Faculty & Staff

Amanda Birnbaum

 Chair
 
Education — Ph.D., University of Minnesota; M.P.H., Columbia University; B.A., University of Bridgeport
Research/Interests — Adolescent health promotion interventions, social environmental aspects of adolescent physical activity and eating patterns, girls' health, and behavioral epidemiology
Office — University Hall 4161
Phone — (973) 655-7115
Email — birnbauma@mail.montclair.edu

Ann Schurmann

 Department Administrator
 

Education — M.P.H., Columbia University; B.A. Boston University
Office — University Hall 4159
Phone — (973) 655-7681
Email — schurmanna@mail.montclair.edu

Barbara May-Hyzer

 Lab Coordinator
 

Education — M.A., New York University; B.A., Mercyhurst College
Office — University Hall 4163
Phone — (973) 655-4130
Email — hyzerb@mail.montclair.edu

Claudia Guy

 Secretary
 
Office — University Hall 4162
Phone — (973) 655-4154
Email — guyc@mail.montclair.edu

Faculty

Ndidi N. Amutah
 
Education — Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park; MPH The George Washington University, B.S. Rutgers, The State University of NJ
Research/Interests — Community based participatory research, health disparities, the impact of stress and racism on infant mortality, low birth weight and preterm birth in women of color, HIV/AIDS, the social determinants of health.
Office — University Hall 4192
Phone — (973) 655-4400
Email — amutahn@mail.montclair.edu

Yeon Bai
 
Education — Ph.D., Indiana University; M.S., Eastern Michigan University; B.S., Seoul National University
Research/Interests — Nutrition and breast cancer education, nutrition counseling
Office — University Hall 4026
Phone — (973) 655-3220
Email — baiy@mail.montclair.edu

Kathleen Bauer
 
Education — Ph.D., M.S., Rutgers, The State University; B.S., Northern Illinois University
Research/Interests — Nutrition and breast cancer education, nutrition counseling
Office — University Hall 4020
Phone — (973) 655-7155
Email — bauerk@mail.montclair.edu
Mary Jo Belenski
 
Education — Ed.D., Ed.M., Rutgers, The State University; B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University
Research/Interests — Allied health professions, dental health education, curriculum development and student internship programs
Office — University Hall 4157
Phone — (973) 655-7122
Email — belenskim@mail.montclair.edu
Angela Chalé
 
Education — Ph.D., Purdue University; M.S. , New York University; B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University
Research/Interests — Nutrition, exercise physiology, and chemosensitivity in aging and disease
Office — University Hall 4012
Phone — (973) 655-3131
Email — chalea@mail.montclair.edu

Joseph Donnelly
 
Education — Ph.D., Southern Illinois; M.S., Southern Illinois; B.S., Southern Illinois
Research/Interests — Aspect of prevention & program planning within alcohol and substance abuse, stress reduction as it scientifically relates within health education
Office — University Hall 4166
Phone — (973) 655-7119
Email — donnellyj@mail.montclair.edu

Charles Feldman
 
Education — Ph.D., M.A., B.A., New York University
Research/Interests — Ancient food studies, Food transformation, Status and performance
Office — University Hall 4016
Phone — (973) 655-6987
Email — feldmanc@mail.montclair.edu
Joan C. Ficke
 
Education — Ed.D., M.A., New York University; B.A., Montclair State University
Research/Interests — Health policy, health counseling, health education, and women's health issues
Office — College Hall 212
Phone — (973) 655-4368
Email — fickej@mail.montclair.edu
Eva Goldfarb
 
Education — Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Trinity College
Research/Interests — Human sexuality, curriculum development and program evaluation
Office — University Hall 4175
Phone — (973) 655-7116
Email — goldfarbe@mail.montclair.edu

Mark Kaelin
 
Education — Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.A., B.A., Montclair State University
Research/Interests — Epidemiology education
Office — University Hall 4201
Phone — (973) 655-7123
Email — kaelinm@mail.montclair.edu

Yanyan Li
 
Education — Ph.D., Ohio State University; B.S., Nanjing Normal University, China
Research/Interests — Bioactive food components, development of functional food products for health benefits.
Office — University Hall 4190
Phone — (973) 655-5396
Email — liya@mail.montclair.edu

Lisa D. Lieberman
 
Education — Ph.D. University of Michigan; M.A. Kent State University; B.A. Kent State University
Research/Interests — Program development and evaluation in adolescent risk reduction; teen pregnancy and HIV prevention; maternal/child health; tobacco control
Office — University Hall 4203
Phone — (973) 655-5179
Email — liebermanl@mail.montclair.edu

Doreen Liou
 
Education — Ed.D., M.Ed., M.S., Columbia University; B.S., New York University
Research/Interests — Psychosocial theories in health behavior, nutrition education
Office — University Hall 4022
Phone — (973) 655-4416
Email — lioud@mail.montclair.edu

Meena Mahadevan
 
Education — Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University; M.H.E, University of Georgia
Research/Interests — Nutritional Aspects of Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS, Dietary Acculturation
Office — University Hall 4173
Phone — (973) 655-7574
Email — mahadevanm@mail.montclair.edu
Douglas Murray
 
Education — Ph.D., M.S., Auburn University; B.S., City University of Seattle; A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America.
Research/Interests — Sustainable food production and foodservice operations, food saftey, quality management, and customer satisfaction
Office — University Hall 4207
Phone — 973-655-7642
Email — murraydo@mail.montclair.edu

Stephanie A. N. Silvera
 
Education — Ph.D., Yale University; M.S., Rutgers University; B.A., Rutgers College
Research/Interests — Cancer epidemiology, specifically diet and lifestyle as risk factors for cancer, with a focus on racial/ethnic disparities in cancer outcomes.
Office — University Hall 4171
Phone — (973) 655-2125
Email — silveras@mail.montclair.edu

John J. Specchio
 
Education — Ph.D., M.S., B.S., Rutgers, The State University
Research/Interests — Food safety, food packaging, food analysis for contaminants
Office — University Hall 4014
Phone — (973) 655-5291
Email — specchioj@mail.montclair.edu
Jhon Velasco
 
Education — M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; B.A., Rutgers, The State University of NJ
Research/Interests — N/A
Office — University Hall 4155
Phone — (973) 655-3428
Email — velascoj@mail.montclair.edu

Shahla M. Wunderlich
 
Education — Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., American University of Beirut (Lebanon); B.S., Pahlavi University (Iran)
Research/Interests — Clinical nutrition assessment of older adults, maternal/child nutrition, global food studies and eating behaviors. nutrition and aging
Office — University Hall 4018
Phone — (973) 655-4373
Email — wunderlichs@mail.montclair.edu