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The College of Saint Rose |
Welcome to The College of Saint Rose Experts DirectoryThis online resource can connect you with members of the Saint Rose faculty and staff who possess expert knowledge on a wide variety of topics and issues. The specialists listed in this directory are available to share their perspectives and analytical abilities with the media and the general public for purposes of news stories, features, research, workshops, commentary and panel discussions. The directory is arranged by subject area. The name, title and degree of each specialist are provided, as well as a brief description of his/her specific area(s) of expertise. To contact any of the faculty and staff experts, or for more information or assistance using the directory, please call the Office of Public Relations at (518) 454-5102 or send e-mail to Benjamin Marvin at marvinb@strose.edu.
Stephen Birchak, Ed.D., Professor of Counseling — Violence prevention; character education; violence, tolerance and aggression in children and adolescents; counseling aggressive children; school safety; bullying; administration, faculty, staff training in classroom behavior management; effective parenting skills Aviva Bower, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology — Qualitative research; gender identity; interpretive approaches to children's social identity development Richard Brody, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Psychology — Identity development; critical thinking; adolescent development Donna Burns, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Psychology — Child and adolescent development; issues in grief and loss Kathleen Crowley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology — Development of gender roles and behaviors; effective parenting and parenting education; media and gender development; effects of media on children and adolescents; issues in child development; human development in a media-saturated society; history and development of psychology; psychology in the 21st century Susan V. DeLuke, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Special Education — Autism Spectrum Disorders (autism, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders); social skills interventions and supports for children and adolescents with difficulties relating socially; children with moderate and severe disabilities; inclusive education supports and practices for children with significant disabilities Steve Hoff, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of School Psychology — Self-injurious youth (working with); suicide risk assessment/prevention; nature-based education Claudia Lingertat-Putnam, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of Counseling — Counseling children and adolescents; grief and loss issues, particularly with children, youth and families; emotional first aid after a tragedy/psychological trauma related to death and disaster; working with schools after a tragedy (death or disaster)/postvention in schools Katherine Voegtle, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology — Child and adolescent development; gay/lesbian allies; lifespan development; educational research Benjamin Clansy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science — US foreign policy; contemporary African affairs; Arab, Middle East, and African American politics; Third World environmental problems; old US west; African Americans in US history Risa Faussette, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History — African American history Lucy Bowditch, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History — History of photography Karene Faul, M.F.A., Chair, Art Department — Screen printing as a fine art; art issues Jessica Loy, M.F.A., Associate Professor of Art — Graphic design; computer related graphic design Robert O'Neil, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of Art — Photography; art Thomas Santelli, M.F.A., Associate Professor of Art — Fine art; photography; photo history; aesthetics Deborah Zlotsky, M.F.A., Associate Professor of Art — Visual art; contemporary art; arts education; painting; drawing Richard J. Thompson, Jr., Ph.D., Dean, School of Mathematics and Sciences — Galaxies; black holes; X-ray astronomy Harvey Alexander, Ph.D., Professor of Biology — Evolution and ecology Robert Flint, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology — Effects of glucose on memory; neurobiology of learning and memory Brian Jensen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology — Fish; reproductive physiology; environmental estrogens Ian MacDonald, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer Science — Bioinformatics Yu-Jung Liu Avis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business — Administration and finance Charles B. Finn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management — Strategic management; strategic planning; organizational change; mediation and conflict resolution; community economic development; banking and insurance performance and regulation as it relates to communities of class; international management; ethics from a stakeholder perspective Angela Gordon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Business Administration — Managerial leadership theory; charismatic and transformational leadership; emotional intelligence; power and influence Mark Hamilton, B.S., Associate Director of Marketing and Creative Services — Graphic design; advertising and strategic marketing Barry Hughes, M.S., CPA, Associate Professor of Business — Taxation (individual, corporate and not for profit) Michael Hurley, Ph.D., Professor of Business Administration — Employee retention; job change trends (US and Europe); business ethics; diversity and legal requirements (Title VII, ADA, etc.) Jerry Mason, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance — Personal financial planning; retirement planning; financial counseling; personal debt management Khalid Mehtabdin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business — Asia; Middle East; India; Pakistan; China John Pavelock, Director of Risk Management & Environmental Safety – Environmental compliance; recycling and energy conservation; safety compliance initiatives; risk management; fire/life safety; building code requirements Sue Raynis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business Administration — Affirmative action; workforce utilization analysis; business ethics and social responsibility Janet Spitz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business — Globalization; international business and the interaction between economic, social, and political forces; employment; statistical analysis of sex and race discrimination; international, national, and local labor markets; productivity and wage relations; organizational performance; utilization of resources and human resources; ideology and social conformity; knowledge control Lisa Haley Thomson, M.S.Ed., Assistant Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing — Managing in-house marketing team; public relations; marketing higher education; writing and editing for college publications Luke Schmonsky, B.A., Associate Director of Career Center — Career counseling; job search William Hagan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry — Origins of life; history of science Steve Strazza, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Chemistry — Chemistry; biochemistry;
drug education Aviva Bower, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology — Qualitative research; gender identity; interpretive approaches to children's social identity development Kathleen Crowley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology — Development of gender roles and behaviors; effective parenting and parenting education; media and gender development; effects of media on children and adolescents; issues in child development; human development in a media-saturated society; history and development of psychology; psychology in the 21st century Susan V. DeLuke, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Special Education — Autism Spectrum Disorders (autism, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders); social skills interventions and supports for children and adolescents with difficulties relating socially; children with moderate and severe disabilities; inclusive education supports and practices for children with significant disabilities Katherine Voegtle, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology — Child and adolescent development; gay/lesbian allies; lifespan development; educational research Carl Swidorski, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science — Civil liberties; civil rights; labor law and history College Admissions and Financial Aid Mary Grondahl, M.B.A., Vice President for Enrollment Management — College admission; college selection processes Dennis McDonald, M.S.Ed., Vice President for Student Affairs — Religious cults and the occult; adolescent development; college students and their environment Wendy Neifeld Wheeler, M.S.Ed., Director of Parent Relations — Student development theory; substance use and abuse; issues and concerns in residence life Cailin Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communications — Media ethics; citizen/public journalism; newspapers; obituaries; media in general Paul Conti, M.A., Instructor in Communications — First Amendment issues; TV news; Freedom of Information; media ethics; journalism; new media technologies; cameras in court; media convergence Kathleen Crowley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology — Development of gender roles and behaviors; effective parenting and parenting education; media and gender development; effects of media on children and adolescents; issues in child development; human development in a media-saturated society; history and development of psychology; psychology in the 21st century Gary McLouth, D.A., Associate Professor of Communications — Writing; journalism; authors and poets; editing and editorial perspectives Mary Alice Molgard, M.S., Assistant Professor of Communications — Communications in general; mass media; broadcasting; communication law; ethics; crisis communications Karen Smith-McGrath, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communications — Television criticism and studies; gender and communication; conflict management; cultural awareness; interpersonal communication; media literacy Sr. Sean Peters, Ed.D, Coordinator of Mission Experience – Community service; international service trips; religious/community life
Computer Information Systems (also see Educational Technology) John Ellis, M.S., Executive Director, Information Technology Services — Technology; educational technology; drugs and alcohol abuse prevention Nancy Lawson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems — Algorithmic theory and C++ Ian MacDonald, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer Science — Bioinformatics; computer networks and the Internet Aleks Pavlinik, Coordinator of Academic Computing Services — Internet architecture; Internet service providers; wireless technology; Information systems architecture; Internet and data security; computer systems Stephen Birchak, Ed.D., Professor of Counseling — Violence prevention; character education; violence, tolerance and aggression in children and adolescents; counseling aggressive children; school safety; bullying; administration, faculty, staff training in classroom behavior management; effective parenting skills Michael Bologna, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Counseling — Relationship violence in homosexual couples; post-modern theory and treatment with battered women Jay Hamer, Ph.D., Director of Counseling and Psychological Services — Counseling process and outcome research; shyness and social anxiety; career development; substance abuse and relapse prevention Jelane Kennedy, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Counseling — Homophobia; diversity; women's issues; MBII Claudia Lingertat-Putnam, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of Counseling — Counseling children and adolescents; grief and loss issues, particularly with children, youth and families; emotional first aid after a tragedy/psychological trauma related to death and disaster; working with schools after a tragedy (death or disaster)/postvention in schools Martin Greenberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice — Criminal justice; crime prevention; international criminal law; corrections; police; courts; private security; crime and justice policy; volunteers for Homeland Security; volunteer police; careers in criminal justice; the pillars of the criminal justice system Donna Burns, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Psychology — Child and adolescent grief; crisis intervention; traumatic loss; Critical Incident Stress Management; phases and types of grief Claudia Lingertat-Putnam, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of Counseling — Counseling children and adolescents; grief and loss issues, particularly with children, youth and families; emotional first aid after a tragedy/psychological trauma related to death and disaster; working with schools after a tragedy (death or disaster)/postvention in schools Donna Reittinger, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology — Death and dying; grieving; grieving loss of a pet; death education in elementary, high school and college; children's grief; disenfranchised grief Karin Carr, M.S., Vice President for Institutional Advancement — Development and alumni relations; women and philanthropy; board development; volunteer development Jelane Kennedy, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Counseling — Homophobia; diversity; women's issues; MBII Leslie W. Lewis, Ph.D., Dean, School of Arts and Humanities — African American literature; American studies; Women's studies; diversity issues in the US Kenneth Krauss, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English/Drama — Dramatic literature; theatre history; modern English, French and American drama Jacqueline A. Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Geology — Climate change; glaciers; ice ages; groundwater; Andes; general geology Education
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Mary Alice Molgard, M.A., Assistant Professor of Communications – Firefighting, especially in a rural setting; crisis communications Douglas Butler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English — 18th century literature; novels; technical writing Megan Fulwiler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English — Composition and rhetoric; autobiography; the essay Christine Herold, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English — Medieval mystics; Renaissance tragedy; post-Jungian theory; medievalist fantasy and science fiction Kenneth Krauss, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English/Drama — Dramatic literature; theatre history; modern English, French and American drama Kathryn Laity, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English — Medieval literature and culture including the Vikings and medievalism (interpretations of medieval culture and literature in popular culture); film (especially horror film); creative writing (prose and plays) Leslie W. Lewis, Ph.D., Dean, School of Arts and Humanities — African American literature; American studies; Women's studies; diversity issues in US Daniel Nester, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of English — Personal essay writing; memoir writing; poetry; literary journalism; book reviews; literary journals; publishing your work; the British rock band Queen Hollis Seamon, D.A., Professor of English — Fiction writing; contemporary American short stories Anne Sheehan, D.A., Associate Professor of English — Language and linguistics; Ebonics; Japanese literature; writing and speaking; rhetoric; writing workshops; writing across the curriculum; British literature through the Renaissance Barbara Ungar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English — Poetry Harvey Alexander, Ph.D., Professor of Biology — Evolution and ecology Paul Benzing, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental Science — Watersheds; impacts of nutrient pollution on freshwater ecosystems; wetlands Brian Jensen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology — Fish; reproductive physiology; environmental estrogens Jacqueline A. Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Geology — Climate change; glaciers; ice ages; groundwater; Andes; general geology Michael Brannigan, Ph.D., George and Jane Pfaff Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Values — Ethics; healthcare ethics; cross-cultural ethics; Asian philosophies; Japanese studies Aviva Bower, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology — Qualitative research; gender identity; interpretive approaches to children's social identity development Kathleen Crowley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology — Development of gender roles and behaviors; effective parenting and parenting education; media and gender development; effects of media on children and adolescents; issues in child development; human development in a media-saturated society; history and development of psychology; psychology in the 21st century Leslie W. Lewis, Ph.D., Dean, School of Arts and Humanities — African American literature; American studies; Women's studies; diversity issues in US Karen Smith-McGrath, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communications — Television criticism and studies; gender and communication; conflict management; cultural awareness; interpersonal communication; media literacy Ann Zak, Ph.D., Chair, Psychology Department — Love and intimate relationships; social psychology Mark Hamilton, B.S., Associate Director of Marketing and Creative Services — Graphic design; advertising and strategic marketing Kristine Herrick, M.F.A., Associate Professor of Art — Graphic design Jessica Loy, M.F.A., Associate Professor of Art — Graphic design; computer-related graphic design Keith Haynes, Ph.D., Professor of History — Latin American history; US foreign policy, especially in relation to Latin America Lisa Kannenberg, Ph.D., Chair, History/Political Science Department — 20th century US history; US women's history; labor and working class history Jeffrey Marlett, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religious Studies — American religious history, especially Roman Catholicism; history of Christian thought; alternative religions; interreligious dialogue; religion and politics Carl Swidorski, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science — Civil liberties; civil rights; labor law and history Bridgett Williams-Searle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History and Political Science — Women's history and history of feminism; labor history; legal and constitutional history (especially early development); American Indian history; early America to 1850 Gariba Abdul-Korah, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History — African history Keith Haynes, Ph.D., Professor of History — Latin American history; US foreign policy, especially in relation to Latin America Michael Hurley, Ph.D., Professor of Business Administration— Employee retention; job change trends (US and Europe); business ethics; diversity and legal requirements (Title VII, ADA, etc.) Lisa Kannenberg, Ph.D., Chair, History/Political Science Department — 20th century US history; US women's history; labor and working class history Carl Swidorski, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science — Civil liberties; civil rights; labor law and history Bridgett Williams-Searle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History and Political Science — Women's history and history of feminism; labor history; legal and constitutional history (especially early development); American Indian history; early America to 1850 Steve Black, M.L.S., Associate Professor/Serials Librarian — Economics of scholarly journals Peter Koonz, M.L.S., Professor/Library Director — Library systems; Internet and WWW Douglas Butler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English — 18th century literature; novels; technical writing Candace Deisley, M.L.S., Assistant Professor/Curriculum Librarian — Children's literature Christine Herold, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English — Medieval mystics; Renaissance tragedy; post-Jungian theory; medievalist fantasy and science fiction Kathryn Laity, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English — Medieval literature and culture including the Vikings and medievalism (interpretations of medieval culture and literature in popular culture); film (especially horror film); creative writing (prose and plays) Leslie W. Lewis, Ph.D., Dean, School of Arts and Humanities — African American literature; American studies; Women's studies; diversity issues in US Daniel Nester, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of English — Personal essay writing; memoir writing; poetry; literary journalism; book reviews; literary journals; publishing your work; the British rock band Queen Hollis Seamon, D.A. Professor of English — Fiction writing; contemporary American short stories Anne Sheehan, D.A., Associate Professor of English — Language and linguistics; Ebonics; Japanese literature; writing and speaking; rhetoric; writing workshops; writing across the curriculum; British literature through the Renaissance Barbara Ungar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English — Poetry Randy Kolod, M.S., Associate Professor of Mathematics — Slide presentation-mathematics and art Mary Ann McLoughlin, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics — Women and mathematics Joanne Powers, Ph.D., Chair, Mathematics Department — Mathematics education Jamal Teymouri, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics — Algebraic topology; actuarial Keith Sturgess, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics — Nuclear physics; free electron lasers; nuclear weapons policy; US Army Richard J. Thompson, Jr., Ph.D., Dean, School of Mathematics and Sciences — World War II radio communications; science/industrial contributions to war effort Music and Music Industry Joseph A. Eppink, D.A., Assistant Professor of Music — Music education (elementary-general and choral); assessment in education; church and organ music Paul Evoskevich, M.M., Chair, Music Department — Jazz; popular music Robert Hansbrough, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music — Music education; conducting; instrumental music; wind bands; public school music curriculum Susan Harwood, D.M.A., Assistant Professor of Music — Singing; vocal performance/performers; study of the voice (opera, concert, recital); care of the voice Michael Levi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music — Music education (H.S.); choral music; music theory and ear training; choral conduction and literature; choral arranging Sr. Mary Anne Nelson, M.A., Associate Professor of Studio Music — Music industry Bruce Roter, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music — Music; music theory; music literature; composition Stephen Birchak, Ed.D., Professor of Counseling — Violence prevention; character education; violence, tolerance and aggression in children and adolescents; counseling aggressive children; school safety; bullying; administration, faculty, staff training in classroom behavior management; effective parenting skills Kathleen Crowley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology — Development of gender roles and behaviors; effective parenting and parenting education; media and gender development; effects of media on children and adolescents; issues in child development; human development in a media-saturated society; history and development of psychology; psychology in the 21st century Jerry Mason, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance — Personal financial planning; retirement planning; financial counseling; personal debt management Michael Brannigan, Ph.D., George and Jane Pfaff Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Values — Ethics; healthcare ethics; cross-cultural ethics; Asian philosophies; Japanese studies W. Bruce Johnston, Ph.D., Chair, Philosophy and Religious Studies Department — Biblical interpretations; religion and culture Laura Weed, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies — Religions; epistemology; cognitive science; philosophy of mind; religion and language; Asian philosophy Ann Neilson, D.P.E., Chair, Physical Education Department — Physical education; lifetime wellness and fitness; clowning Keith Sturgess, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics — Nuclear physics; free electron lasers; nuclear weapons policy; US Army Richard J. Thompson, Jr., Ph.D., Dean, School of Mathematics and Sciences — General, history, education Political Science, International Benjamin Clansy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science — US foreign policy; contemporary African affairs; Arab, Middle East, and African American politics; Third World environmental problems; old US west; African Americans in US history Keith Haynes, Ph.D., Professor of History — Latin American history; US foreign policy, especially in relation to Latin America Keith Sturgess, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics — Nuclear physics; free electron lasers; nuclear weapons policy; US Army Benjamin Clansy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science — US foreign policy; contemporary African affairs; Arab, Middle East, and African American politics; Third World environmental problems; old US west; African Americans in US history Keith Haynes, Ph.D., Professor of History — Latin American history; US foreign policy, especially in relation to Latin America Angela Ledford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science — US and transnational social movements; US electoral politics; US public policy; racial, ethnic and gender politics Ryane McAuliffe Straus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science — Education policy; urban and racial politicsDaniel Nester, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of English — Poetry; the British rock band Queen Kathryn Laity, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English — Film; music; comics; genre literature (especially horror and fantasy); Finnish mythology including the Kalevala and Kanteletar Psychology (see also Educational Psychology) Aviva Bower, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology — Qualitative research; gender identity; interpretive approaches to children's social identity development Richard Brody, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Psychology — Identity development; critical thinking; adolescent development Donna Burns, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Psychology — Issues in grief and loss; child and adolescent development; humor James Burns, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Psychology — Learning disabilities; behavior disorders; behavior management Kathleen Crowley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology — Development of gender roles and behaviors; effective parenting and parenting education; media and gender development; effects of media on children and adolescents; issues in child development; human development in a media-saturated society; history and development of psychology; psychology in the 21st century Robert Flint, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology — Effects of glucose on memory; neurobiology of learning and memory Claudia Lingertat-Putnam, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of Counseling — Counseling children and adolescents; grief and loss issues, particularly with children, youth and families; emotional first aid after a tragedy/psychological trauma related to death and disaster; working with schools after a tragedy (death or disaster)/postvention in schools Marguerite Lodico, Ed.D., Professor of Educational Psychology — Child development; educational research Donna Reittinger, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology — Death and dying; grieving; grieving loss of a pet; death education in the elementary; high school and college; children's grief; disenfranchised grief Katherine Voegtle, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology — Child and adolescent development; gay/lesbian allies; lifespan development; educational research Ann Zak, Ph.D., Chair, Psychology Department — Love and intimate relationships; social psychology Penny Axelrod, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Special Education — Assessment and education of individuals with learning disabilities; reading and writing for struggling readers and individuals with learning disabilities; consulting with school districts for implementation of Response to Intervention and the Three-Tier Model to meet the intent of No Child Left Behind and Individuals with Disabilities Education laws Irene Rosenthal, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Reading — Adolescent literacy; writing instruction; reading comprehension instruction; remedial reading; writing instructional strategies Kathleen Scott, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Reading, El. Ed. — Literacy; reading and writing; emergent literacy; literature for children Lori Strong, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Reading — Response To Intervention models; state education law re literacy; DIBELS training; assessment and diagnosis of reading problems, especially dyslexia; Wilson Reading; Project Read; AIMSweb training; LETRS training; Key Three training in comprehension and content area literacy; early and pre-K literacy; Reading First; Early Reading First; designing and implementing school-wide reading programs; consulting and facilitating school improvement plans in reading (SINI schools) Katherine Verbeck, Ph.D., Ed.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership/Reading — Literacy instruction for all students; content area literacy; language arts curriculum Donna Reittinger, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology — Human sexuality; children’s sexuality, biology of sexual response, sex education Ann Zak, Ph.D., Chair, Psychology Department — Love and intimate relationships; social psychology Rev. Christopher DeGiovine, D.Min., Dean of Spiritual Life — Theology; Roman Catholic church; the Church and higher education W. Bruce Johnston, Ph.D., Chair, Philosophy and Religious Studies Department — Biblical interpretations; religion and culture Jeffrey Marlett, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religious Studies — American religious history, especially Roman Catholicism; history of Christian thought; alternative religions; interreligious dialogue; religion and politics Sr. Sean Peters, Ed.D, Coordinator of Mission Experience – Community service; international service trips; religious/community life; various styles of Christian prayer Laura Weed, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies — Religions; epistemology; cognitive science; philosophy of mind; religion and language; Asian philosophy Michael Bologna, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Counseling — Relationship violence in homosexual couples; post-modern theory and treatment with battered women Frank Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology — Latin American politics and society Claire Ziamandanis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish — Bilingual issues; Cuban Spanish; Caribbean Spanish; linguistics; Spanish linguistics and dialects; study abroad research Penny Axelrod, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Special Education — Assessment and education of individuals with learning disabilities; reading and writing for struggling readers and individuals with learning disabilities; consulting with school districts for implementation of Response to Intervention and the Three-Tier Model to meet the intent of No Child Left Behind and Individuals with Disabilities Education laws Susan V. DeLuke, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Special Education — Autism Spectrum Disorders (autism, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders); social skills interventions and supports for children and adolescents with difficulties relating socially; children with moderate and severe disabilities; inclusive education supports and practices for children with significant disabilities Margaret McLane, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Special Education — Social skills of students with disabilities; inclusive educational practices; collaboration and co-teaching; action research Richard Medved, Ed.D., Professor of Special Education — Learning disabilities; dyslexia; behavior management; multi-sensory teaching of reading and writing; special education administration Edward Pieper, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Special Education — Math and learning disabilities; inclusion in elementary through middle school Carol Rasowsky, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Teacher Education — Early childhood special education; collaboration in inclusive early childhood settings; early intervention; school readiness issues Theresa Ward, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Special Education — Whole-school reform and restructuring in urban schools; co-teaching and collaboration as it relates to inclusive education; services for individuals with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities; inclusive education; secondary education transition; inclusion in higher education; literacy practices for students with moderate to severe cognitive delay Sr. Charleen Bloom, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders — Fluency; counseling; stuttering David DeBonis, Ph.D., Chair, Communication Sciences and Disorders Department — Hearing loss; testing children for hearing loss; helping those with hearing loss; auditory processing deficits Jim Feeney, M.S., Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders — Adults with developmental disabilities, AAC, literacy/language, TBI, the role of the speech pathologist in literacy assessment and intervention Joe Klein, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders — Stuttering, cluttering, speech fluency Kimberly Lamparelli, M.S., Director of Clinical Services — Communication disorders; child speech and language; supervision Megan Overby, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders — Speech sound disorders, speech development, literacy, spelling John Pickering, Jr., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders — Voice production and voice problems in singers, teachers and others with high vocal demands; speech-language pathology; speech science Anne Rowley, M.A., Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders — Language development, child language disorders, literacy Mark Ylvisaker, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders — Brain injury in children and adults; outcome and intervention John Ellis, M.S., Executive Director, Information Technology Services — Technology; educational technology; drugs and alcohol abuse prevention Jay Hamer, Ph.D., Director of Counseling and Psychological Services — Counseling process and outcome research; shyness and social anxiety; career development; substance abuse and relapse prevention Wendy Neifeld Wheeler, M.S.Ed., Director of Parent Relations — Student development theory; substance use and abuse; issues and concerns in residence life Steve Strazza, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry — Chemistry; biochemistry; drug education Stephen Birchak, Ed.D., Professor of Counseling — Violence prevention; character education; violence, tolerance and aggression in children and adolescents; counseling aggressive children; school safety; bullying; administration, faculty, staff training in classroom behavior management; effective parenting skills Steve Hoff, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of School Psychology — Self-injurious youth (working with); suicide risk assessment/prevention; nature-based education Aviva Bower, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology — Qualitative research; gender identity; interpretive approaches to children's social identity development Kathleen Crowley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology — Development of gender roles and behaviors; effective parenting and parenting education; media and gender development; effects of media on children and adolescents; issues in child development; human development in a media-saturated society; history and development of psychology; psychology in the 21st century Lisa Kannenberg, Ph.D., Chair, History/Political Science Department — 20th century US history; US women's history; labor and working class history Jelane Kennedy, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Counseling — Homophobia; diversity; women's issues; MBII Angela Ledford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science — US and transnational social movements; US electoral politics; US public policy; racial, ethnic and gender politics Leslie W. Lewis, Ph.D., Dean, School of Arts and Humanities — African American literature; American studies; Women's studies; diversity issues in US Bridgett Williams-Searle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History and Political Science — Women's history and history of feminism; labor history; legal and constitutional history (especially early development); American Indian history; early America to 1850 Douglas Butler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English — 18th century literature; novels; technical writing Megan Fulwiler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English — Composition and rhetoric; autobiography; the essay Kathryn Laity, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English — Medieval literature and culture including the Vikings and medievalism (interpretations of medieval culture and literature in popular culture); film (especially horror film); creative writing (prose and plays) Gary McLouth, D.A., Associate Professor of Communications — Writing; journalism; authors and poets; editing and editorial perspectives Daniel Nester, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of English — Personal essay writing; memoir writing; poetry; literary journalism; book reviews; literary journals; publishing your work; the British rock band Queen Hollis Seamon, D.A., Professor of English — Fiction writing; contemporary American short stories Anne Sheehan, D.A., Associate Professor of English — Language and linguistics; Ebonics; Japanese literature; writing and speaking; rhetoric; writing workshops; writing across the curriculum; British literature through the Renaissance Barbara Ungar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English — Poetry Back to the Top |