Lawrence J Abbott [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, teaches comprehensive care clinical dentistry, dental anatomy and morphology and dental occlusion. His research has focused on oral anti-microbials, dental materials, and dexterity tests for dental candidates. He authored chapters on ethics and jurisprudence for the text Contemporary Dental Practice for Allied Dental Personnel. Dr. Abbott has given presentations on dental clinic management and operating systems, oral anti-microbials, and the relationship of dexterity tests and success in dental school on a national level. He has received several Outstanding Faculty Awards. He earned a B.S., D.D.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Nebraska. Dr. Abbott joined the University in 1992.
Steven Abell [Email]
Professor and Chair of Psychology, teaches general psychology, abnormal psychology, intellectual assessment, and psychotherapy. His areas of special interest include child and adolescent treatment and contemporary psychodynamic theory. His most recent research publications have been studies of intellectual assessment and the correlates of body image. Abell holds a B.A. degree from Columbia University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Loyola University Chicago. He joined the University in 1994.
Mert N Aksu [Email]
Dean, School of Dentistry, Professor, Department of Patient Management, earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences and Psychology from the University of Michigan Dearborn, a Masters in Health Services Administration and a D.D.S. from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, and a J.D. from Wayne State University. He is a former attending staff of Henry Ford health Systems, a member of the State Bar of Michigan, and is a Fellow with the American College of Legal Medicine. Dr. Aksu joined the University in 1993.
R. Gerard Albright, SJ [Email]
Professor of Biologyhas taught a variety of courses and has served in various administrative capacities, including chair of the Premedical and Predental Committee. He spent a semester as visiting professor of Biology and an academic consultant at the University of San Francisco. His professional specialties include comparative vertebrate anatomy and histology, as well as other aspects of animal structure and function. Albright holds bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees from Loyola University of Chicago. He joined the University in 1960.
Nizar Al-Holou [Email]
Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, teaches courses in the areas of digital logic, computer networks, microprocessors, computer architecture and electrical circuits. His area of expertise is in digital systems, microprocessors, real-time systems, computer-based instruction, and computer architecture. He is a senior IEEE member. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Damascus University, a master of science from Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Dayton, all in Electrical Engineering. He joined the University in 1992.
Armand R Ash-Rafzadeh [Email]
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, teaches DSP, computer applications and instrumentation, digital control, circuits and systems. Ash’s publications and presentations deal with bio-medical engineering and electrical engineering issues, including Doppler Ultrasound Blood Flow Analysis, ultrasound imaging, and non-linear filtering. He consults with the automotive industry on CAE applications in mechatronics, and has been involved in developing the methodology and processes for Total Vehicle EDS-CAE Modeling, CAE System Element Identification, CAE Standard and Library Committees, and CAE Analysis Methods. Ash holds a B.S. from the College of Science and Technology, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Oklahoma. He joined the University in 1987.
Salwa Atwan [Email]
Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, teaches didactic and clinical courses in Pediatric Dentistry. She is a member of numerous national and international professional organizations and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Atwan is a consultant at the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, and an attending staff memberat the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Her special interest lies in the medicament of the pulp and prevention. Dr. Atwan received her D.D.S. from the University of Detroit Mercy, her M.S. and a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a Certificate of Dentistry for the Disabled from the University of Washington/Seattle. Dr. Atwan joined the University in 1996.
Margaret E Auer [Email]
Dean, University Libraries, provides leadership and direction for all libraries and the instructional design operations. She works to assure compliance with accreditation requirements and with national standards for academic libraries and instructional design. Her recent presentations have been on Organizational Politics and Corporate Culture, Good Public Service Techniques for Library Personnel and Making Meetings Work For You. Auer received the Michigan Library Association Librarian of the Year award and the Wayne State University Library Science Program Distinguished Alumna award. Auer holds a B.A. degree from the University of Detroit and a M.S.L.S. degree from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1961.
Janet M Baiardi [Email]
Interim Assistant Dean and Chair of the BSN Completion and Graduate Program, McAuley School of Nursing, teaches nursing theory, research, health assessment and FNP theory and clinical courses. Her areas of research include self-care, aging, caregiver burden and management of dementia. She earned her B.S.N. from Mercy College of Detroit and her M.S.N. and Ph.D. in nursing from Wayne State University. In addition, she holds a postmaster’s certificate in gerontology from WSU and completed the family nurse practitioner certificate at Boston College. She joined the University in 1994.
Stokes S Baker [Email]
Associate Professor of Biology, teaches botany, ecology, biostatistics, environmental science, and general biology. His interdisciplinary research focuses on integrating biotechnologies, like plant genetic engineering and microarrays, into inquiry-based laboratory instruction. Baker’s degrees include a B.S. from Davis and Elkins College, a M.S. from SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University. After postdoctoral research at Michigan State University, he joined the faculty in 1993.
Erick E Barnes [Email]
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Sociology and Security Administration, He is a former Second Deputy Chief of the Detroit Police Department and is a Geographical Profiler of crime. He is also a recognized expert in Security, Threat Assessment, Terrorism, and Organized Crime. Barnes joined the University in 2002.
Rita M Barrios [Email]
Rita Barrios, who initially joined the university in 2005 as an adjunct professor, now serves the University in a full time capacity as an Assistant Professor in the Computer and Information Systems department as well as working with the Center for Cyber Security and Intelligence Analysis. Ms. Barrios brings with her over 18 years of Information Technology experience. Her primary skills reside in the areas of Database design, data modeling, SQL performance tuning and standardization. She has many years as a senior application developer, technical project lead and project manager in the financial and transportation industries. She has participated in all phases of the software development life cycle including requirements gathering, specification, development, testing and implementation. Within the areas of research, Ms. Barrios has had several papers published in conference proceeding with regard to application development, data integrity and database security. Most recently, Ms. Barrios has published a chapter in Understanding Information Security Forensics titled RAM and File Systems Investigations. Her current research interests include digital and global identity, database security, intrusion detection, access controls and cloud computing concepts. Ms. Barrios anticipates the acceptance of her dissertation, An Adaptive Database Intrusion Detection System, in 2010. To serve her community and profession, Ms. Barrios actively participates with the Michigan Council of Women in Technology focusing on the development of partnerships with influential organizations in the Information Technology industry. In this role, Ms. Barrios creates, initiates and facilitates opportunities for organizations to participate and support MCWT by contributing funds and resources to build and sustain scholarships for higher education. Ms. Barrios received her BA in Computer Information Systems form the Detroit College of Business, her MS in Information Systems from the University of Detroit Mercy, and expects her Ph.D. in Information Systems: Information Security from Nova Southeastern University in 2010.
Michael G Barry [Email]
Associate Professor of English, teaches American literature, modernism and naturalism, and writing. He has additional research interests in the relationship of ideology and aesthetics, and in the literary components of liberation struggles. His interest in public intellectual discussion prompted him to organize a Liberal Arts faculty/student symposium on urban migration. He has published articles on Robert Penn Warren, John Steinbeck, and James Welch. In the past, he has taught at universities in Turkey and the People’s Republic of China. He holds a B.A. degree from Loyola University, Chicago and a Ph.D. degree from SUNY Buffalo. He joined the University in 1994.
David M Bartley [Email]
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and BiochemistryDr. Bartley teaches organic chemistry. His research focuses on the design and synthesis of new phosphorus containing peptides for use as antibiotic and anticancer agents. He is particularly interested in identifying new targets for antimicrobial chemotherapy and in developing new strategies for synthesizing carbon-phosphorus bonds. Bartley holds a B.S. from Alma College and a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Michigan. He performed post-doctoral research at Johns Hopkins University prior to joining the University in 2007.
Arthur J Beer [Email]
Professor of Theatre, teaches play directing, history of theatre, acting styles, voice and diction, introduction to theatre, and fine arts. He has acted in and directed more than 150 plays, including several world premieres. A member of Actor’s Equity, SAG and AFTRA, Beer has received Best Actor and Best Director awards from all of Detroit’s major periodicals, and has won the Hopwood and Gesu awards in playwriting. He holds a B.A. degree from DePauw University, a M.A. degree from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. degree from Wayne State University. He joined the University in 1975.
Jocelyn M. Bennet-Garraway [Email]
Ms. Bennett-Garraway teaches school counseling principles and practice, school counseling strategies and interventions, and group counseling courses and she directs the School Counseling program. Ms. Bennett-Garraway received her Master’s of Education in Counselor Education, with a focus in secondary school counseling from the Pennsylvania State University. She is currently completing her dissertation for a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the Pennsylvania State University.Ms. Bennett-Garraway has 20 years experience counseling adolescents and young adults in school, college, and clinical counseling settings with an emphasis on supporting under-served populations. Her counseling career began working with the Upward Bound program in Pennsylvania, which led to involvement in other high school career and college development programs. Ms. Bennett-Garraway’s current dissertation research is focusing on understanding the relationship between African American parenting style dimensions and career development and academic achievement. Her other research interests include adolescent career development, African American male development, and multicultural group dynamics. She joined the University in 2008.
Mark A Benvenuto [Email]
Professor and Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry, teaches general and inorganic chemistry. He is actively writing pedagogical materials for general-level chemistry courses. He is currently performing research in the area of ring-opening polymerizations of carboranes and metallacarboranes, and analysis of ancient and medieval artifacts. He is a recipient of UDM Science Teacher of the Year Award and has been nominated for this award for the past three years. Benvenuto holds a B.S. from the Virginia Military Institute and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, where he was awarded a graduate student duPont Fellowship. He performed post-doctoral research at the Pennsylvania State University and joined the University in 1993.
Robert S Berg [Email]
Associate Professor, Political Science, received his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and J.D. degree from the Detroit College of Law. He is the advisor for the Legal Administration bachelor’s degree and Legal Assistant certificate programs. He is also an adjunct associate professor at the UDM School of Law, where he teaches a course in commercial real estate. Berg was the recipient of the President’s Award for Academic Excellence in 1995. He joined the University in 1985.
Michael Bernacchi [Email]
Professor of Marketing, teaches marketing management, consumer behavior, marketing communications, research and corporate social responsibility. He has a B.A. and M.A. from Drake University (Des Moines, IA), a Ph.D from Southern Illinois University and J.D. from the University of Detroit. Bernacchi is a frequent contributor and consultant to business, not-for-profits and the media. He publishes a weekly marketing newsletter, Under the Mike-Roscope. He joined the University in 1973.
Claudia Bernasconi [Email]
, received her BSLA and M.Arch at the University of Roma Tre in Rome, Italy and her Post-professional Master in Design from the La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. She has worked as exhibit designer, graphic designer, and scenic designer and is a registered architect in the European Union. Her research interests encompass urban landscape perception, environmental aesthetics, and transportation aesthetics, as well as investigations on place identity and character of place. Her teaching and research interests intersect in the areas of visual analysis and graphic representation of place. Other interests include cross-cultural and interdisciplinary design education. She is currently teaching a 3rd /4th design studio based upon a phenomenological approach to place. Context sensitiveness and the understanding of meaning and character of place are at the core of the studio.
Mithu Bhattacharya [Email]
Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, holds a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. in Information Technology from the Birla Institute of Technology in India, and a Ph.D. in Information Sciences and Technology from Pennsylvania State University. She teaches statistical analysis and quantitative methods, and has conducted extensive research on radio frequency identification (RFID) applications in business. She joined UDM in 2011.
Billy Paul Blodgett [Email]
Associate Professor of Social Work, Dr. Billy Blodgett teaches sociology and social work. He has an extensive background of practice experience in hospital social work, psychiatric social work and social work administration. He received a BA from Oral Roberts University, a MSW degree from the University of Texas in Arlington and his PhD in Sociology from University of North Texas. Prior to coming to UDM, he was named Professor Emeritus at Northern Michigan University. His areas of specialty are micro and macro practice, HBSE, and social welfare policy.
Libby B Blume [Email]
Professor of Psychology, teaches child and human development, family relations, women's and gender studies, environmental psychology, and visual communication. She is Director of the Developmental Psychology and Certified Family Life Education Program and Co-Chair of the Master's in Community Development For the School of Architecture. Dr. Blume is Book Review Editor for the Journal of Family Theory and Review and was founding editor of the Michigan Family Review. A recipient of the HEW Award of Excellence, Blume's research interests focus on gender and ethnic identities, feminist family theory, and parenting. Blume has co-authored two textbooks on middle childhood and adolescent development and is active in the Developmental Science Teaching Institute of the Society for Research on Child Development, Groves Conference on Marriage and Family, and the National Council on Family Relations. Blume holds a B.A. degree from the University of California at Davis, an M.A. degree from San Francisco State University, and a Ph.D. degree from Texas Tech University. She joined the University in 1987.
Jeffrey J Boats [Email]
Associate Professor and Chair of Mathematics, Computer Science & Software Engineering, is also the faculty advisor for the William Lowell Putnam Exam team and organizes the department Research Colloquium. Dr. Boats teaches courses in Mathematics and Math Education, and conducts research in numerous areas of science, most notably in Graph Theory. His work has applications to communications networks, circuit design, cryptography, and intelligence. He was conferred with the title Doctor of Arts in Mathematics by Carnegie Mellon for his dissertation, “Linear Algebra Textbook Implementing Instructional Technology” (1999). He also has a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon (1993), and two Bachelor’s degrees from St. Bonaventure University, in Mathematics and Physics.
Jacques Boettcher [Email]
Associate Professor of Management and Finance, teaches law and real estate finance. His area of interest is foreign trade law, and his area of research is in the comparative law of the Pacific Rim countries, especially China and Japan. His professional presentations deal with the legal and financial perils for American companies investing in the emerging third world areas and in forming partnerships and joint ventures with emerging countries. A practicing attorney, he is a member of the State Bar of Michigan. Boettcher earned his Ph.B., M.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Detroit. He joined the University in 1954.
Gregory M Bozimowski [Email]
Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesia, teaches pharmacology, professional aspects, and pathophysiology. He received his B.S.N. from Wayne State University, and an MS in Nurse Anesthesia from Mercy College of Detroit. He has been a faculty member since 2003.
Bruce M Brorby [Email]
Assistant Professor of Economics, teaches principles of economics, intermediate economics and economic theory. He holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of Detroit. He served as an administrator in the College of Business Administration for many years, the last seventeen years as associate dean. Mr. Brorby was inducted into the College of Business Administration Hall of Honor in 2009. He is the current President of the UDM chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the National Honorary Society for students in Business. Brorby joined the University in 1971.
Donald Burkholder [Email]
Associate Professor of Political Science, teaches public administration, American politics, politics and the media, and government and the economy. He serves as the University’s Truman Scholarship representative and is a labor arbitrator and fact-finder primarily in disputes between local or state government and public employee labor organizations. His research interests include dispute resolution, organizational change, and structural-behavioral similarities between consolidating governmental units and institutions of higher education. Burkholder holds a B.A. degree from the University of Maryland, a M.A. degree from Kent State University and a Ph.D. degree from Wayne State University. He joined the University in 1976.
Mary Bee [Email]
Associate Professor of Biology, teaches gross anatomy to students in the Physician Assistant and Nurse Anesthesia programs and environmental science to non-majors. Her research focuses on human anatomical variations and anatomical education. Bee received her B.S. from Mercy College of Detroit and her M.S. and Ph.D. from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1999.
Leyvee L Cabanilla [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology, teaches non-surgical diagnosis and treatment planning of periodontal disease. She is also involved in teaching local anesthesia to both dental hygiene students as well as practicing dental hygienists in a series of continuing education courses. She received her D.D.M. degree from the University of the Philippines and her D.D.S. from the University of Detroit Mercy. She also received a Certificate and MSD in Periodontics from Indiana University. Dr. Cabanilla-Jacobs joined the University in 2000.
Nancy Calley [Email]
Associate Professor, Department Chair, and Director of Counseling Programs.Dr. Calley specializes in the clinical treatment of juvenile sex offenders. She teaches counseling theories, multicultural counseling, organization and administration of counseling services, and diagnostic methods in counseling. Her publications include treatment modalities and assessment procedures for juvenile sex offenders, counseling strategies for juvenile sex offenders, ethical issues in counseling, and professional identity in counseling. Her primary research areas include juvenile sex offender treatment, clinical program development and program evaluation, and practical application of professional ethics. She is the Ethics Chair of the Michigan Counseling Association and past president of the Michigan Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors. Dr. Calley has worked with marginalized individuals in the juvenile justice, child welfare and public mental health systems over the last two decades as a clinician, clinical director, and administrator, and continues to be actively involved in southeastern Michigan. She holds an M.A. in Counseling and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision from Wayne State University and is a licensed professional counselor. Dr. Calley joined the University in 2002.
R. Michael Canjar [Email]
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, received a Bachelor’s of Engineering and Master of Engineering from University of Detroit. Through his Ph.D. in Mathematics from University of Michigan, he specialized in mathematical logic. He taught at several universities, including the University of Baltimore, where he served as chair of the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics. He has published articles in mathematical journals on mathematical logic and set theory. He is also interested in computer science, particularly object oriented programming and windows programming. Canjar joined the University in 1995. Canjar’s home page is www.udmercy.edu/htmls/ personal/canjarrm/canjarrm.htm.
Mary Lou Caspers [Email]
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, teaches basic and advanced biochemistry. Caspers’ publications and presentations deal with alterations in brain proteins as a function of aging and with the effects of metal ions such as aluminum on various enzymes in the blood, liver and brain; she is the author of more than 20 papers in refereed journals. Caspers is the recipient of the President’s Award for Faculty Excellence and the Engineering and Science Teacher of the Year Award, as well as a number of research grants. Caspers received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Detroit and a Ph.D. from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She joined the University in 1977.
Gerald F Cavanagh, SJ [Email]
Professor of Management and Charles T. Fisher, III, Chair of Business EthicsProfessor of Management and Charles T. Fisher, III, Chair of Business Ethics, teaches corporate social responsibility and the ethics of business. He has authored five books, the latest, American Business Values, with International Perspectives, 6th edition, and more than 40 articles. Cavanagh has lectured and given workshops on business ethics throughout the U.S, as well as in Mexico, Indonesia, Australia, Germany and India. He has held business ethics chairs at Boston College and Santa Clara universities. Cavanagh is faculty advisor to the UDM student service organization, APO, and leads an annual week long backpack trip with students to Shenandoah National Park, VA. He served as Academic Vice President and Provost of University of Detroit Mercy, and received the highest award in his field (Sumner Marcus Award) from the Academy of Management for his writing, teaching and other contributions to business ethics. Cavanagh served on the boards of trustees of Fordham University, Santa Clara University, Xavier University, College of the Holy Cross, Loyola University of New Orleans and the University of Detroit. Cavanagh has recently written and lectured on: Ethics in the Global Marketplace, Business and Personal Values, Free Enterprise and Its Values, and Spirituality for the Manager. He holds a B.S. from Case Western Reserve University (engineering), Ph.L. (philosophy), M.B.A. (business), and M.Ed. (education) from St. Louis University, S.T.L. (theology) from Loyola University, Chicago, D.B.A. in Management from Michigan State University. He is also an ordained Catholic priest in the Society of Jesus. He enjoys hiking and backpacking in the National Parks. Cavanagh joined the University in 1980. Professor of Management and Charles T. Fisher, III, Chair of Business Ethics, teaches corporate social responsibility and the ethics of business. He has authored five books, the latest, American Business Values, with International Perspectives, 6th edition, and more than 40 journal articles. Cavanagh has lectured and given workshops on business ethics throughout the U.S, as well as in Mexico, Indonesia, Australia, Germany and India. He has consulted with business firms, governments and universities. He held the Dirksen Chair of Business Ethics at Santa Clara University and the Gasson Chair at Boston College. He served as interim dean of the College of Business and as academic vice president and provost at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received the President’s Award for Faculty Excellence at the University of Detroit Mercy, and the highest national award in his field (Sumner Marcus Award) from the Academy of Management. He chaired the Social Issues Division of the Academy of Management and the All-Academy of Management Task Force on Ethics. Cavanagh served on the boards of trustees of Fordham University, Santa Clara University, Xavier University, College of the Holy Cross, Loyola University of New Orleans and the University of Detroit. Cavanagh has recently written and lectured on: Ethics in the Global Marketplace, Business and Personal Values, Free Enterprise and Its Values, and Spirituality for the Manager. He holds a B.S. from Case Western Reserve University (engineering), Ph.L. (philosophy), M.B.A. (business), and M.Ed. (education) from St. Louis University, S.T.L. (theology) from Loyola University, Chicago and D.B.A. (Management) from Michigan State University, and he is an ordained Catholic priest in the Society of Jesus. Cavanagh is faculty advisor to the UDM student service organization, APO, and leads an annual week long backpack trip with students to Shenandoah National Park, VA. He enjoys hiking and backpacking in the National Parks. Cavanagh joined the University in 1980.
John Celletti [Email]
Dr. Celletti’s research interests include secondary to post-secondary transition models; impact of poverty on literacy; teaching and learning models for minorities and; use of evaluation. He has earned the following degrees: Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Sarasota, 1999; MA, Special Education Learning Disabilities & Emotional Impairments; University of Detroit, 1985; and, BA, Michigan State University, Social Science Teaching, 1972. And holds the following licenses and certificates: Michigan Permanent Certification, Elementary (K-8), Michigan Permanent Certification, Learning Disabled (K-12), Michigan Permanent Certification, Emotionally Impaired (K-12), Michigan Permanent Certification, Secondary, Social Studies, Certificate, Teacher Consultant, Certificate, Work Study Coordinator. Dr. Celletti belongs to the following organizations: Learning Disabilities Association (LDA), Council of Exceptional Children, Teacher Education Division (TED), Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD), Division for Research (CEC-DR). For relaxation, he enjoys running, hiking, kayaking, and cycling.
Mark F Choinski [Email]
Technical Director and Designer for the Theater Company, teaches stagecraft and rehearsal and production. He designs lighting for all productions and scenic designs for two shows per season. Along with his UDM experience, he has worked at almost every professional theater in the Detroit metro area and has built sets for local commercials and industrial films. He holds a B.A. degree from Mercy College of Detroit. Choinski joined the University in 1979.
Margaret E Coleman [Email]
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, Director of Dental Hygiene Admissions, teaches dental anatomy, and local anesthesia to both dental hygiene and dental students. She is also responsible for training the dental hygiene students in the administration of nitrous oxide sedation. She is involved in clinical dental hygiene as well as teaching local anesthesia and nitrous oxide sedation to practicing dental hygienists in a series of continuing education courses. Additional responsibilities include advising and monitoring students as Director of Dental Hygiene admissions. Her interests focus on self-instructional design and educational research. She has received several teaching awards. Ms. Coleman holds a Certificate and B.S. degree in Dental Hygiene from the University of Detroit. She joined the University in 1977.
Claire M Crabtree-Sinnett [Email]
Professor of English, teaches American literature, creative writing, women’s studies, folklore and courses on poetry and fiction. A Faulkner specialist, she has published on Faulkner, in addition to such women writers as Erdrich, Hurston, and Toni Morrison. She is also a published poet. Crabtree was a Fulbright senior lecturer in Timisoara, Romania in 1994-95. She holds a B.A. degree from Trinity College, a M.A. degree from Fordham, and a Ph.D. degree from Wayne State University. Crabtree joined the University in 1987.
Kevin J Daimi [Email]
Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, and Director of Software Engineering, teaches classes in Computer Science and Software Engineering. He received a M.S. in Applied Computation and a Ph.D. in Computational Optimal Control from the University of Cranfield, England. He has long and extensive computing experience including working as a programmer, systems analayst, director of a computer center, computer manager, computer consultant, and professor of computer science. His research interests include data mining, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, software engineering, and software security. He is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and a fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS). He joined the University in 1998.
Abhijit Dasgupta [Email]
Associate Professor of Mathematics, teaches classes in mathematics at all levels using various teaching techniques such as the Moore Method. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests are in Topology, Analysis, and Measure Theory in the context of the Borel and Projective hierarchies in Polish spaces, an area known as Descriptive Set Theory, which uses tools and techniques from Mathematical Logic and Theory of Computation. Recently, he has also worked in Nonstandard Analysis, Philosophy of Randomness, and Algorithmic Information Theory. Before joining UDM, he had earlier taught at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, and Jadavpur University, India. He had also worked in the networking industry as a network hardware and software engineer for many years at various companies including ANS, AOL, MCI/Worldcom, and Cisco Systems. His EECS interests and experience are in the areas of network and systems programming and operating systems (especiallyLinux/UNIX). He is also an electronic hobbyist, likes playing with embedded systems and writing programs in C and assembly, and occasionally writes parsing and lexical analysis software.
Shuvra Das [Email]
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, teaches mechanics of materials, mechanical design, computer aided design, and finite element methods. His research interests and publications are in mechanistic modeling of manufacturing processes, solution of inverse problems, laser assisted manufacturing, mechatronics, and the thermo-mechanics of manufacturing. He received the Engineering Teacher of the Year Award in 1996 and was named the Best Teacher in the North Central Region of the US by the American Society for Engineering Education in 2003. Das earned his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Iowa State University. He was a post-doctoral research associate at University of Notre Dame and worked as an analysis engineer for Concurrent Technologies Corporation prior to joining the University in 1993.
Victor B Dauphin [Email]
Assistant Professor of Psychology., teaches courses in Introductory Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Child Therapy and Principles of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. He published a book titled Tantalizing Times: Excitements, Disconnects, and Discontents in Contemporary American Society. He has published and presented papers on experimental analyses of psychological assessment instruments, psychotherapy process and outcome, regulatory issues concerning the practice of psychology, understanding psychoanalytic psychology as other than healthcare, philosophical issues in psychoanalytic psychology and has ongoing research projects concerning the influence of patients' prosody (voice characteristics) on clinical judgment, understanding absorbing and very psychologically involving experiences, among other projects. He received his B.S. in psychology from Tulane University in 1981 and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Syracuse University in 1988. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship through Wayne State Medical School in 1990.
Jeanne M David [Email]
Associate Professor of Accounting, teaches introductory and upper level financial and managerial accounting. She has published in the Journal of Business Ethics and Research in Accounting Ethics and made presentations for the American Accounting Association, ORSA/TIMS, and the Institute of Management Accountants. She is a Michigan Council director and Oakland County Chapter past president of the Institute of Management Accountants and a member of the American Accounting Association and Beta Alpha Psi. David received her CPA from Texas, her Ph.D. and M.B.A. from Texas A & M University and her B.S. from the University of Lowell. She joined the University in 1988.
Amy G Deines-Green [Email]
Associate Professor of Architecture, a graduate of the Cranbrook Academy of Art, M.Arch in 2000, has a diverse design background that builds on her academic training in industrial design and architecture. Her teaching and research interests stem from an inter-disciplinary approach that seeks to encompass both visual communications and the built environment with specific focus on design, mapping, urban design and new technologies. Amy is an Associate Professor at the UDM|SOA where she teaches Architectural Design Studios, Graphic Design, and Graduate Seminars. Amy is a professional designer with experience in both the public and private sectors, specializing in architecture, graphic design, and urban design. She has been involved in numerous prototypical projects that have been awarded four United States Patents involving technology and customization within point of purchase environments. Amy is the co-founder of Awake by Design, an award winning multidisciplinary design + technology studio founded in 2007. Awake by Design, LLC is an expansive practice that engages new technology surrounding RFID, web + software development, environmental design and prototypical design specific to product. Her work also involves exhibits, web sites, large-scale projects developing exhibitions and way finding programs, interpretive installations, and retail design. Ms. Deines currently has received funding to continue her research on reclamation of materials and place within Detroit’s Post Industrial Landscape. Amy’s research also engages cultural interventions within the context of Detroit where she collaborates with students of architecture and fellow colleagues. Ms. Deines was invited to co-teach with Will Alsop, SMC Alsop. The studio has traveled between Toronto, Canada + Detroit, Michigan with the specific interest to re-develop Detroit by looking at other Great Lake Cities as well as Post-industrial landscapes. The work produced under the direction of Ms. Deines embraces the design process that moves from the scale of the city to the scale of a building. She currently is collaborating with Alberto Francini of Metrogramma, Milan, Italy on a new vision and master plan for Detroit. Amy was the former Board Chair of the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit for three years, while under her leadership she developed new gallery spaces located at the Russell Industrial Center and the Whitdel Building in Southwest Detroit.Lastly, Amy is a recent graduate of Detroit Leadership Experience affiliated with the Detroit Chamber of Commerce, which allows her to further her work and mission in the city of Detroit.
Mustafa Demir [Email]
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology, specialized in Mathematics Education and Technology (2009) from Michigan State University. He teaches courses in Mathematics and Mathematics Education. He also designs online learning environments to improve students’ content and pedagogical knowledge in mathematics.Demir's research area is exploring mathematics learning and teaching in technology-based settings and analyzing effective integration of information technology into mathematics education. In particular, he is studying the effects of using virtual manipulatives with different instructional methods on students' learning of mathematics concepts.He has also a M.A. degree in Teaching and Learning with Technology (2004) from Michigan State University, and B.S. degree in Mathematics Education from Marmara University (1999).
Edwin Dewindt [Email]
Professor of History, a distinguished member of the faculty since 1968, he teaches courses on the history of England and the Middle Ages. He holds a Ph.B. from the University of Detroit, the Licentiate of Medieval Studies from the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, and the Ph.D. from the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, he is also a member of the Royal Historical Society. Among his several books are Royal Justice and the Medieval English Countryside (2 vols., 1981) and Ramsey: The Lives of an English Fenland Town, 1200-1600 (2006), both co-authored with Anne R. DeWindt. He is now engaged in a study of the popularization of English history through drama in late Elizabethan and early Jacobean England.
Vivian I Dicks [Email]
Professor of Communication Studies, teaches argumentation, audience analysis, group dynamics, persuasion, and public speaking. Dicks’ research and publications deal with legal rhetoric. She holds a B.A. degree from Wayne State University, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State University, and a J.D. degree from the Detroit College of Law. Dicks joined the University in 1979.
Donald G DiPaolo [Email]
Assistant Professor, teaches the Introduction to Education courses as well as courses in the Educational Administration and Leadership program. His publications and professional presentations have been in the area of leadership and leadership education. Dr. DiPaolo earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and joined the faculty in 2003 after serving for three years as the Cohort Director of the University of Michigan Masters and Certification (MAC) Program. Dr. DiPaolo served as Chair of the Education Department from 2003-2006. He was recently selected to serve on the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Leadership Education.
Linda Dobis [Email]
Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, teaches non-surgical diagnosis and treatment planning of periodontal disease. Her areas of interest include periodontology and oral microbiology. She received her D.D.S. from the University of Detroit Mercy, a Certificate in Hospital Dentistry from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and a Certificate in Periodontology from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. Dr. Dobis joined the University in 1998.
Michael P Dosch [Email]
Associate Professor, and Chair of Nurse Anesthesiology, teaches applied physics, and the anesthesia gas machine. Dosch has published on the subjects of recall under anesthesia, statistics, student attrition, and anesthesia equipment. His research interests include prevention of side effects related to anesthetic agents, universal precautions, anesthesia equipment, and student motivation. Dosch holds a B.A. from University of Michigan, an M.S. from Mercy College of Detroit, and a PhD from Wayne State University. He has been a faculty member since 1988.
Nihad Dukhan [Email]
Associate Professor of Mechanical EngineeringAssociate Professor of Mechanical Engineering teaches thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. His research interests include experimental and numerical methods related to heat transfer problems including strategic cooling of electronics, application and characterization of thermal properties of metallic foams. Dr. Dukhan is well-known for his efforts and involvement in undergraduate research. He holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from University of Toledo; an MSME and and MS-Applied Mathematics from University of Toledo; and a BSME from University of Toledo. His previous experience includes 4 years at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaquez (associate professor), 4 years at Marconi Communications (senior research engineer), and 3 years at NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center (researcher). Dr. Dukhan is a member of numerous professional societies including ASEE, ASME, ASHRAE, IIR (refrigeration) and CSA (cryogenics). He holds four patents and has authored or co-authored numerous archival publications, proceedings publications, and presentations. He joined UDM in 2005.
Daniel Garrett Duryea [Email]
Dr. Duryea teaches courses in assessment, internship, addictive populations, and drugs and behavior. Dr. Duryea's research interests include student's motivation to enter the addition treatment field, client engagement, and how to best educate and train future practitioners in the addictions treatment field. He received a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision in 2007, both from the State University of New York at Buffalo.Dr. Duryea has more than 13 years experience as an outpatient substance abuse counselor in Buffalo, NY at the Erie County Medical Center and has taught at the State University of New York at Oswego. Dr. Duryea joined the University in 2009.
Utpal Dutta [Email]
Professor and Chair, Civil & Environmental Engineering, teaches transportation engineering, constructional materials, engineering economics and optimization. Dutta’s publications and professional presentations both here and abroad have dealt with transportation planning, use of waste materials in highway construction and transportation safety and control. He is currently doing research on the use of automotive shredder residue in asphalt pavement. In 1994, he was awarded the UDM President’s Award for Faculty Excellence. Dutta has a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma and is a licensed professional engineer in Michigan. He joined the University in 1988.
John M Dwyer [Email]
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, teaches mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Dwyer’s publications have included numerical evaluations of mathematical functions and social issues of (computer) technology. He has given numerous talks on mathematics, statistics, and computer science topics. His current interests include the generalized calculus and nonrational processes (such as for artificial intelligence). He has served as chair (1974-77) and interim chair (1990-91) of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. He received his A.B. and M.S. from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and his Ph.D. from Texas A & M University. He joined the University in 1969.
Joseph Eisenhauer [Email]
Dean, College of Business Administration and Professor of Economics, earned a B.S. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo. A former banker, he has been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Wharton School, a Visiting Professor at the Universita di Roma, La Sapienza in Italy, and a Visiting Scholar at the Catholic University of America. He has published extensively in the areas of risk and insurance, ethics, social economics, and statistics. Prior to joining UDM, he was Chair of Economics at Wright State University in Ohio. He joined the University in 2010.
Roy E Finkenbine [Email]
Professor of History, teaches African American and nineteenth-century American history. A specialist on slavery, abolition, and the Underground Railroad, he is currently engaged in a study of slave reparations in early American history. As Associate Editor of the Black Abolitionist Papers Project at Florida State University, he co-edited the five-volume Black Abolitionist Papers, 1830-1865 and Witness for Freedom: African American Voices on Race, Slavery, and Emancipation. He recently completed a second edition of Sources of the African American Past. He is director of the Black Abolitionist Archives in the College of Liberal Arts and Education. He was recently appointed by Gov. Granholm to the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission. Finkenbine holds a Ph.D. degree from Bowling Green State University, and joined the University in 1996.
Carmencita Ford-Fleifel [Email]
Affiliate Clinical Coordinator of the Nurse Anesthesiology Program, teaches advanced principles of nurse anesthesiology, and regional anesthesia. She received her B.S.N. from Oakland University and an M.S. in Anesthesia from Wayne State University. She has been a faculty member since 2002.
Juan Carlos Flores [Email]
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Juan Carlos Flores grew up in El Salvador and pursued his university studies in the U.S. and Belgium. He has taught in a variety of disciplines, including languages, at St. John's College and at Providence College, where he was an associate professor prior to coming to UDM. In addition to Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics and Logic, he teaches advanced courses in ancient and medieval philosophy, philosophical theology, metaphysics, and philosophy of human nature. He has published books and articles, and edited Latin texts, in the area of medieval philosophy. His research in this field has concentrated on metaphysical themes and on the relation between faith and reason in Scholasticism, especially in Henry of Ghent, Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure and Duns Scotus. Dr. Flores also studies medieval Jewish and Islamic philosophers, and is very interested in ancient philosophy and its timeless legacy. He holds a B.A. (with honors) from Connecticut College, an M.A. (with distinction) from Boston College, as well as a licentiate and doctorate from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He joined the faculty in the Fall of 2010.
Wai-Choong Foong [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, earned a B.Sc (Hons.) and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from University of Portsmouth (England). He completed two post-doctorate fellowships in Biopharmaceutics and Dental Biomaterials at Dalhousie University, Canada. He received the Canadian W.W. Wood Teaching Excellence Award in Dental Education in 1997 and the Outstanding Instructor Award from Dental Hygiene Class of 2008. Dr Foong was a tenured associate professor with the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University, Canada, before joining the School of Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy in 2001.
William C Forbes [Email]
Associate Professor of Anatomy, Department of Biomedical Sciences, teaches courses in gross anatomy and head & neck anatomy to dental and dental hygiene students, as well as dental residents. Dr. Forbes spent 28 years in private general dentistry practice and 8 years as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maine. He received his D.D.S. from the University of Michigan and his Master's in Divinity from Bangor Theological Seminary. Dr. Forbes is also adjunct faculty at Wayne State University Medical School. Dr. Forbes joined the University in 1997.
John C Freeman [Email]
Professor and Chair of English, teaches Renaissance literature, critical theory and Shakespeare. Freeman’s publications and professional presentations both here and abroad have dealt with Thomas More’s Utopia, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. He has published articles in ELH, Moreana, and Modern Language Review. He is currently doing research on reassessing intellectual property rights in More's Utopia. Freeman holds a B.A. degree from Michigan State University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Wayne State University. He joined the University in 1987.
Wladyslaw Fuchs [Email]
Associate Professor of Architecture, teaches architectural design, visual communications and Computer Aided Design. His main interests include integrating these subjects across the curriculum of architectural education. Fuchs recently published an article entitled Progressive Tradition, focusing on the relevance of the drawing experience in CAD practice. A member of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, his research includes the design and implementation of the V.C.net, an Internet based educational tool for the architectural community. He earned M.Arch. and Ph.D. degrees from the Warsaw Technical University in Poland. Fuchs returned to the University to teach in 1990.
Sharla N Fasko [Email]
Sharla N. Fasko, Ph.D., NCSP joined the Psychology faculty in the fall of 2008. She is now Assistant Professor and Director of the School Psychology Program. She teaches courses in Psychoeducational interventions and applied behavior analysis. Formerly president of the Kentucky Association for Psychology in the Schools, Fasko is a Licensed Psychologist and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. She holds a BME from Henderson State University, a M.Ed. for Southern Arkansas University, and Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati.
Garbette A. Montgomery Garraway [Email]
Dr. Garraway teaches vocational development and career assessment, multicultural counseling, research seminar in counseling, and counseling theories and process. His research interests include diversity issues in counseling and education, counselor intervention in academic underachievement, career development of underserved youth, and client readiness for stage-specific strategies in counseling. He has co-authored a textbook on career planning, developed an inventory of best practices for school counseling, and delivered presentations at international, national and regional conferences.Dr. Garraway has a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology, M.A in English Education, and a professional teaching certificate with an endorsement in school counseling (K-12). He has over twenty years of experience as a high school teacher, high school department head, elementary school counselor, and counselor educator. He is the past-president of a Chi Sigma Iota chapter, the past-president of the Association of Michigan School Counselors, president of the Michigan Counseling Association and maintains membership in several other professional counseling associations. Print-friendly
James R Geist [Email]
Professor, Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, teaches courses in pathology and oral radiology. He serves as director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Imaging Center at the dental school. His research interests concern the diagnostic efficacy of imaging systems and the effectiveness of educational techniques. Dr. Geist has had over 30 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts published. He has received the President's Award for Faculty Excellence and has been selected Outstanding Instructor by dental and dental hygiene classes. Dr. Geist earned a D.D.S. from the University of Illinois and a M.S. in Oral Pathology from Indiana University. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, a past president of that Board, and is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. He joined the University in 1986.
Nancy L Gibney [Email]
Assistant Professor of Education, teaches reading and language arts methods at the elementary and secondary levels. Gibney’s publications and professional presentations deal with urban university and school partnerships. She presented at the 1996 Association and Curriculum Development’s National Conference regarding reconstructing teaching and learning practices through an urban school and university partnership. Gibney holds a B.A. from Western Michigan University, M.A. from Eastern Michigan University, and Ph.D. from Walden University. She joined the University in 1988.
Cindy A Gillham [Email]
Associate Librarian, Public Services, McNichols Campus Library, is responsible for the collections in biology, chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, and history, as well as the provision of reference services and research skills instruction. She is the Special Collections Librarian. She holds a B.A. degree from Oakland University, and a M.I.L.S. from the University of Michigan. She joined the University in 1988.
Michael J Gleason [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, teaches biochemistry, nutrition and preventive dentistry. Publication topics range from basic biochemistry to applied clinical dentistry. He has presented continuing education lectures on computers in dentistry, dental office sterilization and nutrition. Dr. Gleason holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Dayton, a D.D.S. from Indiana University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Kent State University. He joined the University in 1985.
Gregory M Grabowski [Email]
Associate Professor of Biology, teaches physiology, pathophysiology and human anatomy. Dr. Grabowski came to the University after completion of his post-doctoral training at Harvard’s School of Public Health, where he began his research on pulmonary inflammation induced by metal containing particles in industrial settings. He was awarded National Institute of Health and Center for Indoor Air fellowships to fund his postdoctoral training, as well as Slocum-Lunz fellowships to fund his graduate studies. Grabowski holds a B.A. from Canisius College, M.S. from the University of Charleston, and Ph.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina. He joined the University in 1996.
James F Graves [Email]
Associate Professor of Biology, teaches general microbiology, immunology and pathogenic microbiology. Graves’ publications and presentations have dealt with microbiology, public health, and the environment. His laboratory work focuses on bioremediation and degradation research, which has been supported by grants from the Federal Government and private industry. He is an elected member of the American Society for Microbiology. He was a research scientist at Indiana University, research associate at the University of Virginia, and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina. Graves holds B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Missouri. He joined the University in 1987.
Harold H Greene [Email]
Associate Professor of Psychology, teaches Perception/Cognitive psychology, Experimental psychology and Learning and Memory. His research interests are generally aimed at determining functional organizations in the human visual system. One concern is the visual system’s representation of contours. Another is the representation of mechanisms involved in the search for a target object among irrelevant clutter. Research of this sort constrain theories of vision, and have real-life implications. He obtained a B.A. with honors from Queen’s University, Canada, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Cognitive/ Experimental Psychology from the University of Georgia. Before coming to UDM, Greene held research fellowships at the Center of Excellence for Research on Training (CERT) in Atlanta, and at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Greene joined the University in 1999.
Alan E Grigg [Email]
Instructor, Department of Special Education, teaches general education and Special Education content and method courses for the Emotionally/Behaviorally Disordered. He has extensive experience in teaching Special Education students for over thirty-two years. He joined the faculty in January 2010 after having taught as an adjunct for seven years. He received a B.A., M.A. from Eastern Michigan University in Special Education and earned a M.S. in Counseling Psychology in 2005 from Capella University.
Carla J Groh [Email]
Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Program, has taught courses in research and the politics of health care and teaches within all the programs in the College of Health Professions. Groh’s clinical interest is in the area of geripsychiatry and women’s health. Prior to coming to UDM, she was the director of Psychiatric Services for a community hospital in Detroit. Groh has been involved in multiple research studies and has several publications. She earned her B.S.N. and M.S.N. from Wayne State University in Adult Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing and a Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Michigan. She joined the University in 1996.
Arthur C Haman [Email]
Associate Dean for Operations of Engineering and Science and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, teaches prototype design, professional world of work, and internal combustion engines. After graduation with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Detroit, Haman accepted a position as a structural engineer at Northrup Aircraft, Los Angeles. After a year, he returned to the University. While moving through the academic ranks, he completed a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a M.B.A. at the University of Detroit. Off-term industrial employment periods were spent at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command and Ford Motor Company. Haman joined the University in 1956.
Leo E Hanifin [Email]
Dean, College of Engineering and Science and Chrysler Professor of Engineering, has focused his teaching and research in the area of manufacturing efficiencies, processes, and modeling. Hanifin has also held engineering and management positions in the automotive, aerospace and computer industries. He has received the LEAD and Outstanding Young Engineer Awards from SME and the Engineering Alumnus of the Year award from UDM. He holds B.M.E., M.E., and D.E. degrees from the University of Detroit. He joined the University as dean in 1991.
Mary Elizabeth Hannah [Email]
Professor of Psychology and Director of the School Psychology Specialist program, teaches social processes, psychological testing and introductory psychology as well as supervising internships. Her research deals with attitudes towards persons with disabilities and with sibling relationships. She has co-authored a scale on helping within families. Hannah served as secretary and delegate of the National Association of School Psychologists. A recipient of the President’s Award for Faculty Excellence, Hannah also received a NASP Presidential Award for service to school psychology. She holds a B.A. from Sweet Briar College, a M.A. from Alfred University, and a Ph.D. from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She joined the University in 1977.
Mary Ann Hazen [Email]
Professor, Management, enjoys teaching in the undergraduate and MBA programs in the College of Business Administration. Her publications are on the topics of dialogue and polyphony in organizations, grief in the workplace, and innovation in management education. She is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Organizational Change Management and Associate Editor of the Journal of Management Education. Hazen holds degrees from Ursuline College (B.A.), University of Michigan (M.S.W.), and Case Western Reserve University (Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior). She joined the University in 1989. Her eight grandchildren -- and everyone else's grandchildren -- are her primary motives for working toward a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world.
Hsiao-Lan Hu [Email]
Dr. Hsiao-Lan Hu teaches broadly in Asian religions and women and gender issues in religions. Before she joined UDM in 2008, she taught at Temple University and the University of Iowa, and the courses she taught included "Religion and Society", "Introduction to World Religions", "Introduction to Asian Religions", "Asian Religious Classics", "Women in Religion and Society", and the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of Mandarin Chinese. Courses taught at UDM include :"Introduction to Religion", "Women and Religion", "Buddhisms in America", "Eastern Religions" on both of the 2000 and 4000 levels, graduate seminar on "Buddhism", graduate seminar on "Traditions in China", and graduate seminar on "Gender in Asian Traditions," which received the Grant for the Advancement of Feminist Studies from the Women's and Gender Studies Program at UDM in 2009. Her new course, "Religions and Global Wellbeing" was just awarded the 2010 Faculty Summer Stipend for Course Development Award by the UDM Jesuit Associates. She plans to offer new courses on "Ecology and World Religions" and "Non-Western Feminisms" in the near future.Dr. Hu does research in philosophy and social history of early Buddhism, engaged Buddhism, liberation theology, religion and globalization, poststructuralist feminist theory, and peace studies. The current focus of her research is Buddhist social ethics under globalization, for which she won the Mellon Funds for Humanistic Studies from the College of Liberal Arts and Education at UDM in 2009.Publications:Hu, Hsiao-Lan. This-Worldly Nibb?na: A Buddhist-Feminist Social Ethics for Peacemaking in the Global Community. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, forthcoming.Hu, Hsiao-Lan. "Kamma as Volitional Actions Here and Now: The Middle Way of Determinism and Indeterminism." In Liberating Traditions: Essays in Feminist Comparative Philosophy, edited by Ashby Butnor and Jen McWeeny. New York: Columbia University Press, forthcoming in 2010.Hu, Hsiao-Lan. "Rectification of the Four Teachings in Chinese Culture." In Violence Against Women in Contemporary World Religion: Roots and Cures, edited by Daniel C. Maguire and Sa'diyya Shaikh, pp. 108-130. Cleveland, Ohio: Pilgrim Press, 2007.Hu, Hsiao-Lan, with the assistance of William Cully Allen. Taoism. Langhorne, Pennsylvania: Chelsea House Publications, 2005.Hu, Hsiao-Lan, with the assistance of Theresa Yeh. "Yearning for Justice and Mercy: Visions of Hells in the Nineteenth-Century Chinese Pao-chüan [precious scrolls]." In Considering Evil and Human Wickedness, edited by Daniel E. Keen and Pamela Rossi Keen, pp. 177-197. Oxford, UK: Inter-Disciplinary Press, 2004.Conference Papers:"Buddhist Global Ethics as Seen in International Buddhist Conferences." The American Academy of Religion Midwest Regional Conference, March 25-26, 2010, Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.A."Kamma, No-Self, and Social Construction: The Middle Way between Determinism and Indeterminism." The American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting One Hundred Fifth Annual Meeting, December 27-30, 2008, Philadelphia, U.S.A."A Feminist Exegesis of Non-Self: On Classical Buddhist Understanding of Personhood and Identity." Metanexus Conference on Subject, Self, and Soul: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Personhood, July 13-17, 2008, Madrid, Spain."The Personal Is Political, and Vice Versa: Kamma As Non-Self Volitional Action." Mid-Atlantic Regional American Academy of Religion Conference, March 27-28, 2008, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A."Roots of Violence Against Women in East Asian Cultures." Ethics Section: Violence against Women Rooted in Religion: A Comparative Study. Annual American Academy of Religion Conference, November 17-21, 2006, Washington, D.C., U.S.A."Dhammic Approach to Texts and Traditions: Co-Arising, Conditionality, and Performativity." Mid-Atlantic Regional American Academy of Religion Conference, March 16-17, 2006, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A."The Functions of the Sangha -- in Light of the Nikyas and the Doctrine of Dependent Origination." Mid-Atlantic Regional American Academy of Religion Conference, March 18-19, 2004, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A."Yearning for Justice and Mercy: Visions of Hells in the Nineteenth-Century Chinese Pao-chüan [precious scrolls]." Fourth Global Conference on Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness, March 21-26, 2003, Prague, Czech Republic.Awards, Grants, and Scholarships since 2000:2010. Faculty Summer Stipend for Course Development, University of Detroit Mercy Jesuit Associates.2009. Grant for the Advancement of Feminist Studies, Women's and Gender Studies Program, University of Detroit Mercy.2009. Mellon Funds for Humanistic Studies. College of Liberal Arts and Education, University of Detroit Mercy.2008. Graduate Fund for Excellence, College of Liberal Arts, Temple University.2007. Dissertation Completion Grant, Temple University.2002 and 2004. Certificate of Merit in Teaching, College of Liberal Arts, Temple University.2001. Third Place at the Advanced College Level, Intercollegiate Japanese Speech Contest, University of Iowa.2000. Summer Language Scholarship, Stanley Foundation.2000. Summer Foreign Language Scholarship, University of Iowa.
Amanda J Hiber [Email]
College of Liberal Arts & Education Professor Hiber received a B.A. in Creative Writing and History from Beloit College in 1996 and an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction Writing from the University of Arizona in 2000. Her work has appeared in In These Times magazine and Clackamas Literary Review. She has taught at UDM since 2001.
Mary A Higby [Email]
Professor of Marketing, teaches marketing management and planning, marketing strategy, product development and retailing. She is Director of Assurance of Learning. Her research has been published in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, The Journal of Marketing Management, Management Review. Her research interests include new product development, marketing strategy, and team effectiveness. Her current research involves team effectiveness and marketing strategy. She received the President’s Award for Faculty Excellence in 1995. Higby worked at Amway Corporation, Sears Roebuck & Company, and AT & T before coming to UDM. She holds a Ph.D., M.B.A., M.A. and B.S. from Michigan State University. She joined the University in 1989.
Rose-Marie Higgins [Email]
Clinical Coordinator Physician Assistant ProgramRose-Marie Higgins has 12 years experience in a hospital setting in clinical, educational and managerial positions in Respiratory Therapy, Holter Technology, Sleep Disorders Medicine, Endoscopy and Cardiac Catheterization. She has also been an ACLS/BCLS instructor for several years. As a physician assistant since 1996, she has practiced in emergency medicine, family practice, substance abuse, sleep disorders and pulmonary medicine. She has an A.A.S. in Respiratory Therapy from Macomb Community College, a BA in English from Hope College and a MS from the Physician Assistant Program of the University of Detroit Mercy.
Gary P Hillebrand [Email]
Lecturer in Physics, teaches general physics courses and laboratories for engineering, life science & architecture students. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and an MBA from the University of Detroit. He joined the university in 2008 after almost 30 years of engineering and management experience in the automotive industry.
Elizabeth M Hill [Email]
Associate Professor of Psychology, teaches physiological psychology, statistics, and research methods. Her research has focused on the developmental psychopathology of alcoholism, particularly the interaction between biological vulnerability and specific environmental factors that facilitate or impede its development. She has served as an assistant research scientist and methodologist on various project teams. Other research has focused on genetic markers associated with alcoholism, parental investment and factors related to successful aging. She holds a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Tulane University, and a M.S. degree from Louisiana State University. She joined the University in 1997.
Kenneth L Hillenburg [Email]
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, teaches periodontal instrumentation and clinical periodontics. Dr. Hillenburg received a B.A. degree from Dartmouth College and D.D.S. degrees from the University of Panama and the University of Detroit. He received an M.S. in Periodontics from the University of Michigan. Dr. Hillenburg joined the University in 1985.
Richard C Hill [Email]
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineeringbio
Heather L Hill-Vasquez [Email]
Associate Professor of English, received a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Seattle. She joined the University in 2003. Her research focuses on issues of performance, spirituality, and gender in medieval texts, and her early literature courses consistently explore these topics. Her book, _Sacred Players: The Politics of Response in the Middle English Religious Drama_, was published in March 2007 by the Catholic University of America Press. More recently, she has published articles on the changing symbolic meaning of the figure of the spinning woman in fifteenth-century England and on the role of pilgrimage in the medieval drama. Hill-Vásquez also directs the Women's and Gender Studies Program. She received UDM's Faculty Achievement Award in 2007.
Alan S Hoback [Email]
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineeringteaches a range of design courses related to civil and architectural engineering. Hoback’s publications have dealt with structures, foundations, transportation, economics, pedestrians, and computer aided design. Hoback holds a B.A. degree from Hastings College and B.S., M.S., and Sc.D. degrees from Washington University. He joined the University in 1994.
Robert J Homant [Email]
Professor and Chair of Criminal Justice Studies and Director of Human Services, teaches deviant behavior and corrections courses, statistics and research methods, and ethics in the human services. Homant has published over 60 professional articles regarding police behavior and offender rehabilitation. He currently does research on the validity of criminal profiling. Homant holds an A.B. from the University of Detroit and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University. He joined the University in 1978.
Susan J Homant [Email]
Associate Librarian, Head of Reference, McNichols Campus Library, manages and directs the Reference Department operations and provides reference service and research skills instruction. She is responsible for collection development in African American studies and all subject areas for the McNichols Campus Reference Department. She received her B.A. in Social Work from Michigan State University and her M.S.L.S. from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1985.
Petra D Hurt [Email]
Assistant Director and Affiliate Clinical Coordinator of the Nurse Anesthesiology Program, teaches Introductory and Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesiology. Her current research interests include postoperative nausea and vomiting and universal precautions as they apply to anesthesia equipment and personnel. She received her B.S.N. from Oakland University and an M.S. in Anesthesia from Wayne State University. She has been a faculty member since 1990.
Robert L Hutchinson [Email]
Assistant Professor, joined the University of Detroit Mercy in 2009 and teaches cost/managerial accounting at both an undergraduate and graduate level. His research focus is on the dynamics of cost accounting system design and its impact on manufacturing performance. His work has been published in journals such as Management Accounting Quarterly and Advances in Management Accounting and presented to such groups as the Decision Sciences Institute and the American Production and Inventory Control Society. He is the 2007 recipient of the William M. Lybrand Award for outstanding contribution to the literature from the Institute of Management Accountants. Professor Hutchinson has a PhD from the University of Toledo, an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and a BSBA from Duquesne University. Prior to graduate school, he worked as a management accountant for two Fortune 500 companies in various capacities.
Jeffrey A Ingalsbe [Email]
Jeff Ingalsbe is an Assistant Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy in the Center for Cyber Security and Intelligence Studies where he teaches, among other things, ethical hacking and incident response at the Master’s level. He directs a state of the art cyber security laboratory where students gain real world competencies through exploration of cyber security problems. Until recently, Mr. Ingalsbe managed the information technology security consulting group at Ford Motor Company. He was involved in information security solutions for the enterprise, consumerization exploration, threat modeling efforts, and strategic security research. His BSEE and MSCIS degrees are from Michigan Technological University and the University of Detroit Mercy, respectively. He is currently working on a PhD Information Systems Engineering at the University of Michigan Dearborn. Mr. Ingalsbe is the strategic research lead on security and software assurance grants at U of D Mercy, an NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. His research for the last four years has centered around three themes: “The Representation of Legacy Manufacturing Systems from a Security Perspective using the UML,” “Threat Modeling for the Enterprise,” and “Software Assurance.” Mr. Ingalsbe serves as an industry expert on two national working groups within the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Security Division. The most prominent of these is the Software Assurance working group. He is one of six national authors of the “Software Assurance Common Body of Knowledge” and numerous publications such as IEEE Software magazine, CrossTalk the Journal of Defense Software Engineering, the Journal of Information System Security, and many conferences. Mr. Ingalsbe is frequently a nationally invited speaker on the topic of threat modeling.
Jo Anne Isbey [Email]
Associate Professor of English, teaches language and literature. Her professional presentations focus on theoretical applications to medieval literature. Currently, she is doing phenomenological research on student growth in reading and writing. Recently she has been attracted to works that are more inclusive: bridging workplace and community service with the academy. Isbey holds A.B. and A.M. degrees from the University of Michigan. Her dissertation topic is "The Shadow Archetype in Grettis saga Ásmundarsouar." Isbey joined the University in 1964.
Sarah G Isaksen [Email]
Lecturer in Mathematicsearned a B.S. degree from the University of Michigan in 2001. She double majored in the fields of Mathematics and Statistics. In 2007, Isaksen earned an M.A. in pure Mathematics from Wayne State University. The subject of her master’s essay was homological algebra. Isaksen is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science & Software Engineering, and has been with UDM since 2008. She teaches a variety of courses, including Algebra, Online Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Geometry for Teachers, and Statistics for Teachers. She is currently working on a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at Wayne State University. Her interests include technology in the mathematics classroom and teacher education.
Gary E Jeffers [Email]
Associate Professor, Director of Predoctoral Education, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, assists in the instruction for the dental hygiene students in pain and anxiety control. Jeffers received his A.B. degree in biology, English and German from Malone College; his M.S. in physiology and pharmacology from Ohio University and his D.M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He also completed a General Practice Residency with the U.S. Navy, and he holds certificates in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Emory University and Anesthesiology from the Veteran Administration Medical Center (Atlanta, GA). Jeffers has been a full-time faculty member at UDM since 1985.
Brigid Johnson, RSM [Email]
Instructor of Mathematics, teaches basic developmental mathematics, and math analysis, and tutors in UAAS. She received a B.A. from Mercy College of Detroit, a M.A.T.M. from the University of Detroit, and a M.A. from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Johnson worked in Campus Ministry at Mercy College from 1977-1990, and also served as adjunct professor of mathematics and religious studies. She currently studies the pedagogy of math teaching/learning and alternative, more effective, ways of teaching math to those with extreme math phobia. She joined the University in 1977.
Judy Jaeger [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, teaches dental materials, clinical RDA expanded functions, legal, ethical and professional issues, research and statistics and clinical dental hygiene while maintaining clinical practices. She has published and presented papers on legal/ethical issues, learning styles, interdisciplinary course work and curriculum. Ms. Kwapis-Jaeger was the recipient of the Quest for Excellence in Dental Education. She received a certificate, a B.S. degree in Dental Hygiene and a M.A. in Education from the University of Detroit. In addition, she is a Registered Dental Assistant. She joined the University in 1978.
Justin J Kelly, SJ [Email]
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, teaches literature and theology, systematic theology, and world religions. His courses include "Spiritual Autobiographies," "Poets, Mystics, and God," "Theology of the Imagination," and "The Quest For God Today". He was a Warren Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Tulsa in 1991. He holds A.B. and M.A. degrees from Loyola University in Chicago, a Licentiate in Theology from Woodstock College, and a Ph.D. degree from Yale University. He joined the University in 1972.
Mary Kelly, RSM [Email]
Assistant Professor and Chair of Health Services Administration, teaches graduate courses in health care management. She recently completed her doctoral dissertation on factors that influence hospital readmission of healthy newborns. Kelly holds a B.A. from Mercy College of Detroit, M.B.A. from Michigan State University and Doctor of Public Health in Health Policy from University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. She joined the University in 1995.
Ram Kesavan [Email]
Professor of Marketing, teaches in the areas of marketing/entrepreneurship. He has counseled over 300 small businesses, mostly minority owned. He has authored over 50 articles and a manuscript on international strategic marketing. Some of his work has been published in the Journal of Consumer Research and the Journal of Academy of Marketing Science. He has served as the Sam Walton Free Enterprise Fellow. He is the treasurer of the Marketing Management Association. Kesavan has a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. He joined the University in 1980.
Lazaros D Kikas [Email]
Associate Professor of Mathematics, teaches courses in mathematics. He received degrees in electrical engineering and in mathematics from University of Detroit Mercy, a Master’s degree in applied mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics Sciences from Oakland University. His field of study is in the area of applied discrete mathematics, specifically in graph theory, combinatorial optimization and their applications. He joined the University in 2003.
Suk Hi Kim [Email]
Professor of International Finance, is the discipline coordinator of finance and international business at the University of Detroit Mercy. He has been the founder-editor of North Korean Review since 2005, he was the founder-editor of Multinational Business Review from 1992 to 2002, and he is the author of North Korea at a Crossroads (McFarland, 2003), the coauthor of Global Corporate Finance, sixth edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2006), the coeditor of Economic Sanctions against a Nuclear North Korea (McFarland, 2007), and the coauthor of Corporate Financial Management (Copley, 2010). Kim served as a guest research fellow on North Korea at the Bank of Korea from May 20 to June 12, 2007 and at the Kyungnam University Graduate School of North Korea from May 22 to June 11, 2008. In addition, he received a book grant for his North Korean research from the Korea Foundation in 2007 and a cash grant for North Korean Review from the Academy of Korean Studies in 2008. Kim received the Distinguished Faculty Award from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2003 and a Korea Global Award from Michigan State University in 2008. He studied Electric Engineering at Yonsei University for two years. In addition, he received B.A. in Economics from Soongsil University in Korea, his M.A. in Economics from Yonsei University in Korea, his MBA from Pepperdine University, and his Ph.D. in Finance from St. Louis University. As a Fulbright Scholar, Kim taught international finance and corporate finance at Yonsei University in spring 1992. Finally, Kim had the two highly rewarding experiences in 2008. First, he visited the Kaesong Industrial Complex, located in North Korea just across the Demilitarized Zone, on June 5, 2008; His essay about the visit, “Visiting the Kaesong Industrial Complex,” appeared in an Internet journal, Nautilus Policy Forum Online, http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/08066SukHiKim.html, on August 29, 2008. Second, he organized a session on the North Korean economy at the 9th World Knowledge Forum held in Seoul, South Korea, October 14-16, 2008. His essay about the session, “Pyongyang University of Science & Technology,” appeared in Nautilus Policy Forum Online, http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/08100Kim.pdf, on December 23, 2008. He joined the University in 1977.
Darrell K Kleinke [Email]
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineeringteaches mechanics of materials, machine design, capstone design, and product development process. His research interests lie in design methodologies, sensors and actuators, and strength of materials.Kleinke earned his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University. He has over 25 years of industrial experience and is a licensed Professional Engineer. He taught as an adjunct at UDM and several other schools prior to joining the University in 2008
Leonard Kloft [Email]
Assistant Dean, College of Business Administration, earned B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Iowa. An economic historian, he has taught a wide range of courses to graduate and undergraduate students. Prior to joining UDM, he taught at Salisbury State University, Miami University of Ohio, Ohio Northern University, and Wright State University in Ohio, where he also served as Director of the Graduate Program in Economics. He joined the University in 2011.
Debra A Knight [Email]
Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program, teaches Patient Evaluation Practicum I, II and III. Knight also practices as a physician assistant at Specialists in Family Practice/Providence Hospital in Novi. She completed a bachelor of science at Western Illinois University, a Master of Science in Physician Assistant at University of Detroit Mercy and a Master of Science in Adapted Physical Education at Illinois State University. Her area of interest is sports medicine. Knight has held numerous positions in sports medicine/athletic training in the 16 years prior to becoming a certified physician assistant. She also served for more than 10 years as a member of the USA Medical Staff for track and field/cross-country and was selected to work at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. she joined the University in 2001.
Bonnie S Korn [Email]
Assistant Professor of Nursing, has taught courses in medical/surgical nursing, leadership and management, foundations of nursing practice, concepts of nursing practice, and an elective in alternative health care therapies. Her specialty area is medical/surgical nursing of adult clients. Korn spent the academic year of 1995-96 on sabbatical exploring the changes in the health care system and how nursing students can be better prepared to practice in the new health care environment. Korn holds a B.S.N. from Madonna University and a M.S.N. from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1982.
David R Koukal [Email]
Professor of Philosophy, teaches courses in phenomenology, existentialism, continental philosophy, and social and political philosophy. His scholarly research has centered on the phenomenological method, and he has published articles on how the work of various phenomenologists relates to expression, the body, imagination, media, pedagogy, politics and various technologies. Koukal holds a B.A. in general studies from Shimer College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in philosophy from Duquesne University. He joined the University in the fall of2000, received the Faculty Achievement Award in 2004, and directed the Honors Program at UDM from 2001-2011.
Daniel R Kroupa [Email]
Instructor, History Department, teaches American history and coordinates the Museum Studies minor. An experienced museum professional, Kroupa has worked as an historical interpreter at Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village and managed the educational programs of the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn. He worked for eight years as Social Science Education Specialist and Manager of Docent Programs for the Education Division of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Prior to pursuing formal studies in history, he studied illustration at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids. Kroupa holds a B.A. degree in history from Grand Valley State University and a M.A. degree in history from Michigan State University. He joined the UDM faculty as an adjunct instructor in 2010.
Richard Kulbersh [Email]
Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, teaches orthodontics, and growth and development. He has lectured at local, national and international meetings and is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontists, a fellow of the American College of Dentists, a member of the American Association of Orthodontists as well as many other dental organizations. Dr. Kulbersh received his D.M.D. from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and his M.S. in Orthodontics from the University of Detroit Mercy. He joined the University in 1975.
Stephen LaGrassa [Email]
Professor of Architecture, teaches sustainable/energy conscious design and professional practice in addition to third year architectural design studio. His interests also include music and the performing arts. LaGrassa has been a supernumerary for six Michigan Opera Theatre productions. His architectural practice includes consulting as well as design of residential and office environments. He studied architecture at the University of Detroit where both his Bachelor and Master of Architecture degrees were awarded. LaGrassa has held his professional license since 1975. He joined the University in 1975.
Cynthia A Langham [Email]
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, teaches fundamentals of speech, interpersonal communication, persuasion, small group communication, and theories of listening behavior, and serves as the director of the Communication Studies Department’s internship program. Langham’s professional presentations have dealt with listening within the workplace and teacher/student classroom interaction. She has been featured in the Detroit Free Press and on WJR radio. She is a recipient of the Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award. Langham holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Eastern Michigan University. She joined the University in 1984.
Katherine C Lanigan [Email]
Associate Professor of Chemistry, teaches analytical chemistry, including quantitative analysis and instrumental analysis. Her research utilizes both analytical and physical chemistry for the study of absorption of metal chelating ligands at the aqueous solution/solid interface of metal oxide thin film. She received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from the University of Iowa. Lanigan joined the University in 2001.
Laurie Ann Britt-Smith [Email]
Laurie Britt-Smith, who joined UDM in 2008, is an assistant professor of English and Director of the Writing Program. An experienced teacher, Dr. Britt-Smith has worked as a high school teacher, a developmental writing instructor, and as an English instructor in both composition and literature. Additionally, she spent time exploring the world of law and has training and experience as a paralegal. She is fascinated by the intersections of cultural identity and language. Her research of the moment is focused on social justice rhetoric and its uses in the composition classroom. She received her B.A. in English with an emphasis in secondary education at Michigan State University, her M.A. in Literature at Western Michigan University, and her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition at Saint Louis University.
Martin G Leever [Email]
Associate Professor of Philosophy, teaches ethical theory, professional ethics and the history of philosophy. His research and publications focus on ethical issues in the professions and also on the history of philosophy, especially eighteenth-century Scottish moral philosophy. He also serves as an ethics consultant to social service and health care organizations. Leever holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Marquette University and a Ph.D. from Loyola University of Chicago. He joined the University in 2000. Leever received the Faculty Achievement Award in 2006.
Joslen L Letscher [Email]
Associate Professor of Education, teaches curriculum inquiry, educational philosophy, policy, supervision, research and field experience. She currently researches and makes professional presentations regarding university/ school collaborations for educational change. Creating spaces for dialogue, imagination, and ethical decision-making is her major research emphasis. Letscher engages in dialectical inquiry with students, teachers, administrators, and colleagues to redefine professional development, curriculum, renewal policymaking, and research. She holds a B.S. and M.A. from Siena Heights College, a M.A. from Western Michigan University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Letscher joined the University in 1991.
Chun Ju Lin [Email]
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, teaches circuits, electronics, control systems, communication, electromagnetic fields, antennas and radiation, and electromagnetic compatibility. His areas of expertise are electromagnetic field interaction with biological bodies, electromagnetic compatibility and analog and digital electronic circuit designs. He has published many papers in the areas of antennas and propagation, microwave engineering and electromagnetic compatibility journals. He is the recipient of the 1989 Faculty Award for Excellence from the College of Engineering & Science. He holds a B.S. from National Taiwan University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University. He joined the University in 1969.
Judith S Luxmore [Email]
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygieneserves as the Dental Hygiene Degree Completion Program Coordinator and the Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator for the Dental Hygiene Program. She teaches scientific literature, management of evidenced-based dental hygiene care, and clinical dental hygiene. Ms. Luxmore is a contributing author to a dental hygiene textbook. She also practices as a dental hygienist in the private sector and has been active in dental hygiene organizations throughout her dental hygiene career. She received a Certificate in Dental Hygiene from the University of Detroit, a B.A.S. from Siena Heights University and a M.S. from the University of Detroit Mercy. She joined the University in 1989.
Victoria L Mantzopoulos [Email]
Professor and Chair of Political Science, teaches statistics, American government, public policy, and undergraduate law. Mantzopoulos’ publications and professional presentations both here and abroad have dealt with public opinion polling. She has published a textbook titled Statistics for the Social Sciences. She is currently doing research in the area of public opinion polling and the relationship between bureaucratization and democratization. Mantzopoulos began her academic career at the University of Athens in Greece. She holds a B.A. degree from Ball State University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1986.
Douglas A MacDonald [Email]
Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Clinical Psychology MA Program, teaches courses on personality, assessment, psychopathology, learning and memory, and history and systems of psychology. He is an active scholar with an ongoing research program focusing on spirituality and its relationship to human functioning. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology and Research Editor for the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Windsor. He joined UDM in 2000.
Lorri J MacDonald [Email]
Assistant Professor, teaches Science Methods courses, Methods of Educational Research and two courses in the Nurse Educator Masters program through McAuley School of Nursing. Before joining the UDM faculty, Dr. MacDonald spent over twenty years in public education as a teacher and a building administrator and taught science methods and action research at Michigan State University. In addition to university experience, MacDonald has science teaching experience in grades 7 - 12, adult and alternative education, and community college. Her research interests are constructivism in the face to face and virtual classrooms. Dr. MacDonald is committed to the educational profession and ensuring novice teachers have a solid foundation and experienced teachers continue to grow in their profession. She has mentored numerous novice teachers and administrators throughout her career and was recognized in April, 2005 by the University of Michigan as an Exemplary Practitioner. Dr. MacDonald received her Doctorate in Education from Eastern Michigan University in 2004. She joined the University in 2006.
Stephen Manning [Email]
Associate Professor of Political Science, teaches comparative and international politics and political theory. Manning’s research focuses on political transitions and democratization in communist and post communist countries. He has written on the cultural, social and economic prerequisites of democracy in Leninist systems, Chinese politics after Deng, contemporary Russian elections, a bibliographic essay on political fiction, and is currently completing a comparative politics text for the National Science Foundation. Manning holds a B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He joined the University in 1993.
Charles E Marske [Email]
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Education and Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, holds a B.S. from Central Missouri State University, an M.S. and Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) and completed post-doctoral studies at the University of Chicago. He has received numerous awards and grants including Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships and research awards from the U.S. Department of Education; the National Science Foundation; the Danforth Foundation; the Beaumont Foundation; the Center for Global Partnerships, and the Missouri Humanities Council. He has authored or edited several books and over 60 articles, chapters, and reviews.
Anthony C Martinico [Email]
Professor of Architecture, teaches design and architectural history and theory. Martinico is the director of the School of Architecture’s international programs in Warsaw, Poland and in Volterra, Italy. He holds the Arts Bachelor degree, Bachelor of Architecture and MS/CIS degrees from the University of Detroit. Martinico joined the University in 1979.
Oswald Mascarenhas, SJ [Email]
Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing, teaches marketing strategy, new product development and global marketing strategies. His research deals with ethics of domestic and global marketing strategies, internet marketing and consumer/computer privacy. He has published in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Health Care Marketing, Journal of Consumer Affairs. He holds a M.A. and L.Ph. in Philosophy, S.T.L. in Sacred Theology, M.A. in Economics from UDM, M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. He was Best Teacher in 1992. Mascarenhas joined the University in 1983.
Durinda Mattana [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, teaches in the first and second year dental hygiene curriculum. Related teaching interests include care of special patients (geriatrics), preventive dentistry and periodontics. Ms. Mattana has published articles and is a contributing author to a dental hygiene textbook. While practicing clinical dental hygiene part time, she is also active in professional organizations. Ms. Mattana holds a B.S. and M.S. in Dental Hygiene from the University of Michigan. She joined the University in 1991.
Thomas C Mawhinney [Email]
Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management, teaches organizational behavior, strategic policy and organizational theory. He has published research concerning reinforcement, work motivation and leadership in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and Journal of Organizational Behavior Management; conceptual analysis of work motivation and reinforcement processes in the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Performance and Performance Improvement Quarterly; and applied research concerning performance improvement in the Journal of Business and Psychology and Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. Mawhinney earned his B.A. and M.S. degrees from the University of South Florida and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He joined the University in 1987.
Judy A McCown [Email]
Associate Professor of Psychology, teaches graduate courses in psychopathology, theories of psychotherapy, cognitive therapy, and behavioral treatment, and undergraduate courses in history of psychology, lifespan development, and introduction to psychology. McCown’s research interests involve the examination of well-being and distress in non-traditional populations and the incorporation of technology into college teaching. She is a fellow of the Michigan Psychological Association and holds a B.A. degree from the University of Detroit and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1995.
Isaiah McKinnon [Email]
Associate Professor of Education, teaches the course, Society and Education. He is the City of Detroit’s former Chief of Police and NBC News, WDIV-TV Detroit’s Safety Consultant, for which he won an Emmy Award. He has authored or co-authored three books and numerous articles on crime victims and has been interviewed on "The Today Show," "Oprah," "Good Morning America," "Rivera Live," and "The History Channel." McKinnon is a national motivational/ inspirational speaker to Fortune 500 companies and schools. He is currently completing two books through Sleeping Bear Press in Ann Arbor/Chelsea, Michigan. He earned his B.A. from Mercy College, M.A. from the University of Detroit and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy and United States Secret Service School. McKinnon joined the University in 1998.
Kristine A McLonis [Email]
Associate Librarian, works in the Cataloging and Database Management Department of the McNichols Campus Library, catalogs library items and helps to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the on-line catalog shared by various libraries in the metropolitan Detroit area. Through her cataloging and authority control work, McLonis also contributes to the holdings of an international library database. She does collection development in the area of women's studies. McLonis holds a B.A. in Music from Marygrove College and a M.L.I.S. from Wayne State University. She joined the library faculty in 1995.
Virginia A Merchant [Email]
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, teaches microbiology and nutrition. Dr. Merchant's current research interests are in infection control and the transmission of microorganisms, especially viruses in the dental environment. Recognized for her research in the disinfection of dental impressions, she has published extensively in the area and on the herpes viruses. Dr. Merchant is a recipient of the UDM President's Award for Faculty Excellence. She received her B.A. from Winthrop College, a M.S. from the University of Georgia and a D.M.D. degree from the Medical College of Georgia. She joined the University in 1980.
Matthew J Mio [Email]
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, teaches organic chemistry. His research focuses on new transition metal catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. Projects include exploring both the mechanism and synthetic capabilities of these reactions, with particular emphasis on the generation of phenylacetylenes for use in nanoelectronics and supramolecular chemistry. He is also interested in introductory and organic chemistry curriculum development, as well as the philosophical unification of physical, chemical and biological science in education. Mio holds a B.S. from the University of Detroit Mercy and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He performed post-doctoral research and teaching at Macalester College where he was awarded a Mellon Fellowship. He joined the University in 2002.
P. Gail Mitchell [Email]
Associate Professor of Music, teaches a traditional music survey course, an American music survey, a course in music theater, and African American Women in Music. A soprano soloist in the Detroit area, she has soloed frequently with the Metropolitan Symphonic Band at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, in oratorio performances such as Handel’s Messiah, and in opera. In addition to solo work, she has sung with the Detroit Symphony Chorale and Meadowbrook Music Festival Chorus. Mitchell holds a B.S. degree from Oakland University and a M.M. degree from the University of Michigan. She joined the University in 1990.
Nilakantan Mohankrishnan [Email]
Professor of Electrical Engineering, teaches electronics, communications, controls, and signal processing. His area of expertise is in digital signal processing, in particular its application to pattern recognition problems involving both 1-D and 2-D signals. He has published extensively in the areas of voice and handwritten signature recognition. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (Madras, India), a Master of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur, India), and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada). He joined the University in 1984.
Gail E Molinari [Email]
Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, teaches clinical and didactic courses in Pediatric Dentistry. She has special interests in behavior management and prevention techniques as well as child abuse and neglect prevention. Molinari is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a fellow of the International College of Dentists. She received a B.A. from Simmons College, a D.D.S. and M.S. degrees from Ohio State University and a M.S. degree in Health Care Education from the University of Detroit Mercy. She joined the University in 1987.
John A Molinari [Email]
Professor and Chairman, Department of Biomedical Sciences, lectures on microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases and asepsis. He has published over 300 scientific articles, text chapters and abstracts and has lectured both nationally and internationally on numerous topics related to the biomedical field. He is a co-author of the text Practical Infection Control in Dentistry. He serves as a consultant for hospitals in the Detroit area and serves as a consultant to the ADA and the CDC in the areas of infectious disease and infection control. Currently he is the Infection Control Section editor for The Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry. Molinari received a B.A. in Biology from St. Vincent College and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
David Moody [Email]
Associate Librarian in the Cataloging and Database Management Department, McNichols Campus Library, he helps to ensure the accurate description and access of library materials. He has conducted many statewide workshops on various cataloging topics. Moody received a B.A. in History from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1974, and a M.S.L.S. from Wayne State University in 1981. He joined the University in 1982.
Jerry J Morris [Email]
Assistant Professor of Education, teaches courses in secondary curriculum and methods, social studies methods, course design and introduction to secondary education. Morris was a high school social studies teacher and administrator for the Plymouth-Canton Community School District. He has presented at Michigan Council for the Social Studies and Michigan Science Teacher Association state conferences. He has designed sample lessons for the inquiry strand of the Michigan Social Studies Standards and Benchmarks. Major research emphasis is on development of civic efficacy through service and project-based learning. He holds a B.A. cum laude and M.A. from Western Michigan University and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Morris joined the University in 1999.
Sharon S Moser [Email]
Associate Professor Physician Assistant Program, has been a full time faculty member in the Physician Assistant Program at the College of Health Professions at the University of Detroit Mercy since January 2000. She currently teaches clinical medicine and Advanced Pathophysiology. Her clinical background is in adult medicine , neurology and psychiatry. Professor Moser is licensed as both a physician assistant and a psychologist in the state of Michigan. She is active in both her state and national professional academies, and has been a regular presenter at both the state and national levels. Her publications include such topics as cancer fatigue, mental status examinations, cardiology testing, and neurological topics including Parkinsons disease and Herpes Encephalitis. Her original research includes the educational topics of service learning in Physician Assistant education, professionalism and predictors of success.
Mostafa G Mehrabi [Email]
Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, teaches courses in the areas of manufacturing systems, manufacturing processes, computer integrated manufacturing, and quality control systems. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) in 1994. He has worked as a research faculty member at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the recipient of the award of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Couincil of Canada (NSERC) for outstanding research achievements in 1996 and the winner (1995) of the Quebec Government Industrial Fellowship, Canada. He joined the University in 2002.
John Charles Mueller [Email]
Professor of Architecture, teaches design and visual communications. Mueller holds a B.S.A. from the University of Detroit. His activities as an architect focus primarily on the design of small wood structures as well as furniture making and design. Mueller joined the University in 1977.
Cheryl C Munday [Email]
Associate Professor of Psychology, teaches case conference, child therapy and professional ethics in the doctoral program and personality theory in the undergraduate major program. Her research interests include behavioral correlates of object relations and defensive functioning in children and racial and ethnic influences in clinical judgment. Her research has been funded by the United Way and the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Munday is former Director of Psychology and Psychology Training at Detroit Psychiatric Institute, and is currently Director, University of Detroit Mercy Psychology Clinic and Affiliated Faculty, Program for Research on Black Americans, Institute for Social Research. Dr. Munday earned her B.A. degree from Cornell University and her graduate degrees from the University of Michigan. She joined the university in 1997.
Melissa Nantais [Email]
Melissa Nantais, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department. Dr. Nantais is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). She teaches courses in Assessment and Intervention for School Psychologists, Legal & Ethical Issues for School Psychologists, and the role and function of School Psychologists. Dr. Nantais received her B.A. from the University of Detroit Mercy and her M.Ed. and Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Nantais has worked as a school psychologist in public schools in the greater Cincinnati area and Kalamazoo for nine years before coming to UDM in the fall of 2009.
Anthony Neely [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, teaches Periodontics, research methods and literature analysis techniques to dental, dental hygiene and Periodontics graduate students. Dr. Neely's main focus is the application of epidemiologic methods to identify and understand risk factors associated with periodontal disease. He also conducts research on the relationship between systemic disease and periodontal disease. Dr. Neely received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Minnesota, a certificate in Periodontics and a Masters of Dental Science in Periopathobiology from the University of Connecticut. He received a Ph.D. in Chronic Disease Epidemiology from Yale University's School of Epidemiology and Public Health. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Neely joined the University in 1999.
Kathleen Neveu [Email]
Clinical Associate Professor, Director of the Dental Hygiene Program and 2nd Year Dental Hygiene Clinic Coordinator, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, teaches pre-clinical and clinical dental hygiene, is a guest lecturer in pre-clinical periodontics to dental students. Continuing education courses include periodontal instrumentation and ultrasonic instrumentation. Ms. Neveu is a registered dental assistant and holds a Certificate in Dental Hygiene and a B.S. from the University of Detroit and an M.S. in Health Care Education from the University of Detroit Mercy. She joined the University in 1989.
Joseph B Odoerfer [Email]
Professor of Architecture, teaches architectural design, environmental technology, vernacular architecture, and principles of structural behavior. Odoerfer’s research investigates the relationship between technology and aesthetic perception. An article stemming from this research titled, "The Poetics of Thermal Technology" was published in Architecture, the City, and Technology. Odoerfer is a registered architect who practices on a part-time basis. He received the AIA School Medal, and in 1994 was named Michigan College Architectural Educator of the Year. Odoerfer holds the B.S. and M. Arch degrees from the University of Detroit. He taught at North Dakota State University before joining the University in 1987.
Elizabeth A Oljar [Email]
Assistant Professor, Oljar specializes in philosophical ethics, but also teaches courses in philosophy of feminism, philosophy of law, symbolic logic, and early modern philosophy. Beth holds a B.A. degree from Portland State University and earned her M.A. and Ph.D in July 1996 at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she won an Excellence in Teaching Award in 1995.She left her lifelong home in the Pacific Northwest to join the UDM faculty in August 1996. From June 1999 to August 2000, she was Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. She returned as a full-time faculty member and Chair of the department in September 2000. She is currently engaged in research on feminism and the morality of abortion, but has also presented papers on the nature of practical reasons and diversity in Jesuit Core Curricula at Portland State University and Seattle University (respectively).
John D O'Neill, SJ [Email]
Professor of Mathematics, teaches most undergraduate mathematics including business mathematics, linear algebra, and calculus. He also teaches graph theory, discrete mathematics and abstract algebra at the undergraduate and graduate level. He has published many articles on algebra in various journals including: Proceedings of the American Mathematics Society, Proceedings of the London Mathematics Society and the Journal of Algebra. He received degrees in classics, philosophy, mathematics and theology from Loyola University in Chicago and his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Wayne State University. He joined the University in 1962.
Michael O'Regan [Email]
Associate Professor of Physiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, teaches human physiology in the School of Dentistry. He has an active research program utilizing in vivo and in vitro methodologies to investigate the causes of neuronal damage especially as it relates to stroke. O'Regan has over 100 research publications in international journals. He holds B.S. and B.A. degrees from the University of Michigan/Dearborn, a M.S. degree from Eastern Michigan University and a Ph.D. degree from Wayne State University. He joined the University in 1996.
Mary O'Shaughnessey [Email]
Project Director, Greater Detroit Area Partnership for Training and Adjunct Faculty, College of Health Professions, coordinates the internships for HSA undergraduates and graduates. She has extensive experience as a practitioner, director and consultant to integrated health care systems. O’Shaughnessey holds a B.A. from Ohio State University, a M.Sc. and an M.H.S.A. from the University of Michigan, Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology and Certificate in Education from the State of Michigan. She joined the University in 1999.
Mark J Ottenbreit [Email]
Professor of Biology, teaches introductory biology, cell and molecular biology, and pathophysiology. Dr. Ottenbreit’s publications and professional presentations have dealt with cell culture identification. He currently is working in DNA fingerprinting as a tool to identify cell cultures. Ottenbreit holds a B.A. degree from the University of Detroit and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Wayne State University. He joined the University in 1984.
Melinda Pacha [Email]
Associate Professor and Chair of Theatre, teaches introduction to theatre and scenic design. She is also scenic and costume designer for UDM’s Theatre Company where she works actively with students in various aspects of production. Pacha also works with many professional theatres in the area. Her work in both academic and professional theatre has received recognition from both The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press. Pacha holds a B.A. degree from the University of Northern Iowa where she received a Presidential Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Arts. She holds a M.F.A. degree from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1981.
Christine M Panyard [Email]
Professor and Chair of Psychology, teaches honors introductory psychology, abnormal psychology and adult development, aging, psychological assessment, psychopathology and supervises the practicum in the graduate program. Panyard’s publications and professional presentations have dealt with police stress, substance abuse, and divorce and family issues including invited contributions to six special editions of the Family Law Journal. She consults with police departments on selection and crisis intervention and with substance abuse agencies on dual diagnosis and outcome research. Panyard holds B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Wayne State University and a M.A. from Bowling Green State University. She joined the University in 1986.
Mark J Paulik [Email]
Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering, teaches design, digital logic, controls, and digital signal processing. His area of expertise is in digital image processing, where his extensive publications have focused on industrial and military object identification, and handwritten signature analysis. He is currently doing research on the combined use of genetic algorithms and wavelet modeling. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Detroit, a Science Master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. degree from Oakland University. He joined the University in 1984.
Sheri Pickover [Email]
Assistant Professor in Counseling and Addiction Studies, teaches counseling & human development, testing and evaluation, research methods, counseling children, couples & families, and the practicum in counseling. Dr. Pickover's publications and research interests include applied behavioral methods, counseling children and families, and attachment theory. She received a Master's of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a Ph.D. in Counseling at Oakland University in 2006. Dr. Pickover has 18 years of experience working in child welfare as a counselor, case manager, clinical supervisor, and trainer. She joined the University in 2004.
Nancy K Piernan [Email]
Associate Librarian, Public Services, McNichols Campus Library, is responsible for the collections in the business fields. Her subject disciplines are accounting, marketing, management, decision science, and finance. She provides reference service and research skills instruction. Chesik is actively involved in faculty governance, the faculty union and union negotiations. Chesik has B.F.A. and M.S.L.S. degrees from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1991.
Frank E Pink [Email]
Professor & Associate Dean, Office of Graduate Education and Research, is past chairperson for the Department of Restorative Dentistry and is currently Chairman of the Institutional Review Board for the University. Pink has published twenty-seven manuscripts, over sixty research abstracts, and has presented numerous local and national programs in restorative dentistry and facial pain. He received his dental degree from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and a M.S. degree in Clinical Research Design & Statistical Analysis from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics. Pink joined the University in 1994.
Allegra F Pitera [Email]
Assistant Professor and Director of the Digital Media Studies Program, is the Director of the Digital Media Studies program + Assistant Professor within the School of Architecture. She teaches Architecture Design Studios, Visual Communications, Introduction to Digital Media and Introduction to Design. The scope of her research interests includes experimental video and engaging students on the impact of digital media & social justice. She won 2 Best Experimental Short Film Genres awards at the New York International Independent Film and Video (NYIIFVF) Festival in 2004. She has a video entitled “Sprawl” in the New York International Independent Film and Video (NYIIFVF) Festival 2010 as well as in the Media City film festival in Windsor. For 3 years she has won Best Poster Display for the School of Architecture at the Celebration of Scholarship Poster Fair. She videotaped, produced and edited a feature length documentary for the Loeb Fellowship of Harvard University. Her videos have been included in both international as well as national exhibits, shows and conferences. Ms. Pitera has a Master of Fine Art from the Cranbrook Academy of Art as well as professional Architecture degree from the California College of Arts in San Francisco, CA. She joined the University in 2001.
Daniel W Pitera [Email]
Associate Professor of Architecture and Executive Director, Detroit Collaborative Design Center, is a political and social activist masquerading as an architect. He is presently the Executive Director of the Detroit Collaborative Design Center at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture. With the view that “design” is an essential force in establishing human relations, the Design Center is dedicated to fostering university and community partnerships that create inspired and sustainable neighborhoods and spaces for all people. The sustainability and regeneration of any neighborhood lies in the hands of its residents. Thus, the Design Center provides not only design services but also empowers residents to facilitate their own process of urban regeneration. Mr. Pitera was a 2004-2005 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University. He was a finalist for both the 2008-2009 Rafael Vinoly Architects Grants in Architecture and the 2006-2007 James Stirling Memorial Lectures on the City. Under his direction since 2000, the Design Center was included in the US Pavilion of the 2008 Venice Biennale in Architecture and recently was awarded the 2009 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Design Excellence for the St. Joseph Rebuild Center in New Orleans. The Design Center was the recipient of the NCARB Prize in 2002 and 2009 and was included in the international exhibit/conference ArchiLab in 2001 and 2004 in Orleans, France. The Design Center has also been the awarded the 2002 Dedalo Minosse International Prize. In 1998, Mr. Pitera was the Hyde Chair of Excellence at the University of Nebraska. He has lectured and taught extensively throughout the North America, South America, and Europe. He likes “fallout shelter” yellow…
Kirstie A Plantenberg [Email]
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.Her areas of expertise include tribology, dynamics, vibrations, controls and engineering graphics. Her research interests lie in tribology, specifically the effects of vibrations on friction. She holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University. Before joining UDM, she taught for several years at Wayne State University and two years at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She also has worked at General Motors Corporation Inland Division, and was involved in testing the safety and strength of new seat designs and designed new testing fixtures. She joined the University in 2000.
Hriday R Prasad [Email]
Director of the Master of Science in Product Development Program, served at Ford Motor Company for 29 years followed by assignments at three tier–1 suppliers. At Ford, his assignments ranged from manufacturing floor responsibilities to product development and to advanced engineering and manufacturing planning. At the tier suppliers, his responsibilities included strategic planning, operations, and global business development. He taught for 10 years as an adjunct at the University of Michigan and was also active in conducting high-tech seminars and industrial study missions to Japan and South Korea. Prasad holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, a Master’s in Industrial Engineering and MBA degrees. He joined the University in 1998.
Gail M Presbey [Email]
Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy Department, Presbey teaches peace and social justice, ethics, African philosophy and culture, and other courses related to social and political philosophy. Her interests are in cross-cultural and feminist explorations in philosophy and the philosophy of non-violence. She is first editor of an introductory philosophy text, The Philosophical Quest: A Cross Cultural Reader, now in its second edition. She is first editor of Thought and Practice in African Philosophy (2002), and editor of Philosophical Perspectives on the 'War on Terrorism' (2007). She has authored many journal articles and book chapters. She holds a B.A. degree from the University of Detroit and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Fordham University. In 1998-2000 she held a two-year J. William Fulbright Senior Scholar position at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, during which she did research on sage philosophy. In 2005 she had a six month research Fulbright grant, hosted by World Peace Center at MIT, Pune, India, where she studied Gandhian nonviolence. Presbey came to UDM in 2000, and received the Faculty Achievement Award in 2003. Presbey received UDM's Mission Leadership Award in 2006.
Barbara A Purifoy-Seldon [Email]
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, teaches clinical dental hygiene III and IV, dental materials, special patient care and lectures in community dentistry. She is a recipient of numerous block grants and grant funds for development of a community-based outreach dental clinic. Ms. Purifoy-Seldon is a past member of the Michigan Board of Dentistry. She holds a Certificate and B.S. in Dental Hygiene and a M.A in Curriculum Administration from the University of Detroit. Ms. Purifoy-Seldon joined the University in 1972.
Nassif E Rayess [Email]
Associate Professor and Chair of Mechanical EngineeringDr. Rayess received his bachelor and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University. His areas of interest are noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), acoustics, finite element and boundary element methods and mechanical design. He teaches senior design, mechanical measurements, dynamics and a graduate course in NVH. His current research is focused on theoretical and experimental work in the areas of acoustic holography and coherence techniques for complex acoustic fields. He joined the University in 2001.
Earl T Ray [Email]
Assistant Professor of Health Professions, RN, MS, MBA, has been a nurse since 1976. He has spent the majority of his professional career working in various mental health settings. Interested in international health, he has practiced in Germany, England and the U.S. He has served in every aspect of mental health, and has held positions ranging from Nurse Aide in an inpatient setting to Director of Mental Health Services for a multi hospital, inner city medical center. He is a Commonwealth Fund Nurse Executive Fellow, and a Pew Charitable Trust Health Policy Fellow. He is a member of the International Health Section of the American Public Health Association. Currently completing a Doctorate in Public Health Administration and Policy his research interests include program and policy analysis as well as economic issues impacting health care. He has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in Nursing and Health Care Administration programs. Additionally, he has consulting experience in health care business valuation, traditional curriculum development, and development of Web-based curriculum. An active researcher, his current projects include economic evaluation of health insurance structure from the perspective of an employer. He has held local Public Health and Hospice board positions. Ray is currently on the Board of Directors of Ixmucané Centro de Parto y Salud de la Mujer, an NGO addressing women’s health issues in Antigua, Guatemala.
David L Regal [Email]
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Artistic Director for The Theatre Company, teaches fundamentals of acting and acting dynamics. Regal’s performance experience includes professional stage appearances, industrial video, and feature films. In his 30 years in theatre, he has directed several world premieres, including Jane Martin’s Criminal Hearts. Recipient of a host of Best Actor and Director awards, Regal expanded his expertise to Europe by directing a production of the Gravity of Honey at the Dublin Theatre Festival. He holds a B.A. degree from San Francisco State University and a M.F.A. from Wayne State University. He joined the University in 1972.
Beverly A Reppert [Email]
Assistant Librarian, Public Services, Dental Library, provides reference service and research skills instruction. She is responsible for collection development in theater, psychology, addiction studies, and counseling. Reppert holds a B.A. degree in History from Mercy College of Detroit and a M.S.L.S. degree in Library Science from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1974.
Noah S Resnick [Email]
Assistant Professor, currently teaches and practices in the city of Detroit, Michigan. He is a principal of uRban Detail, along with cofounder and wife, Melissa Dittmer. It is a small research based architecture and urban design studio that operates under the interrelated concepts of the architectonics of multiple scales; the architect as urban collaborator; and the architect as community builder. Noah grew up in Miami, Florida, where he attended the Design and Architecture Senior High magnet school (D.A.S.H.). He earned his BArch from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, graduating at the top of his class, for which he was awarded the AIA Henry Adams Medal of Excellence. Noah completed his Masters of Science in Architecture Studies (SMarchS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Architecture + Urbanism stream. This degree culminated in an urban design thesis that focused on the potential for transit oriented development nodes in the city of Detroit. In addition to Detroit, Noah has lived and practiced in Chicago, Boston, and New York, as well as Berlin, Germany where he worked in the studio of Daniel Libeskind. His professional experience in architecture and urban design ranges from the conceptual and design development of a two hundred thousand sq ft mall/ spa complex in Switzerland, to in depth urban design studies and proposals for very high profile Central Artery sites above the ‘Big Dig' in Downtown Boston, to the full service design and construction administration of a high-end townhouse building in New York City, to the landscape design of the City Hall Plaza and nearby park in Downtown Brockton, Massachusetts. Most recently, Noah served as the project architect for the construction administration of the Affirmations Community Center in Ferndale, Michigan.
Alexa N Rihana-Abdallah [Email]
Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, teaches courses on water and wastewater treatment, environmental chemistry, environmental microbiology and other environmental related topics. Her publications and presentations deal with physicochemical and biological processes and their role in determining contaminant bioavailability and the potential of in-situ bio-remediation. Rihana is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She joined the University in 2000.
Jennifer L Rike [Email]
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, teaches theology. Her publications and professional presentations have dealt with contemporary Roman Catholic theology, the Christian concept of love, and feminist theology. Currently she is exploring the paradoxical relationship between violence and religion. She edited and introduced a volume of essays in honor of David Tracy, Radical Pluralism and Truth. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She holds a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago Divinity School. Rike joined the University in 1995.
Diane L Robinson-Dunn [Email]
Associate Professor of History.After receiving a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, she joined the faculty in 2001. She teaches courses in the history of modern Europe (especially Britain) and the modern Middle East. Published: The Harem, Slavery, and British Imperial Culture: Anglo-Muslim Relations in the Late Nineteenth Century (2006).
Elizabeth S Roberts-Kirchhoff [Email]
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, teaches biochemistry. Her research focuses on the cytochrome P450 enzymes and their mechanism of action and role in the metabolism of drugs and natural products. Particular emphasis is on plant compounds that are cancer chemopreventive agents whose mode of action may include their interaction with the cytochrome P450 enzymes. Roberts-Kirchhoff received a B.S. in Chemistry from Texas A & M University and Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from University of Michigan. She completed postdoctoral research at Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. Roberts-Kirchhoff joined the University in 1997.
Jason John Roche [Email]
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, teaches courses in audio production, video field production, television studio production, mass media and documentary film production. Roche's research includes documentary film production and media content analyses. Roche has an A.A. degree from Cayuga Community College, a B.A. from Geneseo State University of New York, and a M.A. from Syracuse University. He joined the UDM faculty in 2009
Nicholas D Rombes [Email]
Associate Professor of English and Chair of the English Department.His research and teaching interests include digital culture, early American literature, and creative non-fiction. In addition to many articles and book chapters, Rombes is author of the book Ramones, published by Continuum as part of their 33 1/3 series, and editor of New Punk Cinema, published by Edinburgh University Press. He is completing one book on humanism in digital cinema, and another on the cultural poetics of punk rock. Rombes earned his B.S. from Bowling Green State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Penn State. He joined the university in 1995.
Robert Ross [Email]
Professor of Physics, teaches general physics, modern physics, and solid state electronics along with electrical engineering courses. He has 14 years of industrial research experience in the field of solar energy. His research and publications in the field of amorphous silicon photovoltaic cells helped lead to the development of more efficient solar panels. He is currently doing research on the transport and optical properties of thin films and solid state devices. Ross holds B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Wayne State University. He joined the University in 1995.
Patricia A Rouen [Email]
Assistant Professor of Nursing, teaches the theory and clinical courses in the Family Nurse Practitioner program. Her areas of interest include health education and management of chronic disease in adults. Rouen earned her B.S.N. from the University of Michigan and her M.S.N. from Oakland University. She holds a post-master’s certificate as a family nurse practitioner from Oakland University. Rouen maintains a clinical practice. She joined the University in 1999.
Omid Sabbaghi [Email]
Assistant Professor of Finance, teaches investments and corporate finance. He received both his M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, where he studied finance and econometrics. During his graduate studies, he was the recipient of an Oscar Mayer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of California-Berkeley, triple-majoring in Economics, Statistics, and Applied Mathematics.
Barbara R Schirmer [Email]
Professor of Education, she teaches courses in research and reading. Her research on the literacy development of deaf children and other struggling readers has been published in numerous journals and she has authored four books, What is Special About Special Education: Examining the Role of Evidence Based Practices, Language and Literacy Development in Children Who are Deaf, Psychological, Social, and Educational Dimensions of Deafness, and Teaching the Struggling Reader, which was published in 2010 by Allyn & Bacon. She presents regularly at national conferences and is currently on the editorial review boards for the Journal for Literacy Research, Literacy Research and Instruction, Reading Psychology, Teaching Exceptional Children, and Balanced Reading Instruction. Dr. Schirmer received her doctorate and baccalaureate in education from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and her master’s in the education of deaf and hard of hearing students from the University of Pittsburgh.
Salomeia S Schlick [Email]
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, teaches physical and polymer chemistry. Her research is focused on ESR and ESRI of degradation and stabilization processes in thermally- and chemically-treated and UV-irradiated polymers; stability of polymeric membranes used in fuel cells; DFT calculations of the geometry and electronic structure of organic radicals, with emphasis on fluorinated radicals; ESRI in dosimetry and tumor-targeted radiation for cancer treatment; dynamics of polymers intercalated in the galleries of a fluoromica inorganic clay. She has published more than 200 papers, reviews, and book chapters and has been invited to lecture at numerous national and international meetings. Among her awards are: The President’s Award for Faculty Excellence at UDM in 1990; the Founders’ Fellowship of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in 1991; Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from Linköping University, Sweden; NSF awards for exceptional creativity in research in 1990, 1998 and 2007; The Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medal from the Polish Radiation Research Society; and UDM Distinguished Faculty Award in 2007. Schlick holds B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, M.S. degree in Polymer Chemistry, and D.Sc. degree in Molecular Spectroscopy from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. She joined the University in 1983.
Mark R Schumack [Email]
Professor of Mechanical EngineeringDr. Schumack teaches heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and energy systems. His research interests lie in thermal/fluid modeling using computational techniques, including applications in the automotive and manufacturing fields. He is also focusing efforts on alternative energy systems. He has recently published articles about numerical techniques for lubrication phenomena and case studies for heat transfer education. Schumack earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He joined the University in 1991.
Karen L Selby [Email]
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Education, College of Liberal Arts and Education, Selby came to the University in 2007. She received her B.A. from Kalamazoo College and M.A. at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan focused on literacy strategies in the social studies curriculum of full time Islamic schools. Her research continues to focus on multicultural literature, families, literacy, and the use of technology. Dr. Selby’s most recent research looks to concretize the reality of urban parents in the minds of pre-service student teacher. Teaching interests, which reflect her lifelong commitment to the liberal arts and sciences, include children’s literature, reading, language arts, social studies, research methods, and student teaching. Her favorite authors include Maxine Greene (Releasing the Imagination) and Christopher Paul Curtis (The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1968).
Raphael Shen, SJ [Email]
Professor of Economics, teaches courses in macroeconomics, microeconomic theory/analysis, comparative economic systems, development economics and resource economics. Professor Shen's publications and presentations have dealt with transitional economies in Eastern Europe. His most recent publication is China's Economic Reform: an Experiment in Pragmatic Socialism. He has also conducted a one-week lecture series in China on the Economics of Natural Resources. In March 2005, Shen presented a paper entitled "China's Quarter-Century of Economic Reform and Restructuring," at the 85th Southwestern Economic Association, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Shen holds a B.A. degree from Berchmans College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University. He came to UDM in 1977.
Kathi Shepherd [Email]
Associate Professor, Director of Outcomes Assessment for the School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, co-directs the dental hygiene board review and all courses in the community health curriculum. Additional teaching includes lecturing in the preclinical and prevention dental hygiene courses. Her publications and professional presentations focus on both dental education and dental hygiene care. Ms. Shepherd is the recipient of Outstanding Faculty awards given by students. She received a Certificate in Dental Hygiene and a B.S. from the University of Detroit and a M.S. from the University of Detroit Mercy. Ms. Shepherd joined the University in 1985.
Daniel P Shoemaker [Email]
Professor of Computer and Information Systems, has 23 years experience in system and software engineering, including six years as a manager of several large MIS/data processing operations. He consults in software configuration and software change management; software process quality management, emphasizing ISO 9000 compliance, software quality assurance, software project management and system specification and design. His doctorate is from the University of Michigan (1978). He joined the University in 1985.
Linda H Slowik [Email]
Assistant Professor of Psychology.Slowik is the Interim Program Director of the Masters Program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and an Assistant Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy, Department of Psychology. She completed her doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Wayne State University in 2000. Her research interests include individual differences associated with safety including cognitions, behaviors and value assessments, the definition of and antecedents and consequences of empowerment, the study of office characteristics and their effects on performance and affective outcomes, as well as increasing understanding of time as a context factor in the work environment.
Katherine E Snyder [Email]
Associate Professor, and Associate Dean of College of Engineering and Science, teaches courses in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and Computer Science, including Calculus, C++ programming, Psychology of Math, and Instructional Technology. Her Ph.D. is in Mathematics Education at Wayne State University. Her field of study includes the appropriate and effective use of technology in Mathematics and Computer Science education, particularly computer algebra systems. Dr. Snyder holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics and a M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Detroit. She joined the University in 1994.
Claudine M Sordyl [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, teaches physical assessment, management of medical emergencies, and basic life support (re)certification courses. Ms. Sordyl lectures on pain and anxiety control, medical history taking, inhalation and intravenous sedation protocols to both dental, dental hygiene students, and post doctoral graduates. As a research study nurse, she coordinates study participants in pain control, and studies regarding pharmaceuticals and techniques. Her publications and local/national professional presentations deal with subject matter on prevention of medical emergencies in the dental office setting, local anesthesia, and nitrous oxide . Ms. Sordyl holds a B.S. in Nursing and a M.S. in Health Services Administration from the University of Detroit Mercy. She joined the University in 1989.
Margaret A Stack [Email]
Associate Professor of Psychology, Dr. Stack received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Detroit and her B.A. degree from the University of Michigan. She is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. She joined the faculty in 1995 and currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Psychology. She teaches courses in Assessment, Basic Psychoanalytic Concepts, Human Sexuality, Religion and Psychology, and Case Conference. Her primary areas of research interest include LGBT issues, spirituality, and delinquent behavior in adolescents. Her current research focuses on understanding the complexity of factors that contribute to youth violence, juvenile sexual offending, and/or other delinquent behavior. Dr. Stack's clinical work is directed at psychotherapy with adults and families, and psychological assessment of children, adolescents, and adults. She is a consultant to the Oakland County Circuit Court – Family Division, where her services include psychological evaluation of adjudicated delinquents and individuals referred because of neglect and/or abuse, domestic relations, competency evaluations, expert witness services, and staff training. She is also a member of the Archdiocesan Review Board, which is an advisory board for cases of clergy sexual abuse for the Archdiocese of Detroit.
John Staudenmaier, SJ [Email]
Professor of History, teaches the history of America, Detroit, technology, advertising, labor and capitalism. Currently, he is studying Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company. Staudenmaier is the author of Technology’s Storytellers: Reweaving the Human Fabric, as well as articles and book reviews in his field of study. He is also editor of Technology and Culture. He was a Bannon Scholar at Santa Clara University and a Dibner Fellow at MIT. He has received several awards for his teaching. Staudenmaier holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from St. Louis University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He joined the University in 1981.
Jonathan Stevens [Email]
Associate Professor of Chemistry, teaches physical chemistry, general chemistry, and core curriculum chemistry for non-science and non-engineering majors. His research focuses on the application of theoretical quantum chemistry to gas-phase atmospheric reactions and photochemistry. Stevens holds B.S. degrees in chemistry and mathematics from Miami University of Ohio and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago. He joined the University in 1998.
Sarah Stever [Email]
Associate Professor of History, she teaches courses on the ancient Mediterranean world, Renaissance Italy, and the history of art and architecture. Each year, she directs and teaches in the college’s Summer Study Abroad program in Volterra, Italy. The author of several articles on Renaissance humanism and philology, she is currently engaged in a book-length comparative study of four Italian art cities. She has been a recipient of fellowships from the Danforth Foundation and the Renaissance Society of America. She earned the A.B. from Sarah Lawrence College and the Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Carmen A Stokes [Email]
Assistant Professor of Nursing, teaches Advanced Health Assessment, Primary Care of the Family II and III. Stokes obtained a B.S. in Nursing from Wayne State University and a M.S. in Nursing from University of Detroit Mercy, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Work experience includes emergency medicine, intensive care, labor and delivery, and hospital admission. She worked as a community health organizer for a grant-funded project; as well as assistant coordinator for an organ and tissue donation grant-funded project. Most recently, Stokes served as site administrator and nurse practitioner at an adolescent health center. Stokes is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, executive committee member for Lamba Zeta Chapter at UDM, a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, has affiliations with American Red Cross Youth Resource Committee, Imani Family Health Center and U of M research project—Healthy Environments (steering committee). She joined the University in 2001.
Gregory D Sumner [Email]
Professor and Chair of History, teaches courses on twentieth-century American politics and culture. He is the author of Dwight Macdonald and the Politics Circle: The Challenge of Cosmopolitan Democracy (1996) and is currently working on a book-length study of American writer Kurt Vonnegut. A fellow of the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, he also was selected as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Rome (2001, 2010) and Tsuda College in Tokyo (2006). He holds B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Indiana University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. He joined the University in 1993.
Thomas Stanton [Email]
Stanton teaches journalism, media ethics, mass communication, and sports history. He is author of four nationally recognized nonfiction books, including "The Final Season" and "Ty and the Babe," and has been published in The New York Times and featured on the CNN, ESPN, and NPR networks. A co-founder and former editor of the The Voice newspapers, Stanton holds a B.A. from Oakland University and an M.A. from Michigan State University. In 1995, he was named a Knight-Wallace fellow at the University of Michigan. In 2008, he was named Michigan Author of the Year by the Michigan Library Association.
Jill C Spreitzer [Email]
Assistant Librarian, Public Services Outer Drive Campus Library, provides reference services, instruction in database searching, and research skills instruction. She facilitates collection development for the health services administration, physician assistant, and mechanical engineering programs. Spreitzer holds a B.S. degree in Biology from University of Michigan and a M.S.L.S. degree in Library Science from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1999.
Shahram Taj [Email]
Professor, Operations Management and Systems Optimization, teaches production/operations management, decision making, simulation, and systems optimization. Taj’s publications and professional presentations deal with optimizing human diet, manufacturing systems design and visual and interactive computer-based manufacturing simulation. A recipient of the President’s Award for Faculty Excellence, he has earned the Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Award. Taj holds a B.S. from the College of Planning and Computer Applications (Iran), a M.S. from the University of Rhode Island and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts. He joined the University in 1987.
Mary Bee [Email]
Associate Professor of Biology, teaches gross anatomy to students in the Physician Assistant and Nurse Anesthesia programs and environmental science to non-majors. Her research focuses on human anatomical variations and anatomical education. Bee received her B.S. from Mercy College of Detroit and her M.S. and Ph.D. from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1999.
James B Tubbs [Email]
Professor of Ethics and Chair of Religious Studies, teaches applied ethics, particularly in health care. Tubbs’ publications and professional presentations deal primarily with Christian theological ethics and the moral issues in biomedicine and health care policy. He serves on several local Institutional Ethics Committees and Review Boards. Tubbs holds a B.S. degree from Hampden-Sydney College, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Virginia. He joined the University in 1986.
Gregory W Ulferts [Email]
Professor of Decision and Information Sciences,, teaches decision sciences, information systems, ebusiness and sustainability. Ulferts’ publications and professional presentations deal with managerial and technical aspects of the decision sciences and information systems fields. He has engaged in numerous professional activities in small business, workforce development, and strategic management, including lectures internationally. Ulferts has been recognized with outstanding faculty awards and various civic awards. He is extensively involved in community organizations and boards. Nationally he serves in the Financial Executives International (FEI) and is a member of the board of directors. He is executive director of the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS). Ulferts holds a B.S. from Illinois State University and M.B.A. and D.B.A. degrees from Louisiana Tech University. Ulferts served as College of Business Administration dean from 1983-1996. He joined the University in 1983.
Joan C Urbancic [Email]
Professor of Nursing, teaches community health nursing, graduate and undergraduate research methods, families in crisis, and nursing strategies. Her scholarly work focuses on family violence. Current research is on resolving trauma in adult survivors of childhood incest. She was the recipient of the President’s Award for Faculty Excellence at UDM in 1993 and the Nightingale Award finalist in 1992. She earned her B.S., M.S.N., and Ph.D. degrees in Nursing from Wayne State University. Urbancic joined the University in 1988.
Aloha A VanCamp [Email]
Associate Professor of Social Workand Chairperson of the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Human Services teaches Research Methods, Cultural Anthropology and Social Welfare Policy. She has extensive background in clinical practice, program and practice evaluation. She has previously served as Dean of UDM's Weekend College and Acting Dean of the College of Education and Human Services. VanCamp holds a B.A. from Michigan State University, an M.S.W. from Wayne State University and a PhD from Wayne State University in Education Evaluation and Research. She joined the University in 1990.
Christiaan J VandenBroek [Email]
Director, Manufacturing Engineering Program, directs the Manufacturing Engineering Program at the UDM campus, on site at Ford Motor Company and at Focus:HOPE. A major portion of Vanden Broek's responsibilities is the administraiton of the degree program at Focus:HOPE, which is a program offering city residents the opportunity to obtain a Bachelor of Manufacturing Engineering degree while working in a state-of-the-art manufacturing environment. Vanden Broek holds a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has built his career around the development of manufacturing process and has accumulated a wide industrial experience in research, engineering, and executive management. Research work at the University of Michigan centered on the inspection of nuclear reactor pressure vessels. There he developed an advanced, "synthetic aperture" technique for enhanced visualization of weld flaws with ultrasound. At Federal Mogul, he pioneered new methods in engine bearing production and inspection. More recently he has served as the director of automation and technology at IBP, which is the world's largest processor of pork and beef. Advanced automation equipment he researched and installed included automatic conveyor belt cleaning systems, robots for the removal of side ribs from pork bellies, and vision systems for the grading of beef. He joined the university in 2004.
Eswara P Venugopal [Email]
Associate Professor of Physics, teaches general physics courses and laboratories for engineering, life science and architecture students. He has published papers in theoretical atomic and particle physics. His recent research deals with chiral anomalies in photon-hadron interactions. He holds a M.Sc. (tech) degree in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, India, a M.S. in Physics from Utah State University, and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He joined the University in 1998.
Harry C Veryser [Email]
Instructor, Department of Economics of Liberal Arts and Education, and Coordinator of the graduate program in Economics at the Macomb Center College, teaches Introduction to Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, History of Economic Thought, Free Enterprise and Radical Criticism, International Economics. Veryser comes to the University from Walsh College, where he worked as a professor as Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance. He also was the Chairman of the Board and owner of an automotive supply company for many years. Mr. Veryser earned an A.B. and two Master degrees from the University of Detroit. He has taught courses as an adjunct professor since 1984. He joins as a full-time instructor in 2007, teaching primarily at the Macomb Community College University Center.
Stephen P Vogel [Email]
Dean of the School of Architecture and Professor of Architecture, teaches design and Introduction to Architecture. Vogel is a licensed architect with extensive experience in urban design, adaptive reuse, historic rehabilitation and multi-family, mixed income housing communities. He is past president of the American Institute of Architects, Detroit Chapter and Michigan Chapter. He was inducted into the College of Fellows of the AIA in 1994 and received the AIA Detroit Gold Medal in 1996. Vogel holds the B.Arch and M.Arch degrees from the University of Detroit. He returned to the University as Dean in 1993.
Warren C Wagner [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, teaches dental materials and research design to dental hygiene, dental undergraduate, and dental graduate students. His primary interest is development of new dental and surgical materials; however, he is involved in a much wider range of research. Dr. Wagner is currently directing research in biomimetic materials, dental composites, dental esthetics, and environmental aspects of dentistry. He earned B.S., B.S.E, M.S and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. Dr. Wagner joined the University in 2000.
Suzanne K York [Email]
Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Program, has taught health promotion, health care policy; physical exams skills, diagnostic procedures, ethics and professional issues, and has done clinical placement and student clinical skill evaluation. York's areas of special interest include, Health Behavior, Health Education and Health Promotion. She earned her Master's of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan in 1990 and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Physician Assistant studies from Lake Erie College in 1983. Prior to coming to the University of Detroit Mercy she worked as a Physician Assistant in family practice, geriatrics and chemical dependence treatment. She has been at Mercy College/University of Detroit Mercy since 1990.
Karen Waters [Email]
Associate Professor of Social Work, spent more than 20 years as a practicing social worker, including five years as executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Her most recent research is in the area of Black student attrition and retention in higher education. Waters received a B.A. in Social Work from Michigan State University and a M.S.W. from the University of Michigan. She is presently pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Wayne State University. Waters taught at Wayne State University before joining UDM in 1995.
Rosemary I Weatherston [Email]
Associate Professor of English, teaches twentieth- and twenty-first-century U.S. literatures and cultures. Her primary areas of research and publication include multicultural and feminist literatures, critical theory, and cultural studies. Currently, she is the director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program, the Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture, and UDM Press. She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and doctorate from the University of Southern California. She joined the University in 2000.
Jonathan M Weaver [Email]
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, teaches vehicle dynamics, robotics, machine design, mechanical measurements, design of experiments, CAD/CAE, systems architecture, systems engineering, product development, and design for X. Weaver’s publications range from autonomous path planning for cooperating robotics to multimedia-based engineering education to topics in product development. He regularly works with a big-three automaker on topics related to CAD/CAE, technical education, and product development. He holds a B.S degree from Virginia Tech, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He joined the University in 1993.
Joseph A Weglarz [Email]
Instructor of Economics and Director of the UDM Undergraduate Program in Economics at the University Center at Macomb Community College.He is also Center Director of the UDM Center of the Michigan Council on Economic Education (MCEE). Weglarz comes to the University of Detroit Mercy from Walsh College, where he was Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics, Director of the Master of Science in Finance program, Center Director of the Walsh College Center of the Michigan Council on Economic Education (MCEE), and Director of the Walsh College CFP program. He also has extensive experience in the securities industry at three Wall Street brokerage firms as investment advisor and portfolio analyst. Weglarz is editor of the popular "A Student's Guide to Economics." His research interests are in the areas of economic history and the history of economic thought. Weglarz received his B.A. from Oakland University and his M.B.A. from Wayne State University. He joined the University faculty in 2007.
Carol C Weisfeld [Email]
Professor of Psychologyteaches human development, sex differences and sex roles, cross-cultural psychology, and human sexuality. She is the co-author of one edited book, and her research on male/female relations has appeared in such journals as Genetic Psychology Monographs and Ethology and Sociobiology. Her current research concerns marital satisfaction in the U.S., England, Turkey, Russia and China. Weisfeld was selected as the 1994 recipient of the President’s Award for Faculty Excellence at UDM, and she received UDM's Distinguished Faculty Award in 2004. Dr. Weisfeld holds a B.A. from St. Xavier College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. She joined the University in 1979.
Kimberly J Werth [Email]
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, teaches periodontal instrumentation, strategies for the prevention of oral diseases and clinical dental hygiene. Werth has received several outstanding faculty awards. She received a Certificate and B.S. degree in Dental Hygiene from the University of Detroit and is currently completing studies for her M.A. in Community Counseling at the University of Detroit Mercy. She joined the University in 1996.
Michelle A Wheater [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Director of Research and Director of Student Academic Leadership Development for the School of Dentistry, is course director for general and oral histology and evidence-based dentistry and participates in preclinical and research courses. She has over 50 peer-reviewed research publications and has presented her findings at both national and international meetings. She obtained her B.S. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her Ph.D. from Iowa State University. She completed a post-doctorate fellowship in cell biology at Northwestern University Medical School. Dr. Wheater joined the University in 2004.
Clarence B Wilson [Email]
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, teaches courses in the calculus, and computer science sequences, including C++ programming and programming languages. His field of study encompasses computer networking architectures, distributed systems and algorithms. He currently conducts research on data security. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Detroit Mercy. He joined the University in1998.
Charles Eugene Wilson [Email]
Charles E. Wilson has over 28 years of public safety experience, which included tenures as both the City of Detroit's Chief of Police and Executive Fire Commissioner. His police specialties included combating gang crime, narcotic enforcement, surveillance and intelligence tactics, and investigative techniques. Additionally, he served over 35 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve as a commissioned officer where he achieved and retired at the rank of Major General. His combined law enforcement and military careers have provided him with a unique blend of professional experience, expert knowledge and extensive leadership skills in the areas of police administration and military affairs. Professor Wilson received a Bachelor's of Science, Criminal Justice from Wayne State University; Master of Science Administration from Central Michigan University; and Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University Law School
Sandra H Wilson [Email]
Associate Librarian, Public Services, McNichols Campus Library, serves as the Electronic Resources Librarian as well as provides reference services and research skills instruction. She is also responsible for collection development in architecture, computer science, criminal justice, and mathematics. She holds a B.S. from Michigan State University and a M.L.I.S. from Wayne State University. Ms. Wilson joined the University in 1997.
James R Winkler [Email]
Professor, Chair, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, Diplomate American Academy of Periodontology, teaches interdisciplinary courses in biologic basis to soft tissue disease to both dental and dental hygiene students. His interests include the management of oral manifestations of immunocompromised patients. His research focuses on the histopathogenesis of periodontal diseases. He is internationally recognized for his work on HIV. Winkler received his D.D.S. and Ph.D. in Biological Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Certificate in Periodontics from the University of California at San Francisco. He joined the University in 1996.
Michael J Witkowski [Email]
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, teaches criminal justice, human services and legal administration and administers the Master’s in Security Administration Program. He is a certified protection professional and member of the American Society for Industrial Security. He researches, publishes, and speaks on workplace violence and security measures, and is a frequent media guest on security and criminal justice issues. With the UDM Leadership Development Institute, he encourages community service. He holds a B.S. from Wayne State University, M.A. from Central Michigan University, and Ed.D. from Western Michigan University. Witkowski worked for more than 17 years with Ford Motor Company before joining the University in 1992.
William S Wittig [Email]
Associate Professor of Architecture, is the Director of the Graduate and Undergraduate Architecture programs, besides teaching courses in design, design-build and sustainable building practices. Wittig holds a M.Arch. from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a B.Arch. from the University of Kansas. He is also a founding partner of Crossings Architecture. In both practice and academic pursuits, his work attempts to bridge the distinction between technical and theoretical points of view, focusing on the full-scale medium of building. Wittig joined the University in 2001.
Charlotte J Wyche [Email]
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene, teaches community health and scientific presentations to dental hygiene students and special patient care to dental students. Wyche coordinates student community-based service-learning experiences. She works extensively with the UDM Leadership Development Institute (LDI) to promote interdisciplinary community-based collaborations. Wyche received her Certificate in Dental Hygiene, B.S. Degree in Dental Hygiene and M.S. Degree in Dental Hygiene Education from the University of Michigan. She joined the University in 1994.
Min Xu [Email]
Assistant Professor of Finance, teaches Financial Management, Corporate Finance, and Management of Financial Institutions. Her research focuses on information generated during the Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and various groups involved in the bankrupt companies. She holds a B. A. degree from Nanjing University in China, MBA degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Ph.D. degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst. She joined the University in 2010.
Suzanne K York [Email]
Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Program, has taught health promotion, health care policy; physical exams skills, diagnostic procedures, ethics and professional issues, and has done clinical placement and student clinical skill evaluation. York's areas of special interest include, Health Behavior, Health Education and Health Promotion. She earned her Master's of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan in 1990 and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Physician Assistant studies from Lake Erie College in 1983. Prior to coming to the University of Detroit Mercy she worked as a Physician Assistant in family practice, geriatrics and chemical dependence treatment. She has been at Mercy College/University of Detroit Mercy since 1990.
Karen Waters [Email]
Associate Professor of Social Work, spent more than 20 years as a practicing social worker, including five years as executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Her most recent research is in the area of Black student attrition and retention in higher education. Waters received a B.A. in Social Work from Michigan State University and a M.S.W. from the University of Michigan. She is presently pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Wayne State University. Waters taught at Wayne State University before joining UDM in 1995.
Rosemary I Weatherston [Email]
Associate Professor of English, teaches twentieth- and twenty-first-century U.S. literatures and cultures. Her primary areas of research and publication include multicultural and feminist literatures, critical theory, and cultural studies. Currently, she is the director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program, the Dudley Randall Center for Print Culture, and UDM Press. She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and doctorate from the University of Southern California. She joined the University in 2000.
Jonathan M Weaver [Email]
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, teaches vehicle dynamics, robotics, machine design, mechanical measurements, design of experiments, CAD/CAE, systems architecture, systems engineering, product development, and design for X. Weaver’s publications range from autonomous path planning for cooperating robotics to multimedia-based engineering education to topics in product development. He regularly works with a big-three automaker on topics related to CAD/CAE, technical education, and product development. He holds a B.S degree from Virginia Tech, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He joined the University in 1993.
Gerald M Wehmer [Email]
ProfessorDr. Wehmer teaches courses in the assessment and treatment of chemical dependence and qualitative methods in research. Dr. Wehmer’s professional interests include counseling interventions for addicted populations and clinical treatment for adult sex offenders. He consults professionally with numerous local substance abuse agencies. Dr. Wehmer received an award for long-term service to the University. He holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He joined the University in 1980.
Carol C Weisfeld [Email]
Professor of Psychologyteaches human development, sex differences and sex roles, cross-cultural psychology, and human sexuality. She is the co-author of one edited book, and her research on male/female relations has appeared in such journals as Genetic Psychology Monographs and Ethology and Sociobiology. Her current research concerns marital satisfaction in the U.S., England, Turkey, Russia and China. Weisfeld was selected as the 1994 recipient of the President’s Award for Faculty Excellence at UDM, and she received UDM's Distinguished Faculty Award in 2004. Dr. Weisfeld holds a B.A. from St. Xavier College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. She joined the University in 1979.
Michael D Whitty [Email]
Professor of Management and Labor Relations, teaches management, organizational behavior, international management and collective bargaining. Whitty’s publications and presentations deal with social issues in business, global business values and spirituality in the workplace. He has published in the Labor Law Journal, The Competitiveness Review, Multinational Business Review and the Journal of Change Management. He is currently researching the future of work. Whitty holds an A.B. from the University of Detroit, a M.A. from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University. He joined the University in 1967.
Clarence B Wilson [Email]
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, teaches courses in the calculus, and computer science sequences, including C++ programming and programming languages. His field of study encompasses computer networking architectures, distributed systems and algorithms. He currently conducts research on data security. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Detroit Mercy. He joined the University in1998.
Sandra H Wilson [Email]
Associate Librarian, Public Services, McNichols Campus Library, serves as the Electronic Resources Librarian as well as provides reference services and research skills instruction. She is also responsible for collection development in architecture, computer science, criminal justice, and mathematics. She holds a B.S. from Michigan State University and a M.L.I.S. from Wayne State University. Ms. Wilson joined the University in 1997.
Michael J Witkowski [Email]
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, teaches criminal justice, human services and legal administration and administers the Master’s in Security Administration Program. He is a certified protection professional and member of the American Society for Industrial Security. He researches, publishes, and speaks on workplace violence and security measures, and is a frequent media guest on security and criminal justice issues. With the UDM Leadership Development Institute, he encourages community service. He holds a B.S. from Wayne State University, M.A. from Central Michigan University, and Ed.D. from Western Michigan University. Witkowski worked for more than 17 years with Ford Motor Company before joining the University in 1992.
William S Wittig [Email]
Associate Professor of Architecture, is the Director of the Graduate and Undergraduate Architecture programs, besides teaching courses in design, design-build and sustainable building practices. Wittig holds a M.Arch. from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a B.Arch. from the University of Kansas. He is also a founding partner of Crossings Architecture. In both practice and academic pursuits, his work attempts to bridge the distinction between technical and theoretical points of view, focusing on the full-scale medium of building. Wittig joined the University in 2001.
Fang Yang [Email]
Assistant Professor of Accounting, holds a B.A. in Language and Literature from East China Normal University in Shanghai, an M.S. in Accounting and a Ph.D. from the University of Memphis. She has professional experience as an accountant and financial manager, and teaches Principles of Accounting as well as Financial Accounting. She joined the University in 2011.
Jane M York [Email]
Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, has extensive teaching experience in both the dental and dental hygiene programs. She currently coordinates student services and serves as a liaison to professional organizations and the University at large. She holds a B.S. in Dental Hygiene, and an M.A. in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Detroit. Professor York joined the University in 1975.
Sandra Yost, CSJ [Email]
Professor of Electrical Engineering, teaches circuits, electronics, control systems, and mechatronics. Her research interests include robust control, stability theory, digital control systems and engineering education. Yost earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame in 1996, where she was awarded fellowships from the SAE Educational Foundation, the Clare Booth Luce Foundation, and the American Association for University Women. Her B.E.E. and M.Engr. degrees were earned at the University of Detroit in 1981 and 1982. Yost joined the University in 1996.
Pamela Zarkowski [Email]
Professor, School of Dentistry, Department of Patient Management; University Academic Vice President and Provost, teaches community dentistry, ethical, legal issues including topics related to cultural diversity, leadership, women's issues and occupational hazards. Prof. Zarkowski lectures in continuing education courses and has published extensively in the areas of legal and ethical issues for the health professions. Prof. Zarkowski holds a B.S. in Dental Hygiene, a M.P.H. in Dental Public Health, a teaching certificate in Community Dentistry from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor and a certificate in Gerontology from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1978.
Lawrence Zeff [Email]
Professor of Management, Dr. Zeff teaches courses in Organization Behavior, Organization Theory, Leadership and Strategic Policy. He has consulted with organizations to improve executive decision making, provide leadership and management skills, and create mission statements and implement strategic plans. His research concentrates on team building, strategy implementation, leadership and implementing change. Larry Zeff received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan, M.B.A. in Management from Wayne State University and Ph.D. in Organization Theory from the University of Pittsburgh. He joined the University in 1973.
Xiaohui Zhong [Email]
Associate Professor of Mathematics, teaches mathematics, especially analysis and other high level mathematics courses. Zhong's research interests include functional analysis, complex analysis, numerical analysis, and innovative teaching of mathematics. Zhong holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the South China University of Technology, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Wayne State University. She joined the University from Coopers & Lybrand in 1992.
Kathleen A Zimmerman-Oster [Email]
Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Industrial Organizational/ Psychology, and Director of Research, Evaluation and Leadership Development for the Institute of Leadership and Service.Dr. Zimmerman-Oster teaches general psychology, social psychology, and industrial/organizational psychology. Many of her courses include a service learning component and qualify as part of the Emerging Leaders Program Medallion award. Her areas of special interest, research and consulting include leadership development, organizational change, and human resource assessment. Zimmerman-Oster also provides consultation and technical assistance in the areas of training, evaluation and survey research to local non-profit and human service organizations. Zimmerman-Oster holds a B.A. from the University of Detroit and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Wayne State University. She joined the University in 1989.
Christopher Zorski [Email]
Associate Professor of Accounting, teaches financial and cost accounting. Zorski’s publications deal with marketing and organizational structure of accounting firms. He has also published a book on the subject of personnel policy. Zorski holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. from University of Warsau. He passed the CPA exam in the State of Michigan. Zorski joined the University in 1985.
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Lawrence J Abbott
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Steven Abell
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R. Gerard Albright, SJ
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Nizar Al-Holou
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Armand R Ash-Rafzadeh
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Salwa Atwan
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Margaret E Auer
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Janet M Baiardi
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Stokes S Baker
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Erick E Barnes
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Rita M Barrios
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Michael G Barry
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David M Bartley
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Arthur J Beer
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Jocelyn M. Bennet-Garraway
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Mark A Benvenuto
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Robert S Berg
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Michael Bernacchi
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Claudia Bernasconi
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Mithu Bhattacharya
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Billy Paul Blodgett
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Libby B Blume
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Jeffrey J Boats
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Jacques Boettcher
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Gregory M Bozimowski
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Bruce M Brorby
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Donald Burkholder
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Mary Bee
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Leyvee L Cabanilla
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Nancy Calley
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R. Michael Canjar
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Mary Lou Caspers
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Gerald F Cavanagh, SJ
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John Celletti
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Mark F Choinski
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Margaret E Coleman
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Claire M Crabtree-Sinnett
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Kevin J Daimi
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Abhijit Dasgupta
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Shuvra Das
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Victor B Dauphin
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Jeanne M David
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Amy G Deines-Green
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Mustafa Demir
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Edwin Dewindt
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Vivian I Dicks
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Donald G DiPaolo
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Linda Dobis
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Michael P Dosch
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Nihad Dukhan
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Daniel Garrett Duryea
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Utpal Dutta
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John M Dwyer
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Joseph Eisenhauer
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Roy E Finkenbine
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Carmencita Ford-Fleifel
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Juan Carlos Flores
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Wai-Choong Foong
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William C Forbes
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John C Freeman
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Wladyslaw Fuchs
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Sharla N Fasko
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Garbette A. Montgomery Garraway
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James R Geist
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Nancy L Gibney
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Cindy A Gillham
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Michael J Gleason
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Gregory M Grabowski
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James F Graves
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Harold H Greene
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Alan E Grigg
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Carla J Groh
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Arthur C Haman
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Leo E Hanifin
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Mary Elizabeth Hannah
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Mary Ann Hazen
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Hsiao-Lan Hu
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Amanda J Hiber
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Mary A Higby
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Rose-Marie Higgins
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Gary P Hillebrand
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Elizabeth M Hill
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Kenneth L Hillenburg
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Richard C Hill
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Heather L Hill-Vasquez
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Alan S Hoback
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Robert J Homant
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Susan J Homant
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Petra D Hurt
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Robert L Hutchinson
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Jeffrey A Ingalsbe
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Jo Anne Isbey
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Sarah G Isaksen
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Gary E Jeffers
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Brigid Johnson, RSM
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Judy Jaeger
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Justin J Kelly, SJ
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Mary Kelly, RSM
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Ram Kesavan
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Lazaros D Kikas
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Suk Hi Kim
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Darrell K Kleinke
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Leonard Kloft
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Debra A Knight
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Bonnie S Korn
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David R Koukal
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Daniel R Kroupa
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Richard Kulbersh
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Stephen LaGrassa
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Cynthia A Langham
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Katherine C Lanigan
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Laurie Ann Britt-Smith
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Martin G Leever
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Joslen L Letscher
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Chun Ju Lin
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Judith S Luxmore
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Victoria L Mantzopoulos
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Douglas A MacDonald
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Lorri J MacDonald
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Stephen Manning
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Charles E Marske
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Anthony C Martinico
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Oswald Mascarenhas, SJ
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Durinda Mattana
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Thomas C Mawhinney
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Judy A McCown
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Isaiah McKinnon
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Kristine A McLonis
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Virginia A Merchant
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Matthew J Mio
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P. Gail Mitchell
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Nilakantan Mohankrishnan
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Gail E Molinari
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John A Molinari
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David Moody
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Jerry J Morris
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Sharon S Moser
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Mostafa G Mehrabi
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John Charles Mueller
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Cheryl C Munday
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Melissa Nantais
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Anthony Neely
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Kathleen Neveu
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Joseph B Odoerfer
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Elizabeth A Oljar
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Michael O'Regan
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Mary O'Shaughnessey
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Mark J Ottenbreit
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Melinda Pacha
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Christine M Panyard
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Mark J Paulik
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Sheri Pickover
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Nancy K Piernan
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Frank E Pink
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Allegra F Pitera
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Daniel W Pitera
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Kirstie A Plantenberg
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Hriday R Prasad
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Gail M Presbey
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Barbara A Purifoy-Seldon
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Nassif E Rayess
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Earl T Ray
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David L Regal
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Beverly A Reppert
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Noah S Resnick
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Alexa N Rihana-Abdallah
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Jennifer L Rike
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Diane L Robinson-Dunn
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Elizabeth S Roberts-Kirchhoff
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Jason John Roche
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Nicholas D Rombes
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Robert Ross
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Patricia A Rouen
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Omid Sabbaghi
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Barbara R Schirmer
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Salomeia S Schlick
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Mark R Schumack
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Karen L Selby
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Raphael Shen, SJ
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Kathi Shepherd
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Daniel P Shoemaker
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Linda H Slowik
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Katherine E Snyder
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Claudine M Sordyl
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Margaret A Stack
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John Staudenmaier, SJ
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Jonathan Stevens
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Sarah Stever
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Carmen A Stokes
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Gregory D Sumner
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Thomas Stanton
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Jill C Spreitzer
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Shahram Taj
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Mary Bee
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James B Tubbs
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Gregory W Ulferts
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Joan C Urbancic
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Aloha A VanCamp
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Christiaan J VandenBroek
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Eswara P Venugopal
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Harry C Veryser
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Stephen P Vogel
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Warren C Wagner
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Suzanne K York
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Karen Waters
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Rosemary I Weatherston
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Jonathan M Weaver
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Joseph A Weglarz
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Carol C Weisfeld
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Kimberly J Werth
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Michelle A Wheater
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Clarence B Wilson
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Charles Eugene Wilson
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Sandra H Wilson
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James R Winkler
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Michael J Witkowski
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William S Wittig
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Charlotte J Wyche
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Min Xu
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Suzanne K York
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Karen Waters
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Rosemary I Weatherston
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Jonathan M Weaver
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Gerald M Wehmer
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Carol C Weisfeld
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Michael D Whitty
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Clarence B Wilson
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Sandra H Wilson
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Michael J Witkowski
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William S Wittig
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Fang Yang
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Jane M York
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Sandra Yost, CSJ
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Pamela Zarkowski
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Lawrence Zeff
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