Amjad Ali
Dean
In four years at Thomas Edison State, Ali led the development of new graduate, undergraduate, and certificate programs in information technology and cybersecurity, and also manages a cross-disciplinary technical communication program supported by faculty from IT, communication and English. In 2018 Ali organized a successful regional symposium on cybersecurity trends, threats, and workforce needs in Jersey City.
Ali has held several roles at the University of Maryland in 12 years there. He was a professor of information technology, then director of its Center for Security Studies before becoming an associate vice president and advisor to the president, providing strategic advice on cybersecurity-related initiatives and programs. Ali led the successful development and launch of major cross-disciplinary cybersecurity programs and strategic initiatives including doctoral programs at the university.
He is also the former manager of continuing education at the American Council of Engineering Companies in Washington, D.C., and the former dean of DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management in New York City. He has also taught at Walden University in Minneapolis and worked as an IT consultant. Ali has a strong record of research grant awards and scholarly publications in peer-reviewed journals and has served as a featured speaker and subject matter expert at conferences and government hearings on diverse topics in cybersecurity.
He has a bachelor of science degree from the University of Engineering and Technology in Pakistan, and master’s and doctoral degrees from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Diane Anoyi Igoche, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Data analytics, diffusion of information technology, e-learning
Francis X. Hartle, D.Sc.
Assistant Dean
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Crime mapping and analysis, police management and operations, criminal investigations
Department Heads
Professor of Sociology
Specialties: Social problems, deviant behavior
Associate Professor of Communication
Journalism, sports reporting, politics in media
Associate Professor of Humanities and Media Arts
Specialties: Jazz, aesthetics and interdisciplinary arts, race theory
Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Software engineering, database management, spatial data science
School Faculty and Staff
Professor of Organizational Leadership
Leadership, teaching with technology, diversity and inclusion
Associate Professor of Media Arts
Interactive art and design, game design, new media
University Professor of History
Colonial and Revolutionary America, Native American history, Pennsylvania history
University Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Programming languages and database management
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Cloud services, application development, cyber security
Professor of English
Contemporary American literature, multiethnic and women’s literature
Professor of English
Directing, acting, Shakespeare performance, stage combat
Staff Member
Academic Advising and Enrollment Coordinator
Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Research proposal writing, systems analysis and design, decision support systems
Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Computer, digital, and mobile forensics; data and business analytics; data science
Associate Professor of Political Science
American presidency, voting theories and elections, Constitutional theory
Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Interface design, quantitative decision making, machine instructions
Professor of Communication
Organizational communication, strategic communication
Associate Professor of History
World history, Russian history, geography, national identity
University Professor of Organizational Leadership
Communication, ethics, humanities
Professor of Media Arts
Painting and drawing, color theory, exhibition curatorial work
Staff Member
Administrative Coordinator
Professor of Media Arts
Photography
University Professor of Communication
Social media and PR, risk and crisis communication, environmental communication
Director, Academic Media Center
Assistant Professor of Media Arts
Associate Professor of English
Appalachian Studies, Folklore, and Rhetoric and Writing
Senior Lecturer
Writing, American literature, intercultural communications
University Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Cultural influence on decision making, social media analytics, technological disruption
Assistant Professor of Media Arts
Directing and producing for film and TV
University Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Online education, cloud computing, big data analytics
Professor of Computer and Information Systems
IBM z System mainframes, database management systems, Windows and Linux operating systems
Professor of English
Rhetoric, drama, writing
Professor of Economics
Economic education, economic development, transition economies
Professor of Media Arts
Filmmaking, performance, multidisciplinary and digital arts
Professor of Economics
International finance, financial economics, e-commerce
Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership
Specialties: Leadership-followership theory, intercultural leadership
Professor of History
Modern American history, urban history, planning history
Senior Lecturer
Business communication, intercultural communication
Department of Arts and Humanities
Professor of Communication Skills and English
Rhetoric, Writing, Intercultural Communications
Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Information systems security, IT gender gap, health informatics
University Professor of Economics
Economics of information security, economics and pop culture
Professor of English
Research Specialties: 19th Century British literature, literature and medicine, children’s literature, detective fiction
Teaching Specialties: British and American literatures
Associate Professor of Communication
Public relations, health communication, crisis communication
Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Mobile forensics and security, cyber forensics and security
Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Mobile app development, information security, web development
Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Education
Educational equity, culturally competent leadership, nonprofit leadership
Associate Provost for Academic Administration
Associate Professor of Media Arts
3D design, 3D computer modeling, digital and traditional fabrication
University Professor of English
World War I history and literature, American and British literatures, linguistics and grammar
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Areas of expertise: White Collar Crime Investigations, National Security Investigations and Human Source Development and Operations
University Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Social construction of knowledge, ethnography of information systems, knowledge management theory
Associate Professor of Data Analytics
Data analytics, spreadsheet modeling, machine learning
Professor of Organizational Leadership
Women in leadership, social movements, decision making
Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership
Grassroots leadership, conflict resolution
Associate Professor of Media Arts
Specialties: Media history, theory and production; media industries; media and terrorism
Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Cybersecurity, information assurance, networking
Professor of Computer and Information Systems
IS management and design, cybersecurity and intelligence
Assistant Professor of Communication
Social identity, video games, prejudice
Professor of Media Arts
Graphic design, graphic print production, cyberfeminism and feminist art
Staff Member
Student Success Coach and Administrative Assistant to Graduate Programs
Assistant Professor of Communication
Social media, marketing, public opinion
Associate Professor of Economics
Public finance, industrial organization, economic development in Asia
Staff Member
Administrative Assistant