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Our faculty members are active
researchers in many areas, from scientific laboratory
work to behavioral studies.
If you are interested in participating
in any of our ongoing research projects and have
already reviewed our faculty interests, feel free
to contact us!
Robert D. Volkmar, Interim Director of CERE and Director of Online Program (412) 396-4367
volkmar@duq.edu |
Lisa Mikolajek Barton
Student Services Coordinator
(412) 396-4095
mikolajek@duq.edu |
Daniel K. Donnelly,
Adjunct Faculty Member: leadership and organizational behaviors
Stanley J.
Kabala, Adjunct Research Professor: international
and domestic environmental management systems,
watershed development and best practices for stormwater management.
H. M. (Skip) Kingston,
Professor of Chemistry: fundamental research in
separation science, chromatography, microwave
energy application, instrument development, standard
reference materials development and certification,
analytical and environmental test method development,
and laboratory automation including expert systems
and robotics. More
Michelle Schaper, Adjunct
Faculty Member: evaluating the respiratory effects
of airborne chemicals through the use of animal
models and defining acceptable exposure limits
and conditions for humans exposed to a given inhaled
toxicant
Kyle W. Selcer, Assistant
Professor of Biological Sciences: comparative
endocrinology; investigating environmental toxicants
that disrupt the endocrine system, the role of
steroids in reproduction of reptiles and amphibians
and new drugs for the treatment of estrogen-dependent
breast cancer. More
John F. Stolz, Professor
of Biology: specializing in environmental microbiology,
particularly the physiology and biochemistry of
bacteria that respire oxyanions of nitrogen, arsenic
and selenium, and the microbial sedimentation
and lithification of modern marine carbonate stromatolites.
More
Michael J. Tobin, Adjunct
Faculty Member: the application of in vivo x-ray
fluorescence measurements of cortical bone lead
as a marker of lifetime lead exposure, and the
development of pollutant fate and transport models,
with specific areas of investigation centering
around transport and mixing processes in surface
waters, groundwater, and sediments using computational
fluid dynamics techniques
J. W. (Jack)
Ubinger, Jr., Adjunct Faculty Member: long-term
maintenance of institutional and engineering controls
at closed solid waste management units and remediated
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