Jon Sorenson -
Department of Computer Science
(317) 940-9765
jsorenso@butler.edu
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Jon is a professor of computer science and software
engineering.
He received his PhD in computer science, and his MA in mathematics
from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Jon's research is on algorithms for problems in number
theory.
He also has published on using writing in computer science
courses, and on Butler's Engineering Projects in Community Service
(EPICS) course with Panos Linos.
Robert Dale - Psychology
Department
(317) 940-9849
rdale@butler.edu
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Priscilla Ryder - College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences
(317) 940-8524
pryder@butler.edu
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Priscilla Ryder is a faculty member in the College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences at Butler University. She teaches courses
in public health, community health, and research methods.
She received a PhD from the Epidemiology of Aging program at
in the medical school of the University of Maryland,
Baltimore. She also earned an M.P.H. degree in Epidemiology
and Biostatistics at the University of California at Berkeley's
School of Public Health.. Ryder's research focuses on the physical
and psychosocial environmental determinants of health disparities
in urban adults; health effects of discrimination, stigma, and
marginalization; and health status, service utilization and quality
of life in underserved populations.
Michael Vance - College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences
(317) 940-9347
mvance@butler.edu
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Robert Main - College of
Business
(317) 940-9528
rmain@butler.edu
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Robert is a professor of microeconomics, public sector economics
and environmental economics. Robert has published a variety of
academic articles and presented at several conferences on different
economic issues. Robert received his undergraduate education from
Wabash College and his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1973.
Craig Auchter - Political Science
Department
(317) 940-9571
auchter@butler.edu
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Craig received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his B.A. in
philosophy at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He
served as a Fulbright Scholar in Nicaragua, once to help establish
a graduate program in Culture of Peace Studies and a second time to
train university students and indigenous and afro-descendant
community leaders in community mediation. Craig enjoys taking
students on short-term study trips to Cuba and Nicaragua, and most
recently led the first Butler Semester in Latin America under the
auspices of Butler's Global Adventures in the Liberal Arts (GALA)
program. An Associate Professor of Political Science, he
teaches courses on Latin America, the Earth Charter and Community
Mediation.
Robin Turner - Political Science
Department
(317) 940-8559
rlturne1@butler.edu
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Robin is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Butler
University. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from UC
Berkeley, an MA in Political Studies from the University of Cape
Town, South Africa, and a BA in Public Policy Studies from Duke
University. Dr. Turner's research focuses on the relationship
between people, the state, and natural resources in Southern
Africa. Teaching areas include African studies, tourism studies,
research methods, and political economy.
Marjorie Hennessy - Biological
Sciences Department
(317) 940-6505
mhenness@butler.edu
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Marjorie Hennessy is the program manager for the Center for
Urban Ecology(CUE) at Butler. She has a background in ecology
and landscape architecture, and prior to coming to the CUE worked
for environmental consulting firms in Florida, and architecture and
engineering firms in Florida and Montana. Marjorie is interested in
sustainable land use practices, management, and planning.
Marjorie also teaches the environmental practicum course. The
practicum works with a local client every semester to resolve an
issue of ecological importance in Indianapolis. The course
incorporates a collaborative process, is applicable in a meaningful
way, promotes professionalism and builds student confidence.
Reports from the practicum and other projects can be viewed on the
Center's news page. (http://www.butler.edu/urban-ecology/news)
Tim Carter - Biological Sciences
Department
(317) 940-6506
tcarter@butler.edu
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Tim received his Ph.D. in 2006 from the University of Georgia
where he evaluated the use of vegetated roofs for urban ecosystem
remediation. As a post-doc and faculty member in the River Basin
Center at Odum School of Ecology at UGA his work focused on the
intersection between urbanization and environmental management
through studies of designer ecosystems, sustainable development,
environmental policy, and climate change impacts on coastal areas.
As the first director of the CUE, Tim explores opportunities to
improve urban ecological conditions through public outreach,
student engagement, innovative project development, and
research.
Raymond
Giesler - Psychology Department
(317) 940-9267
rgiesler@butler.edu
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R. Brian Giesler is an assistant professor in the Department of
Psychology. He earned his PhD in social psychology from the
University of Texas at Austin, served as a post-doctoral fellow at
the Baylor College of Medicine and Houston VA Medical Center, and
later became a research scientist at the Indiana University Cancer
Center, before coming to Butler University. He teaches
Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology, Human Sexuality,
Statistics and Health Psychology. He and the undergraduates
in his lab collaborate on research addressing: 1) identifying and
explaining the connection between religiosity/spirituality and
health; 2) how people adopt health-related goals and the conscious
and non-conscious processes that promote successful goal
pursuit.