Assistant Professor of Biology
Peter Scott Brown
Assistant Professor of Art History
Degrees:
Ph.D. Yale University
M. Phil. Yale University
M.A. Yale University
B.A. Art History, Bard College
Areas of Interest:
Romanesque Art and Architecture
Most Recent Courses:
Art History Survey I
Romanesque Art and Architecture
The Apocalypse in Medieval and Early Modern Art
Most Recent Presentation:
2005 SECAC Annual Conference in October, “On Somatic Aspects of Representation
and Interpretation in Medieval Art"
Blake Coglianese
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Degrees:
MFA Graphic Design, Savannah College of Art and Design
BA Advertising Art, Columbia College, Chicago
Areas of Interest:
G raphic Designer's responsibility to the Environment
Most Recent Courses:
WWW and New Media Design, Web Animation, Introduction to Multimedia Theory
Most Recent Publication/Presentation/Exhibition:
International Design Annual
Merit Award for:
Environmental Practices in Graphic Design Educational Booklet
Vanessa B. Cruz
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Degrees:
MFA Experimental Media, California Institute of the Arts
BFA Drawn Animation, Rhode Island School of Design
Areas of Interest:
Multimedia, Independent Animation
Most Recent Courses:
Graphic Design IV, Illustration, Motion Graphics
Most Recent Exhibition:
2004 OIAF 04 “Words in Motion” program
Most Recent Funded Research Project:
Lew and Edie Wasserman Grant
Assistant Professor of Biology
Degrees:
Ph.D. Biochemistry, The Ohio State University
B.A. Biochemistry, Wilkes University
Areas of Interest:
Retina cell and molecular biology
Most Recent Courses:
General Biology I, Current Applications: DNA Science
Most Recent Publication:
Ochrietor, JD and Linser PJ. 2004. 5A11/Basigin gene products are necessary
for proper maturation and function of the retina. Developmental Neuroscience
26;380-387.
Carolynn McMahan
Assistant Professor of Communications
Degrees:
Ph.D. Communication and Information, University of Tennessee/Knoxville
MBA Business Administration, University of Tennessee/Chattanooga
BBA Finance, University of Mississippi
Most Recent Courses:
Mass Communication Research
Most Recent Publication:
McMahan, Carolynn, and McMillan, Sally J. Gender Portrayals: Advertising Images
of Masculine and Feminine Forms in Teen-targeted Media. American Academy of
Advertising Conference, 2005.
Siho Nam
Assistant Professor of Communications
Degrees:
Ph.D. Mass Communications, Pennsylvania State University
M.A. Communication, Georgia State University
B.S. Journalism and Mass Communication, Sungkyunkwan University
Areas of Interest: Communications Technology and Social Change/Democracy, International Communication: East Asia, Cultural Aspects of Globalization in Asian Contexts, Telecommunications Regulation and Policy, Inter-Korean Communication and Media Exchange, Critical Media Literacy
Most Recent Courses:
Mass Media and Society, International Mass Communications, Cultural Aspects
of the Mass Media
Most Recent Publication:
Dan Grigorovici, Siho Nam, and Chris Russill (Co-author). “The Effects
of Online Syllabus Interactivity on Students’ Perception of the Course
and Instructor.” Internet and Higher Education 6 (2003): 41-52
Mu Lin
Assistant Professor of Communications
Degrees:
Ph.D. Communication/Mass Media, Temple University
Master of Journalism, Journalism and Communication, Renmin University
B.A. Chinese Language and Literature, Heilongjiang University
Areas of Interest:
Media Economics, Media Technology, Media Globalization
Most Recent Courses:
Principles of Media and Society, Principles of Broadcasting in America, Mass
Communication Research, Writing for Electronic Media
Most Recent Publication: Lin, M. (2004). Change or consistence? China’s media market after WTO entry. Journal of Media Economics 17 (3), 177-192.
John Joseph Davies
Assistant Professor of Communications
Degrees:
Ph.D. Mass Communication, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
M.A. Mass Communication, Brigham Young University
B.A. Sociology, University of Alberta
Areas of Interest: Mass Communication
Courses:
Advertising, Media and Society, Mass Communication Research
Most Recent Publication:
Roskos-Ewoldsen, B., Davies, J., & Roskos-Ewoldsen, D.R. (in press). Implications
of the Mental Models Approach for Cultivation Theory. European Journal of Communication.
Krista Albrecht
Instructor of Speech
Degrees:
M.A. Organizational Communications, Murray State University
B.A. Social and Behavioral Sciences, Western Kentucky University
Areas of Interest:
Organizational Communication, Institutional Effectiveness, and Health Care Communication
Most Recent Courses:
Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Organizational Presentations, Intercultural
Communications, Human Communications
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Degrees:
Ph.D. Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.A. Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
B.A. Criminology Pre-law, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Areas of Interest:
Juvenile justice and delinquency, criminological theory, delinquency prevention,
criminal violence, and quantitative methods and statistics
Most Recent Courses:
Theoretical Criminology, Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence, Survey of Criminology
Most Recent Publication:
“Attorneys, Psychiatrists and Psychologists: Predictors of Attitudes Toward
the Insanity Defense”, Kareem L. Jordan and David L. Myers, Criminal Justice
Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law and Society (2003, Vol. 16, No. 2).
Most Recent Funded Research Project:
Graduate Student Research Grant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
Sami M. Hamid
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Degrees:
Ph.D. Mathematics, Texas A & M
M.S. Mathematics, Texas A & M
B.S. Mathematics, American University of Beirut
Areas of Interest:
Operator Theory, Functional Analysis
Most Recent Courses:
Mathematical Concepts, Linear Algebra, Calculus I, II, III, Discrete Mathematics,
Differential Geometry
Most Recent Publication:
On the Hyperinvariant Subspace Problem II, Sami Hamid, C. Onica and C. Pearcy.
Indiana Math. J. 2004.
M. Mahbubur Rahman
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Degrees:
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, Arizona State University
M.Sc Mathematics, Concordia University/Dhaka University
B.Sc Mathematics, Dhaka University
Areas of Interest:
Stochastic Differential Equations, Computational Math Biology, Numerical Analysis
and Scientific Computing, Dynamical Systems
Most Recent Courses:
Calculus with Analytic Geometry I, II, and III, Pre-Calculus, College Algebra
Most Recent Presentation:
July 25-28, 2004 “Stochastic approximation of Fredholm Volterra integro-differential
Equation arising in Neurosciences”, Society of Mathematical Biology conference,
M. Rahman, B.D. Welfert, Z. Jackiewicz
Yi (Derek) Ye
Assistant Professor of Statistics
Degrees:
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics with Statistics Emphasis, University of Missouri/Rolla
M.S. Applied Mathematics, University of Missouri/Rolla
B.E. Economics, ZhongNan University
Most Recent Courses:
Engineering Statistics, Calculus I, II, III, Trigonometry, College Algebra
Most Recent Publication:
Gary L. Gadbury, Andrew P. Rutter, Yi Ye, Donald E. Hagen, Philip D. Whitefield.
(2003) “A Study Evaluating Aerosol Particulate Concentration”, Proceedings
of the American Statistical Association, section on statistical consulting [CD-ROM],
Alexandria, VA.
Most Recent Funded Research Project:
NASA grant, March 2003-Present
Assistant Professor of Music - Baritone
Degrees:
Doctorate of Musical Arts (opera), University of British Columbia
M. Music Voice Performance and Literature, University of Western Ontario
B. Music University of Manitoba
Areas of Interest:
Opera, oratorio, concert and art song repertoire, vocal pedagogy & lyric
diction
Most Recent Courses:
Applied voice, vocal pedagogy, opera workshop
Most Recent Performance Experience:
Der Freischütz – Vancouver Opera
Un Ballo in Maschera – Vancouver Opera
Eugene Onegin - UBC Opera
Rigoletto – Manitoba Opera
Eugene Onegin – Jablonec City Opera - Czech Republic
Assistant Professor of Music
Degrees:
B.M. Jazz Performance, University of Miami
Most Recent Courses:
Private Instruction, Guest Instructor: Big Band, Jazz Combos, Combo and Drum
Master classes
Most Recent Publication:
2004, “Natural Drumming, with Joe Morello and Danny Gottlieb, Vol. 1 and
2”, released by Mel Bay Publications
Assistant Professor of Music
Degrees:
M.M. Studio Jazz Writing, University of Miami
B.M. Studio Music and Jazz Performance, University of Miami
Areas of Interest:
Jazz Improvisation, Jazz History
Most Recent Courses:
Jazz Styles and Analysis, Jazz Combo, Jazz Big Band, Jazz Pedagogy
Most Recent Commission:
Composed and arranged original piece for Cool Breeze Quartet, Milwaukee Flute
Quartet, 2003
Assistant Professor of Music
Degrees:
D. Musical Arts: Rutgers University
M.M. Trumpet Performance, The Juilliard School
B.M. Instrumental Music Education, University of North Texas
Areas of Interest:
To make historical research for performance practice practical for today’s
teachers and students. To work with living composers on new compositions for
trumpet.
Most Recent Courses:
Applied Trumpet, Trumpet Ensemble, Concert Band, Marching Band Techniques
Most Recent Publication:
International Trumpet Guild Journal, “J.S. Bach’s Cantata 51, Jauchzet
Gott in allen Landen: Historical Observations and Insights for Modern Performance”.
Fall 2005.
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Degrees:
Ph.D. Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A. Religious Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder
B.A. Religious Studies, Environmental Studies and Geography, University of California
at Santa Barbara
Areas of Interest: South Asian religions, theoretical approaches to the study
of religion, religion and politics, religion and media, colonialism/postcoloniality
Most Recent Courses:
Medieval Western Religions, Ancient Western Religions, Introduction to Asian
Religions, The Life and Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi
Most Recent Publication:
“Theologies of Visibility: Evidentiary Authority in the Villages of Eastern
Himachal Pradesh,” Contemporary South Asia, Summer, 2005.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Degrees:
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Memphis
M.A. Philosophy, The American University
B.A. Philosophy, Cleveland State University
Areas of Interest: Theoretical Ethics, Applied Ethics, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Mind
Most Recent Courses:
Business Ethics, Contemporary Moral Problems, Introduction to Philosophy
Most Recent Publication:
“Corporate Loss of Innocence for the Sake of Accountability,” The
Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol. 35 No. 3, Fall 2004, 391-412.
Assistant Professor of Public Administration
Degrees:
Ph.D. Urban Planning, University of Southern California
MPDS Planning and Development, University of Southern California
M.A. Public Administration, Yonsei University
B.A. Public Administration, Yonsei University
Areas of Interest: Urban Planning, Public Policy, Public Administration, Community Development, International Development, Urban Governance, Social Capital Theory, Faith-Based Organizations, Ethnicity and immigration, GIS Applications
Most Recent Courses:
Political Inquiry and Analysis, Public Administration
Most Recent Publication:
Choi, Hyunsun. 2004. “Dissertation Abstract: Social Capital and Community
Economic Development in Los Angeles Koreatown: Faith-Based Organizations in
a Transitional Ethnic Community.” Journal of Planning Literature.
Most Recent Funded Research Project:
The Pew Charitable Trusts and USC Center for Religious and Civic Center (CRCC)
Doctoral Dissertation Grant. 2002
Darren A. Wheeler
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Degrees:
Ph.D. Political Science, Miami University
M.A. Political Science, Western Illinois University
B.S. Law Enforcement Administration/Political Science, Western Illinois University
Areas of Interest:
Separation of Powers, Judicial Implementation, Civil Liberties – War on
Terror, Distance Education/Online Pedagogy
Most Recent Courses:
U.S. Supreme Court, American Government, Criminal Law, Introduction to Criminal
Justice
Most Recent Publication/Presentation:
Review of The Future of Imprisonment. (Michael Tonry, ed.). Law and Politics
Book Review (November 2004).
Seeking a Role: The Rehnquist Court, Government Detainees and the War on Terror.
Paper proposal for the Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, Ill (April
2005).
Gretchen E. Ames
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Degrees:
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Florida
M.S. Clinical Psychology, North Dakota State University
B.A. Psychology, University of North Dakota
Areas of Interest: Clinical Psychology
Most Recent Courses:
Study Skills for Undergraduates, Research Methods
Most Recent Publication:
Clark, M.M., Balsiger, B., Sletter, C.D., Dahlman, K.L., Ames, G.E., Williams,
D.E., & Sarr, M.G. (2003). Psychosocial factors and two-year outcome following
bariatric surgery for weight loss. Obesity Surgery, 13,
1-7.
Most Recent Funded Research Project:
Test of a Reformulated CBT Treatment for Obesity and It’s Mental Health
Co-morbidities ($52,140). National Research Service Award, National Institute
of Mental Health, 2003-2005
Assistant Professor of Portuguese and Spanish
Degrees:
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of Southern California
M.A. Comparative Literature, University of Southern California
M.A. Letters, Pontifical Catholic University
B.A. Letters, Federal University
Areas of Interest:
Brazilian and Spanish American literatures and cultures, Latin American Popular
Culture, Comparative Literature, Twentieth-Century Narrative, and Literary Theory
Most Recent Courses:
Spanish II, Portuguese II, III, Survey of Fiction
Most Recent Publication:
Forthcoming: “’Carmen Mirandaesqueness’: Stylizing Gender/En-gendering
Style.” Cercles: Revue pluridisciplinaire du monde anglophone 15 (2005).
Professor of Accounting and Finance and Dean of the Coggin College of Business
Degrees:
Ph.D Accounting, The Pennsylvania State University
MBA Fordham University
BS The University of Scranton
Most Recent Publications:
“Investigating IASC’s Application of its Decision Usefulness Criteria,”
Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, Summer II, 2003, pages 36-42 (coauthors,
Hudack and Orsini)
“Estimates of the Sensitivities of the Value of the Firm to Profitability,
Growth, and Capital Intensity,” Journal of Accounting & Finance Research,
Winter II, 2004 (coauthors, Miller and Mathisen)
Reham A. Eltantawy
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Degrees:
Ph.D. Marketing, Florida State University
M.B.A. General Business, Georgia State University
Bachelor of Commerce Cairo University
Areas of Interest:
Supply Chain Management, Industrial and Business-to-Business Marketing, Supply
Management Performance
Most Recent Courses:
Basic Marketing Concepts, Principles of Purchasing
Most Recent Publications:
Larry C. Giunipero, Diane Denslow and Reham Eltantawy (2005), "Purchasing/Supply
Chain Management Flexibility: Moving to an Entrepreneurial Skill Set,"
Industrial Marketing Management, 34(6), 602-613.
Giunipero, C. Larry and Reham A. Eltantawy (2004). “Securing the Upstream
Supply Chain: A Risk Management Approach.” International Journal of Physical
Distribution & Logistics Management, 34 (9), 698-713.
Assistant Professor of Operations Management/Quantitative Methods
Degrees:
D.B.A. Production and Operations Management, Cleveland State University
M.S. Industrial Engineering, Anna University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Madras University
Areas of Interest:
Supply Chain Management, Collaborative Buyer-Supplier Relationships, Supply
Management
Most Recent Courses:
Quantitative Management, Business Statistics, Production and Operations Management.
Most Recent Publication:
“Supply management and supply chain quality performance,” with I.J.
Chen, Journal of Supply Chain Management, August 2005, pp. 4-18.
Jacqueline J. Batey
Assistant Professor of Primary Education
Degrees:
Ph.D. Early Childhood Regular and Special, University of Florida
M.Ed. Elementary & Early Childhood, University of North Florida
B.A. Fine Arts, Columbia College
Areas of Interest:
Primary Education
Most Recent Courses:
Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, Creativity in the Early Childhood Curriculum,
Early Childhood Social Competence, Teaching Math and Science, and Social Studies
in Early Childhood, Advanced Curriculum Theory, Advanced Children’s Literature,
Action-Based Research in Education
Most Recent Publication:
Batey, J. (2004). Assessment Review: Fox in a box: an adventure in literacy.
Georgia Journal of Reading, 27(1), 32-33.
Most Recent Funded Research Project:
Childcare Home Inclusion Project, Macon County, NC.
Cassandra Z. Etgeton
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
Degrees:
Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Central Florida
M.Ed. Educational Administration and Supervision, Florida Atlantic University
B.S.Ed. Mathematics Education, Florida State University
Areas of Interest: Mathematics methods, Reading/Literacy in mathematics and science, Curriculum Inquiry, Life and work of John Goodlad
Most Recent Courses:
Elementary, Middle School, and Secondary Mathematics
Most Recent Presentation:
Etgeton, C.Z. & Cooper, S.J. (2003) Predicting 10th Grade FCAT Reading Scores
from 3rd Grade Reading Levels, Paper presented at 2003 national Convocation
of Kappa Delta Pi, St. Louis, MO
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology/Educational Foundations
Degrees:
Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
M.A. Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
B.S.B.A. Business Administration, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Areas of Interest: Relevance Instructions in Text Processing, Text Comprehension, Visual/Spatial Adjunct Displays, Self-Regulated Learning and Learning Strategies
Most Recent Courses:
Educational Psychology, Tests and Measurements, Foundations of Learning and
Cognition
Most Recent Publication:
McCrudden, M. T., Schraw, G., & Kambe, G. (2005). The effect of relevance
instructions on reading time and learning. Journal of Educational Psychology,
97(1), 88-102.
Assistant Professor of Literacy Education
Degrees:
Ph.D. Reading Education, University of Florida
M.A. Elementary Curriculum, University of South Florida
B.S. Elementary Education, University of South Florida
Areas of Interest:
Struggling readers; book selections; social justice
Most Recent Courses:
Remediation of Reading Difficulties, Children's Literature
Most Recent Publication:
Helping all students value the sole act of reading, Dragon Lode, 2004.
Associate Professor of Special Education and Associate Dean of the College of Education and Human Services
Degrees:
Ed.D. Teacher Education and Special Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
M.S. Special Education/Mental Retardation, Hunter College, CUNY
B.S. Special Education/Elementary Education, Buffalo State University College
Areas of Interest:
Women Special Educators and Leadership; Alternative Certification and Special
Education; Current Issues in Special Education
Most Recent Courses: Research Seminar in Special Education; Introduction to Special Education
Most Recent Publication:
Lupi, M.H. & Martin, S.M., (Eds.). (October 2005). Special Women, Special
Leaders: Special Educators and the Challenge of Leadership. New York: Peter
Lang Publishers.
Most Recent Funded Research Project:
Lupi, M.H. The relationship between special education dispositions and effective
higher education administration: interviews with women in the deanship. (Funded
by a Hunter College Presidential Grant.)
Connie Roush
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Degrees:
Ph.D. Nursing, University of Washington
MS Nursing, University of San Diego
BS Nursing, The Catholic University of America
Diploma Nursing, Riverside Methodist Hospital, 1975
Areas of Interest:
Health and Place
Most Recent Courses:
Families in Society, Nursing Research, Community Health Nursing
Most Recent Publication:
Roush, C.V., & Cox, J. (June 2000). The meaning of home: How it shapes the
practice of home health and hospice care. Home Healthcare Nurse.
Professor of Nursing and Director of Nursing Anesthetist Program
Degrees:
Ed.D. Psychotherapy, Drake University
M.S. Adult Education, Drake University
M.S.N. Nursing, University of Tennessee, Memphis
CAGS, Family Health Nursing (FNP), SUNY Stony Brook
B.S. Nursing, St. Anselm’s College
Area of Interest: Pain treatment
Most Recent Courses:
Development and implementation of all courses related to the Nurse Anesthesia
Program
Specialty Certifications and licenses:
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Diplomate & Fellow, American Board of Medical Psychotherapists
Most Recent Publications:
Kerns, A., McDonough, J. (2005) Tele-Video Conferencing: Is it as effective
as “in person” lectures for nurse anesthesia education? AANA Journal.
(in press)
McDonough, J., Osterbrink, J. 2005. Learning styles: An issue in clinical
education?. AANA Journal. 73:2 89-93.McDonough, J. 2005.
Most Recent Funded Research Project:
USPHS, HRSA grant $363,639 (2004-2005) 3rd year funding of a 3 year grant totaling
$1.15M.
Linda Connelly
Instructor of Nursing
Degrees: MSN, University of North Florida
Areas of Interest: Adult Health
Most Recent Courses:
Nursing Competencies, Adult Health Nursing, Clinical, Advanced Health Concepts
Jacquie Fraser
Associate Professor of Public Health
Degrees:
Ph.D. Public Health, University of South Carolina
M.A. Health Education, Ohio State University
B. Physical Education, McMaster University
Most Recent Courses:
Public Health Planning and Evaluation, Theory in Health Education, Women and
Minority Health Issues, Public Health Assessment, Research Methods, Topics in
Public Health
Most Recent Publication:
Fraser, J., Reininger, B., Richter, D., Saunders, R. (2002). Implications for
health education in enhancing girls’ health: Results of a qualitative
study. South Carolina Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance, 33(1)20-26.
Lynne-Marie Young
Instructor of Athletic Training and Physical Therapy
Degrees:
M.Ed. Secondary Education, University of Southwestern Louisiana
B.S. Health and Physical Education, University of Southwestern Louisiana
Areas of Interest: Science Education/Exercise
Most Recent Courses:
Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Injury Assessment, Clinical
John W. Martin
Professor and Chair, Department of Building Construction Management
Degrees:
Ed.D. Human Resource Development, Oklahoma State University
M.B.A. Finance, University of Central Oklahoma
B.B.A. Management, University of Central Oklahoma
Areas of Interest:
Philanthropic donations, industry directed projects and the international markets
Most Recent Courses: Project Management, Contracts and Law, Materials & Methods of Construction, Safety and Supervision, Proposal and
Presentations in Construction
Martin, J.W. “Service Learning Supervisory, Leadership, and Teamwork Opportunities
in Construction Management” presented at ISEC 3rd annual Information Systems
in Construction and Engineering conference, June 11-13th, Cocoa Beach, FL
Most Recent Funded Research Project:
Louisiana Natural Resources Grant-funded for 2000-2002, $250,000.
Patrick Welsh
Associate Professor of Engineering
Degrees:
Ph.D. Physical Meteorology, Florida State University
M.G.A. Management and Administration, University of Maryland
M.S. Meteorology U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
B.S. Oceanography and Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy
Areas of Interest:
Mesoscale Data Networks, Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) and Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS)...particularly in the Southern U.S.
Most Recent Courses:
Meteorology for Science and Engineering
Most Recent Presentation:
Dabbert, W.F., Schlatter, T., Carr, F., Friday, J. Jorgensen, D., Koch, S.,
Pirone, M., Ralph, M., Sun, J., Welsh, P., Wilson, J., Zou, X.: 2004 Design
and Development of Multifunctional Mesoscale Observing Networks in Support of
Integrated Forecast Systems, (U.S. Weather Research Program position paper,
submitted to Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, September 2004)
