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Kent State University Catalog 2021-2022 1
UNIVERSITY FACULTYThe listing below represents full-time faculty at all Kent State campusesand locations who were employed at the start of the academic year. Thedate in parentheses following each name is the year in which the facultymember initially was hired at Kent State University.
College of Aeronautics and EngineeringFaculty
• Abdul-Aziz, Ali (2016), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Cleveland StateUniversity, 1985
• Armann, George (2015), Lecturer, B.S., Ohio University, 2006• Boergerhoff, Jason T. (2010), Associate Professor, M.S., University of
North Dakota, 2010• Boyd, Darwin L. (1983), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1991• Chen, Xuhui (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
University, 2019• Du, Yanhai (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Waikato,
2004• Fisch, Michael R. (1998), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Harvard College,
1982• Hassler, Richard P. (2018), Assistant Professor• Koptur, Evren (2003), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
2016• Kunda, Sarath C. (2014), Lecturer, M.D.S., Kent State University, 2015• LaBerge, Kelsen E. (2018), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 2009• Liu, Rui (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines,
2018• Lorenzon, Jason (2007), Assistant Professor, J.D., Cleveland State
University, 2007• Lu, Ye (2019), Assistant Professor, Purdue University, Ph.D., 2019• Mangrum, Richard L. (2003), Professor, Ed.D., Oklahoma State
University, 2003• Mirinejad, Hossein (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University Of
Louisville, 2016• Nettey, Richmond I. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., University of Houston-
Main Campus, 2000• Palcho, Timothy L. (2000), Professor, M.S., Mountain State University,
2009• Ripple, James E. (2008), Associate Professor, B.A., Kent State
University, 1991• Shen, Tao (2019), Assistant Professor• Shihab, Syed Arbab Mohd (2020), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Iowa
State University, 2020• Stringer, David B. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Virginia-Main Campus, 2008• Testa, Michael (2017), Lecturer, M.S.M., University of Akron, 1997• True, Trent (2004), Lecturer, M.Tech., Kent State University, 2007• Uribe-Rendon, Roberto M. (1990), Professor, Ph.D., National
Autonomous University of Mexico, 1986
College of Applied and Technical StudiesFaculty
• Alicea, Megan R. (2013), Lecturer, M.E.T. , Boise State University, 2015• Antenucci, Robert P. (2010), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2013• Baker, John J. (2012), Associate Lecturer, M.S., La Roche College,
1990• Banks, Kathleen C. (1990), Assistant Professor, M.S.N., West Virginia
University, 1985• Barcus, Laurie D. (2005), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., University of
Phoenix, 2006• Bears, Lorraine E. (1999), Senior Lecturer, M.Tech., Kent State
University, 2004• Beck, Stacy J. (2008), Senior Lecturer, M.P.H., Kent State University,
2004• Berlin, Kingsly T. (2013), Associate Lecturer, B.S., The Ohio State
University, 2005• Blake, Robert M. (2003), Assistant Professor, M.S., Duke University,
1994• Bonaduce, Samantha J. (2012), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 2015• Brindley, Lisa K. (1999), Senior Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State University,
1983• Brown, Marvine (2015), Lecturer, B.S.N., Kent State University, 2004• Burkholder, Maria R. (2006), Associate Lecturer, B.S., The Ohio State
University, 2001• Burnworth, Christina M. (1995), Lecturer, M.Tech., Kent State
University, 2006• Caldwell, Joy E. (2013), Lecturer• Cameron, Mary M. (2017), Lecturer, B.S., Kent State University, 2013• Carvalho, Carolyn J. (2004), Senior Lecturer, M.Tech., Kent State
University, 2007• Casey, Donna J. (2009), Lecturer, M.S.N., Walden University, 2009• Chen, Jie (2001), Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison,
1993• Courey, Tamra J. (1998), Associate Professor, D.N.P., Kent State
University, 2014• Czayka, Michael A. (1994), Senior Lecturer, M.Tech., Kent State
University, 2002• Douglass, Angela T. (2003), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., Youngstown State
University, 2003• Dragomir, Kelly A. (2012), Associate Lecturer, B.A., Kent State
University, 2010• Drugovich, Collette M. (2014), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Grand
Canyon University, 2014• Emens, Susan (1993), Associate Professor , M.A.E., Kent State
University, 2003• Ensminger-Stokes, Dawn E. (2011), Lecturer, M.S.N., University of
Akron, 2007• Freitas, Frances A. (1995), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2007• Fritz, Timothy E. (2003), Lecturer, M.Tech., Kent State University, 2017• Gialousis, Christine D. (2012), Lecturer• Ginal, Sharon L. (2006), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Ursuline College,
2002
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• Golden, Shawn D. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity, 2014
• Gump, Traci L. (2016), Lecturer, B.S., Ohio University, 2014• Hager, Deborah L. (2004), Associate Professor, M.S.N., Franciscan
University of Steubenville, 2004• Hancock, Darryl A. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Chatham
College, 2008• Harding, Mariann M. (2005), Professor, Ph.D., West Virginia University,
2013• Hoffman, Susan C. (1983), Assistant Professor, M.B.A., Wheeling
College, 1982• Iagulli, Margie B. (1997), Senior Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State University,
2002• Johnston, Kelly R. (2016), Lecturer, D.V.M., The Ohio State University,
1992• Jones, Tonnette S. (2013), Lecturer, M.S.N., Ursuline College, 2013• Kelly, Johnston R. (2016), Lecturer, D.V.M., The Ohio State University,
1992• Kiphart, Tiffany M. (2002), Senior Lecturer , B.S., Wilmington College
of Ohio, 1993• Koptur, Turan E. (2007), Lecturer, M.Tech., Kent State University, 2013• Leija, Lynn M. (2005), Senior Lecturer, B.S., Ohio University, 1991• Lickwar, Allisha (2017), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University, 2017• Main, Amy B. (2013), Assistant Professor, M.S.N., Indiana State
University, 2008• Majernik, John G. (2009), Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State University, 2012• Marshall, Shelley K. (1999), Associate Lecturer, M.Tech., Kent State
University, 2008• Martin-Bloodsaw, Charla (2018), Lecturer, B.A., Cleveland State
University, 1996• McEnroe-Petitte, Denise M. (1996), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Capella
University, 2014• Mermer, Robin J. (2014), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University, 2012• Morris, Lora J. (2003), Associate Professor, M.S.N., Ursuline College,
2002• Muscatello, Joseph R. (2004), Associate Professor, D.B.A., Cleveland
State University, 2002• Neuman, Jyotsna (1986), Assistant Professor , M.A.F.I.S., Cleveland
State University, 1981• Newman, Edward (1994), Assistant Professor, M.B.A., Ashland
University, 1994• Ossler, Robert L. (2011), Lecturer, M.S.N., University of Phoenix, 2010• Panthi, Dhruba (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Tokyo,
2014• Paternite, Judith S. (1995), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
2016• Pech, Sandra L. (2000), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2010• Peterson, Cynthia L. (1999), Senior Lecturer, M.P.H., Kent State
University, 2008• Rajagopal, Chitra P. (1993), Associate Professor, M.S., Youngstown
State University, 1992• Ratican, Sean P. (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University Of The
Cumberlands, 2019• Rempe, Rebecca D. (2010), Associate Lecturer, M.L.I.S., Kent State
Unviersity, 2017
• Rezaei, Dariush (1989), Associate Professor, M.S., University ofArkansas, 1988
• Ricketts, Janine M. (2016), Lecturer, M.S., D'Youville College, 1999• Rose, Stacy R. (2001), Associate Professor, M.S.N., Case Western
Reserve University, 2000• Schlosser, Elizabeth A. (1995), Associate Professor, B.S., Bowling
Green State University, 1989• Schmalzried, Robert J. (2017), Lecturer, M.S.Ed., Youngstown State
University, 2004• Schnurrenberger, Julia K. (2018), Lecturer, M.S.N., Indiana University-
Purdue University, 2008• Senita, Julie A. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2017• Sharma, Sankalp (2017), Assistant Professor• Stefka, Shelly L. (2013), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Walden University-
Baltimore, 2012• Steidl, Joan M. (2007), Associate Professor, M.A., John Carroll
University, 2007• Swoboda, Kathleen (2008), Associate Lecturer , L.S.M., Kent State
University, 2011• Totten, Christopher W. (2018), Assistant Professor, M.Arch., Catholic
University of America, 2009• Trebets, Edward (2016), Lecturer, M.Ed. , John Carroll University, 1998• Tu, Tsunghui (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Iowa State University,
2001• Upole, Daryl G. (1992), Associate Lecturer• Vanfossen, Jonathan S. (2007), Lecturer, M.Tech, Kent State
University, 2009• Ward, William C. (1988), Associate Professor, M.A., Kent State
University, 1997• Watson, Ruth A. (1989), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2004• Yakovac, Rebecca L. (2012), Lecturer, M.A., The Ohio State University,
1991• Zampino, Anthony C. (1998), Associate Lecturer, M.Tech., Kent State
University, 2003• Zarzour, Richard (2019), Lecturer
College of Architecture and EnvironmentalDesign Faculty
• Adamtey, Simon (2016), Assistant Professor• Bayramzadeh, Sara (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Florida, 2015• Bernal, Ivan A. (2018), Associate Professor, M.Arch., Southern
California Institute of Architecture, 2011• Brandner, Sara K. (2010), Lecturer, M.Tech., Kent State University,
2018• Cho, Ji Young (2010), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 2011• Coffman, Reid R. (2012), Associate Professor• Daniel, Ronn (2018), Associate Professor, M.Arch., University of
Illinois at Chicago, 1994• Davis-Sikora, Diane M. (1997), Associate Professor, M.Arch., Harvard
University Graduate & Professional School, 1995
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• Frederick, Charles M. (1996), Assistant Professor, M.L.A., University ofVirginia-Main Campus, 1998
• Hernandez, Keyla M. (2018), Assistant Professor• Hughes, David (1985), Professor, M.U.P., New York City College of
Technology, 1975• Jaminet, Jean J. (2017), Assistant Professor, M.Arch., Princeton
University, 2004• Karpinski, Joseph (1990), Senior Lecturer, M.Tech, Kent State
University, 2005• Lahrmer, Jill (2008), Assistant Professor, B.A., Bowling Green
University, 1999• Liu, Rui (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Colorado,
Denver, 2010• Lucak, Frederick W. (1986), Associate Professor, B.Arch., Kent State
University, 1990• Marshall, Cathy S. (2017), Associate Professor, M.L.A., Harvard
University Graduate and Professional School, 2003• Meshkani, Taraneh (2018), Assistant Professor, Harvard University
Graduate & Professional School, 2016• Mirando, Anthony M. (2013), Lecturer, M.S., Colorado State University,
2014• Onsarigo, Lameck M. (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Indiana State
University, 2016• Patel, Tina (2018), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Iowa State University ,
2016• Peters, Brian (2013), Assistant Professor, M.Arch., University of
Illinois-Chicago, 2005• Poustinchi, Mohammad Ebrahim (2017), Assistant Professor, M.Arch.,
University of California, Los Angeles, 2014• Robison, Elwin C. (1985), Professor, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1985• Rugare, Steven N. (1993), Associate Professor• Safley, Robert N. (2018), Assistant Professor, M.Arch., University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2013• Santos, Luis (2020), Assistant Professor• Sharag-Eldin, Adil M. (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
California-Berkeley, 1998• Sosa Fontaine, Andrea-Louise (2002), Assistant Professor• Stauffer, Thomas A. (1977), Professor, M.Arch., University of
Pennsylvania, 1976• Strand, Kathryn E. (2003), Associate Professor, M.Arch., University of
Pennsylvania, 2003• Stroh, Gregory S. (1998), Associate Professor, M.Arch., University of
Pennsylvania, 1996• Tippey, Brett D. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Universidad de
Navarra, 2011• Yoder, Jon (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of California-
Los Angeles, 2011
College of Arts and Sciences FacultyDepartment of Africana Studies Faculty
• Crawford, Charmaine M. (2019), Associate Professor, Ph.D., YorkUniversity, 2010
• Kumah-Abiwu, Felix (2015), Assistant Professor• Sunni-Ali, Asantewa (2016), Assistant Professor• Syed, Idris K. (1991), Associate Professor, M.Ed., Kent State
University, 2001
• Temu, M.L. Nambuo (1974), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity, 1976
Department of Anthropology Faculty• Bebber, Michelle R. (2019), Assistant Professor• Eren, Metin (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Southern Methodist
University, 2011• Lovejoy, Claude O. (1968), Distinguished Professor, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, 1970• Meindl, Richard (1979), Professor, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, 1979• Perusek, David J. (1998), Associate Professor, L.S.M., Kent State
University, 1989• Spurlock, Linda B. (1993), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2001• Stumpf-Carome, Jeanne M. (1994), Associate Professor, Ph.D.,
University of California, Berkeley, 1992• Takeshita, Rafaela S. (2019), Assistant Professor• Tosi, Anthony J. (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Columbia
University, 2000
Department of Biological Sciences Faculty• Bade, Darren L. (2006), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, 2004• Bagavandoss, Paul (1993), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1986• Bahlai, Christine (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University Of
Guelph, 2012• Bailey, Erin L. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
2001• Blackwood, Christopher B. (2006), Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State
University, 2001• Caldwell, Heather K. (2007), Professor, Ph.D., Georgia State University,
2004• Case, Andrea L. (2005), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Toronto, 2000• Chung, Wilson C. (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Amsterdam, 2003• Clements, Robert J. (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2004• Costello, David M. (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Notre Dame, 2010• Damron, Derek S. (2007), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1991• Dankovich, Daniel S. (2010), Lecturer• De Szalay, Ferenc A. (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
California, Berkeley, 1995• Delorme, Thierry A. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Lyon, 1997• Ding, Qunxing (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Beijing University of
Agriculture , 1994• Eichler, Sarah E. (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Tennessee, Knoxville• Eisermann, Kurtis (2002), Assistant Professor• Engohang-Ndong, Jean (2010), Associate Professor• Freeman, Ernest J. (1987), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1991
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• Gerbig, Donald G. (1996), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University ofTennessee, Knoxville, 1991
• Glass, David J. (1984), Professor• Grafton, Brian W. (1994), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2004• Groff, Chi-Hua (2009), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Wayne State
University, 1997• Gupta, Sanhita (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 1998• Hamilton, Robert (2005), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Rutgers, State
University of New Jersey, 2006• Hegmann, Elda (2011), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Laval University,
2003• Hoeh, Walter R. (1998), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1991• Huang, Songping D. (1998), Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State
University, 1993• Johnson, John D. (2007), Professor, Ph.D., University of Colorado,
Boulder, 2002• Kershner, Mark W. (1999), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1998• Kim, Min-Ho (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Toledo,
2002• Kim, Woo-Yang (2018), Associate Professor• Kinsman-Costello, Lauren E. (2013), Assistant Professor, Ph.D.,
Michigan State University, 2012• Kooijman, Edgar (1998), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Utrecht University,
2006• Koski, Gary K. (2010), Professor, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University,
1995• Kurokawa, Manabu (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Univ Of
Massachusetts Amherst, 2004• Lamichhaney, Sangeet (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Uppsala
University, 2016• Leff, Laura G. (1994), Professor & Department Chair, Ph.D., University
of Georgia, 1992• Lehnert, Matthew S. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Florida, 2010• Lovell, John A. (1995), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1993• Marcinkiewicz, Jennifer L. (1995), Associate Professor , Ph.D.,
University of Illinois at Chicago• McDonough, Jennifer A. (2006), Associate Professor• Meek, Leah M. (1995), Senior Lecturer• Model, Michael A. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1995• Mou, Xiaozhen (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Georgia, 2006• Mueller, Devin (2018), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Concordia
University, 2005• Naji, Josephine W. (1988), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1994• Novak-Barnett, Colleen M. (2009), Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State
University, 1999• Piet, Richard (2019), Assistant Professor• Piontkivska, Olena (2005), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Pennsylvania
State University, 2003
• Popescu, Daniela C. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., VanderbiltUniversity, 2006
• Redfearn, James C. (2006), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity, 2016
• Rocha, Oscar J. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Penn StateUniversity, 1990
• Russell, Mary A. (2003), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio StateUniversity, 1996
• Smith, Gregory A. (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University ofOklahoma, 2007
• Steele, Louise (2012), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Case WesternReserve University, 2002
• Stone, Jonathan F. (2003), Associate Professor, B.S., University ofAkron, 1985
• Tinkler, Gregory P. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Wake ForestUniversity, 2005
• Vash, Sarah R. (2004), Senior Lecturer, M.S., Kent State University,2003
• Veney, Sean L. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University ofVirginia, Main Campus, 2000
• Vijayaraghavan, Srinivasan (1997), Professor• Ward, David (2015), Professor, Ph.D., University of KwaZulu-Natal,
1988• Zhu, Haiyan (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Kentucky,
2006
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty• Abeysirigunawardena, Sanjaya C. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D.,
Wayne State University, 2008• Abraham, Ann C. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Pittsburgh, 1983• Basu, Soumitra (2005), Professor, Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University,
1997• Bowers, David J. (2013), Associate Professor• Bunge, Scott D. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of
Technology, 2001• Burns, Andrew (1994), Professor, Ph.D., Brown University, 1990• Cubon-Bell, Valerie A. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Princeton
University, 2008• Datta, Bansidhar (2000), Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-
Lincoln, 1989• Ding, Tang (2006), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Akron,
2006• Dunietz, Barry (2012), Associate Professor• Earley, Clarke W. (1995), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Illinois-Urbana, 1987• Ekanayake, Sujeewani K. (2012), Associate Professor• Fouad, Farid S. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Northeastern
University, 2003• Friedrich, Dirk (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Universitat Leipzig,
2013• Hegmann, Torsten (2011), Professor , Ph.D., Martin Luther University,
2001• Jaroniec, Mietek (1988), Professor, D.S., Marie Curie Sklodowska
University
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• Konar, Arkaprabha (2019), Assistant Professor, 2019, Michigan StateUniversity, 2015
• Leslie, Margaret R. (2004), Professor, Ph.D., Rhodes University, 1995• Mao, Hanbin (2005), Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2003• Mighion, Jeffrey D. (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Princeton
University, 2014• Motry, Douglas H. (1996), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State
University, 1996• Pal Chaudhuri, Urmila (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Indian
Institute of Technology Madras, 2004• Palffy-Muhoray, Peter (1987), Professor• Perera, Roshinee S. (2013), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Akron, 2011• Seed, Alexander J. (1996), Associate Professor• Shen, Hao (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Cornell University, 2015• Stroup, Diane (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1992• Subramanian, Pritha (2006), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2013• Tandon, Santokh S. (2004), Professor, Ph.D., Guru Nanak Dev
University, 1979• Tubergen, Michael J. (1995), Professor, Ph.D., University of Chicago,
1991• Wang, Zhiqiang (2007), Professor• Zheng, Yaorong (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Utah,
2011
Department of Computer Science Faculty• Allouzi, Maha A. (2013), Lecturer• Bansal, Arvind K. (1988), Professor, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
University, 1985• Dragan, Feodor F. (2000), Professor, Ph.D., Belarus State University• Guan, Qiang (2018), Assistant Professor, M.S., University of North
Texas, 2008• Guercio, Angela (1999), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2004• Jin, Ruoming (2005), Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001• Kim, JungYoon (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Penn State
University, 2014• Kim, Kwangtaek (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University,
2010• Kim, Jong-Hoon (2017), Assistant Professor• Lian, Xiang (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Hong Kong University
Of Science and Technology, 2009• Lu, Cheng-Chang (1988), Professor, Ph.D., Southern Methodist
University, 1988• Maha, Allouzi A. (2013), Lecturer• Maletic, Jonathan I. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., Wayne State University,
1995• Nesterenko, Mikhail (1998), Professor, Ph.D., Kansas State University,
1998• Peyravi, Hassan M. (1985), Professor, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma,
1995• Samba, Augustine S. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., University of Liverpool,
1983
• Sharma, Gokarna (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Louisiana StateUniversity, 2014
• Younghun, Chae (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Unviersity ofRhode Island, 2017
• Zhao, Ye (2006), Professor, Ph.D., State University of New York, StonyBrook, 2006
Department of English Faculty• Abuzeid, Ayham (2007), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 2010• Baker, Alexis M. (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, Stark Campus, 2016• Bice, Deborah M. (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 1995• Bowers, Abigail L. (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, Main Campus, 1997• Bowles, Noelle K. (2001), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Miami, 1996• Bracher, Mark F. (1985), Professor, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1981• Brodsky, Adam H. (2008), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 2011• Byrne, Peter M. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
California, Irvine, 2004• Canacci, James E. (1995), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Youngstown State
University, 1995• Christen-Syed, Shannon L. (2010), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent
State University, 2004• Chu, Alan (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Arizona,
2017• Ciuba, Gary M. (1986), Professor, Ph.D., Fordham University, 1986• Clewell, Tammy (2000), Professor, Ph.D., Florida State University, 2000• Cunningham, Jennifer M. (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent
State University, 2012• Dallacheisa, Tony G. (2008), Lecturer, M.A., Ohio University, 2008• Daniels, Martha E. (2010), Associate Professor, Ed.D., Walden
University, 2008• Dauterich, Edward (1997), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2006• Davis Patterson, Kathy S. (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio
State University, 1999• Devore, Elizabeth E. (2010), Associate Lecturer, M.A., New Mexico
Highlands University, 2009• Dugas, Don-John (2005), Professor, Ph.D., Penn State University, 1999• Dunmire, Patricia L. (1995), Professor, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon
University, 1995• Elder, Dolores M. (2009), Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University, 2010• Ellis, Marnie K. (2003), Associate Lecturer, M.F.A., Bowling Green State
University, 1999• Erritouni, Ali (2005), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Miami,
2004• George, Barbara E. (2011), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2018• Hamrick, Phillip M. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Georgetown
University, 2013• Harrington, Kristine (2016), Lecturer, M.A., Youngstown State
University, 1995
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• Harrison, Denise A. (2005), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Miami University,2001
• Hayes, Amanda (2016), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Ohio University,2015
• Hediger, Ryan R. (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University ofOregon, 2005
• Hendrickx, Jessy A. (2015), Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University, 2002• Huot, Brian A. (2004), Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, 1988• Jones, Jessica M. (2016), Lecturer, University Of Montana, 2014• King, Robert J. (1998), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Indiana University-
Bloomington, 1998• Krishnan, Uma S. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2014• Lieske, Pamela J. (1997), Professor, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, 1996• Lloyd, Keith S. (2002), Professor, Ph.D., University of Louisville, 1996• Lyons, Janet L. (2010), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University,
2011• Lyons, Jo-Leigh (1991), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University,
1996• MacLure, Jennifer (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 2017• Martinez, Ann M. (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Kansas, 2014• Mechenbier, Mahli X. (1996), Senior Lecturer, J.D., University of Akron,
2002• Metz, John (2010), Senior Lecturer, M.A., University of Toledo, 1985• Miller, Ryan T. (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon
University, 2013• Mokros, Molly M. (2009), Lecturer, M.A., New York University, 2002• Moneysmith, Jayne A. (1996), Associate Professor• Myers, Joshua R. (2019), Lecturer, Ph.D., Louisianna State University,
2019• Neaderhiser, Stephen E. (2009), Assistant Professor, M.A., University
of Kansas, 2004• Neiderman, Beverly A. (1990), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Bowling Green
State University, 1980• Orr, Katherine M. (1990), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2010• Pate, Corey M. (2007), Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State University, 2005• Patterson, G. R. (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Miami University,
2013• Piccirillo-Smith, Linda A. (1983), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 1980• Prescott, Renate W. (1993), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Bowling Green
State University, 1990• Raabe, Wesley (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Virginia, Main Campus, 2006• Remley, Dirk R. (1990), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2010• Rilling, Sarah E. (2002), Professor, Ph.D., Northern Arizona University,
1998• Robinson, Carol L. (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Georgia, 1994• Roman, Christopher M. (1997), Professor, Ph.D., University of
Alabama, 2004• Rooks, Mary A. (2005), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Mexico, 2004
• Rozner, Debbie L. (2010), Senior Lecturer, M.Ed., George WashingtonUniversity, 2004
• Sainato, Susan M. (1987), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2002• Sanders, Michael T. (1995), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2006• Schauffler, Charlene M. (1991), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 1994• Shaker, Bonnie J. (2013), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 1998• Shank, Matthew A. (1983), Senior Lecturer, M.A., University of Akron,
1982• Simpson, Barry H. (2009), Lecturer, M.Ed., Cleveland State University,
2001• Sloan, Jay D. (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Marquette University,
1999• Smith, Jeanne R. (1998), Senior Lecturer, M.A., State University of
New York, Binghamton, 1986• Sturr, Robert D. (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Southern California, 1998• Takayoshi, Pamela D. (2004), Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University,
Purdue University Indianapolis, 1995• Trogdon, Robert W. (1997), Professor, Ph.D., University of South
Carolina-Columbia, 1996• Uhrig, Mindy D. (2006), Associate Lecturer, M.A., University of Indiana,
Bloomington, 1994• Van Ittersum, Derek (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Illinois - Urbana, 2008• Vogel, Lauren A. (2001), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 2005• Wetzl, Ana M. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, 2011• Willey, Nicole L. (1997), Professor, Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2003• Wing, Catherine (2010), Associate Professor, M.F.A., University of
Washington, 2004• Winkler, Kyle M. (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Pittsburgh, 2018• Winter, James P. (2008), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Kent State
University, 2012• Wollenzier, Michele M. (2005), Associate Lecturer, M.A.T., Kent State
University, 2003
Department of Geography Faculty• Amey, Katherine S. (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2011• Assal, Timothy J. (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Colorado State
University, 2015• Bhungalia, Lisa (2017), Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Syracuse
University, 2013• Cromley, Gordon A. (2013), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2019• Kaplan, David H. (1995), Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,
Madison, 1991• Lee, Jay (1991), Professor, Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 1989• Lee, Cameron C. (2008), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2014• Mapes, Jennifer E. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Southern California, 2009
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• Parylak, Rebecca P. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Texas StateUniversity, San Marcos, 2010
• Post, Christopher (2008), Professor, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2006• Scholl, Andrew E. (2013), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Penn State
University, 2008• Smiley, Sarah L. (2010), Professor, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2007• Tyner, James A. (1997), Professor, Ph.D., University of Southern
California, 1995• Widner, Emariana S. (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Texas State
University, 2009• Yin, He (2019), Assistant Professor
Department of Geology Faculty• Clement, Susanne M. (1995), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2005• Gallagher, Timothy M. (2020), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Michigan, 2016• Hacker, David B. (1989), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1998• Jefferson, Anne (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Oregon State
University, 2006• Ortiz, Joseph D. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., Oregon State University,
1995• Rowan, Christopher (2013), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Southampton, 2006• Schweitzer, Carrie E. (1994), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
2000• Singer, David M. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Stanford
University, 2008• Singh, Kuldeep (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Texas
at Austin, 2013• Taylor, Eric S. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 2012• Tessin, Allyson (2020), Assistant Professor, Ph.D, University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2016• Wells, Neil A. (1984), Professor, Ph.D., University of Michigan-Ann
Arbor, 1984• Williams, Jeremy C. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts, Boston, 2014
Department of History Faculty• Bindas, Kenneth J. (1995), Professor, Ph.D., University of Toledo, 1988• Crawford, Matthew J. (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
California, San Diego, 2009• Grahn, Lance R. (2015), Professor, Ph.D., Duke University, 1986• Gruenwald, Kim M. (1995), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Colorado, Boulder, 1994• Hartline, Todd A. (1992), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2006• Hayashi, Brian M. (2016), Professor, Ph.D., University of California, Los
Angeles, 1990• Heaphy, Leslie A. (1995), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Toledo, 1995• Heiss, Mary A. (1992), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1991• Keefer, Bradley S. (1987), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2006
• Li, Hongshan (1993), Professor, Ph.D., University of Missouri,Columbia, 1992
• Menning, Ralph R. (2006), Assistant Professor• Parsons, Elaine (2017), Professor, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University,
2000• Scarnecchia, Timothy L. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University
of Michigan, 1994• Seelye, James E. (2010), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Toledo, 2010• Sergi, Molly M. (1991), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2015• Smith-Pryor, Elizabeth M. (2001), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey, 2001• Starkey, Lindsay J. (2012), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 2012• Steigmann-Gall, Richard A. (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D.,
University of Toronto, 1999• Strate, Shane (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 2009• Thyret, Isolde R. (1994), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Washington, 1992• Wamsley, Esther S. (2005), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1998
Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty• Adams, Lynn (2007), Senior Lecturer, M.S., University of Akron, 2007• Ahuja, Om P. (2000), Professor, Ph.D., University of Khartoum, 1981• Alexopoulos, John K. (1994), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1992• Allouba, Hassan A. (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Cornell
University, 1996• Altobelli, Joseph A. (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1996• Andaloro, Paul J. (1994), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1989• Andriyevskyy, Volodymyr (2000), Professor, Ph.D., Institute of
Mathematics of Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, 1986• Barb, Cynthia M. (1990), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1997• Chebotar, Mikhail (2006), Professor, Ph.D., Moscow State University,
1999• Das, Lovejoy S. (1989), Professor, Ph.D., University of Lucknow, 1979• Davidson, Morley A. (1996), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Michigan, 1995• de la Cruz Cabrera, Omar (2016), Assistant Professor• Dhaher, Yaser Y. (1989), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2007• Di Alesandro, Jack J. (1983), Associate Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State
University, 1989• Dinh, Hai Q. (2004), Professor, Ph.D., Ohio University, 2003• Gagola, Stephen M. (1982), Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,
Madison, 1974• Gordon, Peter (2017), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Moscow University,
1999• He, Min (1995), Professor• Hovhannisyan, Gro (2003), Professor, Ph.D., Yerevan State University,
1990
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• Hrubik-Vulanovic, Tatjana (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., KentState University, 2013
• Jahangiri, Jay M. (1994), Professor, Ph.D., University of York, 1986• Kasturiarachi, Aloysius Bathi B. (1995), Associate Professor• Khan, Mohammad K. (1981), Professor, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
University, 1980• Kover, Janice S. (1996), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2001• Kracht, Darci L. (1984), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2011• Kratky, Joseph J. (2005), Associate Lecturer, M.S., Kent State
University, 2011• Laux, Tracy A. (1990), Senior Lecturer, B.S., Kent State University,
1990• Lewis, Mark L. (1996), Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,
Madison, 1995• Li, Jing (2003), Associate Professor, Ph.D., New York University, 2002• Li, Jun (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2013• Lochmueller, Kerri K. (2005), Lecturer, M.S., Youngstown State
University, 2008• Meyer, Lorree L. (1994), Associate Lecturer, B.S., Kent State University,
1993• Mikusa, Michael (1987), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1993• Mocioalca, Oana (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Florida, 2002• Muckridge, Nicole A. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2017• Mulqueeny, Ellen S. (2005), Associate Professor, M.S., Cleveland State
University, 1993• Najafi, Mahmoud (1995), Professor, Ph.D., Wichita State University,
1994• Nazarov, Fedor L. (2011), Professor• Osikiewicz, Beth-Allyn (1994), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2000• Osikiewicz, Jeffrey A. (1990), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1997• Palocyi, Frank J. (1991), Lecturer• Perera, Vicumpriya S. (1998), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Purdue
University, 1993• Pham, Tuyet D. (1988), Senior Lecturer, M.S., University of Akron, 1988• Polanski, Teresa S. (1987), Senior Lecturer, M.A.T., Kent State
University, 1994• Rajaram, Rajeev (2008), Professor, Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2005• Reed, Beverly M. (1986), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2007• Reichel, Lothar (1991), Professor, Ph.D., University of Stockholm, 1982• Ruchotzke, Randy L. (1994), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Iowa State
University, 1986• Ruff, Oliver (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Oregon,
2002• Ryabogin, Dmitry (2007), Professor, Ph.D., University of Jerusalem,
2001• Sharp, Mary Theresa L. (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2014• Smithies, Laura A. (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Utah, 1997
• Soprunova, Evgenia (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University ofToronto, 2002
• Stadden, Jared M. (2013), Lecturer, M.B.A., Kent State University, 2012• Taha, Nader F. (1990), Associate Lecturer, M.S., Tennessee State
University, 1989• Trehan, Dawn M. (2019), Assistant Professor, M.S., Case Western
Reserve, 1996• Tsai, Tsung-Heng (2019), Assistant Professor• Vezvaei, Mahbobeh (1983), Professor, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
University, 1987• Vorhauer, Ulrike M. (2001), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Ulm, 1996• Vulanovic, Relja (1992), Professor, Ph.D., University of Novi Sad, 1986• Wakita, Hideki (1998), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University,
2002• Wallach, Tracy A. (1984), Senior Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State University,
1989• White, Donald L. (1989), Professor, Ph.D., Yale University, 1987• Wright, Brian M. (1998), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2007• Yu, Gang (2006), Associate Professor, Ed.D., University of Georgia,
2000• Zheng, Xiaoyu (2006), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2006• Zvavitch, Artem (2004), Professor, Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of
Science, 2002
Department of Modern and Classical Language StudiesFaculty
• Angelone, Erik (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University ofHeidelberg, 2006
• Baer, Brian J. (1996), Professor, Ph.D., Yale University, 1996• Bell, Sharon M. (1990), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Brown University,
1987• Bilali, Loubna (2008), Assistant Professor• Brett-Paez, Maria C. (2009), Lecturer, M.A., Kent State Unviersity, 2013• Bystrova-McIntyre, Tatyana (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent
State University, 2012• Carduner, Jessie (1998), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Pittsburgh, 1998• Carl, Michael (2018), Professor• Castaneda-Vise, Daniel A. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., West
Virginia University, 2007• Chism, Rebecca L. (1999), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Florida State
University, 2000• De Julio, MaryAnn (1986), Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1979• Dzero, Irina (2010), Assistant Professor• Ehrman, Radd K. (1982), Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois-
Chicago, 1982• Fatchet-McGee, Lori L. (1995), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 1997• Gallagher, Patrick L. (2001), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Iowa, 1997• Gee, Jacqueline L. (2009), Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State University, 2016• Hall, Jennifer E. (2008), Lecturer, M.Ed., University of Akron, 2015
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• Harvey, Brian K. (1999), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University ofMichigan, Ann Arbor, 1998
• Harvey, Sarah M. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., University of Michigan, AnnArbor, 1999
• Hermosilla, Luis G. (1994), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio StateUniversity, 1994
• Koby, Geoffrey S. (1994), Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,Madison, 1992
• Lacruz, Isabel (1998), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity, 2005
• Larson, Jennifer L. (1992), Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992
• Libbon, Stephanie E. (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The OhioState University, 2000
• McGee, Lori L. (1995), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent State Unviersity,1997
• Nehring, Lawrence J. (2008), Associate Lecturer, M.S., University ofRochester, 1991
• Rivera, Olga I. (1999), Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1998• Romero-Gonzalez, Mariana (2009), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent
State University, 2012• Rossoll, Hildegard M. (1988), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Washington
University in St. Louis, 1991• Sato, Paula K. (2009), Associate Professor• Shiyab, Said M. (2014), Professor• Shuman, Mason P. (2005), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 2006• Siciarz, Stephanie J. (2012), Lecturer, M.A., Johns Hopkins University,
2007• Subak, Leah L. (1994), Assistant Professor• Talentino, Kimberly L. (2007), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 1991• Tanaka, Eriko (2010), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Bowling Green State
University, 2001• Trzeciak Huss, Joanna (2006), Associate Professor• Vickery, Steve C. (1997), Lecturer, B.A., Kent State University, 1998• Washbourne, Richard K. (2003), Professor, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts-Amherst, 2002• Yu, Hui (2012), Associate Lecturer• Zaldivar, Maria E. (2007), Professor, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
University, 1991
Department of Philosophy Faculty• Aldea, Andreea S. (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Emory University,
2012• Barnbaum, Deborah R. (1997), Professor, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, 1996• Fernandez, Anthony (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
South Florida, 2016• Garchar, Kimberly K. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Oregon, 2006• Ikuenobe, Polycarp A. (1997), Professor, Ph.D., Wayne State University,
1993• Kim, Jung-Yeup (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Hawaii-Manoa, 2008
• Pereplyotchik, David (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., CityUniversity of New York Graduate Center, 2012
• Ryan, Frank X. (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Emory University,1996
• Smith, Deborah C. (1997), Professor, Ph.D., University of Washington,2003
• Uher, Clarence G. (1993), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Cleveland StateUniversity, 1991
• Zavota, Gina (2003), Associate Professor, Ph.D., State University ofNew York-Stony Brook, 2003
Department of Physics Faculty• Almasan, Carmen C. (1995), Professor, Ph.D., University of South
Carolina, 1989• Antocheviz Dexheimer Strickland, Veronica A. (2013), Associate
Professor, Ph.D., Goethe Universitat, 2009• Balci, Hamza (2009), Professor, Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2004• Barrick, John M. (1988), Associate Lecturer, Ed.S., Kent State
University, 1988• Driscoll, Donald D. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 2004• Dzero, Maxim (2010), Associate Professor• Ellman, Brett D. (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Chicago, 1993• Fregoso, Benjamin (2017), Assistant Professor• Katramatou, A. Mina T. (1996), Professor, Ph.D., American University,
1988• Keane, Declan F. (1988), Professor, Ph.D., University College of Dublin• Lavrentovich, Oleg D. (1992), Trustees Research Professor, Kiev
University, 1990• Li, Ran (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, 2007• Lussem, Bjorn (2014), Associate Professor• Mann, Elizabeth K. (1998), Professor, Ph.D., University of Paris, 1992• Margetis, Spyridon (1997), Professor, Ph.D., Goethe Universitat, 1991• Minnick, Stephen A. (2003), Professor & Assistant Dean, Ph.D.,
Pennsylvania State University, 2003• Petratos, Gerassimos G. (1994), Professor, Ph.D., American University,
1988• Portman, John J. (2003), Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois,
Urbana, 2000• Quader, Khandker F. (1990), Professor, Ph.D., State University of New
York-Stony Brook, 1983• Schmidt, Thorsten-Lars (2019), Assistant Professor• Schroeder, Almut (2001), Associate Professor• Secaur, Jonathan M. (1980), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1994• Selinger, Jonathan V. (2005), Professor, Ph.D., Harvard College, 1989• Selinger, Robin L. (2005), Professor, Ph.D., Harvard College, 1989• Sprunt, Samuel N. (1995), Professor, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, 1989• Strickland, Michael (2013), Professor, Ph.D., Duke University, 1997• Vanfossen, Joseph A. (2004), Assistant Professor• Wei, QI-Huo (2006), Professor• Yang, Deng-Ke (1989), Professor, Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa,
1989
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• Yokoyama, Hiroshi (2009), Professor, Ph.D., Tokyo InternationalUniversity, 1987
Department of Political Science Faculty• Banks, Christopher P. (2006), Professor, Ph.D., University of Virginia,
1995• Barnes, Andrew S. (2001), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Princeton
University, 1999• Bhungalia, Lisa (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Syracuse
University, 2013• Boyd-Swan, Casey (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Arizona State
University, 2015• Carbonell, Joel R. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
California, Riverside, 2007• Cassell, Mark K. (1998), Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,
Madison, 1998• Chand, Daniel E. (2016), Associate Professor• Claassen, Ryan L. (2005), Professor, Ph.D., University of California-
Davis, 2005• Ensley, Michael J. (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Duke University,
2002• Hawes, Daniel P. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, Main Campus, 2008• Nickels, Ashley E. (2016), Associate Professor• Paar-Jakli, Gabriella (1991), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2010• Stacher, Joshua A. (2008), Associate Professor
Department of Psychological Sciences Faculty• Ben-Porath, Yossef S. (1990), Professor, Ph.D., University of
Minnesota, Twin Cities, 1989• Betz, Brian D. (1991), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Ohio University, 1987• Blasiman, Rachael N. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case
Western Reserve University, 2010• Ciesla, Jeffrey (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University at Albany,
SUNY, 2004• Ciesla, Shannon N. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2013• Coifman, Karin G. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Columbia
University, 2008• Cremeans-Smith, Julie K. (1998), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2004• DeCapito, Alberta L. (1985), Senior Lecturer• Dunlosky, John T. (2004), Professor, Ph.D., University of Washington,
1993• Evey, Julie A. (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
1998• Flessner, Christopher A. (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University
of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2008• Folk, Jocelyn R. (1999), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
South Carolina, Columbia, 1997• Fresco, David M. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, 1999• Galati, Ashley R. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Kentucky, 2013• Gere, Judith (2013), Associate Professor
• Grau, Josefina M. (1994), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University ofIllinois, Chicago, 1992
• Gunstad, John J. (2005), Professor, Ph.D., Ohio University, 2002• Himmelstein, Mary S. (2019), Assistant Professor• Hughes, Joel W. (2003), Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University,
2001• Jasnow, Aaron (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Georgia State
University, 2002• Jones, Bryan A. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., State University of
New York, Stony Brook, 2007• Joynes, Robin L. (2000), Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Main
Campus, 1998• Keiller, Scott W. (1989), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1997• Larwin, David A. (1985), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University,
1989• Lechner, William (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Oklahoma State
University, 2015• Merriman, William E. (1985), Professor, Ph.D., University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities, 1984• Miller, Eric D. (1999), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa,
1999• Moore, Zachariah (2003), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2006• Neal-Barnett, Angela M. (1989), Professor, Ph.D., DePaul University,
1988• Sato, Amy F. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2009• Sciartelli, Sharon M. (2007), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
1995• Sefcek, Jon A. (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Arizona, 2007• Shepherd, James B. (1986), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1996• Spitznagel, Mary Beth (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Ohio
University, 2003• Tabak, Melanie A. (2003), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2008• Taber, Jennifer M. (2016), Assistant Professor• Thompson, Clarissa A. (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio
State University, 2008• Tkacz, Sharon (1993), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Bowling Green State
University, 1981• Tomich, Patricia L. (1994), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2000• Updegraff, Alanna S. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
California, Los Angeles, 2003• Updegraff, John A. (2004), Professor, Ph.D., University of California,
Los Angeles, 2002• Was, Christopher A. (2005), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Utah, 2005• Weigold, Arne (2019), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Texas Tech
University, 2008• Wildman, Beth G. (1982), Professor, Ph.D., University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1977
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Department of Sociology Faculty• Berard, Timothy J. (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Boston
University, 2001• Bergin, Tiffany (2013), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Cambridge, 2011• Bloch, Katrina R. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., North Carolina
State University, 2009• Callanan, Valerie (2005), Professor• Campbell, Beth A. (2005), Professor, Ph.D., University of Akron, 2018• Catto, Rebecca (2016), Assistant Professor• Chopko, Brian A. (2007), Professor, Ph.D., University of Akron, 2007• Drinkard, Allyson M. (2000), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2012• Drum, Marna C. (2003), Senior Lecturer, M.A., University of Akron,
1994• Dum, Christopher (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University at
Albany, SUNY, 2014• Fisk, Susan R. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Stanford University,
2015• Foster, Michelle L. (2010), Associate Professor, M.A., Kent State
University, 2011• Gallagher, Mary N. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2012• Gibson, Gregory C. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Purdue
University, 2008• Globokar, Julie L. (2011), Associate Professor, University of Illinois at
Chicago• Goar, Carla D. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, 2000• Graff, David R. (1994), Senior Lecturer, M.S., Mercyhurst College, 1984• Haas, Anne E. (1996), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 2005• Jones, Adrian M. (2001), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2012• Kalkhoff, William W. (2002), Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2002• Kessler, David A. (1995), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University• Kunkle, Susan M. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2011• Leveto, Jessica A. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2012• Licuanan-Galela, Maria N. (1995), Associate Professor, Ph.D.,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1995• Lowery, Allen (2014), Assistant Professor• Marcussen, Kristen A. (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Iowa, 2000• Mastriacovo, Paul A. (1982), Senior Lecturer, J.D., University of Akron,
1978• Nasheri, Hedieh (1990), Professor, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve, 1992• Owens, Timothy J. (2010), Professor, Ph.D., University of Minnesota-
Twin Cities, 1988• Pai, Manacy (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Florida State
University, 2008• Pollock, Joshua W. (2014), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Akron, 2014• Purifoye, Gwendolyn (2014), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Loyola
University Chicago, 2014
• Rawlings, Lynette M. (2007), Senior Lecturer, M.P.A., Kent StateUniversity, 2006
• Ray, Kasey (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Akron,2015
• Robison, Kristenne M. (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., SyracuseUniversity, 2010
• Rose, Lydia (2010), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University, 1997• Rose, Norman R. (2007), Associate Professor• Roxburgh, Susan J. (1994), Professor, Ph.D., University of Toranto,
1994• Schiller, J. Zach (2006), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
California, Davis, 2005• Shura, Robin A. (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve, 2010• Solomon, Starr (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Nebraska Omaha, 2018• Spates, Kamesha (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, Corpus Christi, 2009• Stacey, Clare L. (2006), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
California, Davis, 2004• Taylor, Tiffany L. (2008), Professor, Ph.D., North Carolina State
University at Raleigh, 2008• Tontodonato, Pamela (1987), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Pennsylvania, 1986• Vander Horst, Anthony (2011), Associate Professor, The Ohio State
University, 2012• Wilson, Mary G. (1998), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2010
School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences andHumanities Faculty
• Holt, Suzanne L. (1984), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1994• Kessler, Chaya (2009), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Youngstown State
University, 2005• Odell-Scott, David (1990), Professor, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1989• Paar Conroy, Amanda M. (2013), Associate Professor, J.D., Cleveland
State University, 2005• Peterson, Mary S. (2016), Assistant Professor, J.D., Bowling Green
State University, 1987• Vachon, Lauren (2012), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Kent State
University, 2013
School of Peace and Conflict Studies Faculty• Arai, Tatsushi (2019), Associate Professor• Bleak, Jacquelyn K. (2014), Lecturer, M.S., George Mason University,
2012• Cunningham, Karen D. (1990), Professor, J.D., Washington and Lee
University, 1986• Hancock, Landon E. (2006), Professor, Ph.D., George Mason
University, 2003• Koopman, Sara (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of British
Columbia, 2012• Solomon, Johanna A. (2017), Assistant Professor
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College of Business AdministrationFacultyDepartment of Accounting Faculty
• Fang, Shunlan (2014), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Temple University,2013
• Laksmana, Indrarini V. (2004), Professor, Ph.D., Georgia StateUniversity, 2004
• Li, Wei (2006), Associate Professor• Nett, Malinda B. (2009), Associate Professor, M.Tax., University of
Akron, 1995• Rose, John M. (2003), Associate Lecturer, M.B.A., Kent State
University, 1994• Sellers, R. Drew (2011), Associate Professor, D.M., Case Western
Reserve University, 2008• Tietz, Wendy M. (2000), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 2007• Zhang, R.Z. (2020), Assistant Professor
Department of Economics Faculty• Bagheri, Omid (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, 2017• Barnette, Justin (2011), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2012• Dechenaux, Emmanuel (2004), Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University,
2004• ElBahnasawy, Nasr G. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Colorado
State University, 2008• Ellis, Michael A. (1990), Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Main
Campus, 1991• Engelhardt, Lucas M. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio
State University, 2010• Greenhalgh-Stanley, Nadia (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D.,
Syracuse University, 2009• Harris, Jeremiah R. (2014), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Purdue
University, 2014• Hayduk, Iryna (2014), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Houston, 2014• Johnson, Eric D. (2005), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
California, San Diego , 1997• Kang, Wensheng (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Missouri, 2009• Leontieva, Ludmila (2007), Assistant Professor• Liu, Dandan (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M University,
Main Campus, 2005• Mukherjee, Deepraj (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Memphis, 2010• Park, Jooyoun (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Michigan, 2009• Reynolds, Curtis (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Michigan, 2007• Sahajdack, Thomas (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Illinois, 2016• Shaeye, Abdihafit (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2017
Department of Finance Faculty• Baran, Lindsay C. (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
North Carolina, Charlotte, 2010• Beier, Lois J. (1985), Associate Professor, J.D., University of Akron,
1980• Billik, William M. (2009), Assistant Professor• Deng, Saiying (2019), Associate Professor• Pelleg, David S. (2018), Lecturer• Pu, Xiaoling X. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, 2008• Shynkevich, Andrei (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Louisiana State
University, 2009• Via, Marc (2014), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Alabama,
2014
Department of Management Information SystemsFaculty
• Akpan, Ikpe A. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., LancasterUniversity, 2006
• Arikan, Asli M. (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio StateUniversity, 2004
• Arikan, Ilgaz (2014), Associate Professor• Berardi, Victor L. (1993), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1998• Blundell, Gregory E. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
2015• Brandyberry, Alan A. (2000), Associate Professor, D.B.A., Southern
Illinois University, Carbondale, 1995• Datta, Pratim (2007), Professor, Ph.D., Louisiana State University,
2003• Derubertis, Diane E. (2008), Associate Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State
University, 1983• Dragan, Natalia (2003), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2010• Duchon, Michael S. (2000), Assistant Professor, Ed.D., Nova
Southeastern University, 2012• Gomez, Claudia (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., New Mexico State
University, 2012• Hodeghatta, Umesh (2019), Associate Professor• Hogue, Mary B. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., University of Akron, 2000• Knapp, Deborah K. (1992), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1994• Kwak, Dong-Heon (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2014• Landingham, Velvet L. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case
Western Reserve University, 2004• Levashina, Julia (2008), Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University, 2005• Patuwo, Eddy B. (1988), Professor, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University, 1989• Polites, Greta L. (2012), Associate Professor• Porr, Dean A. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Regent University,
2004• Razavi, Rouzbeh (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Essex, 2008• Riczo, Steve (2014), Lecturer, M.H.A., Xavier University, 1982• Shanker, Murali S. (1990), Professor
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• Steinberg, Geoffrey (1991), Associate Professor, Ph.D., TempleUniversity, 1991
• Vaneet, Vaneet (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University ofJammu, 2018
• Whitmore, Mark D. (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio StateUniversity, 1985
• Wu, Chaojiang (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University ofCincinnati, 2013
Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship Faculty• Bridges, Eileen (1994), Professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1987• Daniels, Ellen P. (1981), Associate Lecturer, M.B.A., Baldwin-Wallace
College, 1979• Easterling, Denise M. (2009), Lecturer, M.B.A., Ashland University,
2006• Grimm, Pamela E. (1992), Professor, Ph.D., State University of New
York, Buffalo, 1993• Groening, Christopher (2013), Associate Professor• Heidler, Mary R. (2011), Associate Lecturer, M.B.A., American
University, 1995• Hisrich, Robert D. (2015), Professor, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati,
1971• Hsieh, Meng-Hua (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Washington, 2013• Jewell, Robert D. (2004), Professor, Ph.D., Ohio University, 1999• Knapp-Blay, Kelly A. (2016), Lecturer, Bowling Green State University,
1997• Lee, Denise M. (2009), Associate Lecturer, M.B.A., Ashland University,
2006• Liu, Kun (2018), Assistant Professor• Marks, Lawrence J. (1986), Professor, Ph.D., Penn State University• Mayo, Michael A. (1985), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1984• Mohammadi Darani, Milad (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Texas
A&M University, Main Camp, 2019• Sokira, Walter J. (2003), Lecturer, M.B.A., Kent State University, 1991• Stettler, Tatiana R. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Bern, 2014• Thacker, Donald (1998), Senior Lecturer, M.B.A., Kent State University-
Stark Campus, 1996• Wang, Tuo (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh,
2004• Wiggins-Lyndall, Jennifer A. (2006), Professor, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 2006• Zourrig, Haithem (2016), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Montreal, 2010
College of Communication andInformation FacultySchool of Communication Studies Faculty
• Bacue, Aaron E. (2015), Associate Lecturer, M.A., University ofDelaware, 1999
• Bentley, Laurie S. (1994), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University,1996
• Bihn-Coss, Ginger F. (2014), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Bowling GreenState University, 2003
• Cai, Bei (2002), Associate Professor• Child, Jeffrey T. (2007), Professor, Ph.D., North Dakota State
University, 2007• Choi, Mina (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, 2014• Compton, Cristin (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 2016• D'Enbeau, Suzy M. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Purdue
University, 2009• Dillon, Patrick J. (2016), Assistant Professor• Egbert-Scheibelhoffer, Nichole L. (2000), Professor, Ph.D., University of
Georgia, 2000• Goodall, Catherine E. (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio
State University, 2009• Graham, Elizabeth E. (2016), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
1987• Hollenbaugh, Erin E. (2003), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2008• Kaptan, Yesim (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Indiana Unviersity,
2010• Lin, Mei-Chen (2003), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Kansas,
2003• McCullough, Jennifer L. (2010), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio
State University, 2007• Ponder, James D. (2007), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2012• Sharma, Rekha (2000), Associate Professor, M.A., Kent State
University, 2004• Silva, David E. (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Washington State
University, 2019• Toumi, Ikram (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Texas at
Austin, 2016• Waite, Lisa A. (1991), Senior Lecturer, M.A., University of Akron, 1985• Workneh, Tewodros (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Oregon, 2014
School of Information Faculty• Albright, Kendra S. (2016), Professor, Ph.D., University of Tennessee-
Knoxville, 2002• Boon, Belinda (2006), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Texas,
Austin, 2006• Campana, Kathleen (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Washington, 2018• Gracy, Karen (2007), Professor, Ph.D., University of California, Los
Angeles, 2001• Hajibayova, Lala (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University,
Bloomington, 2014• Martens, Marianne (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Rutgers, The
State University of New Jersey, 2012• Matteson, Miriam L. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Maryland, 2009• Meehan, Rebecca A. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 1997• Nichols, Mary A. (1996), Senior Lecturer, M.L.S., Kent State University,
1993• Salaba, Athena (1993), Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,
Madison, 2005
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• Smith, Catherine L. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Rutgers, TheState University of New Jersey, 2010
• Soyka, Heather (2017), Assistant Professor• Zeng, Marcia L. (1992), Professor, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1992• Zhang, Yin (1999), Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago,
1999
School of Media and Journalism Faculty• Armour, Luke L. (2012), Associate Professor, M.A., University of Akron,
2006• Bailey, Evan B. (2003), Associate Professor, M.A., Kent State
University, 2009• Bowen, Candace P. (1995), Professor, M.A., Northern Illinois University,
1980• Butler-Wall, Karisa (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Minnesota-Twin Cities• Coombs Sarver, Danielle S. (2007), Professor, Ph.D., Louisiana State
University-Baton Rouge, 2007• Ewing, Michele E. (2002), Professor, M.A., Kent State University, 1989• Foster, David A. (2014), Associate Professor, M.A., Kent State
University, 2014• Fruit, Jeffrey W. (1998), Professor, M.A., The Ohio State University,
1977• Hallgren, Scott W. (2016), Assistant Professor• Hoak, Gretchen J. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2008• Idsvoog, Karl A. (2004), Associate Professor• Knoblock, Christopher (2019), Lecturer, B.A., William Paterson
University, 1986• Lambert, Cheryl Ann (2016), Associate Professor• Marino, Jacqueline A. (1990), Professor, M.A., The Johns Hopkins
University, 2002• McKenney, Mitchell J. (2001), Associate Professor, M.B.A., Kent State
University, 2008• Moore, Stefanie A. (2001), Professor, M.S., Kent State University, 2007• Nowitz, Abraham (2019), Assistant Professor• Roberts, Timothy A. (2003), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 2010• Rolnick, Rebecca M. (2017), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., University of
Southern California, 2000• Sarver-Coombs, Danielle (2007), Professor, Ph.D., Louisiana State
University-Baton Rouge, 2007• Schultz, Connie , Professional in Residence• Shelton, Eugene (2001), Professor, M.A., Kent State University, 2004• Smith, Stephanie D. (2012), Associate Professor, M.P.A., Harvard
College, 1994• Tang, Tang (2018), Professor, Ph.D., Ohio University , 2008• Wardell, Wendy A. (2012), Associate Lecturer, B.S., University of
Akron, 1991• Wasbotten, Thor L. (2012), Professor, M.S., University of Oregon, 1995• White, Dana (2018), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., University of
California, Riverside, 2015• Zake, Susan K. (2007), Associate Professor, M.A., Kent State
University, 2011
School of Visual Communication Design Faculty• Barness, Jessica S. (2012), Associate Professor, M.F.A., University of
Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2012• Bell, Timothy J. (2015), Assistant Professor, M.Arch., Columbia
University, 2012• Coorey, Jillian S. (2010), Associate Professor, M.F.A., University of
Illinois at Chicago, 2010• Goldsmith, Douglas M. (1988), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Carnegie
Mellon University, 1988• Inderhees, Joan E. (2018), Senior Lecturer, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2018• Katila, Sanda S. (1990), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Kent State
University, 1993• Kennedy, Jaime D. (2007), Associate Professor, M.F.A., The Ohio State
University, 2006• Lewis, Chad (2017), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Kent State University,
2016• Middleton, David A. (1998), Professor, M.A., Kent State University,
1985• Mooney, Aoife (2013), Associate Professor, M.F.A., University of
Reading, 2010• O'Grady Visocky , Kenneth J. (1997), Professor, M.F.A., Kent State
University, 2000• Renicker, Valora (1994), Professor, M.F.A., Kent State University, 2001• Rinnert, Gretchen C. (2008), Professor, M.F.A., North Carolina State
University at Raleigh, 2008• Roll, David (2015), Assistant Professor, M.A., Kent State University,
2007
College of Education, Health and HumanServices FacultySchool of Foundations, Leadership and AdministrationFaculty
• Boske, Christa A. (2008), Associate Professor, Ed.D., Northern IllinoisUniversity, 2006
• Chuang, Ning Kuang (2005), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Texas TechUniversity, 2005
• Clark, Debra L. (1995), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity, 2003
• Damrow, Amy (2014), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Michigan StateUniversity, 2011
• Devine, Mary Ann (1997), Professor, Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1997• Eith, Andrew S. (2014), Lecturer, New England Culinary Institute, 2013• Gonzalez, Gloria L. (1998), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Iowa, 1994• Gornik, Rosemary (2003), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2003• Guivernau, Marta (2007), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Purdue
University, 1999• Hamilton, Anthony J. (2017), Associate Lecturer• Hoegler, Edward M. (2008), Associate Lecturer, M.S., Johnson & Wales
University, 1994• Hudson, Tara D. (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., North Carolina
State, 2015• Israeli, Aviad A. (2012), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1997
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• Karpinski, Aryn C. (2010), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio StateUniversity, 2010
• Kosmidis, Aryn C. (2010), Associate Professor• Kretovics, Mark A. (2001), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Colorado State
University, 1998• Lee, Seon Jeong (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, 2014• Lee, Kiwon (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Penn State University,
2013• Lepp, Andrew P. (2004), Professor, Ph.D., University of Florida, 2004• Levinson, Natasha (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2001• Li, Jian (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University,
2012• Lyberger, Mark R. (1996), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1996• Merrill, Martha C. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1982• Mulrooney, Aaron L. (1992), Associate Professor, J.D., University of
Akron, 1990• Niesz-Kutsch, Tricia (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Pennsylvania, 2003• Parr, Mary G. (1992), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois-
Urbana, Champaign, 1992• Pasquarella, Deborah S. (2019), Associate Lecturer, M.Ed., Colorado
State University, 1988• Porter, Christa J. (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Georgia, 2013• Schenker, Jason D. (2000), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
2007• Seeberg, Vilma (1989), Associate Professor• Thomas, Stephen B. (1985), Professor, Ed.D., University of Florida,
1974• Ulicney, Mandy L. (2010), Associate Lecturer, M.S., Kent State
University, 2011• Walton-Fisette, Theresa A. (2003), Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa,
2002• Wang, Philip C. (1990), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
University, 1991• Yim, Hyong Il (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Georgia,
2015
School of Health Sciences Faculty• Arnold, Hayley S. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Vanderbilt
University, 2007• Audet, Lisa R. (1995), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2000• Axiotis, Irene R. (1985), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1996• Backus, Angela S. (2003), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2010• Baker, Emily A. (2012), Lecturer, M.S., Case Western Reserve, 2001• Barikoo, Ali (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Florida,
2017• Barkley, Jacob E. (2006), Professor, Ph.D., University at Buffalo, SUNY,
2007
• Berk, Lynn V. (2008), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Cleveland StateUniversity, 1981
• Bernert, Donna J. (2007), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Southern IllinoisUniversity, 2005
• Blakely, Carmen M. (2007), Associate Lecturer, Ed.D., AT StillUniversity, 2020
• Burke, Amanda J. (2000), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity, 2015
• Caine-Bish, Natalie L. (1997), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity, 2002
• Ding, Kele (2005), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington, 2000
• Durant, Kathleen M. (2019), Assistant Professor• Evans, Na'Tasha (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Toledo, 2016• Falcone, Tanya R. (2007), Associate Lecturer, M.S., Kent State
University, 2009• Forbes, Myrna A. (1998), Senior Lecturer, Au.D., University of Florida,
2005• Gordon, Karen L. (1988), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1988• Grogan-Johnson, Susan L. (1988), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1993• Ha, Eun-Jeong (2004), Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University,
1999• Hale, Catherine C. (2000), Associate Lecturer, M.S., Indiana University,
Bloomington, 1995• Harnar, Hannah M. (2011), Assistant Professor, M.S., Kent State
Unviersity, 2013• Hawks, John W. (1991), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Washington
University in St. Louis, 1990• Huston, Jeffery L. (2007), Professor, Ed.D., Capella University, 2017• Huyck, Julia J. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Northwestern
University, 2010• Jajtner, Adam (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Central
Florida, 2016• Jonas, Jay C. (2006), Professor, M.Ed., University of Virginia, 1998• Kerr, Dianne L. (1988), Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University,
1992• Kingsley, J. Derek (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Florida State
University, 2009• Kolonich, Erin M. (2017), Lecturer• Krumm, Mark P. (2005), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Wichita State
University, 1990• Malone, Megan (2012), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Case Western
Reserve University, 2000• Matthews, Jamie C. (2014), Associate Lecturer, M.S., Kent State
University, 2004• McDaniel, John (2011), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Utah,
2009• Miracle, Amy L. (2012), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Nevada-Las Vegas, 2013• Mussoi, Bruna (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa,
2016• O'Flannigan, Cara M. (2016), Lecturer, M.A., Case Western Reserve
University, 2007
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• Peer, Kimberly S. (1999), Professor, Ed.D., University of Akron, 2001• Ray-Tomasek, Jennifer L. (1998), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent
State University, 2004• Ridgel, Angela L. (2008), Professor, Sc.D., Marshall University, 2000• Roche, Jennifer M. (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Memphis, 2011• Siler, Greta Y. (2004), Associate Lecturer, M.S., Kent State University,
2007• Visker, Jennifer N. (2016), Lecturer, M.A., Case Western Reserve
University, 2001• Wagner, Laurie M. (1997), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2008
School of Lifespan Development and EducationalSciences Faculty
• Alexander, Donna C. (2008), Lecturer, M.B.A., Ashland University, 2004• Anhalt, Karla (2003), Professor, Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2000• Balan, Christine M. (1986), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
1994• Barber, Brian R. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2014• Bedesem, Pena L. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Central Florida, 2010• Bergh, Kathleen A. (2000), Senior Lecturer, M.Ed., University of Akron,
1985• Blankemeyer, Maureen S. (1996), Associate Professor, Ph.D.,
Oklahoma State University, 1996• Burgess, Sloane R. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 2007• Chen, Ching-I (2014), Associate Professor• Cichy, Kelly E. (2008), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
University, 2007• Cimera, Robert E. (2007), Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois-
Urbana, Champaign, 1998• Cowan, Richard J. (2003), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Nebraska, 2003• Cox, Jane A. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
1997• Cureton, Jenny (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Northern Colorado, 2016• Ferdig, Richard E. (2009), Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State University,
2000• Guillot-Miller, Lynne M. (2003), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University
of New Orleans, 2003• Hallaman, Lisa M. (2007), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University,
1996• Harjusola-Webb, Sanna M. (2006), Associate Professor, Ph.D.,
University of Kansas, 2006• Hines, Laurie A. (2000), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University,
Bloomington, 2000• Jencius, Martin J. (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
South Carolina, 1996• Kenyon, Cynthia (2009), Assistant Professor, M.Ed., Kent State
University, 2010• Kritzer, Karen (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Pittsburgh, 2007
• Leslie, Mykal J. (2014), Assistant Professor• Liou, Chih-Ling (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2011• McCartney, Jamie L. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Akron, 2004• McGlothlin, Jason M. (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Ohio
University, 2001• McWilliams-Woods, Wendy (1984), Assistant Professor, M.Ed., Kent
State University, 1988• Moore, Alma J. (2012), Lecturer, M.Ed., Malone University, 2004• Morris, Bradley J. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1998• Morsefield, Rebecca H. (1998), Associate Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State
University, 1997• Osborn, Cynthia J. (1997), Professor, Ph.D., Ohio University, 1996• Page, Betsy J. (1996), Associate Professor, Ed.D., University of Maine,
1996• Pieper, Alicia (1969), Assistant Professor, M.A., Kent State University,
1968• Rainey, John S. (2002), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M
University, 2001• Sansosti, Frank J. (2006), Professor, Ph.D., University of South Florida,
2005• Smith, Gregory C. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., University of Rochester,
1983• Stevenson, Nathan (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State
University, 2015• Storlie, Cassandra A. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Iowa, 2013• Tobias, Scott A. (2009), Associate Professor, D.Sci., University of
Missouri, 2009• Toepfer, Steven M. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 2001• Unger, Darlene D. (2016), Professor, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth
University, 2001• Walker, Kathleen K. (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kansas State
University, 2002• Waugh, Jennifer A. (2012), Assistant Professor• Wiley, Andrew L. (2008), Associate Professor, Ed.D., University of
Virginia, 2008• Wisdom, Sonya L. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2010• Zhang, Jing (2018), Assistant Professor
School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum StudiesFaculty
• Bintz, William P. (2004), Professor• Borgerding, Lisa (2007), Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University,
Bloomington, 2007• Caniglia, Joanne C. (2008), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
1994• Courtney, Scott A. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Arizona State
University, 2010• Dever, Robin M. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2008• Eckert, Kevin (2015), Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State University, 2017
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• Ellison, Douglas (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University ofIllinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2016
• Ferdig, Richard E. (2009), Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State University,2000
• Gandolfi, Enrico (2015), Assistant Professor• Gruhler, Danielle M. (1999), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2004• Hawley, Todd (2008), Professor, Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2008• Heron, Michele L. (2004), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2010• Hollstein, Matthew S. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Ohio
University, 2015• Hutchins, Pamela K. (1993), Associate Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State
University, 1992• Hylton, Rhonda (2020), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2020• Irving, Sonya E. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2014• Kenyon, Elizabeth (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State
University, 2015• Kidder, Melanie K. (1995), Associate Lecturer, M.A., California State
University-San Marcos, 2004• Kim, Insook (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 2011• Knapp, Kathryn A. (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2013• Kosko, Karl W. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, 2010• Kroeger, Janice (2002), Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin,
Madison, 2003• Kuo, Chia Ling (2005), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Ohio University,
2005• Lash, Martha J. (2003), Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University-
Bloomington, 2004• Levicky, Michael T. (2008), Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State University, 2010• Miller Marsh, Monica A. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University
of Wisconsin, Madison, 1997• Monobe, Gumiko (2010), Associate Professor• Morgan, Denise N. (2004), Professor• Mulvey, Bridget K. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Virginia, Main Campus, 2012• Mupinga, Davison M. (2008), Professor, Ph.D., Louisiana State
University-Baton Rouge, 1999• Navy, Shannon L. (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Georgia, 2014• Novak, Elena (2015), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Florida State
University, 2012• Nurnberger-Haag, Julie (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Michigan
State University, 2015• Pech, Sandra (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
2010• Pytash, Kristine E. (2006), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2009• Rasinski, Timothy V. (1988), Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1985• Ridley, Jacqueline N. (2020), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., 2020
• Stoll, Julia A. (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,2015
• Testa, Elizabeth A. (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University ofAkron, 2014
• Walton-Fisette, Jennifer L. (2008), Professor, Ed.D., University ofMassachusetts-Amherst, 2008
• Wang, Jiahui (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Florida,2018
• Wilfong, Lori G. (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity, 2006
College of Nursing Faculty• Aller, Loretta J. (2010), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 1995• Ancona, Ann C. (2003), Associate Professor, M.S.N., University of
Akron, 2000• Bacha, Mary B. (2007), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 1983• Beckley, Lyndy E. (2017), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University, 2016• Bixler, Sarah (2013), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University, 2014• Blackwell, James (2018), Lecturer• Bowen, Lucas S. (2013), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University, 2015• Bracken-Ott, Heather L. (2017), Lecturer, M.S., Chamberlain College of
Nursing, Addison, 2017• Brady, Cheryl L. (1994), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., University of Akron,
1994• Brison, Laura J. (2007), Senior Lecturer, M.A.T., Marygrove College,
2003• Burhanna, Taryn R. (2006), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
2018• Caplin, Marcy S. (2001), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2016• Cascarelli, Lisa J. (2012), Assistant Professor• Cifani, Debra K. (2009), Associate Lecturer, D.N.P., Kent State
University, 2017• Cleveland, Kimberly A. (2015), Lecturer, J.D., Cleveland Marshall
College of Law, 2003• Colwell, Alice (2008), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
2011• Davis, Lisa M. (2016), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University, Stark
Campus, 2016• DePaul, Kimberly E. (2011), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
2013• Dodson, Tracy M. (2016), Lecturer, M.S.N., Jacksonville University,
2016• Dowell, Jo A. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2011• DuVall, Melissa E. (2018), Lecturer, Ph.D., M.S.N., 2017• Dwinnells, Kathleen M. (1994), Professor, Ph.D., Kent State University,
2017• Dyer, Melissa B. (2007), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
2003• Echeverry, Lisa M. (2008), Associate Professor, D.N.P., Rush University,
2013• Ferguson, Joann H. (2009), Lecturer, M.S., Walden University, 2008
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• Fisher, Benita L. (2008), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Case WesternReserve University, 1992
• Fleming, Diana L. (2007), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., University ofPhoenix, 2005
• Fox, Tamara A. (2006), Lecturer, M.S.N., Ursuline College, 2001• Gaddis, Lynn M. (2017), Assistant Professor, D.N.P., Kent State
University, 2017• Gidden, Tracy L. (2003), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
1996• Hansen, Dana M. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 2013• Hawkins, Krista L. (2009), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
Salem, 2017• Hill, Diane S. (2007), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
1993• Howell, Christina M. (2019), Lecturer, M.S.N., Walden University, 2018• Jacobson, Kristine (1998), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
2006• James, Ann M. (2013), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University, 2015• Jarzembak, Jeremy M. (1994), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 2002• Jarzembak, Kellie (2008), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University, 2013• Kauth, Christine (1993), Professor, Ph.D., Capella University, 2016• Knox, Louise H. (2012), Associate Professor, D.N.P., Case Western
Reserve University, 1998• Kutchin, Mary F. (2006), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 1991• Larubina, Jessica L. (2019), Lecturer, M.S.N., Walden University, 2012• Lazaroff, Eldora L. (2006), Professor, D.N.P., Kent State University,
2018• Lewis, Lory A. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2014• Lukach, Mary B. (1993), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
1992• Martin, Lorene S. (2004), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 2005• Mascolo, Karen L. (2011), Associate Professor, D.N.P., The Ohio State
University, 2011• McFarland, Earl (2017), Lecturer, M.S.N., Case Western Reserve
University, 1999• Metheney, Jennifer R. (2006), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 2005• Mittas, Lisa L. (2016), Lecturer• Motter, Tracey M. (1993), Associate Professor, D.N.P., Kent State
University, 2016• Mountain, Cherie (2011), Lecturer, M.S.N., Walden University,
Baltimore, 2008• Myers, Kerry H. (2013), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 2013• Nelson, Andrea L. (2019), Lecturer• Nibling, Marilyn (2008), Assistant Professor, D.N.P., University of
Akron, 2015• Onesko, Lisa M. (2008), Assistant Professor, D.N.P., Rush University,
2013• Owen, Melissa A. (2016), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University, 2015
• Pacholski, Denise C. (2008), Lecturer, M.S.N., University of Akron,2000
• Petrinec, Amy B. (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Case WesternReserve University, 2014
• Pierce-Brown, Sarah E. (2008), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State Univeristy,2017
• Rafferty-Semon, Pamela H. (2009), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N.,University of Phoenix, 2009
• Redfern, Christina M. (2018), Lecturer, B.S.N., Kent State University,2013
• Reed, Janet M. (2013), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., University ofToledo, 2013
• Revlock, Marna M. (2016), Lecturer• Robinson, Laurie B. (2015), Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
2016• Saunders, Tina L. (2006), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 2004• Severino, Gina M. (2006), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., Youngstown State
University, 2006• Shanholtzer, Jennifer R. (2011), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 2011• Sheehan, Denice (2007), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Akron, 2007• Shelestak, Debra S. (1996), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2007• Stephenson, Pamela L. (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2011• Thomas, Elaine (2002), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., University of Akron,
2000• Tudhope, James (2015), Assistant Professor, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 2013• Veney, Amy J. (2013), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 2013• Vermeersch, Patricia E. (2011), Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 1986• Walker, Lynne J. (2012), Associate Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State
University, 2011• Wang, Yafen (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 2013• Warner-Stidham, Andrea M. (1994), Assistant Professor, M.S.N., Kent
State University, 2013• Weil, Heather (2012), Lecturer, M.S.N., University of Phoenix, 2012• Wilk, Cindy A. (2003), Senior Lecturer, M.S.N., Kent State University,
2000
College of Podiatric Medicine Faculty• Belovich, Stephanie J. (2012), Associate Professor , Ph.D., Kent State
University, 1999• Blazer, Marie M. (2012), Associate Professor, D.P.M., Ohio College of
Podiatric Medicine, 2004• Connors, James C. (2016), Assistant Professor, D.P.M., Ohio College of
Podiatric Medicine , 1999• Dalman, Mark R. (2016), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Akron, 2014• Eble, Joann P. (2012), Assistant Professor , M.S., Cleveland State
University, 1986
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• Ehredt, Duane J. (2015), Associate Professor, D.P.M., Ohio College ofPodiatric Medicine, 2011
• Hardy, Mark A. (2016), Associate Professor & Division Head, D.P.M.,Kent State University , 1998
• Johnson, Rachel E. (2012), Assistant Professor, D.P.M., Ohio Collegeof Podiatric Medicine, 2008
• Kawalec, Jill S. (2012), Professor, Ph.D., Case Western ReserveUniversity, 1997
• Osbourne, Abe G. (2012), Associate Professor, D.P.M., Ohio College ofPodiatric Medicine, 1990
• Osher, Lawrence S. (2012), Professor, D.P.M., Ohio College of PodiatricMedicine, 1982
• Petrozzi, Rocco A. (2012), Associate Professor & Division Head,D.P.M., Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, 2003
• Pratt, Christina M. (2017), Assistant Professor, D.P.M., CaliforniaSchool of Podiatric Medicine, Samuel Merritt University, 2013
• Razzante, Mark C. (2018), Assistant Professor• Siesel, Kathy J. (2012), Associate Professor, D.P.M., Ohio College of
Podiatric Medicine, 1989• Spencer, Scott A. (2012), Associate Professor, D.P.M., Ohio College of
Podiatric Medicine, 1987
College of Public Health Faculty• Beaird, Heather (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 2005• Benzigar, Sasikumar (2011), Associate Professor, Ed.D., University of
Cincinnati, 2014• Bhargava, Tina D. (2012), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Pittsburgh, 2012• Bhatta, Madhav P. (2009), Professor, Ph.D., University of Alabama,
Birmingham, 2007• Brewer, Thomas W. (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University at
Albany, SUNY, 2003• Chatfield, Sheryl L. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
Mississippi, 2014• Cheruvu, Vinay K. (2010), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 2012• Eng, Abbey L. (2006), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Bowling Green State
University, 2007• Hoornbeek, John A. (2006), Professor, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh,
2004• Jefferis, Eric S. (2002), Professor, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2004• Kenne, Deric (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Akron,
2010• Knight, Kristina N. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2014• Lanese, Bethany G. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Wayne State
University, 2004• Laurene, Kimberly R. (2016), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Bowling Green
State University, 2010• Leahy, Peter J. (2016), Professor, Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1975• Phillips, Lynette (2010), Professor, Ph.D., University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, 2007• Smith, Tara C. (2013), Professor, Ph.D., University of Toldeo, 2012• Stedman-Smith, Maggie M. (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D.,
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2008
• Step, Mary M. (2015), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity, 1998
• Stephens, Margaret C. (2012), Professor, Ph.D., University of Akron,1999
• Tomi, Laurel A. (2015), Lecturer, B.A., Kent State University, 1986• VanGeest, Jonathan B. (2011), Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois at
Chicago, 1998• Widuck, Cindy L. (1993), Associate Lecturer, B.S., Kent State
University, 1998• Woolverton, Christopher J. (1995), Professor, Ph.D., West Virginia
University, 1986• Zullo, Melissa D. (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 2009
College of the Arts FacultySchool of Art Faculty
• Buntin, Phillip D. (2006), Associate Professor, M.F.A., University ofConnecticut, 2002
• Commito, Gianna E. (2005), Professor, M.F.A., University of Iowa, 2003• Dorff, Juliann B. (1999), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University,
1998• Ebanks, Davin (2005), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Kent State
University, 2010• Farnsworth, Isabel (1997), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Stanford
University, 1995• Garcia, Janice L. (2019), Assistant Professor, M.F.A, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 2018• Gasper-Hulvat, Marie (2013), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Bryn Mawr
College, 2012• Hoeptner-Poling, Linda A. (1986), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Kent
State University, 2005• Kan, Koon-Hwee (2003), Associate Professor, Ed.D., University of
Illinois-Urbana, 2004• Kessler, Eli (2019), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Virginia
Commonwealth University, 2008• Kuebeck, Andrew (2017), Assistant Professor, M.F.A, Indiana
University, Bloomington, 2011• Lessman-Moss, Janice (1981), Professor, M.F.A., University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1981• McMahon, Taryn (2013), Associate Professor, M.A., University of Iowa,
2010• McWhorter, Jack E. (1989), Professor, M.A., Kent State University,
1983• Medicus, Gustav F. (1989), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Indiana
University, Bloomington, 1992• Polo, Darice M. (2004), Associate Professor, M.F.A., University at
Albany, SUNY, 1999• Powell, Shawn K. (2018), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., City University
of NY, Hunter College, 2009• Reischuck, Albert W. (1990), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Kent State
University, 1991• Reisig, Shana K. (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University Of New
Mexico, 2015• Roll, Melanie R. (2001), Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University, 2014• Schatz, Mark K. (2010), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., University of
Texas, Austin, 2005
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• Summers, Michelle M. (2019), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Universityof Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2014
• Underwood, Joseph L. (2017), Assistant Professor• Vande Zande, Robin S. (2001), Professor, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2002• Warner, John-Michael H. (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University
of Arizona, 2015• Yi, Hye-Shim (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of
California-Los Angeles, 2019
School of Fashion Design and Merchandising Faculty• Arnett, Joanne M. (2011), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Kent State
University, 2013• Benitez, Margarita (2010), Associate Professor, M.F.A., School of the
Art Institute of Chicago, 2008• Bhaduri, Gargi (2014), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Missouri, Columbia, 2014• Campbell, Melissa C. (2010), Assistant Professor• Carr, Elizabeth M. (2006), Senior Lecturer, B.F.A., Stephens College,
1978• Cho, Buhyung (2019), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., North Carolina State
University at Raleigh, 2019• Copeland, Lauren E. (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kansas State
University, 2015• Dancie, Paula K. (2003), Senior Lecturer, B.F.A., Miami University, 1980• Grieder, Trista L. (2010), Associate Lecturer, M.S., Purdue University
Global, 2009• Hahn, Kim H. (2011), Professor, Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
2005• Hauck, William E. (2000), Assistant Professor, M.A., Northeastern
Illinois University, 1981• Hume, Sara E. (2009), Associate Professor and Museum Curator, M.A.,
Fashion Institute of Technology, 2003• Hwang, Ja Young (2015), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Iowa State
University, 2013• Hyun, Jonghan (2010), Assistant Professor, M.S., University of
Missouri, Columbia, 2007• Kim, Jihyun (2013), Professor, Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2004• Krifa, Mourad (2017), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, 2017• LaPolla, Kendra L. (2013), Associate Professor, M.F.A., The Ohio State
University, 2010• Leslie, Catherine A. (2002), Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University,
2002• LoMonaco-Benzing, Rachel E. (2018), Assistant Professor, M.S.,
University of Rhode Island, 2009• Mehta, Archana (2001), Associate Lecturer, B.A., Kent State University,
2002• Ohrn, Linda M. (2004), Professor, M.F.A., University of North Texas,
2003• Palomo-Lovinski, Noel N. (2001), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Kent
State University, 2009• Perrine, William C. (2006), Senior Lecturer, M.A., Western Michigan
University, 2004• Quevedo, Vincent (2008), Associate Professor, M.A., University of
Nebraska, Lincoln, 2004
• Reisig, Shana K. (2018), Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2002
• Riewe, Krissi R. (2019), Assistant Professor• Snyder, Sara E. (2008), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Kent State
University, 2014• Stanforth, Nancy F. (2000), Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State
University, 1993• Stone, Hillary M. (2012), Associate Professor, M.S., School of the Art
Institute of Chicago, 1999• Valendza, Lisa A. (2009), Lecturer, M.A., Kent State University, 2015• Wachowiak, Marjorie (2012), Associate Lecturer, M.S., Franklin
University, 2011• Yoder, Sue J. (2013), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Syracuse University,
2008
School of Music Faculty• Albrecht, Theodore J. (1992), Professor, Ph.D., University of North
Texas, 1975• Albrecht, Joshua D. (2019), Assistant Professor• Anderson, Ian (2015), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Middle Tennessee
State University, 2009• Bagwell, Dawn M. (2011), Lecturer, M.M., Kent State University, 2012• Berg, Marla (2009), Assistant Professor, M.M., Cleveland Institute of
Music, 1983• Birch, Sebastian A. (2002), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Cleveland
Institute of Music, 1997• Brown, Dana A. (1984), Associate Professor, M.M., Kent State
University, 1986• Culver, Timothy M. (1999), Professor, M.M., Kent State University,
2002• Devore, Richard O. (1983), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
Iowa, 1985• Dorfman, Jay (2006), Associate Professor• Fowler, Kishna (2015), Assistant Professor, M.M., Juilliard School of
Music, 1995• Fucci, Melissa D. (2002), Associate Professor, M.M., Kent State
University, 2009• Holm, Matthew D. (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Arizona State
University, 2006• Johnstone, Jennifer L. (2002), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent State
University, 2012• Kim, Jungho (2017), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Eastman School of
Music, 2015• Larmee, Kent D. (1989), Associate Professor, M.M., The Ohio State
University, 1981• Le, Andrew (2019), Associate Professor• Lee, Donna (1999), Professor, Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University,
1999• MacPherson, Scott A. (2008), Professor, D.M.A., University of
Southern California, 1992• Marshall, Herbert D. (2019), Assistant Professor• Matthews, Wendy K. (2018), Associate Professor, Ph.D., George
Mason University, 2007• McCloskey-Rechner, Diane L. (1991), Associate Professor• McPherson, Eve (2011), Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of
California, Santa Barbara, 2009
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• Mitchell, David E. (2001), Associate Professor, M.M., University ofAkron, 1989
• Mukuna, Kazadi W. (1989), Professor, Ph.D., University of California,Los Angeles, 1978
• Nanongkham, Priwan (1998), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity, 2011
• Naxer, Meghan (2008), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University ofOregon, 2016
• Noh, Hyunjoo G. (1998), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kent StateUniversity , 2013
• Nowakowski, Mark (2016), Assistant Professor, M.M., University ofColorado, Boulder, 2006
• Resta, Craig M. (2008), Professor, Ph.D., University of Maryland,University College, 2008
• Roberts, Adam (2018), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Harvard University,2010
• Selvaggio, Robert (2010), Associate Professor, M.M., ManhattanSchool of Music, 1995
• Shahriari, Andrew C. (1993), Professor, M.M., Kent State University,2001
• Sundet, Danna S. (2002), Professor, M.M., Kent State University, 2002• Tiffe, Janine L. (2011), Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Florida State
University, 2015• Vardi, Amitai (2012), Assistant Professor, M.M., Cleveland Institute of
Music, 2002• Vaughn, Erin M. (2006), Lecturer, M.M., Kent State University, 2015• White, Jay G. (2011), Professor, University of Maryland, College Park,
2005
School of Theatre and Dance Faculty• Bauer, Kerry J. (2014), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Ohio University,
1995• Black, Jennifer (2019), Assistant Professor, B.F.A., University of Akron,
1996• Brown, Courtney (2014), Associate Professor, M.F.A., University of
Southern Mississippi, 2008• Drashner, Nicholas D. (2015), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., University of
California, San Diego, 2012• Fritsche, Amy (2013), Associate Professor, M.F.A., San Diego State
University, 2010• Honesty, Tamara L. (2016), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., West Virginia
University , 1996• Humes, Thomas W. (2019), Assistant Professor• Hurley, Paul (2018), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., University of
Delaware, 2007• Huya, Natalie J. (2003), Associate Lecturer, M.A., Villanova University,
2001• Keenan, Grace A. (2004), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Penn State
University, 2012• Kent, Therese J. (1991), Professor, M.F.A., Michigan State University,
1987• Kildow, Eric S. (2015), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., Savannah College
of Art and Design, 2009• King, Gregory (2016), Assistant Professor, Southern Methodist
University, 2010• Korecki, Jennifer S. (2012), Associate Professor, M.M., Kent State
University, 1996
• Kurahashi, Yuko (2001), Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University,Bloomington, 1996
• Meredith, Catherine E. (2019), Assistant Professor, M.F.A., HollinsUniversity, 2011
• Pauna, Steven R. (2013), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Kent StateUniversity, 2000
• Polanco, Fabio J. (2009), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Case WesternReserve University, 1997
• Rockland, Jeffrey M. (2015), Associate Professor, M.F.A., University ofCalifornia, Irvine, 1992
• Seo, Jakyung (2009), Associate Professor, M.F.A., University ofIllinois-Urbana, Champaign, 2004
• Souza, Michelle H. (2019), Assistant Professor• Swoboda, Jonathan F. (2008), Associate Professor, M.M., University of
Nebraska, Omaha, 1997• Verlezza, Barbara A. (2002), Associate Professor, M.F.A., Northern
Illinois University, 2005
University Libraries Faculty• Antell, Haley (2018), Assistant Professor, M.S., 2015• Bauer, Melissa M. (2012), Associate Professor, M.L.I.S., Kent State
University, 2005• Clark, Joe (2010), Professor, M.A., University of Arizona, 2003• Dressler, Virginia A. (1994), Assistant Professor, M.L.I.S., Kent State
University, 2007• Earp, Vanessa J. (2005), Associate Professor & Interim Head, M.L.S.,
Indiana University, Bloomington, 2002• Evans, Amanda L. (2005), Assistant Professor, M.L.I.S., Kent State
University, 2008• Faehnel, Amanda C. (2010), Associate Professor, M.L.I.S., Kent State
University, 2007• Fagan, Nichloas G. , Assistant Professor, M.L.I.S., 2006• Fehrmann, Paul G. (1992), Associate Professor, M.A., University of
Iowa, 1988• Gilgenbach, Cara L. (1994), Associate Professor, M.L.S., Kent State
University, 1995• Guedel, Theodore E. (2015), Assistant Professor, M.L.I.S., Kent State
University, 2007• Hricko, Mary F. (1994), Professor , Ph.D., Kent State University, 2004• Jefferson, Jasmine (2005), Assistant Professor, M.L.I.S., Kent State
University, 2012• Kairis, Robert C. (1992), Professor, M.S., University of North Texas,
1987• Kennedy, Hilary M. (2003), Lecturer, B.S., 2002• Klinger, Thomas E. (1992), Professor, M.L.S., Kent State University,
1986• Kristof, Cynthia M. (1996), Associate Professor, M.L.S., Kent State
University, 1995• Lisius, Peter H. (2007), Associate Professor, M.L.S., Indiana University,
Bloomington, 2000• MacDonald, Karen I. (2013), Associate Professor, M.L.I.S., Wayne
State University, 2002• McCutcheon, L. Sevim (2006), Associate Professor, M.L.S., Kent State
University, 1997• Medicus, Kathleen S. (1991), Associate Professor, M.L.S., Indiana
University, Bloomington, 1988
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• Panchyshyn, Roman S. (2008), Associate Professor, M.L.I.S., McGillUniversity, 1997
• Richardson, Elizabeth A. (2008), Professor, M.L.I.S., Kent StateUniversity, 2003
• Serkownek, Edith W. (2005), Professor, M.L.I.S., Kent State University,2005
• Sheu, Feng-Ru (2014), Associate Professor• Spohn, Melissa M. (1985), Professor, M.L.S., Kent State University,
1986• Steele, Adam B. (2006), Assistant Professor, M.L.I.S., Kent State
University, 2009• Voelker, Tammy J. (1997), Associate Professor, M.L.S., Kent State
University, 2000• Warren, Thomas (1991), Professor, M.L.I.S., Kent State University,
2000• Yeager, Kristin E. (2013), Lecturer, M.S., 2012
Not designated collegeNot designated dept Faculty
• Adams, Kevin J.• Adams, Richard E.• Alemagno, Sonia A.• Alenquer, Daniel P.• Anthony, Mary K.• Beam, Michael• Bielski, Bradley A.• Bloebaum, Christina L.• Boike, Allan M.• Bukowski, Marie D.• Burhanna, Kenneth J.• Byron, Michael B.• Caldwell, Bryan D.• Colucci, Amanda N.• Coolen, Lique M.• Cooper, Robert N.• Crowe, Alicia R.• Dechenaux, Emmanuel• Deemer, Kevin L.• Dees, David M.• Dennis, Steven A.• DuBois, Cathy L.• Dunne, Keiran J.• Eckert, Erica L.• Fenk, Christopher J.• Gleeson, James T.• Glickman, Ellen L.• Good, Curtis J.• Groening, Christopher• Hallam, Jeffrey S.• Hannon, James C.• Haridakis , Paul• Harrison, Joycelyn S.• Holm, Daniel K.
• Jewell, John G.• Johnson-Mallard, Versie• Khan, Javed I.• Lash , Martha J.• M'baye, Babacar• Mazzei, Julie M.• McFarland, Maureen R.• McWilliams, Kent M.• Metzgar, Emily T.• Miller, Jennifer L. (2016), Lecturer, M.Ed., Kent State University, 2016• Minichillo, Matthew A.• Mintz, Eric M.• Mistur, Mark S.• Mitchell, Stephen A.• Molina, Anthony D.• Motter, Tracey M.• Munro-Stasiuk, Mandy J.• Neff, Brian S.• Neuman, Josna• Offodile, Onyebuchi F.• Okantah , Mwatabu S.• Palmer, Daniel E.• Petrella, Diane H.• Piatt, Liz• Pringle, Eboni J.• Raghanti, Mary Ann• Randulic, Sandra R.• Reynolds, Amy L.• Robinson, Kara L.• Rollyson, Matthew M.• Rossi, Susan• Sansosti , Frank J.• Schimmel, Kimberly S.• Seachrist, Denise A.• Shadduck, Margaret A.• Sheridan, Scott C.• Sinclair, Elizabeth A.• Smith, Alison J.• Spake, Deborah F.• Starlin Nilsson, LeAnn F.• Stasiowski, Kristin• Stocker, Susan J.• Sturr, Robert D.• Tonge, Andrew M.• Valentine, Louise• van Baars, Frans E.• VanGeest, Jonathan B. (2011), Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois at
Chicago, 2017• Warren, Deirdre M.• Wilson, Kathryn S.• Zaragoza, Maria S.• Zarges, Kathy M.
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• Zullo, Melissa D. (2009), Associate Professor, Ph.D., Case WesternReserve University, 2009
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