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BRETT ALVARE, PhD Assistant Professor of Anthropology Ph.D. Temple University tel: (610) 499-4287 btalvare@widener.edu Research Interests: Courses Taught: Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of International Development.
NAUREEN BHULLAR, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D. Virginia Tech University tel: (610) 499-4379 nbhullar@widener.edu Research Interests: Audio-visual perception of speech and emotions in infants and children, emotions and memory in preschoolers, language development Courses Taught: Human Growth and Development I, Human Growth and Development II, Statistics for Social Science with Lab
NANCY HIRSCHINGER BLANK, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D. Rutgers University tel: (610) 499-4525 nbblank@widener.edu Research Interests: Violence, youth court program evaluation, and mental health issues among justice- involved girls. Also, academic- and culturally-based service learning and its impact on learning outcomes for university students. Courses Taught: Intro to Criminal Justice, Criminal Courts, Juvenile Delinquency, Gender, Race, Class and Senior Research, Juvenile Justice (graduate)
ANGIE CORBO, PhD Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania tel: (610) 499-4382 amcorbo@widener.edu Research Interests: Social Networking, Narratives of Women in Crisis Courses Taught: Public Speaking, Introduction to Advertising, Introduction to Public Relations, Advertising Campaigns, Public Relations Campaigns, Communication Theory
DWIGHT DEWERTH-PALLMEYER, PhD Associate Professor and Director of Communication Studies Ph.D. Northwestern University tel: (610)499-4632 dwdewerth-pallmeyer@widener.edu Research Interests: The role of the media critic. Courses Taught: Public Speaking & Presentation, Media Criticism, Popular Culture, Radio Production, Senior Capstone
STUART EIMER, PhD Associate Professor of Sociology Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison tel: (610) 499-4640 Research Interests: Contemporary American Unions, Labor History, Labor Education Courses Taught: Introduction to Sociology, Class Society (Service Learning), Poverty and Society (Service Learning), Unions and Society, Freshman Seminar: Civic Engagement and College
LAWRENCE A. FEHR, PhD Professor of Psychology Ph.D. University of Cincinnati tel: (610) 499-4366 lafehr@widener.edu Research Interests: "perspective taking" in children, child and elder abuse, stress management Courses Taught: Developmental Psychology, Personality, Senior Research
DAVID FENDRICH, PhD Professor of Psychology Faculty Advisor to Psychology Club and Psi Chi Ph.D. University of Colorado tel: (610) 499-1119 dwfendrich@widener.edu Research Interests: Memory for procedures, Working memory, Implicit memory Courses Taught: Cognition, Evolutionary Psychology, Senior Research
AMY RICHARDS FRANZINI PhD Associate Professor of Communication Studies Ph.D. Temple University tel: ((610) 499-4637 arfranzini@widener.edu Research Interests: Television content, children's television, prosocial television, celebrity culture, parenting magazines. Courses Taught: Communication Theory, Communication Research, Media Law & Ethics, Interpersonal & Small Group Communication, Basic Web Design, Film Analysis, Public Speaking & Presentation, Senior Capstone
JOHN P. GALLA, PhD Professor of Psychology Ph.D. Dartmouth College tel: (610) 499-4371 jpgalla@widener.edu Research Interests: psychophysiology of stress, psychophysiological/psychological etiologies of eating disorders, "perspective taking" in children, child and elder abuse Courses Taught: Introduction to Psychology, Biological Psychology, Statistics, Senior Research
MARTIN E. GOLDSTEIN PhD Professor of Political Science Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania tel: (610)499-4380 megoldstein@widener.edu Research Interests: Terrorism, nuclear proliferation, strategic intelligence, the Middle East, arms control Courses Taught: Current Issues in World Affairs, American Foreign Policy, Politics in the Middle East
WILLIAM E. HARVER, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D. University of Delaware tel: (610)499-4554 weharver@widener.edu Research Interests: Police and policing, American Indians and criminal justice Courses Taught: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Critical Issues in Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Law Enforcement, Police-Community Relations
KATHRYN HEALEY, PhD Professor of Psychology Ph.D. Bryn Mawr College tel: (610) 499-4353 knhealey@widener.edu Research Interests: Courses Taught: Abnormal Psychology, Stress Management for Health, Current Issues in Psychology, Human Growth & Development, Counseling and Psychotherapy
GORDON HENDERSON PhD Professor of Political Science Ph.D. Purdue University tel: (610) 499-4358 gphenderson@widener.edu Research Interests: Political theory, American politics and policy, Constitutionalism Courses Taught: Public Policy, Constitutional Law, American Political Thought, Political Corruption
SID R. JACOBS, PhD Assistant Professor of Sociology Ph.D. University of Delaware tel: (610) 499-4406 srjacobs@widener.edu Research Interests: Religion and reintegration experiences of drug-involved African-American men following incarceration. Courses Taught: Introduction to Sociology; Sociology in Everyday Life; The Family; Minorities: The Modern City; Freshman Seminar: Rap, Hip-Hop & Society; Inside/Out Prison Course; Religion & Rehabilitation in Society
REBECCA JONES PhD Associate Professor of Political Science Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University tel: (610) 499-4260 rrjones@widener.edu www2.widener.edu/~rrjones www.eusimulations.org Research Interests: Democratic transitions and consolidation, ethnic political parties, the European Union, post-Soviet politics, Balkan political development. Courses Taught: American Government & Politics, Latin America, Empirical Political Analysis, Eastern European Politics after 1989, Post-Soviet Politics, Democratic Transitions, Foreign Government & Politics, Politics of European Integration, Senior Research

J. WESLEY LECKRONE PhD Assistant Professor of Political Science Ph.D. Temple University tel: (610) 499-4633 jwleckrone@widener.edu Research Interests: Federalism and interest groups, lobbying and transportation policy, sports and economic development Courses Taught: American Government
DENISE LEIFKER, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D. University of Nebraska at Omaha tel: (610) 499-4521 drleifker@widener.edu Research Interests: Courses Taught: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Drugs and the Criminal Justice System
SHANIA L. MAIER, PhD Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D. University of Delaware tel: (610)499-4651 slmaier@widener.edu Research Interests: Violence against women, the treatment of victims by the criminal justice and legal systems, the transformation of rape crisis centers, and the experiences and struggles of rape victim advocates and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, experience of female judges Courses Taught: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminal Law and Procedure, Domestic Violence, Ethics in the Criminal Justice System, Women and the Criminal Justice System, Senior Research. Graduate Courses Taught: Ethics, Women and the Law
SUZANNE MANNES, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D. University of Colorado tel: (610) 499-1119 smannes@widener.du Research Interests: Courses Taught:
KAREN C. ROSE, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology tel: (610) 499-4526 kcrose@widener.edu Research Interests: Aging, fear of falling, media influences on public opinions and attitudes Courses Taught: Human Growth and Development I & II, Statistics, Psychology of Women, Senior Research in Psychology
MITCHELL S. ROTHMAN, PhD. Professor of Anthropology Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania tel: (610)499-4638 msrothman@widener.edu Research Interests: Mesopotamia from the fifth through the third millennia BC. Courses Taught: Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Senior Research
BARBARA RYAN, PhD Professor of Sociology Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis tel: (610) 499-4374 beryan@widener.edu Research Interests: Feminism and the Women's Movement, Women Activists for Change, Film Studies Courses Taught: Film and Society, Social Movements and Social Change, Sociology of Sex and Gender, Senior Research Graduate Courses Taught: Cinema Studies
TIM SCEPANSKY Senior Lecturer of Communication Studies M.A. Widener University tel: (610) 499-4634 tmscepansky@widener.edu Research Interests: Media production, service learning in the Communications curriculum Courses Taught: Video Production, Layout & Design, Computer Graphics, Film Writing, Interactive Media, Editing Film & Video
LAUREN O. SHERMER, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Ph.D. University of Maryland tel: (610)499-4529 loshermer@widener.edu Research Interests: peer processes, courts, corrections, and life-course criminology Courses Taught: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Gangs in America, Corrections, Research Methods, Senior Research, Nature of Crime, Quantitative Applications in Criminal Justice
LORI SIMONS, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Psychology Practicum and Internship Coordinator Ph.D. Temple University tel: (610) 499-4602 lnsimons@widener.edu www.lorisimons.org Research Interests: Cultural-based and academic-based service learning, binge drinking and problem gambling, training students and counselors on evidence-based practices for substance use treatment, effectiveness of experiential education programs and community partners' perceptions of experiential education Courses Taught: Multicultural Psychology, Educational Psychology, Current Issues, Introductory to Psychology, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Psychological Testing, Professional Development Seminar
R. VERNON SMITH Senior Lecturer of Sociology Masters in Human Service, Lincoln University ABD Sociology University of Delaware tel: (610) 499-4378 rsmith@widener.edu Research Interests: Complex organizations, crime and social deviance Courses Taught: Introduction to Sociology, Criminology, Social Self, Social Deviance
ROSS STEINMAN, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D. Temple University tel. (610) 499-4266 rbsteinman@widener.edu Research Interests: nonconscious processes in consumer behavior, consumer attitude measurement, brand transgression Courses Taught: Consumer Behavior, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Statistics, Research Design
JAMES VIKE, PhD Associate Dean of Social Science Division Associate Professor of Political Science Ph.D. Syracuse University tel: (610) 499-1120 jevike@widener.edu Research Interests: Bureaucratic politics, presidential elections, and political engagement Courses Taught: American Public Policy, Institutions, Organization Theory, Quantitative Analysis

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