Robert E. Cipriano has a doctor’s degree from New York University. He has published five books, contributed chapters in three additional books, has published more than 170 journal articles and manuscript, has received more than nine million dollars in state and federal grants, and has been invited to present at more than 250 colleges and universities in the US, Asia, and the Middle east. He served as department chair for 28 of his 36 years in higher education.