Committee on Graduate Studies
CGS meets monthly during the fall and spring terms and is chaired by the Interim Dean of Academic Programs Andrew Sidman.
Course Proposal Forms
- New Course (MS Word, Updated November 6, 2023)
- Course Revision (MS Word, Updated November 6, 2023)
- Experimental Course (MS Word, Updated November 10, 2023)
Program Proposal Forms
- New Minor or Certificate (MS Word, Updated November 10, 2023)
- Program Revision (MS Word, Updated October 25, 2024)
Course Guidelines
- Guidelines for Syllabus Creation and Model Syllabus (PDF, Revised July 31, 2024)
- Syllabus Template (MS Word, Updated July 31, 2024)
Program Review
- Guidelines for Program Review (Updated May 2025)
- Program Review Outline (Updated May 2025)
All meetings will be held on Fridays, from 9:45 AM – 12 PM.
The meetings will continue to be held on Zoom. When meetings are in-person, our usual meeting room is L.61 NB.
September 18th, 2026
Meeting ID: 875 6396 0037
Passcode: 997135
October 16th, 2026
Meeting ID: 858 1949 7527
Passcode: 427002
November 13th, 2026
Meeting ID: 844 1259 5041
Passcode: 220285
December 18th, 2026
Meeting ID: 881 9996 6045
Passcode: 120562
February 5th, 2027
Meeting ID: 863 7528 1811
Passcode: 515340
March 19th, 2027
Meeting ID: 826 3033 1867
Passcode: 025090
April 16th, 2027
Meeting ID: 821 4615 2723
Passcode: 277141
May 14th, 2027
Meeting ID: 817 5537 8561
Passcode: 661348
Contact information for CGS leadership, graduate program directors, student council representatives, ad hoc members, and committee staff.
CGS Leadership
Dean of Academic Programs
Andrew Sidman
Phone: 212-237-8179
Office: 532.02HH
Email: asidman@jjay.cuny.edu
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Dominic Stellini
Phone: 212-237-8211
Office: L.65.00NB
Email: dstellini@jjay.cuny.edu
Chief Librarian
Ellen Sexton
Phone: 212-237-8258
Office: 12102-T
Email: esexton@jjay.cuny.edu
Interim Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Sulema Ebrahim
Phone: 212-237-8285
Office: L.65.04NB
Email: sebrahim@jjay.cuny.edu
Graduate Program Directors
Criminal Justice, M.A.
Valerie West
Phone: 212-237-8387
Office: 635HH
Email: vwest@jjay.cuny.edu
Digital Forensics & Cybersecurity, M.S.
Shweta Jain
Phone: 212-237-8843
Office: 6.65.20NB
Email: sjain@jjay.cuny.edu
Economics, M.A.
Ian Seda
Phone: 212-393-6425
Office: 336.17HH
Email: iseda@jjay.cuny.edu
Emergency Management, M.S.
Lucia Velotti
Phone: 646-781-5116
Office: 433.07HH
Email: lvelotti@jjay.cuny.edu
Forensic Mental Health Counseling, M.A.
Chitra Raghavan
Phone: 212-237-8417
Office: 10.63.10NB
Email: craghavan@jjay.cuny.edu
Forensic Psychology, B.A. / M.A.
Rebecca Weiss
Phone: 212-393-6426
Office: 10.65.13NB
Email: rweiss@jjay.cuny.edu
Forensic Psychology, M.A.
Kendra Doychak
Phone: 212-237-8690
Office: 10.63.19NB
Email: kdoychak@jjay.cuny.edu
Forensic Science, M.S.
Marta Concheiro-Guisan
Phone: 212-237-8492
Office: 05.66.05NB
Email: mconcheiro-guisan@jjay.cuny.edu
Human Rights, M.A.
Charlotte Walker-Said
Phone: 212-237-8758
Office: 9.65.31NB
Email: cwalker-said@jjay.cuny.edu
International Crime & Justice, M.A.
Jana Arsovska
Phone: 646-557-4436
Office: 520.11 HH
Email: jarsovska@jjay.cuny.edu
MPA: Inspection & Oversight
David Shapiro
Phone: 212-393-6882
Office: 533.27HH
Email: dshapiro@jjay.cuny.edu
MPA: Public Policy & Administration
Simone Martin-Howard
Phone: 212-887-6125
Office: 533.26HH
Email: smartin-howard@jjay.cuny.edu
Protection Management, M.S.
Jason Rivera
Phone: 212-393-6424
Office: 533.41HH
Email: jarivera@jjay.cuny.edu
Security Management, M.S.
Alex Alexandrou
Phone: 212-237-8834
Office: 43301HH
Email: aalexandrou@jjay.cuny.edu
Student Council Representatives
Student Council Representative 1
Raven Leigertwood
Email: raven.leigertwood@jjay.cuny.edu
Student Council Representative 2
Tallulah Nemet-Sargent
Email: tallulah.nemetsargent@jjay.cuny.edu
Ad Hoc Members
Assistant Provost for Academic Engagement
Sumaya Villanueva
Phone: 212-484-1346
Office: 530.04HH
Email: svillanueva@jjay.cuny.edu
Associate Dean of Academic Programs
Katherine Killoran
Phone: 212-237-8263
Office: 53203HH
Email: kkilloran@jjay.cuny.edu
Deputy Director, Criminal Justice, M.A. (Online)
Frank Pezzella
Phone: 212-237-8410
Office: 63111HH
Email: fpezzella@jjay.cuny.edu
Deputy Director, Forensic Mental Health Counseling, M.A.
James Wulach
Phone: 212-237-8782
Office: 10.65.08NB
Email: jwulach@jjay.cuny.edu
Deputy Director, Human Rights, M.A. (Online)
Susan Kang
Phone: 646-557-4664
Office: 09.65.07NB
Email: skang@jjay.cuny.edu
Deputy Director, International Crime & Justice, M.A. (Online)
Rosemary Barberet
Phone: 212-237-8676
Office: 520.15HH
Email: rbarberet@jjay.cuny.edu
Deputy Director, MPA: Inspection & Oversight (Online)
Adam Wandt
Phone: 646-557-4809
Office: 52302HH
Email: awandt@jjay.cuny.edu
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Dyanna Pooley
Phone: 646-781-5223
Office: 333.02HH
Email: dpooley@jjay.cuny.edu
Student Academic Success Programs
Kate Szur
Phone: 212-237-8041
Office: 410.06HH
Email: kszur@jjay.cuny.edu
Deputy Director, MPA: Public Policy & Administration (Online)
Shilpa Viswanath
Phone: 212-393-6437
Office: 533.10HH
Email: sviswanath@jjay.cuny.edu
Staff to the Committee
Director of Operations, Academic Programs
Cat Alves
Phone: 212-237-8395
Office: 530.02HH
Email: calves@jjay.cuny.edu
Curriculum Support Specialist, Academic Programs
Alexander Bolesta
Phone: 646-557-4770
Office: 532HH
Email: abolesta@jjay.cuny.edu
College Assistant, Academic Programs
Patrizia Pelgrift
Phone: 646-557-4488
Office: 532HH
Email: ppelgrift@jjay.cuny.edu
Use the contact information below to reach the coordinator or advisor for your graduate certificate.
Health Care Inspection & Oversight Advanced Certificate
Graduate Advanced Certificate Advisor
Melissa Joseph
Phone: 212-393-6408
Office: 533.18HH
Email: mjoseph@jjay.cuny.edu
Graduate Advanced Certificate Coordinator
David Shapiro
Phone: 212-393-6882
Office: 533.27HH
Email: dshapiro@jjay.cuny.edu
Emergency Management Studies, Advanced Certificate
Graduate Advanced Certificate Coordinator
Lucia Velotti
Phone: 646-781-5116
Office: 433.07HH
Email: lvelotti@jjay.cuny.edu
Forensic Accounting, Advanced Certificate
Graduate Advanced Certificate Coordinator
David Shapiro
Phone: 212-393-6882
Office: 533.27HH
Email: dshapiro@jjay.cuny.edu
Policies
- Grade Appeal Policy (PDF, Updated May 2025)
- INC Grade Policy (PDF, Updated April 2025)
Writing Across the Curriculum
- Writing Across the Curriculum Guidelines (PDF, Updated Spring 2025)