RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE 2 0 1 3 R E S O U R C E G U I D E TO E X P E RT S O N C A M P U S
DEAR FRIENDS OF RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE,
We are pleased to present you with the 2013 Rhode Island College Resource Guide to Experts on Campus. The college is eager to serve as a resource for leaders of our state. The faculty cited in this guide have volunteered, at my request, to serve as statewide experts based on their credentials, interests and backgrounds in various disciplines. Please feel welcome to contact them by phone or email. They may be available to serve as speakers, panelists or committee chairs and/or members. They most certainly would be able to answer a question. Please take a moment to browse through this publication. We welcome contact with members of the media, state or city government and business or industry. Rhode Island College is truly Rhode Island’s college, and we stand ready to serve you. Best wishes,
President Nancy Carriuolo
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mathematics
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counseling
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media relations
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disabilities
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politics
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economics
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recruitment and retention
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education
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religion
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educational leadership
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research methods
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elderly affairs
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school partnerships
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ethics
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sciences
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ethnicity
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training
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geography
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veterans
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health
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women ’ s issues
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affiliate institutes and centers Alan Shawn Feinstein Institute for Philanthropic Leadership Mark Motte, Director The Alan Shawn Feinstein Institute for Philanthropic Leadership offers the Certificate Program in Nonprofit Studies, a 16-credit professional credential for undergraduates, graduates and nonprofit organization employees who wish to strengthen their skills in not-for-profit program development, strategic planning, human resources, budgeting, ethical practice, grant writing, program evaluation and philanthropy. (401) 456-8881; mmotte@ric.edu Child Welfare Institute Tonya Glantz, Director The Child Welfare Institute develops training programs for child welfare workers and establishes and maintains development programs for staff and collaborative partners. The institute provides a learning environment that is nurturing, supportive and enriching to advocate for children, youth and families. The institute is jointly administered by the college and the director of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families. An advisory committee composed of key stakeholders from throughout Rhode Island provides guidance. (401) 456-4623; tglantz@ric.edu David E. Sweet Center for Public Policy Mark Motte, Director The David E. Sweet Center for Public Policy provides research and consultation to external constituents and members of the community at large through facilitation of the work of several campus-based affiliates. The center also provides the general public with contacts for outreach and service inquiries. As the college’s central clearinghouse for community outreach and service, the David E. Sweet Center for Public Policy works with its affiliates to provide rigorous applied research that is relevant to important public issues. Additional information can be obtained from the director. (401) 456-8881; mmotte@ric.edu
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Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies Marie Fraley, Interim Director The Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies works with students and the wider Portuguese-speaking community to learn about the Portuguese language and culture and to apply speaking and writing skills to career goals, community service, academic endeavors, the arts and the promotion of the Portuguese culture. The institute also serves as a nucleus for historical, pedagogical, research and evaluative resources, and as a gathering place for cultural and academic events. (401) 456-8496; mfraley1@ ric.edu Outreach Programs Jenifer Giroux, Interim Associate Vice President for Professional Studies and Continuing Education The Outreach Programs work exclusively with individuals who are outside of the economic mainstream because of limited language capabilities and cultural differences. These programs provide English-language and vocational training, as well as job skills and job-placement services. All programs use state-of-the-art assistive technology in the classroom as well as workplace and worksite programs to enhance classroom learning. (401) 456-9762; jgiroux@ric.edu Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities Anthony Antosh, Director The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities is one of 61 nationally designated University Centers of Excellence on Developmental Disabilities. Founded in 1993, the center promotes community membership of individuals with disabilities in school, work and society. The center implements this goal by providing training and technical assistance on issues and topics important to persons with disabilities, conducting research and disseminating information about current research and effective practices. Last year more than 18,000 persons with disabilities, family members and practitioners participated in Sherlock Center activities. (401) 456-8072; aantosh@ric.edu
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Rhode Island Writing Project Jennifer Cook, Director Founded in 1985 and affiliated with the National Writing Project in Berkeley, California, the Rhode Island Writing Project is a network of teachers who are dedicated to improve teaching and learning in all schools. Rhode Island Writing Project teachers work in all content areas and at all grade levels, helping students become thoughtful readers and writers and connecting reading, writing and content area learning. Reflecting the National Writing Project model of “teachers teaching teachers,� over 1,000 teachers in Rhode Island have attended our summer institutes and are qualified to become teacher consultants. In that capacity, they visit schools and work with other teachers across the state to provide professional development rooted in research-based practice. Engaged, active teachers and engaged, active students remain at the heart of all they do. (401) 456-8663; jcook@ric.edu
PLEASE NOTE: Affiliates are funded solely through grants, donations, contracts and other thirdparty funds. They are not funded by the state.
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accounting
Christine Mulcahey—Professor, Henry Barnard School
Lisa Bonitati Church—Associate Professor of
Phone: (401) 456-9750
Accounting
Email: cmulcahey@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-9593
Specialty: Children’s artistic development /
Email: lchurch@ric.edu
Integrating art in the elementary classroom / Use
Specialty: Accounting and taxation / Corporate
of visual art to support classroom learning
governance, business law and financial reporting
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addiction
John Aflague—Associate Professor of Nursing Phone: (401) 456-9741 Email: jaflague@ric.edu
Donald Smith—Professor Emeritus of Art Phone: (401) 231-4540 Website Address: www.donsmithpainter.com Specialty: Cézanne / de Kooning and abstract art / Morandi
Specialty: Eating disorders
Dance
Randi Kim—Associate Professor of Psychology
William Wilson—Professor of Theatre
Phone: (401) 456-8783
Phone: (401) 456-8814
Email: rkim@ric.edu
Email: wwilson@ric.edu
Specialty: Problem eating and drinking behaviors
Specialty: History of the American musical—
George Ladd—Associate Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8570 Email: gladd@ric.edu
acting, singing and dancing
Film
Specialty: Addiction and co-occurring psychological
Peter Allen—Professor of Anthropology
disorders / Gambling—risk and disorder
Phone: (401) 456-9639
Robin Montvilo—Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8574
Email: pallen@ric.edu Specialty: Anthropological and archaeological film
Email: rmontvilo@ric.edu
Vincent Bohlinger—Associate Professor of English
Specialty: Chemical dependency / Addiction
Phone: (401) 456-8660 Email: vbohlinger@ric.edu
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Art (Visual) Kresten Jespersen—Associate Professor, Adams Library Phone: (401) 456-2820 Email: jjespersen@ric.edu Specialty: Ornament / History of ornament /
Specialty: Film—history, aesthetics, industry, audiences; Russia/Soviet Union, Hollywood and East Asia Anthony Galvez—Assistant Professor of Communication Phone: (401) 456-8638 Email: rgalvez@ric.edu Specialty: Media production
History of design / Architectural history of the 19th
Kathryn Kalinak—Professor of English
and 20th centuries
Phone: (401) 456-8669
Richard Kenyon—Professor Emeritus of Art Phone: (401) 647-3696 Email: exmoori@aol.com Specialty: Ceramics
Email: kkalinak@ric.edu Specialty: Film music
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Eung-Jun (EJ) Min—Professor of Communication
William Gearhart—Vice President for
Phone: (401) 456-8646
Administration and Finance
Email: emin@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8200
Specialty: Hollywood / Asian films and culture
Email: wgearhart@ric.edu
Sílvia Oliveira—Assistant Professor of Portuguese Studies and Faculty Liaison to the Institute for
Specialty: Blues (emphasis on history of Mississippi Delta and Chicago styles)
Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies
Kathryn Kalinak—Professor of English
Phone: (401) 456-8748
Phone: (401) 456-8669
Email: soliveira@ric.edu
Email: kkalinak@ric.edu
Specialty: Portuguese cinema: Manoel de Oliveira;
Specialty: Film music
Pedro Costa / Brazilian cinema / Guinea-Bissau cinema: Flora Gomes
Judith Stillman—Artist-in-Residence and Professor of Music
Richard Weiner—Professor of Political Science
Phone: (401) 331-9821
Phone: (401) 456-8749
Email: jstillman@ric.edu
Email: rweiner@ric.edu
Specialty: Concert piano / Music direction / Choral
Specialty: Politics of film
conducting / Composing and arranging / Keynote speaking on the performing arts
Music
William Wilson—Professor of Theatre
Samuel Breene—Assistant Professor of Music
Phone: (401) 456-8814
Phone: (401) 456-9520 Email: sbreene@ric.edu Specialty: Music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
Email: wwilson@ric.edu Specialty: History of American musical—acting, singing and dancing
/ History of the symphony and string quartet / American fiddling traditions
Theatre
Teresa Coffman—Professor of Music
Susan Abbotson—Associate Professor of English
Phone: (401) 456-9506
Phone: (401) 456-2803
Email: tcoffman@ric.edu
Email: sabbotson@ric.edu
Specialty: Choral music / Choral conducting
Specialty: Modern and contemporary drama
Ronald Dufour—Professor of History Phone: (401) 456-9784 Email: rdufour@ric.edu
(Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson, Paula Vogel and Tom Stoppard) / Restoration theatre
Specialty: History of blues and jazz / Music and
Sharon Fennessey—Professor Emerita, Henry
culture in the African-American community
Barnard School
Robert Franzblau—Professor of Music and Secondary Education Phone: (401) 456-9514 Email: rfranzblau@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 294-6012 Email: sfennessey@ric.edu Specialty: Integrating arts in the elementary and middle classroom / Active learning through drama
Specialty: Arts education and advocacy / Band
Jamie Taylor—Professor of Theatre and Managing
music
Director of the RIC Theatre Phone: (401) 456-8639 Email: jltaylor@ric.edu Specialty: African-American theatre / Dramaturgy of August Wilson / Performing arts for youth
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William Wilson—Professor of Theatre
Christine Mulcahey—Professor, Henry Barnard
Phone: (401) 456-8814
School
Email: wwilson@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-9750
Specialty: Directing—staging, interpretation and
Email: cmulcahey@ric.edu
mounting of theatrical productions / History of
Specialty: Children’s artistic development /
American musical—acting, singing and dancing
Interviewing children
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Elizabeth Rowell—Professor of Elementary
child development
Kalina Brabeck—Assistant Professor of Counseling, Educational Leadership and School Psychology Phone: (401) 456-9602 Email: kbrabeck@ric.edu Specialty: Development of U.S.-born children in immigrant families Karen Castagno—Interim Dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development
Education Phone: (401) 456-8563 Email: erowell@ric.edu Specialty: Fostering young children’s understanding of same-sex and transgender parented families, people with disabilities and contemporary American Indians through children’s books / Anti-bias and anti-bullying education
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Phone: (401) 456-8822
services
Email: kcastagno@ric.edu
Melinda Gushwa—Assistant Professor of Social
Specialty: Child growth and development Thomas Dukes—Assistant Professor of Counseling Phone: (401) 456-8153 Email: tdukes@ric.edu
Work Phone: (401) 456-8627 Email: mgushwa@ric.edu Specialty: Child maltreatment fatalities / Child
Specialty: Adolescent development / Resilience
welfare practice and policy / Organizational issues
Beverly Goldfield—Professor of Psychology
issues
Phone: (401) 456-8813 Email: bgoldfield@ric.edu
in child welfare agencies / Child welfare workforce
Robyn Linde—Assistant Professor of Political
Specialty: Early language development
Science and Director of the International
George Ladd—Associate Professor of Psychology
Phone: (401) 456-8278
Phone: (401) 456-8570
Email: rlinde@ric.edu
Email: gladd@ric.edu
Specialty: Children’s rights
Specialty: Developmental psychology— adolescence and adulthood
Nongovernmental Organizations Studies Program
E. Pierre Morenon—Professor of Anthropology Phone: (401) 456-9724
Robin Montvilo—Professor of Psychology
Email: pmorenon@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8574
Specialty: Rhode Island State Home and School
Email: rmontvilo@ric.edu
Project—institutionalism for the protection of
Specialty: Normal and abnormal pregnancy /
dependent and neglected children
Prenatal development, prematurity, neonatal intensive care and infant development
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Mimi Mumm—Professor of Social Work
Pamela Irving Jackson—Professor of Sociology
Phone: (401) 456-8176
and Director of the Justice Studies Program
Email: amumm@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8734
Specialty: Children and mental health / School
Email: pjackson@ric.edu
social work / Evidence-based practice / Practice
Specialty: Minority issues in justice systems
evaluation / Program evaluation / Critical thinking
Robyn Linde—Assistant Professor of Political
Sue Pearlmutter—Dean of the School of Social
Science and Director of the International
Work
Nongovernmental Organizations Studies Program
Phone: (401) 456-8043
Phone: (401) 456-8278
Email: rpearlmutter@ric.edu
Email: rlinde@ric.edu
Specialty: Public and private nonprofit social
Specialty: Human rights
service / Cash assistance and poverty / Child welfare / Organizational behavior, leadership and change
Elizabeth Rowell—Professor of Elementary Education Phone: (401) 456-8563
Frederic Reamer—Professor of Social Work
Email: erowell@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8248
Specialty: The young child and the transgender
Email: freamer@ric.edu
experience / Making the school environment more
Specialty: Social work ethics / Ethics in human
welcoming for transgender students of all ages,
services
faculty, staff, parents and others / Preventing
Deborah Siegel—Professor of Social Work
transgender prejudice and bullying
Phone: (401) 456-8617
Thomas Schmeling—Associate Professor of
Email: dsiegel@ric.edu
Political Science
Specialty: ADHD / Adoption issues—open record
Phone: (401) 456-8722
laws / Struggling teens
Email: tschmeling@ric.edu
David Sugarman—Professor of Psychology
Specialty: Civil rights and liberties
Phone: (401) 456-8611
David Woolman—Professor Emeritus, Adams
Email: dsugarman@ric.edu
Library
Specialty: Family violence / Intimate partner and
Phone: (401) 941-8749
dating violence
Email: dwoolman@ric.edu
Daniel Weisman—Professor of Social Work Phone: (401) 456-8618 Email: dweisman@ric.edu Specialty: Human service agency administration, board and staff development / Program evaluation and assessment of human service programs
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computer technology
Anthony Galvez—Assistant Professor of Communication Phone: (401) 456-8638 Email: rgalvez@ric.edu
civil rights / human rights
Jill Harrison—Associate Professor of Sociology Phone: (401) 456-8731 Email: jharrison@ric.edu Specialty: Prisoner advocacy
Specialty: Video games / Usability / Healthcare communication
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Melinda Gushwa—Assistant Professor of Social Work
John Aflague—Associate Professor of Nursing
Phone: (401) 456-8627
Phone: (401) 456-9741
Email: mgushwa@ric.edu
Email: jaflague@ric.edu
Specialty: Burnout (psychological) / Secondary
Specialty: Affective disorders—identification and
traumatic stress
treatment / Eating disorders / Psychopharmacology / Suicide—assessment, prevention, intervention and postvention
Margaret Hainsworth—Professor Emerita of Nursing Phone: (401) 245-2018
Kalina Brabeck—Assistant Professor of
Email: mhainsworth@msn.com
Counseling, Educational Leadership and School
Specialty: Chronic sorrow / Grief and loss /
Psychology
Psychosocial aspects of long-term care
Phone: (401) 456-9602 Email: kbrabeck@ric.edu Specialty: Immigrant mental health / Counseling psychology Joanne Fawcett Costello—Associate Professor of Nursing Phone: (401) 456-9570 Email: jcostello@ric.edu Specialty: Mental health issues in diabetes management Jason Danely—Assistant Professor of Anthropology Phone: (401) 456-2839 Email: jdanely@ric.edu Specialty: Cultural influences on mental health Thomas Dukes—Assistant Professor of Counseling Phone: (401) 456-8153 Email: tdukes@ric.edu Specialty: Adolescent development / Resilience / School counseling / School leadership teams / Clinical supervision / School counseling program development
Jill Harrison—Associate Professor of Sociology Phone: (401) 456-8731 Email: jharrison@ric.edu Specialty: Conflict management resolution, stress and mental health Prachi Kene—Assistant Professor of Counseling Phone: (401) 456-9610 Email: pkene@ric.edu Specialty: Clinical psychology Randi Kim—Associate Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8783 Email: rkim@ric.edu Specialty: Counseling psychology Christine Kunkel—Assistant Professor of Counseling, Educational Leaderships and School Psychology Phone: (401) 456-9624 Email: ckunkel@ric.edu Specialty: Urban education, multiple intelligences in education, organizational theory and the learning organization, educational leadership, educational
E. Belle Evans—Professor of Social Work
policy, historical perspectives on leadership and
Phone: (401) 456-8616
education, progressive education, authentic
Email: eevans@ric.edu
curriculum, authentic assessment, student
Specialty: Trauma / Psychiatric and mental health
leadership development and magnet/charter school
/ Supervision
foundational development George Ladd—Associate Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8570 Email: gladd@ric.edu Specialty: Addiction and co-occurring psychological disorders / Gambling—risk and disorder
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Peggy Matteson—Associate Professor of Nursing
Marie Lynch—Associate Professor of Special
Phone: (401) 965-3272
Education
Email: pmatteson@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8763
Specialty: Spiritual care and faith community
Email: mlynch@ric.edu
nursing (formerly called parish nursing)
Specialty: Learning disabilities identification
Mimi Mumm—Professor of Social Work Phone: (401) 456-8176
/ Evaluation / Inclusion in the mathematics classroom / Deaf culture
Email: amumm@ric.edu
Mimi Mumm—Professor of Social Work
Specialty: Children and mental health
Phone: (401) 456-8176
David Sugarman—Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8611
Email: amumm@ric.edu Specialty: Children with disabilities
Email: dsugarman@ric.edu
William Oehlkers—Professor Emeritus of
Specialty: Family violence / Intimate partner and
Elementary Education
dating violence
Phone: (401) 433-0058 Email: wjo@jhu.edu
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Karen Castagno—Interim Dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development Phone: (401) 456-8822 Email: kcastagno@ric.edu Specialty: Physical education and sports for individuals with disabilities Susan Dell—Associate Professor of Special Education Phone: (401) 456-8557 Email: sdell@ric.edu Specialty: Curriculum / Assessment and
Specialty: Dyslexia Deborah Siegel—Professor of Social Work Phone: (401) 456-8617 Email: dsiegel@ric.edu Specialty: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Steven Threlkeld—Assistant Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8585 Email: sthrelkeld@ric.edu Specialty: Behavioral neuroscience / Neurodevelopmental disorders
instruction of students with complex challenges/
Kerri Tunnicliffe—Associate Professor of Health
intellectual disabilities / Sensory challenges
and Physical Education
Steve Imber—Professor of Special Education Phone: (401) 456-8775 Email: simber@ric.edu Specialty: Behavioral management methods— behavior modification, psychoeducational and humanistic functional behavior analyses and positive behavioral intervention support strategies / Procedural safeguards for parents under the Integrated Disability Education and Awareness Program, matters of inclusion / Independent educational evaluations / Issues of eligibility for special education services / Readability and the Miranda Warning
Phone: (401) 456-9689 Email: ktunnicliffe@ric.edu Specialty: Coordinator of adapted physical education / Physical activity for individuals with disabilities
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Roland de Gouvenain—Associate Professor of Biology Phone: (401) 456-8908 Email: rdegouvenain@ric.edu Specialty: Forest ecology and conservation
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Breea Govenar—Assistant Professor of Biology
Francis Leazes Jr.—Professor of Political Science
Phone: (401) 456-9631
Phone: (401) 456-8718
Email: bgovenar@ric.edu
Email: fleazes@ric.edu
Specialty: Ecology and ecosystem function
Specialty: Public budgeting / Urban economic
of marine and deep-sea habitats, including
development
hydrothermal vents / Causes and consequences of species diversity / Trophic ecology and food web dynamics
Mark Motte—Professor of Geography and Director of the David E. Sweet Center for Public Policy Phone: (401) 456-8881
Charles McLaughlin Jr.—Professor of Educational
Email: mmotte@ric.edu
Studies / Technology Education
Specialty: Economic development—global, state
Phone: (401) 456-8793
and local / Urban, regional and community planning
Email: cmclaughlin@ric.edu Specialty: Technology and the environment / Technology and sustainability Rebeka Rand Merson—Associate Professor of Biology Phone: (401) 456-8906 Email: rmerson@ric.edu Specialty: Environmental toxicology / Biosafety / Bioinformatics (comparative genomics) / Zoology (especially biology of fishes and sharks) / Marine biology Barry Schiller—Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Phone: (401) 353-6536 Email: bschiller@ric.edu Specialty: Transportation and the environment John Williams—Professor of Chemistry Phone: (401) 456-9748 Email: jcwilliams@ric.edu or jcwilliams3@cox.net Specialty: Environmental hazards
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Karl Benziger—Professor of History and Secondary Education Phone: (401) 456-8764 Email: kbenziger@ric.edu Specialty: History education / History-social studies curriculum / Teaching post-World War II history in the secondary classroom James Bierden—Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Secondary Education Phone: (401) 831-2495 Email: jbierden@ric.edu Specialty: Implementation of standards-based mathematics curriculum—K–12 / Standards-based mathematics teaching and learning Ellen Bigler—Professor of Anthropology and Secondary Education Phone: (401) 456-8385 Email: ebigler@ric.edu
economics
Mustafa Abu El Fadl—Assistant Professor of Finance Phone: (401) 456-9534
Specialty: Multicultural education—ethnographic analysis / Latinos in the United States—curriculum development, educational performance, culture and history
Email: mabuelfadl@ric.edu
Whitney Blankenship—Assistant Professor of
Specialty: Corporate finance / Conference
Educational Studies and History
organization advising
Phone: (401) 456-8503 Email: wblankenship@ric.edu Specialty: Curriculum development in social studies and history, technology integration in Social Studies and curriculum history (World War II era)
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Lesley Bogad—Associate Professor of Educational
Robert Franzblau—Professor of Music and
Studies
Secondary Education
Phone: (401) 456-4635
Phone: (401) 456-9514
Email: lbogad@ric.edu
Email: rfranzblau@ric.edu
Specialty: Media literacy—K–12 / Multiculturalism
Specialty: Musical arts education
and diversity in education
Elizabeth Gibbons Holtzman—Associate
Nancy Carriuolo—President of Rhode Island
Professor of School Psychology
College
Phone: (401) 456-8051
Phone: (401) 456-8101
Email: eholtzman@ric.edu
Email: ncarriuolo@ric.edu
Specialty: School psychology—current trends in
Specialty: Women leaders in higher education
the field, supervision and training / Assessment
/ Developmental education / Addressing higher
linked to intervention—preschool through college
education budget crisis
age / Crisis response and intervention—individual,
Jennifer Cook—Associate Professor of English and
family, school and community
Secondary Education and Director of the Rhode
Kathleen Johnson—Assistant Professor of Physical
Island Writing Project
Education
Phone: (401) 456-8663
Phone: (401) 456-8862
Email: jcook@ric.edu
Email: kjohnson@ric.edu
Specialty: English teacher preparation / Inquiry-
Specialty: Curriculum and instruction in physical
based teaching / Teacher professional development
education—K–12
/ Cultural studies and youth cultures
MacGregor Kniseley—Professor of Elementary
Susan Dell—Associate Professor of Special
Education
Education
Phone: (401) 456-8865
Phone: (401) 456-8557
Email: mkniseley@ric.edu
Email: sdell@ric.edu
Specialty: K–8 science education—standards,
Specialty: Curriculum / Assessment and
curriculum, assessment and instruction / Science
instruction of students with complex challenges /
and literacy / Career planning in teaching—
Intellectual disabilities / Sensory challenges
job search, hiring process, selection factors,
E. Belle Evans—Professor of Social Work
applications, interviewing and hiring portfolios
Phone: (401) 456-8616
Rudolf Kraus—Assistant Professor of Educational
Email: eevans@ric.edu
Studies
Specialty: Curriculum development / Distance
Phone: (401) 456-8996
learning
Email: rkraus@ric.edu
Sharon Fennessey—Professor Emerita, Henry Barnard School
Specialty: Science education / Assessment and evaluation of learning
Phone: (401) 294-6012
Vivian La Ferla—Professor of Mathematics and
Email: sfennessey@ric.edu
Educational Studies
Specialty: Integrating arts in the elementary and
Phone: (401) 456-8038
middle classroom / Active learning through drama
Email: vlaferla@ric.edu Specialty: Geometry education
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Maria Lawrence—Associate Professor of
Joan Rollins—Professor of Psychology
Elementary Education
Phone: (401) 456-8578
Phone: (401) 456-8565
Email: jrollins@ric.edu
Email: mlawrence@ric.edu
Specialty: Gender differences in school
Specialty: Science education—assessment,
achievement / Strategies for college success /
curriculum and standards
Strategies for student achievement
Bennett Lombardo—Professor of Health and
Elizabeth Rowell—Professor of Elementary
Physical Education
Education
Phone: (401) 456-9688
Phone: (401) 456-8563
Email: blombardo@ric.edu
Email: erowell@ric.edu
Specialty: Curriculum and instruction in physical
Specialty: Fostering young children’s
education—K–12
understanding of same-sex and transgender
Charles McLaughlin Jr.—Professor of Educational Studies / Technology Education Phone: (401) 456-8793
parented families, people with disabilities and contemporary American Indians through children’s books / Anti-bias and anti-bullying education
Email: cmclaughlin@ric.edu
Daniel Scott III—Professor of English and
Specialty: Integration of math and science in
Africana Studies
technology education / STEM education
Phone: (401) 456-8679
Christine Mulcahey—Professor, Henry Barnard School Phone: (401) 456-9750 Email: cmulcahey@ric.edu
Email: dscott@ric.edu Specialty: Diversity in education—methods of implementing cultural and historical diversity in the classroom
Specialty: Children’s artistic development /
Earl Simson—Dean of the Faculty of Arts and
Integrating art in the elementary classroom and
Sciences
using visual art to support classroom learning /
Phone: (401) 456-8610
Interviewing children
Email: esimson@ric.edu
Lisa Owen—Associate Professor of Elementary
Specialty: Higher education / Liberal education
Education
Milburn Stone—Professor Emeritus of Political
Phone: (401) 456-8016
Science and Secondary Education
Email: lowen@ric.edu
Phone: (860) 779-3172
Specialty: Mathematics education—curriculum,
Email: mstone@ric.edu
instruction and assessment
Specialty: Order, achievement and leadership in
Ronald Pitt—Vice President for the Office of
public school classrooms
Academic Affairs
Eileen Sullivan—Assistant Dean of the Office of
Phone: (401) 456-8003
Partnerships and Placements
Email: rpitt@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8593
Specialty: Higher education / Student access and
Email: esullivan@ric.edu
success
Specialty: Student teaching and clinical experiences for teacher candidates / Co-teaching model with student teaching
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Mary M. Sullivan—Professor of Mathematics and Educational Studies and Director of the RI STEM
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Center
Nancy Carriuolo—President of Rhode Island
Phone: (401) 456-9851
College
Email: mmsullivan@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8101
Specialty: Mathematics education / Statistics
Email: ncarriuolo@ric.edu
education / RI STEM Center activities
Specialty: Women leaders in higher education
Paul Tiskus—Associate Professor of Physical Sciences and Secondary Education
/ Developmental education / Addressing higher education budget crisis
Phone: (401) 456-9760
Scott Kane—Dean of Students for the Office of
Email: ptiskus@ric.edu
Student Affairs
Specialty: Secondary science education
Phone: (401) 456-8061
curriculum—development, assessment and
Email: skane@ric.edu
instruction
Specialty: Assessing and evaluation nonacademic
Kerri Tunnicliffe—Associate Professor of Physical Education Phone: (401) 456-9689
factors in post-secondary educational selection / Leadership in higher education / Post-secondary Title IX requirements
Email: ktunnicliffe@ric.edu
Christine Kunkel—Assistant Professor of
Specialty: Curriculum and instruction in physical
Counseling, Educational Leaderships and School
education—K–12
Psychology
Jane Williams—Dean of the School of Nursing and Professor of Nursing Phone: (401) 456-8014 Email: jwilliams@ric.edu Specialty: Professional nursing education David Woolman—Professor Emeritus, Adams Library Phone: (401) 941-8749 Email: dwoolman@ric.edu Specialty: Curriculum resources—K–12 / Peace education / Social studies and international education Joseph Zornado—Professor of English and Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
Phone: (401) 456-9624 Email: ckunkel@ric.edu Specialty: Urban education, multiple intelligences in education, organizational theory and the learning organization, educational leadership, educational policy, historical perspectives on leadership and education, progressive education, authentic curriculum / Authentic assessment, student leadership development and magnet / Charter school foundational development Gary Penfield—Vice President for the Office of Student Affairs Phone: (401) 456-8123 Email: gpenfield@ric.edu Specialty: Student affairs in higher education (organizational theory, organizational leadership
Phone: (401) 456-8656
and budgeting)
Email: jzornado@ric.edu
Andrew Snyder—Assistant Professor of
Specialty: Philosophies of education / Faculty development—teaching and learning, teaching writing and distance learning
Educational Leadership Phone: (401) 456-9633 Email: asnyder@ric.edu Specialty: School leadership / Leading change / Leadership teams / Coaching and mentoring
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Robyn Linde—Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the International
Jason Danely—Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Nongovernmental Organizations Studies Program
Phone: (401) 456-2839
Phone: (401) 456-8278
Email: jdanely@ric.edu
Email: rlinde@ric.edu
Specialty: Social gerontology and aging across
Specialty: Corporate social responsibility
cultures
Christine Marco—Associate Professor of
Rachel Filinson—Professor of Sociology
Psychology
Phone: (401) 456-8732
Phone: (401) 456-8598
Email: rfilinson@ric.edu
Email: cmarco@ric.edu
Specialty: Aging policies—the United States, the
Specialty: Ethics of research with human
United Kingdom and Poland / Age discrimination,
participants
elder abuse / Program evaluation
Frederic Reamer—Professor of Social Work
Margaret Hainsworth—Professor Emerita of
Phone: (401) 456-8248
Nursing
Email: freamer@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 245-2018
Specialty: Professional ethics
Email: mhainsworth@msn.com Specialty: Psychosocial aspects of long-term care
Jiyun Wu—Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing
Robin Montvilo—Professor of Psychology
Phone: (401) 456-9592
Phone: (401) 456-8574
Email: jwu@ric.edu
Email: rmontvilo@ric.edu
Specialty: Business ethics and society
Specialty: Adulthood and aging David Sugarman—Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8611 Email: dsugarman@ric.edu Specialty: End-of-life decision making
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Lisa Bonitati Church—Associate Professor of Accounting Phone: (401) 456-9593
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ethnicity / race / diversity
Ellen Bigler—Professor of Anthropology and Secondary Education Phone: (401) 456-8385 Email: ebigler@ric.edu Specialty: Multicultural education—ethnographic analysis / Latinos in the United States—curriculum development, educational performance, culture and history / Race and education in Brazil
Email: lchurch@ric.edu
Lesley Bogad—Associate Professor of Educational
Specialty: Ethics in business and corporate
Studies
governance
Phone: (401) 456-4635
Francis Leazes Jr.—Professor of Political Science Phone: (401) 456-8718 Email: fleazes@ric.edu Specialty: Ethics in public administration
Email: lbogad@ric.edu Specialty: Media literacy—K–12 / Multiculturalism and diversity in education
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Kalina Brabeck—Assistant Professor of
Sílvia Oliveira—Assistant Professor of Portuguese
Counseling, Educational Leadership and School
Studies and Faculty Liaison to the Institute for
Psychology
Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies
Phone: (401) 456-9602
Phone: (401) 456-8748
Email: kbrabeck@ric.edu
Email: soliveira@ric.edu
Specialty: Immigrant mental health / Migration,
Specialty: Portuguese-American communities in
detention and deportation / Development of U.S.–
the United States
born children in immigrant families / Counseling psychology
Maureen Reddy—Professor of English Phone: (401) 456-8377
Jason Danely—Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Email: mreddy@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-2839
Specialty: Interracial families and relationships /
Email: jdanely@ric.edu
Issues of gender and race in U.S. and British crime
Specialty: Cultural influences on mental health
fiction / Race in the college classroom
Randi Kim—Associate Professor of Psychology
Elizabeth Rowell—Professor of Elementary
Phone: (401) 456-8783
Education
Email: rkim@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8563
Specialty: Cross-ethnic issues
Email: erowell@ric.edu
Maria Lawrence—Associate Professor of Elementary Education Phone: (401) 456-8565 Email: mlawrence@ric.edu Specialty: Multiculturalism Marlene Lopes—Associate Professor and Special Collections Librarian, Adams Library Phone: (401) 456-9653 Email: mlopes@ric.edu Specialty: Cape Verdean culture / Cape Verdeans in America
Specialty: Multicultural, anti-bias and antibullying education through the use of children’s books to promote attention to disability, contemporary American Indian and gay, lesbian and transgender issues Daniel Scott III—Professor of English and Africana Studies Phone: (401) 456-8679 Email: dscott@ric.edu Specialty: Diversity in education—methods of implementing cultural and historical diversity in the classroom
Thomas Malloy—Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8177 Email: tmalloy@ric.edu
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geography / cartography
Specialty: Intergroup relations / Prejudice and
Robert Sullivan—Professor Emeritus of Geography
discrimination / Interpersonal perception
Phone: (508) 336-7439
Janice Okoomian—Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies Phone: (401) 456-4645 / (401) 573-3969 (cell) Email: jokoomian1@ric.edu Specialty: Armenian-American ethnicity
Specialty: Cartography—map essentials and design, evaluation and criticism / Geography of Rhode Island—physical and cultural features, historical landscapes and coastal geography
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(For MENTAL HEALTH see COUNSELING) Nancy Blasdell—Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: (401) 456-9827 Email: nblasdell@ric.edu
Carol Reagan Shelton—Professor Emerita of Nursing Phone: (401) 467-3821 Email: cshelton@ric.edu Specialty: Health policy / Midwifery / Women’s health
Specialty: Prevention and treatment of heart
Jane Williams—Dean of the School of Nursing and
attacks / Spirituality and health
Professor of Nursing
Joanne Fawcett Costello—Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: (401) 456-9570 Email: jcostello@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8014 Email: jwilliams@ric.edu Specialty: Inter-professional practice of health professionals / Study of patient narratives
Specialty: Diabetes education / Injury and
John Williams—Professor of Chemistry
disease—prevention and control / Public health
Phone: (401) 456-9748
nursing—health care systems, epidemiology and
Email: jcwilliams@ric.edu or jcwilliams3@cox.net
community health education
Specialty: Pharmacology and toxicology
Christine Marco—Associate Professor of
Joshua Wolff—Assistant Professor of Psychology
Psychology
Phone: (401) 456-8418
Phone: (401) 456-8598
Email: jwolff@ric.edu
Email: cmarco@ric.edu
Specialty: Gay, lesbian and bisexual youth health
Specialty: Health psychology / Stress and health /
outcomes and risk factors
Ecological momentary assessment of behavior Peggy Matteson—Associate Professor of Nursing Phone: (401) 965-3272 Email: pmatteson@ric.edu Specialty: Spiritual care and faith community nursing (formerly called parish nursing)
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history / anthropology
Peter Allen—Professor of Anthropology Phone: (401) 456-9639 Email: pallen@ric.edu Specialty: Anthropological field work in the
Robin Montvilo—Professor of Psychology
southern Greek region of Mani / Modernization in
Phone: (401) 456-8574
a traditional village in Cyprus / Mt. Athos monastic
Email: rmontvilo@ric.edu
community in northern Greece—“Ten Days on the
Specialty: Normal and abnormal pregnancy /
Holy Mountain”
Prenatal development, prematurity, neonatal intensive care and infant development
Mikaila Arthur—Assistant Professor of Sociology Phone: (401) 456-8681
M. Patricia Quigley—Associate Professor of
Email: marthur@ric.edu
Nursing
Specialty: Asian-American studies / The Holocaust
Phone: (401) 456-9735
/ Social movements and protest
Email: mquigley@ric.edu Specialty: Cardiac rehabilitation / Healthy lifestyle approaches to reduce the risk of cardiac disease / Women and heart disease—intervention
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Hedi BenAicha—Director of Adams Library
Gale Goodwin Gomez— Professor of Anthropology
Phone: (401) 456-8053
Phone: (401) 456-9623
Email: hbenaicha@ric.edu
Email: ggoodwin@ric.edu
Specialty: History of the Middle East and
Specialty: Amazonia / Indigenous peoples and
North Africa, including Andalusia culture in the
cultures of South America, especially Brazil
Iberian peninsula / Islamic culture / Post-colonial nationalism
Kresten Jespersen—Associate Professor, Adams Library
Karl Benziger—Professor of History and Secondary
Phone: (401) 456-2820
Education
Email: jjespersen@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8764
Specialty: History of ornament / History of
Email: kbenziger@ric.edu
design / Architectural history of the 19th and 20th
Specialty: History education / The Cold War /
centuries
Vietnam and the American Civil Rights Movement / Politics of memory and historical narratives / 20th through 21st century Hungarian history and politics
Richard Lobban—Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Phone: (401) 467-2857
Whitney Blankenship—Assistant Professor of
Email: rlobban@ric.edu
Educational Studies and History
Specialty: Africa and the Middle East—modern
Phone: (401) 456-8503
politics, security and culture in the Arab world /
Email: wblankenship@ric.edu
Middle Eastern archaeology—Egypt and Sudan
Specialty: Curriculum development in social studies and history, technology integration in Social Studies and curriculum history (World War II era)
Marlene Lopes—Associate Professor and Special Collections Librarian, Adams Library Phone: (401) 456-9653
Robert Cvornyek—Professor and Chair of the
Email: mlopes@ric.edu
Department of History
Specialty: History of Rhode Island College: the
Phone: (401) 456-8039
first 100 years, people of color and outstanding
Email: rcvornyek@ric.edu
women
Specialty: Sport history / Rhode Island sport history / Race and sports
Peter Mendy—Associate Professor of History Phone: (401) 456-9696
Jason Danely—Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Email: pmendy@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-2839
Specialty: Contemporary African history and
Email: jdanely@ric.edu
politics / Democracy and the war-to-peace
Specialty: Japanese culture and society / Medical
transition in Lusophone Africa / European colonial
anthropology
rule in Africa
Ronald Dufour—Professor of History
E. Pierre Morenon—Professor of Anthropology
Phone: (401) 456-9784
Phone: (401) 456-9724
Email: rdufour@ric.edu
Email: pmorenon@ric.edu
Specialty: American Revolution / Early American
Specialty: Archeology of Rhode Island—emphasis
history—settlement and growth of the colonies /
on ancient Narragansett Indian roots
History of blues and jazz / Formation of American national identity / Music and culture in the African American community
Jeannine Olson—Professor of History Phone: (401) 456-9716 Email: jolson@ric.edu Specialty: History of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century
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Joanne Schneider—Professor of History Phone: (401) 456-9721 Email: jschneider@ric.edu Specialty: European women’s history and politics / Modern German history and current events Daniel Scott III—Professor of English and Africana Studies Phone: (401) 456-8679 Email: dscott@ric.edu Specialty: African-American history from mid-19th century to present Milburn Stone—Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Secondary Education Phone: (860) 779-3172 Email: mstone@ric.edu Specialty: Southeast Asian culture and politics / Southeast Asian-Americans Robert Sullivan—Professor Emeritus of Geography
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labor / workforce
development Jason Blank—Associate Professor of Sociology and President of the RIC / AFT (faculty union) Phone: (401) 456-9842 Email: jblank@ric.edu Specialty: Labor issues in the educational system—tenure and governance / Labor issues in higher education—intellectual property rights / Labor and union issues—collective bargaining and negotiations Jenifer Giroux—Interim Associate Vice President for Professional Studies and Continuing Education Phone: (401) 456-8990 Email: jgiroux@ric.edu Specialty: Workforce development
Phone: (508) 336-7439
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Specialty: Geopolitics, modernization and cultural
Hedi BenAicha—Director of Adams Library
change in Korea from 1900 to present Tony Teng—Associate Professor of History Phone: (401) 456-8640 Email: tteng@ric.edu Specialty: History of East Asia, modern China and modern Japan David Thomas—Professor of History Phone: (401) 456-8765 Email: dthomas@ric.edu Specialty: Education in the Muslim world (the Middle East and Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia and Malaysia) / Islam and politics
language / linguistics
Phone: (401) 456-8053 Email: hbenaicha@ric.edu Specialty: Fluency in French and Arabic Jenifer Giroux—Interim Associate Vice President for Professional Studies and Continuing Education Phone: (401) 456-8990 Email: jgiroux@ric.edu Specialty: Instruction in English as a Second Language Gale Goodwin Gomez—Professor of Anthropology Phone: (401) 456-9623 Email: ggoodwin@ric.edu Specialty: Descriptive linguistics / Language and culture / South American indigenous languages, especially the Yanomami family: Yanomae and Ninam / Fluency in Portuguese and Spanish / Expertise in study abroad for college students Meradith McMunn—Professor of English Phone: (401) 456-8675 / (860) 423-1581 (cell) Email: mmcmunn@ric.edu Specialty: History and development of the English language / Rhode Island dialects
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Eung-Jun (EJ) Min—Professor of Communication
Robyn Linde—Assistant Professor of Political
Phone: (401) 456-8646
Science and Director of the International
Email: emin@ric.edu
Nongovernmental Organizations Studies Program
Specialty: Intercultural and international
Phone: (401) 456-8278
communication
Email: rlinde@ric.edu
Sílvia Oliveira—Assistant Professor of Portuguese Studies and Faculty Liaison to the Institute for
Specialty: International law / Comparative law / Death penalty
Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies
Eung-Jun (EJ) Min—Professor of Communication
Phone: (401) 456-8748
Phone: (401) 456-8646
Email: soliveira@ric.edu
Email: emin@ric.edu
Specialty: Portuguese
Specialty: Media law and regulations
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Phone: (401) 456-8248
Frederic Reamer—Professor of Social Work
law / criminal justice
Mikaila Arthur—Assistant Professor of Sociology Phone: (401) 456-8681 Email: marthur@ric.edu
Email: freamer@ric.edu Specialty: Criminal justice / Criminal behavior / Parole / Prisons
Specialty: Law and society / Global comparative
Thomas Schmeling—Associate Professor of
law
Political Science
Jason Blank—Associate Professor of Sociology and President of RIC / AFT (faculty union) Phone: (401) 456-9842 Email: jblank@ric.edu Specialty: Criminal justice / Domestic violence /
Phone: (401) 456-8722 Email: tschmeling@ric.edu Specialty: Federal and state courts / Judiciary issues
Intellectual property rights
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Lisa Bonitati Church—Associate Professor of
Joan Glazer—Professor Emerita of Elementary
Accounting
Education
Phone: (401) 456-9593
Phone: (401) 738-3648
Email: lchurch@ric.edu
Email: jglazer@ric.edu
Specialty: Business law / Corporate governance
Specialty: Literacy in the elementary grades
Jill Hume Harrison—Associate Professor of
Beverly Goldfield—Professor of Psychology
Sociology
Phone: (401) 456-8813
Phone: (401) 456-8731
Email: bgoldfield@ric.edu
Email: jharrison@ric.edu
Specialty: Early language development
Specialty: Justice studies / Corrections / Civil rights / Mediation
literacy
MacGregor Kniseley—Professor of Elementary Education
Pamela Irving Jackson—Professor of Sociology
Phone: (401) 456-8865
and Director of the Justice Studies Program
Email: mkniseley@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8734
Specialty: Science and literacy
Email: pjackson@ric.edu Specialty: Comparative criminal justice / Law and society / Minority issues in justice systems
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William Oehlkers—Professor Emeritus of
Sílvia Oliveira—Assistant Professor of Portuguese
Elementary Education
Studies and Faculty Liaison to the Institute for
Phone: (401) 433-0058
Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies
Email: wjo@jhu.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8748
Specialty: Reading / Standards-based instruction
Email: soliveira@ric.edu Specialty: Portuguese Literature / Portuguese-
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literature
Susan Abbotson—Associate Professor of English Phone: (401) 456-2803 Email: sabbotson@ric.edu Specialty: Modern and contemporary drama (Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson, Paula Vogel and Tom Stoppard) / Children’s literature Hedi BenAicha—Director of Adams Library Phone: (401) 456-8053 Email: hbenaicha@ric.edu Specialty: North African literature in French / Nation and narration in colonial and post-colonial periods Anita Duneer—Assistant Professor of English Phone: (401) 456-8658 Email: aduneer@ric.edu Specialty: Post-colonial literature and theory / Caribbean literature / American literature—ethnic,
American Literature / Brazilian Literature / African Lusophone literatures Maureen Reddy—Professor of English Phone: (401) 456-8377 Email: mreddy@ric.edu Specialty: Detective fiction / Victorian literature / Contemporary Irish fiction Elizabeth Rowell—Professor of Elementary Education Phone: (401) 456-8563 Email: erowell@ric.edu Specialty: Early childhood (birth—grade 2) literacy and language development Barbara Schapiro—Professor of English Phone: (401) 456-8667 Email: bschapiro@ric.edu Specialty: D.H. Lawrence / Literature and psychoanalysis—applications of post-Freudian psychoanalytic theory to literature
African-American / American literary naturalism—
Daniel Scott III—Professor of English and
Jack London / Maritime literature—race and gender,
Africana Studies
female characters and authors
Phone: (401) 456-8679
Joan Glazer—Professor Emerita of Elementary Education Phone: (401) 738-3648 Email: jglazer@ric.edu
Email: dscott@ric.edu Specialty: African-American literature / Harlem Renaissance and 20th century poetry, drama and prose
Specialty: International and national literature for
Earl Stevens—Professor Emeritus of English
children and adolescents
Phone: (970) 635-2469
Meradith McMunn—Professor of English Phone: (401) 456-8675 / (860) 423-1581 (cell) Email: mmcmunn@ric.edu Specialty: Role of medieval women as creators, patrons, readers and critics of the literature of their culture / “The Romance of the Rose”—the illustrated manuscript of a medieval best-seller
Email: eestms@colomail.com Specialty: English literature from 1880 to 1920— Ezra Pound, George Gissing, Rudyard Kipling, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells and John Galsworthy
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Joseph Zornado—Professor of English and
Kay Israel—Associate Professor of Communication
Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and
Phone: (401) 456-8648
Learning
Email: kisrael@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8656
Specialty: Advertising
Email: jzornado@ric.edu Specialty: American literature and culture / Children’s literature / Literary theory
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Stephen Ramocki—Professor of Marketing Phone: (401) 456-9536 Email: sramocki@ric.edu Specialty: Teaching creativity / Applied statistics /
management / marketing
Market research / Consumer behavior
Hedi BenAicha—Director of Adams Library
Nazanin Sahba—Associate Professor of
Phone: (401) 456-8053
Management and Marketing
Email: hbenaicha@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-9648
Specialty: Best practices in academic library
Email: nsahba@ric.edu
management / Diversity and leadership accessibility
Specialty: Operations management / Quality
David Blanchette—Dean of the School of
control/assurance / Statistical process control
Management
Julie Urda—Assistant Professor of Management
Phone: (401) 456-8009
Phone: (401) 456-8760
Email: dblanchette@ric.edu
Email: jurda@ric.edu
Specialty: Strategic management / Strategic
Specialty: Group work / Organizational behavior /
marketing / Business education
Organization theory / Motivation
Shani Carter—Professor of Management and Marketing Phone: (401) 456-9598 Email: scarter@ric.edu Specialty: Human resources, compensation and benefits, performance appraisal, motivation, training, skill certification, cognitive ability, labor force statistics, labor relations and outcomes assessment Anthony Galvez—Assistant Professor of Communication Phone: (401) 456-8638 Email: rgalvez@ric.edu Specialty: Social marketing
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mathematics
David Abrahamson—Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Phone: (401) 456-9862 Email: dabrahamson@ric.edu Specialty: Differential equations and chaos theory / Mathematics in sports / Mathematics of gambling Vivian La Ferla—Professor of Mathematics and Educational Studies Phone: (401) 456-8038 Email: vlaferla@ric.edu Specialty: Geometry and geometry education, spatial abilities, geometric thought, problem
William Gearhart—Vice President for
solving, transformational geometry, geometry
Administration and Finance
software and links to algebra
Phone: (401) 456-8200 Email: wgearhart@ric.edu Specialty: Higher education administration (emphasis on management and finance)
Barry Schiller—Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Phone: (401) 353-6536 Email: bschiller@ric.edu Specialty: Issues in quantitative literacy— understanding percentages, statistical graphs and analysis
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Daniel Snowman—Professor of Physical Sciences Phone: (401) 456-9710 Email: dsnowman@ric.edu Specialty: Riemann’s hypothesis Rebecca Sparks—Associate Professor of Mathematics Phone: (401) 456-9881 Email: rsparks@ric.edu Specialty: Mathematical modeling
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physical education /
recreation David Abrahamson—Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Phone: (401) 456-9862 Email: dabrahamson@ric.edu Specialty: Mathematics in sports Robin Kirkwood Auld—Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education
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media relations
Phone: (401) 456-8880 Email: rauld@ric.edu
Michelle Brophy-Baermann—Associate Professor
Specialty: Pedagogy / Teaching team activities
of Political Science
/ Tactical games model / Teaching games for
Phone: (401) 456-8720
understanding / Coaching / Motor learning / Motor
Email: mbrophy@ric.edu
development / Curriculum
Specialty: Political coverage / Analysis of public opinion / Politics and popular culture / Elite media strategies
Karen Castagno—Interim Dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development Phone: (401) 456-8822
Valerie Endress—Associate Professor of
Email: kcastagno@ric.edu
Communication
Specialty: Physical education and sports for
Phone: (401) 456-4781
individuals with disabilities / Technology in physical
Email: vendress@ric.edu
education—training in the use of heart rate
Specialty: Political campaign communication—
monitors, pedometers and fitness software
speech making, advertising, primaries, debates, conventions and women and political campaigns / Presidential communication—speech making, press relations, crisis and war rhetoric and congressional relations Kay Israel—Associate Professor of Communication Phone: (401) 456-8648 Email: kisrael@ric.edu Specialty: Advertising / Public relations
Robert Cvornyek—Professor and Chair of the Department of History Phone: (401) 456-8039 Email: rcvornyek@ric.edu Specialty: Sport history / Rhode Island sport history / Race and sports William Gearhart—Vice President for Administration and Finance Phone: (401) 456-8200
Eung-Jun (EJ) Min—Professor of Communication
Email: wgearhart@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8646
Specialty: Ornithology (recreational bird watching)
Email: emin@ric.edu Specialty: Media representation / Media law and regulation
Paul Janaway—Associate Professor of Physical Education, Henry Barnard School Phone: (401) 456-8621
Daniel Weisman—Professor of Social Work
Email: pjanaway@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8618
Specialty: Children’s soccer development /
Email: dweisman@ric.edu
Principles of small-sided games
Specialty: Public access television
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Kathleen Johnson—Assistant Professor of Physical
Michelle Brophy-Baermann—Associate Professor
Education
of Political Science
Phone: (401) 456-8862
Phone: (401) 456-8720
Email: kjohnson@ric.edu
Email: mbrophy@ric.edu
Specialty: Dance and rhythmic activities in
Specialty: Public opinion / Media coverage
physical education / Motor development
of politics / Interest groups and think tanks /
Bennett Lombardo—Professor of Health and
Congressional elections / Welfare reform
Physical Education
Valerie Endress—Associate Professor of
Phone: (401) 456-9688
Communication
Email: blombardo@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-4781
Specialty: Teaching and coaching behavior
Email: vendress@ric.edu
Kristen Pepin—Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education Phone: (401) 456-8970 Email: kpepin@ric.edu Specialty: Physical education / Health education / Gymnastics / Adventure education Eileen Sullivan—Assistant Dean of the Office of Partnerships and Placements Phone: (401) 456-8593 Email: esullivan@ric.edu Specialty: Interdisciplinary physical activities and the use of movement in the classroom / Pre-K-12
Specialty: Citizen involvement in political and civic life / Political campaign communication— speech making, advertising, primaries, debates, conventions and women and political campaigns / Presidential communication—speech making, press relations, crisis and war rhetoric and congressional relations Claus Hofhansel—Professor of Political Science Phone: (401) 456-8724 Email: chofhansel@ric.edu Specialty: Immigration policy / Foreign policy / European politics
physical education curriculum and the use of
Kay Israel—Associate Professor of Communication
technology, including iPads / Teacher evaluation in
Phone: (401) 456-8648
the gymnasium
Email: kisrael@ric.edu
Kerri Tunnicliffe—Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education Phone: (401) 456-9689
Specialty: Political communication—analysis of strategies used by politicians and elected officials to communicate with voters and citizens
Email: ktunnicliffe@ric.edu
Francis Leazes Jr.—Professor of Political Science
Specialty: Adventure education—helping groups
Phone: (401) 456-8718
work on cooperation, communication, teamwork
Email: fleazes@ric.edu
and trust / Motor development and learning
Specialty: Government corporations / Intergovernmental relations / Public
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Mikaila Arthur—Assistant Professor of Sociology Phone: (401) 456-8681 Email: marthur@ric.edu Specialty: Asian-American studies / Social movements and protest
administration—budgeting and finance, nonprofit administration, human resources and ethics / Urban public policy and economic development
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Robyn Linde—Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the International
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recruitment and retention
Nongovernmental Organizations Studies Program
Holly Shadoian—Assistant Vice President for the
Phone: (401) 456-8278
Office of Academic Affairs
Email: rlinde@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8884
Specialty: Nongovernmental organizations / Social
Email: hshadoian@ric.edu
movements
Specialty: Enrollment management /
Peter Mendy—Associate Professor of History Phone: (401) 456-9696 Email: pmendy@ric.edu Specialty: Contemporary African history and politics / Democracy and the war-to-peace transition in Lusophone Africa
Undergraduate recruitment and retention / College search for parents and students
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religion
Peter Allen—Professor of Anthropology Phone: (401) 456-9639
Mark Motte—Professor of Geography and Director
Email: pallen@ric.edu
of the David E. Sweet Center for Public Policy
Specialty: Mt. Athos monastic community in
Phone: (401) 456-8881
northern Greece—“Ten Days on the Holy Mountain”
Email: mmotte@ric.edu Specialty: City politics, policy development and administration / Economic development—global, state and local / Urban, regional and community planning Milburn Stone—Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Secondary Education Phone: (860) 779-3172 Email: mstone@ric.edu Specialty: Southeast Asian culture and politics David Thomas—Professor of History Phone: (401) 456-8765 Email: dthomas@ric.edu Specialty: Islam and politics in the contemporary Muslim world Richard Weiner—Professor of Political Science
Jason Danely—Assistant Professor of Anthropology Phone: (401) 456-2839 Email: jdanely@ric.edu Specialty: East Asian Buddhism / Japanese religious traditions Janice Okoomian—Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies Phone: (401) 456-4645 / (401) 573-3969 (cell) Email: jokoomian1@ric.edu Specialty: Creative ritual making for life cycle transitions Jeannine Olson—Professor of History Phone: (401) 456-9716 Email: jolson@ric.edu Specialty: History of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century
Phone: (401) 456-8107 Email: rweiner@ric.edu Specialty: American social movements / European politics and social issues / Politics of film
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research methods /
statistics Mikaila Arthur—Assistant Professor of Sociology Phone: (401) 456-8681 Email: marthur@ric.edu Specialty: Social science research methods and data analysis
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Jennifer Cook—Associate Professor of English and Secondary Education and Director of the Rhode
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school partnerships
Island Writing Project
John Niska—Associate Professor of Middle Level
Phone: (401) 456-8663
Education
Email: jcook@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-4655
Specialty: Qualitative research methods
Email: jniska@ric.edu
Christine Marco—Associate Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8598 Email: cmarco@ric.edu Specialty: Research design in psychology and behavior / Survey construction / Statistical analyses
Specialty: Training networks of schools in advisory and teaming / Leading partnerships between middle schools and universities
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sciences
Yael Avissar—Professor of Biology Phone: (401) 456-9626
Thomas Malloy—Professor of Psychology
Email: yavissar@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8177
Specialty: Biochemistry—enzymes and biochemical
Email: tmalloy@ric.edu
pathways in metabolism / Molecular biology—
Specialty: Research design and statistical
DNA technology and genetic engineering /
modeling
Photosynthesis—light and dark reactions, including
Stephen Ramocki—Professor of Marketing
bacterial (anoxygenic)
Phone: (401) 456-9536
Mary Baker—Associate Professor of Anthropology
Email: sramocki@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8112
Specialty: Applied statistics / Market research
Email: mbaker@ric.edu
Joan Rollins—Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8578
Specialty: Primatology—capuchin monkeys / Biological anthropology—human cognitive evolution
Email: jrollins@ric.edu
Glênisson de Oliveira—Professor of Chemistry
Specialty: Opinion surveys
Phone: (401) 273-2528
Nazanin Sahba—Associate Professor of Management and Marketing Phone: (401) 456-9648 Email: nsahba@ric.edu Specialty: Statistical process control Daniel Weisman—Professor of Social Work Phone: (401) 456-8618 Email: dweisman@ric.edu Specialty: Research methods / Outcomes-based research and program evaluation Jane Williams—Dean of the School of Nursing and Professor of Nursing Phone: (401) 456-8014 Email: jwilliams@ric.edu Specialty: Research methodology—study of narratives
Email: gdeoliveira@ric.edu Specialty: Computational and theoretical chemistry / Coordination complexes / Weakly bonded molecular clusters Breea Govenar—Assistant Professor of Biology Phone: (401) 456-9631 Email: bgovenar@ric.edu Specialty: Ecology and ecosystem function of marine and deep-sea habitats, including hydrothermal vents / Causes and consequences of species diversity / Trophic ecology and food web dynamics
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MacGregor Kniseley—Professor of Elementary
Paul Tiskus—Associate Professor of Physical
Education
Sciences and Secondary Education
Phone: (401) 456-8865
Phone: (401) 456-9760
Email: mkniseley@ric.edu
Email: ptiskus@ric.edu
Specialty: K–8 science education—standards,
Specialty: Secondary education science
curriculum, assessment and instruction / Science
curriculum—development, assessment and
and literacy
instruction
Maria Lawrence—Associate Professor of
John Williams—Professor of Chemistry
Elementary Education
Phone: (401) 456-9748
Phone: (401) 456-8565
Email: jcwilliams@ric.edu or jcwilliams3@cox.net
Email: mlawrence@ric.edu
Specialty: Organic chemistry / Pharmacology and
Specialty: Science education—assessment,
toxicology / Environmental hazards
curriculum and standards Lloyd Matsumoto—Professor of Biology Phone: (401) 456-9539 Email: lmatsumoto@ric.edu Specialty: Biological sciences
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Ellen Bigler—Professor of Anthropology and Secondary Education Phone: (401) 456-8385
Rebeka Rand Merson—Associate Professor of
Email: ebigler@ric.edu
Biology
Specialty: Training in multicultural education
Phone: (401) 456-8906
practice
Email: rmerson@ric.edu Specialty: Environmental toxicology / Biosafety / Bioinformatics (comparative genomics) / Zoology (especially biology of fishes and sharks) / Marine biology Eric Roberts—Associate Professor of Biology Phone: (401) 456-9632 Email: eroberts@ric.edu Specialty: Botany—plant biology, plant cell biology, molecular genetics and physiology / Seaweeds and algae Daniel Snowman—Professor of Physical Sciences
Karen Castagno—Interim Dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development Phone: (401) 456-8822 Email: kcastagno@ric.edu Specialty: Training in the use of heart rate monitors, pedometers and fitness software John Niska—Associate Professor of Middle Level Education Phone: (401) 456-4655 Email: jniska@ric.edu Specialty: Training networks of schools in advisory and teaming
Phone: (401) 456-9710 Email: dsnowman@ric.edu Specialty: Complex systems / Field theory /
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Riemann’s hypothesis
Monica Darcy—Associate Professor of Counseling
Sarah Spinette—Assistant Professor of Biology Phone: (401) 456-8907 Email: sspinette@ric.edu Specialty: Cell biology and structure / Molecular biology / Genetic studies in mice
veterans
Phone: (401) 456-2710 Email: mdarcy@ric.edu Specialty: Military veterans / Military families / Veterans in higher education
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women’s issues
M. Patricia Quigley—Associate Professor of Nursing
Michelle Brophy-Baermann—Associate Professor
Phone: (401) 456-9735
of Political Science
Email: mquigley@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8720
Specialty: Women and heart disease—intervention
Email: mbrophy@ric.edu Specialty: Welfare reform / Reproductive rights / Women in government and the media / Gender roles / Feminism Nancy Carriuolo—President of Rhode Island College Phone: (401) 456-8101 Email: ncarriuolo@ric.edu Specialty: Women leaders in higher education Valerie Endress—Associate Professor of Communication Phone: (401) 456-4781 Email: vendress@ric.edu
Joan Rollins—Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8578 Email: jrollins@ric.edu Specialty: Motherhood / Women and work / Women leaders Joanne Schneider—Professor of History Phone: (401) 456-8039 Email: jschneider@ric.edu Specialty: European women’s history and politics Leslie Schuster—Interim Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor of History and Director of the Gender and Women’s Studies Program
Specialty: Women and political campaigns
Phone: (401) 456-9723
Jill Hume Harrison—Associate Professor of
Specialty: Women’s studies issues
Sociology Phone: (401) 456-8731 Email: jharrison@ric.edu
Email: lschuster@ric.edu
Carol Reagan Shelton—Professor Emerita of Nursing
Specialty: Women’s studies
Phone: (401) 467-3821
Meradith McMunn—Professor of English
Specialty: Midwifery / Women’s health
Email: cshelton@ric.edu
Phone: (401) 456-8675 / (860) 423-1581 (cell) Email: mmcmunn@ric.edu Specialty: Role of medieval women as creators,
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patrons, readers and critics of the literature of their
Karen Lee Boren—Associate Professor of English
culture Robin Montvilo—Professor of Psychology Phone: (401) 456-8574 Email: rmontvilo@ric.edu
writing
and Director of the Creative Writing Program Phone: (401) 456-8027 Email: kboren@ric.edu Specialty: Creative writing / Fiction
Specialty: Normal and abnormal pregnancy
Cathleen Calbert—Professor of English
Janice Okoomian—Assistant Professor of Gender
Phone: (401) 456-8678
and Women’s Studies Phone: (401) 456-4645 / (401) 573-3969 (cell) Email: jokoomian1@ric.edu Specialty: Theories of gender, race and sexuality / Third Wave feminisms / Gender and popular culture
Email: ccalbert@ric.edu Specialty: Contemporary poetry / Creative writing
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Becky Caouette—Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing Phone: (401) 456-8674 Email: bcaouette@ric.edu Specialty: Writing program administration (creating and managing writing programs) / Writing studies / Major works (canon) of writing Jennifer Cook—Associate Professor of English and Secondary Education and Director of the Rhode Island Writing Project Phone: (401) 456-8663 Email: jcook@ric.edu Specialty: Teaching writing in the disciplines / Writing to learn E. Belle Evans—Professor of Social Work Phone: (401) 456-8616 Email: eevans@ric.edu Specialty: Grant writing Michael Michaud—Assistant Professor of English Phone: (401) 456-8661 Email: mmichaud@ric.edu Specialty: Business, professional and technical writing / Digital and multimedia writing / Writing pedagogy and instruction
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index
Carter, Shani 24 Castagno, Karen 9, 12, 25, 29
A Abbotson, Susan 8, 23 Abrahamson, David 24, 25 Abu El Fadl, Mustafa 13 Aflague, John 7, 11 Allen, Peter 7, 19, 27 Antosh, Anthony 5 Arthur, Mikaila 19, 22, 26, 27 Auld, Robin Kirkwood 25 Avissar, Yael 28
Church, Lisa Bonitati 7, 17, 22 Coffman, Teresa 8 Cook, Jennifer 6, 14, 28, 31 Costello, Joanne Fawcett 11, 19 Cvornyek, Robert 20, 25
D Danely, Jason 11, 17, 18, 20, 27 Darcy, Monica 29 de Gouvenain, Roland 12 Dell, Susan 12, 14
B Baker, Mary 28 BenAicha, Hedi 20, 21, 23, 24 Benziger, Karl 13, 20 Bierden, James 13 Bigler, Ellen 13, 17, 29 Blanchette, David 24 Blankenship, Whitney 13, 20 Blank, Jason 21, 22 Blasdell, Nancy 19 Bogad, Lesley 14, 17 Bohlinger, Vincent 7 Boren, Karen Lee 30 Brabeck, Kalina 9, 11, 18 Breene, Samuel 8 Brophy-Baermann, Michelle 25, 26, 30
de Oliveira, GlĂŞnisson 28 Dufour, Ronald 8, 20 Dukes, Thomas 9, 11 Duneer, Anita 23
E Endress, Valerie 25, 26, 30 Evans, E. Belle 11, 14, 31
F Fennessey, Sharon 8, 14 Filinson, Rachel 17 Fraley, Marie 5 Franzblau, Robert 8, 14
G Galvez, Anthony 7, 10, 24
C Calbert, Cathleen 30 Caouette, Becky 31 Carriuolo, Nancy 14, 16, 30
Gearhart, William 8, 24, 25 Giroux, Jenifer 5, 21 Glantz, Tonya 4 Glazer, Joan 22, 23
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Goldfield, Beverly 9, 22
Lawrence, Maria 15, 18, 29
Gomez, Gale Goodwin 20, 21
Leazes Jr., Francis 13, 17, 26
Govenar, Breea 12, 13, 28
Linde, Robyn 9, 10, 17, 22, 27
Gushwa, Melinda 9, 11
Lobban, Richard 20 Lombardo, Bennett 15, 26
H
Lopes, Marlene 18, 20
Hainsworth, Margaret 11, 17
Lynch, Marie 12
Hofhansel, Claus 26 Holtzman, Elizabeth Gibbons 14
M
Hume Harrison, Jill 10, 11, 22, 30
Malloy, Thomas 18, 28 Marco, Christine 17, 19, 28
I
Matsumoto, Lloyd 29
Imber, Steve 12
Matteson, Peggy 12, 19
Israel, Kay 24, 25, 26
McLaughlin Jr., Charles 13, 15 McMunn, Meradith 21, 23, 30
J
Mendy, Peter 20, 27
Jackson, Pamela Irving 10, 22
Merson, Rebeka Rand 13, 29
Janaway, Paul 25
Michaud, Michael 31
Jespersen, Kresten 7, 20
Min, Eung-Jun (EJ) 8, 22, 25
Johnson, Kathleen 14, 26
Montvilo, Robin 7, 9, 17, 19, 30 Morenon, E. Pierre 9, 20
K
Motte, Mark 4, 13, 27
Kalinak, Kathryn 7, 8
Mulcahey, Christine 7, 9, 15
Kane, Scott 16
Mumm, Mimi 10, 12
Kene, Prachi 11 Kenyon, Richard 7
N
Kim, Randi 7, 11, 18
Niska, John 28, 29
Kniseley, MacGregor 14, 22, 29 Kraus, Rudolf 14
O
Kunkel, Christine 11, 16
Oehlkers, William 12, 23 Okoomian, Janice 18, 27, 30
L
Oliveira, SĂlvia 8, 18, 22, 23
Ladd, George 7, 9, 11
Olson, Jeannine 20, 27
La Ferla, Vivian 14, 24
Owen, Lisa 15
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P
Stevens, Earl 23
Pearlmutter, Sue 10
Stillman, Judith 8
Penfield, Gary 16
Stone, Milburn 15, 21, 27
Pepin, Kristen 26
Sugarman, David 10, 12, 17
Pitt, Ronald 15
Sullivan, Eileen 15, 26 Sullivan, Mary M. 16
Q
Sullivan, Robert 18, 21
Quigley, M. Patricia 19, 30
T R
Taylor, Jamie 8
Ramocki, Stephen 24, 28
Teng, Tony 21
Reamer, Frederic 10, 17, 22
Thomas, David 21, 27
Reddy, Maureen 18, 23
Threlkeld, Steven 12
Roberts, Eric 29
Tiskus, Paul 16, 29
Rollins, Joan 15, 28, 30
Tunnicliffe, Kerri 12, 16, 26
Rowell, Elizabeth 9, 10, 15, 18, 23
U S
Urda, Julie 24
Sahba, Nazanin 24, 28 Schapiro, Barbara 23
W
Schiller, Barry 13, 24
Weiner, Richard 8, 27
Schmeling, Thomas 10, 22
Weisman, Daniel 10, 25, 28
Schneider, Joanne 21, 30
Williams, Jane 16, 19, 28
Schuster, Leslie 30
Williams, John 13, 19, 29
Scott III, Daniel 15, 18, 21, 23
Wilson, William 7, 8, 9
Shadoian, Holly 27
Wolff, Joshua 19
Shelton, Carol Reagan 19, 30
Woolman, David 10, 16
Siegel, Deborah 10, 12
Wu, Jiyun 17
Simson, Earl 15 Smith, Donald 7
Z
Snowman, Daniel 25, 29
Zornado, Joseph 16, 24
Snyder, Andrew 16 Sparks, Rebecca 25 Spinette, Sarah 29