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Daniel Grassian, Ph.D.

Provost & Executive Vice President

Daniel Grassian, Ph.D., joined the university in 2026 as provost and executive vice president of academic affairs. Before assuming this role, he served as senior vice provost for academic affairs at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; vice provost for academic affairs at Chico State University; vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at American Jewish University; director of the School of English, Philosophy, and Humanities at Fairleigh Dickinson University; and chair of the Department of Humanities at Nevada State College.聽

In all of his professional experiences and at 黑料导航, he prioritizes student, faculty, and staff success as well as innovation, inclusivity, and stewardship of place. 聽

Jared Littman

Vice Provost for Research

Jared E. Littman, Ph.D., joined the university in 2023 as vice provost for research, a new position. His professional experience spans 22 years in the higher education and medical sectors, focusing on research development, administration, and compliance.

Previously, Littman served as executive director of research administration at Long Island University (LIU), overseeing sponsored projects, research development, and research compliance.

Tiffani Hinds

Vice Provost for Research

Tiffani L. Hinds joined New York Institute of Technology as interim Dean of Students for the Long Island and New York City campuses in July 2019 after serving as Dean of Students at The College of New Rochelle (CNR). As Dean of Students, she was responsible for championing 黑料导航鈥檚 goal to be a student-centered institution that creates culture change, promotes inclusion and diversity, stimulates innovation and entrepreneurship, and promotes personal and professional student growth and development.

She worked closely with faculty, department chairs, deans, and student affairs staff to enhance the student experience through programs, initiatives, and resources related to student activities, residence life, health and wellness, new student orientation, student leadership, judicial affairs, and commuter student services.

Sheri Kelleher

Assistant Provost

Sheri E. Kelleher joined New York Institute of Technology in 2004. While working in the Office of Academic Affairs, she designed and piloted a New Faculty Mentoring Program and the Mentors Institute with the Center for Teaching and Learning; coordinated faculty hires, onboarding, and personnel actions; and managed faculty events, networking sessions, and accreditation visits. She then went on to serve as the founding assistant dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Education for the 2016鈥�2017 academic year, where she established advisory board members, operating and budget processes and procedures, and identified non-tuition revenue sources.

In August 2017, she was appointed assistant provost of Academic Affairs; in this position, she collaborates to facilitate continuous improvement of policy and procedures between the academic and operational units.

Pamela Karp

Interim Associate Provost
Interim Director, Center for Faculty Excellence

Pamela Karp earned her doctoral degree from Concordia University after successfully defending her dissertation entitled, 鈥淎 Case Study to Determine Classroom and Field Educator Perspectives on Occupational Therapy Student Readiness for Transition to Clinical Practice鈥� in December 2018. She earned a post-professional Master of Health Science degree from the University of Florida in 2010 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Stony Brook University in 1999. She has been a certified hand therapist since 2005.

Monika Rohde

Senior Associate Dean

In her nearly 20 years at 黑料导航, Monika Rohde has successfully developed the Office of Undergraduate Student Success and Advising (formerly Advising and Enrichment Center) into a significant and well-known resource on campus, expanding its services to include proactive outreach and advising support to undergraduate students, enrichment services that provide academic support and tutoring to students throughout their college careers, and student success initiatives that have had positive impacts not only on the student experience but also on retention and graduation rates.

A first-generation American and college student, she holds a B.S. in Health Sciences from Boston University and earned a M.A. in Communication Arts from 黑料导航.

Irene Young

Campus Dean

Irene Young, Ed.D., was appointed campus dean and executive director of 黑料导航-Vancouver in 2016. During this time, 黑料导航-Vancouver added a satellite campus at Broadway Tech Centre to accommodate the rapid growth in student enrollment. Dean Young earned her Doctor of Education degree in 2019 from Simon Fraser University. She obtained a Master鈥檚 in Business Administration from the University of British Columbia in 1991 and has been a chartered professional accountant (CMA) for over 30 years.

Young has been an educator for 25 years, working in various administrative capacities in both the K鈥�12 system and the post-secondary system.

Maria Perbellini

School of Architecture and Design

Maria R. Perbellini, M.Arch., earned her Master of Architecture from the Pratt Institute. She also holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia in Italy.

Prior to joining 黑料导航, she served as associate dean for graduate programs in the College of Architecture at Texas Tech University (TTU), where she developed a Master of Architecture curriculum with four graduate certificates, as well as a post-professional Master of Science in Architecture program with specializations in digital design and fabrication, urban and community design, and design and health. She also coordinated the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Land-Use Planning, Management, and Design.

Charles N. Moore

College of Arts and Sciences

Charles N. Moore, Ph.D., had been with Washington State University as professor and chair in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. With extensive experience in leading large academic departments, research, and pursuing student- and faculty-centric approaches to leadership, Moore appreciates the value 黑料导航 has placed on interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary interaction. 鈥満诹系己� emphasizes a broad education, including the humanities and social sciences,鈥� he says. 鈥淭hese ideals produce highly skilled graduates who are socially responsible.鈥�

Babak Dastgheib-Beheshti

College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., is a professor and dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences (CoECS) at New York Institute of Technology.

Babak鈥檚 experience in higher education spans over 35 years, where he has served as a full-time faculty member, president of the Academic Senate, associate dean, and dean. As dean, Babak led the engineering college to the introduction of its first two Ph.D. programs, in computer science and engineering, two new bachelor鈥檚 degree programs, and one new master鈥檚 degree program, in addition to leading the college through its fastest climb in national rankings.

Nicole Wadsworth

School of Health Professions

Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., has an extensive career history of leadership roles in clinical and academic medicine, as well as executive administration. Wadsworth currently serves as dean of New York Institute of Technology鈥檚 College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) and 黑料导航鈥檚 School of Health Professions. Previously, she served as NYITCOM site dean and senior associate dean. Board-certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine, Wadsworth is also a professor of emergency medicine at the university.

Jaishankar Ganesh

School of Management

Jaishankar Ganesh, Ph.D., had been with the Rutgers School of Business鈥揅amden, part of the State University of New Jersey. In describing what attracted him to 黑料导航, he notes the university鈥檚 visionary leaders, asset mix of schools and colleges, and locational strength with campuses in New York and Vancouver, among the factors. 鈥淪uccessful leaders in academia today are those who understand and respect tradition, but also those who help to enable change. I see that ecosystem for innovation and change in place at 黑料导航 and want to be part of its vibrant, dynamic culture,鈥� he says.