Marianne Cutler
Associate Professor of Sociology, Co-Department Chair
Education
B.A., 1985, Boston University, Psychology
M.Ed., 1990, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Social Justice Education/Organizational Development
M.A., 1998, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sociology
Ph.D., 2003, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sociology
Dr. Cutler’s teaching interests include Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, Religion, and Theory. Her Research Interests include Social Inequality, Jewish American life and culture, Lesbian mothers, Social Movements, the intersection of collective and individual identity.
Teaching Interest
Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, Religion, Theory
Research Interest
Social Inequality, Jewish American life and culture, Lesbian mothers, Social Movements, the intersection of collective and individual identity. Her Ph.D. dissertation title is Constructing Jewish Identity in a Southern Community, and Master thesis title is Penetrating Discourse: Gender and the Rhetoric of Legitimation in The Ladder Magazine for Lesbians. Personal Interests: Travel anywhere and everywhere she can! Also seriously into listening to alternative music, reading novels, and trying to figure out how to play the drums.
Chin Hu
Professor of Sociology, Co-Department Chair
Education
B.A., 1990, National Taiwan University, Sociology
M.A., 1997, Syracuse University, Sociology
M.S., 1998, Syracuse University, Applied Statistics
Ph.D., 1999, Syracuse University, Sociology
Dr. Hu’s teaching interests include Quantitative Analysis, Research Methods, Globalization, Comparison of Societies, Race and Ethnicity, and Chinese Culture and Society. Her research interests focus on immigrant society and global education.
Her research interests focus on immigrant society and global education. Collaborating with colleagues in the department, she has published and presented work on Muslim immigrants living in the tri-state area, global education curriculum in higher education and community needs assessment research. Her doctoral dissertation examined third-wave democratization process in new democracies, with as focus on Taiwan.
Laurene Clossey
Professor of Social Work
Education
B.S.W., 1985, Western Connecticut State University
M.S.W., 1988, Columbia University
Ph.D., 2004, Bryn Mawr College
Dr. Clossey’s teaching interests include Contemporary Social Work Practice, Introduction to Social Welfare Policy, and Social Work with Communities and Organizations. Her research interests focus on the Mental Health Recovery Model, effective Recovery Model implementation and programming, and also studying evidence-based mental health practices.
Dr. Laurene Clossey began teaching at ESU in 2007. She has taught: Introduction to Social Work, Marriage and Family, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Helping Philosophies, Child Welfare, Contemporary Social Work Practice, Introduction to Social Welfare Policy, and Social Work with Communities and Organizations.
She has worked in the field of mental health since first receiving her bachelor’s degree. Her research interests focus on the Mental Health Recovery Model, effective Recovery Model implementation and programming, and also studying evidence based mental health practices. She enjoys sharing her interest in this field with students and trying to engage students in understanding the coercive care endured by mental health consumers. Through research and teaching in this area, she hopes to contribute to decreasing stigma against the mentally ill.
She also practices in addition to her full time teaching and research at ESU. She is active in her field and brings current knowledge to the classroom. Her private practice integrates spirituality into clinical social work practice.
Michelle D. Dilauro
Professor of Social Work, Social Work Field Director, Social Work Program Director
Education
B.A., 1991, Rutgers College, English; minor in Economics
M.S.W., 1995, Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service (Administration and Clinical Practice)
Ph.D., 2001, Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service (Mental Health)
Dr. DiLauro’s teaching interests include Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Social Work with Individuals and Families, Social Work Practice & Skills, and Field Seminar. Her current research interests are related to integrative healthcare models and education for the Social Work Profession and utilization of complementary and alternative medicine practices among mental health consumers.
Dr. Michelle D. DiLauro began teaching at ESU in 2015. Her teaching areas include Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Social Work with Individuals and Families, Social Work Practice and Skills I & II, Medical Social Work Interventions, and Social Work Field Seminar.
She has over 25 years in the field and has taught social work, human service, and psychology courses at the associate through master’s degree levels.
Prior to her academic career, she served as a medical social worker, providing care to both adult and pediatric patients in inpatient and ambulatory care settings. Her work included the implementation of mind-body programs designed to promote health and well-being among clinic patients and the broader community. She currently holds the positions of Director of the Social Work Program and Director of Field Education. Additionally, she is an approved clinical supervisor by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), supporting the professional development of the social work community.
Her primary research interests are related to integrative healthcare practices, stress management, and spirituality.
Hanif B. Bey
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Education
B.A., 1989, St. John’s University, Sociology
M.S.W., 2009, Marywood University
D.S.W., 2018, Kutztown-Millersville Universities/p>
Dr. Hanif Bey, DSW, MSW, LSW, is a licensed social worker with a Doctor of Social Work degree from the joint program at Kutztown-Millersville University and a Master of Social Work degree from Marywood University. Dr. Bey has been working in the field for over 30 years in medical social work, child welfare and other practice settings. Currently, he is an assistant professor of social work at East Stroudsburg University in the Department of Sociology, Social Work, & Criminal Justice. From 2021 to 2023, Dr. Bey also served as a Frederick Douglass Scholar at ESU. Dr. Bey’s research interests and passions are dismantling white supremacy and racism, social and economic justice, and social work education.
Teaching Interest
Human Behavior & the Social Environment, Helping Philosophies & Methods for Social Workers, Child Welfare Services, Introduction to Social Welfare Policy, Crisis Intervention, Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice, Social Work with Groups
Research Interest
His doctoral dissertation, Exploring the Role of United States Legal Discourse in Creating, Sustaining, and Disrupting Vestiges of Slavery," was an exploratory study that proposed the use of the racialized names "negro," "colored," "black," and "white" represented vestiges of slavery that were socially and legally constructed, maintained, and perpetuated to validate a superior position for descendants of Europe in the United States, while assigning an inferior status to descendants of Africa in the United States.
Personal Interests
Cooking, Music, & Reading
Darla E. Drummond
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Education
B.A., 2007, Youngstown State University, Psychology, minor in Criminal Behavior
M.A., 2008, Marymount University, Forensic Psychology
Ph.D., 2015, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Criminology
Dr. Drummond’s teaching interests include Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency, and Senior Seminar. Her research interests include deviance/crime on college campuses, parenting and delinquency, fear of victimization, and theory testing.
Dr. Darla Drummond began teaching at ESU in 2015. Her teaching interests include Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency, and Senior Seminar. Her research interests include deviance/crime on college campuses, parenting and delinquency, fear of victimization, and theory testing. She has published and presented work on theory testing, crime on college campuses, issues within the criminal justice system, and rehabilitation techniques, among other topics.
Her doctoral dissertation was a test of General Strain Theory with first semester freshmen students at two universities, a residential campus and a commuter campus. This research examined the levels of strain that students experienced and how they chose to cope with those strains (i.e. pro-socially or through substance abuse/academic dishonesty).
Carrie L. Maloney
Professor of Criminal Justice, Director of Criminal Justice Program
Education
B.A., 2001, Pennsylvania State University, Administration of Justice
B.A., 2001, Pennsylvania State University, Sociology
M.A., 2005, Rutgers University, Criminal Justice
Ph.D., 2013, Rutgers University, Criminal Justice
Dr. Maloney’s teaching interests include Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Ethics, Criminology, Research Methods, and Senior Seminar. Her primary area of research and expertise is risk-assessment and classification in juvenile justice.
Dr. Carrie Maloney has worked for several criminal and juvenile justice agencies, primary among them the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission. Her primary area of research and expertise is risk-assessment and classification in juvenile justice. Much of her work focuses on accountability of justice system practitioners, as well as the identification of best practices in the implementation of evidence-based practice in juvenile justice settings. She maintains an ongoing collaborative relationship with the PA Juvenile Court Judges Commission, the PA Juvenile Justice Research and Training Center, as well as the PA Juvenile Probation Chief's Association in their efforts to implement evidence-based juvenile justice system reform across the state.
She has taught a variety of courses here at ESU, including Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Ethics, Criminology, Research Methods, and the senior seminar course - covering topics such as the Sociology of Gangs and Capital Punishment.
Richard A. Ruck Jr.
Instructor of Criminal Justice
Education
A.S., 1993, New Hampshire Technical Institute
B.S., 2001, Chadwick University
M.S., 2007, California University of Pennsylvania
M.S., 2013, California University of Pennsylvania
Ed.D., 2017, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Ruck’s teaching interests include Community Policing; Police Leadership, Recruitment, and Training; and Intelligence/data driven law enforcement operations. His research interests include police arrest decision-making; law enforcement in K-12 public schools; and domestic violence responses by law enforcement in rural and tribal regions.
Teaching Interest
Community Policing/Partnerships and Problem Solving, Police Leadership, Recruitment, and Training, Intelligence/data driven law enforcement operations, Post 911 policing , Police function, role, and culture in a democratic society.
Research Interest
Police arrest decision-making/ Law enforcement in K-12 public schools/ Domestic violence responses by police/ Law enforcement in rural and tribal regions. Professor Richard Ruck is currently an ABD (Doctor of Education) at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, Administration and Leadership Studies.
Vertel T. Martin
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Education
A.S., John Jay College of Criminal Justice
B.S., John Jay College of Criminal Justice
M.S., New York Institute of Technology
Professor Martin’s interests focus on teaching the next generation of security & criminal justice practitioners’ critical thinking & related applied skills in crime analysis, investigations and police-community relations.
Professor Vertel Martin retired from the New York City Police Department at the rank of Lieutenant-Commander Detective Squad in February 2002 after completing 22 years of law enforcement service, and last served as the Investigative Coordinator of the “9-11-01 NYPD Missing Persons Task Force.” She is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. She also completed 45 post graduate credits at Columbia University’s Teachers College. In 2002, she began teaching part time at ESU, and has been the Co-Coordinator of Criminal Justice Program at Northampton Community College since 2006.
Her interests focus on teaching the next generation of security & criminal justice practitioners critical thinking & related applied skills in crime analysis, investigations, and police-community relations. She has published articles in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, and in the National Law Enforcement Encyclopedia.
Jeffrey Rosky
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Education
B.A., 1990, Rutgers University
M.S., 1998, University of Colorado
Ph.D., 2010, Washington State University
Dr. Rosky’s teaching interests include policing, quantitative methods and correctional treatment. His main research interests include the intersection of criminal justice and public health, correctional treatment and reentry, and improving social science research methods.
Teaching Interest
Dr. Jeff Rosky began teaching at ESU in 2017. His teaching areas include policing, quantitative methods and correctional treatment. His main research interests include the intersection of criminal justice and public health, correctional treatment and reentry, and improving social science research methods.
Research Interest
Prior to Dr. Rosky’s academic career, he worked as a researcher in the Montana, Colorado and Florida state correctional systems and as a biostatistician in environmental science, public health, and cardiac care. His work has appeared in Criminology & Public Policy, Deviant Behavior, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Sexual Abuse. His doctoral dissertation examined the interaction between cumulative risk, protection, and self-control to predict resilience from deviant outcomes in a longitudinal sample of youth.
Gerard La Salle
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Coordinator of Criminal Justice Internships
Education
Ph.D., City University of New York
Dr. LaSalle serves as the Coordinator of Criminal Justice Internships.
Annika M. Wilcox
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Education
B.S., 2015, James Madison University, Justice Studies
M.S., 2017, North Carolina State University, Sociology
Ph.D., 2021, North Carolina State University, Sociology
Dr. Wilcox is a sociologist who specializes in organizational inequalities and diversity. Her teaching interests include sociology of organizations, jobs and work, community, and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), in addition to core courses such as introduction to sociology, research methods, and sociological theory.
Dr. Wilcox’s research examines social inequalities and DEI in work organizations, with recent and current projects focusing on technology companies and institutions of higher education. Read more about her scholarly publications.
Dr. Wilcox is a Co-Director of ESU’s Diversity Dialogue Project and the faculty advisor for the student Rotaract Club.
Prior to joining ESU in 2024, Dr. Wilcox worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher on the NSF ADVANCE-Catalyst team at the University of Central Florida and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University.
Salimata Lala Fall
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Education
B.S., 2019, Louisiana State University
M.S., 2021, Louisiana State University
M.A., 2024, Louisiana State University
Ph.D., 2024, Louisiana State University
Dr. Salimata Lala is a critical sociologist. She critiques the manifestation of inequalities, recognizes the significance of intersectionality, and examines the pervasiveness of race(ism). Her approach as a contextual researcher underscores the belief that all scholarship must be studied as a function and product of the contexts and cultures in which it exists.
Research Interest
In her current line of research, Dr. Fall applies a critical lens to analyze the social processes among those in interracial Black-white relationships and multiracial families. Specifically, her research is related to three major themes: (1) relationship and family development; (2) stigma and impression management; and (3) a theoretical conceptualization of inequalities and privilege.
Service
Dr. Fall is broadly interested in youth and family studies, with a focus on relationships, parenting, and related youth outcomes. She has worked in several roles servicing children and families including ABA therapy, foster care, and in local schools and nonprofits. Dr. Fall frequently collaborates with faculty, graduate students, local nonprofits, and government organizations in her work. For example, she was part of two grant-funded pilot studies by the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) and the Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services (LDCFS).
Publications & Presentations
Dr. Fall's scholarship has been published in academic journals such as Family Relations and Child and Youth Care Forum. Most recently, Dr. Fall jointly co-authored a forthcoming chapter entitled "Interracial Relationship in the Black Community" in The Routledge International Handbook of Interracial Relationships and Mental Health.
