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Dani Lucchese
Adjunct Faculty, Disability Studies
Dani Lucchese is an adjunct faculty member in the Disability Studies department at the CUNY School of Professional Studies. Professor Lucchese began their career as a Direct Support Professional (DSP) at Lifestyles for the Disabled in Staten Island New York. While at Lifestyles, Prof. Lucchese taught a variety of social skills and mentoring skills to intellectually disabled adults. They began teaching at CUNY SPS in the Spring 2019.
In addition to teaching in both the BA and MA in Disability Studies programs at CUNY SPS, they currently teach Disability Studies courses at Lehman College. Previously, Prof. Lucchese has taught in the Sociology Department at the CUNY College of Staten Island and the BA in Disability Studies program at William Patterson University. Prof. Lucchese graduated from Wagner College with their BA in Sociology with a double minor in Journalism and English literature in 2014. They earned their MA in Disability Studies from CUNY SPS in 2016. Prof. Lucchese graduated with their MA in Sociology with a minor in Design Studies from the New School for Social Research in May, 2020. They will begin their PhD in Higher Education at the University of Arizona in August, 2022.