Outstanding faculty activities (a very partial list)
Sparking solutions to complex problems, especially for urban educators
Michael Battista teaches our students about how high school students learn mathematics, particularly geometry.
Patti Brosnan and Diana Erchick created the Mathematics Coaching Program, which increased scores so effectively, many Ohio schools raised achievement levels to the point they were no longer designated as in academic emergency.
Belinda Gimbert leads the nationwide Transition to Teaching, an alternative licensure project to prepare teachers for high-need school districts.
At the Schoenbaum Family Center at Weinland Park, Howard Goldstein is a national leader in identifying and prevent reading problems among pre-school children, along with a tiered instructional intervention.
Laura Justice is especially interested in elementary students' language and literacy, especially for children at risk because of poverty or language impairment.
James L. Moore III is internationally recognized as a rising academic in the field of school counselor education, particularly for his work with African American males and urban schools.
Addressing risky behaviors in youth and adults
Psychologists Eric Anderman and Lynley Anderman are pioneers in applying motivational theory toward prevention of risky academic behavior (such as cheating) and toward improving social climate in classrooms.
Homeless youth find new stability, thanks to the work of Natasha Slesnick, Michael Glassman and Julie Serovich.
Youth suicide prevention is a high priority for Darcy Haag Granello and Paul Granello, who have established statewide and university programs to screen at-risk youth and young adults.
Julie Serovich looks at how men and women living with HIV and AIDS behave after telling their loved ones of their positive status.
Enhancing nutrition and improving fitness
Nutrition researchers Josh Bomser, Mark Failla and Earl Harrison seek to prevent blindness by examining how human cells interact with vitamin A, which is necessary for sight.
Lydia Medeiros reaches out to the Latino community to prevent food-borne illness during pregnancy.
A personalized, lifelong approach to exercise developed by Rick Petosa has proven able to get and keep teens active outside school physical activity classes.
Better living through research
Jonathan Fox established Ohio State's Scarlet & Gray Financial Center, which allows Family Financial Management majors to provide free, confidential financial advice to other university students.
The effect of retail merchandising in the resiliency of communities undergoing change is the target of a study by Leslie Stoel, who seeks to find what characteristics allow them to attract and retain new business.
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