Full-Service Faculty 1 Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2014 FULL-SERVICE FACULTY Dr. Abdurrahman Arslanyilmaz Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems A Graduate Faculty Member Dr. Martin A. Abraham B.E., Gazi University (Turkey), 1998 Professor of Civil/Environmental and Chemical Engineering Certificate, Intensive English School, Middle East Technical University (Turkey), Graduate Faculty Member 2000 B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1982 M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002 Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1987 Ph.D., Texas AM University, 2007 Dr. Ken Adair Dr. David K. Asch Lecturer of Chemistry Associate Professor of Biological Sciences B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1999 Graduate Faculty Member M.S., University of Oregon, 2000 B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1981 Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2006 M.S., Creighton University, 1983 Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center, 1991 Dr. Samuel Adu-Poku Professor of Art Dr. Kathleen Aspiranti Graduate Faculty Member Assistant Professor of Counseling, School Psychology, and Educational B.A., University of Science and Technology (Ghana), 1987 Leadership Dip. Ed., University of Science and Technology (Ghana), 1988 Graduate Faculty Member M.Ed., University of New Brunswick (Canada), 1995 B.A., Wright State University, 2004 Ph.D., University of British Columbia (Canada), 2002 M.S., University of Tennessee, 2009 Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 2011 Dr. Farzad Ahmadi Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Hoda Atef Yekta Associate degree, Rasht Technical and Vocational College, 2005 Lecturer of Management B.S., Shiraz University of Technology, 2007 B.S., Tehran Polytechnic University, 2006 M.S. Shahid Beheshti University, 2010 M.S., Sharif University of Technology, 2008 Ph.D., The University of Akron, 2018 Dr. Diana Awad-Scrocco Dr. Mari L. Alschuler Associate Professor of English Associate Professor of Social Work Graduate Faculty Member Graduate Faculty Member B.A., Youngstown State University, 2006 B.A., Brown University, 1980 M.A., Kent State University, 2008 M.Ed., Teachers College of Columbia University, 1987 Ph.D., Kent State University, 2012 M.S.W., Fordham University, 1990 Dr. Daniel Ayana Ph.D., Barry University, 2012 Professor of History Dr. Isam E. Amin Graduate Faculty Member Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences B.A., Addis Ababa University, 1980 Graduate Faculty Member M.A., Addis Ababa University, 1984 B.S., University of Khartoum, 1977 Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995 M.S., New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technology, 1983 Ph.D., University of Nevada-Reno, 1987 B Dr. Corey E. Andrews Dr. Rebecca Lee Badawy Professor of English Assistant Professor of Management Graduate Faculty Member Graduate Faculty Member B.A., Miami University, 1992 B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2008 M.A., Ohio University, 1995 M.A., West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2010 Ph.D., Ohio University, 2000 Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2014 Joseph Angelo Dr. Morgan Bagley Lecturer of Marketing Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Sport Science B.S., Youngstown State University, 1992 B.S., Mount Union College, 2003 M.S., Youngstown State University, 1995 M.A., Kent State University, 2005 M.B.A, Case Western Reserve University, 2004 Ph.D., Kent State University, 2015 Dr. Felicia P. Armstrong Dr. Snjezana Balaz Associate Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Graduate Faculty Member Graduate Faculty Member B.S., University of Dayton, 1987 B.S., Northland College, 2001 M.S., Alabama AM University, 1996 M.S., University of Nebraska, 2005 Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 2003 Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2007 Dr. Christopher Arntsen Dr. Ganesaratnam K. Balendiran Assistant Professor of Chemistry Professor of Chemistry B.S., University of Connecticut, 2008 Graduate Faculty Member 2 Full-Service Faculty B.S., University of Sri Lanka, 1985 Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1992 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991 Dr. Christopher M. Bellas Dr. Kevin E. Ball Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences Associate Provost and Professor of English Graduate Faculty Member B.A., Truman State University, 1992 B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1997 M.A., Truman State University, 1994 A.S., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1998 Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2000 M.S., Youngstown State University, 2001 Ph.D., Kent State University, 2010 Dr. Kimberly A. Ballone Professor of Nursing Dr. James A. Benedict Graduate Faculty Member Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy B.S.N., Youngstown State University, 1987 Graduate Faculty Member M.S.N., Kent State University, 1989 B.S., The Ohio State University, 1982 D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University, 2009 M.Ed., Kent State University, 1989 Ph.D., Walden University, 2016 Dr. Rebecca A. Barnhouse Professor of English Dr. Terry Benton Graduate Faculty Member Assistant Professor of English B.A., Florida State University, 1983 Graduate Faculty Member M.A., University of North Carolina, 1986 B.S., Youngstown State University, 1999 Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994 M.A., Youngstown State University, 2001 Ph.D., Kent State University, 2015 Christopher Barzak Professor of English Dr. Deborah Fairchild Benyo Graduate Faculty Member Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences B.A., Youngstown State University, 1998 B.S., University of New Hampshire, 1985 M.A., Youngstown State University, 2003 M.S., The Ohio State University, 1987 M.F.A., Chatham University, 2010 Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1991 Dr. Patrick J. Bateman Claudia A. Berlinski Professor of Management Assistant Professor of Art Graduate Faculty Member B.F.A., Buffalo State College, 1986 B.S., Rutgers University, School of Business, 1995 M.F.A., The Ohio State University, 1991 M.S., Temple University, Fox School of Business, 2002 Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Dr. Paolo Luca Bernardini David and Helga Ives Distinguished Visiting Humanities Professor Dr. Coskun Bayrak Dott. Lett., University of Genoa (Italy), 1987 Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems Ph.D., European University Institute, 1994 Graduate Faculty Member B.S., Slippery Rock University, 1985 Meghan Bileci M.S., Texas Tech University, 1989 Lecturer of Social Work Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1994 B.A., Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2002 M.S.W., Cleveland State University, 2007 Dr. Laura L. Beadling Associate Professor of English Dr. Kristine Blair Graduate Faculty Member Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Professor of B.F.A., Bowling Green State University, 1995 English M.A., Purdue University, 2001 Graduate Faculty Member Ph.D., Purdue University, 2007 B.A., California State University, 1986 M.A., California State University, 1988 Dr. Jane Beese Ph.D., Purdue University, 1994 Associate Professor of Counseling, School Psychology, and Educational Leadership Sheila M. Blank Graduate Faculty Member Assistant Professor of Nursing B.A., University of Akron, 1987 B.S.N., Youngstown State University, 2001 M.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1991 School Nurse License, Youngstown State University, 2005 Ed.D., University of Akron, 2008 M.S.N., Youngstown State University, 2007 Dr. Jennifer Behney Dr. Shelley Blundell Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures and English Assistant Professor of Communication Graduate Faculty Member Graduate Faculty Member B.A., Capital University, 1995 B.A., Kent State University, 2006 M.A., University of Findlay, 1997 B.S., Kent State University, 2007 Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2011 M.L.S., Kent State University, 2009 Ph.D., Kent State University, 2015 Dr. Raymond E. Beiersdorfer Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Ewelina Boczkowska B.A., Queens College, City University of New York, 1979 Associate Professor of Music M.S., University of California at Davis, 1982 Graduate Faculty Member Full-Service Faculty 3 D.E.C., Jean-de-Brebeuf College and Vincent-d'Indy School of Music, 2000 Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1981 B.M., McGill University, 2002 Ph.D., University of California, 2009 Edward Burden Lecturer of Electrical and Computer Engineering Dr. Brian Bonhomme B.E., Youngstown State University, 2010 Professor of History M.S., The Ohio State University, 2012 Graduate Faculty Member B.A., City College of the City University of New York, 1993 Dr. Michael Butcher M.A., City College of the City University of New York, 1996 Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Ph.D., The City University of New York Graduate Center, 2000 Graduate Faculty Member B.S., Christopher Newport University, 1996 Dr. Theodore R. Bosela M.S., Wake Forest University, 2000 Professor of Engineering Technology Ph.D., University of Calgary, 2006 B.E., Youngstown State University, 1981 M.S., University of Akron, 1985 Dr. Alexis Byers Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1993 Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics B.S., Whittenberg University, 2014 Dr. Frank J. Bosso Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 2018 Professor of Kinesiology and Sport Science B.S., Slippery Rock University, 1978 C M.S., West Virginia University, 1979 Ph.D., NEOUCOM / Kent State University, 1990 Dr. Jonathan J. Caguiat Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Philip Sean Brady Graduate Faculty Member Professor of English B.S., University of Michigan, 1988 Graduate Faculty Member Ph.D., Michigan