Below, we’ve compiled a brief list of Roger Williams faculty and staff members who can offer expert commentary to the media on a variety of specific topics. To speak directly with any of these experts or if you are looking for an expert on a topic not listed, contact the Office of Public Affairs at (401) 254-3178.

Accounting

• Accounting: ethics
  - Richard Bernardi , Professor of Accounting

Architecture

• Architecture: history of modern European and American architecture, skyscrapers
  - Gail G. Fenske , Professor of Architecture
  
  
• Urban Design and Housing: transit oriented developments, transit villages, smart growth, affordable housing, waterfront development, campus planning.
  - Edgar G. Adams, Professor of Architecture
  
  
• Wind Power: aesthetic impact of wind turbines, public support/opposition to wind turbines, efforts to install wind turbines in R.I.
  - Eleftherios Pavlides, Professor of Architecture
  
  
• Architecture: buildings that serve populations with special needs, social aspects of architecture, regionalism in architecture, Greek architecture
  - Eleftherios Pavlides, Professor of Architecture

Athletics

• Sports Injuries: prevention,  recognition, management and rehabilitation
  - Kristin Raffa, Head Athletic Trainer

Biology/Marine Biology

• Aquaculture: shellfish restoration, breeding shellfish, invertebrate ecology and physiology, animal nutrition
  - Dale Leavitt, Assistant Professor of Biology
  
  
• Genetics: plant pathogens, evolution of viruses, marine viruses, conservation biology.
  - Marcia Marston, Professor  of Biology
  
  
• Marine Biology: Fish, food web dynamics, aquatic ecosystems, marine ecology and physiology, oceanography
  - David Taylor, Assistant Professor of Biology

Career Services

• Career Planning: interviewing, resumes
  - Robbin Beauchamp, Director of the Career Center

College Admissions

• College Admissions: process, SATs, financial aid, what schools look for
  - Lynn Fawthrop, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Retention

Communications

• Journalism
  - Edward Delaney, Professor of Communications

Computer Information Systems

• Computer Technology: programming, networking, the internet, wireless and wired telecommunications.
  - Doug White, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems.
  
  
• Computer Security: hacking, encryption, Sarbanes Oxley, security auditing, identity theft, virus attacks.
  - Doug White, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems.
  
  
• Computer Forensics and Electronic Discovery: criminal investigations, civil discovery of evidence, technology as evidence.
  - Doug White, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems.

Construction Management

• Civil Engineering: theoretical and applied mechanics, manufacturing of engineered materials.
  - Gilbert C. Brunnhoeffer, Assistant Professor of Construction Management.

Creative Writing

• Creative Writing: fiction
  - Adam Braver, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing

Criminal Justice

• Criminal Justice: academic integrity, cheating on campus, criminology, higher education, marginalization issues in which some people are powerless in society, while others hold great power.
  - Robert P. Engvall, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
  
  
• Legal Psychology: police interrogations, coerced confessions, false confessions, eyewitness identification procedures
   - Melissa Russano, Assistant Professor of Justice Studies

Education

• Education: psychology, special education, learning disabilities, creating productive classroom environment.
  - Bruce Marlowe, Professor of  Education
  
  
• Educational Technology: internet resources, online discussions, genealogical research, e-mail to improve writing.
  - Margaret Thombs, Associate Professor of Education

Finance

• Finance: minority lending, financial markets
  - Michael Melton, Assistant Professor of Finance

History/American Studies

• American History: Vietnam War, history of Rhode Island, military history
  - Kenneth Osborne, Dean of Instructional Development and Special Projects
  
  
• History: Origins of U.S. Constitution, impact of astronomy on society, Anglo/Jewish history
  - Joshua B. Stein, Professor of History

Law

• Civil law, evidence, criminal law and procedure, trial and appellate advocacy, trial strategy and practice
  - Larry Ritchie, Professor of Law
  
  
• Civil law, tobacco class action suits, pharmaceutical class action suits
  - David Logan, Dean and Professor of Law
  
  
• Civil procedure, international litigation, antitrust, conflicts of law, complex litigation, legal ethics
  - Louise Teitz, Professor of Law
  
  
• Contracts, cyber law, commercial law courses contracts, intellectual property, information technology law and policy
  - David Rice, Professor of Law
  
  
• Criminal law and procedure, trial advocacy, interviewing and counseling, trial team, domestic violence
  - David Zlotnick, Associate Professor of Law
  
  
• Criminal law, criminal defense clinic, trial advocacy, interviewing & counseling, civil rights
  - Andrew Horwitz, Professor of Law
  
  
• Employment discrimination law, employment law, labor law, civil procedure and litigation
  - Michael Yelnosky, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
  
  
• Immigration law, family and disability law, legal ethics
  - Peter Margulies, Professor of Law
  
  
• Second amendment, gun laws, torts, evidence, products liability, administrative law, personal injury
  - Carl Bogus, Professor of Law

Management

• Workplace Diversity: stereotypes, discriminatory actions, organizational behavior
  - Susan Bosco, Associate Professor of Management
  
  
• Work/Family Conflict: gender issues, career planning, concerns of younger vs. older employees
  - Susan Bosco, Associate Professor of Management
  
  
• Intergenerational Businesses: impact in modern workplace, issues, conflicts
  - Susan Bosco, Associate Professor of Management

Marketing

• Marketing: advertising, branding, internet marketing/commerce, consumer research
  - Kathleen S. Micken, Associate Professor of Marketing

Performing Arts

• Dance: performance, choreography
  - Kelli Wicke Davis, Professor of Dance
   France Hunter, Assistant Professor of Dance
  
  
• Music: Mandolin, string instruments
  - Marilynn Mair, Professor of Music

Political Science

• American Government and Politics: domestic policy and process, public policy, Congress, Campaigns and elections, public administration, state and municipal government
  - June Speakman, Associate Professor of Political Science
  
  
• International Relations: International organizations, diplomacy, international negotiations, Russia  
  - Mark Sawoski, Professor of Political Science

Psychology

• Forensic Psychology: criminal responsibility, mental status defenses, hyper masculinity, sex offender assessment, sexually dangerous persons, assessment of risk of violence, legal competencies, education and training in forensic psychology
  - Matt Zaitchik, Associate Professor of Psychology
  
  
• Legal Psychology: eyewitness memory, face recognition, police lineup procedures, jury selection, jury decision making, victim impact statements on judges’ sentencing decisions
  - Garret Berman, Professor of Psychology