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Dr. Avery M. Horowitz serves as Dean of Advisement and Counseling. In that position, he is responsible for all undergraduate advisement across Touro’s many New York undergraduate campuses and sites. Dr. Horowitz is also responsible for various activities at the Flatbush branch campus including the preparation of the academic course schedule and the academic calendar. He also coordinates final examinations. He serves as the chair of the college-wide Committee on Academic Standing. He is also a member of the Curriculum, Assessment, and Middle States self-study Committees.
Dr. Horowitz joined the Touro College professional staff in January 1998 after serving as Assistant Academic Dean of Yeshiva College for five years. In that position he was responsible for creating an Academic Advisement Center for the college, as well as the daily operation of the Dean’s office. Prior to this, he taught economics at Yeshiva University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Brooklyn College.
Dr. Horowitz received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Brooklyn College and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from City University Graduate School and University Center. He has served as the New York State representative and executive committee member of the Northeast Region of The National Academic Advising Association. He has presented professional papers on such subjects as transfer credit evaluation and ethical issues facing advisors
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, The City University of New York, Graduate School & University Center, Specialized fields: Public Economics/Finance, International Economics/Finance (Dissertation topic: Determinants of Fertility in the United States: An Analysis Based on the 1980 Census of Population)
- M.A., Economics, Brooklyn College-Division of Graduate Studies.
- B.A., Brooklyn College (cum laude with honors). Major: Economics
Professional Service
- New York State Disabilities Council, Member
- National Academic Advisement Association, Member
- National Career Development Association, Member
- Metropolitan Economic Association, President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
- Metropolitan Economic Association, Newsletter Editor
- American Economics Association, Member
Hobbies
Dr. Horowitz’s hobbies include genealogy, collecting Absolut Vodka advertisements and memorabilia and collecting Lego city building sets.
