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: Families
Kathleen Healy-Karabell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Topics: Families & Parenting ;
Areas of Expertise: Cultural Diversity : Quality Improvement; Depression in the elderly: Workplace Violence; Student Incivility; Relationship of Anxiety to Poor Standardized Testing Results
Tracie L. Pasold, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Topics: Psychology ;
Families & Parenting ;
Areas of Expertise: Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents; issues of childhood and adolescence
Joseph Polizzi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Topics: Education ;
Families & Parenting ;
Areas of Expertise: School Leadership; School Reform; School Policy and Governance, Charter Schools
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
Kerri J. Tobin, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor of Education Topics: Education ;
Families & Parenting ;
Nutrition & Exercise ;
Education ;
Social Services ;
Areas of Expertise: Poverty and Education; Homeless Children; Education Policy; Nutrition and Academic Achievement
Theresa Tulaney, MS, RN, GCNS-BC
Clinical Instructor Topics: Families & Parenting ;
Healthcare ;
Areas of Expertise: Geriatrics and Medical/surgical nursing
