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Dr.
Paula E. Bobrowski, Ph.D., Fulbright Research Fellow Paula Bobrowski is Professor in the Department of Political Science and Executive Director of the Women’s Leadership Institute at Auburn University. She holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and MBA from the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, and BSN from the University Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon. She has been teaching since 1996 and has an extensive professional experience nationally as well as international in healthcare prior to her academic career. Her primary teaching areas are health administration, marketing and international business. Dr. Bobrowski a Fulbright Research Fellow and has received the Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence from the State of New York. She has received several research and program development grants and has a passion for developing international programs. She is co-author of a textbook titled “Gateway to Business”, and has published book chapters and numerous research articles in journals such as:
She is married to Dr. Paul Bobrowski, Dean of the College of Business at Auburn University. Together they enjoy international travel, the outdoors, and nature. [BACK TO TOP] |
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Dr. Ruth Crocker |
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Sharon Gaber, PhD, AICP |
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Anne-Katrin Gramberg |
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Dr. Frances Kochan Auburn University’s College of Education, Dr. Kochan oversees all aspects of the college, which includes five academic departments and more than 150 faculty and staff. With traditionally more than 2,300 students each semester, the NCATE-accredited college hosts the university’s largest graduate enrollment and fifth-largest undergraduate enrollment. A member of the college’s faculty since 1994, Dr. Kochan’s appointment as dean in July 2005 makes her only the fifth dean—and first female—to serve in the post. She is a tenured professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology. In the 10 years had served the college, she has held the titles of associate professor, professor, Truman Pierce Institute director, associate dean for administration and interim dean. As director of the Truman Pierce Institute, she established and coordinated university, community and private partnerships for teacher training and curriculum improvement in local schools—most notably in Alabama’s Black Belt region. Dr. Kochan’s professional background includes experience as a classroom teacher, principal and assistant superintendent prior to her faculty experiences at Auburn and Florida State University. Internationally known for her expertise in mentoring, Kochan has written articles on the teacher as a researcher and has published book chapters on family and school relationships and middle school organizational change. Her major research interests are barriers to organizational change and school and university collaboration, which are also topics of her frequent speaking requests. Most recently, Dr. Kochan was appointed as a member of Gov. Bob Riley's Teacher Certification and Licensure Committee, where she will work with others in finding ways to prepare, support and place high-quality teachers in every classroom. She also serves on the boards of the International Mentoring Association and Holmes Partnership. She has been honored with the 2002 Distinguished Educator Award from the Florida State College of Education’s Alumni Association and the 2002 Outstanding Faculty Award for Outreach by the AU College of Education. [BACK TO TOP] |
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Dr. Renée A. Middleton Renée A. Middleton, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, and School Psychology and Director in the Office of Research, Human Resource Development & Outreach at Auburn University. She received her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Administration from Auburn University. She received her M.A. in Clinical Audiology from the University of Tennessee, and her B.S. in Speech & Hearing from Andrews University. She has a wide range of experience in administration, research, teaching, mentoring, outreach, and consulting. Dr. Middleton has an extensive history of leadership both within the university and professionally, which most recently include serving on the Women’s Leadership Advisory Council, African American Faculty and Administrator Recruitment and Retention Committtee, Holmes Scholars Coordinator and Advisor, AU Black Administrators Council- Vice Chair, member of the Board of Directors of the Higher Education Partnership, the American Counseling Association (ACA) Public Awareness & Support Committee, and Co-Chair of the American Counseling Association (ACA) Taskforce for a Graduate Student Association (GSA). Additionally, her consulting work includes international collaboration through the Global Bridges Early Learning Preschool Project (Mainland China) and national and state collaboration through various projects. Dr. Middleton serves the future generation of professionals and researchers through a strong commitment to mentoring students and new professionals. She has been involved in a variety of research/outreach grants mainly focusing on areas such as multiculturalism in higher education and rehabilitative services. She has published and presented widely on topics of race, racial identity, multicultural counseling competency, rehabilitation and multicultural diversity, and culture. She has received recognition for her continued role as an outstanding professional and researcher through various awards and honors. Recently she was awarded with the 2006 AAUP Academic Freedom Award through the Auburn University Chapter. [BACK TO TOP] |
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Dr. Christa Slaton Christa Slaton, Professor of Political Science, is the current director of Auburn University’s Professional Education Program for Elections and Voter Registration Administrators. The program is a joint endeavor with the Houston-based Election Center and was designed to professionalize the field of elections administration and to offer certification for officials who complete the program. Nearly 350 voter registrars and elections administrators throughout the nation have completed the program, including Secretaries of State and the Director of the Elections Assistance Commission. Slaton’s academic life has been devoted to developing the means to engage and empower citizens and to utilize the resources of the university to serve community interests. She was the co-founder of the first university-based mediation center in the United States and the co-designer of a method of deliberative polling that has been utilized by governments from the county level to the national level. More recently, she led a grassroots effort in the western Alabama to create an organization of concern citizens (Uniontown Cares) who partnered with government to tackle community problems and improve the quality of life in their town. As a pioneer in the field of utilizing information and communication technology to expand democracy, Slaton has been invited to give keynote addresses at international conferences in Germany, Austria, Finland, and Sweden and facilitated conferences in the Czech Republic and Greece. Currently, she serves on the International Advisory Council of the ONDIS project at the University of Tampere, Finland. BACK TO TOP] |
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