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February New Faculty Spotlight<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Hope LaFreniere, Ph.D., earned her doctoral degree in criminology and justice studies, with a specialization in security studies, from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where she studied terrorism and research methodologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She received her undergraduate degree in mass communications and broadcasting from West Texas A&M University and her master\u2019s degree in global security studies from Angelo State University. Her research focuses on insider threats in the military related to violent extremism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LaFreniere joined The Citadel\u2019s Department of Intelligence and Security Studies because of her interest in teaching analytic techniques and research methods. Her goal is to teach students to become experts in multiple forms of analysis, including social network analysis, narrative methods, and other approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her spare time, LaFreniere enjoys creating pottery and cooking with her husband.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mark Newton, Ph.D.<\/a>, comes to The Citadel from East Carolina University. His specialty is science education. His research examines the use of the socio-scientific issues framework for instruction in immersive, place-based learning environments to develop reasoning skills for resolving complex environmental problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBesides pitching for the Yankees, teaching is the only career I have ever been interested in,\u201d said Newton. \u201cI had a series of very influential teachers starting in middle school who inspired me to pursue education as a career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newton said The Citadel\u2019s reputation, combined with the leadership in the Zucker Family School of Education, drew him to the college. \u201cMy goals are to help my colleagues continue to grow our teacher education program and develop a science education program that is a regional leader,\u201d he said. \u201cI also plan to continue researching the use of augmented reality in teaching complex issues relevant to cadets, such as sea level rise in Charleston.\u201d Newton is originally from Fredonia, New York, near Buffalo. He played college baseball and was once a competitive bodybuilder.
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