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Carson Carr, Jr.   Carson Carr Jr.
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Educational Opportunities Program
 
Areas of expertise:
College success; at-risk student success; history of the civil rights movement; Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy; coalition building; community outreach; community relations; crisis intervention; higher education administration; grant writing; diversity; program development and administration; study skills; freshman year success; mentorship
 
Campus e-mail:   ccarr@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5180
 
 
Dolores Cimini   Dolores Cimini
Director Of Middle Earth
University Counseling Center
 
Areas of expertise:
Psychology; mental health issues; suicide prevention; alcohol and other drug abuse prevention in college students; peer counseling and peer education; college student hotlines; peer theater programs; disability issues
 
Campus e-mail:   dcimini@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5800
 
 
Thomas L. Gebhardt   Thomas L. Gebhardt
Director of Personal Safety and Off-Campus Affairs
Personal Safety and Off-Campus Affairs
 
Areas of expertise:
Personal safety and off-campus affairs; environmental management approach to safety and behavior off campus; college drinking: responsible retailer involvement; building and sustaining successful campus-community collaboratives; social norms campaigns with long term neighbors; safety off campus; neighborhood watch programs; town-gown relations
 
Campus e-mail:   tgebhardt@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-3130
 
 
Kevin Kinser   Kevin Kinser
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies
 
Areas of expertise:
For-profit (proprietary) higher education; post-secondary accreditation policy
 
Campus e-mail:   kkinser@albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5092
 
 
Maritza Martinez   Maritza Martinez
Assistant Dean
Office of Academic Support Services
 
Areas of expertise:
At-risk students; diversity; conflict resolution; motivation; student success; community relations; effective study strategies; social work; women's issues; coalition building; the importance of mentoring
 
Campus e-mail:   mmartinez@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5032
 
 
Lee McElroy   Lee A. McElroy
VP for Athletic Administration
Department of Athletics and Recreation
 
Areas of expertise:
NCAA Division I athletics; NCAA governance; race and equity in sports
 
Campus e-mail:   lmcelroy@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-2562
 
 
John D. Pomeroy   John D. Pomeroy
Assistant Director of International Recruitment
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
 
Areas of expertise:
International recruitment; foreign education systems; international education; international relations
 
Campus e-mail:   jpomeroy@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 956-8198
 
 
Bruce B. Svare   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, overtraining of young athletes
 
Campus e-mail:   svare@cnsunix.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-4848
 
   
 


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