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