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Trevor J. BlankEnglishTrevor J. BlankAssociate ProfessorMorey Hall 119
blanktj@potsdam.edu
View CVFolklorist Trevor J. Blank's teaching and research centers on the study of folk and popular culture, humor, mass media, and the digital humanities. He is the author or editor of nine books, including Folklore and the Internet, Folk Culture in the Digital Age, and The Last Laugh: Folk Humor, Celebrity Culture, and Mass-Mediated Disasters in the Digital Age. His most recent research project, Slender Man Is Coming, examines the narrative genre of "creepypasta," the popularization of the Slender Man character and Mythos, as well as the formation and transmission of legends on the Internet. Follow him on Twitter @trevorjblank. More Info |
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Stephanie Coyne DeGhettEnglishStephanie Coyne DeGhettAssistant ProfessorMorey Hall 235
deghetsc@potsdam.edu
M.A. University of Vermont at Burlington M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts More Info |
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James J. DonahueEnglishJames J. DonahueProfessor and Assistant ChairMorey Hall 130
donahujj@potsdam.edu
View CVJames J. Donahue is primarily interested in the study of narrative form, particularly with how authors construct their narratives to engage in social and political commentary. He introduces students to this work in his various classes, including his courses in Native American Literature, Young Adult Literature, and The Graphic Novel. In his scholarship, he works primarily at the intersection of narrative theory and identity studies, with a particular focus on race and representation. His other interests include historical fiction, experimental narratives, and The Beat Movement. More Info |
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Christine M. DoranEnglish, General Education Program - Potsdam PathwaysChristine M. DoranAssociate Professor, English & Communication, Interdisciplinary Studies and Director, Potsdam Pathways General EducationFlagg Hall 204B
dorancm@potsdam.edu
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Judith FunstonEnglishJudith FunstonProfessorMorey Hall 143
funstoje@potsdam.edu
I have always been fascinated by American history and culture, and for me, the study of literature has been a way to understand the past as well as the present. My undergraduate and graduate degrees at Michigan State University focused primarily on literature and prepared me for my teaching career. My teaching at SUNY Potsdam has become the springboard to investigate politics, economics, music, art, and philosophy . . . and to convey the excitement of my discoveries to my students. More Info |
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Karen K. GibsonEnglish |
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Derek C. MausEnglishDerek C. MausProfessorMorey Hall 244
mausdc@potsdam.edu
View CVI've been teaching at SUNY Potsdam for more than twenty years, having started in the fall of 2001. Since that time, I've taught 131 sections of 53 different courses, ranging from introductory courses in literature and composition to specialized upper-division and graduate seminars in various topics related to (mostly) contemporary fiction. A full list of what I've taught here can be found on my CV. Over the course of those two-plus decades, I've also kept myself busy with a range of scholarly projects, the majority of which have some connection to the topic of satire. My first book, Unvarnishing Reality: Subversive Russian and American Cold War Satire (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 2011), is a substantially revised version of my doctoral dissertation and remains the only scholarly book to compare Russian and American literature during the Cold War. My subsequent books -- Understanding Colson Whitehead (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 2014, rev. ed. 2021) and Jesting in Earnest: Percival Everett and Menippean Satire (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 2019) -- examine the work of a pair of brilliant contemporary American authors. My current work-in-progress -- Counteracting Erasure and "Unvisibility": Constructions of Empowered Black Identity in Contemporary American and Canadian Fiction -- will be the first comparative study of contemporary African American and Black Canadian authors upon publication. I have also edited or co-edited a number of other books that have opened the window through which I look at the contemporary world even wider. Along with the late and deeply missed Owen E. Brady of Clarkson University, I co-edited Finding a Way Home: Critical Essays on Walter Mosley (Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2008). My SUNY Potsdam colleague James J. Donahue and I have co-edited a pair of collections of new scholarship on contemporary African American satire, Post-Soul Satire: Black Identity after Civil Rights (Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2014) and Greater Atlanta: Blackness and Satire after Obama (Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2023). Alongside these longer-form publications, I've also published dozens of journal articles, book chapters, and reference-work entries. I've produced more than fifty book reviews and have served as an external manuscript reviewer for more than a dozen scholarly journals and academic presses. I have been invited to give public lectures at institutions in Austria, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Russia, and Turkey, and have presented my work at conferences throughout North America and Europe. I have also served my department, my college, and SUNY Potsdam as a whole in a wide range of administrative capacities. My full CV and excerpts from my published and unpublished scholarly work can be found at https://potsdam.academia.edu/DerekCMaus. More Info |
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Donald J. McNuttEnglishDonald J. McNuttEmeritus Professor and Editor of Blueline MagazineMorey Hall 247
mcnuttdj@potsdam.edu
View CVMy teaching and research specialties include early American literature, from the Age of Exploration to the Civil War. In each of my classes, I strive to teach my students how to interpret literature and culture with precision and to convey their ideas with vigor. I also want students to enjoy what they read and write as they realize how interpretive rigor fosters complex awareness of both ourselves and the world. I'm particularly interested in American writers' representations of places, real and imagined. I devote much of my scholarship to interdisciplinary analyses of cities and national geographies, as well as local environments such as the Adirondacks. My first book, Urban Revelations: Images of Ruin in the American City, 1790-1860 (Routledge Press 2006), examines the ways in which American writers rely on images of ruin to represent cities as sites of instability and cultural impermanence. The study focuses on fiction written by Philip Freneau, Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Allan Poe, and Herman Melville. I'm currently composing a book on the environmental aspects of urban cellars and basements in nineteenth-century American literature. Chapter three of the book has been published in ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and the Environment 20:2 (Spring 2013): 356-376. It's called "'From Some Unmentionable Cellar': The Natural World of the Urban Underground in Mid-Nineteenth-Century American Literature." I'm also the Editor in Chief of Blueline: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to the Spirit of the Adirondacks, as well as the Potsdam College Press. The Press publishes works relating to the Adirondacks, including writing that focuses on the literature and culture of northern New York, New England, and eastern Canada. My profile picture was taken in front of the Newgrange Monument, in County Meath, Ireland. The monument is a Neolithic temple and "passage tomb" built around 3200 B.C. near the Boyne River. One of the most important ancient sites in Ireland, the monument predates Stonehenge and the Pyramids at Giza. More Info |
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Jennifer K. MitchellEnglish, College Writing Center / Writer's BlockJennifer K. MitchellAssociate Professor and Director, College Writing Center and Writers' BlockMorey Hall 135
mitchejk@potsdam.edu
View CVCarson Hall 106 I primarily teach writing courses, and I direct the College Writing Center. My PhD is from the University at Albany's program in Writing, Criticism, and Teaching, which includes composition theory, critical theory, creative writing, and literary studies. My dissertation argues for a renewed debate about conventional writing instruction among composition teacher-scholars. My scholarship focuses on that argument, on writing center pedagogy, and on writing interns' experiential learning. I am happy to talk with students, whether we know each other or not, about your goals, questions, and opportunities at Potsdam. More Info |
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Sharmain van BlommesteinEnglishSharmain van BlommesteinAssociate Professor and Dept. ChairMorey Hall 249
vanblos@potsdam.edu
http://www2.potsdam.edu/vanblos/Dr. Sharmain van Blommestein is an Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English and Communication at SUNY Potsdam. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida and specializes in Medieval/Early modern literature, feminist theory, and women's and gender studies topics via British and American literary studies. Her research formulates a cultural and political context for the relationship/parallel between Medieval/Early Modern and contemporary issues on ideologies of the gendered body; the semiotic body; and the body/skin as book. She examines the cultural significations of, and the semiotic prescriptions deployed in, "writing" on, and reading of, the body/skin as an act of agency. These research interests also connect to topics pertaining to medieval medicine and the social approach to health and healing; the female body and prostitution; menstruation and reproduction; women and religious women; and disease from ancient to modern. Her present research involves partly writing/editing two encyclopedias: Women's Reproductive Lives: An Encyclopedia of Health, History, and Popular Culture; and Gynecology and Reproduction in Medieval/Renaissance Culture. More Info |
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Teacher Education
Head: Laura A. Brown
Administrative Assistant: Alicia M Fefee
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Sergei AbramovichTeacher EducationSergei AbramovichProfessorSatterlee Hall 210
abramovs@potsdam.edu
Since coming to Potsdam in 1998, Sergei Abramovich has been an instructor to more than 3,000 K-12 teachers of mathematics. In 2003, he was a recipient of the SUNY Potsdam Presidents Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors. In 2008 he became a recipient of the SUNY Chancellors Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. Throughout his career, he has authored/co-authored more than 240 publications, including eleven books and numerous articles on the use of technology in the teaching of mathematics. He is Editor-in-Chief of two professional journals: Open Mathematical Education Notes (published by International Mathematical Virtual Institute (Bosnia & Herzegovina, http://www.imvibl.org/) jointly with the SUNY Potsdam School of Education, https://www.potsdam.edu/academics/SOEPS/resources-faculty/open-mathematical-education-notes) and Advances in Educational Research and Evaluation (SyncSci Publishing, Singapore, https://www.syncsci.com/journal/index.php/AERE), as well as Associate Editor - Mathematics of Computers in the Schools (Taylor & Francis, United States, https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wcis20). More Info |
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Peter S. BrouwerTeacher Education, Faculty EmeritiPeter S. BrouwerProfessorSatterlee Hall 107
brouweps@potsdam.edu
Dr. Peter S. Brouwer is currently Professor of Secondary Mathematics Education and Chair of the Department of Secondary Education at SUNY Potsdam, where he has worked since 1980. He has also served the college in a variety of other administrative positions (including Provost, Associate Provost, Dean, and Associate Dean) and as a faculty member in Computer Science. He has been recognized with awards for excellence in teaching at both the college and SUNY System levels and excellence in college service. His current scholarship relates to the role of technology in mathematical problem solving. He is also a nationally trained facilitator for the Center for Courage and Renewal in Seattle, Washington and an Associate Integral Coach through Integral Coaching Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. He lives in Parishville, NY with his two dogs and cat and enjoys hiking, biking and paddling. He has three grown sons who are scattered around the country. Degree: Publications: Abramovich, S. and Brouwer, P. (2011), Where is the Mistake? The Matchstick Problem Revisited. PRIMUS, 21(1), 14-25. Abramovich, S. and Brouwer, P. (2010), Constructing Mathematical Understanding Using the Geometer's Sketchpad, New York State Math Teachers Journal, 60 (1), 24-28. Posner, Prudence and Peter S. Brouwer (2009). Number Line Blues: What Seventh-Grade Students Understand about Decimal Fractions and the Number Line. New York State Mathematics Teachers Journal, 59 (3), 109-118. Abramovich, S. and Brouwer, P. (2009), Evolving Polygons and Spreadsheets: Connecting Mathematics Across Grade Levels in Teacher Education, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 28(3), 209-220 Abramovich, S. and Brouwer, P. (2009), Evolving Polygons Revisited: Inequalities and computer graphing, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 28(4), 345-358. Abramovich, S. and Brouwer, P. (2008), Task Stream as a Web 2.0 Technology for Interactive Communication in Teacher Education, International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning. Brouwer, Peter, S. (2008) Group Projects in Computer Science, in R. Badger (ed.), Ideas That Work in College Teaching, Albany: State University of New York Press. Abramovich, S. and Brouwer, P. (2008). Exploring Topics within the Mathematics Teacher Education Curriculum through the Use of Technology. In J. Foster (Ed.), Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (pp. 6-10). Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN: 0-321-55846-4.
Available at: http://archives.math.utk.edu/ICTCM/v19.html Abramovich, Sergei and Peter S. Brouwer (2007). How to Show One-fourth? Uncovering hidden context through reciprocal learning, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 38(6), 779-795. Posner, Prudence and Peter S. Brouwer (2007). What Grade 7 Students Dont Know about Mathematics Can Hurt Them: Implications for school structuring and professional development. New York State Mathematics Teachers Journal, 57 (1), 13-18. Abramovich, Sergei and Peter S. Brouwer (2006). Hidden Mathematics Curriculum: A positive learning framework, For the Learning of Mathematics, 26(1), 12-16, 25. Brouwer, Peter S. (1996-7). Hold on a Minute Here: What Happened to Critical Thinking in the Information Age? Journal of Educational Technology Systems, Vol. 25 (2), 189-197. More Info |
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Laura A. BrownTeacher EducationLaura A. BrownProfessor, Adolescence English Education and Teacher Education Department ChairSatterlee Hall 202F
brownla@potsdam.edu
As Program Coordinator for the Adolescence English Education Program, I am fortunate to be able to teach a number of different courses. I regularly teach the MST and undergraduate methods courses, as well as the Intro to Education course and Young Adult Literature. I love teaching - it is a true passion - and to be able to help others learn how to teach gives me such joy and satisfaction. Plus, I love reading and developing new pieces of writing to share. I also care greatly about my community and try to get involved in even the smallest ways. I believe kindness, inclusion, and positivity matter - we need to take care of ourselves and others because we're all in this together. Degree: Publications: Book Chapters: Conrad, D., & Brown, L., et al. (2016). Calypso Pedagogy as an Agent of Educational
Transformation. S. Blackman & B. Ogunkola (Eds.) Transforming Learning:
International Perspectives. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Blasingame, J., Deakin, K., & Brown, L.A. (2015). John Green: Teen Whisperer.
Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Blasingame, J., Deakin, K., & Walsh, L.A. (2012). Stephenie Meyer: In the Twilight.
Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Brown, L.A. (April, 2019). Dont Shoot! Perspectives on School Gun Violence through Young Adult (YA)
Literature. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Talk presented at PCA/ACA National
Conference, Washington, DC. Brown, L.A., & Scales, S. (November 2018). Poetic Defiance, Photography, and Portraiture: Artful Analysis, Advocacy, and Action (combined panel session). National Council Teachers of English (NCTE). Talk presented at the NCTE Conference, Houston, TX. Brown, L. (October, 2018). You Are What You Read: Using YA Literature to Empower Diverse Teen Voices.
Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. Talk presented at the
MWPCA/ACA Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Brown, L. (October, 2016). Turning a Small Town into a World of Wonder: Magical Thinking in Ray Bradburys
Dandelion Wine. Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Talk presented at the
MWPCA/ACA Conference, Chicago, IL. Brown, L. (March 2016). Whats the Use?: Mans Search for Purpose in Bradburys Short Stories. Popular
Culture/American Culture Association. Talk presented at PCA/ACA National Conference, Seattle, WA. More Info |
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Patricia E BruningTeacher Education |
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Deborah J. ConradTeacher Education, School of Educ. & Professional StudiesDeborah J. ConradSenior Assistant Dean for Assessment and AccreditationSatterlee Hall 208
conraddj@potsdam.edu
Satterlee Hall 114 Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Curriculum & Instruction More Info |
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Melissa A CummingsTeacher EducationMelissa A CummingsInstructor, Program Coordinator, Adolescence Science EducationSatterlee Hall 215C
cumminma@potsdam.edu
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Elaine DunhamTeacher Education |
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John-Paul M ElliottTeacher Education |
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Sean P EllisonTeacher Education |
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Patricia L FarmerTeacher EducationPatricia L FarmerAdjunct InstructorSatterlee Hall 201D
farmerpl@potsdam.edu
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Laura FinneganTeacher Education |
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K. Chad GrahamTeacher EducationK. Chad GrahamClinical Faculty, Program Coordinator, Childhood MSTSatterlee Hall 201D
grahamkc@potsdam.edu
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Danielle R GrantTeacher Education |
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Laura L GriffinTeacher Education |
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Victoria O HayesTeacher Education |
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Kevin K KendallTeacher Education |
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Donna M KoekkoekTeacher Education |
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Jennifer L MerrimanTeacher EducationJennifer L MerrimanInstructor, Secondary Social Studies, Program Coordinator, Adolescence Social Studies EducationSatterlee Hall 100B
merrimjl@potsdam.edu
As an educator who has taught in a secondary education setting for the past 16 years, I bring a creative and practical approach to the classroom. My social studies methods and computer applications courses provide students with relevant, hands-on lessons to prepare them for their classroom experiences. As a supervisor to Practicum students and student teachers, I model an effective, inquiry-based approach to teaching and use a wide variety of instructional techniques that allow students to be successful out in the field. Degree:
Publication: Living History-implementing a hands-on approach to teaching social studies. More Info |
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Gabriela MocanuTeacher Education |
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Julie L ReaganTeacher Education |
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Sarah A SolleyTeacher EducationSarah A SolleyAssistant Professor and Program Coordinator, Childhood/Early Childhood ProgramSatterlee Hall 100A
solleysa@potsdam.edu
I grew up in an extremely small town outside of Buffalo, NY and always knew that I wanted to teach. After obtaining my certifications, I taught special education in NYS for 10 years in both inclusion and consultant teaching settings. After a move to Beaumont, TX, I taught Kindergarten for a year before starting a family. We now have one spunky girl and one active boy who are often on campus visiting. Prior to coming to Potsdam, I taught as an Adjunct Professor onsite and online at the University of Buffalo while I was working on my Doctorate degree. Degrees:
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Solley, S.A. (2019). How expeditionary learning educations curriculum formed its square peg into the round hole of the conservative modernization alliance: Historical analysis of a 100-year journey. (Dissertation, University at Buffalo). Professional Presentation: Refereed Solley, S. (2015, March). E.D. Hirsch and a review of the core knowledge sequence: How has
cultural literacy changed in 25 years? Paper presented for Equity and Social Justice
(ESJ), Buffalo State University, SUNY. Solley, S. (2013, December). The Introduction of the apple iPad: How the implementation of different technologies influenced teacher design of an extended day program. Roundtable presented at the Literacy Research Association, Dallas TX. More Info |
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Joanne M StilesTeacher EducationJoanne M StilesAssistant Professor, Secondary English, Add Program Coordinator, Adolescence English EducationSatterlee Hall 213A
stilesjm@potsdam.edu
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Deanne M StrongTeacher Education |
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Erica A WeemsTeacher Education |
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Cindy K WellsAdvanced Studies in Education, Teacher Education, Rebecca V. Sheard Literacy CenterCindy K WellsLecturer, Literacy Center Chair and Program DirectorSatterlee Hall 106
wellsck@potsdam.edu
I am currently working as the Program Director for the Rebecca V. Sheard Literacy Center, overseeing the programs offered by the Center to support the education of our SUNY Potsdam students along with students and teachers from area schools. These programs include: Federal Work Study for the Center, America Reads, BEARS Club, The Write Spot, PSI Jr., Pirate Math, Thomas O'Shaughnessy Assistive Technology Center, From Page to Stage, the Annual Early Childhood Spring Fling and the Math and Science Center. Coursework includes literacy, education and special education courses for both undergraduate and graduate level students. Degree: Publications:
Wells, Cindy. (2013). A summer camp for young readers: SUNY Potsdam makes It happen. Reading Today 30(5),12. Presentation: Making vocabulary meaningful and memorable. International Reading Association Conference, 2015. Presentation: Fostering literacy leadership. New York State Reading Association Leadership Conference, 2017. Communications Chair, New York State Reading Association New York State Reading Scene Editor President of the North Country Reading Council More Info |
Procurement Services
Head: Susan M. Cobb
Administrative Assistant: Holly R. Hammond
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Ben ChappleProcurement Services |
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Susan M. CobbProcurement ServicesSusan M. CobbDirector of Procurement ServicesRaymond Hall 516
cobbsm@potsdam.edu
* Web Procurement Training * Web Procurement Work Flow Administrator * Program Administrator for Citibank Visa Travel & Purchasing Card * NYS & SUNY Bidding Process * Contracts More Info |
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Natalie F. GravlinProcurement Services |
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Amanda C. HargraveProcurement ServicesAmanda C. HargraveAssistant Director of Procurement ServicesRaymond Hall 518A
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General Education Program - Potsdam Pathways
Head: Christine M. Doran
Administrative Assistant: Katherine A Sherwood
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Christine M. DoranEnglish, General Education Program - Potsdam PathwaysChristine M. DoranAssociate Professor, English & Communication, Interdisciplinary Studies and Director, Potsdam Pathways General EducationFlagg Hall 204B
dorancm@potsdam.edu
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Title IX
Head: Andrea L Waters
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Andrea L WatersDivision of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Title IXAndrea L WatersTitle IX CoordinatorSisson Hall S244, S246
watersal@potsdam.edu
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Earth and Environmental Sciences
Head: Adam J Pearson
Administrative Assistant: Helen D. Bush
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Kamal HumagainEarth and Environmental SciencesKamal HumagainAssistant ProfessorTimerman Hall 226
humagak@potsdam.edu
I teach Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Data Acquisition and Management, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Problems and Analysis courses. In addition to the traditional lecturing style in my classes, I emphasize on hands-on experience with a wide range of geospatial data analysis in ArcGIS and ERDAS Imagine platforms and field experience when possible. I am an engaging educator and researcher with experience in geospatial science, land use dynamics and plant ecology. I completed M.Sc. in Botany (Plant Systematics) and M.A. in Sociology from Tribhuvan University (Nepal), M.S. in Geoscience along with Graduate GIS Certificate from Western Kentucky University, and Ph.D. in Natural Resources Management (minor in GIS) from Texas Tech University. I spent multiple years working on ecology, conservation, and geospatial science related projects in several regions of Nepal, New Mexico and Texas. I apply multiple techniques in GIS and Remote Sensing such as geodatabase design and analysis, hyperspectral, multispectral and high-spatial resolution image analysis, geostatistics, and spatial modeling. I welcome collaborators and students who are interested in GIS and remote sensing applications in several disciplines including natural resource sciences, geography, geosciences, and environmental, biological, social and computer sciences. More Info |
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Adam J PearsonEarth and Environmental SciencesAdam J PearsonAssistant Professor and Dept. ChairTimerman Hall 220
pearsoaj@potsdam.edu
http://pearsonlab.weebly.com/I teach Introduction to Environmental Geology, Hydrology and Hyrdogeology, and Geomorphology. My courses contain a combination of traditional lecture notes, in-class activities, labs, and field trips when possible. My goal is to teach critical thinking skills applicable to all life pursuits within the context of the awesome field of geology. I am a field geologist that specializes in understanding stream systems and the interaction and influence that human activities have on these complex systems. My past research has focused on a dam removal in New England, studying impact and influence of small dams in the Mid-Atlantic, and using heavy metal (Pb) as a tracer of mining activities in central Missouri. I currently have no local research projects, but I am excited by the influence of glaciers and humans on the water ways of the Adirondack region. More Info |
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Page C QuintonEarth and Environmental SciencesPage C QuintonAssociate ProfessorTimerman Hall 216
quintopc@potsdam.edu
View CVhttp://www.pagequinton.weebly.com I teach Principles of Paleontology, Geochemistry, Climate Change: Past and Present, Historical Geology, and Geology Seminar. My classes use a combination of traditional lecture and hands-on experience in lab. Whenever possible I try to pull examples from current scientific literature so that students become familiar with ongoing research in the field. My expertise is in paleoclimatology. I use a combination of stable isotope geochemistry, and micropaleontology to study how the Earth's climate changed through time. Research interests include 1) understanding the dynamics of the global carbon cycle, climate change, and major mass extinction events and 2) the use of stable oxygen isotopes to understand the paleoecology of conodonts (extinct marine eel-like organisms). My research involves both laboratory and field components. The field component has taken me from road outcrops in Alabama to rock exposures on sheep ranches in Australia. Students who complete research with me work on projects focusing on the collection and identification of microfossil assemblages and the use of stable carbon and oxygen isotopes to address paleoclimatic questions. More Info |
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Michael C. RygelEarth and Environmental SciencesMichael C. RygelProfessorTimerman Hall 216A
rygelmc@potsdam.edu
https://michaelrygel.weebly.com/I earned a B.S. in Geology from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in 2000 and a Ph.D. in Earth Science from Dalhousie University in 2005. From 2005-2006, I worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I arrived at SUNY Potsdam in August 2006, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012, and became Department Chair in 2014. I regularly teach Physical Geology, Historical Geology, Sedimentary Geology, Geographic Information Systems, and a variety of other upper-level electives. My research focuses on the sedimentology and stratigraphy of terrestrial and shallow marine clastic successions. My projects have largely focused on Late Paleozoic rocks in the Maritimes Basin (Atlantic Canada), Appalachian Basin (eastern USA), Anadarko Basin (Texas and Oklahoma), and numerous basins in eastern Australia. Most of the undergraduate research projects that I supervise have a field component where students measure and describe rocks in the field and a lab component where they examine samples under the microscope and/or send them in for geochemical analysis. I worked as a consultant for Devon Energy from 2011-2013 and spend my summers (since 2011) co-teaching Indiana University's Field Geology in the Northern Rocky Mountains (G429). I also serve as the President of the New York State Council of Professional Geologists (2015-present) and as an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences and the Journal of Sedimentary Research. More Info |
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Christian M SchraderEarth and Environmental SciencesChristian M SchraderAssistant ProfessorTimerman Hall 222
schradcm@potsdam.edu
I teach Mineralogy, Petrology, Volcanology, Ore Deposits, and Planetary Geology. I am broadly interested in a range of high-temperature crustal and mantle processes. My research in mantle and magmatic systems has been based primarily in the Big Bend region of Texas, the Jemez Lineament in New Mexico, the Snake River Plain, and in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, as well as several years of focus on Mars and the Moon. I have also worked on metamorphism and hydrothermal alteration of volcanic and intrusive rocks and in ore deposits in Alaska and Maine. I look forward to establishing projects in the Adirondacks, which display a fascinating interaction of igneous, metamorphic, and hydrothermal processes. I have long been involved in field education and in mentoring undergraduate research. My research students generally augment fieldwork with petrography and electron microprobe analysis, and past student projects have also incorporated varying degrees of geochemical modeling. In addition to academia, I spent five years working on lunar and martian rocks with NASA, including as a member of the Mars Exploration Rover science team from 2010-12. During my B.S. and M.S. years I worked in mineral exploration in Alaska and I have recently returned to research in this field. More Info |
National Endowment for the Humanities 'NEH' Faculty Development Program
Head: Geoffrey W Clark
Regional Procurement Services 'Purchasing & Payables'
Head: Susan M. Cobb
Administrative Assistant: Holly R. Hammond
Lougheed Center for Applied Learning
Head: Jenica Rogers
Administrative Assistant: Annette R. Kelley
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Thomas N. BakerPresidential Scholars, Student Fellowship Program, Honors Program, Lougheed Center for Applied Learning, Student Research & Creativity, HistoryThomas N. BakerAssociate Director Lougheed Center for Applied Learning and Professor, HistoryLougheed Learning Commons 107D
bakertn@potsdam.edu
View CVAfter graduating in 1985 with a B.A. in history from Trinity College, in Hartford, Connecticut, Thomas N. Baker went on to teach history at the secondary-school level for a year before entering graduate school in pursuit of a doctorate in U.S. history. A decade or so later, armed with an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he was employed teaching courses in history and American studies at Elon College, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His last appointment before coming to SUNY-Potsdam was at Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky, where he taught for 4 years as a visiting assistant professor of history. Baker's scholarly interests are varied, ranging from nineteenth-century U.S. cultural and political history to the history of the African Diaspora, with forays into the histories of twentieth century film and popular music. At SUNY-Potsdam he teaches upper-level courses on New York State history, Victorian culture, the American Civil War, race and U.S. film, and Black Diaspora (a history of the Atlantic Slave Trade). Baker's first book, Sentiment & Celebrity: Nathaniel Parker Willis and the Trials of Literary Fame (Oxford University Press, 1999) plumbed the nineteenth-century origins of America's fascination with the culture of celebrity. His latest book-length project is a study of the political and social world of American deism, circa 1800, as exemplified in a secret society of deists ("The Brethren of the Druids") centered in Newburgh, New York. He has published articles on Lyman Beecher and historical memory, "A Slave" writing to Thomas Jefferson, and Aaron Burr's role in the contested presidential election of 1800. At home, Dr. Baker enjoys spending time with his wife, Sarah, who is a school psychologist, and his son, William. As music fans and sometime string musicians, the Bakers love Potsdam's vibrant music culture. They are also keen on hiking the Adirondacks, although they could do without the black flies. More Info |
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David BuggSociology & Criminal Justice, Lougheed Center for Applied Learning, Experiential EducationDavid BuggAssociate Professor and Chair, Sociology and Criminal Justice, and Service-Learning CoordinatorSatterlee Hall 311-1
buggd@potsdam.edu
Lougheed Learning Commons 107 Dr. Bugg joined the sociology faculty at SUNY-Potsdam in 2007. His areas of emphasis include criminology and deviant behavior as well as inequality and stratification. He teaches courses for the criminal justice major as well as the sociology department. Dr. Bugg's main areas of teaching include criminology, corrections, violent crime, comparative criminology, troubled youth, victimology and statistics. Prior to his current position Dr. Bugg was an employee of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) from 2002 - 2007. LEMIT is the largest state based training program of law enforcement officers in the nation, while there he taught courses in demographics, applied criminal theory, and diversity issues. He also served in a research capacity providing expertise regarding various research projects on issues relating to law enforcement. Dr. Bugg is an active researcher and routinely presents academic papers at various social science conferences at the regional, national and international level. He also chairs sessions at various conferences on crime and criminal justice. His research interests include: gun culture, hate groups, women and crime, policing, and corrections. His latest publications include: Hate Groups in the Network Society: A Transnational Social Movement available in the book Social Movements: Contemporary Perspectives (2008), Law Enforcement Officers Experiences with Pre-Evacuation Planning in Hurricane Rita available in Solutions to Coastal Disasters (2008), and his book, Gun Ownership over the Life Course (2008). In 2010, Dr. Bugg was voted one of the top five professors at SUNY-Potsdam by Phi Eta Sigma. He has also been featured in the Washington Times (2010) discussing his research on gun ownership. More Info |
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Nichelle M BurnettLougheed Center for Applied LearningNichelle M BurnettCareer Services CoordinatorLougheed Learning Commons 107G
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Sonny R DuquetteExperiential Education, Lougheed Center for Applied LearningSonny R DuquetteDirector, Law Enforcement Training InstituteMerritt Hall 101
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Annette R. KelleyCareer Services, Student Research & Creativity, Experiential Education, Presidential Scholars, Honors Program, Student Fellowship Program, International Education & Programs, Lougheed Center for Applied LearningAnnette R. KelleyAdministrative Assistant 1Lougheed Learning Commons 107E
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Sarah L ListerLougheed Center for Applied LearningSarah L ListerDorf Endowed Director of Applied LearningLougheed Learning Commons 107F
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Jenica RogersLougheed Center for Applied Learning, International Education & ProgramsJenica RogersExecutive Director, Lougheed Learning CommonsCrumb Library 232
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Bethany L VanderwoudeLougheed Center for Applied LearningBethany L VanderwoudeAssociate Director of Student Academic ServicesLougheed Learning Commons 107D
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Ryan T RansomModern Languages, NCSTEP - North Country Science and Technology Entry ProgramRyan T RansomAdjunct Instructor and Assistant DirectorSisson Hall S205
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