Expanded List of Experts
Academic Assessment
George E. Capowich
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
- Learning Assessment
Sarah M. Smith
Director, Academic Resource Center
- Student academic assessment and counseling
- Tutorial services and services for students with disabilities
Accounting
Patrick M. Lynch, CPA, CFF, CFE, DABFA, CrFA, CPCU, CLU, ChFC, MS TAXATION
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Accounting Program
- Financial Accounting
- Forensic accounting
Jean A. Meyer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting, College of Business
- Healthcare
Lee J. Yao
Dr, College of Business
- Accounting Information Systems
- Cost / Managerial Accounting
- Forensic Accounting
- Fraud examination (Financial and Computer)
Admissions
Allyson Halperin
Admissions Counselor, Music and Fine Arts, Admissions and Enrollment Management
Salvadore A. Liberto
Associate Provost and Vice President for Enrollment Management, Admissions and Enrollment Management
Harris Martinson
Admissions Counselor, Admissions and Enrollment Management
Georgia Braun McBride
Career Development Coordinator - CMFA, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Music, Theatre, Visual Arts Admission Processes
- Undergraduate Admission Process
Undergraduate admission process in general for all applicants to Loyola.
Adult and Nontraditional Students
Angie Brocato Hoffer
Associate Dean for Educational Systems, College of Business
Edward R. McClellan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Music Education, College of Music & Fine Arts
Adult Education
Catherine P. Zeph, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Loyola Institute for Ministry
Alumni Relations
Victoria A. Frank
Vice President Institutional Advancement, Division of Institutional Advancement
Art
Nancy Sharon Collins
Visiting Professor of Graphic Design, Department of Visual Arts
- Disaster Response Management in the Arts
Edward J. Kvet, D.M.E.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Academic Affairs
- Education
- Funding
Dr. Jean Montès
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Studies and Coordinator of Strings, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Community Arts Development
Karoline Schleh, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Arts
- Drawing
Art Galleries
Karoline Schleh, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Arts
- Curatorial
Asia, China
Wing Fok, Ph.D.
Professor, Management Program
Artemis S. Preeshl
Assitant Professor, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- Crime
- economic development
Lee J. Yao
Dr, College of Business
- Business Operations
Asia, Japan
William J. Farge, S.J., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Japanese, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Japan
Language and history
Athletics, Intercollegiate
Les East, B.A.
Instructor, School of Mass Communication
- Sports journalism
Brett Simpson
Associate Athletic Director, Athletics & Wellness
Ballet, Performing Arts
Gayle Parmelee
Instructor, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
- Ballet prep
Laura Zambrano
Instructor, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
- Performance
- Training-Russian method (Vaganova syllabus)
Biological Sciences
Rosalie A. Anderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Cell biology
- Developmental biology
Limb development and regeneration
Elizabeth Letitia Beard, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Cellular physiology
Patricia C. Dorn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Appropriate technology transfer
- Parasitology
Chagas disease in Latin America and the United States
Don Hauber, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences
- Chromosome genetics
- Common Reed
- Invasive plants and wetland exotic plants in the Southeastern U.S.
- Plant genetics and population genetics
Study of genetic variation among plant populations- Propagation of invasive plants
Frank Jordan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Behavior
- Ecology
- Marine biology
- Physiology
- Zoology
Melanie A. McKay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English; Director, Writing Across the Curriculum
- Communication
Kimberlee Mix
Dr., Department of Biological Sciences
Robert A. (Bob) Thomas, Ph.D.
Director, Loyola Center for Environmental Communication, Center for Environmental Communications
- Reptiles and amphibians, spiders, insects, marine animals, birds
William F. Walkenhorst
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Biochemistry
Business
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
- Banking
- Ethics
Nicholas Capaldi, Ph.D.
Clarence and Mildred Legendre-Soule Distinguished Scholar Chair, Business Ethics, Management Program
- Ethics
Nikhil Celly
Assistant Professor of International Business, College of Business
- International
- Management
Ronald Christner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Finance Program
- Real Estate
Wing Fok, Ph.D.
Professor, Management Program
- International
- Quality Management
- Supply Chain Management
Jerry R. Goolsby, Ph.D.
Hilton/Baldridge Distinguished Chair in Music Industry Studies, Music Industry Studies
- Marketing
Michelle Kirtley Johnston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Management Program
- Communication
- Management
Patrick M. Lynch, CPA, CFF, CFE, DABFA, CrFA, CPCU, CLU, ChFC, MS TAXATION
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Accounting Program
- Captive Insurance Companies
- Ethics, Fraud
- Insurance
Stephanie Mansfield
MBA Marketing and Communications Coordinator, College of Business
- MBA Admissions
Jan Moppert
Associate Director, Career Development Center
- Business Communications
- Business Etiquette
Michael M. Pearson, Ph.D.
Chase/Francis C. Doyle Distinguished Professor of Marketing, Marketing Program
- Retailing, Marketing
- Retailing, Marketing, Sports Marketing
Michael Pennison
Training Coordinator - Small Business Development Center, College of Business
- Business Planning
- Disaster Recovery
Carmen Sunda
Director, Louisiana Small Business Development Center Greater New Orleans Region, College of Business
- Customer satisfaction surveys and research
- Finance
Financing and sources of funds, including available loan programs, loan packages, credit issues- Marketing
Marketing research, study and survey design and implementation, feasibility studies- Marketing, Business Planning
- Small Business Management
Lee J. Yao
Dr, College of Business
- Cross-Border Transactions
Capital Campaigns
Victoria A. Frank
Vice President Institutional Advancement, Division of Institutional Advancement
Career Development
Roberta Kaskel
Director of Career Development, Career Development Center
Jan Moppert
Associate Director, Career Development Center
- Career Coaching
- Internships, Networking
- Resumes, Interviewing, Job Strategies
Emily B. Russell
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Caucasus
Bernard A. Cook, Ph.D.
Provost Distinguished Professor II, Department of History
- Chechnya, Abkhazia, South Ossetia
Central America
Uriel Quesada
Director Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, College of Humanities & Natural Sciences
- Literary and Cultural Studies
- Literary and Cultural Studies
Chemistry
Kurt R. Birdwhistell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Catalysis
- Green chemistry
We are applying the principles of Green Chemistry to design new “Environmentally Benign” synthetic pathways to inorganic and organic molecules of interest. These pathways include:
1. Replacing organic solvents for synthesis with more environmentally benign alternatives such as water.
2. Use of green renewable, biodegradable solvents for synthesis of new materials
3. Replacing mineral acids with safer solid state acids for Friedel-Crafts reactions
4. Use of microwave energy in combination with Phase transfer catalysis for the greener reduced energy synthesis of group six metal carbonyl complexes- Inorganic
Thomas G. Spence, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Physical chemistry
Atmospheric spectroscopy
Joelle S. Underwood
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
William F. Walkenhorst
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Drug specificity
- Protein Chemistry
- Protein folding and disease
Christianity
Cecelia M. Bennett
Associate Director, Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola Institute for Ministry
- Canon Law for Laity, Roman Catholic Church
- Canon Law for Parish Ministry, Roman Catholic Church
- Lay Ministry,
Kurt Bindewald
Dean of University Ministry, University Ministry
- Adult Faith Formation
- Art and Liturgy
- Christian Life Communities
- Ignatian Spirituality
- Resident Chaplaincy
- Sacramental preparation
Jessica Mueller
Director of Christian Life Communities (CLC) Resident Chaplain in Carrollton Hall, University Ministry
- Faith Formation
- Ignatian Spirituality
Small group faith sharing
Thomas Ryan
Director of the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Professor of Theology and Ministry, Loyola Institute for Ministry
- Biblical Interpretation
- Catholic Church
- Church history
- Spirituality
City Government
Robert Verchick, J.D.
Gauthier-St. Martin Endowed Chair in Environmental Law, College of Law
Civil Liberties
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Philip A. Dynia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
William P. Quigley, J.D.
Janet Mary Riley Distinguished Professor; Director, Gillis Long Poverty Law Center
Civil Rights
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Katrina Personal Constutional Rights
Kenneth Keulman, Ph. D.
Professor, Department of Religious Studies
- Church-state issues
- Human rights
M. Isabel Medina, J.D.
Ferris Family Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Civil law
William P. Quigley, J.D.
Janet Mary Riley Distinguished Professor; Director, Gillis Long Poverty Law Center
Classical Studies
Connie Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Ancient mystery cults
- Classical mythology
- Women in antiquity
Columbia, South America
Maurice P. Brungardt
Professor, Department of History
- History of Colombia
Guerrilla movements in Colombia, drugs in Colombia
Communications
Michael Giusti
Student Media Adviser, Mass Communication
Michelle Kirtley Johnston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Management Program
- Business communication
- Gender differences in communications
Catherine I. Koppel
Associate Director of Public Affairs, Public Affairs
- Local television news management
Lisa C. Martin, M.A.
Instructor, School of Mass Communication
- Media and Stereotypes
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Computer Applications
Gerald L. Cannon, M.F.A.
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Visual Arts
- Computer-based imaging
John A. Crutti, Jr.
Coordinator of Technology, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Productivity using software and web sites
Lisa Gregoire
Programmer/Analyst, Academic Affairs
- Information Technology
Programing
Sanford E. Hinderlie, M.M.
Associate Professor, Music
- Ear training for music theory by computer
- Electronic and computer music
Recording using Pro Tools, Classroom labs for music- Music synthesizers
Jim Hobbs
Online Services Coordinator, J. Edgar & Louise S. Monroe Library
- Computerized/Electronic Information Services
Justin E. Levitov, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Program in Counseling
- Social science applications
Melanie A. McKay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English; Director, Writing Across the Curriculum
- Computers in the classroom
- Teaching writing with the Internet
Stephen Murrish
Media Services Technician II, J. Edgar & Louise S. Monroe Library
- Administration
- OS X support and troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
- Windows PC Workstation support
David Myers, Ph.D.
Endowed Professor: Rev. Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J./Beggars Distinguished Professor in Communications, School of Mass Communication
- Computer games
- Computer play
Lee J. Yao
Dr, College of Business
- Information Systems Audits
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Copyright
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Mark J. Davis
Instructor, Music Industry Studies
George A. Howard
Assistant Professor, Music Industry Studies
Copyright Fair Use
Mark J. Davis
Instructor, Music Industry Studies
Corporate Governance
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Fiduciary Duties
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- Data management and accountability
Lee J. Yao
Dr, College of Business
- International Issues
Costume Design
Elizabeth S. Parent, M.F.A.
Extraordinary Faculty, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
Counseling
Alicia A. Bourque, Ph.D.
Director, University Counseling Center, Office of Co-Curricular Programs
- Students
Sandra Capdeboscq Brady
Administrative Assistant III, Graduate Program in Counseling
Andrew Crawford
Staff counselor, University Counseling Center
Thomas Foster
Assistant Professor of Counseling, College of Social Sciences
- Counseling Older Adults
Justin E. Levitov, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Program in Counseling
- Theory for adults and children
M.L. "Cissy" Petty, Ph.D
Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Provost, Student Affairs Office
Emily B. Russell
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Arlene Wiltz, M.P.S.
Chaplain, Loyola College of Law, College of Law
- Stress
Stress in Law School and Ways to Help Manage It- Stress
Stress on Couples When One or More Partners Are Law Students
Creation
James C. Carter, S.J.
President Emeritus, Associate Professor of Physics, College of Humanities & Natural Sciences
Crime Prevention
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
Crime/Criminology
David Aplin
Executive Assistant to the Chairman, Department of Criminal Justice
Patrick X. Bailey, M.S.
Director of Public Safety, University Police
- Campus crime
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Maurice P. Brungardt
Professor, Department of History
- Illegal drugs from Latin America
George E. Capowich
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
- Causes of Violence
Dee Wood Harper, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Sociology
- Death Sentence/Penalty
- Domestic Violence
- Murder
- Robbery
- Tourist Crime Victimization
- Violent Crime
Wendy L. Hicks, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
- Law enforcement
Marcus Kondkar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
- Domestic violence
- Murder
- Violence
Michael Perlstein
Mass communication visiting professor, School of Mass Communication
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- International crime
- police
- surveillance
- transnational crime
William E. Thornton, Ph.D.
Professor, Sociology; Chair, Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- Business security and crime prevention
- Juvenile delinquency
- Premises liability
Lydia Voigt
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Reverend Joseph H. Fichter, S. J., Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology
- Causal Theories of Criminal Behavior
- Crime Patterns and Trends (U.S. and Global)
- History of Homicide in New Orleans
- Homicide followed by Suicide
- Security Assessments and Predictions of Dangerousness
- Third Party Criminal Liability Suits
Critical Incident and emergency event analysis
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
Cultural Studies
Andrew Joel Douglas
Dr., Department of Political Science
- Especially American democratic culture and tradition
Josefa Salmon, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Andean culture
- Bolivian Indigenous culture
Lydia Voigt
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Reverend Joseph H. Fichter, S. J., Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology
- Culture and Society: Comparison of Chinese and U.S. Society
- Culture and Sociey: Comparison of Russian and U.S. Society
- Global Law and Social Control
- Global Social Problems
- International Crime Patterns and Trends
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Database
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- data security and threat mitigation
Datamining
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
Democratization
Roger White, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Associate Professor, Academic Affairs
Development
Robert S. Gross, J.D.
Director, Planned Giving, Division of Institutional Advancement
Stephanie Hotard
Assistant Director Stewardship and Donor Relations, Division of Institutional Advancement
Reagan Sidney
Assistant Director for Residential Life, Residential Life
- Student
Chris Wiseman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Major Gifts, Division of Institutional Advancement
Traci Wolff
Major Gifts Officer, College of Business, Division of Institutional Advancement
Drama and Theatre, Performing Arts
Eileen J. Doll
Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Cultures
- 20th-century Spanish theater
Georgia C. Gresham, M.F.A.
Professor and Chair, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
- Production management
- Scenic, costume, lighting design
Elizabeth S. Parent, M.F.A.
Extraordinary Faculty, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
- Musical theatre
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
John P. Clark, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Bioregionalism
- Ecophilosophy
- Environmental Ethics
- Environmental Philosophy,
- Social ecology
Craig S. Hood, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences
- Biology of bats
All aspects of the biology of bats worldwide, as well as in Louisiana- Biology of bats
All aspects of the biology of bats worldwide, as well as in Louisiana- Conservation biology
Impacts of invasive species- Conservation biology
Wetland and Biodiversity Loss.- Ecology, natural history of mammals
Discussion of ecology, conservation biology of mammals worldwide, as well as in Louisiana
Anthony Ladd, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
- Environmental justice issues
- Environmental politics
Controversies- Global ecological problems
- The environmental movement
Robert A. (Bob) Thomas, Ph.D.
Director, Loyola Center for Environmental Communication, Center for Environmental Communications
- Concensus Building
- International Ecology and Enviromental Sciences
- Policy Development
- Stakeholder Communication
- Wetlands issues, environmental issues, environmental communication, environmental politics, environmental policy, tropical ecology, urban issues
James L. Wee, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Ecology and evolutionary biology of algae and protists as related to water quality
David A. White, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Ecology of native and introduced plants
- General global, regional, and local issues
- Wetland loss and wetland plants
Natural history of the Mississippi River delta
Economics
William Barnett, Ph.D., J.D.
Bank One Distinguished Professor of International Business and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
- Austrian economics
(School of thought)- International
exchange rates; balance of payments/current
account balance/trade deficit- Macroeconomics
financial markets; interest rates; inflation; recessions/depressions; monetary policy/the Federal Reserve System; federal debt/deficit
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
John Levendis
Assistant Professor, College of Business
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- public policy, economic development
Education
Katherine H. Adams, Ph.D.
William and Audrey Hutchinson Distinguished Professor, English; Director, Department of English
- Teaching teachers to teach writing
Cecelia M. Bennett
Associate Director, Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola Institute for Ministry
- Graduate Ministry Education
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Dr. Boyd Blundell
Assistant Professor, Ethics, Department of Religious Studies
- Role of Media, Social Networking (eg, Facebook) or 3D virtual platforms (eg, Second Life) in creating identity/community
Angie Brocato Hoffer
Associate Dean for Educational Systems, College of Business
- Distance Learning, Online Education
Peter F. Burns, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
- Policy
Barbara C. Ewell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Educational Technology
Teaching courses online
Edward R. McClellan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Music Education, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Childhood and Adolescent Development
- Distance Learning
- Music Education
Music in the Schools- Professional Development
- Psychology of Teaching
Jean A. Meyer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting, College of Business
- Continuing Professional Education
Petrice Sams-Abiodun, Ph.D.
Executive Director Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy, Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
- Adult and literacy
Catherine P. Zeph, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Loyola Institute for Ministry
- Continuing Education
Educational Technology
Kurt R. Birdwhistell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Class participation software
- Online web based homework
John A. Crutti, Jr.
Coordinator of Technology, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Student expectations and requirements
Alicia Hansen, M.M.E., M.L.I.S.
Associate Professor, Music & Instruction Coordinator, Reference Library
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Emergency
Richard W. Bell
Director, Risk Management
- Disaster Recovery
- Management and Planning
Entrepreneurship
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Business planning
- Small business law
John A. Crutti, Jr.
Coordinator of Technology, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Opportunities for entry into industry marketplace and career development
Terrell F. Fisher
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Division of Institutional Advancement
Environment
Kathy Anzelmo
Biology Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Recycling
John P. Clark, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Enviromental Philosophy
Anthony Ladd, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
- Environmental controversies and disasters
Robert Verchick, J.D.
Gauthier-St. Martin Endowed Chair in Environmental Law, College of Law
- Environmental Justice and Discrimination
Environmental Law, Justice and Discrimination
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
John P. Clark, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Philosophy
Estate Planning
Robert S. Gross, J.D.
Director, Planned Giving, Division of Institutional Advancement
Ethics
S.L. Alexander, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Mass Communication
- Journalism ethics
J.C. Berendzen
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
- Medical
Dr. Boyd Blundell
Assistant Professor, Ethics, Department of Religious Studies
Nicholas Capaldi, Ph.D.
Clarence and Mildred Legendre-Soule Distinguished Scholar Chair, Business Ethics, Management Program
Dane S. Ciolino, J.D.
Alvin R. Christovich Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Legal and judicial ethics
John P. Clark, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Environmental Ethics
- Global Justice
Kenneth Keulman, Ph. D.
Professor, Department of Religious Studies
- Ethics and international relations
Alfred Lawrence Lorenz, Ph.D.
A. Louis Read Distinguished Professor, Mass Communication/Interim Dean, College of Social Sciences, School of Mass Communication
- Mass communication ethics
Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J.
University President, Office of the President
- Medical
Dr. Elizabeth Willems, S.S.N.D.
Lecturer, Department of Religious Studies
- Moral Theology
Foundations of Moral Theology- Sexual Ethics
- Social Ethics
Evolution
James C. Carter, S.J.
President Emeritus, Associate Professor of Physics, College of Humanities & Natural Sciences
Robert Gnuse, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Religious Studies
- Biological evolution
Punctuated equilibria as a mechanism for biological evolution- Relationship to Bible and religion
Theistic evolution as an option instead of creationism or creation science
Craig S. Hood, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences
- Evolutionary theory
Evolution today,
Science as a way of knowing,
Intelligent Design,
Science/Religion debates
Robert A. (Bob) Thomas, Ph.D.
Director, Loyola Center for Environmental Communication, Center for Environmental Communications
- For the lay person
David A. White, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Basic evolution
General principles of evolution, why the subject is the central paradigm to the biological sciences
Film
Sanford E. Hinderlie, M.M.
Associate Professor, Music
- Film scoring
Andrew Macdonald
Professor, English, Department of English
- International Film
Mary A. McCay, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of English
- Harrison Ford
- Science fiction films and popular culture
Finance
Jay Calamia
Vice President for Finance and Administration, Financial Affairs
Financial Planning
Lynn Hoffman
Director, Internal Audit, Financial Affairs
- Operational and financial controls
Fund-raising
Victoria A. Frank
Vice President Institutional Advancement, Division of Institutional Advancement
Robert S. Gross, J.D.
Director, Planned Giving, Division of Institutional Advancement
Edward J. Kvet, D.M.E.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Academic Affairs
Chris Wiseman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Major Gifts, Division of Institutional Advancement
Traci Wolff
Major Gifts Officer, College of Business, Division of Institutional Advancement
Gender
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Michelle Kirtley Johnston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Management Program
- Gender differences in communication
Marcus Kondkar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
- Gender and law
Crime- Gender inequality
Melanie A. McKay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English; Director, Writing Across the Curriculum
- Gender and rhetoric
M. Isabel Medina, J.D.
Ferris Family Distinguished Professor, College of Law
Karen B. Reichard
director, Women's Resource Center, College of Social Sciences
Emily B. Russell
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Catherine Wessinger
Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J. Professor of the History of Religions, Department of Religious Studies
- Women in religions, Women's religious leadership
Genocide
Bernard A. Cook, Ph.D.
Provost Distinguished Professor II, Department of History
- Genocide past and present
Gerontology
Thomas Foster
Assistant Professor of Counseling, College of Social Sciences
- Any kind of gerontological issues
Retirement
Dementia
Global Affairs
Roger White, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Associate Professor, Academic Affairs
Graphic Arts
Daniela Marx, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Arts
- Motion Graphics
- Screen Priniting
- Typography
Greek Life
M.L. "Cissy" Petty, Ph.D
Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Provost, Student Affairs Office
Haiti
Dr. Jean Montès
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Studies and Coordinator of Strings, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Haitian Music
Angel Adam Parham
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
Health
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Alicia A. Bourque, Ph.D.
Director, University Counseling Center, Office of Co-Curricular Programs
- Mental Health
General mental health concerns regarding the college-aged population
Tyler Smith
Instructor of Voice, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Vocal Health
Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J.
University President, Office of the President
- Patient Care
Lee J. Yao
Dr, College of Business
- Accupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Higher Education
Richard W. Bell
Director, Risk Management
- Risk Management
Jim Hobbs
Online Services Coordinator, J. Edgar & Louise S. Monroe Library
- Academic Libraries
Stephanie Mansfield
MBA Marketing and Communications Coordinator, College of Business
- MBA Admissions
Georgia Braun McBride
Career Development Coordinator - CMFA, College of Music & Fine Arts
- College of Music and Fine Arts Undergraduate Programs
All CMFA undergraduate programs including the Music Industry Studies program
Reagan Sidney
Assistant Director for Residential Life, Residential Life
Lydia Voigt
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Reverend Joseph H. Fichter, S. J., Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology
- Assessment of Institutional Effectiveness
- Crisis Management
- Strategic Planning
- Student Learning Outcomes
- The H. E. Quality Enhancement Model
- University Accreditation Issues
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Higher Educational Assessment
George E. Capowich
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
- Effectiveness
M.L. "Cissy" Petty, Ph.D
Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Provost, Student Affairs Office
Historic Preservation
Connie Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Languages and Cultures
- New Orleans
History
Maurice P. Brungardt
Professor, Department of History
- Latin American history
Bernard A. Cook, Ph.D.
Provost Distinguished Professor II, Department of History
- Holocaust
John Mosier, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Collapse of Soviet Union
Leo A. Nicoll, S.J.
Associate Professor, Department of History
- Austro-Hungarian history
John Nielsen
Dr., Department of History
- Ancient History
Mesopotamia
Antiquities
Babylonia
Assyria
Justin A. Nystrom
Extraordinary Faculty, Department of History
- Civil War and Reconstruction New Orleans
I have a forthcoming work entitled "New Orleans after the Civil War: Race, Politics, and a New Birth of Freedom" which will be published by the Johns Hopkins University press by April 1, 2010. I would be happy to engage questions about the Civil War and its legacy in New Orleans and the South.
Elizabeth S. Parent, M.F.A.
Extraordinary Faculty, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
- Arts and Dance History
Leslie G. Parr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Mass Communication
- History of photography
- Women's History
Connie Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Ancient Greece and Rome
Christi Keating Sumich
Ph.D., Department of History
Human Resources
Ross Matthews
Director of Human Resources, Human Resources
Kendra Reed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and MBA Director, College of Business
- Benefits
- Human resources management
- Human Resources Management
Donna Rochon
Manager-Payroll & Benefits, Human Resources
Human smuggling and trafficking
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
Immigration
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Hiroko Kusuda
Assistant Clinic Professor, College of Law
- Deportation and Detention of Immigrants
M. Isabel Medina, J.D.
Ferris Family Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Immigration law
Institutional Effectiveness
George E. Capowich
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
- Effectiveness
Insurance
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Afro-American/Louisiana history
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- Litigation and contract issues
Intellectual Property
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
George A. Howard
Assistant Professor, Music Industry Studies
International Business Strategy, Multinational Enterprise
Len J. Trevino
Gerald N. Gaston Eminent Scholar Chair in International Business, International Business
- Multinational Enterprise
I have published manuscripts examining movements of the multinational enterprise in all parts of the world. Some of the topics center around understanding how institutional profiles and cultures in host countries impact multinational enterprise's activities around the globe.
International Development Studies
Michael Anthony Bouzigard, S.J. D.Phil.(oxon.)
visiting assistant professor, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, College of Humanities & Natural Sciences
- the Caribbean and Central America; East Africa
Catholic social thought (primarily principles and practice for an integral human development); civil society organizations (including faith-based groups, NGOs, and social enterprises); a personalist economics and ethics; refugees/migrants (particularly issues of local economic development in both home and host countries)
International Education
Debra Danna
Director, Center for International Education
- International education and students
Lee J. Yao
Dr, College of Business
- International Higher Education
International Exchange Programs
James M. Klebba, J.D.
Victor H. Schiro Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Student services
International exchange programs
International Logistics
Wing Fok, Ph.D.
Professor, Management Program
Internet
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- Surveillance
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Italy
Elizabeth S. Parent, M.F.A.
Extraordinary Faculty, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
- Italian Textiles
Silk industry and the silk route and effect on commerce and arts- Sicily
Link of Louisiana residents to the island of Sicily
Jazz
Sanford E. Hinderlie, M.M.
Associate Professor, Music
- Jazz piano
Jesuit identity
James P. Bradley, S.J.
Senior Fellow, Jesuit Center, The Jesuit Center
Job Market
Ross Matthews
Director of Human Resources, Human Resources
Journalism
Les East, B.A.
Instructor, School of Mass Communication
- Intercollegiate athletics
Michael Giusti
Student Media Adviser, Mass Communication
Alfred Lawrence Lorenz, Ph.D.
A. Louis Read Distinguished Professor, Mass Communication/Interim Dean, College of Social Sciences, School of Mass Communication
- History of journalism
Michael Perlstein
Mass communication visiting professor, School of Mass Communication
Labor
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Language/Linguistics
Eileen J. Doll
Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Spanish language and culture
William J. Farge, S.J., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Japanese, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Japanese language and history
Andrew Macdonald
Professor, English, Department of English
- Local and Louisiana Language and Dialect
Peter S. Rogers, S.J.
Associate Professor of French, Department of Languages and Cultures
- French literature
- French Literature
Translations dealing with literary subjects.
Josefa Salmon, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Latin American literature and culture
James E. Viator, J.D.
Adams and Reese Distinguished Professorship in Civil Law, College of Law
- Creole studies and linguistics
Law
S.L. Alexander, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Mass Communication
- Communication law
- Free press/fair trial concerns
Mary Garvey Algero, J.D.
Warren E. Mouledoux Distinguished Professor of Law & Director of Legal Research and Writing Program, College of Law
- Ethics
- Federal civil procedure
- Legal research, analysis
- Legal writing
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Cheryl P. Buchert
Associate Clinical Professor of Law, College of Law
- Family Law
Post-Katrina custody relocation issues
Dane S. Ciolino, J.D.
Alvin R. Christovich Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Criminal law
- Legal and judicial ethics
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Business law
- Environmental management
- Governmental affairs
- Property
Dominique Custos, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Law
- Comparative Law
Comparative Law- European law
- French law
Caroline Fayard
Professor of Law/Westerfield Fellow, College of Law
Davida Finger
Staff Attorney, College of Law
- Post-Katrina Civil Legal Issues, Including Housing
Robert A. Garda, Jr., J.D.
Assistant Professor, College of Law
- Contracts Law
- Education Law
- Ethics
Bobby M. Harges, J.D.
Adams and Reese Distinguished Professorship II, College of Law
- Criminal law
- Evidence law
- Mediation and arbitration
- Torts law
Dee Wood Harper, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Sociology
- Criminal justice policy
James M. Klebba, J.D.
Victor H. Schiro Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Civil procedure
- Evidence
- Federal courts
- Water
Kathryn V. Lorio, J.D.
Leon C. Sarpy Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- New reproductive technologies
Mary H. Maiden
Assistant to the Director of the Law Library, College of Law
- Law Library Administration
M. Isabel Medina, J.D.
Ferris Family Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Immigration
Pamela Meyers
Director, Law Records, College of Law
- Law Records
Lawrence W. Moore, S.J., J.D., LL.M.
Professor and Associate Dean, College of Law
- Civil procedure
- Courts
Federal
William A. Neilson, J.D.
Associate Professor, College of Law
- Corporations
- Taxation
- Wills, Trusts, Sccessions, Donations
Denise M. Pilie
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Law
- Mediation; Arbitration
William P. Quigley, J.D.
Janet Mary Riley Distinguished Professor; Director, Gillis Long Poverty Law Center
- Civil disobedience
Represented more than 100 people in civil disobedience cases- Death penalty
Represented several death penalty inmates, work on moratorium against death penalty- General including civil rights, civil liberties
Was General Counsel for ACLU of Louisiana for 15 years- Rights of employees, Living wage
Authored book, articles and represented groups on living wage issues
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- Courtroom technologies
Stephen I Singer
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, Law Clinic
- Criminal Law
Evidence- Criminal Law
Indigent Defense/Public Defense- Criminal Law
Criminal Defense- Criminal Law
Death Penalty- Criminal Law
Criminal Appeals- Criminal Law
Ethics- Criminal Law
Courts and Judges- Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure- Criminal Law
Criminal Defense
Marcus A.J. Smith, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
- Gun issues
John Snyder, J.D.
Conrad N. Hilton Eminent Scholar in Music Industry Studies, Music
- Music Law
Dian M. Tooley-Knoblett, J.D.
Jones Walker Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Conflict of laws
- Louisiana property and sales law
- Property, Community Property
Robert Verchick, J.D.
Gauthier-St. Martin Endowed Chair in Environmental Law, College of Law
- International Environmental
- Climate Change and Law
- Disaster and Law
- Enviromental, Land Use & Zoning
- Sex Discrimination
Monica Hof Wallace
Associate Professor of Law, College of Law
- Donations
- Family Law
- Successions
Jeanne Woods, J.D.
Henry F. Bonura, Jr., Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- International law
Law enforcement and technology
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
Leadership
M.L. "Cissy" Petty, Ph.D
Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Provost, Student Affairs Office
Mike Wilson
Professor of Managment, College of Business
- Organizational Leadership, Team building
Learning Disabilities
Sarah M. Smith
Director, Academic Resource Center
- Student academic assessment and counseling
- Tutorial services for students with disabilities
Library Services
Alicia Hansen, M.M.E., M.L.I.S.
Associate Professor, Music & Instruction Coordinator, Reference Library
Jim Hobbs
Online Services Coordinator, J. Edgar & Louise S. Monroe Library
Mary Lee Sweat, M.S.L.S., M.B.A.
Dean, J. Edgar & Louise S. Monroe Library
- Library issues
- New Trends in Academic Libraries
Literacy
Michael Cowan, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
- Community literacy
Literature
John J. Biguenet, M.F.A.
Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor, Department of English
- Literary Translation
Barbara C. Ewell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Southern literature
Kate Chopin
William J. Farge, S.J., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Japanese, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Japanese literature
Andrew Macdonald
Professor, English, Department of English
- Film Adaptation
Shakespeare, Jane Austin
Mary A. McCay, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of English
- Book clubs reading women authors
- Contemporary New Orleans writers
- Rachel Carson
- Women's literature
Elizabeth S. Parent, M.F.A.
Extraordinary Faculty, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
Josefa Salmon, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Bolivian Indigenous literature
- Latin American thought
Indigenous and Ethnic issues, Indian movements, nationalism
Marcus A.J. Smith, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
- John Kennedy Toole, Walker Percy
Louisiana
S.L. Alexander, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Mass Communication
- New Orleans courtrooms
True Live Tales of New Orleans Courtrooms
Mary Garvey Algero, J.D.
Warren E. Mouledoux Distinguished Professor of Law & Director of Legal Research and Writing Program, College of Law
- Law
Use of precedent in the Louisiana system and sources of Louisiana law
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Afro-American/Louisiana history
Barbara C. Ewell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Louisiana literature, writers
Kate Chopin
Angel Adam Parham
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
- Connections between Haiti and Louisiana
Dian M. Tooley-Knoblett, J.D.
Jones Walker Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Louisiana property and sales law
James E. Viator, J.D.
Adams and Reese Distinguished Professorship in Civil Law, College of Law
- Creole studies and linguistics
- Legal history, Louisiana tort and contract law
Loyola
Kurt Bindewald
Dean of University Ministry, University Ministry
- Loyola Jesuit Mission and Identity
Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J.
University President, Office of the President
Management
Michael Pennison
Training Coordinator - Small Business Development Center, College of Business
- Project Management
Marketing
Valerie J. Andrews
Assistant professor, School of Mass Communication
- Publication Design
Jacee Brown
Senior Web Designer, University Web Team
- University Graphics Policies
Mary Degnan
Publications Manager, Publications and Marketing Communications
- graphic design, print production
Terrell F. Fisher
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Division of Institutional Advancement
- Advertising and Media Strategies
- Communications Programs
- Higher Education
- Integrated Marketing
- Recruitment Marketing
- University Graphics Policies
- Web Marketing
Meredith Michele Hartley
Director, Department of Publications and Marketing Communications
Mass Communication
S.L. Alexander, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Mass Communication
- Journalism ethics
- Press coverage, Cameras in the courtrooms
Les East, B.A.
Instructor, School of Mass Communication
Michael Giusti
Student Media Adviser, Mass Communication
Meredith Michele Hartley
Director, Department of Publications and Marketing Communications
Alfred Lawrence Lorenz, Ph.D.
A. Louis Read Distinguished Professor, Mass Communication/Interim Dean, College of Social Sciences, School of Mass Communication
- Media practices and ethics
Lisa C. Martin, M.A.
Instructor, School of Mass Communication
- Television news
David Myers, Ph.D.
Endowed Professor: Rev. Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J./Beggars Distinguished Professor in Communications, School of Mass Communication
- Communications theory
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Mass Communication/Enviromental Communication
Robert A. (Bob) Thomas, Ph.D.
Director, Loyola Center for Environmental Communication, Center for Environmental Communications
Mathematics
Maria E. Calzada, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
- Computations
A. Duane Randall, Ph.D.
Rev. John Keller, S.J., Distinguished Professor, Department of Mathematics
- Differential topology
Media Relations
Michael Giusti
Student Media Adviser, Mass Communication
Meredith Michele Hartley
Director, Department of Publications and Marketing Communications
Medieval Literature
John T. Sebastian
Assistant Professor of Medieval Literature; Deputy Director, University Honors Program; Director, Medieval Studies Program, Department of English
- Middle English literature
Chaucer; medieval English poetry; medieval drama; medieval mysticism- Old English literature
Anglo-Saxon England; Beowulf- Old Norse literature
Vikings; medieval Icelandic literature, culture, and law; the sagas; Norse mythology
Medieval Studies
Alice V. Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music History and Literature, Music
- Fourteenth-century France
- Liturgy
- Music
John T. Sebastian
Assistant Professor of Medieval Literature; Deputy Director, University Honors Program; Director, Medieval Studies Program, Department of English
- England in the 14th and 15th centuries
Military History
John Mosier, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Contemporary military events
- World War I
- World War II
Ministry
Ted A. Dziak, S.J.
Vice President for the Office of Mission and Ministry, University Ministry
Music
Paul J. Botelho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Composition
- Electro-Acoustic Music
Anthony A. Dagradi, M.F.A.
Associate Professor, Music
- Jazz
Activity in New Orleans- Jazz improvisation
Margaret Hulley Frazier, D.M.A.
Associate Professor, Music
- Choral conducting
- Choral literature
- Choral music
Ellen Frohnmayer
Assistant Professor, Music
- Classical singing
- German diction
- Vocal training
Philip Frohnmayer, M.M.
Rita O. Huntsinger Distinguished Professor, Music
- Care of the professional voice
- Classical singing
- Contemporary music
- Opera and opera preparation
- Voice/vocal training
Alicia Hansen, M.M.E., M.L.I.S.
Associate Professor, Music & Instruction Coordinator, Reference Library
- Jazz
Joseph Hebert, Ph.D.
Professor and Coordinator, Music
- Band conducting
- Band literature
- Band performance
Sanford E. Hinderlie, M.M.
Associate Professor, Music
- Composition
- Computer ear training for music theory
- Recording techniques
- Synthesizers
- Theory
Edward J. Kvet, D.M.E.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Academic Affairs
- Band conducting
- Band literature
- Band performance
- Music teacher training
James S. MacKay, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Music
- Classical keyboard music
Formal and performance practice issues in classical keyboard music, specifically Haydn and Beethoven
John A. Mahoney, M.M.
Professor, Music
- Jazz composition
- Jazz improvisation
H. Jac McCacken, M.M.
Associate Professor, Music
- Chamber music
- Symphonic music
Dr. Jean Montès
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Studies and Coordinator of Strings, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Conducting
- Haitian Music
John Murphy, D.M.A.
Professor, Music
- Keyboard studies
- Piano
John B. Rankin, M.B.A.
Instructor, Music
- Classical guitar
Janna Karen Saslaw
Associate Professor of Music Theory, College of Music & Fine Arts
- free jazz
Tyler Smith
Instructor of Voice, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Classical Singing
- Opera
- Vocal Pedagogy
John Snyder, J.D.
Conrad N. Hilton Eminent Scholar in Music Industry Studies, Music
- Copyright Law
- Music Production
Amy Thiaville
Instructor of Violin, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Violin
Music Business
John A. Crutti, Jr.
Coordinator of Technology, College of Music & Fine Arts
- How to be successful in the industry
Gregory Davis
Visiting Professor, Music Industry Studies
Mark J. Davis
Instructor, Music Industry Studies
Jerry R. Goolsby, Ph.D.
Hilton/Baldridge Distinguished Chair in Music Industry Studies, Music Industry Studies
Sanford E. Hinderlie, M.M.
Associate Professor, Music
- Jazz Piano, Record Company
George A. Howard
Assistant Professor, Music Industry Studies
John Snyder, J.D.
Conrad N. Hilton Eminent Scholar in Music Industry Studies, Music
Music Education
Edward R. McClellan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Music Education, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Music in the Schools
Dr. Jean Montès
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Studies and Coordinator of Strings, College of Music & Fine Arts
John Snyder, J.D.
Conrad N. Hilton Eminent Scholar in Music Industry Studies, Music
Music History
Alice V. Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music History and Literature, Music
- Medieval music
Valerie Woodring Goertzen
Assistant Professor of Music History, College of Music & Fine Arts
- 19th Century European and American music
John A. Mahoney, M.M.
Professor, Music
- Jazz
Janna Karen Saslaw
Associate Professor of Music Theory, College of Music & Fine Arts
- 18th-20th century music
Music Publishing
Mark J. Davis
Instructor, Music Industry Studies
George A. Howard
Assistant Professor, Music Industry Studies
Music Technology
Paul J. Botelho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, College of Music & Fine Arts
- Audio Production
- Software Development
Music Theory
James S. MacKay, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Music
- Renaissance vocal music
Vocal music of William Byrd (d. 1623)
Janna Karen Saslaw
Associate Professor of Music Theory, College of Music & Fine Arts
- 18th-20th century music theory
- Arnold Schoenberg
Schoenberg's theories of tonal and atonal music.- Jazz theory
History of jazz theory.- Music cognition
Music Therapy
Anthony A. Decuir, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Music & Fine Arts
Nationalism
Bernard A. Cook, Ph.D.
Provost Distinguished Professor II, Department of History
- Ethnic conflict, regionalism, terrorism
New Orleans
John J. Biguenet, M.F.A.
Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor, Department of English
Anthony A. Dagradi, M.F.A.
Associate Professor, Music
- Jazz
Activity in New Orleans
Mary A. McCay, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of English
- Contemporary New Orleans Writers
Justin A. Nystrom
Extraordinary Faculty, Department of History
- Italian Foodways
My new work entitled "Making Groceries: Corner Markets and the Food Culture of Italian New Orleans" is a book and documentary film project looking at foodways and the important role that Italian immigrants have played in shaping the character of New Orleans from the mid nineteenth century to the present.
Chris Wiseman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Major Gifts, Division of Institutional Advancement
- Culture
- History
- The Saints (football)
Nursing
Dr. Heidi Landry
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
- Administration
Organizational Behavior
M.L. "Cissy" Petty, Ph.D
Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Provost, Student Affairs Office
Kendra Reed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and MBA Director, College of Business
- Management/Business Education
Philanthropy
Traci Wolff
Major Gifts Officer, College of Business, Division of Institutional Advancement
Philosophy
Jon Altschul
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy
- Analytic Philosophy, Theories of Knowledge, Philosophy of Mind
Dr. Boyd Blundell
Assistant Professor, Ethics, Department of Religious Studies
John P. Clark, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Buddhist Philosophy
- Ecophilosophy and social ecology
- Environmental Ethics
- Environmental Philosophy
- Political Philosophy
Dr. Gary B. Herbert
Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy
- Human Rights
- Modern European Philosophy
From Hobbes and Descartes through Hegel Metaphysics German Idealism: Kant, Fichte, Hegel Moral Philosophy- Modern European Philosophy
From Hobbes and Descartes through Hegel Metaphysics German Idealism: Kant, Fichte, Hegel Moral Philosophy- Political Philosophy
Ginger Hoffman
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Feminist Philosophy
- Neuroethics
- Philosophy of Psychiatry
Constance L. Mui
Professor, Department of Philosophy
Josefa Salmon, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Latin American thought
Photography
Leslie G. Parr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Mass Communication
- History of photography
Physical Plant
Paul Fleming
Director, Physical Plant
- Facilities management
Physics
Carl H. Brans, Ph.D.
BankOne/Rev. J.C. Carter, S.J., Distinguished Professorship, Department of Physics
- Black holes, wormholes
- Einstein
- Relativity
- Theoretical physics
Armin Kargol
Assoc. Prof., Department of Physics
- Cellular biophysics
Transport processes in cell membranes, Ion channels, Modeling of biological processes
Creston King
Associate Professor, Department of Physics
- Low Temperature Physics
- Teaching
Poetry
Mark Yakich
Associate Professor, Department of English
- Poetry's relationship with politics and visual arts
Political Economy
John Levendis
Assistant Professor, College of Business
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
Politics
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
- Elections/Election Polls
- Political Parties
- Political Spectrums
- Presidential
Peter F. Burns, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
- Election/Election Polls
- State and Local
Louisiana
Sean A. Cain
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
- Campaigns & Elections
Andrew Joel Douglas
Dr., Department of Political Science
- History of Western political thought
Philip A. Dynia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
- Political Parties
- Presidential
Chris Wiseman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Major Gifts, Division of Institutional Advancement
- political philosophy
Specifically, religion and politics
Politics, International
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Michael Cowan, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
- Conflict and reconciliation
- Ireland
Marcus A.J. Smith, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
- Indian Sub-continent
- Indian-Pakistan conflict
Nuclear crisis- Middle Eastern
- Palestine and Palestinans
- Terrorism
Popular Culture
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Privacy
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- Law and technology
Professional Development
Marcus A.J. Smith, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Professor, Department of English
- Legal writing
Psychology
Glenn M. Hymel, EdD, LMT
Professor & Chair, Department of Psychology
- Complementary & Alternative Health Care
Manual Therapy Sciences
Janet R. Matthews, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, Department of Psychology
Emily B. Russell
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Evan L. Zucker
Professor, Department of Psychology
- Animal Behavior (Primate Behavior)
- Brain and Behavior
Public administration and technology
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
Public Policy
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Peter F. Burns, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- crime, law, economic development
Public Relations
Valerie J. Andrews
Assistant professor, School of Mass Communication
- Event Planning
- Media Relations
- Nonprofit
Terrell F. Fisher
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Division of Institutional Advancement
- Higher Education
Catherine I. Koppel
Associate Director of Public Affairs, Public Affairs
- Strategies for attracting news coverage
Racial/Ethnic Issues
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Michael Cowan, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
- Racial conciliation; interracial community organizing
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Afro-American/Louisiana history
Andrew Joel Douglas
Dr., Department of Political Science
- Especially 20th Century black political thought and cultural politics
Anthony Ladd, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Lisa C. Martin, M.A.
Instructor, School of Mass Communication
- African-American portrayals in television news
Angel Adam Parham
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
- Racial and Ethnic Identity
Especially for communities of Ethnic Descent
Real Estate
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Afro-American/Louisiana history
John Levendis
Assistant Professor, College of Business
Recruitment
Anthony A. Decuir, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Music & Fine Arts
- College Recruitment
Lydia Voigt
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Reverend Joseph H. Fichter, S. J., Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology
- Recruitment and Retention
Religion
Dr. Boyd Blundell
Assistant Professor, Ethics, Department of Religious Studies
- Ethics
- Hermeneutics
- Narrative and Identity
James C. Carter, S.J.
President Emeritus, Associate Professor of Physics, College of Humanities & Natural Sciences
Michael Cowan, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
- Faith-based organizing for justice
- Public life in faith
Robert Gnuse, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Religious Studies
- Bible
Interpretation of the Bible, biblical theology, Old Testament, interpretative methods, Deuteronomistic History, Pentateuch, book of Job, Ten Commandments, Primeval History in Genesis 1-11, biblical dream reports, biblical authority and inspiration
Denis R. Janz, Ph.D.
Provost Distinguished Professor I, Department of Religious Studies
- History of Christianity
- Protestantism
Thomas Ryan
Director of the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Professor of Theology and Ministry, Loyola Institute for Ministry
Catherine Wessinger
Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J. Professor of the History of Religions, Department of Religious Studies
- Asian religions
- Millennialism
- New religious movements
- Religion, Conflict and Violence
Research
Alicia Hansen, M.M.E., M.L.I.S.
Associate Professor, Music & Instruction Coordinator, Reference Library
Glenn M. Hymel, EdD, LMT
Professor & Chair, Department of Psychology
- Behavioral & Health Science Research
Research Methodology & Statistical Analysis
Kimberlee Mix
Dr., Department of Biological Sciences
Residential Life
M.L. "Cissy" Petty, Ph.D
Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Provost, Student Affairs Office
Robert Anthony Reed
Director, Residential Life
- Student services
Retention
Angie Brocato Hoffer
Associate Dean for Educational Systems, College of Business
Risk Management
Richard W. Bell
Director, Risk Management
Russia
James M. Klebba, J.D.
Victor H. Schiro Distinguished Professor, College of Law
Lydia Voigt
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Reverend Joseph H. Fichter, S. J., Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology
Safety and Security
Patrick X. Bailey, M.S.
Director of Public Safety, University Police
- University Policing
Richard W. Bell
Director, Risk Management
Kurt Bindewald
Dean of University Ministry, University Ministry
- Student crisis response
Bret L. Jacobs
Executive Director of Information Technology, University Web Team
- Disaster Recovery
Sales
Patrick M. Lynch, CPA, CFF, CFE, DABFA, CrFA, CPCU, CLU, ChFC, MS TAXATION
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Accounting Program
Dian M. Tooley-Knoblett, J.D.
Jones Walker Distinguished Professor, College of Law
Scholarships
Catherine M. Simoneaux
Director, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, Financial Affairs
- Financial Aid Programs for College Students
Sex offender
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
- Public policy, registration
Social Justice
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Dr. Boyd Blundell
Assistant Professor, Ethics, Department of Religious Studies
John P. Clark, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Environmental ethics and justice
- Environmental Justice
- Global Justice
- World Hunger
Theodore Quant
Director, Twomey Center for Peace Through Justice
- Conflict resolution
- Diversity and anti-racism programming
William P. Quigley, J.D.
Janet Mary Riley Distinguished Professor; Director, Gillis Long Poverty Law Center
- Civil rights
- Minimum wage, poverty, working poor
Sociology/Social Issues
George E. Capowich
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
- Social Policy, Neighborhoods
- Social Policy, Neighborhoods
Anthony Ladd, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
- Social protest and social movements
- The '60s
Sister Jane Remson, O.Carm.
Director, New Orleans Chapter of Bread for the World, Twomey Center for Peace Through Justice
- Global Poverty and Hunger
Petrice Sams-Abiodun, Ph.D.
Executive Director Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy, Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
Lydia Voigt
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Reverend Joseph H. Fichter, S. J., Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology
South Africa
Jeanne Woods, J.D.
Henry F. Bonura, Jr., Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Human rights
Spain
Maurice P. Brungardt
Professor, Department of History
- Spanish Empire
Eileen J. Doll
Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Spanish language and culture
- Spanish theater
Spirituality
William J. Farge, S.J., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Japanese, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Jesuit spirituality
Sports
Dr. Michael F. Giorlando
Director of Athletics and Wellness, Athletics & Wellness
- Sports administration
- Basketball
- Coaching
- Motivational talks
- Summer basketball camps
Statistical Analysis, Research Methods
George E. Capowich
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
- ANALYSIS
COMPUTATION
INTERPRETATION
PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
USES
STUDY DESIGN
QUESTIONNAIRE CONSTRUCTION
SURVEY RESEARCH- QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
COMPUTATION
INTERPRETATION
PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
John Levendis
Assistant Professor, College of Business
Dr. Vincenzo A. Sainato
Associate Professor, Director of online program in Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice
Stock Market/Investments (Business)
Ronald Christner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Finance Program
- Diversification of stock portfolios using future spreads
- Empirical study of profit opportunities on the gold-platinum future spread
Student Affairs
Kathy Gros
Director of Student Records, Student Affairs Office
- Registration
M.L. "Cissy" Petty, Ph.D
Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Provost, Student Affairs Office
Study Abroad Programs
Debra Danna
Director, Center for International Education
Swimming
Herbert J. Roth
Equipment Pool Technician, Athletics & Wellness
- Instructor Swimming & Water
(CPO) Certified Pool Operator- Pool & Spa Professional
Current President of the LA Chapter of Association Of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP). Currently on the APSP Region III Advisory Council (LA,MS,AK, TX, OK).
Taxation
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Patrick M. Lynch, CPA, CFF, CFE, DABFA, CrFA, CPCU, CLU, ChFC, MS TAXATION
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Accounting Program
William A. Neilson, J.D.
Associate Professor, College of Law
Andrew L. Piacun
Budget Director, College of Law
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)
Donna Rochon
Manager-Payroll & Benefits, Human Resources
- Payroll System Conversions
- Payroll Taxation
Teachers, Training
Edward J. Kvet, D.M.E.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Academic Affairs
Technology
Bret L. Jacobs
Executive Director of Information Technology, University Web Team
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Television
Lisa C. Martin, M.A.
Instructor, School of Mass Communication
- News
Production of television news, documentaries, and special projects
Terrorism
Maurice P. Brungardt
Professor, Department of History
- Revolution or guerilla movements in Latin America
M. Isabel Medina, J.D.
Ferris Family Distinguished Professor, College of Law
Theatre Arts
Geoffrey Hall
Vising Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance
- Scenic Design
Computer aided design in scenic design
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
U.S. Constitution
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Personal/human rights
Philip A. Dynia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
- History and interpretation
M. Isabel Medina, J.D.
Ferris Family Distinguished Professor, College of Law
- Constitutional law
Jeanne Woods, J.D.
Henry F. Bonura, Jr., Distinguished Professor, College of Law
U.S. Supreme Court
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Empathy and the Justice Selection
Philip A. Dynia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
University Accreditation Issues
Lydia Voigt
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Reverend Joseph H. Fichter, S. J., Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology
- Planning, assessment
University Policing
Patrick X. Bailey, M.S.
Director of Public Safety, University Police
University Services, Library
Susan F. Brower, M.A.
Associate Professor/Media Services Coordinator, J. Edgar & Louise S. Monroe Library
- Instructional/classroom technology
- Video production
- Videoconferencing
Urban Issues
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Peter F. Burns, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Michael Cowan, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
- Broad-based community organizing
Petrice Sams-Abiodun, Ph.D.
Executive Director Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy, Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
- Family Demography
- Urban Poverty
- Workforce development for un-and underemployed individuals
Visual Arts
Barbara Brainard, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Arts
- Drawing
Advanced drawing, Figure drawing workshops- Monotype workshops
Monotypes/printmaking workshops- Non-traditional portraiture
Monotype portraiture- Painting
Objective- Traditional portraiture
Formal oil on canvas portraits
Gerald L. Cannon, M.F.A.
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Visual Arts
- Computer-based imaging
Nancy Sharon Collins
Visiting Professor of Graphic Design, Department of Visual Arts
- American Commercial Engraving
- Digital Imaging
- Graphic Design
- Graphic Design
Sustainable Graphic Design Practices- Graphic Design History
Post World War II American- Print Media
- Typography
Typography- Visual Communication
Mark Grote, M.F.A.
Professor, Department of Visual Arts
- Learning disabilities in relation to the arts
- Sculpture
William J. Kitchens
Associate Professor, Department of Visual Arts
- Printmaking
Intaglio, Lithography, Serigraphy, Relief,
Digital Bookarts, Bookmaking, Book History, Book Restoration, Papermaking
Connie Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Languages and Cultures
- Greek and Roman art and archaeology
Karoline Schleh, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Arts
Web Design
Jacee Brown
Senior Web Designer, University Web Team
- Developing large-scale sites for higher education
- Section 508 compliance/accessibility practices for the web
- Standards-based site design
David R. Zemmels
Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Technology, School of Mass Communication
Women's Studies
Katherine H. Adams, Ph.D.
William and Audrey Hutchinson Distinguished Professor, English; Director, Department of English
S.L. Alexander, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Mass Communication
- American Women Journalists
Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Economics Program
Barbara C. Ewell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
- Women writers
Kate Chopin
Melanie A. McKay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English; Director, Writing Across the Curriculum
- Gender and rhetoric
- Women's literature
Karen B. Reichard
director, Women's Resource Center, College of Social Sciences
Robert Verchick, J.D.
Gauthier-St. Martin Endowed Chair in Environmental Law, College of Law
- Feminist Theory
Catherine Wessinger
Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J. Professor of the History of Religions, Department of Religious Studies
- Women in religions, Women's religious leadership
Writing
Katherine H. Adams, Ph.D.
William and Audrey Hutchinson Distinguished Professor, English; Director, Department of English
John J. Biguenet, M.F.A.
Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor, Department of English
- Creative
Christopher Chambers, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor, Department of English
- Fiction, poetry, screenwriting
Nancy Sharon Collins
Visiting Professor of Graphic Design, Department of Visual Arts
- The Etiquette for Written Correspondence
Mitchell F. Crusto, J.D.
Professor of Law, College of Law
- Empathy and the Justice Selection
Les East, B.A.
Instructor, School of Mass Communication
Alicia Hansen, M.M.E., M.L.I.S.
Associate Professor, Music & Instruction Coordinator, Reference Library
Jennifer Jeanfreau
Professor of English, Department of English
- First-Year Composition
Lisa C. Martin, M.A.
Instructor, School of Mass Communication
Melanie A. McKay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English; Director, Writing Across the Curriculum
- Business communications
- Professional and technical writing
Michael Perlstein
Mass communication visiting professor, School of Mass Communication
Mark Yakich
Associate Professor, Department of English
- Intersection between poetry and politics
