Antonio Drommi [Email]
Instructional Technology Coordinator and Instructor of Computer Information Systems, teaches advanced programming, interface design, database design and structured development for the internet. He is the instructional technologist for the College of Business Administration and coordinates the Quality Program in ISO/QS 9000 for the UDM academic, Detroit manufacturing and business communities. Drommi holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Wayne State University, M.B.A. and M.S. degrees in Computer Information Systems from University of Detroit Mercy and is pursuing his doctorate at Wayne State University. He joined the University in 1996.
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.
Kevin J Daimi [Email]
Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, 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.
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.
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.
Edwin Dewindt [Email]
Professor of History, teaches the history of England and the Middle Ages. He is the author and editor of several books on society and law in the English Middle Ages, among them, Royal Justice and the Medieval English Countryside. A recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, DeWindt is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He holds a Ph.B. degree from the University of Detroit, the Licentiate of Medieval Studies [LMS] from the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, and a Ph.D. degree from the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto. He joined the University in 1968.
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.
Charles Dause [Email]
Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Dause’s academic background is in communication studies with a specialty in argumentation and debate. He is co-author of Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy, a college argumentation text. Dause developed and implemented the Academic Exploration Program at the University. He has done numerous programs on undergraduate advising issues for the National Academic Advising Association. Dause holds a B.A. degree from Muskingum College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Wayne State University. He joined the University in 1964.
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.
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.
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.
Michael P Dosch [Email]
Associate Professor, Clinical Instructor, 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 and an M.S. from Mercy College of Detroit. He has been a faculty member since 1988.
Amy G Deines-Green [Email]
Associate Professor of Architecture, received a Master of Architecture from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan as well as a Bachelor of Fine Art from Wayne Sate University, Detroit Michigan. Amy joined the University of Detroit Mercy in 2000 and teaches in the School of Architecture, as well as the department of Digital Media Studies. She is an active member of the School of Architecture Faculty Council, the Women’s Studies Steering Committee, and the Academic Committee of the Status of Women. Ms. Deines is a principal and founder of Green + Deines Associates, a multi-disciplinary design studio. Her professional work includes product design, graphic design, and architecture in which she has been awarded two United States Patents for invention and design of new technologies and point of purchase environments. Amy’s practice also engages cultural interventions within Detroit’s urban landscape, where she collaborates with students of architecture and fellow colleagues. Ms. Deines recently received a Jesuit Grant in which she researched a new inter-disciplinary course entitled “The Urban Stitch: Viewing + Valuing Detroit’s Culture and Inhabitant’s”, which will be formally presented this spring to the Detroit Jesuit Council. Amy was invited as a Visiting Professor to teach a Master’s Studio at the CUDC, Kent State University downtown Cleveland Design Center 2007 + 2008 in collaboration with Winy Mass from the award winning MVDRV Dutch architecture firm. She was invited to exhibit her work at the architectural festival titled Eme3, Barcelona, Spain as well as curated a student show at the Pinocoteca, Volterra, Italy. She has lectured and taught, and juried work at The School at the Art Institute of Chicago, Cranbrook Academy of Art, University of Michigan, Clemson University, University of Detroit Mercy, College for Creative Studies, Wayne State University, University of Cincinnati, Kent State University and Ohio State. Ms. Deines was recently appointed to board chair of the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit where she is developing the master plan and new community of buildings to support the mission of the institute. Ms. Deines was nominated and accepted into the Detroit Leadership Experience, affiliated with the Detroit Chamber of Commerce. Her work has been published in international and domestic design journals as well as academic journals.
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.
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