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our faculty members are involved in a range of research and discovery. read about the interests of some of the newest members of our faculty.
kEvin hEffErnan
assistant Professor Exercise science Education: Ph.d., university of illinois at urbana-champaign Post-doctoral fellowship, tufts Medical center Describe your research interests. Are there themes that you are most passionate about that you hope to explore once you settle in at Syracuse? At the heart of all of my research is the cardiovascular system. With aging and disease, our arteries lose elasticity and this increases the risk for future cardiovascular problems, like heart attack and stroke. My past research has revealed that there are racial differences in arterial stiffness that manifest early in life. This may contribute to higher incidence of hypertension and other associated co-morbidities, such as heart failure and renal disease, in African Americans. My future research will use exercise as medicine to treat the arteries in an attempt to eliminate racial disparities in cardiovascular disease.

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Professor of disability studies director of the Rene crown university honors Program Describe your research interests. Are there themes that you are most passionate about that you hope to explore once you settle in at Syracuse? Growing up as a blind man, Ive focused my research on disability and how it intersects with education, diversity, and public policy. Ive written many essays and poems on disability and language, such as Eavesdropping: A Memoir of Blindness and Listening, and my memoir, Planet of the Blind. As advocates for improving public service and understanding for individuals with disabilities, my wife and I established Kaleidoscope Connections. Our company offers workshops, discussions, keynotes, and more to promote employee awareness and customer service for people with disabilities.

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assistant Professor cultural foundations of Education Education: Ph.d., university of illinois Describe your research interests. Are there themes that you are most passionate about that you hope to explore once you settle in at Syracuse? My general interests are in the history of education during the early 20th century. My work also looks at issues of immigration, race, and citizenship. While at Syracuse, Id like to conduct more research on urban schools and their changing relationship with outside communities over time.

qiu Wang
assistant Professor Quantitative Methods and Measurement Describe your research interests. Are there themes that you are most passionate about that you hope to explore once you settle in at Syracuse? Some research topics Im interested in are in educational assessment and psychometrics methods such as EFA/CFA, DIF analysis, and reliability, and intervention effect estimation in program evaluation through longitudinal design and synthetic cohort design in math and science education. Im also interested in adolescent change and development in schools, focusing on high school drop outs and minority groups, as well as race and gender differences in college major selections.
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