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Celebration of Faculty Scholarship and Service 2021

This guide displays many of Pitt-Greensburg faculty's accomplishments in scholarship and service during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Behavioral Sciences

Paul Simon Adams

Jeanne Burth

  • Transitioning from School to Adulthood Practical Activities for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other Disabilities. Universal Publishers, 2020.

William Campbell

  • “Lenten Preaching in Thirteenth-Century England: The Case of a Franciscan Sermon Handbook”, Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures 46, 2, July 2020, pp. 97-114.
  • Book Review, M. Jones et al., ed., The White Book (“Liber Albus”) of Southwell (Boydell, 2018), in Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies, 95, 4, October 2020, pp. 1185-86. 

Timothy Holler

  • "Criminalizing Catastrophe: Media framing, crime, and categorical inequality following natural disasters." The Impact of Natural Disasters on Systemic Political and Social Inequities in the United States, edited by P.S. Adams & G. L. Wood, Lexington Books, 2020.
  • Introduction to Corrections: Policy Populations, and Controversial Issues. San Diego, Cognella. 2022.

Liz Marciniak

  • "Do Effects of Arrest on Recidivism Vary by Neighborhood? A Contextual Analysis of the Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment." Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing, Published online: 23 March 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41887-021-00063-6
  • “Police Chiefs’ Opinions on the Utility of a College Education for Police Officers." Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 31, 3,  Published online: 20 Jul 2020.

Melissa Marks

  • Marks, M. J. and DeWitt, S.W. (2020) Teaching about Diversity: Activities to Start the Conversations Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishers

Jonathan Vallano

  • "Were the injuries already there?" Published in the March 2021 Judicial Notebook edition (Vol. 52). APA Monitor. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/03/jn 
  • "Schematic intrusions: the influence of expectations on mock-jurors’ recognition in a hypothetical sexual violence case." American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Virtual Poster Session. March 2021

Geoffrey Wood

  • The Impact of Natural Disasters on Systemic Political and Social Inequities in the United States, co-editor with Dr. Paul Adams, Lexington Books, 2020. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793628008/The-Impact-of-Natural-Disasters-on-Systemic-Political-and-Social-Inequities-in-the-U-S
  • "The Impact of Natural Disasters on Inequities: Exploring New Paradigms and Relevant Evidence.” The Impact of Natural Disasters on Systemic Political and Social Inequities in the United States, edited by by Dr. Geoffrey Wood and Dr. Paul S. Adams, Lexington Books, 2020.
  • “The Way Forward—How Do We Improve Outcomes and Create Solutions for People Impacted by Natural Disasters.” The Impact of Natural Disasters on Systemic Political and Social Inequities in the United States, edited by by Dr. Geoffrey Wood and Dr. Paul S. Adams, Lexington Books, 2020.

Paul Simon Adams

  • University Association for Contemporary European Studies 50th Annual Conference (Remote), September 11, 2020, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Paper: Rethinking Sovereignty and Governance in Northern Ireland: Europe's Alternate Cases on Panel 501: Northern Ireland, Ireland and Europe. 

Timothy Holler

  • "Art, community collaboration, and youth resiliency - The community arts and reintegration project (CARP)." CrimCon, an Academic Criminology and Criminal Justice Conference, Virtual Panel Presentation. 2020

Melissa Marks

  • "Implicit bias: effects on diversity in American schools." Westchester University PSEA Virtual Conference. November 2020
  • "Effects of implicit gender bias in American high schools." Southwest Pennsylvania Virtual Discrimination in Education Symposium (online). October 2020
  • "Implicit Gender Bias in the classroom: Memories from K-12 education." American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Virtual. April 2021
  • "Dealing with race in small college & program settings: Challenges, possibilities & successes." College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference, Virtual. December 2020
  • "Advising for Student PSEA: Growing and Strengthening Your Chapter." State PSEA Conference, Virtual. April 2021

Ewa Rudnicka

  • “The COVID-19 Impact on the Sustainability of the Fashion Industry Supply Chain.” 27th Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems Conference (IEMS 2021), Virtual Conference. March 2021

DH Woo

  • “The New Ecological Paradigm and Willingness-To-Pay for Sustainable Water Quality in Western NC.” Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA. Virtual Conference. April 2021

Geoffrey Wood

  • “Class, Status and Party: Revisiting Intersectionality in the Age of Trump.” North Central Sociological Association Meeting, Virtual, 2021

Timothy Holler

  • Member of the Criminal Justice Advisory Board of Westmoreland County.

Melissa Marks

  • Serves on the Westmoreland Community Action Board
  • Committee for Tree of Life

Ron Ott

  • Vice Chair of the American Red Cross (Westmoreland)
  • Member, Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce; Southwest Pennsylvania Planning Commission
  • Board Chair, The United Way (Westmoreland)

Jonathan Vallano

  • Member of Criminal Justice Advisory Board of Westmoreland County

William Campbell

  • Vice-President of Episcopus: The Society for the Study of Bishops and Secular Clergy in the Middle Ages.

Jeffrey Everly

  • Western Pennsylvania member-at-large for the Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis Executive Council.

Pilar Herr

  • Secretary of the Board and Member of the Executive Board of West Overton Village & Museums.

Timothy Holler

  • Topic Chair, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences - Annual Conference (2021) Program Committee.
  • Vice-Chair, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences - Restorative and Community Justice Section.
  • The Prison Journal - Editorial Board

Melissa Marks

  • Member of the Board of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh
  • Advisor, SPSEA State Executive Board

Ron Ott

  • WCCC Board and Chair the Governance Committee

Ewa Rudnicka

  • Track Chair for Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems Conference 2021, Supply Chain Track. March 2021
  • IEMS reviewer for the IEMS 2020 conference journal papers, Summer 2020
  • LACCEI (Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions ) 2021 Technical Committee member and reviewer for The International Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology, April / May 2021 

Jonathan Vallano

  • Serves on the Court Watch committee for the Society of Personality and Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Division 31 of the American Psychological Association (APA)

DH Woo

  • 2021 Program Committee, The Twin Cities ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) The Third Colloquium on Analytics, Data Science, and Computing (Mar. 20), Metropolitan State University, MN US

Geoffrey Wood

  • Affiliated Researcher, Collaboratory Against Hate (CAH): Research and Action Center, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.
  • Sociological Focus Editorial Board, 
  • North Central Sociological Association (NCSA), Teaching Section Chair, 2021-2023.
  • Critical Demography Center and Association: Board Member.
  • Taboo—The Journal of Culture and Education: Editorial Board.
  • North Central Sociological Association (NCSA), Vice-President elect, 2019-2020 and Vice President, 2020-2021.
  • North Central Sociological Association (NCSA), Scholarly Achievements Awards Committee, 2019-2021.

Timothy Holler

  • Westmoreland County Court, Reentry Process Evaluation Project, with Dr. Geoffrey Wood, January 2020-present ($20,000)

Melissa Marks

  • 2020 University of Pittsburgh Year of Engagement Grant (with Jennifer Suppo) for Summer Slide Bag ($2500)
  • 2020 Student PSEA State Grant (with Jennifer Suppo and Kayla Fencil) for Summer Slide Bag ($2000)
  • 2020 Praxis Grant (with Jennifer Suppo) for reading and recording of multicultural/diverse children’s books ($500)

Geoffrey Wood

  • Director of CFAR
  • Excela Health Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), May 2021-April 2023 ($30,000)
  • Aliquippa School District, PA Smart STEM Education Evaluation, ($25,000).
  • Westmoreland County Court, Reentry Process Evaluation Project, with Dr. Tim Holler, ($20,000).