Meet The USFSM Faculty

College of Arts & Sciences

Elaine AugustineInstructor - Psychology

• Education– Indiana University, Ph.D.– Southern University, B.S.

• Scholarship – Interested in object representation and categorization in infancy

and early childhood– Several journal publications and conference presentations– Recipient of the “Editor’s Choice Award” for an article published in the

Journal of Cognition and Development

• Teaching– Taught 6 different psychology courses at USFSM – Fall 2013 Outstanding Professor

• Service– Co-advisor to the Psychology Club and Psi Chi– Co-chair of the Student Research Symposium – Member of several USFSM committees

June Melby BenowitzAssociate Professor - History

• Education– Portland State University– University of Texas at Austin

• Research– 2 books

• Days of Discontent: American Women and Right-Wing Politics, 1933-1945• Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion (award winner)

– 15 book chapters and booklet– Book manuscript on right-wing women and their influence on the baby boom generation

undergoing final revision• Teaching

– American Revolutionary Era, Age of Jefferson, US 1877-1914, US 1914-1945, Modern Florida, American Women II, World War II in Literature and Film, Age of FDR Pro-Seminar

• Service– Advisor to the USFSM History Club– Various College of Arts & Sciences committees– System Faculty Council– American Historical Association– Joan Kelly Memorial Prize in Women’s History Committee.

• Education– USC, UCLA, SUNY Albany

• Research– 50+ publications– PI on 12 grants; > $500,000 funding– Focus: Advance Care Planning, Aging in Community

• Teaching– 18 graduate and undergraduate courses at USFSM– Expert Trainer, Institute for Geriatric Social Work & Gero-Ed Center, Council on Social Work

Education – Consistent “Outstanding” teaching evaluations 2002- current

• Service– 70+ presentations – University leadership: T&P, Faculty Evaluation, Gerontology – Editorial board: Research on Aging, J of Social Service Research,– J of Social Work in Palliative & End-of-Life Care– Extensive community engagement with stakeholders in aging

Kathy BlackHartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar Fellow,Gerontological Society of America Professor - Social Work and Gerontology

Wilma DavidsonInstructor - Professional and Technical Communication• Education

– University of Connecticut, B.A.– State University of NY, M.S.– American International College, C.A.G.S.– Rutgers University, Ed.D.

• Scholarship– Recent research with colleague on writing perceptions and practices in the workplace– Author of several books and manuals on the art of communicating published by

major publishing houses– Author/ghostwriter of more than 100 articles published on a variety of topics during

30-year career as communications coach, writer, and editor

• Teaching– Co-founder of B.A. in Professional & Technical Communication, the first undergrad degree of its kind

in Florida tax-supported higher education (began in Fall 2013)– Instructor of blended and online business writing and presentation skills courses at upper-undergrad

level– Writing and presentation skills consultant to companies in the Fortune 100– Past co-director of NJ Writing Project Summer Institutes, teaching

graduate-level seminars across the country on the teaching of writing

• Service– Active in committees concerned with General Education,

Duvall Family Research Studies, and Arts & Sciences administration– Informally mentor colleagues transforming traditional courses into online

• Education– University of South Florida– Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology since 1987

• Research Interests– Auditory Processing Disorder– Audiological Rehabilitation

• Teaching– Over 8 different courses in audiology, anatomy, neuroanatomy, and research– Undergraduate mentor: Winner of USFSM Undergraduate Research Symposium and

presenter at National Undergraduate Research Conference– Co-chair of 2 Doctor or Audiology research projects– Outstanding teaching evaluations

• Service– Board of Trustees

• Hearing Loss Association of America, Sarasota chapter• Sertoma Kids• Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

– USFSM Chapter Advisor: National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association– CAS representative to Faculty Senate Executive Committee– “Lead” faculty member in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Susan FultonAssistant Professor - Communication Sciences and Disorders

• Education– Michigan State University, Bowling Green State University

• Scholarship– Focus: Job Attitudes, Organizational Culture, Critical Thinking, Assessment– 14 peer-reviewed journal articles– 5 copyrights– 8 grants– 36 national conference presentations

• Teaching– 8 graduate and undergraduate courses on statistics, methods, and Industrial/Organizational

Psychology

• Service– Reviewer for 5 different journals– General Education committee– Graduate faculty, BGSU– NCATE Standard 2 coordinator

Michael A. GillespieAssistant Professor - Psychology

• Scholarship– Focus on modern drama and aging studies– Lead editor for Staging Age, collection published by Palgrave– Peer-reviewed articles in varied international and national journals– Completing current monograph project, Act Your Age – Numerous presentations at international and national conferences

• Teaching– Thirteen undergraduate literature courses developed and taught at USFSM– Nine courses cross-listed for Master’s students in English Education

• Service – Executive committee, North American Network in Aging Studies– Executive committee, Age Studies Discussion Group of Modern Language Association– Editorial committee, Age, Culture, Humanities interdisciplinary journal– Chair, USFSM literature degree-program planning group– Advisor, USFSM English Society and Sigma Tau Delta

Valerie LipscombAssistant Professor - English

Erin P. MartinCoordinator of General EducationInstructor - Biology• Education

– Boise State University; Oregon State University• Research

– 3 primary research streams: non-parametric modeling of species distributions, lichen ecology, pedagogy in biology and general education

– 5 peer-reviewed journal publications, 17 refereed conference presentations, – Received an AACU grant for Community Engagement at USFSM during her first

semester (has been with USFSM a year and a half). • Teaching

– 23 different courses in Biology at various institutions; 4 at USFSM• Service

– Developed the Biology Program and the new University Core curriculum for USFSM(Pillars of Intellectual Engagement)

– Reviewer for The Bryologist and Florida Scientist.– Extensive Community Engagement with students in the Sarasota/Bradenton area and serves as the

representative for USFSM on several science councils in our local community.– Serves on a multitude of University committees and works closely with student

services to promote both Biology and other undergraduate programs. – Received the Ramalina menziesii award for service from the California Lichen

Society January 2014 for the promotion of education and conservation of lichens.– Nominated for the Excellence in Service Award from USFSM faculty for 2013.

Fawn T. NgoAssistant Professor - Criminology

• Education– University of Maryland– University of California, Irvine

• Scholarship– Interests: Criminological Theory, Interpersonal Violence, Evaluation Research,

Quantitative Applications in Criminology & Criminal Justice– 11 peer-reviewed publications, 2 book chapters, and 9 technical/governmental

reports

• Teaching– Courses taught in 15 different topic areas– 7 undergraduate and 5 graduate courses developed and taught– Undergraduate and graduate research mentor

• Service– Vice President, Phi Kappa Phi Executive Council, USF Chapter– Chair, the American Society of Criminology Mentoring Committee– Faculty Advisor, the Debate Club– Ad hoc Reviewer for 10 journals, grant proposals, and conferences

• Education– University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Ph.D. in Ancient History.

• Research– Four books published and one in progress.– Twelve peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and several others in progress.– A major theme in my research is the manipulation of images and institutions from

the ancient Greek and Roman world in modern societies. This extends to contemporary film, literature, notions of gender and sport, and autocratic regimes in the 20th and 21st centuries.

• Teaching– All periods of European History, from Classical Greece through Renaissance /

Reformation to Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.

• Long-Term Goals– Enhancing my own and the overall reputation of USFSM on an international

stage, as most of my presentations and contacts are with scholars throughoutNorth America, Western Europe, and beyond.

– Encouraging students to be independently proactive, globally aware, and critically engaged citizens, in whatever career or further graduate study they pursue.

(Jonathan) Scott PerryAssociate Professor - European History

• Education– University of Illinois-Chicago, Governors State University, Saint

Xavier University - Chicago

• Research– Use of assistive technology in rehabilitation of language & reading in persons

with aphasia after stroke

• Teaching– undergraduate courses at USFSM online– graduate courses at USF-Tampa– Neuroanatomy, adult communication disorders, phonetics, dysphagia, aphasia

and related disorders, clinical practicum in CSD

• Service– Presentations at the local, state & national levels– Co-Advisor, USFSM Chapter, National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association– National Aphasia Association conference planning committee– Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Donna PolelleInstructor - Communication Sciencesand Disorders

• Research– 2 primary research streams: alcohol decision making and statistical

consultation– 17 peer-reviewed journal publications– 6 book chapters

• Teaching– Courses taught in 11 different topic areas– Active undergraduate research program with frequent student presentations

at local, state, and international meetings – 2013 (spring) Outstanding Professor Award

• Service– Reviewer for 9 different journals– Acting “chair” of psychology– Vice-chair of USFSM’s Academic Programs Committee– Director of the College of Arts and Sciences annual Celebration of Student

Achievement– Member of Moffitt Cancer Center’s Scientific Review Board

Richard R. ReichAssistant Professor - Psychology

• Education & Credentials – Virginia Tech, Ph.D. Gerontology– Virginia Commonwealth University, MSW– Maintain license to practice psychotherapy (LCSW)

• Scholarship– 3-year study in progress: Alzheimer’s & “caregiver burden”

• Funded at $1.1 million by U.S. Administration on Aging• Collaboration with Jewish Family & Children’s Services, Sarasota

• Teaching– 4 courses in Gerontology – 7 graduate courses in Master’s of Social Work

• Service– Chair, Duvall Family Studies Initiative (with biennial conferences)– State, local, national presentations on aging & hoarding behaviors– Manuscript reviewer for 3 prestigious gerontology journals: Geriatric Nursing,

The Gerontologist, Journal of Women and Aging

Jane RobertsInstructor - Social Work & Gerontology

Thorold ‘Tod’ RobertsInstructor II - Professional and Technical Communication• Education

– Univ of Kansas (BA, MA); Universität Kiel, Germany; Kent State Univ (ABD)

• Scholarship– Recent research with colleague on writing practices in the workplace– Articles, books, research publications, technical documentation, and websites for

employers and clients during 37-year career as professional business and technicalwriter and editor

– Editor of RAF WINGS OVER FLORIDA, a history of WWII flight training in central Florida published by Purdue Univ. Press

• Teaching– Co-founder of B.A. in Professional & Technical Communication, the first undergrad degree of

its kind in Florida tax-supported higher education (began in Fall 2013)– Instructor of more than 1,600 students in online writing and editing courses at upper-

undergrad level, USFSM, since 2003– Director of USFSM Writing Internship Program– Nominee for USFSM Faculty Senate Outstanding Teaching Award, 2012

• Service– Active in committees concerned with distance learning and Arts & Sciences

administration– Provide liaison with employers and professional groups who serve our USFSM

students as mentors and writing internship sponsors

• Research– Areas: Psychology and Law, Jury Decision Making, Juror Memory, Juror

Emotions, and Pretrial Publicity– 10 peer-reviewed journal publications, 1 book and 2 book chapters– 35+ national and international presentations (all juried)

• Teaching– 11 different courses, both traditional and web format– Active undergraduate research mentor with students regularly presenting at

student, national, and international conferences. – Chair or committee member on several honors thesis and dissertations – 5 peer-reviewed publications with student authors

• Service– Currently on Sabbatical and so most are service from 2012-2013– University leadership: CAS Senate Representative, T & P, Faculty Evaluations– Chair of psychology– Chair of Student Research Symposium– Editorial Board: International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences– Ad hoc Reviewer for 7 different journals, conference submissions, grants

Christine L. RuvaAssociate Professor - Psychology

Sukanya ‘Su’ Senapati Instructor - EnglishLearning Support Services Faculty Coordinator• Education

– U of South Florida, Tampa; U of West Florida, Pensacola.• Research & Scholarship

– Renaissance Drama: Book Chapter Cambridge UP– Ethnic-American Literature and Images of Women : 18 articles in various literary encyclopedias– World literature and environmental literature: various encyclopedia articles

• Teaching– Taught Writing, Literature, Humanities and Women’s Studies courses– Total of 14 different courses – introductory, survey and special topics

• Administration– Manage all aspects of the Learning Support Services which provides workshops and tutoring

services [ currently staffed by 4 faculty members and 10 student tutors ] in Writing, Math, Statistics , Spanish IT, Accounting & Finance

• Service & Other Activities:– E-learning committee– World literature examiner for International Baccalaureate program ( 6 years)– ETS AP Literature Reader (7 years)– recipient of 3 Fulbright-Hays fellowships

• Education– The University of Texas at Austin

• Research– Early Modern English Literature, especially Shakespeare– Most recent peer-reviewed publication: “Torture and Summary Justice in

The Spanish Tragedy”– Awarded a USF New Researcher Grant, Spring 2014

• Teaching– Courses in early British Literature at the undergraduate and graduate level

• Service– USFSM Scholarship Committee– Scholarship Application Reader for USF World– Upcoming panel chair for sessions at the New College Conference on Medieval and

Renaissance Studies and the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference– Book Reviews for Comitatus: A Journal for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

and The Sixteenth Century Journal

Timothy A. TurnerAssistant Professor - English

• Education– Vanderbilt University, Carnegie Mellon University

• Research– 3 primary research streams: emotions, work and occupations, mental health– 13 peer-reviewed journal publications, 2 book chapters, 1 book review– Received grants from the National Science Foundation and the American

Association of University Women

• Teaching– 7 different courses in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and Sociology– Undergraduate research mentor, student presentations at local and national conferences

• Service– Honors Program Coordinator– Chair, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Program– Faculty Adviser, Interdisciplinary Society and Alpha Iota Sigma Honor Society– Manuscript reviewer for 10 different academic journals, grant reviewer for the

National Science Foundation

Melissa M. SloanAssistant Professor - Interdisciplinary SocialSciences/Sociology

• Education– Duke University

• Research– 42 peer-reviewed journal articles and 2 books– Research areas include race and crime, public opinion about crime-related issues, the impact

of religion on punitiveness, testing theories of crime, and school bullying– 2010 recipient of the Donal A. J. MacNamara Award of the Academy of Criminal Justice

Sciences– Cited over 2,000 times

• Teaching– Teaches in the undergraduate and graduate programs– Theories of Crime, Race, Racism, and Crime

• Service– USFSM Campus Tenure and Promotion Committee

James D. UnneverProfessor - Criminology

College of Business

Anurag AgarwalProfessor - Information Systems / DecisionSciences• Scholarship

– Interests: Optimization Modeling, Heuristics and Metaheuristics, Scheduling,Supply Chain Management, Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Project Management

– 24 peer-reviewed journal publications, 4 book chapters, 3 editorials, 9 articlesin conference proceedings, 29 presentations in mostly national or internationalconferences

– Cited over 300 times

• Teaching– Interests: Business Statistics, Business Analytics, Operations Management, Quality

Management, Information Systems in Organizations, Business Application Development, Programming languages

– Multiple Teaching awards at three different universities

• Service– Editorial board member of two journals– Search committees for 4 different USFSM positions– College and campus level T&P Committee member for five years– Graduate Committee Member for COB

Ross P. Alander, MLIRInstructor - Management• Scholarship/Research

– Edited three chapters for a colleague’s new Human Resources textbook– Researching the value of Southwest Airlines Labor Relations (negotiations,

interest-based bargaining) could have on local school districts and teacher’s union– Decisions published as a Labor Arbitrator on the Labor Panel of the American

Arbitration Association– 50 plus hours of negotiations training at Harvard Law School

• Teaching– Human Resources, Principle of Management, Negotiations, Employment Law,

Organizational Behavior, Organizational Assessment and International– Teaching methods include real-world case studies, live negotiations, lectures, projects, and role plays– Two teaching awards

• Service– Undergraduate committee for the USFSM College of Business– Work with local nonprofits on various operational issues– Member on the State of Florida Multi-Agency Farmworkers Task Force, Member

of the faculty union’s Collective Bargaining Team, Member Advisory Board for the Tampa Metropolitan Ministries, Former senate member (USFSM) and theUnited Faculty of Florida

– Work with Beth El Farmworker Mission and the Coalition of Immokolee Workerson various farmworker labor issues

– Consult with various organizations and companies on Human Resource, Labor Relations and Organizational Effectiveness issues

– Served on various search committees– Assisted in the development of the COB Honors Program– Coordinator Leadership Studies Program

• Research– Four primary research streams: corporate finance, corruption, market

efficiency, prediction markets– 21 peer-reviewed academic journal publications (11 sole-authored)– Cited 130 times in academic journals– Cited by popular press including ESPN Insider, ESPN the Magazine, and Men’s Health

• Teaching– Taught eight different courses– Developed three new courses

• Service– 12 college, university, and system USF committees; chair of five– Founder of Rick’s Research Café– Article reviews for 11 different academic journals– Manatee Glens FACT Team board member

Richard A BorghesiAssociate Professor - Finance

• Scholarship– 2 peer-reviewed journal publications– Textbook editor for Pearson for two Accounting Textbooks– Continuing Education developer for National Association of Certified Valuation

Analysts, Florida Institute of CPAs

• Teaching– Teaches undergraduate Accounting Classes– Designed & executed new online courses – Awarded “Outstanding Instructor” USF Sarasota Manatee, 2012

• Service– Participated in faculty search committee– AACSB committee work, Undergraduate committee– Licensed to practice public accounting in FL– Certifications In Financial Forensics, Valuation Analyst, Certified Financial Planner

Elizabeth T. CarlsonInstructor - Accounting

• Scholarship– Research streams: Corporate Finance, international finance, and corporate social

responsibility– 19 peer-reviewed journal publications (7 level “A” publications)

• Teaching– Have taught graduate & undergraduate corporate finance, international finance, financial

markets and institutions, investment, and financial management– Focus on team project based learning

• Service– Ad-hoc reviewer for peer reviewed scholarly journals– Several university and college committees– Served as an executive board member of Korea America Finance Association

Kiyoung ChangAssistant Professor - Finance

• Research– 3 primary research streams: services, customer-used technology, and

customer loyalty– 16 peer-reviewed journal publications– Cited over 700 times

• Teaching– Courses taught in 24 different topic areas– 7 different teaching methods employed (lecture, discussion, role play,

spotlighting, case discussion, real-world projects, simulations) – 4 teaching awards

• Service– 37 article reviews for journals– Search committees for 15 different USFSM positions– 15 other USF committees– Former USFSM faculty senate president

James M. CurranAssociate Professor - Marketing

• Research– Interests: advanced analytics, multi/intelligent agent systems, optimization/

decision support, quality/six sigma, and operations/supply chain management– Multiple peer-reviewed journal publications, numerous conference/industry

presentations– Prepared innovation research (SBIR)/other grant proposals

• Teaching– Taught numerous courses in the bachelors, masters, and professional masters

programs in USA and India– Taught university students of all ages from teenagers to senior citizens, trained

managers to operators in industry• Service / Industry Experience

– Served on USFSM committees, reviewer for international journals– Developed/implemented innovative solutions in industry, executed numerous

consulting projects successfully– Prepared proposals, won 12+ government/commercial contracts– Grew a Small Business startup 9 times by revenue and 6 times by employee

numbers within 18 months (for the next 4-5 years)– 12+ years consulting and industry experience in USA and India– Certified Quality Engineer

• Other– ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Ramakrishna Govindu, Ph.D. Instructor – Information Systems /Decision Sciences

• Research– Interests: environmental sustainability and firm performance, local

entrepreneurship behavior and local knowledge as drivers of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education

– 17 peer-reviewed journal publications– 4 entries in Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), 2 book chapters,

10 articles in conference proceedings, 16 conference presentations

• Teaching– Taught 7 Management courses including Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship– Focus on experiential and scenario-based learning methodologies

• Service – Editorial board member of 2 scholarly journals– Ad Hoc paper reviewer for 5 scholarly journals and 3 conferences– Several College and USF SM committees– Involvement with North Sarasota (Newtown) Redevelopment Office

Jean D. KabongoAssistant Professor - Management

• Research– 24 peer-reviewed journal publications– 2 book chapters, 2 instructors manuals– Over 40 conference presentations & proceedings– Distinguished research award-Academy of Marketing Studies (2010)– Cited over 170 times

• Teaching– Over 30 years of teaching experience at 5 different schools– Courses taught in over 25 different topic areas– Taught online and hybrid courses– Invited to serve as guest lecturer numerous times in various international schools

• Service– AACSB Liaison– Reviewer for several academic journals– Manatee Performing Arts Center-Board member– Senior Projects Judge, Braden River High School

Ron LennonAssistant Professor - Marketing

• Research– Interests: Financial Accounting and Auditing– 7 peer-reviewed journal publications

• Teaching– Taught 6 courses in Financial Accounting, Auditing, and Managerial (Cost)

Accounting.– Designed & executed new courses including hybrid delivery.– Nominated for the Excellence in Teaching Award from for 2012 and 2013.

• Service– USFSM General Education Committee Member since its inception– Faculty Advisor for the Accounting Society student organization– Faculty mentor to students seeking CPA licensure in Florida– COB Strategic Planning Committee– USFSM Scholarship Committee

Heather M. LivelyInstructor - Accounting

• Research– 3 primary research streams: private company valuations, accounting and

auditing frameworks, accounting education.– 4 books 40 journal publications 33 peer reviewed

• Teaching / Experience – Courses taught in all aspects of graduate and undergraduate financial accounting,

auditing and MBA introductory managerial and financial accounting courses– University at Albany teaching award for best undergraduate teaching in accounting

and award for best graduate teaching in accounting. USF Tampa best teaching professorschool of business

– New York State Society of CPAs numerous awards for teaching including best presenter of the year. – Former Arthur Andersen Professor of Accounting University at Albany– Marvin & Company CPAs 30 years– 15 years managing partner firm grew from 24 to 85 personnel during term as managing partner

• Service– New York State Board of Accountancy - board with oversight on licensing including being chair– Editorial Board of the CPA Journal for approximately 15 years with approximately six reviews/yr.– American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Board of Examiners responsible for the writing of the CPA exam– AICPA Auditing Standards Board and task force that total rewrote auditing standards to

converge with international standards.– Examination Review Board member and chair - board with oversight of AICPA writing

the exam, NASBA qualifying candidates and Prometric providing test sites nationally and internationally.

Nicholas J. Mastracchio, Jr. Ph.D. CPAAssistant Professor - Accounting

Noel Mark Noël D.B.A.Instructor - Marketing• Scholarship

– Discipline based research: price, value, benchmarking quality – Pedagogical studies in personality, ideology and student

entitlements– More than 25 peer-reviewed journal publications and proceedings

• Teaching– Courses taught in over 15 different topic areas including the capstone

undergraduate and capstone MBA programs. – Recently designed and taught several new online and hybrid courses – Held full faculty status at six major universities– USF Outstanding Professor Award 2001, 2006 and 2008

• Service– Awarded the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce ‘Contributions to Entrepreneurship 2009’– Initiated, authored and awarded a $277,250 regional job creation grant for the Sarasota Chamber of

Commerce 2009– Initiated and lead a number of local business outreach programs – Currently serves as vice-chair of the campus Academic Programs Committee– Graduate of Leadership Sarasota County 2001 program. – Previous owner and manager of two successful businesses employing

7 part time and 3 full time employees.

• Scholarship– Research streams: Business entity structures, ethics in the accounting

profession, quality education and free market economics. 9 peer-reviewed journal publications

– Cited over 40 times

• Teaching– Teaches graduate & undergraduate tax and business law– Designed & executed new online courses – Awarded “Most Outstanding Instructor” USF Tampa, 2010

• Service– Co-chair faculty search committee– AACSB accreditation training & committee work– Panelist for USFSM “New Student Introduction”– Licensed to practice public accounting & law in FL and CA– Faculty mentor for Business Honors Capstone course

Carol A. VanceInstructor - Accounting

Andrew WhitmoreInstructor - Information Systems / Decision Sciences• Research

– Information systems, informatics, “big data”– 11 peer-reviewed journal publications– 16 conference presentations & proceedings– Cited over 75 times

• Teaching– 4 years experience– Taught online and hybrid courses

• Service– Reviewer for several academic journals– Gen Ed committee– Undergrad committee

College of Education

• Teaching– Courses Taught: Classroom Management, School Safety, Law, Ethics and Elementary– Methods; Elementary Education Internships; Teaching Elementary (KG-6) Social Studies; – Planning and Organizing for Instruction in the Elementary School; Curriculum and Authentic

Assessment; Classroom Management for a Diverse School and Society

• Scholarship Focus– Teacher Cultural Competence– Academic Achievement Gap– Title 1 Schools (professional development and school achievement)– No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

• Service– Chair, Elementary Education Curriculum Area– Coordinator, MAT Program– President, Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) – 2013-2014– President, Southern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE) – 2013-2014– Leadership Academy, Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) -2013-present

Marie Byrd-BlakeAssociate Professor, College of EducationChair, Elementary Education Curriculum Area; Coordinator, MAT Program

• Education– University of Colorado, Boulder, Ph.D., Linguistics

• Recent Scholarship – Burns, R. (2013) Assessment and instruction in multilingual classrooms. In V. C. Mueller

Gathercole, ed., Issues in the Assessment of Bilinguals. (pp. 161-186). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.

• Teaching– Teach all TSL courses, graduate and undergraduate, leading to FL Teacher Credential

Endorsement for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

• Service– Faculty Liaison to United Faculty of Florida, USF Chapter and campus member of UFF Grievance

Committee– Member Gen Ed Committee – Technical consultant to Head Start programs serving children and families who speak indigenous

languages

Rebecca BurnsInstructor & Coordinator of ESOL Endorsement Programs

• Education– University of South Florida, Tampa

• Research– 8 peer-reviewed journal publications– 2 co-authored books, 3 book chapters– 16 national/international research presentations– Focus: Mathematics classroom assessment

• Teaching– Graduate and undergraduate courses in mathematics methods– Outstanding Professor award from students – 2011, 2013– Excellence in Teaching award from faculty - 2013

• Service– Faculty Senate, Vice President– Academic Programs Committee, Chair– System Faculty Council, Member– Academic and Campus Environment Advisory Council, Member

Patricia ‘Tricia’ HunsaderAssistant ProfessorFellow, STaR (Service, Teaching and Research) –

NSF Mathematics EducationExecutive Director, Center for PAInT –

(Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching)

• Scholarship – Most recent Roundtable presentations in state and regional conferences– 2012 Information Fluency Conference on Digital Divide and 2013 Southern

Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE Conference) on Enhancing Parental Engagement in Education

• Teaching– Areas: Social Foundations of Education, Classroom Management, Instructional

Methods and Leadership. Methods of delivery include online, web-blend and Video Conferencing.

• Service – Faculty Coordinator for USF Sarasota-Manatee at North Port– Vice President for The Florida Association of Branch Campus Administrators

(June 2013-Present)

• Professional Development– Participant in The Sloan-C Online Teaching Certificate Course– The Sloan-C Online Teaching Certificate prepares educators to teach and improve

online courses using the Sloan-C pillars of quality in online education—learningeffectiveness, scale, faculty and student satisfaction, and access.

Lora KostenLevel 2 Instructor Faculty Coordinator for USF Sarasota-Manatee at North Port

Jenni Menon MarianoAssociate Professor Chair, Secondary Education and Literacies Curriculum Area• Education

– University of Toronto, Stanford University

• Experience– Regional Coordinator, Education for Peace Program, Bosnia-Herzegovina

• Research– 45+ publications and presentations– PI/Co-PI on 6 grants; > $1,400,000 in funding– Focus: Youth purpose, positive youth development, thriving across the lifespan,

international research in community service-learning

• Teaching– Courses in child and adolescent development, educational psychology and learning,

classroom assessment, moral development across the lifespan, the psychology of life purpose, the psychology of well-being, and qualitative research methods

– Director, Master of Arts in Secondary English Education– 2010 Outstanding Professor Award

• Service– Editorial Board: Applied Developmental Science– Ad hoc Reviewer for 9 journals, grants programs, and conferences– Advisory Council: Echoing Green, Work on Purpose Program (New York, NY)– University Leadership (past and present): Annual Review Committee,

Academic Programs Committee, Academic Grievance Task Forces, Faculty sponsor for 6 programs, 3 faculty search committees, Honors Thesis reviewer, Student Awards Task Force, Assessment Coordination Team

• Research and Awards– 2014 Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellow in Public Policy. Project:

NZ Refugee Resettlement policy, Wellington Ministry of Business– Ugandan field work on war-affected families, 2010-present– Over 20 publications, half in peer-reviewed journals– Two university, one state, and one international award since 2011– Six grants and private funding received since 2005

• Teaching– Five undergraduate and two graduate courses developed and taught at USFSM;

face to face, blended, and online– Courses taught in Canada, Jamaica, and Uganda while at USFSM

• Service– USF Faculty Senate President, 2011-2013– USFSM Faculty Service Award, 2013– Advisor to 11 doctoral, masters, and honors students since 2007– Reviewer for nine journals and numerous state, national, and

international conferences

Jody L. McBrienAssociate Professor

• Education– Randolph-Macon College, Virginia Commonwealth University,

University of Virginia

• Scholarship– Primary research focus: Creating safe and effective schools for traditionally

marginalized students– Editor, Center for Partnerships in Arts-Integrated Teaching(PAInT) book series

& Chair, Research and Advocacy Work Group

• Teaching– Teaching focus: Educational law, policy, leadership, administration, supervision,

and instructional leadership– Innovation: Integrating arts into leadership preparation through partnership with

Sarasota Opera– Recognition: Teaching excellence awards at last two institutions

• Service– Chair, Educational Leadership and Online Programs– Senior Fellow/Executive Director and Research and Advocacy Coordinator,

Center for PAInT, – University Tenure and Promotion Committee, College Annual Review, Assessment,

Bylaws Committee, Leadership Team– Multiple community and school district advisory boards

Brianne L. Reck Associate ProfessorChair, Educational Leadership & Online Programs

A. Helene RobinsonAssistant Professor • Education

– Liberty University, University of Miami, Nova Southeastern University

• Research– 7 peer reviewed journal publications– 1 book chapter, 1 monograph– 7 national/international presentations, 12 regional/local presentations– Focus: Arts Integration and Disadvantaged Students

• Teaching– Graduate and undergraduate courses in special education, arts integration, technology, and internship supervision– Dr. John W. Dobbins Professor of the Year Award from students at SJU – 2012– Developed graduate concentration in Arts and Academic Interdisciplinary Education at SEU– Developed new bachelor degree leading to teacher certification in special education, elementary education, reading, and

ESOL at SEU

• Service– Facilitated the development of the Untie the Right Brain grant which involved multiple private universities to offer

undergraduate and graduate level courses in Arts Integration and trained over 175 teachers in multiple high needs districts and schools throughout Florida

– PAInT curriculum committee and PAInT research committee, member– Reviewer of research for the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders at UNC Chapel Hill

to identify evidence based practices

Stephen RushtonAssociate ProfessorChair, Masters in Elementary Education and Charter School Liaison • Education

– Queen’s University (Canada); University of Tennessee (Knoxville)• Research

– 18 peer reviewed articles, 3 chapters, 33 national and international presentations – Focus: Impact of the research from the neurosciences to education; Personality

profiles for teachers, and pre-services experiences in the inner-city schools. • Teaching

– Have taught 13 different courses over the past 16 years here at USF-SM– Created the Masters in Arts in Teaching program 10 plus years ago– Created 4 different Professional Development Schools– Recipient of the 2001 and 2007 Undergraduate Teaching Award and the 2003

Professional Award. • Service

– Work with early childhood programs in India– Serve on 5 Editorial Boards and was Editor-in-chief for the Journal of Creative

Education (3 years)– Work with troubled teens – teaching life skills through sailing – Supported the development of a Creativity Conference for the past two years

G. Pat Wilson, Ph.D.Associate Professor (Masters in Reading Program) COE Coordinator of Assessment• Scholarship

– Areas of inquiry: literacy, reading and writing learning processes. Published research on the influence of instructional programs on children’s reading process, learning from artists to read and write, assessment in the COE

– 11 articles in refereed periodicals (national); 6 book chapters; over 20 technical reports;30 presentations at refereed national/international conferences

• Teaching– Masters in Reading program coordinator – Assessment coordination – work with each COE program to build and refine its system to

support candidates’ professional growth– Graduate courses: Qualitative research, assessment and instruction in reading and writing,

theory and models of reading and writing processes, content area literacy, language and cognition Undergraduate courses in reading instruction and assessment, models and materials

– Emphasis on analytical thinking about teaching and learning, engagement in experiencesthat build understanding of the ways learners learn, tools teachers have, and depth in content knowledge

– Recipient of an Outstanding Professor award, 2007, awarded by USFSM students

• Service – At USFSM: Engaged in preparation for initial national accreditation of our College of Education,

preparation of the approved certification-based programs’ folios for FLDOE approval, annual reports to USFSM, FLDOE, NCATE

– Committee-based: Academic Program Committee; Faculty Governance Executive Committee; COE Assessment Committee Chair; COE Continuous Improvement Advisory Council coordinator,COE annual reviews; COE promotion-tenure reviews; Search committees as chair and member,COE Leadership Committee

– The profession: FLDOE peer-reviewer (team leader), Reviewer: Florida Reading Journal, AERJ, AERA Conference Proposals, textbooks, Children’s Literature Symposium (planning)

College of Hospitality & Technology Leadership

Katerina AnnaraudAssociate Professor

• Education– St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance

(Russia), Texas Tech University.

• Teaching– Teaches mostly face to face and on line undergraduate and

graduate courses related to hospitality accounting, finance and cost control University of South Florida (Sarasota-Manatee).

• Research– Published 10 articles in peer reviewed journals.

• Service– President of the Faculty Senate 2013-2014. – Served on 15+ University Committees.– Outstanding Faculty Award (2008).

• Education/Certifications- Colorado Technical University, M.B.A. Hospitality- University of Florida, B.S. Business Administration- Florida State College, A.S. Culinary Management- American Culinary Federation: C.E.C., C.C.E.

• Industry- Chef de Cuisine at Westin Resort & Hyatt Regency Hotels - Executive Chef at Radisson Hotel- Consultant and creator of Good Live Cuisine

• Teaching- Instructor/Director of Culinary Innovation Lab at USFSM- Taught 5 different courses at USFSM- Chef Instructor at Le Cordon Bleu Scottsdale 2007-2012- Voted Teacher of the Year at Le Cordon Bleu 2008, 2011- Contributor to The Restaurant: From Concept to Operation (2014)- Online curriculum developer: Event Management - Restaurant Management Student Practicum Program Manager

• Service- 2 College University Committees- Created and received approval on Event Management course for USFSM- Volunteer organizer for Clearwater Beach Uncorked 2014, USFSM as sole charity partner- Involving hospitality students in over 7 annual community and charity events- Participated in faculty search committee

Joe AskrenInstructor - Hospitality Management

Keith A. BarronInstructor - Hospitality Management

• Education– Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.– New York University, B.S. Hospitality Administration– The Culinary Institute of America, A.O.S. Culinary Arts

• Industry– Former prosecutor and civil attorney in NYC– Owned management company which operated private yacht club in NYC– Former executive chef in upscale Manhattan restaurant

• Teaching– Taught four different courses at USFSM/former adjunct at NYU– Developed new graduate level hospitality law course– Developed the first two Pillar Courses addressing Ethics/Leadership & Diversity/Community

Engagement• Service

– 4 college and university committees– Major contributor to Hospitality Program Review– Overseeing & organizing Hospitality Program’s path to ACPHA Accreditation– Drafts contracts, MOU’s and other agreements consistent with Dean’s vision– Presented, recruited, and interviewed students in Taiwan for certificate program

Sunita LodwigIT Faculty Lead• Education

– Washington State University, WA– Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

• Industry Experience– Over 20 years with AT&T Bell Labs and Motorola

• Program Development– Co-developed the current IT Program with multiple concentrations and

certificates• Teaching

– Courses in Information Security, program design methodology, Programminglanguages, Data structures & algorithms, project management

– 2011 Finalist, Business Woman of the Year in Education category– 2013 State of Florida Achievement Award

• Service– Awarded grant from Verizon to develop hands-on tutorials on Internet Safety

in areas of Identity Theft, Credit-Card Fraud, Online Banking, Social Media. Conducted several classes across Sarasota and Manatee counties to deliver these.

– Chaired USFSM’s 2013 STEM Summit– Led a 3-person team to Tanzania to bring high school teachers into the 21st

century in use of technology and the internet.

Wan YangAssistant Professor - Hospitality Management

• Education– The Pennsylvania State University– University of Massachusetts Amherst– Fudan University, China

• Research– 3 primary research streams: luxury consumption, consumer behavior,

service failure and recovery– 7 peer-reviewed journal publications– 12 refereed conference presentations

• Teaching– Taught four different courses– Developed a new graduate level course– Chaired two Master thesis committees

• Service– 5 college and university committees– USFSM - Chinese university partnership initiation– Chair/track chair of two refereed conferences– Article reviews for 5 different academic journals and 3 refereed conferences