Penn State Expert Database
Education
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Adult & Continuing Education
Campus Admissions/Access
Campus Climate Issues
Campus Student Life
Children's Literature
Distance/Online Education
Early Childhood Education
Financial Aid
Girls/Women
Heritage education
Higher Education Administration
History of Penn State University
Literacy
Science Education
Social Studies Education
Technology
Workforce/Technical Education
Youth Violence/Bullying
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Adult & Continuing Education

Craig D. Weidemann Ph.D.

Vice President, Office of Outreach, Administration

Expertise

Economic Development and the Role of Higher Education; Outreach and Public Service in Higher Education; Workforce Education and Development; Continuing Education

Contact Information

Email: cdw12@outreach.psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-7581

Website: http://www.outreach.psu.edu/weidemann/

Charlene H Harrison D.Ed.

Director, Center for Adult Learner Services, Student Affairs, Administration

Expertise

Adult learners or adult students in higher education and related student life issues

Contact Information

Email: chh1@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-3887

Website: http://www.sa.psu.edu/cals/director.shtml

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Campus Admissions/Access

Donald E. Heller Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Education Policy Studies, College of Education

Expertise

Higher education economics, public policy, and finance; access and choice in postsecondary education

Contact Information

Email: deh29@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-9756

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/hied/Faculty%20bios/heller.asp

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Campus Climate Issues

Matthew Woessner Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Public Policy, SPA, Penn State Harrisburg

Expertise

Voter political behavior and elections;polls and public opinion;constitutional law and history; Supreme Court issues; politics and college classrooms

Contact Information

Email: mcw10@psu.edu

Phone: 717-948-6489

Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/mcw10/

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Campus Student Life

Charlene H Harrison D.Ed.

Director, Center for Adult Learner Services, Student Affairs, Administration

Expertise

Adult learners or adult students in higher education and related student life issues

Contact Information

Email: chh1@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-3887

Website: http://www.sa.psu.edu/cals/director.shtml

Margaret Spear MD

University Physician, University Health Services, Administration

Expertise

College Student Health Issues and Trends

Contact Information

Email: mes10@sa.psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-5555

Website: http://www.sa.psu.edu/uhs/basics/staffbio.cfm?snum=15

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Children's Literature

Daniel Hade Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Education, Currculum & Instruction, College of Education

Expertise

Study of children's literature; how children and teachers interpret literature; the world of children's publishing

Contact Information

Email: ddh2@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-2215

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/education/default.asp?which=111

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Distance/Online Education

Gary Miller D.Ed.

Associate vice president for Outreach, Office of Outreach, Administration

Expertise

History, trends and future of online learning and distance education, profit or not-for-profit online universities

Contact Information

Email: gem7@outreach.psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-3248

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/education/default.asp?which=196

Melody Thompson D.Ed.

Director for Planning and Research, Continuing and Distance Education, Office of Outreach, Administration

Expertise

Effectiveness of distance and online education, i.e. e-schools, policy issues in distance education and online learning

Contact Information

Email: mmt2@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-0653

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/education/default.asp?which=291

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Early Childhood Education

Marilyn Daniels Maltese Ph.D.

Professor, Communications Arts & Sciences, College of Liberal Arts

Expertise

The benefits of teaching teaching sign language to children in preschool through sixth grade; sign language and non-verbal communication

Contact Information

Email: mxd34@psu.edu

Phone: 570-963-2670

Website: http://www.marilyndaniels.com

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Financial Aid

Donald E. Heller Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Education Policy Studies, College of Education

Expertise

Higher education economics, public policy, and finance; access and choice in postsecondary education

Contact Information

Email: deh29@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-9756

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/hied/Faculty%20bios/heller.asp

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Girls/Women

Barbara Bogue Ph.D.

Director, Penn State Women in Engineering Program, College of Engineering

Expertise

Recruitment and retention of women in engineering including youth, college students, faculty and professionals

Contact Information

Email: bbogue@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-1080

Website: http://www.esm.psu.edu/people/directory/resume.cfm?i...

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Heritage education

David W. Saxe

Associate Professor, Currculum & Instruction, College of Education

Expertise

Heritage education, interpretation of heritage and history, living history, classroom applications of living history, America's founding principles, history standards, research on applications in American culture

Contact Information

Email: heritage@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-7409

Website: http://www.heritage.psu.edu

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Higher Education Administration

Graham Spanier Ph.D.

President, Office of President, Administration

Expertise

A national leader in higher education

Contact Information

Email: president@psu.edu

Phone:

Website: http://president.psu.edu/bio/

Donald E. Heller Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Education Policy Studies, College of Education

Expertise

Higher education economics, public policy, and finance; access and choice in postsecondary education

Contact Information

Email: deh29@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-9756

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/hied/Faculty%20bios/heller.asp

Roger L. Geiger Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Education Policy Studies, College of Education

Expertise

The history of American higher education and the American research university

Contact Information

Email: rlg@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-3784

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/hied/Faculty%20bios/geiger.asp

Jackie R Esposito

University Archvist, Special Collections,

Expertise

Operations of Archives and Records Management Programs; History of Higher Education, specifically Penn State, Land Grant Institutions in the U.S. and Big Ten Universities and Colleges

Contact Information

Email: jxe2@psulias.psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-7931

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History of Penn State University

Jackie R Esposito

University Archvist, Special Collections,

Expertise

Operations of Archives and Records Management Programs; History of Higher Education, specifically Penn State, Land Grant Institutions in the U.S. and Big Ten Universities and Colleges

Contact Information

Email: jxe2@psulias.psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-7931

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Literacy

Eunice N. Askov Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Learning & Performance Systems, College of Education

Expertise

Reading instruction, adult literacy, family and workplace literacy

Contact Information

Email: ena1@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-0597

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/adulted/faculty_up/askov/askov...

Steven L Herb

Director, Pennsylvania Center for the Book, Education/Behavioral Sciences,

Expertise

Books and reading, storytelling, children's literature, family literacy, libraries and new technologies, libraries and literacy learning

Contact Information

Email: slh18@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-2141

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Science Education

Michael Berkman Ph.D.

Professor, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

Expertise

American state legislatures, state and local politics, policy formation, and education policy and politics

Contact Information

Email: mberkman@la.psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-6120

Website: http://polisci.la.psu.edu/facultybios/berkman.html

Peter Rubba D.Ed.

Director, Academic Programs, World Campus, Office of Outreach, Administration

Expertise

Continuing professional development; distance technology in teaching and learning; public scientific literacy; science, technology, and society education; Penn State World Campus

Contact Information

Email: par4@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-6527

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/education/default.asp?which=240

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Social Studies Education

Murry R. Nelson Ph.D.

Professor, Currculum & Instruction, College of Education

Expertise

Teaching of social studies in public schools; the history of basketball

Contact Information

Email: mrn2@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-6321

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/education/default.asp?which=207

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Technology

Kyle Peck Ph.D.

Professor of Education, Learning & Performance Systems, College of Education

Expertise

Technology in the schools, classroom, teaching and technology

Contact Information

Email: kpeck@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-2525

Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/p/1/p16/index.htm

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Workforce/Technical Education

Craig D. Weidemann Ph.D.

Vice President, Office of Outreach, Administration

Expertise

Economic Development and the Role of Higher Education; Outreach and Public Service in Higher Education; Workforce Education and Development; Continuing Education

Contact Information

Email: cdw12@outreach.psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-7581

Website: http://www.outreach.psu.edu/weidemann/

David Passmore Ph.D.

Professor of Education, Learning & Performance Systems, College of Education

Expertise

Workforce, technical and industrial education, technical retraining issues, occupational education

Contact Information

Email: dpassmore@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-2583

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/wfed/faculty/DLP.asp

William J. Rothwell Ph.D.

Professor of Workforce Education, Learning & Performance Systems, College of Education

Expertise

Human resources training and management, succession planning, worker learning

Contact Information

Email: wjr9@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-2581

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/wfed/faculty/WJR.asp

Kenneth Gray Ph.D.

Professor, Learning & Performance Systems, College of Education

Expertise

High school career and technical education, postsecondary vocational education and training

Contact Information

Email: gty@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-2593

Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/g/t/gty/

Barbara Bogue Ph.D.

Director, Penn State Women in Engineering Program, College of Engineering

Expertise

Recruitment and retention of women in engineering including youth, college students, faculty and professionals

Contact Information

Email: bbogue@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-1080

Website: http://www.esm.psu.edu/people/directory/resume.cfm?i...

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Youth Violence/Bullying

Richard J Hazler Ph.D.

Professor, Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology & Rehabilitation Services, College of Education

Expertise

Youth violence including how issues such as bullying, harassment, and ostracism can impact social, emotional and behavioral development in both childhood and in later life

Contact Information

Email: hazler@psu.edu

Phone: 814- 863-2415

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/cecprs/fac_bios/hazler_r.asp

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