Fall 2009

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Stuart Rabinowitz, J.D.
President

Herman A. Berliner, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Sofia Kakoulidis, M.B.A.
Associate Provost for Research and Sponsored Programs

Alice Diaz-Bonhomme, B.A.
Assistant Provost for Research and Sponsored Programs

Christopher Egan, M.S.
Assistant Dean for Research and Sponsored Programs

This Month in Hofstra Horizons

President's Column

Provost's Column

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How the Brain Helps Us Control Our Behavior

Keith Shafritz
Assistant Professor of Psychology

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Galileo’s Muse: A Tale of Creativity and Insight

Benjamin Wolff
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

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Looking for Change: How Does the Early Leadership of Barack Obama Compare to the First Hundred Days of Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Meena Bose
Professor of Political Science and Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies

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Innovation, Here, There and Everywhere: Developing Appropriate Technology to Improve Quality of Life and Retain Cultural Diversity

Ann Feuerbach
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology

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The Mathematics Learning Community Project: Placing Resources Where It Matters the Most

Blidi S. Stemn
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Teaching

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Catholic Rituals and the Question of Women Deacons

Phyllis Zagano
Senior Research Associate-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor, Department of Religion

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