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 Michele Leiberman, associate director of media relations, at (410) 857-2294, or after-hours at (856) 524-4403.

Biology/Chemistry

Assistant Chemistry Professor Kevin Harrison: global warming, climate change, environmental policy, air quality, water quality, pollution.

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

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 Linda Barkdoll: hiring practices, career advice, employment trends

Economics Professor Sue Milstein: taxes

College Admissions/Education

Associate 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

Associate 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

Acting Director AdmissionsGina Rende Admissions frenzy, preparing for college, how colleges decide which students to accept

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs 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: 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

Assistant 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

Professor of Social Work Daniel Rees: Personality disorders and criminal behavior, marital satisfaction, divorce and children, Empty-nest syndrome, sibling rivalry, how parents raise kids, human relations issues in the workplace.

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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