PEP Faculty
Aaron Gell
Aisha Khan
Allyson Paty
Amy Johnson
Anthony Galluzzo
Andrew R. Bell
Andrew Ross
Arlene Ducao
Ashley Hamilton
Aurora Wallace
Bryonn Bain
Carol Tosone
Carolyn Dinshaw
Chase Madar
Chinnie Ding
Danis Banks
Deenis Kunichoff
Dolly Chugh
Drew Bush
Elaine Freedgood
Ethan Loewi
Frankie Edozien
Gabe Heller
George Shulman
Gianpaolo Baiocchi
Gian Luca Clementi
Jeff Manza
Jordan Carver
Julia Mendoza
Julie Avina
Julie Livingston
Kaitlin Noss
Karl Appuhn
Kimberly Wilson
Kristin Ross
Laura Slatkin
Laurie Woodard
Lydia Pelot-Hobbs
Michael Ralph
Nikhil Goyal
Nikhil Pal Singh
Piper Anderson
Renee Blake
Sara Franklin
Steven Hahn
Thuy Linh Tu
Thomas Jacobs
Tommaso Bardelli
Toral Gajarawala
Zhandarka Kurti
Our Curriculum
Our Associate’s Degree Program in Liberal Studies at Wallkill Correctional Facility offers credit-bearing college courses taught in-person by Faculty from across New York University and New York City. Courses include Math, Environmental Science, Creative Writing, Sociology, History, Public Health, Legal Studies, Media Studies, Literature, Art and American Studies.
In addition to working towards a A.A. degree in Liberal Studies, students have the option to participate in ongoing student life programming such as a book club, journalism club, creative writing program, and professional and practice-based workshops.
Featured Course: Sociology of New York City
In Fall 2018, students at Wallkill Correctional Facility took a course on the Sociology of New York City. The course curriculum was designed by Professor Zhandarka Kurti with PEP students in mind; over 80% of our students come from the five boroughs that comprise New York City. The course materials focused on the social, political and economic transformations of New York City from the early 1800’s until the present moment. The class touched on topics relating to industrialization, race and class relations, consumption and labor patterns, migration and gentrification.