The Providence College Media Experts list has been designed to help members of the media take full advantage of the wealth of expertise PC faculty and staff members offer.
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Associate Professor and Head of Research and Education
Data management, curation, and retention in quantitative, geospatial, and government created data
Information warfare, disinformation, use/abuse of social media and other online tools for political purposes
Dr. Constance M. Rousseau
History
Professor
Italian Renaissance History
Medieval Canon Law
Medieval History
Medieval Social History: gender, women, marriage,family life, papal history 11th-13th centuries
Medieval/Renaissance Venice
Western Civilization: Ancient/Medieval/Early modern periods
Dr. Raymond L. Sickinger
History
Professor Emeritus of History, Vice President for Vincentian Services, and a Member of the National Board of Directors of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Antoine Frederic Ozanam
Development of Western Civilization
Germany in the era of World War I and Word War II
Introduction to service in a democratic societyService-learningFaith and serviceThe Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Public-Community Service Studies
The Era of Napoleon
Dr. Monica Simal
World Languages and Cultures
Associate Professor of Spanish
Caribbean Literature
Cuban Literature and Cinema
Latin American Literature and Culture
Modern Language Studies
Dr. Steven Carl Smith
History
Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of History
Atlantic World
Early American Cities/Urban History
Federalist Era America
Print Culture/Media History
Revolutionary Era America
Dr. Tyler Stack
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Assistant Professor
Bacterial Metabolism
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Gut Microbiome
Specifications Grading
Dr. Thomas Strasser
Art and Art History
Professor
Aegean Archaeology
Ancient Sea-Faring
Art and the Homeric World
Mediterranean Archaeology
The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Iraq & Egypt
Dr. Nicholas Tarantino
Psychology
Assistant Professor
Adolescent Risk Behaviors
Health Psychology
HIV
Psychology
Dr. Victoria Templer
Psychology
Assistant Professor
Behavioral neuroscience
Comparative Cognition
Jo-Ann Thomas
Music
Director of Music Education
Music Education
Neuroscience on Music and the Brain
Dr. Virginia Thomas
Art and Art History | Women's and Gender Studies
Assistant Professor
Feminist Art
Gender & Sexuality in US Photography
LGBTQ history and issues
Reproductive Justice & Art
Women's and Gender Studies 101 & Race
Dr. Arthur P. Urbano Jr.
Theology
Associate Professor and Chair of the Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange Committee
History and Theology of the early Church
Jewish-Christian Relations
New Testament
Dr. Jennifer Van Reet
Psychology
Associate Professor and Program Director of the Center for Engaged Learning
Cognitive Development in Childhood
Development of Executive Function
Development of Pretend Play, Imagination, and Creativity Importance of Play
Development of Social Cognition
Dr. Eve Veliz-Moran
Sociology and Anthropology
Associate Professor
Latino Mothers and Fathers
Latino/a adolescent risky behavior
Race and Ethnicity, and Families
Rev. John Vidmar, O.P.
History
Associate Professor
American Dominican History
Monasticism (religious life)
Nineteenth Century Catholicism
TADA – the Da Vinci Code and related topics (Gnostic Gospels)
The English Reformation
The Inquisition
The Popes (history of)
The Reformation in general
Dr. Adam H. Villa
Mathematics and Computer Science
Associate Professor
Computer Performance Evaluation
Computer Security
Data Analytics
Data Storage and Computer Networking
Managing and Moving "Big Data"
Dr. Yinsheng Wan
Biology
Professor
Effects of Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation on Skin Aging and Skin Cancer
