Faculty-Student Research Grant

Anibal Perez-Linan, associate professor in the School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Political Science, has incorporated research from the archives into the course Comparative Politics.  Governor Thornburgh’s visit to the Soviet Union in 1989 was used as the basis for class discussion on the contradiction between totalitarianism and the rule of law. Students were required to write an essay using papers and video from the archives on the contradiction between totalitarianism and the rule of law in today’s post-totalitarian China.

Mark Magalotti, senior lecturer in the School of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and coordinator for the Graduate Program in Transportation Engineering, has incorporated research from the archives into the course Urban Transportation Planning.

Rosemary Hoffman, assistant professor in the School of Nursing’s Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, has incorporated research from the archives into the course Leadership, Healthcare Policy, and Finance. Hoffman and a graduate student have developed a multimedia case study analyzing the impact of Three Mile Island on health care policy development,potential health effects, and changes in the nuclear industry - especially emergency response.

Richard Cox, professor in the School of Information Sciences, has incorporated research from the archives into the course Archival Access, Advocacy, and Ethics.  Graduate students used the Thornburgh collection to develop information packets for use by college students to highlight the value of archival records in understanding legal, public policy, and other high-profile cases. News release article.

Joseph Hornack, adjunct professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, has used the award to fund research at the Hillman Library’s archive center in the areas of origin of the principles underlying in the American with Disabilities Act (ADA); the political and legislative history of the ADA; and comparative analysis of the ADA with both the laws of other nations as well as international law on the subject of the rights of persons with disabilities.

Richard Joyce, Attorney and Counselor at Law.  The Governor Thornburgh Case Study Project will analyze the role of conflict resolution and negotiation skills in governance and public service.  The research portion of the study will utilize the Dick Thornburgh Papers housed by the Hillman Library to identify episodes within Governor Thornburgh's public service career that highlight the importance of conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

Brian Beaton, Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.  Professor Beaton will use the Thornburgh Archives to research materials for a new graduate course he is developing at the School of Information Sciences.  The Archive collection from the time period when Governor Thornburgh served as the Governor of Pennsylvania will be used to develop case studies and a primary source document reader for students to use throughout the course for a fuller sense of Pennsylvania's recent history of economic reinvention with a particular e

Andrew Rose, Associate Professor and Department Head of the Civil Engineering Technology Dept. at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.  Dr.

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