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:
Kevin Mueller	plants , soils , ecosystem services , forests , grasslands , urban ecology , climate change , land management , pollution , sustainability	Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences
Stephanie Kent	Police use of Force Police Strength Capital Punishment , Wrongful Convictions Policing Immigrants	Criminology and Sociology
Thomas Humphrey	Colonial and Revolutionary America , Land tenants , Landlords in early America , Capitalism in early America , Rural Capitalism , Crowd violence , Rough music , Ritualized violence	History
Sharen Bakke	User Acceptance of Technology , Privacy and IT Use , Designing User Interfaces , Human Factors and IT	Information Systems
Moataz Soliman (Moataz Soliman)	IT use , IT adoption , augmented reality , information systems impact , social media	Information Systems
Heidi Robertson	Hydraulic fracturing , Shale oil and gas , Local control in energy-related decision-making , Public rights of access to privately-owned land , Recreational land use , Environment , Water , Air , EPA , Ohio EPA , Pesticides , Brownfields	Law
Alan Weinstein	Adult Entertainment Regulation , Affirmative Action Government Contracting , City Planning , Freedom of Speech , Freedom of Religion , First Amendment , Land Use Regulation , Local and State Government , Historic Preservation Law , Property , Torts , Urban Planning , Zoning	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
Elizabeth Goncy (Liz)	dating abuse , aggression , adolescence , young adults , substance use , prevention , intervention , victimization , relationships , dating , peers , parent child relationship , measurement , dyadic data , longitudinal data , LGBTQ+ , sexual minority , gender minority , sexual health , consent , healthy relationships	Psychology
Joanna Ganning	Shrinking cities , legacy cities , redevelopment , urban development , urban decline , spatial econometrics , economic development , planning , place-based development , GIS	Public Affairs and Education, Dean's Office
Selma Koc (Koç)	Immersive education , online learning , generative AI , blended learning , curriculum development , technology integration in K-12 and higher education , assessment in online learning , mobile computing , technology planning	School of Education & Counseling
Patricia Stoddard Dare (Patty)	Paid sick leave , juvenile delinquency , program evaluation , substance use disorders , Internet of Things , public interest technology	Social Work
Thomas Hilde	Scenario Planning , Land Use Planning , Sustainability , Sustainable Development , Disaster Resilience , GIS , Geographic Information Systems , Planning Support Tools , Planning Support Systems , Geodesign , Green Infrastructure , Social Infrastructure , Ecosystem Services , Regionalism , Activity Space	Urban Studies
Sanda Kaufman	Public decision processes , consensus building , public participation , environment , sustainability , planning , public policy , negotiations , hybrid warfare , evaluation , dynamic modeling , regional spatial modeling , international and labor relations , negotiation pedagogy	Urban Studies
W Keating	Housing policy and law , urban and neighborhood development , land use law , suburbs , race and housing	Urban Studies
Beth Nagy	community engagement , community-engaged learning , Planning pedagogy , leadership in Planning	Urban Studies
Stephanie Ryberg (Stephanie)	Historic Preservation , Community Development , Neighborhood Revitalization , Neighborhood Planning , Urban Revitalization , Preservation Planning , Main Street , Rehabilitation Tax Credits , Planning History , Qualitative Methods , Case Studies	Urban Studies
Michael Tevesz	Sacred Landmarks , Paleoecology , Bivalves , Stained Glass , Mollusks , Lake Erie , Paleoclimatology , Shore Erosion , Medieval Art History	Urban Studies
Michael Wells	Cleveland Sacred Landmarks	Urban Studies