Committee Member Profiles

Robert Anderson, Ph.D.

Communication
Saint Louis University
Xavier Hall, #302
Phone: (314) 977-3196
Fax: (314) 977-3195
Email: anderro@slu.edu

Rob Anderson encourages interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to interpersonal communication and media studies, and especially enjoys learning more about the philosophy and practice of dialogue, contemporary cultural criticism, communication ethics, Taoism, and the university as a communication system. He received a campus-wide teaching excellence award from his previous university, and in 2004 received the Johnston Award for teaching excellence in the social sciences at SLU. His books range from scholarly theory to practical application. His articles appear in many periodicals in communication, journalism, psychology, English, education, and the human studies.

Melba J. Arnold

Department of Occupational Therapy
Saint Louis University
School of Allied Health - Room 2020
Phone: (314) 977-8514
Fax: (314) 577-8503
Email: arnoldmj@slu.edu

Melba Arnold is Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy at Saint Louis University.

Fr. Michael Barber, S.J., Ph.D.

Department of Philosophy
Saint Louis University
Humanities Building - Room 106
Phone: (314) 977-3150
Fax: (314) 977-3696
Email: barbermd@slu.edu

Michael Barber is Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Saint Louis University, his M.Div. from Loyola of Chicago and his Ph.D. from Yale. Author of over 25 articles, he has written three books on the philosophies of Alfred Schutz (Buckness University Press) and Max Scheler (Bucknell) and on Enrique Dussel's Philosophy of Liberation (Fordham), as well as a fourth book, Equality and Diversity: Phenomenological Investigations of Prejudice and Discrimination (Prometheus Press, 2001). His pastoral work as a Jesuit Priest includes service to the Hispanic and African-American communities in Fairmont City, Illinois and St. Louis. For additional information, go to www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/philos/faculty.html.

John P. Buerck, Ph.D.

Computer Science Technology Program
Saint Louis University
Hopewell Building - Room 232
Phone: (314) 977-2320
Fax: (314) 977-2333
Email: buerckjp@slu.edu

John Buerck is Assistant Professor and Director of the Computer Science Technology Program in the School for Professional Studies at Saint Louis University. Dr. Buerck has over eleven years of experiencein teaching, research, and curriculum development in the areas of applied computer science, computer applications, and computers in society - both in industry and in academia. He hs conducted research in conjunction with with development of ethics modules for the computer Science Technology degree program and in 1999, he was awarded the Ethics Across the Curriculum Summer Stipend Award for his proposal to incorporate ethics into the Computer Science Technology program.

Ellen M. Burkemper, Ph.D., MSW

School of Social Service
Saint Louis University
Tegeler Hall - Room 213
Phone: (314) 977-2717
Fax: (314) 977-2731
Email: burkemem@slu.edu

Ellen Burkemper is Assistant Professor of Social Service at Saint Louis University.

Ronald Crown, Ph.D.

Pius XII Memorial Library
Saint Louis University
Pius XII Memorial Library - Room LL20
Phone: (314) 977-3593
Fax: (314) 977-3108
Email: crownrw@slu.edu

Ronald Crown is Librarian at Pius XII Memorial Library.

Paul Czysz

Parks College of Engineering and Aviation
Saint Louis University
McDonnell Douglas Hall - Room 1017
Phone: (314) 977-8212
Fax: (314) 977-8403
Email: czyszp@slu.edu

Paul Czysz is the Oliver L. Parks Endowed Chair and MDC Fellow at Parks College. He received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at Parks College and pursued graduate studies at Saint Louis University and Ohio State University. His research interests include hypersonic systems, airbreathing propulsion, and space launchers. For additional information, go to www.slu.edu/colleges/parks/departments/AeroAndMech/faculty/f_czysz.htm.

Mary Domahidy, Ph.D.

Department of Public Policy Studies
Saint Louis University
O'Donnell Hall - Room 180
Phone: (314) 977-3934
Fax: (314) 977-3943
Email: domahimr@slu.edu

Mary Domahidy, Associate Professor and Chair for Public Policy Studies, received her Ph.D. from Saint Louis University.

James E. Fisher, Ph.D.

Emerson Electric Center for Business Ethics
Saint Louis University
Cook Hall - Room 334
Phone: (314) 977-3854
Fax: (314) 977-1647
Email: fisherje@slu.edu

James E. Fisher, Director of the Emerson Electric Center for Business Ethics and Associate Professor of Marketing at Saint Louis University, received his M.Div. from Yale University and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. His teaching responsibilities have focused in the area of marketing management and buyer behavior. His published research and wide consultancy has focused on household spending patterns, social class influences on buyer behavior, and measurement of customer satisfaction. The Center for Business Ethics is engaged in several projects and public forums that reflect an applied approach to business ethics. Its case study research is intended to foster dialogue among faculty, students and business practitioners as well as advancing the application of ethical perspectives to business decision making.

James Gilsinan, Ph.D.

College of Public Service
Saint Louis University
McGannon Hall - Room 232
Phone: (314) 977-3292
Fax: (314) 977-3290
Email: gilsinanjf@slu.edu

James Gilsinan, Dean of the College of Public Service at Saint Louis University, received his B.S. and M.A. in Sociology from Loyola University in Chicago and his Ph.D. in Sociology and Criminology from the University of Colorado. He is highly regarded as a teacher, having received the Nancy McNair Ring Award for Outstanding Contribution as a Teacher. His major works, Criminology and Public Policy: An Introduction (Prentice Hall) and Doing Justice: How the System Works - as seen by the participants (Prentice Hall), have been complemented by an array of scholarly articles on criminal justice, program evaluation methods, and philosophy of science. Current research interests include public sector management, law enforcement, and public service ethics. To find out more about Dr. Gilsinan, go to www.slu.edu/colleges/cops/gilsinan.

Fr. Garth Hallett, S.J., Ph.D.

College of Philosophy & Letters
Saint Louis University
Humanities Building - Room 114
Phone: (314) 977-2701
Fax: (314) 977-7211
Email: hallettgl@slu.edu

Fr. Garth Hallett is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the College of Philosophy and Letters at Saint Louis University. His areas of interest are Wittgenstein, ethics, and God. He has published five books on ethics, the most recent of which is Priorities and Christian Ethics (Cambridge University Press, 1998). For additional information, access the Philosophy department web page at www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/philos/faculty.html.

Ellen Harshman, Ph.D., J.D.

Office of the Provost
Saint Louis University
DuBourg Hall - Room 106
Phone: (314) 977-3078
Fax: (314) 977-3079
Email: harshman@slu.edu

Ellen Harshman is Associate Professor of Management and Associate Provost at Saint Louis University. Dr. Harshman received her B.S. in Education from Miami University, her Masters of Education from Wright State University, a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Saint Louis University, and her J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law. Her interests include legal environment of business, women in management, organizational communication, employment law, and ethics in business. For additional information, access Dr. Harshman's web page at www.slu.edu/departments/management/harsh.htm.

Ann M. Hayes, M.H.S., P.T., O.C.S.

Department of Physical Therapy
Saint Louis University
School of Allied Health - 3rd Floor
Phone: (314) 577-8505
Fax: (314) 577-8513
Email: hayesam@slu.edu

Ann Hayes is Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at Saint Louis University. She received her B.S. in Physical Therapy from Saint Louis University and her M.H.S. from Washington University. She became board certified in Orthopaedics from the American Physical Therapy Association Board of Clinical Specialists in 1992. She teaches Orthopaedics, Clinical Kinesiology, and Prosthetics and Orthotics. Her specific areas of interest include dysfunctions of the lower extremity (primarily foot and ankle) and lower extremity prosthetics. Ann has several years of experience working as a physical therapist at Saint Louis University hospital and she continues to serve as consultant and staff P.T. in the Physical Medicine Department at the Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Center. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Head Injury Services.

Mary Elizabeth Hogan, Ph.D.

College of Arts and Sciences
Saint Louis University
Ritter Hall - Room 125
Phone: (314) 977-2601
Fax: (314) 977-1647
Email: hoganme@slu.edu

Mary Elizabeth Hogan an associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, received her Ph.D. in Higher Education from Saint Louis University. She has M.A. degrees in English from the College of St. Rose, Albany, New York and in Religious Studies from the University of Detroit. She served as coordinator of special projects for five years at the Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University. Particular areas of interest and research are the history of women in education, Jesuit higher education, feminist theory and Christian feminism.

Sharon Homan, Ph.D.

School of Public Health
Saint Louis University
O'Donnell Hall - Room 405
Phone: (314) 977-8103
Fax: (314) 977-8150
Email: homansm@slu.edu

Sharon Homan, Associate Professor and Director of the Division of Biostatistics with the School of Public Health, after undergraduate work at Quincy College, received her M.S. in Preventive Medicine and Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the University of Iowa. She also has secondary appointments in the Department of Public Policy and the Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University, and the Urban Family and Community Development Program at Washington University's School of Social Work. She is the Director of Saint Louis Faith and Health Consortium, in partnership with the Carter Center of Emory University. Her teaching, publications and grant research have concentrated on rural poverty, family health, public housing, chemical dependence and "faith and health." For more information, access the School of Public Health's faculty page at www.slu.edu/colleges/sph/slusph/faculty/homan.html.

William Keenan, M.D.

Pediatrics
Saint Louis University
Cardinal Glennon Hospital, 1st Floor
Phone: (314) 577-5642
Fax: (314) 268-6410
Email: keenanwj@slu.edu

William Keenan is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Neonatology Department at Saint Louis University. Dr. Keenan received his MD at the Stritch School of Medicine and his Clinical Training at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Boston City Hospital and Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He received a Fellowship in Neonatal Physiology at the University of Cincinnati. His research interests include nutrition, resuscitation, systems of care, international health, and the patient's participation in perinatal health care.

Fr. Ed Lisson, S.J.

Department of Theological Studies
Saint Louis University
Humanities Building - Room 247
Phone: (314) 977-2866
Fax: (314) 977-7211
Email: lissonel@slu.edu

Fr. Ed Lisson, Associate Professor of Theological Studies and Associate Professor of Community Health at Saint Louis University, entered the Society of Jesus in 1956. He received his B.A. and Ph.L. in Philosophy and his M.A. in Historical Theology from Saint Louis University and his S.T.D. in Moral Theology from Gregorian University in Rome. Research interests include History of Catholic Moral Theology, Ethical issues surrounding Death and Dying, and pain management. Fr. Lisson spends his summers in Frankfort Germany doing research at Sankt Georgen Jesuit Seminary and serving at an American Parish nearby.

Gerard Magill

Center for Health Care Ethics
Saint Louis University
Health Sciences Center
Salus Center 414
Phone: (314) 977-6661
Fax: (314) 977-5150
Email: magill@slu.edu

Gerard Magill is the Center Director and Department Chair for the Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University. With earlier degrees in Philosophy and Moral Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome, he received his Ph.D. in Ethics from Edinburgh University in Scotland. In addition to twenty two years in graduate education, Dr. Magill has edited four major works on values and public life, abortion, and John Henry Newman. He has written 26 scholarly essays and secured significant grant awards from Saint Louis University. He has one book forthcoming entitled Imagination and Responsibility . For more information, access the faculty page for the Center for Health Care Ethics at www.slu.edu/centers/chce/magill.html.

Hisako Matsuo

Saint Louis University
Department of Research Methodology
McGannon Hall - Room
Phone: (314) 977-2536
Fax: (314) 977-3281
Email: matsuoh@slu.edu

Hisako Matsuo is Assistant Professor in Research Methodology

Fr. J.J. Mueller, S.J.

Saint Louis University
Dept of Theological Studies
Humanities Building - Room 126
Phone: (314) 977-2878
Fax: (314) 977-2731
Email: muellejj@slu.edu

Fr. J.J. Mueller is Associate Professor and Department Chair of Theological Studies. Fr. Mueller received his Ph.D. from Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. His interests include Christology, Culture and Methods, and 19th and 20th Century American Catholicism.

Roy Ruckdeschel, Ph.D.

School of Social Service
Saint Louis University
Tegeler Hall - Room 209
Phone: (314) 977-2733
Fax: (314) 977-2731
Email: ruckdesc@slu.edu

Roy Ruckdeschel, Professor of Social Work, received his MSW from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. Teaching areas include Qualitative Research, Human Behavior and Environment. Research interests include: relationship between qualitative research, practice, and evaluation of practice. He is a member and past Chair of the Qualitative Research Committee at Saint Louis University. Dr. Ruckdeschel completed the Ethics Across the Curriculum Research Report of September 1997 which helped to shape the current structure of the Ethics Across the Curriculum Program at Saint Louis University.

Peter W. Salsich, Jr., J.D.

School of Law
Saint Louis University
Morrissey Hall - Room 234
Phone: (314) 977-2770
Fax: (314) 977-3966
Email: salsichp@slu.edu

Peter W. Salsich, Jr. is a Professor of Law and the McDonnell Chair of Justice in American Society. He holds a joint appointment in the Department of Public Policy Studies. Professor Salsich earned his A.B. at Notre Dame University and his J.D. at Saint Louis University School of Law. He is past chair of the ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty. He has been a recipient of the Thompson and Mitchell faculty scholarship award and the Student Bar Association teacher of the year award. For additional information, go to lawlib.slu.edu/lawschl/salsich.htm.

Deirdre Schweiss, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.

School of Nursing
Saint Louis University
School of Nursing - 413
Phone: (314) 577-8960
Fax: (314) 577-8949
Email: schweiss@slu.edu

Deirdre Schweiss is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at Saint Louis University. Deirdre received her B.S. in Nursing from Saint Louis University, her M.S.N. from Loyola of Chicago, and her Post-Master's Certificate as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from Saint Louis University. Her specialty is Pediatrics and her interests include Pediatric Pain Management and ethical issues in the care of children and their families. Deirdre plans to pursue a Doctorate in Health Care Ethics in the near future.

Tina Timm, Ph.D.

School of Social Service
Saint Louis University
Tegeler Hall - Room 210
Phone: (314) 977-3322
Fax: (314) 977-2731
Email: timmtm@slu.edu

Tina Timm is Assistant Professor of Social Service at Saint Louis University.

Dennis Tuchler, J.D.

School of Law
Saint Louis University
Morrissey Hall - Room 167
Phone: (314) 977-2793
Fax: (314) 977-3966
Email: tuchledj@slu.edu

Dennis Tuchler, Professor of Law at Saint Louis University since 1971, received his B.A. from Reed College and his J.D. from the University of Chicago. Professor Tuchler has written articles on professional responsibility, conflict of laws, local government law and appellate procedure. He received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to participate in their Summer Humanities Seminar and has lectured at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany. Professor Tuchler teaches Legal Profession, Legislation, Remedies and Conflict of Laws. His research interests include Legal ethics, Conflict of Laws, Legal Remedies and Interpretation of Legislation.

Fr. Ted Vitali, C.P.

Department of Philosophy
Saint Louis University
Humanities Building - Room 130
Phone: (314) 977-3149
Fax: (314) 977-3696
Email: vitalit@slu.edu

Fr. Ted Vitali is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Saint Louis University. Fr. Vitali received his Ph.D. from Saint Louis University in 1976. His interests are philosophical theology and environmental philosophy. Access the following website for a brief listing of significant publications: www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/philos/faculty.html.

Vallee Willman, M.D.

Department of Surgery
Saint Louis University
Desloge Towers - 3rd Floor
Phone: (314) 577-8367
Fax: (314) 268-5239
Email: willmavl@slu.edu

Vallee Willman, M.D. is Emeritus Chairman and Professor of Surgery at Saint Louis University Medical School. Dr. Willman received his M.D. from Saint Louis University. He is board certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Surgery, and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. For additional information about Dr. Willman, go to medschool.slu.edu/departments/surgery/fac/willman/.