Ronald L. Gutberlet, Jr., Ph.D. Salisbury University
Ron earned his B.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland
College Park (1988) and both his M.S. in Biology (1993) and his Ph.D. in Quantitative
Biology (1998) from the University of Texas at Arlington. Ron is Associate Professor
in the Department of Biological Sciences at Salisbury University. He has taught
introductory biology for almost 20 years to both majors and non-majors and has also
taught courses in Herpetology, Ornithology, Vertebrate Natural History, Comparative
Vertebrate Biology, and Phylogenetic Systematics. Ron is an evolutionary biologist
with a special interest in the natural history and classification of reptiles and
amphibians.
Eileen Liscik O'Brien, PhD, RN. University of Maryland Baltimore County
Eileen earned her BS in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh (1973) and her MA, MS and PhD in
Psychology (1987) from the Catholic University of America. She completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship
(1990) at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a national policy fellowship with the Administration
for Children and Families (1998) in Washington, DC. She has taught in both Nursing and Psychology
programs for over 25 years. She has taught introductory psychology for 20 years to both majors and
non-majors, and has taught courses in developmental psychology, child welfare, health psychology,
gender, and policy. She is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and an Affiliate Associate Professor
in Gender and Women's Studies. Eileen is a developmental psychologist and a nurse with experience
in evaluation of programs serving children and families.
Megan E. Bradley, Ph.D. Frostburg State University
Megan earned her B.A. in Psychology from Shippensburg University (1992), her M.A. in Clinical
Psychology from Marshall University (1994), and her Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology
from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (1998). Megan is a Professor in the
Department of Psychology at Frostburg State University (FSU). She has designed two introductory
psychology courses (one for majors, one for non-majors) for University of Maryland University
College and regularly teaches courses in developmental psychology, history of psychology,
exceptional children, and advance topics in child psychology. She has been principle
investigator for several grants, including a multi-year grant from the National Science
Foundation. Honors and awards include the FSU Achievement Award in Professional Development
(2009), University System of Maryland Regent's Award in Teaching (2010), and Course Redesign
Scholar from the National Center for Academic Transformation (2010).
Raouf N. Boules, Ph.D. Towson University
Raouf earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1976, and an M.S. in Mathematics in 1982 both
from Alexandria University, Egypt. He earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering (signal processing
and communications) in 1989 from The Catholic University of America.
Raouf is a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Towson University where he also serves
as the Chairperson of the department. Raouf's research interests lie in the areas of signal
processing, electromagnetic signals, and the integration of Computer Algebra Systems (CAS)
in the mathematics classroom.
Marguerite Weber University of Baltimore
Marguerite Weber is the Director of Student Academic Affairs and Academic Initiatives at the
University of Baltimore (UB), where she provides leadership for retention research and related
initiatives, course redesign work, developmental studies, and early college/dual enrollment
programs. She also serves as an affiliated Associate Professor of English at UB. Prior to
her work at UB, Marguerite was the AVP of Learning/Dean of Arts and Sciences at Frederick
Community College. She co-chaired the statewide committee to create the Associate of Arts
in Teaching English degree and served on the statewide steering committee for AAT degrees in
other subjects. As the Dean of Academic Services at SUNY-Oneonta, she oversaw developmental
studies, academic resources, international education, instructional technology, dual enrollment
programs, and summer school. Full-time faculty positions have included serving as an Assoc.
Professor of Reading and English, Harrisburg Area Community College; Asst. Professor of English,
Anne Arundel Community College; Lecturer of English, East Carolina University. Marguerite earned
a Doctor of Arts in Education and English from George Mason University; a Certificate of Graduate
student in Institutional Research from Penn State; an MA.Ed. in Adult Education and a certificate
of advanced graduate study (CAGS) in Composition and Rhetoric, both from East Carolina University,
and an M.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied as
a recipient of the Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities. Her B.A. degree, in Literature, is from
the American University. She has published articles on computer-mediated teaching and learning
and has delivered many regional and national presentations on learning outcome assessment,
student success, and developmental pedagogy.
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