Joseph J. Hanrahan DC, Ph.D.

I had a memory of Dr. Hanrahan pop up today after graduation years ago. So sorry to hear of his passing. He truly was one of the best professors of all time and one of a kind. His amazing stories and sense of humor will stay with me forever

Joe was one of the best professors I ever met. When I was his student in 2007, he never failed to encourage and disseminated words of wisdom. As a fellow New Yorker and military personnel, there was absolutely no subject that we did not discuss. He will be sorely missed. May his soul rest in peace.

Huguette K. Williams
Adjunct Professor,LECJ
Westfield State University
Veteran, U. S. Army

Loving thoughts go out to the Hanrahan Family. Joe was a gentle kind soul and always took the time to speak to me whenever our paths crossed. He loved the city, his family and his students.
Peace Joe,
Kim Gamache WSU

Joe was a treasured colleague and all-around nice man. He learned that my daughter (who was having her tenth birthday soon) loved cheesecake. I got a call on her birthday from Joe, saying that he had just driven back to Westfield from Manhattan with a New York cheesecake for her birthday!
We will miss him and his devilish smile.

Dr Hanrahan was my professor at WSC back in 1986 to 1990. The criminal justice club went to Europe back in 1990, and he helped organize. Even though I am not in the Criminal justice field, He helped me in making good decisions. We had many great conversation about a lot of different topics. He always had great stories of his time as a Harlem police officer, and I always got a kick out of him, because whenever I saw him in the cafeteria, he always sat with his back to a wall, so no one...