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Faculty - B

Bahn, Volker Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
M.S., 1998, Philipps University—Marburg; Ph.D., 2005, University of Maine

Baird, Scott E. Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., 1979, University of Toledo; Ph.D., 1988, University of Connecticut Health Center

Baker, Francis J. Professor of Management
B.B.A., 1971, St. John Fisher College; M.B.A., 1976, University of North Dakota; M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1984, Claremont Graduate School

Baker, Marjorie E. Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., 1972, Wright State University; M.S.W., 1984, Ph.D., 1995, The Ohio State University

Ballantine, Jeanne Professor Emerita of Sociology
B.S., 1963, The Ohio State University; M.A., 1966, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1971, Indiana University

Bambakidis, Gust Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., 1958, University of Akron; M.S., 1963, Ph.D., 1966, Case Western Reserve University

Banks, Erik Associate Professor of Philosophy

B.A., 1992, Philosophy & Literature, Bennington College; Ph.D., 2000, Philosophy, City University of New York

Bargerhuff, Mary E. Associate Professor of Education
B.A., 1977, University of Evansville; M.Ed., 1988 University of Houston; Ph.D., 1998, Miami University

Barr, David L. Professor of Religion and Chair, Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
B.A., 1965, Fort Wayne Bible College; M.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1974, Florida State University

Barry, Detrice Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., 1987, M.S., 1992, Medical College of Georgia; Ph.D., 2008, Capella University

Barton, Christopher C. Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
B.S., 1974, Alfred University; M.S., 1976, M.Phil., 1977, Ph.D., 1983, Yale University

Bashaw, Marie A. Clinical Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., 1981, State University of New York at Binghamton; M.S., 1997, Wright State University

Basista, Beth Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., 1983, University of Akron; M.S., 1990, Ph.D., 1994, University of Cincinnati

Bassett, Abe J. Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts

B.A., 1952, Bowling Green State University; M.A., 1957, Ph. D., 1962, Ohio State University

Batata, Al Professor of Pathology and Department Chair; Course Director, Pathology; Director, Lymphology Lab
M.B., B.Ch., 1950, D.M., 1960, D.M.Sc., 1960, D.M.Sc., 1962, Cairo University School of Medicine; L.M.S.S.A., London (England)

Battino, Rubin Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
B.S., 1953, Community College of New York; M.A., 1954, Ph.D., 1957, Duke University

Baxter, David E. Lecturer of Communication
B.A., 1975, Illinois State University; M.A., 1981, Miami University

Beelick, Donald J. Assistant Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
B.A., 1963, Western Michigan University; M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1972, The Ohio State University

Belcher, Janice Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., 1973, M.S., 1976, The Ohio State University; Ph.D., 1991, Medical College of Virginia

Bellisari, Anna Associate Professor of Anthropology;
B.A., 1962, Wittenberg University; M.A., 1976, Ph.D., 1984, The Ohio State University

Benjamin, Matthew Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.F.A., 1987, North Carolina School of the Arts; M.F.A., 1991, University of Cincinnati

Bennett, Kevin B. Professor of Psychology
A.B., 1979, Ohio University; M.A., 1982, Ph.D., 1984, The Catholic University of America

Berberich, Steven Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
B.S., 1985, Ph.D., 1990, Wright State University

Berg, Susan Flynn Assistant Professor of School Library Media

B.A., 1970, A.M.L.S., 1971, University of Michigan; Ph.D., 1997, University of Dayton

Bergdahl, Jacqueline Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., 1989, University of Maryland; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1996, University of New Mexico

Bernhardt, Gregory R. Professor of Education; Dean, College of Education and Human Services
B.A., 1971, Colorado State University; M.S., 1973, Kansas State Teachers College; Ed.D., 1979, University of Northern Colorado

Bernstein, J. Michael Instructor of Management; Assistant Dean, Raj Soin College of Business

B.A., 1965, J.D., 1968, Ohio Northern

Beumer Johnson, Angela Associate Professor of English and Education
B.A., 1991, M. A. 1996, Ball State University; Ph.D., 2000, The Ohio State University

Bias, Beverly C. Clinical Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., 1987, University of Cincinnati; M.S., 2008, Wright State University

Bigley, Nancy J. Professor of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology
B.S., 1953, The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., 1955, Ph.D., 1957, The Ohio State University

Bireley, Marlene Professor Emerita of Education, Professional Psychology, and Postgraduate Medicine and Continuing Education
B.S., 1957, Bowling Green State University; M.A., 1961, Ph.D., 1966, The Ohio State University

Blair, D. Bartlett Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., 1973, State University of New York College at Potsdam; M.F.A., 1976, University of Minnesota

Blair, John P. Professor of Economics, Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research
B.S., 1969, M.A., 1970, Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., 1974, West Virginia University

Blakelock, Jane P. Senior Lecturer in English
B.A., 1978, M.A., 1988, Wright State University

Bland, Leland D. Professor Emeritus of Music
B.S., 1962, M.A., 1963, Northeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., 1973, University of Iowa

Blue, Misty Assistant Professor of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering
B.S., 2000; M.S., 2002; Ph.D., 2006, North Carolina Agricultural and Technological State University

Bochenek, Jeanine M. Clinical Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., 1992; M.S., 2005, Wright State University

Bombick, Daniel D. Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., 1979, M.S., 1981, Wright State University; Ph.D., 1986, Michigan State University

Bonch-Bruevich, Xenia Associate Professor of Modern Languages
B.A., 1994, St. Petersburg State University (Russia); M.A., 1995, Middlebury College (Spain); Ph.D., 2002, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Boester, Timothy Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

B.A., 1998, University of Chicago; M.S., 2004, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., 2006, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., 2007, University of Wisconsin

Booth, David M. Professor of Music; Director of Bands,
B.Mus., 1979, Boise State University; M.Mus., 1987, University of Oregon; Doctor of Musical Arts, 1994, University of Oklahoma

Bourbakis, Nikolaos Director, Assistive Technologies Research Center; OBR Distinguished Professor of Informatics
B.S., 1974, National University of Athens (Greece); Ph.D., 1983, University of Patras (Greece)

Bourne, Michael G. Instructor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
B.S., 2003, Mount Union College; M.S., 2006, Bowling Green State University

Bower, Rebekah Senior Lecturer; Education Coordinator, Athletic Training
B.A., 1983, College of Wooster; M.S., 1986, Illinois State University

Bowling, Ann Clinical Instructor of Nursing

B.S.N., 1989, Wright State University; M.S.N., 1999, University of Cincinnati

Bowling, Nathan A. Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., 1999, Ohio University; M.A., 2003, Ph.D., 2005, Central Michigan University

Boyd, Brian Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., 1994, Mathematics and Statistics, B.S., 1994, Secondary Education, Miami University; MS, 1997, University of Dayton; Ph.D., 2007, University of Louisville

Bracher, Peter S. Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., 1954, Wittenberg University; M.A., 1956, University of Washington; Ph.D., 1966, University of Pennsylvania

Brackenridge, Karen K. Lecturer of Mathematics and Statistics
B.S., 1991, M.S., 1993, Miami University at Oxford

Brandeberry, James E. Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Engineering; Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering and Computer Science
B.S.E.E., 1961, M.S.E.E., 1963, University of Toledo; Ph.D., 1969, Marquette University

Brewer, Judith Lecturer of Teacher Education, WSU-Lake Campus
B.A., 1971, Manchester College. M.A., 1986, Ball State

Brewer, Tracy L. Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., 2001, M.S.N., 2003, Miami University; Ph.D., 2009, Case Western Reserve University

Bright, David Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., 1996, M.A., 1999, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., 2005, Case Western Reserve University

Britt, Carolyn S. Clinical Instructor of Nursing

B.S.N., 2001, Indiana University, East; M.S.N., 2004, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Broughton, Nancy Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., 1979, Michigan State University; M.A., 1981, University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., 1993, Michigan State University

Brown, Elliot R.Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering; Endowed Chair, Experimental Sensor Physics

Brown, Huntting W. Senior Lecturer, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Director, Sustainability
B.A., 1968, Colgate University; M.A., 1975, University of South Florida; J.D., 1983, University of Akron School of Law

Brown, Kevin F. Associate Professor of Accountancy

B.S.B.A., 1989, John Carroll University; M.A.F.I.S., 1993, Cleveland State University; Ph.D., 2000, Case Western Reserve University

Brown, Thomas L. Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology
B.S., 1986, The Ohio State University; Ph.D., 1993, University of Cincinnati

Bruce, Jeffrey C. Instructor of Communication
B.L.S., 1988 St. Edward’s Univeristy; M.A., 2004, Antioch University McGregor

Brun, Carl Professor of Social Work and Department Chair
B.S., 1981, University of Dayton; A.M., 1983, University of Chicago; Ph.D., 1993, The Ohio State University

Bubulya, Paula Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., 1992, University of Dayton; Ph.D., 1998, University of Toledo

Bubulya, Athanasios Instructor of Biological Sciences
B.S., 1992, University of Toledo; Ph.D., 1998, University of Toledo; Post-doctoral Fellow, 1999-2004, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory

Budding, S. Jean Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., 1975, Wright State University; M.S., 1991, Ohio State University

Buell, Glen R. Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, WSU-Lake Campus
B.S., 1953, M.S., 1955, University of Missouri; Ph.D., 1961, University of Kansas

Bukovinsky, David M. Professor of Accountancy B.S., 1981, M.B.A., 1985, Youngstown State University; Ph.D., 1993, University of Kentucky; CPA (Inactive)

Bullock, John D. Professor of Ophthalmology and Surgery; Chair, Department of Ophthalmology; Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
A.B., 1965, Dartmouth College; B.M.Sc., 1966, Dartmouth Medical School; M.D., 1968, Harvard Medical School; M.S., 1982, Wright State University

Bullock, Richard H. Professor of English and Director of Writing Programs
A.B., 1973, Ohio University; M.A., 1977, Ph.D., 1981, The University of Virginia

Bulen, Dennis W. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, WSU-Lake Campus B.S., 1978, Eastern Kentucky University; M.C.J., 1988, University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Louisville.

Burgin, Amy J. Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
B.A., 2002, Coe College; Ph.D., 2007, Michigan State University

Burns, Andrea Director, Chemical Laboratories
B.S., 1968, M.S., 1970, Wright State University

Burns, Gary Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., 1968, M.S., 1970, Wright State University

Buschor, Betsy R. Instructor of Mathematics and Statistics
B.A., 2002, West Virginia University ;M.A., 2004, Ph.D., 2006, Central Michigan University