Audrey Peterson
- None, The Lorian
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Audrey Peterson
A Life in Focus
Before the fashion shoots and magazine covers, acclaimed photographer Sante D’Orazio ’77 was a Brooklyn College student moving between drawing classes and humanities lectures, and studying line, form, and the history of image-making. On campus, his mentor, the painter Philip Pearlstein, pressed him to think beyond technique and about what an image does and why it matters. That early education would later help define his work behind the camera.
Edwin H. Cohen ’62 To Be Honored With NAIOP New Jersey Lifetime Achievement Award - Brooklyn College
Edwin H. Cohen ’62, owner and principal of Prism Capital Partners LLC and a veteran leader in New Jersey’s commercial real estate industry, has been named the recipient of the Charles Klatskin Lifetime Achievement Award by the New Jersey chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. The honor will be presented on May 14 at the NAIOP New Jersey’s 39th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala at The Palace at Somerset Park in New Jersey.
Trina Yearwood ’00 Is New President of the Brooklyn College Alumni Association - Brooklyn College
The Brooklyn College Alumni Association (BCAA) announces the appointment of Trina Yearwood ’00 as its new president. Yearwood, who previously served as first vice president, assumes the presidency following the passing of former BCAA president Arlene Lichterman ’53, whose leadership and service to the College community are warmly remembered. In her role, as president, Yearwood will also be a non-voting member of the Brooklyn College Foundation board.
A Path Made With Purpose
Born in Jamaica and raised primarily in Brooklyn, Vanessa Edwards ’19 knew early on that her education would largely be self-financed. After emigrating with her family to New York City at age 4, she spent her high school years in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania before returning to the city. Edwards did not, like many, go straight to college. Instead, she worked multiple jobs for several years, saving until she could afford tuition.
Building a Business, Fulfilling a Dream - Brooklyn College
Mina Marsow ’11 grew up in a Hasidic community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. A first‑generation American, she was raised by immigrant parents in a close-knit home, her childhood and education rooted firmly in her culture. “I wanted to go to college but didn’t have access to that much information about universities while I was growing up,” says Marsow. “I read about Brooklyn College in The Princeton Review she says.
Going on Instinct - Brooklyn College
When David Asatryan ’22 stepped onto the Brooklyn College campus in 2018, he knew it was the school for him. He had been accepted to a prestigious private college elsewhere in the state but balked at the cost. But mostly it was the school’s “vibe” that sealed his decision. It felt off. At Brooklyn College, it was spring, and everything was alive, the landscape vibrant green. People were everywhere. He talked to students hanging out on the quads.
Harnessing Language - Brooklyn College
Chicago native Brent Thomas Whiteside describes himself as a “multi-hyphenate.” After a decade of working as a writer and producer for television and digital media, he has come to Brooklyn College to enhance his storytelling skills by pursuing a B.F.A. degree in creative writing. Here he talks about his career in media, his first love (the theater), and his plan to become a playwright. In the end he has some solid advice for his fellow students. Tell us about your background.
The Digital Dietitian - Brooklyn College
A native of Sacramento, California, Jessica Jones ’12 M.S. moved to New York with a degree in journalism and thoughts of attending graduate school. Not satisfied with her job at a law journal, she began working for a nonprofit that brought food education to underserved communities. Jones loved the work and enrolled in Brooklyn College for her master’s degree in nutrition.
Returning to Make an Impact - Brooklyn College
More than 20 years ago, Gulnara Zaynullina ’05 received what she considers the best birthday gift—admittance to Brooklyn College. After graduating with degrees in political science and philosophy and law, she founded a successful women-owned wholesale company. Driven by her early desire to make a positive impact on the world, she has returned to Brooklyn College on a pre-med track.
Getting Down to Earth - Brooklyn College
Senior Carlos Baez decided to pursue his long-held interest in paleontology when he transferred to Brooklyn College. Through research opportunities and summer fieldwork funded by a Magner Career stipend, he has gained valuable hands-on experience in paleontological methods. He has been given the chance to present his findings at the Geological Society of America. Can you tell us about your background? I grew up in New Jersey.
A Calypsonian Career - Brooklyn College
As a child, Caribbean-born Frankie McIntosh ’76 was encouraged by his musical family to learn piano. In 1968, he moved to New York City to study at Brooklyn College’s Conservatory of Music. But McIntosh’s plans to become a working pianist changed when a Calypso musician asked him to fix a score for an upcoming performance. It was the start of his becoming a highly in-demand arranger for top calypso and soca stars and record labels.
A Cultural Representative - Brooklyn College
Alumna Ruqayyah Batts took a less typical route than many of her peers studying pre-med when she was accepted into the Coordinated B.A.-M.D. program. This eight-year combined bachelor’s/M.D. program allows students to be accepted into both college and medical school directly from high school. An introduction to Africana studies course was the spark that led her to choose that major for her bachelor’s degree, an education she has taken with her.
Addressing Consent - Brooklyn College
In the summer of 2024, education major Jaela Williams ’25 was in Amsterdam conducting research for her senior project—the development of a comprehensive K-12 sexuality education curriculum. While working with her adviser, Sociology Professor Naomi Braine, Williams had decided that the curriculum could benefit from research into consent. For Braine, teaching about consent is a vital issue within sexual education at all levels.
Behind Burnout | Brooklyn College
When Irvin Schonfeld ’69 came to Brooklyn College with a love of math and science, he intended to major in engineering but soon discovered that psychology would be his future. A professor of psychology at City College of New York for 40 years, his experience and research in his field of study—including job stress, depression, and antisocial conduct in youth—have made him a noted expert.
Perseverance and Faith - Brooklyn College
Each year, the Brooklyn College Alumni Association presents awards to selected alumni for their distinguished careers and outstanding achievements. Eight individuals are being honored this year with the Alumni of the Year award, the Distinguished Achievement Award, the Young Alumni Award, and the Jerome S. Milgram Award for distinguished service in advancing the Alumni Association and its activities on behalf of Brooklyn College. Visionary leader and DACA recipient Kelly D.
Community and Heritage - Brooklyn College
Each year, the Brooklyn College Alumni Association presents awards to selected alumni for their distinguished careers and outstanding achievements. Eight individuals are being honored this year with the Alumni of the Year award, the Distinguished Achievement Award, the Young Alumni Award, and the Jerome S. Milgram Award for distinguished service in advancing the Alumni Association and its activities on behalf of Brooklyn College.
Service and Steadfastness - Brooklyn College
Each year, the Brooklyn College Alumni Association presents awards to selected alumni for their distinguished careers and outstanding achievements. Eight individuals are being honored this year with the Alumni of the Year award, the Distinguished Achievement Award, the Young Alumni Award, and the Jerome S. Milgram Award for distinguished service in advancing the Alumni Association and its activities on behalf of Brooklyn College. Jerome S.
Communication, Motivation, and Patience - Brooklyn College
Each year, the Brooklyn College Alumni Association presents awards to selected alumni for their distinguished careers and outstanding achievements. Eight individuals are being honored this year with the Alumni of the Year award, the Distinguished Achievement Award, the Young Alumni Award, and the Jerome S. Milgram Award for distinguished service in advancing the Alumni Association and its activities on behalf of Brooklyn College.
Mastering Media | Brooklyn College
Allison Dubrow ’24 comes from a family with deep roots in Brooklyn College; her grandfather, father, mother, sister, aunt, and two cousins all attended. She says her grandfather stoked her growing interest in journalism, which began in middle school. “He would pick me up from school and make me do my homework right away,” says Dubrow. “Then I had the rest of the night to relax.” One day, he asked if Dubrow would watch the news with him. “I remember thinking, oh, that’s so boring. But I said yes.
An Affirmative Education - Brooklyn College
Born and raised in Flatbush, Ivan Marrero ’09 became an elementary school educator in Brooklyn to realize his goal of contributing to his community. As a performing arts teacher at Uncommon Excellence Boys School, one of 24 public charter Uncommon Schools, Marrero is ardent about encouraging his students to embrace authenticity and emotional expression.
She’s Here for the Journey - Brooklyn College
Natalia Guarin-Klein grew up in Washington Heights, the child of Colombian immigrants who never went to high school but who did go out of their way to make sure their kids had access to educational opportunities. “My mom had a dream for her children, and she inquired how she could help us get there,” says Guarin-Klein.
An Auditory Breakthrough - Brooklyn College
Study abroad was some years away for Barbara Canlon ’80 when she arrived at Brooklyn College. Her dream was to teach children with special needs, particularly those with developmental disabilities, especially those with hearing impairments. She graduated with a B.S. in audiology and speech pathology and went on to earn a Master of Science in physiological acoustics at the University of Michigan.
A Literacy Specialist - Brooklyn College
Rea Bowen ’21, ’24 M.S.Ed. felt she needed to leave her beloved Grenada to pursue her dream career as an early childhood special education teacher. Moving first to London and then to the United States, she landed at Brooklyn College’s School of Education, where she immersed herself in the CUNY Reading Corps.
A Story to Tell | Brooklyn College
Before Damon Evans ’19 graduated from Brooklyn College with a degree in Africana studies, he had a successful career as an actor and singer, co-starring in the iconic 1970s sitcom The Jeffersons and performing on Broadway and classical music stages worldwide. Born and raised in Baltimore during a time when being gay and out to one’s family was much less common than it is today, Evans strove to live his authentic life.
Risky Business | Brooklyn College
It took R.O. (Reese Okyong) Kwon 10 years to write her first book, The Incendiaries (Riverhead Books, 2018). Begun while in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Brooklyn College, the novel follows a young South Korean–born American woman who becomes drawn into a dangerous cult on her college campus. The debut novel racked up accolades.
Heading Into Higher Ed - Brooklyn College
When Rabbi Joseph Beyda ’16 M.S.Ed. was tapped to lead the Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School in 2021, it was the culmination of a more-than-20-year career as an educator and administrator at the institution. Beyda earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Yeshiva University in Manhattan. He then entered Brooklyn College, where he attended the educational leadership program.
Liberating Education - Brooklyn College
School of Education Dean María Scharrón-del Río‘s roots in liberatory education run deep. As a child, their parents taught them to challenge the status quo and embrace the idea that everyone deserves equal access to a quality education. A professor in the School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership Department since 2006, Scharrón-del Río believes that steady change on a systemic level can dismantle institutional oppression and create an inclusive environment.
On a Mission | Brooklyn College
For Tommy Tieu ’14, returning to campus to mentor students is a calling. A native of Brooklyn whose interest in a business career was sparked as a teen, Tieu entered Brooklyn College as a transfer student to pursue a double major in accounting and business management, and finance. Now a New York metro area talent acquisition manager at the accounting and professional services firm PwC, Tieu finds great fulfillment in shepherding Brooklyn College students on their career paths.
Curator for the People - Brooklyn College
On the advice of a teacher who saw his potential, Staten Island native Kevin Parks ’95 entered Brooklyn College’s Conservatory of Music planning to become a guitarist. An accident to his hand led him to switch to composing, and with that, his career plans changed. Today, Parks is the curator of the Music and Recorded Sound Division at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, where he preserves New York City’s musical heritage.
María Scharrón-del Río Named Dean of Brooklyn College School of Education - Brooklyn College
María Scharrón-del Río has been appointed the new dean of the School of Education at Brooklyn College. A professor in the School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership Department, Scharrón-del Río (who uses the pronoun they) previously served as interim dean of the School of Education. “Dean Scharrón-del Río is an exceptional leader and mentor.
Leading with an Open Hand - Brooklyn College
Sixteen-year-old Bijou Abiola ’07 had decisions to make. She had come all the way to Brooklyn from her childhood home in Lagos, Nigeria, to go to college. After starting at Brooklyn College on an Accounting track, she made an early shift in majors and graduated with a degree in economics. By her early 20s she was working as a junior economic adviser for the Nigerian Mission to the United Nations. The job was weighty, and she had what it took, even at her young age, to do it. But again.
A Classics Career - Brooklyn College
When Patrice Rankine ’92 entered Brooklyn College, he leaped at the chance to study an ancient language. Ancient Greek was a passageway to a time he considered “the root of it all.” As a Mellon Minority (now Mellon Mays) Undergraduate fellow, Rankine received a B.A. Ancient Greek (now part of a Classics B.A.) before earning his graduate and doctoral degrees from Yale.
One Generation to the Next - Brooklyn College
Madeline Dreifus says that when it was time to choose a college, Brooklyn College chose her. “I graduated from Erasmus Hall High School and came from modest means. The only way I could attend college full-time was to go to a tuition-free school.” Today, she has found a new way to create this kind of experience for Brooklyn College students. Along with her husband, Madeline founded The Charles and Madeline Dreifus Student Success Fund at Brooklyn College.
Well Building for Well-Being - Brooklyn College
Joyce Tannian ’00, the executive director and co-founder of Water Is Life Kenya, tells the story of a young Maasai woman named Dorcas. Dorcas married as a teenager and traveled far from her village to her husband’s home, where she took on the tasks of a typical housewife. This included a six-hour round trip across the border to Tanzania to fetch water, an arduous and sometimes dangerous trek.
Fluent in Any Culture - Brooklyn College
Dean Foster ’69 says he has a perfect job. As a cross-cultural consultant, he has traveled to and lived in more countries than many can name off the top of their heads. Living and working in foreign lands has been challenging, never dull, and always fulfilling. Foster’s company, Dean Foster Global Cultures, delivers training programs in what Foster calls “cultural fluency.” Clients range from Fortune 500 companies to intergovernmental organizations, such as the United Nations.
A Special Public Servant - Brooklyn College
Ramdat Singh ’17 has been on a mission since becoming a special education teacher. He saw that his students were “falling through the cracks” when it came to postsecondary planning. As a teacher and administrator at Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy in the Bronx, his goal has been to steer students onto a career and life path before they leave middle school.
Giving It the Business Touch - Brooklyn College
Film major Gasnel Jacques was lying in bed thinking about how the pandemic had affected the way people socialize when an idea popped into his head. It was a way to revive the good time people have when doing something simple yet fun, like watching a movie together. Jacques decided there may be something to his late-night thought.
In the Interest of Public Health - Brooklyn College
For Michael Joseph ’94 public health is a mission. The associate professor of epidemiology and vice dean of education at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health is out to improve public health outcomes whenever and wherever possible, particularly for underserved and minority populations. For him, education is the key. The Brooklyn native wasn’t thinking of public health when he entered Brooklyn College. He was going to be a medical doctor.
The Career Builder - Brooklyn College
Sabine Saint-Cyr spent a decade at Brooklyn College as both a student and a staff member. After earning a master’s in industrial and organizational psychology, specializing in personnel and human resources, she landed a full-time job at the Magner Career Center, where she was the liaison for the Koppelman School of Business and connected students with career partners. She has since taken her wealth of experience to the multinational professional services giant Deloitte.
Getting the Word Out - Brooklyn College
Jamilah Simmons knows a good story. An experienced reporter with an ear for the right quote and an eye for the details, she has put her acumen to work for Brooklyn College since 2007. After many years as a writer for the Office of Marketing and Communications, Simmons was promoted last year to a new position focused on marketing as it relates to prospective students.
Culturally Relevant - Brooklyn College
When Health and Nutrition Sciences Assistant Professor Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky started teaching at Brooklyn College just over a decade ago, she taught a course on community nutrition. In it, students learned to conduct local community health assessments by gathering information from residents and supplementing that with publicly available data from published research.
A Coach’s Promise - Brooklyn College
Deputy Chairperson of the Business Management Department Myles Bassell is a mentor to many. Early in his teaching career, students insisted on calling him Professor Bassell, even though he told them to call him Myles. But then one student settled on the moniker “coach,” and it stuck. Almost 20 years later nearly all students call him Coach B.
A Second Transition - Brooklyn College
You spent several successful years in the Navy. I joined the military in 2016. I was working at Walmart after an unsuccessful attempt at college in Michigan, where I’m from. I wasn’t feeling the job, so I joined the Navy. I was 19. I scored well on the aptitude test, and they offered training as a nuclear mechanic. I did boot camp, trained, and found myself working on a prototype reactor in Saratoga Springs. I was stationed on an aircraft carrier as a nuclear machinist mate, second class.
A Person Restored - Brooklyn College
Garrard Conley ’20 M.F.A. was halfway to finishing his master’s degree in creative writing at Brooklyn College when the movie Boy Erased premiered. Based on his 2016 bestselling memoir of the same name, the film chronicles Conley’s life as he was outed as gay to his parents. His minister father’s solution was to enroll his son in a conversion therapy program.
Places to Be | Brooklyn College
Sami Binder ’18 has worked at Brooklyn College’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center for almost as long as the center has been in existence. Since starting there in 2015, Binder has been essential to its operations, helping to organize events like the Lavender Graduation and other activities that ensure a safe and welcoming space on campus. Binder graduated in 2018 with a double major in theater and women’s and gender studies and a minor in LGBTQ studies.
We’re the Orchestra - Brooklyn College
As a trained composer, Moshe Axelrod is passionate about music. He also cares deeply about making sure students can afford their education. Within the financial aid office, he carries out his work with the vision of a conductor. Axelrod’s understanding of music informs his unique approach to financial aid.
Finding the Words - Brooklyn College
To begin to reshape society, we must first imagine that things could be different. As co-editors of last fall’s issue of the prestigious journal American Literature, English Professor Joseph Entin and former student Clare Callahan ’08 M.A. asked readers to consider how literature can help us think bigger and more imaginatively when it comes to combating poverty.
Part of the Solution - Brooklyn College
Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Taiwan. I came to New York at 27 to attend Brooklyn College for my master’s degree. Why did you choose Brooklyn College? As an international student, I looked for a college that could provide me with a quality education and access to greater opportunities. I wanted to study in Brooklyn because of the diverse student population and key location in New York City. You earned a master’s degree in sociology.
Preservation as Resistance
For years, Kelly Britt, assistant professor of anthropology, walked by an unusual house in her Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. She wondered who owned the worn but stately looking Italianate mansion at 87 Macdonough Street. She asked around and talked to people involved in local preservation, but it wasn’t until the summer of 2018 that she got an answer. Britt’s landlord had been driving by the house and saw that the door was open and the owners were in.
A Lab Like No Other
One such person is Hilal Palacioglu Ulukaya ’20, M.S.,’22 M.S., cofounder and CEO of Society Mano, a sustainable clothing company based on the traditional handicrafts of her native Turkey. Ulukaya, who received two master’s degrees at Brooklyn College in computer and information science and business administration, worked as a space engineer before coming to the United States.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Audrey
Contact Audrey, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack