Industry-Aligned Faculty
Learn from the top experts and industry leaders at Northeastern.
Combining education and mentorship
When you study at Northeastern, you learn from top experts, global leaders, and change-makers who are committed to helping you build a career. Our faculty members have founded startups, guided nonprofit organizations, advised legislators, developed critical infrastructures, published acclaimed books, and pioneered groundbreaking research.
They share insights into real-world challenges and professional advice from their own experiences as leaders in industries ranging from healthcare to game design. What you learn throughout your graduate program will have immediate relevance to your current and future work.
Our accomplished faculty serve as mentors and educators, guiding you along your professional journey and sharing knowledge that will give you an edge in the job market.
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Maniar is a professor of practice in public health and health sciences. Learn about his experience leading programs at the American Cancer Society’s New England Division and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Center for Community Health and Health Equity.
Ramdin is an associate clinical professor of nursing. She researches topics including the socioecology of health and the science of healthy aging. Learn about her experience, including 35-plus years working in healthcare.
Torchilin is a university distinguished professor in pharmaceutical sciences. He studies nanomedicine, drug delivery and targeting, and pharmaceutical biotechnology. Learn about his world-renowned career researching pharmacology.
College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD)
Bhargava is an assistant professor, researcher, and designer focused on civic technologies and data literacy. Learn more about his work, including renowned projects focused on rethinking participation and power in data processes.
Hendren is an associate professor of art, design, and architecture. Her book, What Can A Body Do? How We Meet the Built World, was named one of NPR’s Best Books of 2020. Learn more about her work focused on human-centered and inclusive design.
To is an assistant professor of game design, an HCI researcher, and a racial justice activist. Learn more about her work designing social technologies that support the joy and empowerment of people of color and people in marginalizing contexts.
College of Engineering (COE)
Ebong is an associate professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering. She studies the mechanical forces of blood flow on the cells that line and protect our blood vessels. Learn about how her pioneering research is advancing vascular disease treatment.
Melodia is a professor of electrical and computer engineering. He researches wireless networked systems. Learn about his experience, including work that earned him a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
Myers is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. Learn about his professional experience, including work at AIR Worldwide in San Francisco, where he consulted on site-specific natural catastrophe risk assessments.
College of Professional Studies (CPS)
Aamer is an associate teaching professor who brings industry experience in project management, operations management, and strategic business consulting for companies like Volvo and Gap Inc. His research interests include data analytics and supply chain management.
Kinley is an assistant teaching professor in analytics. He explores ways to use data as a means of communication between disparate groups both within a specific industry and across industries. Learn about his research in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
McNabb is a professor of practice in the Graduate School of Education. Learn about his research in education and his career experience, including an 11-year term as president of Labouré College.
College of Science (COS)
Tavakoli is an associate professor and program director for the MS in Cell & Gene Therapy program. An expert in regenerative and developmental biology and stem cell research, she develops cutting-edge solutions to pressing challenges in biotechnology and healthcare.
Wang is an associate teaching professor of applied mathematics. His expertise includes algebraic topology, group theory, and applications to data science. Learn about his experience researching subjects like rational homotopy theory and interest in deep learning.
Wolf is an associate professor in bioinformatics. His interests are in the field of evolutionary biology and the impact of mutational and selection pressures on genomes across time. Learn more about the impact of his work in evolutionary biology and genomics.
College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH)
Aljoe is a professor of English and Africana studies. She researches 18th and early 19th-century Black Atlantic and Caribbean literature. Learn about her work, including collaboration with the Mapping Black London Research Team.
Kowalcky is a professor of the practice in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. Learn about her work in government as a higher education liaison to former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and as senior staff in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Zimmerman is a professor of criminology and criminal justice. Learn about his scholarship examining the intersection of psychological risk factors for violent offending and familial, peer, and neighborhood ecologies.
D'Amore-McKim School of Business (DMSB)
Baskerville is an associate professor of management and organizational development. She researches issues related to gender, diversity, and organizational politics. Learn about her experience consulting for organizations like NASA.
Boyson is a professor of finance who brings industry experience from organizations, including KPMG Peat Marwick. Learn about her research on conflicts of interest among financial advisors.
Dias is an associate teaching professor of supply chain and information management. Learn about his experience developing information architectures with agencies and multinational corporations, including State Street.
Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Bagley is an associate clinical professor of computer sciences. His research focuses on human-computer interaction and the Internet of Things. Learn about his industry experience at companies such as IBM and Xerox.
Guerra Gómez is an associate teaching professor of computer sciences. He researches issues including accessibility, visual analytics, and data science. Learn about his experience co-founding DUTO, a startup that helps blind students “see” shapes with their hands.
Jessica Staddon is a professor of the practice and director of strategic computing programs at Northeastern’s Khoury College. Her work focuses on AI safety, security, and privacy, drawing on 25 years of industry experience.