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:
Thomas Bynum	Civil Rights , Student , Youth Activism , Black Power , Black Freedom Movement , Social Justice	Africana Studies
Adrienne Gosselin	Literature and Racial Dialogue , Teaching African American Literature , Black Women¿s Studies , Mixed Race Literature and Scholarship , Literature and Learning Models , Public Sphere Pedagogy , Diversity and Inclusion in Arts and Humanities.	Africana Studies
Samantha Baskind	art , art history , Jewish art , American art , modern art , Confederate monuments , Holocaust studies , Jewish studies , comics and graphic novels	Art & Design
David Anderson (Dave)	High performance liquid chromatography , mass spectrometry , novel HPLC techniques , gradient chromatofocusing , applications of HPLC-MS of biological compounds , proteins , gangliosides , peptides , dynorphins , drugs , chromatography theory and mechanisms , disease markers and etiology studies in glaucoma and hearing loss	Chemistry
Timothy Arndt	Multimedia , Operating Systems , Internet , eLearning , Computer Science , Software Engineering , Information Systems , Information Technology , Multimedia Content Indexing and Retrieval , Multimedia Authoring , Social Multimedia , Ubiquitous Multimedia , Personalized and Ubiquitous eLearning and eTraining , Distributed Mission Training , Social Network Analysis , Semantic Grid , Semantic Business Process Management	College of Business, Dean's Office
Jeffrey Bolt	Generalist , Media Effects , Mood Management , Emotional Regulation , Television , Comics , Music , Free Speech , First Amendment	Communication
Guowei Jian	organizational communication , leadership communication , organizational discourse studies , qualitative research methods	Communication
Elizabeth Pask	Intimate Partner Violence , Sexual Communication , Communication , Health , Sexual Health , Conflict , Intimate Relationships , Sexual Satisfaction , Quantitative Analysis , Health Behavior Change , Social Support	Communication
Robert Whitbred (Rob)	organizational communication , job satisfaction , social network analysis , organizational mission statements , organizational mission , semantic network analysis , longitudinal analysis , quantitative analysis	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
Lili Dong	Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems , MEMS , Control Systems , Electronic Printing , and Engineering Education.	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Frederick Karem (Jeff)	American Literature , Multicultural Studies , African American literature , Latino Literature , Native American Literature. Southern Literature , Latin American Literature , Caribbean Literature	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
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
Mark Cole	Germany , Europe , The Holocaust , Nazism , Jewish Studies , Fascism , Consumption , Food Studies , Nutrition , Genocide , Imperialism	History
Moataz Soliman (Moataz Soliman)	IT use , IT adoption , augmented reality , information systems impact , social media	Information Systems
Kevin O'Neill	1st Amendment , Constitutional Law , Evidence , Civil Procedure	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
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
Jungsil Choi (David)	Prosocial Behavior , Psychological Pricing , Behavioral Economics , Global Marketing , Cross-cultural studies	Marketing
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
Jieun Park	Website localization , Consumer Animosity , Corporate Social Responsibility , Shopping Style , Sensory Ads , Multinational Enterprises , E-Commerce	Marketing
John Holcomb	Statistics , Measurement error , design of experiments , statistical education , hunger , nutrition , regression , anova , statistical consulting	Mathematics and Statistics
Michael Baumgartner	Twentieth-century music , twenty-first-century music , 20th-century music , 21st-century music , film music , music in the media , television music , opera , musical , musicology , jazz , popular music , Jean-Luc Godard , Duke Ellington , Alfred Schnittke , Kurt Weill.	Music
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
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
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
Lisa Campbell (Claire Campbell)	Counselor supervision Art Therapy Trauma informed therapy Sexual violence Domestic Violence Trauma Theory Mindfulness Counselor , first line responder wellness	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
Cassandra Hinger (Casey)	racial allyship , antiracism , multicultural training , social justice , intersectionality , psychometrics , Counseling Psychology training	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
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
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
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
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
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