Cleveland State University | Faculty Expertise Database

Cleveland State University's Faculty Expertise Database was developed as a service to the CSU community and the general public. In particular, the database is expected to:

increase the public's accessibility to CSU expertise
give business, industry, government, and media representatives access to CSU researchers
foster research collaboration
help students search for faculty advisors
help staff members identify faculty for current and prospective donors
improve contacts with potential research sponsors

Select a method of searching our database:

You can search faculty research profiles by using research interest or expertise keywords. Alternatively, you can search for a particular faculty member's research profile by entering his or her name or department.

Name	Expertise and Interest	Department
Search Results:
Adrienne Gosselin	Literature and Racial Dialogue , Teaching African American Literature , Black Women¿s Studies , Mixed Race Literature and Scholarship , Literature and Learning Models , Public Sphere Pedagogy , Diversity and Inclusion in Arts and Humanities.	Africana Studies
Monica Gordon Pershey	grammar , syntax , language , language development , language disorders , literacy , learning disabilities , supervision , developmental disabilities , reading , reading comprehension , writing , assessment , testing , elementary school , school-age , middle school , autism , pragmatic language , pragmatics , narrative , discourse , dyslexia , phonological awareness , speech-language pathology , special needs , special education , child development , African American child	Communication Sciences and Disorders
Judith Ausherman (judy)	Integrative Approaches to Teaching Using School Gardens , Health and Academic Achievement , Health Literacy , Health Education , Comprehensive School Health Education Instruction , Coordinated School Health Program	Health Sciences and Human Perform
Colleen Walsh	Cultural and medical anthropology , ethnography and lived experience , urban and community health , social capital and social networks , community gardens and community-based health interventions , access to nutritious food , health disparities , social determinants of health , racism as a determinant of health , culture and health care , medicine	Health Sciences and Human Perform
Pamela Daiker-Middaugh	Family Law , Public Policy , Clinical teaching	Law
Karin Mika	Teaching Methods , Legal Writing , Labor Law , Poland , World War II , Appellate Advocacy , Legal Writing History	Law
Toni Paoletta	Learning Communities , the Planning Table , Team Dynamics , Effective Teaching Practices , Assessment , Research Methods , quantitative and qualitative , Statistics , Learning Theories , Adult Learning , Communities of Practice , Professional Learning Communities , Social Learning , Psychometrics.	Marketing
Kristen Pataki	aquatic therapy , adapted aquatic program , pediatrics , adapted leisure , play-based intervention , development , addressing mental health needs of children and youth in schools , thematic play and children with hearing impairment , storybook reading , engagement	Occupational Therapy
John Jeziorowski	Integrative Systematics	Physical Therapy
Karen McIntyre	Scholarship of teaching and learning , clinical education , student experience	Physical Therapy
Blair Baker	Response to racial discrimination , racial battle fatigue , racial equity in schools	Psychology
Colleen McMahon (Dr. McMahon)	School psychology , applied behavior analysis , school-based interventions	Psychology
Shereen Naser	Behavioral Data for Decision Making in Multi Tiered Systems of Support , Racial Disparities in School Discipline , School Facilitation of Student Identity Development , Equitable School Practice.	Psychology
Marius Boboc	Qualitative research , narrative inquiry , classroom management , curriculum design , pedagogy , online teaching and learning , assessment and accreditation in HE	School of Education & Counseling
Paula Chan	Special education , disability , school to prison pipeline , employment accommodations , disability law , transition to adulthood , student teachers , positive behavior interventions , applied behavior analysis	School of Education & Counseling
Joanne Goodell	Diversity , equity , inclusive teaching , educational reform , secondary mathematics education , teacher education , self-study , professional development , women in engineering , qualitative methods , mixed methods , assessment , achievement , teacher leaders , critical incident , reflective practice , teacher identity , teacher turnover , pre-service teachers , teacher induction , STEM teaching , faculty development	School of Education & Counseling
Dakota King-White	Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Pre-K to 12 Education , Children of Incarcerated Parents , School Counseling in the 21st Century , Trauma-Informed Care in Pre-K-12 Schools	School of Education & Counseling
Roland Pourdavood (Professor Roland G. Pourdavood)	Teacher's Dialogue , Teacher's Reflection , Constructivism , Mathematics Reform , School Transformation , Teacher Change	School of Education & Counseling
Adam Voight	Youth development , urban education , schools , social context , school climate , community psychology , civic engagement , education research , adolescence , youth participatory action research	School of Education & Counseling
Patrick Wachira	Teacher Education , Mathematics , Technology , Culturally Responsive Pedagogy , Equitable teaching , Socio-constructivism , Mathematical Discourse	School of Education & Counseling
Christopher Mallett	juvenile justice , school-to-prison pipeline , special education , learning disabilities , mental health , maltreatment , adolescence , trauma , detention , incarceration , delinquency , ' trauma-informed care , racial and ethnic disparities , school dropout , disproportionate minority contact , LGBTQ+	Social Work