Dr. Suzanna Schmeelk comes to St. John’s University with over ten years of technical information security industry experience at organizations including The City of New York, Bell Laboratories, Yahoo!, eBay, Sloan Kettering, Battelle, New York Presbyterian and Paradyne. Additionally, Dr. Schmeelk spent over 10 years teaching and as a visiting researcher in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) at numerous organizations (Rutgers University, Pace University, University of Maryland Global Campus, Cooper Union, Touro University, University of California at Berkeley, Columbia University, New York University, Parsons School of Design, and The New York Academy of Science). Dr.Schmeelk holds 2 doctorates: an Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from Rutgers University and a DPS in Computing specializing in Mobile Security from Pace University (completion expected in 2020). Dr. Schmeelk holds an M.B.A. specializing in Cybersecurity (Expected 2021) and 4 M.S. degrees: M.S. Cybersecurity, M.S. Data Visualization, M.S. Computer Science, M.S. Technology Management; and a B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. Finally, Dr. Schmeelk holds two state certificates in Cybersecurity from Stanford University and New York University along with multiple industry certifications.

Information Security, Mobile Device Security, Healthcare Security, Software Development, Education, Computational Thinking