Expert List
The individuals listed below are available for media commentary on their respective areas of expertise. If you are interested in other areas or subjects not listed here, send us an e-mail or call Crystal Rothhaar at (941)359-4572.
| Department | Name | Area(s) of expertise |
| USF Sarasota-Manatee | Dr. Arthur Guilford, Regional Chancellor & Campus CEO | USF Sarasota-Manatee, child development, neurological conditions, speech/language/hearing disorders |
| Academic Affairs | Dr. Bonnie Jones, Regional Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs | College planning for students and parents, Millennial vs GenEx Personality Characteristics, USF Sarasota-Manatee Academic Programs |
| Arts and Sciences | ||
| Criminology | Dr. James Unnever, Associate Professor | |
| English | Dr. Suzanne Stein, Assistant Professor |
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| English, Literature, and Writing | Dr. Keith Cavedo, Visiting Instructor | Film studies, horror and science fiction/cinema, 19th and 20th Century American and British literature |
| English, Professional Writing | Dr. Wilma Davidson, Visiting Instructor | Business and Corporate Writing, Presentation Skills Coaching |
| English (writing & editing) | Thorold (Tod) Roberts, Instructor, Writing internships | Technical writing/editing, business writing/editing, and online instruction of writing and English composition |
| English | Dr. Valerie Lipscomb, Assistant Professor | Age studies, performance studies, modern drama, and modern literature |
| Gerontology | Dr. Kathy Black, Assistant Professor, Social Work | Advance Directives, Advance Care Planning, End of Life Care, Health Care Professional Communication, Aging in Place |
| Gerontology | Dr. Jane Roberts, Instructor of Social Work/Gerentology | Attitudes toward aging; age bias or “ageism”; and intergenerational relationships. |
| History | Dr. June Benowitz, Assistant Professor, History | |
| History | Dr. Jonathon Scott Perry, Instructor, History | Political systems of ancient Greece and Rome; Fascism and Nazism in the 20th century; ancient and modern Olympic Games; European history; Greek and Latin literature. |
| Psychology | Dr. Christine Ruva, Assistant Professor, Psychology | Juror/jury decision making, juror memory, pretrial publicity effects on juror decision making, juror perceptions of witness credibility, eyewitness memory and credibility, children as eyewitnesses, the social use of memory |
| Psychology | Dr. Richard Reich, Instructor | Alcohol use and alcoholism, college student drinking, and drinking in children, statistics |
| Rehabilitation Counseling | Dr. Michael Richard, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Counseling | |
| Social Sciences | Dr. Melissa Sloan, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Sociology | The social shaping of emotion, emotional experience and expression in the workplace (particularly anger), job characteristics and psychological well-being, survey research |
| Business | ||
| Finance | Dr. Richard Borghesi, Assistant Professor, Finance | Sports betting markets, prediction markets, and corporate finance |
| Dr. Thomas Pencek, Instructor | ||
| Marketing | Dr. Ron Lennon, Assistant Professor |
Social Marketing, Social Networking, and Social Media. Fear Appeals in marketing and advertising. |
| Marketing | Dr. James Curran, Assistant Professor, Marketing | Marketing, customer loyalty, customer satisfaction, consumer spending, Facebook and Social Networking Addiction |
| Management | Dr. Delaney Kirk, Visiting Professor | Employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and human resource management issues |
| Management | Ross Alander, Instructor | Human Resources, Becoming an Employer of Choice, Nonprofit
Leadership, Coaching,
leadership and management, Organization review and renewal, Labor relations and
unions, Employee Relations, Negotiations |
| Education | ||
| Education | Dr. Terry A. Osborn, Dean of the College of Education |
Critical Pedagogy, Curriculum Theory,
Educational Linguistics, Foreign Language Education, Philosophical and
Sociocultural Foundations of Education |
| Education | Dr. Richard A. King, Professor | Education, School Finance and Policy |
| Childhood Education & Literacy Studies | Dr. Elizabeth Larkin, Professor, Childhood Education | Intergenerational relationships, policies and programs; teaching and learning in early childhood and elementary classrooms; educational leadership |
| Childhood Education & Literacy Studies | Dr. Stephen B. Graves, Professor, Childhood Education | Early childhood education programs, early childhood teacher education programs, family/school/community relationships |
| Educational Leadership | Dr. Janice Fauske, Professor, Educational Leadership | |
| Reading Education | Dr. Thomas Crisp, Assistant Professor, Reading Education | Children's and adolescent literature; LGBTQ issues and identities |
| Reading Education | Dr. G. Pat Wilson, Assistant Professor, Childhood Education | |
| Education | Dr. Lora Kosten, Instructor and Faculty Coordinator at USFSM North Port |
School Improvement/Strategic
Planning/Leadership |
| Education | Dr. Jennifer Menon Mariano, Assistant Professor, Psychological and Social Foundations | Moral Development and character education; adolescent development, positive youth development, positive psychology |
| Education | Dr. J. Lynn McBrien, Assistant Professor, Social Foundations of Education | Refugee issues and education, media literacy/education |
| Education | Dr. Stephen Rushton, Assistant Professor | Neuroscience and early childhood education, teacher preparation, and personality (MBTI). |
| Education | Dr. Marie Byrd-Blake, Assistant Professor | Teacher Education and NCLB and Urban Schools |
| ESOL | Dr. Rebecca Burns, Assistant Professor, English Language Learning/ESOL | Language acquisition, language awareness in teacher education, classroom discourse, and forensic linguistics |
| Hospitality Management | Dr. Jay Schrock, Dean, FMP, School of Hotel and Restaurant Management | |
| Dr. Gregory Dunn, Assistant Professor, School of Hotel and Restaurant Management | Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Branding, Hospitality, Travel and Leisure, Gaming |
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| Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu, Associate Professor and Certified Hospitality Technology Professional, School of Hotel and Restaurant Management | Electronic Marketing, Hospitality Technology, Travel Industry, Online Travel Agencies, Social Media , Network Security, Credit Card Payment Standards, Cruise Industry | |
| Information Technology | ||
| Dr. Sunita Lodwig, Instructor, Information Technology | ||
| Dr. John Wiginton, Instructor, Information Technology | ||
| Rick Walsh, Instructor, Information Technology |
