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Campus Experts & Areas of Expertise:
Ruth Capasso, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- Higher Education Issues
- French Culture
Joel Carbonell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Latin American Politics
- International Political Economy/Development
- International Relations
Lucas Engelhardt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Business Cycles
- Economic Policy
Kim Finer, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
- Infectious Diseases, including H1N1, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis & Smallpox
- Vaccines and Vaccine Development
Lee Fox, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
- Group Behavior/Dynamics
- Abortion Activism
- Unions and Collective Bargaining
- Leadership
Robert Hamilton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
- Urban Ecology
- Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
- Pitcher Plants
- Wetlands
- Watersheds
Leslie Heaphy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
- Negro Baseball League
- Women in Sports
- African-American Sporting Pioneers
Erin Hollenbaugh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
- Inappropriate Self-Disclosure
- Drunk Dialing
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Facilitating Relationships through Online Communication
Deborah Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
- Persuasion and Influence in Advertising
Ralph Menning, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
- Germany
- International Relations
- Middle East Peace Negotiations
Chris Paveloi , M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Career Services
- Matching Students' Majors with the Right Occupations
- How to Prepare for Employment after College
- Current Employment Trends for Northeastern Ohio
Alicia Pieper, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Studies
- Family Issues and Relationships
Christopher Post, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geography
- Demography
- Regional Issues (U.S. and Canada)
- Culture and Landscape
- Monuments and Memorialization
Gail Pukys, M.A.
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
- Financial Aid in Higher Education
- College Tuition
- Financial Aid for Ohio Veterans
Carrie Schweitzer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geology
- Evolution and Extinction
- Biogeography
- Paleoecology
- Paleontology
- Crabs, Mudge and Ghost Shrimp Fossils
James Seelye, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
- American Indian History
- Founding Fathers
- Early American Republic
- Missionary/American Indian Encounters
Tom Sosnowski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
- Ohio and Stark County History
Mary Southards, M.A.
Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management
- How to Prepare for College
- Regional Issues in Higher Education
Scott Tobias, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
- Video Games
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Families and Society
- Family Life Education
- Family Policy
Jarrod Tudor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Justice Studies/Political Science
- National Politics
- Financial Markets
- Constitutional Law
- International Trade
- Supreme Court
Lisa Waite, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Communication and Information
- Communication Practices in the Workplace
