Faculty/Staff Spotlights

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Darrick Brake, Adjunct Proessor of Sociology

Darrick Brake has been named co-chairperson of the Profession, Freedom and Responsibility Committee of the North Central Sociological Association (NCSA). This committee examines the professional rights of sociologists and other social scientists. Brake will serve alongside NCSA president Fayyaz Hussain and Donna Holland from Purdue University to oversee the committee. Brake has been a member of the NCSA since 2002 and looks forward to listening to concerns from other faculty across the Midwest and Canada about topics that concern every academic.

John Tedesco, Ph.d. & deborah schulman, ph.d.

Dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics John Tedesco, Ph.D. and Professor of Biology Deborah Schulman, Ph.D. rolled out a new research program in Austin Hall of Science in Fall 2021. Thanks to a collaboration with the Small World Initiative (SWI), their students in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics have a chance to contribute to the crowdsourcing of antibiotic discovery, providing them with valuable real-world experience in data collection and reporting. Dr. Tedesco and Dr. Schulman are now SWI Principal Investigators, after completing a training course in the science and pedagogy of the program.

Jeanna Purses, Director of the Lincoln Library

Jeanna Purses, co-organized the Academic Library Association of Ohio’s (ALAO) latest workshop titled “Actionable Design Justice for the Academic Library.” The workshop focuses on making digital learning objects inclusive of marginalized voices within various institutions.

josh linerode, Academic Advisor

LEC’s Advising Generalist Josh Linerode recently received his certification from the Office of Appreciative Advising at Florida Atlantic University. Linerode believes that what he learned from his certification will help him humanize the academic advising experience, make it more fun and support students to reach their full potential. Appreciative Advising gives power to the students in their advising appointments to determine where they want to go and what goals they want to set. Handling several tasks like completing an online course in Appreciative Advising and submitting an application packet for review by a committee, Linerode was able to incorporate students into every step of the process. LEC students provided insight for discussion questions and even submitted an evaluation as a part of the application packet. He’s ready to apply what he learned in the course in his dealings with all students who pass through his office.

Sean Kramer, MMSHS, PA-C, Physicial Assistant Program Director and clinical associate professor

Sean Kramer, MMSHS, PA-C, has been selected to serve as site visitor for the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA). Site visitors comprehensively review program materials and conduct site visits. Kramer has been described as possessing superior analytical, written, verbal and interpersonal skills as well as being attentive to detail, open-minded and committed, all of which would enable him to perform as a site visitor. He is honored to help protect public safety and serve with the ARC-PA.

Bryan Depoy, Provost

Bryan DePoy, Ph.D. was awarded a Peer Corps Hero Mighty Mentor award from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) during the organization’s 2021 annual conference. Dr. DePoy has been serving as a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission for six years and also serves as a team chair. This honor is awarded to those experienced professionals who are essential to HLC’s success and who help the organization develop the next generation of leaders in the peer corps. Dr. DePoy is recognized as someone who has consistently lent a hand and served as a valuable resource to his team members.

Elizabeth wheeler, digital media and marketing specialist

Elizabeth Wheeler published her first book on Friday, August 13 2021, an appropriate date for Creeps and Cryptids for the Campfire: A Short Horror Stories Anthology. Wheeler and her co-authors have been hosting a local writer’s group for ten years and compiled short stories from nine authors for this anthology. Wheeler contributed four stories to the book, and she publishes under the name E.M. Hope. Creeps and Cryptids for the Campfire is available for purchase on Amazon.

Carol P. Ramsay, Professor Emerita

Carol P. Ramsay has recently published her second book, Tell Me The Stories of Jesus. This non-fiction book explores Jesus’ teaching strategies using open-ended stories to illustrate principles of moral responsibility and to explore parables within the context of the culture, the religious and political chaos and the diverse ethnicities existent in Jesus’ day. Tell Me the Stories of Jesus builds on Ramsay’s first book, They Called Him Teacher, which examined Jesus’ teaching strategies and methodologies and their alignment with current thought in education. Both books are available on Amazon.

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