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College
of Sciences
Robert
H. Miller, Jr., Dean
P. O. Box 9440
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: (225) 771-5170
Fax: (225) 771-2013
Email: rhmillerjr@aol.com
The
College of Sciences, the largest college at Southern University
at Baton Rouge (SUBR), is one of ten degree-granting units at
SUBR. The college is comprised of 9 departments consisting of
the departments of biological sciences, chemistry, computer science,
mathematics, physics, psychology, social work, sociology, and
speech pathology and audiology. Associated with the Department
of Sociology is an emerging baccalaureate program in criminal
justice, which is administered by a director. Also associated
with the Department of Sociology is a Center for Social Research.
The newly established Ph.D. Program in Environmental Toxicology
is under the umbrella of the College of Sciences.
The
college is spread out in six modern buildings. For research purposes,
all faculty and students have access to computers housed in the
respective departments; and with the exception of the Department
of Social work, each department in the college has at least 1
computer laboratory to provide computer assisted instruction (CAI)
for its students. The Department of Computer Science, of course,
has more computer laboratories than any other department on campus.
Recently the Department of Social Work received an educational
enhancement grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents to set up
a computer laboratory for CAI.
Department
of Biological Sciences
Dorothy P.
Thompson
Post Office Box 9310
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813
Phone:(225) 771-5210
Fax: (225) 771-5386
Email: thompson@stark.phys.subr.edu
The
Department of Biological Sciences is housed in James and Fisher
Hall. In James Hall, the department occupies space on the first,
second, and third floors. In Fisher Hall, the department occupies
space on the first and second floors.
The
overall facility consists of several lecture rooms (including
Room 143 on the first floor of James Hall and Room 106 in Fisher
Hall). Instructional laboratories are located on the third floor
of James Hall and the second floor of Fisher Hall. Research laboratories
in the Health Research Center are in use by faculty members doing
research. Major equipment housed in these research laboratories
include spectrophotometers, fluorometer, centrifuges, refrigerators,
incubators, autoclave, paper and thin-layer chromatographic chambers,
phase contrast microscope, drying ovens, and stereoscopic microscope.
Located in Fisher Hall is an electron microscope.
Faculty
research areas include: (1) Bioaccumulation Potential of Copper
and Chromium. (2) Enhancement of Microbiology Instruction and
Research, (3) Mechanism and Function of Elevated p53 Levels in
Human Cytomegalovirus Infected Cells, (4) Bioinstrumentation and
Bioanalysis, (5) Molecular Studies of a Natural Viral Protease
Inhibitor, (6) Exposure to 6-Methoxy-2-Benzoxazolinone, (7) Biological
Response and Availability of Desorption Resistant, and (8) Fungicidal
and Fungistatic Activity of Phenolic Compounds.
For
contract work or research assistant in the area of biology, contact
the chairperson.
Department
of Chemistry
Ella Kelley , Interim Chairman
P. O. Box 12566
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: (225) 771-3990
Fax: (225) 771-3992
Email: ELKChem@aol.com
The
Southern University Department of Chemistry is housed in two adjoining
two-story buildings that were renovated in 1984-1986. During the
renovation period, new equipment was acquired; and laboratories
were modernized. New fume hoods, eye-washes, and safety showers
were placed in each laboratory. The department occupies both floors
of one building (Lee Hall) and half of the second floor of the
adjoining building (Fisher Hall).
The
department's overall facility consists of 6 lecture rooms (including
an auditorium that seats over 200 persons), 9 instruction laboratories,
4 instrument rooms, 7 research laboratories, and 1 computer laboratory.
Additionally, the department has 4 research laboratories in the
Southern University Health Research Center, which also adjoins
Lee Hall. Major pieces of equipment housed in the department are
an HP 5890 gas chromatograph, two HP 5880 gas chromatographs,
a Beckman L-5-65 centrifuge, a Perkin-Elmer 3840 Diode Array UV/Vis
spectrophotometer, a Perkin-Elmer Lambda 4B UV/Vis spectrophotometer,
a Bruker AF/200 FT-NMR spectrometer, an HP 5995 GC/MS spectrometer,
a Perkin-Elmer 1430 IR spectrophotometer, a Dionex 4000i liquid
chromatograph, a Beckman 342 gradient liquid chromatograph, a
Hitachi F-4010 fluorescence spectrophotometer, a Nicolet 510P
FT-IR spectrophotometer, a Beckman Microlab 600MX IR spectrophotometer,
a Perkin-Elmer 3030 AA spectrophotometer, a Perkin-Elmer 2380
AA spectrophotometer, a Fisher Model 465 titrimeter, and a Perkin
Elmer LS50B luminescence spectrometer.
The
multimedia laboratory in chemistry is designed to enrich chemistry
laboratory instruction through the use of multimedia technology
involving computers, interactive video, CD-ROM, and necessary
interfaces. At the present time, this laboratory consists of 18
IBM 486DX computers, 1 IBM Model 85 file server, 4 Macintosh Quadra
800 computers, 1 Power Macintosh 8100/80AV computer, 2 Power Macintosh
8100/100AV computers, 1 Macintosh Model 95 file server, 2 Gateway
2000 P5-150 computers, 3 laser printers, 2 color printers, and
a color scanner at a total cost of more than $160,000. The IBM
85 file server contains 3 CD-ROM drives, and each of the Macintosh
computers has a CD-ROM. The laboratory supplements instruction
in both freshman and upper-level chemistry courses.
Faculty
research areas include: (1) Role of Second Generation Organometallic
Complexes in the Photodynnmic Therapeutic Treatment of Cancer,
(2) Chemistry and Biology of Phytoestrogens, (3) Polymeric Cyclic
Peptides as Self-Assembling Biopolymers, (4) Hydrophobic Cyclic
Peptide Copolymers as Novel Self-Assembling Biopolymers, (5) Design,
Synthesis, and Characterization of Some Macrocyclic Ligands, (6)
Quantitation of Latex Accelerators, (7) Development of Biosensors,
(8) Comparative Studies of the Adsorptive Capacities of Various
Charcoals, (9) Bioconversion and Natural Products, (10) Capillary
Chromatography and Electrophoresis, (11) Studies of the Relationship
of Geological Formations to Chemical Characteristics of Produced
Waters, (12) Studies of Ceramics, and (13) Chemical Education:
Multimedia Instruction in Chemistry.
For
contract work or research assistance in these areas, please contact
the following researchers:
1. Dr. John W. Owens - Jowens8960@aol.com
2. Mr. Derald Chriss - DChriss1@aol.com
3. Dr. Maria Ngu-Schemlein - Mariamln@aol.com
4. Dr. Mous Diack - Mdiack@aol.com
5. Dr. Jing-Fong Wei - JFWei@bellsouth.net
6. Dr. Wesley G. Gray - Dr1WGGRAY@aol.com
7. Dr. Ahmad A. Suleiman - AASuleiman@aol.com
8. Dr. Richard E. Echols - REEchols@hotmail.com
9. Dr. William E. Moore - BILLSUBR@aol.com
10. Dr. Edwin Walker - ewalker@subr.edu
11. Dr. Robert H. Miller, Jr. - rhmillerjr@aol.com
12. Dr. Talmage P. Bursh - TPBursh@hotmail.com
Department
of Computer Science
Ebrahim Khosravi, Chairman
134 T. T. Allain Hall
Southern University
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: (225) 771-2060 ext. 15
Fax: (225) 771-4223
The
Department of Computer Science has laboratories for research and
instruction.
Laboratory 114A: Service Courses (Internet Access)
Hardware: 27 Gateway 2000 Pentium microcomputers (120 MHz),1 HP
LaserJet Printer.
Network: 2 CABLETRON hubs, I In Focus LitePro 720 Projector, Each
PC has an ethernet-work (100 MHz) card, Network Hubs.
Operating Systems: DOS 6.22, WINDOWS 95
Software Applications: Office 95 (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word),
Deskcan II, Course Labs, Norton Anti-Virus, Netscape Navigator
Gold
Laboratory 114 West: Teleconferencing
Hardware: 1 Mitsubishi Monitor, 3 Sony Monitors, 1 HP LaserJet
3100 Printer
Laboratory 121: Graduate Students
Hardware: 1 Black and White Sharp Projector Pallet, 2 Overhead
Projectors, 2 NEC 486 microcomputers (66 MHz), Ethernet Cards,
1 HP LaserJet HID printer.
Operating Systems: DOS 6.22, WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS NT
Software Applications: Microsoft Office 95
Laboratory 125: Video-Conferencing (Internet Access)
Hardware: 2 Overhead Projectors, I black & white SHARP Projector
Pallet, 1 SONY Video Monitor, 1 NEC video monitor, 1 SHARP television
set, 2 PANASONIC video cassette recorders, 1 Gateway P5-133 PC,
1 Gateway P5-60 PC, 1 AT&T 386 PC, 1 In-Focus LitePro 720
Projector.
Software Applications: Windows 95, Windows NT, Office 97
Laboratory 127A: Network Components (Internet Access)
Hardware: 1 Smart-switch 2200, 1 Sun Sparc Station 4, 1 Intel
Server, 2 Intel PC*s (mail and web servers), 1 DIGITAL multiplexor,
2 AT&T 33 MHz microcomputer, DEC VAX 4000-200 mini-computer,
1 VT 1200 DEC windows terminal, 1 DECstation 5000 Model 25 workstation,
1 600 MByte tabletop SCSI CDROM, I APC uninterruptable power supply,
1 Apple 233MHz microcomputer, 1 Apple 120 MHz microcomputer.
Laboratory 127B: Internet Access
Hardware: 2 Dell OX PC*s, 2 Sun Sparc 5 workstations, I IBM Power
PC (RISC 6000) NEC 486 PC, 1 Xerox Docuprint 4517 Laser printer.
The
software available on the VAX computer is supported by DEC*s campus-wide
Software License Grant Management Plan (CSLG). This is an agreement
which gives any University within the State of Louisiana a software
license for any software application supported by DEC. The VAX
system acts as a gateway for microcomputer housed in the Computer
Science Department to gain access to the Internet.
Operating Systems: VMS, DOS 6.2Z WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS NT
Applications: OFFICE 2000
Laboratory 146: UNIX
Hardware: 27 INTEL 100 MHz microcomputers, I HP LaserJet SM printer,
1 CABLETRON hub, I AT&T 33 MHz microcomputer, 1 AT&T SmartHub.
Operating System: LINUX
Software Applications: PASCAL, C, NETSCAPE, C++, FORTRAN
Faculty
research areas include: (1) acquisition of knowledge from heterogeneous
sources, and its presentation in web format with search capabilities;
(2) algorithms for multi-radar tracking and graphical presentation;
(3) migration of code across languages and platforms; (4) use
of speech recognition for triggering events by voice command;
(5) use of PVM and MPI for creation of powerful multiprocessor
from inexpensive workstations; parallelization of code for multiprocessing;
(6) software development for on-line administrative database systems;
(7) graph theory and VLSI chip layout; (8) data mining, data warehousing
and web databases; and (9) artificial intelligence.
For
contract work or research assistance in computer science, please
contact the chairman.
Department
of Mathematics
Preston Dinkins, Chairman
342 T. T. Allain Hall
Southern University
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: (225) 771-5180
Fax: (225) 771-4762
Email: pdinkins@subr.edu
The
Department of Mathematics, with a faculty of forty-two members,
has approximately 45 mathematics majors and several undergraduate
students pursuing a minor in mathematics. It has approximately
25 students enrolled in its Master’s Program. The Department
of Mathematics offers the B.S. and M.S. degrees in mathematics.
It is one of five departments that participate in the Ph.D. Program
in Science and Mathematics Education.
The
Department of Mathematics is awarded monies for grants for sponsored
projects for research, laboratory enhancement, in-service teacher
training, superior graduate fellowship, and a summer enrichment
program for at-risk middle school students. The department sponsors
an Annual Mathematics Festival during the Spring Semester, in
which approximately 700 students enrolled in grades 6-12 representing
25 schools and ten parishes participate. Among the workshops sponsored
in the department are: (1) NASA Sharp Plus Program, in which 20
rising 11th and 12th graders participate in an 8-weeks summer
apprenticeship program; (2) the Department of Mathematics Summer
Enrichment Institute - Healthy Bodies and Healthy Minds (SEMIT),
supporting 46 low to middle achieving middle school students in
mathematics; and (3) the LaSIP Project MIME, a summer workshop
for more than 29 elementary school teachers.
The
department, located in T. T. Allain Hall, has four computer labs,
two of which are new. They are the General Math Lab (Room 318),
The Statistics Lab (Room 318), The Computational Lab (Room 305),
and The Faculty Lab (Room 306). The Statistics Lab and The Computational
Lab are new. There are 20 new Compaq Pentium III computers in
the Statistics Lab that are Internet connected. The computers
are used to improve undergraduate and graduate teaching of statistics
and geometry courses. Software packages that include SPSS, MINITAB,
and the Geometer’s Sketchpad are used to give students a
more active role in the classroom. The Computational Laboratory
is primarily focused on course work for multivariable calculus,
advanced calculus, and differential equations; it is used to assist
in the instruction of 150 upper-level students. The Computational
Laboratory helps students to relate general mathematical concepts
to symbolic, graphical, and numerical representations – as
well as other visual perspectives – which are so critical
to achieving the deep level of conceptual understanding desired
in students. The lab has 9 Dell computers with17" monitors,
1 Dell Computer with a 33" presentation monitors, 2 printers
(1 laserjet and 1 color), and 1 projector. The computers are Internet-connected.
Software utilized in the Computational Lab includes Mathematica
(a computer algebra system) and Calwiz (calculus software). The
purchasing of other software for differential equations is planned.
The
General Math Lab is equipped with 1 IBM PS/2 Model 95 XP486 Server,
1 American Power Conversion, 1 Multiple Access Unit (Novell Network),
23 IBM (16 MHz) 386sx with math coprocessor, 14 Pentium I (RMD)
(66 MHz), 1 Epson LQ 2550 Printer, 1 printer stand, and 1 Norton
Anti-Virus. Software includes Derive, Mathematics 2.0 for Windows,
MATHCAD, Mathematics Exploration Toolkit, MINITAB, Windows 95,
and a TI-81 simulator. The General Mathematics Lab is used for
instruction, tutorial sessions, and test taking. Instruction for
remedial math, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, statistics, and
geometry is conducted in this lab. The Faculty Math Lab is part
of the Faculty Reading Room. The lab has 2 Pentium I (RMD) (66
MHz) computers. The computers are Internet-connected to assist
faculty in doing their research.
Faculty
research areas include: (1) Mathematics Education, (2) Algebraic
Number Theory, (3) Abstract Algebra, (4) History of Mathematics,
(5) Complex Analysis, (6) Probability and Statistics, (7) Differential
Geometry, (8) Differential Equations, (9) Harmonic Analysis on
Lie Group, and (10) Combinatorics.
For
contract work or research assistance in these areas, please contact
the following researchers:
1. Dr. Preston Dinkins - pdinkins@engr.subr.edu
2. Dr. Stella Ashford - sashford@subr.edu
3. Dr. Juanita Bates - jbates@engr.subr.edu
4. Dr. Lawrence Couvillon - jcou@bellsouth.net
5. Dr. Amadou Guisse - postmaster@calculus-math.com
6. Dr. Jung-Soon Lee - leejsk1@home.com
7. Dr. Curtis Means - cujemeans@worldnet.att.net
8. Dr. Joseph Meyinsse - meyinsse@subrvm.subr.edu
9. Dr. Rogers J. Newman - rnewman@subrvm.subr.edu
10. Mr. Alonzo Peterson - apeter2@tiger.lsu.edu
11. Dr. Phil Quartararo - quartara@engr.subr.edu
12. Mr. George Simpson - gsimpson@subrvm.subr.edu
13. Mr. Horace Simpson - H-smith@msn.com
14. Dr. Donna Stuart - stuart@intersurf.com
15. Dr. Haidong Wu - hwu@engr.subr.edu
16. Dr. Zhondge Yan - zyan@subrvm.subr.edu
Department
of Physics
Stephen C. McGuire, Chairman
151 James Hall
Southern University
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: (225) 771-4130
Fax: (225) 771-2310
Email: mcguire@grant.phys.subr.edu
A
broad array of major equipment resources and instrumentation located
in James Hall supports the various research programs in materials,
astronomy/astrophysics and educational reform in the Department
of Physics. A partial listing of the professors, their general
research areas, and some of the research equipment in the department
is given below.
Professors
involved in materials science are L.L. Henry (magnetic materials
growth and characterization), R. Bobba (fuel cells, sol gel process,
electrochemical characterization, high spatial resolution imaging),
and J. T. Wang (piezoelectric materials and high temperature superconductors).
Instrumentation used in their research consists of a high temperature
tubular furnace (< 1700 °C); a SQUID magnetometer (1.9
–> 400 K), (0 –> 5T); a computerized heat capacity
measurement system; a four- and two-probe I-V measurement system;
a scanning tunneling electron microscope (STM); and an optical
absorption UV visible near infrared (NIR) spectrophotometer.
Additional
specialized research tools used in materials science research
may be grouped into (1) energy conversion and storage devices
(electrochemical analyzer, fuel cell test station, differential
scanning calorimeter, thermogravimetric analyzer, inert atmosphere
glove box, high temperature furnace), (2) devices for processing
ceramic and single crystal materials (1700oC furnaces, high-temperature
ovens, hydraulic presses, and high efficiency mixers), (3) devices
for resistivity, dielectric constant, and piezoelectricity measurements
(high-voltage power supplies, high-voltage and digital lock-in
amplifiers, LCD meters, dynamic signal analyzers), and (4) devices
for thick-film fabrication (spinning coating system, Zygo interferometer).
Professors
conducting astronomy/astrophysics research are A. Fazely (neutrino
physics, high-energy neutrino ray detector calibration instrumentation),
J. Matthews (highest energy charged-particle cosmic-ray measurements,
calibration instrumentation for the auger cosmic ray collaboration),
and J. G. Stacy (gamma-ray burst observations using high altitude
and earth orbit detectors).
The
department’s High Performance Computing Laboratory is equipped
with Silicon Graphics machines and Gateway 2000 computers. Specifically
the department has (a) 1 Origin 2000 server, (b) 7 O2 workstations,
and (c) 9 Gateway 2000 PCs. All of the computers are networked
and connected to the World Wide Web. Recently acquired items include
a parallel PC cluster consisting of 32 Linux nodex and 8 workstations;
8
Kayak
workstations, Pentium II 333 MHz; and several HP printers, including
1 color Laserjet HP 8500 TN, 2 HP 2100, and 2 HP 2000 printers.
Virtually
all of the research instrumentation in the department was obtained
via sponsored research funding. In addition to using research
equipment in the department, several members of the physics faculty
take advantage of the facilities of the state-supported Center
for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD) located in Baton
Rouge.
For
contract work or research assistance in physics, please contact
the chairman of physics.
Department
of Psychology
Murelle G. Harrison, Interim Chair
317 Blanks Hall
Southern University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813
Phone: (225) 771-2990
Fax: (225) 771-2082
E-mail: mgharripsy@aol.com
The
Southern University Department of Psychology is housed in the
newly constructed $3.5 million, state-of-the-art, three-story,
fully accessible Blanks Hall. The department has clinical interview/observation
rooms, a human subjects laboratory, a vocational evaluation and
work adjustment laboratory, a biofeedback laboratory, a resources
library, an auditorium, 10 classrooms with capacities of 30-75
students, seminar rooms, and offices for faculty and graduate
assistants.
The
multimedia computer laboratory in the Department of Psychology
is equipped with 32 Pentium III 500Mhz computers, each of which
has 128-512MB of RAM and10/100 base ethernet connections with
CAT 5 cable throughout. The network is connected directly to the
University’s Internet Backbone connection. The computers
all run Windows NT 4.0 and are configured in a client/server domain
that is completely administered within the department. Both color
and black and white laser printers are networked to faculty and
student laboratory computers.
The
department has a dedicated laboratory area for future animal testing.
The lab space is approximately 3000 square feet, and is divided
into separate sections, each with separate ventilation/air exchange
systems and negative pressure doors. The lab has ample space for
dry, refrigerated, or frozen storage. The lab also features a
LAN connection and is equipped with two personal Pentium III 500Mhz
computers.
The
department is equipped with the following: 8 video cameras; 1
TV/VCR combination; 3 TV sets, 3 VCRs, 3 Overhead Projectors;
2 scanners with automatic document feeders; 2 plain paper fax
machines, 3 LCD projectors, and a desk top computer for each faculty.
The latest versions of the following software packages are available
to students: WordPerfect Office 2000, Microsoft Office 2000, Harvard
Graphics 4.0, Netscape Communicator, Statistca, and SPSS 8.0.
The
VEWA lab consists of hardware and software VALPAR work samples
that allow assessment of functional abilities of individuals.
The computerized databases (VALSEARCH, RAVE, AND OASYS) store
12,873 major job titles and corresponding WQPs. These job titles,
representing about 25,000 jobs in the U.S. labor market, are matched
to the functional abilities of the clients.
Faculty
research areas include: (1) Substance Abuse Prevention Among Adolescents
With Special Attention on Rural African American Youths; (2) Diabetes
Among African Americans; (3) Reducing HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors
Among African Americans; (4) Professional Preparation and Participation
of Minorities in State-Federal Rehabilitation Agencies; (5) Black
Personality and Development, Black Mental Health, Minority Rehabilitation,
and Disability Issues; and (6) Future Time Perspectives Among
Rural and Urban Adolescents.
For
contract work or research assistance in these areas, please contact
the following researchers:
1. Dr. Murelle G. Harrison - mgharripsy@aol.com
2. Dr. Cecil Duncan - cduncan29@home.com
3. Dr. Madan Kundu - Kundusubr@aol.com
4. Dr. Reginald Rackley -rrackley@subr.edu
5. Dr. Doreen Miller - Millerdiag@aol.com
6. Dr. Jocelyn Freeman - jfreeman@subrvm.subr.edu
7. Dr. Detris Honora - dhonora@aol.com
Department
of Social Work
Demetria H. McJulien, Chair
Southern Branch Post Office
Southern University
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Telephone: (225) 771-5450
Fax: (225) 771-4234
E-mail: dhmcj@aol.com
The
Southern University Department of Social Work is housed on the
third floor of Rodney G. Higgins Hall. The department assumed
occupancy of the third floor when Higgins Hall was completed in
1994. The third floor was designed for the department based on
the programmatic needs for an accredited professional program.
The department is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
The department’s objectives are to prepare students at the
baccalaureate professional level. The department also prepares
students to enter graduate schools of social work and to pursue
related human services professions.
The
department’s overall facilities consist of six (6) lecture
classrooms, one (1) practice laboratory suite (consisting of three
rooms with two-way observation mirrors using the Office of Family
Services as its field of practice setting in conjunction with
a Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Grant); one (1) classroom
that allows for several configurations of tables and chairs that
enhance a specific teaching objective, e.g., small groups, seminars,
etc. Additionally, the department has a Learning Resource Center
which has four (4) small group study rooms surrounding the main
study area, one (1) practice laboratory suite with three rooms
with two way observation areas, one (1) room that houses a computer
that is available for student use, one (1) media room, and one
(1) large practice laboratory that is used for multi-purpose experiential
learning and project development. The department has the space
for one computer laboratory with eight (8) stations. Major pieces
of equipment (purchased mainly from a Title IV-E grant) housed
in the department are a digital camera, an Infocus projector,
three (3) camcorders, two (2) overhead projectors, two (2) laptop
computers, one TV/VCR combination and 2 TV and 2 VCRS. This equipment
is used mainly for teaching and learning.
The
department has seven full-time faculty members, three of whom
have Ph.D.’s; one has a juris doctorate degree, and one began
pursuit of the Ph.D during the summer of 2000. The Learning Resource
Center is staffed by a full-time librarian. Social work faculty
have been involved in research support by the National Institutes
of Health Minority Biomedical Research Support Program. Other
research projects have been associated with teenage pregnancy
and rural internship programs. The department also has received
funding for students in the areas of public welfare and child
welfare through the Louisiana state social service area. Over
two and one half million dollars have been granted to the department
for research and grants. The department recently received a Board
of Regent grant for technology (Interactive Multimedia Video/Teleconference
Laboratory) and one for electronic and computer technology (Office
of Technology and Research Services).
Faculty
research interest areas include: (1) child welfare, especially
child abuse and neglect; (2) HIV/AIDS; (3) non-traditional student
support programs, including mentoring; (4) integration of technology
in the social work teaching/learning process; (5) case management;
(6) family and children’s services; (7) social and psychological
determinants of career aspirations among African American youths,
(8) the impact of social and behavior factors associated with
health and mental health (general and specific interests for African
Americans may include cancer, HIV/AIDS, and LUPUS prevention and
treatment, entitlement, and access to services); (9) prevention
and intervention related to teen pregnancy; (10) substance abuse
and mental/emotional stress; (11) the impact of standardized testing
and mandated performance on the emotional, mental, and personality
development of children and youth; (12) use of social and behavioral
scientists in primary and secondary education; (13) child welfare
system and public assistance programs; (14) teaching/enhancing
cognitive thinking skills with undergraduate students; (15) spirituality;
(16) substance abuse; and (17) family violence.
For
contract work or programmatic assistance in these areas, please
contact the following faculty:
1.
Dr. Demetria H. McJulien - dhmcj@aol.com
2. Dr. Lacey M. Tillotson - lacey @su.jags.subr.edu
3. Dr. Betty J. Briggs - briggs@su.jags.subr.edu
4. Dr. Erma J. Borskey - borskey@su.jags.subr.edu
5. Ms. Roslyn C. Richardson - RoslynRi@mail.subr.edu
6. Mr. Harold V. Butler - hbutler@su.jags.subr.edu
7. Ms. Margery Moncrieffe
Department
of Sociology/Criminal Justice
Christopher
N. Hunte, Interim Chair
210 Higgins Hall
Southern University
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: (225) 771_5095
Fax: (225) 771_5675
E_Mail: DrHunte@aol.com
The
Department of Sociology, besides its basic instructional units,
consists of three subunits: A program in Criminal justice, a Family
Life Center and a Research Center. Its major objectives are (1)
to prepare students for graduate study leading to the terminal
degree; (2) to prepare students for employment in research and/or
policy analysis positions in government, social service organizations,
business and industry, (3) to offer courses servicing students
in other instructional areas of the University and (4) to offer
courses and programs of service to for the larger community.
Recently,
the Louisiana Board of Regents provided funds to expand the Criminal
Justice Program with three degrees (A.S., B.S., and M.S.) in criminal
justice Currently, the Department offers the B.S. in Sociology,
the A.A. in Law Enforcement, and (jointly with the departments
of history and political science) the M.S. in Social Science.
Besides the basic sociology curriculum, the following areas are
emphasized: social psychology, deviance, demography and human
ecology, intergroup relations, research methodology, and social
institutions. Students pursuing the M.S. degree are required to
conduct comprehensive research projects guided by a senior professor.
Most of the research projects so far completed are applied; that
is, students throughout their research apply and advance sociological
theories geared toward solving community problems. Students completing
the A.A. degree must enroll in Internship 200. Under the supervision
of a coordinator, students complete more than two hundred hours
of volunteer work with law enforcement agencies within the metropolitan
Baton Rouge area. More than 200 students are currently majoring
in sociology and law enforcement. Between 1989 and 1995, 252 students
graduated from the program. Of this total, 169 received the Associate
of Arts Degree in law enforcement; 72 students, the B.S. Degree
in sociology; and 11, the M.S. Degree in social science. About
80 percent of the students graduating with the A.A. degree in
law enforcement go on to receive the B.S. degree in sociology;
while approximately 40 percent of those students receiving the
B.S. in sociology go on to earn graduate degrees. The Department
of Sociology has nine full_time faculty members. Sixty_six (66)
students have earned the terminal degree sociology. The department
has six part_time faculty members, four of whom have juris doctorate
degrees.
For
assistance with sociologically related research, please contact
the chaiperson of sociology.
Department
of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Barbara L. Guillory, Chairperson
P.O. Box 9500
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: (225) 771-3950
Fax: (225) 771-4143
E-mail: bguill5804@aol.com
The
Speech Pathology and Audiology Department offers a pre-professional
degree in Speech-Language Pathology. This program is housed in
Augustus C. Blanks Hall, which has state-of-the-art equipment.
The Blanks building is a three story ultra modern facility that
includes, in addition to classrooms and faculty offices, group
and individual therapy rooms; a large indoor therapy room leading
to an outdoor activity area; a client/parent waiting room; an
audiological laboratory; a speech science laboratory; and a library.
The configuration of the therapy rooms includes observation from
a central video monitoring area (the control room). Remoter monitoring
by clinical supervisors from their offices is also available.
Several individual computer work carrels are available for student
use.
The
undergraduate program has four full-time faculty members and five
part-time supervisors/instructors. Faculty grants over the last
two years have been in excess of one million dollars. These grants
have allowed the department to purchase computers for student
use as well as to begin to equip the voice science laboratory.
Faculty research has spanned the areas of neurogenic disorders,
child speech and language disorders (re-norming and developing
new norms for children from culturally and linguistically diverse
backgrounds), and research in addressing the impact of language
on academic success.
The
Speech Pathology and Audiology Clinic is an integral part of the
degree program and is under the auspices of the College of Sciences.
The clinic provides direct services to clients with a wide range
of speech-language and hearing disorders. It is established as
a resource to university students and their families as well as
to persons from the greater Baton Rouge and surrounding communities.
The Speech Pathology and Audiology Clinic is open between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters
as well as during the summer session. Approximately 60-70 clients
and families are served in the clinic during any given school
year. The clients are served by undergraduate and graduate students
majoring in speech-language pathology. All clinic activities are
supervised by nationally ASHA certified clinical supervisors.
The
Speech Pathology and Audiology Clinic has dual national accreditation
by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)
– accredited in speech-language pathology and in audiology.
This clinic is operated under the direction of Dr. Marilyn A.
Seibert, who serves as Director of Clinical Services.
For
additional information about the Department of Speech Pathology
and Audiology, please contact any of the following persons:
1.
Dr. Barbara L. Guillory – bguill5804@aol.com
2. Mr. S. P. Geralds
3. Dr. S. A. Seddoh – seddoh@cluster.engr.subr.edu
4. Mrs. Patricia M. Brazier-Carter – pbc1234@hotmail.com
For
More Information Contact or Visit The:
Office
of Sponsored Programs
730 Harding Boulevard
Phone: 225-771-2809
Fax: 225-771-5231
E-mail: OSP@subr.edu
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