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Faculty Research Interests Profile

 

Anthropology, Geography, and Earth Science | Art | Biology | Biotechnology | MMAJ&CS |
Computer Information Science | English | History | Mathematics | Music | Physics |
Political Science, Sociology, and Philosophy | Psychology | Accountancy | Administrative Science |
Finance | Counseling Services | Communication Sciences and Disorders | Education |
Health and Physical Education | Library Science | Special Education and Rehabilitative Sciences |
Nursing | Academic Enrichment | Educational Opportunities Program/Act 101 | Upward Bound |
Enrollment Management |   

FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS SURVEY

College of Arts and Sciences

Anthropology, Geography, and Earth Science

  • Ayad, Yasser 814-393-2990

    Research Interests:

    • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

    • Landscape Ecology, Urban/Regional planning

    • Remote sensing, environmental planning

    • Middle East

       

  • Howes, David W. 814-393-2576

    Research Interests:

    • Local community development - recreation facilities development

    • International education

    • Remote sensing

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Allegheny Valley Trails Assoc. Rail-Trail Development Plan (Penndot)

         

  • Prezzano, Susan C. 814-393-2396

    Research Interests:

    • Anthropology

    • Archaeology

    • North American Indians

    • Iroquois Indians

    • Intrasite Spatial Analysis (GIS)

       

  • Vega, Anthony J. 814-393-2023

    Research Interests:

    • Synoptic climatology - relating upper atmospheric flow variations to temperature and precipitation variability in the Eastern US

    • Hurricanes, tornadoes

    • Paleoclimatology

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • An Examination of Paleoclimatic Events Along the Middle Orinoco River (CUP FPDC)

Art Department

  • Franchino, Mark 814-393-2523

    Research Interests:

    • Visual Arts

     

  • Katz, April 814-393-2468

    Research Interests:

    • Grant opportunities that will enable continued work as a studio artist in printmaking

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Marking Time (PA FPDC Creative Arts Grant)

         

Biotechnology Center

  • Hummrich, Robert 814-393-2184

    Research Interests

    • Economic development

    • Business development

    • Life science/biotechnology

    • Nanotechnology

    • Geographical Information systems

    • Industrial math

    • Computational science/biology

    • Environmental science

Mass Media Arts, Journalism, and Communication Studies Department

  • Nulph, Robert G., Dr. 814-393-2489

    Research Interests

    • Broadcast Production

    • Documentary Production

    • Use of Media

     

  • McCauliff, Barry 814-393-2464

    Research Interests:

    • Speech comm. - assisting student retention and success

    • Small groups - use/effect of reflective thinking within decision making

    • Baseball - impact on society; effective communication in the sport

     

  • Nulph, Robert G., Dr. 814-393-2489

    Research Interests

    • Broadcast Production

    • Documentary Production

    • Use of Media

  • Obotetkudo, Sol W. 814-393-2478

    Research Interests:

    • Political communications, international communication; Rhetorical theory

    • Intercultural communication, development communication; literacy studies

    • Language and communication; Rhetorical criticism and theory

    • Public address; Campaign communications; Orality and literacy

  • Washington, Joanne 814-393-2526

    Research Interests:

    • Instructional technology

    • People of color

    • Learning communities using technology

    • Cross and intracultural communication using technology

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Women of Color Symposium (CUP FPDC)

      • Project M.O.V.E (CUP FPDC)

Computer Information Science Department

  • Mensah, Stephen 814-393-2733

    Research Interests:

    • Computer applications in business operations

    • Innovative ways to teach information technology courses

    • Innovative ways to involve businesses in the training

       

English Department

  • Graham, Kathryn 814-393-2587 or 2482

    Research Interests:

    • Women's literature

    • 19th century literature

    • The Novel: 18th - 20th century

    • British romance literature

    • Teaching writing

    • Basic writing

    • Pedagogy

    • Feminist criticism

       

  • Huber, Joan R. Venango Campus 814-676-6591

    Research Interests:

    • Composition pedagogy

    • Writing

    • Values

    • Interdisciplinary

       

  • Leary, Ralph 814-393-2533

    Research Interests:

    • Dramatic literature by Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, etc.

       

  • Roberts, Brian 814-393-2737

    Research Interests:

    • African-American studies

    • Minority student development

       

History Department

  • Dunn, Brian 814-393-2553

    Research Interests:

    • Social policies of Nazi Germany

       

  • Frakes, Robert 814-393-2375

    Research Interests:

    • Roman Administration and Justice

    • Roman Historiography

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship at University of Munich

         

Mathematics Department

  • Beal, Jon 814-393-2339

    Research Interests:

    • Mathematics across the curriculum

    • Integrating experiments in math classrooms

    • Training of faculty on technology (high school and colleges)

    • Integrating technology in lower division mathematics courses

    • Linear programming and interior point methods

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Mathematics Across the Curriculum (NSF OSU-UNL)

         

  • Freed, Ben 814-393-2592

    Research Interests:

    • Calculus

    • Problem solving

       

  • Parker, Melanie S. 814-393-2598

    Research Interests:

    • Multiplicative structures within the middle school curriculum

    • Instructional explanations in mathematics, K - 12

    • Pre-service teacher cognition in mathematics content, elementary and secondary

    • Representation issues in percent

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Leinhardt project at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh (OERIO)

         

Music Department

  • Register, Brent 814-393-2473

    Research Interests:

    • Music performance and historical research

    • Collaborative projects - music and visual arts

    • Visual arts

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Chambers Players (CUP FPDC)

 

Political Science, Sociology, and Philosophy Department

  • Aaron, Julia 814-393-2549

    Research Interests:

    • Ethics - media ethics

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Media Involvement in Human Rights Abuses (SSHE FPDC)

         

  • Lavin, Todd Robert 814-393-2555

    Research Interests:

    • Asian philosophy and religion

    • Jewish, Christian and Islamic philosophy and religion

    • Inter-faith dialogue

    • Existentialism

    • Contemporary continental European philosophy

       

  • Petrissans, Cathy 814-393-2358

    Research Interests:

    • Faculty Development: Putting together a consulting workshop

    • Funding Faculty Development

       

Psychology Department

  • Ashcraft, Donna 814-393-1870

    Research Interest

    • Use of technology in the Classroom

       

  • Haynes, Marite R. 814-393-1992

    Research Interests:

    • Co-principal investigator of a study on parent and attachment

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Attachment (A & S)

         

  • Schlueter, Dave 814-393-2295

    Research Interests:

    • Student eating disorders; alcohol use

    • Biofeedback - measure of anxiety - will look at relationship between physiological arousal and self-reports

 

College of Business Administration

Accountancy

Administrative Science

Finance

  • Belloit, Jerry 814-393-2208

    Research Interests:

    • Real estate

    • Land use planning

       

  • Eichlin, John 814-393-2604

    Research Interests:

    • Law/legal topics

       

  • Ewedemi, Soga 814-393-2626

    Research Interests:

    • Chaos and theory of accidents

    • Cost of capital (finance)

    • Bankruptcy (finance)

    • Agent theory (finance)

Counseling Services

  • Fricko, Mary Ann 814-393-2255

    Research Interests:

    • Sexual assault

    • Eating disorders

    • Counseling of women's concerns

College of Education and Human Services

Communication Sciences and Disorders

  • Jarecki-Liu, Janis 814-393-2445

    Research Interests:

    • Accent reduction in speakers of English as a second language or dialect

    • Language loss resulting from neurogenic insult (e.g. stroke, dementia, TBI)

       

  • Linnan, Kathy 814-393-2513

    Research Interests:

    • Normal development and communication disorders in child speech/phonology/language - ages birth to five as well as school aged children

    • Clinical supervision in communication sciences and disorders

       

  • Savage, Hallie 814-393-2588

    Research Interests:

    • Infant/family focused

    • Professional voice

    • Infusion of technology

Education 

  • Brancato, Barrie Ann 814-393-1887

    Research Interests:

    • Leadership

    • Multicultural education

    • Gender issues

       

  • Brown, Lisbeth 814-393-2506

    Research Interests:

    • Home/school/community partnerships, participation, and involvement

    • Parent-teacher conferencing

    • Early childhood learning environment

       

  • Donata, Nanci L. 814-393-2678

    Research Interests:

    • How the world of business could be the key to revitalizing American schools

    • How emotions affect learning

    • How to bridge the gap between home and schools

       

  • Harry, Vickie 814-393-2493

    Research Interests:

    • Teacher education

    • Elementary mathematics teacher education

    • Science teacher education

    • Conceptual change in teacher's pedagogy

  • Heeter, Sonja 814-393-2358

    Research Interests

    • Technology in Education

    • Constructivist Learning

    • Cognitive Monitoring

    • Professional Development (Teaching with Technology)

       

  • Kolencik, Patricia 814-393-1886

    Research Interests

    • Electronic Plagiarism 

    • Integrating Literature into Science Curriculum

    • Information Literacy

    • School & University Libraries

    • Secondary Education Professional Development

    • Collaboration Between Public Education & University

    • Electronic Publishing

       

  • Maguire, Brian 814-393-2058

    Research Interests:

    • Teacher stories/teacher history narratives

    • Children's literature and reading

    • Teacher's writing focus groups

    • Preservice and in-service teacher's professional development

       

  • Murphy, Kathleen 814-393-1603

    Research Interests

    • Middle Schools

    • Interdisciplinary team teaching

    • Thematic-based curriculum

       

  • Stalker, Sylvia 814-393-2507

    Research Interests:

    • Teacher preparation; racism, diversity, acceptance, tolerance, support

    • Urban education

    • Sexism, gender bias

    • Environmental/humane education

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Gender Issues in Education (CUP FPDC)

         

Health and Physical Education Department

  • Baschnagel, Norbert A. 814-393-2248

    Research Interests:

    • Physical fitness

    • Basketball coaching strategies

    • Improving graduation rates of student-athletes

    • Improving sportsmanship at Clarion University

       

  • Taylor, Dick 814-393-2454

    Research Interests:

    • Sport psychology

Library Science

  • Gamaluddin, Connie 812-393-2329

    Research Interests

    • Library Resources

    • Technology Information Literacy

       

  • Maccaferri, James T. 814-393-1854

    Research Interests:

    • Cataloging, with specific reference to authority control and expert systems

    • Preservation of library materials (would like to set up joint preservation laboratory with Carlson Library)

       

  • Miller, Andrea 814-393-2378

    Research Interests:

    • Collaborative planning between pre-service elementary classroom teachers and elementary school library media specialists

Special Education and Rehabilitative Sciences

  • Clary, Greg 814-393-2347

    Research Interests:

    • Developmental education

    • Services for students with disabilities

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Student Support Services (US Dept of Education)

      • Trio Program

         

  • Feroz, Ray 814-393-2052

    Research Interests:

    • Leadership, followership

    • Substance abuse: dependency

    • Organizational behavior management/chaos

    • Education/family/human services

    • Hazing

    • Harassment

    • Violence

    • Juvenile Treatment

       

  • Gent, Pam 814-393-2051

    Research Interests:

    • Special education - severe handicaps, teacher training

    • Service learning

       

  • Kilwein, Mark 814-393-2486

    Research Interest

    • HIV and Mental Health

    • Dual Diagnosis

    • Major Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

    • Research Grant/Contracts

      • Northwest Pennsylvania Rural AIDS Alliance

      • Director of Mental Health (HRSA, Title III)

         

  • Turner, Lisa 814-393-2589

    Research Interests:

    • Transition; parent/family

    • Collaboration

Nursing

  • Pritchett, Linda Pittsburgh Site (412) 578-4337

    Research Interests:

    • Diabetes - problems with adherence to regimen

    • Problems with adherence to other chronic illness

    • Gerontology - health promotion, problems with multiple medications, care giver stress, coping strategies used by care givers of Alzheimer=s patients, etc.

    • Middle aged adults - health problems, coping, strategies, etc.

       

  • Moore, Shelly (814) 393-1260

    Recent Grants/Contracts:

    • Clarion University Wide Grant (2004)

Enrollment Management

Academic Enrichment

  • Kole, James 814-393-1872

    Research Interests:

    • Career development

    • Creativity

    • Recent Grants/Contracts:

      • Venango Campus Smoking Cessation Support Initiative (CUP FPDC)

      • Clarion University Center for Smoking Cessation Grant (CUP FPDC)

      • Par Course Grant (Phillips Trust)

Educational Opportunities Program/Act 101

Upward Bound

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