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Name	Title	Department
Corbin, Rebecca rcorbin [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5268 Homepage	Associate Professor	Chemistry & Biochemistry Chemistry & Biochemistry	Dr. Rebecca Corbin, Associate Professor of Chemistry, joined Ashland University in 2001. She was named Outstanding Female Faculty Member of the Year in 2003 and received a national undergraduate teaching award from Iota Sigma Pi in 2007. Dr. Corbin chairs... read more
Cowser, Jr., Bob rcowser [at] ashland [dot] edu Homepage	Honored Visiting Graduate Faculty	English	Bob Cowser, Jr.'s most recent book Green Fields: Crime, Punishment, and a Boyhood Between won "Best Memoir 2010" from the Adirondack Center for Writers. His first book, Dream Season, was a New York Times Book Review "... read more
Craig, Diane dcraig2 [at] ashland [dot] edu 440-366-4080 ex. 5668	Professional Instructor	Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education	Diane E. Craig, professional instructor of early childhood education at the Elyria Center, joined Ashland University in 2008. Mrs. Craig has a bachelors of science in elementary education from The University of Akron, a ME.d. In early childhood education from... read more
Craig, Mickey mcraig [at] hillsdale [dot] edu	Honored Visiting Graduate Faculty	Master of Arts in American History and Government	Mickey Craig is the William and Berniece Grewcock Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, where, he has taught since 1986. Dr. Craig was selected Hillsdale College Professor of the Year in 1995. He also serves as the Chair of the Department of... read more
Craig, Russell rcraig1 [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5340	Professor	Criminal Justice & Sociology Criminal Justice & Sociology	Dr. Russell Craig, professor of Criminal Justice, came to Ashland University in 1985 for the purpose of creating a program and major in Criminal Justice and served as program director and department chair for the past 24 years. He recently left the... read more
Craze, Jada jcraze [at] ashland [dot] edu 419-520-2646	Clinical Staff	Pre-Licensure Nursing	Education BS in Nursing, MedCentral College of Nursing; BA in Interior Design, Bowling Green State University. Certifications Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor; Telemetry Certified; Intra-Aortic Balloon Counter Pulsation Therapy; Continuous Renal... read more
Cummins, William wcummins [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5122	Associate Professor	Foreign Languages Foreign Languages	Dr. William R. Cummins, associate professor of foreign languages, joined Ashland University in 1994. He specializes in Spanish Golden Age literature. In his research, he studies the sacramental plays of the 17th century Spanish playwright Pedro Calderó... read more
Cyders, Sarah scyders [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5190	Adjunct Instructor, Stage Movement and Dance	Theatre Theatre	Sarah teaches stage movement and dance at Ashland University. She is also a dance instructor at Opus II Dance Studio and recently took over as the Artistic Director of the Ashland Regional Ballet. A 1997 graduate of Ashland High School, Sarah received her... read more
Davis, Gary	Adjunct, Trumpet		Gary Davis is principal trumpet with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, principal trumpet with the Erie Philharmonic and a member of the Akron Symphony Orchestra trumpet section. He has also performed and recorded with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the... read more
Dawson, Douglas ddawson2 [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5277	Professor	Biology & Toxicology Environmental Science Biology & Toxicology Environmental Science	Douglas A. Dawson, a Professor of Biology/Toxicology, has been at Ashland University since 1993. He holds B.A. (Biology - Transylvania University), M.S. and Ph.D. degrees (Zoology - Oklahoma State University), currently teaches courses in Anatomy and... read more
Dence, Thomas tdence [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5262 Homepage	Professor	Mathematics & Computer Science Mathematics & Computer Science	Dr. Thomas Dence earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio; a Master of Art degree in Mathematics from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado; and Doctor of Philosophy degree in... read more
Denney, Stephen sdenney [at] ashland [dot] edu 440-366-4825	Assistant Professor	Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners	Dr. Stephen Denney, Assistant Professor of Inclusive Services & Exceptional Learners, joined Ashland University in 2007. His areas of expertise include transition and self-determination for students with disabilities. He earned his B.A.in History from the... read more
Desper, J. Michael mdesper [at] ashland [dot] edu (419)289-5890	Technical Director	Theatre	Before joining Ashland University, Mr. J. Michael Desper spent the previous 11 years as Technical Director and Resident Scene Designer at Sunset Playhouse near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he worked on nearly 90 productions. Previously, Mr. Desper freelanced... read more
Dickey, Allison adickey [at] ashland [dot] edu 614-794-0803 ex. 1118 Homepage	Chair, Department of Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners	Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners	Dr. Allison Dickey, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners, joined the Ashland University faculty in 2003. Her areas of expertise include disabilities, special education and teacher preparation. She... read more
Dickson, Sue sdickso2 [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 207-5561	Assistant Professor	Religion Religion	Sue Dickson teaches primarily in the area of Practical Theology. She is an ordained Presbyterian minister. After earning her B.A., she lived in El Salvador where she worked as a film producer. When she returned to the states, she served the Presbytery of... read more
Donatini, Hilary Teynor hdonatin [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5224	Assistant Professor	English English English	read more
Dowds, Cynthia cdowds [at] ashland [dot] edu 419-520-2639	Professional Instructor	Pre-Licensure Nursing	Education MS in Nursing, Walden University; BS in Nursing, MedCentral College of Nursing; A.D. Nursing, North Central Technical College; Mid-Ohio Practical Nurse Program. Certifications Oncology Certified Nurse; Certified Instructor for Oncology Nursing... read more
Draganova, Pavlina	Staff Accompanist	Music Music Music	Pavlina Draganova holds degrees in Piano Performance from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and “Pancho Vladigeroff” State Academy of Music, Sofia, Bulgaria. She was a lecturer at The Academy of Music, Dance and Arts in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and... read more
Dull, Keith kdull [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5981	Associate Professor	Art Art	read more
Durbin-Ames, Teresa tdurbin [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5821	Associate Professor, Chair	Theatre Theatre	Teresa joined the Ashland University faculty in 2000 and is currently an Associate Professor of Theatre, taking over the position of Chair in May 2008. She teaches courses in theatre history, script analysis, and musical theatre. Teresa earned a Bachelor of... read more
Dworznik, Gretchen gdworzni [at] ashland [dot] edu (419) 289-5830	Assistant Professor	Journalism & Digital Media 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 Mansfield, Ohio,... read more
Dzugan, Tracy tdzugan [at] ashland [dot] edu 419-520-2671	Professional Instructor	Pre-Licensure Nursing	Education MS in Nursing, Mount Carmel College of Nursing; BS in Nursing, MedCentral College of Nursing; Diploma in Nursing Mount Carmel School of Nursing. Specialty Practice Acute Care/Critical Care. Research Interest Acute Care/Critical Care. Memberships... read more
Edlefson, Carla cedlefso [at] ashland [dot] edu 614-794-0803 ex. 1112 614-329-5380 Homepage	Doctoral Professor		Dr. Carla Edlefson, professor of educational administration, joined the Ashland University faculty in 1995. She is assigned full time to the doctoral program in educational leadership, and she has chaired or co-chaired 21 doctoral dissertations to completion... read more
Edwards, Patricia pedwards [at] ashland [dot] edu 419-289-5378 On campus extension 5378 Homepage	Associate Professor	Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners Inclusive Services and Exceptional Learners	Dr. Patricia Edwards, Associate Professor of Inclusive Services & Exceptional Learners, joined Ashland University in 1995. Her areas of expertise include autism, special education, communication disorders, and emotional disturbance in children. Dr.... read more
Eibel, Tom	Professional Instructor	Educational Foundations	read more