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Current Faculty (P-Z)
THOMAS PACE
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., Miami University
Instructor, 2002-03; Assistant Professor, 2003-
DANIEL W. PALMER
Professor of Computer Science
B.S., State University of New York at Albany; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Instructor, 1995-96; Assistant Professor, 1996-2001; Associate Professor, 2001-06; Professor, 2006-
ERIC PATTERSON (LTC.)
Professor and Chair, Department of Military Science
B.S., United States Military Academy at West Point; M.S., Naval Postgraduate School
Professor, 2007-
MINDY J. PEDEN
Associate Professor of Political Science; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Assistant Professor, 2003-09; Associate Professor, 2009-; Associate Dean, 2009-
MARTHA PERESZLENYI-PINTER
Associate Professor of French and Chair, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Cultures
B.A., Cleveland State University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Assistant Professor, 1991-2005; Associate Professor, 2005-; Chair, 2009-
ANTONIO PÉREZ-ROMERO
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto
Assistant Professor, 1992-98; Associate Professor, 1998-
NAVEED K. PIRACHA
Assistant Professor of Physics
M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Quiad-I-Azam University (Pakistan)
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2002-04; Assistant Professor, 2004-
GARY E. PORTER
Associate Professor of Finance
B.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Assistant Professor, 2000-2006; Associate Professor, 2006-
ROGER W. PURDY
Associate Professor of History
B.A., M.L.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara
Assistant Professor, 1988-93; Associate Professor, 1993-
DAVID W. RAINEY
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Ohio University; M.A., University of Denver; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Assistant Professor, 1984-88; Associate Professor, 1988-97; Professor, 1997-
JOHN L. RAUSCH
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University
Assistant Professor, 2001-07; Associate Professor, 2007-
MARVIN N. RICHARDS III
Associate Professor of French
B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
Assistant Professor, 1993-99; Associate Professor, 1999-
CHRIS R. ROARK
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Lafayette College; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Assistant Professor, 1990-96; Associate Professor, 1996-; Chair, 2003-07
DAVID W. ROBSON
Professor of History
B.A., University of Florida; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Assistant Professor, 1984-86; Chair, 1985-93; Associate Professor, 1986-93; Professor, 1993-
CATHERINE A. ROSEMARY
Professor of Education; Director, Literacy Specialist Program
B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., Marywood College; Ph.D., University of Virginia
Assistant Professor, 1997-2002; Associate Professor, 2002-08; Director, 2002- ; Professor, 2008-
DEBRA J. ROSENTHAL
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Assistant Professor, 1998-2004; Associate Professor, 2004-
KATHLEEN A. ROSKOS
Professor of Education
B.S.Ed., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; M.S.Ed., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D., Kent State University
Assistant Professor, 1987-92; Associate Professor, 1992-96; Chair, 1992-2000; Professor, 1996-
FRANCIS X. RYAN, S.J.
Assistant Professor and Chair, Department of English
B.A., Saint Louis University; B.Div., Milltown Institute of Philosophy and Theology-Dublin; M.Th., University of London; M.St., D.Phil., University of Oxford
Instructor, 1997-99; Assistant Professor, 1999-; Chair, 2007-
GERALD J. SABO, S.J.
Associate Professor of Slavic Languages
B.A., Fairfield University; M.Div., Weston School of Theology; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Assistant Professor, 1981-89; Associate Professor, 1989-
HÉLÈNE N. SANKO
Professor of French
Certificats de Licence ès Lettres in French, Russian literature, Romance and Slavic philology, phonetics and linguistics, Sorbonne; Diploma, École Nationale des Langues Orientales Vivantes (France); M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Instructor, 1963-67; Assistant Professor, 1968-73; Associate Professor, 1973-93; Professor, 1993-
NICHOLAS R. SANTILLI
Associate Professor of Psychology; Associate Academic Vice President for Planning and Assessment
B.A., M.Ed., University of Toledo; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1989-92; Assistant Professor, 1992-98; Chair, 1995-2003; Associate Professor, 1998-; Director, 2004-07; Associate Academic Vice President, 2007-
ZEKI SARITOPRAK
Bediüzzaman Said Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies; Associate Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Marmara (Turkey)
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2002-03; Assistant Professor, 2003-07; Nursi Chair, 2003-; Associate Professor, 2007-
DAVID C. SCHIRM
Professor of Finance
B.A., Thiel College; M.A., Duke University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Assistant Professor, 1984-89; Associate Professor, 1989-2004; Chair, 1999-2000; 2002-06; Professor, 2004-
JACQUELINE J. SCHMIDT
Professor of Communication
B.A., Macalester College; M.A.,Ph.D., University of Iowa
Assistant Professor, 1973-78; Associate Professor, 1978-2000; Chair, 1984-99; Professor, 2000-
LEO J. SCHNEIDER
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Xavier University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Instructor, 1963-69; Assistant Professor, 1971-74; Chair, 1971-79; Associate Professor, 1974-79; Professor, 1979-
THOMAS L. SCHUBECK, S.J.
Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Loyola University of Chicago; M.S., University of Detroit; M.A., Bellarmine School of Theology; Ph.D., University of Southern California
Assistant Professor, 1989-94; Associate Professor, 1994-2001; Chair, 1995-99; Professor, 2001-
KAREN SCHUELE
Associate Professor of Accountancy; Dean, Boler School of Business
B.S., Case Western Reserve University; M.P.A., University of Texas; Ph.D., Kent State University; CPA (Ohio)
Visiting Instructor, 1984-86; 89-91; Assistant Professor, 1991-2000; Associate Professor, 2000-; Interim Associate Dean, 2005-07; Acting Dean, 2007; Dean, 2007-
LARRY M. SCHWAB
Professor of Political Science
B.A., Bowling Green State University; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1976-77; Assistant Professor, 1977-80; Associate Professor, 1980-85; Professor, 1985-; Chair, 1993-2001
LINDA M. SEITER
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., M.S. Ph.D., Northeastern University
Assistant Professor, 2003-09; Associate Professor, 2009-
MICHAEL P. SETTER
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chair, Department of Chemistry
B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Arizona State University
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1999-2000; Assistant Professor, 2000-; Chair, 2009-
YI SHANG
Instructor in Education
B.A., Beijing (Peking) University; M.A., Boston University; M.A., Boston College
Instructor, 2009-
CHRISTOPHER A. SHEIL
Associate Professor of Biology
B.Sc., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Assistant Professor, 2003-2008; Associate Professor, 2008-
PAUL L. SHICK
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., John Carroll University; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Assistant Professor, 1985-90; Associate Professor, 1990-2000; Professor, 2000-
LISA M. SHOAF
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., The Ohio State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State University
Assistant Professor, 2002-
THOMAS SHORT
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., John Carroll University; M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
Professor, 2008-
DAVID SHUTKIN
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Assistant Professor, 2000-2005; Associate Professor, 2005-
CLAUDIA M. SILVY
Visiting Instructor in Spanish
B.A., Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón; M.A., Bowling Green State University
Visiting Instructor, 2007-
WALTER O. SIMMONS
Professor and Chair, Department of Economics and Finance
B.S., Oakwood College; M.S., Ph.D., Wayne State University
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1995-98; Assistant Professor, 1998-2004; Associate Professor, 2004-; Chair, 2006-; Professor, 2009-
REV. GEORGE SMIGA
Visiting Professor, and Walter and Mary Tuohy Chair of Interreligious Studies
B.A., Borromeo College; M.Div., St. Mary Seminary; S.T.D., S.T.L. Pontifical Gregorian University
Visiting Professor, 2009-; Chair, 2009-
JONATHAN E. SMITH
Professor of Management; Vice President and Executive Assistant to the President
B.A., Wofford College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia; M.Div., Emory University
Assistant Professor, 1985-89; Associate Professor, 1989-94; Professor, 1994-; Chair, 2002-07; Executive Assistant, 2007-; Vice President, 2008-
ANDREAS SOBISCH
Associate Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for Global Education
B.S., Georgia College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
Assistant Professor, 1990-98; Associate Professor, 1998-; Director, 2005-
JEANNE SOMERS
Director, Grasselli Library
B.A., College of Mount Saint Joseph; M.L.S., M.P.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
Director, 2005-
JOHN C. SOPER
John J. Kahl Sr. Chair in Entrepreneurship; Professor of Economics
B.A., Tufts University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Associate Professor, 1982-86; Co-Director, Cleveland Center for Economic Education, 1982-89; Professor, 1986-; Kahl Chair, 2004-
JOHN R. SPENCER
Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies
B.S., University of California-Berkeley; B.D., M.A., Pacific School of Religion; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago
Assistant Professor, 1977-83; Associate Professor, 1983-99; Director, Honors Program, 1990-2005; Professor, 1999-; Interim Chair, 2007-08; Chair, 2008-
CARL R. SPITZNAGEL
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor, 1972-77; Associate Professor, 1977-90; Chair, 1987-95; Professor, 1990-
EARL W. SPURGIN
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Assistant Professor, 1995-2001; Associate Professor, 2001-06; Professor, 2006-; Chair, 2006-
SARA STASHOWER
Visiting Instructor in Communication
B.A., Macalester College; M.Ed., Harvard University
Visiting Instructor, 2008-
JAYME STAYER, S.J.
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., The University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Toledo
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2008-
DAVID L. STENSON
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., John Carroll University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Assistant Professor, 1972-77; Associate Professor, 1977-
ALAN R. STEPHENSON
Professor of Communication
B.A., M.A., State University of New York at Albany; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Associate Professor, 1985-2002; Professor, 2002-
ELIZABETH A. STILES
Associate Professor of Political Science; Director, Non-profit Administration Program
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.P.A., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Emory University
Instructor, 2001-02; Assistant Professor, 2002-07; Associate Professor, 2007-; Director, 2008-
MARK G. STORZ
Associate Professor of Education; Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
B.A., Manhattan College; M.S., Syracuse University; M.A., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., Cleveland State University
Assistant Professor, 1998-2004; Associate Professor, 2004-; Associate Dean, 2008-
ELIZABETH v. SWENSON
Professor of Psychology
B.S., Tufts University; M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; J.D., Cleveland State University
Assistant Professor, 1976-89; Chair, 1978-86; Associate Professor, 1980-85; Professor, 1985-; Dean, Student Career Development, 1989-96
DIANNA TAYLOR
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy
B.S.B.A., Appalachian State University; M.A., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton
Assistant Professor, 2001-07; Associate Professor, 2007-; Interim Chair, 2007-09; Chair, 2009-
NANCY P. TAYLOR
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., St. Joseph College; M.A., Marquette University; Ph.D., Kent State University
Assistant Professor, 2000-
PEIFANG TIAN
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Tsinghua University (Beijing, China); Ph.D., Princeton University
Assistant Professor, 2009-
EDWARD TOMLINSON
Associate Professor of Management
B.A., Virginia Military Institute; M.B.A., Lynchburg College in Virginia; M.L.H.R., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Assistant Professor, 2004-09; Associate Professor, 2009-
MARK D. TRELEVEN
Associate Professor of Management
B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor, 1989-; Standard Products-Reid Professor, 1989-94
SARAH VAN SLETTE
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Saint Louis University; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University
Assistant Professor, 2006-
GLORIA VAQUERA
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Western Michigan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Assistant Professor, 2004-
KEVIN WALLACE (LTC)
Assistant Professor of Military Science
B.A., Cleveland State University; M.A., University of Phoenix
Assistant Professor, 2009-
MARK J. WANER
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Director, Center for Faculty Teaching and Learning
B.S., John Carroll University; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University
Assistant Professor, 1999-2008; Associate Professor, 2008-; Director, 2009-
CHARLES A. WATTS
Professor of Management; Standard Products-Reid Chair
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Bowling Green State University; D.B.A., Indiana University
Visiting Associate Professor, 1996-97; Associate Professor, 1997-2001; Professor, 2001-; Standard Products-Reid Chair, 2001-
MARIAH WEBINGER
Assistant Professor in Accountancy
B.S.B.A., M.Ac., University of Nebraska at Omaha; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Assistant Professor, 2009-
MARY WEEMS
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., Cleveland State University; Ph.D., University of Illinios, Urbana-Champaign
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2007-08; Assistant Professor, 2008-
GERALD P. WEINSTEIN
Professor and Chair, Department of Accountancy
B.S.B.A., M.Ac., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Kent State University; CPA (Ohio)
Visiting Instructor, 1981-83; Assistant Professor, 1988-99; Associate Professor, 1999-2008; Professor, 2008-; Chair, 2002-
PATTI WEISS
Visiting Instructor in Accountancy
B.B.A., M.B.A., Cleveland State University
Visiting Instructor, 2008-
ANDREW M. WELKI
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Wilkes College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Assistant Professor, 1982-2006; Program Director, Cleveland Center for Economic Education, 1989-94; Associate Professor, 2006-; Interim Assistant Dean, 2006-07
CYRILLA H. WIDEMAN
Professor of Biology
B.S., Notre Dame College; M.S., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology
Associate Professor, 1972-77; Professor, 1977-
WENDY A. WIEDENHOFT
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Marquette University; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D., University of Maryland- College Park
Assistant Professor, 2003-09; Associate Professor, 2009-
BRENDA A. WIRKUS
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., Cleveland State University; Ph.D., University of Ottawa
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1983-86; Assistant Professor, 1987-92; Associate Professor, 1992-2004; Chair, 1997-2003; Shula Chair, 2004-08; Professor, 2005-
CHARLES E. WOOD
Senior Librarian
B.A., M.A., John Carroll University; M.S.L.S., Case Western Reserve University
Assistant Librarian, 1976-85; Associate Librarian, 1985-94; Senior Librarian, 1994-
JOHN H. YOST
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Temple University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
Assistant Professor, 1995-2001; Associate Professor, 2001-
SHERI D. YOUNG
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Youngstown State University; M.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Assistant Professor, 1995-
JIE ZHANG
Associate Librarian
B.A., Chongqing University (China); M.A., M.Int’l. Mng., Whitworth College; M.S., University of North Texas
Assistant Librarian, 1998-2004; Associate Librarian, 2004-
JEN ZIEMKE
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Assistant Professor, 2008-
THOMAS J. ZLATOPER
Professor of Economics
B.A., Boston College; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Assistant Professor, 1984-88; Associate Professor, 1988-97; Chair, 1994-99, 2001-2002; Professor, 1997 Dean, The Graduate School, 1999-2001; Interim Dean, Boler School of Business, 2005-06
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