NEWARK FACULTY COUNCIL MEMBERS 2025-2026

CHAIR: Brian Murphy
VICE CHAIR: Erich Toncre
SECRETARY: Gary Farney

EXECUTIVE CABINET:

Laura Lomas
Mayte Green-Mercado
Laszlo Zaborszky

Roster

School of Arts and Sciences-Newark

Edward Bonder (term expires 6/30/28)
Professor of Cell Biology
Department of Biological Sciences
ebonder@newark.rutgers.edu

Gary Farney (term expires 6/30/27)
Associate Professor of History and Director of the Division of Global Affairs
Department of History
gfarney@newark.rutgers.edu

Galathara Kahanda (term expires 6/30/27)
Associate Teaching Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
gk451@newark.rutgers.edu

Adam Kustka (term expires 6/30/27)
Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
kustka@newark.rutgers.edu

Laura Lomas (term expires 6/30/27)
Professor
American Studies, English, Women’s and Gender Studies, Center for Migration and the Global City
llomas@newark.rutgers.edu

Mayte Green-Mercado (term expires 6/30/28)
Associate Professor of History
Department of History
Mayte.green@rutgers.edu
University Senate representative from the NFC

Brian Murphy (term expires 6/30/27)
Associate Professor of History
Department of History and Program in American Studies
brian.phillips.murphy@rutgers.edu
Newark Advisory Board representative from the NFC

Carlos Siegele (term expires 6/30/27)
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
seiglie@newark.rutgers.edu

Anastasiia Tsvietkova (term expires 6/30/27)
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Department of Mathematics
a.tsviet@rutgers.edu

Laszlo Zaborszky (term expires 6/30/27)
Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience
Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
zaborszky@axon.rutgers.edu

School of Criminal Justice

Valerio Baćak
Associate Professor
valerio.bacak@rutgers.edu

Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick

Helen Brown-Liburd
Associate Professor of Accounting and Information Systems
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
hbliburd@business.rutgers.edu

Erich Toncre
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
Department of Marketing
etoncre@business.rutgers.edu

Aviad Pe’er
Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Department of Management and Global Business
apeer@business.rutgers.edu

Ted Szatrowski
Professor of Management Science and Information Systems
szatrows@rci.rutgers.edu

School of Law

John R. Kettle III
Professor of Law
jkettle@kinoy.rutgers.edu

Brandon Paradise
Associate Professor of Law and Professor Dallas Willard Scholar
bparadis@law.rutgers.edu

Dana Library

Vincent Pelote
Senior Archivist Digital Preservation Strategist
Institute of Jazz Studies
pelote@libraries.rutgers.edu

School of Public Affairs and Administration

Weiwei Lin
Assistant Teaching Professor
weiwei.lin@rutgers.edu

Contingent Faculty

VACANT

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