College of Public Service | Saint Louis University


		This section features pages of most faculty and staff members, along with a short biography and curriculum vitae. Currently, some faculty bios are available by clicking on their hyperlinked thumbnails. School for Professional Studies School of Social Work College of Public Service: Communication Sciences & Disorders Counseling & Family Therapy Educational Leadership & Higher Education Educational Studies Public Policy Studies Research Methodology
Communication Sciences & Disorders
		Travis T. Threats, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Northwestern) Associate Professor and Chair
		Carol L. Ackerson, M.S., CCC-SLP (Miami University) Director, Early Childhood Learning Center
		Donald G. Brennan, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center) Professor
		Martha K. Brennan, M.A., CCC-SLP (Illinois) Clinical Assistant Professor
		Dennis P. Fuller, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Saint Louis) Associate Professor
		Kerri A. Helms, M.S., CCC-A (Washington University in St. Louis) Clinical Instructor
		Julie Hoffmann, M.A., CCC-SLP (Truman State University) Clinical Assistant Professor
		Deborah A. Hwa-Froelich, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Wichita State University) Associate Professor
		Stanton Jones, M.A. (University of Witwatersrand) Clinical Instructor
		Hortencia Kayser, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (New Mexico) Professor
		Richard A. McGuire, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Bowling Green State University) Professor
		Pat D. Miller, M.S., CCC-SLP (Washington University in St. Louis) Clinical Assistant Professor
		Kathy A. Murphy, M.A., CCC-SLP (Saint Louis) Director, Speech-Language Hearing Clinic

Adjunct Faculty
		Amy Stanford, M.S., (Southern Methodist) Adjunct Clinical Instructor. Adult neurological impairments, foreign accent modification.
		Laura Reinders, M.A., (Saint Louis) Adjunct Clinical Instructor. Early intervention (birth to three).
		Tracy Landes, M.S., CCC-SLP (South Florida) Adjunct Clinical Instructor. Early childhood special education.
Liaison Librarian
		Miriam E. Joseph, Ph.D., M.L.S. (Saint Louis and Indiana University-Bloomington) Professor.
Staff
		Kellie E. Dalton, B.A., B.S. Clinic Administrative Secretary
		Vickie A. Scott, CPS Administrative Assistant

Counseling & Family Therapy
Full-Time Faculty and Staff
		Craig W. Smith, Ph.D. (Brigham Young) Professor and Chair. Medical family therapy, marital resiliency, rural families, marriage and family therapy teaching and supervision, and psychotherapy in China.
		Andrew S. Brimhall, Ph.D. (Texas Tech) Assistant Professor. Divorce and remarriage, gender dynamics, and trauma and resiliency.
		Nancy C. Morrison, Ph.D. (Saint Louis) Associate Professor. Family resiliency, single-parent and remarried families, and post-modern therapy and teaching.
		J. Doug Pettinelli, Ph.D. (Kansas) Associate Professor. Child development and family development; brain development, attachment processes, emotional regulation, shame, sibling relationships, adoption, and an overall eco-systemic view of human development in context.
		Hemla D. Singaravelu, Ph.D. (Southern Illinois - Carbondale) Associate Professor. Multicultural counseling issues; career development of diverse populations including gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals; international students; and utility of social constructionism in counseling these populations.

Staff
		Linda R. Stevenson, Sr. Secretary, Dept. of Counseling and Family Therapy .

Core Adjunct Faculty
		Bob Bertolino, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor
		Diane Powell , Ph.D. Adjunct Associate Professor

Educational Leadership & Higher Education
		William T. Rebore, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair.
		Richard D. Breslin, Ph.D. (Catholic University of America) Professor.
		Roy E. Cheatham, Ph.D. Assistant Professor.
		Joyce A. Dana, Ph.D. (Missouri) Assistant Professor.
		Susan Toft Everson, Ph.D. (Missouri) Associate Professor.
		Gerard A. Fowler, Ph.D., J.D. (Florida and Saint Louis) Associate Professor.
		John T. James, Ed.D. (Nebraska) Assistant Professor.
		Dennis R. Lea, Ed.D. (University of Missouri - Columbia) Associate Professor.
		Karen A. Myers, Ph.D. (Illinois State University -Normal) Associate Professor.
		Ronald W. Rebore, Ph.D. (Saint Louis) Professor.
		Lavern (Scotty) Scott, Ed.D. (Saint Louis) Associate Professor.
		Jo Nell Wood, Ed.D., (University of Missouri - Columbia) Assistant Professor
		Gary K. Wright, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Staff
		Meg Moore, Administrative Assistant., Dept. of Educational Leadership and Higher Education
		Anna Mazzuca , Office Assistant, Dept. of Educational Leadership and Higher Education

Educational Studies
		Mary "Rina" M. Chittooran, Ph.D. (Mississippi) Associate Professor and Chair.
		Edward Brantmeier, Ph.D. (Indiana University - Bloomington) Assistant Professor. Peace Education; Intercultural Education; Multicultural Education in Teacher Education.
		Linda Bufkin, Ph.D. (Missouri) Associate Professor. Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education; Educational Technology; Constructivist Approaches in Higher Education.
		Robert Cole, M.Ed. (Lesley College, Cambridge, MA) Instructor. Educational Technology.
		Mary Dasovich, Ph.D. (Saint Louis) Associate Professor.
		Retha Edens, Ph.D. (Saint Louis) Assistant Professor.
		Michael P. Grady, Ph.D. (Saint Louis) Professor.
		Dorothy Miles, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut) Associate Professor. Teaching, Learning, Assessment, Special Education.
		Nikki Murdick, Ph.D. (Georgia) Professor. Special Education, Legal Issues, Inclusive Education, Ethics and Special Education.
		Kathryn Pole, Ph.D. (Texas Woman's University) Assistant Professor. Literacy Teaching and Learning, Teacher-Practitioner Action Research, and Policy as it Relates to Literacy Education.
		Ann M. Rule, Ph.D. (Kent State) Associate Professor.
		Paul Shore, Ph.D. (Stanford) Professor.
		Mary Stephen, Ph.D. (Saint Louis) Associate Professor.
Staff
		Annie Hammond , Administrative Secretary, Dept. of Educational Studies

Public Policy Studies
		Robert A. Cropf, Ph.D. (New York) Associate Professor and Chair. Research in Public Finance, Public Policy Analysis, Urban Policy Analysis.
		Sarah L. Coffin, Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology) Assistant Professor. Research in Brownfields, Smart Growth Legislation, Affordable Housing, Framing of the Urban Sprawl Debate.
		Scott B. Cummings, Ph.D. (Connecticut) Professor. Research in Public Policy Analysis, Evaluation, Urban Development Policy.
		Mary R. Domahidy, Ph.D. (Saint Louis) Associate Professor. Research in Public Policy Analysis, Urban Affairs, Organization Studies, Strategic Planning, Land Use Analysis.
		James F. Gilsinan III, Ph.D. (Colorado) Professor and Dean College of Public Service. Research in Criminal Justice, Qualitative Methods, Public Sector Organizations
		Barbara P. Holmes, Ph.D. (Cleveland State) Associate Professor and Director Regionwise.
		Gary Higgs, Ph.D. (Illinois) Associate Professor and Director GIS Laboratory. Research in Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Economic Geography.
		Todd Swanstrom, Ph.D. (Princeton) Professor. Research in Scope and Methods, Housing Policy.
		E. Allan Tomey, A.B. (Northwestern) Instructor. Research in Employment and Training, Urban Economics.
Joint Appointed Faculty
		Barbara A. Arrington, Ph.D. (Saint Louis) Senior Associate Dean and Associate Professor, School of Public Health. Research in Health Services.
		Mark E. Ferris, Ph.D. (University of Illinois) Professor and Chair, Decision Sciences and MIS. Research in Mathematical Statistics, Quality Improvement Methods.
		Steven Puro, Ph.D. (SUNY-Buffalo) Professor. Research in Policy Process, Public Law, Political Behavior.
		Peter W. Salsich, Jr., J.D. (Saint Louis University School of Law) Professor. Research in Contracts, Civil Procedure, Urban Housing and Redevelopment, Land Use.
		Kenneth F. Warren, Ph.D. (Massachusetts) Professor. Research in Administrative Law, Organizational Theory and Behavior.
		Patrick J. Welch, Ph.D. (Pittsburgh) Professor, Economics Department. Research in Economics.
		Stephen P. Wernet, Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin) Professor, School of Social Service; Department of Public Policy Studies. Research in political economy of human services; Organizational change and adaptation.
Staff
		Carey Bundy, Project Coordinator for Stupp GIS Laboratory.
		Andy Covey, Technology Coordinator for Stupp GIS Laboratory.
		Iris Hampton, Administrative Assistant.
		John Montre, Public Policy Studies' Library Liaison.
Research Methodology
		Terry J. Tomazic, Ph.D. (North Carolina) Professor and Chair. Methodology and research design, sample survey design, statistics, social organization analysis, community analysis, globalization of agriculture.
		Barry M. Katz, Ph.D. (Michigan) Professor. Development of new statistical and data analytical techniques; applied statistics and statistical education.
		Hisako Matsuo, Ph.D. (University of California, Riverside) Associate Professor. Multinational corporations, organizational analysis, race and ethnic relations, immigration, and sexual harassment.
		Angela L. E. Walmsley, Ph.D. (Saint Louis) Assistant Professor. Mathematics and statistics education in grades preK-12, teacher education research, and research in schools.
		Kathleen Wyrwich, Ph.D. (Saint Louis) Associate Professor. Health services research, measurement and interpretation of health-related quality of life, secondary data analysis, psychometric theory, aging epidemiology.