Faculty Experts
Benedictine College is a source for expert comments on a variety of subjects. The following members of the faculty have been identified as both experts in their field and willing to talk to the media. If you would like to set up an interview with any of our faculty experts, please contact Stephen Johnson in the Department of Marketing and Communications.
Stephen Johnson
Director of Marketing & Communications
913.360.7415
stevej@benedictine.edu
Business
David Geenens
Associate Professor - School of Business
Virtuous business leadership, Business principles for Catholic business professionals
David Harris, Ph.D.
Professor – Department of Economics
Economics, Microeconomics, Catholic Social Teaching, General Volunteer Work
Engineering
Charles E. Sprouse III, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Engineering
Mechanical Engineering: diesel particulate filters, waste heat recovery, adaptive information displays to limit driver distraction
Literature
George E. Nicholas, Ph.D.
Professor/Chair – English Department
Medieval Literature, Shakespeare, The Vikings, Modern Pagan Witchcraft and the Occult
Media & Mass Communications
Kevin Page, Ph.D.
Professor/Chair – Department of Journalism & Mass Communications
Media Issues, Impact of Media on Society, Online Journalism, Media Law and Ethics
Music
Christopher J. Greco, Ph.D.
Professor – Department of Music
Music Theory, Composition, Music Performance (Contemporary, Classical, Jazz), Woodwinds
Philosophy
E. M. Macierowski, Ph.D.
Professor – Department of Philosophy
Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Philosophical Dialogue, Memory and Recollection, Analogy
James Madden, Ph.D.
Professor – Department of Philosophy
Intelligent Design, Ethics, Contemporary Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy
Political Science
John F. Settich, Ph.D.
Professor/Chair – Political Science Department
Political Parties & Elections, Public Policy, Health Care policy
Delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention
Kim Shankman, Ph.D.
Dean of the College
Constitutional Law, American Politics, Catholic Higher Education Administration
Psychology
Amy Posey, Ph.D.
Professor/Chair – Department of Psychological Sciences
Psychology, Law, Jury Psychology
Theology
Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D.
Professor - Department of Theology
The Bible, Church doctrine, ecumenism, faith & science
John Rziha, Ph.D.
Professor – Department of Theology
Moral Theology
Mark J. Zia, STD
Professor - Department of Theology
Biblical theology, marriage and family, Church teachings
Sociology
Kevin Bryant, Ph.D.
Professor/Chair - Department of Sociology & Criminology
Crime Mapping & Analysis, The Patriot Act and Criminal Justice, Firearms and Crime
Spanish - Language and Culture
Julie Sellers, Ph.D.
Professor/Chair - Department of World & Classical Languages and Cultures
Federally Certified Court Interpreter in Spanish, Expert and author on the Bachata music genre
