Chemistry Faculty
Aaron
Barkatt, Associate Professor, Chemistry Research/Teaching Interests: Glass
chemistry, environmental degradation of materials, water chemistry, deposits in
steam generators, analytical chemistry, ceramic engineering,
nuclear waste management.
Gregory A. Brewer, Chair and Associate Professor,
Chemistry Research/Teaching Interests: Inorganic and
bio-inorganic chemistry, transition metals, porphyrins and
magnetic susceptibility.
Diane M. Bunce, Associate Professor, Chemistry
(Chemical Education) Research/Teaching Interests: Chemistry
curriculum design, innovative science teaching, chemical
education, reasons children have difficulty learning
chemistry. Publications: Student Study Guide for
Chemistry for Changing Times (7th edition), Chemistry in
Context. Applying Chemistry to Society.
Ildiko, M. Kovach, Professor, Chemistry Research/Teaching
Interests: Bio-organic chemistry, solution dynamics and
biomedical research.
Irene Slagle, Associate Professor, Chemistry Research/Teaching
Interests: Combustion chemistry, free radical kinetics.
Education
Faculty
John
J. Convey, Provost, Education Faculty Research/Teaching Interests: Planning
for Catholic schools, Catholic education, Catholic school
statistics, evaluation and testing. Publications: Catholic
Schools Make a Difference:Twenty-five Years of Research;
entry on Catholic schools in the New Catholic Encyclopedia.
Thomas J. Long, Associate Professor, Education Research/Teaching
Interests: Latchkey and home-alone children, child care,
adolescent depression and suicide, volunteers for families
with chronically ill or disabled children, classroom
behavior, attention deficit and hyperactive disorders,
educational counseling. Publications: Writings on
counseling children, latchkey children, group training,
empathy and classroom behavior problems.
Sarah M. Pickert, Associate Professor, Education Research/Teaching
Interests: International higher education, comparative
education. Publications: Preparing for a Global
Community: Creating an International Perspective for
American Higher Education, Internationalizing the
Curriculum.
Merylann "Mimi" J. Schutdoffel, Assistant
Professor, Education Res arch/Teaching Interests: Educational
leadership, reflective practice, contexts of teaching and
teaming, Catholic schools identity, technology and school
innovation. Publications: "Character and the
Contemplative Principal," published by the National
Catholic Educational Association, "Promises and
Possibilities: The Catholic Elementary School Curriculum;
" and "Dialogue: Linking Professional Development
to Curriculum Change.'
Nancy E. Taylor, Associate Professor, Education Research/Teaching
Interests: How young children learn to read and write,
urban populations' literacy problems, teacher education. Publications:
Writings on poor readers, learning disabilities, gifted
children and teacher education.
Carol H. Walker, Associate Professor, Education Research/Teaching
Interests: Cognitive psychology of learning in school,
learning phonics, preparing student teachers to teach in
urban elementary schools, authentic literacy experiences. Publications:
Writings on cognitive psychology of school learning. I Frank
R. Yekovich, Professor, Education Research/Teaching
Interests: Cognitive psychology of classroom learning,
development of expertise, literacy in young urban school
children, reading. Publications: Writings on sentence
comprehension study skills and cognitive psychology of
school learning.
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