Faculty & Staff Directory
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Joseph Lewis, Jr. Director of Bands 106, Center for the Arts 419.289.5132 jlewisjr@ashland.edu |
Joseph Lewis is the Director of Bands at Ashland University where he directs the Ashland University Eagle Marching Band and conducts the Ashland University Symphonic Band. He received his Bachelor’s Degrees in Music Education and Music Performance (Bass Trombone) in 2006 from The Ohio State University and a Master’s Degree in Music Education from Bowling Green State University in 2015. Prior to his appointment at... Read More
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Kari Lindecamp Administrative Assistant 203, Center for the Humanities of Bixler Hall 419.289.5110 klindeca@ashland.edu |
Ms. Kari Lindecamp joined Ashland University in 2010 as the administrative assistant for the department of English and the Master of Fine Arts program, River Teeth, and Poetry Press. In 2014 Ms. Lindecamp became the administrative assistant for English, Foreign Languages, Philosophy, and Religion departments. She received an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with an Emphasis in Educational Technology from... Read More
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Dr. Justin Lyons Associate Professor of Political Science 117, Andrews Hall 419.289.5709 jlyons1@ashland.edu |
Justin D. Lyons, associate professor of political science, joined Ashland University in 2004. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in politics from the Institute of Philosophic Studies, University of Dallas as well as an M.A. from The Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.
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Dr. Joe Mackall Professor 306, Center for the Humanities of Bixler Hall 419.289.5142 jmackall@ashland.edu |
A former journalist with a B.A. from Cleveland State University, M.A. from University of Central Oklahoma, MFA in fiction writing from Bowling Green State University, and Ph.D. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Joe Mackall is director of the creative writing program and instructor of nonfiction writing for the Ashland University MFA program. He is co-founder of River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative... Read More
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Dr. Louis Mancha Chair, Associate Professor 202, Center for the Humanities of Bixler Hall 419.289.5894 lmancha@ashland.edu |
Dr. Louis A. Mancha, Jr. is an associate professor of philosophy, specializing in medieval and early modern philosophy and philosophy of religion. He received his B.A. from Rice University, and his M.A. and PhD. from Purdue University. He is the current chair of the Philosophy Department at Ashland University (Since summer 2014). Dr. Mancha has delivered papers at several national and state conferences, including... Read More
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Douglas Manuel |
Douglas Manuel was born in Anderson, Indiana. He received a BA in Creative Writing from Arizona State University and a MFA from Butler University where he was the Managing Editor of Booth a Journal. He is currently a Middleton and Dornsife Fellow at the University of Southern California where he is pursuing a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing. He was a recipient of the Chris McCarthy Scholarship for the Napa... Read More
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Beth Mazzocco 207, Kettering Science Building emazzocc@ashland.edu |
Beth Mazzocco, adjunct instructor of geology, started teaching at AU in 2008. She has taught courses in meteorology and climate, earth science, environmental science, and mathematics. In addition to college instructing, Beth has worked as a forecaster and producer at two local television affiliates in Columbus and as a forecaster at a private meteorology firm in Cleveland. In her free time, she enjoys reading,... Read More
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Beth Mazzocco |
Beth Mazzocco received her B.S. in Geography from Ohio University and her M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from The Ohio State University. She has taught courses in meteorology and climate, earth science, environmental science, and mathematics. In addition to college instructing, Beth has worked as a forecaster and producer at two local television affiliates in Columbus and as a forecaster at a private meteorology firm... Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/ |
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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
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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
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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
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