{"id":2,"date":"2024-04-01T18:15:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/experts\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:05:21","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/experts\/","title":{"rendered":"MTSU Faculty Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cms-container container\"><style>@import url(/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/"https:////cdn.datatables.net/v/dt/dt-1.13.10/datatables.min.css/");\n \na.color_button {\n\tdisplay: inline-block;\n\ttext-decoration: none;\n\tmargin: 5px 3px 5px 3px ;\n\tcursor: pointer;\n\tposition: relative;\t\n\tcolor: white;\n\ttext-align:center;\n\tpadding:10px 20px 10px 20px;\n\tfont-family: 'Nunito Sans', sans-serif;\n\tfont-weight:800;\n\tborder-radius:5px;\n\tborder:solid white 2px;\n\ttext-shadow:none;\n\tfont-size:1.07em;\n\tline-height:1.2;\n}\n \na.button_back_2{\n\tbackground-color:#009ad6 ;\n}\n \na.button_back_2:hover{\n\tcolor:#009ad6 ;\n\tborder:solid 2px #009ad6 ;\n\tbackground-color:white;\n}\n \n.expert-image {\n\tfloat: left;\n\tposition: relative;\n\twidth: 100%;\n\tpadding-bottom: 150%;\n\tmargin: 0 20px 10px 0;\n\tbackground-position: center center;\n\tbackground-repeat: no-repeat;\n\tbackground-size: cover;}\n.expert-top a {text-decoration: none;}\n.expert-top h2, .expert-top h3{margin:0;}\n.expert-head{background-color:rgba(28,43,89,1);color:white;font-weight:bold;padding:15px 15px 2px 15px;line-height:1.5;}\n.expert-head a{color:white;text-decoration:underline;}\n.expert-head h2, .expert-head h3 {color:white;}\n \n.expert-head h2  {font-size: 1.5em;}\n \na.button_back_3{\n\tbackground-color:#86338b;\n}\n \na.button_back_3:hover{\n\tcolor:#86338b;\n\tborder:solid 2px #86338b;\n\tbackground-color:white;\n}\n \n.columns-three{\n    -webkit-column-count: 3; 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margin-bottom:15px;\">\n                <p>To ensure we promptly address your request, <a href=\"mailto:Nancy.DeGennaro@mtsu.edu\">email<\/a> MTSU&#8217;s communication specialist Nancy DeGennaro to connect with our faculty experts.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"col-xs-6 col-md-12\">\n                    <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image_plain\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/experts\/images\/DeGennaro-Nancy.jpg\" alt=\"Nancy DeGennaro headshot\" width=\"148\" height=\"222\" \/><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-xs-6 col-md-12\">\n                    <h2>Nancy DeGennaro<\/h2>\n                    Communications Specialist<br \/><br \/>\n                    <p><a href=\"mailto:Nancy.DeGennaro@mtsu.edu\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"> <\/i><\/a><br \/><span>615-898-5081<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div><div class=\"col-md-10 col-sm-12 col-md-pull-2 order-first\">        <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            $(document).ready(function(){\n            $('#expertListing').DataTable({\n                responsive: true,\n                \"ordering\": false,\n                \"lengthMenu\": [[5,10,25,-1],[5,10,25,\"All\"]],\n                \"pageLength\": 5\n            });\n            });\n        <\/script>\n\n        <div class=\"expert-top\">\n            <table id=\"expertListing\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"stripe\">\n                <thead>\n                    <tr style=\"display:none;\">\n                        <th>Expert<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                <tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Amy Aldridge\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/amy-aldridge\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/2025_Aldridge__Amy_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Amy Aldridge\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/amy-aldridge\/expert\"><h2>Amy Aldridge<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Vice Provost for Academic Programs &#038; Professor of Communication<\/h3>\n                        <p>Sanford is a well-known communication scholar and practitioner, with specific focus on activism, social justice, allyship, not-for-profit organizations, and leadership. She utilizes qualitative methods, including interviewing, journal entries, and observations to do her work. She has served as a reviewer for multiple national journals and has published dozens of book chapters, journal manuscripts, and articles for national administrative newsletters.<\/p>\r\n<p>Sanford&#8217;s book <a href=\"https:\/\/titles.cognella.com\/from-thought-to-action-9781793585516\"><em style=\"font-style: italic;\">From Thought to Action<\/em>: <\/a><em style=\"font-style: italic;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/titles.cognella.com\/from-thought-to-action-9781793585516\">Developing a Social Justice Orientation<\/a>,<\/em> in its second edition, is utilized in classrooms and book clubs throughout the world. It often appears on Amazon&rsquo;s Top 100 list of bestselling political advocacy books. A TEDx speaker and curator, she is frequently asked to present at national conferences and to university audiences and local community groups. Amy is the current chair of the Social Justice and Activism Division of the National Communication Association and past president of the Central States Communication Association.<\/p>\r\n<p>She earned a PhD in communication studies from the University of Iowa.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Activism<\/li><li>Communication<\/li><li>Creating Inclusion<\/li><li>Curriculum Development<\/li><li>Public Scholarship<\/li><li>Women in Leadership<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Murat Arik\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/murat-arik\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Arik__Murat_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Murat Arik\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/murat-arik\/expert\"><h2>Murat Arik<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Director, Business and Economic Research Center, Jones College of Business<\/h3>\n                        <p>Arik&rsquo;s research focuses on regional economic trends, international business dynamics, strategic management, and management of innovation.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Higher Education Degree Feasibility<\/li><li>Housing Market <\/li><li>Industry Outlook and Impact Assessments <\/li><li>Regional Economic Analysis<\/li><li>STEM Workforce <\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Larry Burriss\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/larry-burriss\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Burriss__Larry_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Larry Burriss\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/larry-burriss\/expert\"><h2>Larry Burriss<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Professor, Journalism and Strategic Media, College of Media and Entertainment<\/h3>\n                        <p>Burris is a renowned veteran in the journalism field with vast experience in print and broadcast news and public relations. He has earned five academic degrees: a B.A. in broadcast journalism, M.A. in journalism (The Ohio State University), M.A. in human relations (University of Oklahoma), Ph.D. in journalism (Ohio University), and J.D. (Concord Law School).<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Media and National Security <\/li><li>Media Law<\/li><li>Quantitative Research Methods<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Jonathan DiCicco\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/jonathan-m-dicicco\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/DiCicco_Jon_headshot_copy_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Jonathan DiCicco\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/jonathan-m-dicicco\/expert\"><h2>Jonathan DiCicco<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Professor, Political Science and International Relations, College of Liberal Arts<\/h3>\n                        <p>DiCicco is a prolific writer and scholar on matters related to international conflict, rivalry and war. His research investigates the causes, conduct, consequences, management, and resolution of international conflict, and American defense and foreign policy in contemporary historical perspective.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>International Conflict  <\/li><li>Leaders in International Affairs <\/li><li>Military Intervention<\/li><li>Peace and Conflict Resolution <\/li><li>War <\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Katie Foss\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/katie-foss\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Foss__Katie_1.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Katie Foss\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/katie-foss\/expert\"><h2>Katie Foss<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Director, Journalism and Strategic Media, College of Media and Entertainment<\/h3>\n                        <p>Foss is an expert in the fields of health communication, television studies, gender and media, and children and media. Her current research focuses on media and epidemics, breastfeeding discourse, health responsibility, and crime, gender, and media.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Breastfeeding Activism<\/li><li>Children and Media<\/li><li>Gender Studies <\/li><li>Health Communication <\/li><li>Television and Entertainment<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Iris Gao\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/iris-gao\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Gao_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Iris Gao\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/iris-gao\/expert\"><h2>Iris Gao<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3><\/h3>\n                        <p>Gao&#8217;s research interests focus on the various biological and pharmaceutical activities of medicinal plants, such as anti-cancer, antioxidant, cardiovascular protective, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-malaria activities, for the development of new therapeutic agents.&nbsp;She has published more than twenty peer-reviewed research articles. She has filed three international patents on potential therapeutic agents.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>American Ginseng<\/li><li>Anticancer Botanicals<\/li><li>Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Jackie Gilbert\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/jackie-gilbert\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Gilbert__Jackie_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Jackie Gilbert\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/jackie-gilbert\/expert\"><h2>Jackie Gilbert<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Professor <\/h3>\n                        <p>Gilbert&#8217;s research interests include cross-cultural studies, human resource management, diversity, and gender issues. Her published work can be found in journals including the Academy of Management,&nbsp;Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Journal of Business Education, Group and Organization Management, the Journal of Business Ethics, and as a case study (&#8220;Formally Shaming White Criminals&#8221;) by Harvard Business School.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Bullying Awareness<\/li><li>Creating Inclusion<\/li><li>Democratic Management<\/li><li>Experiential Learning<\/li><li>Transforming Culture<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Robert Gordon\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/robert-gordon\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/19264559_821172291382643_4232797925265432023_o_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Robert Gordon\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/robert-gordon\/expert\"><h2>Robert Gordon<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Department Chair, Media Arts<\/h3>\n                        <p>Gordon has been in the television program production industry for 45 years and coordinates the Media Arts Live Production concentration for the Video and Film degree program in Â鶹ÊÓƵ&#8217;s College of Media and Entertainment.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Multi-camera Video Production<\/li><li>Television Program Production <\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Virginia Hemby-Grubb\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/virginia-hemby-grubb\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Hemby_1.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Virginia Hemby-Grubb\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/virginia-hemby-grubb\/expert\"><h2>Virginia Hemby-Grubb<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Professor, Department of Marketing, Jones College of Business<\/h3>\n                        <p>Grubb is an expert in business and workplace communication with an emphasis on generational differences in the skillsets of millennials and baby boomers and how they can better communicate with and benefit one another.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Business\/Workplace communication <\/li><li>Meeting, Event, Exhibition and Convention Management<\/li><li>Talent development <\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Natalie Hoskins\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/natalie-hoskins\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/ID_photo_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Natalie Hoskins\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/natalie-hoskins\/expert\"><h2>Natalie Hoskins<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Associate Professor (she\/her)<\/h3>\n                        <p>Hoskins is a communication scholar, with specific focus on applied research.Her scholarship has been published in national and international peer-reviewed journals, such as the <em>Journal of Interpersonal Violence<\/em> and <em>The Qualitative Report<\/em>. She has over 50 hours of batterer intervention group (BIP) facilitation training and four years of experience in BIP group facilitator shadowing and co-facilitation. She earned a BA in philosophy from the University of Missouri &ndash; Kansas City and an MA and PhD in communication studies from the University of Kansas.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Gender Socialization<\/li><li>Health Communication<\/li><li>Interpersonal Aggression, Violence, and Conflict<\/li><li>Social Support and Emotional Expression<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Keith Huber\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/keith-huber\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/huber_head_0.png');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Keith Huber\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/keith-huber\/expert\"><h2>Keith Huber<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Senior Advisor for Veterans and Leadership Initiatives<\/h3>\n                        <p>Lt. General Huber is the highest ranking retired officer serving in an advisory role among all of Tennessee&rsquo;s public and private higher education institutions. He led efforts in the creation of MTSU&rsquo;s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center &ndash; the largest and most comprehensive veterans facility at a Tennessee university.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Ensuring Student Success for Veterans <\/li><li>Policies and Practices for Recruiting Student Veterans <\/li><li>Student Veteran Employment and Career Transition<\/li><li>Support for Veterans and their Families <\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Andrei Korobkov\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/andrei-vladimir-korobkov\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/KorobkovphotoMoscow_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Andrei Korobkov\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/andrei-vladimir-korobkov\/expert\"><h2>Andrei Korobkov<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Professor, Political Science and International Relations, College of Liberal Arts<\/h3>\n                        <p>Professor Korobkov&#8217;s interests include the issues of post-Communist transition, state- and nation-building.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Comparative Migration Policies<\/li><li>Economic Reform<\/li><li>Employment Policy<\/li><li>Energy Policy<\/li><li>Modern Trends in Migration<\/li><li>Nationalism and Nation Building<\/li><li>Post-Soviet States<\/li><li>Social Stratification<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Daniel Morrell\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/daniel-morrell\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Morrell__Dan_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Daniel Morrell\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/daniel-morrell\/expert\"><h2>Daniel Morrell<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Professor, Business Administration and Management, Jones College of Business<\/h3>\n                        <p>Morrell is a recognized expert in the areas of individual differences, motivation, and social influence at work.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Human Resource Management<\/li><li>Organizational Behavior <\/li><li>Principles of Management <\/li><li>Qualitative Research<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Philip Seagraves\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/philip-a-seagraves\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/philip_square_cropped_0.png');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Philip Seagraves\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/philip-a-seagraves\/expert\"><h2>Philip Seagraves<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Professor, Finance and Real Estate, Jones College of Business<\/h3>\n                        <p>Seagraves specializes in real estate education and research.&nbsp; His corporate and industry experience encompasses sales, marketing, strategic planning, software, and product management.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Real Estate Brokerage<\/li><li>Real Estate Development <\/li><li>Real Estate Finance <\/li><li>Real Estate Investing <\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Scott Seipel\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/scott-seipel\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Headshot___cropped_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Scott Seipel\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/scott-seipel\/expert\"><h2>Scott Seipel<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Associate Professor, Information Systems and Analytics, Jones College of Business<\/h3>\n                        <p>Seipel has provided data analytics consulting to organizations such as Bridgestone\/Firestone, Bell Helicopter, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Business Intelligence<\/li><li>Data Analytics <\/li><li>Data Science <\/li><li>Statistical Analysis <\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Ben Stickle\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/ben-stickle\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/2023___Small_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Ben Stickle\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/ben-stickle\/expert\"><h2>Ben Stickle<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3><\/h3>\n                        <p>Stickle is a criminologist with an extensive experience in policing and crime prevention. His teaching, research, and scholarship focus on emerging and specific forms of crime, police operations and management, and program evaluation. He is a former practitioner and often collaborates with police and corrections agencies. &nbsp;<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Crime during the Pandemic<\/li><li>Metal Theft<\/li><li>Package Theft<\/li><li>Policing Operations, Administration, Staffing, and Mental Health Response<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"James Syler\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/james-kent-syler\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/kent_syler_headshot_2022_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"James Syler\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/james-kent-syler\/expert\"><h2>James Syler<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Professor, Political Science and Public Policy, College of Liberal Arts<\/h3>\n                        <p>Syler is a strategist and analyst who focuses on Tennessee politics.&nbsp;<span style=\"font-style: inherit !important;\">He has been immensely involved in government and politics for over thirty years.&nbsp; He managed former Congressman Bart Gordon&rsquo;s first campaign for congress in 1984 and two subsequent re-election campaigns, and served as Gordon&rsquo;s Tennessee Chief of Staff from 1985 until his retirement in 2011. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit !important;\">During his time at MTSU, Syler has received national attention for his work with archival political letters. Syler&rsquo;s research demonstrated that many of the same issues dividing Americans today such as civil rights, immigration, health care policy, guns, and trade have been shaping political debate for over 50 years.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Archival Research on Political Letters\u200b<\/li><li>Campaign Strategy, Media and Advertising<\/li><li>Gerrymandering <\/li><li>Political Analysis and Commentary on American Politics and Government <\/li><li>Political Comedy<\/li><li>Political Polling<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Karen P.S. Tan\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/karen-ps-tan\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Karen_Tan_202512_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Karen P.S. Tan\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/karen-ps-tan\/expert\"><h2>Karen P.S. Tan<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Assistant Professor<\/h3>\n                        <p>Tan&#8217;s decade of professional experience in hospitality and tourism consulting spans the entire lifecycle of tourism and hospitality assets, including pre-development market, financial feasibility analysis, budget reviews as well as asset disposal and brokerage. She has extensive experience in strategic consulting projects, providing advice to clients on tourism destination master planning and portfolio restructuring. Several Nasdaq-listed hotel companies have sought Tan&#8217;s advice on their country-specific market-entry strategies.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Tan&rsquo;s main research interest seeks to understand the role of negative emotions in tourism and hospitality. Her research focuses on the study of the vacation guilt phenomenon and its root causes among employees in the United States. The findings of this study were&nbsp;published in Journal of Travel Research, and selected as one of three &ldquo;Best Research Paper&rdquo; finalists at the 2019 Tourism Travel and Research Association (TTRA) conference in Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\r\n<p>In addition to investigating how negative emotions impact tourist behavior, Tan is also interested in quantifying the financial impacts of such emotions on hospitality and tourism businesses. &nbsp;She leverages her extensive professional experiences and research on negative emotions into tourist behavior and tourism to advise on hospitality development.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>&#8220;Vacation Guilt&#8221; among U.S. Employees<\/li><li>Tourism and Hospitality <\/li><li>Tourism and Hospitality Real Estate Investment<\/li><li>Tourist Behavior and Emotions<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"John Vile\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/john-r-vile\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Vile__John_0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"John Vile\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/john-r-vile\/expert\"><h2>John Vile<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Dean, University Honors College<\/h3>\n                        <p>Vile is a scholar of the U.S. Constitution, who has written numerous books, essays, chapters, and reviews on this and related topics.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>American Constitutional Law<\/li><li>American Government and Politics<\/li><li>Constitutional Amendments<\/li><li>Courtroom Procedures<\/li><li>U.S. Constitution<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Deborah Wagnon\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/deborah-l-wagnon\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/dwagnon.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Deborah Wagnon\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/deborah-l-wagnon\/expert\"><h2>Deborah Wagnon<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3>Professor, Recording Industry, College of Media and Entertainment<\/h3>\n                        <p>Wagnon holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School. Prior to joining MTSU&rsquo;s faculty, she was a partner in the renowned entertainment law firm John Mason Partners Ltd., in Nashville and Los Angeles. In 2000, she joined the international firm of Greenberg Traurig as partner in the entertainment practice. Wagnon was previously General Counsel of Landmark Entertainment Group in Hollywood, and has extensive U.S. and international experience working with leading recording artists, producers, screenwriters, authors, filmmakers, songwriters, and composers.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Contracts and Legal Issues <\/li><li>Copyright Law <\/li><li>International Entertainment Transactions<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Lynda Williams\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/lynda-r-williams\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/Headshot_2018__002__0.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Lynda Williams\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/lynda-r-williams\/expert\"><h2>Lynda Williams<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3><\/h3>\n                        <p>Prior to joining MTSU&#8217;s faculty, Williams led an accomplished career in the U.S. Secret Service. From being the first African American female to serve as a supervisor in the Washington Field Office to serving as Deputy Assistant Director, Williams set a number of significant milestones throughout her 29 years with the Secret Service.<\/p>\r\n<p>Her areas of expertise include both foreign and domestic terrorism; community and public service engagement; intelligence; and criminal justice processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Williams led the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives as the organization&#8217;s 43rd president. She remains a longstanding member of the following organizations: Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE), International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), and the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).&nbsp;<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>Criminal Justice<\/li><li>Foreign and Domestic Terrorism<\/li><li>Inclusion and Diversity in Policing<\/li><li>National Security<\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>                      <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-2\">\n                        <a title=\"Louis Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/louis-woods\/expert\">\n                          <div class=\"expert-image\"  style=\"background-image:url('/experts/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/faculty-information/images/llwoods.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-10\">\n                        <a title=\"Louis Woods\" href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/louis-woods\/expert\"><h2>Louis Woods<\/h2><\/a>\n                        <h3><\/h3>\n                        <p>Woods is an accomplished scholar of African American history whose research focuses on racial and socioeconomic lending discrimination, redlining, and racial segregation.<\/p>\r\n<p>His work has been published in the <em>Journal of Urban History, Journal of African-American History, Health Promotion Practice, and The American Journal of&nbsp;<\/em><em>Economics and&nbsp;Sociology.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>He earned a BA from SUNY Stony Brook University, and a MA and PhD from Howard University.<\/p>                        <h4>Areas of Focus<\/h4>\n                        <ul class=\"columns-three\">\n                          <li>African American Military History<\/li><li>African American Veteran Access to the GI Bill<\/li><li>Civil Rights History<\/li><li>Federal Housing Policy<\/li><li>Redlining and Socioeconomic Lending Discrimination <\/li>                        <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/td><\/tr>    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-bannernosidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/experts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/experts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/experts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/experts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/experts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/experts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/experts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/experts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}