Faculty Experts
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Frankie Bailey
School of Criminal Justice
Professor
Department: Criminal Justice
Expert in the following:
Crime and mass media/popular culture; crime history; race, gender, crime; crime and detective fiction
Campus phone: (518) 442-5237
Campus email: [email protected]
Abbe Herzig
School of Education
Lecturer
Department: Educational Theory and Practice
Expert in the following:
Women in science; women in mathematics; minorities in science; people of color in science; mathematics education; diversity equity in education; postgraduate education; statistics in the media; statistical literacy
Campus phone: (518) 442-4712
Campus email: [email protected]
Janell Hobson
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Expert in the following:
Women's studies; race relations; gender relations; black history month; women's history month; film; media; popular culture
Campus phone: (518) 442-5575
Campus email: [email protected]
Akiko Hosler
School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Department: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Expert in the following:
Diabetes; obesity; smoking; nutrition; Japan
Campus phone: (518) 402-1561
Campus email: [email protected]
Lani Jones
School of Social Welfare
Associate Professor
Department: Social Welfare
Expert in the following:
Mental health; Black feminism and therapy; evidenced-based practice and group work
Campus phone: 442-5167
Campus email: [email protected]
Jennifer Manganello
School of Public Health
Professor
Department: Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Expert in the following:
Health communication; health literacy; health disparities; mass media; social media; media campaigns; health information seeking.
Campus phone: (518) 402-0304
Campus email: [email protected]
Maritza Martinez
University Offices
Assistant Dean
Department: Educational Opportunity Program
Expert in the following:
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 phone: (518) 442-5179
Campus email: [email protected]
Louise-Anne McNutt
University at Albany
Associate Professor
Department: Institute for Health and the Environment
Expert in the following:
Infectious disease epidemiology; epidemics; HIV/AIDS in developing countries; transmission of bloodborne pathogens (HIV, hepatitis); sexually transmitted diseases; intimate partner violence
Campus phone: (518) 525-2660
Campus email: [email protected]
Nancy Newman
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: Music and Theatre
Expert in the following:
European and American music since 1800; music and popular culture; film music and feminist theory
Campus phone: (518) 442-4189
Campus email: [email protected]
Julie Novkov
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
Professor
Department: Political Science
Expert in the following:
Supreme Court; U.S. political development; Public Law; law and race; law and gender
Campus phone: (518) 442-5256
Campus email: [email protected]
Loretta Pyles
School of Social Welfare
Professor
Department: Social Welfare
Expert in the following:
Economic justice; gender-based violence; disaster and social inequality; community organizing
Campus phone: 442-5152
Campus email: [email protected]
Bruce Svare
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Department: Psychology
Expert in the following:
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 phone: (518) 442-4848
Campus email: [email protected]
Mary Valentis
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: English
Expert in the following:
Popular Culture and Mass Media, Relationships, Film, Cinema and Psychoanalysis, Gender Issues
Campus phone: (518) 442-4082
Campus email: [email protected]
Lynn Warner
School of Social Welfare
Interim Dean
Department: Social Welfare
Expert in the following:
Substance abuse; mental health policy
Campus phone: 591-8734
Campus email: [email protected]
