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MEDIA GUIDE OF EXPERTSFOURTH EDITIONFALL 2009COMPILED BY:UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTEOFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETINGM AIL:P.O. BOX 41009LAFAYETTE, LA 70504OFFICE:M ARTIN HALL, ROOM 319104 U NIVERSITY CIRCLELAFAYETTE, LA 70503P HONE:(337) 482-6397F AX:(337) 482-5908
IntroductionThe University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a rich source for journalists. This guide hasbeen compiled to identify faculty and staff who are authorities on many topics andwilling to be interviewed for publications and broadcasts. There is a table of contents,but you can also search by keyword to find a topic or a faculty member’s nameYou may contact these experts directly or phone the Office of Communications andMarketing for assistance at (337) 482-6397. If a topic of interest is not listed, pleasecontact a Communications and Marketing staff member.For breaking news related to UL Lafayette, please call the Office of Communicationsand Marketing. A staff member can direct you to the appropriate universityspokesperson or provide information on the university’s behalf. If UL Lafayette isclosed, please contact a staff member listed below.J ULIE SIMON-DRONET, DIRECTOROffice: (337) 482-6397Home: (337) 981-6557Cell: (337) 654-6933Email: [email protected] PAYTON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PRINT MEDIAOffice: (337) 482-6477Home: (337) 490-6042Cell: (337) 254-8271Email: [email protected] MANUEL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR B ROADCAST MEDIAOffice: (337) 482-1351Cell:(337) 277-8801Email: [email protected] THAMES , ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR PUBLICATIONSOffice: (337) 482-6476Home: (337) 896-5605Cell: (337) 277-5307Email: [email protected]
CATEGORIES AND TOPICSAN THROPOLOGY. 12ARCHAEOLOGY . 12ARCHITECTU RE. 12ART. 13ATHLETICSATHLETICS . 14ATHLETIC TRAIN IN G . 15BASEBALL. 16BASKETBALL . 16JU DO . 44N CAA ATHLETICS . 52TEN N IS . 65BIOLOGYBIOLOGY . 17EVOLU TION ARY BIOLOGY . 35BU SIN ESSACCOU N TIN G . 11ARTIFICIAL IN TELLIGEN CE . 14BAN K BAILOU TS . 16BU SIN ESS . 18ECON OMIC DEVELOPMEN T. 28EN TREPREN EU RSHIP . 33ETHICS . 35FIN AN CE. 36HOSPITAL STATISTICS . 41HOSPITALITY AN D TOU RISM MAN AGEMEN T. 41IN SU RAN CE . 42MAN AGEMEN T. 47MAN U FACTU RIN G . 47MARKETIN G. 48N ON -PROFIT ORGAN IZATION S . 53SMALL BU SIN ESS DEVELOPMEN T . 61
STATISTICS. 63SU PPLY CHAIN MAN AGEMEN T . 64TOU RISM . 64CHEMISTRY. 19COMMU N ITY REVITALIZATION . 21COMPU TERSARTIFICIAL IN TELLIGEN CE . 14COMPU TER GRAPHICS . 22COMPU TER N ETWORKS . 22COMPU TER SCIEN CE . 22COMPU TER SECU RITY . 23IN FORMATION TECHN OLOGY . 42IN TERN ET. 43ROBOTICS . 59SEN SORS . 60SU PERCOMPU TIN G AN D VISU ALIZATION . 63VIDEO GAMES . 67CRIME/CRIMIN AL JU STICECRIME/CRIMIN AL JU STICE . 24DEATH PEN ALTY . 25DOMESTIC VIOLEN CE . 27MU RDER. 51CRISIS MAN AGEMEN T. 24DAN CE. 25DESIGNAU TOMOTIVE DESIGN . 16COMMU N ITY REVITALIZATION . 21DESIGN . 25IN DU STRIAL DESIGN . 41U RBAN AN D REGION AL PLAN N IN G . 67DIVERSITY. 26ECON OMICSECON OMIC DEVELOPMEN T. 28ECON OMICS . 29FIN AN CE. 36STOCK MARKET . 63SU PPLY CHAIN MAN AGEMEN T . 64
EDU CATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD EDU CATION . 27EDU CATION . 30PHYSICAL EDU CATION . 56READIN G. 58SCIEN CE FAIRS . 60EN ERGYALTERN ATIVE FU ELS . 11N U CLEAR EN ERGY . 53SOLAR EN ERGY . 62EN GIN EERIN GBIOPROCESS EN GIN EERIN G. 17CHEMICAL EN GIN EERIN G . 19ELECTRICAL EN GIN EERIN G. 32EN GIN EERIN G. 33MECHAN ICAL EN GIN EERIN G. 49METALLU RGY . 41MIN IN G EN GIN EERIN G . 51PETROLEU M EN GIN EERING. 54ROBOTICS . 59TELECOMMU N ICATION S . 65TRAFFIC OPERATION . 66EN VIRON MEN TCOASTAL WETLAN DS . 21EN VIRON MEN T. 34GEOLOGY . 37POLLU TION . 57VOLCAN OES . 68WATER . 69ETHICS . 35GOVERN MEN TCON GRESS . 23ELECTION S . 32GOVERN MEN T . 38LOU ISIAN A GOVERN MEN T. 46VOTIN G . 68
HEALTHAU TISM . 15CHILDBIRTH. 20CHILDHOOD OBESITY . 20COU N SELIN G . 24DEMEN TIA . 25DYIN G . 27EATIN G DISORDERS . 28HEALTH. 38HEALTH IN FORMATION MAN AGEMEN T . 39HOSPITAL STATISTICS . 41IN JU RIES . 42MEDICAL CODIN G AN D BILLIN G. 50MIDWIFERY . 51N U RSIN G . 53PAIN MAN AGEMEN T . 54PHYSICAL EDU CATION . 56PSYCHOLOGY . 57RECOVERY . 59SEX . 61SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SICKN ESS . 39SU BSTAN CE ABU SE. 63HISTORYCIVIL RIGHTS . 20CIVIL WAR ERA . 20HISTORY . 40LOU ISIAN A HISTORY . 46U N IVERSITY OF LOU ISIAN A AT LAFAYETTE . 66WAR. 68WOMEN 'S HISTORY . 69WORLD WAR II . 70IN TELLIGEN CEARTIFICIAL IN TELLIGEN CE . 14IN TELLIGEN CE TESTIN G. 42IN TERN ATION AL CU LTU REEAST IN DIES . 28FILIPIN O CU LTU RE . 35FRAN COPHON E STU DIES . 37
IN TERN ATION AL AFFAIRS. 43LATIN AMERICAN STU DIES . 44QU EBEC . 58SOU THEAST ASIA . 62LAN GU AGEAU TISM . 15BILIN GU ALISM . 16CHIN ESE LAN GU AGE. 20FRAN COPHON E STU DIES . 37LAN GU AGE DEVELOPMEN T. 44LAW .44LITERATU RELITERATU RE . 45PLAGIARISM . 56POETRY . 56LOU ISIAN AFOLKLORE. 36FRAN COPHON E STU DIES . 37HERITAGE PRESERVATION . 40LOU ISIAN A CU LTU RE AN D FOLKLORE. 45LOU ISIAN A HISTORY . 46LOU ISIAN A POLITICS AN D GOVERN MEN T. 46MARDI GRAS . 48TOU RISM . 66U N IVERSITY OF LOU ISIAN A AT LAFAYETTE . 66ZYDECO . 70MATHEMATICS . 49MEDIADIGITAL MEDIA . 26FILM . 35MEDIA . 50PHOTOGRAPHY . 55MU SICJAZZ . 43MU SIC . 51MU SIC MEDIA . 52OPERA . 54ORCHESTRA . 54
SIN GIN G . 61THEATER. 65ZYDECO. 70OIL AN D GAS IN DU STRYCORROSION . 23GEOLOGY . 37PETROLEU M EN GIN EERING. 54SEISMIC PROCESSIN G . 60PHILOSOPHY . 55PHYSICSACOU STICS . 11ATOMIC PHYSICS . 15PARTICLE ACCELERATORS . 54N U CLEAR EN ERGY . 53PHYSICS . 55RADIATION . 58POLITICSCIVIL RIGHTS. 20CIVIL WAR ERA. 20CON GRESS . 23ELECTION S . 32IN TERN ATION AL AFFAIRS. 43LOU ISIAN A POLITICS. 46POLITICS . 56TERRORISM . 65WAR . 68WEAPON S OF MASS DESTRU CTION . 69WORLD WAR II. 70PU BLIC RELATION SCRISIS MAN AGEMEN T . 24PU BLIC RELATION S . 57RELATION SHIPSCHOOSIN G A LIFE PARTN ER. 20MARRIAGE AN D FAMILY THERAPY . 49PAREN TIN G . 55RELATION SHIPS . 59SEX . 61RELIGION . 59
SAFETYHIGHWAY SAFETY. 40SAFETY . 60SELF DEFEN SE. 60SOCIOLOGYDEVIAN T BEHAVIOR . 26DIVERSITY . 26RACISM . 58SOCIOLOGY . 62SPIRITU ALITY . 63U N IVERSITY OF LOU ISIAN A AT LAFAYETTEACCREDITATION . 11ATHLETICS . 14COLLEGE ACCESS . 21CON STRU CTION . 23DIVERSITY . 26EN ROLLMEN T. 33HISTORY . 57SERVICE LEARN IN G . 60U N IVERSITY OF LOU ISIAN A AT LAFAYETTE. 66THEATER. 65WARBIOLOGICAL WARFARE. 17CHEMICAL WARFARE . 19CIVIL WAR ERA. 20TERRORISM . 65WAR . 68WEAPON S OF MASS DESTRU CTION . 69WORLD WAR II. 70WOMENCHILDBIRTH . 20MIDWIFERY. 51WOMEN ’S HISTORY . 69WOMEN 'S STU DIES . 69
The opinions expressed by the experts listed in this pu blication are not necessarily the officialposition of the U niversity of Lou isiana at Lafayette. Please contact the director of the Officeof Commu nications and Marketing at (337) 482-6397 for the u niversity’s position on an issu e.
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTEALISE ANNE D. SLATTENWorkings of nonprofit organizations,issues related to accountability,legitimacy and credibility withstakeholders, including certificationand accreditation programs. Department and Title:Management, Instructor Office: 337-482-1184 Home: 337-257-7800 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] ETHERIDGE, PH.D.Accounting information systemreliability, internal controls, fraudprevention and detection. Department and Title:Accounting, Associate Professor Office: 337-482-6206 E-mail: [email protected] HSIAO YU HSU, PH.D.Financial accounting and reporting,international accounting standards andinternational financial reporting issues. Department and Title:Accounting, Associate Professor Office: 337-482-6214 E-mail: [email protected] SIDOROVSKAIA, PH.D.Oceanic acoustic noise, passive andactive non-destructive monitoring ofprocesses in oceanic and biologicalsystems. Department and Title: Physics,Assistant Professor Office: 337-482-6274 ERNATIVE FUELSRAKESH BAJPAI, PH.D.Production of biofuels, renewable fuels,chemicals from renewable resources,fermentation products andpharmaceuticals. Department and Title: ChemicalEngineering, Professor andEngineering Eminent Scholar inManufacturing Office: 337-482-5910 Home: 225-366-1350 E-mail: [email protected] CARSON, PH.D.Service learning for college studentsstarting at the freshman level anduniversity accreditation. Department and Title:Management, Professor Office: 337-482-6866 E-mail: [email protected]
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTEBARBARA C. BENSON, PH.D.Algae to bio fuels and coastal sciences,alternative energy. Department and Title:Renewable Resources, AssistantProfessor Office: 337-482-5239 Home: 337-288-6361 E-mail:[email protected] A. REES, PH.D.Archaeology of eastern North America,lower Mississippi Valley andsoutheastern U.S.; Mississippian andPlaquemine societies; historicalarchaeology; ethno-history; culturalresource management; ceramics; faunalanalysis; registered professionalarchaeologist. Department and Title:Sociology and Anthropology,Assistant Professor Office: 337-482-6045 E-mail: [email protected] E. ZAPPI, PH.D.Discovery of novel energy sources thatmay ultimately be used to replacetraditional energy sources. Department and Title: Collegeof Engineering, Dean; ChemicalEngineering, Professor Office: 337-482-6685 E-mail: [email protected]. GORDO
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