Education
Sandy Becker
Instructor of Marketing and Leadership
Department of Marketing
Rutgers Business School/Rutgers School of Labor Relations
Key topics: Brand Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Market Research, Questionnaire Design, Consumer Behavior, Instructional Design (course development) and Leadership.
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Charles A. Brown
Assistant Dean for Diversity Programs
RBS Office of the Dean - Student Development Center
Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
Key topics: Diversity and diversity programs, community engagement, underrepresented student populations, business education partnerships, black male achievement
Charles A. Brown oversees a portfolio of programs that helps with the recruitment, development, and retention of underrepresented students populations. With a passionate, dynamic, and relevant style, Charles is able to engage diverse audiences in…
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Edward Castner
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
School of Arts and Sciences
Key topics: (Room temperature) ionic liquids; femtosecond laser spectroscopy; chemical physics and physical chemistry; graduate education; and science policy.
Dr. Castner's expertise is in the area of physical chemistry of condensed phases. His experimental expertise is focused on ultrafast laser spectroscopy, photophysics and photochemistry, aqueous polymer solutions, aggregates in solution, drug…
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Brian Chu
Professor
Department of Clinical Psychology
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Key topics: Behavioral interventions to address child and adolescent anxiety, mood, and school attendance problems. Transdiagnostic processes and interventions; values-based social action; community engagement; training and continuing education.
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Rebecca Davis
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Office of Global Social Work Programs
School of Social Work
Key topics: Global Child Welfare and Protection; social service workforce strengthening, global social work.
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Maurice Elias
Professor
Department of Psychology
School of Arts and Sciences
Key topics: Social-emotional learning, character development, meaning, purpose, and significance, parenting, emotional intelligence, education reform, the achievement gap, prevention of bullying, violence, substance abuse, and related problem behaviors, impact of media on children, Jewish education and Jewish identity.
Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., is Professor, Psychology Department at Rutgers University, Director, Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab ([http://…
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Eugenia Etkina
Professor Emerita
Department of Learning and Teaching
Graduate School of Education
Key topics: physics and astronomy instruction at the middle school, high school, and university levels.
Eugenia Etkina is a Distinguished Professor at Rutgers, the State University Of New Jersey. She holds a PhD in physics education from Moscow State Pedagogical University and has more than 35 years of experience teaching physics. She is a…
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William FitzGerald
Assistant Professor
English Department
Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Camden
Key topics: Rhetorical theory, rhetoric and religion, writing and media studies, writing program design, the language of prayer
William FitzGerald specializes in rhetorical studies with particular interests in stylistics, speech acts, and the rhetoric of religion. In writing studies, his interests include composition pedagogy, professional communication, and writing…
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Nydia Flores
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Education
Key topics: Sociolinguistics, Spanish in the U.S., bilingualism, Spanish pragmatics, teaching English language learners, second language acquisition, and changing perspectives in the teaching of Spanish in the U.S.
Nydia Flores' line of inquiry explores two interrelated avenues in the field of sociolinguistics: the use of Spanish in society and Spanish language education. She prepares pre- and in-service language teachers and future linguists to understand…
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Jennifer Foster
Assistant Teaching Professor, Director of Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Programs
School Psychology
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Key topics: Developing a Multi-Tiered System of Support for School-Based Mental Health Programs
Crisis Management: Prevention Planning, Crisis Response & Recovery
School-Based Risk Assessment: Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation
School Change: Large-Scale Implementation of Comprehensive Mental Health Programs
Dr. Jennifer Foster is an Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Programs in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University. Prior to joining GSAPP, she…
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Arnold Glass
Professor
Department of Psychology
School of Arts and Sciences
Key topics: Learning, instruction, language
Arnold L. Glass, Ph.D., is the former vice chair of undergraduate studies for the Department of Psychology. His research investigates how well people remember what they have seen and heard.
His studies include recent work developing…
Ellen Lieberman
Associate Dean
Douglass Residential College
Key topics: Living-Learning Communities; Social Networks / Social Capital; Social Determinants of Health
With over 30 years of experiences in higher education administration and research, Ellen joined Douglass Residential College at Rutgers University–New Brunswick in 2011 where she is the Associate Dean of…
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Salvador Mena
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Division of Student Affairs
Key topics: Leadership; Diversity and Inclusion; Team Development; LatinX Experience; College Students; Crisis Management
Born in Harlem, New York and raised by a single parent in the South Bronx, Dr. Salvador Mena is a graduate of the New York City public school system, and was the first in his family to attend college. Leaving New York City to attend the…
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Lesley Morrow
Distinguished Professor and Director of The Center for Literacy Development
Center for Literacy Development
Graduate School of Education
Key topics: Early childhood literacy, literacy development, teaching language arts.
Lesley Morrow is a professor of literacy, and created and directs the Center for Literacy Development at the Graduate School of Education. Her area of research deals with early literacy development and the organization and management of language…
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County Agent
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
Key topics: Gardening with children, community beautification programs, community tree planting, environmental education, and the 4-H Youth Development Program
James Nichnadowicz is the Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Agent for Union County. He has expertise in teaching children about gardening and the environment, and experience in community beautification and tree planting programs. He has been a 4-…
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