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Robert Michael Clark

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Education & Training

BA-Sociology, Indiana University of PA, 1988
MA-Sociology, Indiana University of PA, 1992
PhD.-Admin. & Leadership Studies, Indiana University of PA, 2006

Division

Social Science Division

Social Science Faculty

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James R Alexander, PhD

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Dr. Alexander is a Professor of Political Science and served as Chair of the Division of Social Sciences 1991-2010, and as interim Vice President for Academic Affairs under President Al Etheridge 1996-98. His teaching areas include:

· Constitutional Law, Free Speech and Media Law

· National Policymaking/Federal Budget Process

· Political Science Research

· American Government and Politics

Education & Training

BA, University of Colorado
MPA, University of Colorado
PhD, University of Colorado

Research Interests

Most of his research has been in the area of constitutional law; here is a representative listing:

· “Chasing Echoes of Obscenity Exceptionalism in Copyright: Recent Swarm Cases,” CHICAGO-KENT JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (2018).

· “Evil Angel Eulogy: The Quiet Passing of the Obscenity Defense in Copyright,” JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (2013).

· “Roth at Fifty: Reconsidering the Common Law Antecedents of American Obscenity Doctrine,” JOHN MARSHALL LAW REVIEW (2007).

· “Obscenity, Pornography, and the Law in Japan: Reconsidering Oshima's ‘In the Realm of the Senses’,” ASIAN-PACIFIC LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY JOURNAL. (2003).

· “Congressional Preemption of State Policy: Interpreting the Garcia Decision,” POLICY STUDIES JOURNAL (1988).

· “State Sovereignty in the Federal System: Constitutional Protections Under the Tenth and Eleventh Amendments,” PUBLIUS, THE JOURNAL OF FEDERALISM (1986).

He also completed research under the auspices of the America’s Industrial Heritage Project of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior including:

· THE JOHNSON STEEL STREET RAIL COMPANY; A PROJECT REPORT (1988). A historic documentation carried out under the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) Division and the America's Industrial Heritage Project of the National Park Service.

· JAYBIRD; A. J. MOXHAM AND THE MANUFACTURE OF THE JOHNSON RAIL (1991), a business history published by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association.

· “Technological Innovation in Steel Fabrication: Marketing and Production Considerations in the Development of the Johnson Rail,” BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC HISTORY (1991).

Division

Social Science Division

Academic Programs

Political Science

Pre-Law

Raymond B Wrabley, PhD

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I have taught courses in American government and politics to thousands of students who have studied at Pitt-Johnstown, and I am now teaching classes to many of their children. I have been interested in American politics and government since before I was old enough to vote and I am lucky to have a career that allows me explore and share that interest with so many students.

I have also been able to share my political expertise with a wider audience through writing and interviews with the local, national, and international media, most recently with German public radio.

I have been active in the political process as a citizen, including by attending several national party nominating conventions. I believe it is important for all citizens to take an active part in the governing of our country.

Also, as Chair of the Division of Business and Enterprise and the Division of Social Sciences, I support faculty efforts to provide students with high quality learning experiences and insure that our curriculum is innovative, up-to-date, and serves the needs of our students.

My research has focused most recently on federal environmental policies that govern our public lands—our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas.

My wife Sue and I are also avid visitors and hikers of the public lands all over the country, from the Everglades wetlands of Florida to the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

My courses:

American Government	Environmental Politics and Policy	Parties and Elections
American Presidency	Political Ideologies	US Congress

Education & Training

BA Virginia Polytechnic Institute
MA Virginia Polytechnic Institute
PhD (1988) Arizona State University

Representative Publications

Going with the Flow? Public Lands and Private Property Along the Red River (Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law)

Showdown at Catron: Cows, Wolves, and the Ecology of Public Lands Policies (Natural Resources Journal)

Managing the Monument: Cows and Conservation in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Division

Social Science Division

Academic Programs

Political Science

Veronica A Wilson, PhD

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Education & Training

BA Kansas State University
PhD (2002) Rutgers University

Division

Social Science Division

Academic Programs

History

Julie E Wagner

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Education & Training

BA �ձ�һ��Ƭ at Johnstown
MS (2012) Capella University

Division

Social Science Division

Mitzy L Schaney, PhD

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Professional working experience for both the public and private sector in Environmental Science, Soil Science, Geomorphology, and Archaeology.

Courses taught:

Physical Geography (Geog 0210)
Introduction to Environmental Studies (Envstd 0100)
Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies (Envstd 1700)
Water Resources (Geog 1240)
Natural Hazards (Geog 1220)
Environmental Planning (Geog 1200)
Soil in the Environment (Envstd 1400)
Field Studies in Environmental Science (Envstd 1500)
Biogeography (Geog 1800)
Internship (SocSci 1910; Envstd 1200)
Independent Study (Geog 1830)

Education & Training

BS (1999) Anthropology/Archaeology, Mercyhurst University, Erie PA
MS (2005) Geology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
PhD (2019) Geology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Research Interests

Research Interests include soil science, environmental science, and geomorphology specifying in landform development and interpretations.

Division

Social Science Division

Academic Programs

Environmental Sustainability

Geography

Paul Douglas Newman, PhD

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Dr. Newman joined the History Department in 1995. He teaches classes in Early American History including:

0610 U.S. to 1877	1400 Colonial America
1410 The American Revolution	1409 The Early American Republic
1430 The American Civil War	1682 Native Americans and Early American History

He also teaches classes in Public History including:

0760 Introduction to Public History	0770 Historical Documentary Film/Filmmaking
0775 Digital History	0790 Introduction to Museum Science

Dr. Newman also coordinates the Certificate in Public and Applied History and serves as the department coordinator for internships.

Education & Training

BA History, York College of Pennsylvania, 1990
MA American and British History, University of Kentucky, 1992
PhD Early American History, University of Kentucky, 1996

Representative Publications

Dr. Newman has published two books on Pennsylvania History, and several articles and book chapters:

Fries Rebellion: The Enduring Struggle for the American Revolution (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004).

Pennsylvania History: Essays and Documents (Pearson Education, Inc, 2010), with Dr. Jeffrey A. Davis.

“Goodwill to All Men... from the King on the throne to the beggar on the dunghill: William Penn, Roman Catholics, and Religious Toleration,” Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies 61 (October 1994): 457-79.

“Fries’ Rebellion and American Political Culture, 1798-1800,” Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 119 (January/April 1995): 37-74.

“The Federalists’ Cold War: The Fries Rebellion, National Security, and the State, 1787-1800,” Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies 67 (Winter 2000): 63-104.

“Agrarian Founders: Three Rebellions as Legitimate Opposition, 1786-1799,” in Robert S. McDonald and Peter S. Onuf, eds. Revolutionary Prophecies: The Founders and America’s Future (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021): 107-34.

He is also working on a book about Indigenous political identity in Pennsylvania prospectively titled "Declarations of Independence: The Native Mid-Atlantic Struggle for Sovereignty, 1681-1776."

He has published two pieces of this work:

"The 'Four Nations of Indians Upon the Susquehanna': Mid-Atlantic Murder, Diplomacy, and Political Identity, 1717-1723," Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies 88 (Summer 2021); 287-318.

"Red Journalism: TheAllegheny Indians, Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette, and the Ethnic Cleansing of Pennsylvania, 1747-1764," Journalism History 45 (September 2019): 227-49.

Dr. Newman has authored and edited works of Public History including:

Eighty Years at the Mountain Playhouse: Summer Stock Lives! (Somerset, Pennsylvania: Somerset Daily American, 2019), with Kelsey Chabal.

Making Do in World War II: A Child's Memory of the White House and the War (Amazon Books, 2016).

Directory of Kentucky Historical Organizations (Frankfort, KY: Historical Confederation of Kentucky and the Kentucky Historical Society,

1992).

Other titles:

“Beginning a Useful Life: James Madison to 1780,” in Stuart Leibiger, ed., A Companion to James Madison and James Monroe (New York: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012): 21-38.

“A Matter of Consequence to Us All: Seventy-Five Years of Pennsylvania History,” Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies 75 (Summer 2008): 307-45.

“Did the Shays’ Rebellion Influence the Inspiring and Ratification of the Constitution?” History in Dispute: The American Revolution (Columbia, SC: Manly Inc., 2003).

“Was There a Conspiracy to Implement a Military Coup d’Etat Against the Central Government in 1783?” History in Dispute: The American Revolution (Columbia, SC: Manly Inc., 2003).

Research Grants

2017 Research Fellow American Philosophical Society

2007 History Channel "Save Our History" grant, $10,000 for making of film, "We Never Got The Welcome Home"

2005 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow

1996 McNiel Center for Early American Studies Post-Doctoral Fellow

Division

Social Science Division

Academic Programs

History

Ahmad Massasati, PhD

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Education & Training

BS University of Aleppo, Syria
MS University of Missouri-Rolla
PhD (1991) University of Utah

Division

Social Science Division

Academic Programs

Geography

Robert W Matson, PhD

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Courses Offered

European and International:

Renaissance & Reformation
Modern Britain
Mexico
Europe, 1914-1945
Europe, 1945-the present

History of Religion/Religious Studies:

Religions of the World
Judaism Christianity, and Islam
Origins of Christianity
The Bible: Archaeology and History

Education & Training

B.A. California State University, Fresno
M.A. San Diego State University
Further Graduate Study: University of Portland
Ph.D. (1981) University of Oregon

Representative Publications

Books:

Neutrality and Navicerts: Britain, the United States and Economic Warfare, 1939-40. New York: Garland Publishing, 1994

William Mulholland: A Forgotten Forefather. Holt-Atherton Center for Western Historical Studies, University of the Pacific, 1976

Edited Works:

Using Visual Evidence, with Richard Howells, Open University/McGraw-Hill, 2009.

Film & History, special issues on World War II, vol. 27, nos. 1-4 (1997).

Arctic Twilight: Old Finnish Tales, trans. by Allen M. Pitkänen. Portland: Finnish-American Literary Heritage Foundation, 1982

Articles and book chapters:

“Images and Imaginations: Mid-Nineteenth Century Travelers in Cuba,” International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (December 2011), 121-28.

“An Autobiographical Allegory: Franco Zeffirelli’s Tea With Mussolini in Michael Paris, ed., Re-Picturing the War: Representations of the Second World War in Film and Television since 1989 (Palgrave, 2008), 39-54.

"Finlandization: A Retrospective," in T. Michael Ruddy, ed. Charting an Independent Course: Finland's Place in the Cold War and in U.S. Foreign Policy (Regina Books: 1998), pp. 197-213.

"The British Navy and U.S. Trade, 1939-40," The Historian 53 (Summer 1991):743-64.

"Joseph Wood Hill: 'Civilian Soldier' in Education and Politics," Oregon Historical Quarterly 90 (Spring 1989):5-38.

"Finlandization: An Ahistorical Analogy," Washington State Research Studies 51 (March 1983):1-11.

"Church Wealth in Nineteenth Century Mexico: A Review of Literature," Catholic Historical Review 65 (October 1979):600-09.

"Maya Hieroglyphics: More Challenging than Egyptian," University of Portland Review 30 (Fall 1978):3-13.

Division

Social Science Division

Academic Programs

History