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ProjectTEACH
Antonino Scarpati is an educator with more than twenty years of experience as an administrator, teacher, trainer and consultant. He currently serves as Assistant Dean for the School of Nursing, Health and Exercise Science at TCNJ. An avid social justice advocate, he also teaches courses in social work and poverty as an Adjunct Professor in the departments of Sociology and Anthropology and Liberal Learning. In his previous role as Director of Civic Leadership Development at TCNJ, he developed a nationally-recognized civic engagement program involving thousands of students in more than 150,000 hours of service and learning. He has worked with numerous colleges and universities, K-12 schools, non-profit and government agencies, professional organizations and corporations as a consultant and speaker. Areas of expertise include strategic leadership, civic engagement and service learning, community building, cross-cultural competence and conflict resolution.
Jessica Tellier is a sophomore nursing major and an anthropology minor. She is a member of Synergy, the College’s dance company, and of Alpha Phi Omega, the co-ed community service fraternity. After graduating college, she’d like to work in a hospital – most likely in pediatrics. Eventually she wants to spend some time as a volunteer nurse in an underdeveloped country and earn a master’s degree in a specialized field of nursing. She is honored and excited to be a part of this research program. She wants to research the most prevalent diseases and illnesses children in Trenton experience; their causes; how they affect the children; and what nursing practices can be taken to prevent illness and care for these children.
