Faculty and Staff Overview | Ohio University

The Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions is proud of our excellent faculty and staff.

Dean's Office
Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Department of Social and Public Health
School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness
School of Nursing
School of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences
Department of Social Work
Community Engagement

Dean's Office

Susan Abbott

Records Management Specialist

abbotts@ohio.edu

Tia Barrett

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

barrettt@ohio.edu

Randi Carroll

Manager of Corporate Partnerships

carrolr2@ohio.edu

Caela Chadwell

Records Management Specialist

chadwelc@ohio.edu

Renee Dodd

Manager of Corporate Partnerships

doddr@ohio.edu

Chelsea Freeman

Student Success Advisor

freemac2@ohio.edu

740-566-0884

Grover Center W361

Rick Hodges

Health Policy Executive in Residence

hodgesr@ohio.edu

Thomas Johnson

Rural Outreach Executive in Residence

johnsot9@ohio.edu

Elizabeth Jones

Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement

jonese4@ohio.edu

Melissa Kimmel

Executive in Residence

kimmel@ohio.edu

Elisabeth Kunstel

Director of Advising and Retention

kunstel@ohio.edu

740-593-9336

Cheri Landrum

Accounting Support Senior Specialist

landruc1@ohio.edu

Grover Center W319

Randy Leite

Associate Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus

Melody Lynch

Administrative Specialist, Dublin

lynchm@ohio.edu

Marianne Malawista

Senior Director for Clinical Education

malawist@ohio.edu

Grover Center W124 Athens, OH 45701

Sally Marinellie

Associate Professor and Senior Associate Dean

marinels@ohio.edu

Thomas Martin

Technical Coordinator, Dublin

martint2@ohio.edu

John McCarthy

Professor and Interim Dean

mccarthj@ohio.edu

Amanda Mikkelson

Event and Conference Services Manager, Dublin

mikkelso@ohio.edu

Rebecca Miller

Senior Director of Community Relations

millerr9@ohio.edu

Grover Center W129D Athens, OH 45701

Paa Kwesi Nyarko-Krampah

Instructional Technologist

nyarko@ohio.edu

Beth Pierce

Administrative Specialist

piercee@ohio.edu

Dan Pittman

CHSP Communications Specialist

pittmand@ohio.edu

Tracy Plouck

Behavioral Mental Health Executive in Residence

plouck@ohio.edu

Billie Jo Ross

Administrative Assistant

rossb1@ohio.edu

Michal Searls

Program Coordinator

searls@ohio.edu

Kathy Spicer

Assistant Dean for Academic Assessment

spicerk@ohio.edu

Rosemary Thomason

Manager of Corporate Partnerships

thomasor@ohio.edu

Denise Tolitsky

Manager of Corporate Partnerships

tolitsky@ohio.edu

Beth Tragert

Director of Finance

tragerte@ohio.edu

Ginny Valentin

Senior Director for Central Ohio Programs and Partnerships

valentv1@ohio.edu

Sara White

Assistant Dean for Student Success

whites2@ohio.edu

740-593-0581

Grover Center W362

Jenni Young

Executive Assistant to the Dean

youngj5@ohio.edu

Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies

Cynthia Boles

Lecturer and Program Coordinator

bolesc@ohio.edu

Leslie Coonfare

Assistant Professor of Instruction

coonfare@ohio.edu

Tobe Gillogly

Assistant Clinical Professor and Chair

gilloglt@ohio.edu

Grover Center E178 Athens, OH 45701

Gillian Ice

Professor and Director of Global Health

iceg@ohio.edu

Stephanie Johnson

Administrative Specialist

johnsos1@ohio.edu

Grover Center W182 Athens, OH 45701

Debra McBride

Assistant Director, Global Health

mcbrided@ohio.edu

Department of Social Public Health

Tiffany Arnold

Assistant Professor of Instruction

arnoldt2@ohio.edu

Grover W334

Sara Berens

Assistant Professor of Instruction

berenss@ohio.edu

Grover W332

Julie Brown

Associate Professor

brownj14@ohio.edu

Grover W351

Jennifer Chabot

Associate Professor

chabot@ohio.edu

Grover W353

Kitty Consolo

Associate Professor

consolo@ohio.edu

740-587-7879

Rebekah Crawford

Visiting Professor

crawforr@ohio.edu

Grover W344

Cory Cronin

Associate Professor

croninc@ohio.edu

Grover Center W359

Rifat Haider

Assistant Professor

haider@ohio.edu

Grover W333

Heather Harmon

Associate Professor of Instruction

harmonh@ohio.edu

Grover W341

Thomas Kamau

Associate Professor

kamau@ohio.edu

740-588-1536

Caroline Kingori

Interim Associate Dean for Research & Associate Professor

kingori@ohio.edu

Grover Center W347

Jennine Mick

Assistant Professor of Instruction

mick@ohio.edu

Grover W348

Janelle Mitchell

Assistant Clinical Professor

moorej9@ohio.edu

Grover W346

Michele Morrone

Professor

morrone@ohio.edu

Grover W339

Shannon Nicks

Assistant Professor

nicks@ohio.edu

Grover W356

Cristina Popescu

Assistant Professor of Instruction

cristinap@ohio.edu

Grover W331

Tommy Raimondi

Graduate Program Manager

raimondi@ohio.edu

Grover W335

Michael Reece

Assistant Professor of Instruction

reece@ohio.edu

Grover W324

Kristin Schuller

Associate Professor, Department Chair

schuller@ohio.edu

Grover W357

Alexander Sergeev

Associate Professor

sergeev@ohio.edu

Grover W343

Liesta Walker

Associate Professor of Instruction

walkerl1@ohio.edu

740-588-1559

School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness

Marcus Barr

Associate Professor of Instruction

barrm@ohio.edu

740-593-0637

Grover Center E184
Athens Campus

Angela Bohyer

Assistant Professor of Instruction

bohyer@ohio.edu

740-593-0143

Grover Center E166
Athens Campus

Jane Boney

Administrative Specialist

boney@ohio.edu

740-597-1275

Grover Center E160B
Athens Campus

Trina Bookman

Assistant Professor of Instruction

bookman@ohio.edu

Grover Center E176 Athens, OH 45701

Robert Brannan

Professor

brannan@ohio.edu

740-593-2879

Grover Center E170
Athens Campus

Anna Brooks

Associate Professor of Instruction

brooksa2@ohio.edu

740-593-1334

Grover Center E171
Athens Campus

Paul Chase

Assistant Clinical Professor

chasep@ohio.edu

740-593-4653

Grover Center E148
Athens Campus

Michael Clevidence

Associate Professor of Instruction

cleviden@ohio.edu

740-597-3356

Grover Center E190
Athens Campus

Kristine Ensign

Assistant Professor of Instruction

ensign@ohio.edu

740-593-9497

Grover Center E189
Athens Campus

Robert Galbreath

Associate Professor

galbrear@ohio.edu

Roger Gilders

Professor

gilders@ohio.edu

740-593-0101

Grover Center E166
Athens Campus

Laura Harris

Clinical Professor

harrisl2@ohio.edu

DIEC Rm 264 Dublin, OH 43016

Angela Hillman

Assistant Professor

hillman@ohio.edu

740-593-0153

Grover Center E158
Athens Campus

Jana Hovland

Assistant Clinical Professor

hovland@ohio.edu

740-593-2875

Grover Center E186
Athens Campus

Cheryl Howe

Associate Professor

howec@ohio.edu

Grover Center E154 Athens, OH 45701

Michele Kabay

Assistant Clinical Professor

kabay@ohio.edu

740-593-0935

Grover Center E173
Athens Campus

Vatsala Maitin

Visiting Professor

maitin@ohio.edu

Deborah Murray

Professor of Instruction

murrayd1@ohio.edu

Grover Center E152 Athens, OH 45701

Kim Orben

Assistant Clinical Professor

orben@ohio.edu

614-793-5632

Dublin Integrated Education Center, Rm 266
Dublin Campus

Hyun Young Park

Research Assistant

parkh4@ohio.edu

Sharon Perry

Associate Professor

perrys1@ohio.edu

740-593-9494

Grover Center E151
Athens Campus

Steven Pfeiffer

Assistant Professor

spfeiffer@ohio.edu

740-593-0130

Grover Center E156

Jeff Russell

Associate Professor

jeff.russell@ohio.edu

740-593-4648

Grover Center E182
Athens Campus

Anssi Saari

Assistant Clinical Professor

saari@ohio.edu

Dane Salabak

Assistant Professor of Instruction

salabak@ohio.edu

740-597-3345

Grover Center E180
Athens Campus

Janet Simon

Assistant Professor

simonj1@ohio.edu

740-597-1876

Grover Center E150
Athens Campus

Chad Starkey

Interim Director & Professor

starkeyc@ohio.edu

Grover Center E146 Athens, OH 45701

Dhiraj Vattem

Professor

vattem@ohio.edu

740-593-0133

Grover Center W122
Athens Campus

Jason White

Assistant Clinical Professor

whitej4@ohio.edu

Jennifer Yoder-Clevidence

Assistant Professor of Instruction

yoderj@ohio.edu

740-593-0032

Grover Center E174
Athens Campus

Christine Zachrich

Assistant Clinical Professor

zachrich@ohio.edu

Grover Center E172 Athens, OH 45701

School of Nursing

Sarah Allen O'Brien

Assistant Professor of Instruction

obriens@ohio.edu

Amanda Alonzo

Assistant Professor of Instruction

alonzo@ohio.edu

Cathy Baker

Assistant Professor of Instruction

bakerc2@ohio.edu

Beth Barnett

Assistant Professor of Instruction

barnettb@ohio.edu

Nana Boadum

Instructional Designer

boadum@ohio.edu

Annie Bowen

Assistant Professor of Instruction

bowena@ohio.edu

Melvina Brandau

Assistant Professor

brandaum@ohio.edu

Cheryl Brimner

Operations Coordinator

brimner@ohio.edu

Mary Beth Brown

Lead Nursing Academic Advisor

brownm8@ohio.edu

Rebecca Bryant

Associate Professor

bryantr@ohio.edu

Sherleena Buchman

Assistant Professor

buchmans@ohio.edu

Dana Buechner-Wiegand

Visiting Professor for Graduate Clinical Enrichment

buechner@ohio.edu

Kathryn Chapman

Administrative Specialist

chapmank@ohio.edu

Ilana Chertok

Professor, Associate Director of Nursing Research and Scholarship

chertok@ohio.edu

Maranda Clement

Assistant Professor of Instruction

clementm@ohio.edu

Debra Cox

Assistant Professor of Instruction

coxd2@ohio.edu

Elizabeth Delaney

Associate Professor

Susan Dowell

Associate Professor

dowell@ohio.edu

Douglas Dygas

Hospital Relationship Manager/Academic Advisor

dygas@ohio.edu

Susan Farus-Brown

Assistant Professor

farus@ohio.edu

Daisy Fox

Lecturer

foxd1@ohio.edu

Matthew Fox

Assistant Professor

foxm4@ohio.edu

Erin Fraunfelter

Accounting Support Senior Specialist

fraunfee@ohio.edu

Mary Lou Garey

Assistant Clinical Professor

garey@ohio.edu

Cindy Gee

Assistant Professor of Instruction

geec@ohio.edu

Mashawna Hamilton

Associate Professor

hamiltom@ohio.edu

Britney Hamman

Assistant Professor of Instruction

hammanb@ohio.edu

Eliza Harper

Assistant Professor of Instruction

harpere@ohio.edu

Heather Highland

Records Management Specialist

highlanh@ohio.edu

Katherine Holter

Assistant Clinical Professor

holterk@ohio.edu

Terri Hood-Brown

Assistant Professor of Instruction

hood-bro@ohio.edu

Daniel Hopgood

Assistant Professor

hopgoodd@ohio.edu

Sheryl House

Associate Professor

houses@ohio.edu

Kim Hughes

Assistant Clinical Professor

hughesk@ohio.edu

Molly Johnson

Associate Professor

johnsom4@ohio.edu

Tammy Keith

Lecturer

keitht@ohio.edu

Chad Kopenski

Academic Advisor

kopenski@ohio.edu

Cheryl Kovach

Assistant Professor of Instruction

kovachc@ohio.edu

Camille Leadingham

Associate Professor

leadingh@ohio.edu

Stephanie Marazon

Assistant Clinical Professor

marazons@ohi.edu

Rebekah Martindale

Academic Advisor

martindale@ohio.edu

Charlotte McManus

Assistant Professor

mcmanusc@ohio.edu

Charman Miller

Associate Professor and Interim Director

millerc3@ohio.edu

Kimberlee Miller-Wenning

Assistant Professor of Instruction

millerk5@ohio.edu

Tamara Moyer

Assistant Professor of Instruction

moyert@ohio.edu

Michelle Napier

Assistant Professor of Instruction

napierm@ohio.edu

Darlene Norton

Academic Advisor

nortond@ohio.edu

Natalie Perry

Visiting Professor for Graduate Clinical Enrichment

perryn@ohio.edu

Teresa Polen

Assistant Professor of Instruction

polen1@ohio.edu

Robyn Rice

Assistant Professor of Instruction

ricer2@ohio.edu

Hilary Ridgway

Administrative Services Associate

ridgwayh@ohio.edu

Penelope Roberts

Assistant Professor of Instruction

robertsp@ohio.edu

Monica Ronez

Assistant Professor of Instruction

ronez@ohio.edu

Danielle Schabel

Assistant Professor of Instruction

schabeld@ohio.edu

Carol Schaumleffel

Assistant Professor

schaumle@ohio.edu

Dana Scott

Assistant Professor

scottd4@ohio.edu

Pamela Sealover

Associate Professor and Associate Director

sealover@ohio.edu

Lindsey Shotts

Assistant Professor of Instruction

shottsl@ohio.edu

Jill Smith

Administrative Services Associate

smithj26@ohio.edu

Patricia Snider

Associate Director of BSN Operations

sniderp@ohio.edu

Jacqueline Stumbo

Assistant Professor of Instruction

heighten@ohio.edu

Stacie Sweet

Associate Professor

sweets@ohio.edu

Kristin Tedesco

Assistant Professor of Instruction

tedescok@ohio.edu

Kathleen Tennant

Assistant Professor - Emeriti

tennant@ohio.edu

Michelle Theiss

Assistant Professor

theissm@ohio.edu

Jeanne Tiberio

Professor of Instruction

Ronald Vance

Associate Professor

vancer1@ohio.edu

Christy Vickers

Associate Professor

vickersc@ohio.edu

Marjorie Vogt

Clinical Professor and DNP Associate Director, Dublin

vogtm@ohio.edu

DIEC Rm 262 Dublin, OH 43016

Logan Waldie

Academic Advisor

waldie@ohio.edu

Anita Wamsley

Assistant Professor of Instruction

wamsleya@ohio.edu

Janet Williams

Records Management Specialist

willij17@ohio.edu

Margaret Selena Yearwood

Assistant Professor of Instruction

yearwood@ohio.edu

School of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences

Wesley Aldrich

Occupational Therapist

aldrich@ohio.edu

Allison Barnett

Physical Therapist

barnetta@ohio.edu

(740) 566-4570

Grover Center W290
Athens Campus

Jessica Barnett

Speech Therapist

barnettj@ohio.edu

(740) 566-4570

Nathan Bell

Administrative Specialist, Dublin Campus

nbell@ohio.edu

Joann Benigno

Associate Professor and Coordinator

benigno@ohio.edu

Melissa Bowlby

Program Director/Assistant Clinical Professor, Dublin

bowlby@ohio.edu

François-Xavier Brajot

Assistant Professor

brajot@ohio.edu

Nicole Brandes

Assistant Professor of Instruction

brandes@ohio.edu

Becky Brooks

Assistant Professor of Instruction

brooksb1@ohio.edu

James Cacchillo

Assistant Clinical Professor, Dublin

cacchill@ohio.edu

Janis Carnahan

Administrative Specialist

carnahan@ohio.edu

Justin Carr

Physical Therapist

carrj4@ohio.edu

Gary Chleboun

Professor Emeritus

chleboun@ohio.edu

Melissa Colwell

Occupational Therapy Assistant

colwell@ohio.edu

Michele Courtney

Assistant Clinical Professor

courtnm1@ohio.edu

Ashley Crow

Assistant Clinical Professor

crowa@ohio.edu

Paula DeLorm

Assistant Clinical Professor, Assistant Director of Clinical Education

delorm@ohio.edu

Emily Elliott

Physical Therapy Assistant

elliotte@ohio.edu

Neil Evans

Assistant Professor

evansn@ohio.edu

Jeffrey Fisher

Assistant Clinical Professor, Dublin

fisherj4@ohio.edu

Norman Garber

Professor Emeritus

garber@ohio.edu

Cheryl Geng

Assistant Clinical Professor, Dublin

gengc@ohio.edu

Dustin Grooms

Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

groomsd@ohio.edu

Janice Howman

Associate Clinical Professor and Academic Coordinator

howman@ohio.edu

MaryBeth Hughes

Clinical Education Coordinator

hughesm1@ohio.edu

Fuh-Cherng Jeng

Professor

jeng@ohio.edu

Robin Kidwell

Clinical Supervisor

kidwellr@ohio.edu

Youngsun Kim

Associate Professor

kimy2@ohio.edu

Bentley Krause

Associate Professor of Instruction

krausea@ohio.edu

Chao-Yang Lee

Associate Professor and Coordinator

leec1@ohio.edu

Tara Legar

Physical Therapist Manager

legar@ohio.edu

Kristin Lugo

Assistant Clinical Professor, Director of Clinical Education

lugo@ohio.edu

Casey Matthews

Physical Therapist

passen@ohio.edu

Clay Matthews

Physical Therapist

matthewc@ohio.edu

John McCarthy

Professor and Interim Dean

mccarthj@ohio.edu

Kalyn McDonald

Assistant Clinical Professor

mcdonaldk@ohio.edu

Rebecca Meier

Assistant Clinical Professor

meierr@ohio.edu

Natalie Metzger

Physical Therapist

metzgern@ohio.edu

James Montgomery

Interim Director & Professor

montgoj1@ohio.edu

Brandie Nance

Clinical Supervisor

nanceb@ohio.edu

James Odenthal

Assistant Clinical Professor

odenthaj@ohio.edu

Chorong Oh

Assistant Professor

ohc@ohio.edu

Cheryl Prusinski

Assistant Professor of Instruction

prusinsk@ohio.edu

Thomas Rees

Clinical Training and Assessment Chair (CTAC) Coordinator, Dublin

reest1@ohio.edu

Wesley Riffle

Physical Therapy Assistant

rifflew@ohio.edu

Mindy Robson

Records Management Associate

robsonm@ohio.edu

Teresa Schleter

Records Management Associate

schleter@ohio.edu

Sammy Simons

Physical Therapist

simonss@ohio.edu

Betty Sindelar

Associate Professor, Physical Therapy Program Director

sindelar@ohio.edu

Kim Sutton

Assistant Professor of Instruction

suttonk@ohio.edu

Kevin Swank

Physical Therapist

swankk@ohio.edu

Sarah Taylor

Clinical Supervisor

taylors@ohio.edu

Stephen Trotta

Physical Therapist

trotta@ohio.edu

Teresa Tyson-Drummer

Administrative Specialist

tyson-dr@ohio.edu

Jeff Vasiloff

Assistant Clinical Professor, Dublin

vasiloff@ohio.edu

Brooke Vaughan

Assistant Clinical Professor

vaughanb@ohio.edu

Denielle Vazquez

Recruitment and admissions coordinator

vazquezd@ohio.edu

Tara Wallace

Clinical Business Operations Manager

wallact1@ohio.edu

Nilesh Washnik

Assistant Professor

washnik@ohio.edu

Robert Wayner

Assistant Clinical Professor

wayner@ohio.edu

Lori Woods

Assistant Professor of Instruction

woodsl1@ohio.edu

Janice Wright

Assistant Clinical Professor

wrightj2@ohio.edu

Grover Center W164 Athens, OH 45701

Li Xu

Professor

xul@ohio.edu

Department of Social Work

Glenn Abraham

Assistant Professor

abrahamg@ohio.edu

Alicia Castro

Assistant Professor of Instruction

ashbauga@ohio.edu

740-597-1727

Morton Hall 522

Terry Cluse-Tolar

Professor, Chair of the Department of Social Work

cluse@ohio.edu

Michel Coconis

Visiting Assistant Professor

coconis@ohio.edu

Sasha Collins

Assistant Professor of Instruction

collinss1@ohio.edu

740-597-1636

Morton Hall 582

Warren Galbreath

Associate Professor

galbreat@ohio.edu

Richard Greenlee

Evan Harris

Assistant Professor

harrise@ohio.edu

Mingun Lee

Associate Professor

leem3@ohio.edu

Deborah Pack

Administrative Specialist

packd@ohio.edu

Daejun Park

Assistant Professor

parkd@ohio.edu

Lynette Peck

Assistant Professor of Instruction

peck@ohio.edu

Mary Jane Preece

Associate Lecturer

preecem@ohio.edu

Tracy Pritchard

Associate Lecturer

pritchar@ohio.edu

Stacey Saunders-Adams

Assistant Professor

saundes3@ohio.edu

Jenny Shadik

Assistant Professor

shadik@ohio.edu

Kerri Shaw

Associate Professor of Instruction and Field Director

shawk@ohio.edu

Morton 567

Joy Shytle

Lecturer

shytle@ohio.edu

Lisa Skeens

Assistant Professor

skeensl@ohio.edu

Kelly Vacca

Lecturer

vaccak@ohio.edu

Sarah Webb

Assistant Professor of Instruction

webbs2@ohio.edu

Community Engagement

Erica Baker

Exercise Physiologist, HeartWorks

bakere@ohio.edu

Megan Beatty

Director, HeartWorks

beattym@ohio.edu

Jenn Bennett

Director, WellWorks

bennetj7@ohio.edu

Amanda Brooks

Assistant Program Manager

brooksa1@ohio.edu

Holly Brooks

Program Coordinator, Alexander Schools

brooksh@ohio.edu

Annie Laurie Cadmus

Engagement and Marketing Coordinator, WellWorks

cadmus@ohio.edu

Susan Chabot

Program Coordinator, Millcreek Elementary

chabots@ohio.edu

Josh Christen

Wellness Program Coordinator, Wellworks

christej@ohio.edu

Ellie Hammond

Exercise Physiologist, HeartWorks

hammone1@ohio.edu

Rick Hodges

Health Policy Executive in Residence

hodgesr@ohio.edu

Philip Hutchison

Program Coordinator, Alexander Elementary

hutchip1@ohio.edu

Thomas Johnson

Rural Outreach Executive in Residence

johnsot9@ohio.edu

Rebecca Miller

Senior Director of Community Relations

millerr9@ohio.edu

Grover Center W129D Athens, OH 45701

Jennifer Moore

Program Coordinator, Athens Schools

woodsj2@ohio.edu

Courtney Morefield

Program Coordinator, Trimble Elementary

morefiel@ohio.edu

Cynthia Parsons

Administrative Specialist, WellWorks

parsonc1@ohio.edu

Kathy Partusch

Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse, HeartWorks

partusck@ohio.edu

Tracy Plouck

Behavioral Mental Health Executive in Residence

plouck@ohio.edu

Jo Ellen Sherow

Kids on Campus Program Manager

sherow@ohio.edu

Crystal Smith

Program Coordinator, Federal Hocking Schools

smithc14@ohio.edu