Global Pathways Faculty Profiles

Global Pathways supports a database of The Florida State University faculty who have international teaching and/or research interests. Through this database Global Pathways can apprise faculty of opportunities relevant to their interests such as international research collaborations, incoming international scholars or grant proposals. These profiles are also used to identify faculty with particular expertise who can assist The Florida State University’s internationalization efforts.

Faculty interested in being included in this database can complete the Global Pathways Faculty Profile. NOTE: Save to your computer using the Save icon in the Adobe taskbar (not File/Save As), open in Adobe, type, save. (You may designate that your information be used internally and not included in the online profiles.)

For more information contact Dr. Cadence Kidwell, Coordinator of Global Pathways and Exchanges and About Us: All Things International @ The Florida State University.

Ralph Brower, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Civic and Nonprofit Leadership

Geographic Areas of Interest: Southeastern and Eastern Asia (Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, China); Western and Central Europe
Research Focus: Civil Society, Nonprofit Management, Qualitative Research Methods, Public and Nonprofit Organization Studies
Affiliations: University of Philippines at Diliman; National Taipei University, Taiwan; Yonsei University, Korea University, South Korea
International Education: Mentor for student research in Philippines, China, and Canada; Coordinated talks on NGOs and Southeast Asia; Teaching at University of the Philippines at Diliman; Technical assistance to University of the Philippines at Diliman and National Taipei University, Taiwan

William Cloonan, Richard Chapple Professor of Modern Languages

Geographic Areas of Interest: France, Germany
Research Focus: Contemporary Literature, Visual Arts
Language: French (Fluent)
Affiliations: Tianjin University, China
International Education: Faculty at The Florida State University’s International Programs’ Study Center: Florence, Italy; Faculty Leader for The Florida State University’s International Programs: France

 

 

Bill Cooper, Professor and Associate Chair in Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Geographic Areas of Interest: New Zealand, Panama, Germany
Research Focus: Carbon Cycling and Climate Change, Analytical Environmental Chemistry, Biofuels from Marine Algae
Affiliations: University of Otago, New Zealand; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama; Alfred Wegner Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
International Education: Teaching at University of Uppsala, Sweden; Technical assistance to University of Stockholm, Sweden

Nancy Everhart, Associate Professor of Library and Information Studies

Geographic Areas of Interest: Great Britain, Germany, Portugal
Research Focus: School Library Media Specialist Leadership, Technology Integration
Affiliations: Goethe Institute, Germany; Ministry of Education, Portugal
International Education: Faculty Leader for The Florida State University’s International Programs: England; Consulting/Collaboration with Goethe Institute, Germany; Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Education, Portugal

 

Joan Gabel, DeSantis Professor, Department Chair of Department of Risk Management/Insurance, Director of International Relations

Geographic Areas of Interest: Italy, South America
Research Focus: Business Ethics, Comparative Corporate Governance, Employment Law
Affiliations: CIMBA - Program Director and Teacher
International Education: Faculty Leader for The Florida State University’s International Programs: Chilie and Australia; Coordinator for “Doing Business In” speaker series

 

 

Elizabeth Goldsmith, Professor of Textiles and Consumer Sciences

Geographic Areas of Interest: Caribbean and Central America, UK, Ireland, Northern Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, Malta, Brazil
Research Focus: Consumer Economics, Personal Finance, Investment Behavior, Women and Money, Healthy Homes, Sustainability, Family Resource Management
Affiliations: University of the West Indies;  Mt. St. Vincent University, Canada; Freie University, Germany
International Education: Mentor for student research in Trinidad, Tobago and Australia; Teaching at University of the West Indies;  Technical assistance to University of the West Indies; Fulbright Scholar in Economics for Trinidad and Tobago.

Benjamin Koen, Associate Professor of Medical Ethnomusicology

Geographic Areas of Interest: Persian speaking cultures (Tajikistan, Iran), Middle East, China, Africa, South America
Research Focus: Medical, Cognitive, Applied Ethnomusicology; Music, Health, Healing and Culture; Music, the Mind and Meditation; Self Healing; Music-Prayer-Dynamics; Neuroplasticity and Cognitive Flexibility; Entrainment and Embeingment; Physics and Metaphysics of Sound; Cultural Competency, Diversity Training; Children and Music; Music and Autism; Human Rights, Ethics, Race/Gender/Ethnicity; Indigenous Flutes, Drums, Didjeridu, Improvisation, Lakota Hoop Dance, Jazz, Dao Ying Mutual Teaching/Learning
Language: Persian, Spanish
International Education: Teaching or Consulting, Liaoning College, People’s Republic of China and Tallers de Musics, Spain; Mentor for student research in Panama, China, Japan, India, Peru, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Trinidad; Coordinator for speakers on the topics of Music, Medicine and Culture.

Patricia Lager, Director of International Programs for the College of Social Work

Geographic Areas of Interest:  South Africa, Central and Western Europe, Caribbean Islands
Research Focus: International Social Work, International Human Rights, International Child Welfare, International Social Work Education
Affiliations:  University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Barbados; Indira Ghandi National Open University, India
International Education: Faculty at The Florida State University’s International Programs’ Study Center: London, Spain, Faculty Leader for The Florida State University’s International Programs: England, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, Spain, Trinidad;  Academic Advisor for International Reciprocal Exchange Agreements with University of KwaZulu Natal and University of the West Indies; Mentor for student internships in Barbados,  England, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Tobago, Trinidad; Coordinator for the International Scholarship: Robert Hurle Scholarship for International Social Work Internships; Coordinated talks on international social work; Technical assistance to Grenada, India, Trinidad

John Mayo, Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Communication; Intercultural Dialogue Initiative, College of Social Sciences and Public Policy

Geographic Areas of Interest: Latin America (Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru), South Asia (Nepal, India), Australia
Research Focus: Development Communication, Intercultural Communication, Telecommunications Policy, Distance Education
Language: Spanish (Advanced)
Affiliations: School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Himgiri University, Dehradun, India
International Education: Fulbright Lecturer: Chilean Universities

Steve McDowell, John. H. Phipps Professor, and Director of the School of Communication

Geographic Areas of Interest: India, Canada, South Korea
Research Focus: Communication Policy, New Media, Telecommunications, Broadcasting, Intercultural Communication
Affiliations: Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea; Himgiri Nabh Viswavidyalaya, India; University of the West Indies, Jamaica
International Education: Academic Advisor for International Reciprocal Exchange Agreements with Sookmyung Women’s University and University of the West Indies

 

Daniel Pullen, Professor of Classics

Geographic Areas of Interest: Greece and Turkey
Research Focus: Archaeology, Landscape Studies
Affiliations: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
International Education: Faculty at The Florida State University’s International Programs’ Study Center: London; Mentor for student research in Greece

 

Phil Steinberg, Professor of Geography

Geographic Areas of Interest: Oceans, Islands, Arctic/Polar Regions
Research Focus: Political Geography, International Relations, Cultural Studies, International Law
Affiliations: University of Alberta, Canada; University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
International Education: Faculty at The Florida State University’s International Programs’ Study Center: Florence, Italy

 

Tricia Young, Professor of Dance

Geographic Areas of Interest: Spain, Italy, United Kingdom
Research Focus: Dance History, Performance Studies, Popular Culture, Flamenco
Affiliations: Valencia Conservatorio Superior de Danza, Spain
International Education: Faculty at The Florida State University’s International Programs’ Study Center: Valencia; Mentor for students doing research in Spain and Panama; Coordinator for speakers on the topics of Dance, Music, Popular Culture, Flamenco; Teaching at Valencia Conservatorio Superior de Danza, Spain

 

Mark Zeigler, Associate in Communication

Geographic Areas of Interest: United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands
Research Focus: Public Address, Grief and Communication, Communication Theory, Humor and Public Speaking
International Education: Faculty at The Florida State University’s International Programs’ Study Center: London; Mentor for student internships in the United Kingdom; Coordinated talks on international theatre and journalism

 

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