Rev. Joseph DeSanto, PhD, Professor Emeritus

Father Joseph DeSanto holds a BA degree in Philosophy from St. Joseph's College and Seminary, an MS degree in Education from Iona College, an MA degree in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a PhD in Counseling from St. John's University. He has worked as coordinator of Criminal Justice at Westchester and Rockland Community Colleges, and Director of the University Apostolate, Staten Island. He served for twenty years as a member of the Board of Commissioners for the Department of Public Safety, Westchester County. He has taught courses in social psychology, mental health, and personality development, as well as applied and introductory psychology. Father DeSanto, known to most of his students as Father Joe, has been teaching at Iona College for more than twenty years. Father DeSanto was instrumental in the establishment of the Department and served as Chair from 1978 through his retirement in 1996. He was awarded professor emeritus status in 1996 and currently teaches courses in both the undergraduate and graduate programs.

Rev. Joseph DeSanto, PhD,
Professor Emeritus, Department of Criminal Justice
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle, New York 10801-1890
email: jdesanto@iona.edu

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