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Eric Otto
Assistant Professor -- Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities & English
Phone: (239)590-7250
E-Mail: eotto@fgcu.edu
Office: RH 228
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2006
M.A., University of Florida, 2002
B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University, 2000
Eric Otto joined the Florida Gulf Coast University Communication & Philosophy faculty in the Fall of 2007 after holding a one-year lectureship in English at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Professor Otto teaches, among other courses, Environmental Humanities, the First-Year Humanities Seminar, and the Integrated Core Senior Seminar. An ecocritical humanities scholar, Professor Otto researches human-nature relationships as represented in literature, music, visual art, film, and so forth. He is most active in pursuing the intersections between environmentalist thinking and science fiction.
Honor's Courses Taught:
IDH 2931: Environmental Literacy
IDS 3920: University Colloquium
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Maria Roca
Associate Professor -- Program Leader & Communication
Phone: (239)590-7185
E-Mail: mroca@fgcu.edu
Office: Reed Hall # 203
Honors Courses Taught:
IDH 1930: Understanding your sins
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Tunde Szecsi
Assistant Professor -- Early Childhood Education
College of Education
Academic Building 3-283
Tel: 2239-590-7788
tszecsi@fgcu.edu
Research Interests
Education of linguistically and culturally diverse children
Diversity preparation in teacher education
Teachers' beliefs and expectations
Honor's Courses Taught:
IDH 4638: Humane Educational Service/Research
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Takashi Ueda
Associate Professor and Program Leader BS Biotechnology
Phone: (239)590-7236
E-Mail: tueda@fgcu.edu
Office: Whitaker 253
Dr. Ueda's research is directed towards a better understanding of the stress tolerance mechanisms of plants and animals. His work focuses on peroxiredoxins (Prx's) that are evolutionarily conserved thiol-dependent antioxidant enzymes that protect organisms against cellular damages caused by reactive oxygen and sulfur species produced from oxidation processes. Using molecular and transgenic techniques, he is examining the role of peroxiredoxins in desiccation tolerance in plants, and its regulation during seed development and vegetative growth. Plant species under investigation include buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum, Arabidopsis thaliana, and local species that exhibit remarkable abilities for vegetative desiccation tolerance such as Ball Moss Tillandsia and Melaleuca. Recently, his research has been extended to an animal system, monitoring the role of peroxiredoxins in the stress tolerance of the flatback mud crab Eurypanopeus depressus.
Honor's Courses Taught:
General Biology With Lab
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Joe Wisdom
Associate - English
Phone: (239)590-7157
E-Mail: jwisdom@fgcu.edu
Office: RH - 210
Ph.D., Florida State University, 1987
Teaching and Research interests:
20th Century Literature and Culture of the U.S. and the Caribbean
Other interests:
Literature of the Sea; Literature and Vernacular Music
Professor Wisdom's teaching and research interests focus on the 20th Century literature and culture of the U. S. and the Caribbean. Much of his recent scholarship has focused on pedagogical issues in the undergraduate literature classroom. Currently, he is working on an examination of William Faulkner's uneasy status as a loyal dissenter in South and a related project that presents strategies for using Faulkner's experiences and novels to help undergraduates appreciate the impact of literary narratives on contemporary politics. When not professing, he spends as much time as possible on or under the water.
Honor's Courses Taught:
IDH 2931: U.S. Culture in the 20's
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