Meet The USFSM Faculty
College of Arts & Sciences
Elaine AugustineInstructor - Psychology
ā¢ Educationā Indiana University, Ph.D.ā Southern University, B.S.
ā¢ Scholarship ā Interested in object representation and categorization in infancy
and early childhoodā Several journal publications and conference presentationsā Recipient of the āEditorās Choice Awardā for an article published in the
Journal of Cognition and Development
ā¢ Teachingā Taught 6 different psychology courses at USFSM ā Fall 2013 Outstanding Professor
ā¢ Serviceā Co-advisor to the Psychology Club and Psi Chiā Co-chair of the Student Research Symposium ā Member of several USFSM committees
June Melby BenowitzAssociate Professor - History
ā¢ Educationā Portland State Universityā University of Texas at Austin
ā¢ Researchā 2 books
ā¢ Days of Discontent: American Women and Right-Wing Politics, 1933-1945ā¢ Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion (award winner)
ā 15 book chapters and bookletā Book manuscript on right-wing women and their influence on the baby boom generation
undergoing final revisionā¢ Teaching
ā 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
ā¢ Serviceā Advisor to the USFSM History Clubā Various College of Arts & Sciences committeesā System Faculty Councilā American Historical Associationā Joan Kelly Memorial Prize in Womenās History Committee.
ā¢ Educationā USC, UCLA, SUNY Albany
ā¢ Researchā 50+ publicationsā PI on 12 grants; > $500,000 fundingā Focus: Advance Care Planning, Aging in Community
ā¢ Teachingā 18 graduate and undergraduate courses at USFSMā Expert Trainer, Institute for Geriatric Social Work & Gero-Ed Center, Council on Social Work
Education ā Consistent āOutstandingā teaching evaluations 2002- current
ā¢ Serviceā 70+ presentations ā University leadership: T&P, Faculty Evaluation, Gerontology ā Editorial board: Research on Aging, J of Social Service Research,ā J of Social Work in Palliative & End-of-Life Careā 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 Communicationā¢ Education
ā University of Connecticut, B.A.ā State University of NY, M.S.ā American International College, C.A.G.S.ā Rutgers University, Ed.D.
ā¢ Scholarshipā Recent research with colleague on writing perceptions and practices in the workplaceā Author of several books and manuals on the art of communicating published by
major publishing housesā Author/ghostwriter of more than 100 articles published on a variety of topics during
30-year career as communications coach, writer, and editor
ā¢ Teachingā 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)ā Instructor of blended and online business writing and presentation skills courses at upper-undergrad
levelā Writing and presentation skills consultant to companies in the Fortune 100ā Past co-director of NJ Writing Project Summer Institutes, teaching
graduate-level seminars across the country on the teaching of writing
ā¢ Serviceā Active in committees concerned with General Education,
Duvall Family Research Studies, and Arts & Sciences administrationā Informally mentor colleagues transforming traditional courses into online
ā¢ Educationā University of South Floridaā Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology since 1987
ā¢ Research Interestsā Auditory Processing Disorderā Audiological Rehabilitation
ā¢ Teachingā Over 8 different courses in audiology, anatomy, neuroanatomy, and researchā Undergraduate mentor: Winner of USFSM Undergraduate Research Symposium and
presenter at National Undergraduate Research Conferenceā Co-chair of 2 Doctor or Audiology research projectsā Outstanding teaching evaluations
ā¢ Serviceā Board of Trustees
ā¢ Hearing Loss Association of America, Sarasota chapterā¢ Sertoma Kidsā¢ Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
ā USFSM Chapter Advisor: National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Associationā CAS representative to Faculty Senate Executive Committeeā āLeadā faculty member in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Susan FultonAssistant Professor - Communication Sciences and Disorders
ā¢ Educationā Michigan State University, Bowling Green State University
ā¢ Scholarshipā Focus: Job Attitudes, Organizational Culture, Critical Thinking, Assessmentā 14 peer-reviewed journal articlesā 5 copyrightsā 8 grantsā 36 national conference presentations
ā¢ Teachingā 8 graduate and undergraduate courses on statistics, methods, and Industrial/Organizational
Psychology
ā¢ Serviceā Reviewer for 5 different journalsā General Education committeeā Graduate faculty, BGSUā NCATE Standard 2 coordinator
Michael A. GillespieAssistant Professor - Psychology
ā¢ Scholarshipā Focus on modern drama and aging studiesā Lead editor for Staging Age, collection published by Palgraveā Peer-reviewed articles in varied international and national journalsā Completing current monograph project, Act Your Age ā Numerous presentations at international and national conferences
ā¢ Teachingā Thirteen undergraduate literature courses developed and taught at USFSMā Nine courses cross-listed for Masterās students in English Education
ā¢ Service ā Executive committee, North American Network in Aging Studiesā Executive committee, Age Studies Discussion Group of Modern Language Associationā Editorial committee, Age, Culture, Humanities interdisciplinary journalā Chair, USFSM literature degree-program planning groupā Advisor, USFSM English Society and Sigma Tau Delta
Valerie LipscombAssistant Professor - English
Erin P. MartinCoordinator of General EducationInstructor - Biologyā¢ Education
ā Boise State University; Oregon State Universityā¢ Research
ā 3 primary research streams: non-parametric modeling of species distributions, lichen ecology, pedagogy in biology and general education
ā 5 peer-reviewed journal publications, 17 refereed conference presentations, ā Received an AACU grant for Community Engagement at USFSM during her first
semester (has been with USFSM a year and a half). ā¢ Teaching
ā 23 different courses in Biology at various institutions; 4 at USFSMā¢ Service
ā Developed the Biology Program and the new University Core curriculum for USFSM(Pillars of Intellectual Engagement)
ā Reviewer for The Bryologist and Florida Scientist.ā 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.ā Serves on a multitude of University committees and works closely with student
services to promote both Biology and other undergraduate programs. ā Received the Ramalina menziesii award for service from the California Lichen
Society January 2014 for the promotion of education and conservation of lichens.ā Nominated for the Excellence in Service Award from USFSM faculty for 2013.
Fawn T. NgoAssistant Professor - Criminology
ā¢ Educationā University of Marylandā University of California, Irvine
ā¢ Scholarshipā Interests: Criminological Theory, Interpersonal Violence, Evaluation Research,
Quantitative Applications in Criminology & Criminal Justiceā 11 peer-reviewed publications, 2 book chapters, and 9 technical/governmental
reports
ā¢ Teachingā Courses taught in 15 different topic areasā 7 undergraduate and 5 graduate courses developed and taughtā Undergraduate and graduate research mentor
ā¢ Serviceā Vice President, Phi Kappa Phi Executive Council, USF Chapterā Chair, the American Society of Criminology Mentoring Committeeā Faculty Advisor, the Debate Clubā Ad hoc Reviewer for 10 journals, grant proposals, and conferences
ā¢ Educationā University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Ph.D. in Ancient History.
ā¢ Researchā Four books published and one in progress.ā Twelve peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and several others in progress.ā 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.
ā¢ Teachingā All periods of European History, from Classical Greece through Renaissance /
Reformation to Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
ā¢ Long-Term Goalsā 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.
ā 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
ā¢ Educationā University of Illinois-Chicago, Governors State University, Saint
Xavier University - Chicago
ā¢ Researchā Use of assistive technology in rehabilitation of language & reading in persons
with aphasia after stroke
ā¢ Teachingā undergraduate courses at USFSM onlineā graduate courses at USF-Tampaā Neuroanatomy, adult communication disorders, phonetics, dysphagia, aphasia
and related disorders, clinical practicum in CSD
ā¢ Serviceā Presentations at the local, state & national levelsā Co-Advisor, USFSM Chapter, National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Associationā National Aphasia Association conference planning committeeā Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Donna PolelleInstructor - Communication Sciencesand Disorders
ā¢ Researchā 2 primary research streams: alcohol decision making and statistical
consultationā 17 peer-reviewed journal publicationsā 6 book chapters
ā¢ Teachingā Courses taught in 11 different topic areasā Active undergraduate research program with frequent student presentations
at local, state, and international meetings ā 2013 (spring) Outstanding Professor Award
ā¢ Serviceā Reviewer for 9 different journalsā Acting āchairā of psychologyā Vice-chair of USFSMās Academic Programs Committeeā Director of the College of Arts and Sciences annual Celebration of Student
Achievementā Member of Moffitt Cancer Centerās Scientific Review Board
Richard R. ReichAssistant Professor - Psychology
ā¢ Education & Credentials ā Virginia Tech, Ph.D. Gerontologyā Virginia Commonwealth University, MSWā Maintain license to practice psychotherapy (LCSW)
ā¢ Scholarshipā 3-year study in progress: Alzheimerās & ācaregiver burdenā
ā¢ Funded at $1.1 million by U.S. Administration on Agingā¢ Collaboration with Jewish Family & Childrenās Services, Sarasota
ā¢ Teachingā 4 courses in Gerontology ā 7 graduate courses in Masterās of Social Work
ā¢ Serviceā Chair, Duvall Family Studies Initiative (with biennial conferences)ā State, local, national presentations on aging & hoarding behaviorsā Manuscript reviewer for 3 prestigious gerontology journals: Geriatric Nursing,
The Gerontologist, Journal of Women and Aging
Jane RobertsInstructor - Social Work & Gerontology
Thorold āTodā RobertsInstructor II - Professional and Technical Communicationā¢ Education
ā Univ of Kansas (BA, MA); UniversitƤt Kiel, Germany; Kent State Univ (ABD)
ā¢ Scholarshipā Recent research with colleague on writing practices in the workplaceā Articles, books, research publications, technical documentation, and websites for
employers and clients during 37-year career as professional business and technicalwriter and editor
ā Editor of RAF WINGS OVER FLORIDA, a history of WWII flight training in central Florida published by Purdue Univ. Press
ā¢ Teachingā 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)ā Instructor of more than 1,600 students in online writing and editing courses at upper-
undergrad level, USFSM, since 2003ā Director of USFSM Writing Internship Programā Nominee for USFSM Faculty Senate Outstanding Teaching Award, 2012
ā¢ Serviceā Active in committees concerned with distance learning and Arts & Sciences
administrationā Provide liaison with employers and professional groups who serve our USFSM
students as mentors and writing internship sponsors
ā¢ Researchā Areas: Psychology and Law, Jury Decision Making, Juror Memory, Juror
Emotions, and Pretrial Publicityā 10 peer-reviewed journal publications, 1 book and 2 book chaptersā 35+ national and international presentations (all juried)
ā¢ Teachingā 11 different courses, both traditional and web formatā Active undergraduate research mentor with students regularly presenting at
student, national, and international conferences. ā Chair or committee member on several honors thesis and dissertations ā 5 peer-reviewed publications with student authors
ā¢ Serviceā Currently on Sabbatical and so most are service from 2012-2013ā University leadership: CAS Senate Representative, T & P, Faculty Evaluationsā Chair of psychologyā Chair of Student Research Symposiumā Editorial Board: International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciencesā Ad hoc Reviewer for 7 different journals, conference submissions, grants
Christine L. RuvaAssociate Professor - Psychology
Sukanya āSuā Senapati Instructor - EnglishLearning Support Services Faculty Coordinatorā¢ Education
ā U of South Florida, Tampa; U of West Florida, Pensacola.ā¢ Research & Scholarship
ā Renaissance Drama: Book Chapter Cambridge UPā Ethnic-American Literature and Images of Women : 18 articles in various literary encyclopediasā World literature and environmental literature: various encyclopedia articles
ā¢ Teachingā Taught Writing, Literature, Humanities and Womenās Studies coursesā Total of 14 different courses ā introductory, survey and special topics
ā¢ Administrationā 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
ā¢ Service & Other Activities:ā E-learning committeeā World literature examiner for International Baccalaureate program ( 6 years)ā ETS AP Literature Reader (7 years)ā recipient of 3 Fulbright-Hays fellowships
ā¢ Educationā The University of Texas at Austin
ā¢ Researchā Early Modern English Literature, especially Shakespeareā Most recent peer-reviewed publication: āTorture and Summary Justice in
The Spanish Tragedyāā Awarded a USF New Researcher Grant, Spring 2014
ā¢ Teachingā Courses in early British Literature at the undergraduate and graduate level
ā¢ Serviceā USFSM Scholarship Committeeā Scholarship Application Reader for USF Worldā Upcoming panel chair for sessions at the New College Conference on Medieval and
Renaissance Studies and the Sixteenth Century Society and Conferenceā Book Reviews for Comitatus: A Journal for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
and The Sixteenth Century Journal
Timothy A. TurnerAssistant Professor - English
ā¢ Educationā Vanderbilt University, Carnegie Mellon University
ā¢ Researchā 3 primary research streams: emotions, work and occupations, mental healthā 13 peer-reviewed journal publications, 2 book chapters, 1 book reviewā Received grants from the National Science Foundation and the American
Association of University Women
ā¢ Teachingā 7 different courses in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and Sociologyā Undergraduate research mentor, student presentations at local and national conferences
ā¢ Serviceā Honors Program Coordinatorā Chair, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Programā Faculty Adviser, Interdisciplinary Society and Alpha Iota Sigma Honor Societyā Manuscript reviewer for 10 different academic journals, grant reviewer for the
National Science Foundation
Melissa M. SloanAssistant Professor - Interdisciplinary SocialSciences/Sociology
ā¢ Educationā Duke University
ā¢ Researchā 42 peer-reviewed journal articles and 2 booksā Research areas include race and crime, public opinion about crime-related issues, the impact
of religion on punitiveness, testing theories of crime, and school bullyingā 2010 recipient of the Donal A. J. MacNamara Award of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciencesā Cited over 2,000 times
ā¢ Teachingā Teaches in the undergraduate and graduate programsā Theories of Crime, Race, Racism, and Crime
ā¢ Serviceā USFSM Campus Tenure and Promotion Committee
James D. UnneverProfessor - Criminology
College of Business
Anurag AgarwalProfessor - Information Systems / DecisionSciencesā¢ Scholarship
ā Interests: Optimization Modeling, Heuristics and Metaheuristics, Scheduling,Supply Chain Management, Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Project Management
ā 24 peer-reviewed journal publications, 4 book chapters, 3 editorials, 9 articlesin conference proceedings, 29 presentations in mostly national or internationalconferences
ā Cited over 300 times
ā¢ Teachingā Interests: Business Statistics, Business Analytics, Operations Management, Quality
Management, Information Systems in Organizations, Business Application Development, Programming languages
ā Multiple Teaching awards at three different universities
ā¢ Serviceā Editorial board member of two journalsā Search committees for 4 different USFSM positionsā College and campus level T&P Committee member for five yearsā Graduate Committee Member for COB
Ross P. Alander, MLIRInstructor - Managementā¢ Scholarship/Research
ā Edited three chapters for a colleagueās new Human Resources textbookā Researching the value of Southwest Airlines Labor Relations (negotiations,
interest-based bargaining) could have on local school districts and teacherās unionā Decisions published as a Labor Arbitrator on the Labor Panel of the American
Arbitration Associationā 50 plus hours of negotiations training at Harvard Law School
ā¢ Teachingā Human Resources, Principle of Management, Negotiations, Employment Law,
Organizational Behavior, Organizational Assessment and Internationalā Teaching methods include real-world case studies, live negotiations, lectures, projects, and role playsā Two teaching awards
ā¢ Serviceā Undergraduate committee for the USFSM College of Businessā Work with local nonprofits on various operational issuesā Member on the State of Florida Multi-Agency Farmworkers Task Force, Member
of the faculty unionās Collective Bargaining Team, Member Advisory Board for the Tampa Metropolitan Ministries, Former senate member (USFSM) and theUnited Faculty of Florida
ā Work with Beth El Farmworker Mission and the Coalition of Immokolee Workerson various farmworker labor issues
ā Consult with various organizations and companies on Human Resource, Labor Relations and Organizational Effectiveness issues
ā Served on various search committeesā Assisted in the development of the COB Honors Programā Coordinator Leadership Studies Program
ā¢ Researchā Four primary research streams: corporate finance, corruption, market
efficiency, prediction marketsā 21 peer-reviewed academic journal publications (11 sole-authored)ā Cited 130 times in academic journalsā Cited by popular press including ESPN Insider, ESPN the Magazine, and Menās Health
ā¢ Teachingā Taught eight different coursesā Developed three new courses
ā¢ Serviceā 12 college, university, and system USF committees; chair of fiveā Founder of Rickās Research CafĆ©ā Article reviews for 11 different academic journalsā Manatee Glens FACT Team board member
Richard A BorghesiAssociate Professor - Finance
ā¢ Scholarshipā 2 peer-reviewed journal publicationsā Textbook editor for Pearson for two Accounting Textbooksā Continuing Education developer for National Association of Certified Valuation
Analysts, Florida Institute of CPAs
ā¢ Teachingā Teaches undergraduate Accounting Classesā Designed & executed new online courses ā Awarded āOutstanding Instructorā USF Sarasota Manatee, 2012
ā¢ Serviceā Participated in faculty search committeeā AACSB committee work, Undergraduate committeeā Licensed to practice public accounting in FLā Certifications In Financial Forensics, Valuation Analyst, Certified Financial Planner
Elizabeth T. CarlsonInstructor - Accounting
ā¢ Scholarshipā Research streams: Corporate Finance, international finance, and corporate social
responsibilityā 19 peer-reviewed journal publications (7 level āAā publications)
ā¢ Teachingā Have taught graduate & undergraduate corporate finance, international finance, financial
markets and institutions, investment, and financial managementā Focus on team project based learning
ā¢ Serviceā Ad-hoc reviewer for peer reviewed scholarly journalsā Several university and college committeesā Served as an executive board member of Korea America Finance Association
Kiyoung ChangAssistant Professor - Finance
ā¢ Researchā 3 primary research streams: services, customer-used technology, and
customer loyaltyā 16 peer-reviewed journal publicationsā Cited over 700 times
ā¢ Teachingā Courses taught in 24 different topic areasā 7 different teaching methods employed (lecture, discussion, role play,
spotlighting, case discussion, real-world projects, simulations) ā 4 teaching awards
ā¢ Serviceā 37 article reviews for journalsā Search committees for 15 different USFSM positionsā 15 other USF committeesā Former USFSM faculty senate president
James M. CurranAssociate Professor - Marketing
ā¢ Researchā Interests: advanced analytics, multi/intelligent agent systems, optimization/
decision support, quality/six sigma, and operations/supply chain managementā Multiple peer-reviewed journal publications, numerous conference/industry
presentationsā Prepared innovation research (SBIR)/other grant proposals
ā¢ Teachingā Taught numerous courses in the bachelors, masters, and professional masters
programs in USA and Indiaā Taught university students of all ages from teenagers to senior citizens, trained
managers to operators in industryā¢ Service / Industry Experience
ā Served on USFSM committees, reviewer for international journalsā Developed/implemented innovative solutions in industry, executed numerous
consulting projects successfullyā Prepared proposals, won 12+ government/commercial contractsā Grew a Small Business startup 9 times by revenue and 6 times by employee
numbers within 18 months (for the next 4-5 years)ā 12+ years consulting and industry experience in USA and Indiaā Certified Quality Engineer
ā¢ Otherā ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
Ramakrishna Govindu, Ph.D. Instructor ā Information Systems /Decision Sciences
ā¢ Researchā Interests: environmental sustainability and firm performance, local
entrepreneurship behavior and local knowledge as drivers of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education
ā 17 peer-reviewed journal publicationsā 4 entries in Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), 2 book chapters,
10 articles in conference proceedings, 16 conference presentations
ā¢ Teachingā Taught 7 Management courses including Strategic Management and Entrepreneurshipā Focus on experiential and scenario-based learning methodologies
ā¢ Service ā Editorial board member of 2 scholarly journalsā Ad Hoc paper reviewer for 5 scholarly journals and 3 conferencesā Several College and USF SM committeesā Involvement with North Sarasota (Newtown) Redevelopment Office
Jean D. KabongoAssistant Professor - Management
ā¢ Researchā 24 peer-reviewed journal publicationsā 2 book chapters, 2 instructors manualsā Over 40 conference presentations & proceedingsā Distinguished research award-Academy of Marketing Studies (2010)ā Cited over 170 times
ā¢ Teachingā Over 30 years of teaching experience at 5 different schoolsā Courses taught in over 25 different topic areasā Taught online and hybrid coursesā Invited to serve as guest lecturer numerous times in various international schools
ā¢ Serviceā AACSB Liaisonā Reviewer for several academic journalsā Manatee Performing Arts Center-Board memberā Senior Projects Judge, Braden River High School
Ron LennonAssistant Professor - Marketing
ā¢ Researchā Interests: Financial Accounting and Auditingā 7 peer-reviewed journal publications
ā¢ Teachingā Taught 6 courses in Financial Accounting, Auditing, and Managerial (Cost)
Accounting.ā Designed & executed new courses including hybrid delivery.ā Nominated for the Excellence in Teaching Award from for 2012 and 2013.
ā¢ Serviceā USFSM General Education Committee Member since its inceptionā Faculty Advisor for the Accounting Society student organizationā Faculty mentor to students seeking CPA licensure in Floridaā COB Strategic Planning Committeeā USFSM Scholarship Committee
Heather M. LivelyInstructor - Accounting
ā¢ Researchā 3 primary research streams: private company valuations, accounting and
auditing frameworks, accounting education.ā 4 books 40 journal publications 33 peer reviewed
ā¢ Teaching / Experience ā Courses taught in all aspects of graduate and undergraduate financial accounting,
auditing and MBA introductory managerial and financial accounting coursesā 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
ā New York State Society of CPAs numerous awards for teaching including best presenter of the year. ā Former Arthur Andersen Professor of Accounting University at Albanyā Marvin & Company CPAs 30 yearsā 15 years managing partner firm grew from 24 to 85 personnel during term as managing partner
ā¢ Serviceā New York State Board of Accountancy - board with oversight on licensing including being chairā Editorial Board of the CPA Journal for approximately 15 years with approximately six reviews/yr.ā American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Board of Examiners responsible for the writing of the CPA examā AICPA Auditing Standards Board and task force that total rewrote auditing standards to
converge with international standards.ā 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 NoĆ«l D.B.A.Instructor - Marketingā¢ Scholarship
ā Discipline based research: price, value, benchmarking quality ā Pedagogical studies in personality, ideology and student
entitlementsā More than 25 peer-reviewed journal publications and proceedings
ā¢ Teachingā Courses taught in over 15 different topic areas including the capstone
undergraduate and capstone MBA programs. ā Recently designed and taught several new online and hybrid courses ā Held full faculty status at six major universitiesā USF Outstanding Professor Award 2001, 2006 and 2008
ā¢ Serviceā Awarded the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce āContributions to Entrepreneurship 2009āā Initiated, authored and awarded a $277,250 regional job creation grant for the Sarasota Chamber of
Commerce 2009ā Initiated and lead a number of local business outreach programs ā Currently serves as vice-chair of the campus Academic Programs Committeeā Graduate of Leadership Sarasota County 2001 program. ā Previous owner and manager of two successful businesses employing
7 part time and 3 full time employees.
ā¢ Scholarshipā Research streams: Business entity structures, ethics in the accounting
profession, quality education and free market economics. 9 peer-reviewed journal publications
ā Cited over 40 times
ā¢ Teachingā Teaches graduate & undergraduate tax and business lawā Designed & executed new online courses ā Awarded āMost Outstanding Instructorā USF Tampa, 2010
ā¢ Serviceā Co-chair faculty search committeeā AACSB accreditation training & committee workā Panelist for USFSM āNew Student Introductionāā Licensed to practice public accounting & law in FL and CAā Faculty mentor for Business Honors Capstone course
Carol A. VanceInstructor - Accounting
Andrew WhitmoreInstructor - Information Systems / Decision Sciencesā¢ Research
ā Information systems, informatics, ābig dataāā 11 peer-reviewed journal publicationsā 16 conference presentations & proceedingsā Cited over 75 times
ā¢ Teachingā 4 years experienceā Taught online and hybrid courses
ā¢ Serviceā Reviewer for several academic journalsā Gen Ed committeeā Undergrad committee
College of Education
ā¢ Teachingā Courses Taught: Classroom Management, School Safety, Law, Ethics and Elementaryā Methods; Elementary Education Internships; Teaching Elementary (KG-6) Social Studies; ā Planning and Organizing for Instruction in the Elementary School; Curriculum and Authentic
Assessment; Classroom Management for a Diverse School and Society
ā¢ Scholarship Focusā Teacher Cultural Competenceā Academic Achievement Gapā Title 1 Schools (professional development and school achievement)ā No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
ā¢ Serviceā Chair, Elementary Education Curriculum Areaā Coordinator, MAT Programā President, Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) ā 2013-2014ā President, Southern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE) ā 2013-2014ā Leadership Academy, Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) -2013-present
Marie Byrd-BlakeAssociate Professor, College of EducationChair, Elementary Education Curriculum Area; Coordinator, MAT Program
ā¢ Educationā University of Colorado, Boulder, Ph.D., Linguistics
ā¢ Recent Scholarship ā 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.
ā¢ Teachingā Teach all TSL courses, graduate and undergraduate, leading to FL Teacher Credential
Endorsement for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
ā¢ Serviceā Faculty Liaison to United Faculty of Florida, USF Chapter and campus member of UFF Grievance
Committeeā Member Gen Ed Committee ā Technical consultant to Head Start programs serving children and families who speak indigenous
languages
Rebecca BurnsInstructor & Coordinator of ESOL Endorsement Programs
ā¢ Educationā University of South Florida, Tampa
ā¢ Researchā 8 peer-reviewed journal publicationsā 2 co-authored books, 3 book chaptersā 16 national/international research presentationsā Focus: Mathematics classroom assessment
ā¢ Teachingā Graduate and undergraduate courses in mathematics methodsā Outstanding Professor award from students ā 2011, 2013ā Excellence in Teaching award from faculty - 2013
ā¢ Serviceā Faculty Senate, Vice Presidentā Academic Programs Committee, Chairā System Faculty Council, Memberā Academic and Campus Environment Advisory Council, Member
Patricia āTriciaā HunsaderAssistant ProfessorFellow, STaR (Service, Teaching and Research) ā
NSF Mathematics EducationExecutive Director, Center for PAInT ā
(Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching)
ā¢ Scholarship ā Most recent Roundtable presentations in state and regional conferencesā 2012 Information Fluency Conference on Digital Divide and 2013 Southern
Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE Conference) on Enhancing Parental Engagement in Education
ā¢ Teachingā Areas: Social Foundations of Education, Classroom Management, Instructional
Methods and Leadership. Methods of delivery include online, web-blend and Video Conferencing.
ā¢ Service ā Faculty Coordinator for USF Sarasota-Manatee at North Portā Vice President for The Florida Association of Branch Campus Administrators
(June 2013-Present)
ā¢ Professional Developmentā Participant in The Sloan-C Online Teaching Certificate Courseā The Sloan-C Online Teaching Certificate prepares educators to teach and improve
online courses using the Sloan-C pillars of quality in online educationālearningeffectiveness, 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 Areaā¢ Education
ā University of Toronto, Stanford University
ā¢ Experienceā Regional Coordinator, Education for Peace Program, Bosnia-Herzegovina
ā¢ Researchā 45+ publications and presentationsā PI/Co-PI on 6 grants; > $1,400,000 in fundingā Focus: Youth purpose, positive youth development, thriving across the lifespan,
international research in community service-learning
ā¢ Teachingā 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
ā Director, Master of Arts in Secondary English Educationā 2010 Outstanding Professor Award
ā¢ Serviceā Editorial Board: Applied Developmental Scienceā Ad hoc Reviewer for 9 journals, grants programs, and conferencesā Advisory Council: Echoing Green, Work on Purpose Program (New York, NY)ā 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
ā¢ Research and Awardsā 2014 Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellow in Public Policy. Project:
NZ Refugee Resettlement policy, Wellington Ministry of Businessā Ugandan field work on war-affected families, 2010-presentā Over 20 publications, half in peer-reviewed journalsā Two university, one state, and one international award since 2011ā Six grants and private funding received since 2005
ā¢ Teachingā Five undergraduate and two graduate courses developed and taught at USFSM;
face to face, blended, and onlineā Courses taught in Canada, Jamaica, and Uganda while at USFSM
ā¢ Serviceā USF Faculty Senate President, 2011-2013ā USFSM Faculty Service Award, 2013ā Advisor to 11 doctoral, masters, and honors students since 2007ā Reviewer for nine journals and numerous state, national, and
international conferences
Jody L. McBrienAssociate Professor
ā¢ Educationā Randolph-Macon College, Virginia Commonwealth University,
University of Virginia
ā¢ Scholarshipā Primary research focus: Creating safe and effective schools for traditionally
marginalized studentsā Editor, Center for Partnerships in Arts-Integrated Teaching(PAInT) book series
& Chair, Research and Advocacy Work Group
ā¢ Teachingā Teaching focus: Educational law, policy, leadership, administration, supervision,
and instructional leadershipā Innovation: Integrating arts into leadership preparation through partnership with
Sarasota Operaā Recognition: Teaching excellence awards at last two institutions
ā¢ Serviceā Chair, Educational Leadership and Online Programsā Senior Fellow/Executive Director and Research and Advocacy Coordinator,
Center for PAInT, ā University Tenure and Promotion Committee, College Annual Review, Assessment,
Bylaws Committee, Leadership Teamā Multiple community and school district advisory boards
Brianne L. Reck Associate ProfessorChair, Educational Leadership & Online Programs
A. Helene RobinsonAssistant Professor ā¢ Education
ā Liberty University, University of Miami, Nova Southeastern University
ā¢ Researchā 7 peer reviewed journal publicationsā 1 book chapter, 1 monographā 7 national/international presentations, 12 regional/local presentationsā Focus: Arts Integration and Disadvantaged Students
ā¢ Teachingā Graduate and undergraduate courses in special education, arts integration, technology, and internship supervisionā Dr. John W. Dobbins Professor of the Year Award from students at SJU ā 2012ā Developed graduate concentration in Arts and Academic Interdisciplinary Education at SEUā Developed new bachelor degree leading to teacher certification in special education, elementary education, reading, and
ESOL at SEU
ā¢ Serviceā 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
ā PAInT curriculum committee and PAInT research committee, memberā 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 ā¢ Education
ā Queenās University (Canada); University of Tennessee (Knoxville)ā¢ Research
ā 18 peer reviewed articles, 3 chapters, 33 national and international presentations ā Focus: Impact of the research from the neurosciences to education; Personality
profiles for teachers, and pre-services experiences in the inner-city schools. ā¢ Teaching
ā Have taught 13 different courses over the past 16 years here at USF-SMā Created the Masters in Arts in Teaching program 10 plus years agoā Created 4 different Professional Development Schoolsā Recipient of the 2001 and 2007 Undergraduate Teaching Award and the 2003
Professional Award. ā¢ Service
ā Work with early childhood programs in Indiaā Serve on 5 Editorial Boards and was Editor-in-chief for the Journal of Creative
Education (3 years)ā Work with troubled teens ā teaching life skills through sailing ā 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 Assessmentā¢ Scholarship
ā Areas of inquiry: literacy, reading and writing learning processes. Published research on the influence of instructional programs on childrenās reading process, learning from artists to read and write, assessment in the COE
ā 11 articles in refereed periodicals (national); 6 book chapters; over 20 technical reports;30 presentations at refereed national/international conferences
ā¢ Teachingā Masters in Reading program coordinator ā Assessment coordination ā work with each COE program to build and refine its system to
support candidatesā professional growthā 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
ā 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
ā Recipient of an Outstanding Professor award, 2007, awarded by USFSM students
ā¢ Service ā At USFSM: Engaged in preparation for initial national accreditation of our College of Education,
preparation of the approved certification-based programsā folios for FLDOE approval, annual reports to USFSM, FLDOE, NCATE
ā 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
ā The profession: FLDOE peer-reviewer (team leader), Reviewer: Florida Reading Journal, AERJ, AERA Conference Proposals, textbooks, Childrenās Literature Symposium (planning)
College of Hospitality & Technology Leadership
Katerina AnnaraudAssociate Professor
ā¢ Educationā St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance
(Russia), Texas Tech University.
ā¢ Teachingā 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).
ā¢ Researchā Published 10 articles in peer reviewed journals.
ā¢ Serviceā President of the Faculty Senate 2013-2014. ā Served on 15+ University Committees.ā Outstanding Faculty Award (2008).
ā¢ 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.
ā¢ Industry- Chef de Cuisine at Westin Resort & Hyatt Regency Hotels - Executive Chef at Radisson Hotel- Consultant and creator of Good Live Cuisine
ā¢ 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
ā¢ 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
ā¢ Educationā Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.ā New York University, B.S. Hospitality Administrationā The Culinary Institute of America, A.O.S. Culinary Arts
ā¢ Industryā Former prosecutor and civil attorney in NYCā Owned management company which operated private yacht club in NYCā Former executive chef in upscale Manhattan restaurant
ā¢ Teachingā Taught four different courses at USFSM/former adjunct at NYUā Developed new graduate level hospitality law courseā Developed the first two Pillar Courses addressing Ethics/Leadership & Diversity/Community
Engagementā¢ Service
ā 4 college and university committeesā Major contributor to Hospitality Program Reviewā Overseeing & organizing Hospitality Programās path to ACPHA Accreditationā Drafts contracts, MOUās and other agreements consistent with Deanās visionā Presented, recruited, and interviewed students in Taiwan for certificate program
Sunita LodwigIT Faculty Leadā¢ Education
ā Washington State University, WAā Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
ā¢ Industry Experienceā Over 20 years with AT&T Bell Labs and Motorola
ā¢ Program Developmentā Co-developed the current IT Program with multiple concentrations and
certificatesā¢ Teaching
ā Courses in Information Security, program design methodology, Programminglanguages, Data structures & algorithms, project management
ā 2011 Finalist, Business Woman of the Year in Education categoryā 2013 State of Florida Achievement Award
ā¢ Serviceā 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.
ā Chaired USFSMās 2013 STEM Summitā 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
ā¢ Educationā The Pennsylvania State Universityā University of Massachusetts Amherstā Fudan University, China
ā¢ Researchā 3 primary research streams: luxury consumption, consumer behavior,
service failure and recoveryā 7 peer-reviewed journal publicationsā 12 refereed conference presentations
ā¢ Teachingā Taught four different coursesā Developed a new graduate level courseā Chaired two Master thesis committees
ā¢ Serviceā 5 college and university committeesā USFSM - Chinese university partnership initiationā Chair/track chair of two refereed conferencesā Article reviews for 5 different academic journals and 3 refereed conferences