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Media Guide Experts List
Producers, journalists, reporters and writers are invited to search our list for faculty and staff experts. To connect with a faculty or staff member or to find out more, please contact Colette Liddy in the Office of News and Media Relations at cliddy@caldwell.edu – 973-618-3209.
First | Last | Title | Category | Expertise |
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Aneesha | Jean, DNP, RN, CNE | Associate Professor, Nursing | Nursing | • Community health • Public health • Health and wellness • Healthy diet • Adolescent health • Obesity • Patient education • Health Literacy •hypertension • Excessive alcohol use •tobacco prevention • Flu • Common cold • How to talk to your doctor |
Ann Marie | Callahan, CPA, MBA | Professor of Accounting, School of Business and Computer Science | Business | • Accounting • Taxes • Financial Literacy |
Annette | Vaccaro | Associate Professor, Clinical Coordinator, Graduate Counseling Degree with Art Therapy Specialization | Psychology/Counseling | • Art Therapy • Psychoanalysis • Communication • Private Practice Development • Trauma and Resilience • Family Life (Children, Parenting, Family Life Cycle) • Professional Development for Psychotherapists |
Bernard | O'Rourke, MBA, JD, BL (Barrister at Law) | Associate Professor, School of Business and Computer Science | Business | • International Business • Economics • Ireland |
Dan | Summer | Assistant Professor | Psychology | • Art therapy • Expressive therapies •Social Justice issues •Trauma-informed •Psychoanalysis •Arts-based research •Atachment based models •Supervision- Art therapy |
Darryl | Aucoin, PhD | Associate Professor of Chemistry Natural Sciences Department | Chemistry | • Biochemistry • Protein Folding Diseases • Chemistry |
Dean | Johnson | Associate Director of Athletics and Head Men's Basketball Coach | Athletics | • Athletics administration • Athletics recruitment • Coaching • Public Speaking |
Donna | Naturale, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CDE | Adjunct faculty, School of Nursing & Public Health | Nursing | • Adult health • Public health • Community health • Diabetes education • Chronic disease management • Population health • Accountable care organizations • Quality healthcare • Care transitions, transitional care nursing • Occupational medicine |
Edith | Ries, EdD | Professor, School of Education | Education | • Travel to Australia and New Zealand • Young Adult Literature • Teaching Gifted Students • Teaching for Social Justice • School Law • UBD - Understanding By Design : Curriculum Design • Cultivating Creativity Within the Classroom |
Eduardo A | Zappi, PhD | Professor of Biology | Natural and Physical Sciences | • MicroBiology • Effects of beneficial bacteria on plants •Histology |
Ellina | Chernobilsky,PhD | Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs | Education | • Bilingual Education (particularly Russian-English) • Educational Psychology |
Emma L. | Kendrick, PhD, LPC, ACS | Professor for Graduate Programs in Counseling, Clinical Coordinator of Mental Health Counseling | Psychology/Counseling | • The Mental Health System • Gatekeeping in Counselor Education • Counselor Education Pedagogy |
Heidi | Sandecki | Instructor/Lecturer, Graphic Design | Art, Graphic Design | Graphic Design, Branding, Web Design, User Experience/User Interface Design, Surface Pattern Design, Color Theory, Botanical Art, Watercolor Painting |
Helen | McGowan, J.D. | Associate Professor, School of Business and Computer Science | Business | •Gender pay equity •Women in law •Business ethics • Corporate social responsibility |
Henrietta Genfi-Starzyk | Associate Dean for Academic Support | Academic student support | Academic student support | |
Jason C. | Vladescu, Ph.D., BCBA-D, NCSP | Associate Professor, Department of Applied Behavior Analysis; Clinical Supervisor, Center for Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis | Autism/Applied Behavior Analysis | • Autism Spectrum Disorders • Applied Behavior Analysis • School Psychology |
Jennifer | Noonan, Ph.D | Chair & The Alvin R. Calman Professor of Art History | Art history | Modern and Contemporary Art History, History of Printmaking, Art and the Cold War. International Exhibitions |
Joan H | Moriarty, EdD | Associate Dean and Professor, School of Education | Education | •Math and Literature •Standards Based Math •Assessment •Brain Based Learning |
Joanne | Jasmine, EdD | Professor, Education; Coordinator, Curriculum and Instruction | Education | • Educational Action Research • Early Childhood Education • The Reading and Writing Process • Middle School • Character Education • Multicultural Literature |
John | Yurko, MA | Professor of Communication and Media Studies | Communication Arts | • State of the Art/Contemporary Films • History and Theory of Film • Discussions raised by Current Films (and influence on viewing public) • Social Issues/Politics • Awards Ceremonies • Digital Video Editing |
Juliann | Meletta, M.Ed. | Assistant Professor | Education | The Reading and Writing Process Literacy K-8 Literacy coaching Struggling readers Professional Learning Communities |
Kathleen | Kelley, MSN, RN, CNRN | Associate Professor, Assistant Director, School of Nursing and Public Health | Nursing | • Health-related topics (flu, virus, meningitis outbreak, etc) •Disease prevention (flu season tips, hand washing) • Health Promotion activities • Evidence-based practice in healthcare • Nursing perspective on healthcare legislation • Reasons for choosing nursing as a profession • Organ donation • Patient advocacy |
Kathleen | Boreale, PhD, RN, A.P.N., C, FNP-BC, ACHPN | Associate Dean & Assistant Professor | Nursing | Pain, palliative care, epilepsy |
Katie | Kornacki, PhD | Chair and Associate Professor, English Department Director, Honors Program | English, American Studies | •American literature, history and culture •New England history and culture •Women's literature •American Transcendentalism •19th-century American women writers (currently the editor of Conversations: The Newsletter of the Margaret Fuller Society) •Public humanities •University honors programs •Teaching literature •The English major •History of American feminism |
Kendall | Baker | Professor | Art Education, Visceglia Gallery | • Current and Past Gallery Exhibitions |
Kenneth F | Reeve, PhD, BCBA-D | Professor, Applied Behavior Analysis; Director of Research, Center for Autism and ABA | Autism/Applied Behavior Analysis | • Autism • Asperger's • Applied Behavior Analysis • Infant Development • Vaccines and Autism |
Laura | Greenwald, DMA | Chair and Professor, Music Department | Music | • Women in music • Voice (Safe and healthy vocal technique, classical singing); • Choral music • Correlations between music and Other arts (architecture, painting, sculpture, literature, poetry) |
Lena | Campagna, Ph.D. | Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice | Criminal Justice and Sociology | • Victim representation in the media • Victim help-seeking behaviors • Victimization and Indigenous populations |
Maria | Agapito, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences | Natural and Physical Sciences | Neuroscience Alcohol Studies & Circadian Rhythms Neuroendocrine Disruptors Developmental Biology Cancer Biotechnology Science education |
Marie | Mullaney, Ph.D. | Professor, History | History | • History of Women • Feminism • Radical Communities in NJ • Little Known Aspects of NJs past • Recent American History • Constitutional Issues • History of Catholics in America • Catholic Sisters in American history |
Marjorie | Squires | Associate Professor of Chemistry | Natural and Physical Sciences | • Organometallic Chemistry • Inorganic Chemistry • Chemical Synthesis • Chemical Instrumentation • Teaching chemistry (traditionally and on-line) |
Mark | Corino | Assistant Vice President, Director of Athletics | Athletics | • Intercollegiate Athletics Administration • Coaching • Athletic Recruitment • NCAA Scholarship and Financial Aid • NCAA Eligibility & Regulations • Organizational Leadership • Motivational topics related to Athletics |
Michael | Hacker | Chief Information Officer | Information Technology | • Digital Transformation • Cloud Computing • Cybersecurity • Artificial intelligence • The perils of artificial intelligence • Machine learning • Infrastructure related to technology • Cybersecurity threats |
Mary Ann | Miller, Ph.D. | Professor of English | Poetry | • British Victorian poetry • Modern American poetry • Intersection of theology and contemporary literature |
Neil | Malvone | Associate Professor, Sport Management and Esports Management | Sports and Esports Management | •sports and esports events •sports and esports business •sports and esports marketing •social impact of sports •sports law |
Patricia J | Garruto | Professor, Mathematics | Mathematics | • Numerical Literacy • Occupations in Mathematics • Math Anxiety |
Ranjit | Nair, Ph.D. | Associate Professor School of Business and Computer Science | Business | • Human Resource Management • Leadership • Ethics and Integrity/Whistle blowing • The Future of Work • Technology in the Workplace • Organizational Culture • CEO pay • Rewards of Work |
Rebecca | Vega, MA | Professor, Music Education Flute Professor, Wind Ensemble Director, Marching Band Director, Music Recruitment Coordinator, UpTown Flutes Terzetta Trio, Marching Band | Music | • Flute Performance • music Education • Wind Ensemble • Pep Band • Flute Choirs |
Rob | Middleton | Lecturer, Music Dept. | Music | Jazz Composition Jazz History Saxophone performance Clarinet performance Jazz Orchestras/Big Bands |
Robert | Mann, MA | Chair & Professor of Communication and Media Studies | Communication Arts | • Host of Let's Consider the Source on Sirius XM Radio. • Broadcast Journalism • The Radio Industry • Television History • Television Programming • Media and Politics |
Robert | Mann, MA | & Professor of Communication and Media Studies | Baseball | • Baseball History and the New York Yankees |
Robin | Davenport, MS, NCC, LPC, ACS | Executive Director, Counseling Center | Mental Health | • Mental Health issues facing college students • Stress Management • Suicide Intervention • Relationship issues |
Ruth | DeBar, Ph.D., BCBA-D | Professor, Department of Applied Behavior Analysis; Director of Outreach, Center for Autism & Applied Behavior Analysis | Autism/Applied Behavior Analysis | • Applied Behavior Analysis • Autism Spectrum Disorders • Functional Behavior Assessment |
Sharon A | Reeve, PhD, BCBA-D | Professor, Applied Behavior Analysis; Executive Director, Center for Autism and ABA; Director, Graduate Studies in ABA | Autism/Applied Behavior Analysis | • Autism • Aspergers • Applied Behavior Analysis |
Sherry | Treasurywala, Ph.D. | Professor, School of Business and Computer Science | Business and Marketing | • Expertise • The cost of pharmaceuticals • New drugs • The neuroscience of marketing • Healthcare administration • Public Health |
Stacey | Solomon | Professor | Psychology | • School counseling •School counselor education •Counseling groups in schools |
Stephanie | Sitnick, Ph. D. | Interim Associate Dean and Associate Professor | Psychology | • Parenting • Children's risk and resilience • Adolescents' risky behavior • Family influences on childhood obesity • Longitudinal data analyses |
Stephen | Meawad, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Theology | Theology | •Virtue Ethics •Spirituality •Early Christianity •Patristics •Scripture •Catholicism •Protestantism •Orthodox Christianity |
Suzanne | Kammin Baron | Associate Professor, Gallery Director | Visual Art and Design, Mueller Gallery | Fine Art, Painting, Color Theory, 2D Design, Exhibition Curation |
Tara | Harney-Mahajan, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of English | English | • Postcolonial Studies •Irish literature • South Asian literature • Women's writing •Teaching literature • Teaching College Writing •Publishing academic articles •Co-editor of LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory • Women and Gender Studies |
Virginia H | Rich, MAT, JD | Associate Dean, School of Business and Computer Science | Business | • Employment Law • Social Entrepreneurship |
William | Barnhart, PhD | Professor of History | History | • Evangelicalism • Early American Religious History • College Honors Programs |
Yang | Cai | Professor of Sociology | Sociology | Immigration and Immigrant Experience,Race and Ethnicity |