Governing Board and Faculty

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• Governing Board
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Tom Corbett
Governor

State System of Higher Education
Dr. Frank T. Brogan
Chancellor

Board of Governors

Mansfield University

Council of Trustees

Alexander, Conrad (2003) Instructor of Percussion.

Anderson, Kathryn (2009) B.F.A., Kutztown University, 1987; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts, 2001; Assistant Professor, Art.

Battin, Joshua (2011) B.A., Edinboro University, 2006; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007; Assistant Professor Criminal Justice Administration.

Bernum, Belinda A. (2002). B.AA., Central Michigan University, 1986; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1991. Assistant Professor of Communication.

Boston, Nancy J. (1989). B.M., Lawrence University, 1973; M.M. 1975, D.M.A. 1984, Peabody Conservatory of Music. Professor, Music.

Bosworth, Jeffrey A. (2003). B.A., St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College, 1990; A.M. 1993, Ph.D. 2000, University of Illinois-Urbana. Associate Professor, History, Philosophy and Political Science.

Brennan, Adam F. (1995). B.M.E., Western Illinois University, 1986; M.A.Composition, Western Illinois University, 1989; D.M.A., University of Oklahoma, 2000. Associate Professor, Music.

Bridgeforth, Brian (2012). B.S., Viterbo College, 1994; M.A., University of Pheonix, 1998; M.B.A., University of Pheonix, 2002; Ph.D., Walden University, 2009. Assistant Professor, Psychology.

Carapella, Jennifer. (2013). B.S., Daemen College, 2005; M.S.N., Mansfield University, 2011. Instructor - Health Sciences.

Carpenter, Bruce E. (1987). B.S., Lycoming College, 1974; M.A., University of Connecticut, 1975; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1 990. Professor, History, Philosophy and Political Science.

Carson, Gregory (2002). B.A., LaSalle University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997. Associate Professor, Chemistry and Physics.

Chester, Michael J. (1993). B.S., University of Delaware, 1985; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1991. Associate Professor, Chemistry and Physics.

Choplosky, Chaelim (2015). B.S., Lock Haven University, 2012; M.S., Lock Haven University, 2014. Instructor, Health Sciences

Chua, Frank M. (1999). B.A., Slippery Rock University, 1991; M.A., Southern Illinois University, 1993; Ph.D., Penn State University, 1999. Associate Professor, History, Philosophy and Political Science.

Clifford, Leslie D. (2002). B.S. 1993, M.S. 1995, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Wake Forest University, 2001. Associate Professor, Biology.

Craig, Francis (1998). B.A., University of Richmond, 1989; M.A., Loyola-Maryland, 1994; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1998. Professor, Psychology.

Crowl, Justin (2013). B.A., Walsh University, 2005; M.S., Youngstown State University, 2009. Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Administration.

Cummings, Christopher (2012) B.S., Mansfield University, 2007; M.Ed., Mansfield University, 2009. Instructor, Academic and Human Development.

D’Ortona, Catherine M. (1994). B.S., Loyola College, 1989; M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 1994, University of Virginia. Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Information Science.

Daly, Mary (F2010). B.S., Columbia University, 1981; M.S.W,. Marywood University, 1996; Ph.D., Binghamton University, 2005; Assistant Professor Social Work, Anthropology, and Sociology.

Davis, Scott A. (1988). B.S., Eastern College, 1977; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1982. Professor, Chemistry and Physics.

Decker, Kristen (2000). B.S., University of Wisconsin-Superior; 1995; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Superior, 1998. Assistant Professor, Health Sciences.

Demchak, Jennifer (2007). B.S., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 1996; M.S., Clarion University, 1998; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2005. Associate Professor, Geography and Geology.

Dettwiler, Peggy D. (1990). B.S., University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1970; B.M. 1982, M.M. 1980, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.M., University of Texas-San Antonio, 1985; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 1991. Professor, Music.

Dodson-Webster, Rebecca (2005). B.M., Grove City College, 1987; M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1989; D.M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1997; Associate Professor, Music.

Doerksen, Teri Ann (2000). B.A., Willamette University, 1989; M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1991; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1997. Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Economos, Nicholas (2013). B.A., The University of North Carolina Charlotte, 1981; M.F.A., The University of Oklahoma, 1985. Assistant Professor, Art.

Feeney, Mary (2013). B.S., Mansfield University, 2001; M.S., Marywood University, 2009; Ph.D., Marywood University, 2013. Assistant Professor, Health Sciences.

Ferrito, Susan (1996). B.Sc., Wheeling Jesuit College 1985; MS.Ed., Elmira College, 2006; Director of Clinical Education, Respiratory Therapy.

Filiano, Kenneth (2006). Instructor of String Bass.

Floyd, Jannis (1994). B.A., Wake Forest University, 1975; M.Ed., East Carolina University, 1979; M.A., Appalachian State University, 1983; Ed.S. 1992, Ed.D. 1995, Virginia Polytechnic and State University. Associate Professor, Education and Special Education.

Gambill, Lewis (2009) B.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1990; M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1995; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2001. Assistant Professor, Education and Special Education.

Ganong, Barry R. (1992). B.S., Oral Roberts University, 1977; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982. Associate Professor, Chemistry and Physics.

Garrison, Frances S. (1985). B.S., James Madison University, 1982; M.L.S., George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University, 1985; M.S.Ed., Elmira College, 1990. Associate Professor, Library.

Gaskievicz, Andrew (1999). B.A. 1988, M.A. 1990, Western Washington University; Ph.D., SUNY-Stony Brook, 1999. Associate Professor, History and Political Science.

Ghods, Abe (1983). B.S. 1976, M.B.A. 1978, Youngstown State University. Associate Professor, Business & Economics.

Greer, Douglas (2005), A.A., Harrisburg Area Community College, 1987, A.A.S., Mansfield University, 1994, Clinical Instructor, Respiratory Therapy.

Guenther, Karen (1998). B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1980; M.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Houston, 1994. Professor, History and Political Science.

Guignard, James (2005). B.S., Appalachian State University, 1989; B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 1997; M.A., Western Carolina University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, 2005; Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Hammann, Lynne A. (2003). B.S., Shippensburg University, 1968; M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1984; Ph., D., Pennsylvania State University, 2000. Associate Professor, Education and Special Education.

Haner, Matthew (2002). S.B., Elmira College, 1995; M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2002, Binghamton University. Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Information Science.

Harris, Andrea (1995). B.A., University of Vermont, 1984; M.A. 1987, Ph.D. 1992, SUNY-Buffalo. Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Harris, Jamey (2008) B.A., West Virginia University, 1980; M.A., University of South Carolina; M.A. Ibid, 1995. Assistant Professor, Library.

Havalchak, Andrew G. (1980). B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1972; M.B.A., Syracuse University, 1975; CPA. Assistant Professor, Business Administration.

Hensley, Steven (1995). B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1982; Ph.D., Wright State University, 1990. Associate Professor, Biology.

Hicks, Mary (2012). B.S., Mansfield University, 1991; M.S., Binghamton University, 2005. Assistant Professor, Health Sciences.

Holderby, Shawndra (2003). B.A., Ball State University, 1988; M.A., Ohio University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 2001. Associate Professor, History, Philosophy and Political Science.

Holtman, Bradley A. (1992). B.S. 1976, M.A. 1986, Ph.D. 1997, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Associate Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Hoy, Charles T. (2004). B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1981; M.A., Southern Illinois University, 1985; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1997. Communication.

Iseri, Howard (1991). B.A. 1984, M.A. 1986, California State University, Sacramento; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1992. Professor, Mathematics and Computer Information Science.

Jackson, Danielle (2014) B.A., University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 2003; M.A., University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 2005; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2010, Assistant Professor, Communications.

Jacobsen, Jeffrey (2008) B.S., Mayville State University, 1974; M.Ed., University of North Dakota, 1982; Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado. Associate Professor, Music.

Johnson, Keith (2013). B.A., Georgetown University, 1974; J.D., Oklahoma City University, 1977; M.S. J.A., Boston University, 2007. Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Administration.

Kagle, Jeanne (2004). B.A., Swarthmore College, 1999; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2004; Assistant Professor, Biology.

Kasperek, Sheila (2001). B.S., Appalachain State University, 1993; M.L.I.S., University of North Carolina, 2000; M.S., Capella University, 2004; Associate Professor, Library-Information Services.

Keeth, William (2001). B.A., Whittier College, 1988; M.A., Arizona State University, 1993; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1999; Associate Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Kennedy, Linda (2013). B.S., The University of Leeds, 1985; M.S., The University of Sheffield, 1988; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina Greensboro, 2012. Assistant Professor, Geosciences.

Kiessling, Anthony (2003). B.S., Rowan University, 1989; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1995. Associate Professor, Chemistry and Physics.

Kim, Earl Youngsuck (1988). B.M., Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1978; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music, 1983; D.M.A., University of Miami, 1987. Professor, Music.

King, Joseph T. (1989). B.S. 1969, M.D. 1973, University of Buffalo; Cleveland Clinic, Pathology Residency, 1977. Medical Advisor, Medical Technology Program.

Kirby, John M. (1992). B.S., Missouri Southern State College, 1974; M.S., Millersville State College, 1976; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1981. Professor, Biology.

Klesh, Jamie (2005). B.S., Mansfield University, 1993; M.S., Binghamton University 1998; Ph.D., Binghamton University, 2007; Assistant Professor, Health Sciences.

Kopf, Christopher (2008) B.A., Colgate University, 1990; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1999. Assistant Professor, Geosciences.

Korgeski, Michele (2015). B.S., Bloomsburg University, 2012; M.S., Bloomsburg University, 2013. Instructor, Health Sciences.

Kotchka, Vicki (2012) A.N.D., Mesa Community College, 1983; B.S.N., Mansfield University, 1998; M.S.N., Mansfield University, 2011. Instructor, Health Sciences.

Kutbay, Bonnie G. (1990). B.A. 1972, M.A. 1976, University of Colorado; M.A., Arizona State University, 1980; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1991. Professor, Art.

Kutty, Gopalan (1984). Bachelor of Commerce 1971, Masters of Commerce 1974, University of Calicut; M.B.A., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1981; Ph.D., Northeastern University, 1985. Professor, Business Administration.

Kwak, Eun-Joo (2015). B.M., Seoul National University 1988; M.M., Roosevelt University 1990; D.M., Northwestern University, 1996. Assistant Professor, Music.

Laib, Susan G. (1989). B.M., Eastman School of Music, 1980; M.M., University of Colorado, 1982, D.M.A., Florida State University, 1997. P.T. Instructor, Music.

Lanzara, Susan (2008) B.S., Graceland University, 2002; M.S., Mansfield Univeristy, 2006. Instructor, Health Sciences

Lienhard, Clarence W. (1987). B.S., Lafayette College, 1982; M.S. 1984, Ph.D. 1988, Lehigh University. Professor, Mathematics and Computer Information Science.

Lint, Bradley (2013). B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1989; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2008; Assistant Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Liu, Yucong (F2012) B.E.,  Chongqing University, 1991; M.B.A., Pittsburgh State University, 2005; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2012. Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Information Science.

Loher, Brian T. (1990). B.A., Indiana University, 1980; M.A. 1984, Ph.D. 1987, Michigan State University. Professor, Psychology.

Lucero, Jesus R. (1992). B.A. 1976, M.Ed. 1981, Ed.S. 1989, University of Arizona. Associate Professor, Education and Special Education.

Madigan, Timothy (2000). B.A., Bloomsburg University, 1985; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1992, Pennsylvania State University. Associate Professor, Social Work and Sociology.

Maisner, N. Roger (1976). B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1973; M.A., Michigan State University, 1976. Associate Professor, Health Sciences.

Mansfield, John (2001). B.S.W., Florida Atlantic University; M.S.W., Barry University, Ph.D., Barry University; Associate Professor, Social Work and Sociology.

Maris, Robert C. (1988). B.S., Texas A&M University, 1975; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1980; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 1986. Professor, Biology.

Mason, Daniel C. (2002). B.A., English, Shippensburg University, 1978; B.S., Education, University of Wyoming, 1987; M.S., Communication/Journalism, Utah State University, 1994. Assistant Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Materese, Michele (1993). B.S., LeMoyne College, 1980; B.S. 1985, M.S. 1992, SUNY­ Binghamton. Ph.D., Binghamton University, 2006; Assistant Professor, Health Sciences.

Mayo, Nicole (2013). B.A., Western Oregon University, 2008; M.A., University of San Diego, 2010; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2013. Assistant Professor Psychology.

McEvoy, Adrianne (2003). B.A. 1993, M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2002, State University of New York at Buffalo. Associate Professor, History, Philosophy and Political Science.

McIntyre, Gary (2004). B.S. 1981, M.A. 1986, Kansas State University. Assistant Professor, Communication.

Meisner, Jolene (2015). B.S.W. 1999, Mansfield University; M.S.W., Marywood University 2004. Instructor, Academic and Human Development.

Monkelien, Sheryl (2001). B.M., Iowa State University, 1980; M.M., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1995; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2001; Associate Professor, Music.

Moore, Michele M. (2001). B.S.E., Mansfield University, 1992; M.Ed., Mansfield University, 1996; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2001 . Assistant Professor, Education and Special Education.

Moulton, Christine (2004). B.M., Boston Conservatory of Music, 1984; M.M., Manhattan School of Music, 1998; Assistant Professor, Music.

Moyer, Gregory (2015). B.S., Mansfield University, 1995; M.S., Mansfield University, 1998; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2002. Assistant Professor, Biology.

Murphy, Joseph M. (1987). B.M.E., Bowling Green State University, 1982; M.M. 1983, D.M.A. 1994, Northwestern University. Professor, Music.

Newman, Ira (1972). A.B., Columbia College, 1962; M.A., Columbia University, 1971; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1984. Professor, History, Philosophy and Political Science.

Oakes, Brian (2005). B.S., Lock Haven University, 1994; M.S., Mansfield University 2001; Assistant Professor, Health Sciences.

Olson, Jeremy (S2016). B.A., Slippery Rock University, 1993; M.S., Shippensburg University, 1997; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2002. Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Administration.

Oyallon, Monique (2000). B.A., Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail, 1976; M.A., Université de Toulouse I, 1976; CAPES de Sciences Economiques et Sociales, French National Teaching Certificate, 1978; Ph.D Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, 1992. Associate Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Phillips, John E. (2000). B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1979; M.S., Kansas State University, 1991. Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Information Science.

Phillips, Melinda (2015). B.A., Prescott College, 2009; M.Ed., Arizona State University, 2013. Instructor, Academic and Human Development.

Pieper, Holly (2001). B.A., Mt. Mary College, 1992; M.S., Ithaca College, 1997. Assistant Professor, Communication.

Pifer, Lynn (1991). B.A., University of Illinois, 1984; M.A. 1987, Ph.D. 1991, SUNY-Buffalo. Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Powers, Krista (2015). B.S., Wilkes University, 2009; M.S.N., Mansfield University, 2014. Instructor, Health Sciences.

Purk, Janice (2005). B.S. 1972, M.A. 1990, Ph.D. 2000, Kent State University. Associate Professor, Social Work and Sociology.

Rammon, Phillip Andrew (2005). Instructor of Cello.

Ranney, Todd (F2009) B.M., Drake University, 1982; M.M. The Cleveland Institute of Music & Case Western Reserve University, 1988; Assistant Professor, Music.

Reynolds, Ellen (2015). B.S.N., St. Louis University, 1978; M.S.N., Mansfield University, 2014; Ph.D., Drexel University, 2012. Assistant Professor, Health Sciences.

Rinnert, Nathan (2003). B.A., The University of Kansas, 1990; M.A., Auburn University, 1995. Associate Professor, Music.

Roscoe, Jason (2011) B.A., Mansfield University, 2004; M.A., Mansfield University, 2007. Instructor, Academic & Human Development.

Rose, Alissa (F2009) B.A., Oberlin College, 1997; B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1997; M.M., Rice University, 2000; D.M.A., University of Michigan, 2008; Assistant Professor, Music Department.

Rotella, Deborah K. (2000). B.S., University of Kentucky, 1990; M.S., Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, 1997. Assistant Professor, Academic and Human Development.

Rothermel, Jonathan (2008) B. A., Millersville University, 1995; M.A., Temple University, 1998; Ph.D., Temple University, 2009; Associate Professor, History, Philosophy & Political Science.

Runyan, Nancy (2013). B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1991; M.S.N., University of Phoenix, 2008. Instructor, Health Sciences.

Savoye, Philippe (1991). B.S. 1985, M.S. 1988, Ph.D. 1991, University of California, Davis. Professor, Mathematics and Computer Information Science.

Sax, Vicky (F2012)  B.A., University of Iowa, 1985; M.S., SUNY Cortland, 1991. Instructor - Academic & Human Development.

Schlegel, Michelle (2008) B.F.A., School of Art & Design, NYSCC at Alfred University, 1989; M.F.A., Goddard College, 2005. Associate Professor, Art.

Sechrist, Gretchen (F2009) B.A., Bucknell University, 1994; M.A,. University of Maryland, 1996; Ph.D., University of Maryland 2000; Associate Professor, Psychology.

Shears, Andrew (2013). B.S., Ball State University, 2003; M.S., Ball State University, 2005; Ph.D., Kent State University, 2011. Assistant Professor, Geosciences.

Sidell, Nancy (1998). B.A., Kent State University, 1979; M.R.C., Bowling State University, 1984; M.S.W., Case Western Reserve University, 1990; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1998. Professor, Social Work and Sociology.

Sim, Jaesung (2006). B.P.A. 1988, M.P.A. 1991 Wonkwang University; M.S. Texas Tech University, 1995; Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2003; Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Computer Information Science.

Slusser, Kimberly (2012) B.S., Mansfield University, 2000; M.S., University at Albany. Assistant Professor, Academic and Human Development.

Solan, David S. (1986). B.S., West Virginia University, 1973; M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1976; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1981. Professor, Business Administration.

Solfaro, Deb (2014). B.S., Southern Connecticut State University, 1988; M.S.A., Farleigh Dickinson University, 2014. Assistant Professor, Health Sciences.

Stein, Steven J. (2003). B.S., Trinity College, 1979; M.S., University of Colorado, 1983; Ph.D., Northern Arizona University, 1990. Associate Professor, Biology.

Spezialetti, Brian D. (1989). B.S., Mansfield University, 1978; M.S. Ed., Elmira College, 1989. Director, Medical Technology Program.

Stocks, Lee (2012). B.A., Concord University, 1998; M.A., West Virginia Univeristy, 2001; Ph.D., Kent State, 2010. Associate Professor, Geosciences.

Sullivan-Blum, Louise (1989). B.A., College of Wooster, 1982; M.F.A., University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop, 1988. Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Tague, (Conrad) Michele (2013). B.S., Keene State College, 2006; M.S., Cornell University, 2009; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2011. Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Physics.

Teal-Greenshields, Jean-Anne (1991). B.M., Oberlin College, 1960; M.M. 1988, D.M.A. 1996, University of Maryland. Associate Professor, Music.

Ulrich, John (1991). B.A., University of Maryland, 1985; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1994, SUNY­Buffalo. Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Varner, Christine (2015). B.S.N., Mansfield University, 1997; M.S.N., University of Pheonix, 2003. Instructor, Health Sciences.

Verno, Karri (2005). B.A., Waynesburg College, 2000; M.A., West Virginia University, 2002; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2005; Assistant Professor, Psychology.

Walters, Andrew (2008). B.M., Millikin University, 1989; M.M., Northern Illinois University, 1991; D.M.A., University of Illinois, 2002. Associate Professor, Music.

Washington, Edward (1995). B.A., Bucknell University, 1973; M.A. 1982, Ph.D. 1990, Boston University. Associate Professor, English and Modern Languages.

Welch, Tiffany (2014). B.S.W., Mansfield University, 2005; M.S.W., Marywood University, 2008; D.S.W, Capella University, 2015. Assistant Professor, Social Work.

Werner-Burke, Nanci (Spg. 2001). B.S.Ed. 1990, M.Ed. 1991, Clarion University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2000. Associate Professor, Education and Special Education.

Whitecraft, Michele (2013). B.S., Lock Haven University, 1986; M.Ed., Bloomsburg University, 1998; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2013. Assistant Professor, Education and Special Education.

Whitehouse, Martha M. (2000). B.F.A., Mundelein College, 1980; M.S.Ed., Alfred University, 1988. Assistant Professor, Art.

Wright, Kathy J. (1992). B.S., Mansfield State College, 1982; M.S., Murray State University, 1985; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1998. Professor, Health Sciences.

Young, Kathryn “Sue” (1999). B.A., Mansfield University, 1986; M.A, 1989, Ph.D. 1992, Pennsylvania State University. Professor, Communication.

Young, Thomas K. (1980). B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1975; M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1982, Southern Illinois University. Professor, History, Philosophy and Political Science.

Zaparzynski, Laurie (2005). B.S., Lock Haven University, 1987; M.Ed., Bloomsburg University, 1988;  M.S., California University of PA, 2007; Assistant Professor, Health Sciences.

* Deceased