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Dr. Alison Green teaches in the areas of Human Resources, Education and Organizational Learning in the hospitality industry.

Green, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, conducts research in these areas as well as examining the value of certification in the hospitality industry and determining what skills employers expect from graduates of food-and-beverage hospitality programs.

She is co-author of Hospitality Learners Model, which examines many facets of hospitality and hospitality education.

Green has made numerous peer-reviewed presentations on education and the hospitality industry. They include Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, and Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research.

Topics include learning models, students鈥� learning styles, students鈥� view of technology in learning, and the uses of technology in classrooms. Green also is the author of a study called, 鈥淗ow We Complain: The Effect of Personality on Complaint Channels.鈥�

Green鈥檚 research is timely and deals with current issues. For example, one study looked at 鈥淭he Impact of Mobile Device Use Policies on Employee Engagement: A Study of Generation Z in the Hotel Workplace.鈥�

Green has helped hoteliers identify key operating and sales opportunities and created leadership training programs for nonprofits.

Green earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Learning and Instructional Technology from the University of New Mexico. She previously taught Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. 

Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). She was named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow in 2022. Her most recent book  “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” has been on the New York Times best seller list since 2020. The book is a collection of essays weaving traditional ecological knowledge with scientific knowledge to examine the relationship people have and can have, with the living environment.
Dr. Kimmerer brings to her scientific research and writing her lived experience as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and the principles of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). Her research interests include the role of traditional ecological knowledge in ecological restoration and the ecology of mosses.
In collaboration with tribal partners, Dr. Kimmerer and her students have an active research program in the ecology and restoration of plants of cultural significance to Native people. She is active in efforts to broaden access to environmental science education for Native students and to create new models for the integration of indigenous philosophy and scientific tools on behalf of land and culture. She is engaged in programs that introduce the benefits of traditional ecological knowledge to the scientific community, in a way that respects and protects indigenous knowledge.
Dr. Kimmerer holds a Master's and Ph.D. in botany from the University of Wisconsin and a bachelor's in botany from ESF. She is the author of numerous scientific papers on plant ecology, bryophyte ecology, traditional knowledge, and restoration ecology.

Dr. Scott Keller received his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas and has been on the logistics faculty at Pennsylvania State University and Michigan State University.

Dr. Keller has been instrumental in helping to design and launch UWF鈥檚 standalone BSBA in Supply Chain Logistics Management and the MBA Supply Chain Strategy emphasis. His student logistics teams consistently place among the top universities in national competitions.

Dr. Keller鈥檚 research interests include managerial leadership, personnel performance and the development of a customer-oriented culture within logistics operations. Along with his brother, he co-authored the book, The Definitive Guide to Warehousing. He has been ranked among the top percentage of all time published researchers in the leading logistics journals.

He is Associate Editor for the Journal of Business Logistics, and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Logistics Management.

His managerial experience is in motor carrier operations, large scale public and contract warehousing in Memphis, and ocean freight marine terminal operations in Long Beach, California.

Dr.  Richard R. Hawkins, a Professor with a Ph.D. in Economics, has conducted research on a variety of national and local issues.

Hawkins鈥檚 peer-refereed research has been published in Applied Economics, Journal of Internet Commerce, National Tax Journal, and Public Finance Review. He has examined tax structures and related factors in both Florida and Georgia, including the rise of e-commerce and the growth of local-option sales taxes.

He has studied various aspects of sales taxes, property taxes, and 鈥渂ed taxes,鈥� a key source of revenue for Florida鈥檚 huge hospitality industry.

Hawkins, whose Ph.D. is from Georgia State University, also has participated in many national conferences. They include The Society for Marketing Advances, Advances in Marketing Conference; the National Tax Association鈥檚 Annual Conference on Taxes; and the Academy of Economics and Finance.

His work has appeared in State Tax Notes and other technical publications. Published articles include 鈥淔our Aspects of Telecommunications Tax Reform;鈥� 鈥淪tate and Local Individual Income Tax Trends in the 2000s,鈥� and 鈥淭he Curious History of Florida Property Tax Limitations.鈥�

On a local level, Hawkins has studied issues such as underemployment in Northwest Florida, the financial impact of hurricanes, and the economic effects of increased road building in Escambia County.

Dr. Justin L. Davis teaches in the Department of Business Administration and conducts research in several fields.

He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington, where his major was Strategic Management and his minor was International Business. His dissertation focused on corporate entrepreneurship. He also holds a Master鈥檚 of Business Administration from Texas Tech University and a B.B.A. from Dallas Baptist University.

He has won several research awards, including two from the Southern Management Association for his Doctoral Student Paper related to mutual fund ethics.  Most recently he won best paper at the Small Business Institute conference.  

His work at UWF has examined factors tying sports gambling markets to management, organizational ethics, social capital, and various aspects of entrepreneurship and innovation processes.

Davis has also given over 20 presentations at professional conferences, including a recent presentation of his research on 鈥淭he Role of Overconfidence in the New Venturing Process.鈥�

His professional interests include Status Anxiety, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Determinants of venture capitalist investment; International business entry mode choices; and Non-profit entrepreneurial behavior.

Davis鈥檚 work has been published in over a dozen outlets, including Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Small Business Management, American Journal of Business, Small Business Economics, Journal of Prediction Markets and other professional publications.

Dr. Christopher L. Atkinson is an Assistant Professor in the Public Administration program at the University of West Florida.  Prior to joining UWF in 2018, Dr. Atkinson taught in the public administration program at Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, Florida); he also served as a doctoral dissertation chairperson and committee member at Walden University (Minneapolis, Minnesota).

Dr. Atkinson is the author of two books: Semiotic Analysis and Public Policy: Connecting Theory and Practice (2019), and Toward Resilient Communities: Examining the Impacts of Local Governments in Disasters (2014), both published by Routledge.  He has also published extensively in peer-reviewed academic journals on public management and policy issues.  Dr. Atkinson is the book review editor for Public Organization Review. He is a member of the American Society for Public Administration and National Contract Management Association.

In addition to research and teaching, Dr. Atkinson worked full-time in local government in equal opportunity and economic development from 2001 to 2018, and as a contract specialist at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, DC, from 1999 to 2000.

Degrees & Institutions:
Dr. Atkinson received a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University, and Master of Public Administration and Bachelor of Arts in English degrees from George Washington University, Washington, DC. His doctoral dissertation, a mixed methods review focusing on New Orleans, Louisiana and Palm Beach County, Florida hurricane case studies, was titled: An evaluation of the impact of local government institutions on business resilience in disaster.

Research:
Atkinson has served as a peer reviewer for Public Administration Review; American Review of Public Administration; Public Integrity; Public Organization Review; Australasian Journal of Environmental Management; Journal of Cleaner Production; Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management; Forest and Society; Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, as well as other journals.

Classes Taught:
PAD 5146: The Nonprofit Profession
PAD 5635: Government Contract Law
PAD 5855: Acquisition Administration
PAD 5862: Government Cost and Pricing Analysis
PAD 6053: Public Administration Professional
PAD 6227: Public Budgeting
PAD 6417: Public Service Human Resource Management
PAD 7004: Public Budgeting and Finance
PUP 5045: Public Policy Analysis
Special Interests:
Atkinson lives in the Pensacola area with his wife Allison and their children. He is enthusiastic about music, especially jazz. He is a proud Chicago Bears fan, as well as a supporter of drum & bugle corps (former member of the Phantom Regiment, Rockford, Illinois). He is also a member of Mensa and the Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford (Connecticut).

Publications:
Books
Atkinson, C. L. (2019). Semiotic analysis and public policy: Connecting theory and practice. New York, NY: Routledge.

Atkinson, C. L. (2014). Toward resilient communities: Examining the impacts of local governments in disasters. New York, NY: Routledge.

Journal Articles
Atkinson, C. L., & Penrod, C. Empowerment or limitation? A critical exploration of American state women owned business programs. Public Organization Review, Advanced online publication. DOI 10.1007/s11115-021-00541-5

Atkinson, C. L. (2021). Hydropower, development, and poverty reduction in Laos: Promises realized or broken?Asian Journal of Political Science, 29(1), 67-87. DOI 10.1080/02185377.2020.1819356

Atkinson, C. L. (2021). Significant learning and public administration education: The impact of short-term courses. Teaching Public Administration, 39(2), 192鈥�209. DOI 10.1177/0144739420977902

Atkinson, C. L., McCue, C., & Saginor, J. (2021). The best disparity, or lack thereof, that money can buy. Review of Black Political Economy, 48(2), 228-250. DOI 10.1177/0034644620973927

Mendez, C., & Atkinson, C. L. (2021). Sustainability certification and green public procurement: Ideals and outcomes in a New Jersey school district. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 15(1), 122-145. DOI 0.1177/09734082211012555

Atkinson, C. L. (2020). Full and open competition in public procurement: Values and ethics in contracting opportunity. International Journal of Public Administration, 43(13), 1169-1182. DOI10.1080/01900692.2019.1666408

Atkinson, C. L. (2020). Public information and ultranationalism in Myanmar: A thematic analysis of public and private newspaper coverage. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 40(4), 597鈥�613. DOI10.1080/13602004.2020.1847780

Atkinson, C. L. (2020). The Federal Aviation Administration airport improvement program: Who benefits? Public Organization Review, 20(4), 789鈥�805. DOI 10.1007/s11115-020-00471-8

Atkinson, C. L., McCue, C., Prier, E., & Atkinson, A. M. (2020). Supply chain manipulation, misrepresentation, and magical thinking during the covid-19 pandemic. American Review of Public Administration, 50(6-7), 628-634. DOI 10.1177/0275074020942055

Penrod, C., & Atkinson, C. L. (2019). Rothe Development v. U.S. Department of Defense: Overcomplicating the uncomplicated. Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, 25(1), 81-105.

Atkinson, C. L. (2017). Symbol and substance in local government workforce development: 'First Source' hiring programs. Public Integrity, 19(4), 374-393. DOI 10.1080/10999922.2016.1225481

Atkinson, C. L. (2016). The power of 鈥榮mall business鈥� as pending narrative: An ideograph in UK politics 2004-2013.Social Semiotics, 26(1), 19-35. DOI 10.1080/10350330.2015.1045164

Atkinson, C. L. (2015). New York City鈥檚 conflicts of interest law: Compliance versus ethical capacity. Public Integrity, 17(3), 227-241. DOI 10.1080/10999922.2015.1038134

Atkinson, C. L. (2015). A shepherd for the na茂ve: Images of future government in Huxley, Bradbury, and Forster. Sage Open, 5(3), 1-8. DOI 10.1177/2158244015603107

Atkinson, C. L. (2014). Deforestation and transboundary haze in Indonesia: Path dependence and elite influences. Environment and Urbanization: Asia, 5(2), 253-267. DOI 10.1177/0975425315577905

Atkinson, C. L. (2014). Public policy processes and the environment: Implications for a sustainable future.Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 5(4), 457-475. DOI 10.1108/SAMPJ-12-2013-0056

Atkinson, C. L. (2014). Crisis communication in dark times: The 2011 Mouse river flood in Minot, North Dakota. International Journal of Communication, 8, 1394鈥�1414. http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/2644/1139.

Atkinson, C. L. (2014). The 2011 flood in Minot (North Dakota, USA) and the role of faith-based and nonprofit groups in hazard event response and recovery. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 8, 166-176. DOI 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.03.003

Atkinson, C. L. (2013). The foundation and development of environmental governance in Singapore. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 6(3), 231-246. DOI 10.1080/17516234.2013.850218

Atkinson, C. L. (2013). Reflections on administrative evil, belief, and justification in Khmer Rouge Cambodia.Sage Open, 3(2), 1-11. DOI 10.1177/2158244013491951

Atkinson, C. L., & Sapat, A. K. (2013). Hurricane Wilma and long-term business recovery in disasters: The role of local government procurement and economic development. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 11(1), 169-192. DOI 10.1515/jhsem-2013-0002

Atkinson, C. L., & Sapat, A. K. (2012). After Katrina: Comparisons of post-disaster public procurement approaches and outcomes in the New Orleans area. Journal of Public Procurement, 12(3), 356-385.

Atkinson, C. L. (2011). Small business development: A comparison of programs in American cities and counties.Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business & Government, 17(2), 63-84.

Book Chapters
Atkinson, C. L. (2017). Intents and outcomes for local businesses in post-disaster contracting under the Stafford Act. In A. L. LePore (Ed.), The future of disaster management in the U.S.: Rethinking legislation, policy, and finance. New York: Routledge.

Atkinson, C. L. (2016-2020). Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, edited by A. Farazmand (ed.). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-20929-6.
1. Boundary spanning and public administration, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3852-1
2. Business continuity, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2867-1
3. Competence in bureaucracy, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_668-1
4. Competitive Acquisition Processes, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1554-1
5. Compliance versus ethical capacity, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2251-1
6. Contract administration problems, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1590-1
7. Disparity in government procurement, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_347-1
8. Economic context of public procurement, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1523-1
9. Economic development policy, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_228-1
10. Fixed Price Contracts, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1585-1
11. Focus Event and Public Policy, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_274-1
12. Immigration policy, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_218-1
13. Legitimacy in public administration, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1134-1
14. Planning for public procurement, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1562-1
15. Price index contracts, 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1586-1.
16. Public Policy and Instrumentalism, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_190-2
17. Public procurement and accountability, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1563-1
18. Rural development, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1014-1
19. Semiotic theory and public administration, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1456-1
20. Small enterprises and development, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1037-1
21. Vendor Diversity in Public Sector Purchasing, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_4023-1

Atkinson, C. L. National and regional environmental governance: The Philippines experience with ASEAN,Routledge handbook of environmental governance, A. K. Sapat, Ed. Routledge. Forthcoming.

Book Reviews
A Review of Stillman鈥檚 Anthology, Dwight Waldo: Administrative Theorist for our Times. International Journal of Public Administration, in press. DOI 10.1080/01900692.2021.1903502

Theme-based book review: Definition and measurement. International Journal of Public Administration, in press. DOI 10.1080/01900692.2020.1858317

Theme-based book review: Government capacity and capability. International Journal of Public Administration, in press. DOI 10.1080/01900692.2021.1872623

Theme-based book review: Public-sector corruption. International Journal of Public Administration, 44(3), 262-267.DOI 10.1080/01900692.2019.1672732

Theme-based book review: Shifting views of public sector corruption. Public Organization Review, in press. DOI10.1007/s11115-021-00558-w

Theme-based book review: Considering work on ethics in immigration policy, corruption, and executive/administrative practice. Public Organization Review, 20, 203鈥�212.

Theme-based book review: Critical views of public administration in practice and research. International Journal of Public Administration, 43(14), 1266-1270. DOI 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668413

Theme-based Book Review: Historical and Critical Perspectives on the EU, International Journal of Public Administration. DOI 10.1080/01900692.2020.1717529

Theme-Based Book Review: Inclusion, Social Cohesion, and Innovation, International Journal of Public Administration. DOI 10.1080/01900692.2020.1717528

Theme-based Book Review: Instability and Reconsideration, International Journal of Public Administration. DOI 10.1080/01900692.2020.1805622

Theme-based book review: Resilience, migration, and global health. International Journal of Public Administration, 43(15), 1340-1343. DOI 10.1080/01900692.2019.1668807

Theme-based book review: The global south and complexity, International Journal of Public Administration. DOI 10.1080/01900692.2020.1744646

Theme-based book review: Boundary spanning. International Journal of Public Administration, 42(12), 1068-1071.

Theme-based book review: Disaster management and environmental policy. International Journal of Public Administration, 42(14), 1245-1249.

Theme-based book review: Responding to uncertainty and complexity in global public administration.International Journal of Public Administration, 42(4), 358-363.

The leading edge of ethics leadership and management: Recent books. International Journal of Public Administration,42(3), 274-277.

Research on immigration policy in the European Union: A review of books. International Journal of Public Administration, 42(2), 179-183.

Southeast Asian Environment governance and energy transitions: An essay on recent books. International Journal of Public Administration, 42(1), 86-90.

Performance management for learning, reform, and change: A review of three recent books. International Journal of Public Administration, 41(8), 645-649.

Review of Alberta oil and the decline of democracy in Canada, Edited by Meenal Shrivastava and Lorna Stefanick.International Journal of Rural Management, 12(2), 199-202. DOI 10.1177/0973005216660899

Essay: On Resilience and Change: Reviewing Collections, Edited by Liza Piper & Lisa Szabo-Jones, and Wayne J. Caldwell. American Review of Canadian Studies, 46(1), 128-132. DOI 10.1080/02722011.2016.1165549

Review of Entrepreneurship, small business and public policy: Evolution and revolution, by Robert J. Bennett. Economic Development Quarterly, 30(3), 284-285. DOI 10.1177/0891242415627094

Review of First among unequals: The premier, politics, and policy in Newfoundland and Labrador, Edited by Alex Marland and Matthew Kerby. American Review of Canadian Studies, 45(2), 252-254. DOI
10.1080/02722011.2015.1045201

Review of New directions for smallholder agriculture, Edited by Peter B. R. Hazell and Atiqur Rahman. Journal of Land and Rural Studies 3(1), 162-164, DOI 10.1177/2321024914554521

Review of Environmental policy in North America: Approaches, capacity, and the management of transboundary issues, By Robert G. Healy, Debora VanNijnatten, Marcela L贸pez-Vallejo. American Review of Canadian Studies, 45(1), 129-130. DOI 10.1080/02722011.2015.1010784

Review of Land for the people: The state and agrarian conflict in Indonesia, Edited by Anton Lucas and Carol Warren.International Journal of Rural Management, 10(2) 199鈥�202. DOI 10.1177/0973005214546595

Review of The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power disaster: Investigating the myth and reality, by the Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Edited by Mindy Kay Bricker, Global Business Review, 15(3),623-625. DOI 10.1177/0972150914535148

Review of The governance of energy megaprojects: Politics, hubris and energy security, by Benjamin K. Sovacool &Christopher J. Cooper, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 17(2), 296-299. DOI 10.1080/1523908X.2014.919219.

Review of Globalization, political institutions and the environment in developing countries, by Gabriele Spilker, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 17(1), 153-155. DOI 10.1080/1523908X.2014.891938

Review of Local disaster resilience: Administrative and political perspectives, by Ashley D. Ross. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 22(2), 126-127. DOI 10.1111/1468-5973.12043

Jennifer L. Brinkley, an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, has a J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law, practiced law and taught at both the University of Colorado at Denver and at Western Kentucky University before joining UWF in 2019.  She teaches courses on women and the law, criminal procedure, evidence, legal research and writing, family law, law and society, among others.

Brinkley鈥檚 research focuses on women and the law issues.  She has an interest in gender and the judiciary in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Her peer-reviewed work has been published in South Carolina Law Review, LMU Law Review, Kentucky Bench & Bar, The Legal Educator, and The Young Lawyer.

Brinkley has experience working for a civil law firm, in a solo law practice, in a corporate position, and as a prosecutor.

Degrees & Institutions:
Brinkley received a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting and a Master of Arts in Criminology from Western Kentucky University.  She earned her J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law. 

Research:
Women and the law
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Gender and the Judiciary in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Criminal law issues
Special Interests:
Outside of the classroom, Brinkley enjoys going to the beach, spending time with her son, and playing with her greyhound, Nui.  Brinkley has been married to her husband, David, since 2005.  They share one child, Gauge.

Publications:
Brinkley, J. (2021) Sanctuary Cities and Counties for the Unborn:  The Use of Resolutions and Ordinances to Restrict Abortion Access. Northern Illinois University Law Review (forthcoming Spring 2021).

Brinkley, J. (2021). Crises Collide:  Examining the Intersection of Sex Trafficking and Opioid Use. Kentucky Law Journal (forthcoming Spring 2021).

Brinkley, J. (2020). A Path Forward: Florida鈥檚 Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking. 71 South Carolina Law Review 3.

Brinkley, J. (2020). Human Trafficking and the Practice of Law. South Carolina Law Review Spring 2020.

Brinkley, J. (2019). Opioid Crisis and the Law: An Examination of Efforts Made in Kentucky, 70 South Carolina Law Review 3.

Brinkley, J. (2019). Ruth Bader Ginsburg:  Examining Her Path to the High Court Bench and its Intersection with the ACLU. 6 Lincoln Memorial Law Review 1.

Brinkley, J.  (2019). The Failure of Amanda鈥檚 Law in Kentucky:  Creating Best Practices for Legislatures Passing Domestic Violence Statutes. Quinnipiac Law Review Fall 2019.

Brinkley, J. (2019).  The Opioid Crisis and the Practice of Law:  An Examination of Efforts Made in Kentucky.  In South Carolina Law Review 70(3).

Brinkley, J. (2019).  Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Examining Her Path to the High Court Bench and its Intersection with the ACLU.  LMU Law Review 6(1).

Shorter Works
Brinkley, J. (2021) Our Rightful Place: A History of Women at the University of Kentucky, 1880-1945. Bench & Bar (forthcoming March 2021).

Brinkley, J. (2021) Covid-19, Disruption, and Teaching Practices, Legal Writing. Journal of Legal Writing Instruction (forthcoming Spring 2021).

Brinkley, J. (2020). RBG Played the Long Game on Making Real Change for Women鈥�and Men. Kentucky Herald-Leader (opinion).

Brinkley, J. (2020). Should We Do Away with Office Hours? InsideHigherEd.com (opinion).

Brinkley, J. (2020) Starting a Prison Reading Group, Jurist.org (commentary).

Brinkley, J. (2019) Richard H. Underwood鈥檚 Gaslight Lawyers: Criminal Trials & Exploits in Gilded Age New York, 83 Bench & Bar 6 (book review). 

Brinkley, J. (2019) Abortion Access in Kentucky: 2019 Legislative Update, 83 Bench & Bar 22.

Brinkley, J. (2019). Teaching Legal History Through Women and the Law Curriculum. The Legal Educator 34(1).

Brinkley, J. (2010) Top 5 Mistakes that Young Lawyers Make. The Young Lawyer 15(2).

Brinkley, J. (2007). Does That Framed License Mean Anything? Creating Possibilities in the Young Lawyer鈥檚 Career. The Young Lawyer 11(7).

Dr. Salih Kocak is an Assistant Professor in the Building Construction program at the University of West Florida. Dr. Kocak brings 10 years of expertise and experience in educational and public sector, working as an academician, consultant, project engineer, construction project manager and management supervisor in a range of mid to large size projects in Europe, Asia, Middle East and United States, with focus on highways, bridges, geotechnical and public facilities. He received his M. Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University (MSU) following his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering at Middle East Technical University (METU).

Dr. Kocak has been involved in designing, managing, supervising, providing technical assistance, performing long term cost-benefit analysis and QA/QC supervision of various European Union, Turkey, Qatar and U.S. government funded multi-million dollar projects. Cluj-Napoca autostrada construction project, METU-Bilkent and Beytepe bridges design and building phases, Black Sea region divided highway project, Doha water pipeline project, Montana I-15 and Maryland warm mix asphalt projects, New Hampshire high recycled/reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) project, MDOT I-75 modernization project were some of the projects that Dr. Kocak was involved in.

His field experience covers a wide-range of areas within Civil Engineering & Construction Management disciplines including geotechnical and pavement designs, site coordination and supervision of various teams, solving the site-specific problems, applying job and worker safety systems including traffic diversion and signalization, preparing the progressive payments, scheduling the work and worker load effectively, resource allocation, applying project specified Q/C and Q/A procedures. He has extensive knowledge of construction materials, transportation systems, material testing such as asphalt, concrete, steel, soil, aggregates and timber.

His research examined the relationship between material characteristics of flexible paving materials and highway noise. Moreover, he investigated the interaction between recycled tire rubber, polymers and high amount reclaimed asphalt pavement. Kocak鈥檚 work has been in peer-reviewed publications such as Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Road Materials and Pavement Design.

Dr. Kocak鈥檚 computer skills include civil and construction related technology such as AASHTOWare Pavement M-E Design, MATLAB, S-Steel, SAP2000, Slope/W, Seep/W, Quake/W, gINT, AllPile, Apile, Lpile, Settle3D, SPSS, Watercad, AutoCad, Revit and many others.

Degrees & Institutions:
Dr. Kocak holds a Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc.) in Civil Engineering with a major in Construction Management program from Middle East Technical University (METU). Dr. Kocak earned his Master鈥檚 (M.Sc.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) Degrees in Civil & Environmental Engineering with Geotechnical and Pavement Engineering specialization from Michigan State University, where he was the recipient of McCowan endowed fellowship, Chi-Epsilon honor society award, excellence in diversity award and MSU Dean鈥檚 office graduate fellowship, college of engineering best teaching assistant award and doctoral scholarship.

Current Courses:
Statics & Strength of Materials (BCN2405)
Computer Aided Design (ETD2320)
Classes Taught:
Statics & Strength of Materials
Fundamentals of Structural Engineering
Computer Aided Design
Mechanical, Electrical & Equipment Systems
Construction Materials
Heavy Construction Means and Methods
Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical Design & Analysis
Concrete & Asphalt Pavement Design & Analysis
Bituminous Materials
 

 

Special Interests:
Characterization and modification of construction materials (laboratory characterization , analytical and numerical modeling)
Sustainable Construction, Sustainable Asphalt Pavements (crumb rubber modified asphalt and warm mix asphalt)
Pavement design, analysis and modeling
Recyclable materials in Portland cement and asphalt concrete
Non-destructive construction material evaluation techniques
Statistical techniques in modeling material performance
Publications:
Recent Peer-Reviewed Journal & Conference Articles
Kocak, S, Kutay, ME (2016). Effect of Addition of Dry Crumb Rubber on the Performance of Terminal Blend Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Mixtures. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2633-11
Kocak, S, Kutay, ME (2015). Use of Crumb Rubber Modifier in Lieu of Grade Bumping for High Percent Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Mixtures. Road Materials and Pavement Design. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2016.1142466
Kocak, S, Kutay, ME (2012). Relationship between Material Characteristics of Asphalt Mixtures and Highway Noise. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 3, No. 2295, pp. 35-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2295-05
Kocak, S, Kutay, ME (2016). Combined Effect of SBS and De-vulcanized Rubber (DVR) Modification on Performance Grade and Fatigue Cracking Resistance of Asphalt Binders, 8th RILEM International Conference on Mechanisms of Cracking and Debonding in Pavements, Vol 13, Part 5, pp. 269-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0867-6
Kocak, S, Kutay, ME (2015). A Hybrid Terminal Blend 鈥� Dry Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Mixture 鈥� CRHY. Proceedings of the Rubberized Asphalt Rubber 2015, Las Vegas, NV, http://www.consulpav.com
Kutay, ME, Kocak, S, Petros, AK (2010). A New Numerical Modeling Approach for Sound Propagation and Generation: Lattice Boltzmann Method. Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers.
Selected Professional Presentations
Kocak, S. (2017). 鈥淐ombined Effect of SBS/DVR/CR Modifications on Binder and Mixtures Performance鈥�, Presented at 18th AMAP Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, February 9th, 2017.
Kocak, S. (2017). 鈥淓ffect of Addition of Dry Crumb Rubber on the Performance of Terminal Blend Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Mixtures鈥�, Presented at 96th Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, Washington, D.C., January 09-13, 2017.
Kocak, S (2016). 鈥淐ombined Effect of SBS and De-vulcanized Rubber (DVR) Modification on Performance Grade and Fatigue Cracking Resistance of Asphalt Binder鈥�, Presented at 8th RILEM Conference, Nantes, France, June 07-09, 2016.
Kocak, S. (2015) 鈥淔easibility of using crumb rubber modifier in lieu of grade bumping for high percent reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) mixtures in Michigan鈥�, Presented at 94th Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2015.
Kocak, S. (2015) 鈥淎 Hybrid Terminally Blend - Dry Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Mixture 鈥揅RHY鈥�, Presented at 6th Rubberized Asphalt Rubber Conference (RAR-2015), Las Vegas, NV, October 4-7, 2015.
Kocak, S. (2012) 鈥淩elationship between Material Characteristics of Asphalt Mixtures and Highway Noise鈥�, Presented at 91st Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2012.
Kocak, S. (2010) 鈥淎 New Numerical Modeling Approach for Sound Propagation and Generation: the Lattice Boltzmann Method鈥�, Presented at 89th Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, Washington, D.C., January 10-14, 2010.

Dr. Haris Aliba拧i膰 is an Associate Professor and the Public Administration Program Coordinator at the University of West Florida. Dr. Aliba拧i膰 brings 27 years of expertise and experience in the public sector, including working for the United Nations Mission, NATO, and the Office of High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and SouthEast Europe. In Grand Rapids, he directed energy, sustainability, legislative affairs, and climate resilience policies and programs for Grand Rapids, the second-largest city in Michigan. He implemented resilience strategies resulting in significantly reduced energy usage and cost and spurring significant renewable energy investments and the development of a climate resilience plan for the region. In 2022, Dr. Aliba拧i膰 served as a Fulbright Project Specialist in the Republic of Kosovo's Prime Minister Office of Strategic Planning, where he completed the project of National Development Strategy and National Energy Strategy alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 

Dr. Aliba拧i膰 has over 17 years of experience teaching graduate and undergraduate in public policy, public administration, economic development, and sustainability courses at Grand Valley State University, Central Michigan University, and Davenport University. As an associate professor at UWF, he teaches doctoral and graduate-level in public service and administrative ethics, the political economy, strategic management, leadership, public budgeting and finance, and public administration. During his tenure at the University of West Florida, Dr. Aliba拧i膰 presented at regional, national, and international conferences on a wide range of topics, including governance, climate resilience, strategic planning, sustainability and administration, post-genocide resilience and development, and was quoted in regional, state, national, and international media on these topics. 

As a Fulbright Project Specialist, in 2022, Dr. Aliba拧i膰 completed a project for the Republic of Kosovo's Prime Minister's Office of Strategic Planning in coordination with the European Union Ministry of Integration and the U.S. Department of State, which included the following specific project activities:
- A full review and suggested refinements to the National Development Strategy 2030 (NDS 2030), including specific suggestions for messaging, editorial changes, and alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including writing the English version of the vision for the NDS 2030.
- Writing the Green Agenda proposal draft to be included in the NDS 2030 and to align with the SDGs.
- Reviewing and recommending modifications to the National Strategic Management Framework, namely the placement of the environmental goals in the NDS 2030.
- Examining and suggesting revisions to the National Energy Strategy, including suggestions for aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), peak load management, and cybersecurity threat information.
- Reviewing the Administrative Burden Reduction documents and offering comments and suggestions for additional considerations.
- Meeting with the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and the Minister of the Local Government Affairs.
- At the invitation of the Director of the Office of Strategic Planning, attending the Joint Steering Committee chaired by the Prime Minister, with several ministers, and representatives of the international community, including the UN in Kosovo and the World Health Organization.

In addition, Dr. Aliba拧i膰 is a partner in the Florida League of Cities Municipal Research Program. Through the Partners in Municipal Research Program, the Center for Municipal Research & Innovation serves as a link between Florida's public policy researchers and municipal governments, bridging the gap between academics and public policymakers and administrators. For the past two years, he led the UWF interdisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students to the statewide Municipal Modernization competition organized by the Florida League of Cities and held in Orlando, FL. He presented at the FLC symposium on climate resilience and hosted a webinar on climate resilience and sustainability planning.

In March 2017, Dr. Aliba拧i膰 was appointed by the City Council to the City of Pensacola Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Task Force at the recommendation of local community members and an elected official. On November 8, 2018, Dr. Aliba拧i膰 presented the Task Force's final recommendations to the City of Pensacola Council. In December 2018, he was interviewed for a WUWF radio segment on climate change in the region and discussed the Task Force climate resilience report.

In 2013, Dr. Aliba拧i膰 advised the Resilient Communities of America on climate resilience and went on to serve as co-chair for the energy sector of the White House Climate Preparedness and Resilience Task Force in 2014. 

Dr. Aliba拧i膰 received the 2012 West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) 鈥� The C.R. Evenson Award, and the 2011 Grand Valley State University's Sustainability Champion Award.  In November of 2016, he won the prestigious Sustainable Hall of Fame Merit Award from West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. In January 2017, he received an Emerging Scholar Award at Thirteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability and the On Sustainability Research Network, held in Rio, Brazil. He also received a 2017 Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI) Certificate of Appreciation and November 28th of 2016 State of Michigan Special Tribute. In 2018, Dr. Aliba拧i膰 received the CEPS Outstanding Contribution in Research Award.

Dr. Aliba拧i膰 has written, presented, and published extensively on the topics of ethics, sustainability, climate resilience, economic development, and sustainable energy. He is the author of the book Sustainability and Resilience Planning for Local Governments: The Quadruple Bottom Line Strategy, published in June of 2018 by Springer.

Dr. Aliba拧i膰 has presented at numerous national, regional, and international conferences on sustainability, resilience, economic development, and ethics, including in Brazil, Costa Rica, Monte Negro, Italy, Austria, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has been interviewed and quoted in local, national, and international media for his expertise and research in sustainability, resilience, and ethics. He has been interviewed and quoted in local, national, and international media for his expertise and research in sustainability, resilience, and ethics.

Research Interests:
- Climate Resilience and Sustainability Planning
- Ethics, Integrity, Administrative Evil, Moral Inversion
- Sustainable Energy, Renewable Energy, and Energy Efficiency
- Corporate Social Responsibility

Editorial Boards for Peer-Reviewed Journals:
- Dr. Aliba拧i膰 was a Section Editor for the Creighton Journal of Interdisciplinary Leadership and a regular peer-reviewer for the Public Administration Review, Energy Policy, Sustainability, International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, Energies, and other journals. 
- From 2018-2019 he served on the Executive Review Board and as a Digital Media Strategist for Public Integrity, a double-blind peer-review journal on ethics and integrity. 
- With Dr. Jonathan Rose, Dr. Aliba拧i膰 was a co-editor for the special issue of the Public Integrity symposium "Fake 麻豆传媒, Post-truth, and Alternative facts: Lying and Integrity in the Public Sector." 
- He is the lead editor of the special issue for the University of Sarajevo peer-reviewed journal for social studies, Pregled, the symposium entitled Strategic Sustainability and Climate Resilience Planning and Policies in Southeast Europe.

Degrees & Institutions:
Dr. Aliba拧i膰 holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (BBA) in International Business and Marketing and a Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA) from Grand Valley State University (GVSU). Dr. Aliba拧i膰 earned a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University, where he was a recipient of the Doctoral Scholarship, Commitment to Social Change.

Dr. Aliba拧i膰 is actively involved with the Bosnian American community and served as a past president of the Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB). He is a past board member of the Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina, an international expert team member of the Institute for Research of Genocide (Canada). He received a North American Bosniaks鈥� Special Recognition Award in 2013 for outstanding contributions to the advancement of Bosniaks and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Current Courses:

Graduate Courses:
Public Service Ethics
Political Economy of Public Administration
Leadership
Strategic Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Administration Capstone
Policy Lab: Disaster Preparedness and Resillience

Doctoral Courses:
Public Budgeting and Finance (PAD 7004)
Strategic Management (PAD7409)
Administrative Ethics (PAD7003)

Classes Taught:

Graduate Courses:
Government Contract Law (UWF)
Public Budgeting (UWF)
Policy Lab: School Violence and Ethics (UWF)
Introduction to Sustainability (GVSU)
Building Sustainable Communities (GVSU)
Building Sustainable Public-serving Organizations (GVSU)
Practicum in Decision Making for Sustainability (GVSU)
Implementing Sustainability in Organizations (GVSU)
Sustainability (GVSU)
Metropolitan Politics and Administration (GVSU)
Public Policy Analysis (GVSU)
Managing for Sustainability (DU)

Undergraduate courses:
Public Administration in American Society (UWF)
Business Ethics (DU)
Business Research (DU)
Sustainable Business Strategies (DU)
Sustainability Theory and Practice (DU)
International Business (DU)
International Management (DU)
Public Administration Management (DU)

PUBLICATIONS:

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Book (Refereed):
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2022).  Strategic Resilience and Sustainability Planning: Management Strategies for Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Communities and Organizations. Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/9783030911584
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). Sustainability and Resilience Planning for Local Governments: The Quadruple Bottom Line Strategy.  Springer. https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319725673

Journals (Refereed):
Atkinson, C. L., & Aliba拧i膰, H. (2023). Prospects for Governance and Climate Change Resilience in Peatland Management in Indonesia. Sustainability 15, no. 3: 1839. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15031839
Aliba拧i膰 H., & Atkinson CL. (2022). 麻豆传媒paper Coverage of Government Contracting in the United States: Fueling a Narrative of Distrust and Incompetence. Journalism and Media. 2022; 3(4):650-664. https://doi.org/10.3390/journalmedia3040043
Atkinson, C.L., Aliba拧i膰, H., & Nyarko, E.O. (2022). Diversity Management in the Public Sector for Sustainable, Inclusive Organizations: Ideals and Practices in Northwest Florida. Public Integrity. doi: 10.1080/10999922.2022.2034339
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2020). The Administrative and Ethical Considerations of Climate Resilience: The Politics and Consequences of Climate Change. Public Integrity. DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2020.1838142
Aliba拧i膰, H., and Crawley, W. (2020). Applying Good Governance through Policy Labs: Sustainable Solutions for Universities and Local Governments. The International Journal of Social Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context 17 (1): 13-25. doi:10.18848/2325-1115/CGP/v17i01/13-25.
Douthat, T., Morgan J.D., Aliba拧i膰, H., & Grant, A. (2020). Passive building characteristics, and summertime residential energy use: A spatial analysis of energy efficiency in Gainesville, FL. Building and Environment, 169, 106542.
Aliba拧i膰, H. & Rose, J. (2019) Fake 麻豆传媒 in Context: Truth and Untruths, Public Integrity, 21 (5), 463-468, DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2019.1622359
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2019) Brexit by Toby Haynes: Moral and Ethical Irrelevance and Na茂ve Expectations, Public Integrity, 21:5, 537-542, DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2019.162679
Feldman, D., & Aliba拧i膰, H. (2019). The Remarkable 2018 鈥淰elvet Revolution鈥�: Armenia's Experiment Against Political Corruption. Public Integrity, 21 (4), 420-432.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). Paris Climate Accord sans the USA: The Role of Local Governments in Confronting the Effects of Climate Change and Increasing Resilience. The Global Studies Journal. The Global Studies Journal 11 (2): 33-39. doi:10.18848/1835-4432/CGP/v11i02/33-39.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). Leadership Strategies for Embedding Sustainability and Resilience in Organizations with an Emphasis on Sustainable Energy. Creighton Journal of Interdisciplinary Leadership, 4(1), 17-26. 
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). The Nexus of Sustainability and Climate Resilience Planning: Embedding Climate Resilience Policies in Local Governments. The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses 10 (2): 21-33. doi:10.18848/1835-7156/CGP/v10i02/21-33.
Davis, J. Aliba拧i膰, H., Norris, S. (2018). Corporate Leadership in Sustainability: A Green Ranking Performance-Based Approach to Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Positive Marketing Impact. Creighton Journal of Interdisciplinary Leadership. 4(1), 3-6.
Aliba拧i膰, H., & Crawley, W. (2018). Developing and Continuing Sustainability-Related Academic Programming: Observations of Emerging Practices. Creighton Journal of Interdisciplinary Leadership, 4 (1), 27-34. 
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). Book Review: Abraham Unger, Business Improvement Districts in the United States: Private Government and Public Consequences. Public Administration Review, 78 (11), 169鈥�172. doi:10.1111/puar.12899
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2017). Measuring Sustainability Impact in Local Governments Using the Quadruple Bottom Line Approach. The International Journal of Sustainability Policy and Practice 13 (3), 37-45.  https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1166/CGP/v13i03/37-45
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2015). Reconciling the past in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Genocide Denial and the Role of Moral Inversion. PREGLED: Peer-reviewed journal for Social Issues - ISSN 1986-5244 of the University of Sarajevo. Vol. 3, 2015.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2013, September). Kori拧tenje primijenjene odr啪ivosti za inovacije u organizacijama (Bosnian)/Using Applied Sustainability to Innovate in Organizations. Pregled-Periodical for Social Issues No. 2/2013 Volume LIV.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2012). Warning shots over Bosnia/Pucnji upozorenja iznad Bosne. Yearbook of the Bosniak Cultural Community "Preporod" (1/2012)/Godi拧njak Bo拧nja膷ke zajednice culture Preporod.
Ibrakovi膰, D啪. & Aliba拧i膰, H. (2010). Zaznamovana Bosna in Hercegovina (ali o zgodovinskem blatenju Bosne in Hercegovine (Slovenian language). Oto膷jeo. Letn. 2, 拧t. 4 (2010), str. 82-108.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2009). The global economic crisis: Dangers and possibilities/Globalna Ekonomska Kriza: Opasnosti i mogu膰nosti. Academic Journal Pregled, Journal for Social Issues, 50, 2, 233- 245
Ibrakovi膰, D啪. & Aliba拧i膰, H. (2007). Marked Bosnia and Herzegovina/Obilje啪ena Bosna i Hercegovina. Yearbook of the Bosnian Cultural Community "Preporod" (1/2007)/Godi拧njak Bo拧nja膷ke zajednice kulture "Preporod" (Bosnian) (01/2007)

Book Chapters (Refereed):
Aliba拧i膰, H. & Budnick, K. (2020). Administering Evil in Flint: The State-Sanctioned Traumatization of an Entire Community. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International AG, Cham, Switzerland.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2020). Post-genocide Recovery and Governance. In Jurkiewicz, C.E. (Ed.) (2020). Global Corruption and Management: Translating Theory Into Action. 3rd Edition.  Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
Aliba拧i膰, H. & Morgan, J. D. (2020). Coastal Climate Readiness and Preparedness: Comparative Review of the State of Florida and Cuba. Springer. Perception, Design and Ecology of the Built Environment: A Focus on The Global South. Springer. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030258788
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2020). Sustainable Procurement. In Farazmand, A. (Ed.) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International AG, Cham, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3427-1
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). Ethics and Sustainability in Local Government. In Farazmand, A. (Ed.) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International AG, Cham, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3427-1
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). Sustainability as Organizational Strategy. In Farazmand, A. (Ed.) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International Publishing AG, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3433-1
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). Leading Climate Change at the Local Government Level. In Farazmand, A. (Ed.) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International Publishing, AG, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3428-1
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). Ethics of Resiliency in Crisis Management. In Farazmand, A. (Ed.) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International Publishing, AG, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018) Role of Corporations in Addressing Climate Change. In Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International Publishing, AG, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3429-1
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). Aliba拧i膰, H. (2018). Redesigning Organizations for Maximum Resiliency in Dynamic Environments. In Farazmand, A. (Ed.) (2018). Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International Publishing AG, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3431-2
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2017). Sustainable Energy Policy for State and Local Governments. In Farazmand, A. (Ed.) (2017). Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International Publishing Ag, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3430-1
Balfour, D. and Aliba拧i膰, H. (2016). Administrative Evil. In Farazmand, A.  (Ed.)(2016). Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International Publishing, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1119-1

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:
Mantravadi, S. and Aliba拧i膰, H. (2016). Hurricane Matthew: Effect on Healthcare and Community Resilience. The American Journal of Managed Care.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2015). A Case Study on Implementing Sustainable and Resilient Energy Initiatives in Water and Sewer Systems. Water Technology Magazine: http://www.gaccmidwest.org/fil eadmin/ahk_chicago/4._INITIATI VEN_PROGRAMME/GAWT_I nitiative/GAWT_MAGAZINE_2015-2 016_WEB.pdf
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2015) Foreword/Uvod in Ibrakovi膰, D啪. (2015). Bosnian lens of the World/Bosanska vizura svijeta. Sarajevo, Bosnia: Bo拧nja膷ka Asocijacija.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2015,2016) (Lead author). City of Grand Rapids鈥� FY 2017 鈥� FY 2021 Sustainability Plan. sustainablegr.org
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2015) (Lead author). City of Grand Rapids鈥� Five Year Sustainability Progress Report. sustainablegr.org
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2014-05-03). Michigan Cities Building a Sustainable Energy Platform: Holland, Ann Arbor and Beyond. TriplePundit People, Planet, Profit. 
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2014-05-02). Planning and Implementing Climate Resiliency in Grand Rapids. The Review Magazine. Michigan Municipal League.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2014-05-01). Michigan Cities Building a Sustainable Energy Platform: Focus on Grand Rapids. TriplePundit People, Planet, Profit. 
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2014-02). Dayton in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18 Years of Experiment in Democratic Governance/ Dayton u Bosni i Hercegovini: 18 godina eksperimenta u demokratskom upravljanju. Institute for Research of Genocide, Canada and Congress of North American Bosniaks.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2013, December 4). Grand Rapids Publishes Climate Resiliency Report. TriplePundit People, Planet, Profit. triplepundit.com
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2013).  The Impact of Applied Sustainable Energy Management on Local Governments. Ph.D. Dissertation. ProQuest/UMI
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2013, November 1). The evolution of sustainability planning in Grand Rapids. TriplePundit People, Planet, Profit. 
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2013, July 29). Local governments must take charge of building resilient communities. TriplePundit People, Planet, Profit. 
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2013). Building sustainable and resilient Grand Rapids. German American Water Technology Magazine 2013/2014. 28-31.
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2012, August 30). How energy efficiency strategy pays off in Grand Rapids. TriplePundit People, Planet, Profit. 
膶eki膰, S., Lavi膰, S. Rami膰, E. Aliba拧i膰, H. (2012, March). The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Historical Fact. Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB); Institute for Research of Genocide, Canada; Bosniak Cultural Community "Preporod"
Aliba拧i膰, H. (2011). Sustainability and stewardship 鈥� An energy strategy for Grand Rapids. Mi-Biz.

AREAS OF ACADEMIC INTEREST:
Sustainability and Resilience Planning
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Energy
Ethics, Integrity, Governance, Administrative Evil
Local Governments

Dr. Buker joined UWF in 2019 as an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Before accepting his current position, he held faculty positions at Minot State University, Washington State University, and several other institutions in Turkey. Buker also served as a law enforcement officer at different roles and ranks prior to his academic career. Dr. Buker has been an innovative and engaged instructor, a vigorous researcher with a vibrant agenda responsive to contemporary and practical issues in his field, and a dedicated servant of his institutions, profession, and the community in different capacities.

Degrees & Institutions:
Dr. Buker received his Ph.D. from the Washington State University鈥檚 Program in Criminal Justice in 2007. He earned a masters degree from the Ankara University and a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the Turkish National Police Academy. He also attended criminal justice masters programs at the University of North Texas and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Research:
Juvenile delinquency/justice, criminological theory, crimes against children, law enforcement, and the administration of criminal justice organizations are the primary research interests of Dr. Buker. He was the principal investigator, co-principal investigator, research fellow, and a consultant in numerous funded research endeavors. During these research activities, he corroborated with his students, fellow researchers, and practitioners from various countries, international organizations, such as UNICEF, governmental and non-governmental agencies, and academic disciplines.

Classes Taught:
Crimes against Children
Criminological Theory
Criminal Investigation
Criminal Psychology and Profiling
Policing
Juvenile Delinquency / Justice
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Administration
Cybercrimes
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Research Methods
Statistics

Special Interests:
Children and Society
Criminal Justice Technology

Publications:
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:
Erbay, A., & Buker, H. (2019). Youth Who Kill in Turkey: A Study on Juvenile Homicide Offenders, Their Offenses, and Their Differences From Violent and Nonviolent Juvenile Delinquents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519834088
Buker, H., Gultekin, S. & Akgul, A*. (2018). Expected Functions of an Effective Child Justice System Administration? A Framework Developed through a Qualitative Study in Turkey. Journal of Human Sciences, 16, 87-101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v16i1.5452
Buker, H. & A. Erbay*. (2018). Is this kid a likely experimenter or a likely persister?: An Analysis of Individual-Level and Family-Level Risk Factors Predicting Multiple Offending Among a Group of Adjudicated Youth. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 63, 4024鈥�4045.
Dolu, O., Buker, H. & Uluda臒, S. (2012). A Critical Assessment of the Deterrent Capacity of the Turkish Criminal Justice System, Journal of Ankara University Law School, 61, 69-106.
Buker, H. (2011). Formation of Self-Control: Gottfredson & Hirschi鈥檚 General Theory of Crime and beyond. Aggressive and Violent Behavior: A Journal of Review, 16, 265-276.
Dolu, O., Buker, H. & Uluda臒, S. (2010). Effects of Violent Video Games on Children: An Assessment on Aggression, Violence and Delinquency. Turkish Journal of Forensic Sciences, 9, 54-75.
Buker, H. & Dolu, O. (2010). Police Job Satisfaction in Turkey: Effects of Demographic, Organizational and Jurisdictional Factors. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 34, 25-51.
Buker, H. (2010). How important is it to Know 鈥淗ow a Police Officer Feels鈥� for Police Supervisors? Assessing a Rare Police Supervisor Promotion System. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 11, 61-77.
Dolu, O. & Buker, H. (2009). Limits of Deterrence: A Critical Approach to Deterrence-based Crime Prevention Policies. Turkish Journal of Police Studies, 11, 1-22.
Ellis, L., Das, S., Buker, H. (2008). Androgen-promoted Bodily Traits and Criminality: A test of the Evolutionary Neuroandrogenic Theory. Personality and Indiv谋dual Differences, 44, 699-709.
Buker, H. & F. Wiecko (2007). Are causes of Stress Global? Testing the Effects of Common Police Stressors on the Turkish National Police. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 30, 291-309.
Books, Book Chapters, Entries, and Edited Volumes:

Buker, H. (Eds.) (2014). Children and Violence: Children Under the Pressure of Social Violence, Volume 1: Children as the Victims of Violence. SAMER Scientific Publication Series: 陌stanbul - Turkey.
Dolu, O.; Uludag, S. and Buker, H. (2012). Crime, Justice, and Children in Turkey: A Critical Assessment of the Turkish Juvenile Justice System. Netherlands Police Academy Publication (OBT): Den Haag, Netherlands.
Buker, H. (2012). Fraudulent Forensic Evidence: Malpractice in Crime Laboratories.
LFB Scholarly Publishing: El Paso, TX.
Buker, H. & Herberholz, M. (2019). Sex offenders in Prisons. In Robert Worley & Vidisha Worley (Ed.). American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA.
Buker, H. & Balcioglu, E. (2016). Domestic Violence. In A. Sozer and E. Balcioglu.. (Eds.) Criminology, pp. 373-400. Nobel Publications, Istanbul - Turkey.
Buker, H. (2013). Accountability and Transparency in Organizations. In S. Gultekin (Eds.) Organization Theories: Classical and Modern Perspectives, pp. 131-170. Seckin Publications, Ankara 鈥� Turkey.
Buker, H. (2012). Malpractice as an Administrative Problem: Individual or Organizational Level Failure? In H. Kavruk, Public Administration in Turkey from a Theoretical and Practical Perspective, pp. 699-724. Todaie-T眉rkiye Ve Orta Do臒u Amme 陌daresi Enstit眉s眉: Ankara 鈥� Turkey.
Buker, H. & Dolu, O. (2010). Colvin, Mark, Francis T. Cullen, and Thomas Vander Ven: Coercion, Social Support, and Crime. In T. Cullen & Pamela Wilcox (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory, pp. 203-206. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA, USA. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412959193.n56
Dolu, O. & Buker, H. (2010). Colvin, Mark: Coercion Theory. In T. Cullen & Pamela Wilcox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory, pp. 194-197. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA, USA. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412959193.n54
Buker, H. (2010). Changing the Organization and Organizing the Change in the Context of Community Policing. In A. Sozer (Eds.), Community Oriented Policing: Society, Crime, and Security, pp. 115-135, Adalet Yay谋nevi: Ankara, Turkey.

Dr. Ricciardelli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work. She has professional experience working with Department of Juvenile Justice-involved youth and their families; youth diagnosed with Serious Emotional Disturbance in the school setting; adults with Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities in the community setting; and experience in the renal dialysis setting. She is experienced in program evaluation and policy practice. Her primary research agenda focuses on criminal justice/ death penalty policy, disability policy, and their intersection. Dr. Ricciardelli has presented her research at various national conferences and has served as a guest speaker for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Degrees & Institutions:
Dr. Ricciardelli earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy, a Master of Social Work, and PhD in Social Work, all from the University of Georgia.

Publications:
Books and Edited Volumes
Ricciardelli, L.A. (Ed.). (2020). Social work, criminal justice, and the death penalty. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Ginsberg, L.H., Larrison, C.R., Nackerud, L., Barner, J.R., & Ricciardelli, L.A. (2019). Social Work and science in the 21st Century. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Book Reviews
Gould, J.B. & Pagni Barak, M. (2020). A book review of capital defense: Inside the lives of America's death penalty lawyers. New York, NY: NYU Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1051 1253.2020.1764994

Encyclopedia Entries
Ricciardelli, L.A. & Nackerud, L. (2014). Maine. In SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Refereed Journal Articles
Ricciardelli, L.A., Quinn, A., & Nackerud, L. (2020). The criminalization of immigration and intellectual disability in the United States: A mixed methods approach to exploring forced exclusion. Critical Social Work, 21 (2), 19-40. https://ojs.uwindsor.ca/index.php/csw/article/view/6462/5180
Ricciardelli, L.A., McGarity, S., & Nackerud, L. (2020). Social work education and the recognition of rights in the digital tech age: Implications for professional identity. Social Work Education, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2020.1805427
Ricciardelli, L.A., Quinn, A., & Nackerud, L. (2020). 鈥淗uman Behavior and the Social Media Environment鈥�: Exploring group differences in social media attitudes and knowledge. Social Work Education, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2019.1710125
Ricciardelli, L.A., Nackerud, L., Quinn, A., Sewell, M., & Casiano, B. (2020). Social media use, attitudes, and knowledge among social work students: Ethical implications for the social work profession. Social Sciences & Humanities Open 2(1), 1- 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho. 2019. 100008
Ricciardelli, L.A., Nackerud, L., Cochrane, K., Sims, I., Crawford, L., & Taylor, D. (2019). A snapshot of immigration court at Stewart Detention Center: How social workers can advocate & advance social justice efforts in the United States. Critical Social Work, 20 (1), 46-65. https://ojs.scholarsportal.info/ windsor/index.php/csw/ issue/view/560
Ricciardelli, L.A. & Jaskyte, K. (2019). A value-critical policy analysis of Georgia鈥檚 beyond a reasonable doubt standard of proof of intellectual disability. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 30 (1), 56-64.
Ricciardelli, L.A. & Laws, C.B. (2019). Using social work values and ethics to enhance social inclusion in post-secondary education: A value-critical approach. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 16(1), 39-52. https://jswve.org/download/spring2019/articles16-1/39-Social-Inclusion-in-Post- Secondary-Education-16-1-JSWVE-Spring-2019.pdf
Ricciardelli, L.A. (2019). The case of intellectual disability vs. the death penalty: A Foucauldian analysis of Georgia鈥檚 beyond a reasonable doubt standard of proof. Critical Disability Discourses, 9. https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index. php/cdd/article/view/39747/35998
Ricciardelli, L.A. & Ayres, K. (2016). The execution of Warren Lee Hill: The standard of proof of intellectual disability in Georgia. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 27(3) 158 鈥�167. https://doi.org/10.1177/1044207316637546
Caplan, M. & Ricciardelli, L. A. (2016). Institutionalizing neoliberalism: 21st Century capitalism, market sprawl and implications for social policy. Poverty & Public Policy, 8(1), 20-38. https://doi.org/10.1002/pop4.128

Dr. Natalie Goulette, who has a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, conducts research on judicial matters as part of her work as an associate professor at UWF鈥檚 Department of Criminology & Justice. Her research has examined such questions as whether female defendants receive different treatment than male defendants and what role defense attorneys play in generating disparities in case dispositions and outcomes.

Goulette also has studied other aspects of the criminal justice system: sentencing for black defendants; the influence of grandmothers raising children; collateral consequences of criminal conviction on offenders; and drug and mental health treatment for rehabilitative sentencing. In addition, she wrote technical reports on criminal matters for Ohio agencies and contributed to the Encyclopedia of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Goulette鈥檚 work has been published in peer-reviewed publications such as Journal of Criminal Justice, Criminology and Public Policy, Criminal Justice Review, and Caribbean Journal of Criminology and Public Safety.

Goulette joined the UWF faculty in 2013 after she earned her doctorate from the University of Cincinnati. She also has bachelor and master鈥檚 degrees in Criminal Justice from Bowling Green State University. She teaches both online and traditional courses such as American Justice System, Juvenile Justice, Punishment and Society, and Courts and Society.

Degrees & Institutions:
Goulette received her bachelor and master's degree in Criminal Justice from Bowling Green State University. She went on to earn her doctorate in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati.

Research:
Case processing and sentencing outcomes
Sentencing disparities
Collateral consequences and offender reentry
Evidence-based practices in community corrections
Juvenile delinquency

Current Courses:
Juvenile Justice
Corrections
Courts and Society

Classes Taught:
Punishment and Society
Juvenile Justice
American Justice System
Alternative Punishment

Publications:
Goulette, N., Reitler, A., Flesher, W., Frank, J., & Travis, L. (2014). Criminal justice practitioners鈥� perceptions of collateral consequences of criminal conviction on offenders. Criminal Justice Review, 39(3), 290-304.
Johnson, D., King, W.R., Katz, C.M., Fox, A.M., & Goulette, N. (2008). Youth perceptions of the police in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Journal of Criminology and Public Safety.

Dr. Mark Malisa is an Associate Professor in the School of Education.

He joined UWF in 2017 after teaching From the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York.

Dr. Malisa teaches Qualitative Research; Research Design; Research Applications, and Doctoral Seminar. He also mentors graduate students.

Dr. Malisa believes freedom and creativity play a vital role in students鈥� learning and their pursuit of innovative research. His research is interdisciplinary, and often international in scope, reflective of his interest in globalization, critical theory, and critical pedagogy.

In addition, Dr. Malisa has published in a variety of journals as well as edited books, on topics ranging from qualitative research; genocide/holocaust; music; civil rights; literacy; philosophy; and literacy.

He has made presentations at national and international conferences on a wide range of topics.

Degrees & Institutions:
Mark Malisa received a Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Research:
Qualitative Research
Politics of Education
Education and Cultural Studies

Classes Taught:
Qualitative Research
Advanced Research Methods
Research Design
Doctoral Seminar
Research Applications

Publications:
Malisa, M., Koetting, R. & Radarmacher, K. (2007). Critical theory, globalization, and teacher education in a technocratic era. Milwaukee, WI: Frontiers in Education/IEEE.
Koetting, R. & Malisa, M. (2008). Philosophy, research, and education. In D. Jonassen, (ed). Handbook of research on educational communications and technology. Mahwah, NJ: Laurence Erlbaum Associates.
Malisa, M. (2009). Out of these Ashes: The quest for Utopia in Critical Theory, Critical Pedagogy, Liberation Theology and Ubuntu. Saarbrucken: VDM Verlag.
Malisa, M. (2010). (Anti)Narcissisms and (Anti)Capitalisms: Education and Human Nature in Mahatma Gandhi, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela and Jurgen Habermas. Boston & Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
Dobbins, C., & Malisa, M. (2012). Complicit in their own marginalization: teacher perceptions of women鈥檚 representation in 11th grade U.S. history textbooks. In S. Pinder (ed.), American Multicultural Studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publication.
Malisa, M., & N. Malange. (2013). Songs for freedom: Music and the struggle against apartheid. In J. Friedman (Ed.), The Routledge History of Social Protest in Popular Music. New York, NY: Routledge.
McAnuff-Gumbs, M., & Malisa, M. (2013). Educators鈥� evaluation of the quality of the literate environment in Caribbean classrooms. Caribbean Curriculum Vol. 20. 2013, 115-159.
Malisa, M. (2014). Internationalizing Civil Rights: Afro Cubans, African Americans and the Problem of Global Apartheid. In B. Behnken (Ed.), Beyond Civil Rights: African Americans and Latino/a Activism in the Twentieth Century United States. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press.
Malisa, M., & McAnuff-Gumbs, M. (2015). Ubuntu is Utopia: The individual and community in African Philosophy. In C. Ellis & C. Jones (Eds.), The Individual and Utopia: A multidisciplinary study of humanity and perfection. Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Inc.
Malisa, M. & Lahrizi, M. (2016). Genocide and Empire Building: The slaughter of the Herero of Namibia. In J. Friedman and W. Hewitt (Eds.). The Routledge History of Genocide in Feature Films. New York, NY: Routledge
Malisa, M. (2017). Masakhane, Ubuntu, and Ujamaa: Politics and Education in (post) socialist Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and South Africa. In I. Silova (ed). Reimagining Utopias: Theory and Method for Educational Research in Post-Socialist Contexts. Boston and Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
Mema, K., & Malisa, M. (Under Review). Honesty in an age of deceit: Using Educational Board Games to Build Trust. Pedagogies: An International Journal. Taylor & Francis.
Malisa, M., & Urquhart, T. (Under Review). On the Side of the Oppressed: Educator Positionality in Critical Theory and Critical Pedagogy. Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture. Taylor and Francis.

Leasha M. Barry, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, is Director of the Office of Applied Behavior Analysis. 

Barry conducts research, teaches, and participates in service activities that combine her interest in Applied Behavior Analysis, special education, and early intensive behavior intervention. Prior research focused on behavioral interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder, developmental disabilities including autism, learning disabilities such as ADHD, and other at-risk populations spanning areas of impact from neonatal intensive care to juvenile justice.

In response to national healthcare reform and a shortage of qualified clinical providers, Barry's work recently shifted to quality implementation of distance clinical supervision in applied behavior analysis, tele-health in behavioral medicine, and documenting the impact of technology in behavioral intervention.

Barry collaborated with community stakeholders to establish the Autism Center at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. It provides Applied Behavior Analysis services, differential diagnosis, and other services to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder along with support for their families. The Center also provides UWF students of Applied Behavior Analysis a hands-on practicum experience while earning their required supervision hours for certification.

Barry鈥檚 work has appeared in numerous refereed publications, including Journal of Advanced Academics, Journal of Behavior Analysis of Offender and Victim 鈥� Treatment and Prevention, Journal of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, Adolescence, and The Behavior Analyst Today.

Degrees & Institutions:
Barry received her PhD from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Current Courses:
Applied Behavior Analysis

Classes Taught:
Applied Behavior Analysis

After obtaining his MD degree from the Autonomous University Barcelona, Dr. Llor trained in basic research and Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago and completed his GI fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He complemented his training with a PhD degree in molecular biology from the University of Barcelona. A clinically active gastroenterologist, Dr. Llor鈥檚 research and clinical interests relate to colorectal cancer. He has a very active basic and translational research program mainly focusing on two different aspects of colorectal cancer: hereditary and familial forms, and disparities in colorectal cancer. This work has resulted in almost 100 scientific publications in this field. He has made seminal contributions to the field of Lynch syndrome diagnosis as well as in the definition of other non-polyposis syndromic colorectal cancer cases. Some of his most recent work is providing important clues to the understanding of the biological differences that contribute to disparities in colorectal cancer. Watch a video with Dr. Xavier Llor >>

Dr. Llor is the Co-Director of the Smilow Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program; Director for Cancer Screening; and Medical Director of the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Program at Yale University and Smilow Cancer Hospital and he sees patients at Yale. He is a member of the steering committee of the National Colorectal Cancer Round Table (NCCRT) and member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines panels for colorectal cancer screening and colorectal cancer genetics. He is commonly invited to lecture in colorectal cancer genetics in the US and abroad.

Jill Van Der Like, DNP, MSN, RNC is the Director of the Nursing Skills & Simulation Learning Center and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice. Dr. Van Der Like has been a registered nurse for 35 years, and a clinical instructor for fifteen of those years. She uses student-centered simulation instruction to improve the quality and safety in patient care, and interprofessional education and research for community health. She is active in the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, and Florida Nurses Association. She volunteers as the Student Nurses Association Advisor, and for the Pensacola Bay Area IMPACT 100.

Dr. Van Der Like received her Associate of Science in Nursing-Registered Nurse degree at Pensacola State College, Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing at University of South Alabama, a National Certification Corporation certification for Inpatient Obstetrics, Master of Science in Nursing/Nursing Education at University of West Florida, and Doctor of Nursing Practice at University of Miami.

Dr. Youngil Lee, associate professor, teaches exercise physiology, sports nutrition and applied physiology in muscular development.

Lee鈥檚 research focuses on exercise-induced cardiac and neuroprotection using various advanced molecular and cellular research tools to elucidate novel protective mechanisms that potentially enhance human life.  

In previous research, he showed that endurance exercise protected hearts against ischemic heart disease by improving mitochondrial function and antioxidant capacity. Currently, he is investigating whether exercise-induced autophagy, a cellular cargo system by which dysfunctional organelles and dilapidated proteins are removed contributes to conferring cardioprotection. Recent research, published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, revealed that daily physical activity regulates autophagy, which he believes is an essential process for cardioprotection. 

Lee and Yongchul Jang, a postdoctoral scholar at UWF, are also evaluating the potential protective effect of endurance exercise on neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson鈥檚 and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. In recent collaborative work, published in Journal of Apoptosis, Lee and his colleagues reported that regular endurance exercise confers neuroprotection by generating new neurons in hippocampus, an area in charge of memory. He and Jang are currently developing a drug-induced Parkinson鈥檚 disease model and seeking a mechanism of how endurance exercise protects the brain against Parkinson鈥檚 disease. 

To further expand this line of research, he received an endowment from the Center for Research and Economic Opportunity to purchase a fluorescent microscope and an imaging system. 

He received a bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degree in exercise science from the Korean National Sport University in Seoul, Korea, and a second master鈥檚 degree in muscle physiology from the University of Texas at Austin, and doctorate in exercise biochemistry from the University of Florida. He was also a post-doctoral scholar in molecular cardiology in the University of California San Diego. 

Dr. Jeffrey Simpson is an assistant professor of biomechanics and motor control. He is currently teaching courses in motor learning and skill analysis, motor control, and biomechanics of human movement and is the director of the biomechanics and motor learning laboratory.

Before joining UWF in 2018, he was a lecturer at Mississippi State University where he taught courses in anatomical kinesiology, biomechanics and neural control of human movement, and fitness testing and programming.

His research focuses primarily on lateral ankle sprain mechanics, long-term neurological and biomechanical impairments of lateral ankle sprain injuries, and motor control strategies during dynamic tasks (i.e. jumping, landing, and rapid change of direction) in individuals that develop chronic ankle instability. He recently completed a study titled 鈥淏iomechanics of functional and dynamic tasks in individuals with chronic ankle instability鈥� where he utilized three-dimensional motion analysis, force platforms, and electromyography to identify lower extremity movement patterns that contribute to recurrent lateral ankle sprain injuries. In addition, Dr. Simpson also has an interest in sports biomechanics research. He has completed research projects that have examined the effects of wearing an external load, such as a weighted vest, during daily living activities and training for 3 weeks on balance, vertical jump, and sprint performance.

Dr. Simpson has also given several poster and oral presentations on his research at the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Society of Biomechanics annual meetings. He has also developed an experimental protocol to replicate a lateral ankle sprain in a laboratory setting to further assess the mechanics of lateral ankle sprain injuries.

He received his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Texas-Arlington, Master of Science in Health and Human Performance from the University of North Alabama, and Doctor of Philosophy in Biomechanics/Neuromechanics from Mississippi State University.

Dr. Daudet Ilunga Tshiswaka is an Assistant Professor of Public Health. He has a PhD. in Community Health from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests focus on health disparity, global health, and minorities鈥� health.

Much of his research has involved health promotion and studies of health issues of minorities such as Africans who immigrated to the United States. His doctoral dissertation, for example, examined perceptions of diabetes risk factors among Congolese immigrants in Illinois.

His current research examines such topics as understanding colorectal and prostate cancer screenings uptake among US and foreign-born men in the US, stress factors in transnational West African women, aspects of the Ebola outbreak, and knowledge of condom use as an HIV preventative measure in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

He has conducted studies on assistive technology use by people with disabilities, health insurance knowledge among Congolese immigrants and African-Americans, high blood pressure among African transnational migrants, and health education and health awareness. Peer-reviewed publications carrying his work include Journal of Public Health, Journal of Race and Policy, Journal of Pan African Studies, and Transnational Social Review: A Social Work Journal.

Dr. Steele is a visiting lecturer for the Department of Public Health.