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:
Thomas Bynum	Civil Rights , Student , Youth Activism , Black Power , Black Freedom Movement , Social Justice	Africana Studies
Guowei Jian	organizational communication , leadership communication , organizational discourse studies , qualitative research methods	Communication
Robert Whitbred (Rob)	organizational communication , job satisfaction , social network analysis , organizational mission statements , organizational mission , semantic network analysis , longitudinal analysis , quantitative analysis	Communication
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
Valerie Wright	Media Race & Crime , Racialized Perceptions of Injustice , Media Coverage of Homicides , Capital Punishment	Criminology and Sociology
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
Benjamin Baran (Ben)	leadership , organizational behavior , organizational change , refugee employment , human resources , human resource management , strategic human resource management	Management
Vickie Gallagher	Organizational Behavior , Organizational Change , Organizational Diagnosis and Employee Engagement Surveys , Sustainability , Corporate Culture , Refugee Employment , Stressor-Strain Relationships , Abusive Supervision , Perceptions of Politics , Social Influence , Impression Management , Political Skill , Person-Organization Fit , Psychological Contract Violations , Organizational Identification , Human Resources	Management
Karla Reese	quality of life , sexual health , sexuality and intimacy , occupational justice , occupational therapy , inflammatory bowel disease	Occupational Therapy
Jennifer Soros (Jenn)	Sexuality & intimacy , occupational justice	Occupational Therapy
Michael Horvath (Mike)	Recruitment , Recruiting , Recruitment Source , Hiring , Personnel Selection , Job Applicant Behavior , Job Applications , Job Applicants , Onboarding , Employee Attitude Surveys , Motivation , Goals , Goal setting , Goal orientation , Calling perceptions , Training , Justice , Fairness , Fairness Perceptions , Organizational Justice Perceptions , Work-nonwork balance , Work-life balance , Spirituality , Religion	Psychology
Wendy Green	Health professions education , transformational learning , organizational culture , diversity , social-identity based affinity groups , communities of practice , qualitative research.	School of Education & Counseling
Cassandra Hinger (Casey)	racial allyship , antiracism , multicultural training , social justice , intersectionality , psychometrics , Counseling Psychology training	School of Education & Counseling
Julia Phillips	Clinical Supervision , Professional Issues in Psychology , Research Training , Diversity , Equity , Inclusion , Justice , LGBT Issues	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
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
George Tsagaris	Human sex trafficking , developmental disabilities , juvenile justice , cultural diversity , curriculum design.	Social Work
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
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
Nancy Meyer-Emerick	public administration , organizational behavior , emergency preparedness	Urban Studies
R Clayton Wukich	*Public Management , Organizational Theory , Innovation , and Behavior , Emergency Management	Urban Studies
Nicholas Zingale	Constructivism , Phenomenology , Governance , Hermeneutics , Transdisciplinary , Public Management , Public Administration , Organizational Theory , Collaboration , Community Engagement	Urban Studies