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American Culture
Baby Boom Generation: James F. Smith, 215-881-7530
Hip-Hop Culture: Karen Bettez Halnon, 215-881-7542
Bachelorette Parties: Beth Montemurro, 215-881-7566
Bridal Showers: Beth Montemurro, 215-881-7566

Arts and Entertainment
Art
Performance Arts: Moylan Mills, 215-881-7473
1920s Modernist Art: Linda Miller, 215-881-7550

Film and Television
Trends, Genres, History: Wayne McMullen, 610-892-1426; Moylan Mills, 215-881-7473
Reality TV: Beth Montemurro, 215-881-7566
Media and Adolescent Development: Blake Lloyd, 610-892-1429

Literature
African-American Women's Literature: (Morrison, Hurston) Kimberly Blockett, 610-892-1376
Early 20th Century Literature: (esp. Hemingway and Fitzgerald) Linda Miller, 215-881-7550

Music
American Popular Music: (historical context) James F. Smith, 215-881-7530
Electronic & World Music: Paul Greene, 610-892-1474
Sinatra, Frank: Leonard Mustazza, 215-881-7331
Youth Music Cultures: (anger, alienation) Karen Bettez Halnon, 215-881-7542

Athletics
NCAA Recruiting/Collegiate Athletics: Karen Weaver, 215-881-7443

Behavior and Psychology
Clinical Depression: Frances Sessa, 215-881-7361
Cults: Lita Linzer Schwartz, 215-886-2524
Gambling: James F. Smith, 215-881-7530
John Dewey (Philosophy): Ron Zigler, 215-881-7556
Moral Education: Ron Zigler, 215-881-7556
Tourette's Syndrome: Judith Newman, 215-881-7535
420 Marijuana Culture: Karen Bettez Halnon, 215-881-7542

Business
Economics
Brand Management: Steven McMillan, 215-881-7629
Corporate Social Responsibility/Cause-Related Marketing: Shruti Gupta, 215-881-7649
Supply Chain Management: Peggy D. Lee, 610-648-3289

Labor
CEO Compensation: Kimberly Merriman, 215-237-6686
Diversity in the Workplace: Janice Dreachslin, 610-648-3269
Economics of the Labor Market, Lonnie Golden, 215-881-7596
Information Literacy and Workplace Performance: Alexia Hudson, 610-648-3364
Reward Systems (Performance Pay and Motivation): Kimberly Merriman, 215-237-6686
Trends in Employment, Workplace, and Work Hours: Lonnie Golden, 215-881-7596

Management
Charismatic Leadership: John Sosik, 610-648-3254
Electronic Teams: Andrea Hornett, 610-892-1493
Healthcare: Janice Dreachslin, 610-648-3269
Humor in the Workplace: John Sosik, 610-648-3254
Management/Accounting Information Systems: Carlos Ferran, 610-648-3371
Project Management: Phillip LaPlante, 610-725-5314
Organizational Communication: Eric Stein, 610-648-3256
Social Network Analysis/Theory: Peggy D. Lee, 610-648-3289
Strategies (domestic and international): Andrea Hornett, 610-892-1493

Education
Adult Learners/Returning to School: Alexia Hudson, 610-648-3364
Classroom/Behavior Management: Mary Catherine Scheeler, 610-648-3272
Diversity/Urban Studies: Arlene Harris Mitchell, 610-648-3355
English as a Second Language (ESL): Myra Goldschmidt, 610-892-1465
Literacy (reading/writing): Arlene Harris Mitchell, 610-648-3355
Learning Disabilities: Mary Catherine Scheeler, 610-648-3272
Moral Education: Ron Zigler, 215-881-7556
Student Transition to College: Frances Sessa, 215-881-7361

Environment and Science
Biomechanical Engineering (Forces in the Human Body): Howard Medoff, 215-881-7565
Forensic Engineering (Structural Failures): Howard Medoff, 215-881-7565
Human Gait Analysis (Trips and Falls): Howard Medoff, 215-881-7565
Marine Geology, Sea-Level Change: Laura Guertin, 610-892-1427
Organic/Organometallic Chemistry: Kevin Cannon, 215-881-7468

Law Enforcement
Death Penalty (historical perspective): David Ruth, 215-881-7640
Mafia & Gangsters (Capone era): David Ruth, 215-881-7640
White Collar Crime: Sean Griffin, 215-881-7557
Organized Crime: Sean Griffin, 215-881-7557

Lifestyles/Family
Adolescents: (risk-taking, sociocultural development) Cynthia Lightfoot, 610-892-1432; Frances Sessa, 215-881-7361
Adoption: Lita Linzer Schwartz, 215-886-2524
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD): Judith Newman, 215-881-7535
Children's Literature: Ellen Furman, 215-881-7522
Dealing with Death, Other Tragedies: Judith Newman, 215-881-7535
Divorce: Lita Linzer Schwartz, 215-886-2524
Juvenile Delinquency/Youth Violence: Djuradj Stakic, 610-892-1285
Korean American Families: Seongeun Kim, 610-892-1452
Media and Adolescent Development: Blake Lloyd, 610-892-1429
Neonaticide/Postpartum Depression: Lita Linzer Schwartz, 215-886-2524
Parenting in Culturally Diverse Families: Seongeun Kim, 610-892-1452

Politics/Government
International Politics and Arms Control: Stephen Cimbala, 610-892-1467

Technology
Artificial Intelligence: (including fuzzy logic) Robert Avanzato, 215-881-7358
Data Mining: Michael Piovoso, 610-648-3356
Digital Divide: Carlos Ferran, 610-648-3371
Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace: Effy Oz, 610-648-3234
Embedded Systems: Phillip Laplante, 610-725-5314
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Carlos Ferran, 610-648-3371
Image Processing: Phillip Laplante, 610-725-5314
Information Technology: (ethics) Effy Oz, 610-648-3234
Information Technology: (general) Eric Stein, 610-892-3256: Jim Wawryzniak, 610-892-1284
Knowledge Management: Eric Stein, 610-892-3256
Learning in Virtual Worlds (Second Life): Peggy D. Lee, 610-648-3289
Open Source Software: Phillip LaPlante, 610-725-5314
Real-time Systems: Phillip Laplante, 610-725-5314; Colin Neill, 610-725-5285
Requirements Engineering: Colin Neill, 610-725-5285
Robotics: Robert Avanzato, 215-881-7358; Kathryn Jablokow, 610-648-3372
Software Engineering/Architecture: Colin Neill, 610-725-5285
Software Project Process Improvement: Phillip Laplante, 610-725-5314
Technology Mediated Communications: Carlos Ferran, 610-648-3371
Virtual World Technology: Alexia Hudson, 610-648-3364


Please call David Jwanier, manager of public information, at 610-648-3316 or 215-260-6504 (cell) for more information.

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