With the incredible growth of the academic portfolio over the past 10 months, the College made investments in faculty who could teach these new programs to transferring Saint Rose students, as well as helping the College grow these programs to myriad prospective students.
In July, the College welcomed eight new faculty from the College of Saint Rose: six from psychology and forensic psychology, one from biology and one from forensic science. Combined, these professors hold more than 78-plus years of experience in their disciplines. The new courseloads will be shared between existing ACPHS faculty and the following new faculty members:
Biology
Kelly Hallstrom, PhD – A microbiologist with expertise in foodborne pathogens, Dr. Hallstrom served at the College of Saint Rose since 2017. In addition to research work focusing on Salmonella, she will teach microbiology and other biology courses and serves as the program director for the BS Biology program.
Pictured: Kelly Hallstrom, PhD
Forensic Science
Sara Alvaro, PhD – Dr. Alvaro served as associate professor of chemistry at the College of Saint Rose since 2011. She will teach forensic science at ACPHS and serves as the program director for the BS in Forensic Science.
Pictured: Sara Alvaro, PhD
Psychology and Forensic Psychology
Nancy Dorr, PhD – Dr. Dorr spent more than 20 years specializing in health psychology at the College of Saint Rose with research interests focusing on social and personality aspects of health and well-being, management of chronic illness, and the aging in place among older adults. She will teach a number of courses such as health psychology, personality, motivation, social psychology, human sexuality, death and dying, and research methods and statistics.
Robert Flint, PhD – Dr. Flint served the College of Saint Rose for 25 years. As a full professor he also served as chair of the Department of Psychology and the Department of Criminal Justice, Behavior, and Law. He will maintain a research lab examining learning and memory processes and will teach a variety of neuroscience courses including forensic neuroscience, biopsychology, neuropsychology, learning and memory, and psychopharmacology at ACPHS. He serves as program director for the psychology and forensic psychology programs.
Ross Krawczyk, PhD - Served at the College of Saint Rose for more than 10 years and is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of eating, body image, and weight-related disorders. Dr. Krawczyk will teach a variety of clinical psychology courses including abnormal psychology, psychotherapy, child and adolescent psychopathology, and clinical psychology at ACPHS.
Stephen Maher, JD - An attorney, former law enforcement executive, and retired military officer, Maher taught at the College of Saint Rose for three years. At ACPHS, he teach a wide variety of criminal justice and law courses, in support of the forensic psychology degree, including criminal behavior, the court system, criminal profiling, serial crimes, introduction to evidence, law and theory of criminal investigation, and juvenile justice.
Lillian Rodriguez-Steen, PhD – An expert in developmental forensic psychology who taught courses in research methods and statistics, introductory and advanced forensic psychology, and general psychology at the College of Saint Rose since 2022. At ACPHS, Dr. Rodriguez-Steen will teach courses such as intro and advanced forensic psychology, forensic mental health law, child and adolescent forensic psychology, and discrimination and prejudice in forensic psychology.
Daniel Schoenfeld, PhD – Dr. Schoenfeld served as a visiting professor of psychology at the College of Saint Rose and joined the ACPHS faculty as an assistant professor teaching courses including lifespan development, child development, adulthood and aging, research methods, and statistics.
Pictured: Daniel Schoenfeld, PhD; Nancy Dorr, PhD; Lillian Rodriguez-Steen, PhD; Robert Flint PhD; Ross Krawczyk, PhD; and Stephen Maher, JD.
First Impressions
“On behalf of the faculty who joined ACPHS, we are excited to have the opportunity to continue working with our talented Saint Rose transfer students, as well as our new ACPHS students,” said Dr. Flint. “We are eager to see the students thrive and flourish in a close-knit, supportive community.”
Dr. Alvaro added, "I have been so impressed with the level of kindness and respect that everyone at ACPHS has shown our students and faculty. I am grateful that our forensic science program will live on and excited that I will be a part of making it even better for our students."
“I am grateful for the support ACPHS has given to our College of Saint Rose students over the last several months,” said Dr. Hallstrom. “I was impressed by the teaching and research facilities at ACPHS and am excited for the opportunity to continue educating and mentoring all students in the classroom and laboratory.”
Maher concludes, “I was attracted to ACPHS for many different reasons. The institution itself and its students are leaders in the fields of education and research, and I wanted to be part of that level of professionalism while bringing my own skills and perspective to ACPHS. Joining ACPHS in the forensic psychology program and continuing to advance what has really been one of the marquee programs at Saint Rose, was very compelling -- as was joining the faculty along with my Saint Rose colleagues -- colleagues who are also the leaders in their fields. The quality of students at ACPHS, and the addition of some of Saint Rose's best students, will be, I think, a huge advantage for everyone involved, as well as future ACPHS students.”
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Founded in 1881, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) is a private, independent college dedicated to educating the next generation of leaders to improve the health of society. ACPHS offers 17 undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programs including an online Master of Biomedical Sciences program and the only Master of Biomanufacturing and Bioprocessing program in New York state. Students have myriad opportunities to extend what they are learning in the classroom at The Stack Family Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET), at student-supported pharmacies in underserved communities, and at The Collaboratory, a public health resource designed to alleviate community health disparities in Albany’s South End neighborhood. ACPHS ranks #1 in New York State for best return on investment by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce and was graded an A+ for value by Niche. For more information, visit www.acphs.edu.