Undergraduate Catalog 2011-2012
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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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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