Speakers
Please feel free to contact any person listed on these pages. These people stand ready and willing to share their expertise with you or your organization.
Margaret Miller Butcher, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Communication Studies620-225-3604mbutcher@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Intercultural/Crosscultural Communication
- Communication Skills for Women
- Television Criticism
- Crime and the Media
- Distance Education
My topics are:- Power Communication for Women
- Closing the Communication Gap Across Cultures
- Business Communication Across Cultures
- Distance Education (Development, Implementation, Planning, Customizing - Including ITV and Online)
- Plagiarism With New Technologies
- Growin' Up Southern With Yankee Folks
- Why Soft (Communication) Skills Aren't Soft At All
- Successful Learning for Non-Native English Speakers
Dr. Gavin BuffingtonAssociate Professor of Physics785-628-5844gbuffing@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Laser bio-effects
- Radio Frequency Communication Systems
- Parallel Multi-Computing
- Quantum Mechanical Three Body Problem
My topics are:- Laser bio-effects
- Radio Frequency Communication Systems
- Parallel Multi-Computing
- Quantum Mechanical Three Body Problem
Dr. Patricia LevyAssistant Professor785-628-4389plevy@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Healthcare policy and chronic illness
- Community response to Terrorism
- Aging
- Caregiving
- Women & Self Affirmation
- Counseling families, couples, and children
- Israel
- Cultural diversity & cultural competency
- Program evaluation
My topics are:- Spirituality & Adjustment to Chronic Illness
- Preparation and Adjustment to War & Terrorism: For Families & Loved Ones
- Caregiving Stress
- Caregiver Cultural Competency
- Sexuality, Relationships, & Teens
- Spirituality & Self Affirmation: A Woman's Choice
- Alzheimer's: A Family Crisis
- Family Violence
- The Second Half of Life: Aging & Self
- The Israeli Woman
- Judaism and the Holocaust
- The Dilemmas of Healthcare in the Rural Community
- Cultural Diversity & Cultural Competency
Dr. Lanee YoungInstructor785-628-5669lyoung@fhsu.eduMy topics are:- Integrating technology, math and science
- Women in mathematics
- Motivation
- Math in rural schools
Dr. Greg KandtAssociate Professor785-628-4371gkandt@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Clinical exercise and health benefits of fitness
- Exercise for individuals with chronic disease
- Exercise for stroke survivors
My topics are:- Any medical fitness or general fitness topic
- Exercise, health and aging
- Fitness benefits of golf
- FHSU Stroke Wellness Programming
- Ad Astra per Aspera: growing from difficulties
Dr. Terry CrullDirector of Choral Activities7856284258tacrull@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Choral Music
- Arts/Music/Entertainment
- Basketball
- Church Music
- Musical Theater
My topics are:- The Athlete as Musician/The Musican as Athlete
- Choral Conducting in the 21st Century
- Connecting Music and the Arts to ALL Learning Activities
Brad HaynesAssistant Athletic Director7856285288behaynes@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Sports administration as a career field, including what to expect, how to be successful, differentiating yourself from your peers.
- Sales processes and revenue generation for athletic programs, including tickets, sponsorships and other events.
- Marketing processes for athletic programs, including tickets, public relations, and events.
My topics are:- Sports administration as a career field, including what to expect, how to be successful, differentiating yourself from your peers.
- Sales processes and revenue generation for athletic programs, including tickets, sponsorships and other events.
- Marketing processes for athletic programs, including tickets, public relations, and events.
Dr. Patricia LevyAssociate Professor, Sociology & Social Work7856284389plevy@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Medical Social Work - Hospital Crisis Intervention
- Human Behavior and the Social Environment Theories
- International Social Work and Cultural Diversity
- Issues on Spirituality, Aging, Empowerment, and Chronic Illness and Disability
- Family and Child Intervention
- Advocacy and Social Welfare Policy
- Program Planning and Evaluation
- Crisis Intervention in War and Terrorism
- Individual and Group Practice Methods, Training, and Field Instruction
My topics are:- Women with Disability
- Sense of Coherence: Self Affirmation and Patient and Family Adjustment to Neurological Disability
- Pre-Deployment Briefing/Psychological Training Model: A Sense of Coherence Approach
- Racial & Ethnic Minority Health Disparities
- Mass Violence Intervention - Police Dispatcher and Psychological First Aid
- Passover and Jewish Traditions
- Spirituality & Cultural Diversity: Adjustment to Chronic Illness
- Moral Courage in the Face of Mental Illness
- Factors of Spirituality in the Life Course of Families with Chronic Illness
- Mass Trauma Intervention: Psychological First Aid with Student Survivors
- Israeli Women
- An Israeli Community Project; Multicultural Family Planning
- Terrorism & Post Traumatic Stress
- Cultural Competency: Working and Adjusting to Culturally Diverse Populations
- Health Care: Entitlement or Social Burden
Carl Miller, Ph.D., J.D.Assistant Professor of Philosophy7856284667cemiller@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- 1. Relation between Religion and Science (e.g., evolution, creationism, intelligent design)
- 2. Business Ethics (e.g., the importance of ethics in business)
- 3. Bioethics (e.g., stem cell research, cloning, abortion, Euthanasia, &c.)
- 4. Philosophy of Law (e.g., Constitutional interpretation, judicial activism)
- 5. Living the good life (i.e., ancient philosophical wisdom on how to live well)
My topics are:- 1. Relation between Religion and Science (e.g., evolution, creationism, intelligent design)
- 2. Business Ethics (e.g., the importance of ethics in business)
- 3. Bioethics (e.g., stem cell research, cloning, abortion, Euthanasia, &c.)
- 4. Philosophy of Law (e.g., Constitutional interpretation, judicial activism)
- 5. Living the good life (i.e., ancient philosophical wisdom on how to live well)
Shana MeyerAssistant Vice President for Student Affairs7856285824slmeyer@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Involvement
- Student Affairs
- Leadership
- Communication
- Teambuilding
- Icebreakers
My topics are:- Leadership
- Involvement
- Communication
- Teambuilding
- Icebreakers
Diane PlunkettFaculty7856285845dmplunkett@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Special Education through the Life Span
- ADHD and Learning Disabilities
My topics are:- Special Education
- Advocacy in Special Education
- ADHD
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Learning Disabilities
- Emergent Literacy
- Assistive Technology
Shana MeyerAssistant Vice President for Student Affairs7856285824slmeyer@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Leadership
- Motivation
- Mentoring
- Inspiration
- Involvement
- Campus / Collegiate Life
- Supervision
- Skill Development (Time / Stress Mgt)
My topics are:- Leadership
- Motivation
- Mentoring
- Inspiration
- Involvement
- Campus / Collegiate Life
- Supervision
- Skill Development (Time / Stress Mgt)
David BoveeAssociate Professor of History7856285875davidbovee@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Catholic attitudes toward rural life
- History of Ideas
- History of Religion
- History of the Catholic Church
- History of the Catholic Church in the United States
- United States Foreign Relations
My topics are:- Catholic attitudes toward rural life
- History of Ideas
- History of Religion
- History of the Catholic Church
- History of the Catholic Church in the United States
- United States Foreign Relations
Gordon Carlson, PhDAssistant Professor5419901155gscarlson@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- Public Speaking (small and large audiences)
- Informal/Casual Education (Edutainment)
- Technology and Communication
- Technology and Pedagogy
My topics are:- Communication
- Education Strategies and Theory
- New Media, Technology, and Convergence
- Technology and Society
- Public Address, Public Speaking
- Motivation
- Training
Kris MunschInstructor7856284315kgmunsch@fhsu.eduI am an authority on:- The process of looking within, reflecting, making decisions based on the moment and in the end, changed behavior.
My topics are:- After the death of my son, I struggled with the concept of rebuilding my life. How do you move forward after such a tragedy? When I began using prior experiences of rebuilding homes, removing the old to make room for the new, my life started to take a different path. This is when The Birdhouse Project was born. This is a hands on tool of self discovery, regardless of circumstance. Kris openly shares his journey of picking up the pieces, his successes and failures, but most importantly that he overcame.
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