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ABREU-ELLIS, CARLA

Professor of Education

B.S., University of Toronto; M.Ed., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

2007

ABUSHGRA, ABDULBAST

Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity

B.E., M.U.P., El-Mergib University; M.E.M., University of Tripoli; Ph.D., University of Bridgeport

2024

ARNOLD, AMITY

Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies

B.S. Mount Union College; B.S. King's College;

M.S. Arizona School of Health Sciences

2022

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BERGOSH, ROBERT

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Kentucky Wesleyan College; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

2005

BIRD, MICHAEL

Assistant Professor of Art

A.A., Butler County Community College; B.F.A., Emporia State University; M.F.A., University of Kansas

2015

BLACKLEY, ROWLAND F.

Chair, Department of Music and Theatre; Director, Choral Activities; Professor of Music

B.S., Concordia College; M.M., Kent State University; D.M.A., University of Colorado

1997

BONFIGLIO, DIANE B.V.

Professor of Psychology

B.S., Ashland University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

2009

BRAUNER, SOREN

Professor of Biology

B.A., M.A., University of California at Santa Barbara; Ph.D., University of California at Davis

1986

BREAULT, RICK A.

Associate Professor of Education

B.A.,M.A., Concordia University; Ed.D. Northern Illinois University

2024

BRUBAKER, KENNETH D.

Assistant Professor of Sport Management

B.S., Canisius College; M.Ed., Ed.D., Ashland University

2010

BURKETT, CHRISTOPHER

Director Ashbrook Scholar Program, Associate Professor of Political Science

B.A., Ashland University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Dallas

2005

BYERS, JESSICA

Faculty Librarian; Curator and Reference Librarian

B.A., Wittenberg University; M.L.I.S., Kent State University

2019

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CARLISE, CHARLES

Assistant Professor of English

B.A., Wittenberg University; M.A., University of California at Davis; Ph.D., University of Houston

2022

CARRINGTON, ADAM

Associate Professor of Political Science

B.A., Ashland University; M.A., Ph.D, Baylor University

2024

CHAPPELL, CATHRYN

Associate Professor of Education

B.A., Psychology; M.Ed., Social & Psychological Foundations of Education; Ed.D. Social & Psychological Foundations of Education, University of Cincinnati

2004

CHARTIER, CHRISTOPHER

Chair, Departments of Psychology, Criminal Justice, Social Work;

Professor of Psychology

B.S., Indiana University, M.A. Miami University, Ph.D., Miami University

2013

CLAYBURN, PATRICIA

Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing,

B.S.N., Med Central College of Nursing; M.S., Walden University; DNP Ashland University

2010

COATS, TAMARA

Professional Instructor of Adult Education,

B.B.A., Kent State University; M.Ed., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D. Cleveland State University

2020

CORBIN, PERRY S.

Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Kentucky Wesleyan College; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2001

CORBIN, REBECCA W.

Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Alderson-Broaddus College; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2001

CRAWFORD, AMY

Assistant Professor of Education

B.S. M.Ed. Youngstown State University; Ph.D. Kent State University

2019

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DELBERT, JEFFREY

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., M.A., The College at Brockport, State College of New York; Ph.D. University of Missouri

2024

DENNEY, STEPHEN

Chair, Department of Teacher Education;

Associate Professor of Education

B.A., University of Colorado; M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University

2007

DONATINI, HILARY

Chair, Department of Languages and Literatures; Professor of English

B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

2007

DULL, KEITH A.

Professor of Art

B.F.A., Indiana University- Herron School of Art; M.F.A., University of South Dakota; 

1999

DURBIN-AMES, TERESA

Associate Professor of Theatre; Artistic Director of Theatre

B.S., John Carroll University; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

2000

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ELLIS, JASON

Professor of Education

B.S., University of Toronto; M.Ed., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Windsor

2007

ESBENSHADE, MARIA

Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies

B.S., Bowling Green State University;

M.S. University of Mount Union

2023

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FOX, DANIEL

Associate Professor of Law

B.A., J.D., Ohio Northern University

2004

FRANKOWSKI, TRACY

Professional Instructor

B.S., Youngstown State University; M.H.A. University of Phoenix; MLS (ASCP)CM, Medical Laboratory Scientist (American Society of Clinical Pathology)

2021

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GARCHAR, MARY

Professional Instructor

B.S., Youngstown State University; MLS (ASCP)CM, Medical Laboratory Scientist (American Society of Clinical Pathology); QLS (ASCP), Qualification in Laboratory Safety (American Society of Clinical Pathology)

2021

GARLOCK, SCOTT

Professor of Music

B.S.Ed., Kent State University; M.M., University of Akron; D.M.A., University of Iowa

2003

GEARHART, RANDY

Professor of Health Sciences

B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

2003

GEORGE, CARLY

Field Director, Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work

B.A., Wittenberg University; M.S.W. The Ohio State University

2022

GRADY, MAURA

Associate Professor of English; Director of the English Composition Program

B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., Ph.D., University of California Davis

2011

GRAY, RICHARD II

Assistant Chair, Department of Languages and Literatures; Professor of Foreign Languages

B.A., Eastern Michigan University; M.A., Purdue University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

2013

GRIFFITH, JOSEPH

Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A., Ashland University; M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Baylor University

2023

GROMAN, JENNIFER

Chair, Department of Doctoral Studies and Advanced Programs,

Associate Professor of Education

B.S. Ed., Bowling Green State University; M.Ed., Ashland University; M.A., Sofia University; Ph.D., University of Akron

2017

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HALQUIST, CARRIE

Faculty Librarian; Reference and Instruction Librarian

B.A., Grace College; M.L.I.S., Indiana University

2018

HARRINGTON, SUSAN

Assistant Professor

B.S., The University of Pittsburgh; M.P.H., The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., The University of Maryland, Baltimore

2017

HARTSHORN, DOUGLAS

Visiting Assistant Professor of Management

B.B.A. Ohio University; M.B.A. Capital University; M.O.D., Bowling Green University

2022

HIGGINBOTHAM, J. KIMBERLY

Director of Graduate Nursing Programs, Director of

DNP Program, Associate Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., Cedarville University, M.S.N, University

of Virginia, D.N.P., Vanderbilt University

2024

HILLMAN, CORY

Chair, Department of Communication Studies; Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., Saginaw Valley State University, M.A., Grand Valley State University, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

2018

HINKEL, TIMOTHY

Assistant Professor Accounting

B.S.B.A., Northern Arizona University; M.M.F. University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Arizona

2019

HOFFER, RACHEL

DNP-FNP Director, Clinical Assistant

Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., Ohio University, M.S.N., Walden

University, D.N.P. , Ashland University

2024

HOMAN, HERBERT

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

B.S.S., Ohio University; M.S., Bowling Green University; D.ODC, Bowling Green

2023

HOLMES, PAUL

Associate Professor of Economics

B.S., University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Ph.D., M.S, University of Illinois-Urbana

2014

HOSTETLER, T. JODY

Assistant Professor of Nursing, RN-BSN Program & Online Nurse Educator Certificate Director

B.S.N., Ashland University; M.E.d, Kent State University; D.N.P., Carlow University

2015

HOVEY, CRAIG

Professor of Religion; Director Ashland Center for Nonviolence

B.S., University of California, San Diego; M.A., Th.M., Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Cambridge

2009

HYMAN, PAUL

Chair, Department of Biology & Toxicology; Professor of Biology

B.A., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

2010

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JACOBSEN, JENNIFER

Program Director, Associate Professor of Social Work

B.A., M.S.W, The Ohio State University; Ph.D. Northcentral University

2024

JASSIM, ASSRAA

Assistant Professor of Biology

B.Pharm. Syrian International Private University for Science and Technology; Ph.D. Northeast Ohio Medical University

2024

JEWETT, TERRI

Professional Instructor of Education

B.S., The Ohio State University; M.Ed. Ashland University

2014

JOHNSON, NICHOLAS A.

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.A., Skidmore College; Ph.D., University of Akron

2015

JONES, LEVI C.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Sciences

B.S. Ashland University; M.S. Southern Illinois University

2024

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KALAMAS, JOAN

Lecturer of Management

B.S., Ashland University; M.A., The Ohio State University

2009

KALTENBAUGH, LANCE P.

Associate Professor of Sport Management

B.Ed., M. Ed., University of Toledo; Ed.D., University of Akron

2000

KARL, DAVID

Professional Instructor of Education

B.S., B.A., M.S., M.A., M.A., Ohio University

2012

KASKEY, VICTORIA L.

Interim Chair, Accounting/Management Information Systems, Associate Professor of Accounting

B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College; M.B.A., Cleveland State University; Ph.D., Capella University

2008

KELLER, EMILY

Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies

B.S., Youngstown State University; M.S. The Ohio State University; M.P.A.P., Ohio University

2022

KLINGER, AMANDA

Professional Instructor of Education

B.A., Denison University; J.D. The University of Akron Law School

2019

KOLANDAPALAYAM SHANMUGAM, SELVANAYAKI

Associate Professor of Computer Science

B.S., M.C.A., Bharathiar University; M.Phil, Bharathidasan University; Ph.D., Anna University

2021

KORMOS, ERIK

Associate Professor of Education

B.S., Slippery Rock University; M.Ed. Cleveland State University; Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

2019

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LAMPORT, STEPHANIE

Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies

B.S. , Alderson Broaddus University; M.S. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

2023

LEE, YONG JU

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A. , M.S., Ph.D. University of California, Riverside.

2024

LEWIS, JOSEPH

Lecturer of Music, Director of Bands

B.M.E., B.M., The Ohio State University; M.M.E., Bowling Green State University

2018

LIFER, J. DAVID

Professor of Management Information Systems

A.A.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University; B.S., M.B.A., Ashland University

1983

LOPATIN, NIKITA

Assistant Professor of Finance

B.S. University of London; M.A., Ph.D. Indiana University

2019

M

MANCHA, LOUIS

Chair, Department of Philosophy; Associate Professor of Philosophy

B.A., Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University

2003

MATTHES BAXTER, JILL

Associate Professor of Nursing; DNP-HSL Program Director

B.S.N., Kent State University; M.S. Walden University; DNP Case Western Reserve University

2016

MCBRAYER, GREGORY

Director, Core Curriculum; Associate Professor of Political Science

B.A., Emory University; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Maryland

2017

MCCOY, DAVID

Chair, Department of Journalism and Digital Media; Associate Professor of Journalism and Digital Media

B.A., Kent State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University

2011

MCDONALD, DANIEL

Chair, Department of Art and Design; Associate Professor of Art

B.A., B.F.A., Brigham Young University; M.F.A., Clemson University

2006

METZGER, MITCHELL

Professor of Psychology

B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University

2003

MICHAEL, RODNEY A.

Associate Professor of Physics

B.S., Xavier University; Ph.D., Ohio University

1997

MOHNEY, BRIAN K.

Chair, Department of Chemistry/Geology/Physics;

Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Eastern Nazarene College; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

1999

MOHNEY, TRINA M.

Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory Supervisor

B.A., Eastern Nazarene College; M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh

2011

MONACELL, OLGA

Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Director of Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership

B.A., State University of Moldova; M.S., University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Ph.D., Syracuse University

2021

MONDAL, SHARLEEN

Associate Professor of English

B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington

2011

MOORMAN, TERESA H.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., Malone University; M.S.N., Western Governors University

2018

MOSER, JOHN

Chair, Department of History and Political Science, and Master of Arts in American History and Government; Professor of History

B.A., B.S., Ohio University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2001

MULLEN, B. SUE

Lecturer of Accounting

B.A., Baldwin-Wallace University; M.B.A., Ashland University

2016

MEYER, KELLY

Professional Instructor of Journalism & Digital Media

B.A., Ashland University; M.A., University of Akron

2024

MYERS, TINA

Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S. University of Akron; M.S. Indiana Wesleyan University

2024

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NADLER, MARK A.

A.I. Garber Family Chair in Economics/Finance; Associate Professor of Economics

B.B.A., Bernard M. Baruch College; Ph.D., Iowa State University

1989

NOLT, DANIEL

Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S. University of Akron; M.S. Western Governor's University

2023

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PADDAGS, RENÉ

Associate Professor of Political Science

B.A., University of North Dakota; M.A., University of Erlangen-Nurnberg; M.A., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park

2010

PATTON, BETH J.

Associate Professor of Health Sciences

B.S.Ed., University of Akron; L.P.N., St. Joseph's School of Practical Nursing; M.S.Ed., University of Akron; Ph.D., Kent State University

1998

PERKOVICH, CYNTHIA

Assistant Professor of Biology

B.S., Kent State University; M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D., Kent State University

2022

PETRY, CYNTHIA C.

Assistant Professor of Art/Director of the Don Coburn Gallery

B.A. Morehead State University; M.F.A. Ohio University

2016

POSNER, MASON

Trustees Distinguished Professor; Professor of Biology

B.A., University of Virginia; M.S., Ph.D., University of Southern California

1999

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QUINTERO, MICHAELA

Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., M.A., California State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

2023

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RAMDOSS, SATHIYAPRAKASH

Associate Professor of Education

B.A., & M.A. Madurai Kamaraj University, India; M.A. Santa Clara University; Ph.D. The University of Texas

2019

RANDALL-GRIFFITHS, DELEASA

Professor of Communication Studies, Director of Online Applied Communication Program

B.A., Indiana University; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

1994

REAMS, DONALD

Faculty Librarian; Correctional Education Librarian

B.M., Heidelberg College; M.L.I.S., Kent State University

2018

REED, DENISE

Director of Dietetics, Clinical Assistant Professor of Dietetics

B.S. The Ohio State University, M.S., The Ohio State University

2013

REED, THOMAS T.

Professor of Music

B.Mus., University of Michigan; M.M., University of Akron; D.M.A., The Ohio State University

1986

REESE KLINE, JUANITA

Chair, Department of Nursing; Associate Professor of Nursing, Traditional , Accelerated and Advanced Entry Nursing Program Director

B.S.N., M.S., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., Kennedy Western University

2010

REINTHAL, WILLIAM A.

Professional Instructor of Geology

B.A., The College of Wooster; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

2021

ROSENBERGER, JARED

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of Institutional Assessment

B.A., Baldwin-Wallace University; M.A. , Ph.D. University of Akron

2022

ROSSI, ALISON

Assistant Professor of Fashion Merchandising

B.A., Walsh University; M.A. Kent State University

2016

RUSSELL, JEFFREY E.

Interim Chair, Department of Economics and Finance

Associate Professor of Economics

B.S. University of California at Davis; M.M. Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Oregon

2000

RUSSELL, LA TOYA

Assistant Professor of Marketing

B.S., University of Albany; MBA, DBA Cleveland State University

2020

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SARGENT, MARIA C.

Professor of Education

B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University

1995

SAUNDERS, PATRICIA A.

Director, Environmental Science Program; Professor of Biology

B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

2002

SCHALLER, WENDY

Associate Professor of Art

B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

2002

SCHMELLER, REBECCA

Associate Professor of Management

B.A., Louisiana State University, M.B.A., Pepperdine University; Ph.D. Indiana State University

2013

SCHRECKER, DIANE L

Faculty Librarian; Curriculum Librarian

B.S.Ed., Clarion University of Pennsylvania; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh

2000

SEE, SHARON

Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., MedCentral College of Nursing; M.S.N., Otterbein College

2010

SIKUT, ROBIN

Lecturer of Biology

B.S., Walsh University; M.S. Education/Microbiology/Biology

2019

SINDELAR, MARK

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Supply Chain Management

B.S., University of Akron; M.B.A., John Carroll University; M.S., West Virginia University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

2022

SLADE, PETER G.

Chair, Department of Religion, Professor of Religion

B.D., University of St. Andrews; M.A., University of Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

2006

SOLIS, JILL C.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies

B.S. ,Case Western Reserve; M.S., University of Phoenix; M.S., Cedarville University; DNP, Frontier Nursing University

2024

STEVENS (ROGERS), CARA

Associate Professor of History

B.A., University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; M.A., Rice University; M.A., University of Texas at Dallas; Ph.D., Rice University

2018

STEVENS, JASON

Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A., Ashland University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Dallas

2015

STOLL, ROBERT G.

Chair, Department of Management, International Business, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management; Associate Professor of Management

B.S., M.B.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, M.S., Case Western University, Ph.D., Cleveland State University

2012

STROUTH, ANNE

Professional Instructor of Criminal Justice

A.S., North Central State; B.S., Ashland University; M.S., Capella University

2022

SULLIVAN, DANIEL W.

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship

B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; J.D., University of Akron School of Law; Ed.D., Ashland University

2010

SWAIN, GORDON

Professor of Mathematics

B.S., Eastern Nazarene College; M.S., University of Vermont; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

1994

SWANSON, CHRISTOPHER N.

Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science;

Professor of Mathematics

B.S., Denison University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan

1999

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TEFS, MICHAEL

Lecturer

B.S.Ed., M.A.Ed., Baldwin-Wallace University; Ed.D., Walden University

2024

THOMAS, SARAH

Faculty Librarian; Acquisitions and Theological Library

B.A., Ohio Valley University; M.L.I.S, Kent State University

2002

TRIMBLE, ANDREW J.

Associate Professor of Biology/Toxicology

B.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

2009

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URBAN, WILLIAM DOUGLAS

Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies

B.S., D.V.M., The Ohio State University

2020

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VANATA, DAVID F.

Director of Sport Nutrition Counseling, Associate Professor of Health Sciences

B.S., Richard Stockton College; M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

2002

VAUGHAN, WILLIAM

Professor of Philosophy

B.A., M.A., Case Western Reserve University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois

1995

VENKATARAMANY, SIVAKUMAR

Professor of International Business; Burton D. Morgan Chair

M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Miami

1999

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WASNICH, WENDY S.

Assistant Professor of Economics

B.A., University of Toledo; M.A., The Ohio State University

1985

WATERMAN, JAYNE E.

Associate Professor of English

B.A., University of East Anglia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Leeds

2006

WEAVER, RUSSELL M.

Professor of English

B.A., Tulane University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago

1986

WEIDENHAMER, JEFFREY D

Director, Honors Program; Trustees Distinguished Professor; Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Ashland University; M.S., The Ohio State University; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., The University of South Florida

1989

WERNICK, ANN MARIE

Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., M.Ed., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

2024

WEST, DAVID T.

Associate Professor of History

B.A., M.A., University of Dallas; M.A., Ph.D., Boston University

2018

WICK, DARREN D.

Professor of Mathematics

B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Utah State University; Ph.D., University of Oregon

2000

WILLIAMS, DANIEL

Visiting Assistant Professor of History

B.A., Case Western Reserve University; M.A. , Ph.D. Brown University

2024

WITHERSPOON, DENNIS

Assistant Professor of Finance

B.B.A., Saginaw Valley State University; M.B.A. Central Michigan University; Ph.D. Kansas State University

2019

WOOD, DEREK

Professional Instructor of Journalism & Digital Media

B.A., Ashland University; M.A., Kent State University

2021

WYLLIE, ROBERT

Assistant Professor of Political Science; Director of Political Economy Program

B.A., M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D. Notre Dame

2020

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ZINGALE, BARBARA

Professional Instructor

B.S., Florida Atlantic University; M.S.IT., Capella University

2017