Dave Althoff
Media Service Technician
Information Technology
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in communication
Expertise:
- Amusement rides, especially roller coasters; including their history, appreciation, and maintenance, safety, and inspection
Background: Has studied ride history informally since about 1987 and ride safety formally since about 1996. Holds a Level I Amusement Ride Inspection certificate from the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials. Maintaining that certification requires at least 32 hours of formal training every two years. Also provides feature content for http://www.coasterbuzz.com/ and http://www.pointbuzz.com/ and participates in discussions. For more detail, see Dave's personal Web site.
Michaele Barsnack
Adjunct professor in art therapy
Art Department
Degrees: Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Master’s degree in education
Expertise:
- Psychiatric art therapy
- Chemical dependency
- Affected family members
- Art therapy and trauma victims
Background: Credentials include LPCC (licensed professional counselor), ATR-BC (board-certified art therapist), CCDCII-E (certified chemical dependency counselor) and NCACII (national certified addictions counselor). Has worked as an art therapist and counselor for 25 years in the Columbus area. Work experience includes adults, children and adolescents in schools, jail, treatment programs, hospitals, nursing homes, oncology, hospice, on dialysis and in the work place.
Regina Burch
Assistant professor
Law School
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in psychology and social relations; master’s degree in administration; and Juris Doctor degree
Expertise:
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Corporate Governance
Background: Has provided management and technology consulting services in the high-technology industry and has advised senior corporate management on corporate governance and securities matters. Her area of research interest is Sarbanes-Oxley and other federal and state law regulating the behavior of corporate directors and officers.
Erica M. Brownstein
Associate professor
Education department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in chemistry and doctorate in science education
Licenses: 7-12 chemistry, physics and mathematics
Expertise:
- Science education (pre-K-16)
- Integrating technology (such as the use of blogs, the World Wide Web, etc.) into the K-16 classroom
- Licensure in teacher education (especially science) such as NCATE and state standards
- Misconceptions in science
- Girls in science
Background: Erica is the pre-service program coordinator for Science Education with the National Science Teacher’s Association and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. She works with most pre-service science education programs in the United States and territories. “Our mission is to make science education in the U.S. and Territories the best in the world. We will do this by improving pre-service science education programs.” Erica has taught in a rural high school, Sheridan High School (Northern Local Schools, Perry County), and at Eastmoor High School. She has published papers and made presentations on these topics and has reviewed programs nationally for science accreditation. She also has led workshops and consulted with programs to assist them with accreditation. Brownstein also runs a science outreach program, called GROWS, that pairs inner city middle school girls with college female mentors.
Jacqueline Bussie
Assistant professor
Religion and philosophy department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree from Davidson College; master’s degree in religion from Yale University Divinity School; and doctorate from University of Virginia.
Expertise:
- Holocaust studies (especially the work of Elie Wiesel)
- Problem of evil studies
- Laughter and religion
- Modern Christian thought
- Christian ethics
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Also serves as a guest preacher regularly for the Lutheran Southern Ohio Synod
Background: Bussie recently received a grant from Capital to go on a Holocaust educational tour of Europe and received a grant to take a group of students and a Holocaust survivor to the Holocaust museum in Washington, D.C. She authored a book chapter on Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor, and has been invited twice to be the keynote speaker on hate crimes and the Holocaust for Columbus Public Schools teachers. She recently presented a paper on laughter at an international conference in Sweden, and she presents papers regularly at the American Academy of Religion. Her book manuscript, “Laughter of the Oppressed,” currently is out for peer review.
Sharon Croft
Associate professor of communication
Degrees: Bachelor of Arts; Master of Arts; and doctoral degrees
Expertise:
- Horror films
- Gender and film
- Media studies
- Narrative
- Developmental disabilities
- Visual communication
- Propaganda
Lynn Dailey
Professor of marketing
School of Management
Degrees: Master’s degree in business administration and doctoral degree
Expertise:
- Consumer behavior
- Consumer research
- Marketing strategy
- Small business
- Business plans
- Focus groups
Maria Jose Delgado
Associate professor of Spanish
Modern languages department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in psychology and women studies from UCLA; master’s degree in Latin America literature; and doctorate in Spanish and women studies, University of Arizona, Tucson
Expertise:
- Spanish teacher and translator
- Crisis intervention
- Running
Background: Twenty-three years teaching; five years counselor/advocate at the Shelter for Battered Women in Los Angeles; three years crisis intervention via phone, in Columbus, Ohio.
Bruce Epps
Academic services coordinator
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
Degrees: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English and Chinese
Expertise:
- Writing
- Modern literature
- Study strategies
- Computers (Mac)
Background: Bachelor’s degree in English with concentrations in creative writing and secondary education from Ohio University; master’s degree in Chinese language, literature and linguistics from The Ohio State University; master’s degree in English with concentrations in American literature and postmodern literature from The Ohio State University; completed doctoral coursework. Twenty years of teaching composition, literature, business writing and intercultural studies in higher education.
Lou Fischer
Professor of music: Jazz studies/music industry
Conservatory of Music
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in jazz studies; master’s degree in composition; and doctorate in bass performance, secondary theory and composition
Expertise:
- Jazz studies and related topics
- Rhythm section
- Theory
- Arranging
- Composition
- Advocacy
- Show production
Background: Forty years of professional performance with many world-renowned artists, garnering practical experience in performance. Twenty-five years of performing and teaching workshops in the related subjects at more than 200 institutions worldwide as guest lecturer and performing artist. Member of the executive board for the International Association for Jazz Education (29 years of service to this organization).
Jody S. Fournier
Associate professor of psychology
Behavioral sciences department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in psychology; master’s degree in child development; and doctoral degree in developmental psychology, all from The Ohio State University
Expertise:
- Cognitive developmental psychology
Dennis Hirsch
Professor of law
Law School
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree, Columbia University; and Juris Doctor, Yale Law School
Expertise:
- Environmental law and policy, especially the Clean Air Act
- Emissions trading
- Constitutional law related to environmental regulation
- Greenhouse gases (climate change)
- Sustainable development
- Law and religion
- Evolution vs. creationism debate
- Property law
- Land-use issues
Background: Practiced with the firm of Sidley and Austin in Washington, D.C., specializing in environmental law and appellate litigation. He has written and lectured widely on innovative approaches to environmental regulation, including emissions trading and other new approaches.
He is the past chair of the committee on innovation, management systems and trading of the American Bar Association section of environment, energy and resources. This ABA environmental committee focuses on innovative approaches to environmental regulation and their implications for the law. He currently is a vice chair on the committee and a vice chair on the ABA Environmental Task Force on Constitutional Issues. He is a member of the Legal Advisory Committee of the National Center for Science Education, the leading pro-evolution advocacy group. He is founder of the Ohio Sustainability Roundtable, a group that focuses on sustainable business practices in Ohio.
Andrea M. Karkowski
Associate professor of psychology
Behavioral sciences department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in psychology, Lock Haven University; master’s and doctoral degrees in psychology, University of Montana; and Master of Business Administration with leadership focus, Franklin University
Expertise:
- Experimental psychology
- Leadership
- Sex and gender issues
Alan S. Katchen
Adjunct professor
History department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree, University of Pennsylvania; master’s degree, Harvard University; and doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins University
Expertise:
- Anti-semitism
- Prejudice
- Bigotry
- Hate crime
- Extremist groups in America
Background: Served for 23 years with the anti-defamation league, the last 15 as director for the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana regional office.
Bill Kennedy
Professor of communication and director of theatre
Communication department
Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees
Expertise:
- Theatre
- Musical theatre
- Shakespeare
- Magic
- Clowning
- Comedy
Rita B. Kerr
Professor
School of Nursing
Degrees: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychiatric mental-health nursing education; and doctorate in nursing - cognate - psychological anthropology
Expertise:
- Grief and mourning
- Culture
- Psychiatric mental-health nursing
- Research methods
- Family theory
- Undergraduate and graduate student and faculty exchange
Stephen C. Koch
Professor, director of debate
Communication department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in journalism; master’s degree in speech; and doctorate in communication studies
Expertise:
- Debate (intercollegiate and interscholastic)
- Political debates
- Political communication strategy
- Public speaking
- History of public speaking
- Democracy and public communication systems
- Parliamentary procedure
Background: Served on faculties of University of Georgia; CSU-Bakersfield; Miami University and Ohio University; former executive director of Ohio High School Speech League; former director of the Miami University Speakers Bureau; 30 years of experience as an intercollegiate director of forensics and head debate coach; authored nationally distributed article on presidential debates (Scripps-Howard) and TV interviews in the Cincinnati/Dayton area; professional consultant on parliamentary procedure and executive public speaking.
Barry E. Kopetz
Professor of conducting and director of bands
Conservatory of Music
Degrees: Bachelor of Music Education; Master of Music Education; Doctor of Music Education; and certificate: New York School of Business
Expertise:
- Conducting
- Analysis of wind band masterpieces
- Composition
- Mustang restoration
Background: Conducts the Symphonic Winds, Wind Symphony and Chamber Winds at Capital. He is chair of the instrumental performance area, and his other responsibilities include teaching conducting and composition. He has held positions at the University of Utah, University of Minnesota and Bowling Green State University, as well as in the public schools of Ohio and South Carolina.
Kopetz is active as a composer and arranger, with more than 70 published works to his credit. He has written numerous commissioned works and has composed music for both chamber ensembles and television and feature film trailers. He is in demand as a guest conductor/composer, each year conducting all-state and honor bands throughout the nation. He is also a published author, having written interpretive articles regarding the standard repertoire for The Instrumentalist Magazine. He has been selected for an award from the Educational Press Association of America for these interpretive analyses. His hobbies include composing, presidential and Civil War history, and restoring classic Mustangs.
Terry Lahm
Associate professor or environmental science and geology
Biological sciences department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in geology, College of Wooster; master’s and doctoral degrees in hydrogeology, The Ohio State University
Expertise:
- Geology
- Hydrogeology
- Groundwater flow
- Contaminants or pollution in the water environment (i.e. groundwater and streams)
- Computer modeling natural systems especially as they relate to environmental science
- Computational science
- Science by inquiry
- Streams health
- Floods
- Waste disposal - hazardous, radioactive
Also can discuss geologic processes such as
- Earthquakes
- Volcanoes
- Landslides
- Tsunamis
- Physical oceanography
- Plate tectonics
- Rocks
- Minerals
- Glaciers
- Climate change
- Energy resources (coal, oil, gas)
Background: Has published works in referred scientific journals, made presentations at national professional meetings, and secured numerous grants from federal government and foundations. He is a member of the following professional societies: American Geophysical Union - Hydrology Section; Council of Undergraduate Research - Geology Division; Geological Society of America - Hydrogeology Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Ground Water Association - Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers; Ohio Academy of Science; Project Kaleidoscope - F21 Member; and Sigma Xi - Scientific Research Society.
John Ledingham
Communication professor
Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees
Expertise:
- Organizational Relationships
- Mass media usage and effects
- Research methodologies
Hobbies:
- Mainstream Jazz
- Sports
- Classic cars
Background:
Has consulted for Bank of New Zealand, Swiss Banks, East Coast Region of Sprint Telecommunications, ABB Process Automation Worldwide, Walker Group/CNN, and Cox Cable. Served as senior consultant for Powell-based S4 Consulting; vice president for research at Columbus-based HMS Partners; and communication director for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the Ohio Public Utilities Commission. Ranked among top five scholars on organizational relationships; frequent speaker at professional functions; and author of widely quoted work on relationship management.
Sandra Mathias
Professor
Conservatory of Music
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in music education; master’s degree in music with Orff emphasis; doctoral degree in music education
Certification: Kodály Certificate
Expertise:
- Master of Music in Music Education degree at Capital University
- The Kodály philosophy
- Children's choirs
Background: Director of the Capital in Hungary Honors Program and director of graduate programs at the Conservatory of Music. Also serves as the artistic director of the Columbus Children's Choir.
David N. Mayer
Professor of law and history
Law School and history department
Degrees: Bachelor’s and law degrees, The University of Michigan; master’s and doctoral degrees in history, The University of Virginia
Expertise:
- Thomas Jefferson
- The American Founders
- U.S. Constitutional Law and History
- Economic freedom
- Establishment Clause
- Executive branch/power
- Federalism
- 14th Amendment
- Fundamental rights
- Legal history/history of law
- The judiciary
- Presidential power
- Regulation of business
- Religious freedom
- School choice/school vouchers
- Second amendment
- Separation of church and state
- State/federal relations
- War powers
- Copyright law
- Trademark law
- Political thought
- Libertarianism
Background: Author of “The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson” (1994) and several articles on constitutional history and public policy matters in history, law and political science journals; teaches courses in U.S. Constitution history, English and American legal history, copyright law, the law of unfair trade practices, and seminars in Constitutional history and Libertarianism and the law.
Lorie McCaughan
Staff Attorney
Capital University General Litigation Clinic and Family Advocacy Clinic
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in nursing; Juris Doctor
Expertise:
- Domestic violence (legal perspective)
- Civil protection for domestic violence victims
Background: Supervising attorney, Civil Protection Unit, Family Advocacy Clinic, Capital University Law School. Helped set up the clinic nearly five years ago. Has assisted many domestic violence clients through legal processes. Serves on several domestic violence-related task forces/committees.
Chris McNeil
Legal writing instructor
Law School
Degrees: Juris Doctor from Kansas University; and Master of Judicial Studies from the University of Nevada – Reno
Expertise:
- Due process in adjudication
- Judicial studies
- Administrative law
- Legal research
- Legal writing
Background: Private practice and eight years as an assistant Ohio Attorney General; faculty at Capital Law School since 1995 and faculty at the National Judicial College since 2002. Administrative hearing examiner for Ohio agencies including the Ohio Board of Nursing, Ohio Dental Board, and the Department of Job and Family Services.
Keirsten Moore
Interim dean and associate professor
School of Management
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in business administration; master’s degree in labor and human resources; and doctorate in labor and human resources
Expertise:
- Managing people
- Sexual harassment
- Human resources
- Working mothers (personal "hobby")
Background: Teaches human resource management, organizational behavior (motivation, leadership, communication, diversity, etc.), compensation, and employment law. Has published articles on workaholism and self-managed team and conducted research on sexual harassment.
Sharon (Sherry) Peck
Associate dean and associate professor
School of Management
Degrees: Bachelor’s and Master of Business Administration degrees from University of Chicago; doctoral degree from Northwestern University
Expertise:
- Strategy
- Conflict management
- Working mothers
John Phillips
Instructor
Mathematics, computer science and physics department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degrees in physics and mathematics; master’s degree in physics; and has completed coursework for doctorate in physics
Expertise:
- Astrophysics
- Theoretic physics
- Numeric analysis
- C++ programming
- Tai Chi
- Historic re-enacting
- Role-playing games
Background: Training in theoretic astrophysics, focusing mostly in cosmological questions. Research deals largely with computer simulations of cosmological events and interpretation of the physics involved in these events. Strong background in numeric simulation and analysis, mostly in the C++ computer language. Also involved in the Boost community of developers – an organization that writes, tests and refines libraries for eventual inclusion in the ANSI/ISO language standard. Studied Tai Chi for nearly seven years, and have taught at a few different locations. Involved in the historic recreation organization, the Society for Creative Anachronism, for more than 20 years, and is very familiar with the recreationist hobby.
Tanya Poteet
Assistant professor
Behavioral sciences department
Degrees: Juris Doctor and doctoral degree in sociology with concentration in criminology
Expertise:
- Death penalty
- Wrongful convictions
- Criminal justice
- Criminology
Background: Teach at both Capital and OSU law schools. Worked as a public defender in the death penalty division.
Susan M. Puwalski
Instructor
School of Management
Degrees: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration
Expertise:
- Sales management
- Sales promotion
- Computer concepts
- E-Commerce
- Microsoft Office 2003
Background: More than 25 years of experience in sales management and marketing; currently working on doctorate with emphasis in E-commerce. Dissertation will research the online purchasing behavior of men and women. Full time at Capital but also teach at Franklin University and Ohio Dominican University and teach both computer software classes (MS Office) and business classes such as marketing, sales and management information systems.
David Reed
Associate professor
Mathematics, computer science and physics department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science; master’s and doctoral degrees in computer science
Expertise:
- General computer topics
- Apple/Mac products and software
- Open source software (Linux, Firefox)
- Not an expert on Microsoft products
Rocky J. Reuter
Professor, Interim Dean
Conservatory of Music
Degrees: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education; and Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition
Expertise:
- Music technology
- Electronic music
- Music composition and creativity
- Contemporary music
Background: College music educator since 1978; vice president, Association for Technology in Music Instruction; Board of Directors and National Advisory Board and annual conference chair for Technology Institute for Music Educators; co-chair of Society of Composers, Inc., Region V (largest U.S. region).
Renda Ross
Assistant professor
Social work program
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in family science and child development; Master's degree in social work; doctorate in family science and family therapy with equal emphasis in psychology
Expertise:
- Couples
- Families
- Cultural Diversity
- ADHD/ADD in children, adolescents and adults, and in families
- ADHD and academic disengagement
Background: Dr. Ross is an associate professor and currently serves as Capital University’s Social Work Program director. She joined the faculty at Capital University in 1999 and served as field director from 2001 to 2006. She taught family science courses at the OSU College of Human Ecology from 1987 to 1999. As a master's student, she served as a research associate for Dr. William Eldridge, now retired, and with Dr. Barbara M. Newman (currently at University of Rhode Island) during her doctoral program.
She has presented nationally in the area of adolescent development and family process. More recently her research interests have included understanding how Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity traits/symptoms relate to academic disengagement, and she directs Capital's First Year Experience pilot project.
With more than 20 years of experience working with families and individuals in a variety of clinical settings, Ross currently maintains a small private practice in downtown Dublin, Ohio where she works with couples, families and adolescents. She is committed to family health, validating diversity in families, encouraging functional family process, and using a strengths perspective. She has extensive family therapy training under the instruction of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy supervisors. Learn more about Dr. Ross here.
Susan D. Rozelle
Assistant professor of law
Law School
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in philosophy University of Central Florida; Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, Duke University School of Law.
Expertise:
- Criminal law
- Criminal procedure
- Evidence
Background: In addition to teaching, three years of experience as a law clerk in the Massachusetts appellate courts and a year as a litigation associate at a large law firm in Boston.
Hobbies: Downhill skiing, road bicycling (both strictly recreational). Skiing for 12 seasons now, with one on Telemark gear and three involving more backcountry (or "hike-to" skiing); road bicycling for two years, with seven "century" (100-mile) rides to date.
Tobie R. Sanders
Professor
Education department
Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees
Expertise:
- Early childhood education and child development
- Reading and literacy learning and teaching
Background: More than 30 years of experience in early childhood and early language and literacy.
Bradley Smith
Professor of law
Law School
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree, cum laude, Kalamazoo College; Juris Doctor, cum laude, Harvard Law School
Expertise:
- Campaign finance reform
- Elections and voting rights
- Redistricting
- Money and politics
- Political campaigns
- Administrative law
- First Amendment rights
- Federal Election Commission
- Ohio Elections Commission
Background: Former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission; founder of the Center for Competitive Politics; serves on the editorial board for Election Law Journal; served on the advisory board to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Election Law from 2001-2005; serves on the executive committee of the Federalist Society’s Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group; author of "Unfree Speech: The Folly of Campaign Finance Reform" (Princeton University Press) and numerous academic articles. His articles on campaigns, elections, and politics have appeared in law, legislation and public policy journals at Yale, Harvard, Georgetown, University of Pennsylvania and Cornell law schools. He also has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, National Review, USA Today and others. He also has appeared on NBC, Fox, C-Span, MSNBC, PBS, and shows such as the O'Reilly Factor and Hardball with Chris Matthews, among others. For more information, please visit Smith's faculty biography.
Jon Stadler
Associate Professor
Mathematics, computer science and physics department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics education; doctoral degree in mathematics
Expertise:
- Combinatorics
- Calculus
- Puzzles and games
- Juggling and mathematics of juggling
- Mathematics of the lottery
Background: Bachelor’s degree in math education from Bowling Green State University in 1992; doctoral degree from The Ohio State University in algebraic combinatorics; supervised student project on expected lottery winnings; doctoral thesis incorporated the mathematics of juggling.
Jill D. Steuer
Associate professor and director of graduate nursing programs
School of Nursing
Degrees: Doctoral degree; Registered Nurse; Clinical Nurse Specialist
Expertise:
- Heart disease
- Sudden cardiac arrest
- Critical care nursing
Background: National faculty for the American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support programs; sit on the Columbus Metro and Ohio Valley Affiliate Board of Directors of the AHA; and member of the Franklin County ADAMH Board.
Laurel R. Talabere
Professor
School of Nursing
Degrees: Bachelor and Master of Science degrees; Master of Arts degree; and doctoral degree
Expertise:
- Nursing of children and families, including current health care in a variety of areas
- Health education and promotion in general
- Asthma education in particular
- Lung health and disease
- Use of computers and technology in nursing and nursing education
- Nursing and health care across cultures
- Constructing multiple-choice exams
Background: Doctorate in education with minors in nursing and computers in education - OSU (1990); master’s degree in education, The Ohio State University (1989); master’s degree in nursing with a focus on nursing of children, The Ohio State University (1974); bachelor’s degree in nursing, University of Connecticut (1963); national certification as a pediatric nurse practitioner for 15 years; past chair of the American Lung Association of Ohio Board of Directors; national certification as an asthma educator; presenter of numerous international, national, and local workshops and seminars on child and family health and illness; computers in health care; cultural dimensions; how to publish; and test construction. Numerous publications including three book chapters; reviewer for several journals; published poet; photographs accepted for juried shows.
Michael Torello
Professor of Psychology
Behavioral sciences department
Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in psychology
Expertise:
Background: Two-year post-doctoral study, Harvard Medical School; Two-year training in sleep clinic at Riverside Methodist Hospital; sabbatical at Yale University.
Cheryl VanDeusen
Professor
School of Nursing
Degrees: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing; enrolled in education doctoral program at The Ohio State University
Expertise:
- Care of elderly
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Care of adults with health alterations
Background: Educator of nurses, clinical nurse expert with ill adults and elderly at the OSU hospitals. Taught nursing at Capital for more than 30 years.
Philip C. Whitford
Professor of biology
Biological sciences department
Degrees: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in wildlife management; doctoral degree in biology - animal behavior.
Expertise:
- Waterfowl behavior
- Canada goose behavior and communication
- How to deal with problem geese
- Annual behavior cycles and natural history of Canada geese
- Sources of current population problems
Background: Doctoral dissertation was on Canada goose communication. First person to fully analyze the calls and behavior of the species. Considered one of the world authorities on this aspect of the species and wrote the section about this for the 17-volume set of books “Birds of North” published by the North American Ornithological Union.
Michele Winship
Assistant professor
Education department
Degrees: Bachelor’s degree English education; master’s degree in English education; and doctorate in teaching and learning
Expertise:
- English language arts
- Teacher preparation
- Ohio teacher licensure
- Teacher professional development
- Adolescent/young adult literature
- Writing (co-director Columbus Area Writing Project)
- Home improvement
Background: Public school teacher for 15 years before coming to Capital. Officer in the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts; co-director Columbus Area Writing Project; national reviewer for young adult literature; 2003 Ohio Outstanding English Language Arts Educator College Level.