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MSU Denver Experts Guide
Ethics/Ethical Studies
Annie Butler
Department: Human Services and Counseling
Title: Chair and Professor, Director of the Center for High Risk Youth Studies
Expertise: Ethics, LGBTQ issues, High-risk adolescents and youth, Gang issues, Addictions and recovery, Drugs and school districts, Underage drinking, Addictions (Substance abuse and behavioral addictions such as gambling and sex), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (a trauma therapy), Grief, Domestic violence, Dating violence, Multicultural
Adam Graves
Department: Philosophy
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Ethics, Philosophy of religion, History of philosophy, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology
Samuel Jay
Department: Communication Studies
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Rhetoric and digital media: influence and persuasion in sports, politics and economics, especially the role of emotion and digital media in influencing and persuading
Brenden E. Kendall
Department: Communication Studies
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Organizational, workplace and professional communication, Communication ethics, Environmental communication, Organizational change, Public speaking/presentational communication, Communication theory and practice; Teamwork, teams and collaboration
Elizabeth Kleinfeld
Department: English
Title: Professor
Expertise: Writing, Professional writing, Plagiarism and source use, Satire and parody, New media, Multigenre and multimodal composition, Universal Design for Learning
Vijay Mascarenhas
Department: Philosophy
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Philosophy of mind and consciousness, Ethics, Just War theory
Elizabeth McVicker
Department: Management
Title: Professor
Expertise: Water issues in the State of Colorado, Corporate social responsibility, Business ethics
William B. Mesa
Department: Accounting
Title: Assistant Professor
Expertise: Accounting and data analytics, Integrating strategic action and predictive accounting information, Data analytics impacts on accounting judgment, ethics and professional skepticism
Alexandre Padilla
Department: Economics
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Securities and business law and regulation, Insider trading, Business economics, Stock exchanges, Securities and regulation, Economic analysis of political decisions, Economic analysis of campaign contributions, Business ethics, Economics of immigration, Economic analysis of foreign policy
Randyl (Randi) Smith
Department: Psychological Sciences
Title: Professor
Expertise: Mental disorders, Domestic violence, Professional ethics in mental health, Child abuse/neglect, Service-learning, Marital/couples communication, Psychological assessment, Homelessness and mental health, Ethics (especially for mental health professionals), Mental health treatment, Supervision of mental health providers, Whistleblowing, Colleague assistance
Kip Wotkyns
Department: Journalism and Media Production
Title: Professor
Expertise: Media’s role in politics, Media's impact on society, Magazines, Multimedia and convergent journalism, Electronic dissemination
