Faculty and Administration

Program Directors
Faculty - Departments of: Allied Health; Business, Accounting and Economics; Education; Educational Mathematics; and Nursing
Retired Faculty

Program Directors

Allied Health	Joan Rocks
Business	Don E. Eskew
Education	Kristin Reninger
Educational Mathematics	Jeffrey Smith
Nursing	Patricia F. Keane
Nursing, Clinical Nurse Leader	Patricia F. Keane
Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice	Marjorie A. Vogt
Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner	Alicia Ribar
Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia	Stephen Yermal
Nursing, Nursing Service Administration	Jacqueline J. Haverkamp
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) to Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Mary W. McKelvey
MSN/MBA Dual Degree

Faculty - Departments of: Allied Health: Business, Accounting and Economics; Education; Educational Mathematics; and Nursing

Kyriacos C. Aristotelous, 1993-
Professor of Business, Accounting and Economics
B.S., Iowa State University, 1986
M.A., University of Delaware, 1988
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1989
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1993
Research interests:
International trade; economic development and growth; applied macroeconomics.

Kay Ball, 2010-
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Otterbein College, 1983
M.S.A., Central Michigan University, 1987
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009
Research interests:
Surgical smoke evacuation compliance; occupational hazards; workplace hazards.

Daniel Cho, 2006-
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., UCLA, 1999
M.A., Pepperdine University, 2000
Ph.D., UCLA, 2006
Research interests:
Expanding the boundaries of educational philosophy; examining the pedagogical function of culture; rethinking the purpose of school; and pedagogy in contemporary society.

John Chovan, 2011-
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1980
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1982
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1984
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1990
M.S.N., The Ohio State University, 2007
D.N.P., The Ohio State University, 2011
Research interests:
Psychiatric and mental health nursing, palliative care, nursing models, gerontology, holistic nursing, health care systems, leadership, quantitative/qualitative research, thinking and learning, technology.

Melissa Conrath, 2012-
Special Assistant to the President
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1975
M.S., Bowling Green State University, 1979
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1986
Research interests:
Research Methods, Leadership Development for School Administrators, School Personnel.

Susan D. Constable, 2004-
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., State University of New York at Cortland, 1985
M.S., State University of New York at Cortland, 1989
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1997
Research interests:
Contexts for early literacy learning; effective literacy schools; adolescent literacy.

Barbara B. Cornett, 1983-
Professor of Nursing
B.S., University of Maryland, 1971
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1976
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1989
Research interests:
Children’s mental health; public health; computers and health care.

Don E. Eskew, 1993-
Professor of Business, Accounting and Economics
B.S., Indiana University, 1982
M.A., University of Kansas, 1987
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1993
Research interests:
Compensation; recruitment; training; organizational behavior in management; perceived fairness of human resources policies and procedures.

Jacqueline Haverkamp, 2006-
Assistant Professor of Nursing
D.N.P., The Ohio State University, 2012
M.S.N., Otterbein University, 2004
B.S.N., Franklin University, 1997
A.S.N., Otterbein University, 1981
Research interests:
Research involving the comparison of nursing characteristics (especially education levels) to better patient outcomes (in particular to morality rates, failure-to-rescue rates, infections rates, and medication errors); comparing nurse competency levels (eg: clinical ladders) with outcomes.

Sunhwa Jung, 2007-
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Ewha Womens University, 1986
M.A., Ewha Womens University, 1993
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2003
Research interests:
Early childhood special education.

Patricia F. Keane, 1989-
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Boston College, 1973
M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania, 1977
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1995
Research interests:
Qualitative research; women’s health; violence against women (physical abuse, rape, etc.).

Deanne E. Knoblauch, 2004-
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1983
M.A., Eastern Michigan University, 1987
M.A., The Ohio State University, 2003
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2004
Research interests:
Teacher education; multicultural education; teachers’ sense of efficacy.

Mary W. McKelvey, 1984-
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Tuskegee Institute, 1971
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1974
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1996
Research interests:
Stress and coping in minority (e.g. Black and Hispanic) families; economic concerns of women in the U.S.; psychological adaptation (e.g. depression, feeling of well-being, self-esteem) to stressors (e.g. divorce).

Shelley Payne, 2010-
Assistant Professor of Allied Health
B.A., DePauw University, 1995
M.S., University of Indianapolis, 1997
Ph.D., University of Indianapolos, 2010
Research interests:
Lower extremity biomechanics, ACL rehabilitation, Student learning and Self-Directed Learning Readiness, Team-Based Learning.

Kristen Reninger, 2007-
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., SUNY College at Potsdam, 1993
M.S., SUNY College at Potsdam, 1995
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2007
Research interests:
Middle childhood education.

Karen S. Robinson, 1988-
Professor of Education
B.A., University of Montevallo, 1969
M.A., University of Alabama, 1971
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1975
Research interests:
Early literacy; technology in elementary classrooms; early childhood curriculum development.

Joan E. Rocks, 1992-
Chair, Department of Health and Sport Sciences
B.S., Marietta College, 1986
M.S., Canisius College, 1987
Ph.D., University of Toledo, 2004
Research interests:
Student learning and teaching pedagogies that would enhance the transfer of information from the classroom to the clinical setting.

Diane Ross, 2001-
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., The College of Wooster, 1980
M.A. Ed, The University of Akron, 1990
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2004
Research interests:
Social justice; educational technology, middle childhood education.

Pete Sanderson, 2001-
Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1976
M.S., Bowling Green State University, 1977
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1991
Research interests:
Computer Science Education, Software Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Service Learning.

Barbara H. Schaffner, 1985-
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Cincinnati, 1977
M.S.N., Indiana University, 1981
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1992
Research interests:
Research on nursing interventions; child health; alternative therapies; primary care (pediatric practitioner).

Carrie Scheckelhoff, 2009-
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Hiram College, 1989
M.A. Reading., The Ohio State University, 1993
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1997
Research interests:
21st century multidimensional literacy practices in elementary classrooms.

Wendy Sherman Heckler, 2007-
Professor of Education
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1991
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1997
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001
Research interests:
Science education.

Charles G. Smith, 2000-
Professor of Business, Accounting and Economics
B.A., John Carroll University, 1970
M.A., The University of Cincinnati, 1983
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1989
Research interests:
Dispute resolution; union certification election; labor-management cooperation; transformation of business systems.

Henry C. Smith, III, CMA, 2001-
Associate Professor of Business, Accounting and Economics
B.S., Virginia Military Institute, 1966
M.B.A., Troy State University, 1977
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1994
Research interests:
Capital budgeting issues for information technology; management control systems; managerial/ cost accounting systems; fraud detection and investigation; financial distress/bankruptcy.

Jeffrey P. Smith, 2000-
Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences
B.S.E., The Ohio State University, 1986
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1989
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1995
Research interests:
Use of technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics, Cognitively Guided Instruction in Mathematics.

Ann E. Teske, 2008-
Visiting Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Iowa, 1969
M.A., University of Iowa, 1971
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1980
Research interests:
Health care management; emerging roles of advanced practice nurses; complimentary therapies; how to teach or enhance innovation/entrepreneurship skills in graduate nursing students.

Marjorie A. Vogt, 1990-
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Carlow College, 1977
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1990
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2000
Research interests:
Quantitative/qualitative research; children with chronic illness; diabetes; oncology; camp nursing; nursing administration; pediatric practitioner; pediatric/family practitioner; women’s health; global health.

Adele Weiss, 2000-
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., The Ohio State University, 1974
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1976
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1984
Research interests:
Exceptional children with an emphasis on learning disabilities, multicultural education, literacy and developing global awareness in the undergraduate population.

Paul J. Wendel, 2012-
Visiting Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Kent State University, 1988
M.S., University of Akron, 1998
M.A., Kent State University, 2003
Ph.D., Kent State University, 2008
Research Interests:
Evolution Education, Physics Education, Classroom Management

Dennis J. Whalen, 2000-
Associate Professor of Business, Accounting and Economics
B.S., University of Scranton, 1982
M.B.A., Syracuse University, 1986
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2000
Research interests:
Derivative securities; market microstructure; earnings announcements; capital structure.

Retired Faculty

Marlene Deringer
Associate Professor of Education/Emeriti

Joan Pryor McCann
Professor of Nursing/Emerti

Patricia Ryan
Professor of Education/Emeriti

Elizabeth Siebert
Professor of Nursing

John Volkmar
Associate Professor of Business, Accounting, and Economics

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Faculty - Departments of: Allied Health: Business, Accounting and Economics; Education; Educational Mathematics; and Nursing