Alvernia University has announced new Faculty Excellence Grants:
2012 Faculty Excellence Grants
Rose Chinni, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Forensic Science
Determining Plasma Temperatures and Electron Density Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS): A Physical Chemistry Experiment
Greg Chown, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Physical Agent Modality and Credentialing course
Liang Ding, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business
Testing Performance of Hedge Funds with Idiosyncratic Risk
Adam Heinze
Environmental Laboratory Start-Up Funding
John Rochowicz, Jr., Ed.D.
Professor of Mathematics and Physics
P-Value Approximations for T-Tests of Hypothesis
Ana Ruiz, Ph.D. & Judith Warchal, Ph.D.
Professors of Psychology
Development of an Instructor's Guide for Teaching Ethics in the Introduction to Psychology
Bongrae Seok, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Emotion and Embodies Moral Psychology of Confucian Philosophy (MIT Press)
Janae Sholtz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
What is Philosophy for Heidegger and Foucault
Tufan Tiglioglu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Business
The Alvernia University Economic Impact Study
Tufan Tiglioglu, Ph.D.
Peggy Bowen-Hartung, Ph.D., CTS
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
The Collaboration of Institutional Review Boards and Doctoral Level Programs in Leadership
Tufan Tiglioglu, Ph.D.
Liang Ding, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business
Estimation Window and the Power of the Event Study
Di You, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
The Impact of Internship Experience on Students' Ethical Sensitivity and Ethical Reasoning
Donna Yarri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theology
New Honors Course: The Ethical Treatment of Animals
Fall 2011 Faculty Excellence Grants
Professor of Psychology
Fall 2011 research topic: Social Justice for Women by Women
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Fall 2011 research topic: A People of Affect: The Trans-verbal Line between Heidegger and Deleiuze
Assistant Professor Psychology
Fall 2011 research topic: Moral Judgment Intervention Studies Using DIT-2: a meta-analysis
Summer 2011 Faculty Excellence Grants
Scott Ballantyne, Ed.D., PRSBA
Associate Professor of Business
Summer 2011 research topic: Franciscan Leadership: Linking Historical Origins to Current Practices
Dolores B. Bertoti, MSPT
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy/Athletic Training
Summer 2011 research topic: Developmental Disabilities through the Life Span: Opportunities and Challenges
Karen Ann Cameron, Ph.D., OTD, OTR/L
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Summer 2011 research topic: Developmental Disabilities through the Life Span: Opportunities and Challenges
Marian Bompadre, MA
Instructor of Biology
Summer 2011 research topic: Design of Online Pre-Lab Lectures for Anatomy and Physiology
Stephen R. Campion, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Summer 2011 research topic: Investigation into the Convergence of Protein Sequence and Structure in Cysteine-Rich Extracellular Protein Families
Rosemarie C. Chinni, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Forensic Science
Summer 2011 research topic: Determination of Plasma Temperatures on Different Surfaces Using LIBS
Assistant Professor of Biology
Summer 2011 research topic: New Course in Fetal Development
Associate Professor of Theology
Executive Director, Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities
Summer 2011 research topic: Franciscan Leadership: Linking Historical Origins to Current Practices
James R. Klucsarits, MS
Assistant Professor of Biology
Summer 2011 research topic: American Kestrel Nest Box Program
Joseph Kremer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Summer 2011 research topic: A Biochemistry Laboratory Manual Composed by AU faculty
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Summer 2011 research topic: Student Perceptions' of Mission Identity
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Summer 2011 research topic: High School Leadership and Civic Engagement Summer Program
Victoria Claire Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Summer 2011 research topic: High School Leadership and Civic Engagement Summer Program
Associate Professor of Business
Summer 2011 research topic: High School Leadership and Civic Engagement Summer Program
Jodi Radosh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication
Associate Director, Center for Community Engagement
Summer 2011 research topic: Journalism Ethics of Medical Stories on TV News
John A. Rochowicz, Jr., Ed.D.
Professor of Mathematics/Physics
Summer 2011 research topic: Bootstrapping Analysis, Inferential Statistics, and EXCEL
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Summer 2011 research topic: Cognition, Emotion, and Confucian Moral Psychology
A. Janae Sholtz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Summer 2011 research topic: The Continuum Companion to Heidegger
A. Janae Sholtz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Summer 2011 research topic: Enhancing Teaching Excellence through Universal Course Design
Michael P. Nerino, MS
Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
Summer 2011 research topic: Enhancing Teaching Excellence through Universal Course Design
Cynthia D. Rothenberger, RN, CDE, ACNS, BC, MSN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Summer 2011 research topic: Enhancing Teaching Excellence through Universal Course Design
Associate Professor of Education
Summer 2011 research topic: Enhancing Teaching Excellence through Universal Course Design
Takele Tassew, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
Summer 2011 research topic: The Economic Impact of Reading Downtown Streetcar Project
Associate Professor of Business
Summer 2011 research topic: The Economic Impact of Reading Downtown Streetcar Project
Associate Professor of Business
Summer 2011 research topic: The Corporate Supercitizen: The Supreme Court's Prometheus
Assistant Professor Psychology
Summer 2011 research topic: Community Service, Theology, and Philosophy Courses and Students' Moral Reasoning
Spring 2011 Faculty Excellence Grants
Professor of Psychology
Social Justice for Women by Women - Oxford Round Table
Richard Stichler, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
Western Interpretations of Chinese Philosophy
Takele Tassew, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
The Impact of Foreign Aid on Quality of Life
Professor of Counselor Education/Psychology
The Long Term Impact of Multiple Undergraduate Service Options on Alumni
Summer 2010 Faculty Excellence Grants
Scott Ballantyne, Ed.D., PRSBA
Associate Professor of Business
"Planning In Reverse"
Associate Professor of Business
"Planning In Reverse"
Karen Ann Cameron, Ph.D., OTD, OTR/L
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Community Based Service Learning in Occupational Therapy through Collaboration with the Diocese of Allentown Catholic Social Services Agency
Joseph Kremer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Negative Poisson's Ration Liquid Crystal Polymers: Organic Synthesis
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Examining Student Perceptions' of Individuals Diagnosed with Mental Illness
Susan McDonald, Ph.D., MSW, BA
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Economically Distressed City (Reading, PA): A Qualitative Study of the Sociological and Psychological Impact in Community Members
Assistant Professor of Education
Establish Inter-rater Reliability on an Assessment Rubric for Emergency Writing of Kindergarten and First Grade Students
Professor of Psychology
Long Term Impact of Multiple Undergraduate Service Options on Alumni
Professor of Counselor Education/Psychology
Long Term Impact of Multiple Undergraduate Service Options on Alumni
David Silbey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
The Third China War: America, Britain, and the Boxers, 1990
Associate Professor of Business
"Planning In Reverse"
Associate Professor of Theology
The Sopranos: Exploring Ethics in TV's Most Infamous "Family"
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Deborah Greenawald, Ph.D., RN, Certified School Nurse
- Associate Professor of Nursing
- Pre-Licensure BSN Program Coordinator
- Faculty Advisory Board O’Pake Institute of Ethics, Leadership and Public Service