Media Inquiries
Members of the press should feel free to reach out with questions regarding any aspect of the college, including commentary by faculty experts on news of the day.
Contacts
Sandy Yusen, Director, Communications and External Relations
Email: syusen@champlain.edu, Phone: (802) 233-6759
Faculty Experts
Champlain faculty are available to speak on a wide range of topics. Please contact us at the email and phone number above to arrange interviews. Visit our blog, The View, and follow @Champlainedu on Twitter to learn more about the latest news coming out of Champlain College. Popular subjects include cybersecurity, data science, digital forensics, entrepreneurship, experiential learning, innovations in higher education, inclusive gaming, game design, and the video game industry, mediation, personal financial education, positive education, psychology, sustainability, and more.
Featured Experts
BUSINESS
DR. LINDSEY GODWIN
Robert P. Stiller Endowed Chair of Management at the Robert P. Stiller School of Business and Academic Director of The David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry
Expertise:
Management, Appreciative Inquiry; positive organizational development; positive education; corporate social responsibility.
The David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry
DR. ELAINE YOUNG
Digital and Social Media Marketing Professor at The Stiller School of Business at Champlain College and Champlain College Online
Expertise:
Marketing; social media; social media marketing; digital communication; emerging technologies; nonprofit marketing; families and technology; e-commerce; generational trends and differences; experiential learning; CBD marketing.
EDUCATION & HUMAN STUDIES
DR. LAUREL BONGIORNO
Dean, Division of Education & Human Studies, Division of Education and Human Studies
Expertise:
Early childhood education; positive education; play-based learning; educational leadership; strengths-based advising.
JOHN PELLETIER
Director of The Center for Financial Literacy
Expertise:
Personal finance education for K–12 students, college students, teachers (K–12 and post-secondary), and adults; financial literacy; personal finance legislation.
The Center for Financial Literacy
DR. JULIAN PORTILLA
Director of the Center for Mediation & Dialogue
Expertise:
Mediation; community, environmental, and political consensus-building processes; conflict management and resolution; dialogue; integrative, interest-based negotiation.
The Center for Mediation & Dialogue
GAMING
KEL BACHUS
Assistant Professor of Game Design, Executive Director and founder of Rad Magpie, a nonprofit for the advancement of women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ in video game development
Expertise:
Game design and development; inclusive gaming, game design and development; equity and representation in genre fiction, both in print and video games; creativity, technology, and representation; level design; world building in online gaming.
AMANDA CRISPEL
Professor of Game Design and Assistant Dean of the Game Studio at Champlain College
Expertise:
Game design and development; game industry; trends in gaming; games and interactive media for children and families, and games with persuasive or educational purposes; interactive media; agile development.
The Game Studio at Champlain College
JOANN PATEL
Program Director and Associate Professor of Game Art
Expertise:
Game art and animation; environmental design; 3D art direction and creation.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DUANE DUNSTON
Assistant Professor of Computer & Digital Forensics, Computer Networking & Cybersecurity
Expertise:
Cybersecurity; hacking; phishing; malware; network security, risk assessments, security auditing & evaluation; computer incident response; secure coding; intrusion detection system monitoring and deployment; designing secure computer systems and networks; online safety for children; CyberPatriots; passwords.
Wired for Safety column in VTDigger
DR. NARINE HALL
Program Director and Assistant Professor of Data Science
Expertise:
Data Science; machine learning; algorithmic bias; artificial intelligence; big data design; data mining; and social contingency.
