New faculty profiles for 2018-19: Part 2

Bennett Doughty, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Bennett Doughty, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, will teach psychiatry, neurology and anesthesiology classes at Binghamton University.

Doughty, from Winthrop, Maine, received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in pharmacy from the University of Connecticut.

He is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist who has had psychiatric pharmacy residencies at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.

Doughty enjoys skiing, running, hiking, tennis and the piano.

Amy Gay, digital scholarship librarian, University Libraries

Amy Gay, a digital scholarship librarian at the University Libraries, specializes in digital humanities, digital pedagogy and primary source literacy.

Gay, from Binghamton, received her bachelor’s degree in English from SUNY Oneonta, and her graduate degrees in education/English language arts from SUNY Cortland and library and information science from Syracuse University.

She is the co-author of a chapter in an upcoming book called Creativity and Personal Growth for Librarians.

Gay enjoys experimental cooking, reading, science-fiction writing, gardening and exploring nature trails and waterfalls.

Steven Murphy, chemistry lecturer, Harpur College

Steven Murphy, a lecturer in the Chemistry Department in Harpur College, examines how various forms of technology affect the learning environment and ways to improve existing applications of the technologies.

Murphy, from Brooklyn, N.Y., received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Binghamton University. He received his doctorate in chemistry from the University of Connecticut.

He previously served as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Connecticut-Waterbury. At Binghamton, he will teach Introduction to Chemistry Principles I and II.

Murphy enjoys reading, tennis, golf, baseball and tinkering with electronics and video games.

John Riley, visiting assistant professor of history, Harpur College

John Riley, a visiting assistant professor of history in Harpur College, specializes in family and race during the U.S. Civil War.

Riley, from Pittstown, N.Y., received his bachelor’s degree in adolescent education and history and a master’s degree in education from Elmira College. He also received a master’s degree in history from the University at Buffalo and a doctorate in history from Binghamton University.

While at Binghamton, he received the 2015 Graduate Student Excellence Award for Teaching. He has taught at Union College, Siena College and Excelsior College.

Riley, who will teach Foundations of America at Binghamton University, is an avid board gamer and tries to incorporate gaming and interactive learning in his classes.

Melissa Sutherland, professor of nursing, Decker School of Nursing

Melissa Sutherland, a professor of nursing in the Decker School of Nursing, was recently selected to be an American Academy of Nursing fellow.

Sutherland, from Campbell Hall, N.Y., received a bachelor’s degree in rural sociology from Cornell University. She also received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Binghamton University and her doctorate in nursing from the University of Virginia.

She previously taught at Boston College’s Connell School of Nursing and was a 2017 Fulbright Scholar in Santiago, Chile.

Sutherland will teach courses on global public health at Binghamton University.

Chandiren Valayden, assistant professor of human development, College of Community and Public Affairs

Chandiren Valayden, an assistant professor of human development in the College of Community and Public Affairs, examines critical theories of race and racism, human rights and militarism.

Valayden received his undergraduate degree from Griffith College in Dublin. He received his master’s degree from Trinity College in Dublin and a doctorate from the University of California-Irvine.

At Binghamton University, Valayden will teach Global Politics and Human Rights, Globalization and Human Development, and Models of Social Advocacy.

He enjoys soccer.