Chris Blake '18 joined the Quinnipiac community as a teaching instructor of game design and development. He will be teaching courses in the GDD program.

Prior to teaching in the game design program, Blake worked as an engineer in the games industry. Blake worked on a project to collect data among Indian adolescents through gaming. The project worked with a team of healthcare professionals and educators to deliver and collect healthcare information.

Blake earned a master’s in interactive media and communications from Quinnipiac. Blake’s work focuses on designing games and interactive experiences that can be enjoyed by players of all physical abilities, including collaborations with Camp No Limits to create accessible games for children with limb loss. 

Jenna Curren has joined the Quinnipiac community as an associate teaching professor of criminal justice. Curren will be teaching crime and society, women in criminal justice, correctional counseling, and prisons and jails.

Prior to Quinnipiac, Curren was an associate professor in criminal justice at Mitchell College and worked for the Connecticut Department of Correction, holding roles such as field training supervisor, lieutenant and correctional treatment officer. Curren was also a member of the department’s honor guard and tactical unit.

Curren earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Western New England University, a graduate degree in communication from Central Connecticut State University, and a EdD in educational leadership and supervision from American International College. Curren is focused on emerging pedagogical practices that foster creativity and student engagement in her classroom.  

Aman Desai joined the Quinnipiac community as an assistant professor of economics and data science. Desai is teaching principles of microeconomics and will teach principles of macroeconomics and introductory statistics in the future.

Before coming to Quinnipiac, Desai taught economics and statistics as an adjunct lecturer at Baruch College and Brooklyn College, while also serving as a research assistant and junior scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality in New York City.

Desai earned degrees from Gujarat Technological University in India, the University at Buffalo-SUNY, and the CUNY Graduate Center. His research focuses on labor and education economics, with a particular interest in inequality using econometric and machine learning methods.  

Mous-Abou Hamadou joined the Quinnipiac community as an assistant professor of mathematics. Hamadou will be teaching biostatistics, and mathematical statistics and probability this semester.

Before Quinnipiac, Hamadou worked as a graduate instructor at the University of Mississippi, where he also coordinated tutoring in the Bridge STEM Program. Before that, Hamadou taught high school mathematics in Yagoua, Cameroon.

Hamadou earned his Ph.D. in mathematics and master's in mathematics with a concentration in statistics from the University of Mississippi. He earned a master's degree in Applied Mathematics Secondary-School Teachers Degree Grade II and Grade I from the University of Marous, Cameroon. Along with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Maroua. Hamadou’s research interests include probability theory and statistics. 

Diane Langlan-Wortz joined the Quinnipiac community as a teaching instructor of criminal justice. Langlan-Wortz teaches crime and society, restorative justice, victimology, advanced victimology and introduction to forensic psychology.

Prior to teaching full-time, Langlan-Wortz worked for the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch as a victim advocate. She has been teaching at Quinnipiac since 2012 as an adjunct instructor and a visiting instructor. 

Langlan-Wortz earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Central Connecticut State University and a master's in forensic ssychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  

Rachael Lansang joined the Quinnipiac community as an assistant dean of academic operations. Lansang’s job is focused on administrative work, but will teach the history of musical drama in the future,

Prior to Quinnipiac, Lansang worked as a teacher and administrator in performing arts schools. She was the academic manager and professor for the Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University, and the assistant director of academic affairs at the Mannes School of Music and New York City.

Lansang earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Connecticut. After spending time professionally singing, Lansang earned a PhD in musicology from Rutgers University.

Lansang’s research interests are contemporary vocal music that is being created in the present day, and how those composers and performers are using various techniques. Lansang’s work connects with anthropology, women and gender studies, performance studies and anatomy and physiology. 
 

Jeffery Lombardo has joined the Quinnipiac community as an assistant professor of environmental science. Lombardo is teaching environmental science this Fall, and in the future teach exploring your environment and botany.

Before coming to Quinnipiac, Lombardo worked with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. He also had a tenure-track position in the biology department at Hood College. Additionally, he held visiting professor appointments in biology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Utica College.

Lombardo earned his PhD from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and post-doc work at University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research interests include the interactions between plants and insects, mainly the influence of invasive insect herbivores on native forests and other plant communities.  

Ashley Marshall has joined the Quinnipiac community as an assistant professor of legal studies. Marshall teaches introduction to the American legal system and civil procedures.

Prior to Quinnipiac, Marshall was a practicing attorney and served as the legal director for the Bureau of Energy and Technology Policy within the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Before that, Marshall worked as an associate in the employer defense and labor relations division at Shipman and Goodwin LLP.

Marshall earned her bachelor's degree from Howard University and a law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Marshall’s focuses include litigation, utility regulation and energy affordability.