Faculty - Philosophy and Religion
- Name
- Timothy Connolly
- Title
- Professor of Philosophy & Religion
B.A., 2002, Xavier University
Ph.D., 2007, SUNY Buffalo
- tconnolly@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3406
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 408 G
My teaching and research center on Ancient Greek philosophy and classical Chinese philosophy.
Publications & Presentations
Doing Philosophy Comparatively (Bloomsbury, 2015)
Foundations of Confucian Ethics: Virtues, Roles, and Exemplars (Rowman and Littlefield,
forthcoming)
- Name
- Storm Heter
- Title
- Professor of Philosophy & Religion
B.A., 1997, University of Illinois
M.A., 1999, University of Illinois
Ph.D., 2003, University of Illinois
- sheter@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3168
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 408
- Name
- Heon Kim
- Title
- Professor of Philosophy & Religion
B. A., Arabic Language, 1994, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea
M.A., 2001, Marmara University, Turkey
M.A., 2005 Temple University
Ph.D., 2008 Temple University
- heonkim@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3602
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 408
As the sole Religious Studies Ph.D. in ESU, I teach various religion courses, including World Religions, Asian Religions and Cultures, Religious Studies. As a teacher-scholar, I specialize in Comparative Religions, Interreligious Dialogue, Religion, Conflict and Peace, Religion and Justice, and Islamic Studies.
Faculty - Modern Languages
- Name
- Paul Creamer
- Title
- Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., 1988, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., 1992, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Ph.D., 1999, University of Wisconsin at Madison
- pcreamer@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3318
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 208
- Name
- Annie Mendoza
- Title
- Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., 1998, Marquette University
M.A., 2001, University of Miami
Ph.D., 2010, University of California, San Diego
- amendoza@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3842
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 208
- Name
- Jeffrey Ruth
- Title
- Modern Languages, Philosophy, & Religion, Department Chair
B.A., 1981, Northwestern University
M.A., 1990, New York University
Ph.D., 2002, City University of New York
- jruth@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3419
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 208
Greetings! ¡Saludos! Please feel free to contact me with any inquiries or questions about ESU language offerings, programs, or special opportunities. I look forward to serving you via phone or email, or in person.
Teaching Interest
All levels of Spanish
Linguistics
Language teaching methods
Italian
Research Interest
Open Educational Resources
Tech-enhanced language learning
Medieval and humanist culture
Portuguese
Service
OER Resources Initiative
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Academic Advisory Technology Committee
International education
Internship opportunities
Publications & Presentations
Selected Publications
Ruth, Jeffrey S. Urban Honor in Spain: The Laus Urbis from Antiquity through Humanism. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.
Ruth, Jeffrey S. “La metamorfosis de Juan Ruiz de Alarcón.” In Actas del X Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispánica. Herrera, E., ed. Lima, Perú: Fondo editorial de investigaciones literarias, 2011.
Ruth, Jeffrey S. “Beyond Blackboard: An Update on Course Management Systems.” In Globalization: Technology, Literacy & Curricula. O’Connor-Petruso, S.A. & Fabio Girelli-Carasi, eds. New York: Pearson, September 2009. 92-124.
Ruth, Jeffrey S. “Promoting the City, Then and Now.” Proteus: A Journal of Ideas 20.1 (2003): 9-15.
Ruth, Jeffrey S. Lisbon in the Renaissance. New York: Italica Press, 1996.
Additional reviews and translations.
Selected Presentations
"H5P + CC for OER Creation." Creative Commons Global Summit. Lisbon, Portugal, May 2019.
“Create Multimedia OER Materials with H5P.” OER at ESU – Ninth Annual Language Educators Workshop. East Stroudsburg University, PA, September 2017.
“How Collaboration Builds Sustainable Programs: Growing and Diversifying Language Offerings on a Dime” (co-presenter). Annual Conference of the International Association of Language Learning Technologies (IALLT), Concordia College, MN, June 2017.
“Coding & Languages: Two Initiatives at East Stroudsburg University.” Annual Conference of the Northeast Association of Language Learning Technology (NEALLT), Muhlenberg College, March 2017.
“Surviving Grammar and Composition: Tools, Resources, Decisions.” Third Annual Conference on Foreign Language Teaching, State University of New York-Binghamton, October 2015.
“French for the Workforce: ITV Language Sharing from ESU to SRU.” Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Academic Chairs Conference, Millersville University, May 2014.
“Digitize the Red Ink: Screencasts for Student Feedback.” Colloquium: Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, East Stroudsburg University, April 2013.
“Distant Ed for Languages: What’s the Consensus?” Live-streamed, international session at the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, Lexington, KY, April 2012.
- Name
- Karin Drennan
- Title
- Secretary
- kdrennan1@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3407
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 208
Contact Us
Contact Information
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 208
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3407
- Title of Department Leader
- Department Chair
- Name
- Jeff Ruth
- E:
- jruth@esu.edu
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3419
