Faculty Experts

ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION

Gregory P. Cermignano, J.D., M.B.A., C.M.A.
Associate Professor, Accounting
Expertise:

financial and managerial accounting
business combinations
contingencies
cost accounting
business law
sports law

Admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar

Penelope Sue Greenberg, Ph.D., C.P.A., C.M.A.
Associate Professor, Accounting
Expertise:

business process management
budgeting and performance evaluation
accounting information systems
managerial accounting
internal auditing

Joseph M. Hargadon, Ph.D., C.P.A., C.M.A.
Professor, Accounting; Department Head
Expertise:

accounting education and research
150 credit hour requirement for CPA
accounting for non-accountants
professional accounting certification programs
financial literacy
taxation of scholarships
accounting for open end mutual funds

Co-author, Fundamentals of Mutual Fund Accounting

Frank C. Lordi, M.S.T., M.B.A., C.P.A., C.M.A., C.I.A.
Associate Professor, Accounting
Expertise:

financial and managerial accounting
professional certification programs
C.M.A. exam and candidate performance: attributes, C.M.A., C.P.A. and C.I.A.
accounting education

Sandra K. Miller, J.D., LL.M., C.P.A.
Professor, Accounting
Expertise:

taxation and business law
financial accounting
federal income taxation
tax research
alimony trusts
LLC, LLPs

Admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar

Cynthia J. Saltzman, Ph.D.
Professor, Economics
Expertise:

banking issues
global monetary policy and theory
economics of multinational enterprise
international trade and finance
local and national tax policies
inflation
economic development
economic recovery and job growth, including labor demand and productivity
economics of recycling

Kenn B. Tacchino, J.D., LL.M.
Professor, Accounting & Taxation
Expertise:

retirement/financial planning
accumulation models

Co-director, The New York Life Center for Retirement Income at the American College; Co-author, Financial Decision Making for Retirement and Planning for Retirement Needs

James J. Tucker III, Ph.D., C.P.A.
Associate Professor, Accounting
Expertise:

earnings reports
quality of corporate earnings
financial statement analysis
corporate earnings and the stock market
corporate restructuring
gains and losses
cash flow analysis
corporate dividend policy

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Nick Admussen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chinese
Expertise:

East Asian studies
modern and contemporary Chinese culture (arts, language, speech freedoms)

Robert J Bonk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Professional Writing
Expertise:

healthcare and science communication
medical and scientific humanities
professional wrting and journalism

Annalisa Castaldo, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Professor, English; Director, Gender and Women's Studies
Expertise:

Shakespearean film
Shakespearean performance
Medieval/Renaissance women
women's movement
fairy tales and vampires

Patricia M. Dyer, Ph.D.
Professor, English; Director, Writing Center
Expertise:

intercultural communication
language and culture
writing program administration
business communication
linguistics
English as a second language
writing

Mark S. Graybill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
Expertise:

20th-century American literature, particularly fiction
southern literature and culture
postmodern literature and culture
literary theory

Ilene D. Lieberman, Ph.D.
Gabriel Lukas Chair, Fine Arts; Director, Honors Program; Professor, Art History
Expertise:

British sculpture
memorial art
public art
gender and ideology in art
women's issues

Co-author, The Chantrey Ledger in the Royal Academy

Mara E. Parker, Ph.D.
Professor, Musicology and String Performance; Associate Dean, Humanities
Expertise:

chamber Mmusic
music history
cello
18th century music history
American music

Active studio instructor, Chamber music performer, coach and researcher; Author, The String Quartet (1750-1797): Four Types of Musical Conversation and String Quartets: A Research and Information Guide; Editor, Music in the 18th Century Life: Cities, Courts, Churches

Kenneth Pobo, Ph.D.
Professor, English and Creative Writing
Expertise:

20th century American poetry
LGBT literature
creative nonfiction
contemporary poetry
creative writing

Author, Ice and Gaywings (chapbook), Ordering: A Season in My Garden, Introductions, Glass Garden

Daniel Robinson, Ph.D.
Professor, English
Expertise:

18th- and 19th-century British literature
British Romanticism
poetry, poetics, poetic form
18th- and 19th-century British fiction
literature and the problem of evil

Co-editor, A Century of Sonnets: The Romantic Era Revival, 1750-1850; Lyrical Ballads and Related Writings; and The Oxford Handbook of Mary Robinson; Author, The Poetry of Mary Robinson: Form and Fame; and Wordsworth's Poetry: A Reader's Guide

Stephanie Schechner, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor, Modern Languages
Expertise:

French language, literature and culture
language acquisition/study
French-speaking countries
higher education faculty development
diversity issues

Board Member, Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs; Faculty Advisor, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Straight Alliance

John H. Serembus, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Expertise:

logic and critical thinking
applied ethics

Beatriz Urraca, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Professor, Spanish
Expertise:

Latin American literature
Latin American culture
Argentina
Spanish language

Certified, American Translators Association

Janine Utell, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of English; Associate Professor of English
Expertise:

19th and 20th century British literature
representation of love, sex, and marriage in narrative
general education and assessment
writing pedagogy
the role of women in leadership and professional development

Author, James Joyce and the Revolt of Love: Marriage, Adultery, Desire

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

Kerri Anne Crowne Brannen, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor, Management
Expertise:

emotional intelligence
social intelligence
cultural intelligence
international human resources
organizational behavior
cultural exposure
expatriation
repatriation
older workers

Joseph P. Fuhr, Ph.D.
Professor, Economics
Expertise:

health economics and pharmacoeconomics (biosimilars)
telecommunications: economic and environmental benefits of telecommuting, collocation, and government owned and operated Internet networks
effect of innovations in IT on the bottom line for small businesses
e-materialization: moving products from a physical to an electronic state
economics of antitrust and regulation
sports economics

A senior fellow with The American Consumer Institute and ambassador for the Internet Innovation Alliance

Myroslaw J. Kyj, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Professor, Management
Expertise:

marketing
international marketing
e-commerce
ethics in marketing
marketing research
Ukrainian issues: economic and social

Dennis R. Laker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Management
Expertise:

human resource management
organizational development
employment issues: controlling employee turnover, training, alternative employment, job search
organizational behavior and communication
human resource services: temporary agencies, leasing firms, outplacement firms, consulting companies
inferential statistics

Yvonne Lederer-Antonucci, Ph.D.
Professor, Management; Coordinator, Business Process Innovation Center of Excellence; Coordinator, SAP University Alliance
Expertise:

Business Process Management success factors; leadership and deployment
BPM curriculum
business informatics
enterprise resource planning systems
workflow management systems
inter-organizational processes
process modeling

Paul S. Marshall, Ph.D., M.B.A., C.M.A.
Associate Professor, Management
Expertise:

personal finance: tax planning, estate planning, retirement planning, insurance issues, budgeting
corporate finance
capital budgeting
U.S. savings bonds
real estate: financing and assessment, and analysis of investment properties

Donna Weaver McCloskey, Ph.D.
Department Head, Management Information Systems and Decision Sciences; Associate Professor, Management
Expertise:

telecommuting
international information systems
data mining
data warehousing

Savas Õzatalay, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Business Administration; Professor, Management
Expertise:

supply chain management
manufacturing processes
manufacturing systems
technology management
total quality management
e-business

Cynthia J. Saltzman, Ph.D.
Professor, Economics
Expertise:

banking issues
global monetary policy and theory
economics of multinational enterprise
international trade and finance
local and national tax policies
inflation
economic development
economic recovery and job growth, including labor demand and productivity
economics of recycling

Mary E. Shoemaker, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor, Marketing
Expertise:

personal non-retail selling
sales management
social media marketing
customer relationship management (CRM)

Board Member, Sales and Marketing Executives of Philadelphia

James J. Tucker III, Ph.D., C.P.A.
Associate Professor, Accounting
Expertise:

earnings reports
quality of corporate earnings
financial statement analysis
corporate earnings and the stock market
corporate restructuring
gains and losses
cash flow analysis
corporate dividend policy

CASINOS AND GAMING

Jeffrey C. Lolli, M.S., C.H.E.
Instructor, Hospitality Management
Expertise:

hotel/restaurant management
casino management
human resource management
lodging
resort and timeshare management
organization behavior
interpersonal communication dynamics
gaming operations
pedagogy in hospitality education

Member, Professional Convention Management Association; Member, American Hotel and Lodging Association; Member, Council of Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Educators; Certified ServSafe Food Safety Instructor; Certified Hospitality Educator; Faculty Advisor for the Widener University Professional AH&LA Student Chapter

Shiang Lih Chen McCain, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Hospitality Management
Expertise:

hospitality marketing
customer satisfaction
marketing research
casino management
casino marketing
customer satisfaction

Slot host, Asian Marketing Manager, Imperial Palace Casino, Las Vegas

COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA

Robert J. Bonk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Professional Writing
Expertise:

healthcare and science communication
medical and scientific humanities
professional writing and journalism

Angela Corbo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Communications Studies
Expertise:

social media ethics
contemporary media ethics
the media's relationship with America's health issues
gender roles and gender portrayal in the media

Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer, Ph.D.
Director, Communications Studies; Associate Professor, Communications
Expertise:

pop culture: tv, radio, and film
media criticism
the role of the media critic
media informatics
the "Singularity Movement"

Author, The Audience in the News; Film Producer, The Critics: Stories from the Inside Pages

Patricia M. Dyer, Ph.D.
Director, Writing Center; Professor, English
Expertise:

intercultural communication
language and culture
writing program administration
business communication
linguistics
English as a second language
writing

Amy R. Franzini, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Communications Studies
Expertise:

pop culture
mass media and children
TV and parents/parenting
TV and teens
TV history
communication theories

Member, Popular Culture Association; Member, National Communication Association

Robert L. Myers, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor Emeritus, Graduate Clinical Psychology, Adjunct, CSCI
Expertise:

dynamic psychotherapy with children and families
how stress affects children and families
family communication and understanding
developmental issues
school issues: acceptance, fear, performance anxiety, peer pressure
separation and independence
empty nest syndrome
stress management
psychodiagnosis
effects of TV violence on children
technology and mental health
child development
psychotherapy
psychological assessment
computer technology
human behavior
fairytales

Timothy Scepansky, M.Ed.
Senior Lecturer; Communications Studies; Coordinator, Media Production
Expertise:

Film and video production
film editing
screenwriting
digital filmmaking
Stedicam aesthetics
Digital imaging, multimedia design, DVD design
Internet video distribution

Member, Media Communication Association and Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association; Producer/filmmaker, Breeding Deviates and Addition by Subtraction

COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY

Raymond P. Jefferis III, Ph.D.
Professor, Electrical Engineering;
Expertise:

systems/software engineering
computer control of industrial processes
pharmaceutical process instrumentation
computer-aided engineering and design
process simulation
weather preparation
emergency management

American Red Cross Volunteer

Charles R. Nippert Jr., Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering; Acting Chairman, Chemical Engineering
Expertise:

computer simulation
process control
internet programming
computer applications in engineering
educational software

Timothy Scepansky, M.Ed.
Senior Lecturer, Communications; Coordinator, Media Production
Expertise:

digital imaging
computer graphics and design
multimedia design
CD/DVD production
video and film production
non-linear digital editing
web design, interactive animation for the internet and streaming video

Member, Media Communication Association and Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association; Producer/filmmaker, Breeding Deviates and Addition by Subtraction

Sohail Sheikh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Expertise:

computer design and application
parallel processing
computer architecture
fault-tolerant computing

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Amiram Elwork, Ph.D.
Director, Law-Psychology Program; Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

application of psychological principles to legal problems and public policy issues, including: jury instructions, jury selection, expert testimony, education, divorce, and law firm management
stress management, rational-emotive psychotherapy, psychology of emotions
organizational leadership and management

Author, Making Jury Instructions Understandable and Stress Management for Lawyers; Co-editor, Success Briefs for Lawyers.

William E. Harver, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
Expertise:

police
criminal justice
criminology
American Indians and criminal justice (especially the Lakota of Pine Ridge reservation)

Member, American Society of Criminology, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Southern Police Institute Alumni Association

Nancy Hirschinger-Blank, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
Expertise:

juvenile delinquency
juvenile violence in urban areas
female gender-specific issues related to incarceration and violence
female-on-female violence, adults and juveniles
domestic violence

Suzanne Mannes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Expertise:

forensic and legal psychology, especially cognitive biases throughout the judicial process
text comprehension

Author, instructor's manual for Costanzo and Krauss's Forensic and Legal Psychology

Sarah C. Nicksa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
Expertise

terrorism in America
bystanders of sexual assault
college responses to sexual assualt allegations
interpersonal violent victimization
collective violence
deviant behavior
social control

Initiated the "Crime and Diversity Film Series" on campus

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

Caryl E. Carpenter, Ph.D.
Professor, Healthcare Management
Expertise:

hospital finance
price determinants of hospital tax-exempt debt
patient-centered medical homes
future of Medicare and Medicaid
healthcare policy

Joseph P. Fuhr, Ph.D.
Professor, Economics
Expertise:

health economics and pharmacoeconomics (biosimilars)
telecommunications: economic and environmental benefits of telecommuting, collocation, and government owned and operated Internet networks
effect of innovations in IT on the bottom line for small businesses
e-materialization: moving products from a physical to an electronic state
economics of antitrust and regulation
sports economics

A senior fellow with the American Consumer Institute and ambassador for the Internet Innovation Alliance

Iqbal Mansur, Ph.D.
Professor, Management
Expertise:

corporate and international finance
banking issues
exchange rates
monetary and fiscal policies
U.S. and foreign equity markets

Paul S. Marshall, Ph.D., M.B.A., C.M.A.
Associate Professor, Management
Expertise:

personal finance: tax planning, estate planning, retirement planning, insurance issues, budgeting
corporate finance
capital budgeting
U.S. savings bonds
real estate: financing, assessment and analysis of investment properties

Michael D. Rosko, Ph.D.
Professor, Healthcare Management
Expertise:

healthcare economics: cost containment programs, effects of technological change on healthcare costs, compensated vs. uncompensated care
political economy of healthcare
evaluation of regulatory efforts
nursing homes
strategic decisions made by health care organizations

Author, Economics of Health Care

Cynthia J. Saltzman, Ph.D.
Professor, Economics
Expertise:

banking issues
global monetary policy and theory
economics of multinational enterprise
international trade and finance
local and national tax policies
inflation
economic development
economic recovery and job growth, including labor demand and productivityeconomics of recycling

Kenn B. Tacchino, J.D., LL.M.
Professor, Accounting & Taxation
Expertise:

retirement/financial planning
accumulation models

Co-director, The New York Life Center for Retirement Income at the American College; Co-author, Financial Decision Making for Retirement and Planning for Retirement Needs

Hamid Zangeneh, Ph.D.
Professor, Economics
Expertise:

international economics and business
macroeconomics and banking
Islamic banking
Third World debt and related issues
Iran economics and politics

Editor, Journal of Iranian Research and Analysis; Writer, Iran Today (daily newspaper) and Silicon Iran (monthly high-tech trade magazine)

EDUCATION

Bernard Brogan, Ph.D.
Professor, Education
Expertise:

school choice/vouchers/charter schools
educational reform issues
performance-based education
professional portfolios

Author, The Choice Movement: A Consideration of the Issues

Antonia D'Onofrio, Ph.D.
Professor, Education
Expertise:

education evaluation/statistics

Linda Durant, M.Ed.
Senior Vice President, University Advancement
Expertise:

higher education fundraising

Lois J. Fuller, M.B.A., M.Ed.
Executive Director, Multicultural & International Student Services
Expertise:

student immigration issues
university/community interaction (i.e., friendship and host families)counseling international students

Liaison to Foreign Embassies for Sponsored Students

Brenda Gilio, Ed.D.
Director, K-12 Educational Leadership Programs;
Associate Professor, Education
Expertise:

education finance
public education administration
education leadership
professional development
human resources

Twenty years in K-12 public school administration

James T. Harris III, Ed.D.
President, Widener University
Expertise:

higher education administration
higher education fundraising and development
higher education diversity issues
NCAA Division III Athletics
civic engagement in higher education

Annemarie B. Jay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Reading/Literacy
Expertise:

reading instruction
reading diagnosis
literacy coaching
language arts curriculum
early childhood education
literacy leadership

President, Keystone State Reading Association; President, Delaware County Reading Council; Co-editor, Promoting Quality Assurance in Literacy Instruction: The Preparation, Inquiries and Practices of Literacy Professionals

Nadine C. McHenry, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Education; Director, Science Teaching Center
Expertise:

environmental studies and education
professional development models for teachers and IHE facultyscience education
teaching and learning
assessment strategies for teachers
curriculum issues

Board Member, The Achievement Project

Meghan J. Pifer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Education
Expertise:

diversity, equity and access to postsecondary education
the professoriate
doctoral education and preparation for the professoriate
graduate school
higher education administration
social networks and social network analysis
women in higher education

Dana Reisboard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Education
Expertise:

reading education - explicit instruction/direct explanation
critical literacy
literacy coaching
early childhood education
character-building integrated into the curriculum

Incoming President, LEADER (an International Reading Association Special Interest Group)

Susan Schaming, Ed.D., L.P.C., NBBC
Associate Professor, Education; Director, Undergraduate Education Programs and Counselor Education
Expertise:

school counseling
child and adolescent development
school culture and climate
school and community partnerships

Member, American School Counseling Association, PA and NJ School Counselor Associations, American Counseling Association, American Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors

Timothy M. Sullivan, Ed.D., M.B.A.
Director, Programs in Higher Education;
Associate Professor, Education
Expertise:

accountability in higher education and related "current issues"
history of American higher education - historical perspectives on current issues/trends
leadership and governance - the role of trustees
administration of higher education
strategic planning and outcomes/assessment
hybrid courses/learning
doctoral education/training of higher education emerging leaders/professionals

Past Chair, Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development of Philadelphia

Richard E. Thurlow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Education
Expertise:

cognitive psychology applied to education
education psychology
reading comprehension
learning theories
science teaching

Janine Utell, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of English; Professor of English
Expertise:

19th and 20th century British literature
representation of love, sex, and marriage in narrative
general education and assessment
writing pedagogy
the role of women in leadership and professional development

Contributor to the University of Venus blog on Inside Higher Ed/Guardian UK

Stephen C. Wilhite, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost; Professor, Psychology
Expertise:

human memory and cognitive processes
leadership in metropolitan universities
students' study habits and their relationship to academic achievement
higher education administration

Author, Learning and Memory: The Basis of Behavior

Ning Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Education
Expertise:

educational Measurement/Assessment
educational Research Methods
educational Statistics
math Education
test Development

Noreen M. Yoder, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Education; Director, Child Development Center
Expertise:

early childhood education, especially preschoolearly child development
play as an instructional tool
health, safety and nutrition for early childhood
problem solving for children
enhancing creativity in children through arts
emergency plans
tips for parents when selecting a preschool

PA-Keystone Stars, National Association for the Education of Young Children Accreditation

ENGINEERING

Zhongping Huang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Biomedical Engineering Program Chairman
Expertise:

artificial kidney
nanotechnology
refrigeration
freeze-drying
biomedical engineering

Editorial Board, American Society for Artificial Organs; Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning engineers; Vice President, International Society of Lyophilization – Freeze Drying, Delaware Valley Chapter

Bin Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Expertise:

breast cancer research
nanotechnology
biomedical engineering

David H.T. Chen, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Expertise:

hazardous waste management
chemical process development and design
heat and mass transfer

Charles R. Nippert Jr., Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering; Chairman, Chemical Engineering
Expertise:

computer simulation
process control
internet programming
computer applications in engineering
educational software

Sashin P. Patil, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Expertise:

Alzheimer's disease
drug discovery and development
nanotechnology

Associate Editor, PMC Neurology; Referee, Alzheimer's Association Research Grants

Fred A. Akl, Ph.D., P.E.
Dean, School of Engineering; Professor, Civil Engineering
Expertise:

vibration analysis/control
computer simulation and modeling
structural mechanics

Vicki L. Brown, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering; Chair, Department of Civil Engineering
Expertise:

concrete design
the use of advanced composite materials in construction
reinforced concrete structures

Balaur S. Dhillon, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor, Civil Engineering
Expertise:

steel, concrete and timber designs
structural analysis of buildings and bridges

Ronald L. Mersky, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Expertise:

solid waste topics (recycling, landfilling, and energy recovery)
environmental impacts of waste management
public involvement in the environment
environmental engineering

Editor, Journal of Solid Waste Technology; Chair, International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management

Mesut Pervizpour, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Expertise:

geotechnical engineering
structural engineering

Stephanie L. Walkup, P.E.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Expertise:

structural engineering

Raymond P. Jefferis III, Ph.D.
Professor, Electrical Engineering
Expertise:

systems/software engineering
computer control of industrial processes
pharmaceutical process instrumentation
computer-aided engineering and design
process simulation
weather preparation
emergency management

American Red Cross Volunteer

Bryen E. Lorenz, Ph.D.
Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering; Professor, Electrical Engineering
Expertise:

instrumentation
magnetic materials

Sohail Sheikh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Expertise:

computer design and application
parallel processing
computer architecture
fault-tolerant computing

Xiaomu Song, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Expertise:

signal/image processing
computer vision
biomedical imaging
remote sensing
pattern recognition

Senior Member, IEEE

Mark Nicosia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chairman, Mechanical Engineering
Expertise:

biomechanics
computational mechanics
dysphagia

Member, American Society Of Mechanical Engineers; Member, American Society for Engineering Education; Member, Biomedical Engineering Society; Member, Dysphagia Research Society

Maria Slomiana, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Expertise:

composite materials
solid mechanics
fracture mechanics

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

David H.T. Chen, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Expertise:

hazardous waste management
chemical process development and design
heat and mass transfer

John F. Davis, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Expertise:

water and wastewater treatment
water quality modeling and assessment
watershed management
fate and transport of pollutants

Bruce W. Grant, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology and Environmental Science
Expertise:

evolutionary ecology
conservation biology
ecological education
herpetology
biodiversity
service learning
environmental education
reptile/amphibian bio-diversity

Stephen R. Madigosky, Ed.D.
Chair, Department of Environmental Science; Professor, Science Education
Expertise:

rainforest conservation
tropical biology/ecology
sustainable development
service learning and science education

Leads research and service learning trips to Peru and Costa Rica

Ronald L. Mersky, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Expertise:

solid waste topics (recycling, landfilling, and energy recovery)
environmental impacts of waste management
public involvement in the environment
environmental engineering

Editor, Journal of Solid Waste Technology; Chair, International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management

FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

Jules C. Abrams, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor Emeritus, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

learning disabilities: behavioral, emotional, physical
reading and spelling disorders in children
the brain injured child
dyslexia
psychoanalysis
psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy
professional psychologist training
neuropsychological factors in learning disability

Co-author, Diagnosis, Corrections, and Prevention of Reading Disabilities

Beth I. Barol, Ph.D., L.S.W.
Assistant Professor, Social Work; MSW Program Director
Expertise:

group dynamics/facilitation
developmental disabilities with challenging behaviors
exploring ways to better support people who are underserved and voiceless, with an emphasis on people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Michael Cassano, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology; Co-Director of the Widener Child Therapy Clinic
Expertise:

parenting and emotion regulation development
improving access to mental health care for underserved populations
paternal involvement in developmental and clinical research
multisystemic interventions to treat ADHD
behavioral health screening and treatment in the context of pediatric primary care

Dennis M. Debiak, Psy.D.
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

gay/lesbian/bisexual issues
gay youth
gay/lesbian/bisexual parents and their children
diversity/multicultural issues
contemporary psychoanalytical approaches to psychotherapy
professional training of psychologists

President, Philadelphia Center for Psychoanalytic Education; Secretary, Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association

Lawrence A. Fehr, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
Expertise:

health psychology
stress reduction
guilt feelings
sexual attitudes and behavior
children's cognitive development
personality theories and assessment
anxiety
adolescence
children and discipline
elder abuse

Author, Introduction to Personality; Co-author, Vibrant Health.

Elisabeth N. Gibbings, Psy.D.
Director, Practicum Training and Admissions; Assistant Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

psychological assessment
hospital management issues
training of professional psychologists

President Elect, Delaware Psychological Association; Chair, Public Education Committee of Delaware Psychological Association

Barbara Gilin, MSW, L.S.W.
Associate Clinical Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

domestic violence
adults who were sexually abused as children
adoption issues
family therapy
trauma theory and practice
family violence
gender issues in couples and families
the impact of oppression on individuals and family systems

Author, A Group Model for Treating Battered Women; Clinical member, American Association for Marital and Family Therapy; Member, National Association of Social Workers; Board Certified Diplomate in Social Work; Member, Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work; Member, American Family Therapy Academy

John R. Giugliano, MSW, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
Associate Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

sex addiction
sex therapy
gay and lesbian issues
psychoanalytic approaches to psychotherapy
effects of early childhood trauma on adult men

Board of Directors, Society for Sexual Health, National Council on Sex Addiction; Editorial board, Journal on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity

Linda K. Knauss, Ph.D., ABPP
Director, Internship Training; Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

family problems
serious emotional and behavioral disorders of children and adolescents
psychological assessment
ethical and professional issues
juvenile delinquency and forensic issues
training and supervision of psychologists
sexual abuse
suicide
school issues

Frank Masterpasqua, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

community psychology and prevention
developmental psychopathology
lifespan development
stress, adjustment, coping, emotions, self-esteem in childhood
early human development
social policy and children's rights
multimodal interventions
positive psychology
neurofeedback
political psychology

Co-author, Prevention of Problems in Childhood: Psychological Research and Applications and A Complete Paradigm for Psychological Practice

Robert L. Myers, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor Emeritus, Graduate Clinical Psychology, Adjunct, CSCI
Expertise:

dynamic psychotherapy with children and families
how stress affects children and families
family communication and understanding
developmental issues
school issues: acceptance, fear, performance anxiety, peer pressure
separation and independence
empty nest syndrome
stress management
psychodiagnosis
effects of TV violence on children
technology and mental health
child development
psychotherapy
psychological assessment
computer technology
human behavior
fairytales

Sanjay R. Nath, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Director, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

cross-cultural psychology
postpartum depression in men and women
inter-racial relationships
arranged marriages
suicide in cross-cultural context
ethnic minority identity formation (especially Asian American)
ethnic minority access to mental health care and utilization
stigma in terms of mental health and cultural variables
identity development
immigration and acculturation
suicide rates among Asians and Asian-Americans
suicide in Japan
college students and suicide risk/counseling / mental health
adolescents and rap music
transition from adolescence to adulthood
international issues in psychology and mental health
globalization in psychology
treatment models for mental health in other parts of the world
disaster and mental health intervention – cultural issues related to trauma
contemporary psychoanalysis

Licensed Psychologist; Recipient of Lindback Career Enhancement Minority Junior Faculty Grant to study suicide cross-culturally; Board Member, Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology; Associate Editor, Journal of College Counseling.

Mary Rourke, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology; Director of School Psychology Concentration Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology; Co-Director of Widener Child Therapy Clinic
Expertise:

normative development of children and adolescents (developmental transitions; peer relations and social competence; transition to elementary school, to middle school, to high school, to young adulthood)
family issues and family therapy
parenting guidance associated with normative developmental issues
school psychology, including assessment and treatment of learning disabilities, ADHD and school-related concerns, legal responsibilities of schools, crisis and emergency response in schools
pediatric medical illness and its effect on development
adjustment to chronic illnesses

Certified School Psychologist; Board of Directors, Trinity Cooperative Day Nursery in Swarthmore, PA

Philip A. Rutter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Human Sexuality
Expertise:

couples and relationship therapy
family therapy
assisting youth and their families with the coming out process
suicide risk and protective factors
suicide among LGBT youth

Clinical Division Director for the American Association of Suicidology; Member, LGBT Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

Brent A. Satterly, Ph.D., M.S.S., L.C.S.W.
Director, BSW Program; Associate Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

human sexuality
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender issues (GLBT)
clinical care with survivors of childhood sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, families of divorce, and alternative family systems
undergraduate social work program development
self-disclosure and professional identity management in social work
professional identity management
therapeutic relationships
experiential education and efficacy of experiential education
human sexuality education
faculty governance
GLBT training with social work; suicide prevention

Local, regional and national presenter: self-disclosure and GLB professional identity management, social work mentorship, experiential education, GLBT issues in clinical care, and healthy sexuality and childhood sexual trauma; Certified Sexuality Educator; Certified Sex Therapist

Paula T. Silver, Ph.D., MSW
Dean, School of Human Service Professions; Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

social work practice
child welfare
service learning pedagogy
group treatment
cultural diversity

Author, The Status of Children and Youth: Philadelphia, Volume II; and Surviving the Bureaucracy: Predictions of Job Satisfaction for the Public Agency Supervisor

Noreen M. Yoder, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Education; Director, Child Development Center
Expertise:

early childhood education, especially preschool
early child development
play as an instructional tool
health, safety and nutrition for early childhood
problem solving for children
enhancing creativity in children through arts
emergency plans
tips for parents when selecting a preschool

PA-Keystone Stars, National Association for the Education of Young Children Accreditation

GENDER AND SEXUALITY

Annalisa Castaldo, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Professor, English; Director, Gender and Women's Studies
Expertise:

Shakespearean film
Shakespearean performance
Medieval/Renaissance women
women's movement, women's issues
fairy tales and vampires

Angela Corbo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Communications Studies
Expertise:

social media ethics
contemporary media ethics
the media's relationship with America's health issues
gender roles and gender portrayal in the media

Betsy Crane, Ph.D.
Professor, Human Sexuality
Expertise:

gendered sexuality
teen sexuality
homophobia
human sexuality education
strengths-based, family-centered empowerment practices in human services
reproductive rights

Co-editor, Sexual Lives: A Reader on the Theories and Realities of Human Sexualities

Melanie Davis, Ph.D., CSE
President, Sexuality and Aging Consortium at Widener
Expertise:

age-related changes in initimacy and sexual expression
impact of menopause and cancer on sexuality and self esteem
body image

Consults with individuals and couples at the New Jersey Center for Sexual Wellness; Helps healthcare providers and educators build knowledge, acceptance, and communication skills about sex and sexuality through her firm Honest Exchange, LLC

Dennis M. Debiak, Psy.D.
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

gay/lesbian/bisexual issues
gay youth
gay/lesbian/bisexual parents and their children
diversity/multicultural issues
contemporary psychoanalytical approaches to psychotherapy
professional training of psychologists

President, Philadelphia Center for Psychoanalytic Education; Secretary, Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association

Ilene D. Lieberman, Ph.D.
Gabriel Lukas Chair, Fine Arts; Associate Professor, Art History; Director, Honors Program
Expertise:

British sculpture
memorial art
public art
gender and ideology in art
women's issues

Co-author, The Chantrey Ledger in the Royal Academy

Barbara T. Norton, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor, History
Expertise:

Russian/Soviet history
women's history
19th & 20th Century Russia

Author, Russian Political Masonry and the End of the Monarchy; Co-editor, An Improper Profession: Women, Gender and Journalism in Late Imperial Russia

Sabitha Pillai-Friedman, Ph.D., LCSW, CST
Assistant Professor, Human Sexuality
Expertise:

cancer and sexuality
sexual trauma
sexuality during life transitions
couples/relationship counseling
postpartum issues

Regularly blogs for breastcancer.org

Philip A. Rutter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Human Sexuality
Expertise:

couples and relationship therapy
family therapy
assisting youth and their families with the coming out process
suicide risk and protective factors
suicide among LGBT youth

Clinical Division Director for the American Association of Suicidology; Member, LGBT Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

Brent A. Satterly, Ph.D., M.S.S., L.C.S.W.
Director, BSW Program; Associate Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

human sexuality
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender issues (GLBT)
clinical care with survivors of childhood sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, families of divorce, and alternative family systems
undergraduate social work program development
self-disclosure and professional identity management in social work
professional identity management
therapeutic relationships
experiential education and efficacy of experiential education
human sexuality education
faculty governance
GLBT training with social work; suicide prevention

Stephanie Schechner, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor, Modern Languages
Expertise:

French literature and culture
literature and culture of French-speaking countries
teaching foreign languages
teacher training
women's studies: feminist theory, French women writers and artists

Board Member, Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs; Faculty Advisor, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Straight Alliance

Justin A. Sitron, Ph.D., C.S.E.
Assistant Professor, Human Sexuality Education; Director, Master's Programs in the Center for Human Sexuality Studies
Expertise:

sexuality/sex in pop culture
sex education
gender in schools
sexuality attitudes reassessment
sexological worldview
culture/intercultural relations
diversity

Board member, Sexuality Information and Education Council

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Martin E. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Professor, Government and Politics
Expertise:

international affairs
terrorism and national security
American foreign policy
politics of the Middle East and China
strategic intelligence
arms control
nuclear proliferation

Author, The Two Poles of U.S. National Security Policy: Arms Control and Military Preparedness

Rebecca R. Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Government and Politics
Expertise:

political science
international politics
international relations
Eastern Europe
European Union
Balkans
democracy building

J. Wesley Leckrone, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Government and Politics
Expertise:

American Federalism
American presidency
public policy
legislative policy and process
Pennsylvania politics/elections
national elections

Former program director, Center for The Study of Federalism; Former project coordinator, Pennsylvania Policy Database; Blogs with http://theamericanpartnership.com/

James E. Vike, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Government & Politics; Associate Dean, Social Sciences Division
Expertise:

American presidency
elections
public administration
public policy
political/bureaucratic relations

HEALTHCARE

Robert J. Bonk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Professional Writing
Expertise:

healthcare and science communication
medical and scientific humanities
professional writing and journalism

Caryl E. Carpenter, Ph.D.
Professor, Healthcare Management
Expertise:

hospital finance
price determinants of hospital tax-exempt debt
patient-centered medical homes
future of Medicare and Medicaid
healthcare policy

Shirlee M. Drayton-Brooks, Ph.D., R.N., C.R.R.N., C.R.N.P., A.P.R.N., B.C.
Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Family Nurse Practitioner Program; Professor, Nursing
Expertise:

family health/primary care
advanced practice nursing issues
health care policy
family health promotion issues/research
workforce/cultural diversity

Nurse Practitioner; Published research in Family Health; Co-Editor, Comprehensive Rehab; Board Certified Nurse Practitioner; American Nurse Credentially Center provider in a Federally Qualified Health Center; Past Secretary, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties; Member, National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice; President, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties

Joseph P. Fuhr, Ph.D.
Professor, Economics
Expertise:

health economics and pharmacoeconomics (biosimilars)
telecommunications: economic and environmental benefits of telecommuting, collocation, and government owned and operated Internet networks
effect of innovations in IT on the bottom line for small businessese-materialization: moving products from a physical to an electronic state
economics of antitrust and regulation
sports economics

A senior fellow with The American Consumer Institute and ambassador for the Internet Innovation Alliance

Anne M. Krouse, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor, Nursing; Director of Technology Integration, School of Nursing
Expertise:

nursing informatics
health policy
maternal-newborn nursing
breastfeeding
breastfeeding low birth-weight infants
nursing education
instructional technology in nursing
SIDS – infant bedsharing

Member, National Policy committee for the Association of Women's Health and Neonatal Nursing; Mentor, Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy; Nursing Informatics Certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center

Michael D. Rosko, Ph.D.
Professor, Healthcare Management
Expertise:

healthcare economics: cost containment programs, effects of technological change on healthcare costs, compensated vs. uncompensated care
political economy of healthcare
evaluation of regulatory efforts
nursing homes
strategic decisions made by health care organizations

Author, Economics of Health Care

Lynn Nelson Russom, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C.
Director/Nurse Practitioner, Student Health Services
Expertise:

immunizations
alcohol and other drugs in the young adult
concussion: assessment, testing and maintenance
preventive healthcare
health and wellness in the young adult
nurse practitioner role
college health management
communications management of health data
college health insurance

Sub-Division: Physical Therapy

Sandra Campbell, P.T., Ph.D., MBA
Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy; Academic Coordinator, Clinical Education
Expertise:

clinical education
health care policy and reimbursement

Robin L. Dole, P.T., D.P.T., Ed.D., P.C.S.
Associate Dean, School of Human Service Professions; Director, Institute for Physical Therapy Education; Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
Expertise:

pediatrics
child motor development
developmental disorders
autism/developmental coordination disorder
special education and related services
gait dysfunction
hippotherapy
assistive technology

Dawn Gulick, P.T., Ph.D., A.T.C., C.S.C.S.
Professor, Physical Therapy
Expertise:

sports medicine
disabled sports
Olympic medical team
orthopedics

Co-creator of the iOrtho application for PT professionals

Jill Black Lattanzi, P.T., Ed.D, M.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
Expertise:

cultural competency for the healthcare professional
rehabilitation and oncology

Author, Developing Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Practice

Kerstin Palombaro, P.T., Ph.D., CAPS
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy; Coordinator, Community Engagement

geriatrics
osteoporosis
community health
certified aging in place specialist

Samuel Pierce, P.T., Ph.D., N.C.S.
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
Expertise:

brain injury
neurological physical therapy
cerebral palsy

Robert Wellmon, P.T., Ph. D., N.C.S.
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
Expertise:

physical therapy
physical rehabilitation
stroke rehabilitation
balance and falls – elderly
exercise and aging
geriatrics
health care issues in physical rehabilitation
interprofessional education

Board Certified in Neurology, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties

HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Joy P. Dickerson, Ed.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Hospitality Management
Expertise:

leadership development
experiential learning
career development
training and development
hospitality
human resource management

Member, CHRIE; Member, PCMA; Member, NACE; Member, MDI

Nicholas J. Hadgis, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Hospitality Management; Professor, Hospitality Management
Expertise:

hotel real estate development
beer and wine
tourism
human resources
restaurant management

Member, American Hotel and Motel Association and Human Resources Council; Board of Governors, Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Academy; President, Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education

Connie Holt, M.S., R.D., C.H.E.
Associate Professor, Hospitality Management; Registered Dietician
Expertise:

food and nutrition education
nutrition implementation in restaurants
food service sanitation
weight loss
sports nutrition
medical nutrition therapy for cardiology
nutrition in rehabilitation
nutrition for children with special healthcare needs
healthy eating around the holidays
healthy eating in restaurants

Former President, Philadelphia Dietetic Association; Member, American Dietetic Association, Pennsylvania Dietetic Association; Member, American Society of Hospital Food Service Administrators; Member, Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education; Nutrition Counselor, Head Start and Women, Infants, Children

Jeffrey C. Lolli, M.S., C.H.E.
Instructor, Hospitality Management
Expertise:

hotel/restaurant management
casino management
human resource management
lodging
resort and timeshare management
organization behavior
interpersonal communication dynamics
gaming operations
pedagogy in hospitality education

John F. Mahoney, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Hospitality Management
Expertise:

restaurant trends
food trends
fine dining
hospitality industry labor trends
hospitality education program accreditation

Certified Instructor, ServSafe – National Food Safety Certification Program; Former Chair, Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality; Member, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals; Member, International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education

Shiang Lih Chen McCain, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Hospitality Management
Expertise:

hospitality marketing
marketing research
casino management
casino marketing
customer satisfaction

Slot host, Asian Marketing Manager, Imperial Palace Casino, Las Vegas

Kristen A. Riscinto-Kozub, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Hospitality Management
Expertise:

foods service/loyalty/satisfaction
wine
cooking
food safety and sanitation
food toursim

Food safety and sanitation trainer, National Restaurant Association

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN MARKETS

Patricia M. Dyer, Ph.D.
Director, Writing Center; Professor, English; Coordinator of Composition
Expertise:

intercultural communication
language and culture
writing program administration
business communication
linguistics
English as a second language
Writing

Martin E. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Professor, Government and Politics
Expertise:

international affairs
terrorism and national security
American foreign policy
politics of the Middle East and China
strategic intelligence
arms control
nuclear proliferation

Author, The Two Poles of U.S. National Security Policy: Arms Control and Military Preparedness

Myroslaw J. Kyj, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Professor, Management
Expertise:

marketing
international marketing
e-commerce
ethics in marketing
marketing research
Ukrainian issues: economic and social

Iqbal Mansur, Ph.D.
Professor, Management
Expertise:

corporate and international finance
banking issues
exchange rates
monetary and fiscal policies
U.S. and foreign equity markets

Donna Weaver McCloskey, Ph.D.
Department Head, Management Information Systems and Decision Sciences; Associate Professor, Management
Expertise:

international information systems

Barbara T. Norton, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor, History
Expertise:

Russian/Soviet history
women's history
19th & 20th Century Russia

Author, Russian Political Masonry and the End of the Monarchy; Co-editor, An Improper Profession: Women, Gender and Journalism in Late Imperial Russia

Hamid Zangeneh, Ph.D.
Professor, Economics
Expertise:

international economics and business
macroeconomics and banking
Islamic banking
Third World debt and related issues
Iran economics and politics

Editor, Journal of Iranian Research and Analysis; Writer, Iran Today (daily newspaper) and Silicon Iran (monthly high-tech trade magazine)

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Kerri Anne Crowne Brannen, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor, Management
Expertise:

emotional intelligence
social intelligence
cultural intelligence
international human resources
organizational behavior
cultural exposure
expatriation
repatriation
older workers

Stuart Eimer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Sociology
Expertise:

social class
social and economic inequality
labor politics
union organizing
race and ethnicity

Author, Central Labor Councils and the Revival of American Unionism

Dennis R. Laker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Management
Expertise

human resource management
organizational development
employment issues: controlling employee turnover, training, alternative employment, job search
organizational behavior and communication
human resource services: temporary agencies, leasing firms, outplacement firms, consulting companies
inferential statistics

Glenn H. McAllister, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Director, Widener University Small Business Development Center
Expertise:

small business
business financing
banking

LEARNING DISABILITIES

Jules C. Abrams, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor Emeritus, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise

learning disabilities: behavioral, emotional, physical
reading and spelling disorders in children
the brain injured child
dyslexia
psychoanalysis
psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy
professional psychologist training
neuropsychological factors in learning disability

Co-author, Diagnosis, Corrections, and Prevention of Reading Disabilities; President, National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology

Kenneth B. Goldberg, Psy.D.
Associate Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

neuropsychological assessment
brain injury and rehabilitation
learning disabilities
dementia

Former President, Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society

MARKETING

Myroslaw J. Kyj, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Professor, Management
Expertise:

marketing
international marketing
e-commerce
ethics in marketing
marketing research
Ukrainian issues: economic and social

Brian Larson, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor, Management
Expertise:

marketing
sport marketing
marketing research
promotions
event marketing
international marketing
automotive industry issues

Michael D. Rosko, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Professor, Healthcare Management
Expertise:

healthcare economics: cost containment programs, effects of technological change on healthcare costs, compensated vs. uncompensated care
political economy of healthcare
evaluation of regulatory efforts
nursing homes
strategic decisions made by health care organizations

Author, Economics of Health Care

Mary E. Shoemaker, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor, Marketing
Expertise:

personal non-retail selling
sales management
social media marketing
customer relationship management (CRM)

Board Member, Sales and Marketing Executives of Philadelphia

MATHEMATICS

Kasia M. Hallenbeck, Ph.D.
Professor, Mathematics; Director of the Math Center
Expertise:

geometric function theory
complex analysis
extreme points
span of simple closed curves

Janusz M. Lysko, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
Expertise:

general topology
continuum theory
dynamical systems
computer graphics

Bob Neveln, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
Expertise:

Linux
artificial intelligence
logic
coding theory
mathematical biology
history of mathematics

Author, Comma-Free and Synchronizable Codes and Linux Assembly Language Programming

Richard C. Pappas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Expertise

mathematical physics
Clifford algebras

Neil A. Watling, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Mathematics; Associate Professor, Mathematics
Expertise:

mathematical physics
functional analysis
operator theory

NURSING

Lois Ryan Allen, Ph.D., R.N.
Professor, Nursing
Expertise:

education evaluation
quantitative research methods
research instrument development
nursing science and theory development

Mary Baumberger-Henry, D.N.Sc., R.N.
Associate Professor, Nursing
Expertise:

case study
nursing theory
burn, emergency, critical care and disaster nursing
cooperative learning

Marcia D. Bowers, M.S.N., C.P.H.Q., N.E.-B.C.
Director, Community Relations and Continuing Education
Expertise:

graduate nursing recruitment
nursing continuing education programs

Developed School of Nursing Continuing Education Program

Ellen Boyda, R.N., M.S., C.R.N.P.-B.C.
Lecturer, Nursing; Coordinator, Family Nurse Practitioner Program; Director, Widener Community Nursing Clinic
Expertise:

health assessment
pulmonary diseases
acid-base balance
providing care to the underserved
primary care in third world countries

Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners; Founder, Widener Community Nursing Clinic

Esther Brown, Ed.D., M.S.N., B.S.N., R.N.
Assistant Professor, Nursing; Coordinator, Introduction to Nursing
Expertise:

service-learning
nursing process
african american health disparities
poverty and hunger
spirituality in nursing

Member, Sigma Theta Tau; Member, Association of Black Faculty; Broad Member, Pennsylvania Nursing Foundation; Broad Member, Coatesville Center for Community Health; Member, American Nursing Association

Donna M. Callaghan, Ph.D., R.N., G.C.N.S.-B.C., C.N.E.
Assistant Professor, Nursing; Director of MSN Program
Expertise:

adult health
gerontology
health promotion
parish nursing
research/statistics
nursing education

Certified CNS; Certified Nursing Educator; Vice President, Parish Nurse Council for the Diocese of Camden

Normajean Colby, M.S.N., R.N., C.P.N, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Nursing
Expertise:

health promotion: children
pediatric nursing
men in nursing
nursing education
child abuse

Shirlee M. Drayton-Brooks, Ph.D., R.N., C.R.R.N., C.R.N.P., A.P.R.N., B.C.
Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Family Nurse Practitioner Program; Professor, Nursing
Expertise:

family health/primary care
advanced practice nursing issues
health care policy
family health promotion issues/research
workforce/cultural diversity

Dawn Ferry, M.S.N., R.N.
Director, Center for Simulation and Computerized Testing
Expertise:

nursing simulation
sim labs
computerized testing

Deborah R. Garrison, Ph.D., R.N.
Dean, School of Nursing
Expertise:

nursing
leadership
women's issues

Member, Council of Independent Colleges and the American Academic Leadership Institute

Anne M. Krouse, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor, Nursing; Director of Technology Integration, School of Nursing
Expertise:

nursing informatics
health policy
maternal-newborn nursing
breastfeeding
breastfeeding low birth-weight infants
nursing education
instructional technology in nursing
SIDS – infant bedsharing

Linda J. O'Kane, M.S.N., R.N.
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Student Services, Nursing
Expertise:

undergraduate programming in nursing
experiential nursing

Barbara J. Patterson, Ph.D., R.N.
Director, PhD Program; Professor, Nursing
Expertise:

social support
gerontological nursing
qualitative research
diabetic self-care management
adult health
nursing education research
doctoral education in nursing

Editorial Board, Journal of Nursing Education; Chair, National League for Nursing's Nursing Education Research Review Panel; Fellow, National League for Nursing's Academy of Nursing Education

Joyce H. Rasin, Ph.D., R.N.
Professor, Nursing
Expertise:

gerontology
healthy aging
health disparities
culture and health
health and wellness

Doctoral certificate in Aging, Center of Aging at University of Maryland

Rose Schwartz, Ph.D., R.N.
Director, Prelicensure BSN Program, Assistant Professor, Nursing
Expertise:

undergraduate programming in nursing
technology in the classroom

Joan Webb, M.S.N., R.N.
Lecturer, Nursing
Expertise:

critical care nursing
community nursing
medical/surgical problems of adults

PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH

Jules C. Abrams, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor Emeritus, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

learning disabilities: behavioral, emotional, physical
reading and spelling disorders in children
the brain injured child
dyslexia
psychoanalysis
psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy
professional psychologist training
neuropsychological factors in learning disability

Co-author, Diagnosis, Corrections, and Prevention of Reading Disabilities

Bret Boyer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

individual and family adjustment to acute and chronic health conditions
posttraumatic stress and anxiety secondary to medical stressors
self-management of chronic health conditions
issues related to death and dying
pediatric psychology
self-regulatory interventions
family therapy
nonpharmacologic interventions to address physical symptomatologies

Virginia Brabender, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

group psychotherapy
diagnostic and psychological and personality assessment
ethical issues
training professional psychologists
Rorschach inkblot method
sports psychology

Author, Models of Inpatient Group Psychotherapy; Introduction to Group Therapy; Awaiting the Therapist's Baby: A Guide for the Expectant Parent-Practitioners; and Essentials of Group Therapy

Dennis M. Debiak, Psy.D.
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

gay/lesbian/bisexual issues
gay youth
gay/lesbian/bisexual parents and their children
diversity/multicultural issues
contemporary psychoanalytical approaches to psychotherapy
professional training of psychologists

President, Philadelphia Center for Psychoanalytic Education; Secretary, Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association

Amiram Elwork, Ph.D.
Director, Law-Psychology Program; Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

application of psychological principles to legal problems and public policy issues, including: jury instructions, jury selection, expert testimony, education, divorce, and law firm management
stress management, rational-emotive psychotherapy, psychology of emotions
organizational leadership and management

Author, Making Jury Instructions Understandable and Stress Management for Lawyers; Co-editor, Success Briefs for Lawyers.

Lawrence A. Fehr, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
Expertise:

health psychology
stress reduction
guilt feelings
sexual attitudes and behavior
children’s cognitive development
personality theories and assessment
anxiety
adolescence
children and discipline
elder abuse

Author, Introduction to Personality; Co-author, Vibrant Health

Elisabeth N. Gibbings, Psy.D.
Assistant Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

psychological assessment
hospital management issues
training of professional psychologists

President Elect, Delaware Psychological Association; Chair, Public Education Committee of Delaware Psychological Association

Kenneth B. Goldberg, Psy.D.
Associate Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology; Director of Neuropsychology Program
Expertise:

neuropsychological assessment
brain injury and rehabilitation
learning disabilities
dementia

Former President, Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society

Linda K. Knauss, Ph.D., ABPP
Director, Internship Training; Associate Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

family problems
serious emotional and behavioral disorders of children and adolescents
psychological assessment
ethical and professional issues
juvenile delinquency and forensic issues
training and supervision of psychologists
school issues
suicide
sexual abuse

Suzanne Mannes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Expertise:

forensic and legal psychology, especially cognitive biases throughout the judicial process
test comprehension

Author, instructor's manual for Costanzo and Krauss's Forensic and Legal Psychology

Frank Masterpasqua, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

community psychology and prevention
developmental psychopathology: lifespan development
stress, adjustment, coping, emotions, self-esteem in childhood
early human development
social policy and children’s rights
multimodal interventions
positive psychology
neurofeedback
political psychology

Co-author, Prevention of Problems in Childhood: Psychological Research and Applications; and A Complete Paradigm for Psychological Practice

Robert L. Myers. Ph.D., ABPP
Professor Emeritus, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

dynamic psychotherapy with children and families
how stress affects children and families
family communication and understanding
developmental issues
school issues: acceptance, fear, performance anxiety, peer pressure
separation and independence
empty nest syndrome
stress management
psychodiagnosis
effects of TV violence on children
technology and mental health
child development
psychotherapy
psychological assessment
computer technology
human behavior
fairytales

Sanjay R. Nath, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Director, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

cross-cultural psychology
postpartum depression in men and women
inter-racial relationships
arranged marriages
suicide in cross-cultural context
ethnic minority identity formation (especially Asian American)
ethnic minority access to mental health care and utilization
stigma in terms of mental health and cultural variables
identity development
immigration and acculturation
suicide rates among Asians and Asian-Americans
suicide in Japan
college students and suicide risk/counseling / mental health
adolescents and rap music
transition from adolescence to adulthood
international issues in psychology and mental health
globalization in psychology
treatment models for mental health in other parts of the world
disaster and mental health intervention – cultural issues related to trauma
contemporary psychoanalysis

Maurice F. Prout, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology; Director, Postdoctoral Respecialization
Expertise:

cognitive/behavioral psychotherapy
anxiety, mood and neurotic disorders
psychosomatics and behavioral medicine
post traumatic stress disorder
stress management
chronic pain management

Co-author, Handbook of Pain Management; and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Clinician's Guide

Karen C. Rose, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology
Expertise:

group influences on public opinion
career development – adolescence
functional and cognitive declines in aging
trait entitlement and prejudicial attitudes

Philip A. Rutter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Human Sexuality
Expertise:

couples and relationship therapy
family therapy
assisting youth and their families with the coming out process
suicide risk and protective factors
suicide among LGBT youth

Clinical Division Director for the American Association of Suicidology; Member, LGBT Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

Hal Shorey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology; Director, Psychology and Business Joint Degree Program; Director of Organizational Development Services
Expertise:

role of attachment and hope in resiliency and psychopathology
positive-psychology-based intervention for at risk youth
leadership and positive psychological assessment
attachment theory and psychotherapy
relationships

Lori Simons, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
Expertise:

service learning and teacher effectiveness
gender differences and substance abuse on student and clinical populations
multicultural service learning and ethnic identity development
substance abuse training of paraprofessionals and certified addiction counselors

Member, American Psychological Association, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, and International Coalition for Addiction Studies on Education

Ross Steinman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology
Expertise:

industrial/organizational psychology
consumer behavior
indirect and implicit measures of attitude in the consumer domain
effect of brand transgression on consumer attitude and preference
automatic decision making of consumers
cross-cultural differences in consumer behavior

Jordan D. Troisi, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychology
Expertise:

social psychology
self-esteem
psychology of sports fandom
psychology of food/ comfort food
social connection - romantic relationships, friendships, social networking, etc.
social surrogates - food, celebrities, tv shows, etc.
psychology behind women pursuing math and science fields
psychology of teaching methods

Stephen C. Wilhite, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost; Professor, Psychology
Expertise:

human memory and cognitive processes
students’ study habits and their relationship to academic achievement
higher education administration
leadership in metropolitan universities

Author, Learning and Memory: The Basis of Behavior

COUNSELING

Beth A. Howlett, Ph.D.
Director, Widener University Counseling Center
Expertise:

sports psychology
eating disorders and trauma
health and fitness
psychotherapy
psychological and educational assessment
neurofeedback/biofeedback/hypnosis
performance enhancement
mental health and well being

Member, U.S. Olympic Registry, American Psychological Association, Pennsylvania Psychological Association, and Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology

SCIENCE

BIOLOGY

Marc A. Brodkin, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
Expertise:

microbiology and immunology
cellular immunology

David J. Coughlin, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
Expertise:

fish biology, ecology and development
vertebrate physiology, vision and locomotion

Bruce W. Grant, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology and Environmental Science
Expertise:

evolutionary ecology
conservation biology
ecological education
herpetology
biodiversity
service learning
environmental education
reptile/amphibian bio-diversity

Kathleen L. Hornberger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Science
Expertise:

botany
invasive plants in PA
plant taxonomy
community gardening

Former President, Penn State Delaware County Master Gardeners; Certified Master Gardener; Curator of the Herbarium, Delaware County Institute of Science

Stephen R. Madigosky, Ed.D.
Chair, Department of Enivronmental Science; Professor, Science Education
Expertise:

rainforest conservation
sustainable development
tropical biology/ecology
science education
service learning

Leads research and service learning trips to Peru and Costa Rica

Robert W. Morris, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology and Biochemistry
Expertise:

cell and molecular biology and enzymology

Itzick Vatnick, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology, Biochemistry, Environmental Science
Expertise:

comparative and human physiology
bioenergetics, metabolism and control of body mass
amphibian decline and host-pathogen interactions in frogs
science education for non-science majors

Frances E. Weaver, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Biology; Professor, Biology and Biochemistry
Expertise:

reproductive and developmental biology
cell biology
molecular biology

CHEMISTRY

Mark G. Bradley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Expertise:

electrochemistry of inorganic and organometallic compounds

Shirley G. Fischer-Drowos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Science
Expertise:

analytical chemistry
industrial chemistry
polymer chemistry
forensics
physical chemistry

Member, American Chemical Society

Scott E. Van Bramer, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Chemistry; Professor, Chemistry
Expertise:

analytical chemistry
mass spectrometry
Web-enhanced learning

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Stephen P. Adams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physics
Expertise:

quantum optics
laser physics
amplified spontaneous emission

Harry J. Augensen, Ph.D.
Professor, Physics and Astronomy;
Associate Dean of Science
Expertise

galactic structure and stellar evolution
measurements of stellar parallaxes
planetary nebulae
astronomy education

Author, Astronomy Education and Instructional Aids

SOCIETAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES

Bretton Alvare, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Expertise:

transnational social movements
globalization and development
Afro-Caribbean religion and culture
Latino history and culture
understanding race and racism

Marina Barnett, D.S.W.
Associate Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

Asset mapping
organization and community development
African American families

Richard M. Cooper, Ph.D., MSW
Clinical Assistant Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

social work clinical practice and counseling
socio-political issues regarding African Americans
adolescent and youth popular culture
racism
African American music
domestic polices
initiatives from President Obama
black history
black males
hip hop culture and R&B music
culture diversity
movie reviews

Licensed Social Worker; Producer/Host, Culture and Entertainment on www.900AMWURD.com; Co-Chair of the Cultural Diversity Committee, Widener University; Member, National Association of Social Workers; Member, National Association of Black Social Workers

Betsy Crane, Ph.D.
Professor, Human Sexuality
Expertise

gendered sexuality
teen sexuality
homophobia
human sexuality education
strengths-based, family-centered empowerment practices in human services
reproductive rights

Co-editor, Sexual Lives: A Reader on the Theories and Realities of Human Sexualities

William M. Davis, Psy.D.
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

drug/alcohol use
gerontology/older adults
urban/black males

Chair, Pennsylvania Psychological Association Geropsych Training Initiative; Founder, Afro-Latino Leadership Coalition

Dennis M. Debiak, Psy.D.
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

gay/lesbian/bisexual issues
gay youth
gay/lesbian/bisexual parents and their children
diversity/multicultural issues
contemporary psychoanalytical approaches to psychotherapy
professional training of psychologists

President, Philadelphia Center for Psychoanalytic Education; Secretary, Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association

Amiram Elwork, Ph.D.
Director, Law-Psychology Program; Professor, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

application of psychological principles to legal problems and public policy issues, including: jury instructions, jury selection, expert testimony, education, divorce, and law firm management
stress management, rational-emotive psychotherapy, psychology of emotions
organizational leadership and management

Author, Making Jury Instructions Understandable and Stress Management for Lawyers; Co-editor, Success Briefs for Lawyers.

Patricia Fletcher
Assistant Director and Field Instructor, Social Work
Expertise:

social work careers
social work field issues

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Robin Goldberg-Glen, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

gerontology
geriatric social work education
intergenerational relations/grandparent caregivers of grandchildren
social work research
kinship care

William E. Harver, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
Expertise:

police
criminal justice
criminology

Member, American Society of Criminology, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Southern Police Institute Alumni Association, and American Society of Industrial Security

Linda Houser, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

care-giving related employment disruption
child care subsidies
state and federal workforce policies
employment and care-giving in families of children with autism spectrum disorders

Has done several studies with Rutgers University's Center for Women and Work

Stephen E. Kauffman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

Chester problems
poverty
environmental racism and impacts on communities
social welfare history and policy
ideology, religion and effects on policy
civic-engagement by universities
volunteering
environmental and community development issues
poverty
environmental racism and impacts on communities
social welfare history and policy
ideology, religion and effects on policy

Past member, PA State Environmental Racism Advisory Board; Researcher/evaluator and consultant to over 15 social service agencies in Chester

Robert L. Myers. Ph.D., ABPP
Professor Emeritus, Graduate Clinical Psychology
Expertise:

dynamic psychotherapy with children and families
how stress affects children and families
family communication and understanding
developmental issues
school issues: acceptance, fear, performance anxiety, peer pressure
separation and independence
empty nest syndrome
stress management
psychodiagnosis
effects of TV violence on children
technology and mental health
child development
psychotherapy
psychological assessment
computer technology
human behavior
fairytales

Sarah C. Nicksa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
Expertise

terrorism in America
bystanders of sexual assault
college responses to sexual assualt allegations
interpersonal violent victimization
collective violence
deviant behavior
social control

Initiated the "Crime and Diversity Film Series" on campus

Mitchell S. Rothman, Ph.D.
Professor, Anthropology
Expertise:

archeology
Middle Eastern societies
cultural symbolism
economic anthropology
religion

Philip A. Rutter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Human Sexuality
Expertise:

couples and relationship therapy
family therapy
assisting youth and their families with the coming out process
suicide risk and protective factors
suicide among LGBT youth

Clinical Division Director for the American Association of Suicidology; Member, LGBT Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

Laura Sadtler, MSW, M.Ed.
Associate Professor, Social Work; Director, Field Instruction in Social Work
Expertise:

social work careers

Paula T. Silver, MSW, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Human Service Professions; Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

social work practice
child welfare
service learning pedagogy
group treatment
cultural diversity

Author, The Status of Children and Youth: Philadelphia, Volume II; and Surviving the Bureaucracy: Predictions of Job Satisfaction for the Public Agency Supervisor

Justin A. Sitron, Ed.D., C.S.E.
Assistant Professor, Human Sexuality Education
Expertise:

sexuality/sex in pop culture
sex education
gender in schools
sexuality attitudes reassessment
sexological worldview
culture/intercultural relations
diversity

Board members, Sexuality Information and Education Council

Jeannette B. Wyatt, M.S.S, L.C.S.W.
Assistant Director, Center for Social Work Education; Assistant Professor, Social Work
Expertise:

mental health
serious mental illness
critical incident stress
children and adolescents
crisis intervention

Thomas M. Young, Ph.D.
Professor, Social Work; Director, Ph.D. Program
Expertise:

self-psychology
family treatment
couple therapy
clinical research
emotional competence
international study