Speakers - Research

Sarah Berenson
Distinguished Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD Florida State University
(336) , sbberens@uncg.edu

  • Research Methods to Unvestigate Undergraduates' Understanding of Mathematics
  • Conducting Teaching Experiments in Mathematics to Advanced Faculty Scholarship
  • High Achieving Young Women and the Role Their Identities Play in Choosing a STEM Career

Kathleen Casey
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 334-3461, caseyk@uncg.edu

  • Curriculum theory
  • Poverty & Education
  • Political Analysis of Education
  • Narrative Research

Richard Alan Faldowski
Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Studies, HDFS
PhD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(336) 334-4672, rafaldow@uncg.edu

  • Interpreting Statistics (Not All Statistics are Lies, But Neither Are They Necessarily Truths)
  • Programs for Children and Families in Poverty (When Does a Little Boost Go a Long Way...)

Bert Goldman
Professor Emeritus, Teacher Education & Higher Education
EdD University of Virginia
(336) 334-3464, goldman@uncg.edu

  • College Student Retention
  • Academic Flexibility
  • Researchers' Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures
  • Standardized Tests: What they measure and their weaknesses
  • Significant findings in research: How do researchers determine this

Patricia Gray
Senior Research Scientist, Music Research Institute
DMA University of Cincinnati
(336) 256-1479, p_gray@uncg.edu

  • BioMusic: The Music of Nature and the Nature of Music
  • Science & Music: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Elementary Education

Lauren Haldeman
Associate Professor, Nutrition
PhD University of Connecticut
(336) 256-0311, lahaldem@uncg.edu

  • Food Insecurity Among Low income Audiences
  • Community Based Nutrition Education and Health Outcomes
  • Community Engaged Research in Nutrition

Vincent Henrich
Professor, Biology
Director, Center for Biotechnology, Genomics, & Health Research
PhD The Ohio State University
(336) 334-4775, vincent_henrich@uncg.edu

  • Genomic Medicine in Guilford County - Here and Now
  • Environmental Biotechnology - Offering a Green Solution
  • Future Biotechnology Development - No Longer a "Pure Play"

Lynda Kellam
Reference and Government Information, University Libraries
MA University of Wisconsin-Madison
(336) 334-5251, lmkellam@uncg.edu

  • Accessing U.S. Government Information
  • US Census 2010 and the American Community Survey
  • Researching the U.S. Congress
  • Finding Demographic and Socioeconomic Data for your Work

Chris Kepley
Associate Professor, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
PhD Medical College of Virginia - Virginia Commonwealth University
(540) 808-8993, clkepley@uncg.edu

  • Nanotechnology
  • Mechanisms of Allergy
  • Immunology Topics
  • Pharmaceutical Applications of Nanomaterials

Todd Lewis
Assistant Professor, Counseling & Educational Development
PhD Kent State University
(336) 334-3422, tflewis@uncg.edu

  • Substance Use Issues Among College Students
  • Theoretical Models of Behavior
  • Adlerian Theory
  • Research Design & Methodology
  • Motivational Counseling Approaches

Stuart Marcovitch
Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD University of Toronto
(336) 256-0020, s_marcov@uncg.edu

  • What preschoolers are supposed to know: Science based evidence on young children's social and cognitive abilities
  • Working Memory in Childhood

Jerry McGuire
Associate Vice Chancellor for Economic Development, Office of Research & Economic Development
MBA University of Pittsburgh
(336) 256-1298, mcguirej@uncg.edu

  • Economic Development Initiatives at UNCG

Marion O'Brien
Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
Director, Family Research Center
PhD The University of Kansas
(336) 256-0527, m_obrien@uncg.edu

  • Childcare
  • Autism & Families - How Families Respond to a Diagnosis of Autism & How Professionals Can Help in Their Adjustment

Nicholas Oberlies
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
PhD Purdue University
(336) 334-5474, nicholas_oberlies@uncg.edu

  • Herbal Medicines
  • Natural Products Drug Discovery

Kelly Ritter
Associate Professor and Director of First-Year Composition, English
PhD University of Illinois at Chicago
(336) 334-4689, karitter@uncg.edu

  • First-Year Writing/Composition
  • The Teaching of Writing
  • Archival Research

Sandra Shultz
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
PhD University of Virginia
(336) 334-3027, sjshultz@uncg.edu

  • Risk of Knee Injuries in Female Athletes
  • Strategies for Preventing Knee Injuries in Young Females

Amy Vetter
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education & Higher Education
PhD University of Texas at Austin
(336) 420-7447, amvetter@uncg.edu

  • Teacher Research
  • English Education