New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University has hired Kristin Cohen, PhD, as assistant dean of student administration and Rajendram Rajnarayanan, PhD, as assistant dean of research. The announcement was made by Dean Shane Speights, DO.
Cohen oversees all aspects of student administration, including recruitment and admissions, financial aid, registrar, student activities, pipeline programs, and career services. She also serves as the Title IX coordinator for the Jonesboro campus. Cohen earned a PhD in higher education administration from New York University and boasts 30 years of experience in higher education. Most recently, she served as vice president for enrollment management at William Peace University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Rajnarayanan is responsible for championing all faculty and student research and works to increase external research funding for NYITCOM at A-State. He comes to Jonesboro with more than 12 years of successful experience in graduate and undergraduate education, research administration, and academic leadership. Prior to joining NYIT, he served as an assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology and the associate director of the Collaborative Learning and Integrated Mentoring in the Biosciences (CLIMB) program at the University at Buffalo, which helped students prepare for advanced careers in science fields.
In addition to Cohen and Rajnarayanan, NYITCOM at A-State recently added four staff members, including Academic Enrichment Specialist Scott Hinson, Associate Director of Community Relations & Development Neelam Pandya, Associate Director of External Relations & Marketing Casey Pearce, and Delta Care-A-Van Program Coordinator Jennifer Wharton.