Faculty & Staff Directory

	Name & Contact	Bio & Website
	Dr. Dawn Weber Dean, College of Arts & Sciences 202, Center for the Arts 419.289.5107 dweber1@ashland.edu
	Dr. Iyad Ajwa Chair, Professor 203, Patterson Instructional Technology Center 419.289.5798 iajwa@ashland.edu	Dr. Iyad Ajwa earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; a Master of Science in mathematics and a Master of Science in computer science from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and Doctor of Philosophy in computer science from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Dr. Ajwa joined Ashland University in 1997. He has taught a variety of computer science courses... Read More
	Tricia Applegate Coordinator, CAS Communications/Performing Arts 149 & 210a, Center for the Arts 419.289.5950 tapplega@ashland.edu	Tricia Applegate has over 25 years of arts administration experience. She was the founder and former executive director of the Ashland Community Arts Center, and held positions at other organizations such as the McCarter Theatre (Princeton, NJ), Renaissance Theatre (Mansfield, OH), Ashland Symphony Orchestra, Ashland Chautauqua and the City of Ashland's Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell. She holds a B.A. in business... Read More
	Dr. David Aune Associate Professor 10, Rinehart Center for Religious Studies 419.289.5238 daune@ashland.edu	David Aune came to Ashland University in the fall of 1996. Before Ashland, he taught part-time at a number of colleges in New England, including Providence College, Wesleyan University and Eastern Connecticut State University. Dr. Aune holds the Ph.D. in the history of religions: early Christianity from Brown University, a Th.M. in New Testament from Regent Collge (affiliated with the University of British Columbia... Read More
	Dr. Robert Bergosh Associate Professor 422 , Kettering Science Building 419.289.5871 rbergosh@ashland.edu	Dr. Robert Bergosh, associate professor of chemistry, joined Ashland University in 2005. His area of expertise is in organic chemistry. He obtained a Bachelor of Science with a double major in chemistry and biology from Kentucky Wesleyan College and a Ph.D. in organic/materials chemistry from the University of Kentucky. http://personal.ashland.edu/rbergosh/rbergosh/Home.html
	Michael Bird Assistant Professor 236, Center for the Arts 419.289.5153 mbird2@ashland.edu	Michael Bird received an MFA at the University of Kansas, a BFA at Emporia State University and has worked for 25 years in various capacities as graphic designer and digital fine artist.fine art website:http://michael-bird.comgraphic design website:http://graffikworx.com
	Dr. Rowland Blackley Director of Choral Activities, Professor of Music 208, Center for the Arts 419.289.5114 rblackle@ashland.edu	Rowland (“Ron”) Blackley is a professor of music and director of choral activities at Ashland University, where he conducts the University Choir and Chamber Singers. He also founded the Ashland Area Chorus. He supervises all aspects of the choral program and teaches in the areas of conducting and music education. While he deals primarily with choral groups now, Dr. Blackley has conducted numerous orchestras and... Read More
	Dr. Diane Bonfiglio Associate Professor 145, Dwight Schar College of Education 419.289.5859 dbonfigl@ashland.edu	Dr. Bonfiglio earned a B.S. in psychology from Ashland University, an M.A. in psychology from The Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The Ohio State University. She specializes in health psychology. Her particular areas of interest include the relationship between social support and health, the health consequences of psychosocial stress and healthy aging. She is currently working on... Read More
	Dr. Soren Brauner Professor 322 , Kettering Science Building 419.289.5275 sbrauner@ashland.edu	Dr. Soren Brauner, professor of biology, joined the Ashland University faculty in 1986. He received a Bachelor of Arts in environmental biology, a Master of Arts in botany from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of California at Davis. His area of expertise is in plant genetics and evolution. http://personal.ashland.edu/sbrauner/
	Cassandra Brown Administrative Director 105, Center for the Humanities of Bixler Hall 419.289.5098 cbrown44@ashland.edu	Cassandra (Cassy) Brown is the administrative director and former administrative assistant to Ashland University's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. She also serves as managing editor to River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative and The Ashland Poetry Press. Cassy first joined the university in 2013 as administrative assistant to the departments of Art and Mathematics & Computer Science. ... Read More
	Dr. Linda Joyce Brown Associate Professor 304, Center for the Humanities of Bixler Hall 419.289.5109 lbrown3@ashland.edu	Linda Joyce Brown joined the English faculty at Ashland in 2006 after teaching in Connecticut for four years. She has also taught at the University of Oregon, where she received her M.A., and the University of New Mexico, where she earned her Ph.D. Brown has taught courses in American literature from its beginnings to the present; literary and social constructions of gender, race and class; the modern novel;... Read More
	Patti Brown Administrative Assistant to the Dean 201, Center for the Arts 419.289.5106 pbrown2@ashland.edu
	Dr. Nigel Brush Professor 421 , Kettering Science Building 419.289.5271 nbrush@ashland.edu	Dr. Nigel Brush, professor of geology, joined the Ashland University faculty in 2000. His areas of research include geoarchaeology, dendrochronology and millennial-scale climate change events. He is a co-director of the Ashland/Wooster/Columbus Archaeological & Geological Consortium and former curator and co-founder of the Killbuck Valley Natural History Museum. Dr. Brush has a B.S. in English Bible from the... Read More
	Dr. Christopher Burkett Associate Professor of Political Science, Co-Chair, Master of Arts in American History and Government 129, Andrews Hall 419.289.5686 cburket1@ashland.edu	Christopher Burkett, associate professor of political science, joined Ashland University in 2005. He teaches American political thought and institutions courses, and his fields of expertise include the American founding, American foreign policy, and political philosophy. He serves as faculty advisor to Student Senate, and was named Outstanding Male Faculty Member of the Year in 2008. He received his Bachelor of Arts... Read More http://personal.ashland.edu/cburket1/
	Dr. Christopher Chartier Assistant Professor 146, Dwight Schar College of Education 419.289.5342 cchartie@ashland.edu	Dr. Christopher Chartier earned a B.S. in psychology from Indiana University (2007) and an M.A. (2009) and Ph.D. (2013) in social psychology from Miami University. His research interests include tacit coordination and prosocial behavior. He is currently studying how shared knowledge of group member traits influences the ease and efficiency with which small groups align their decisions and behaviors for maximal... Read More
	Mike Clement Laboratory Manager 405, Kettering Science Building 419.289.5279 mclement@ashland.edu	Michael Clement is the laboratory manager for the chemistry department. He has been with Ashland University since 1996. Michael has a B.S. in chemistry from Marquette University. His duties include maintenance and operation of laboratory instrumentation, maintenance of chemical inventory and preparation and set-up of laboratory experiments.
	Maggie Cogar Professional Instructor 138, Center for the Arts 419.289.5355 mcogar@ashland.edu	Maggie Cogar, professional instructor of journalism and digital media, joined the Ashland University faculty in 2016. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D in Communication and Information with a focus in Mass Media from Kent State University. While attending Kent State University to obtain her doctorate, she taught journalism courses as an adjunct and served as a research assistant in the Center for Scholastic... Read More
	Dr. Rebecca Corbin Professor, Chair 416 , Kettering Science Building 419.289.5268 rcorbin@ashland.edu	Dr. Rebecca Corbin, 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. She has a Bachelor of Science from Alderson-Broaddus College and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
	Dr. Perry Corbin Professor 420 , Kettering Science Building 419.289.5269 pcorbin@ashland.edu	Dr. Perry Corbin, professor of chemistry, joined the Ashland University faculty in 2001. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Kentucky Wesleyan College, a Ph.D. in chemistry with a specialization in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and he carried out post-doctoral research at the University of Virginia. At Ashland University, Dr. Corbin enjoys teaching a variety of courses as... Read More http://personal.ashland.edu/pcorbin/
	Dr. Russell Craig Professor of Criminal Justice 224, Dwight Schar College of Education 419.289.5340 rcraig1@ashland.edu	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 administrative areas of the program to teach full-time and continues to supervise the department’s internships. He earned an M. A. in sociology, specializing in criminal... Read More