College of Arts & Sciences - Faculty

Name	Department
Dworznik, Gretchen Assistant Professor gdworzni [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5830	Journalism & Digital Media	Dr. Gretchen Dworznik, Assistant Professor in Journalism & Digital Media, joined the Ashland University faculty in 2006. Before entering higher education, she spent eight years as a television reporter and anchor, working at TV-68 in... read more
Fenster, Steven Associate Professor sfenster [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5615 Homepage	Biology & Toxicology	Dr. Steven Fenster is an associate professor in the Department of Biology and Toxicology and joined the faculty in 2005. He is a graduate of the University of California at San Diego (1991) and earned his doctorate in Cell Biology from... read more
FitzSimmons, David Assistant Professor dfitzsim [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5694 dfitzsim@ashland.edu	English	Dr. FitzSimmons, a former high school English teacher, directs the Integrated Language Arts program at Ashland University. He has a B.A. in English from Xavier University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from The Ohio State University. read more
Fleming, Deborah Chair, Professor English Department; Editor of the Ashland Poetry Press dfleming [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5789	English	Dr. Deborah Fleming, Professor of English, received her Ph.D. in 1985 from Ohio State University and is Chair of the Department and Editor of the Ashland Poetry Press. Her research interests include W. B. Yeats, Robinson Jeffers, Anglo-... read more
Foster, David Chair of the Department of History and Political Science and Associate Professor of Political Science dfoster2 [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5626	History & Political Science	David Foster, associate professor of political science and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science, joined Ashland University in 1998. He teaches courses in political philosophy and international relations and, in the... read more
Foster, Edith Associate Professor of History efoster [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5659	History & Political Science	Edith Foster holds a BA and an MA from the University of Toronto, and a PhD from the University of Chicago. She is presently an assistant professor of ancient history at Ashland University and an affiliated scholar at Kenyon College. She... read more
Fuhrmann, Christina Associate Professor cfuhrman [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5648	Music	Christina Fuhrmann received her BA in Music from Marlboro College in Vermont and her PhD in Musicology from Washington University in St. Louis. She teaches the Music History sequence, basic musicianship, and several music appreciation core... read more
Garlock, Scott Associate Professor sgarlock [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5134	Music	Dr. Scott Garlock has taught at Newton Falls Schools, Cuyahoga Falls Schools, Mount Union College, and Knox College, and at Ashland University. Scott served as director of bands at Knox College for 13 years, overseeing a program that... read more
Goodwin, Ric Professor of Theatre rgoodwin [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5126	Theatre	Ric recently stepped down as chair of the Theatre Department and celebrated 25 years of service to Ashland University by again directing Equus, the first show he ever directed at Ashland University In his tenure Ric has directed over 50... read more
Grady, Maura Assistant Professor of English mgrady3 [at] ashland [dot] edu 5670	English	Dr. Grady comes to Ashland University after 3 years at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she taught writing, film studies, and graduate composition pedagogy. She completed her doctorate in English with emphases in Film Studies and... read more