Welcome to my homepage.  I've been at the University of Dayton  since 1983.  During that time, I have served as a faculty member, a department chair, and currently am serving as Dean of the School of Education and Allied Professions.

I teach courses at all levels, undergraduate through doctoral, but most of my work is with graduate students.  The course I teach at the masters level focuses on models of teaching.  At the doctoral level I teach a course that deals with school cultures. 

I've authored or co-authored 12 books. Most of the books are still available through the publishers or through Amazon.  My most recent book is one that I co-authored with Dr. Ted Kowalski and Dr. Jim Mahoney and is titled Data-Driven Decisions and School Leadership (Allyn & Bacon 2008).  Earlier books that I have authored or co-authored include Teaching Peace, which was published by Bergin & Garvey in 1994; Strategies for Teaching in a Diverse Society, which was published by Wadsworth in 1997 with a second edition in 2002;  Strategies for Effective Teaching, which was published by McGraw Hill in 2004; and Secondary and Middle School Methods, which was published by Allyn & Bacon in 2005.  I'm currently working on another book (as a co-author) that will focus on evidence-based decision making and is titled Handbook of Data-Based Decision Making in Education which will  be published by Routledge and is scheduled to be released in 2009.

During the past several years I have authored or co-authored publications that have appeared in professional periodicals as well as op-eds in the popular press. See my resume for examples.  

Recent professional service involvements  include the Governor's Commission for Teaching Success (Ohio Department of Education) and the Planning Committee on Higher Learning Accountability and Performance (Ohio Board of Regents). I'm Past-President of the Dayton Council on World Affairs (DCOWA), which is a regional organization that focuses on enhanced public understanding of political events on an international scale, and Past-President of the Project 30 Alliance, which was a national reform initiative focused on teacher education. I am currently President of the Dayton Digital Technology High School Board, which is a school that serves dropout student populations.  I serve on the Think TV Board and am currently chair of its Education Committee. I serve as a Trustee Emeritus on the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery and am presently a member of the Dayton: A Peace Process Committee (DAPP).