Faculty and Staff

Our expert team of faculty and staff bring a variety of interdisciplinary expertise from science and health communication, to mass communication, cultural studies, improvisational theater, education, and more. Our social scientists and improvisation specialists collaborate across disciplines to bring the most up-to-date social science research to our cutting-edge programs. Many of our faculty hold joint appointments in the Department of Communication at Stony Brook University.

Laura Lindenfeld, PhD
Executive Director
Professor of Communication

Elizabeth Bojsza

Elizabeth Bojsza, MFA
Alda-Certified Facilitator
Assistant Professor of Practice
Department of Communication

Lydia Franco-Hodges

Lydia Franco-Hodges, MFA
Alda-Certified Facilitator
Assistant Professor of Practice

Radha Ganesan

Radha Ganesan, PhD
Alda-Certified Facilitator
Assistant Professor of Practice

Christine Gilbert

Christine Gilbert, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication

Brenda Hoffman

Brenda Hoffman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Practice
Department of Communication

Carla Jablonski

Carla Jablonski, MA
Alda-Certified Facilitator
Part-Time Lecturer

Louisa Johnson

Louisa Johnson, MFA
Part-Time Lecturer
Department of Communication

Ruobing Li

Ruobing Li, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Communication

Wenbo Li

Wenbo Li, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication

Nancee Moes

Nancee Moes, MFA
Alda-Certified Facilitator
Assistant Professor of Practice

Josh Rice

Josh Rice, MFA
Alda-Certified Facilitator
Lecturer

Kim Stauffer

Kim Stauffer, MFA
Alda-Certified Facilitator
Lecturer

Xia Zheng

Xia Zheng, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication

Christina Anselmo

Christina Anselmo, MA
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration, Diverity Liaison and Title IX Deputy

Chris Bill

Chris Bill, DMA
Client Programs Specialist

Dina Brennan

Dina Brennan
Senior Workshops Coordinator

Nicole Leavey

Nicole Leavey, PhD
Associate Director of Programming and Partner Engagement

Patrick Moloney

Patrick Moloney, MBA
Finance and Contracts Administrator

Lisa Pfeifer

Lisa Pfeifer
Executive Assistant

Rachel Ramirez

Rachel Ramirez
Director of Communications

Fatima Sowid

Fatima Sowid
Communications Coordinator

Affiliated Faculty

The Alda Center is proud to partner with affiliated faculty representing a variety of disciplines at Stony Brook University, who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the Alda Center’s mission through their work. We welcome faculty of all ranks including non-tenure stream faculty and postdoctoral associates to the program. If you are a Stony Brook University faculty member or postdoc and are interested in joining our affiliated faculty program, please contact us.

Brooke Belisle