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MU-ADVANCE TEAM 

Dr. Marcia Harrison, MU-ADVANCE PI

Professor, Biological Science

 

Dr. Harrison is a plant biologist interested in the effect of environmental stress on plant growth. She is the former director of the WV State Science and Engineering Fair and is interested in supporting all levels of student research. More information...


Dr. Beverly C. Delidow, MU-ADVANCE Co-PI

Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Microbiology

Dr. Delidow, award winner of The Marshall University Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award for Junior Faculty, is a prominent researcher and dedicated professor in an area of Cancer Biology, and Neuroscience and Developmental Biology. As a cluster Coordinator in the Cancer Biology discipline, she encourages and supervises students for further research in the field. More information...

 


Dr. Patricia Y. Logan, MU-ADVANCE Co-PI

Associate Professor, College of Information Technology and Engineering


Dr. Logan has been instrumental in developing graduate courses for the College of Information Technology and Engineering (CITE) that deal with information systems and security. 
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Dr. Elizabeth Murray, MU-ADVANCE Co-PI

Associate Professor, Integrated Science and Technology

Dr. Murray has diverse research interests, including genetics of endangered species, human genetics polymorphisms, Arsenic damage to DNA, and DNA aptamers. Dr. Murray promotes development in the Biotechnology emphasis and major, and implemented the introductory course to DNA Cloning at Marshall. More information ... 


Dr. Judith A. Silver, MU-ADVANCE Co-PI

Professor, Department of Mathematics

Dr. Silver works to improve recruitment strategies to increase the number of STEM female faculty at Marshall. She contributes to the development of mathematics teacher education and learning through a variety of K-12 Math initiatives projects which include Project MERIT; SEMS Scholars: A GAME plan for Appalachian Student Success and WvEB algebra. More information...


Dr. Elaine Baker, MU-ADVANCE Consultant,

  Professor Emeritus, Psychology  

Dr. Elaine Baker is a prominent Primatologist, who studies human and animal behaviors. Being passionate about the quality of education at Marshall University, Dr. Baker has made efforts that led to the establishment of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, which aims to improve the quality of university (college/secondary) education. More information...


Dr. Shari Clarke, MU-ADVANCE Administrative Partner
Vice President, Multicultural Affairs

Dr. Clarke joined Marshall in June 2008, after serving as the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at Temple University in Philadelphia.  She has an extensive background in encouraging and promoting diversity in higher education.  Dr. Clarke plans to use her expertise in diversity to help MU-ADVANCE seek ways to broaden the applicant pools and to encourage diversity within the faculty at Marshall. 


Dr. Michelle Douglas, MU-ADVANCE Administrative Partner

Director, Equity Program

Dr. Michelle Douglas joined Marshall as the new Director of Equity Programs in July 2007. Dr. Douglas was the Director of Cultural Diversity and Student Activities at the Ashland Community and Technical College in Ashland, Kentucky. Dr. Douglas will help MU-ADVANCE continue the Program’s efforts to encourage search committees to be equitable and diverse in choosing candidates.  More information...


Dr. Jan I. Fox , MU-ADVANCE Administrative Partner

Vice President, Information Technology/Chief Information Officer

Dr. Fox has been making strong efforts to implement and promote technology in postsecondary education, Internet2, promotion of Online College Courses in High School, distance learning, the state's economic development, the advancement of a rural health care system, and has led numerous grant-funded projects on using information and computing to improve the quality of education and research in lives of West Virginians. More information...


Dr. Frances Hensley, MU-ADVANCE Administrative Partner,

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs  

Dr. Hensley supervises quality enhancement of curriculum and instruction in the following areas: the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning; the Center for Academic Excellence; the Center for International Programs; University College; the Marshall Plan for Enhanced Undergraduate Education, the Associate Dean’s Council, and all academic reporting to the Higher Education Policy Commission of West Virginia. She also serves as the liaison for eight undergraduate colleges, providing service to approximately 13,000 students and 400 faculty. More information...


Ms. Denise Hogsett, MU-ADVANCE Administrative Partner,

Director of Career Services

Denise Hogsett will facilitate the services provided by the Dual Career Services Program.  Ms. Hogsett has an M.S. in Communication Disorders and an Executive M.B.A., both from Marshall University.  She has experience working in human resources, management, and marketing and is dedicated to improving the recruitment efforts at MU.
 


 Dr. John Maher, MU-ADVANCE Administrative Partner,

Vice President for Research

Dr. John Maher is the former Director of the Chemical Alliance Zone, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to continuing the existence of the chemical industry in Cabell, Kanawha, Putnam and Wayne counties. In this role, Dr. Maher was in charge of economic development. Dr. Maher contributes to the MU-ADVANCE Faculty Development Initiatives as the MURC representative to advise us on research and grant issues. More information...


Dr. Gayle Ormiston

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Gayle Ormiston was appointed as the new Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs in August 2008.  Dr. Ormiston served as the Associate Provost at Kent State for six year, handling Faculty Affairs and Curriculum.  In this role, he was in charge of many aspects of faculty affairs, including evaluating and implementing policies and practices.  Dr. Ormiston's experience working with faculty affairs will help drive the initiatives of the MU-ADVANCE Program. 

 


Dr. Sherri Smith, MU-ADVANCE Administrative Partner,
Executive Director, CATL

Dr. Sherri Smith has assumed the role of Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL).  Dr. Smith is no stranger to advancing teaching methods, as she is also the Director of the Service Learning ProgramShe is also an Associate Professor in the Department of English and the Women's Studies Program at Marshall.  Dr. Smith will help MU-ADVANCE continue the Program's efforts to enhance faculty development.  More information...


MU-ADVANCE Program Coordinator

Prior to becoming the Program Coordinator for MU-ADVANCE, Ms. Williams served as the Program Assistant for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). During her four years in this role, she gained valuable insight as to how grants are administered. More information...


 

College of education and human services back

Dr. Tina Cartwright, West Virginia State Climatologist

Assistant Professor, Education

Dr. Cartwright is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education. As the 2009 recipient of the Sarah Denman Faces of Appalachia Fellowship Award, Dr. Cartwright will examine how after school science programs benefit minority and female students.  She investigates relevant weather and climate research issues important to the state of West Virginia. As a member of the Governor’s Commission on Graduate Studies in STEM, Dr. Cartwright advocates graduate studies in the STEM disciplines. More information...

 


College of Information Technology and Engineering  back

Dr. Betsy Dulin,

Dean, College of Information Technology and Engineering
Professor of Engineering

 

Dr. Dulin has a nine-year history with Marshall University.  She served as the Dean of the College of Information and Technology (CITE) from 2002-2006, before taking a brief hiatus to work at a law firm in Charleston, WV.  She returned to Marshall as an Associate Professor of Engineering in fall 2007, and resumed her role as the Dean of CITE in June 2008.More information...

 

 


Dr. Sarita Bassil, Assistant Professor

 Department of Computer Science

Dr. Bassil, a native of Daroun, Lebanon, is fluent in English, French, and Arabic, both in writing and speaking.  Dr. Bassil has traveled the world to present workflow technology and has led efforts to implement workflow management systems components in various fields, such as e-business (e-negotiation, e-commerce), medical applications, and transportation applications. More information...


Dr. Tracy Christofero

Associate Professor of Technology Management

 

Dr. Christofero brings twenty years of IT project management, education, and consulting experience to Marshall. Dr. Christofero is responsible for teaching a variety of Technology Management graduate courses and serves as the Technology Management Program Coordinator. Dr. Christofero’s research interests include information privacy and security, IT project management, technological regulatory compliance, and healthcare informatics. More information...


College of Liberal Arts back

Dr. Kimberly DeTardo-Bora

Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

Dr. DeTardo-Bora joined the Department of Criminal Justice in 1999.  Since her arrival, she has taught numerous courses, including Advanced Criminological Theory, and has garnered $60,000 in grant funding.  Dr. DeTardo-Bora's research contributions have pertained to campus security webpages, domestic violence, media depictions of criminal justice professional women, and much more.  More information...

 

 


Dr. Angela D. Crews

Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice

Dr. Angela Crews joined MU's Criminal Justice Department as an Associate Professor.  She is currently writing a book on juvenile delinquency and violence in the U.S. while also teaching Introduction to Corrections and Applied Ethics at the undergraduate level and Criminal Justice Planning at the graduate level.  More information is available about Dr. Crews.


 


Dr. Elena M. Ermolaeva

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology

Dr. Ermolaeva has been a key sociologist since joining Marshall in 2005. Her current research lie on acceleration of Gender Desegregation, Employment Trajectories of Foreign-Born Faculty, Unintended Consequences of Social Actions, and Re-Examination of Divorce Rates and Unemployment.  More information

 

 



Dr. Donna Sullivan
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology

 

As a Social Gerontologist, Dr. Sullivan’s current research explores the productive activities of seniors. Specifically, she focuses on how the internet plays a role in their social interaction through their use of social networking communities. Her latest activity, the OWL Project, seeks to initiate a dialog about life and aging between different generations of Marshall students More information

 

 

Dr. April Fugett-Fuller

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

After completing her doctoral program at the University of Kansas, Dr. April Fugett-Fuller joined the Department of Psychology at Marshall.  Dr. Fugett-Fuller's research interests include reading, spelling, semantic memory, learning, implicit memory, psycholinguistics, language processing, sentence processing, and neighborhood density.  She is currently teaching Psychometrics, Experimental Psychology, and Behavioral Statistics.  More information...


Dr. Marianna Footo-Linz, MU-ADVANCE Mentor
Professor, Department of Psychology

Dr. Marianna Footo-Linz is a Professor of Psychology and is the Program Coordinator of the Psy.D. Program at Marshall.  In this role, she is responsible for a variety of tasks, including student recruitment and practicum placements.  She also serves as a mentor for Dr. Wendy Williams, a MU-ADVANCE Faculty Fellow.  Dr. Footo-Linz meets weekly with Dr. Williams to help her navigate through the duties and procedures of being a junior faculty member.  More...


Dr. Angela Kelling
Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology

Dr. Kelling is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Psychology.  Prior to coming to Marshall, Dr. Kelling was a Visiting Professor of Psychology at Kennesaw State University, in Kennesaw, Georgia.  Her research interests include improving the lives of animals in captivity through enrichment and environmental design.  She is also interested in comparative perception and cognition.  Currently, Dr. Kelling teaches Psychology of Adjustment and Psychometrics. 

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Dr. Paige Muellerleile

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Dr. Muellerleile's research interests involve understanding people’s judgments and decision-making processes. Since joining Marshall University in 2006, she has taught Health Psychology, Intermediate Statistics, Clinical Research Methods, Psychometrics, and Psychology of Women and Gender. Dr. Muellerleile is committed to undergraduate research serving on several research committees. More information...
 


Dr. Jennifer Tiano

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Dr. Jennifer Tiano has joined the Department of Psychology as an Assistant Professor.  Prior to coming to Marshall, she was an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at the WVU School of Medicine, Charleston Division.  Her research employs Parent-Child Interaction Thearapy (PCIT) to decrease disruptive child behaviors and to improve parenting skills in Appalachia.  Currently, Dr. Tiano teaches Abnormal Psychology and Personality Psychology.  More information...


Dr. Anita Walz

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography

Dr. Walz was hired in 2003 as the department's physical geographer.  Her research interests include landscape ecology, environmental geography and issues of climate change all of which are heavily dependent on Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing tools. She teaches courses in physical and environmental geography. More information...


Dr. Wendy Williams

Assistant Professor, Psychology

Dr. Williams is an active social psychologist who researches social class, poverty, and inequality. She currently serves as a member of the Women's Studies Advisory Board and is a member of the Board of Directors for Branches Domestic Violence Shelter in Huntington WV. Dr. Williams was awarded the Pickens-Queen Excellence in Teaching Award in April 2009.  More information...

 

 


College of Science back

Dr. Maria Babiuc,

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics

Dr. Maria C. Babiuc-Hamilton, a theoretical physicist, joins the Department of Physics and Physical Science. She has researched black holes and gravitational radiation and is interested in developing research in numerical relativity at Marshall. Currently teaching Introduction to Modern Physics and Modern Physics Lab, she is involved in teaching physics at both the introductory and advanced levels. More information...


Dr. Xiaojuan "Judy" Fan
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Physical Science

Dr. Xiaojuan "Judy" Fan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Physical Science.  Prior to coming to Marshall, Dr. Fan was a Research Specialist at the University of California at Santa Cruz.  Her research interests include photovoltaics and photocatalysis; nanoporous structure and nanotechnology; and chemical sensing and biomaterial detection.  Currently, Dr. Fan teaches Conceptual Physics and General Physics.  More...
 


Dr. Mary Etta Hight

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Dr. Mary Etta Hight retired from Marshall University’s Department of Biological Sciences at the end of the Spring semester, after having spent 32 years as a faculty member.  After the close of her “great ride,” Dr. Hight plans to spend retirement gardening, travelling, and perhaps even finishing a book on the mammals of West Virginia. MU-ADVANCE extends a sincere thank you to Dr. Hight for her dedication to Marshall.  More information...  


Dr. Nicola “Nicki” LoCascio

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Assistant Director for the Society of Yeager Scholars

Dr. LoCascio’s research in Science Education focuses on teaching methodologies, laboratory experience, and student assessment at the post secondary level. She monitors curriculum effectiveness and chairs the the department's assessment committee. Dr. LoCascio teaches Principles of Biology, Principles of Genetics and the Capstone Experience for college seniors. Dr. LoCascio is the Assistant Director for the Society of Yeager Scholars. More information...


Dr. Huong Nguyen

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics

Dr. Huong Nguyen is a theoretical physicist who researches quantum dots, low dimensional systems, and the structures and physical properties of solids in solid state.  She is also an active researcher of nanophysics and condensed matter theory.  Dr. Nguyen joined the Department of Physics in 2005, where she currently teaches Solid State Physics, Electromagnetism, and Thermodynamics.  More information...


Ms. Tonya Penkrot,
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Biological Sciences

Ms. Tonya Penkrot is a Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Biological Sciences.  Her research interests include functional morphology, paleoecology, and systematics of early Tertiary mammals.  Ms. Penkrot is currently working with Dr. Suzanne Strait to fully develop the Paleoview 3D website, an online Paleocene and Eocene fossil museum.  Ms. Penkrot currently teaches Human Anatomy.  More information...


Dr. Suzanne Strait,

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

 

Dr. Suzanne Strait is currently developing an online museum of 3D models of Paleocene Eocene fossils, with funds garnered from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Strait has led many expeditions to Wyoming, offering students a chance to experience field research firsthand. More information...


Dr. Wendy Trzyna,

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Dr. Wendy Trzyna is a microbiologist in the Department of Biological Sciences. Her research interests include investigating how Acanthamoeba, a single celled eukaryotic microbe, sense and respond at the molecular level to stress in the environment. Of particular interest are specific genes and signaling pathways involved in stress responses as well as whole genome analyses of amoebae from diverse environments. She currently teaches Microbial Genetics. More information...


Dr. Leslie Frost
Professor, Department of Chemistry

Dr. Leslie Frost is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry.  Her research focuses on the use of biological mass spectrometry for the identification and analysis of peptides and proteins.  Dr. Frost currently teaches Introduction to Biochemistry, lecture and lab, and Modern Instrument Methods, at both the undergraduate and graduate level.  More information...


Dr. Nadja Spitzer

Post-doctoral Associate, Biological Sciences

Dr. Nadja Spitzer is a Post-doctoral Associate in the Department of Biological Sciences. Her research interests include the development of cell therapies for disorders of the nervous system and molecular neurophysiology.  Dr. Spitzer works with Dr. Elmer Price developing a novel type of adult derived stem cell to potentially apply to neurobiological disorder therapies. She currently teaches Human Physiology and spearheaded the recent Brain Expo held at MU. More information...


Dr. Bin Wang,

Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department

 

Dr. Bin Wang joins the Chemistry Department as a biochemist and a specialist in nanobiotechnology. Her research focuses on RNA structure analysis, with several interests including the fabrication of micro-total analysis system to conduct RNA study, the determination of RNA structure by single molecule approaches, and the engineering of RNA as cargo to deliver drugs to target positions within cells.  She is currently involved with teaching Introduction to Analytical Chemistry laboratory. More information...


 

Dr. Laura McCunn

Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department


After completing a post-doctoral fellowship at Yale University, Dr. Laura McCunn has joined the Department of Chemistry at Marshall. Dr. McCunn’s research interests include the structure, reactivity, and spectral properties of radicals. She will begin teaching Principles of Chemistry and its associated lab in the Fall, and Introduction to Physical Chemistry in the Spring. More information...


Dr. Yulia Dementieva

Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics

Dr. Yulia Dementieva is currently performing statistical analyses to assist a research group in their goal of identifying genes that are susceptible to human disease.  Along with research, she serves as the statistician for MU-ADVANCE and is instrumental in curriculum development for the Department of Mathematics. More information ...


Dr. Bonita Lawrence
Professor, Department of Mathematics

Dr. Bonita Lawrence, a professor in the Department of Mathematics, has spent the last several years research and developing a Differential Analyzer (DA).  The goal of the DA is to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics.  The project, now complete, involved a research team of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and two mentors.  Dr. Lawrence is currently creating a kit so that high school students can build their own DA.  More information...


Dr. Anna Mummert

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics

Dr. Anna Mummert joins the Department of Mathematics as an Assistant Professor.  Her research interests involve smooth dynamical systems, AMS/MOS classification 37C.  Dr. Mummert is currently teaching Concepts and Applications of Mathematics and Concepts and Applications of Mathematics with Algebra. More information...


Dr. Karen Mitchell
Professor, Department of Mathematics

Dr. Karen Mitchell is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and a long time advocate for strengthening math education statewide.  Dr. Mitchell designs innovative methods and curricula that help teachers at all levels better educate WV students in Math.  Dr. Mitchell currently teaches Math Methods and Materials; the History of Mathematics; and Projective Geometry at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is Chair of the committee working to establish an Academic Festival at MU.  More information...


Dr. Evelyn Pupplo-Cody
Professor, Department of Mathematics

Dr. Evelyn Pupplo-Cody is a professor in, and the undergraduate advisor for, the Department of Mathematics.  In response to the attrition rates among STEM students, Dr. Pupplo-Cody is designing a course to improve student success rates in advanced mathematical courses.  This 8-week course will focus on mathematical deficiencies among students who have failed or withdrawn from advanced Mathematics courses.  A pilot course will be offered during the Fall 2009 semester. More information...


School of Medicine back

Dr. Piyali Dasgupta

Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology


Dr. Piyali Dasgupta
's research examines the effects of nicotine (the active component of cigarettes) in regulating cellular responses, such as programmed cell death and cell growth, in the context of lung cancer. She is currently teaching Lung Physiology. More information...


Dr. Elaine Hardman

Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Microbiology

Dr. Hardman's research interests delve into omega-3 fatty acids.  Specifically, Hardman studies how these acids can effect the development of breast cancer.  Dr. Hardman and her post-doc Dr. Gabriela Ion received a fellowship from the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation to expand on these studies.  With several research studies underway, Hardman has an excess of $1 million in external grant funding. More information...


 

Dr. Susan Jackman

Professor, Biochemistry and Microbiology

Dr. Jackman studies how the immune system communicates with the body by molecules called cytokines.  Disturbances in this communication may contribute to inappropriate immune responses, including autoimmunity.  We have found that gene therapy with the cytokine, interleukin-7, can suppress autoimmune skin lesions in a mouse model.   In a second area of study, we are investigating how the bacteria, Streptococcus agalactiae, which can cause life-threatening infections in the neonatal period, is able to recognize the human cytokine, interleukin-6, and respond by increasing its expression of stress/virulence genes.  More information


Dr. Jung Han Kim

Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology

Dr. Kim is a new Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.  Prior to coming to Marshall, Dr. Kim was an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at the University of Tennessee.  Her research examines the molecular basis of an obesity susceptibility gene, tabw2, derived from the TALLYHO mouse model.  This model may lead to the discovery of cellular regulatory pathways to control obesity.  More information….


Dr. Magdalena N. Muchlinski

Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Pathology

Dr. Muchlinski joins the Department of Anatomy and Pathology as an Assistant Professor.  Her research interests focus on the sensory ecology and physiology of primates.  She is interested in the debates surrounding the evolution and origin of primate traits such as brain enlargement, grasping hands, and binocular vision.  Dr. Muchlinski is currently teaching Clinical Gross Anatomy and Embryology at the Joan C.
Edwards School of Medicine. 
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Dr. Elsa I. Mangiarua

Professor, Physiology

 Dr. Mangiarua studies oxidative stress in obesity-associated hypertension and sciatic nerve compartments associated with the complications of diabetes. More information….


Dr. Nalini Santanam

Associate Professor, Pharmacology

Dr. Santanam is a lipid biochemist with interest in Free Radical Biology. Her research focus is the role of oxidative stress in chronic diseases. She has ongoing projects to study the role of oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease, obesity/diabetes, endometriosis and cancer. More information….

 


Dr. Maria Serrat

Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Pathology

Dr. Maria Serrat joins the Department of Anatomy and Pathology as an Assistant Professor.  Her research interests focus on the evolution and plasticity of the mammalian postcranial skeleton.  Her current work investigates environmental inputs on bone elongation, specifically how temperature and physical activity affect limb lengthening.  Dr. Serrat is currently teaching Clinical Gross Anatomy and Embryology at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.  More information...


   

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