critic, and gallery director. He has worked with the National Endowment for the Arts and numerous state arts councils; as an artist, his work is in more than twenty-five collections in the U.S. and abroad, and he has participated in over one hundred solo and group shows. Ranalli founded the Master of Science in Arts Administration, and continues to serve as chairman of the program.
Carla Romney
Associate Professor and Chairman of Science and Engineering
BS, BA, Tufts University; ME, Dartmouth College; MBA, University of Rochester; MSc, DSc, Harvard University.
Dr. Romney oversees the undergraduate Science and Engineering Program, and also holds a research appointment in the Department of Biochemistry at the Boston University School of Medicine. She serves as director of research for CityLab, a biotechnology learning laboratory for high school students and teachers, and is the recipient of the National Award for Teaching Excellence from Kaplan Education Centers.
Gregory Salyer
Associate Professor and Chairman of Liberal Studies
BA, King College; MA, Western Kentucky University; PhD, Emory University.
Dr. Salyer teaches and writes in the areas of Native American literature and culture, film, and religion. His work has appeared in numerous books and scholarly journals, and he has spoken in a variety of public forums such as the Sierra Club. Salyer has designed and taught numerous courses in literature, philosophy, and religion, including Diogenes to Bart Simpson: Cynicism, Stoicism, Skepticism; Religion and Sport in the American South; and Interior and Exterior Landscapes: Understanding Native American Cultures. He previously served as chair of the English Department at Huntingdon College and director of composition at Longwood University.
Robert Schudy
Associate Professor of Computer Science
BA, University of California, San Diego; PhD, University of Rochester.
Dr. Schudy has served as principal investigator, consultant, and engineer in both private and government research settings, including Hewlett Packard Laboratories and the U.S. Air Force. His work includes product and technology design and development in avionics, artificial intelligence, computer software and systems, and electronics. Schudy coordinates the online Master of Science in Computer Information Systems, and teaches courses in database management, object-oriented analysis and design, and computer programming.
Victor Shtern
Associate Professor of Computer Science
MSEE, Leningrad Mining Institute; PhD, National Aluminum Institute, Leningrad; MBA, Boston University.
Dr. Shtern has more than twenty-five years of experience in the computer industry as a software engineer, systems programmer, training instructor, and course developer. He has conducted research in object-oriented techniques, software testing, database design, simulation, and computer-aided training. His book on C++ has been translated into Chinese, Russian, and Polish. Shtern teaches courses in C/C++ and Java programming, data structures, object-oriented design, software engineering, design patterns, and other topics.
John D. Sullivan
Associate Professor and Associate Chairman of Administrative Sciences
BA, Regis University; MBA, Northeastern University; AM, Harvard University; PhD, Northeastern University.
Dr. Sullivan is an expert in health care policy and finance and frequently appears as a commentator in local and national media. He teaches mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, capital markets, investments, and new business ventures. He served as senior analyst for corporate development at Fresenius Medical Care, and has provided strategic consulting for various health care organizations. He has also been a guest instructor at Northeastern University.
Anatoly Temkin
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
MSc, Moscow University; PhD, Kazan University.
Dr. Temkin teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in discrete mathematics, computer language theory, cryptography, algorithms, and computer information systems. In 2004, he received the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching; he also serves as academic advisor to graduate students in computer science. His research interests include information security and curriculum design.
Barry Unger
Associate Professor of Innovation and Technology
BA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; PhD, Harvard University.
An expert on high technology and venture capital businesses, Dr. Unger has founded and participated in numerous companies, including Kurzweil Computer Products, Inc., which became Xerox Imaging Systems. He is a member of Boston University's Faculty of Photonics, and co-founder and chair emeritus of the M.I.T. Enterprise Forum. Unger served in President Carter's administration as senior advisor on science and technology, and is recipient of the Vincent A. Fulmer Lifetime Achievement Award at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Roger Warburton
Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences
BSc, Sussex University; MS, PhD, University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Warburton formerly served as vice president of software technology for JAYCOR, where he led the analysis of large Information Systems for the US Army and Navy. He developed innovative management information systems for local apparel manufacturer Griffin Manufacturing. Warburton lectures and publishes internationally about the future of domestic manufacturing and the mathematics of supply chains. He has helped revive companies and save jobs by challenging offshore manufacturing models. Warburton teaches courses in project management, operations, and supply chains
Tanya Zlateva
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Computer Science
BS, MS, PhD, Dresden University of Technology.
Dr. Zlateva's research interests include computational modeling of visual perception, parallel and distributed processing, and pattern recognition. She was instrumental in developing the information security curriculum that led to Boston University's designation as a Center for Academic Excellence by the National Security Agency. She is an expert in online course delivery and development, and she has an accomplished research background in computer science.
Adjunct Faculty
Mehdi M. Abedinejad
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science
BS, Arya-Mehr University (Iran); MA, PhD, Boston University
William Blocher
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Administrative Sciences
BA, PhD, Boston University
Michael Z. Fleming
Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychology and Psychiatry
AB, EdD, Boston University
Thierry Guedj
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychology
BS, Georgetown University; PhD, Boston University
Gerald W. Lewis
Adjunct Assistant Professsor
BA, PhD, George Washington University
Constance Phillips
Research Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
BA, Emmanuel College; MA, Suffolk University; MPH, Boston University
Bruce P. Tis
Adjunct Assistant Professor
BSEE, MSEE, Northeastern University; PhD, Boston University
Robert Rubendall, Jr.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Experiential Education
BA, Amherst College; EdM, Boston University
Timothy D. Walker
Adjunct Assistant Professor, History
Lawrence Watson
Assistant Professor, Administrative Sciences
BS, Merrimack College; MS, Bentley College
Emeriti
Joseph Boskin
Professor Emeritus of History.
BA, SUNY at Stonybrook; AM, New York University; PhD, University of Minnesota
Massud Farzan
Professor, English
AM, PhD, University of Michigan
Robert O. Krueger
Associate Professor Emeritus, Administrative Sciences
BA, MA, University of Missouri; MS, Bentley College; PhD, University of Texas
Melvin Schuster
Professor Emeritus, Interdisciplinary Studies
AM, MA, University of Chicago
Paule Verdet
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
BA, MS, Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) (France); PhD, University of Chicago
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• CFA®
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• CLU®
• ChFC®
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• CTFA®
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