Expert Directory
The following list is intended to assist community-based nonprofit organizations, local governments, schools and school districts, healthcare providers, tourism agencies, and other entities seeking expertise at the College of Education and Community Innovation. These faculty and staff are available to provide insights into issues in their area of expertise. They are sometime available as speakers, trainers, or consultants. More robust partnerships, especially those that involve applied research, grant-funded community or educational projects, strategic planning, program evaluation, and service-learning projects are also possibilities.
| Field | Topics | First Name | Last Name | Google Scholar | ScholarWorks | GVSU Directory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminology | intimate partner violence, criminal sanction & deterrence, and comparative research | Jina | Lee | - | - | contact info | ||
| Criminology | restorative justice, white collar crime, and criminological theory | Patrick (Pakky) | Gerkin | - | - | ScholarWorks | contact info | |
| Early Childhood Education | birth-to-kindergarten teacher education programs | Kathryn | Ohle | - | - | - | contact info | |
| Educational Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity | anti-racist pedagogy, post-secondary transitions/first-generation college students; place-based education; students in academic distress (academic probation; jeopardy of dismissal) | Terry | Stockton | - | - | ScholarWorks | contact info | |
| Educational Leadership | human resources, school finance, strategic planning | Gregory | Warsen | - | - | ScholarWorks | contact info | |
| Educational Leadership | facilitation, building leader capacity, observation and feedback, instructional rounds, and strategic planning | Catherine | Meyer-Looze | Google Scholar | ScholarWorks | contact info | ||
| Educational Leadership | strategic planning, governance, development / fund raising, budget, board relations | Thomas J. | Haas | - | - | - | contact info | |
| Educational Leadership | communication, facilitation, the school principalship, instructional rounds, leadership coaching and data based decision-making | Richard | Vandermolen | - | ScholarWorks | contact info | ||
| Elementary Education | elementary teacher training, assessments in elementary classrooms | Wei | Gu | - | - | - | contact info | |
| Hazardous Materials Management | hazardous materials | Thomas J. | Haas | - | - | - | contact info | |
| Higher Education | Black college students, undergraduate socialization, student affairs, perspective taking, college student development | Laila | McCloud | Google Scholar | - | contact info | ||
| Higher Education | affect theory, postsecondary teaching and learning, hidden curriculum | Paul E. | Bylsma | Google Scholar | ScholarWorks | contact info | ||
| Higher Education in Prison | prison education | Jacquelynn | Doyon-Martin | - | - | - | contact info | |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | tourism impacts & analysis; wage and compensation studies; restaurant evaluation processes, attractions management, customer satisfaction surveys | A. Scott | Rood | - | ScholarWorks | contact info | ||
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | tourism marketing and research; volunteerism; events | Patty | Janes | - | ScholarWorks | contact info | ||
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | tourism and restaurant management | Mohammed | Lefrid | Google Scholar | contact info | |||
| Hospitality Law | cannabis policy, tourism, and community impacts | John | Lipford | - | - | contact info | ||
| International Education | study abroad, teach abroad | Sherie | Klee | - | - | - | contact info | |
| Literacy Studies | pre-service and in-service teachers, literacy assessments and instruction, language and literacy interventions | Jennifer | Vanderground | - | - | - | contact info | |
| Literacy Studies | reading, writing, literacy instruction, literacy tutoring, literacy teacher professional development, reading specialists / interventions, literacy coaching, children / adolescent books, literacy curriculum & assessment | Elizabeth | Stolle | - | Google Scholar | ScholarWorks | contact info | |
| Nonprofit Administration | philanthropy, nonprofit sector, nonprofit management, civil society, volunteerism, program evaluation | Salvatore | Alaimo | Google Scholar | ScholarWorks | contact info | ||
| Public Finance | public budgeting, financial management, research methods | Donijo | Robbins | - | Google Scholar | - | contact info | |
| School Counseling | comprehensive school counseling programs, school counseling leadership, advocacy for students, collaboration with stakeholders, systemic change, academic, social-emotional, and career development, anti-racist school counseling | Judy | Williams | - | - | contact info | ||
| Secondary Education | secondary education | C.J. | Mehall | - | - | - | contact info | |
| Social Work | family development, adolescence, poverty, multi-generational households | Cray | Mulder | - | - | contact info | ||