Miami University Hamilton faculty members
David J. Berg, Mark Christian and David Hergert
earned promotions for their impressive contributions
to the scholarship and creative works of their
disciplines. According to Dr. Daniel Hall, executive
director of Miami Hamilton, “this is a
testament to the high quality of regional campus
faculty.”
David J. Berg has been promoted
to professor of zoology. Berg, who has been
teaching at the Hamilton campus since 1993,
is an active field researcher who studies the
population genetic structure of freshwater organisms
in rivers, streams and desert springs. The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, the World Wildlife
Fund and others have funded his research.
Berg teaches a wide range of courses and is
described by students as a challenging, enthusiastic
and dedicated teacher who is skilled at communicating
ideas.
In addition, he is a mentor for undergraduate
research students through his activities in
the National Science Foundation-funded Research
Experiences for Undergraduates.
Mark Christian has been granted
tenure and promoted to associate professor of
sociology and black world studies.
Born in Liverpool, England, he earned a bachelor’s
at Liverpool Hope University College in 1992,
a master’s from Ohio State University
in 1993 and a Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield
in 1997.
Christian joined the Miami faculty in 2000
after completing a Fulbright senior research
award at Kent State University and returning
to England for two years to work as coordinator
of the Center for Africa and African Diaspora
Studies at Charles Wootten College.
At the Miami Hamilton campus, Christian teaches
introductory courses in sociology and black
world studies, an upper-level cross-listed course
on "race" and ethnicity and IDS 151
diversity seminars.
His scholarship is in the intersections of
sociology of knowledge, sociology of "race"
and ethnicity, black empowerment and the construction
of black identities and African Diaspora experiences
in the United States and the United Kingdom.
He has published three books, seven refereed
journal articles and three book chapters, among
other publications.
David Hergert has been promoted
to professor of engineering technology.
Hergert teaches undergraduate courses ranging
from electronics to thermodynamics and has developed
many laboratory exercises and instructional
materials for the engineering technology department.
His publications include a textbook on PC architecture,
a book for Texas Instruments on calculator applications
and numerous papers in journals and proceedings.
He was the 1999 recipient of the Greater Cincinnati
Consortium of Colleges and Universities’
Teacher of the Year award for the Hamilton campus.
Hergert’s research interests focus on
instrumentation and process control with an
emphasis on artificial intelligence. He has
helped industrial clients improve their production
methods through the use of neural networks and
fuzzy logic.
He earned two bachelor’s degrees from
the University of Cincinnati, a master’s
from Xavier University and a Ph.D. from Pacific
Western University.
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