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Staff

Dr. Martin Hill

Martin Hill, Director. 
Dr. Hill joined the Frost Center in September of 2009.  He has over twenty years of applied research experience in various capacities within academic, governmental, and corporate settings.  As a result, he has worked with a broad spectrum of clients, including education, health care, faith-based, for-profit and non-profit entities.  Marty holds a Ph.D. in sociology with areas of concentration in applied research and evaluation and medical sociology.  His office is located in Suite 220 Anderson-Werkman (100 East 8th Street). He can be emailed at hill@hope.edu and his telephone number is 616-395-7078.

 

Laurie Van Ark, Assistant Director.
A Holland native, she holds a BA from Hope College and a masters degree in education administration from the University of Cincinnati. Laurie was formerly employed in central academic administration at Eastern Michigan University and Xavier University in Cincinnati. She has extensive experience in survey technology and development, data analysis, and report writing. Laurie's office is located in Suite 220 Anderson-Werkman (100 East 8th Street), her e-mail is vanark@hope.edu and her telephone number is 616-395-7556.

Megan Mullins

Megan Mullins, Senior Research Associate. 
Dr. Mullins holds a Ph.D. in Sociology with an emphasis in research methods and sociological theory. She has 10 years of research experience in service to both private and public sectors as professor, applied social researcher, and evaluator. She has also been a focus group moderator and consultant for several years. As Senior Research Associate, Megan supports all aspects of the Center's research, and enjoys working with the broad spectrum of people that come to the Center for their research needs.. Megan telecommutes from Muncie, IN. Her email is mullins@hope.edu, and her telephone number is 269-598-1356.

Cathy Brooks

Cathy Brooks , Research Associate. 
Cathy has a B.A. in English Literature and Art History from Williams College (MA), has logged in many post-grad courses in the Social Sciences and GIS, and has worked in publishing and as an independent GIS consultant. Cathy’s excellent writing ability, GIS background, and other computer skills lend to all areas of Frost Center reports. Her office is located at 220 Aderson-Werkman (100 East 8th Street), Cathy's email is brooks@hope.edu, and her telephone number is 616-395-7234.

 

Linda Warner Linda Warner, Research Associate.
After getting her BA in English from Hope College, Linda first worked for the Frost Center in 1992-93 as part of a post-bach research year in which she also worked for Hope’s Sociology and Social Work department. She studied Sociology and Demography for two years at Princeton University, where she was supported by a National Science Foundation fellowship. She has worked in both commercial and academic research positions and also as a technical writer. Linda’s office is located in Suite 220 Anderson-Werkman (100 East 8th Street). Her e-mail is warner@hope.edu and her telephone number is 616-395-7311.

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Advisory Committee Members

Carol Simon -- Dean of Social Sciences Rebecca DeVries - Communication Dept. Steve VanderVeen - Department of Economics, Management & Accounting Jane Finn - Education Department Kirk Brumels - Kinesiology  Department
Joel Toppen - Political Science Department John Shaughnessy - Psychology Department Pamela Koch - Department of Sociology & Social Work

Marty Hill - Frost Research Center

Laurie VanArk - Frost Research Center

Interim Dean of the Social Sciences—Carol Simon

Communication—Rebecca DeVries
Economics, Management & Accounting—Steve VanderVeen
Education—Jane Finn
Kinesiology—Kirk Brumels
Political Science—Joel Toppen
Psychology—John Shaughnessy
Sociology & Social Work—Pamela Koch
Frost Center Director—Martin Hill
& Assisstant Director—Laurie VanArk

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Affiliated Faculty

The Frost Center has provided financial or operational support for many faculty research projects and over the years has worked for most every office and academic department on Hope's campus. Those faculty listed below are those who have had the deepest (previous directors) or most recent (currently funded research) ties with the center.

Four previous directors of the Frost Research Center are full-time faculty in the social sciences: Roger Nemeth and Deb Sturtevant of the Department of Sociology & Social Work, and Chuck Green and Scott VanderStoep of the Psychology Department.

The Frost Center for Social Science Research is currently supporting research in the following areas:

Department Faculty Topic
Communication
Isolde Anderson
Discover and Preserve the History of the Latin Mural: "Tribute to the People"
Sociology & Social Work
Roger Nemeth
A Content Analysis of the CUR Quarterly
Kinesiology
Leigh Sears & Maureen Dunn
Examine the Effectiveness of Regular Use of Nintendo’s “Wii Fit” Video Game on Health Outcomes
Education
Laura Pardo
Learning to Teach in a Time of Reform: How One Teacher Candidate Found His Way
Communication
Deirdre Johnston
Cross-Cultural Study of the Attitudes, Beliefs & Values Associated with Globalization
Psychology
Lorna Jarvis
Effects of Dance Performance on State Anxiety and Salivary Cortisol Levels
Psychology
Scott VanderStoep
A Psychological Profile of Elite Athletes with Sports Injuries
Economics, Management & Accounting
Vicki TenHaken
Identifying Common Characteristics that have Enabled Long Lives in Companies