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Mary S. Applegate
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
School of Public Health
Director
New York State Preventive Medicine Residency Program
Areas of expertise:
Reproductive health; family planning; adolescent pregnancy; sexuality; maternal & child health; breastfeeding promotion; preventive medicine; public health
Reproductive health; family planning; adolescent pregnancy; sexuality; maternal & child health; breastfeeding promotion; preventive medicine; public health
Campus e-mail:
Campus phone:
(518) 402-0283
Arlene Istar Lev
Lecturer
School of Social Welfare
Areas of expertise:
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people; transsexual; gender; marriage and family issues; parenting; adoption; youth
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people; transsexual; gender; marriage and family issues; parenting; adoption; youth
Campus e-mail:
Campus phone:
(518) 463-9152
Ted J. Stein
Professor
School of Social Welfare
Areas of expertise:
Child welfare; child abuse; child neglect; foster care; out-of-home care; adoption; family court; family law; child protective services
Child welfare; child abuse; child neglect; foster care; out-of-home care; adoption; family court; family law; child protective services
Campus e-mail:
Campus phone:
(518) 442-5303
Bruce B. Svare
Professor
Department of Psychology
Areas of expertise:
Steroid abuse among athletes (Olympic, professional, collegiate, high school, youth); early specialization and professionalization of young athletes; overemphasis on winning; material rewards (e.g., athletics scholarships and professional contracts); academic corruption in high schools and colleges; increasing of performance enhancing drugs; declining sportsmanship; violence exhibited by athletes, coaches, parents, and fans; media coverage of young athletes; sports gambling; Title IX; increasing abandonment of intramural, recreational, and fitness-based needs of kids; rising obesity; increasing incidents of sports injury, burnout, and overtraining of young athletes
Steroid abuse among athletes (Olympic, professional, collegiate, high school, youth); early specialization and professionalization of young athletes; overemphasis on winning; material rewards (e.g., athletics scholarships and professional contracts); academic corruption in high schools and colleges; increasing of performance enhancing drugs; declining sportsmanship; violence exhibited by athletes, coaches, parents, and fans; media coverage of young athletes; sports gambling; Title IX; increasing abandonment of intramural, recreational, and fitness-based needs of kids; rising obesity; increasing incidents of sports injury, burnout, and overtraining of young athletes
Campus e-mail:
Campus phone:
(518) 442-4848
