The Susquehanna University Source Guide is provided to assist members of the news media and community groups find knowledgeable sources on a variety of topics. Not all areas of campus expertise are listed. For information on additional sources or for assistance in contacting faculty or staff listed below, please contact the Office of Communications at 570-372-4119 or by e-mail: commoffice@susqu.edu. After-hours media inquiries may be directed to 570-765-0741.

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Collen Zoller, associate professor of philosophy, 570-372-4163, zoller@susqu.edu. Academic interest in feminist philosophy, particularly abortion issues vs. women's sexuality. See also Human Nature, Leadership and Philosophy.

Accounting

Barbara McElroy, associate professor of accounting, 570-372-4242, mcelroyb@susqu.edu. Internal accounting management issues, efficient business operations, and "Just in Time" manufacturing and its effects on society. See also HMOs.

Adolescence

Michael D. Smith, assistant professor of psychology, 570-372-4541, smithmichaeld@susqu.edu. Clinical psychologist who researches high-risk behavior in adolescents and is experienced with adolescent mental health problems. See also Behavior Disorders, Delinquency, Family Therapy, HIV/AIDS and Parenting.

Afghanistan

Andrea Lopez, associate professor of political science, 570-372-4179, lopez@susqu.edu. Her academic work includes analysis of Afghanistan before and after U.S. military action following the 9-11 terrorist attacks. More specifically, she has researched guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan's civil war, 1978-1992, and related those findings to the "War on Terror" in Afghanistan and Iraq.See also Civil Wars, Foreign Policy, Middle East, Iraq, Russia, and Terrorism.

Amish Customs

Susan Schürer, professor of German, 570-372-4430, schurer@susqu.edu. Research on customs and language of Pennsylvania Germans or Amish.

Anthropology

John Bodinger de Uriarte, visiting assistant professor of anthropology, 570-372-4759, bodinger@susqu.edu. Ph.D. in social anthropology; teaches courses in cultural anthropology and visual anthropology. See also Casinos, Films, Native Americans and Museums.

Art

Valerie Livingston, associate professor of art history, 570-372-4291, livingst@susqu.edu. Museums, internships in a museum environment, American art, American architecture, architectural historic preservation, Pennsylvania artists 1890-1940, current exhibitions in Susquehanna's Lore Degenstein Gallery.

Artificial Intelligence

Richard Orwig, assistant professor of information systems, 570-372-4380, orwig@susqu.edu With degrees in both philosophy and mathematics, Orwig examines the ethical implications of artificial intelligence. See also E-Commerce.

Astronomy

Richard Kozlowski, professor of physics, 570-372-4213, kozlowsk@susqu.edu. Liquid crystals and optical and infrared studies of the atmospheres and surfaces of the Moon, Mercury and asteroids.

John Jurcevic, assistant professor of physics, 570-372-4006, jurcevic@susqu.edu. Researches "local galaxies" within 50 million light years from the earth. His work entails measuring cosmic distances, looking at star systems, cataclysmic stars and solar systems. He has done research with government laboratories on Saturn's moons. See also Ballroom Dancing and Big Bang.

Australia

David Richard, professor of biology and chair of biology department, 570-372-4206, richard@susqu.edu. Directs the university's Focus Australia study tour program. See also "Biology," "Great Britain" and "Insects."

Ballroom Dancing

John Jurcevic, assistant professor of physics, 570-372-4006, jurcevic@susqu.edu. Competitive ballroom dancer who organized a team on campus. See also Astronomy and Big Bang.

Behavior Disorders

Michael D. Smith, assistant professor of psychology, 570-372-4541, smithmichaeld@susqu.edu. A former psychology associate with a large inner city group practice in Ohio, he specialized in the assessment and treatment of attention, elimination, mood, learning and disruptive behavior disorders. Also provided psychoeducational assessment, educational planning, parent and staff education and student consultation in Cleveland Public Schools. See also Adolescence, Delinquency, Family Therapy, HIV/AIDS and Parenting.

Bible

Karla Bohmbach, associate professor of religion, 570-372-4167, bohmbach@susqu.edu. The Old Testament of the Bible, women and the Bible, the Bible in archaeology. See also "Feminist Scholarship," "Religion" and "Women's Studies."

Thomas W. Martin, assistant professor of religion, 570-372-4166, martinp@susqu.edu. Specializes in New Testament interpretation, especially the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. See also "Religion."

Big Bang

John Jurcevic, assistant professor of physics, 570-372-4006, jurcevic@susqu.edu. Research includes the age/history of the universe, and as such, examines the "Big Bang" theory. See also Ballroom Dancing and Astronomy.

Biology

Matthew Persons, associate professor of biology, 570-372-4526, persons@susqu.edu. A behavioral ecologist, his research centers on chemical predator-prey interactions in spiders and insects, and the evolution of animal signals. See also "Spiders."

Tammy Tobin-Janzen, associate professor of biology, 570-372-4067, tobinjan@susqu.edu. Teaches genetics, immunology and microbiology, and is interested in the evolution of genetic mechanisms that control antibody production in marsupials. See also "Mine Fires."

Margaret T. Peeler, associate professor of biology, 570-372-4207, mpeeler@susqu.edu. Currently researching the role of cell interactions in gene expression and cell fate in sea urchin embryonic development. She teaches courses in developmental and cell biology.

Thomas Peeler, associate professor of biology, 570-372-4381, peelert@susqu.edu. Teaches molecular biology and histology and biological research methods. See also "Heart Disease."

David Richard, professor of biology and chair of the biology department, 570-372-4206, richard@susqu.edu. Recipient of an Academic Research Enhancement Award from the National Institutes of Health to study hormones in the regulation of insect reproduction -- work that could have implications for the understanding of human systems and disease processes. See also "Insects."

Business/Business Management

Christine Cooper, associate professor of management, 570-372-4523, clcooper@susqu.edu. Business management and organizational behavior, human resource planning, staffing, training and development, performance management, and compensation.

Paul A. Dion, associate professor of management, 570-372-4034, pdion@susqu.edu. Marketing, management issues, small business.

Leann Mischel, assistant professor of management, 570-372-4513, mischel@susqu.edu. A former business executive whose research interests include groups and teams in an organizational setting, individual and group processes that lead to enhanced performance, human resource activities and organizational attributes. She teaches a course on small business management. See also "Entrepreneurship."

William Ward, Warehime professor of business administration, 570-372-4463, wardw@susqu.edu. A national media expert on small business issues, Ward served in a business administrative capacity for both the Nixon and Ford administration, and is the former president of the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He was deputy administrator of the Rural Development Service for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the 1970s and has worked with both the departments of agriculture and commerce regularly. See also "Entrepreneurship."

Business Ethics

Richard O. Davis, professor of accounting, 570-372-4460, rdavis@susqu.edu. A certified public account and lawyer, he was employed for two separate terms as the assistant branch chief of the Internal Revenue Service's Office of Assistant Chief Counsel in Washington, D.C. His areas of expertise are tax compliance, tax policy and tax law, and he runs a highly successful white collar crime prevention program at SU. See also "IRS," "Taxes" and "White Collar Crime."

Careers

Brenda Fabian, director of career services, 570-372-4325, fabian@susqu.edu. Undergraduate career development and career planning, job market trends, professional relationships and workplace etiquette. See also Etiquette and Job Market Trends

Casinos

John Bodinger de Uriarte, visiting assistant professor of anthropology, 570-372-4759, bodinger@susqu.edu. Research explores the controversy over Native American-owned casinos, specifically the Foxwoods Casino and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. See also Anthropology, Films, Native Americans and Museums.

Chemistry

Christopher Janzen, associate professor of chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry, 570-372-4221, janzen@susqu.edu.A former postdoctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health, Janzen specializes in inorganic chemistry and his research interests are in the areas of inorganic organometallic chemistry and environmental chemistry.

Civil Liberties/Civil Right

Michele DeMary, associate professor of political science, 570-372-4181, demary@susqu.edu. Domestic civil liberties policies and issues. See also "Judicial Systems" and "Women in Politics."

Civil Wars

Andrea Lopez, associate professor of political science, 570-372-4179, lopez@susqu.edu. Civil wars around the world and military intervention in them. Specifically, she has researched guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan's civil war, 1978-1992, and related those findings to the "War on Terror" in Afghanistan and Iraq. See also Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Middle East , Iraq, Russia, and Terrorism.

Computer Training

Christine Jaegers, director of continuing education, 570-372-4451, jaegers@susqu.edu. Computing training for community members, especially seniors and children, through half-day and week-long camps, as well as workshops and evening classes. See also "Lifelong Learning."

Conservation

Catherine Hastings, associate professor of communications, 570-372-4359, hastings@susqu.edu. Preserving farmland through land trusts. See also "Communications."

Corporate Finance/Corporate Governance

Sirapat Polwitoon, associate professor of finance, 570-372-4749, polwitton@susqu.edu. Corporate finance, corporate governance and related issues, including company earnings, U.S. economics and capital markets, eastern Asia economics and capital markets. See also Economics.

Criminal Justice

Allan Sobel, director of the Arlin M. Adams Center for Law and Society, 570-372-4557, sobel@susqu.edu. The former president of the American Judicature Society, Sobel was a practicing attorney for 20 years before becoming a judicial conduct investigator and law professor. He is versed in numerous aspects of the criminal justice system. See also "Judicial Conduct," "Merit Selection" and "Wrongful Convictions."

Death

Mark Radecke, university chaplain and lecturer in religion and philosophy, 570-372-4220, radecke@susqu.edu. Working with the palliative care staff of a local medical center, he teaches a course called "Issues at the End of Life," which covers legal and practical issues of dying including wills, advanced directives and funeral planning. In addition, it entails a service component in which students perform legacy projects for individuals facing the end of life. See also "Religion" and "Service Learning."

Delinquency

Michael D. Smith, assistant professor of psychology, 570-372-4541, smithmichaeld@susqu.edu. Clinical psychologist who researches adolescents engaged in high-risk behavior. See also Behavior Disorders, Adolescence, Family Therapy, HIV/AIDS and Parenting.

Disease

Karol Weaver, assistant professor of history, 570-372-4193, weaverk@susqu.edu. Work includes political history of disease. See also "Medicine, Medical Practices."

Diversity

Simona Hill, associate professor of sociology, 570-372-4263, hill@susqu.edu. Diversity and women's issues, particularly African-American women and third wave politics. See also "Women's Studies."

Draft/Military Recruitment

Jeffrey P. Whitman, associate professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy, Religion and Classical Studies, 570-372-4168, whitman@susqu.edu. Former U.S. Army major, taught "just war" theory at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, member of the Joint Services Conference on Professional Ethics, and recognized media expert on military issues including the draft and military recruiting. See also "Military Ethics, U.S. Military" and "Philosophy."

Ecology

Alissa Packer, assistant professor of biology, 570-372-4217, packer@susqu.edu.Community ecologist who examines the interactions of different species and the importance of maintaining diversity within an ecological community. See also "Land Use," "Plants" and "Soil."

E-Commerce

Richard Orwig, assistant professor of information systems, 570-372-4380, orwig@susqu.edu.Teaches a programming course for non-programmers on e-commerce. See also Artificial Intelligence.

Economics

Katarina Keller, assistant professor of economics, 570-372-4542, keller@susqu.edu. Specializes in macroeconomics, international economics and international political economy. Her teaching and research interests also include economic growth, development economics and income distribution. See also "Education," "International Trade," "Russia," and "Sweden."

Editing and Publishing

Karla Kelsey, assistant professor of English and creative writing, 570-372-4525, kelseykarla@susqu.edu. Teaches editing and publishing courses to English and creative writing majors, and oversees production of creative writing journals. See also Writing.

Education

Katarina Keller, assistant professor of economics, 570-372-4542, keller@susqu.edu. Academic research focused on the correlation between education and economic growth in different regions of the world. See also "Economics," "International Trade," "Russia," and "Sweden."

E-mail

Randy Hines, associate professor of communications, 570-372-4079, hines@susqu.edu. Published writer on proper e-mail etiquette. See also "Newspapers."

Entrepreneurship

Leann Mischel, assistant professor of management, 570-372-4513, mischel@susqu.edu. A former business executive who co-founded a company that manufactured plastics from a soy-oil base. She has also worked as part of the senior management team of several top financing companies in the country. She teaches a course on small business management and is co-director of Leadership Institute for Entrepreneurship, a summer program for high school students at the Sigmund Weis School of Business and underwritten by Toyota USA. See also "Business/Business Management."

William Ward, Warehime professor of business administration, 570-372-4463, wardw@susqu.edu. A national media expert on small business issues, Ward served in a business administrative capacity for both the Nixon and Ford administration, and is the former president of the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He was deputy administrator of the Rural Development Service for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the 1970s and has worked with both the departments of agriculture and commerce regularly. See also "Entrepreneurship."

Environmental Issues

Catherine Hastings, associate professor of communications, 570-372-4359, hastings@susqu.edu. Local land-use issues, local environmental issues. See also "Family-owned newspapers in Pennsylvania," "First Lady Edith Roosevelt," and "Local Media."

Environmental Science

Jennifer Elick, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, 570-372-4124, elick@susqu.edu. Teaches the course, "Future of the World Ocean." See also "Geology."

Estate Taxes

Richard Davis, professor of accounting, 570-372-4460, rdavis@susqu.edu. Formerly IRS assistant branch chief in Washington, D.C., his areas of expertise are tax compliance, tax policy, tax law. Also tips for tax filing and tax savings. See also "IRS," "Taxes" and "White Collar Crime."

Etiquette

Brenda Fabian, director of career services, 570-372-4325, fabian@susqu.edu. Career development and planning expert who teaches students workplace etiquette, in particular dining etiquette through her "Power Dining" program. See also Careers and Job Market Trends

Catherine Hastings, associate professor of communications, 570-372-4359, hastings@susqu.edu. Local land-use issues, local environmental issues. See also "Environmental Issues," "First Lady Edith Roosevelt," and "Local Media."

Family Therapy

Michael D. Smith, assistant professor of psychology, 570-372-4541, smithmichaeld@susqu.edu. Clinical psychologist experienced in providing professional therapy to families, as well as individuals. See also Behavior Disorders, Delinquency, Adolescence, HIV/AIDS and Parenting.

Karla Bohmbach, associate professor of religion, 570-372-4163, bohmbach@susqu.edu. She researches feminist interpretations of the Hebrew Bible. See also "Bible," "Religion" and "Women's Studies."

Catherine Hastings, associate professor of communications, 570-372-4359, hastings@susqu.edu. Local land-use issues, local environmental issues. See also "Family-owned newspapers in Pennsylvania," "Local Media," and "Environmental Issues."

Films

John Bodinger de Uriarte, visiting assistant professor of anthropology, 570-372-4759, bodinger@susqu.edu. Analyzes films through ethnographic research methods (i.e. how films explain a culture). See also Casinos, Anthropology, Native Americans and Museums.

Foreign Policy

Andrea Lopez, associate professor of political science, 570-372-4179, lopez@susqu.edu. U.S. foreign policy with an emphasis on the military and international security issues. See also Civil Wars, Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia, and Terrorism.

Mark Fertig, assistant professor of art and graphic design, 570-372-4623, fertig@susqu.edu. A prolific and award-winning graphic designer whose professional activity includes corporate identity development, typography, commercial packaging, and publication design.

David Imhoof, associate professor of history, 570-372-4191, imhoof@susqu.edu. Research focus on the relationship between culture and politics in the 1920s and 1930s as Germany moved from a Democratic Republic to the Third Reich. Travel experience includes first-hand knowledge of contemporary life in Germany. Scholarly work encompasses history of Europe since 1945 and comparisons between Nazism under Hitler and Neo-Nazi movements in the U.S. and abroad. See also "Popular Culture."

Jennifer Elick, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, 570-372-4214, elick@susqu.edu. Research in paleontology and sedimentary rock; reconstructs ancient environments. See also "Environmental Science."

Matthew Rousu, assistant professor of economics, 570-372-4186, rousu@susqu.edu. Researched economic factors surrounding debate over genetically modified foods. See also "Poker" and "Smoking Bans."

David Richard, professor of biology and chair of the biology department, 570-372-4206, richard@susqu.edu.Native of London and educated at University of Dundee, University of Stirling and University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. See also "Australia," Biology" and "Insects."

Thomas Peeler, associate professor of biology, 570-372-4381, peelert@susqu.edu. Current research focuses on molecular mechanisms of heart disease associated with high blood pressure. See also "Biology."

HIV/AIDS

Michael D. Smith, assistant professor of psychology, 570-372-4541, smithmichaeld@susqu.edu. Clinical psychologist who worked as a HIV prevention counselor at the Brady Street Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic, Milwaukee, Wis., and was a N.I.M.H. Post Doctoral Scholar at the Medical College of Wisconsin, studying the psychological aspects of HIV prevention and living with HIV/AIDS. This experience lends itself to knowledge regarding other sexually transmitted diseases and general issues of sexuality. See also Behavior Disorders, Delinquency, Family Therapy, Adolescence and Parenting.

HMOs

Barbara McElroy, associate professor of accounting, 570-372-4242, mcelroyb@susqu.edu. Authored a paper pushing for accountability and balance, with accessibility, of HMOs. See also Accounting.

Human Nature

Collen Zoller, assistant professor of philosophy, 570-372-4163, zoller@susqu.edu. Research includes Plato's view of the body and what happens when humans deny their natural tendencies. See also Abortion Issues, Leadership and Philosophy.

Infancy

Gretchen Lovas, assistant professor of psychology, 570-372-4029, lovas@susqu.edu. Developmental psychologist who looks at infant development in terms of the emotional interactions, language interactions and quality time spent with parents. See also "Psychology."

Mark Huber, director of information technology, 570-372-4247, huber@susqu.edu. Practical applications of information technology in both corporate and institutional settings, as well as various IT issues such as illegal file sharing, student use of technology, hacking, and adware/spyware.

David Richard, professor of biology and chair of the biology department, 570-372-4206, richard@susqu.edu. Insect biologist versed in the seasonal patterns of insects, including mosquitoes that may carry West Nile Virus. See also "Australia," "Biology," and "Great Britain."

Scott Manning, assistant professor of French and Italian, 570-372-4256, manning@susqu.edu. Director of international studies program.

Katarina Keller, associate professor of economics, 570-372-4542, keller@susqu.edu. Author of a research paper, titled "Non-Tariff Trade Barriers and Developing Countries: Did Non-Tariff Trade Barriers Come to Just Disappear?" See also "Economics," "Education," "Russia," and "Sweden."

Iraq

Andrea Lopez, associate professor of political science, 570-372-4179, lopez@susqu.edu. Her academic work includes analysis of Afghanistan before and after U.S. military action following the 9-11 terrorist attacks. She has researched guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan's civil war, 1978-1992, and related those findings to the "War on Terror" in Afghanistan and Iraq.See also Civil Wars, Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Middle East , Russia, and Terrorism.

Samer Abboud, assistant professor of political science, 570-372-4617, abboud@susqu.edu. An expert in Middle East politics, Abboud can discuss the political and economic landscape of Iraq. He is co-author of the forthcoming book, "Landscapes of Plurality: Legacies of Division, An Introduction to Middle East Politics." See also Middle East, Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria.

Richard O. Davis, professor of accounting, 570-372-4460, rdavis@susqu.edu. Employed for two separate terms as the assistant branch chief of the Internal Revenue Service's Office of Assistant Chief Counsel in Washington, D.C. His areas of expertise are tax compliance, tax policy, tax law. Also tips for tax filing and tax savings. See also "Business Ethics," "Taxes" and "White Collar Crime."

Laurence Roth, associate professor of English and coordinator of Jewish studies, 570-372-4202, roth@susqu.edu. American-Jewish life, literature, culture and politics, Jewish issues. Teaches "History and Culture of Jewish Cuisine" course. See also "Literature," "Music" and "Popular Culture."

Brenda Fabian, director of career services, 570-372-4325, fabian@susqu.edu. Career development and planning expert with keen insight into job market trends. See also Etiquette and Careers

Judicial Conduct

Allan Sobel, director of the Arlin M. Adams Center for Law and Society, 570-372-4557, sobel@susqu.edu. In addition to practicing law for 20 years and serving as a law professor at two law schools, this former president of the American Judicature Society was the executive director and general counsel of the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission, a constitutionally created, independent judicial conduct organization. See also "Criminal Justice," "Merit Selection" and "Wrongful Convictions."

Michele DeMary, associate professor of political science, 570-372-4181, demary@susqu.edu. The operations of the American judicial system with a specialty in state courts. See also "Civil Liberties/Civil Rights" and "Women in Politics."

Edward Slavishak, assistant professor of history, 570-372-4539, slavishak@susqu.edu. Academic focus on history of labor. His forthcoming book ties together urban history, industrial history and history of the body. He teaches a course called "Work and Play in the USA." See also "Pittsburgh."

Alissa Packer, assistant professor of biology, 570-372-4217, packer@susqu.edu. Community ecologist with an understanding of vegetation regrowth and reclamation of mined land. See also "Ecology," "Plants" and "Soil."

Leadership

Collen Zoller, assistant professor of philosophy, 570-372-4163, zoller@susqu.edu. Research includes Plato's view on leadership. She has used this knowledge to discuss issues surrounding today's leaders. See also Abortion Issues, Human Nature and Philosophy.

Lebanon

Samer Abboud, assistant professor of political science, 570-372-4617, abboud@susqu.edu. An expert in Middle East politics, Abboud can discuss the political and economic landscape of Lebanon. He is co-author of the forthcoming book, "Landscapes of Plurality: Legacies of Division, An Introduction to Middle East Politics." See also Middle East, Palestine, Iraq, and Syria.

Christine Jaegers, director of continuing education, 570-372-4451, jaegers@susqu.edu. Adult education, associate degree and non-credit course work. Computer training opportunities for the community, especially for seniors and children. See also "Computer Training."

Susan Bowers, associate professor of English and coordinator of diversity studies, 570-372-4198, sbowers@susqu.edu. 20th century English, British, American, and Irish literature. Researched work of Virginia Wolff and teaches course on travel literature. See also "Women's Studies."

Laurence Roth, associate professor of English and coordinator of Jewish studies, 570-372-4202, roth@susqu.edu. Teaches "Study of Literature," examining critical analysis of literature, and authored a book on Jewish detective novels. See also "Jewish Studies," "Music" and "Popular Culture."

Paul Dion, associate professor of management, 570-372-4034, dion@susqu.edu. Industrial marketing, sales and purchasing performance, marketing logistics, market research, statistics and related software.

Catherine Hastings, associate professor of communications, 570-372-4359, hastings@susqu.edu. Local land-use issues, local environmental issues. See also "Family-owned newspapers in Pennsylvania," "First Lady Edith Roosevelt," and "Environmental Issues."

Merit Selection

Allan Sobel, director of the Arlin M. Adams Center for Law and Society, 570-372-4557, sobel@susqu.edu. In addition to practicing law for 20 years and serving as a law professor at two law schools, this former president of the American Judicature Society, and executive director and general counsel of the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission is a strong proponent of merit selection for judicial appointments. See also "Criminal Justice," "Judicial Conduct" and "Wrongful Convictions."

Karol Weaver, assistant professor of history, 570-372-4193, weaverk@susqu.edu. Academic focus on history of medicine, including issues of race and gender in medicine. She researched 20th century medical practices of immigrant women in the anthracite coal region of central Pennsylvania. See also "Disease."

Middle East

Andrea Lopez, associate professor of political science, 570-372-4179, lopez@susqu.edu. Her academic work includes examination of Iraq, Afghanistan and the wider Middle East, along with terrorist organizations throughout the region including Hamas and Hezbollah. See also Civil Wars, Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Russia, and Terrorism.

Samer Abboud, assistant professor of political science, 570-372-4617, abboud@susqu.edu. An expert in Middle East politics, Abboud can speak to American and European relations with the region, as well as economic issues in the region. He is co-author of the forthcoming book, "Landscapes of Plurality: Legacies of Division, An Introduction to Middle East Politics." See also Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and Syria.

Jeffrey P. Whitman, associate professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy, Religion and Classical Studies, 570-372-4168, whitman@susqu.edu. Military ethics, former U.S. Army major, taught "just war" theory at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, member of the Joint Services Conference on Professional Ethics. See also "Draft, Military Recruitment" and "Philosophy."

Tammy Tobin-Janzen, associate professor of biology, 570-372-4067, tobinjan@susqu.edu. Researches the Centralia, Pa., coal mine fires and their effects upon the environment, and how soil bacteria are adapting to those changes. See also "Biology."

Patrick Long, associate professor of music, 570-372-4289, longp@susqu.edu. A composer and percussionist specializing in electronic music.

Laurence Roth, associate professor of English and coordinator of Jewish studies, 570-372-4202, roth@susqu.edu. Former lead guitarist in rock bands touring the nightclub circuit in Los Angeles. Now plays in "Faculty Lounge," the self-proclaimed "garage pop" band consisting of SU professors. See also "Literature," "Jewish Studies" and "Popular Culture."

Cyril Stretansky, professor of music and director of choral activities, 570-372-4295, stretans@susqu.edu. Conductor, choral clinician, adjudicator and baritone soloist, Stretansky was artistic director and principal conductor of the International Music Festival in Italy for eight years where he conducted massed festival choirs at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the Cathedral of Florence, St. Mark's Basilica in Venice and the Cathedral of Milan. He had similar appointments in Mexico and France where he conducted massed choral performances at the ancient cathedral of Mexico City and the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

Museums

John Bodinger de Uriarte, visiting assistant professor of anthropology, 570-372-4759, bodinger@susqu.edu. A contracted photographer, researcher and writer for development of the state-of-the-art Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center. See also Casinos, Films, Native Americans and Anthropology.

Native Americans

John Bodinger de Uriarte, visiting assistant professor of anthropology, 570-372-4759, bodinger@susqu.edu. Research focuses on ethnic and cultural self-definition, and Native American sovereignty. See also Casinos, Films, Anthropology and Museums.

Randy Hines, associate professor of communications, 570-372-4079, hines@susqu.edu. Academic research on newspaper survival in a multi-media world. See also "E-mail Etiquette."

Samer Abboud, assistant professor of political science, 570-372-4617, abboud@susqu.edu. An expert in Middle East politics, Abboud can discuss the political and economic landscape of Palestine. He is co-author of the forthcoming book, "Landscapes of Plurality: Legacies of Division, An Introduction to Middle East Politics." See also Middle East, Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria.

Parenting

Michael D. Smith, assistant professor of psychology, 570-372-4541, smithmichaeld@susqu.edu. Clinical psychologist experienced in providing professional therapy to individuals and families, and in so doing, fostering effective parenting skills. See also "Adolescence," "Behavior Disorders," "Delinquency," "Family Therapy," and "HIV/AIDS."

Susan Schürer, professor of modern languages, 570-372-4430, shurer@susqu.edu. Research on customs, language of Pennsylvania Germans.

Jeffrey Mann, assistant professor of religion, 570-372-4165, jmann@susqu.edu. The religion and government of the Philippines. He has led service-learning trips to the islands. See also "Religion."

Philosophy

Jeffrey P. Whitman, associate professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy, Religion and Classical Studies, 570-372-4168, whitman@susqu.edu. A former U.S. Army major who taught "just war" theory at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Whitman specializes in applied ethics and epistemology, and teaches courses in logic. See also "Draft, Military Recruitment," and "Military Ethics, U.S. Military."

Collen Zoller, assistant professor of philosophy, 570-372-4163, zoller@susqu.edu. Research and academic interest in Plato and feminist philosophy. See also Abortion Issues, Human Nature and Leadership.

Edward Slavishak, assistant professor of history, 570-372-4539, slavishak@susqu.edu. Research focuses on the urban and industrial history of this western Pennsylvania steel city. See also "Labor, Industry."

Alissa Packer, assistant professor of biology, 570-372-4217, packer@susqu.edu. Focus on plant ecology and succession. See also "Ecology," "Land Use" and "Soil."

Matthew Rousu, assistant professor of economics, 570-372-4186, rousu@susqu.edu. Online poker enthusiast who developed course on game theory. See also "Genetically Modified Foods" and "Smoking Bans."

David Schwieder, assistant professor of political science, 570-372-4178, schwieder@susqu.edu. Academic focus on political behavior, including voting, polling, and public opinion, and linkage organizations such as political parties and interest groups.

David Imhoof, associate professor of history, 570-372-4191, imhoof@susqu.edu. European film and history with an emphasis on German cinema, and NeoNazi music. See also "Germany."

Laurence Roth, associate professor of English and coordinator of Jewish Studies Program, 570-372-4202, roth@susqu.edu. American-Jewish life, literature, culture and politics, Jewish issues, and teaches "History and Culture of Jewish Cuisine." See also "Jewish Studies," "Literature" and "Music."

Child

Terry Winegar, professor of psychology and dean of the School of Natural & Social Sciences, 570-372-4422, winegar@susqu.edu. A specialist in the social development of pre-school children, he has conducted extensive research into children's socialization skills. He researched an article on social rules for objects conflict in pre-school play groups, and during a sabbatical in Spain and France, he began an ongoing study of how a mother's cultural and personal values influence her relationship with her child. Winegar has taught psychology, sociology and human development courses and has written extensively on child learning and social skills. He co-edited the two-volume book, "Children's Development within Social Context" and edited the book, "Social Interaction and the Development of Children's Understanding."

Developmental

Gretchen Lovas, assistant professor of psychology, 570-372-4029, lovas@susqu.edu. Developmental psychologist who studies the gender and emotional interactions between infants and their parents. See also "Infancy."

Karla Bohmbach, associate professor of religion, 570-372-4163, bohmbach@susqu.edu, the Old Testament of the Bible, women and the Bible, the Bible in archaeology. See also "Bible."

Jeffrey Mann, assistant professor of religion, 570-372-4165, jmann@susqu.edu. Teaches World Religions; author of the book, Shall We Sin?, explores the antinomian question, which explores the potential repercussions of sin when one is justified through faith apart from works, appearing with considerable regularity in the history of Lutheranism. See also "Philippines."

Thomas W. Martin, assistant professor of religion, 570-372-4163, martinp@susqu.edu. Specializes in New Testament interpretation, pursues research in Christian ethics and teaches a class on Science and Religion. See also "Bible."

Mark Radecke, university chaplain and lecturer in religion and philosophy, 570-372-4220, radecke@susqu.edu. Religion and the media, particularly religion and television and moral and ethical issues related to television, and the response of communities of faith to issues of peace and justice. See also "Death" and "Service Learning."

Russia

Andrea Lopez, associate professor of political science, 570-372-4179, lopez@susqu.edu. Russian foreign and domestic policy. See also Civil Wars, Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Middle East, and Terrorism.

Katarina Keller, assistant professor of economics, 570-372-4542, keller@susqu.edu. Visited Russia in the fall 2002 and has first-hand knowledge of the U.S. relief program to Russia involving chicken legs. See also "Economics," "Education," "International Trade," and "Sweden."

Mark Radecke, university chaplain and lecturer in religion and philosophy, 570-372-4220, radecke@susqu.edu. Oversees SU CASA (Susquehanna University -- Central America Service Adventure), a for-credit service learning course for which students and staff do volunteer work in Nicaragua and Costa Rica over winter break. In addition, he is overseeing a similar program called SU CASA-Belize, as well as the First-Year Student Summer Service Plunge that involves taking incoming freshmen to Washington, D.C., to work with the homeless. See also "Death" and "Religion."

Matthew Rousu, assistant professor of economics, 570-372-4186, rousu@susqu.edu. Researched economic factors surrounding smoking bans in public places. See also "Genetically Modified Foods" and "Poker."

Alissa Packer, assistant professor of biology, 570-372-4217, packer@susqu.edu. Ecologist specializing in soil pathogens. See also "Ecology," "Land Use" and "Plants."

Matthew Persons, associate professor of biology, 570-372-4526, persons@susqu.edu. A behavioral ecologist, his research centers on chemical predator-prey interactions in spiders and insects, and the evolution of animal signals. Persons and his students are currently working with graduate students from Miami University of Ohio on a research project funded by the National Science Foundation regarding wolf spiders that may lead to agricultural applications. See also "Biology."

Katarina Keller, assistant professor of economics, 570-372-4542, keller@susqu.edu. A native of Sweden who was educated throughout Europe. See also "Economics," "Education," "International Trade," and "Russia."

Samer Abboud, assistant professor of political science, 570-372-4617, abboud@susqu.edu. An expert in Middle East politics, Abboud can discuss the political and economic landscape of Syria. He is co-author of the forthcoming book, "Landscapes of Plurality: Legacies of Division, An Introduction to Middle East Politics." See also Middle East, Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon.

Richard O. Davis, professor of accounting, 570-372-4460, rdavis@susqu.edu. A certified public accountant and lawyer, he specializes in taxation, particularly corporate tax issues. He also volunteers with the IRS's Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, supporting and training student volunteers to assist low income and elderly individuals with tax preparation. See also "Business Ethics," "IRS" and "White Collar Crime."

Mark Radecke, university chaplain and lecturer in religion and philosophy, 570-372-4220, radecke@susqu.edu. Religion and the media, particularly religion and television and moral and ethical issues related to television, and the response of communities of faith to issues of peace and justice. See also "Religion."

Terrorism

Andrea Lopez, associate professor of political science, 570-372-4179, lopez@susqu.edu. She teaches a course on terrorism, studies the subject and has been widely quoted on "The War on Terror," post 9-11. See also Civil Wars, Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Middle East, and Russia.

W. Douglas Powers, associate professor of theatre and artistic director of the theatre department, 570-372-4522, powers@susqu.edu. Professional actor (member of Actors Equity Association) and director, scholar of theatre and drama. Research in American Indian ritual performance and theatre, representation of the Other in dramatic literature and performance, Non-Western theatre, American musical theatre, Tennessee Williams, and Cherokee playwright Lynn Riggs.

Erik Viker, assistant professor of theatre and technical director of theatre department, 570-372-4548, viker@susqu.edu. Expertise in the areas of theatre management, technical direction, theatrical design and technology.  Member of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 636.  Research interests include the role of technical theatre in liberal arts education.

Katherine Straub, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, 570-372-4318, straubk@susqu.edu. Background in Atmospheric Science; research includes tropical storms, hurricanes, climate changes and the effects of El Niño on the U.S.

Richard O. Davis, professor of accounting, 570-372-4460, rdavis@susqu.edu. A certified public accountant and lawyer who formerly worked as the assistant branch chief of the Internal Revenue Service's Office of Assistant Chief Counsel, he runs an educational program in which convicted white collar criminals are brought to campus and business students are taken to local federal penitentiaries in an effort to teach aspiring businesspeople the risks of entering into questionable activities. See also "Business Ethics," "IRS" and "Taxes."

Michele DeMary, associate professor of political science, 570-372-4181, demary@susqu.edu. The role of women in American politics. See also "Civil Liberties/Civil Rights" and "Judicial Systems."

Karla Bohmbach, associate professor of religion, 570-372-4167, bohmbach@susqu.edu. Coordinator of Women's Studies program. See also "Bible," "Feminist Scholarship" and "Religion."

Susan Bowers, associate professor of English and coordinator of diversity studies, 570-372-4198, sbowers@susqu.edu. 20th century English, British, American, and Irish literature. See also "Literature."

Simona Hill, associate professor of sociology, 570-372-4263, hill@susqu.edu. Diversity and women's issues, particularly African-American women and third wave politics. See also "Diversity."

Tom Bailey, associate professor of English, 570-372-4383, bailey@susqu.edu. Formerly a creative writing teacher in the famed Expository Writing Program at Harvard University and the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop, Bailey is the author of The Grace That Keeps This World, his first novel published by Random House's Crown Publishing Group, Shaye Areheart Books. The novel is based on a short story in his critically acclaimed collection Crow Man. His second novel, Cotton Song, is also forthcoming from Random House. Bailey is also the author of A Short Story Writer's Companion, and editor of On Writing Short Stories. He is the recipient of numerous writing awards including a Newhouse Award from the John Gardner Foundation, and a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship for Fiction.

Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry

Gary Fincke, professor of English and director of the Writers Institute at Susquehanna University, 570-372-4164, gfincke@susqu.edu. Fincke has published 18 books of poetry, short fiction and nonfiction, most recently a poetry collection title Standing around the Heart, and a short story collection titled Sorry I Worried You, which received the 2003 Flannery O'Connor Award, arguably the most prestigious prize for literary fiction in the United States. His non-fiction book Amp'd: A Father's Backstage Pass is a personal recording of his son's rock and roll life with the signed bands "Lifer" and "Breaking Benjamin." His collection of poems Writing Letters for the Blind won the 2003 Ohio State University Press/ The Journal Book Award.

Poetry

Karla Kelsey , assistant professor of English and creative writing, 570-372-4525, kelseykarla@susqu.edu. Teaches introductory and advanced poetry writing, and is the winner of the 2005 Sawtooth Poetry Prize. See also Editing and Publishing.

Wrongful Conviction

Allan Sobel, director of the Arlin M. Adams Center for Law and Society, 570-372-4557, sobel@susqu.edu. In addition to practicing law for 20 years and serving as a law professor at two law schools, this former president of the American Judicature Society, and executive director and general counsel of the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission serves on the serves as a member of the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission Committee on Wrongful Convictions and has developed a teaching module on the topic for high schools. See also "Criminal Justice," "Judicial Conduct" and "Merit Selection."