Note: Undergraduate students may do a project in any major with the faculty member of their choosing- even if the major/faculty member is not listed on this page. Contact us if you don't see the subject are you are looking for!
Rob
Lorenson
Associate Professor
Department of Art
(508) 531-2214
rlorenson@bridgew.edu
Rob Lorenson's field of interest is in the three dimensional visual arts. Several students have participated in ATP and the Shea Scholar program through his mentorship including presenting at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR). One of Rob's foremost interests is in creating opportunities for students to learn through their own creative work as well as apprenticeship with professional artists. Undergraduate research has been an avenue of opportunity for both graduate school as well as starting a career in the arts for Professor Lorenson's students. Several of his students are currently showing in national shows and are represented by well known galleries.
Donald Tarallo
Assistant Professor
Department of Art
(508) 531-1469
dtarallo@bridgew.edu
Donald Tarallo is an Assistant Professor in the
Art Department where me teaches mainly in the graphic design concentration. He
has mentored students for an ATP Semester Grant in font design, an Embedded
Course Grant in Icon Design and a Summer Grant in graphic translation. Don's
research is focused on the study of the relationships between words and images
and how their combinations communicate in different ways. He also has extensive
experience in typography and font design and teaching design in China and Korea.
As a practicing designer, he has created visual identities for Sotheby's, the
International Council of Graphic Design Associations and the Hong Kong Design
Institute. His current work is focused on community non-profits. He is
interested to work with students to find their passion and unlock their creative
potential. The opportunities offered through ATP are an excellent way for design
students to gain exposure to graduate level study, a community of researchers
and to prepare a refined body of work. Many of Don's students have gone on to
graduate school or to work in major design agencies.
Christopher
Bloch
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
(508) 531-2087
cbloch@bridgew.edu
Chris Bloch is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.
His research focuses on two major ecological themes; (1) the mechanisms driving
broad-scale patterns of biodiversity, and (2) how animal populations respond to
large-scale disturbances of either natural (egg., hurricanes, fire) or
anthropogenic (e.g., logging, agriculture) origin. He has mentored students with
both ATP semester and summer grants involving parasites of terrestrial
invertebrates and toxicity of pesticides to non-target species. In addition, he
has been able to involve students in his own research efforts in the El Yunque
rain forest, Puerto Rico, through a collaboration with Dr. Michael Willig
(University of Connecticut) and the Luquillo Mountains Long-Term Ecological
Research Program (http://luq.lternet.edu/).
Kevin Curry
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
(508) 531-2303
kcurry@bridgew.edu
Dr. Kevin Curry is an Associate Professor in the Biology department. His love of the outdoors and countless hours spent on streams led him to a career in biology. Aquatic Ecology is his specific area of interest for research and specifically topics related to fish, aquatic insect communities, dragonflies, and biotic indicators of stress in rivers and streams. Students working with him on his research team have investigated the following areas: 1) how the composition of aquatic insects reflect stress in stream communities; 2) whether patterns in the variation in body asymmetry of ebony jewel wings reveal environmental stress in wetland streams; 3) how much nutrient loading is entering the Upper Taunton River from some of its major tributary streams; 4) the extent of impact from the amount of residual chlorine in treated wastewater on stream fish communities; 5) what seasonal, sex, and habitat patterns occur in the timing of emergence for dragonflies in local ponds and rivers as well as parts of Nova Scotia.
Boriana Marintcheva
Assistant Professor
Department of
Biological Sciences
(508) 531-1728
Boriana.Marintcheva@bridgew.edu
Boriana
Marintcheva is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.
Her research focuses on the biology of virus host interactions using bacterial
viruses as a model system. As cellular invaders viruses are often viewed as
“skilled” and “creative” users of the cellular machinery and historically have
been utilized as tools to probe how cellular and molecular processes work.
Understanding how viruses function and interact with the host cell contributes
to understanding of life as a phenomenon, as well as is beneficial for the
development of strategies how to combat viruses detrimental for human health.
Don Padgett
Associate Professor and Chairperson
Department of Biological Sciences
(508) 531-2089
dpadgett@bridgew.edu
Don Padgett is an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Biological Sciences. He is a plant biologist with special interests in aquatic and wetland plants. He has published and presented scholarly work on the evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of aquatic plants, natural hybridization, and the conservation of endangered plant species. He has mentored ATP summer grants and independent projects including seed germination studies and reproductive ecology studies of imperiled wetland plants. He has also helped students prepare for publication in national scientific journals as well as presentations at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, the BSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, the BSU Environmental Symposium, and other national and regional conferences.
Jonathan Roling
Assistant Professor
Dept of Biological Sciences
(508) 531-2488
jonathan.roling@bridgew.edu
Dr. Jonathan Roling is an environmental toxicologist in the Biological Sciences
Department. Many synthetic chemicals are disposed of every day into rivers and
streams. These “unnatural” chemicals can alter the animals and plants to a
potentially deleterious condition that threaten the population. His research
focuses on the molecular and cellular effects of these contaminants on species
that reside there. Current research projects explore the effects of triclosan
(the most common anti-microbial additive), ethinyl estradiol (the active
ingredient in oral birth control), and hypoxia (the depletion of dissolved
oxygen in water) on freshwater fish. This research incorporates molecular
biology, ecology, and biochemistry. He has mentored semester and summer ATP
students who have presented research at national conferences.
Ed
Brush
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Sciences
(508) 531-2116
ebrush@bridgew.edu
Ed Brush is an Associate professor in the Chemistry Department and co-coordinator of the BSU Center for Sustainability. He has mentored over twenty BSU science students, many of whom are currently attending graduate school or teaching high school chemistry. Dr. Brush invites students at all academic levels, including science and non-science students, to join his research group. The common theme is "Green and Sustainable Chemistry" that is aimed at designing inherently safer and more sustainable chemical processes that reduce the use and production of hazardous chemicals and materials. His "bioorganic team" is synthesizing simple organic compounds and evaluating them as potential therapeutic agents. The "energy team" is investigating simple and safe methods to produce biofuels. Finally, prospective high school teachers have the unique opportunity to develop green chemistry lab materials and class unit plans that follow Massachusetts State Frameworks. Dr. Brush and his student collaborators present their work at annual conferences of the American Chemical Society, Green Chemistry and Engineering, and the BSU Undergraduate Research Symposium. Students who want to "save the world" through research and teaching can contact Dr. Brush at any time at 508.531.2116 or at ebrush@bridgew.edu.
Tammy DeRamos King
Associate Professor and Chairperson
Department of Chemical Sciences
(508) 531-2115
c2king@bridgew.edu
Tammy DeRamos King is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and chairperson of the Department of Chemical Sciences. She has been involved in undergraduate research since 1999. Her research focuses on environmental chemical analysis, focusing mainly on common pollutants like lead and arsenic. Dr. King's research group measures levels of pollutant in various forms of the environment: soil, surface water, and riverbed sediment. Dr. King has also presented her work at the ACS Meeting and at the Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water. Dr. King has mentored more than 20 undergraduate students, including ATP and NCUR/Lancy student scholars. Their work has been presented in regional and national conferences such as the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Environmental Research Symposium and the BSU Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Jason Edwards
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Studies
(508) 531-2791
j3edwards@bridgew.edu
Jason A. Edwards is an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Communication Studies. His research interests lie at the intersection of
rhetoric and politics, primarily focusing on presidential communication, foreign
policy discourse, global rhetoric, and popular culture. He is the author of Navigating the Post-Cold War World: President Clinton’s Foreign Policy Rhetoric
(Lexington Books) along with over a dozen articles and book chapters. Dr.
Edwards has mentored ATP grants, NCUR projects, semester grants, and independent
studies focusing on presidential rhetoric, American foreign policy, celebrities
and international causes, and crisis communication.
Bjorn Ingvolstad
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Studies
(508) 531-2802
bingvolstad@bridgew.edu
Bjorn Ingvoldstad is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies. Now in his fifth year at BSU, Bjorn teaches courses in both media production and critical / cultural media studies. His research centers around media and media audiences in Lithuania and the Baltic. To schedule an appointment, please call Bjorn at 508.531.2802 or email him at bingvoldstad@bridgew.edu .
Arthur
Lizie
Associate Professor
Department of Communication Studies
(508) 531-2170
alizie@bridgew.edu
Arthur Lizie is an Associate Professor in Communication Studies and co-coordinator
of BSU's Center for Sustainability. He has numerous research interests, primarily
focused on studying the process of meaning-making in electronically mediated
situations, usually film. Most recently this has included research into how
sound structures film narrative and an investigation into how films about food
depict culture. He has mentored numerous student projects, including four ATP
summer grants. He is interested in working with students on both scholarly and
creative projects (such as screenwriting, short films, etc.).
Christa
Polczynski OlsonChrista Polczynski Olson is an Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice Department. She has been at Bridgewater State College for one year, one of the things that most interested her about teaching at BSU was the opportunity to do research with students. Professor Polczynski Olson's research interest are gangs, immigration status and crime, neighborhood characteristics and crime, and juvenile delinquency. Along with those research interest Professor Polczynski Olson just as much enjoys the study of research methods, such as crime mapping and multiple forms of regression analysis. In summer 2010, she mentored her first student and is looking forward to mentoring more.
Richard Wright
Assistant Professor
Department of Criminal Justice
(508) 531-2678
richard.wright@bridgew.edu
Dr. Wright received his Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2004. As an Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice department, he views the importance of undergraduate research as a tool to better understand and prevent violence, sexual abuse, racial disparities as well as government misconduct. He has mentored numerous students focusing on projects as varied as comparing sexual assault laws in Canada, the U.S., and Great Britain as well as the issues of civil liberties and torture in the “War on Terror.” Dr. Wright adds: "I am quite demanding with the students I mentor, as it is my expectation that they will go to and succeed in law school or graduate school. My mentored students have published in the BSU Undergraduate Review as well as presented their research at influential academic conferences including the American Society of Criminology. Rigor and discipline is an essential part of learning to become a scholar. Regardless of one’s path, any student can learn and choose a path of inquiry, discipline and curiosity guided by the right mentor."
Michael KrolDr. Michael Krol is an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Earth Sciences. He has been engaged in undergraduate research since starting at BSU nearly six years ago. His research involves a multi-disciplinary approach to solving geologic problems. Dr. Krol's current research includes using structural Geology, Tectonics, Petrology, Geochemistry, and Geochronology in unraveling the geologic history of the Blacktail and Ruby Mountains in SW Montana. He has maintained a strong collaboration with his undergraduate thesis advisor, Dr. Peter Muller from SUNY-Oneonta, and they continue to work together on projects in Montana. Dr. Krol has mentored 8 ATP student projects and over 15 independent student research projects in the last six years and their work has resulted in the presentation of their results at various regional and national meetings of the Geological Society of America, the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), and the BSU summer and spring symposiums.
Check out Dr. Krol's homepage at http://webhost.bridgew.edu/mkrol for more information on his research activities and potential research opportunities.
Peter Saccocia
Professor
Department of Earth Science
(508) 531-2124
psaccocia@bridgew.edu
Peter Saccocia is a Professor of Earth Science at Bridgewater State College. He has been mentoring BSU students on research projects for 9 years and was a founding member of ATP. His research specialty is Marine Geology and Geochemistry and this work often involves oceanographic expeditions to explore the deep seafloor. Over the last six years, numerous BSU students have had the unique opportunity to participate on these expeditions as both research assistants and as undergraduate researchers working on their own projects. He also mentors students performing lab-based projects. His students have presented their work at both the National Conference of Undergraduate Research and at professional conferences.
M.
Nikki Freeburg
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Department of Education
(508) 531-1490
mfreeburg@bridgew.edu
Dr. Nikki Freeburg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counselor Education. Her primary area of research focuses on the supervisory relationship, social justice, and creativity. Dr. Freeburg has published on such topics as HIPAA regulations, creativity in teaching counselors how to conduct clinical intakes, and treatment strategies for sexual compulsivity. Nikki believes that one of the key roles an educator plays in the development of students is that of bridging them into the professional realm through scholarly work and presentations. Please feel free to contact her at mfreeburg@bridgew.edu or 508-531-1490.
Matt
Bell
Assistant Professor
Department of English
(508) 531-1467
matt.bell@bridgew.edu
Matt Bell teaches courses in American literature, film, and GLBT Studies. He received his Ph.D. at Tufts University, and he joined the English department at Bridgewater in 2007. His publications include articles in American Literature and GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. He is presently at work on two book-length projects. The first addresses the strange plotting of narratives (in fiction, history, and film) that address the gay liberation movement in the United States; the book argues that a tension between narrative form and homosexuality organizes these narratives. The second project is about the notion of consent in sexual politics. He enjoys working with students on a wide range of research projects, including ones that deal with critical theory, gender studies, and narrative.
Ann Brunjes
Visiting Professor and Director of Teaching & Learning
Department of English
(508) 531-2435
abrunjes@bridgew.edu
Ann Brunjes is a visiting professor in the English Department and the Director of Teaching and Learning at Bridgewater State College. Her own research interests are in Early American Literature, and she is currently working on a project that explores the relationship of landscape to nation building in Timothy Dwight's Travels in New England and New York (1821-22). Dr. Brunjes has directed many honors projects, served as Co-coordinator of the Adrian Tinsley Program for Undergraduate Research (ATP), ATP summer projects and directed studies on a variety of subjects in American literature and culture. Her students have presented their work at both the National Conference of Undergraduate Research and at the Bridgewater State College Undergraduate Research Symposium, and several have published their work in BSU's journal of undergraduate research, The Undergraduate Review.
Benjamin Carson
Professor and Chair
Department of English
(508) 531-1456
bcarson@bridgew.edu
Dr. Benjamin Carson is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of English. While Dr. Carson specializes in and publishes on 20th century Ethnic American (i.e., Native American, African American, Asian American, and Latino/a) literature, since coming to BSU in 2005 he has expanded his teaching and research areas to include non-Western literature, in general, and East Asian Literature (Japan and China), in particular. He has directed both graduate and undergraduate theses.
Michelle Cox
Assistant Professor of English and WAC Coordinator
Department of English
(508) 531- 2183
michelle.cox@bridgew.edu
Dr. Michelle Cox is an assistant professor in the English department and coordinator of the Writing Across the Curriculum program at BSU. A composition-rhetoric scholar, Dr. Cox’s research focuses on second language writing studies, rhetorical genre theory, and writing in the disciplines. She has co-edited two collections, Second Language Writers in the Composition Classroom: A Critical Sourcebook (Bedford / St. Martin’s, 2006) and Reinventing Identities in Second Language Writing (NCTE, 2010), as well as published a range of book chapters and journal articles. She enjoys mentoring students, as she has led several directed studies, supervised English interns, served as advisor for a creative master’s thesis, and mentored an ATP summer research grant recipient writing science fiction. She has also served on doctoral exams and dissertation committees for Composition Studies PhD candidates at the University of New Hampshire.
Anne E. Doyle
Associate Professor and Writing Program Administrator
Department of English
(508) 531-2886
A5doyle@bridgew.edu
Anne Doyle is an associate professor of English whose areas of research include
discourse analysis, writing pedagogy and assessment of writing. An editor of
five editions of Embracing Writing, a textbook for BSU freshman writers, Dr.
Doyle has also published articles in discourse analysis with the University of
Washington Discourse Analysis Group (WAUDAG). A former director of the Puget
Sound Writing Program, she has worked both in Washington State and here at BSU
with faculty from other disciplines on the integration of language arts
activities across the curriculum. She has served as an internship advisor for a
number of writing students and acted as a reader of doctoral dissertations at
the University of Washington as well as of MA theses and undergraduate honors
theses here at BSU. A number of her students have published their writing in The
Bridge and in The Undergraduate Review. As a mentor, she is especially
interested in supporting students engaged in discourse or rhetorical analysis
and in fostering their writing, critical thinking and analytical skills.
Molly Robey
Assistant Professor
Department of English
(508) 531-5729
mrobey@bridgew.edu
Molly Robey is an Assistant Professor in the
English Department. Her primary area of research is nineteenth-century American
literature and culture, and she has presented and published scholarly work on US
religious cultures, race, and domesticity in American literature. Dr. Robey is
particularly interested in issues of transnationalism, which she is exploring in
her current book project, an examination of US investments in the Holy Land from
the early-national period through the early twentieth century. Her students have
presented their work at the national Sigma Tau Delta conference and at the
Bridgewater State College Undergraduate Symposium.
Lee Torda
Assistant Professor
Department of English
(508) 531-2436
ltorda@bridgew.edu
Lee Torda is currently on leave from the English faculty while she oversees the new Office of Undergraduate Research. Her field of interest is Rhetoric and Composition and she has published and presented both scholarly work on reading theory and the connection to writing as well as creative nonfiction pieces on various topics. She has mentored numerous ATP summer grants, semester grants, and Honors theses, some scholarly and some creative, including short-story writing, ethnographic writing, writing from and about archives, memoir, and writing in online spaces. She has also helped prepare students for presentations at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, the BSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, and for publication in college as well as national journals.
MAHPLS
(Movement Arts, Health Studies, and Leisure Studies)
Lydia
Burak
Professor
Department of Movement Arts, Health Studies, and Leisure Studies
(508) 531-2045
lburak@bridgew.edu
Lydia J. Burak, Ph.D., CHES has been teaching at Bridgewater
since 1998. She
has also taught at Plymouth State College, Worcester State College, and the
University of Oregon. Prior
to entering academia, she spent more than 20 years as a practitioner in the
fields of domestic and international community health and community
development. Former positions include director of the Dana Farber Cancer
Institute's Tobacco-Free Worksite Project, director of Prevention ONE, the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health's western Massachusetts regional
prevention center, and consulting work for the American Cancer Society. Dr.
Burak spent nearly ten years in African countries working with Labat-Anderson,
Inc., CHP International, and the United States Peace Corps. Her research
interests are broad based; she has conducted studies addressing women’s health
issues, AIDS education, school health education, as well as numerous health
behaviors. She has made presentations at national, regional, and local
conferences and meetings. Her publications have appeared in a variety of health
education, psychology, policy, and women’s health journals.
James
Leone
Assistant Professor of Health
Department of Movement Arts, Health Studies, and Leisure Studies
(508) 531-2334
james.leone@bridgew.edu
James E. Leone, PhD, MS, ATC, CSCS, *D, CHES is an Assistant Professor of Health
in the Department of Movement Arts, Health Studies, and Leisure Studies at
Bridgewater State University and joined the Bridgewater community in 2008. He
earned his Ph.D. in health education from Southern Illinois University
Carbondale; his M.S. from Indiana State University, and a B.S. from Bridgewater
State College. Dr. Leone’s academic interests include: male health, access to
health (disparities) body image, drug abuse epidemiology (androgenic anabolic
steroids), celiac disease, and issues in professional development.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Ward Heilman
Professor
Department of Mathematics & Computer
Science
(508) 531-2352
wheilman@bridgew.edu
Ward Heilman is a Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science who has been at Bridgewater since 1996. He is constantly in awe of the beauty and vast scope of mathematics especially Mathematical Logic, Graph Theory, Combinatorics and Cryptology. Do you ever wonder how you could design and send a message that no one could read (well, perhaps just one other person)? Would you like to know how to analyze the toughness of a network or find out exactly what makes mathematical reasoning so unique and powerful? Undergraduate research in mathematics is challenging and incredibly rewarding, especially that moment of inspiration and creativity (after hours, days, weeks… of work) when you finally see some exquisite connection or complete an elegant proof. I would be happy to talk to you about any of this.
Donald Running
Associate Professor
Department of Music
(508) 531 2054
drunning@bridgew.edu
Dr. Donald J. Running is an Assistant Professor of Music
Education and conductor of the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band at Bridgewater State
University. Originally from Minnesota, Dr. Running received his Bachelor of
Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He taught in the
public schools of Minnesota and Wisconsin before receiving his Master of Arts
degree and PhD in music education from the University of Minnesota. While
attending the University of Minnesota, he studied conducting with Craig
Kirchhoff, theatre with Kari Margolis, and educational philosophy with Dr. Paul
Haack. Dr. Running served as conductor of the East Central Grad Band, assistant
conductor of the Encore Wind Ensemble, and premiered his concerto for
saxophones, Dre, with the University Campus Orchestra.
In addition to his university duties, Dr. Running is active as an adjudicator/clinician and pursues an active research and writing schedule, most recently finishing his dissertation on developing novice conductors' expressivity through dynamic muscularity. He has been published in Applications of Research in Music Education and Minnesota Music Education Research Review in Gopher Notes. Material relating to the proposed workshop is currently under review with the Bulletin for the Council for Research in Music Education.
William J.
Devlin
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
(508) 531-2602
wdevlin@bridgew.edu
Dr. William J. Devlin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy. His research interests include continental philosophy, philosophy of science, and the philosophy of popular culture. He has written and presented scholarly work on religion and nihilism in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, as well the notion of truth and reality in Thomas Kuhn’s philosophy of science. He has also written on philosophical interpretations of such films as No Country for Old Men, 12 Monkeys, and Terminator, and such TV series as Lost and The Prisoner. Dr. Devlin is currently editing a book, The Philosophy of David Lynch, a volume that philosophically analyzes the various films directed by Lynch. He has worked with students as an ATP mentor, an advisor for directed studies, and an advisor for an honors thesis. These topics have included Søren Kierkegaard’s notion of faith, Nietzsche’s will to power, and Kuhn’s notions of paradigms and incommensurability.
Martina B Arndt
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Department of Physics
(508) 531 2084
marndt@bridgew.edu
Dr. Martina B. Arndt
is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Physics Department. She
has been at BSU for nine years. Her research activities center on the Sun. She
has observed total solar eclipses around the world (Mongolia, Antigua, Zambia,
South Africa, Libya, and China) with the ultimate goal of studying the Sun's
upper atmosphere. She does this work in collaboration with colleagues at
University of Hawaii and with National Science Foundation funding. She is also
working on projects in radio astronomy, some that have been done with BSU
students and ATP funding: monitoring mesospheric ozone through its radio
emission (ATP semester grant), assembling and using a Very Small Radio Telescope
(ATP semester grant), and observations of our Galaxy and Sun with the Small
Radio Telescope (ATP semester and summer grants.)
Ed Deveney
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
508-531-2080
edeveney@bridgew.edu
Ed Deveney, or Dr. D. by the students, wears two – and has been known to try a couple others – hats around the department. Primarily he is the experimentalist for the department and in particular atomic/molecular and optical (laser) (AMO) precision quantum-mechanical measurements of atomic and molecular interactions and electronic-energy levels. He built a well-equipped research laser lab with numerous lasers, detectors and supplies to perform some of the standard AMO measurements and techniques that will well prepare students for future work in the best graduate school labs and for industry. Currently in his lab they measure Doppler free spectroscopy, and will soon add laser locking to cool and trap atoms and build Bose-Einstein condensates in the future. Dr. D also wears the theorist hat for quantum theory and Standard Model particle physics working with students on Einstein’s EPR and computer code for Feynman diagram computations. Dr. D. has many students under both hats complete work and present results on campus and at local New England Physics meetings. Ed also collaborates at Yale University on fundamental measurement to look into parity violation (the mechanism that yields particles over antiparticle at the beginning of the universe) and also measurements of quark coupling constants via observation of Z0 boson and electronic interactions deep inside of the nucleus. If you are interested in any of Dr. D.’s physics, please contact him to come up with some experimental or theory work.
For more information, visit Dr. D's website at http://webhost.bridgew.edu/edeveney/e-f-deveney-home/
Thomas
P. Kling
Associate Professor
Department of Physics
(508) 531-2303
tkling@bridgew.edu
Thomas P. Kling views undergraduate research as both an important teaching activity and a critical part of his overall research strategy. As such, he works with students on problems that are directly in line with his current research program. His areas of research are gravitational lensing and classical general relativity. Students working with him can expect to work on projects that further the understanding of how light rays propagate through spacetime, and how, by studying the properties of these light rays, the universe may be better understood. Past students have completed numerical and analytic projects. All students presented their work at the ATP Undergraduate Research Celebration, and summer students often published their work as senior theses, or in The Undergraduate Review. Two students have appeared as co-authors in peer-reviewed journals: Bryan Campbell (BSU 07) in Physical Review D and Brian Keith (BSU 05) in Classical and Quantum Gravity. A third student, Louis Bianchini is co-author on a paper currently under review in Physical Review D. Seven of Thomas Kling's former undergraduate students have enrolled in graduate school after completing their studies.
For more information, visit Dr. Kling's website at http://webhost.bridgew.edu/tkling/undergrad_research.htm
Jordon Barkalow
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
(508) 531-2231
jbarkalow@bridgew.edu
Dr. Jordon Barkalow is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science. Specializing in the history of political thought, his primary area of research is American political thought. Here, he has published and presented scholarly work on the development of American citizenship, immigration, naturalization, constitutionalism, liberalism, and Christianity. He is currently working on a book manuscript that develops a commercial theory of American citizenship. Elsewhere, Dr. Barkalow has research interests in modern political thought, politics and literature, and methods of textual analysis. He has mentored a number of ATP summer grant recipients. Interested students should contact Dr. Barkalow at 508.531.2231 or jbarkalow@bridgew.edu.
Teresa
King
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
(508) 531-2742
tking1@bridgew.edu
Teresa King, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department.
She also serves as co-coordinator of the Adrian Tinsley Program. Her research focuses on psychological factors that impact health with a particular focus on body image. Her research has been presented at international and national conferences. She has authored or coauthored 20 peer-reviewed publications and five book chapters. Her most recent publication examines the role body image plays in women's smoking behavior. She has mentored ATP summer grants, semester grants, Honors theses, and Masters theses including the maternal transmission of body image, body image and motivation for plastic surgery, and emotional processing and college health behaviors.
Sandy Neargarder
Associate Professor
Director of Honors Program
(508) 531-2378
sneargarder@bridgew.edu
Dr. Neargarder is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Bridgewater State College and the Director of the Honors Program. Her area of both teaching and research pertains to the function of the human brain and how various brain disorders affect behavior. The primary disorders she investigates are Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Specifically, she examines how deficits in the visual system (e.g., color, acuity, contrast sensitivity, motion, and depth perception) affect higher order cognitive processes, and moreover, how these deficits affect activities of daily living. She has a number of peer-reviewed publications and has presented her work at numerous national and international conferences. As a mentor, she is interested in teaching students the fundamentals of conducting research in the area of behavioral neuroscience including how to develop and foster writing, analytical, and critical thinking skills. She has supervised a number of Honors theses and ATP projects.
Amanda Shyne
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
(508)-531-2548
amanda.shyne@bridgew.edu
Dr. Shyne is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department. Her primary area of research focuses on the interactions between dogs and people. Currently she is working on two papers, one which examines the social effects of service dogs on people with disabilities and another which looks at how dogs use nonspecific cues to direct attention. In addition, she is working with two ATP students. One of these students is examining communication cues used between dogs and people, and the other is investigating the effects of dog/human play on attention. She has authored or coauthored several peer reviewed articles and hopes to submit an article coauthored with Bridgewater State College undergraduates within the next month. Amanda Shyne can be reached at (508) 531-2548 or by email at ashyne@bridgew.edu.
Elizabeth Spievak
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
(508)-531-2436
espievak@bridgew.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Spievak, associate professor of psychology, has a research lab in which students participate in all aspects of research, from design to presentation. The students are engaged in ongoing research in various stages, most centering around attentional processes, particularly as they apply to legal decision making and coping. In addition to her duties at BSU, Elizabeth does trial consulting and maintains a working relationship with colleagues in the legal field.
Arnaa Alcon
Associate Professor and Chairperson
Department of Social Work
(508) 531-2180
aalcon@bridgew.edu
I have had the pleasure of mentoring two ATP summer research projects. Both projects grew out of the interest of students in the area of aging and involved interviews, collection of data using a standardized instrument, and collaboration with community groups. I am a faculty member in the School of Social Work and have taught research methods and data analysis and would be happy to discuss ATP projects utilizing qualitative or quantitative methods (or a combination of methods) focused on a question in the area of social welfare. My particular areas of interest include aging, health care, financial security and financial literacy, and end-of-life.
I am quite willing to work with a student to develop a research question and project that will be educational, fun, do-able, and have the potential to extend knowledge.
Kathleen Bailey, LMSW
Professor
Department of Social Work
(508) 531-6150
kathleen.bailey@bridgew.edu
Dr. Bailey is an assistant professor of Social Work at Bridgewater State College where her teaching is concentrated in the areas of aging, direct practice, and macro social work. Dr. Bailey has twenty-five years of social work practice experience that includes case management, elder care, crisis intervention, medical social work, LTC social work, and quality improvement. In her community practice, Dr. Bailey has worked extensively with providers, regulators, and community agencies to develop and support effective care practices and programs for elders. She holds a Master of Social Work degree and doctorate from Arizona State University. She received a John A. Hartford pre-dissertation award (cohort II), is a member of the Gerontological Society of America, the Society for Social Work Research, the Arizona Long Term Care Social Work Task Force and is a licensed Master Social Worker in the state of Arizona.
Lucinda King-Frode
Professor and BSW Program Coordinator
Department of Social Work
(508) 531-2255
cking@bridgew.edu
Dr. King-Frode is a professor in the Social Work Department where she has taught for 16 years. Prior to coming to BSU she had extensive experience as a clinical social worker, supervisor and clinic director. Her teaching areas include Human Behavior, Research Methods, and Community and Organizational Practice. Much of her early research addressed domestic violence and work with area non-profits on program development and evaluation. She is currently engaged in two studies on professional social workers and their views on their profession and on social work education. She has served as department chair and departmental Honors Coordinator and is currently the coordinator of the BSW program.
Jing
Tan
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
(508) 531-6170
jing.tan@bridgew.edu
Dr. Jing Tan is an assistant professor in the school of Social Work. She teaches both undergraduate and master courses, including Data analysis/ Statistics, Research methods, and Social welfare policy. Her research focus is aging and immigration, racial/ethnic minority elders, and health and mental health service utilization among the older population. She is a research fellow of the Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts –Boston, working on the project of health and mental health disparities of older Asian Americans. In addition, she receives faculty grant from BSU for her project on health status and health service utilization among older Immigrants to the United States. Dr. Tan has strong quantitative and qualitative skills, ranging from data collection to data analysis. She has published several peer reviewed journal articles in the field of aging and social work. In addition, she services as faculty advisor for Phi Alpha Honor Society for social work students at BSU.
She has enjoyed mentoring students and encourages students interested in conducting research to contact her at (508) 531-6170 or jing.tan@bridgew.edu .
Suzanne Ramczyk
Professor of Theater and Dance
Theater and Dance Department
(508)-531-2642
sramczyk@bridegw.edu
Dr. Suzanne Ramczyk is Professor of Theatre Arts in the Department of Theater Arts and Dance. She is a performance pedagogy specialist (acting, voice and movement), also excelling in dramaturgy. Her particular research and teaching interests lie in Acting Period Styles and Performing Musical Theatre. She has mentored numerous students in various capacities: honors’ student, students with ATP grants, and students pursuing Advanced Individual Projects, in the areas of dramatic literary analysis and research, pedagogy, and performance. It is a rare semester that she does not have a mentee. She has written numerous articles, reviews, and one book on performance (Delicious Dissembling: A Compleat Guide to Performing Restoration Comedy, Henimann Press, 2002); and she has given no less than 40 conference presentations on performance and pedagogy. Suzanne also performs as a professional actor, singer and dramaturge whenever possible.