Experts Directory
Experts Directory & Speakers Bureau
This directory provides information about faculty and staff members who are willing to lecture and/or serve as media resources on topics of their expertise. With questions, please contact the public relations office at (540) 375-2242.
A list near the bottom of each expert profile indicates if the person is open to requests from the media and/or community groups and on what topics they are willing to speak.
Art
- Arts education Gordon Marsh
Biology
- Embryology Chris Lassiter
Business
- Effective Coalition Chad Morris
- Employee Free Choice Act Bayard Harris
- Human Resource Management Bayard Harris
- Labor Relations Bayard Harris
- Meeting Management Chad Morris
Campus Safety
- Campus Safety Thomas Rambo
Careers
- Adults returning to school Toni McLawhorn
- Job search process Toni McLawhorn
- Networking Toni McLawhorn
Education
- Arts education Gordon Marsh
- Christian higher education Bob Benne
- Classroom management Katie Elmore
- Critical thinking and problem solving Michael Maina
- Effective teaching methods Michael Maina
- Elementary pedagogy Katie Elmore
- First-year student engagement Katie Elmore
- Physical education Michael Maina
- Service learning Katie Elmore
- Social justice in schools Katie Elmore
- Technology in learning environments Gary Whitt
- Women in science Rama Balasubramanian
English/Literature
- Contemporary poetry, fiction, film Bob Schultzholbrook
- Renaissance poetry and literature Katherine Hoffman
- Shakespeare Katherine Hoffman
Health and Human Performance
- Aerobic exercise and training Cynthia Edmunds
- Class design Cynthia Edmunds
- Exercise as medicine Elizabeth Ackley
- Fitness and nutrition Michael Maina
- Fitness assessment Cynthia Edmunds
- Food and culture Chad Morris
- Group exercise Cynthia Edmunds
- Health-related physical fitness Cynthia Edmunds
- Martial arts John Lynch
- Obesity Chad Morris
- Oral health campaigns Chad Morris
- Personal safety John Lynch
- Physical activity to increase life span Elizabeth Ackley
- Smoking cessation Chad Morris
- Strength training Michael Maina
- Visual impairments Elizabeth Ackley
- Wellness Cynthia Edmunds
Health Care
- Health inequities Chad Morris
- Immigrant health care access Chad Morris
- Public health promotion Chad Morris
History
- German history Rob Willingham
- Holocaust Rob Willingham
- Middle East Rob Willingham
- Queen Elizabeth I Katherine Hoffman
- South African history Jesse Bucher
International Relations
- Democracy and Democratization Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Developing Country Politics Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Foreign Aid Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Human Security Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Political Violence Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Politics of Multinational Corporations Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Sri Lanka Katherine Hoffman
- South African politics Jesse Bucher
Mathematics
- Chaos theory and fractals Roland Minton
- Mathematics of golf Roland Minton
- Sports ranking system Roland Minton
Media/Popular Culture
- Contemporary film Bob Schultz
- Food and culture Chad Morris
- Movies and meaning Bob Benne
- Music and psychology Chris Buchholz
- Popular music Gordon Marsh
Medicine
Public health promotion Chad Morris
Music
- Classical music Gordon Marsh
- Popular music Gordon Marsh
- World music Gordon Marsh
Peace Studies
- Peace studies Katie Elmore
Philosophy
- Philosophy Brent Adkins
Physics
- Nanotechnology Rama Balasubramanian
- Physics research Rama Balasubramanian
Political Science
- African politics/democratization Joshua Rubongoya
- Death penalty Todd Peppers
- Democracy and Democratization Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Developing Country Politics Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Foreign Aid Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- German politics Rob Willingham
- Gun control Harry Wilson
- Human Security Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Law clerks Todd Peppers
- Political Violence Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Politics of Multinational Corporations Andreea Mihalache-O'Keef
- Public opinion Harry Wilson
- Supreme Court Todd Peppers
- Voting behavior and elections Harry Wilson
Psychology
- Cross-cultural psychology Chris Buchholz
- Evolutionary psychology Chris Buchholz
- Family Cynthia Atkins Music and psychology Chris Buchholz
- Persuasion, conformity, obedience Chris Buchholz
- Personality traits Chris Buchholz
- Prejudice and stereotyping Chris Buchholz
- Self-concept Chris Buchholz
- Self-esteem Chris Buchholz
- Social cognition Chris Buchholz
- Social interaction Chris Buchholz
Religion
- Christian ethics Bob Benne
- Christian higher education Bob Benne
- Christian sexual ethics Bob Benne
- Movies and meaning Bob Benne
- Social and cultural interpretation Bob Benne
Russian
- Russian Rob Willingham
Sociology
- Community development Chad Morris
- Effective coalition Chad Morris
- Food and culture Chad Morris
- Global culture Chad Morris
- Meeting management Chad Morris
- Public health promotion Chad Morris
Sports
- Mathematics of golf Roland Minton
- Sports ranking system Roland Minton
Technology
- Technology in learning environments Gary Whitt
- Costume construction Jennifer Ruhland
- Specialty makeup Jennifer Ruhland
- Stage design Jennifer Ruhland
- Theatrical costume design Jennifer Ruhland
Theology