Honors Program—Approved Faculty and their Research Interests As of February 9, 2011 Department Faculty Research Interests Art and Larry Burditt Graphic design, new media, interactive design, human/computer interface, Design performance art, visual art Missa Coffman New media in art (web, video, mobile technologies) Jesse Dominguez Art History, Studio Art Brian Elder Contemporary Art, Late Medieval/Early Renaissance Art in Italy, 19th and Early 20th Century Art in France, Modernist Art in US--particularly Abstract- expressionism Biology Elizabeth Alm Environmental/Public Health Microbiology Cynthia Damer I am using the model organism Dictyostelium discoideum to study the functions of a family of proteins called copines. Copines are calcium-dependent membrane binding proteins found in most eukaryotic organisms and are thought to be involved in cell signaling pathways. My lab uses biochemical, genetic, and microscopic approaches to determine the specific function of copines in cellular and developmental processes. Tracy Galarowicz Fish ecology, fisheries management, biological modeling Steven Gorsich My lab studies how yeast responds to stresses they encounter during bio-fuel fermentation and how we can improve yeast's tolerance to these stresses. In addition, we also study how yeast spore development is changed in response to oxidative damage or defective mitochondrial function. Philip Hertzler Embryonic and larval development of marine shrimp, focusing on ferm line and mwde development, and polyploidy induction. Stephen Juris Toxin biochemistry of v. cholerae RtxA protein; biocompatibility of polysaccharides for use as skin scaffolds. Peter Kourtev Microbial community structure and function; invasive plant species, bacterial diversity Eric Linton Molecular systematics of algal and chloroplast genomic evolution Fred McCorkle Jr. Studying the effects of various drugs on avian macrophages grown in tissue culture and learning to grow these cells. Anna Monfils As a plant systematist, I am interested in the origin, pattern, and maintenance of diversity in flowering plants. My lab investigates biodiversity and evolution at different hierarchical scales, from the micro- to macroscopic level, and uses a range of analytical and molecular techniques. Research in my lab spans several disciplines, including methodologies from molecular evolution, systematics, taxonomy, microscopy, population genetics, and ecology. Charles Novitski --- John Scheide Zebra Mussels. Marine biology. Jennifer Schisa My lab uses molecular, genetic and cell biology techniques to understand the unique characteristics of germ cells in the nematode, c. elegans. Michelle Steinhilb Genetic models of human neurodegenerative disease, molecular genetics, tissue culture, drosophila Bradley Swanson Conservation biology, ecology, behavioral ecology, molecular ecology Department Faculty Research Interests Broadcast William Anderson Media: Radio & TV Content Analysis, Script writing, Public Relations Research and Kevin Corbett Documentary film/TV; screenwriting; social/cultural use of media. Cinematic Mark Poindexter Political, social and cultural dimensions of mass media content and defects; Arts history of mass communication and popular culture William (Rick) Issues relating to broadcast news or public relations. Sykes Business Frank Andera SAP Integration into Business Curriculum. All aspects of Business Information Communications. Systems Anil Kumar Globalization and IT management, technology-mediated learning James Melton Global business communication, cross-cultural collaboration Michelle Salmona --- Christine Shull Mental Models, Experiential Learning, varied classroom instruction and online keyboarding teaching methodologies. Currently working on a research paper for AMCIS titled, "Promoting Independent Thinking for a First-Year Business Course". Karl Smart Information design, business communication, learning styles, active and experimental learning. Chemistry Minghui Chai Novel Design and synthesis of dendritic drug and prodrugs. Quantitative measurements of the host-guest containment systems using NMR techniques. Syntheses of biocompatible and biodegradable dendrimers. Syntheses of dendrimer-drug bioconjugates. Fabrication of dendrimer based self-assemblies and dendrimer-based metal complexes and nanoparticles. Wenjun Du ----- Bradley Fahlman Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of high-k dieletic thin films; low temperature growth of carbonaceous nanostructures; design of quantum-dot sensitized solar cells. Bobby Howell Degradation/stabilization of barrier packaging polymers, nanoscale polymer- supported platinum drugs, dual-functional and green flame retardants for polymeric materials, mediated radical polymerization, thermal methods of analysis, plasticizers/stabilizers from renewable sources, polymeric materials for fuel cell membranes. Anton Jensen Heterogeneous Catalysts for Environmentally friendly oxidations Stephen Juris Toxin biochemistry of v. cholerae RtxA protein; biocompatibility of polysaccharides for use as skin scaffolds. Estelle Lebeau Peer-led team learning, cooperative learning in the general chemistry curriculum, inorganic redox catalysts Philip Squattrito Inorganic chemistry and crystallography Mary Tecklenburg Study the structure and spectroscopy of apatite, an important mineral in bone and rocks, through chemical and computational models Janice Tomasik ----- Calvin Tormanen The effect of metal ions and fluoride on the activity of the enzyme arginase. Department Faculty Research Interests Communication Steven Berglund Theatrical performance, script development. and Dramatic Ricky Buerkel Family communication, Media effects, Communication in Organized Religion Arts Timothy Connors Theatre History (especially late 19th and early 20th Century US); Irish Theatre and Drama; American Vaudeville and Burlesque; Playwriting; Directing Pamela Gray Instructional development, drama for children, health communication, environmental communication Edward Hinck Political rhetoric Shelly Hinck Political communication, interpersonal communication, mediated communication Lauren Theatre History, Critical Theory and Philosophy, Russian and East European McConnell Theatre and Drama, Women Writers, Playwriting, Performance Studies Michael Papa Organizational communication, conflict management, peace studies, organizing for social change and economic development. Wendy Papa Pedagogy, organizational communication, conflict management, and organizing for social change Mary Renz Communications (a broad range of topics within, especially political communication, group communication) Keeley Stanley- --- Bohn Jill Taft-Kaufman Rhetorical dimensions of literature (all genres), performance, dramatic theory and criticism, readers/literary theatre, adaptation from one genre to another, political theatre Neil Vanderpool --- Lesley Withers Interpersonal and nonverbal communication, especially the study of emotion (e.g. embarrassment) deception, "face" attachment, communication apprehension Communication Gerald Church Prevalence of hearing loss in college age students, acoustic output levels of Disorders Ipods, Single Sided Deafness (SDD) in a college population Susan Naeve- classroom fm systems, educational audiology Velguth Ann Ratcliff Augmentative and alternative communication (aac); language development and disorders Janet Sturm --- Renny Tatchell Voice disorders/laryngectomes rehabilitations; reminiscence therapy in the aged; anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing. Suzanne Woods Speech-language pathology, Teaching pedagogy Computer Paul Albee Primary interests include volumetric data analysis, computer assisted data Science exploration, network management, and computer forensics. Secondary interests include pedagogy for computing and software engineering. Patrick Kinnicutt Scientific computing, scientific visualization, spatial statistical modeling, geostatistics, contaminant characterization, image analysis and educational courseware development. Department Faculty Research Interests Counseling and Dawn Decker My research interests and efforts focus on how educational assessment can Special Education be used to systematically identify struggling students early in their educational experiences so that educators can provide them with the needed interventions and support that will minimize their risk for long-term academic difficulties. Holly Hoffman My interests focus on learning opportunities for individuals with disabilities. In addition, I am interested in inclusion, positive social interactions among students of different ability levels, and family connections. I have an early childhood background, and have high levels of interest combining this background with special education. I mostly work with students in education and child development programs and prefer to have students meet with me early in the process of developing senior project ideas. Interested students should email me at [email protected] to set up a time to meet. Economics Christopher Applied microeconomics Bailey Bharati Basu 1. International Economics; 2. Household Decisions; 3. Labor or Labor Markets; 4. Labor Unions or Collective bargaining; 5. Economic History related to any of the areas mentioned in 1-4 James Irwin The Economics of Slavery and Emancipation in Virginia and the rest of the South; Wealth Inequality in Virginia 1750-1860; Gender differences in Pay and Productivity in 19th Century North America. Paul Natke Financial behavior of firms; college football attendance; college student spending behavior Jason Taylor Economics of Great Depression, Game Theory, Cartels English Language Anne Alton Victorian literature, children's literature, fantasy literature, literature and and Literature illustration Mary Ann Writing and Teaching (Composition Studies); Pedagogy; Writing Centers and Crawford Writing across Curriculum/in Disciplines; Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis and Studies; teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Maureen Eke Gender Studies, Women and Literature, World Literature, African/American Literature, Postcolonial Theory and Literature, Film Studies Amy Ford My interests lie at the nexus of English language and literacy, teaching and teacher education, and diversity and social justice. The purpose of my research, teaching, and service is to address social inequalities by building and applying practical knowledge about engaging and effective English Language Arts instruction for under-served students. I am eager to apply my inter- disciplinary background in the fields of English, education, sociolinguistics, Women’s Studies, and intergroup dialogue as well as my knowledge of qualitative research methodologies to supporting senior projects. Mark Freed Postmodernism/premodernism; Literature and philosophy; literature and science; cultural theory, French post structuralism Mary Ann Freling ----- Susan Griffith Children's Literature, Teaching of Writing in the Elementary School, Social Justice themes in Children's Literature English Language Desmond 19th and 20th British literature and cultures; Irish literature (modernism, and Literature Harding contemporary); Joyce the city and literature; transatlantic modernism; (continued) contemporary British literature Department Faculty Research Interests Kristen Medieval and renaissance literature, English drama, film and literature McDermott studies, Jane Austen, historical fiction, Shakespeare studies Gretchen American Literature; Cultural studies, Identity politics; Children's literature Papazian John Pfeiffer 19th/early 20th Century British Literature and culture, Bernard Shaw, African- American Literature, Fantasy and Science Fiction Ronald Primeau My main areas of research include the writing process, Chicago literature, American "road" literature, and African American literature. Nathanial Smith Late-medieval and Renaissance English and European poetry, prose, and drama; dreams in literature; women writers; history of books and ideas; theories of gender Joseph Sommers Children's and Young Adult Literature, Late-Nineteenth and Twentieth- Century Literature and Culture, Bakhtinian and Narrative Theory, Walt Whitman, Poetry, Comic Books, Graphic Novels and Popular Culture Nicole Sparling World Literature, Literature of the Americas, Women's Studies, Science Studies, Cultural Studies Susan Stan Children's literature, international children's literature Susan Steffel Anything related to teaching; literature; composition; young adult literature; etc. Marcia Taylor Composition and rhetoric; literacy; language arts pedagogy K-12 William 18th Century British literature, the novel, genre studies, popular culture, Wandless narrative form and narrative ethics, literary theory, parody and satire, speculative fiction, formal poetry Jeffrey Weinstock Specializing in American literary and cultural studies with particular interests in the Gothic (supernatural literature and film, Goth & electronic music); nineteenth-century literature including Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and James; and contemporary popular culture. He welcomes project proposals that deal with the cultural significance of things like ghosts, monsters and vampires; that analyze the social import of programs like South Park and SNL and phenomena such as Facebook and YouTube; and that in general seek to think critically about the ways in which we as twenty-first century Americans endow our world with meaning. Finance and Law Matt Coffey Affirmative action and its continual legality after Michigan ballot proposal. Adam Epstein My area of research interest and focus is "Sports and the Law" in the most general sense. James Felton Investments Rose Prasad Anything relating to finance, but especially International, Investments or Institutions. Colbrin Wright Exchange traded notes, behavioral finance, market efficiency, market anomalies Department Faculty Research Interests Foreign Christi Brookes Anything French civilization/French cultures studies; border Languages, studies/immigration; Russian language/culture; cross-cultural issues Literatures and Luz Hurtado Spanish syntax, Phonology and Sociolinguistics, Spanish second language Cultures acquisition James Jones GLBT literature, film, history (any country); German literature, cultural history, film, language Susan Knight Foreign language teaching methodologies, second language acquisition and research Alejandra Afro-Caribbean literature, Latin American literature, film, theater, Caribbean Rengifo literature in Spanish and French, Colombian Literature Norma Cultural studies, Spanish Richardson Geography Martin Baxter Meteorology, weather forecasting, precipitation, severe weather Brian Becker Variability of LandSat/ETM+ derived Normalized Difference Vegetative Index Values for Snake River Valley Trout Habitat Mark Francek Science, earth science, geography Dave Patton Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, Urban Geography, Planning, Land Use Xiaoguang Wang Transportation and land use planning, the influence of the built environment on travel behavior, fuel consumption and emissions Tao Zheng Land surface remote sensing, surface radiation modeling, hydraulic modeling with GIS Geology and Patrick Kinnicutt Scientific computing, scientific visualization, spatial statistical modeling, Meteorology geostatistics, contaminant characterization, image analysis and educational courseware development. History Lane Demas I am interested in studying the history of race and popular culture in twentieth-century America, specifically sport and African American integration. My first book, Integrating the Gridiron: Black Civil Rights and American College Football examined the desegregation of college football in the twentieth century, comparing the stories of black athletes at institutions throughout the country and contextualizing intercollegiate sport within the larger historiography of the civil rights movement. Currently working on a new book project that will explore the history of golf in the black community, emphasizing the role of race, class, and public space in twentieth-century golf course development, the stories of individual black golfers in the age of segregation, the important court cases surrounding the desegregation of public courses, and the racial discourse behind contemporary reactions to the game. Students interested in research related to these or other topics in African American history, modern U.S. cultural history, or sport history can email me at [email protected]. Kathleen 20th Century political History; Women's History; History through Film; Donohue American Thought Carrie Euler European History c. 1000-1700 Timothy Hall Colonial and Revolutionary American History; American Religious History; History Education- How do students learn to think historically? Stephen Jones African American History Department Faculty Research Interests History Benjamin Native Women and Diplomacy in Great Lakes Region, 19th Century American (continued) Ramirez Indian Treaty Councils Human Jeffrey Angera Fatherhood, sex education by parents Environmental Deborah Bailey Human service and education; program evaluation and development Studies Phame Camarena Development of self and identity; Adjustment in the transition from childhood to adulthood; diversity issues in adjustment and educational achievement; college as a context for personal development Cheryl Geisthardt Improving the well-being of individuals and families. Particularly interested in parent-child relationships, stress and coping in children and families, intimate and family violence, and the impact of poverty and oppression (racism, sexism, ableism, etc.) on the individuals, families and society. Ivy Goduka Indigenous ways of knowing Megan Goodwin Early child education, gender issues in the classroom, teacher training, infant development Roschelle Geriatric nutrition, anthropometrics using novel technologies, companion Heuberger animal-human nutritional interactions, pet nutritional status and clinical nutrition in general Leslie Sports nutrition, nutritional and herbal supplements Hildebrandt Christopher Latty Parenting, college student decision making (e.g., sexual behaviors, alcohol consumption), marital relationships. Edgar Long Marriage and premarital relationships, fatherhood, development of psychological measures, qualitative research Maureen Dress and Culture, Body Image, Functional Apparel Design Macgillivray Eileen Issues related to human aging including depression, dementia, family care Malonebeach giving, garment design, service delivery, public policy, ageism, ageism in children's literature, grandparents raising grandchild Tierney Popp Early intervention, infant/toddler development, infant mental health, parent- child relationships, risk and resilience Cheryl Priest Methods of educating young children, educational approaches (specifically the Reggio Emilian Inspired Approach out of Italy), children constructing knowledge, engaging young children in service learning, early learning environments (designing and using the environment as a teacher). Pamela Sarigiani Children and stress; Parent-Child relations; Adolescent & Young Adult Development; Adjustment Brenda Skeel My interests focus on architecture and interior design and the creative process in relation to the built environment. I have interests in creative problem solving, design theory and also teach courses in computer aided design representation and communication. I am currently developing projects with groups outside CMU that will provide various opportunities for hands-on experiences in creating built environments. Interested students should email me at [email protected]. Bradley Van Projects related to identity, family relationships, romantic relationships and Eeden- couple dynamics, diversity issues, especially LGBT, and work family interface Moorefield Department Faculty Research Interests Human Jeanneane My research interests focus on the impact of the environment on the quality Environmental Wood-Nartker of life of older adults. Currently, I am focusing on how sensory cues within the Studies environment might reduce the number of falls for residents of Assisted Living (continued) Facilities. I also have interests in the area of service learning, and sustainability. I am beginning work with two colleagues to determine how environments that older adults reside in are impacted by new "green" product developments. In other words, is long-term success defined only economically, or is human quality of life measured in the outcomes as well? Currently, I have only worked with interior design students but this latest project is very relative to other fields of study e.g. gerontology, psychology, construction management.... Interested students may email me at [email protected] with questions, or to set up a time to meet. Journalism Timothy Content analysis of media (primarily news) Boudreau Elina Erzikova ----- Dennis Jeffers Mass Media and Society Alice Tait Effects of Mass Mediated Communication on Society and Individuals; Ethnic Media; Race, Class and Gender in Mass Media Libraries Krista Graham Library technology, Web Design, Interface Usability, Library Instruction Management Kevin Love My teaching areas are within human resource management (HRM) and organizational behavior at both the undergraduate and graduate (i.e., MBA level). I am interested in a wide range of applied research topics which deal with HRM systems and practices as well as organization culture measurement and change. Most of my research assistants are doctoral students in Industrial/Organizational Psychology although on occasion undergraduate students have assisted. I am in the process of finishing a study on the organization commitment of student-athletes versus non-student-athletes. I am at the front end of a study to examine the ability of body symmetry to predict elite athlete performance. I will be working with a dataset regarding faculty perceptions of organization culture over the next couple of years. Generally, I supervise senior projects which deal with HRM systems and practices. Van Miller Sustainable Development Issues Michael Pisani Dr. Pisani’s research interests include cross-border business/economic phenomena, international business, entrepreneurship, sustainability, informality, microenterprise development, and microfinance primarily in the Central American and NAFTA border regions. Dr. Pisani holds a Ph.D. in International Business from the University of Texas – Pan American, two masters’ degrees in Business Administration and Latin American Studies both from the University of New Mexico, and earned his undergraduates degree from the University of California, Davis with majors in International Relations and Latin American History. Dr. Pisani has taught collegiately for 20 years (at 10 different schools) and has been on the faculty at CMU since 2002. Dr. Pisani has (co-)authored more than 60 journal articles and book chapters and recently completed a monograph (co-authored) on the informal and underground economy of the US-Mexico border. Department Faculty Research Interests Marketing & Keith Helferich ----- Hospitality Crina Tarasi Impact of sustainability philosophy on the target market Services Mathematics Kahadawala Statistical inference, Generalization of Continuous Distributions Cooray John Daniels Geostatistics, climate modeling, linear models, environmental statistics Lisa Demeyer Differential geometry, graph theory Donna Ericksen Interested in the views of mathematics in popular culture (books, comic- strips, tv shows, commercials, toys) Kiya (Felix) Statistics Famoye Douglas Lapp Mathematics Education and the use of technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Carl Lee Statistics and applications En-Bing Lin Applied mathematics, wavelets, image analysis, signal processing, differential equations Sivaram Narayan Discrete mathematics, linear algebra, real and complex analysis Brad Safnuk Geometry, topology, algebra, complex numbers, real analysis Peter Vermeire Most areas of mathematics Philosophy and Gary Fuller Any topic in Philosophy Religion Hugh Talat My vital interest is how the spiritual guide or teacher, and saints exemplify Halman religious heroism. This heroism includes both striving to triumph over evil and addressing the problem of mortality especially by serving as a portal to immortality. My primary research interests involve the idea of religion as what cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker following Otto Rank described as an “immortality project” and “immortality ideology.” I explore how people adhere to and follow religions in order to fulfill a desire for immortality, realized at least symbolically if not literally. I am interested in the question of how human consciousness of, and anxiety over, death -- and the desire for immortality – inspire and shape achievement and action as reflected in religious culture, world view, and symbolic interaction. I am especially interested in how religious heroism, even ordinary everyday religious practice or culture, is a reflex of the terror of death and a strategy for striving for or attaining immortality. I research how being religious allows people to find meaning and value – and to experience being valued as people who participate in a world that is meaningful. People adopt immortality symbols, projects and ideologies to overcome the terror of death. Critical to managing the terror of death is the experience of self esteem (experiencing being a valued participant in a meaningful reality). In the absence of this experience of value and meaning, people’s strategies for overcoming the terror of death, i.e. their world views, are threatened. When their immortality ideology is threatened people will more valiantly adhere to world views and ideologies, cling to charismatic leaders as deliverers, and derogate, or otherwise persecute, outgroup. This understanding, and the research behind it, provides an important tool for understanding the dynamics of terrorism and the social psychology that must be practiced to diminish or eliminate it. Philosophy and Pamela James ----- Department Faculty Research Interests Religion Jones (continued) Heather Kendrick Kantian ethics; ethical issues related to animals Merlyn Mowrey Social ethics; religion and culture; religion and social justice issues (racism, sexism, etc. ) death and dying Robert Noggle The extent of moral obligations to distant needy; moral issues involving children; moral psychology; personal autonomy David Smith Religion in America; Modern Religious Thought; Religion & American Literature; Transcendentalism. Joshua Smith Epistemology Robert Stecker Philosophy of art, literature, music, philosophy of law, many other philosophical topics John Wright Early modern European Intellectual history, history of Modern philosophy, History of Science & Medicine Physical Vincent Mumford Sport management and/or leadership Education and Rene Shingles Cultural competency, athletic training (domains-evaluation, rehabilitation, Sport administration) Physics Glen Williams Astrophysics. Studies suitable for undergraduate research include telescopic observations of binary star systems called Cataclysmic Variables. These observations could be photometric (brightness) or spectroscopic. Also do research in hydrodynamics techniques for astrophysics. Political Science Edward Clayton American government/politics, political theory (especially ancient and feminist theory) James P. Hill ----- Christopher Voting behavior, political parties, race and politics Owens Cherie Strachan I am interested in deliberation as civic engagement pedagogy. As a result, I typically run discussion sessions for our introduction to American government classes. I change the topics, group formation, and rules of discussion to assess the impact on civic outcomes. Students involved in this project could help to moderate discussion sessions, enter survey data, conduct a preliminary review of the data, code videotaped sessions, etc....the work is on-going and tasks may vary. Currently, for example, I have data indicating that women and men react differently to various discussion formats. My next step is to code the video tapes of these sessions....to determine if their behavior in these group settings is also different. Psychology Terry Beehr Industrial and organizational psychology Neil Christiansen Personnel testing and selection, organizational uses of personality inventories and work behavior Gary Dunbar Behavioral neuroscience; recovery of function following brain damage; use of stem cells and pharmacological treatment to counteract behavioral deficits in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington Bryan Gibson Self-presentation, consumer attitudes, attitude formation, media psychology Melvyn Jaffa Detecting when someone is lying or is truthful. Psychology Terry Libkuman Memory and emotion; psychology and the law; psychology of investing, sport (continued) psychology Department Faculty Research Interests Elizabeth Anxiety disorders, trauma, women's health issues, parenting, educational Meadows influences John Monahan Attention, gender differences in spatial performance Justin Oh-Lee Investigations into the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. The current emphasis is on understanding cellular basis of Parkinson's disease and motor complications. Hajime Otani Human cognition Debra Poole Memory and forensic interviewing mostly, but I do lots of stuff Stuart Quirk Emotional response; Personality and Personality disorders; Visual exploration and pupil dilation as monitors of Emotional reactions Mark Reilly Behavior analysis, psychomarmacology, decision making, impulsivity, substance abuse, learning, animal behavior George Ronan Social problem solving; violence Michael Deteriorative diseases of the brain and physiological compensation strategies Sandstrom as measured from behavior, neuro chemistry and neurophysiology Reid Skeel Ecological validity of Neuropsychological Testing, Cognition and Medication Adherence, Influence of Affective Variables on Cognitive Performance, Decision-Making and Risk Taking, Malingering Roger Vanhorn Cultural psychology and human development Nathan Weed Clinical Psychology, psychological assessment, measurement, research design. Recreation, Parks Lynn Dominguez Service-learning; Outdoor and environmental education; outdoor learning; and Leisure women-only courses Services Patricia Janes Marketing, quality service, quality of work life, event evaluation Dean Pybus ----- Mary Lou Therapeutic recreation or recreation for persons with disabilities Schilling School of Robert Bromley Accounting systems, corporate governance, enterprise resource planning, Accounting electronic commerce William Hood Federal income taxation Philip Kintzele Financial reporting, governmental and non-profit accounting, consolidation accounting Debra Mcgilsky federal income taxation (individual, business, non-profit, IRS, tax practice responsibilities) James Neurath ----- Nancy Rusch Financial statement analysis and cash flow analysis Thomas Weirich Financial accounting, International accounting, SEC issues, Forensic accounting and fraud School of Alan Papendick Education Leadership in CTE. Teaching Methods of Industrial Education. Engineering and Technology School of Health Jodi Brookins Promoting the Health Education profession, including trends; diversity issues; Sciences Fisher sexuality education; community health evaluations Roop Jayaraman Skeletal muscle biology, exercise performance, strength and conditioning Thomas Range of motion in joints; anatomy; sexual dimorphism in primates; Department Faculty Research Interests Masterson taxonomy; functional morphology Irene O'Boyle Health and wellness, health and aging, research readiness regarding health William Saltarelli Cardiovascular disease risk factors in children; All injuries of female soccer players; Learning barriers of human anatomy School of Music Bruce Bonnell Natural Horn Technique, History and Pedagogy, Music Analysis, Brass Literature, Brass Pedagogy Keith Clifton Music history (especially 20th century music), opera, art song, American music, popular music (especially rock and roll) Mark Cox Music, sound development (acoustics), Low Brass History, Breathing Sue Gamble ----- David Gillingham Music Composition Alan Gumm Music education, music psychology, music research Robert Lindahl Trombone Pedagogy; Brass Performance and Pedagogy; Jazz History Susan Lindahl ----- Sociology, Tracy Brown Ethno history of indigenous peoples of the Americas; gender and sexuality Anthropology studies and Social Work Susan Social welfare policy, social service evaluation, HIV, domestic violence, faith- Grettenberger based organizations/effectiveness Rebecca Hayes- My research areas of interest are gender/racial inequalities and media Smith influences on the criminal justice system. The majority of my research is collaborative with undergraduate students and I am always willing to talk to students who are interested in getting involved. My present research projects are examining how the media describes school shootings, the relationship between victim blaming and belief in a just world, student disclosures of sexual violence to professors, and individuals’ adherence to rape myths. I, of course, am willing to work with students to develop ideas for projects. Please consider meeting with me early in the process as research does take time. Please email me at: [email protected] Nancy Herman- Women, Crime and deviance, Youth, Mental illness, Health care delivery Kinney systems, (Social Policy), Social problems (Human trafficking) David Kinney Sociology of education, youth and society, peer culture Harry Mika Peace/war/violence/conflict resolution/ area studies (Northern Iceland; South Africa) Christina Pugh ----- Daniel Pugh Anthropology, Archaeology, American Indian Cultures and History, Material Culture Theories, Social Conflict, Tribal Societies Mary Senter Social class, gender, public opinion, survey research Brian Smith Juvenile delinquency, inequality and the criminal justice system, death penalty, prison corrections Sociology, Blaine Stevenson Social movements such as environmental movements, peace movements, Anthropology global justice movements, race, class, gender inequalities and discrimination and Social Work Jean Toner Gender; inequality; rural social work; substance abuse; mental health (continued) Teacher Norma Bailey Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth issues. Diversity (multicultural) Education and education, middle level education Department Faculty Research Interests Professional William Leibfritz Number sense, math anxiety Development James McDonald Assessment of students; any aspect of science instruction or teaching, educational policy, service learning, obtaining grants and how to apply for grants, classroom management, student conceptions of science topics; earth science; astronomy; willing to supervise almost any educational topic. William Merrill ----- Marguerite Terrill Study abroad; secondary methodology; student teaching supervision; foreign language methodology; intercultural communication Mingyuan Zhang -----