Faculty & Staff Directory

	Name & Contact	Bio & Website
	Kelly Meyer Adjunct Faculty Member , Center for the Arts kmeyer11@ashland.edu	Kelly Meyer joined AU's Journalism & Digital Media Department in the fall of 2015. She has six years of broadcast journalism experience as a news producer, most recently at WJW- Fox 8 in Cleveland, OH. Kelly was part of the launch of the emmy-nominated weekend morning show in 2011. She's covered two presidential elections and breaking news stories such as the Chardon High School shooting and the escape of Amanda... Read More
	Dr. Rodney Michael Associate Professor 206 , Kettering Science Building 419.289.5272 rmichael@ashland.edu	Dr. Rodney Michael, associate professor of physics, has been at Ashland University since 1997. He received his Ph.D. From Ohio University in medium energy nuclear physics and his bachelor's degree in applied physics from Xavier University. He has done research in the fields of neutrino physics, nuclear and particle astrophysics and acoustics. Dr. Michael currently serves on the board of governors for the Discovery... Read More http://personal.ashland.edu/rmichael/
	Dr. Brian Mohney Professor 417 , Kettering Science Building 419.289.5962 bmohney@ashland.edu	Brian K. Mohney, professor of chemistry, joined the faculty in 1999. He received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Eastern Nazarene College. His current research interest is in the area of in situ measurement of phytotoxic chemicals, the diffusion of these chemicals in soil and their interactions on plant roots. http://personal.ashland.edu/bmohney/
	Trina Mohney Professional Instructor 415 , Kettering Science Building 419.207.4526 tmohney@ashland.edu	Trina Mohney received her B.A. in biology from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA (1991). She obtained her M.Ed. with a specialization in science education from the University of Pittsburgh (1998) where she also carried out research in the department of human genetics. Professor Mohney previously performed research in the department of molecular neuro-genetics at Massachusetts General Hospital. She enjoys living... Read More http://personal.ashland.edu/tmohney/
	Dr. Sharleen Mondal Associate Professor 302, Center for the Humanities of Bixler Hall 419.289.5393 smondal@ashland.edu	Sharleen Mondal is Assistant Professor of English at Ashland University. She is an interdisciplinary scholar of gender and sexuality in Victorian Britain and colonial South Asia. Drawing on transnational and postcolonial feminist theory, her research explores how race, gender, sexuality, caste, and class shaped narratives of national identity and political engagement for both British and Indian subjects who were... Read More
	Sarah Monette	Sarah Monette was born and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, one of the three secret cities of the Manhattan Project. She got her B.A. summa cum laude from Case Western Reserve University, majoring in Literature and Classics, with a minor in Women's Studies, her M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She wrote her dissertation on ghosts in early modern revenge tragedy.She has... Read More http://truepenny.dreamwidth.org
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	Angela Morales	Angela Morales, a graduate of the University of Iowa's nonfiction writing program, is the author of The Girls in My Town, a collection of personal essays. Her work has appeared in Best American Essays 2013, Harvard Review, The Southern Review, The Southwest Review, The Los Angeles Review, Arts and Letters, The Baltimore Review, The Pinch, Hobart, River Teeth, Under the Sun, Puerto del Sol, and The Indianola Review. ... Read More
	Dr. Cindy Moseman Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Studies Program 210B, Center for the Arts 419.289.5293 cmoseman@ashland.edu	Dr. Cindy Moseman joined the Family and Consumer Sciences Department in 1988 to teach courses in Child and Family Studies. She served as department chair for the last 9 years and played an active role in the development and implementation of the Gerontology certificate and minor. She completed two terms as a Faculty Senator. Cindy was twice selected by students as Outstanding Female Faculty of the Year and has... Read More
	Dr. Cindy Moseman Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Sciences 210 C, Center for the Arts 419.289.5293 cmoseman@ashland.edu	Dr. Cindy Moseman joined the University in 1988 as a faculty member teaching courses for the Child and Family Studies major. She served as chairperson of the Family and Consumer Sciences Department for 9 years. Dr. Moseman was twice selected by students as Outstanding Female Faculty of the Year and has received the Academic Mentor Award. Since 2006 Dr. Moseman has been a campus leader in assessment. She became... Read More
	Dr. John Moser Professor of History, Interim Director of the Graduate School, Co-Chair, Master of American History and Government 119, Andrews Hall 419.289.5231 jmoser1@ashland.edu	John Moser is professor of history at Ashland University, where he teaches courses on modern European, American and East Asian history. He did his undergraduate work at Ohio University, and has an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has published numerous works on subjects ranging from comic books to Japanese foreign policy. He is author of three books, the most recent... Read More http://personal.ashland.edu/~jmoser1/
	Nayomi Munaweera	Nayomi Munaweera's debut novel, Island of a Thousand Mirrors, won the Commonwealth Prize for Asia. It was long listed for the Dublin IMPAC Prize and the Man Asia Prize. The novel was also short listed for the Northern California Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and was a Target Book Club selection in January 2016. Her second novel What Lies Between Us was hailed as one of the most exciting... Read More
	Dr. Dan O'Rourke Associate Professor 328, Center for the Arts 419.289.5141 dorourke@ashland.edu	Dan O'Rourke is an associate professor who joined the Ashland University faculty in 1994. His research interests include the rhetoric of popular culture and the rhetoric of sport. In 2003, Dr. O’Rourke co-edited “Case Studies in Sport Communication” with Dr. Robert Brown. He has also written on subjects as diverse as "Spider-Man," “Theodore Roosevelt" and "Irony after 9/11." His primary teaching areas include:... Read More
	Shawn Orr Interim Department Chairperson for Communication Studies;, Director of the Center for Innovation & Teaching Excellence 326, Center for the Arts 419.207.6929 sorr3@ashland.edu	Shawn Orr is the interim Department Chairperson for Communication Studies and Director of the Center for Innovation and Teaching Excellence at Ashland University. Shawn received both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interpersonal Communication and Public Communication and a Master of Arts degree in Communication from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She joined Ashland University as the Director of Faculty... Read More
	Dr. Rene Paddags Associate Professor of Political Science 124, Andrews Hall 419.289.5335 rpaddags@ashland.edu	René Paddags, associate professor of political science, joined Ashland University in 2010. Professor Paddags teaches courses in international relations, comparative politics and regional studies. Prior to joining Ashland University, he had taught courses in political science and philosophy at the University of Maryland and at Loyola University, Baltimore. Dr. Paddags received his Ph.D. in political science from the... Read More
	Derek Palacio	Derek Palacio is the author of the novella How to Shake the Other Man and the novel The Mortifications. With Claire Vaye Watkins, he co-directs the Mojave School, a free creative writing camp for teenagers in rural Nevada. He lives in Ann Arbor, Mich. http://derekpalacio.com/
	Robert Sean Parker Assistant Professor of Theatre 240, Center for the Arts 419.289.5655 rparker6@ashland.edu	Sean holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Idaho and a BFA in Acting from Western Carolina University. Before joining the Ashland University faculty, he taught at Morehead State University in Kentucky. Some of his professional credits include: Off-Broadway, Chicago Theatre (American Theatre Company, Provision Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, Bohemian Theatre Ensemble), Pioneer Playhouse, Idaho Repertory Theatre... Read More
	Elizabeth Pastor Professor Emeritus, Trustees Professor of Music	Elizabeth Pastor is an outstanding pianist, educator and community leader with a distinguished history at Ashland University and in the music community. Elizabeth received her artist’s diploma at the age of eighteen from Boston’s Longy School of Music. She studied piano with Boris Goldovsky, Carl Frieberg, Beryl Rubinstein and Arthur Loesser. She made her debut at Town Hall, New York and has made solo appearances... Read More
	Cynthia Petry Director, Coburn Art Gallery , Professional Instructor Gallery, Center for the Arts 419.289.5652 cpetry@ashland.edu	Cynthia C. Petry is director of the Coburn Gallery at Ashland University as well as a professional instructor for the Art Department. She received her bachelor’s degree in studio art from Morehead State University and a Master of Fine Arts with a emphasize in printmaking from Ohio University. Cynthia Petry has taught classes for Ashland University the last 17 years in the art foundations area as well as teaching... Read More
	Dr. Mason Posner Professor 320, Kettering Science Building 419.289.5691 mposner@ashland.edu	Students in his lab use molecular biology techniques to understand how eye lens proteins adapt to changes in environmental temperature. They are currently investigating the evolution and biological role of lens proteins called crystallins. These proteins are responsible for making the lens transparent and refracting light so that focused images fall on the retina. Amazingly, one family of crystallins, the alpha... Read More http://www.masonposner.com/