Szabi Ishtai-Zee is a
professor of human services and Faculty Coordinator of The Lincoln
University's Master of Human Services Program. He has served
as a guest lecturer and a visiting professor at many universities,
including the University of Pennsylvania, Penn State University, Temple
University, LaSalle University, Philadelphia University, Howard
Community College, West Chester State University, and the University of
Maryland. Dr. Ishtai-Zee is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of
Temple University's Multicultural Training and Research Institute, with
an appointment as associate faculty in the Temple University School of
Social Administration. He has functioned as a member of many
non-profit organization boards including The Multicultural Resource
Center, The Good Shepherd Mediation Center, the Sunrise Community
Development Corporation, the Imani Charter School, and the Delaware
Valley Chapter of the National Conference. His professional
affiliations include Pi Gamma Mu, a social science honor society; the
Association for Sociological Practice; the Society for Applied
Anthropology; the Association for Adult Education; the National
Institute for Dispute Resolution; the American Psychological
Association; the American Association for Educational Research; and the
Pennsylvania Council of Mediators. Dr. Ishtai-Zee has been engaged as a
consultant by many profit-making corporations as well as non-profit
organizations such as AMTRAK, the School District of Philadelphia,
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Digital Equipment Corporation,
Philadelphia County Department of Corrections, Philadelphia Department
of Human Services, Philadelphia Corporation on Aging, the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation, New Jersey Human Resources Development
Institute, and the Delaware State Department of Mental Health. Numerous
research and theoretical publications and paper presentations have been
prepared and delivered by Dr. Ishtai-Zee at professional conferences,
seminars and workshops. His areas of competence and expertise encompass
intercultural communication and diversity management, conflict
management, educational research, curriculum design, adult education,
program evaluation, organizational development and strategic planning,
participatory action research, and qualitative approaches to research
(depth interviewing, narrative inquiry, and ethnography.
Vivian
Price, Ph.D.
Vivian D. Price earned her B.A. degree from Hope College,
MI, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in School Psychology from Temple
University, PA. Her educational emphasis is diagnosing and developing
interventions for students who learn differently or have disabilities.
Program development for alternative educational learning environments
designed to meet the needs of troubled or troubling youth has been one
of her most rewarding professional achievements. In addition, her major
interagency systemic collaboration with the Department of Human
Services, Juvenile Justice facilities, the School District of
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Family Court, the Public Defenders
Association, mental health agencies, and the Office of the District
Attorney has advanced a comprehensive and coordinated seamless system
for service delivery to alienated youth. She recently took early
retirement from the School District of Philadelphia to become a
full-time faculty member of The Lincoln University, after serving 22 years
as an adjunct faculty member in the Master of Human Services program.
Dr. Price’s research interest targets ethnic minority youth and
relevant educational concerns; she has chaired a committee on Ethnic
Minority Concerns for the American Psychological Association.
Virginia
J. Smith, Ph.D. ACSW, LSW
Virginia
J. Smith is
an associate professor in the Master of Human Services Program at The
Lincoln University, where she teaches social science research and
planning. She is also the coordinator for the BHS FLEX Program, a new
undergraduate program for adult learners working in the field of human
services. Her research interests are intergenerational health issues,
with particular focus on gerontology. She is also interested in health
disparities among minorities. Dr. Smith has over 30 years of experience
in the field of human services. Her work has included direct social
work services to individuals and families; education and training;
research; program planning and evaluation; and administration. These
experiences include over 10 years with the University of Pennsylvania
in various positions such as Director of Training in a center devoted
to studying disability and rehabilitation among older adults; Director
of Research at Mercy-Douglass Corporation, a community based health,
housing and human services organization providing an array of services
to older adults in the West Philadelphia area; and Assistant Director
of the Planning Department at the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging.
Dr. Smith has a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University
of Pennsylvania (1990). Her area of concentration during her doctoral
studies was social analysis and planning for the older population. She
also holds a Master of Social Work Degree from the University of
Pennsylvania (1972). She is a member of the Academy of Certified Social
Workers of the National Association of Social Workers and a Licensed
Social Worker in the State of Pennsylvania. Dr. Smith completed her
undergraduate work at Temple University, receiving a Bachelor of
Science Degree (1968).
Linda
J. Stine, Ph.D.
Linda J. Stine is a professor in the Master of Human
Services Program at The Lincoln University, where she has taught
writing to adult students since 1979. Her main interest is teaching
with technology; she has presented frequently at national conferences
sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), and has
published several articles on computer-mediated writing instruction,
the most recent being "The Best of Both Worlds: Teaching Basic Writers
in Class and Online," which appeared in Journal of Basic
Writing, fall 2004, "Just What Is ‘Basic’?: Computer-enhanced
Basic Writing for a Nontraditional Graduate Program," published by
Hampton Press in 2007 in Basic Writing in America,
Eds. Nicole Greene and Patricia McAllister, and "Teaching Basic Writing
in a Web-enhanced Environment,” Journal of Basic Writing, Spring
2010, Vol. 29, #1. She has also authored the instructor’s
manuals for two basic writing textbooks published by Bedford/St.
Martin’s, Writing First and Foundations
First. Since 1987, Dr. Stine has taught all her basic writing
classes in a computer lab, adding a semi-online Web-CT-based version of
the course in 2002. Her current research interest is developing an
on-line academic support services website and a system of e-tutors for
use by Lincoln’s graduate students.
James
Wadley, Ph.D.
Dr. James Wadley is
an Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Human Services
Program at The Lincoln University. His research focuses on HIV/AIDS
prevention and sexuality decision-making processes of young adults. In
addition, his research efforts have explored the affective, cognitive
and behavioral experiences of suburban African American adolescents.
Finally, he has an interest in the challenges and experiences of
noncustodial parents. James is a licensed professional counselor in the
States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Gifted and seasoned, Dr. Wadley
is one of the region’s best sexuality educators and therapists with a
focus on intimacy building in relationships, addiction, parenting, and
values clarification. Dr. Wadley received his Doctorate of Philosophy
degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania with a
concentration in Educational Leadership and Human Sexuality Education
and holds a clinical postgraduate certificate from the Council for
Relationships in Philadelphia. He has a Master of Education degree in
School Psychology from the University of Kentucky. Finally, he
completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Hampton
University.
Frank P.
Worts, MSW
Frank P. Worts
has over 35 years’ experience in the aging, health,
and social service fields. As a consultant, Mr. Worts has provided
consultation and training on case management, aging related issues,
mental health, housing, quality assurance, management and technology
on the local regional and national levels. Mr. Worts presently is
an assistant professor at The Lincoln University in the Master of Human
Services Program. Mr. Worts has also taught at Temple University in
the School of Social Administration, the University of Pennsylvania
in the Masters of Social Gerontology Program, and Arcadia University,
Glenside PA. Mr. Worts was the Coordinator of Continuing Education
for the Multidisciplinary Center on Aging at The Lincoln University where,
in conjunction with the Center on Aging at the University of Pennsylvania,
he participated in the development and implementation of computer
training for over 650 older persons and professionals working in fields
of health and human services. Presently Mr. Worts is pursuing a Ph.D.
in Education with a specialty in technology from Walden University,
and is scheduled to graduate in 2012.
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