Experts Guide

Biology
Chemistry
Communication
Disability Support Services
Economics, Accounting and Business Administration
Education
English
Geology
History
Human Performance
Music
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Theatre

Biology

Chuck McClaugherty
Professor of Biology, Co-Director of Environmental Science and Director of the John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center
E-mail: mcclauca@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3655, Fax: (330) 823-8531

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Forest Ecology, University of Wisconsin
M.S., Environmental Science, University of Virginia
B.S., Cornell University

Fields of Expertise: ecology; environmental science; sustainability

Patricia Draves
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the College and Professor of Chemistry
E-mail: dravesph@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-2690, Fax: (330) 829-2811

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Illinois
B.A., Chemistry, Mount Holyoke College

Fields of Expertise: biochemistry; medicinal chemistry; chemotherapy drugs; higher education; national issues in higher education

Mark. A. Bergmann
Manager of WRMU 91.1 FM
E-mail: bergmama@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3777, Fax: (330) 829-4913

Academic Degrees
M.A., Kent State University
B.A., Communication, Mount Union College

Fields of Expertise: broadcasting; audio and video production; broadcast news

Jamie Capuzza
Professor of Communication
E-mail: capuzzja@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3862, Fax: (330) 829-6806

Academic Degrees
Ph.D, Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Ohio State University
M.A., Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Ohio State University
B.A., Communication, Mount Union College

Fields of Expertise: women’s rights; feminism; masculinities; media; minorities

Karen Saracusa
Director of Disability Support Services
E-mail: saracuka@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-7372, Fax: (330) 829-8737

Academic Degrees
M.Ed., Rehabilitation Counseling Education, Kent State University
B.A., Individual and Family Studies, Kent State University
A.A., Liberal Arts, Cuyahoga Community College

Fields of Expertise: disability; disabilities and the transition to college; disabilities act; physical accessibility; disability etiquette

Xiaoshu “Catherine” Han
Assistant Professor of Economics, Accounting and Business Administration
E-mail: hanx@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-7367, Fax: (330) 823-3248

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Economics, University of Texas at Austin
M.A., Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton
B.A., English and International Business, Bejing Foreign Studies University

Fields of Expertise: economics; health economics

Mark W. McConnell
Assistant Professor of Economics, Accounting and Business Administration
E-mail: mcconnmw@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3173

Academic Degrees
M.B.A, Business Administration (focus: marketing), Tulane University
B.S., Marketing, Youngstown State University

Fields of Expertise: advertising; public relations; marketing strategy; hospitality marketing

Raymond L. Posey
Assistant Professor of Economics, Accounting and Business Administration
E-mail: poseyra@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-7362, Fax: (330) 823-3363

Academic Degrees
D.B.A., Business Administration, Cleveland State University
M.B.A, Business Administration, Case Western Reserve University
A.B., Materials Engineering, Brown University

Fields of Expertise: finance: (banking, small business, farm debt and venture capital)

Melissa Askren Edgehouse
Assistant Professor of Education
E-mail: askrenma@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3280, Fax: (330) 823-3363, Home: (330) 268-3632

Academic Degrees
Ed.D., Leadership Studies, Bowling Green State University
M.Ed., Administration and Supervision, Ashland University
B.A., Elementary Education, University of Mount Union

Fields of Expertise: educational technology; assessment, evaluation and data; leadership in education; women in educational leadership; professional development; classroom management/discipline

Gwen G. Schwartz
Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
E-mail: schwargg@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3188, Fax: (330) 823-3363

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Rhetoric, Composition and the Teaching of English, University of Arizona
M.A., English, Morehead State University
A.B., English and Comparative Literary Studies, Occidental College

Fields of Expertise: second language writing; first-year composition; teaching writing; rhetorical analysis; writing across the curriculum; writing in the disciplines; basic writing; writing program administration

Gina Michelle Collins-Sibley
Professor of English
E-mail: sibleymg@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3259, Fax: (330) 823-3363

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Binghamton University
M.A., Intercultural Communications/Translation, Monterey Institute of International Studies
A.B., Comparative Literature, Stanford University

Fields of Expertise: African-American, African, American (Early & 19th Century) and post-colonial literatures; literary and critical theory; slavery and the Atlantic slave trade; underground railroad; black Diaspora culture; black women writers; womanist theory; translation (French and Portuguese to English)

Lee Gray
Professor of Geology
E-mail: graylm@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3605, Fax: (330) 823-8531

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Paleontology, University of Rochester
M.S., Paleontology, University of Rochester
B.A., Colgate University

Fields of Expertise: geology; paleontology

Theresa Davis
Instructor of History
E-mail: davistm@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3153, Fax: (330) 823-3363

Academic Degrees
M.A., History, University of Akron
B.A., History and Religion, Mount Union College

Fields of Expertise: American, women’s and African American history

Santosh C. Saha
Professor of History
E-mail: sahasc@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-2482, Fax: (330) 823-3248

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., African History, Kent State University
M.A., History (focus: modern Europe and world history), Calcutta University
B.A., History (focus: European political thought, Asian, U.S. and European history), The University of London
B.A., History (focus: Asian history, European history, western civilization), Calcutta University
LL.B., English Law, Calcutta University
A.C.P., Educational Psychology, Psychology, Methodology, The College of Preceptors

Fields of Expertise: ethnicity; nation-building; human development and problems of developing nations; communal conflicts

Ron Mendel
Assistant Professor of Human Performance and Sport Business
E-mail: mendelrw@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-4765, Fax: (928) 962-7007

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Exercise and Sports Nutrition, Kent State University
M.A., Education, Walsh University
B.S., Biology, Walsh University
Fields of Expertise: exercise; sports nutrition

Maira I. Liliestedt
Assistant Professor of Music
E-mail: liliesmi@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-2195, Fax: (330) 823-2144

Academic Degrees
D.M.A., Piano, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
M.M., Piano, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
B.M., Piano Performance, Bowling Green State University

Fields of Expertise: piano; piano technique; piano pedagogy; piano repertoire; music history; teaching piano; differences and similarities between the educational approaches in Eastern Europe and the U.S.

James Perone
Professor of Music
E-mail: peroneje@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-2128, Fax: (330) 823-2144

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Music Theory, State University of New York at Buffalo
M.A., Music Theory, State University of New York at Buffalo
M.F.A., Clarinet Performance, State University of New York at Buffalo
B.M., Music Education, Capital University

Fields of Expertise: music in America; development of British Invasion rock and roll; popular music and the Vietnam Conflict; music theory; the life and music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk; the life and music of Alliance-area composer D.W. Crist

Tom Carr
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and Chair of the Department of Philosphy and Religious Studies
E-mail: carrtk@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-2696, Fax: (330) 829-8178

Academic Degrees
D.Phil., Theology, Oxford University
M.Phil, Theology, Oxford University
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
B.A., Biology, Willamette University

Fields of Expertise: intelligent design vs. evolution theory debate; miracles, healings and exorcisms; religion and science; Christian apologetics

Ivory L. Lyons
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and Director of African American Studies Program
E-mail: lyonsil@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-2469, Fax: (330) 829-8178

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Religion, Claremont Graduate University
M.A., Religion, Claremont Graduate University
M.Div., Bethel Theological Seminary
B.S., Interdisciplinary, Morehouse College
B.S., Manufacturing Engineering, Boston University

Fields of Expertise: world religions; African Americans religious traditions; Native American religious traditions; theology; African American studies

William Cunion
Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science
E-mail: cunionwe@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-2450, Fax: (330) 823-3363

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Illinois
M.A., Political Science, Ohio University
B.A., Political Science, Xavier University

Fields of Expertise: American government and politics: (presidency, presidential elections, public opinion, state and local politics, current issues)

Michael Grossman
Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies Program
E-mail: grossmmo@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 829-8740, Fax: (330) 823-2397

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., International Relations, University of South Carolina
M.A., Political Science, Northeastern University
B.A., International Relations, George Washington University

Fields of Expertise: U.S. foreign policy; international politics; Russian politics; Ukranian politics

Francis Schortgen
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies
E-mail: schortg@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3271, Fax: (330) 823-3363

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Political Science, Miami University
M.B.A., Business Administration (focus: international business and corporate strategy), National University of Singapore
M.A., Asian Studies, University of San Francisco
B.A., Political Science and History, Miami University

Fields of Expertise: politics and political economy of East Asia; U.S.-China relations; China and democratization; energy politics (focus: China and Russia); globalization of Chinese enterprises; Chinese political economy; emerging market dynamics; global trade and investment; global competition; emerging markets

Tamara Daily
Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
E-mail: dailyta@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-2457, Fax: (330) 829-8108

Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.A., Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B.A., Psychology, Ohio Wesleyan University

Fields of Expertise: social psychology

Deborah J. Lotsof
Professor of Theatre, Co-Coordinator of the LS 100 Program and Director of First Year Experience
E-mail: lotsofdj@mountunion.edu
Work: (330) 823-3886, Fax: (330) 823-8620

Academic Degrees
M.F.A., Costume Design, University of Illinois
B.A., Theatre, Grinnell College

Fields of Expertise: costume design; costume history; fashion; stage makeup; musical theatre; Gilbert and Sullivan

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Experts Guide