Crucy Riley

Crucy Riley serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Mercy College, teaching Abnormal Psychology at the White Plains Campus, while maintaining her primary role as Guidance Counselor and Department Chairperson at Franko Middle School in Mt Vernon.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.A. in Sociology and Education from Mercy College (1970)
• M.A. in Educational Counseling from Hunter College (1973)
• Post Master's certificate in Family Counseling from Iona College

Professor Riley's professional focus centers on adolescent development and psychological challenges in educational settings. With nearly thirty years of frontline experience in middle school counseling, she brings practical insights into abnormal psychological patterns among young people, emphasizing how classroom struggles reflect deeper developmental issues. Her approach integrates educational counseling frameworks with family systems perspectives.

As an Adjunct Professor, her responsibilities are exclusively teaching-focused without research supervision duties. She does not lead any research laboratories or manage grant-funded projects, dedicating her professional energy to direct student support in both school counseling and classroom instruction environments.