Service Learning Faculty Fellows of the Colin Powell Center The service-learning faculty fellowship program is the hallmark of the Colin Powell Center's service-learning initiative. Since 2005, the fellowships have provided 22 faculty with the financial support and technical assistance they need to develop and launch their service-learning courses. The fellowships have been instrumental to creating a movement for service learning at City College.
Lynn Appelbaum
Public Relations Writing Lynn Appelbaum is the director of the advertising/public-relations specialization at CCNY and an associate professor of advertising/P.R. Professor Appelbaum, a public relations professional for more than 25 years, has specialized in strategic planning, media relations and communications in both the private and the nonprofit sectors. Professor Appelbaum’s research interests include diversity within the advertising/PR profession and crisis communications.
Maria C. Binz-Scharf Government Regulation and Executive Decision Making Maria Binz-Scharf is an assistant professor of management in the Economics Department at CCNY and a research fellow at the Colin Powell Center. Her research focuses on the processes of knowledge sharing in bureaucratic structures. At the Powell Center, Professor Binz-Scharf is working on a project examining the sharing of innovation across government agencies.
Megan Blumenreich
Curriculum Development 1 Megan Blumenreich is an associate professor of childhood education in the Department of Elementary Education. Professor Blumenreich teaches curriculum development, research seminar and supervised student-teaching seminar. Her research interests include urban education, curriculum studies, qualitative research, and the role of theory in teacher education.
Bruce Cronin International Organizations Bruce Cronin is an associate professor of political science and the director of the International Relations Program at CCNY. Professor Cronin’s research interests include international relations, international law, international organizations, human rights and international security. He received his Ph.D., from Columbia University in 1996 and conducted post-graduate work at the Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.
Tiffany Floyd Psychosocial Issues in Cancer Tiffany Floyd is an assistant professor of psychology, specializing in clinical psychology. Her research interests are health disparities in relation to race, culture and socio-economic status; health behavior change; cancer risk and prevention; and cognitive vulnerability to depression. Professor Floyd’s current projects include family communications about cancer; attitudes about the childhood HPV vaccination; and predictors of adherence to colorectal cancer screening.
Catherine Franklin
Inquiry in Education/Fieldwork Inquiry Catherine Franklin is an assistant professor with the School of Education and a faculty coordinator at Lincoln Center Institute. Her areas of specialization include social studies and the humanities at the elementary and middle school levels. Professor Franklin’s research interests include the use of curriculum drama to teach civic literacy.
Carol Huang Urban Schools in a Diverse Environment Carol Huang is an assistant professor in the School of Education. Her specializations are leadership and special education, educational policy, social foundations, education history and multicultural education. Professor Huang’s current documentary and research projects focus on migrant education, Mexican migrant workers in the Midwest, and the experiences of Latino migrant workers in Chinese restaurants.
Lynne Scott Jackson Lynne Scott Jackson is a distinguished lecturer in the advertising/PR specialization of the Communications and Media Arts Department. Ms. Jackson is a seasoned communications professional with more than 20 years experience in national consumer advertising, content development, channel expansion, healthcare marketing, business education, strategic advocacy and social entrepreneurship.
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