About our authors
Anthony Giangrasso was born and raised in Maspeth, New York. He attended Rice High School on a scholarship, and in his senior year was named in an annual citywide contest by the New York Journal-American newspaper as New York City’s most outstanding high school scholar-athlete. He was also awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Iona College, from which he obtained a BA in mathematics, magna cum laude, ranking 6th in his graduating class of approximately 600 students.
Anthony began his teaching career as a 5th grade teacher in Manhattan, as a member of the Christian Brothers of Ireland, and taught high school mathematics and physics in Harlem and Newark, New Jersey. He holds an MS and PhD from New York University and has taught at all levels, from elementary through graduate school. He is currently teaching at LaGuardia Community College, where he was chair of the mathematics department. He has authored nine college textbooks through 27 editions, with over two million copies sold.
Anthony’s community service has included membership on the boards of directors of the Polish-American Museum Foundation, Catholic Adoptive Parents Association, and Family Focus Adoptive Services. He was the founding chair of the board of the Italian-American Legal Defense and Higher Education Fund, Inc., and president of the Italian-American Faculty Association of the City University of New York.
He and his wife, Susan, are proud parents of Anthony (Sasha), Michael (Victoria) and Jennifer (Ryan) and grandparents of Calvin, Jackson, Isabel and Emilia. He enjoys tennis and twice has been ranked #1 for his age group in the Eastern Section by the United States Tennis Association.
Dolores Shrimpton is a graduate of Kings County Hospital Center School of Nursing and received a BS from Long Island University, CW Post College, Major Nursing; a master’s degree from New York University, Major Nursing Administration; and a post-master’s certificate in nursing education from Adelphi University. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, Upsilon and Mu Upsilon chapters and NACLI.
Dolores has been a nurse educator in Diploma, ADN and LPN nursing programs. She has taught Fundamentals, Geriatrics, Med-Surg I, Pediatrics, Maternity, and Issues in Nursing. Additionally, she has taught NCLEX-RN® review courses in NY, CT and Puerto Rico. Delores retired from Kingsborough Community College, after 28 years. During that time, she was professor and chair of the Department of Nursing for 13 years. She has coauthored three college nursing books through nine editions.
Dolores has held many leadership positions in nursing, including board member, vice president and president of the NYS Associate Degree Nursing Council. She was co-chair of the CUNY Nursing Discipline Council and member of the board of directors, and co-president of the Brooklyn Nursing Partnership.
Dolores is a recipient of the NACLI Presidential Award in Nursing Leadership, and the 2018 Ruth W. Harper Award, as well as the Mu Upsilon Award for Excellence in Nursing Education and Excellence in Nursing Leadership. She has also been recognized for her commitment to nursing by the Brooklyn Nursing Partnership.
As an administrator, educator, author, scholar and public servant, Dolores has remained dedicated to the nursing profession and the public it serves. She now lives in Rockville Centre, New York, and enjoys cooking and spending time with her grandchildren, Brooke Elizabeth, Paige Dolores and Jack Paul, and their parents, Kim and Shawn. She also enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family at her home in Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
