Experts at Empire State University

Empire State University experts are available to provide commentary and analysis on topics in the news. For help finding an expert, contact the Office of Communications at 518-581-5334 or email us at sunyempirenews@sunyempire.edu.

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Recent Media Appearances by Empire State University Experts (Last Six Months)

• 6/24/25: Ian Reifowitz, SUNY distinguished professor, ARC Rochester: SUNY Empire State prof talks lsrael-Iran war
• 6/19/25: Ian Reifowitz, SUNY distinguished professor, ARC Rochester: Political Pulse: Interview on U.S. involvement in Iran-Israel conflict
• 6/16/25: Njoki Mwarumba, assistant professor, Spectrum News 1: How Canada Wildfires Impact NY Air Quality
• 6/16/25: Ian Reifowitz, SUNY distinguished professor, ARC Rochester: Political Pulse Interview: National Guard in LA lawsuit
• 6/10/25: Ian Reifowitz, SUNY distinguished professor, France 24: Court injunction: ‘No legal justification for Trump to send troops without California gov request’
• 5/29/25: President Lisa Vollendorf, WROC Rochester: ‘We Come to You’: College Students Consider Alternatives to Traditional 4-Year Program Model
• 5/27/25: President Lisa Vollendorf, City & State New York: The 2025 Trailblazers in Higher Education
• 5/7/25: President Lisa Vollendorf, Times Union: Women of Excellence: Lisa Vollendorf builds connections, embraces growth at Empire State University
• 5/1/25: Jason Russell, professor, Talk of the Town: SUNY Empire Professor Jason Russell explains Trump Influence on Canada’s Election Results and Tariff War
• 4/29/25: Gayle Stever, professor, Cosmopolitan: Why Do We Love to See Celebrity Couples Breakup?
• 4/24/25: Aley O’Mara, CAARES training coordinator, WHAM: Empire State University hosts interactive game on disability rights
• 4/22/25: Himanee Gupta, professor, Radio Catskill: Sowing Sustainability: Professor Champions Local Food and Wisdom This Earth Day
• 4/22/25: Daniel Fogarty, assistant vice president of Enrollment Management and Marketing, BusinessWire: Cloud Range and Cyviz Collaborate to Elevate Cybersecurity Curriculum in Higher Education through IBM’s Cyber Campus
• 4/22/25: Gayle Stever, professor, Yahoo Entertainment: Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus’s relationship caught social media by surprise. Why we can’t resist talking about the unlikely match.
• 4/16/25: President Lisa Vollendorf, Presidents Forum: Modernizing Pell Grants for Today’s Workforce
• 4/14/25: President Lisa Vollendorf, Chat with Pat: Federal Impacts on Veteran Students, Students with Disabilities, and Diversity
• 4/7/25: Jason Russell, professor, on Look Media Resource
• 4/3/25: Aley O’Mara, CAARES training coordinator, WNYT: SUNY Empire’s CAARES program aims to support neurodivergent students
• 3/25/25: Jason Russell, professor, Talk of the Town: Empire State University Professor Jason Russell explains Trade Conflict between U.S. & Canada
• 3/24/25: President Lisa Vollendorf, Presidents Forum: Emerging Technologies in Personalized Learning
• 1/24/25: Ian Reifowitz, SUNY distinguished professor, MSN: Trump has no ‘groundswell of support’ for his policies as he ‘doesn’t work for the American people’
• 1/22/25: Silvia Mejia, director of Spanish language programs, Radio Kingston/La Voz: New Bachelor’s Degree Completely in Spanish, Communication Between Bilingual Families, and Changing School Names
• 1/20/25: Ian Reifowitz, SUNY distinguished professor, Spectrum News 1: What Trump’s second term could mean for the New York GOP
• 1/15/25: Njoki Mwarumba, assistant professor, WXXI: Dialogue on Disability: Disaster preparedness often excludes people with disabilities; how do we prevent tragedies?
• 1/2/25: Gayle Stever, professor, New York Times: When Your Terminal Illness Makes You a Tik Tok Star
• 12/25/24: Gayle Stever, professor, Washington Post: Hope Walz’s pragmatic videos are helping Democrats mourn — and carry on
• 12/23/24: Shaun Richman, program director, MSN: Trump and the Labor Movement: How the New Administration Might Target Workers
• 12/21/24: Libby Tsibulsky, director of Health and Wellness programs, The Daily Gazette: Curbing campus hunger: food pantry programs work to meet growing need
• 12/4/24: Libby Tsibulsky, director of Health and Wellness programs, WXXI: SUNY Empire’s virtual food pantry marks one year of feeding students
• 12/01/24 — The Saratogian: Veteran and Military Resource Center marks one year at Empire State University