Doctoral Faculty & Areas of Expertise

The Civil Security Leadership, Management and Policy D.Sc. program boasts an extensive list of experienced faculty.

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Abdullah Al Hayajneh, Ph.D 
Assistant Professor, Professional Security Studies Department
New Jersey City University

Areas of Interest: Cybersecurity: Biometric Authentication, Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) Security, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) Security, Algorithms and Protocols, and Internet of Things (IoT) Security and Privacy.

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Juste Codjo, Ph.D.
D.Sc. Coordinator
Assistant Professor, Professional Security Studies Department
New Jersey City University

Areas of Interest: International & U.S. National Security: Civil Conflicts and Armed Rebellions, Government Response to Political Violence, African Security, Political Institutions & Governance in Africa, US-Africa Strategic Relations, France-Africa Strategic Relations, U.S. Security Cooperation, Civil Military Relations.

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Richard Cosgrove, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Professional Security Studies Department
New Jersey City University

Areas of Interest: Learning Modalities, Domestic Terrorism, Extremism, Leadership, Policy, and Decision-Making Processes.

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Scott Fisher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Professional Security Studies Department
New Jersey City University

Areas of Interest: International & National Security, North Korea, East Asia, Foreign Policy, Information Operations/Warfare, Digital Humanities, Open Source Intelligence, Sentiment Analysis.

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Michael Krantz, Ph.D.
Professor, Professional Security Studies Department
New Jersey City University

Areas of Interest: Student Learning Models, Human Behavior, Chaos Theory

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Laszlo Molnar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Professional Security Studies Department
New Jersey City University

Areas of Interest: Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, International Negotiations, International and National Security, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Cybersecurity

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Kutub Thakur, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Professional Security Studies Department
New Jersey City University

Areas of Interest: Cybersecurity, Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence, including wireless networking security, system’s security, information assurance and privacy, cyber-attacks, IoT security and privacy, cyber-physical systems and WBAN security, algorithms and protocols, cloud-computing security.

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Michael Wiltsey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Professional Security Studies Department
New Jersey City University

Areas of Interest: Crime Scene Investigation, Analysis, and Reconstruction; Forensic Analysis; Investigations and Analysis; Forensic Psychology; Investigative & Police Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Positive Psychology/Resilience.

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Lynn Costantini, D.Sc.
Adjunct Professor, NJCU
Deputy Director, Center for Partnership & Innovation at National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

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Glenn Garibaldi, D.Sc.
Adjunct Professor, NJCU
NJ State Exercise Officer, New Jersey Office of Emergency Management

Areas of Interest: Intelligence, Emergency Management (Preparedness).

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Mark Connolly, Ed.D
Adjunct Professor, NJCU

Areas of Interest: Education & Training, School Safety, Research Methods. 

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Kristie Byrum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mass Communications Department
Bloomsburg University

Areas of Interest: Communication