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:
Zihan Lin	Urban green space , Geospatial methods , Human health , Environmental change , Machine learning	Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences
Aaron Severson (Aaron)	Caenorhabditis elegans< , i> , chromosomal biology , chromosome segregation , cohesin , chromosome segregation , DNA repair , genomic instability , meiosis , reproductive health , sister chromatid cohesion	Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences
Srinivas Allena	Advanced Concrete Materials , Ultra-High Performance Concrete , Nano Materials in Concrete , Smart Sensors for Material Health Monitoring , Concrete Durability , Early-age and Long Term Shrinkage.	Civil And Environmental Engineering
Bill Kosteas	Health Behaviors , Employer Sponsored Health Insurance , Job Satisfaction , Occupational Switching	College of Graduate Stds, Dean's Office
Sheila Patterson (Sheila M. Patterson)	Worksite health promotion , Accreditation , Ethics , Health behavior , Health disparities , Evaluation of programs	College of Health, Dean's Office
Madalynn Wendland	neonates , infants , children , assessments , evaluations , early targeted interventions , early power mobility , assistive technology , development , neurobehavioral impairments , neuromotor impairments , neonatal intensive care , health and wellness in youth and adolescents	College of Health, Dean's Office
Elizabeth Pask	Intimate Partner Violence , Sexual Communication , Communication , Health , Sexual Health , Conflict , Intimate Relationships , Sexual Satisfaction , Quantitative Analysis , Health Behavior Change , Social Support	Communication
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
Meghan Novisky	Corrections , incarceration , health , health disparities , victimization , trauma , interpersonal violence , program evaluation , evidence based practices , criminal justice , prisons , jails , qualitative methods	Criminology and Sociology
Lili Dong	Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems , MEMS , Control Systems , Electronic Printing , and Engineering Education.	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Donald Allensworth-Davies (Don)	sexual orientation , lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender , LGBT , healthcare , LGBT health disparities , LGBT aging , health services research , research study design , research methods , epidemiology , public health , prostate cancer , measurement of healthcare outcomes , quality of healthcare , access to healthcare , mixed methods	Health Sciences and Human Perform
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
Tracy Porter	Health care administration , leadership , individual differences.	Management
Ashutosh Dixit	Electronic Commerce , International Marketing , Marketing Education , Market Evolution , Competition , Pricing , Intelligent Agent Technologies.	Marketing
Rama Jayanti (Rama)	Healthcare Innovations Pharmaceutical Marketing Pragmatic Learning in Online Communities Trust Brand Equity	Marketing
Fengxia Zhu (Sandy Zhu)	Marketing Strategies , Services Marketing , Service Productivity , Health Care Services , International Marketing , International Business	Marketing
John Holcomb	Statistics , Measurement error , design of experiments , statistical education , hunger , nutrition , regression , anova , statistical consulting	Mathematics and Statistics
Jerzy Sawicki	Dynamics and Control of Structures , Mechatronic Systems , Structural Health Monitoring , Active Magnetic Bearings , Robust Control , Model Validation , Robust Fault Detection , Rotordynamics , Lubrication , Design of Machine Components.	Mechanical Engineering
Emily Guthe	neonatal intensive care unit , NICU , retinopathy of prematurity , developmental support , developmentally supportive care , music therapy , neuroprotection , procedural support , maternal mental health , behavioral health , mood disorders , personality disorders , medical music therapy , pediatric music therapy , inpatient music therapy , mental health , nutritional insufficiency , eating disorders , nicu music therapy	Music Therapy
Deborah Layman	music therapy , therapeutic function of music , flipped learning , self-regulated learning , reflective practice , goal setting , competency-based evaluation and supervision , autism , neurodevelopment , complex trauma , educational psychology	Music Therapy
Carol Olszewski	competency , evaluation , instructor characteristics , music therapy , music perception , cochlear implants , electroacoustic , adult learning and development , faculty socialization , development and educational training of clinician professors , structure of the academy	Music Therapy
Wendy Sarver	Nursing Education , Leadership , Management , Hospital Systems , Evidence Based Practice	Nursing
Kelle DeBoth Foust (Kelle DeBoth Foust)	autism , sensory processing , sensory integration , multisensory processing , neurophysiology , interprofessional education , child development , fine motor skills , community programs , technology and disabilities	Occupational Therapy
Barbara Milliken	Veterans , Environment. Spirituality , Mental Health , OT in the Correctional System , Transitional Reintegration Programs , Empathy , Grief and Loss , Interprofessional Education	Occupational Therapy
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
Karla Reese	quality of life , sexual health , sexuality and intimacy , occupational justice , occupational therapy , inflammatory bowel disease	Occupational Therapy
Michele Collins	perfectionism , imposter syndrome , population health , dizziness , concussion , balance	Physical Therapy
Jane Keehan (Jane )	Health Policy , Administration and Management , Health Literacy , Health Care for Underserved Populations , Emotional Intelligence , DPT Education Population Health	Physical Therapy
Karen McIntyre	Scholarship of teaching and learning , clinical education , student experience	Physical Therapy
Jessica Bickel	STM , AFM , scanning probe microscopy , semiconductors , magnetism , nanoparticles , self-assembly , Physics Education Research , PER	Physics
Petru Fodor	Microfludics , microreactors , computational fluid dynamics , nanofabrication , electron microscopy , image processing , applied physics , physics and science education.	Physics
Andrew Resnick	Mechanosensation , Physics , Optics , Imaging , Spectroscopy , remote sensing , electrophysiology , Physiology , cell biology , epithelial tissue , microgravity , complex fluids , soft matter , laser tweezers , fluid mechanics , electro-optics , cell culture , live cell imaging , biophysics , continuum mechanics , confocal microscopy , STEM education , Optical trapping , Microscopy , Polarimetry , Cystic Fibrosis , Polycystic Kidney Disease , Primary Cilium , Fourier Optics	Physics
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
Albert Smith	cognitive psychology , autobiographical memory , word perception , contingency learning , survey methodology , epidemiologic surveys , dietary intake methodology , cognitive psychology as applied to public health issues , open science , research methods.	Psychology
Linda Francis	Sociology of Emotions , Social Psychology , Mental Health , Medical Sociology , formal and informal caregiving , stress , grief , affect and cognition , patient-provider interaction	Public Affairs and Education, Dean's Office
Mary Frances Buckley (Molly)	Adolescent literacy , digital literacy , critical literacy , teacher education , English education	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
Katherine Clonan-Roy (Katie)	Education , Adolescent Development , Positive Youth Development , Gender , Sexuality , Girlhood , Resistance , Resilience , Critical Consciousness , Ethnography , Qualitative Research Methods	School of Education & Counseling
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
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
Wendy Green	Health professions education , transformational learning , organizational culture , diversity , social-identity based affinity groups , communities of practice , qualitative research.	School of Education & Counseling
Tawanda Greer-Medley	Health disparities , Health Care , Racism , African American populations , Neural Correlates of Race-Related Stress , Hypertension , Models of Stress and Coping , Implicit Racial Bias , Provider Racial Biases	School of Education & Counseling
Karla Hamlen Mansour (Karla Hamlen)	Video games , digital games , learning strategies in games , creativity , ethics in technology , Children's media , children's television , Computer Science education , quantitative methods , statistics , research methods , media psychology	School of Education & Counseling
Catherine Hansman	adult learners , communities of practice , context based learning , mentoring , health professions education	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
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
James Moore (James)	Islam and world religions in social studies courses , race , ethnicity , and national identity , global issues , world hunger , human trafficking education , Female Genital Mutilation[FGM] , pandemics and social studies implications , population , and human rights education , interdisciplinary social studies education , civic education , civility in public discourse , the First Amendment and social studies education	School of Education & Counseling
Rebecca Odom-Bartel (Becky)	Computer Science Education , Pre-service education , Research Practitioner Partnerships , Mixed-Methods Research , Computer Science in Secondary Education	School of Education & Counseling
John Schaefer	Intellectual and developmental disabilities , severe disabilities , inclusion , peer-mediated intervention , peer-support , evidence-based practice in teacher education.	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
Lih-Ching Wang	technology integration , teacher education , eLearning , Chinese language instruction	School of Education & Counseling
Karl Wheatley	Motivation Early childhood education Curriculum Educational reform & policy Democratic education Constructivism Teacher efficacy Teacher beliefs Nontraditional education Homeschooling , Unschooling	School of Education & Counseling
Amanda Yurick	Reading , early reading intervention , urban education , learning disabilities , behavior disorders , quantitative research	School of Education & Counseling
Cyleste Collins	health disparities , poverty and health inequities , interpersonal violence , domestic violence , family violence , cultural models , cultural consensus model , refugee health , family homelessness , housing stability , housing first , community-based participatory research , community engaged research , academic , community partnerships	Social Work
Kimberly Fuller (Kim)	LGBTQ+ , clinical mental health , family acceptance , relationships , human sexuality , sex therapy	Social Work
Cynthia Hovland	Death and Dying , Grief and Loss , Aging , Interprofessional Education and Practice , Caregiving , Family Caregiving , Alzheimer's Disease , Dementia , Health Care , Spirituality , Preparedness for Death	Social Work
Eunice Lee	Social Determinants of Health , Health Disparities , Childhood Adversity , Health Behaviors , Chronic Disease Prevention , Infant Mortality , Mixed Methods Research , Community-Engaged Research , Dissemination & Implementation Science	Social Work
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
Mamadou Seck (Mamadou)	Juvenile Justice , Juvenile Delinquency Social work education , and curriculum. Developmental Disability Mental health Program Evaluation Group Work Education Group Work Practice	Social Work
Ronnie Dunn	Urban and social policy , racial profiling , racial inequality , the criminal justice system , issues affecting children and families living in urban areas , minority populations and the urban poor	Urban Studies
Tatyana Guzman	Municipal Fiscal Health , Municipal bonds , credit ratings , Budgeting , Tax policy.	Urban Studies