Professor Rojas has more than 30 years of criminal justice experience, including teaching, managerial and consulting roles in higher education, and posts in law enforcement, corrections, and prosecution. He has earned Diplomat status from the American College of Forensic Examiners, and is an active participant in local, state, regional, and national criminal justice organizations.

• Forensic Science
• The American Criminal Justice System

DANCE AND MOVEMENT

Kaye DeMetz, Assistant Professor of Theatre; Ph.D., Florida State University

Dr. DeMetz has been teaching theater and dance for more than 25 years and directing student theater productions at Bergen Community College for six years. She has participated in several research projects that explore the relationship between the arts and science. In addition, she has written and presented on the subject of suburban life as portrayed in the theater.

• Dance, the Barometer of Culture

Joan Szabo, Associate Professor of Wellness and Exercise Science; M.A., Montclair State University

Professor Szabo is a former marathon runner and triathlete, a professional singer and choreographer, and advisor to the Dance Club at Bergen Community College. In the classroom her focus is on how to develop personal fitness and wellness goals that accommodate any lifestyle and any age – “any individual who wants to experience the joy of movement!”

• Making Fitness Do-able and Fun
• Movement Medicine

Lynn Gold, Assistant Professor, Office of Specialized Services; M.A., Seton Hall University

A former special education teacher, grades 5 through 12, Professor Gold is the Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant at Bergen Community College.  She also taught in the American Language and English Basic Skills programs at Bergen. She is an expert in learning styles and in the rights of students with disabilities under I.D.E.A. and A.D.A. and Section 504.

• Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
• Special Support Services in College

Robert Schwartz, Lecturer in Psychology; Ph.D., University of British Columbia

Dr. Schwartz has written and published more than 300 articles in national magazines on a variety of human interest topics, including popular psychology, management skills, relationships, learning and memory, and childrearing.

• Helping Children Learn Better

Mary Yepez, Assistant Professor of English; Ph.D., New York University

Dr. Yepez is an internationally known researcher and writer on gender-specific behavior in language classrooms. In 1996 her research in gender was chosen for public review by the World Congress of Applied Linguistics at which time she was received by the President of Finland. She is a recipient of a Postdoctoral Fulbright Scholarship in the Czech Republic, N.Y.U. Doctoral Fellowship, Roothbert Fund Fellowship, Harvard Administrative Fellowship, and the Daniel Carpenter Award. She was associate producer of “International Time,” broadcasted on Channel 75 in Manhattan in the early ‘90s.

• Gender Differences in Classrooms

Roger Opstbaum, Professor of Physics; Ph.D., New York University

Professor Opstbaum has worked in various capacities at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York where he built models of the atmospheres of Jupiter and Venus, and contributed to climate models.

• Causes of the Ice Ages
• Global Warming
• The Death of Dinosaurs
• The Ozone Problem
• The Runaway Greenhouse

HEALTH

Thomas Betsy, Professor of Anatomy and Physiology; D.C., Life University School of Chiropractic

Dr. Betsy has been practicing chiropractic since 1996, caring for thousands of patients with an enormous variety of conditions. He is licensed by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners in New Jersey and New York and holds a Certificate of Attainment from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Dr. Betsy also teaches at the Helma Institute of Massage Therapy. He is especially interested in how stress affects the body and what people can do to prevent and manage stress.

• Osteoarthritis
• Stress Management

Carolyn Garzone, R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing; M.S.N. William Paterson University

Professor Garzone’s nursing and teaching career has spanned 28 years and has included medical-surgical nursing, physical assessment, and pharmacology. Clinical specialty practices have included orthopedics, emergency care, intensive care, hemodialysis, maternity, geriatrics, women’s health, and adult family care. She has completed a study in “Therapeutic Touch for Reduction of Anxiety in Nursing Students Prior to Clinical Skills Testing.”

• Women’s Health Care

John Giaimo, Counselor and Assistant Professor; M.A., Montclair State University

“Traditionally, psychotherapy has been more concerned with adjustment of the individual rather than the transformation of society,” says Professor Giaimo. “This is especially true of behavior modification therapists who are more committed to adjustment, since this facilitates symptom freeness. While I very much appreciate the therapeutic value of symptom amelioration, I believe that true freedom is an ongoing, transformative process, one in which we learn to manage reality rather than merely adapt to it. If freedom is to be meaningful, it must be for something, rather than from it! Hence, I endeavor to integrate the best of the behavioral and existential traditions, drawing upon their congruence while remaining mindful of their differences.”

• Anger Management
• Stress Management

Winifred Guariglia, R.N., Professor of Nursing; M.A., Jersey City State University, M.S.N., Seton Hall University

Professor Guariglia’s area of expertise is gerontology and end-of-life care. She has published articles in leading nursing journals and has presented at national nursing conventions. She is a certified Nurse Practitioner and is licensed to prescribe medications. Professor Guarigilia has an extensive background in the home health care field. Her presentations include discussions of herbal medicines and nondrug therapies, such as exercise, relaxation, and diet.

• Managing Your Medications Safely
• Taking Control of Your Pain

William McKeon, Director, Physical Therapy Assistant Program; B.S.P.T., M.A., New York University, D.P.T., University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey

Mr. McKeon has 29 years of experience working in the field of physical therapy. His particular areas of interest are low back pain and dysfunction, and lumbopelvic mobilization and stabilization. He has been a lecturer for the American Physical Therapy Association New Jersey, Northern District, on treatment strategies for the low back. He also lectures at hospitals and physical therapy sites to help fellow therapists remain current in the field.

• Lower Back Pain
• Physical Therapy
• Shoulder Injury

Laura Ochoa, Associate Professor of Psychology; Ph.D., New York University

Dr. Ochoa is a licensed clinical psychologist. Her area of expertise is abnormal psychology. A trained cognitive-behavioral therapist, she has experience treating panic disorder, anxiety states, eating disorders, and depression. The courses she teaches at Bergen Community College include abnormal, general and child psychology.

• Psychological Disorders and Their Treatment

Carrie Polnyj, Assistant Professor of Nursing; R.N., M.A., New York University

Professor Polnyj brings a wealth of nursing experience to her students at Bergen Community College, where she teaches physical assessment, basic concepts and skills of nursing, and adult health nursing. She is an advisor to the Nursing Student Association, and frequently brings her students to the community to practice health education. A presentation to elementary school children on the importance of hand washing is a popular program for both her students and the children.

• Handwashing Basics
• Prevention of Cardiovascular Illness

Warren Bratter, Lecturer in World Languages and Cultures; M.A., New York University

Mr. Bratter is an expert in political and social change in Latin America and the changing patterns of Hispanic immigration in the United States.

• Back to the Future in Latin America
• Hispanic Immigration to Northeastern United States

Steven Fischer, Professor and Coordinator of Horticultural Studies; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Dr. Fischer has grown up in the horticulture industry and has trained hundreds of individuals in the fields of floristry and landscape design. Each spring, Dr. Fischer and his students help to arrange more than 30,000 plants, trees, and flowers for the spring flower display at Macy’s Herald Square. His presentations emphasize the use of native, seasonal materials, and staying within budget. A small fee for cut flowers and containers is required.

• A Landscape That’s Right For You
• Floral Design For Everyday Living

LAW AND LEGAL ISSUES

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