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Honors Program Faculty
Information
Gretchen
Bernard
Office: A150
Phone: (708) 608-4224
bernard@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: Learning Community Curriculum: BIO-112 and Ethics
Non-Honors: BIO-112 Diversity of Life, BIO-111 Unity of Life, and
BIO-220 Ecology and Field Biology
Education:
B.A. Biological Anthropology, University of California, San Diego
M.S. Biology, San Diego State University
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
I love Biology and I want my students to love, or at least like, it too! I
try to involve students by using peer teaching, active learning and field and
experiential labs. I hope my students discover that Biology is relevant to their
lives and to their role as responsible citizens.
Research/Professional Interests:
The two subjects in Biology in which I am most interested are Ecology and
Evolution. I like to get outside and am an active member of the Nature Study
Area Committee. As part of the Illinois Dragonfly Monitoring Program, I conduct
research on dragonfly diversity and abundance on the Moraine Valley Campus. I am
also interested in prairie restoration.
Douglass F. Bratt
Office: F126G
Phone: (708) 974-5215
bratt@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: MUS-106, Introduction to American Music
Non-Honors: Moraine Valley Jazz Ensemble (MUS-151), Moraine Valley Concert Band
(MUS-171), Moraine Valley Percussion Ensemble (MUS-109), Applied Percussion
(MUS-191), Introduction to American Music (MUS-106), Music Appreciation
(MUS-107)
Education:
M.M., Northern Illinois University (Emphasis in Percussion
Performance and Pedagogy)
B.A., Northern Illinois University (Music)
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison (History)
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
My goal is to help students begin to truly appreciate music by broadening their
exposure to different styles of music and artists with which they may have had
limited or no prior experience. I
believe that it is not my place to dictate to students what kinds of music they
should like or dislike, but rather, I hope that through exposure to a wide
variety of music, they become more
objective, critical listeners and are thus able to make informed decisions
themselves. Furthermore, I believe
that my role as a music educator is to foster the growth of life-long music
"fans" who maintain music as a integral part of their daily lives.
Research/Professional Interests:
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Percussion
performance
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Jazz history
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Music of the
African diaspora
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History and
evolution of the drum set
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Co-leader of
the Stone/Bratt Big Band
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Leader of
the Doug Bratt Group
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Active
professional musician in and around the Chicago area since 1994
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Secretary/Treasurer of the Illinois Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society
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Educator/Endorser for Promark Sticks and Mallets
Invited Appearances:
Elk Grove High School
Vandercook College of Music
Truman State University Jazz Festival
University of Missouri-Columbia
Selected Recordings:
More Songs About Devils and Dreams,
Tim Berry, Tim Berry Music, September 2011
Stone Bratt Big Band, Stone/Bratt Big Band, Stone Bratt Music,
April 2008
For Lack of Better Words,
Liam Teague & Robert
Chappell, Rhythmic Union Records, July 2002
Where to Begin,
The Doug Bratt Group, Doug Bratt Music, April 1997
Eric DeVillez
Office: A238
Phone: (708) 608-4106
devillez@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: COM-101,102, LIT-220
Non-Honors: COM-101,102,106,107,151-54, LIT-220
Education:
B.A. English major; Anthropology minor, Illinois State University
M.F.A. Creative Writing, Roosevelt University
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
It's best to be myself in the classroom, no facades; it allows us - teacher
and students - to get real in regards to whatever it is we happen to be doing at
any given time during class. Such allows for student and teacher accountability,
and more importantly, it allows for conceptual thinking and learning.
Research/Professional Interests:
Composition, Contemporary poetry and fiction, Creative Writing Club
Awards and Publications:
A handful of poems scattered through journals of minor consequence
Thomas
Dow, Ph.D.
Office: D115
Phone: (708) 974-5775
dow@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: LIT-220 (LIT-222/PSY-xxx in development)
Non-Honors: COM-101, COM-102, LIT-220, LIT-221, LIT-222, LIT-225
Education:
Ph.D. English, Loyola University Chicago, 2006
M.A. English, Loyola University Chicago, 1996
A.B. Wabash College, 1989
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
We all learn every day, all the time. When we are engaged and connected to
each other and shared texts, amazing things happen.
Research/Professional Interests:
Composition, Victorian Fiction, Leadership
Awards and Publications:
Innovation of the Year (with Troy Swanson), 2002
"Thackeray's Waterloo." Publication of the Illinois Philological Association
1.1 (1997). Online. Internet. Available
http://www.eiu.edu/~english/ipa/pipa/volume/dow.htm.
William Droel
Office: U204
Phone: (708) 974-5221
droelb@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: PHI-225 Bioethics, PHI-120 World Religion
Non-Honors: PHI-101 Intro. to Philosophy, PHI-120 World Religion, HUM-101 & 102 Ancient Humanities
Education:
B.A. Sociology, St. John Fisher College
M.A. Religious Studies, Mundelein College
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
I use different methods to reach various teaching styles.
Research/Professional Interests:
Intersection of faith and work
The Immigrant Experience
Awards and Publications:
Recent books include a treatment of the philosophy of work and a history of
Catholics in Chicago
Josh Fulton
Office: A248
Phone: (708) 608-4183
fultonj4@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: HIS-201, HIS-202
Non-Honors: HIS-101, 102, 105, 201, 202
Education:
B.A. History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
M.A. History, Eastern Illinois University, 2005
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
It is my goal to help students navigate the path of lifelong learning.
Research/Professional Interests:
Northern Homefront politics - 1860s, Vietnam era 'Silent Majority'
Awards and Publications:
A series of Conference Presentations
Laura
Lauzen-Collins, Ph.D.
Office: L285
Phone: (708) 608-4021
Lauzen-CollinsL@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: PSY-105 Child Psychology
Non-Honors: PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology, PSY-104 Lifespan Development
and Social Psychology, PSY-105 Child Psychology
Education:
B.A. Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994
M.S. Social and Health Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 1997
Ph.D. Social and Health Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 2001
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
I believe that students learn and retain information when they are fully
engaged in the class and thinking critically about the material. As a result, I
feel that it is essential to get students involved in the course through
immersing them in the subject and engaging them in critical thinking about the
subject using a variety of techniques, materials, and technologies both inside
and outside of class.
Research/Professional Interests:
Perceived control and its physiological ramifications make up the organizing
themes of my research interests. This research program includes theory-driven
basic and applied research lines addressing issues of loss of control, burnout,
cognitive adaptation, and health-related issues.
Awards and Publications (please note that my
last name used to be Browning):
Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007, DePaul University
Moskowitz Annual Teaching Award, 2001, University of Pittsburgh
Browning, L., Rolniak, S., Greenberg, M., &
Larkin, G. (2001). Cross-sectional survey of burnout in emergency and
non-emergency nurses. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 27, 424.*
*published abstract
Browning, L., Ryan, C. S., Greenberg, M. S., & Rolniak, S. (2006). Effects of
cognitive adaptation on the expectation-burnout relationship among nurses.
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 29(2), 139-150.
Browning, L., Ryan, C. S., Thomas, S.,
Greenberg, M. & Rolniak, S. (2007). Nursing specialty and burnout. Psychology,
Health and Medicine, 12(2), 248-254.
Delahanty, D. L., Dougall, A. L., Browning, L. J., Hyman, K. B., & Baum, A.
(1999). Duration of stressor and natural killer cell activity. Psychology and
Health, 13, 1121-1134.
Rolniak, S., Browning, L., MacLeod, B. A., & Cockley, P. (2004). Prevalence and
patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use among urban emergency
department patients. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 30, 318-324.
Keith Nabb
Office: C242
Phone: (708) 974-5592
nabb@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: MTH-150
Non-Honors: MTH-150, MTH-151, MTH-152, MTH-201
Education:
B.A. Secondary Education (Mathematics), Rhode Island College, 1997
M.S. Mathematics, Texas Tech University, 2000
Ph.D. Mathematics Education (in progress), Illinois Institute of Technology,
expected 2012/13
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
Channeling positive energy into mathematics . . . in order for us to say we
have learned a mathematical idea, we must appreciate the what, when, how, and
why of that idea.
Research/Professional Interests:
Mathematical thinking, Technology use in mathematics, Reform in
mathematics/science education
Awards and Publications
Nabb, K. (2010). Pitfalls of personally constructed learning
devices. Learning and Teaching Mathematics, 8, 41-45.
Nabb, K.A. (2010). The back page: Functions, functions
everywhere. Mathematics Teacher, 104 (3), 240.
Nabb, K.A. (2010). A close encounter with infinity: Inventing
new mathematics. Mathematics Teacher, 104 (5), 373-378.
Nabb, K.A. (2011). A new perspective on related rates.
MathAMATYC Educator, 2 (2), 24-26.
Nabb, K.A. (2011). Trying something new: Unlecturing
mathematics. NISOD Innovation Abstracts, 33 (6), 1-2.
Meyer, D.Z., Antink Meyer, A., Nabb, K.A., Connell, M.G., &
Avery, L. M. (to appear). A theoretical and empirical exploration of intrinsic
problems in designing inquiry activities. Research in Science Education.
Nabb, K.A. (to appear). Exploratory thinking on a nonroutine
calculus task. Mathematics Teacher.
Dan Pal
Office: F228
pal@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: THE-107 Film Appreciation
Non-Honors: THE-107 Film Appreciation, THE-111 History of Film
Education:
M.A. Humanities (Film focus), University of Chicago
M.Ed. Education, Loyola University Chicago
B.A. Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
My goal is to get students to look at film in new ways. By exposing them to
a variety of films, American, Non-American, Silent, International and more,
students learn to look at film as an art form rather than as a consumed product.
Research/Professional Interests:
Graduate research included: Iranian, Italian, Indian, and German Cinema, as
well as the work of specific directors such as Woody Allen, Alfred Hitchcock,
Fritz Lang, Abbas Kiarostami, and Federico Fellini.
I critique films on WDCB (90.9 FM) on a weekly
basis as well as host a film podcast (www.palcinema.com/).
I also am a member of the DuPage Film Group - a networking source for
filmmakers, screenwriters, editors, etc. I also have written my own screenplays.
In addition to Moraine Valley, I teach the Digital Cinema Program at DePaul University
where I teach such courses as Foundations of Cinema, Film Philosophy,
Introduction to Screenwriting, History of Film Editing, The Films of Woody
Allen, The Films of Alfred Hitchcock, The Films of the Coen Brothers, among
others.
Craig
Rosen, Ph.D.
Office: F246
Phone: (708) 974-5432
rosen@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: THE-105 Theater Appreciation
Non-Honors: THE-105 Theater Appreciation, THE-110 Theater History, THE-115 Acting 1,
THE-116 Acting 2
Education:
Ph.D. Theater focus, University of Colorado - Boulder
M.A. Theater, Emerson College
B.A. Theater, Temple University
Research/Professional Interests:
Theater Director (various credits in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Boulder markets)
Member of Joseph Jefferson Awards committee (Jeff Awards), which recognizes
excellence in theater throughout the Chicago community.
Respondent for American College Theater Festival
State of Illinois Articulation Initiative Theater Committee, Panel member
Awards and Publications:
J.D.A. Ogilvy Fellowship for British Research
Theater Critic, City Nights magazine (Minneapolis, MN)
Kristen R. Schreck, D.A.
Office: D108
Phone: (708) 974-5614
schreckk@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: MTH-150 Calculus I (MTH-151 Calculus II in development)
Non-Honors: MTH-210 Linear Algebra, MTH-201 Differential Equations, MTH-150,151,152 Calculus
I, II, III, MTH-143 Finite Mathematics, MTH-142 Trigonometry
Education:
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
M.S. Pure Mathematics, University of Illinois at Chicago
D.A. Mathematics, University of Illinois at Chicago
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
My goal is to personally involve students in the discovery of the mathematics we
are studying. I try to create a classroom setting that engages and challenges
students using innovative teaching methods and well-chosen problems to promote
lively, in depth, discussions of the concepts presented. I strive to stimulate creative,
analytical thought in a setting that affords every student the opportunity to
succeed.
Research/Professional Interests:
- Dissertation: Computer Methods in
Differential Geometry and Descriptive Geometry; Monge's Legacy
- My mathematical/teaching interests include:
differential geometry; geometry of curves and surfaces in 3-space and modern
geometry; creating interactive worksheets and animations of mathematical theorems and applications using Maple, Sage, and GeoGebra;
incorporating the history of mathematics into my courses
Michael
J. Shannon
Office: A266
Phone: (708) 608-4047
shannon@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: COM-103
Non-Honors: COM-103
Education:
B.A., M.A., Eastern Illinois University
Teaching Philosophy:
I work to create a fun learning environment where students can learn and
master the art of public speaking.
Research/Professional Interests:
- Nonverbal communication
- Technology
Awards and Publications:
2009/2010 Advisor of the Year for Christian Fellowship Club
MVCC Master Teacher Award 2006-07
TCF Bank 'Customer First' employee of the year award 2002
Jeremy
Shermak
Office: L283
Phone: (708) 608-4212
shermakj@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: COM-101
Non-Honors: COM-101, COM-102
Education:
M.A. Writing (Concentration: Pedagogy),
DePaul University, 2004
B.S. Informatics (Cognate: Journalism), Indiana University, 2002
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
Teaching effective communication begins by reminding students that they have a
'voice' and this 'voice' is a valuable asset. A student's ability to communicate
is often hindered by a lack of confidence. They do not want to 'sound dumb' or 'get it wrong.' They say
'I have nothing to write about' or 'who cares what I
think?' This is where students are reminded that the subjects and styles of our
writing are not black and white, like mathematics or computer programming.
Everyone has perspective. Everyone has a voice. A bolt of lightning witnessed by
100,000 people will be recounted in 100,000 different ways. You will not meet
anyone with a life that is perfectly parallel to your own. These truths are what
make us unique as communicators and writers.
Research/Professional Interests:
- Teaching Career Preparation, Creative
Writing, and/or Regional History courses
- Advising/creating student newspaper and/or
radio station
- Coordinating community service activities
- Member, American Society of Composers,
Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
- Member, Word of Mouth Marketing Association
(WOMMA)
- Member, Society of American Baseball
Research (SABR)
Awards and Publications:
Shermak, J & Rainie, L. 'Search Engine Use' Pew Internet & American Life
Project. November 2005.
Shermak, J & Lenhart, A. 'Selling Items Online' Pew Internet & American Life
Project. November 2005.
Shermak, J. "Online Photo Resources Emerge as a Popular Community Hub."
Measuring Word of Mouth. Vol. 1. Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA),
2005.
Shermak J. 'Blue Water.' Handful of Ghosts (music album). Recorded by Cardiff
Giant, 2005.
Shermak J. 'Telegrams/Gasoline.' Bled White (music album). Recorded by Cardiff
Giant, 2008.
Shermak, J. 'Brown Fence Ballpark.' Home and Other Places: Voices of Southwest
Michigan. Ed. S. Britton, R. Callies, P. Campbell, D. Holt. Westernlore, 1998.
Nicholas G. Shizas
Office: A114
Phone: (708) 608-4121
shizasn2@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology
Non-Honors: PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology, PSY-105 Child Psychology,
PSY-205 Abnormal Psychology, PSY-211 Human Sexuality, PSY-212 Theories of
Personality
Education:
B.A. Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
M.A. - Honors - Professional Clinical Psychology - Roosevelt University
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
I try to make my classes creative by providing information in various
formats, such as lectures, practical exercises, group projects/presentations,
debates and demonstrations of psychology phenomena. In this way I can tap into
each student's primary learning style during class time.
When students are in my class
it is also my job to prepare them to be critical thinkers. I show them how what
they are learning relates to real life situations, outside of the lab setting,
and how an understanding of the course material will help them evaluate any new
information they might acquire. The analytical and teamwork skills essential to
a solid psychology background will be needed in a wide variety of vocations and
will prepare the students for their future courses and their livelihood.
Research/Professional Interests:
- Severe Mental
Disorders and Treatment – Schizophrenia, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders;
Intelligence Testing;
- Student Learning and
Motivation;
- Relaxation Training;
- Member of American
Psychological Association (APA)
Personal Interests:
Traveling; Listening to and playing music; Collecting vinyl records;
Spending time with family; Photography
Awards and Publications:
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Schewe, P.A., & Shizas, N. Rape prevention with college age
males: Short-term outcomes of a video-taped program vs. a peer-mediated group
discussion
Dawn Wrobel
Office: B244
Phone: (708) 974-5464
wrobel@morainevalley.edu
Teaches:
Honors: GEO-101 Cultural/Human Geography
Non-Honors: GEO-101 and GEO-102 World Regional Geography
Education:
B.S. Geography, Northern Illinois University
M.S. Geography, Northwestern University Computer Career Program,
DePaul University, Chicago Entrepreneurship Program, Purdue University Calumet,
Currently pursuing a Ph.D in Holistic Health at AIHT
Teaching/Educational Philosophy:
I love geography and know there are many different ways to learn it - and
use it. I believe all students should master a group of core skills and then
have the flexibility to choose from a menu of activities to match learning
styles and educational goals.
Research/Professional Interests:
At what time of the day? At the moment, I'm especially interested in the
geography of happiness. I worked my way through college as a cartographer (map
maker). My first research grant was a study of HMO health care delivery systems.
I've always been interested in the human/environment relationship and began my
professional career working for the Illinois EPA in planning. Later I made a
career move into the computer industry, and then became a serial entrepreneur.
My goal is to travel to all the US states and all the continents before I die -
I have six states left and two continents left to go - plus a lot more individual
places that sound interesting.
I'm currently researching the impact of
meditation on companion animals as part of my graduate program.
Awards and Publications:
Wrobel, Dawn with Susan A. Brown, DVM, The Hedgehog: An Owners Guide to a
Happy, Healthy Pet. New York, NY: Howell Book House, 1997.
Numerous publications on companion animals and the companion animal industry for
trade magazines, consumer magazines, and the Internet.
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