Faculty & Staff Directory

	Name & Contact	Bio & Website
	Dr. Gregory McBrayer Director, Core Curriculum, Assistant Professor of Political Science 125, Andrews Hall 419.289.5380 gmcbraye@ashland.edu	Gregory A. McBrayer, assistant professor of political science and director of the core curriculum, joined Ashland University in 2017. He teaches courses in political philosophy and international relations. Prior to coming to Ashland, he was an assistant professor at Morehead State University, a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University, and a visiting assistant professor at Gettysburg College. He has published... Read More
	Dr. David McCoy Chair, Associate Professor 121, Center for the Arts 419.289.5167 dmccoy2@ashland.edu	Dr. David McCoy, associate professor of journalism and digital media, joined the Ashland University faculty in 2011. He taught journalism, film, digital media production and education courses for more than 25 years, including his specialty areas which are new media aesthetics, scriptwriting and historical documentary. He holds a B.A. in telecommunications, a M.Ed. in educational technology and a Ph.D. in the... Read More
	Daniel McDonald Chair, Associate Professor of Art 227, Center for the Arts 419.289.5130 dmcdona1@ashland.edu	Originally from Boise, Idaho, Dan McDonald received both his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture and his Bachelor of Arts in French literature from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT, and his Masters of Fine Arts degree from Clemson University in South Carolina. He has exhibited his works regionally and nationally with work represented in public and private collections in Utah, Idaho, South Dakota, South... Read More
	Michael Metcalf, Brass Ensemble, French Horn	Michael Metcalf is adjunct instructor of horn and brass ensemble. Metcalf holds an undergraduate degree in music education from Ohio Northern University and a Masters degree in music education (conducting emphasis) from Bowling Green State University. Metcalf is owner and sole proprietor of Mike's Music Corner, a local retail musical instrument store, and is principal horn of the Ashland Symphony Orchestra. He... Read More
	Michael Metcalf Adjunct Instructor, Brass Ensemble, French Horn 419.289.5100 mmetcal1@ashland.edu	Michael Metcalf is adjunct instructor of horn and brass ensemble. Metcalf holds an undergraduate degree in music education from Ohio Northern University and a Masters degree in music education (conducting emphasis) from Bowling Green State University. Metcalf is owner and sole proprietor of Mike's Music Corner, a local retail musical instrument store, and is principal horn of the Ashland Symphony Orchestra. He... Read More
	Dr. Mitchell Metzger Professor, Chair 155, Dwight Schar College of Education 419.289.5008 mmetzger@ashland.edu	Dr. Mitchell Metzger is a professor and has served as the psychology department chair since 2007. He earned a B.S. (1992) in psychology from Bowling Green State University, and a M.A. (1994) and Ph.D. (1997) in experimental psychology from Kent State University. Prior to coming to Ashland University, Dr. Metzger worked for six years as an assistant professor at Penn State, Shenango. He has earned Ashland University’... Read More http://works.bepress.com/mitchell_metzger/
	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