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

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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:
L Craig Foltin (Craig)	FASB , GASB , Ethics , Leadership , Accounting Regulation , Accounting Policy , SEC , Big 4 , Public Pensions , Auditor Independence , Accounting History , Railroad Accounting , Auditor Selection.	Accounting
Samantha Baskind	art , art history , Jewish art , American art , modern art , Confederate monuments , Holocaust studies , Jewish studies , comics and graphic novels	Art & Design
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
Michael Geither	Playwriting , creative writing , theatre , poetry , solo performance	English
James Marino	Shakespeare , 16th and 17th century drama , Early Modern English literature , Theater History , History of the Book , Intellectual Property , Performance Studies , Psychoanalysis , Comedy	English
Julie Townsend	Translingualism , CHAT , activity theory , actor-network theory , multilingualism , English as a second language , screen recordings , first-year writing , critical pedagogy , critical language pedagogy , African American Language , linguistic justice	English
Meshack Owino	Pre-Colonial Africa and Modern Africa , East Africa , Southern Africa , South Africa , Kenya , Military History of Africa , African soldiers in Pre-Colonial , Colonial , and Modern Africa , World War I , World War II , conflicts , African states , ethnicity , ethnic conflicts , politics	History
Shelley Rose	history , Germany , Europe , gender , transnational , peace , protest movements , digital humanities , communities of practice	History
Jose Sola	Plantations , malaria , yellow fever , sugar cane , sugar mills , Puerto Rico , Caribbean , tropical medicine , colonialism , imperialism , agriculture , political history , labor	History
Jonathan Souther	20th-century U.S. , urban history , U.S. South , public history , digital humanities , African American history , Green Book , suburbs , urban renewal , tourism , historic preservation , New Orleans , Cleveland	History
Rachel Carnell (Prof. Carnell)	British novel , narrative realism , Rise of the Novel , partisan politics , secret history , Delarivier Manley , Eliza Haywood , Charlotte Lennox , Jane Austen	Honors Program
Karin Mika	Teaching Methods , Legal Writing , Labor Law , Poland , World War II , Appellate Advocacy , Legal Writing History	Law
Christopher Sagers	Administrative law , antitrust , law and economics , business organizations , securities regulation , legal history	Law
Steven Steinglass	civil procedure , civil rights , Sec. 1983 , federal courts , state constitutional law , Ohio constitutional history	Law
Mark Sundahl	international law , commercial law , legal history , corporate law , space law	Law
Anne Galletta	Qualitative Research Methods , Critical Social Theory , Participatory Action Research , Ethics , Reflexivity , and Qualitative Research , Educational Policy , History of U.S. Education , Equity in Education , Teacher Development and Preparation	School of Education & Counseling
Jeffrey Bowen (Jeffrey)	Leadership , Nonprofit Management , Fundraising , Grant Writing , Proposal & Program Development , Public Relations , Community Relations , Urban Organizations , Arts Organizations , Governance , Trusteeship , Boards of Directors , Board Development & Training , Nonprofit Governance , Collaborative Partnerships , Volunteerism , Volunteer Management , Project Management , Arts Management , Diversity , Equity , Inclusion , Justice & Accessibility , DEIJA	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 Spicer	public administration , administrative ethics , constitutional theory , constitutional history , political theory , political philosophy , value pluralism , postmodernism , democracy , Isaiah Berlin , Stuart Hampshire , Albert Camus	Urban Studies
Michael Tevesz	Sacred Landmarks , Paleoecology , Bivalves , Stained Glass , Mollusks , Lake Erie , Paleoclimatology , Shore Erosion , Medieval Art History	Urban Studies
Annie Jouan-Westlund	Contemporary French Studies , French and Francophone Literature , Cinema Studies , Cultural Studies , Autobiography , Autofiction , Life Writing , Contemporary Fiction.	World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Abed el-Rahman Tayyara (Abed)	Islamic historipgraphy , Middle East , Islamic studies , Islamic history , Arabic , Syriac , Hebrew , Byzantine history , Israeli-Palestinian conflict , ACTFL , OPI	World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Phillip Wanyerka (Phil)	Mesoamerican Writing Systems , Mesoamerican Archaeology and Prehistory , Classic Maya Civilization , North American Archaeology and Prehistory , Political Organization , Belizean Archaeology and Prehistory	World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures