Faculty Spotlight
Professor Renée Goodstein with her parents after receiving the
Distinguished Faculty Award at the 2008 Alumni Dinner.
Renée Goodstein — A Love For Diversity
For 20 years, Professor Renée Goodstein has seen the Psychology
Department grow and change in many ways. At the same time,
she says, the Department has remained the same in certain
essential ways. “We have always worked as a team. Each faculty
member has, and continues to bring, diverse specializations and
approaches to psychology. This allows students to learn many
perspectives and ways of helping. We also learn from each other.”
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made sure that each of us, no matter our
religious orientations, is made to feel welcomed. As a Jew, I was happy when Bro.
Thomas asked me to participate in the ’Prayer
of the Faithful’ by speaking Hebrew. Muslims
have spoken Urdu; Spanish, Mandarin,
Japanese, Hindi, German and many other
languages have been spoken at our mass.”
Some past student performances during
Community Day include Albanian, Indian,
r. Goodstein comes to Brooklyn from
Psychology with Kristy Biolsi. She also serves
Greek and Latin dance, Arabic rap, and
Richmond, VA; her mother was born and
as supervisor in the Counseling Psychology
Caribbean, Italian, Croatian and African song.
raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains but
doctoral program at Teachers College,
Initially led by Psychology Chair Jennifer
her father was born in Brooklyn. She is a
Columbia University, and has a private
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