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An alphabetical listing of all of the faculty at Marygrove.
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JANA M. ABOLINS, Associate Professor of Mathematics.
Areas: mathematics, math pedagogy and Latvian Studies
B.S., M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Wayne State University.
jabolins@marygrove.edu
CRYSTAL A. AGNEW, Librarian II.
Areas: information technology, information retrieval, and intellectual
access to information.
A.A., Mercy College; B.A., University of Detroit Mercy; M.L.I.S., Wayne
State University.
cagnew@marygrove.edu
GEORGE P. ALCSER, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious
Studies and Chair of the Religious Studies and Philosophy Department.
Areas: Christian history, religion in America, interfaith dialog, ecumenism,
religious existentialism, philosophy of religion, science and religion,
interdisciplinary studies, science fiction, and academic due process.
B.A., Sacred Heart Seminary College; A.B., S.T.B., M.A., Université
Catholique de Louvain. Post-graduate Studies: Linacre College, Oxford
University.
Advisory Board Chair, Clinical Pastoral Education, Sinai-Grace Hospital
(Detroit); Convener, Scholars’ Trialog & Co-Chair, Symposium
2002 Planning Committee: Muslim-Christian-Jewish Leadership Forum, NCCJ
Detroit Round Table – Interfaith Programs.
galcser@marygrove.edu
JEANNE M. ANDREOLI, Associate Professor of Biology, Co-Chair of the Science
and Mathematics Department.
Areas: molecular biology, cellular differentiation, and gene therapy.
B.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Wayne State University. Post-doctoral
fellowship: National Institutes of Health.
jandreoli@marygrove.edu
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MICHAEL V. BARNES, Librarian/Archivist, Cataloging
and Reference Services.
A.S., Henry Ford Community College; B.S., Eastern Michigan University;
M.L.I.S., Wayne State University.
mbarnes@marygrove.edu
JAMES P. BORON, Assistant Professor of Computer Information
Systems.
Areas: object-oriented programming and design; database design and development;
and data structures.
B.S., M.S.A., Central Michigan University; M.A., University of Detroit
Mercy.
jboron@marygrove.edu
STEFFANIE BOWLES, Assistant Professor of Education.
Areas: learning disabilities, assistive technologies, qualitative research
methodology, and struggling readers.
B.A., Transylvania University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Arts and Design;
M.Ed., Georgia Southern University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
sbowles@marygrove.edu
DARCY L. BRANDEL Assistant Professor of English
Areas: literature by women, twentieth-century American literature, multi-ethnic literature, avant-garde and activist art, literary and feminist theory, women’s studies, cultural studies and creative writing.
B.A., Allegheny College; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
dbrandel@marygrove.edu
BRENDA D. BRYANT, Assistant Dean of Professional Studies.
Areas: community psychology; social and organizational change; community
and organizational development; prevention and community interventions;
leadership; issues in diversity; research, statistical analysis and evaluation;
adult education; diffusion and adoption of new technologies/interventions;
and distance learning.
B.A., M.A., Sir Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada); Ph.D., Michigan State
University. Training Certificate, Adult Education, Humber College (Canada);
Certificate, Multicultural Experience in Leadership, Wayne State University;
Certificate, Multicultural Immersion Program, New Detroit.
Board Member and Treasurer, Wellness House of Michigan.
bbryant@marygrove.edu
JANE HAMMANG-BUHL, Associate Professor of Business and Chair
of the Business and Computer Science Department.
Areas: business ethics, diversity in organizations, organizational change
and development, and sustainability.
B.A., Marygrove College; M.A., University of Detroit; M.B.A., Wayne State
University.
jhammangbuhl@marygrove.edu
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JOANNE RICKARDS CLARK, Assistant Professor of Music, Coordinator of Sacred Music and Chair of Music Department
Areas: organ, music fundamentals, sacred music
B.M. St Olaf College; M. M., D. M. A., University of Michigan
jclark@marygrove.edu
ALLAN R. COOK, Assistant Professor of English.
Areas: composition and rhetoric, technical writing, dialogic education,
and teacher research.
B.A., M.A., Oakland University; Ph.D. University of Michigan.
acook@marygrove.edu
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MARY ELLEN DALTON, SSJ, Visiting Professor of Education.
B.A. Nazareth College; M.A. Catholic University of America; Ph.D., Bowling
Green State University.
mdalton@marygrove.edu
KAREN F. DIMANCHE DAVIS, Associate Professor of Humanities.
Areas: cultural anthropology; culture studies; Caribbean, Latin American
and West African philosophy, religion and iconography; contemporary world
literature; and West African weaving and related textile arts.
A.B. Honors Classical, University of Detroit; M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State
University.
Board Member, Espoir Center for Caribbean Arts and Culture; Program Committee
Member, Detroit Festival of the Arts.
kdavis@marygrove.edu
ROSE E. DESLOOVER, Professor of Art, Dean of Fine Arts.
Areas: conceptual, exhibiting artist; and graphic design.
B.A., Alverno College; M.F.A., Claremont Graduate University.
Affiliated with the Ceres Gallery in New York City.
rdesloover@marygrove.edu
JAMES H. DICKS, Associate Professor of Business.
Areas: general accounting, and personal finance planning.
B.S., B.A., M.B.A., Wayne State University; M.S.T., Walsh College; Licensed
C.P.A.
jdicks@marygrove.edu
LINNEA M. DUDLEY, Librarian IV.
Areas: information instruction, and information literacy advocacy.
B.G.S., M.I.L.S., University of Michigan.
ldudley@marygrove.edu
ELLEN DUNCAN, Associate Professor of Music.
Areas: choral singing, music theory for the adult learner, hymnody, early
music, folk music, and Anglican chant.
B.Mus., Marygrove College; M.A., Eastern Michigan University.
eduncan@marygrove.edu
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KAREN S. EBELING, Associate Professor of Psychology and
Chair of the Social Science Department.
Areas: cognitive development in young children, language development,
and parenting and young children.
B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., California State University,
Chico; Ph.D., University of California, Davis.
kebeling@marygrove.edu
JORDEEN IVANOV-ERICSON, Special Instructor
II of Dance and Chair of the Dance Department.
Areas: dance history, classical dance appreciation, careers in dance.
North Carolina School of the Arts.
Soloist, North Carolina Dance Theater; Principal, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater;
Principal Dancer, The Chicago Ballet; Teacher, Ballet Mistress and Principal
Dancer, American Dance Ensemble; Ballet patron.
jivanov@marygrove.edu
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DAVID FIKE, President.
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., University of Maryland,
College Park.
dfike@marygrove.edu
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PENNY GODBOLDO, Associate Professor of Dance.
Areas: dance in traditional religion (1978-present), teaching training,
modern dance, the Dunham technique, traditional African dance, Cuban and
Haitian dance and culture, and African and African American dance and
culture.
Ph.B., Monteith College, Wayne State University; Provisional Teaching
Certificate, Wayne State University; M.A., University of Detroit. Trained
at the Alvin Ailey American Dance School.
Certified Instructor of the Katherine Dunham Technique.
pgodboldo@marygrove.edu
JUDITH SIMONS GOLD, Associate Professor of Computer
Information Systems.
Areas: technology based teaching and learning, distance learning, interdisciplinary
studies, adult learners, assessment, faculty development, and study abroad.
A.A.S., Oakland Community College; B.S., Wayne State University; M.A.,
Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Wayne State University.
jgold@marygrove.edu
LORETTA GREEN, Reference Librarian.
B.S., Wayne State University; M.L.I.S., University of Detroit.
lgreen@marygrove.edu
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GEROLD W. HAAS, Associate Professor of Business.
Areas: multinational business, and business law.
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Xavier University; M.S., M.A., M.C.S., J.D., University
of Detroit.
ghaas@marygrove.edu
JUDITH A. HEINEN, Assistant Professor of Education and Dean
of Arts and Sciences.
Areas: higher education administration, curriculum and instruction, organizational
behavior, counseling theory and practice, career development, and educational
assessment.
B.A., Marquette University; M.A., Oakland University; Ph.D., Wayne State
University.
Licensed Professional Counselor, State of Michigan; National Board Certified
Counselor. Board of Directors, Marian High School (Bloomfield Hills, MI).
jheinen@marygrove.edu
JANN L. HOGE, Associate Professor of Social Work and Sociology.
Areas: resiliency-centered social work practice; residential and community-based
programs for delinquent adolescents and their families; advocacy/support
groups for women ex-offenders; children of incarcerated parents and their
caregivers; and stigmatization, self-image and deviance.
B.A., M.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
jhoge@marygrove.edu
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ELLIS L. IVORY, Assistant Professor of Political Science.
Areas: African American history and politics, international relations,
Third World politics, Brazilian culture, Hawaiian culture, and African
development.
B.A. (English), B.A. (History), B.A. (Political Science), Wayne State
University; M.A., University of Michigan.
eivory@marygrove.edu
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VIVIAN G. JOHNSON, Associate Professor of Education.
Areas: reading, children’s literature, multicultural literacy, urban
education, family literacy, and cultural diversity.
B.S., Georgia Southern University; M.S., Georgia State University; M.S.,
Ph.D., Oakland University.
vjohnson@marygrove.edu
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JAMES J. KARAGON, Associate Professor of Social Work.
Areas: gerontology, mental health, community organization, and Labor activism.
B.A., M.A., Western Michigan University; M.S.W., Graduate Certificate
in Gerontology, Wayne State University.
Board Member, Creative Images (Detroit); Community Advisory Board, Henry
Ford Center for Senior Independence; Board Member, Theresa Maxis and McGivney-Bethune
Non-profit Housing Corporations.
jkaragon@marygrove.edu
THOMAS A. KLUG, Assistant Provost, Associate Professor of History
and Director of the Institute for Detroit Studies.
Areas: U.S. labor history; Detroit labor, employers, and industry; labor
markets, immigration and politics; Vietnam; Nazi Germany and the Holocaust;
and repression of witchcraft in early modern Europe and New England.
B.A., Wayne State University; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Wayne
State University. Member, Board of Directors and Treasurer, Labor &
Working Class History Association.
tklug@marygrove.edu
PATRICIA M. KWASEK, Instructor of Psychology.
Areas: life-span developmental studies, gender studies, and multicultural
studies.
B.A., M.A., Oakland University. Post-Graduate Study: Wayne State University.
pkwasek@marygrove.edu
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DONALD E. LEVIN, Associate Professor of English.
Areas: composition theory, rhetoric, business and professional writing,
creative writing, literary theory, history of the English language, early
British and American literature, and honors education.
B.A., Oakland University; M.A., University of Detroit; Ph.D., State University
of New York at Buffalo.
Editor, Maxis Review (at Marygrove College).
dlevin@marygrove.edu
TAL LEVY, Assistant Professor of Political Science.
B.S., Wayne State University; M.S. Wayne State University; Ph.D., Wayne
State University.
tlevy@marygrove.edu
JAMES W. LUTOMSKI, Assistant Professor of Art.
Areas: ceramics: hand-building, throwing, advanced sculpture, glaze technology,
glaze research in medium range stoneware glazes; Raku firing techniques
and workshops; 3-D designs, crafts, papermaking, studio art; and Native
American pottery techniques.
B.F.A., M.F.A., Wayne State University.
jlutomski@marygrove.edu
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GALE A. McFEDRIES, Teacher Certification Officer. Adjunct Instructor
of Business.
Areas: management, systems analysis, and business English.
B.A., Middlebury College; Dip. Ed., M.Ed., McGill University (Canada).
gmcfedries@marygrove.edu
ANTHONY McGLAUN, Assistant Professor of Music.
Areas: voice, operatic and musical theater productions, music of African-american
composers, life-long learner, opera history, performance preparation coach,
and music enthusiast.
B.Mus, Morehouse College; M.Mus., University of Northern Iowa
amcglaun@marygrove.edu
DIANE McMILLAN, Associate Professor of Social Work.
Areas: child welfare, substance abuse, family preservation, public policy
and advocacy, community organization, and women and Social Security.
B.A., M.S.W., Wayne State University; Michigan Political Leadership Fellow,
Michigan State University.
dmcmillan@marygrove.edu
JENNIFER MEACHAM, Librarian, Reference/Instruction,
Technology.
B.Ed., The University of Toledo; M.L.I.S., Wayne State University.
jmeacham@marygrove.edu
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ANN WHITE-O'HARA, Assistant Professor of History.
B.A., M.A., University of Michigan.
awhite@marygrove.edu
CHUKWUNYERE E. OKEZIE, Associate Professor, Chair of the Education Dept. and
Coordinator of the Griot Program.
Areas: higher education administration, and International and development
education.
B.S., Robert Morris College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
cokezie@marygrove.edu
CATHERINE ORBAN, Associate Professor of Sociology.
B.A., York University, Toronto, Canada; M.A., York University, Toronto,
Canada; Ph.D., York University, Toronto, Canada.
corban@marygrove.edu
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STEVEN PATTERSON, Assistant Professor of Philosophy.
Areas: human rights; the intersection of International law, Global Politics,
and Morality; Social and Political Philosophy; Ethics; Philosophy of Law,
Ancient Philosophy, Logic.
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University.
spatterson@marygrove.edu
PATRICIA PICHURSKI, Assistant Professor of English and Coordinator
of the Writing Center.
Areas: composition and rhetoric: theory and practice, children’s
and adolescents’ literature, research education, general education
curricula, assessment, and Twentieth-century American literature.
B.A., Marygrove College; Ph.D., University of Detroit.
ppichurski@marygrove.edu
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FRANK D. RASHID, Professor of English and Chair of the English
and Modern Languages Department.
Areas: American literature, nineteenth and twentieth century poetry, literature
of Detroit, and composition and rhetoric.
B.A., Ph.D., University of Detroit.
frashid@marygrove.edu
CINDY L. READ, Instructor of Art.
Areas: art therapy for children diagnosed with mental retardation, Autism,
ADHD and psychotic disorder, and NOS.
B.A., Marygrove College; M.Ed., Wayne State University, A.T.R., S.W.
cread@marygrove.edu
DIANE RIEMAN, Assistant Professor of Art.
B.F.A., Wayne State University; M.F.A., Wayne State University.
drieman@marygrove.edu
JAMES J. RIVARD, Associate Professor of Education, Coordinator
Educational Leadership Program.
Areas: curriculum development, educational leadership, education finance,
educational law, supervision of school personnel, and staff development.
B.A., University of Detroit; M.A., University of Detroit; Ed.D., Wayne
State University
jrivard@marygrove.edu
DONALD C. RIZZO, Professor of Biology
Areas: general biology, botany, invertebrate zoology, parasitology, human
anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, and environmental studies.
B.A., State College at Boston; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University.
drizzo@marygrove.edu
CAROLYN A. ROBERTS, Director of Counseling, Student Development
and the Women’s Leadership Institute. Adjunct Instructor of Education.
Areas: psychology of learning, cooperative learning in higher education
settings, designing instruction for the adult learner, effective interpersonal
communication, professional enhancement, developing leadership skills
for the 21st century, working with emotional intelligence, educational
psychology, and helping adult learners become self-directed learners.
B.A., University of Michigan-Dearborn; M.A., Ed.D., Wayne State University.
Limited Licensed Psychologist.
Board Member, Michigan College Counseling Association.
croberts@marygrove.edu
MARYLYN H. RUSS, IHM, Assistant Professor of Mathematics.
Areas: pre-algebra, algebra, physics and mathematics for elementary school
teachers, and math pedagogy.
B.S., Marygrove College; M.Ed., Wayne State University.
mruss@marygrove.edu
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AMIYA K. (A.K.) SAMANTRAY, Associate Professor of Computer
Information Systems.
Areas: economic analysis and forecasting, business related topics, and
computer literacy and future of computing.
B.A. (Honors), M.A., L.L.B., M.Phil., Utkal University (India); M.B.A.,
M.S., Alabama A & M University.
asamantray@marygrove.edu
DENA SCHER, Professor of Psychology.
Areas: clinical psychology, interdisciplinary science/psychology, study
abroad (Israel), and distance learning technology.
B.A., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
dscher@marygrove.edu
STEVEN L. SCRIBNER, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Director
of the Honors Program.
Areas: organometallic synthesis, and the absorption of organic compounds
in soil.
B.A., Alma College; M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Wayne State
University.
sscribner@marygrove.edu
DOROTHY A. SEEBALDT, Professor of Social Work and Sociology.
Areas: group theory and process, systems theory, loss and grief issues,
abuse cycles, codependency issues, chronic illness, and professional and
applied ethics.
B.A., Marygrove College; M.A., St. Louis University; M.S.W., Wayne State
University.
Certified site visitor, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); Peer
reviewer, Council on Accreditation, Children and Family Services.
dseebaldt@marygrove.edu
EUGENE SHAW, Assistant Professor of Education.
Areas: educational research, communication, K-12 educational administration,
curriculum development, instruction and evaluation, organizational change,
leadership and decision-making, and grant-writing. Instructional certified
in the following areas: Spanish Language and Literature, English Language
and Literature, and Bilingual multicultural Education (Spanish-English).
B.S., M.A., ED.S. Central Michigan University; Ph.D. Michigan State University.
eshaw@marygrove.edu
ANNELIESE SINNOTT, O.P., Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry
and Relgious Studies.
Areas: systematic theology, biblical studies, women and theology, Christology,
ecumenism, and contextual theology.
B.A., Siena Heights College; M.M., DePaul University; M.A., University
of Detroit; M.Div., S.S. Cyril and Methodius Seminary; Ph.D., Katholieke
Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium.
President, Wranglers – Ecumenical Clergy Organization; Member, Editorial
Board, Parish Ministry Today; Member, Ecumenical Commission – Archdiocese
of Detroit; Roman Catholic/ECLA Joint Ecumenical Committee; Scholars’
Trialog, National Conference Community Justice; Advisory Board, Dominican
Center for Religious Development; Professional Consultation Committee,
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Sinai-Grace Hospital; Member,
Spirituality Committee, Adrian Dominican Congregation; Member, Board of
Trustees, Siena Heights College; Consultant, Archdiocese of , Sr. Christine
Matthews, Director of Lay Ministries; Member, Jubilee Bible Leadership
Team; Consultant, Catholic Health Ministries.
asinnott@marygrove.edu
BEVERLY H. SMITH, Assistant Professor of Art History.
Areas: women artists, Egyptian art, and iconography and mythology.
B.S., Towson State University; M.A., Northwestern University.
bhsmith@marygrove.edu
KURT B. SMITH, Assistant Professor of Human Resources and Dean
of Professional Studies.
Areas: organization vision and strategy, organization change management,
leadership development, management and supervisory skills development,
performance management, and not-for-profit organization governance and
management.
B.A., Towson University; M.A., University of Denver; Ed.D., George Washington
University.
ksmith@marygrove.edu
NELSON D. SMITH, Assistant Professor of Art.
Areas: painting, art direction, graphic design, computer graphics, and
performance artist.
B.A., College of Wooster; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art.
nsmith@marygrove.edu
CHAE PYONG (J.P.) SONG, Assistant Professor of English/Modern
Language Translation.
Areas: twentieth-century British and Irish literature, postcolonial literature
(in English), Asian/Asian-American literature, (postcolonial) literary
theory, globalization of culture, and National/post-national narratives.
B.A., Chonnam National University (South Korea); M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M
University.
csong@marygrove.edu
GEOFFREY T. STANTON, Associate Professor of Music.
Areas: composition, digital synthesis and recording, influences of popular
music, church music, and astronomy.
B.A., University of Wisconsin; M. Mus., D.M.A., University of Michigan.
gstanton@marygrove.edu
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LOURDES I. TORRES Assistant Professor of Modern Languages
Areas: Detective Fiction in Latin America, twentieth-century Latin American literature, Hispanic films, French and Spanish language acquisition, twentieth-century Francophone literature, Cultural Studies.
B.A., Indiana University in Bloomington (French & Japanese); M.A.T, Bowling Green State University, Ohio (French); Ph.D., Wayne State University (Romance Languages: Spanish & French)
ltorres@marygrove.edu
KAREN K. TRACY, Associate Professor of Psychology.
Evolutionary psychology theory; Psychology of esthetics; Finnish-American
studies.
A.B., University of Michigan; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D.,
Southern Illinois University. Post-graduate studies: University of Birmingham
(England).
Member, Finnish Center Association Board.
ktracy@marygrove.edu
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SUE ANN VANDERBECK, Professor of Music.
Piano; Piano pedagogy; Piano duet and two piano repertoire; Music history;
Early childhood music.
B.Mus., Houghton College; M.Mus. (Music History and Musicology), M.Mus.
(Piano Performance), University of Michigan.
Licensed Kindermusik teacher; MTNA nationally certified teacher; National
Guild of Piano Teachers College Faculty.
svanderbeck@marygrove.edu
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SALLY A. WELCH, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Coordinator
of the Environmental Science Program, and Chair of the Science
and Mathematics Department.
Organometallic chemistry; Chemical education; Classical physics; Environmental
science.
B.S., Ph.D., Wayne State University.
swelch@marygrove.edu
KENNETH W. WILLIAMS, Associate Professor of Mathematics.
Mathematics education; Teaching calculus with technology; Problem solving;
Writing in mathematics classrooms.
B.S., University of Michigan; M.A., Oakland University; Ph.D., University
of Michigan.
kwilliams@marygrove.edu
LORETTA G. WOODARD, Associate Professor of English.
Twentieth-century American and African American literature; Nineteenth,
twentieth-century and contemporary fiction; Oral communications.
B.A., St. Augustine’s College; M.S., North Carolina A & T State
University; Ph.D. Bowling Green State University.
lwoodard@marygrove.edu
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JEFFREY R. ZACHWIEJA, Librarian II.
Information literacy; Web design; Resource sharing.
B.S., Eastern Michigan University; M.L.I.S., Wayne State University.
jzachwieja@marygrove.edu
CHENFENG ZHANG, Assistant Professor of Educational Technology
Educational technology, Curriculum and instruction, Teaching English as a second language.
B. A. Beijing Union University (China); P.G.D.E., National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore); M. Ed. The University of Toledo; Ph.D. The University of Toledo
czhang@marygrove.edu
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