This fall semester, CUNY SPS added four new faculty members to its roster. These new practitioner scholars bring a dedication to pedagocial excellence as well as the ability to connect course concepts to real-world applications for their respective programs.

To expand their cost-saving work for CUNY SPS students, several faculty members received grants to redesign their courses and replace proprietary textbooks with customized open educational resources.

In this Q&A piece, Sergey Tikhonov, a CUNY SPS Information Science student, discusses his award-winning project that helps children with autism spectrum disorder recognize their different emotions. His program also provides insights for teachers and parents to identify areas where kids will need help modulating their emotional responses.