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Media Experts Resource Guide
Monroe Community College is privileged to have the kind of faculty and staff who are talented and knowledgeable experts. The Media Experts Resource Guide was developed as an initiative of the MCC’s College and Community Relations office and the Faculty Senate to provide members of the Rochester community with a valuable reference tool. This guide enables media and civic and community groups easy access to a number of experienced authorities who are well versed in a wide range of topics. From accounting to optics, from adolescent issues to law, MCC faculty and staff possess a wealth of important and insightful information.
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| Name | Areas of Expertise |
| ARNONE, BARBARA | Culture, Education, Language
Sign language interpreter - 20 years, deaf culture familiarity - 20 years, M.S. in Education - Educational Interpreter - Post-Secondary |
| AVALONE VALARIE | Strategic planning, planning, accreditation, leadership development, project management, facilities planning, sustainability |
| BAILEY, DUDLEY (SKIP) L. | Athletics, Fitness, Baseball |
| BAUMAN, M. GARRETT | Shakespeare's plays, life, theater
Hemingway's life and work
African-American Literature 1885-1930
Community-Colleges from a teacher's perspective
Magazine Writing
Textbook Authorship
College Composition |
| BENZ, ILENE | Communication, Interpersonal Relationships, Public Speaking, Storytelling,
Creativity, Goal Setting & Achievement, Strategic Planning, Change, Teamwork, Supervisory Skills/Leadership, Marketing & Public Relations, Customer Service, Corporate Training, Career Development, Employee Development & Recognition, Employee Communication |
| BISHOP, PAUL | Emergency Medical Services, Ambulance Operations, Automated External Defibrillation |
| BLACKLAW STUART | Assessment of Student Learning; Curriculum Development; Online Instruction; Hybrid instruction; Alternative Course Delivery Systems; General Education; Faculty Issues in Higher Education; Faculty Governance; Communication; Media; Journalism; Media History. |
| BONADONNA, PETER A. | Emergency Medical Services, Defibrillation, Prehospital care, Paramedics, Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS, |
| BRENNAN, PAUL | Technology, metal working, model making
CNC Machining, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (G.D.T.), Blueprint Reading, Metrology Machine Mathematics, Computer Aided Manufacturing |
| BROMLEY, KATHLEEN K. | Macroeconomics and Personal Finance |
| BROWN, ROBERT S. | Automotive diagnosis/repair of automobiles (20 years), automotive education at the post-secondary level (22 years). |
| BURGER, FREDERICK | Television, Film, Cinema, Filmmaking and Video, Photography, Eastman Kodak, Scriptwriting, Copywriting, Media Literacy, Marketing Communications |
| BURKE, DONNA C. | MCC, Admissions, Home-schooling issues, high school graduation requirements, disability issues, keys to academic success, embracing change, using technology to improve productivity, mediating conflict |
| CAIAZZA, ANTHONY S. | Adolescent Issues, Interpersonal Relationships, Mental Health Adolescent & Mental Health Issues - Major field of study & experience before coming to MCC 10 years as clinician & administration with NYS division for youth |
| CARDILLO, KAREN M. | Stress Management, Women's Health and Wellness |
| CARROLL, MICHAEL | Computer Networks, system administration and information security; WiFi and WiMAX wireless networks; manufacturing, automation, and robotics. |
| CASALINUOVO-ADAMS, CHRISTINE | College Planning, MCC Admissions, Opportunities for High School Honors Students to Earn College Credit, College Planning for Parents, College Planning for Adults, Planning an Open House. |
| CECERO, DIANE M. | Law, especially the law of higher education
Workplace Issues, including collective bargaining & sexual harassment, Americans with disabilities act |
| CLARKE, CHARLES R. | Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationships, Psychology, Religion, Women's Issues
Psychology of Religion, Human Sexuality, Holocaust Genocide Studies |
| COFFEY, JAMES J. | Interpersonal Communication Skills, Relationship Building, Conflict Resolution, Assertiveness, Early Childhood, Developing Self Esteem in Children, Language Development in Children,Higher Education, the Role of Play and the Arts in Early Childhood. |
| CONNETT, RICHARD J. | Biology, Science Online
Exercise physiology - especially muscle function. This is an area I did research in for over 20 years. I have developed an online course and have taught it through several semesters and with revisions for a new text. I have also taken a course in online techniques from the University of Wisconsin School of Education, as well as attending a number of training workshops in the SUNY system. I am currently involved with the American Physiology Society's Education group in working on a symposium on using technology in teaching. |
| COOPER, CYNTHIA L. | Communication, Crisis Communication,
Strategic Communication, Public Relations Planning |
| CUPELLO, NELSON A. | Athletics, Fitness, Soccer Coach |
| DINGEE, SALLY | Undecided College Students, Academic Advising, Career Decision Making |
| DION, AUDRA | International student affairs and immigration regulations. |
| DISALVO, CHARLES | Security Service Provision, Asset Protection, Security Survey and Risk Assessment Services, and Physical Security Methods |
| DOOLIN MIKE | Adult students; adults preparing to return to college |
| DOWNING, CHARLOTTE | Curriculum Development |
| DRUMRIGHT, WILLIAM | Franklin D. Roosevelt (presidential years, most notably); Tennessee Valley Authority; New Deal |
| DUBOIS, DANIEL S. | Athletics, Aquatics, Swim Coach / Program Administration |
| DUTTER, GORDON | French politics and international relations in the 1930s. Currently, I have been reading about the Jamestown settlement, in view of the 400th anniversary of its founding next year, and about the (many dubious) historical claims made in The Davinci Code, in view of the large number of people who have been learning about history from this bestseller. I teach Western Civilization, East Asian history, and early American history. |
| EDELBACH, BRIAN | Organometallic and Organic Chemistry
Pre-Pharmacy Advisor |
| ERICKSON, MAUREEN | Academic assessment, program review, student learning outcomes, student evaluation, and program evaluation, program design and development, quantitative and qualitative research methods and designs, computer media presentations, community and personal mediation and negotiation skills, student success strategies, and music specifically in music history, music theory, classical guitar, and piano. |
| FLATLEY, ANNE | Fitness, womens issues in wellness and fitness, kayaking, sports medicine, athletic training, and therapeutic exercise, massage therapy, program design for fitness |
| FORSYTH, SUSAN H. | Dental Hygiene Curriculum Development
ADA Accreditation Preparation and Review
On-line development (and teaching) of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting Courses |
| FRAGNOLI, KRISTEN | Interpersonal relations, conflict resolution, cross cultural communication |
| GIZZI, BETHANY | Gender & women's issues, women in the workplace, women in politics, family issues, single-parents, marriage & divorce, environmental sociology, feminism & feminist activism,
sustainability and environmental issues. |
| GLOCKER, JANET J. | Higher Education
Academic Leadership and Policy
History of Higher Education
Curriculum Development
Economics
Professional Development |
| GOLDFARB, BARRY | Communication: TV Programming, Production, Scriptwriting, Performance, Cinema Studies |
| HIRSCHLER, CHRISTOPHER | Vegetarian/Vegan Diets
Nutrition
General Health |
| HUGHES, ANNE | Online learning, student retention in online courses, teaching career development online, returning adult student issues, group career counseling, online career counseling. |
| KAUFMAN, JUDY | Biology, Health Issues
Nutrition, Microbiology, HIV/AIDS |
| KELLY, ELIZABETH | Fitness, Higher Education, Psychology, Sport Psychology |
| KING, ROBERT | Agriculture, marketing, land use, regulatory, good agricultural practices, public safety |
| LAIDLAW, ELIZABETH A. | Philosophy |
| MARCHESE, JOSEPH T. | Economics Personal money management topics, financial planning, credit management, auto, homeowners/life, renters insurance, car buying, home buying, investing |
| MONROE, DAVID | Nonprofit Management; Evaluation/Outcomes Measurement; Grant Writing, Evaluation, and Searching; and Board Planning. |
| MORRIS, KAREN L. | Business Law, Criminal Law, The Harry Potter Series, Food Service,
Law, Politics, Women's Issues
Legal aspects of Hotel/Casino Management
Current Affairs dealing with legal issues |
| MULLANEY, JOAN C. | Interpersonal Relationships, Students, Women's Issues, Adult Students |
| MURPHY, MARGARET M. | Curriculum philosophy & development, Academic assessment,program review, building and using appropriate scoring rubrics, student learning outcomes, student evaluation, and program evaluation, program design and development, quantitative and qualitative research methods and designs, Children's Literature, William Faulkner, Women's Studies, Online teaching & curriculum development |
| NOLAN, MICHAEL P. | Adolescent Issues, Childhood, Education, Higher Education, Human Rights, Literacy, School Systems
History of Recorded Sound - from Edison to digital. Early Childhood Education - infant to 5 years. (headstart) K-12 School Districts - former VP of local school board
Model Builder - all scales
Model Railroader - all scales
Digital Photography & Digital Video |
| ORNT, PATRICIA A. | Education, Interpersonal Relationships, Students, Women's Issues,Returning Adult Students, Study Skills, Time Management and Note Taking Skills |
| PARES-KANE, NAYDA | My focus is international and intercultural issues and race and ethnic relations. In addition, within my courses I examine globalization and its consequences, urban issues and general social reform. |
| PASTO-ZIOBRO, DOLORES | Accounting, Law, Women's Issues, Auditing Accounting - Non-profit & SUNY, 15 years Law - Federal & State Student Financial Aid, Community Colleges, 15 years Auditing - Financial, Operational & Compliance, 19 years Women's Issues - Issues that affect women at work, Women's Rights Movement, 8 years |
| PERSSON, JILL M. | Education, Higher Education, History, Interpersonal Relationships, Students
learning skills, learning styles, left/right brained, time management, study skills, higher education, financial aid, historically underrepresented students, Medieval History, Interpersonal relationships, active listening. |
| POPOVICI, MARY JO | Communication, Culture, Demographics, Interpersonal Relationships, Students, public relations
group communication, team building, brainstorming strategies, advertising
communications - skillful presentations, culture and media - media as an institution which shapes us. student demographics - the Y Generation (they follow Generation X). Interpersonal communication - listening perceptions, advertising and stereotyping |
| POWERS, CARMEN A. | marketing, particularly product management and new product development advertising, particularly branding and creating usps strategic planning, especially in consumer products corporate training (marketing, advertising, customer service, media, market research, creativity, value proposition development, presentation skills) Coaching (clients include Saatchi and Kodak executives) |
| PROIETTI, THOMAS P. | Communication, Culture, Demographics, Interpersonal Relationships, Language, Technology, Women's Issues, Media, Marketing, Advertising Media = Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Media Literacy, Portrayal of Women and Minorities, News Coverage, Violence & Media, Media Economics, Subliminal Curing in Advertising |
| REAVES, CELIA C. | Psychology - Specialties include visual perception, memory, thinking, intelligence, language
Science - Specialties include research design and interpretation, statistical analysis |
| RHODE, DENEEN | Massage Therapy, Massage Therapy Curriculum,
Somatic Therapies, Ethics of Touch, Stress Management, Wholistic Health |
| ROBERTSON, DAN | Most aspects of geology, specializing in natural resources (economic geology), but also including volcanic regions and associated hazards. Most aspects of physical geography, with emphasis on climate patterns. |
| RODRIGUEZ, KRISTA | Oral health issues and patient education Dental Assisting professional activities (Vice President of the local Rochester Dental Assistants Society) President Elect= New York Dental Assistants Association Dental Assisting legislative and employment issues (legislative committee member for the state DA association, NYDAA, and member of the Education Committee for the national DA association, ADAA) |
| RODRIGUEZ, RAMON | FINANCIAL AID & FIRST YEAR STUDENT ORIENTATION |
| SALVADOR, SUSAN M | Learning Reconsidered (LR 1 & 2,) Student services, advisement, leadership, classroom civility, and assessment. |
| SARDONE, CHRISTOPHER | Taxation, both Personal and Corporate Issues
Accounting and Tax software
Entrepreneurism
Small Business start up |
| SCHOTTLER, DAVID A. | Facilities -
Management - 32 years
Construction Contract Admin. & Management - 32 years
Negotiation - 32 years |
| SMITH, BETTY P. | Education, Interpersonal Relationships, Students, Women's Issues
Returning Adult Students, Self Esteem Workshops, Time Management |
| SMITH, CATHRYN E. | Education, Graphics, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationships, Language, Literature, Substance Abuse, Technology, Women's Issues |
| SQUIRES, RICHARD D. | Popular culture, particularly film. Horror fiction. Cemetery studies. Local history. |
| STRAUBHAAR, RITA | American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, Accessibility Issues for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People,Assistive Technology for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. |
| STRIEBICH, JOHN | Small Business, Entrepreneurism, Marketing/Advertising, Promotions, Public Relations,Tax accounting,Economics. |
| VROOMAN, SCOTT | Spanish: culture, literature and literary analysis, language acquisition, travel to Spain. Don Quijote de la Mancha: nature of the novel and the iconic strength of the figure. |
| WADACH, JOHN B. | Engineering, Physics |
| WEIDER, STEPHEN J. | Communication, Interpersonal Relationships, Technology, Instructional Design,
Video Production, Video Conferencing, Teach Interpersonal Skills |
| WEINGART, MICHAEL | American Sign Language - history, Deaf cultural trends, basic linguistics, neurolinguistics, teaching methodology
Education - second language methodology, learning theories, cultural foundations, social structure
Technology - electronic teacher portfolio |
| WHEELER, HOLLY | Teaching Children's Literature, Detective Fiction, Mythology, Introduction to Literature, American Literature, College Composition, and Advanced Composition Writing. Other areas of expertise; Curriculum Development, Faculty Governance, and online teaching and learning. |
| WHITE, JULIE | student affairs, health education and wellness, counseling/crisis intervention, sexual violence, diversity, social norms approach to health issues, body image, sexual harassment, women's issues, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender concerns |
| WILLARD, WANDA | Psychology: Child, Adolescence, Adulthood, Aging, Learning and Behavior Disorders in Children,
Health Issues: Stress & Coping; Gender Differences in Health & Illness |
| WILLIAMS, PATRICIA (Tish) | Grants
Office Politics
Communications |
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