Speakers Bureau

A free service offered to the community and features a host of dynamic and education speakers and topics

Speakers by Topic

Lourdes' Speakers Bureau is a free service offered to the community and features a host of dynamic and education speakers and topics. Our faculty and staff represent many areas of expertise and are willing to make presentations for your organization, club, church or school.

Arts
Business
Education
Health & Nursing
Miscellaneous
Sciences
Spirituality & Theology

Arts

Art	Process of ceramic mural design and rendering; Angels in art; Christianity in art; Process and spirituality of icons	Jane Mary Sorosiak OSF, M.A.
Art History; Ceramics	Art History; Ceramics history; Wheel thrown and hand built ceramics; Design fundamentals	Todd Matteson M.F.A.
History	European history; Ancient history, Medieval history, Modern Europe; Middle East history; Religious history	Mary Robinson Ph.D.
History	American History; American Politics; Native American History; Ohio History	Mary Stockwell Ph.D.
Literature & Culture	British literature various periods/genres; Technology and literature; Victorian literature and culture; Specific presentations: "Domesticity in the darkroom: photographic process and romantic narratives" "Narrative strategies in selling commercial enterprises: the case of submarine telegraphy"	Susan Shelangoskie Ph.D.
Music	Vocal training for the young voice; Various music history topics; Vocal training for adult beginners; Vocalist - solo and choral programs	Karen T. Biscay M.M.
Music	Music in therapy; Music and health; Music and stress management; Music and pain management	Roberta Justice M.M., MT-BC

Business

Advertising; Marketing	Reaching your targeted market; Utilizing social media	Helene Sheets, M.O.L.
Business; Management	Business strategy and sustainability; Talent management	Coleena Ali, M.B.A.
Business; Leadership	Ethical leadership; Non-profit leadership; Succession planning; Values-based leadership	Paul Longenecker, R.N., Ph.D.
Business; Leadership	The social responsibility of business and government regulation	Dean Ludwig, Ph.D.
Financial Planning	Retirement at an early age; Investing for your future; Personal finance goals; Small business enterprise in America; The economy and its affect on you; How securities markets function	Robert Weprin, M.B.A.
Economics; Marketing	Economic education; Marketing for the next century; Economic trends/directions; Effective small business management; Relational marketing	Jean Kujawa, M.B.A.
International Business	International Business	Bernie Barrow
International Business	Exporting; International trade; International travel	Patti Skaff, M.O.L

Education

ADD / ADHD	Specific presentations: "I refuse to label my child" "Falling through the cracks - Girls with ADD/ADHD"	Sr. Antoinette Dudek
Adolescent Education	Adolescent development & parenting	Patricia O'Connell Ph.D.
Education	Learning differences; Reading technology	Michael French Ph.D.
Education	Arts education; Education in a global context; Education Drama - how to use it to teach various curricular constructs; Secondary education;	Dariel Jacobs Ph.D.
Education	Children & television; Classroom management	Karen Roadruck M.Ed.
Education	Administration and supervision;Catholic education; Educational facility planning; Leadership; Strategic planning; Teacher education; Teacher accreditation standards	Michael Smith Ph.D.
Reading	Great read aloud books for all ages; Reading aloud to children	Barbara Walters M.Ed.

Health & Nursing

Health & Nutrition	General introduction to alternative healing; Herbs; Judging science fairs; Nutrition	Kristin Moline M.S.Ed.
Health & Wellness	Consumer health; Death, dying and bereavement; Ministry to those in jail or prison; Nutrition; Personal health and wellness; Spirituality Note: Not available in the evenings	Marguerite Polcyn OSF, Ph.D.
Nursing	Health promotion; Nursing as a profession; The nursing shortage	Elizabeth Cain Ed.D.
Nursing	Adolescent sexual health; HIV prevention; Nursing education; Public health nursing; Qualitative research and grounded theory method; Teen pregnancy prevention	Judy Didion Ph.D.
Nursing; Public Health	Chronic Disease Morbidity and Mortality; Community Health;Public Health Nursing; Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation; Theories of Health Behavior	Lauren Maziarz, M.S.N.
Pediatric Health Care	Adolescence; Basic sciences; Childhood; Developmental psychology;Issues in infancy; Nursing; Pediatric emergency medicine topics; Primary care pediatric topics;	Amy Spangler M.S., R.N., C.P.N.P.
Women's Health	Women's health issues	Liz Nims M.S.N., R.N.C.

Miscellaneous

Assessment & Evaluation	Assessment and evaluation in education; Program evaluation	Deborah Schwartz Ph.D.
Attachment	Father involvement; Impact on later stage relationships; Parent-Child relationships	Terry Keller M.S.W./M.B.A., LMSW
Career & Self Improvement	Career counseling; Counseling issues; Dependency issues; Diversity issues; Graduate school process; Self esteem and stress management	Teddi Moorman M.Ed.
Community Service	Community service; Volunteerism	Patricia O'Connell Ph.D.
Ethics	Animal ethics; Christian ethics; Critical thinking; Decision making; Environmental responsibility; Ethics and morality; Medical ethics; Problem solving; Research ethics	Mark Christensen M.A.
Ethics in research	Bioethics; Clinical ethics; Living wills & advance directives; Patient rights; Research on human subjects	Ellen Bernal Ph.D.
Fundraising; Non-Profit Management	Board training; Diversified fund development plans; Special event fundraising	Aileen Meyer M.O.L.
Graphic Design	Designing with IBM and Mac; Designing with white space; Graphic design basics	Carla Leow B.F.A.
Grants	Budget development; Grant writing; Program planning; Research, related to private and government grants	Manda Rice B.A.
Holocaust; War survivors	"Wars Never Seem to End: My past and present as the child of Auschwitz survivors"	Marya Czech SND, M.A.
Hope	Gaining and sustaining hope	Dariel Jacobs Ph.D.
Human Trafficking	Topics on Human Trafficking - facts/statistics, etc.	Sandra Sherman OSU
Internships; Non-Profit Organizations	Making the most of an internship program; Regulation of the nonprofit sector; Social ventures and the nonprofit sector	Ryan Butt J.D.
Leave No Child Inside	Lourdes Life Lab; Ohio's state-wide initiative "Leave No Child Inside"; Sacred Universe - sacred Earth; SAVE Organization (Science for Valuing the Environment); The Universe story	Rosine Sobczak OSF, M.S.
Lourdes University	Lourdes University - history and economic impact on region	Mary Arquette B.S.
Parenting children with special needs	Parenting and teaching children with special needs (author of I'm Katie's Mom: Pointers for Professionals and Parents of the Disabled);"The Same but Different" - parenting of the disabled	Barbara Holdcroft Ph.D.
Societal Topics	Multicultural diversity issues & immigration; Politics, campaigns & elections; World religions	Dale Lanigan Ed.D.
Societal Topics	Diversity in communities; Homelessness; HIV/AIDS	Joyce Litten Ed.D.
Websites	Writing for the web; Web content management	Elizabeth Boltz M.A.

Sciences

Astronomy; Biology; Geology	Beginning astronomy; Bacterial predators; Types of rocks	Earl Heath M.A.
Biology; Environmental Science	Biotechnology; Genetic engineering; Gender friendly science instruction; Great Lakes bioregion - history, geography, hydrology; Lake Erie issues; Stem cell basics; Various environmental issues; Specific presentations: "Walden and Wisconsin: environmental messages from Henry Thoreau and Aldo Leopold" "Who is this horrible Darwin"	Marya Czech SND, M.A.
Criminal Justice; Psychology	Eyewitness testimony; Psychology of financial decision making; Social psychology; Social cognition; Compliance techniques; Interpersonal attraction; Statistics	Robert Campbell M.A.
Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice topics	Larry Murphy M.A.
Ecological & Water Footprints; Sustainability	Specific presentations: "Ecological Footprints: Are We Living in Sustainable Ways?" "How Much Water Do We Use? – A Look at Water Footprints	James Minesky Ph.D.
Psychology	The psychology of competition; Human behavior; Stereotypes; Motivation, aging, sleep physiology and disorders; Abnormal behavior; Sports behavior; Research design	Thomas Estrella M.A.

Spirituality & Theology

Overcoming Abuse	Specific presentations: "From darkness to light --the impact sexual abuse had on one's life" "The effects of sexual abuse on family relationships, friendships, spirituality and self-worth"	Sr. Antoinette Dudek
Spirituality	Spirituality	Linda Gilbert M.Div.
Spirituality	Survivor Spirituality	Sandra Sherman OSU
Spirituality	Creation spirituality; Ecology and spirituality;	Rosine Sobczak OSF, M.S.
Spirituality	Franciscan spirituality and history; St. Francis; St. Clare of Assisi	Barbara Vano OSF, M.A.
Theology	Catholic theology; History of Christianity; Sacraments	Geoffrey Grubb Ph.D.
Theology	Theology - church history, moral and spiritual development and sacraments	Barbara Holdcroft Ph.D.
Theology	Christology: Jesus, the Christ; New Testament; Old Testament;	Shannon Schrein OSF, Ph.D.

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