Disciplinary Interests: technology in education
Gary R Carlson
Dr. Gary Carlson has had over 42 years of experience in the academic field. He started with his first teaching job working with incarcerated youth age 18 and younger. Later he was teaching at the high school level and coaching football, basketball and track in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1970, he became the first special education teacher in a Jr. High School in Omaha. His love for special education and the challenges in the public schools with the educationally challenged youth in the public schools he accepted the position of Supervisor for Special Education. Later he would become a Director of Special Education for 33 school districts in Iowa. After five years he accepted the challenge of running a school at a children’s home and became their main fund raiser which resulted in a new school, gymnasium and housing. In 1990, Dr. Carlson became a Campus Director for a business college in Lincoln, Nebraska. Most recently Dr. Gary Carlson was the very first Vice President for Academic Affairs for ITT Technical Institute in the corporate office in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was responsible for academic administration and academic leadership for 127 colleges. After 14 years with ITT he retired. Within a short period of time he started gCarlson Inc. a consulting company for higher education colleges and universities.
During the past 42 years Dr. Carlson has been President for a school board, President for the State of Nebraska Council for Exceptional Children, served on many APSCU committees, has worked with ACICS for 21 years as an evaluator, committee member, Commissioner and currently Chair for ACICS. He has always stayed close to teaching and instruction by teaching at Crieghton University, online teaching and conducting training for faculty in colleges and Universities.
Education:
University of Nebraska at Omaha-----B.S. Secondary Education
University of Nebraska at Omaha----M.S. Special Education
University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE. Ed.D. Administration, Curriculum and Instruction
Catherine O'Mahony
Broadening public into science policy - Science Shop (Community based research), Science Cafá (Community engagement with science), and PERARES (public engagement with research, research engagement with society)
Catherine O'Mahony completed a BSc in Biochemistry in University College Cork and an MSc in Science Communication in Dublin City University and Queen's University, Armagh. She then worked as a freelance science journalist prior to working with WWF's European Policy Office, Brussels, as their Communications Coordinator. She returned to Ireland to pursue a Doctorate of Science in UCC investigating innovative ways to broaden public input into science policy decision-making and she has recently submitted her doctoral thesis.
Catherine began work with the National Academy in 2009 and helps coordinate NAIRTL's events, press and communications, as well as researching and coordinating details relating to the Supervisor Support working group.
Linda Bruenjes
Developing Online/Hybrid Professional Development materials assessing online/hybrid courses, developing community in the online environment, student engagement in online courses, integration of technology in the classroom, technology across the curriculum
Linda Bruenjes, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Director, RoseMary B. Fuss Technology for Learning Center
Chair, Computer and Information Science Department
Dr. Bruenjes has dedicated over 20 years to the field of higher education. During her tenure at Lasell College she has served as Chair of the Coeducational Transition Team, Director of Academic Computing, Chair of the Computer and Information Science Department, and, most recently Director of the RoseMary B Fuss Technology for Learning Center. Dr. Bruenjes is a former Joan Weiler Arnow Professor during which time she furthered her research in the area of computer literacy and the digital divide. She holds an Ed.D. degree in Leadership in Schooling from UMass Lowell and a Master in Business Education degree from Suffolk University. Dr. Bruenjes’ dissertation, A Multi-Case Study Investigating The Disposition Of Faculty Use Of Technology As A Learning Tool In The Higher Education Classroom, continues to inform her work as she directs the Technology Across the Curriculum initiative at the College. Dr. Bruenjes has recently co-authored the chapter on Internet2 for the Handbook of Computer Networks.
Ryan Cannon
C. Sidney Burrus
PhD in EE from Stanford, 1965
BA, BS, MS from Rice, 1957, 58, 60
EE Faculty at Rice, 1965 to present
Maxfield & Oshman Professor Emeritus, 1996 to present
Fellow of IEEE and AAAS
Over 200 papers and 5 books published
Various teaching and research awards
Dean of Engineering at Rice, 1998-2006
Mary Harrsch
Development of online artificially intelligent virtual professors and technology help desk; Development of an online collaborative timeline tool that enables comparisons of events by category association; Development of an online image archive of museum artifacts for use in history and art history instruction; Integration of my personal image library of Roman architecture into the interactive Nolli Map Project; Development of online virtual historical personalities to supplement a national tour of the George S. Stuart Historical Figure Collection; Production of an online newsmagazine featuring RSS-fed columns encompassing Roman Archaeology, Gaming and Entertainment with ancient themes, Academic Presentations on the Roman Empire, books and novels about the ancient world, and bios of classical scholars focussing on the Roman world.
Mary Harrsch is a director of Networks and Management Information Systems for the College of Education at the University of Oregon. She is also a database design consultant specializing in Filemaker Pro cross-platform solutions.
Kim White
