McDaniel College professors are experts in more than 60 fields of study. Here are just a few:

• Biology/Chemistry
• Business/Economics/Finance
• College Admissions/Education
• History
• Media/News
• Political Science
• Psychology/Sociology

To contact a McDaniel College professor, call Gina Davis, associate director of media relations, at (410) 857-2294, or after-hours at (443) 789-0620.

Biology/Chemistry

Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy & Science Kevin Harrison: global warming, climate change, environmental policy, air quality, water quality, pollution.

Biology Professor Louise Paquin: genetics, human genetics, virus mutations

Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy & Science Hali Kilborne: climate change, geology, global warming

Business/Economics/Finance

Associate Economics Professor Kevin McIntyre: gas prices, inflation, retail markets, financial markets, international markets, monetary policy, macroeconomics

Graduate and Professional Studies Coordinator for the Human Resources Development Program Kathy Bovard: hiring practices, career advice, employment trends

Economics Professor Sue Milstein: taxes

College Admissions/Education

Foreign Languages Professor Mohamed Esa: Foreign language education, Islam and inter-faith relations

Education Professor Francis “Skip” Fennell: mathematics education (all levels), school testing and assessment

Education Professor Mona Kerby: Children’s literature, improving school libraries, censorship

Tom Zirpoli, Education Professor: Behavior management issues with children, at home and in the classroom

Dean of Admissions Florence Hines: Admissions frenzy, preparing for college, how colleges decide which students to accept

Acting Dean of Graduate Studies Henry Reiff: special education, learning disabilities, learning difficulties in young adults

Access Services Librarian Jane Sharpe: Reviews books

Director of Financial Aid Patty Williams: College financial aid

History

Assistant History Professor Bryn Upton: Modern American History, African-American History, civil rights

Media/News

Assistant Communication Professor Deborah Vance: Pop culture, media ownership, Internet communities, inter-cultural communication and miscommunication (when messages are lost in translation)

Political Science

Assistant Political Science Professor Debora Johnson-Ross: politics and gender, politics of developing nations, African politics, pop culture

Political Science Professor Herb Smith: Maryland state politics

Psychology/Sociology

Assistant Professor of Sociology Roxanna Harlow: ethnic issues, race relations, education inequality and underachievement

Psychology Professor Stephanie Madsen: Adolescent dating relationships, how parents “parent” around dating, emerging adulthood in 18-25 year olds

Assistant Psychology Professor Wendy Morris: living the single life, how people without partners are discriminated against

Multicultural Services Director Zephia Bryant: leadership among women of color, self-esteem and identity awareness among teenage women of color, diversity

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