TECH TIMES
A monthly newsletter brought to you by the MSTS Program at Eastern Michigan University
3/9/2016
VOL. 1, ISSUE 1
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Meet Our Faculty
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Student Spotlight:
Kathleen Kargula
Meet Our Faculty
Dr. Denise Pilato has taught in the College of Technology at Eastern
Michigan University since 2000. She currently serves as a Professor and
Program Coordinator for the Master of Science in Technology Studies program
and teaches in the Technology Studies Master and Doctoral programs. Her
courses are related to the social impact of technology, including history,
culture, and gender issues.
Her scholarly research agenda includes the study of 19th and early 20th
century American women inventors. She regularly presents new findings
based on primary original research on women inventors at national and
international professional conferences and publishes on the topic in academic
and popular journals.
In her spare time, Dr. Pilato enjoys traveling, learning Italian, collecting
books from women writers from the 19th century, and any type of water
activity, such as swimming and scuba diving. When reflecting on all of the
places she has travelled to, her fondest memories are from the East Indies,
Africa and Central America. It is her love of Italy’s rich culture that continues
to bring her back. Graduate students can join Dr. Pilato for her study abroad
course to southern Italy and Sicily. Graduate students are immersed in the
exploration and analysis of ancient technology and contemporary values in
Naples and Sicily.
Dr. Al Bellamy is a Professor for the Master of Science in Technology
Studies program and teaches Technology Assessment, The Management of
Virtual Teams, and the Theory of Technology. He teaches the popular,
Technology Management 592 in Traverse City, Michigan. His expertise and
professional interests are Emotional Intelligence and Management, as well as
Computer Mediated Communications.
His professional and academic plans include continuing research on
emotional intelligence, as well as completing a technology management book
that he began not long ago. When he is not lecturing and doing research for
publication, Dr. Bellamy enjoys traveling, fishing, going to plays and musicals,
and attending performances from to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Trips to
Island Lake Park, San Francisco, and The Grand Canyon were among his most
recent and memorable places he traveled to. Although he plans to retire in two
years, Dr. Bellamy plans to do continued research on mass customization and
technology.
The New Graduate Assistant
Sade Wilson is the Graduate Assistant to Dr. Denise Pilato. She assists in
building the website, recruitment, and academic advising. She is currently in the
Master’s program in Educational Leadership, Higher Education—Student
Affairs. Her professional interests include student retention, women’s
resources, and diversity & inclusion.
Please feel free to contact her with any questions about the MSTS
program at cot_msts@emich.edu or 734-487-1167.
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Student Spotlight: Kathleen Kargula
Kathleen DeLauro Kargula, a student in the Master of Science in Technology Studies
program, presented her research at the Eastern Michigan University Graduate Research
Conference in November of 2015. With her extensive research and guidance from Dr. Denise
Pilato, she presented, “The American Side-Saddle Story: An Example of One Group Subjugated
by Another Group” which looked at technology, gender norms, and issues of equality.
During her presentation, she welcomed questions from other disciplines. She felt it
was an opportunity to broaden the scope of how she could explore the subject further. While she
was happy to have supportive friends present, the conference allowed her to meet some new
ones. She was also able to go to other presentations, ask questions, and learn what research was
happening in other EMU programs and departments. There were many opportunities for crosscollaboration and for connecting with others. Kargula highly recommends graduate students
participate in future EMU conferences. One of her many reasons is that the presentation of data
provides practice that will be valuable in job interviews, and even later when presenting to coworkers and clients.
Master’s of Science in Technology
Studies Coordinator of the Program: Dr. Denise
Pilato Graduate Assistant, Sade Wilson
126 Sill Hall
cot_msts@emich.edu
(734) 487-1167