Faculty & Staff Directory

	Name & Contact	Bio & Website	Edit link
	Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer Trustees’ Distinguished Professor of Chemistry 419 , Kettering Science Building 419.289.5281 jweiden@ashland.edu	Joined Ashland University in 1989 and teaches General Chemistry, courses in analytical chemistry and core science courses including Science as a Cultural Force and Lead and Civilization Has mentored more than 50 undergraduate students in research projects Research interests include the development of methods for analysis of plant root exudates in soil, and the contamination of consumer products with heavy metals... Read More http://personal.ashland.edu/jweiden/
	Dr. David West Assistant Professor of History 117, Andrews Hall 419.289.5709 dwest6@ashland.edu	Joined Ashland University faculty in 2018 and serves as assistant professor of History and Political Science, teaching courses i Latin and in the history, political thought, and literature of the Greek, Roman, and medieval worlds Research focuses on rhetoric and political thought in Cicero and the Roman historians and students with a special interest in the ancient world or in the influence of the Classics on the... Read More
	Dr. Darren Wick Professor of Mathematics 216, Patterson Instructional Technology Center 419.289.5795 dwick@ashland.edu	Joined Ashland University faculty in 2000 and serves as professor of Mathematics and has taught a wide variety of mathematics courses, most recently Discrete Mathematics, Analysis, History of Mathematics, and Elementary Statistics Research interests include associative ring theory and algebra, representation of numbers, the history and foundations of mathematics, and open source software Served as chair of the... Read More http://personal.ashland.edu/dwick/
	Naomi J. Williams	Naomi J. Williams is the author of Landfalls (FSG 2015), long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Award. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Zoetrope: All-Story, A Public Space, One Story, The Southern Review, and The Gettysburg Review. A five-time Pushcart Prize nominee and one-time winner, Naomi has an MA in... Read More
	Dr. Brianne Wolf Director, Political Economy Program, Assistant Professor of Political Science 120, Andrews Hall 419.289.5171 bwolf3@ashland.edu	Joined Ashland University faculty in 2017 and serves as assistant professor of Political Science as well as director of the Political Economy Program Teaches courses on political economy and political thought Has published on both Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, and Friedrich Hayek Book manuscript is on moral judgment and liberalism During summer 2018 served as an Adam Smith Fellow in residence at Liberty Fund in... Read More
	Derek Wood WRDL General Manager 215-G, Center for the Arts dwood12@ashland.edu	Derek Wood is the General Manager of 88.9-FM WRDL, Ashland University’s award-winning, student-run radio station. He has received a Bachelors Degree in Digital Media Journalism and Sport Communication with a minor in Digital Media Production from Ashland University and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Kent State University. In addition to WRDL, he is currently working... Read More