IGU Faculty Advisory Council
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
Richard Veit, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs;
Professor
Faculty Advisory Council
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
Jiwon Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor;
Social Studies and Foundations of Education
Email: jkim@monmouth.edu
Phone: 732-263-5632
Mihaela Moscaliuc, Ph.D.
Associate Professor;
Graduate Program Director;
Graduate Faculty
Email: mmoscali@monmouth.edu
Phone: 732-571-3621
Claude Taylor
Director For Academic Transition And Inclusion
Email: ctaylor@monmouth.edu
Phone: 732-263-5668
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 of Spanish and Latin American Literature;
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
Tony MacDonald
Director Of The Urban Coast Institute
Email: amacdona@monmouth.edu
Phone: 732-263-5392
IGU Graduate Assistants
Alessandra Conte
Graduate Student
Master of Arts in Anthropology degree program
IGU Graduate Interns
Anna Gwiazda
Graduate Student
Master’s degree program in Social Work
IGU Undergraduate Interns
Spring 2022
Grace Joyce
Senior
B.A. History/Political Science with Minor in Legal Studies
Fall 2021
Kyra Velock
Senior
B.S. Health Promotion degree program
