New Full-Time Faculty for Fall 2025
Barnabas Crosby
Lecturer | Education Studies
Barnabas Crosby has joined Kingsborough Community College as a lecturer in the behavioral sciences department, where he’ll teach “Seminar and Practicum in Teacher Development” (EDC 9200) and “Children’s Literature and Language Arts in Childhood Education” (EDC 4200). A Cleveland native, Crosby began as a teaching artist and later taught elementary special education through the NYC Teaching Fellows program. He holds a bachelor of fine arts in playwriting and a master's in theatre history from Ohio University, plus a master's in elementary special education from Brooklyn College. Beyond the classroom, he has worked with youth in photography and public art, including as a Design Trust for Public Space Urbanism Photography Fellow. Crosby says he is drawn to community colleges for their diverse students and hopes to amplify student voices both on campus and in Brooklyn.
Kaitlin C. Maggiore
Lecturer | Speech
Ms. Kaitlin C. Maggiore has been hired as a full-time lecturer in the communications and performing arts department after two decades of teaching at Kingsborough Community College in various roles. The Brooklyn native started as a College for Kids instructor in 2005 before becoming an adjunct, and now teaches "Effective Public Speaking," one of her favorite courses. She believes public speaking classes do more than teach presentation skills, they help students "claim their voice in the world" and prepare them for job interviews, relationships, and leadership roles. Maggiore earned her bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology and audiology from Iona College and is completing a master's in disability services in higher education while interning with KCC's Access-Ability Center. When not teaching, she spends her time with her two sons, Jack and Brady, attending their baseball and soccer games and practices.
Laura Scheiber
Doctoral Lecturer| Behavior Science
Working as a case manager in Chicago for families who had once been homeless opened Dr. Laura Scheiber's eyes to the challenges students face in underfunded schools. Seeing youth who couldn't safely walk to school because of gang violence motivated her to pursue graduate studies in education. She earned her master’s and Ph.D. in international and comparative education from Teachers College-Columbia University, where she studied nonprofit leaders in Rio de Janeiro who worked with young people in conflict areas. After serving as an adjunct instructor at KCC for several years, she has been hired as a full-time doctoral lecturer in the behavior sciences department, where she’ll teach sociology and education courses. Scheiber values the diverse backgrounds and life experiences her community college students bring to the classroom. Outside of teaching, she speaks three languages, practices capoeira, surfs, and has fostered more than 40 dogs.
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