UMU Experts Guide
UMU Experts
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Art
Margo Miller
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Art
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
B.F.A., University of Akron
M.F.A., Kent State University
Fields of expertise: Painting, drawing, design, color theory, digital media, graphic design -
Biology
Phillip LaScola
Instructor of Biology
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
B.S., Exercise Science, Mount Union College
M.S., Education of Exercise of Physiology, University of Akron
A.B.D., Exercise Physiology, Kent State UniversityFields of Expertise: cardiovascular physiology, cardiac rehabilitation, electrocardiography.
Amy McElhinney
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Biology
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
B.A., Biology, Wartburg College
M.S., Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Ph.D., Biology (molecular, cellular and developmental biology), Indiana UniversityFields of Expertise: molecular biology, developmental biology, marine biology, invertebrate biology, general biology
Kim Risley
Professor of Biology, Milton J. Lichty Chair in Biology
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
B.S., Microbiology, North Dakota State University
Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology, East Carolina University Brody School of MedicineFields of Expertise: microbiology (study of bacteria, fungi and parasites) and immunology (study of the immune system)
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Business
E. Anne Christo-Baker
Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics Accounting and Business Administration (Business)
Email: schoolofbusiness@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees:
Ed.D. Leadership Studies, Bowling Green State University
MOD Organization Development, Bowling Green State University
BS Economics (Hons), University of Sierra LeoneFields of Expertise: Leadership development, intercultural communication, gender and diversity management, team building, personality dynamics
Mark W. McConnell
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Accounting and Business Administration
Email: schoolofbusiness@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
M.B.A, Business Administration (focus: marketing), Tulane University
B.S., Marketing, Youngstown State University
Fields of Expertise: advertising; corporate social responsibility; marketing strategy; hospitality marketing -
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Keith Miller
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Ph.D., University of North Carolina
B.S., University of Mount UnionFields of Expertise: biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, immunotherapy, antibiotics, vaccines, immunology
Carolyn Reid
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees:
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Tulane University
B.S. Chemistry, University of West Indies, JamaicaFields of Expertise: synthetic organic chemistry and Green chemistry
Robert Woodward
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Ph.D., synthetic organic chemistry, The Ohio State University
B.A. and B.S., The Ohio State UniversityFields of Expertise: organic chemistry, carbohydrates and their chemistry, antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, virulence of bacteria
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Communication
Jamie Capuzza
Professor, Communication
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D, Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Ohio State University
M.A., Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Ohio State University
B.A., Communication, Mount Union College
Fields of Expertise: women’s rights; feminism; masculinities; media; minorities; transgender identities and expressionAdelina Cooper
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication
Email: cah@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Ph.D., Journalism and Communication, The Ohio State University
M.A., Mass Communication, University of Akron
B.A., Public Relations, University of AkronFields of Expertise: social media, multimedia storytelling (shooting, editing and producing video for the web)
Andrea Ferraro
Assistant Professor of Communication
Email: cah@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees:
Ph.D., Urban Policy and Public Affairs, The University of Akron
B.A., M.A., Communication, The University of AkronFields of Expertise: public relations, integrated marketing communications, strategic issues management, crisis communication, differences between the public and private sectors, leadership, shopping center industry
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Computer Science
Blase Cindric
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Email: cass@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
M.S., Computer Science, Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Computer Science and Accounting, Westminster CollegeFields of Expertise: relational database technology, computer programming languages, computer graphics, web design
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Education
Melissa Askren-Edgehouse
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Education
Email: schoolofed@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ed.D., Leadership Studies, Bowling Green State University
M.Ed., Administration and Supervision, Ashland University
B.A., Elementary Education, University of Mount Union
Fields of Expertise: educational technology, assessment, evaluation and data, leadership in education, professional development, educational policy, accreditationMandy Capel
Associate Professor in the Department of Education
Email: schoolofed@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Kent State University
M.A., Art of Teaching, Marygrove College
B.A., Elementary Education, University of Mount Union
Fields of Expertise: Leadership development, strengths-based teaching and leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion in education, independent and international school models, curriculum and instruction, early childhood development (cognitive, social, moral, physical, emotional, and psychological), educational technology, professional development, and strategic planningBeth Canfield-Simbro
Associate Professor of Education
Email: schoolofed@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Ph.D., Public Health, The Ohio State University
M.P.H., Public Health, The Ohio State University
B.S., Biology, Wright State UniversityFields of Expertise: public health, health behavior, sexuality, school health
Mary Beth Henning
Professor of Education
Email: schoolofed@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
M.Ed., The University of Toledo
B.A., The College of Wooster
Fields of Expertise: social studies education, financial literacy education, economic education, elementary education, secondary education, teacher education, interdisciplinary curriculum, culturally responsive educationErnest Oluwole Pratt
Associate Professor of Education
Email: schoolofed@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of Tennessee
M.Ed., Mathematics Education, University of North Texas
BS, Chemistry, University of Sierra Leone
Fields of Expertise: techniques in instruction and classroom management; making mathematics accessible to all students; using manipulatives to help struggling students learn mathematics; using technology, including the internet and ilearnohio as platforms for teaching mathematics; multicultural education; understanding diversity (race, culture, language, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status) and how it impacts education; equity in education and making education accessible to all students regardless of backgroundBruce Pietz
Assistant Professor of Education
Email: schoolofed@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Ed.D., Education, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
M.A., Physical Education, Minnesota State University
B.S., Physical Education, Minnesota State University
Fields of Expertise: K-12 physical education, importance of physical activity on physical, social and emotional well-being, how to structure before and after-school physical activity programs, impact regular physical activity has on cognitive development and test scores, various physical education teaching strategies for all grades, importance of assessment in K-12 physical education, how to structure various assessment strategies in K-12 physical educationPeter Schneller
Professor Emeritus of Education
Email: schoolofed@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Teacher Education, University of Idaho
M.S., Reading Specialist, University of Akron
B.A., English and Speech, Wittenberg University
B.S., Elementary Education, Kent State University
Fields of Expertise: creativity, comparative education, middle school pedagogy, integrated curriculum, adolescent development (cognitive, social, moral, physical, emotional and psychological) -
Engineering
Chad Korach
Associate Professor and Director of the School of Engineering
Email: engineering@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees:
Ph.D., Northwestern University
B.S., M.S., Georgia Institute of TechnologyFields of Expertise: engineering materials, tribology, composites, suface coatings and wear
Hans Tritico
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Email: engineering@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., University of Michigan
M.S., Washington State University
B.S., University of Michigan
Fields of Expertise: water resources engineering -
English
Michelle Collins-Sibley
Professor of English
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Binghamton University
M.A., Intercultural Communications/Translation, Monterey Institute of International Studies
A.B., Comparative Literature, Stanford University
Fields of Expertise: African-American, African, American (Early and 19th Century) and post-colonial literatures, literary and critical theory, slavery and the Atlantic slave trade, underground railroad, black Diaspora culture, black women writers, womanist theory, translation (French and Portuguese to English)Danielle Cordaro
Associate Professor of English, Director of the Digital, Written and Oral Communication Studio
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., English, Purdue University
M.A., English, Western Michigan University
B.A., English, Western Michigan University
Fields of Expertise: teaching writing, administering a writing centerRodney Dick
Director of the DWOC
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Rhetoric and Composition, University of Louisville
M.A., English, University of Louisville
B.A., English and History, Gonzaga University
Fields of Expertise: writing, professional writing, writing for businesses, technical writing, rhetoric, the history of writing, publishing and editing, visual rhetoric, document designGwen G. Schwartz
Associate Professor of English
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Rhetoric, Composition and the Teaching of English, University of Arizona
M.A., English, Morehead State University
A.B., English and Comparative Literary Studies, Occidental College
Fields of Expertise: second language writing, first-year composition, teaching writing, rhetorical analysis, writing across the curriculum, writing in the disciplines, basic writing, writing program administration, grammar, science writing, creative writing, multilingual writers, Vietnamese writers, research in writing, ethnographic research, large-scale writing and speaking assessment, professional development workshops on teaching with writing, fake newsMichael Olin-Hitt
Professor of English
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
M.A., The Ohio State University
B.A., Otterbein University
Fields of Expertise: fiction reading of original novel or short stories, the elements of story, how to write a short story, the story as a means to structure a novel, getting published in fiction, Native American Creation Stories, wisdom literature and parallel sayings from wisdom teachersFrank Tascone
Assistant Professor of English
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
M.A., Bowling Green State University
M.F.A., University of North Carolina-Wilmington
B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Fields of Expertise: approach to and appreciation for creative writing, Western Reserve history, culture and literatureDavid Thiele
Assistant Professor of English
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., English, Boston College
M.A., English, Boston College
B.A., English, Kenyon College
Fields of Expertise: the novel Dracula, liberal education, Victorian Britain -
Exercise, Sport, and Nutrition Sciences
Ron Mendel
Professor of Exercise Science, Chair of the Department of Exercise, Sport, and Nurtition Sciences
Email: cnhs@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, Kent State University
M.A., Education, Walsh University
B.S., Biology, Walsh University
Fields of Expertise: exercise; sport performance training; sports nutrition -
Geology
Lee Gray
Professor Emeritus of Geology
Email: cnhs@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees:
Ph.D., Paleontology, University of Rochester
M.S., Paleontology, University of Rochester
B.A., Colgate University
Fields of Expertise: geology; paleontology; earth historyAndrew Hutsky
Assistant Professor of Geology
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees:
Ph.D., Geology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.S., Geology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B.S., Geology, University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownFields of Expertise: geology, earth history, paleoclimate, sedimentary geology, stratigraphy, petroleum geology
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History
Theresa Davis
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History
Email: cass@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., History, University of Akron
M.A., History, University of Akron
B.A., History and Religion, Mount Union College
Fields of Expertise: American, women’s and African American history -
Music
Elaine Anderson
Professor of Music
Email: orchestra@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
D.M.A., Cello Performance, University of Alabama
M.M., Cello Performance and Music Theory, Manhattan School of Music
B.M., Public School Strings, Concordia CollegeFields of Expertise: cello, classical music, orchestral music, conducting; strings, music theory
Patricia Boehm
Professor of Music
Email: music@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Ph.D., Music Education, Kent State University
M.M., Opera Production, Florida State University
B.M., Voice and Opera, Jacksonville UniversityFields of Expertise: music education in America, the classical singer’s voice and literature
Maira I. Liliestedt
Professor of Music
Email: piano@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
D.M.A., Piano, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
M.M., Piano, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
B.M., Piano Performance, Bowling Green State University
Fields of Expertise: the Style hongrois in Johannes Brahms's Hungarian Dances, piano; piano technique; piano pedagogy; piano repertoire; music history; teaching piano; differences and similarities between the educational approaches in Eastern Europe and the U.S.Jerome Miskell
Professor and Chair of the Department of Music
Email: music@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
D.M.A., Music Composition, University of South Carolina
M.M., Music Composition, University of Akron
B.M., Music Performance (Viola), University of Akron
B.M., Music Composition/Theory, University of AkronFields of Expertise: music technology, online education, Irish fiddle music, music of Gustav Mahler, orchestral management
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Philosphy and Religious Studies
Scott Gravlee
Associate Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies
Email: cah@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Ph.D., Philosophy and Humanities, Stanford University
B.A., Philosophy, University of WashingtonFields of Expertise: biomedical ethics, ethical theory, history of philosophy, applied ethics
Susan Haddox
Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Hebrew Bible, Emory University
M.Div., Pacific School of Religion
M.S., Biological Sciences, Stanford University
B.A., Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College
Fields of Expertise: the Bible, gender and religion, religious musicNicole Johnson
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Email: cah@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Th.D., Practical Theology, Boston University School of Theology
M.A., Applied Theology, Wheeling Jesuit University
B.A., Religion and Political Science, Westminster CollegeFields of Expertise: Christianity (history, theology, ethics); peace and social justice; religious conflict and peacebuilding
Ivory L. Lyons
Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Religion, Claremont Graduate University
M.A., Religion, Claremont Graduate University
M.Div., Bethel Theological Seminary
B.S., Interdisciplinary, Morehouse College
B.S., Manufacturing Engineering, Boston University
Fields of Expertise: world religions; African Americans religious traditions; Native American religious traditions; theology; African American studiesPaul Tidman
Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Faculty Director of the First Year Experience
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
B.A., University of DelawareFields of Expertise: epistemology (theory of knowledge), philosophy of religion, contemporary metaphysics and logic
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Physical Therapy
Megan Salvatore
Director of Clinical Education
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
DPT, Physical Therapy, Wheeling Jesuit University
M.S., Physical Therapy, Wheeling Jesuit University
B.S., Biology, Wheeling Jesuit UniversityFields of Expertise: Certified in Vestibular Rehabilitation. Neurology, geriatrics, amputee rehab, balance, fall risk reduction, safe patient handling.
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Physics and Astronomy
Colin Campbell
Assistant Professor of Physics
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Ph.D., Physics, Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Physics, Westminster CollegeFields of Expertise: computational physics, biological physics, and complex systems
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Political Science
Lee DionneAssistant Professor of Political Science and International StudiesEmail: cass@mountunion.eduAcademic DegreesPh.D., Political Science, UC San DiegoJ.D., Northwestern School of LawM.A., Political Science, UC San DiegoM.A., English Composition, CSU San BernardinoB.A., Film Studies and Creative Writing, UC RiversideFields of expertise: American political history and development (especially with respect to party change), and American political and legal institutions (emphasizing interbranch relations and presidential agenda-setting in Congress).Michael Grossman
Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Email: cass@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., International Studies, University of South Carolina
M.A., Political Science, Northeastern University
B.A., International Relations, George Washington University
Fields of Expertise: Foreign affairs; U.S. foreign policy; international politics; Russian politics; Ukranian politics -
Psychology
Tamara Daily
Lewis Miller Professor of Psychology
Email: cnhs@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.A., Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B.A., Psychology, Ohio Wesleyan University
Fields of Expertise: social psychologyMichael Knepp
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Human DevelopmentAcademic Degrees
Ph.D., Developmental and Biological Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S., Developmental and Biological Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.S., Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh
Fields of Expertise: anxiety and worry, temperament, stress, cardiovascular system research, neuroscience/biological psychology, neuropsychological testing, autonomic nervous system, informed consent, academic entitlement, cultural psychology and neuroscienceKevin Meyer
Associate Professor of Psychology
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Ph.D., Human Development and Family Science: Marriage and Family Therapy, The Ohio State University
M.S., Human Development and Family Science: Early Childhood Development, The Ohio
State University
B.A., Psychology, The Ohio State University
Fields of Expertise: marriage and family therapy, humor, child development, child psychopathology, general mental illness, diagnosis and treatmentMelissa Muller
Associate Professor of Psychology
Email: cnhs@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Biopsychology, Kent State University
M.A., Biopsychology, Kent State University
B.S., Psychology, California Lutheran UniversityFields of Expertise: animal cognition and behavior, learning and conditioning
Kristine Turko
Associate Professor of Psychology
Email: cnhs@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
Ph.D., cognitive psychology, Lehigh University
M.S., Cognitive Psychology, Lehigh University
B.S., Psychology, Drexel UniversityFields of Expertise: cognitive psychology: attention, memory and language, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Autism: training of behavior specialists
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Sociology and Criminal Justice
Aaron Howell
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Email: cass@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
M.A., University of Cincinnati
B.S. Kansas State UniversityFields of Expertise: social inequality, urban sociology, race and ethnicity, international migration, globalization, social movements
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Theatre
Kevin P. Kern
Assistant Professor
Email: theatre@mountunion.eduAcademic Degrees
M.F.A., Acting, Brandeis University
B.A., Drama, California Lutheran UniversityFields of Expertise: Shakespeare, acting in and the production of live theatre, film, television
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World Languages and Cultures
Mark Himmelein
Professor of German
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Foreign Language Education, University of Akron
M.A., German and Educational Administration, University of Pittsburgh
B.A., German and Business Administration, Baldwin-Wallace College
Fields of Expertise: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, German politics, German economic issues, German-American relationsBertrand Landry
Associate Professor of French
Email: cah@mountunion.edu
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., French Language and Literature, Boston University
M.A., French Literature, Miami University, Ohio
Maîtrise , English Literature, Université de Bourgogne, France
Fields of Expertise: French culture, 17th century French literature, pedagogy, French cuisine, French colonialism, WWII in France, French language