Experts Guide

The Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) Experts Guide is a tool to help local and national journalists create more compelling stories by identifying and connecting with University faculty members. In addition, the guide helps churches and program chairs of civic and educational organizations to find interesting and informed speakers.

When using this guide, please keep in mind that faculty are on campus according to an academic calendar; you’re not likely to find them during Christmas or spring breaks, for example (check the university calendar for additional information). In addition, students and classes are uppermost in the minds of faculty members, and they may not be immediately available.

To arrange an interview with one of the experts and for general information about PBA, please contact John Sizemore at JOHN_SIZEMORE@pba.edu or (561) 803-2009.

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Find an expert by subject:

Art American Politics Biology Business & Finance Church Life & Ministry Communication & Media Counseling & Families

Dance Education Environment Ethics Film Health History

Languages Literature Music Politics Philosophy Theatre

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Art

• Digital graphic arts/design – David Pounds, Tim Eichner

• Stained glass – David Pounds

• Studio art – Heather Couch

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American Politics

• Politics – James Todd

• Church and state – Roger Chapman

• Constitution – James Todd

• Freedom and economics – Linda Raeder

• Limited government – Linda Raeder

• Political parties – James Todd

• Presidency – James Todd

• Supreme Court – James Todd

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 Biology

• Cancer research - Chris Hickey

• Genetics – Kris Dougherty

• Science and religion – Tom Chesnes

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Business & Finance

• Accounting – Alexandra Cook, Greg Tindall

• Artificial Intelligence – Michael Kolta

• Bankruptcy – Scott Pearson

• Business markets – Scott Pearson

• Computer science – Michael Kolta, Lawrence Burgee

• Data analytics – Madison Ngafeeson

• Economics – Cora Barnhart, Scott Pearson, Brian Strow

• Entrepreneurship – Christos Kelepouris

• Federal Reserve – Scott Pearson

• Finance – Ariel Viale, Greg Tindall

• Financial ethics – Scott Pearson, Greg Tindall

• Franchising – John Hayes, Christos Kelepouris

• Income taxes – Alexandra Cook, Claire Nash, Mike Tillett

• Management – Lane Cohee, Kirk Mensch, Mike Wang

• Microeconomics - Scott Pearson

• Organizational development – Lane Cohee

• Organizational psychology – Kirk Mensch

• Personal finance - Scott Pearson, Barbara Vanderwerf

• Project management – Lane Cohee

• Succession planning – Lane Cohee

• Stock market/Wall Street – Scott Pearson

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Church Life & Ministry

• Apologetics – Paul Copan

• Apostle Paul – Bernie Cueto, Randy Richards

• Biblical studies – Bernie Cueto, Paul Copan, Nathan Lane, Kathy Maxwell, Nathan Maxwell, Brittany Melton, Randy Richards

• Biblical storytelling – Kathy Maxwell

• Evangelism – Paul Copan, Randy Richards

• Interfaith dialogues – Gary Poe, Kyle Faircloth

• Islam – Paul Copan

• Jesus – Randy Richards

• Latin American religion/Latinx /Hispanic religion – Ryan Gladwin 

• Ministry – Jonathan Grenz, Randy Richards, Terriel Byrd, Bernie Cueto

• Missions – Kyle Faircloth, Ryan Gladwin, Randy Richards

• New Testament – Bernie Cueto, Kathy Maxwell, Randy Richards

• Old Testament – Nathan Lane, Nathan Maxwell, Brittany Melton

• Pentecostalism / Charismatic movements – Ryan Gladwin

• Psalms – Nathan Lane, Nathan Maxwell

• Preaching – Bernie Cueto, Terriel Byrd

• Race and religion – Terriel Byrd

• Religion and culture – Randy Richards

• Religion and social justice – Ryan Gladwin

• Scripture interpretation – Nathan Lane, Randy Richards

• Theology - Josh Malone

• Women in ministry – Kathy Maxwell, Brittany Melton

• Youth ministry – Jonathan Grenz

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Communication & Media

• Communication – Tom St. Antoine, Stephanie Bennett

• Interpersonal communication – Stephanie Bennett

• Media technology – Don Piper

• Public speaking – Joseph Sowers

• Rhetoric and public address – Tom St. Antoine

• Social media – Stephanie Bennett

• Sports broadcasting – Don Piper

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Counseling & Families

• Addiction and recovery – Phil Henry

• Adoption and foster issues – Nathan Lane

• Disabilities – Donald McCulloch

• Marriage and families – Donald McCulloch

• Pornography addiction – Donald McCulloch

• Psychology – Donald McCulloch

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Dance

• Ballet – Eileen Hebron

• Modern – Jin Hanley

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Education

• Children’s literature – Tim Ladd

• Elementary science – Chelly Templeton

• Education – Chelly Templeton

• Educational assessment – Tim Ladd

• Exercise science and physical education – Denise Breitkreuz, Matthew Mitchell

• Faith integration – Marcia Bedasse

• Social studies – Tim Ladd

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Environment

• Estuaries – Tom Chesnes

• Everglades – Tom Chesnes

• Fisheries management – Tom Chesnes

• Galapagos Islands – Tom Chesnes

• Harmful algal blooms – Tina Batoh

• Invasive species/Burmese python – Tom Chesnes

• Oceans – Erosion: Angela Witmer, Water quality/Pollution: Linda Sedlacek

• Seagrass – Tom Chesnes

• Sargassum seaweed – Angela Witmer

• Sustainability – Tom Chesnes, Angela Witmer

• Wetlands – Tom Chesnes

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Ethics

• Craig Hanson

• Kirk Mensch

• Paul Copan

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Film

• Faith, film and culture – Thomas Parham

• Film production – Antonio Zarro

• Redemptive storytelling – Antonio Zarro

• Screenwriting – Thomas Parham, Antonio Zarro

• Star Trek – Thomas Parham

• Superheroes – Thomas Parham

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Health

• Acute emergency care nursing – Vanessa Duncan

• Behavioral neuroscience: Learning and memory – Edwin Santini

• Blinding eye diseases – Suzanne Cardona

• Cancer fatigue – Stephen Sylvester

• Cancer treatments - Chris Hickey

• Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy – Yasmin Grace, Jay Jackson

• Community nursing – Kathy McKinnon, Bri Andrassy

• Community pharmacy – Erin Dorval

• Critical care and health system pharmacy – Erenie Guirguis

• Drug delivery systems – Amos Abioye, Adwoa Nornoo

• End-of-life/palliative care – Phyllis King

• Gastrointestinal pharmacotherapy – Yasmin Grace

• Genetics – Kris Dougherty, Jay Jackson

• Hematology/Oncology – Chris Elder

• HIV/Infectious diseases – Jennifer Kuretski

• Infectious diseases (pharmacy) – Elias Chahine

• Immunization/Vaccines – Elias Chahine, Erin Dorval

• Global healthcare/International medical missions – Dana Strachan, Nakisha Kinlaw-Williams, Bri Andrassy

• Inpatient pharmacy – Erenie Guirguis

• Maternal-child care – Jane Wilson

• Natural medicines – Dana Strachan

• Nursing leadership – Lynn Erickson

• Oncology nursing – Vanessa Duncan

• Nursing simulation – Christine Conti, Sandra Ojurongbe

• Pediatric nursing – Kristen Gagne

• Pharmaceutical compounding – Adwoa Nornoo

• Pharmacy patient care and counseling – Jay Jackson

• Pharmacy practice, international pharmacy practice – Amos Abioye

• Pharmacology/Asthma & COPD – Harm Maarsingh

• Prescription drug abuse – Erin Dorval

• Psychiatric nursing – Adolescent: Bri Andrassy, Cross-cultural and adult: Sandra Ojurongbe

• Public health - Yolanda Hardy

• Rheumatoid arthritis – Dana Strachan

• Therapeutic principles of self-care – Yasmin Grace, Erin Dorval

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History

• African American religious history – Terriel Byrd

• Civil rights movement – Terriel Byrd

• Civil War: antebellum South, the war, Reconstruction – Wes Borucki

• Church history – Gary Poe

• Cold War – Roger Chapman

• Colonial America – Wes Borucki

• French and British history – Elizabeth Stice

• History of modern terrorism – Roger Chapman

• Martin Luther King, Jr. – Terriel Byrd

• Presidential history – Wes Borucki

• Public history – Museums, monuments, oral history: Roger Chapman, Elizabeth Stice

• World War I – Elizabeth Stice

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Languages

• French – Craig Hanson, Mirela Garren

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Literature

• Children’s – Carl Miller

• Comparative – Carl Miller

• Dr. Seuss – Carl Miller

• Early American – Jenifer Elmore

• Florida – Susan Jones

• Jane Austen – Susan Jones

• Medieval British – Susan Jones

• Renaissance – Susan Jones

• Shakespeare – Susan Jones

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Music

• Composition – Tim Thompson

• Commercial – Tim Thompson

• History – Michael O’Connor

• New media/intermedia – Tim Thompson

• Pedagogy – Tim Thompson

• Piano – Joseph Kingma

• Preparatory Department – Patrick Clifford

• Technology – Tim Thompson

• Theory – Tim Thompson

• Voice – Mark Aliapoulios

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Politics

• Africa – Robert Lloyd

• Democratization – Robert Lloyd

• France – Craig Hanson

• International development – Craig Hanson

• International relations – Robert Lloyd

• Latin America – Francisco Plaza

• Middle East – Robert Lloyd

• Radical movements – Roger Chapman

• Russia – Roger Chapman

• South Asia – Robert Lloyd

• Terrorism – Robert Lloyd

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Philosophy

• David Horkott

• Craig Hanson

• Philosophy of Science – Kirk Mensch

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Theatre

• Performance – Allen McCoy

• Stage combat – Allen McCoy

• Technical theatre – Dana White

• Theatre education – Allen McCoy