| Topic |
Name/Title |
Areas of Expertise |
| Loyola College of Arts and Sciences |
Rev. James J. Miracky, S.J., Ph.D.
Dean, Loyola College of Arts and Sciences
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Modernist literature; 20th Century British fiction; modern and contemporary drama; gender studies; theory of the novel |
| Biology |
Bradley H. Levin, M.D., FACS, FACC
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Biology
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Pre-health director
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Christopher Thompson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology |
Microbiology; immunology; cell biology |
Chemistry
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Birgit Albrecht, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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Computational chemistry; drug design
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Brian Barr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry |
Biochemistry; enzyme chemistry; enzymology; molecular biology; biomass conversion; breakdown of cellulose by enzymes |
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Katherine L. Bowdy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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Organic chemistry
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Elizabeth Dahl, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry |
Marine chemistry; atmospheric chemistry; analytical chemistry; Earth system science
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Timothy J. McNeese, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry |
Inorganic chemistry; organometallic chemistry |
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Jesse D. More, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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Organic chemistry; synthesis; medical chemistry |
| Classics |
John Jacobs, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Classics |
Ancient languages and linguistics; Latin literature; Roman history; ancient epic; Homer; Virgil’s Aeneid; Silius Italicus’ Punica
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Robert S. Miola, Ph.D.
Professor of Classics and Gerard Manley Hopkins Professor of English
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Ancient World (Greek and Latin); Shakespeare; early modern Catholicism; Renaissance drama |
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Martha C. Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor of Classics and History
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Greek and Athenian history; Peloponnesian War; women in the ancient world; classical mythology |
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Joseph J. Walsh, Ph.D.
Professor of Classics and History
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Ancient Greek and Roman history; history of Christmas; the Classical tradition; early Christianity; the persecution of the Early Christians |
| Communication |
Neil Alperstein, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication
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Popular culture; advertising; virtual worlds; teaching with technology
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Russell J. Cook, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication
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Communication theory and research; television; television news; news coverage of the Vietnam War; media aesthetics; cinema; video technology and production
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Noelle Dichiera
Affiliate Instructor of Communication |
Graphic Design
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Elliott King, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication
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Online journalism; press and politics; media culture and society; free speech |
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John E. McIntyre
Affiliate Instructor of Communication |
Editing; writing; journalism
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Tania Cantrell Rosas-Moreno, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication |
International communication; political communication; Brazil; media and diversity |
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Carl Schuetz
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Communication |
Internet and interactive media; Web content management; graphic design
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Karsonya (Kaye) Whitehead, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication |
Race; class and gender issues; documentary filmmaking; television production; creative writing; diversity issues |
| Computer Science |
David Binkley, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
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Semantics analysis of software; software engineering |
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Roberta E. Sabin, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
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Gender issues in computer science, natural language processing |
| Engineering |
Robert T. Bailey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Engineering |
Computer simulation of mechanical engineering design; risk assessment and safety enhancement of engineered systems |
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Wayne Elban, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering |
Materials science; historic ferrous metallurgy; polymers; polymer-based composites |
|
Suzanne E. Keilson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Operations, Loyola College
Assistant Professor of Engineering
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Applied physics; engineering/science education especially for women and minorities; design education and user interface design; signal processing and biomedical sensory systems ; electronic and magnetic properties of materials |
| English |
Jean Lee Cole, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
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American literature, 1850-1920; multiethnic American literature; book/publishing history; periodicals in the U.S.; late-19th and early-20th-century visual culture; gender studies in American literature
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Juniper L. Ellis, Ph.D.
Professor of English |
Tattoo, humor literature and culture; 19th and 20th Century U.S., Maori and Pacific Islands literature; post-Colonial literature |
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Kathleen Forni, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
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Medieval literature; Chaucer, Arthurian literature; popular medievalism; the Middle Ages on film |
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Robert S. Miola, Ph.D.
Gerard Manley Hopkins Professor of English and Professor of Classics |
Ancient World (Greek and Latin); Shakespeare; early modern Catholicism; Renaissance drama
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Brian Norman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
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American literature; African-American literature and studies; American protest literature; feminist and gay studies |
| Fine Arts |
Janet Maher, MFA
Associate Professor of Fine Arts (Studio Arts) |
Printmaking; book arts and artist books; collage; assemblage; found object art; drawing; design; alternative processes; labyrinths |
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Barnaby Nygren, MFA
Associate Professor of Fine Arts (Art History)
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Italian Renaissance Art |
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Ronald Pearl, MFA
Associate Professor of Fine Arts (Music)
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Classical music; classical guitar |
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Daniel Schlapbach, MFA
Associate Professor of Fine Arts (Photography)
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Photography, multimedia; contemporary art |
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Anthony D. Villa, DMA
Professor of Fine Arts (Music) |
Music composition, jazz performance; music theory; digital recording |
| History |
Rev. Charles Borges, S.J., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
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Jesuit history in Asia; Indian history; Indian-Portuguese relations
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John Breihan, Ph.D.
Professor of History
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World War II; aviation; suburbia; England
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Christopher Gardner
Affiliate Assistant Professor of History |
Mediterranean Europe; urban history; Christian-Muslim relations in the Medieval and Early-Modern Eras |
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Steven C. Hughes, Ph.D.
Professor of History |
Italian history and culture; history of policing and dueling |
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Sara Scalenghe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
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The Middle East and North Africa |
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Elizabeth Schmidt, Ph.D.
Professor of History |
Africa
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Joseph J. Walsh, Ph.D.
Professor of Classics and History
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Ancient Greek and Roman history; history of Christmas; the Classical tradition; early Christianity; the persecution of the Early Christians |
| Mathematical Sciences |
Dipa Choudhury, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences
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Mathematics education; linear algebra
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Michael P. Knapp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences |
Number theory |
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Robert McKee
Affiliate Instructor of Mathematical Sciences |
Pre-calculus and calculus |
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Christopher H. Morrell, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematical Sciences
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Statistics, longitudinal data/studies; medical statistics |
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Lisa Oberbroeckling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences
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Functional analysis, operator theory, Banach algebras, generalized inverses
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Mili Shah, Ph.D.
Assisant Professor of Mathematical Sciences
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Numerical analysis; symmetry detection; linear algebra; applied mathematics |
|
Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor of Mathematical Sciences |
Lotteries and probability; university education; mathematics education; the future, technological trends; flight safety; acute HIV (AHI) and AHI testing |
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Anne L. Young, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the President for Planning
Professor of Mathematical Sciences
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Number theory; abstract algebra |
| Modern Languages and Literatures |
Randall P. Donaldson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of German
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19th century German literature; aesthetics; German-American literature; German immigration to North America |
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Margaret A. Haggstrom, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of French |
Applied linguistics; foreign language pedagogy |
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Leslie Zarker Morgan, Ph.D.
Professor of Italian and French |
Medieval Italian and French literatures and languages; the chanson de geste in France and its continuations in Italy |
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Sharon D. Nell, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs
Professor of French |
17th and 18th Century French literature; rococo style in France; post-structural and post-modern French theory; French feminist theory |
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Jinghua Wangling, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chinese |
Pre-modern Chinese literature |
| Pastoral Counseling |
Sharon Cheston, Ed.D.
Professor of Pastoral Counseling
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Diagnosis of psychopathology; treatment of psychopathology; Alderian psychotherapy; integration of spirituality in counseling, |
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Geraldine Fialkowski, Ph.D.
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling
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The integration of spirituality and psychology; loss and bereavement; women's issues and couples counseling |
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Rev. C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J., Ph.D.
Affiliate Associate Professor of Pastoral Counseling
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Spirituality; pastoral counseling; religion and culture; Jesuit education; leadership |
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Gina Magyar-Russell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling
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Psychology of cardiac patients; religious and spiritual coping among medical patients; integrating religion and spirituality with psychotherapy |
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K. Elizabeth Oakes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pastoral Counseling
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Multicultural counseling; clinical psychotherapy; addictions counseling; spirituality and counseling integration; |
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Ralph L. Piedmont, Ph.D.
Professor of Pastoral Counseling
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Personality and spiritual development and assessment; research methodology and statistical analysis; personality disorders; scale construct/validation; five-factor model of personality |
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Thomas E. Rodgerson, Ph.D.
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling
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Working with clergy; clergy misconduct; conflict media in churches; clergy burnout; sexual addiction |
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Joseph Stewart-Sicking, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling
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Psychological and spiritual well-being of clergy and religious leaders and their families; spiritual disciplines and practices; dynamics of congregations and religious organizations; contemporary trends in religion/spirituality
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Robert Wicks, Psy.D.
Professor of Pastoral Counseling
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Resilience; self-care; prevention of secondary stress (pressures experienced by physicians, nurses, counselors, psychologists, educators, social workers, ministers and other professionals reaching out to those in trauma) |
| Philosophy |
Richard Paul Blum, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
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German, early modern and eastern European philosophies; Jesuit education and philosophy; the Renaissance, science and philosophy
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Richard Boothby, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy |
Psychoanalytic theory; theories of consciousness and unconsciousness; contemporary continental philosophy; phenomenology and existentialism; history of philosophy |
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Rev. John J. Conley, S.J., Ph.D.
Henry Knott Chair of Philosophy and Theology |
French philosophy; ethics; bioethics; the Catholic Church; drama |
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Bret W. Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
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Asian and comparative philosophy; Continental philosophy |
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Dale E. Snow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy |
History of philosophy; gender studies; The Simpsons |
| Physics |
Andrea Erdas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
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Theoretical particle physics; neutrino physics; quantum field theory |
|
Joseph Ganem, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
|
Author of the award-winning book: The Two Headed Quarter: How to See Through Deceptive Numbers and Save Money on Everything You Buy |
| Psychology |
Carolyn M. Barry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
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Social development and self development during adolescence; the transition to adulthood
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Mary Jo Coiro, Ph.D.
Clinical Faculty of Psychology |
Effects of parental depression on children; psychoeducational assessment; cognitive behavioral therapy |
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Sharon Green-Hennessy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
|
Access to mental health treatment |
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Rachel L. Grover, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
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Child psychology; child anxiety; peer relations; adolescent and young adult romantic relationships |
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Michael Heitt, Psy.D.
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Psychology |
Clinical and consulting psychology; ethics; workplace issues; workplace violence |
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Christopher Higginson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology |
Clinical Neuropsychology |
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Matthew W. Kirkhart, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology |
Clinical psychology; medical psychology; learning; memory |
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Beth A. Kotchik, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
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Clinical psychology; child, adolescent and family psychology; parenting; bullying/relational aggression |
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Jeffrey M. Lating, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
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Posttraumatic stress disorder; critical incident stress |
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Charles T. LoPresto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology |
Men’s issues; sexual orientation; romantic relationships |
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Patrick LoPresto
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Psychology |
Adolescent and family issues |
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Heather Z. Lyons, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology |
Culture, discrimination and person-organization fit in the workplace; the work experience of those facing chronic unemployment; social cognitive influences on career expectations; training issues in multicultural psychology; qualitative research techniques |
|
Alison A. Papadakis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology |
Child and adolescent mental health; depression; stress and coping; adolescent girls' and women’s issues; rumination; eating disorders |
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Jason D. Parcover, Ph.D.
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Psychology/Assistant Director of the Counseling Center |
College student counseling; marriage and family counseling; business ethics and corporate social responsibility |
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Gary Popoli, Ph.D.
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Psychology |
Developmental psychology; research methods; statistics; introductory psychology |
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Jason Prenoveau, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology |
Anxiety; anxiety disorders; fear conditioning |
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Amanda M. Thomas, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies
Professor of Psychology |
Trichotillomania, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders |
|
Jan E. Williams, J.D.
Director of Alcohol and Drug Education and Support Services
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Psychology |
Drug and alcohol addiction |
| Sociology |
Mark F. Peyrot, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
|
Health, survey research, evaluation research |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology |
Mina Goodman
Clinical Faculty of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology |
Speech and language treatment; early language intervention; speech and language intervention for individuals with Down Syndrome |
|
Marie Kerins, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology |
Language and literacy |
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Danielle Matrangola
Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology |
Adult neurogenics; ethics; professional issues in speech-pathology |
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Cynthia Nichols
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
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Cognitive-communication disorders, training communication partners |
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Donna Pitts, Au.D.
Clinical Faculty of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology |
Auditory processing disorders; aural rehabilitation; early intervention |
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Lisa Schoenbrodt, Ed.D.
Professor of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology |
Language disorders in children; service-learning in speech-language pathology |
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Janet Simon Schreck
Executive Director, The Loyola Clinical Centers |
Gerontology; rehabilitation following neurologic injury; aphasia assessment and intervention; prevention of cognitive decline in aging; multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary assessment of learning disabilities |
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Kathleen Ward
Clinical Faculty of Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
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Audiology, hearing aids, auditory processing, hearing loss |
| Theology |
Christopher Barczak
Affiliate Instructor of Theology |
Biblical studies, practical theology |
|
James J. Buckley, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology |
Modern/postmodern Christian theology; Christian theology of religions |
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Angela Christman, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology |
Ancient Christian theology; ecumenical relations between the Roman Catholic and Methodist Churches; the Catholic Church |
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Stephen E. Fowl, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology |
The Bible; ethics; morality |
|
Andrew Kim, Ph.D.
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Theology |
Moral theology |
|
Claire Mathews-McGinnis, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology |
Biblical Hebrew; Old Testament; prophets; Biblical narrative; theological interpretation; feminist interpretation; minority interpretation; theological perspectives on the child and children; prayer and spirituality in the Christian traditions |
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Wilhelmus (Pim) G.B.M. Valkenberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology
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Christian-Muslim relations; relations between religions; medieval and modern dialogues between religions; mystical and theological approaches to God, theology and music |
| Writing |
Timothy Houghton, Ph.D.
Affiliate Associate Professor of Writing
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Modern British and American literature; contemporary American poetry; creative writing |
|
Elizabeth Leik, MFA
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Writing |
Nonfiction writing; Baltimore history; Baltimore writers
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Cindy Moore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Writing |
Composition theory; research; history; pedagogy; gender and writing; faculty development; professional mentoring; writing-program administration; including assessment |
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Peggy O’Neill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Writing |
Writing assessment, writing pedagogy
|
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Lia Purpura, MFA
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Writing |
Contemporary poetry and essay
|
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Jane Satterfield, MFA
Associate Professor of Writing |
Contemporary poetry; creative writing; memoir; mothering and literature; writing and the arts; reviewing
|
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Ron Tanner, Ph.D.
Professor of Writing |
Writing fiction, nonfiction, and essays; writing for the Web; Web site design; American fiction; cultural preservation in Micronesia; nuclear testing in Micronesia; historic restoration; cultural significance of toys |