Faculty Members

Juan Alcaide
A.B.D., Visiting Instructor
Building: AV, Room: B-342
Phone: 516-876-8479
E-mail: alcaidej@oldwestbury.edu

Sonia Assa
Ph.D., Associate Professor
Building: AV, Room: B340
Phone: (516) 876-3354
E-mail: AssaS@Oldwestbury.Edu

Jesse Fernandez
Ph.D., Dist. Teach. Professor
Building: AV, Room: B344
Phone: (516) 876-3197
E-mail: FernandezJ@Oldwestbury.Edu

Zenaida Madurka
Ph.D., Chair, Associate Professor
Building: AV, Room: B341
Phone: (516) 997-7995
E-mail: MadurkaZ@OldWestbury.Edu

Kathleen O'Connor-Bater
Assistant Professor
Building: AV, Room: B-345
Phone: 516-876-3354
E-mail: baterk@oldwestbury.edu

Did You Know?

Maryann De Leo, a 1977 graduate of the Media & Communications program within the American Studies Department, was honored with an Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category at the 76th Annual Academy Awards for her work as producer and director of "Chernobyl Heart," a film about the effects of radiation on the children of Belarus, Russia, 16 years after the infamous nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl.

35 Old Westbury students gave up their traditional Spring Break rituals in 2006 and instead volunteered their time and effort in New Orleans to aid recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

The JP Morgan Chase Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant to support the Curriculum Materials Center in the College library.