Professor Ali Abdullatif Ahmida was born in Waddan, Libya and educated at Cairo University in Egypt and The University of Washington, Seattle. He is the founding Chair (2000 – 2014) of the Department of Political Science at the University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, USA. His areas of expertise are political theory, comparative politics, and historical sociology. His scholarship is cross-cultural and focuses on power, agency and anti-colonial resistance in North Africa, especially in modern Libya.
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Expertise
Political theory
comparative politics
historical sociology of power
Modern Libya
Robert F. Alegre
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Latin American History
Affiliated Faculty, Women's and Gender Studies
Robert Alegre is a Chilean-American historian of Latin America. His work has followed two tracks: the history of social movements during the Cold War, and the history of gender and sexuality. His book, Railroad Radicals in Cold War Mexico: Gender, Class, and Memory (Nebraska, 2013), argues that a national working-class movement emerged in Mexico during the 1950s, demonstrating the contested process of modernization in the postwar period. This movement, which included major industrial unions as well as teachers, challenged the hegemony of the... Read More
Expertise
Latin America
Mexico
Chile
Colombia
gender and sexuality
labor
memory
Cindy F. Altomari
M.S.Ed.
Certification and Placement Officer
Chris Ambrose
M.S. Education
Laboratory Assistant, Chemistry
Chris has been teaching General Chemistry I & II Lab at UNE since 2007. He enjoys interacting with students in their first foray into the exciting world of college chemistry. In addition, he collaborates with students in the SPARTACUS Graduate Fellowship and the Chemistry Club in providing onsite and offsite visits to local elementary, middle, and high schools.Read More
Expertise
Chemistry Pedagogy
Ph.D. Yale University (Comparative Literature, 1999)Read More
Expertise
Law and the Humanities
French and American lyric poetry (19th and 20th century)
Expertise
Mathematics of signal processing
applied mathematical analysis.
Dr. Balog teaches chemistry and biochemistry. Her research interests include protein biochemistry, biomaterials, and biophysics.Read More
Expertise
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Biomaterials
Nanomaterials
Enzymology
molecular biology
Audrey Bartholomew is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Education Department. She teaches special education courses, both face to face and online, on introduction to special education, Autism, differentiation, and data-based decision making. Audrey's research interests include scholarship of her own teaching and learning, and how to include students with disabilities in general education through meaningful instruction. Audrey has conducted extensive training in Maine and other states on writing effective and compliant transition plans and she volunteers her time as... Read More
Expertise
Secondary transition for students with disabilities
inclusive practices and schools
positive behavior support
effective online teaching practices
scholarship of teaching and learning
Dr. Bass was trained as a zoologist and has been lucky to work on invertebrates, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals. While Molecular Ecology is a broad descriptor of her field of study, recent research on stranded and rehabilitated marine mammals led to deeper interests in the field of disease ecology and the concept of ecosystem health. In addition, she is interested in the One Health approach as a strategy to link multiple disciplines in the study, prevention and management of... Read More
Expertise
Molecular ecology
disease ecology
One Health
Zoology
Expertise
Distance / online education
adult/continuing education
international education
program planning/evaluation
accreditation
educational leadership.
I have taught French language and literature, Great Books in translation, Transcultural Healing, and French Impressionism. I have traveled extensively and spent two sabbaticals in Paris. Among the awards received, I got a medal from the French government, "Officier dans l'Ordre de l'Art et Lettres" for my contribution to French culture. I'm the author of 20 publications and I write in English and in French. Read More
Susan Bell
M.A.
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Susan Bell received an undergraduate degree from Salisbury University and a masters degree from the University of Houston. Her professional interests include differential equations, Laplace transforms, and incorporating technology into learning. Ms. Bell is an editor of the North American GeoGebra Journal and co-chair of the GeoGebra Institute of Maine. Hobbies: Whitewater kayaking, whitewater paddleboarding, trail running, hiking, yoga, and meditation.Read More
Adjunct faculty, The History of Jazz, Guitar Instruction, Ensemble Director
As a music historian and performer Mr. Killough has been an integral part of the New England music scene for the past twenty years. After attending both the Berklee College of Music and the University of New Hampshire from which he received a Bachelor of the Arts and Master of the Arts in music performance and history Mr. Killough began giving lectures and performances on the life and music of Django Reinhardt. His group the Hot Club of Portland has... Read More
Expertise
Music History
Theory
Improvisation
Jazz
and Guitar
Christopher has more than 20 years of corporate and business experience, ranging from sales, management, marketing, small business ownership, to other tasks such as supervision, inventory control, budgeting, wholesale, retail, as well as curriculum development. Christopher has also been teaching professionally since 2000. He earned a BSBA from Western New England College and a MBA from the University of Phoenix.
"I enjoy teaching especially college students, and my greatest joy is when the light bulb goes off in a student’s head, also known as... Read More
Administrative Assistant
CAS Administrative Mentor
Expertise
I am the administrative assistant for English
History & Philosophy
Core Connections
Liberal Studies
A. Brown
Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Biology
Expertise
Osmotic and ionic regulation and metabolism of crustaceans and fish; physiological ecology of marine invertebrates and fish; respiratory physiology
developmental biology; examination of effects of diet on metabolism and development of juvenile lobsters;
Expertise
Microbiology and the biology of infection