Valpo’s faculty not only excel as teachers and mentors, they are also accomplished scholars and experts within their field.
In addition to being dedicated teachers and mentors of students, Valpo professors also have an abiding commitment to scholarly research, which grows out of their desire to seek truth wherever it may be found. Valpo faculty members engage in high-level research and publish with leading presses and journals, in many cases including students in their research projects, thus providing them with invaluable research experience at the undergraduate level.
Developing Curriculum To Engage Students In Scientific Discovery
Laurie Eberhardt, Ph.D., professor of biology, employs inquiry-based projects and service learning activities to help her students gain skills to tackle real-life issues to better connect her...
Development And Reliability Of The Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Assessment Profile
Tom Blodgett, Ph.D., assistant professor of nursing, works with a team of undergraduate nursing students to develop a tool to assess the risk for catheter-associated urinary tract infections in...
Potential Effects Of Climate Change On Tourism In Turkey
Musa Pinar, Ph.D., examined the Turkish hotel managers' perceptions regarding potential negative effects of global warming and their commitments to mitigate these...
A Romantic Voice In 19th- Century European Literature(s)
Carlos Miguel- Pueyo, Ph.D. associate professor of foreign languages and literatures, continues studies in European Romanticism(s), focusing on the “Romanticism” of Enrique Gil y Carrasco’s...
“Kawergosk: Home Made Of Cloth” Brings Stories Of Syrian Refugees To The U.S.
“Kawergosk: Home Made of Cloth,” a short documentary about Kurdish Syrian refugees by Elizabeth Wuerffel, MFA, assistant professor of art, Fulbright Scholar and alumnus Saddam Al-Zubaidi, and...
Trends In Japanese Media And Tourism
Jeni Prough, Ph.D., associate professor of humanities and East Asian studies, unpacks media and tourism industries surrounding Japanese culture, both past and...
When Increased Vaccinations Lead To Risky Behavior
Daniel Maxin, Ph.D. associate professor of mathematics, uncovers how treatments and vaccinations may have an adverse effect on the risk behaviors of populations exposed to a specific...
Telepractice In Consulting Psychology
Stewart Cooper, Ph.D., director of counseling services and professor of psychology, explores the growing telepractice trends in consulting...
Writings Of The Medieval German Era
Sarah DeMaris, Ph.D., professor of German, continues her research of late medieval German writings authored for and by women of the Dominican...
