A group of faculty and professional staff whose focus is in developing, implementing, tracking and teaching various types of applied learning. You can also view this information in graphical format via Tableau.
Jennifer Anderson
History/Associate Professor
Stony Brook University
Contact: jennifer.l.anderson@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-7500
Expertise:
Experiential Learning in the Disciplines
Alex Bitterman, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Architecture & Design
Alfred State College
Contact: bittera@alfredstate.edu | 607-587-4642
Expertise:
Applied learning in online environments. Service-learning projects in design (architecture, interior design, graphic design, environmental graphic design, product design, industrial design, urban planning, urban design) studios (I’ve superviews about 10 of these experiences for about 500 students over 15 years), especially as related to civic sustainability and socially responsible and inclusive design. I’ve been involved with curriculum and program development for over a decade and was the principal author of the proposal that grew into the department of architecture at a large private college in Upstate New York. I was co-author of the proposal that grew into the college of sustainability at the same school.
Peggy Christoff
Asian & Asian American Studies/Senior Lecturer
Stony Brook University
Contact: peggy.christoff@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-4030
Expertise:
Experiential Learning in the Disciplines
Kim Diana Connolly
Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Experiential and Skills Education
University at Buffalo, North Campus
Contact: kimconno@buffalo.edu | 716-580-3695
Expertise:
Clinical and experiential education (serving clients and working in community settings, often supervising students holding limited license to practice law issued by the court) with both law students and interdisciplinary settings. Served as Director of Clinical Legal Education at University at Buffalo School of Law since 2010, and as Vice Dean since 2011; previously was President of the national Clinical Legal Education Association and active in national work since 1999.
Amy Cook
Theater Arts/Associate Professor
Stony Brook University
Contact: amy.cook@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-7586
Expertise:
Experiential Learning in the Disciplines
Laurie Cook, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology and Assistant to the Provost for Applied Learning Director, Institute for Engaged Learning
The College at Brockport, SUNY
Contact: lcook@brockport.edu | 585-395-5757
Expertise:
Building faculty consensus, program development, tracking, measuring student participation, strategic planning, engaging alumni donors, rewarding faculty for engaging students, Expertise developing/managing programs: Brockport’s NYC Meet and Greet Trip brought 35 students to Manhattan to engage with Brockport alumni in executive positions, Brockport’s summer undergraduate research program engages over 25 students in mentored research experiences with faculty. I direct our Institute for Engaged Learning, which connects faculty and students to engaged learning experiences. I am co-chair of Brockport’s Task Force on Experiential/Applied Learning.
Peggy De Cooke, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Purchase College, State University of New York
Contact: peggy.decooke@purchase.edu | 914-251-6485
Expertise:
Senior Project, Capstone, Exhibits, performance
William Dean
Alfred State College
Contact: deanwc@alfredstate.edu | (607)587-4628
Expertise:
Urban Design / Community Design / Public Interest Design ** Department Chair 2006-2012, 2014-2015 (two programs developed), Advisor, Southern Tier Architectural Resource Center
Ann R. Emo
Associate Professor
SUNY Buffalo State
Contact: EMOAR@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU | 716-878-6421
Expertise:
Service Learning, Internships, Practicum
David Ferguson
Technology & Society/Distinguished Service Professor, Chair
Stony Brook University
Contact: dferguson@notes.cc.sunysb.edu | 631-632-8763
Expertise:
Program Development
Mary Frame
Biomedical Engineering/Associate Professor
Stony Brook University
Contact: mary.frame@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-1625
Expertise:
Program Development
Dr. Debra Gelinas, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice Provost for Applied Learning; Director, Institute for Applied Learning
University at Albany
Contact: dgelinas@albany.edu
Expertise:
Faculty resources and engagement, curriculum and program development, connecting faculty to external partners, internships (course development, employer relations, assessment, etc).
Ryan Giles
Civil Engineering/Assistant Professor
Stony Brook University
Contact: ryan.giles@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-8601
Expertise:
Experiential Learning in the Disciplines
Joy Guarino
Associate Professor
SUNY Buffalo State College
Contact: guarinja@buffalostate.edu | (716) 878-6417
Expertise:
Service Learning, Kinesthetic Methods, Undergraduate Research: Expertise developing/managing programs: coordinate the dance program, advise department Arts and Letters interdisciplinary majors, artistic director of the annual dance concert. Students often incorporate service and civic engagement in their personal creative and research projects.
Eric Howd
Director for Instructional Design Services
Binghamton University
Contact: ehowd@binghamton.edu | 607.777.6360
Expertise:
ePortfolios: " I also have a journal article coming out this fall in a new international journal on ePortfolios (via the AAEEBL group). My topic is using ePortfolios as a Lifelong Management System (LMS) ... replacing the need for your traditional course management system (ex. Sakai, Moodle, Blackboard, etc.). My article will be showcasing a model I've used in my own teaching of Business Communication and involves heavy Applied Learning concepts as a backbone to the development of individual ePortfolios that demonstrate knowledge, growth and competencies in my learners."
Mara Huber, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning
University at Buffalo
Contact: mbhuber@buffalo.edu | (716) 829-2834
Expertise:
Discovery (undergraduate research, travel-based learning, community-based inquiry)
Expertise designing and developing strategic programming (specific project: Buffalo Tanzania Education project)
Heidi Hutner
Sustainability Studies Program/Director
Stony Brook University
Contact: heidi.hutner@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-9404
Expertise:
Experiential Learning in the Disciplines
Joanne Joseph, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Director of Assessment
SUNYPOLY
Contact: josephj@sunyit.edu | 315-792-7506
Expertise:
Service Based Learning and Project Based Learning. Dr. Joseph has created a number of innovative projects involving service based and project based learning for the Psychology and Community and Behavioral Health Programs. Presently she is collaborating with Mechanical Engineering Department on a multidisciplinary service-based project. Dr. Joseph is also spear heading efforts to assess the impact of applied learning on student learning outcomes and the community involved in the service-based and project based learning efforts.
Drew Kahn
Professor of Theater; Director, Anne Frank Project
SUNY Buffalo State
Contact: kahnaj@buffalostate.edu 716-491-2177
Expertise:
Theater for Social Justice, Drama-Based Education, Conflict Resolution, Community Building, Identity Exploration
Founding Director of SUNY Buffalo State’s Anne Frank Project
The Anne Frank Project uses storytelling as a vehicle for community building, conflict resolution, and identity exploration. Inspired by the wisdom of Anne Frank, AFP surfaces and shares stories stifled by oppression. Engaged in local, national and international applied learning programming throughout the year.
http://www.annefrankproject.com/
Richard Kiely, PhD
Senior Fellow for Program Evaluation
Cornell University
Contact: rck6@cornell.edu 607-379-1101
Expertise:
James Lees
PGM Internship and Player Development Coordinator
State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi
Contact: leesjr@delhi.edu
Expertise:
Professional Golf Management internships with various partner organizations; Designed summer internships where students gain experience in various functions of the golf course including operations, player development, and management.
Kristina Lucenko
Writing & Rhetoric/Director
Stony Brook University
Contact: kristina.lucenko@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-7390
Expertise:
Service Learning
Komal Magsi
Technology & Society/Lecturer
Stony Brook University
Contact: komal.magsi@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-8770
Expertise:
Civic Engagement
Maria Malagisi
Assistant Director, Service Learning
Onondaga Community College
Contact: malagism@sunyocc.edu | (315) 498-7207
Expertise:
Maria was instrumental in developing the processes and protocols for service-learning at Onondaga Community College. She developed the process for students, including a required orientation, site forms, and evaluation; she integrated the SL processes onto Blackboard for online students and accessibility; she worked with the registrar to establish a Service-Learning designation on the academic transcript and processes for verification; she worked with the faculty SL committee to design and implement a Service-Learning Faculty Fellowship to incentivize new faculty to incorporate SL into their courses; she has developed partnerships with multiple community agencies and is active in Administrators of Volunteer Services (AVS) – a local group of volunteer coordinators from non-profit and human service agencies.
She understands the unique circumstances of the community college’s student population, which can often be prohibitive in the students’ ability to successfully complete the SL experience (due to scheduling, transportation, family situations, etc.) She has been able to work with faculty and students to develop opportunities that meet the learning objectives of the course, provide a service to address a community need, and doesn’t make or break the student’s ability to participate in a service-learning project.
Marie Marino
Nursing/Clinical Associate Professor
Stony Brook University
Contact: marie.marino@stonybrook.edu | 631-444-3262
Expertise:
Experiential Learning in the Disciplines
Wendy Morosoff
Director of Career Development
Purchase College
Contact: wendy.morosoff@purchase.edu | 914-251-6374
Expertise:
Wendy was instrumental is working on the first round of SUNY-wide discussions on applied learning and also serves the college well as an expert in this area.
Cathleen Morreale, Ph.D.
Curriculum and Evaluation Specialist
University at Buffalo
Contact: cwalther@buffalo.edu | 716.645.5593
Expertise:
Internship and service-learning curriculum and activity development; Program, course and outcomes assessment
Tom Murphy
Special Projects Manager (Retired Faculty)
Alfred State College
Contact: murphytg@alfredstate.edu | (607)587-4133 (office) | (585)330-0537 (cell)
Expertise:
Carpentry, Green Energy, and various High School CTE programs. ** College Instructor, Department Chair, Grant Manager SUNY Workforce Development Statewide in Construction and Green Energy program and course / classroom deliveries, Grant Manager NSERDA Green Energy curricula development and course / classroom deliveries, Grant Project Manager for The Advanced Manufacturing Program at Burgard High School, ASC Project Manager for The Advanced Construction Program at McKinley High School, ASC Project Manager for the C-21 Applied Learning program for elementary and middle school students.
Ross Nehm
Ecology & Evolution/Associate Professor
Stony Brook University
Contact: ross.nehm@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-7247
Expertise:
Civic Engagement
Sean Nixon
Associate Professor of Art & Design
SUNY Ulster
Contact: nixons@sunyulster.edu | 845-688-1588.
Expertise:
His creation of, and nurturing of, the "Real World Classroom," has had a profound impact on students in his sub-discipline of graphic design and on ART students in general. Moreover, his work has served as a model for other faculty throughout the institution seeking to include this element in their courses. He is a tireless example of and advocate for Applied Learning, which would make him a particularly effective member of the team SUNY is putting together. Interaction with profession; creating client/vendor relationships for students; facilitation of an internet-based "community commons" that brings together students, working professionals and those seeking employees. Additionally, Professor Nixon has exported his Applied Learning techniques to institutions and faculty in a number of countries via the COIL program, where he is a foundational participant. Professor Nixon has collaborated with colleagues in computer science to create opportunities for students in both graphic design and computer science to create cyberspace experiences and has created the "client" learning exercise that allows his students to work with "real world" clients in the entire creative and production process, which results in portfolio pieces for the students and usable, professional graphic products for non-profit organizations in the region. He has presented his work to his colleagues from other SUNY institutions at technology and Applied Learning colloquia.
Jill Norvilitis, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
SUNY Buffalo State
Contact: norviljm@buffalostate.edu | (716) 878-3145
Expertise:
Internship, service learning
Expertise developing/managing programs:
Erin K. O'Hara-Leslie
Chairperson/Assistant Professor Medical Assisting & Health Studies
SUNY Broome Community College
Contact: Oharaleslieek@sunybroome.edu | 607-778-5161
Expertise:
Eva Pearson, MA
Research Program Coordinator, Social Science Research Institute
Applied Learning Committee Member; Subcommittees: Student Engagement; Campus Collaboration
Farmingdale State College
Contact: eva.pearson@farmingdale.edu | 631-794-6252
Expertise:
Internships, Civic Engagement: Expertise developing/managing programs:
Create and facilitate personalized social-justice related internship experiences for undergraduate students at non-profit organizations.
Adrian Perez-Melgosa
Hispanic Languages & Literature/Associate Professor
Stony Brook University
Contact: adrian.perezmelgosa@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-6935
Expertise:
Civic Engagement
Scott Peters
Faculty co-director of the national organization, Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life
Cornell University
Contact: sp236@cornell.edu | https://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/people/scott-peters
Expertise:
"advancing democratic varieties of public engagement in the academic profession"; Currently, Scott serves as faculty co-director of the national organization, Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life
Kimberly Piatt
Assistant Director
The College at Brockport, SUNY
Contact: kpiatt@brockport.edu | 585.395.2987
Expertise:
Expertise Area (type of applied learning): Civic Engagement
Expertise developing/managing programs: Since 2010 I have been responsible for creating and managing our co-curricular Leadership Development Program which has received numerous awards and national recognition; Currently I am responsible for supervising Leadership Development, Community Service, and Democratic Engagement initiatives and have been leading numerous initiatives related to these areas; I have significant experience with assessment and student learning outcomes and have just recently completed a chapter for New Directions in Student Leadership on the subject of developing comprehensive assessment of programs. I have been highly involved in NASPA with the Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community for several years and am now active in the NASPA Lead Initiative, aimed at supporting the Civic Engagement efforts of college. I have presented nationally about topics related to student leadership and engagement.
Joseph Pierce
Hispanic Languages & Literature/Assistant Professor
Stony Brook University
Contact: joseph.pierce@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-6935
Expertise:
Civic Engagement
Karen Podsiadly
Director
The College at Brockport, SUNY
Contact: kpodsiad@brockport.edu | (585) 395-5245
Expertise:
Expertise Area (type of applied learning): Student Employment, Service Learning, Civic (Democratic) Engagement, Community Service, Formal Leadership Experience
Expertise developing/managing programs: I am currently responsible for managing the Department of Community Development with a portfolio of Community Service, Democratic Engagement and Leadership Development initiatives. I have significant experience with equity, diversity and inclusion. I am co-chair of Brockport’s Task Force on Experiential/Applied Learning.
Jill Priest Amati
Assistant Professor
Alfred State College
Contact: amatijp@alfredstate.edu | (607)587-4280
Expertise:
Experience with civic engagement in the classroom, including developing techniques to find community partners and measuring student outcomes.
Alice Saliba-Tarun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Alfred State College
Contact: taruna@alfredstate.edu | (607)587-3618
Expertise:
Course-based undergraduate research experience; Incorporation of authentic research experiences in courses; Research Methods course; Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibilities. Expertise Developing/managing programs: Freshmen undergraduate research experience; mentored undergraduate research
Carmita Sanchezfong
Professor
Fashion Institute of Technology
Contact: carmita_sanchezfong@fitnyc.edu | 212-217-5577
Expertise:
Service-Learning
Sumantra Sarkar, Ph.D, MBA, PMP, CISA
Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
Binghamton University
Contact: ssarkar@binghamton.edu | 607-777-6863
http://binghamton.edu/som/faculty-research/sarkar.html
Expertise:
Excerpt from course syllabus:
Marianna Savoca
Career Center/Director
Stony Brook University
Contact: marianna.savoca@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-9856
Expertise:
Program Development
Peter Sawyer, Ph.D.
HVCC
Anthony Scarlatos
Computer Science/Lecturer
Stony Brook University
Contact: tony@cs.stonybrook.edu | 631-632-8432
Expertise:
Service Learning
Susan Scheckel
Interim Associate Provost for the Integration of Research, Education, and Professional Development
Stony Brook University
Contact: susan.scheckel@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-7411
Expertise:
Experiential Learning in the Disciplines
Margaret Schedel
Music/Associate Professor
Stony Brook University
Contact: margaret.schedel@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-7330
Expertise:
Experiential Learning in the Disciplines
Catherine Scott
The Faculty Center/Assessment Specialist
Stony Brook University
Contact: catherine.scott@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-2783
Expertise:
Assessment
Keith Sheppard
Biochemistry & Cell Biology/Associate Professor
Stony Brook University
Contact: keith.sheppard@stonybrook.edu | 631-632 2989
Expertise:
Program Development
John Shirley
Director Career Services and Coordinator of Internships/Volunteer Programs
SUNY Cortland
Contact: john.shirley@cortland.edu | 607-753-4715
Expertise:
Internships (development and expansion); 33 years in higher education with 28 years of internship experience; various campus consulting visits including program reviews at SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Geneseo and Millersville University (PA)
Marjorie Silverman
Acting Chairperson/Associate Professor - Internship Studies
SUNY - Fashion Institute of Technology
Contact: marjorie_silverman@fitnyc.edu | 212.217.3004
Expertise:
Internships, shadowing programs and curriculum development supporting academic credit bearing internship programs
Jill Singer, Ph.D.
Professor of Earth Sciences and Director, Buffalo State Office of Undergraduate Research
SUNY Buffalo State
Contact: singerjk@buffalostate.edu
Expertise:
Undergraduate Research ,Expertise developing/managing programs – starting and institutionalizing campus-wide undergraduate research programs
Gary S. Solar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geology
SUNY Buffalo State
Contact: solargs@buffalostate.edu
Expertise:
Field Geology and Undergraduate Research
Rosemary Spring
Professor
State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi
Contact: springrj@delhi.edu
Expertise:
Nursing Internship in partnership with Bassett Hospital; Designed summer internship to include didactic and practical content summer 2016 for students who have completed freshman year; students attend class and then are precepted by a Bassett Hospital RN in diverse clinical settings, student provide care to patients under the guidance of faculty and RN staff.
Jason Stupp, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, English & Humanities
Alfred State College
Contact: stuppj@alfredstate.edu | (607)587-3433 (office) | (315)224-6944 (cell)
Expertise:
English (writing / research / literacy / public speaking and communication) and Social Justice (education / organizing / advocacy / outreach).
Expertise/Designing Programs:
John Suarez
Coordinator, Office of Service-Learning
SUNY Cortland
Contact: John.Suarez@cortland.edu | 607-753-4391
Expertise:
Erin Vitale, CPC
CPC (Certified Professional Constructor)
Alfred State College
Contact: vitaleem@alfredstate.edu | (607)587-4612
Expertise:
Estimating, Scheduling, Earthmoving, Construction Management. Expetise developing/managing programs: Curriculum Coordinator BS Construction management Engineering Technology
Urszula Zalewski
Career Center/Assistant Director of Experential Programs
Stony Brook University
Contact: urszula.zalewski@stonybrook.edu | 631-632-6810
Expertise:
Assessment & Program Development