Associate Core Faculty
Associate Core Faculty members are appointed from among Adjunct Faculty who have taught with high degrees of success online, on campus, or both. In addition to their teaching duties, Associate Core Faculty serve as content area directors, peer reviewers, new faculty mentors, student mentors, doctoral dissertation and master’s thesis committee members, and voting members of School Faculty Councils. Associate Core Faculty members, like Core Faculty, play significant roles in course, curriculum, and program development and governance, supporting the achievement, assessment and improvement of student learning, and advancing the scholarship of the University.
Denise Antoon, JD
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University of North Carolina; Master of Science in Human Services, Capella University; JD, McGeorge School of Law
Professional
California Association of Licensed Private Investigators, member; American Society of Trial Consultants, member; National Criminal Justice Association, member, American Psychology and Law Society, member; American Judicature society, member; Association for Criminal Justice Research, member, Society for Human Resource Management, member; Ladies Who Launch, member
Specializations
Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Criminology, Legal Research
Kristin Ballard, PhD
Education
Master of Science in Distance Education; PhD Human Services from Capella University
Professional
Sigma Mu Psychology Honor Society; Alaska Counseling Association; Alaska Psychological Association; American Psychological Association; Society for Military Psychology; Society for Psychology of Women; Society for Child, Youth, and Family Services
Specializations
Social Psychology. Development and Learning, Organizational Leadership, Nonprofit Management
James Castleberry, PhD
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin; Master of Science, Minnesota State University; PhD, Capella University; JD, William Mitchell College of Law
Professional
American Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, member; Arizona Bar Association, member; Maricopa County Bar Association, member; Veterans Administration Community Advisory Board, member; Naval Academy Information Officer Program, reserve officer; US Department of Agriculture, mediator; Mental Health Commitment Hearings, hearing officer; consultant and pro bono counsel to the regional housing coalition; 20 years experience in labor law, regulatory law, and administrative law; served as a legal officer (JAG) for the Coast Guard
Specializations
Criminal Law, Criminology, Ethics and Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Publications
A Children’s History of Los Angeles, with Sonia Weiss, Heritage Scholastic Media, 2001
Constitutional Law, with Karen Hess and Scott Harr, West Publishing, 1994
Social Service and Criminal Justice Agency Perspectives on Sexual Abuse of Children, University Press, 1985.
Traditional beliefs and healing practices in treatment of substance abuse among South Dakota Native Americans. Capella University, 2007.
The use of restorative justice principles as it applies to juvenile offenders, including an analysis of the potential for integrating community, family and the criminal justice system. (in progress)
Editorial review of Cinematic Sociology by Jean-Anne Sutherland and Kathryn Feltey, Pine Fore Press (2009) and Global Problems, The Search for Equity, Peace and Sustainability, Scott Sernau, Pearson Publishing, 2007.
Justin Carter, PhD
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University of Phoenix; Master of Arts in Distance Education Instruction and Design, University of Phoenix; PhD in Leadership in Higher Education, Capella University
Professional
Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA), member; Association of Student Conduct Administration, member
Specializations
Educational Leadership, Research
Ron Curtis, EdD
Education
BS, International College (Hodges University); MPA, Florida Gulf Coast University; EdD, Nova Southeastern University
Professional
Lee County Florida Sheriff's Deputy (Captain); Commander of Professional Standards Division; Florida Internal Affairs Investigators Association, member; National Internal Affairs Investigators Association, member.
Specializations
Organizational Leadership and Management, Criminology and Justice Studies, Conflict Resolution, Business, Human Resources and Public Safety.
Deborah Elliott-DeSorbo, PhD
Education
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University; PhD Clinical Psychology, George Washington University
Professional
Psychology Society of the Pikes Peak Region, president; American Psychological Association, member; former military clinical psychologist
Specializations
Clinical & Counseling with a focus on Health, Health Psychology, Trauma, Alternative Medicine
Publications
Elliott-DeSorbo, D., Martin, S., & Wolters, P. L. (2009). Stressful life events and their relationship to psychological and medical functioning in children and adolescents with HIV infection. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 52(3): 364-370.
Ciccone, D., Elliott, D., Chandler, H., Nayak, S., & Raphael, K. (2005). Sexual and physical abuse in women with fibromyalgia syndrome: A test of the trauma hypothesis. The Journal of Clinical Pain, 21(5): 378-386.
Chen, K., Shiflett, S., Ponzio, N., He, B., Elliott, D., & Keller, S. (2002). A preliminary study of the effect of external qigong on lymphoma growth in mice. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 8(5): 615-21.
Andrea Goldstein, PsyD
Education
BA, Florida Atlantic University; MS, Nova Southeastern University; MS, Miami Institute of Psychology; PsyD, Miami Institute of Psychology
Professional
American Psychological Association, member
Specializations
Forensic Psychology, Criminal Justice, Conflict Resolution, Neuropsychology, Abnormal Psychology
Amy Hakim, PhD
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Florida International University; Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Florida International University; PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Florida International University
Professional
Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, member; American Psychological Association, member
Specializations
Business Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Consulting
Melanie Maggard, PhD
Education
Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology; PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Capella University
Professional
Quality Matters certified; participates in yearly CollegeBoard and Educational Testing Services’ AP Psychology Exam Reading; Society for the Teaching of Psychology, member; Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychogists, member; Psi Chi, member
Specializations
Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Statistics, Research, & Psychometrics
Eric Muenks, PhD
Education
BA, Stetson University; MS, Troy State University; PhD, Capella University
Professional
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Florida
Specializations
Counseling, Human Development, Mental Health Administration, Family Systems, Social Psychology, Business Psychology, Grant Writing, Executive Coaching, Organizational Development.
Irene F. Stein, PhD
Education
Master's degree in Computer Science, Virginia Tech; Master's degree in Communication Development, Colorado State University; PhD in Human and Organizational Systems, Fielding Graduate University
Professional
International Coach Federation (ICF), host of Coaching Research Special Interest Group; Graduate School Alliance of Executive Coaching (GSAEC), board member; 20 years experience in high tech industry as firmware programmer and manager
Specializations
Executive Coaching, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Diversity (Qualitative Research Methods)
Publications
Stein, I. F., & Page, L. J. (in press). Graduate study in executive and organizational coaching: Considerations for program development. Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture.
Stein, I. F., & Stetler, R. (in press). Coaching and communication. In D. Brennan & L. Wildflower (Eds.). The theory and practice of evidence based coaching: A comprehensive handbook. Jossey-Bass.
Stein, I. F. (2009). Which hat am I wearing now?: An evidence-based tool for coaching self-reflection. Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice 2(2), 182-194.
Page, L. J., & Stein, I. F. (2006). Framing the dialogue: Unlocking issues surrounding coaching research. In F. Campone & J. L. Bennett (Eds.), Proceedings of the third ICF coaching research symposium (pp. 141-151). Lexington, KY: International Coach Federation.
Stein, I. F., Campone, F., & Page, L. J. (Eds.). (2005). Proceedings of the second ICF coaching research symposium. Washington, DC: International Coach Federation.
Stein, I. F. (2004). The "coach-approach" as dialogic discourse. In I. F. Stein & L. A. Belsten (Eds.), Proceedings of the first ICF coaching research symposium (pp. 130-139). Mooresville, NC: Paw Print Press.
Stein, I. F., & Belsten, L. A. (Eds.). (2004). Proceedings of the first ICF coaching research symposium. Mooresville, NC: Paw Print Press.