Academic Experts Database
Our faculty, staff, and administrators are available to provide their expertise on a variety of topics (listed at right). This database is designed primarily for members of the media looking for public comments.
To speak to a faculty or staff expert, please contact Ken Luck, coordinator of public relations, at (570) 239-5861 or kenluck@marywood.edu .
Topic: Diseases
Patricia Sullivan Arter, Ed.D.
Associate Professor Topics: Diseases & Disorders ;
Education ;
Areas of Expertise: Universal Design for Learning and Integrating Technology into Instruction; Creating access to learning for diverse learners; Transition skills for young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Classroom Behavior Management
Dennis Chapman, Ph.D., LCSW-R
Assistant Professor Topics: Diseases & Disorders ;
Social Services ;
Healthcare ;
Areas of Expertise: Group work (support & skills building); Gerontology (improving the well-being of nursing home residents with dementia); Mental Health (treatment & program management)
Francis J. DeMatteo, Ed.D., NCSP
Assistant Professor and Director, School Psychology Program Topics: Diseases & Disorders ;
Education ;
Areas of Expertise: Psycho-educational Assessment (autism, specific learning disability, emotional disturbance, other health impairment, mental retardation); Home -school Collaboration; Alternative Education; Behavioral Management.
Anita L. Gadberry, Ph.D.
Director of Music Therapy, Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance/ Assistant Professor Topics: Diseases & Disorders ;
Music ;
Areas of Expertise: Autism spectrum disorders; Developmental Communication Disabilities; Social Interaction; Inclusion; Music Therapy; Music for Early Childhood
Vijayachandra Ramachandra, PhD
Associate Professor Topics: Diseases & Disorders ;
Families & Parenting ;
Areas of Expertise: Adult Language and Cognition; Child Language Acquisition and Disorders; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics
Kimiko Tanaka, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Topics: Diseases & Disorders ;
Families & Parenting ;
Areas of Expertise: Individuals and Families Coping with Serious Mental Illness
