Critical AI Literacy Institute: People

2026 Faculty Fellows


Madeline Blount
Computer Science
The City College of New York

Victoria Bond
English
John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Agustina Checa
Music
Lehman College

Katherine Chen
Sociology
The City College of New York

Sarah Cohn
Library Science
The City College of New York

Juan Corredor-Garcia
Political Science
Hunter College

M. Chantale Damas
Physics
Queensborough Community College

Ashley Dawson
English
College of Staten Island

Daniel Harris
Philosophy
Hunter College

D’Weston Haywood
History
Hunter College

Sumin Lim
Special Education
Hunter College

Marci Littlefield
Social Sciences, Human Services, and Criminal Justice
Borough of Manhattan Community College

Satenik Margaryan
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Borough of Manhattan Community College

Maria Mavrides Calderon
Curriculum and Teaching
Hunter College

Yonghong L McDowell
Mathematics and Computer Science
York College

Diana Mincyte
Social Science
New York City College of Technology

Sharmila Mukherjee
English
Bronx Community College

Elizabeth Nisbet
Public Management
John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Ryan O’Loughlin
Philosophy
Queens College

Onyeka Obasis
Management
Baruch College

Emily Raboteau
Black Studies
The City College of New York

Susanna Schaller
Division of Interdisciplinary Studies
The City College of New York

Virginia L Thompson
Mathematics and Computer Science
York College

Li Zheng
Sociology
The City College of New York


2025 Faculty Fellows


Sarah Cohn
Library Science
The City College of New York

Jennifer Corby
Political Science
Kingsborough Community College

Kathleen (Katie) Cumiskey
Critical Social Psychology / Mobile-Emerging Media & Communication
College of Staten Island

Rhiannon Dowling
History
Lehman College

Zoe Griffith
History
Baruch College

Jason T Hendrickson
Africana Studies / English
LaGuardia Community College

Spencer Hill
Climate Science
The City College of New York

Sandra Kingan
Mathematics
Brooklyn College

Victor Sierra Matute
Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture
Baruch College

Krystyna Michael
English & Digital Humanities
Hostos Community College

Lucie Mingla
Mathematics
LaGuardia Community College

Martha Nadell
Literary Studies
Brooklyn College

Grace Pai
STEM Education
Queens College

MJ Robinson
Journalism, Media Studies, Media Ecology
Brooklyn College

David Schwittek
Fine Arts, Design
Lehman College

Andie Silva
English
York College

Venessa N. Singhroy
Applied Statistics
Queensborough Community College

Christopher Stein
Design and Interactive Media
Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC)

Celina Su
Urban Studies
Brooklyn College

Amy Traver
Sociology
Queensborough Community College

Sarah Zelikovitz
College of Staten Island

Project Staff


Director, Teaching and Learning Center, CUNY Graduate Center
CALI Principle Investigator


Laurie Hurson Headshot

Assistant Director for Open Education, Teaching and Learning Center, CUNY Graduate Center
CALI Curricular Lead


Sule Aksoy headshot

Assistant Professor, Education, Languages, and Instructional Design, SUNY Brockport;
CALI Research and Evaluation Lead


Zach Muhlbauer headshot

TLC Fellow, Teaching and Learning Center, CUNY Graduate Center; Ph.D. Candidate in English
CALI Technical Lead


Ph.D. Candidate, Philosophy, CUNY Graduate Center; CALI Research Assistant


Ph.D. Candidate, Educational Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center; CALI Research Assistant


Associate Professor, Library, LaGuardia Community College
CALI Embedded Librarian


Advisory Board

Matthew K. Gold
Associate Professor of English & Digital Humanities
Advisor to the Provost for Digital Initiatives

CUNY Graduate Center

Deborah Hecht
Director and Senior Research Scientist
Center for Advanced Study in Education
CUNY Graduate Center

Stephen Zweibel
Associate Professor, Digital Scholarship Librarian
CUNY Graduate Center

Mari Watanabe Rose
University Director of Faculty Development
Office of Academic Affairs
CUNY

Sara Vogel
Director of Programs and Research
Computing Integrated Teacher Education

CUNY

Stefano Morello
Assistant Director for Digital Projects, American Social History
Project/Center for Media and Learning

CUNY Graduate Center