Speakers Bureau
Faculty and Staff listed here have indicated an interest in providing information on relevant topics to news media and/or in speaking to service organizations in their areas of expertise.
To arrange for a speaker, please contact:
Cora Zaletel
Executive Director, Development and Communications
phone: (719) 549-2810
fax: (719) 549-2371
If you are interested in becoming part of the Speakers Bureau at Colorado State University-Pueblo, please fill out the online Speaker's Bureau form 
and email it to, niki.whitaker@colostate-pueblo.edu or send a printed copy to the External Affairs office, ADM. 320.
Art/Art History
Roy Sonnema, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Science
719.549.2865 roy.sonnema@colostate-pueblo.edu
William Folkstead, Ph.D., Art Department Chair/Associate Professor of Art
719.549.2834 william.folkestad@colostate-pueblo.edu
Athletic Training & Sports Medicine
Roger Clark, Ph.D., ATC
719.549.2530 roger.clark@colostate-pueblo.edu
Astronomy
Frank Zizza, Professor/Chair of Math & Physics
719.549.2444 frank.zizza@colostate-pueblo.edu
Business
Economics, local, state or national
Kevin Duncan, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Hasan School of Business
719.549.2228 kevin.duncan@colostate-pueblo.edu
Strategic Planning and Management, Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management, Family Business
Michael Wakefield, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Hasan School of Business
719.549.2933 michael.wakefield@colostate-pueblo.edu
Organizational Behavior & Leadership
Steven Norman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management
719.549.2588 steve.norman@colostate-pueblo.edu
Job Stress, Compensation, Person-Environment Fit
Brad Gilbreath, Associate Professor, Hasan School of Business
719.549.2157 brad.gilbreath@colostate-pueblo.edu
Finance
Hsin-Hui (Ida) Whited, Ph. D., Associate Professor in Finance, Hasan School of Business
719.549.2853 ida.whited@colostate-pueblo.edu
Computer Information Systems
Wayne Martinez-Lecture, CIS & Microsoft Office
719.549.2698 wayne.martinez@colostate-pueblo.edu
Chicano Studies/Southwest History
Fawn-Amber Montoya, Assistant Professor of History & Coordinator of Chicano Studies
719.549.2620 fawnamber.montoya@colostate-pueblo.edu
Computer Information Systems
Computer Programming Languages, Mobile Application Development (iPhone app), Software development methodology, Agile Software Development, Cloud Computing, Near Field Communication Technology, Management Information Systems
Juyun (Joey) Cho, Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
719.549.2792 joey.cho@colostate-pueblo.edu
Computer Information Systems, “Big Data Era,” International Student Admissions
James Ma, Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
Communications
Web Communications Manager, External AffairsJeff Miller-University Website, Social Networking, Internet Marketing, Using analytical date for marketing and web-design.
719.549.2854
jeffrey.miller@colostate-pueblo.edu
Alumni Relations, Volunteer Management, Event Planning
Tracy Samora, Director of Alumni Relations
Web Content Management, Integrated Media, “Running your Own News Organization” as a PR Professional, Sports Media, Collegiate Athletics
Anthony Sandstrom, Assistant Athletic Director, Sports Information and Media Relations
Diversity
Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunities, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Women’s Equality, Women of Color, Women of the Civil Rights Movement, The Effects of Hate Crimes on a Family
LaNeeca R. Williams, Director of Affirmative Action/EEO & Campus Diversity
719.549.2210 laneeca.williams@colostate-pueblo.edu
Education
Instructing/Demonstrating a Effective Study Skills, Techniques, and Strategies; Integrating/Employing Different Attitudinal/Philosophical Perspectives to Impact Behavior and Foster Academic Success
Joseph McKinney, Coordinator, Academic Improvement Program
719.549.2523 joseph.mckinney@colostate-pueblo.edu
Equity (gender, class, race, homophobia), elementary education, mathematics education, reading in the content area
Jenny Piazza, Associate Professor, College of Education, Engineering, and Professional Studies
719.549.2259 jenny.piazza@colostate-pueblo.edu
Second Language Teaching and Learning, Heritage Language Teaching and Learning
Dr. Alegría Ribadeneira, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Foreign Languages
Engineering
Industrial Engineering, Engineering Economy, Justification of Capital Expenditures, Design of Experiments, Taguchi Methods, Engineering Education
Hector Carrasco, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Education, Engineering, and Professional Studies
719.549.2696 hector.carrasco@colostate-pueblo.edu
Modeling, Simulation & Optimization
Leonard Bedoya-Valencia, Assistant Professor of Engineering
719.549.2788 l.bedoyavalencia@colostate-pueblo.edu
Ergonomics, OSHA, Chemical Safety and Safety Data Sheets Industrial Safety, Consumer Product Safety
J.P. Purswell, Ph.D., P.E. CPE, Adjunct Professor of Industrial Engineering
719.330.0126 jerry.purswell@colostate-pueblo.edu
History
Founding Fathers, Church and State, Origins of Constitution, American Revolution, Race and Religion (particularly Mormons), American Legal History
Dr. Matt Harris, Associate Professor of History
719.549.2177 matt.harris@colostate-pueblo.edu
Mass Communications
New Media, the Internet/WWW, Interactive media, Multimedia Telecommunications, Digital Television
Cora Zaletel, Executive Director of External Affairs for CSU-Pueblo
719.549.2576 cora.zaletel@colostate-pueblo.edu
Samuel Ebersole, Associate Professor and Chair of Mass Communications and Center for New Media
719.549.2018 samuel.ebersole@colostate-pueblo.edu
Mathematics/Physics
Frank Zizza, Professor/Chair of Math & Physics
719.549.2444 frank.zizza@colostate-pueblo.edu
Darren Funk-Neubauer, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
719.549.2693 darren.funkneubauer@colostate-pueblo.edu
Jonathan Poritz, Assistant Professor of Math/Physics, Statistics, Computer Science/security & Privacy
719.549.2044 jonathan.poritz@colostate-pueblo.edu
Music
Jennifer Shadle Peters, Associate Professor of Music-Music History, Music Education & Vocal Performance
719.549.2122 jennifer.peters@colostate-pueblo.edu
Psychology
Marc Pratarelli, Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, Human Behavior, Internet Addiction, lie Detection, Environmental Issues
719.549.2625 marc.pratarelli@colostate-pueblo.edu
Political Science
David Malet, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Political Science
719.549.2800 david.malet@colostate-pueblo.edu
Politics, Political Science, Comparative Politics
Joel W. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Political Science
719.549.2837 joel.johnson@colostate-pueblo.edu
Science
Genetics, Cancer Biology, Microbiology
Dan Caprioglio, Ph.D. Associate Professor
719.549.2027 dan.caprioglio@colostate-pueblo.edu
Organic Chemistry, Government funding and relating to both research and education
Melvin Druelinger, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry
719.549.2325 mel.druelinger@colostate-pueblo.edu
Neuroscience-Stroke, Alzheimer’s Disease
Jeff Smith, Assistant Professor of Biology
719.549.2420 jeff.smith@colostate-pueblo.edu
Cell /Micro Biology & Science Teacher Education
Helen Caprioglio, Assistant Professor of Biology
719.549.2815 helen.caprioglio@colostate-pueblo.edu
Sociology
Social Inequality (issues including: poverty, race, gender, class), Power/Politics, Globalization, Information technology, Electronic publishing
Timothy McGettigan, Department of Sociology
719.549.2416 timothy.mcgettigan@colostate-pueblo.edu