Graduate Faculty

A

Dr. Mari L. Alschuler
Professor of Social Work
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Brown University, 1980
M.Ed., Teachers College of Columbia University, 1987
M.S.W., Fordham University, 1990
Ph.D., Barry University, 2012

Dr. Corey E. Andrews
Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Miami University, 1992
M.A., Ohio University, 1995
Ph.D., Ohio University, 2000

Dr. Felicia P. Armstrong
Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Dayton, 1987
M.S., Alabama AM University, 1996
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2003

Dr. Abdu Arslanyilmaz
Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
Graduate Faculty Member
B.E., Gazi University (Turkey), 1998
Certificate, Intensive English School, Middle East Technical University (Turkey), 2000
M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002
Ph.D., Texas AM University, 2007

Dr. David K. Asch
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1981
M.S., Creighton University, 1983
Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center, 1991

Dr. Diana Awad-Scrocco
Associate Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Youngstown State University, 2006
M.A., Kent State University, 2008
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2012

Dr. Daniel Ayana
Professor of History
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Addis Ababa University, 1980
M.A., Addis Ababa University, 1984
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995

B

Dr. Morgan Bagley
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Sport Science
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Mount Union College, 2003
M.A., Kent State University, 2005
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2015

Dr. Snjezana Balaz
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Northland College, 2001
M.S., University of Nebraska, 2005
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2007

Dr. Ganesaratnam K. Balendiran
Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Sri Lanka, 1985
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991

Christopher Barzak
Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Youngstown State University, 1998
M.A., Youngstown State University, 2003
M.F.A., Chatham University, 2010

Dr. Patrick J. Bateman
Professor of Management
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Rutgers University, School of Business, 1995
M.S., Temple University, Fox School of Business, 2002
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2008

Dr. Laura L. Beadling
Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.F.A., Bowling Green State University, 1995
M.A., Purdue University, 2001
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2007

Dr. Jane Beese
Professor of Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Akron, 1987
M.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1991
Ed.D., University of Akron, 2008

Dr. Christopher M. Bellas
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997
A.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998
M.S., Youngstown State University, 2001
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2010

Sheila M. Blank
Associate Professor of Nursing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.N., Youngstown State University, 2001
School Nurse License, Youngstown State University, 2005
M.S.N., Youngstown State University, 2007
D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University, 2019

Dr. Brian Bonhomme
Professor of History
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., City College of the City University of New York, 1993
M.A., City College of the City University of New York, 1996
Ph.D., The City University of New York Graduate Center, 2000

Dr. Vamsi Borra
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.E., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, 2011
M.S., Youngstown State University, 2014
Ph.D., University of Toledo, 2017

Dr. Kristopher Brown

Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Youngstown State University, 2012
M.S., Youngstown State University, 2014
Psy.D., California Southern University, 2020

Mary Brown

Graduate Faculty Member

Dr. S. Cory Brozina
Assistant Professor and Director of First-Year Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Virginia Tech, 2005
M.S., Virginia Tech, 2007
Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2015

Dr. Jeffrey M. Buchanan
Professor of English and Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
A.B., University of Michigan, 1990
M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1997
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2002

Dr. Michael Butcher
Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Christopher Newport University, 1996
M.S., Wake Forest University, 2000
Ph.D., University of Calgary, 2006

C

Dr. Jonathan J. Caguiat
Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Michigan, 1988
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1995

Dr. Matthew Campbell
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Sport Science
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 2010
M.S., California University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Ph.D., Springfield College, 2020

Dr. Joseph W. Carucci
Professor of Music
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Eastman School of Music, 1996
M.A., University of Kentucky, 2001
D.M.A., University of Kentucky, 2009

Dr. Dawna Lynn Cerney
Professor of Geography
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Lethbridge (Canada), 1994
M.E.Des., University of Calgary (Canada), 2000
Ph.D., Texas State University, 2006

Dr. Huaiyu (Peter) Chen
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Wuhan University, (China), 1997
M.B.A., Clarkson University, 1999
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2003

Dr. Jeong Hoon Choi
Associate Professor of Management
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Seoul National University, 2000
M.B.A., Seoul National University, 2006
M.S., The State University of New York at Buffalo, 2007
Ph.D., 2011

Dr. Kyosung Choo
Associate Professor of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Handong Global University, 2005
M.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2011
Ph.D., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2011

Joy Christiansen Erb
Acting Chair and Professor of Art
Graduate Faculty Member
B.F.A., Miami University, 2001
M.F.A., Texas Woman's University, 2005

Dr. Miri Chung
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Seoul National University (South Korea), 2006
B.B.A. Seoul National University (South Korea), 2006
M.A., Seoul National University (South Korea), 2009
Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 2015

Dr. Susan Citrak
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Mills College, 2013
Ph.D., University of California, 2018

Dr. Jeffrey T. Coldren
Chair and Professor of Psychology
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Albright College, 1983
M.A., University of Kansas, 1988
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1992

Dr. Kelly Colwell
Associate Professor of Health Professions
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.A.S., Youngstown State University, 1999
M.R.C., Youngstown State University, 2013
Ed.D., Youngstown State University, 2017

Dr. Eleanor A. Congdon
Associate Professor of History
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Williams College, 1988
M.A., University of Minnesota, 1993
Ph.D., University of Cambridge - Gonville and Caius College, 1997

Dr. Maria Conti Maravillas
Assistant Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Walsh University, 2012
M.A., Kent State University
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2019

Dr. Chester R. Cooper
Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1979
M.A., University of Texas, 1983
Ph.D., University of Texas, 1989

Joe Corpa

Graduate Faculty Member

Dr. Michael J. Crescimanno
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Princeton, 1985
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1991

Dr. M. Kathleen L. Cripe
Professor of Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 1986
M.S., Youngstown State University, 1998
Ph.D., University of Akron, 2009

Dragana Crnjak
Professor of Art
Graduate Faculty Member
B.F.A., University of Akron, 2002
M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2004

Dr. Lauren Cummins
Professor of Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Dyke College, 1978
M.Ed., Kent State University, 1982
Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University, 2000

Dr. Rebecca M. L. Curnalia
Professor of Communication
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Olivet College, 2001
M.A., Northern Illinois University, 2003
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2007

D

Dr. Ramesh Dangol
Professor of Management
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Middlebury College, 1997
M.B.A., Ball State University, 2002
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2012

Dr. Dana Davis
Associate Professor of Social Work
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Maryland, 1992
M.S.W., University of Pittsburgh, 1998
Ph.D., Widener University, 2013

Dr. Ronald E. Davis
Assistant Professor
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.W., Youngstown State University
M.S.W., University of Akron
Ph.D., Walden University, 2021

Dr. Richard Albert Deschenes, Jr.
Assistant Professor of Civil/Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Arkansas, 2012
M.S., University of Arkansas, 2014
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 2017

Dr. Suzanne Diamond
Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Rutgers University, 1986
Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1996

Dr. Thomas P. Diggins
Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Kent State University, 1986
M.S., State University of New York, 1991
Ph.D., State University of New York, 1997

Rachael Dobson

Graduate Faculty Member

Dr. Shannon Joy Dudash
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 2006
D.P.T., Youngstown State University, 2009

E

Dr. Adam C. Earnheardt
Professor of Communication
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1995
M.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2007

Dr. Kent J. Engelhardt
Professor of Music
Graduate Faculty Member
B.M., Youngstown State University, 1986
M.M., Youngstown State University, 1993
M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1999
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2001

Dr. Rangamohan V. Eunni
Professor of Management
Graduate Faculty Member
M.S., University of Bath (UK), 1997
D.B.A., Boston University, 2003

F

Dr. Kate E. Ferguson
Lecturer of Music
Graduate Faculty Member
B.M., Kent State University, 1998
M.M., University of Akron, 2004
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2017

Dr. Amy Fluker
Associate Professor of History
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Westminster College, 2008
M.A., University of Mississippi, 2010
Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 2015

Dr. Francois P. Fowler
Professor of Music
Graduate Faculty Member
B.M., University of Ottawa, 1996
M.M., Florida State University, 1998
D.M., Florida State University, 2002

Dr. Kendra Fowler
Professor of Marketing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Kent State University, 1993
M.B.A., Kent State University, 1995
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2011

Dr. Timothy Francisco
Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Western Connecticut State University, 1987
M.A., Western Connecticut State University, 1993
Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2001

Dr. David B. Fruehstorfer
Lecturer of Psychology
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Kent State University, 1989
M.Ed., Kent State University, 1995
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2010

Lori Ann Fusco
Associate Professor of Nursing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.N., Youngstown State University, 1997
M.S.N., Youngstown State University, 2013
D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University, 2020

G

Dr. Weiqing Ge
Professor of Physical Therapy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Tianjin University (China), 1987
M.S., Xi' An Medical University, Xi' An (China), 1992
Ph.D., Peking Union Med. Coll. Chinese Acad. Of Med Sc. (China), 1996
D.P.T., Youngstown State University, 2011

Dr. Douglas T. Genna
Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Haverford College, 2006
M.A., The John Hopkins University, 2008
Ph.D., The John Hopkins University, 2011

Dr. Jay L. Gordon
Associate Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Brandeis University, 1991
M.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1995
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2001

Dessalegn Guyo
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Graduate Faculty Member

H

Dr. Guohong (Helen) Han-Haas
Professor of Management
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Shandong Normal University (China), 1991
M.A., Shandong University (China), 1994
M.A., University of Minnesota, 2002
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2007

Dr. Lucas D. Hardy
Associate Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Maine, 2003
M.A., University of Maine, 2005
Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany, 2012

Dr. John M. Hazy
Professor of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Youngstown State University, 1988
M.A., Kent State University, 1990
Ph.D., Kent State University, 1995

Dr. Bryan Helsel
Lecturer of Music
Graduate Faculty Member
B.M., Westminster College, 1997
M.M., Duquesne University, 2003
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2019

Dr. Jessi Hinz
Assistant Professor of Management
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Christopher Newport University, 2007
M.S., BI Norwegian Business School, 2014
Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University, 2022

Dr. Charles Howell
Dean of the Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education and Professor of Educational Foundations, Research, Technology, and Leadership
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Georgia State University, 1973
M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1985
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2000

Dr. Patricia L. Hoyson
Professor of Nursing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.N., Pennsylvania State University, 1986
M.S.N., Kent State University, 1991
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2001

Dr. Allen D. Hunter
Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of British Columbia (Canada), 1981
Ph.D., University of British Columbia (Canada), 1985

I

Ms. Lauren Iagulli
Lecturer of Health Professions
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Kent State University, 2011
M.P.H., Kent State University, 2016

Dr. Edmund C Ickert
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 2003
M.S., Case Western Reserve University, 2007
D.P.T., Youngstown State University, 2011

Dr. AKM Anwarul Islam
Professor of Civil/Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology, 1992
M.S., Florida State University, 2000
Ph.D., Florida State University, 2005

J

Dr. Carrie R. Jackson
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., California University of Pennsylvania, 2000
M.A., California University of Pennsylvania, 2001
D.Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2013

Dr. John A. Jackson
Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1982
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1990

Dr. Jozsi Z. Jalics
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., John Carroll University, 1996
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1999
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2002

Dr. Charles Jeffords
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Grove City College, 1962
M.S., Edinboro University, 1969
Ed.D., Youngstown State University, 2008

Dr. Carl G. Johnston
Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Manitoba, 1981
M.S., University of Alaska, 1986
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1992

Thomas Jordan

Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Alfred University, 1984 M.S., State University of New York Fredonia, 1986 Ph.D., University of Buffalo, 2003

K

Dr. Bruce Keillor
Professor of Marketing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1987
M.B.A., Minnesota State University, 1989
Ph.D., University of Memphis, 1994

Dr. Daniel Keown
Associate Professor of Music and Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Wisconsin, 2001
M.M., Indiana State University, 2004
Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2013

Dr. G. Jay Kerns
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Glenville State College, 1999
M.A., Bowling Green State University, 2000
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2004

Dr. Lucy Xiaojing Kerns
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Hangzhou University, 1994
M.S., Bowling Green State University, 2002
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2006

Dr. Peter Kimosop
Associate Professor of Geography
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Nairobi (Kenya), 2000
M.A., Western Michigan University, 2005
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2011

Dr. Victoria E. White Kress
Professor of Psychology
Graduate Faculty Member
M.A. Ed., University of Akron, 1995
Ph.D., University of Akron, 1999

Dr. Christopher Krummel
Professor of Music
Graduate Faculty Member
B.M., Miami University, 1985
M.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992
D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997

L

Dr. Nancy Crum Landgraff
Professor of Physical Therapy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1982
M.H.S., University of Florida, 1988
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2004

Dr. Karen H. Larwin
Professor of Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Kent State University, 2003
M.A., Kent State University, 2004
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2007

Dr. Alina Lazar
Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Western University of Timisoara (Romania), 1995
Ph.D., Wayne State University, 2002

Dr. Kenneth Learman
Professor and Program Director of Ph.D. in Health Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.P.T., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1989
M.E.H.E., Pennsylvania State University, 1993
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2007

Dr. Brian D. Leskiw
Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Niagara University, 1998
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2003

Dr. Frank Xiying Li
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.E.E., The Ohio State University, 1996
M.S.E.E., Youngstown State University, 1999
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 2005

Dr. Clovis Linkous
Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Purdue University, 1976
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1983

Dr. J. Paul Louth
Professor of Music and Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.M., University of Toronto, 1995
B.E., University of Toronto, 1997
M.M., University of Western Ontario, 2004
Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 2008

M

Dr. Thomas L. Madsen
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Aarhus (Denmark), 2004
M.S., University of Aarhus (Denmark), 2007
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2014

Dr. Hazel Marie
Professor of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.M.E., University of Texas at Austin, 1984
M.S.E., Youngstown State University, 1998
Ph.D., University of Akron, 2005

Dr. Holly J. Martin
Associate Professor of Civil/Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Mississippi State University, 2002
Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 2006

Dr. Marcia Matanin
Professor of Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 1987
M.E., Kent State University, 1990
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1993

Dr. Colleen McLean
Associate Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 1997
M.S., Kent State University, 2002
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2011

Dr. Monica Merrill
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Kent State University, 2006
M.A., University of Akron, 2011
Ph.D., University of Akron, 2014

Dr. Sara Michaliszyn
Interim Dean and Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Sport Science
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.A.S., Youngstown State University, 2000
M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2003
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2006

Dr. Kenneth L. Miller
Professor of Psychology
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Purdue University, 1979
M.S., Purdue University Calumet, 1985
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1990

Dr. Xiangjia Min
Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Laiyang Agricultural College (China), 1984
M.S., Beijing Agricultural University, 1987
Ph.D., University of Hawaii, 1995
M.S., University of British Columbia, 2002

Dr. Stefan Moldovan
Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., The Polytechnic University of Bucharest, 2004
M.S., The Polytechnic University of Bucharest, 2005
Ph.D., University of Akron, 2013

Dr. David S. Morgan
Professor of Music
Graduate Faculty Member
B.M., University of Texas, 1990
M.M., University of Texas, 1993
D.M.A., University of Texas, 1996

Mr. Charles T. Morgan
Lecturer of Social Work
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Bowling Green State University, 2009
M.S., Cleveland State University, 2011

Dr. Nathan Myers
Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Mount Vernon Nazarene College, 1999
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2005

N

Dr. Nguyet Thi Nguyen
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Hanoi National University of Education, 1998
M.S., Hanoi National University of Education, 2002
M.S., Florida State University, 2011
Ph.D., Florida State University, 2014

Dr. Peter Norris
Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., The University of Salford (England), 1986
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1992

O

Mr. Matthew R. O'Dell
Assistant Professor of Health Professions
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 2015
M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2016
M.B.A., Youngstown State University, 2019

Dr. Anita C. O'Mellan
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics and Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1987
M.S., Texas AM University, 1988
Ph.D., Memphis State University, 1993

Dr. Caroline Oltmanns
Professor of Music
Graduate Faculty Member
Diploma, Greiburg, Germany, 1989
M.M., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1991
D.M.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1995

Dr. Tomi P. Ovaska
Professor of Accounting and Finance
Graduate Faculty Member
M.A., University of Jyvaskyla (Finland), 1997
M.A., West Virginia University, 2001
Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2003

P

Dr. Joseph Palardy
Professor of Accounting and Finance
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Frostburg State University, 1997
Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2002

Dr. Martha Pallante
Professor of History
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Youngstown State University, 1977
M.A., College of William and Mary, 1982
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1988

Dr. Byung-Wook Park
Assistant Professor of Civil/Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Kwangwoon University, 2003
M.S., Kwangwoon University, 2005
Ph.D., University of Toledo, 2011

Cathy Bieber Parrott
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.P.T., University of Texas Medical Branch, 1984
M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1994
Ph.D., Youngstown State University, 2022

Dr. Phyllis Paul
Dean of the Cliffe College of Creative Arts and Professor of Music
Graduate Faculty Member
B.M., Lenoir-Rhyne University, 1983
M.M., Florida State University, 1989
Ph.D., Florida State University, 2003

Dr. Karin A. Petruska
Professor of Accounting and Finance
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 1989
M.B.A., Youngstown State University, 1993
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2008

Dr. Nicole Pettitt
Assistant Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Minnesota, 2003
M.A., University of Minnesota, 2012
Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2017

Dr. Jennifer Pintar
Provost and Professor of Kinesiology and Sport Science
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Washington and Jefferson College, 1994
M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1995
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2001
M.P.H., University of Pittsburgh, 2004

Dr. Nicolette Powe
Associate Professor of Health Professions
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Kent State University, 1999
M.S., North Carolina Central University, 2003
Dr.P.H., Loma Linda University, 2016

Dr. Alicia Prieto Langarica
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Texas at Dallas, 2008
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 2012

Dr. Donald Priour
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Rice University, 1995
M.A., Princeton, 1997
Ph.D., Princeton, 2000

Dr. Jake J. Protivnak
Professor of Counseling, School Psychology, and Educational Leadership
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Andrews University, 1998
M.Ed., Kent State University, 2002
Ph.D., Ohio University, 2005

R

Dr. Crystal L. Ratican
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Edinboro University, 2002
M.Ed., Walden University, 2006
Ph.D., Walden University, 2011

Dr. Ian J. Renne
Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Syracuse University, 1992
M.S., Clemson University, 1996
Ph.D., Clemson University, 2001

Ms. Rebecca Sue Riblet
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 2001
D.P.T., Chatham University, 2007

Amanda Roby
Associate Professor of Health Professions
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.R.C., Youngstown State University, 2000
M.H.H.S., Youngstown State University, 2011

Dr. Richard Lee Rogers
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1983
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1996

Dr. Omar Ross
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1994
M.S., University of New Orleans, 2001
D.P.T., Slippery Rock University, 2004

Dr. Jae Joong Ryu
Associate Professor of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Iowa State University, 2003
M.S., Iowa State University, 2005
Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2009

S

Dr. Christina Saenger
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Akron, 2003
M.B.A., University of Akron, 2005
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2012

Dr. Salvatore Sanders
Dean of the Graduate College and Assistant Provost for Cyberlearning Professor of Health Professions
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.A.S., Youngstown State University, 1985
M.S., University of Akron, 1988
Ph.D., University of Akron, 2006

Dr. Glenn Schaft
Professor of Music
Graduate Faculty Member
B.M., Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory of Music, 1982
M.A., Eastern Illinois University, 1983
D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993

Dr. Jeremy T. Schwartz
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance
Graduate Faculty Member
B.B.A., Kent State University, 1993
M.S., Kent State University, 1994
M.A., Indiana University, 1998
Ph.D., Indiana University, 2003

Dr. Michael A. Serra
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Adrian College, 1984
B.A., Adrian College, 1984
Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1990

Dr. Suresh Sharma
Associate Professor of Civil/Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.E., Tribhuvan University (Nepal), 2000
M.Sc., Tribhuvan University (Nepal), 2005
Ph.D., Auburn University, 2012

Dr. Bradley A. Shellito
Professor of Geography
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 1994
M.A., The Ohio State Univesity, 1996
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2001

Cynthia M. Shields
Professor of Nursing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.N., Bowling Green State University, 1984
M.S.N., Idaho State University, 1992
D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University, 2016

Dr. Elvin B. Shields
Professor of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.E.M.E., Youngstown State University, 1974
M.S.M.E., University of Akron, 1979
Ph.D., University of Akron, 1991

Dr. Mary P. Shortreed
Associate Professor of Nursing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.N., University of Akron, 1982
M.S.N., Kent State University, 1991
D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University, 2015

Dr. Josef B. Simeonsson
Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1990

Dr. David A. Simonelli
Professor of History
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Connecticut, 1988
M.A., Tulane University, 1991
Ph.D., Tulane University, 2001

Dr. Mark Sindelar
Lecturer of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Akron, 1995
M.B.A., John Carroll University, 1999
M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2001
M.S., West Virginia University, 2013
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2007

Dr. Dolores V. Sisco
Assistant Professor of English
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Baltimore, 1995
M.A., Central Michigan University, 1998
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2005

Dr. Thomas Smotzer
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Faculty Member
B.M., Baldwin Wallace, 1988
M.S., Indiana University Bloomington, 1991
Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington, 1995

Dr. Virgil C. Solomon
Professor of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Graduate Faculty Member
Engineer's Diploma (equiv. B.S./M.Sc.), Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic Institute, (Romania), 1990
Ph.D., Kumamoto University, 2002

Dr. Doori Song
Associate Professor of Marketing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Dankook University, 2007
M.A., Michigan State University, 2009
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2013

Dr. Patrick T. Spearman
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1992
M.Ed., University of Cincinnati, 2000
Ph.D., Temple University, 2005

Jonathan Dana Sperry
Professor of Art
Graduate Faculty Member
B.F.A., Southern Methodist University, 1995
M.F.A., Indiana University, 2001

Dr. Wim F.A. Steelant
Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., St. Lieven College (Belgium), 1992
M.S., West-Brabant College (The Netherlands), 1993
Ph.D., University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 2000
Post-Doctoral, University of Washington, 2000-2002

Dr. Madeleine Stevens
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Ohio University, 2011
M.S.Ed., Youngstown State University, 2018
Ph.D., Ohio University, 2021

Dr. Nina V. Stourman
Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Moscow State University (Russia), 1984
M.S., Moscow State University (Russia), 1984
Ph.D., Moscow State University (Russia), 1992

Dr. William Gregg Sturrus
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Hope College, 1983
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1989

Dr. John R. Sullins
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983
M.S., University of Rochester, 1985
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1990

Dr. Albert J. Sumell
Professor of Accounting and Finance
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Salisbury State University, 1999
M.A., Georgia State University, 2003
Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2006

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Dr. Jill M. Tall
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Arizona State University, 1996
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2001

Dr. Annie Q. Tapp
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of South Carolina, 2008
D.P.T., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011

Dr. Jamal K. Tartir
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Hiram College, 1991
M.A., Miami University, 1993
Ph.D., Ohio University, 1998

Dr. Padraic ("Paddy") W. Taylor
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., McDaniel College (fka Western Maryland College), 1999
M.S., North Carolina State University, 2003
Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2006

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Dr. Yogesh Uppal
Professor of Accounting and Finance
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Delhi, 1998
M.A., Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, 2000
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2006

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Tricia Vallinger

Graduate Faculty Member

Dr. Daniel J. Van Dussen
Professor of Health Professions
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Mount Union College, 1997
M.A., University of Akron, 2001
Ph.D., University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2005

Dr. Richard W. VanVoorhis
Professor of Psychology
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Ohio University, 1990
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1992
D.Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2003

Dr. Meenakshi Venkataraman
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Madural-Kamaraj University, 1989
M.A., Madural-Kamaraj University, 1991
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006

Dr. Mark C. Vopat
Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Cleveland State University, 1994
M.A., Cleveland State University, 1996
Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 2003

Brian D. Vuksanovich
Professor of Engineering Technology
Graduate Faculty Member
B.E.M.E., Youngstown State University, 1992
M.S.M.E., Youngstown State University, 1996

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Atty. Patricia Bergum Wagner
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., University of Texas, 1979
M.A., University of Texas, 1982
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1985

Dr. Timothy R. Wagner
Professor of Chemistry
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1981
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1986

Dr. Thomas P. Wakefield
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 2002
B.A., Youngstown State University, 2002
M.A., Kent State University, 2004
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2008

Mrs. Jennifer Walker
Lecturer of Social Work
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 2000
M.S., Western Governors University, 2013

Dr. Debra Wallace
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.N., Penn State University
M.S.N., Walden University
Ph.D., Walden University, 2019

Dr. Yaqin Wang
Professor of Accounting and Finance
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Beijing Tech and Business University, 1997
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2002

Dr. Ying Wang
Professor of Marketing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., People's University of China, 1993
M.A., Kent State University, 1998
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2006

Robert E. Wardle
Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Youngstown State University, 1998
M.S., Youngstown State University, 2007
M.S., University of Florida, 2010

Dr. Amy Weaver
Professor of Nursing
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.N., West Liberty University, 1994
M.S.N., Youngstown State University, 2006
Ph.D., Villanova University, 2013

Dr. Cary Wecht
Professor of Communication
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Youngstown State University, 1989
M.A., Kent State University, 1993
Ph.D., Kent State University, 1999

Dr. Jane Wetzel
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Graduate Faculty Member
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1975
Certificate, University of Pittsburgh, 1976
M.S., University of Southern California, 1987
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2001

Dr. Sherri Harper Woods
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S.W., Youngstown State University, 1998
M.S., Case Western Reserve University, 2002
D.M., Ashland Theological Seminary, 2012

Mrs. Melody Wright
Lecturer of Nursing
Graduate Faculty Member
R.N., Trinity Health System School of Nursing, 1999
B.S.N., Ohio University, 2013
M.S.N., Franciscan University of Steubenville, 2016

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Dr. Feng Yu
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
Graduate Faculty Member
B.S., Northeastern University, 2005
M.S., Shandong University (China), 2008
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2013

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Dr. Rongyao (Gloria) Zhang
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance
Graduate Faculty Member
B.E., Huazhong University of Science and Technology
M.S., Old Dominion University, 2015
Ph.D., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2012
Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 2022