Dr. Henrique Alvim serves as professor of higher education and director of the Master of Arts in Higher Education program. He also serves as Geneva’s assessment coordinator. He earned his PhD in Cultural Foundations of Education at Kent State University, an MA in Counseling at Youngstown State University, and a Bachelor of Juridical Sciences at the Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba, in his native country of Brazil. His experience as a student affairs educator and a higher education administrator at private and public institutions of higher learning includes working with college students in multicultural development, academic support services, leadership development, residence life, and judicial affairs. Prior to joining the Geneva College faculty, he served as a faculty member, leading the student affairs in higher education specialty, and chaired the counseling and human development program at Walsh University. Prior to that, he worked with graduate and undergraduate students for several years in the classroom as an adjunct instructor and a teaching fellow.

Dr. Alvim's research interests:

• Diversity and multiculturalism with a focus on the intersection of religious convictions and higher education
• Christian scholarship, particularly as it pertains to the integration of faith and learning
• Dialogue and respectful conversation
• The internationalization of higher education

Dr. Matt Fuss received his undergraduate degrees in business administration and Spanish and an MBA at Geneva College. He earned his PhD in Rhetoric and Communication with an emphasis in organizational and interpersonal communication at Duquesne University. Dr. Fuss holds both senior-level professional certifications in human resources: SPHR-SCP from the Society of Human Resource Management and SPHR from the Human Resource Certification Institute. He is also a certified ethics associate. Dr. Fuss is the lead faculty member for the management major and the management and human resource management concentrations within the business administration major in the Tannehill Department of Business, Accounting and Sport Management at Geneva College. Prior to teaching, Dr. Fuss spent over 13 years in human resources and operations management in organizations ranging in size from 125 to over 24,000 people.

Dr. Fuss's research interests:

• Management
• Human resources
• Organizational culture and ethics

Dr. Mildred Johnson has an extensive background in criminal justice and law enforcement and serves as a volunteer chaplain with the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. Dr. Johnson also serves as a board member with the West Allegheny School District. Dr. Johnson is a tenured professor of criminal justice at Geneva College. She earned her BA and MA degrees at Geneva College and her Doctor of Strategic Leadership at Regent University. Her credentials also include more than 20 years of experience in a variety of positions within education, community development, social services, community ministry, and community outreach. Dr. Johnson is a certified life coach with Performance Protocol for Law Enforcement, along with serving as a national instructor with the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) program with Georgetown University and a national instructor for Heroes in Active Bystandership for Corrections. She is also an independent travel agent.

Dr. Johnson's research interests:

• Restorative justice
• Christianity in criminal justice and law enforcement
• Fear, faith, and forgiveness

Dr. Joel Ward received both of his graduate degrees (MA and PhD in Rhetoric) from Duquesne University. Though officially trained in rhetoric, his research and teaching span the modern communication discipline in topics such as intercultural communication, communication ethics, media ecology, and communication design. His original interest in communication research and pedagogy stems from his time as an international development volunteer in Bangladesh as an agricultural extension researcher. Dr. Ward’s current research addresses the ecological and naturalistic bias of media theory and the question of ornament in the history and theory of rhetoric. As a professor, much of his teaching involves the application of communication theory to design practices in print, digital interface, architecture, and voice. Outside his role as an associate professor at Geneva College, Dr. Ward serves as an elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) and was recently elected to the Education and Publication Board of the RPCNA Synod.

Dr. Ward's research interests:

• The relationship between authority and personality
• Communication media ethics
• The ethics of digital communication technologies for school-aged children
• The relationship between devotional reading practices and spiritual vitality