IGU Faculty Advisory Council | Institute for Global Understanding

Mission Statement

The Institute for Global Understanding promotes cultural literacy and citizenship through academic and arts programs, interdisciplinary research and events, community partnerships, and service at the local and global levels. The IGU fulfills Monmouth University’s broad mission of engaging students, faculty, and staff in fostering diversity, equality, global understanding, leadership, and social justice.

Contact

Minna Yu, Ph.D.

Director of the Institute for Global Understanding;
Professor

Accounting

Samuel E. and Mollie Bey Hall, 142

732-263-5543

miyu@monmouth.edu

Faculty Advisory Council

Melissa A. Alvare, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Email: malvare@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-263-5304

Michael Cronin, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor;
MSW Program Director;
Play Therapy Graduate Certificate Coordinator

Email: mcronin@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-263-5683

Rekha Datta, Ph.D.

Professor;
Freed Endowed Chair in Social Sciences

Email: rdatta@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-571-4438

Lisa M. Dinella, Ph.D.

Professor;
Principal Investigator of the Gender Development Laboratory;
Director of Program in Gender and Intersectionality Studies (PGIS)

Email: ldinella@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-263-5295

Joanne Jodry, Ed.D., D.M.H.

Associate Professor

Email: jjodry@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-263-5115

Jiwon Kim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor;
Social Studies and Foundations of Education

Email: jkim@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-263-5632

Dr. Mihaela Moscaliuc, Associate Professor, English

Mihaela Moscaliuc, Ph.D.

Professor;
Graduate Program Director;
Graduate Faculty

Email: mmoscali@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-571-3621

Richard Roberts, MBA, B.S.

Specialist Professor

Email: rroberts@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-263-5488

Saliba Sarsar, Ph.D.

Professor

Email: sarsar@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-571-4474

Jennifer Shamrock, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Email: jshamroc@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-263-5426

Jing Zhou, MFA

Professor;
Graphic and Interactive Design

Email: jzhou@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-923-4762

Ex-Officio Members

Catherine N. Duckett, Ph.D.

Associate Dean;
School of Science

Email: cduckett@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-263-5887

Priscilla Gac-Artigas, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita;
World Languages Placement Coordinator;
Fulbright Scholar;
Full Member of the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española (ANLE);
Correspondent Member of the RAE (Royal Spanish Academy)

Email: pgacarti@monmouth.edu

Phone: 732-571-3406