Faculty Experts
Call the Office of Media Relations at (518) 956-8150Family

Elise Andaya
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: Anthropology
Expert in the following:
Cuba and political/economic changes; reproductive health; reproductive technologies; cross-cultural ideas of family; gender; sexuality
Campus phone: (518) 442-4224
Campus email: [email protected]

Kristin Christodulu
College of Arts and Sciences
Director
Department: Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Expert in the following:
Autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, challenging behavior, positive behavior support, sleep disturbances
Campus phone: (518) 442-5132
Campus email: [email protected]

Angie Chung
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Department: Sociology
Expert in the following:
Immigration; Asian Americans/ Korean Americans; race and ethnicity; community and urban sociology; gender and family
Campus phone: (518) 442-4666
Campus email: [email protected]

Joanna Dreby
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: Sociology
Expert in the following:
Immigration; families; children
Campus phone: (518) 956-8150
Campus email: [email protected]

Catherine Lawrence
School of Social Welfare
Assistant Professor
Department: Social Welfare
Expert in the following:
Social welfare policy; history and services; poverty; child welfare; cultural competence
Campus phone: 437-3692
Campus email: [email protected]

Arlene Istar Lev
School of Social Welfare
Lecturer
Department: Social Welfare
Expert in the following:
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people; families and communities, sexuality, relationships, parenting; adoption.
Campus phone: (518) 438-2222
Campus email: [email protected]

Mary McCarthy
School of Social Welfare
Assistant Dean
Department: Social Welfare
Expert in the following:
Child welfare; children and families; political social work
Campus phone: 442-5338
Campus email: [email protected]

Roxana Moslehi
School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Department: Cancer Research Center
Expert in the following:
Genetic Epidemiology; Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics; Cancer Genetic Susceptibility; Breast and Ovarian Cancer (BRCA) Genes; DNA Repair Genes; Role of Cancer Genes in Fetal and Placental Development; Gene-Environment Interactions; Family-Based and Genome-Wide Linkage and Association Studies
Campus phone: 518-402-0292
Campus email: [email protected]