Faculty
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The following are just a few of the NLU faculty who have made notable contributions to teaching, applied research, scholarship, community service and advocacy.
Hanna Ashar (CMB)
- Co-founder (with M. Lane-Maher) of CMB’s Women’s Leadership Institute
- Recent publications (with M. Lane-Maher) in the Journal of Management Inquiry (2004), the Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management (2002), and Educause Quarterly (2001)
Michael Benoliel (CMB)
- 2005 publication of new book, Done Deal: Insights from Interviews with the World’s Best Negotiators
- Presentations & workshops on negotiation for the Israeli Foreign Ministry (2005) and The Project Management Institute (2006)
Camille Blachowicz (NCE, Reading and Language)
- Co-author of many books on reading, including Reading Diagnosis: An Instructional Approach, Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms, Reading Comprehension: Strategies for Independent Learners, Reading Street, Fluency Development: From Research to Practice, and the chapter on vocabulary research for the third Handbook of Reading Research
Arlene Borthwick (NCE, Technology in Education)
- Accomplished scholar in the field of technology-enabled teaching and learning in the classroom, including using Palm handheld computers to teach math skills to third-graders
Bill Boyle (CAS, ABS)
- Author of Getting Connected and Starting to Finish, definitive texts on adult learning employed by various adult degree-completion programs at 13 institutions in the U.S.
Tim Collins (NCE, Secondary Education)
- Fulbright Scholar to Taiwan for 2006-7; to work with Teacher Professional Development Center of the Ministry of Education
Marilyn Bizar and Art Hyde (NCE, Secondary Education)
- Co-authors of Methods that Matter: Six Structures for Best Practice Classrooms and Best Practice, Third Edition: Today's Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools (Heinemann, Third Edition, 2005)
Diane German (NCE, Special Education)
- Recognized authority on diagnosing and treating language and learning disabilities through word retention methods.
Maureen Lane – Maher (CMB)
- Conducted two 2005 Whole Brain Thinking Workshops for the Nursing Leadership Institute at The George Washington University.
- Co-founder (with H. Ashar) of CMB’s Women’s Leadership Institute
- Recent publications (with H. Ashar) in the Journal of Management Inquiry (2004), the Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management (2002), and Educause Quarterly (2001)
Ellen McMahon (CMB)
- Fulbright last year in Sarajevo.
Donna Ogle (NCE, Reading and Language)
- Articles published in journals such as The Reading Teacher, The Journal of Reading Behavior, Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappa , and The Journal of Reading
Costas Spirou (CAS, Political Science)
- Recognized author and expert on the role of culture and sports in community economic development and co-author of It's Hardly Sportin': Stadiums, Neighborhoods, and the New Chicago (2003)
Teri Talan (NCE, Early Childhood Education)
- Nationally recognized expert of early childhood education administration and an advocate for increased public funding for pre-K programs
- Expert witness to Illinois State Board of Education on early childhood issues
Marie Brackie (CAS, Human Services/Counseling)
- 2005 Counselor of the Year Award from Illinois Counseling Association; recently completed term as President of the Association
Maria Malayter (CAS, ABS)
- President of the Consortium of Illinois Learning Communities and co-director of Center for Positive Aging
Elinor Olin (CA)
- President of Board of Directors, Music in the Loft, Chicago-based organization supporting career development among aspiring composers and musicians
Mark Newman (NCE)
Harry Ross (NCE)
Paula Jorde Bloom (NCE)
Joanne Koch (CAS)
Scipio Colin III (CAS)
