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:
Scott Yetmar	Ethics Decision-Making Process Codes of Conduct Technology Tax Practitioners Behavioral Research Economic Loss Analysis	Accounting
Guowei Jian	organizational communication , leadership communication , organizational discourse studies , qualitative research methods	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
Rachel Lovell	Gender-based violence , violence , victimization , sexual assault , rape , sexual assault kits , rape kits , domestic violence , intimate partner violence , human trafficking , machine learning , natural language processing , sexual offenders , serial sexual offenders , offending typology , gun violence , evaluation , program evaluation , community-based research , applied research , quantitative , qualitative , methodology , forensic intelligence , DNA , NIBIN , prosecution	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
Charles McElroy	Interdisciplinary Research Validation Strategies , Scientific Foundations of Cybersecurity Research , Immersive Data Visualization Strategies , Machine Learning , Data Science , Professional Development Strategies in IT undergraduate students	Information Systems
Ping Deng	Entrepreneurship and small business management , Global strategy , Emerging market multinational corporations , EMNCs , Outward foreign direct investment , FDI , from emerging economies , Innovation and economic development , Global economic system and SOEs , Internationalization of Chinese companies and other EMNCs , Cross-border mergers & acquisitions , M&As , from emerging economies , Theoretical advancement and contextual research , Global strategy & implementation	Management
Ashutosh Dixit	Electronic Commerce , International Marketing , Marketing Education , Market Evolution , Competition , Pricing , Intelligent Agent Technologies.	Marketing
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
John Holcomb	Statistics , Measurement error , design of experiments , statistical education , hunger , nutrition , regression , anova , statistical consulting	Mathematics and Statistics
Linda Quinn	statistics , statistical consulting , biostatistics , clinical trials , research methods	Mathematics and Statistics
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
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
Miron Kaufman	statistical physics , polymers , entropy , mixing , hierarchical and fractal lattices , critical phenomena , phase transitions	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
Kathleen Reardon	psychology , clinical psychology , psychopathology , abnormal psychology , developmental psychopathology , personality , temperament , personality pathology , personality disorders , aggression , violence , risk taking , relational aggression , emotion regulation , emotion dysregulation , interpersonal problems , social skills , externalizing behaviors , leadership , open science , meta science , measure development , research methods	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
Marius Boboc	Qualitative research , narrative inquiry , classroom management , curriculum design , pedagogy , online teaching and learning , assessment and accreditation in HE	School of Education & Counseling
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
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
Julia Phillips	Clinical Supervision , Professional Issues in Psychology , Research Training , Diversity , Equity , Inclusion , Justice , LGBT Issues	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
Graham Stead	Career psychology , Vocational psychology , Quantitative research , Meta-Analysis , Social constructionism , Critical psychology , Psychometrics.	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
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
Aviva Vincent (Aviva Vincent)	Human Animal Interaction , Veterinary Social Work , Oxytocin , Animal-Assisted Interactions , Equine Assisted Services , Diversity Equity and Inclusion , Participatory Action Research	Social Work