Jane Scimeca serves as the Chair of the History and Political Science Department at Brookdale Community College where she holds the rank of Associate Professor of History. She earned a Master Degree in History and Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies at Rutgers University. Prof. Scimeca teaches a variety of courses including World History I and II, New Jersey History, History of the Modern Middle East and Women's History. Her publishing credits include several ancillary texts for Houghton-Mifflin Publishers. She is also a contributing author to the Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Currently she is working on an article on the history of the “Jersey Girl in New Jersey”.