International Studies Department Faculty
A Talented Faculty
Students in St. John Fisher College’s International Studies Program will benefit from the personal attention of talented faculty that is made possible by small class sizes and a low student-to-faculty ratio. Students will find that both faculty members and advisors are accessible whenever needed, not just during registration periods.
Furthermore, all faculty pursue research and publishing opportunities regularly. Students, therefore, benefit from learning the most up-to-date theories and approaches in the many disciplines of International Studies from professors who remain current on their topics.
The varied research interests of the faculty are:
- 19th and 20th Century diplomatic history
- 19th and 20th Century U.S. history
- Modern and contemporary Chinese politics and economics
- Contemporary Latin American
- Spanish literature and civilization
- Political theory
- International relations and comparative politics
- Latin American political cultures
- Venezuela
- The Caribbean
- International economics
- U.S. and U.K. 20th Century economic history
- The new German States
- 19th and 20th Century German Literature and German cinema
- Cross-cultural communication
- African and Chinese Ethnology
- Marxism
David Baronov
Title: Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology
Office: Kearney Hall, Room 207C
Phone: (585) 385-8220
Email: dbaronov@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., SUNY-Binghamton
Maria Gonzalez-Smith
Title: Adjunct Faculty
Office: Basil 022A
Phone: (585) 385-7333
Email: mgonzalez-smith@sjfc.edu
Education: Doctorate in Political Science (ABD), 1988 Central University of Venezuela.
MA in Political Science, 1983 Central University of Venezuela
Licentiate in International Studies, 1976 Central University of Venezuela
Rubén L. Gómez
Title: Professor of Spanish and Chair, Modern Languages and Cultures
Office: Basil 105
Phone: (585) 385-7348
Email: rgomez@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John D. Harman, Ph.D.
Title: Professor and Chair Department of Political Science
Office: Pioch 122
Phone: (585) 385-8242
Email: jharman@sjfc.edu
Dr. Selim Ilter
Title: Professor, Department of Management/Marketing
Office: Murphy 144
Phone: (585) 385-8082
Email: silter@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., International Business, Georgia State University
M.B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Robert College, Turkey
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Robert College, Turkey
Marc Papé
Title: Associate Professor
Office: Fay 104
Phone: (585) 899-3873
Email: mpape@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., Florida State University
John T. Roche
Title: Associate Professor
Office: Kearney Hall, Room 415
Phone: (585) 385-8119
Email: jroche@sjfc.edu
Education: M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
B.A., State University of New York at Albany
Dr. Tom Tyson
Title: Professor, Department of Accounting/Finance
Office: Kearney Hall, Room 408
Phone: (585) 385-8431
Email: ttyson@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., Accounting, Georgia State University
M.Ed., Education (Counseling), University of Pittsburgh
M.B.A., Management, New Mexico State University
B.S., History, Northwestern University
Dr. Stephen J. Valone
Title: Professor
Office: Basil 129
Phone: (585) 385-8208
Email: svalone@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Rochester
B.A., Hamilton College