Florida Atlantic University Academic Discipline Debate - Spring 2024

Allan Barsky received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work, his MSW from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. His teaching and research interests include social work practice theory and skill development, pedagogy, conflict resolution, professional ethics, and substance abuse. For further information, please see https://barsky.org/
Professor |Sandler School of Social Work
Office Location: SO 321
Email Address: abarsky@fau.edu
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice academic advising: https://www.fau.edu/sw-cj/advising/
For further information, please see https://barsky.org/

Ann Branaman earned her PhD in Sociology from Pennsylvania State University. Her current research focuses on identity processes in 'emerging adulthood', a term other scholar have used to refer to a developmental phase between adolescence and adulthood and her research of the past two decades has covered a broad range of topics in social theory, including: the social theory of Erving Goffman and Kenneth Burke; psychoanalytical social theory; interaction and inequality; emotions and human rights; feminist social theories of identity; Zygmunt Bauman's theory of gender and sexualities in 'liquid modernity'.
Professor | Chair of Sociology
Office: CU 253/Boca Campus
Email: branaman@fau.edu
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters academic advising: https://www.fau.edu/artsandletters/artsandlettersadvising/advisingappointments/

Donna Chamely-Wiik earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Florida Atlantic University. Her primary research interests are in Chemical and STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Education, including an assessment of the impact of pedagogical interventions on student learning, development and perception.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research| Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PS 216, GS 212E
Email: dchamely@fau.edu
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science academic advising: https://www.fau.edu/science/student-resources/student-services/advising/

Dr. Darling earned her doctorate from Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. Her research interests are in the areas of special education teacher education, the inclusion of young children with special needs in school and community settings, challenging behaviors, and diverse children and families.
Associate Professor I Department of Special Education
Office Location: ED 47 – 442 I Campus: Boca
Email Address: sdarlin4@fau.edu
College of Education Student Advising: https://www.fau.edu/education/students/oass/

Charles E. Dukes, EdD, PhD earned a doctorate in Special Education from Florida International University in Miami, Florida and a second doctorate in Experimental Psychology from Florida Atlantic University. His areas of expertise include instructional practices for individuals with the most significant disabilities, applied behavior analysis, and individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Chair I Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Office Phone: 561-297-3965 I Office Location: ED 47 - 354
Campus: Boca
Email Address: cdukes@fau.edu
College of Education Student Advising: https://www.fau.edu/education/students/oass/

Kimberly Dunn earned her PhD (1997) in Business Administration, from Georgia State University. Her research interests are in financial reporting, determinants and effects of disclosure quality, and pedagogy.
Associate Professor | School of Accounting
Office: Barry Kaye Hall - Room 121 (Boca Raton)
Email: kdunn@fau.edu
College of Business academic advising: https://business.fau.edu/undergraduate/current-students/meet-the-advisors/

Dr. Lincoln Sloas is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Ph.D. in Criminology, Law, and Society from George Mason University in 2015. Dr. Sloas conducts research in the areas of problem-solving courts including drug courts and how individuals navigate substance abuse treatment services. His most recent research has been published in Criminal Justice Review, Criminal Justice Policy Review, and Journal of Quantitative Criminology. Dr. Sloas teaches courses in Law, Crime and the Criminal Justice System, Drug Courts and Problem-Solving Courts.
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator
Office: SO 208
Email: lsloas@fau.edu
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice academic advising: https://www.fau.edu/sw-cj/advising/

William Trapani earned his Ph.D. from University of Iowa in 2002.Bill Trapani's research and teaching are informed by rhetorical theory and criticism and critical/cultural studies. His principal areas of scholarly interest include the rhetoric of visual culture, national identity and citizenship studies, and the theorization of contemporary protest and social activism. His work primarily explores the rhetorical construction and consequence of varying figurations of the American national character.
Director of the College of Arts and Letters’ School of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Email: wtrapan1@fau.edu
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters academic advising: https://www.fau.edu/artsandletters/artsandlettersadvising/advisingappointments/

Dr. Wilson comes to the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing after teaching at the doctoral level of nursing for six years at a prior university. She has published 52 peer-reviewed papers and three book chapters. She was awarded over $18 million in research funded from Federal and Department of Defense sources. She was the portfolio director for the Military Women’s Health Research Program for $3M. Dr. Wilson’s research goals at FAU are to collaborate with others dedicated to military and veteran research focusing on sex and gender differences in health and well-being, including alternative therapies.
Interim Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship| Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Office: NU , Room 120F
Email: candywilson@health.fau.edu
Christine E Lynn College of Nursing academic advising: https://nursing.fau.edu/academics/doctor-of-nursing-practice-program/bsn-to-dnp/advising.php