Lianna Scull, Assistant Director of the Sociology and Human Relations programs at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS), holds a dual BA in Psychology/English from Russell Sage College for Women, and an MA in Applied Psychology from New York University. She is a new face in the department but is not entirely new to the CUNY community, having attended evening classes at Baruch College within the Higher Education Administration program in 2015-16.

Prior to arriving at CUNY SPS, Lianna held progressively more responsible positions within the Office of Academic Advising at LIM College in Manhattan, where she began her career in 2006. Additionally, she taught First-year Experience courses at LIM College for over a decade. Lianna has been an active member of her professional organizations, including the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), earning the NACADA Region One Excellence in Advising and Presenter Scholarship awards in 2010.