Biography Ken Marfilius is the Director of the Falk College Office of Online and Distance Education and is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the School of Social Work. Prior to his new appointment at Syracuse University, Marfilius served as the…

Bernard Appiah joined the Department of Public Health in Falk College as Assistant Professor in Fall 2020. Prior to joining Syracuse University, Appiah was Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University’s School of Public Health in the Departments of Environmental and…

Dr. Vasilenko’s research focuses on adolescence and young adult health and well-being, with a focus on sexual behavior. Her work on this topic is inspired by both health risk and normative developmental perspectives. She is particularly interested in understanding what…

Before joining Syracuse University, Pilkay served as an adjunct lecturer at both Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work in New York, NY since 2018 and the University of Tennessee, College of Social Work in Knoxville, TN since 2015, teaching…

Miriam Mutambudzi joined the Department of Public Health in Falk College as Assistant Professor in Fall 2020. Prior to joining Syracuse University, Mutambudzi served as a Research Associate in the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University…

Lisa Olson-Gugerty teaches undergraduate courses that focus on health promotion, health & disease, and healthcare administration. She is a family nurse practitioner and maintains an outside practice as an emergency healthcare provider at a regional community healthcare center. Olson-Gugerty holds…

Catherine García joined the Department of Human Development and Family Science as an Assistant Professor in fall 2021 teaching classes in Midlife Development and Gerontology. Prior to joining Syracuse University, García was an Assistant Professor of Sociology and core faculty…

At Syracuse, Losak teaches Sport Economics and Sport Data Analysis. Prior to SU, he served as a graduate assistant and Koch Fellow in the John E. Walker Department of Economics at Clemson University, completing his Ph.D. in economics before age…

Dr. Garay’s research interests center on the short- and long-term effects of adolescent and adult health behaviors, with a focus on dietary patterns (including dietary supplement use) and physical activity. Currently, Dr. Garay has two active areas of funded research:…

Prior to her appointment as assistant teaching professor, Charles has worked as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at Falk College since 2014. In addition, she is currently a consultant dietitian for Sodexo at Menorah…