Faculty

(Date indicates first year of fulltime service at The University of Findlay)

Patricia Abels, D.B.A., Professor of Business, B.S., The Ohio State University; M.B.A., Ashland University; D.B.A., Argosy University, 2006

Megan Adams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication, B.A., The Ohio State University; M.A., The University of Findlay; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2015

Yaseen Alhaj-Yaseen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance; Director of COB Graduate Programs, M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2014 

Gregory Arburn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance, B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University, 2000

Allison Baer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education; Team Leader for AYA, Middle Childhood, and Multi-Age Licensure, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University, 2012

Arindam BasuSarkar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Science, B.Pharm., M.Pharm., Jadavpur University, India; Ph.D., Auburn University, 2006

Deborah Berlekamp, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, B.Pharm., The University of Toledo; Pharm.D., University of Florida, 2014

Lisa Bradley, Ed.D., Director, Health Informatics; Assistant Professor, Health Informatics, A.A.B., A.A.B., University of Northwestern Ohio; B.A., Bluffton University; M.B.A., Tiffin University; Ed.D. Capella University, 2015 

Jon Brasfield, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education, B.A., Central College; M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2014

Susan M. Brooks, M.Ed., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Education; Team Leader for Intervention Specialist, B.S., Eastern Michigan University; M.Ed., Wright State University, 2001

Jill Brown, M.P.A.S., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Physician Assistant, B.S., The University of Findlay; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2016

Lindsey Buddelmeyer, D.O.T., Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, B.S., Urbana University; M.O.T., The University of Findlay; D.O.T., St. Catherine University, 2010

Timothy Burkart, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Pharmacy Practice; Assistant Director, Experiential Education, College of Pharmacy, B.S., Pharm.D., The University of Toledo, 2014

Elkie Burnside, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English; Director, Master of Arts in Professional Communication, B.S., Barclay College; M.A., Emporia State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2013

Melissa A. Cain, Ph.D., Professor of Education B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toledo, 1992

John F. Cindric, Jr., Ed.D., Professor of Education, B.S., Miami University; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ed.D., The University of Toledo, 1986

Kathleen Crates, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education, B.S., Findlay College; M.Ed., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2011

Jeremy Cripps, Ph.D., Professor of Accounting; B.A., M.A., Case Western University; Ph.D., Union Institute and University, 2013

Louann H. Cummings, D.M., Professor of Business, B.A., Denison University; M.B.A., The University of Toledo; D.M., Case Western Reserve University, 2000

Tonya Dauterman, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice; Chair of Experiential Education, College of Pharmacy, B.S., The University of Toledo; Pharm.D., The Ohio State University, 2009

Cara Davies, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Anatomy and Physiology; Director, Anatomy and Neuroscience Lab, B.S., Heidelberg College; Ph.D., The University of Toledo; 2011

Christine Denecker, Ph.D., Professor of English; Director of Center for Teaching and Program Excellence, B.A., Bluffton College; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2003

Sara Denning, M.P.A.S., Assistant Professor of Teaching and Academic Coordinator of Physician Assistant Program, B.S., M.P.A.S., Duquesne University, 2006

Nicole A. Diederich, Ph.D., Professor of English; Director, Writing Program, B.A., Western Oregon State College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University, 1997

Mary Beth Dillon, O.T.D., Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy; Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, A.S., Mount Aloysius College; B.S., M.O.T., The University of Findlay; O.T.D., Chatham University, 2001

Thomas Dillon, Ed.D., Professor of Occupational Therapy, B.S., University of New Hampshire; M.A., American International College; Ed.D., University of St. Thomas, 2001

William Doyle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Management, B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2005

Richard W. Dudley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Science, B.P.S., Ph.D., University of Toledo, 2007

Allison Durham, D.P.T., Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, B.S.N., Bowling Green State University; D.P.T., The University of Toledo, 2016

Rahman H. Dyer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, B.A., The University of Findlay; Ed.S., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1997

Sandra Earle, Pharm.D., Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Science; Assessment Coordinator, College of Pharmacy, B.Pharm., Ohio Northern University; Pharm.D., The Ohio State University, 2008

Seth Ebersviller, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Management, B.S., Tennessee Technological University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2015

Akesha Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, B.S., The University of West Indies; Pharm.D., University of Florida; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, 2017

Lindsay Elchert, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; Associate Chair, Traditional Physical Therapy Program, B.S., M.P.T., The University of Findlay; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, 2011

Donald Elswick, M.S., Assistant Professor of Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Management, B.S., M.S., Marshall University, 2017

Ahmed I. El-Zayaty, Ph.D., Professor of Accounting, B.Com., M.S., Cairo University of Egypt; M.B.A., Ph.D., Baruch College of CUNY; M.Phil., City University of New York, 1993

Lori Ernsthausen, Pharm.D., Chair, Pharmacy Practice; Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, B.S., Pharm.D., University of Toledo, 2007

David Essinger, M.F.A., Associate Professor of English, B.Phil., Miami University; M.F.A., the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2003

Sarah Fedirka, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English; Chair, Department of English, B.A., Allegheny College; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2011

Jennifer Fennema-Bloom, Ed.D., Associate Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics; Director, TESOL and Applied Linguistics Program, B.A., University of Pittsburgh; Ed.M., Ed.D., Columbia University, 2008

Harley Ferris, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English, B.A., Jacksonville University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2016

Scott Freehafer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business, B.S., M.Ed., Ashland University; M.B.A., Miami University; Ph.D., Capella University, 2006

Jeffrey L. Frye, Ph.D., Dean, College of Sciences; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Juanita College; Ph.D., Miami University, 1991

Maria V. Gamba, M.S., Associate Professor of Business, A.B., University of the Philippines; M.S., Wright State University, 1988

Mary Jo Geise, Ph.D., Co-chair, Computer Science; Professor of Computer Science, B.S., Slippery Rock State University; M.A.T., M.S., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2002

Sharon Gentry, M.P.A., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Physician Assistant, B.A., Lake Erie College for Women; M.P.A., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2014

Deborah A. George, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Education, Physical Therapy, B.S., Cleveland State University; M.S., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1995

Nabarun Ghose, D.B.A., Professor of Marketing and Business, B.A., Madras Christian College; M.I.J., Baylor University; D.B.A., Southern Illinois University, 2006

Christi Gierhart, M.P.A., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Physician Assistant, B.S., The University of Findlay; M.P.A., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2012

John Gillham, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Education; Chair, Doctorate of Education Program, B.A., San Diego State University; M.S., Ed.D., Pepperdine University, 2015

Cynthia Goodwin, O.T.D., Professor of Occupational Therapy, B.S., M.S., Eastern Michigan University; O.T.D., Chatham University, 2002

Navneet Grant, MSCIS, Assistant Professor in Computer Science/Data Analytics and Data Mining, B.Tech., BRCM College of Engineering and Technology; MSCIS, Cleveland State University, 2016

Scott Grant, M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Business, B.A., M.B.A., The University of Findlay, 2013

Janet Greiner, M.B.A., Instructor of Teaching in Hospitality Management, B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.B.A., The University of Findlay, 2017

Tara Griffths, DrOT, Associate Chair, Occupational Therapy Program; Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, B.S., Mount Mary College; M.A., The University of Findlay; DrOT, Nova Southeastern University, 2005

Craig E. Gunnett, M.S., Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.S., Westminster College; M.S., Bowling Green State University, 1984

Jason Guy, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, B.S., Pharm.D., Shenandoah University, 2016

Rebecca Herr, M.O.T., Instructor of Teaching in Occupational Therapy, B.S., M.O.T., The University of Findlay, 2013

Richard Hopkins, M.P.A.S., Chair, Physician Assistant Program; Assistant Professor of Teaching in Physician Assistant, B.S., The University of Findlay; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2008

Angela Huber, M.P.T., Instructor of Teaching in Physical Therapy, B.S.Ed., University of Dayton; M.P.T., The Ohio State University, 2017

Andrew Hvizdos, Pharm.D., Professor of Pharmacy Practice, B.Sc., Albany College of Pharmacy; M.B.A., Massey University; Pharm.D., University of Cincinnati, 2011

Hiroaki Kawamura, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Japanese, Director, Modern Language; University International Relations Representative and Liaison, B.A., Lewis-Clark State College; B.A., Dokkyo University, Japan; M.A., University of Idaho; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1998

Rahul Khupse, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Science, B.Pharm., Nagpur University, India; Ph.D., University of Toledo, 2010

Brandon Koehler, M.P.T., Instructor of Teaching in Physical Therapy, B.S., M.P.T., The University of Findlay; M.B.A., Bluffton University, 2014

Dana Ladd, M.S., Assistant Professor of Business, B.G.S., M.S., Chaminade College of Honolulu, 2013

Joyce Lammers, M.H.S., Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; Associate Chair, WEC Physical Therapy Program, B.S., The Ohio State University; M.H.S., University of Indianapolis, 2010

Paul Langhals, M.S., Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.S., M.S., Bowling Green State University, 1991

Judith Mara Lanzendorfer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2001

Erin Laverick, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Language and Culture; Director of IELP; Associate Professor of English as an International Language, B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2002

Susan Lewis, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, B.A., Ewha Women's University; B.S., Pharm.D., The University of Toledo, 2016

Kim Lichtveld, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Management, B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2015

Joseph T. Martelli, D.I.T., Associate Professor of Business, B.S., Kent State University; M.Ed., Bowling Green State University; D.I.T., University of Northern Iowa, 1990

Dennis C. Mathern, Ph.D., Professor of Business, B.S., M.Ed., M.B.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1988

Julie Dean McIntosh, Ed.D., Dean, College of Education; Professor of Education, B.A., The University of Findlay; M.Ed., Ed.D., Bowling Green State University, 2003

Christopher Medjesky, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication, B.S., Westminster College (PA); M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2016

Heather Meredith, M.O.T., Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and Instructor of Teaching in Occupational Therapy, A.A.S., Muskingum Area Technical College; B.S., M.O.T., The University of Findlay, 2011

Diana M. Montague, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Communication; Professor of Communication, B.A., Valparaiso University; M.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1986

Nancy Moody-Russo, J.D., Assistant Professor of Teaching and Clinical Coordinator, Physician Assistant, R.N., St. Rita’s Hospital of Nursing; B.S.N., Bowling Green State University; J.D., Ohio Northern University, 2010

Chris Moser, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education; M.A.E. International Advisor, B.S., M.A., Ed.D., Ball State University, 1998

Charles Mosler, Pharm.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University, 2010

Mary Heather Munger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education, B.S.Ed.D.,The Ohio State University; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., The University of Toledo, 2015 

Timothy J. Murphy, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Management; Associate Professor of Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Management, B.S., Ferris State University; M.S., The University of Findlay; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1998

Edward Nyman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance, B.S., Ursinus College; Ph.D., The University of Toledo, 2015

Jamie O'Brien, Dr.P.T., Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, B.S., The Ohio State University; Dr.P.T., University of Indianapolis, 2015 

Amanda Ochsner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Education, B.A., University of Minnesota; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017

Kirby Overton, M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Business; Coordinator, COB Leadership and Development Programs, B.S., M.B.A., The University of Findlay, 2015 

Debra Parker, Pharm.D., Dean, College of Pharmacy; Director, Patient Care and Drug Information; Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University, 2006

Julia Perez-Gamboa, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish, B.A., National University of Trujillo; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2000

Laura Perry, Pharm.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University, 2008

Lori Prusnek, D.O.T., Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, B.S., Eastern Michigan University; D.O.T., Chatham University, 2017

Paluri Sai Shantanu Rao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Science, B. Pharm, University House, Indore; Ph.D., The University of Toledo, 2016

Melissa Recker, M.A., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Education; Team Leader for Early Childhood, B.A., Bowling Green State University; M.A., The University of Findlay, 2007

Michael C. Reed, Ph.D., Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics, B.A., Allegheny College; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., Georgetown University, 1987

Gwynne Stoner Rife, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Sciences and Education; Chair, Advanced Professional Programs in the College of Education, M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; B.S., M.A.T., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1995

Jordan Ringenberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.S., M.S., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., The University of Toledo, 2014

Lisa Sakemiller, M.O.T., Instructor of Teaching in Occupational Therapy, B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.O.T., The University of Toledo, 2014

Heda Samimi, M.S., Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.S., Central Michigan University, 1985

Helen M. Schneider, Ph.D., Co-chair, Computer Science; Associate Professor of Computer Science, B.A., The Ohio State University; M.B.A., The University of Findlay; Ed.S., Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, 1988

Ryan Schneider, Ph.D., Chair, Pharmaceutical Science; Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Science, Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2011

M. Chandra Sekar, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmaceutical Science; International Ambassador for Pharmacy Education, B.Pharm., M.Pharm., Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India; M.S., Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 2007

Bradley W. Shinn, Pharm.D., Professor of Pharmacy Practice, B.S., Pharm.D., University of Michigan, 2007

Quentin Skrabec Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Business, B.S., University of Michigan; B.S., M.B.A., Robert Morris College; M.S., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., The University of Toledo, 1998

Joon-Young Song, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance, B.S., M.B.A., Seoul National University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee; M.S., Syracuse University, 2004

Richard States, D.H.Sc., Dean, College of Health Professions; Associate Professor, Diagnostic Services Department; Radiation Safety Officer, B.S., Edinboro University; M.B.A., Wayland Baptist University; D.H.Sc., Nova Southeaster University, 2002

Susan Stevens, Ed.D., Chair, Health and Human Performance; Director, Athletic Training; Associate Professor of Athletic Training, B.A., Capital University; M.S., Indiana State University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008

Eric Stoller, M.S., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Sports; Coordinator, Internship and Co-Operative Programs, B.S., Miami University; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015

Suzanne Surowiec, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Pharmacy Practice, Pharm.D., The University of Findlay, 2014

Sharon Ternullo, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, B.S., S.U.N.Y., Buffalo; Pharm.D., University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, 2013

Erin Thompson, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, B.S., Bowling Green State University; B.S., Pharm.D., The University of Toledo, 2013

Miranda Tippie, M.O.T., Instructor of Clinical Practice in Occupational Therapy; Clinical Coordinator for Community-Based Practice, Occupational Therapy, B.S., M.O.T., The University of Findlay, 2011

Christine Tulley, Ph.D., Director, Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing; Professor of English; Center for Teaching Excellence Faculty Liaison, B.S., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Cleveland State University, 2001

Ronald Tulley, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts; Professor of English, B.A., University of Illinois; B.A., M.S., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; M.A., Bowling Green State University; M.B.A., The University of Findlay; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 2002

Alexander Vaglenov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Science, M.D., Kharkov High Medical Institute, Ukraina; Ph.D., Medical Academic and National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, Bulgaria, 2007

R. Scott VanZant, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Teaching in Physical Therapy, B.S., M.A., Ball State University; M.P.T., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., Kent State University, 2000

David Verhoff, D.P.T., Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, B.S.; M.P.T., The University of Findlay; D.P.T., A.T., Still University, 2015

Kerry Volansky, D.Sc., Associate Professor of Teaching in Physical Therapy, B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College; D.Sc., Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 2001

Judith Wahrman, Ph.D., Professor of Education, B.S., New York University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 1997

Ronald Walker, M.B.A., Assistant Professor and Director of Healthcare Management, B.S., University of Phoenix; M.B.A., Western Governors University, 2011

Sharon Fleming Walsh, D.Sc., Chair, Department of Physical Therapy; Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, B.S., The Ohio State University; M.A., Walsh College; D.Sc., Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 1999

S. Chris Ward, Ed.D., Professor of Business, A.A., Owens Technical College; B.S., M.B.A., The University of Findlay; Ed.D., University of Sarasota, 2004

Jean Weaver, M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; Director of Clinical Education in Physical Therapy, B.S., The Ohio State University; M.B.A., The University of Findlay, 2001

Bart D. Welte, M.S., Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education, Athletic Training, B.S., Indiana State University; M.S., Ohio University, 2008

Brent Wickham, M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Teaching in Accounting, B.A., M.B.A., The University of Findlay, 2014

Grant W. Wilkinson, J.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Management, B.S., Boston University; J.D., Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 1993

Nicole Williams, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, M.A., Otterbein University; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2011

Daniel A. Yates, Ph.D., Professor of Business, B.S., Tiffin University; M.B.A., University of Dayton; Master of Organizational Development, Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Northcentral University, 2005