The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents approved
the appointments of 19 new tenure-track faculty at its
regular meeting June 17.
Of the 19 new faculty appointments, 12 are male and seven
are female. Demographics show that five (26 percent) are
Caucasian and 14 (74 percent) have not reported as of yet.
These new tenure-track faculty appointments are effective
Aug. 27.
New tenure-track faculty and their departments are:
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Ahmed |
Muhammad Ahmed, of Troy, assistant professor,
School of Engineering Technology. Prior to coming to EMU,
Ahmed was a instructional support specialist and program
manager for Greenfield Coalition at Wayne State University
from 2002-2008. Ahmed also was a research associate for
the department of industrial manufacturing engineering
at Wayne State from 1994-2006. Ahmed received his doctorate
in industrial manufacturing from Wayne State University;
two master's degrees in manufacturing engineering and mechanical
engineering from Wayne State University; and a bachelor's
degree in mechanical engineering from NED University Pakistan.
Michael Barnes, of
Southgate, instructor, Halle Library. Barnes most recently
was coordinator of cataloging services/archivist at Marygrove
College Library in Detroit from 2006-2008. Before that,
he was a librarian intern at Marygrove from 2004-2006.
Barnes received his master's degree in library and information
science from Wayne State University, and his bachelor's
degree in secondary education from Eastern Michigan University.
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Bleyaert |
Barbara Bleyaert, of Ann Arbor, assistant
professor, leadership and counseling. Bleyaert previously
was an assistant professor of educational administration
and supervision at the University of Toledo from 2005-2008.
Before that, she was an assistant superintendent of achievement
initiatives in the Washtenaw Intermediate School District
(WISD) from 2002-2005; director of instructional services
and professional development with the WISD from 2000-2002;
and co-founder and executive director with the Michigan
Coalition of Essential Schools from 1995-2000. Bleyaert
received her doctorate in educational leadership from Eastern
Michigan University; her master's degree in English from
Michigan State University; and her bachelor's degree in
English education from the University of Michigan.
Dan Bonenberger, assistant
professor, geography and geology. Bonenberger most recently
was president of National Road Alliance, Inc., in Cambridge
City, Ind., from 2006-2008, and a graduate research assistant
at West Virginia University from 2005-2008. He also was
associate director of WVU's Institute for the History of
Technology and Industrial Archaeology from 2000-2005. Bonenberger
received both his master's degree in history and his bachelor's
degree geography from West Virginia University.
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David |
Nina David, of Ann
Arbor, assistant professor, geography and geology. David
most recently worked at the University of Michigan from
2005-2008, serving in various capacities, including instructor,
guest lecturer, research assistant and research associate.
David has received two master's degrees, one in city and
regional planning, and the other in environmental science,
from Ohio State University. She has a bachelor's degree
in architecture from Madras University in Chennai, India.
Jennifer Desiderio, of Ann Arbor, assistant
professor, special education. Desiderio had been a professional
development provider in the Ingham Intermediate School
District from 2004-2008. Desiderio also was an adjunct
faculty member at Michigan State University during 2008.
Before that, she was with Fairfield City Schools from 2000-2003.
She received both her education specialist's degree and
master's degree in school psychology from Miami (Ohio)
University. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology
from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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Drake |
John Drake, of Ruston, La., assistant
professor, computer information systems. Prior to coming
to EMU, Drake was an adjunct assistant professor at Louisiana
Technical University from 2007-2008; an adjunct instructor
at Troy University during 2007; and a graduate teaching
assistant at Auburn University from 2004-2007. Before that,
he was an IT developer/consultant with Virtual Communications
Services from 2000-2003. Drake received his doctorate in
management information systems from Auburn University and
his bachelor's degree in physics from Southern Illinois
University.
Robert Duke, of Richland, assistant
professor, history and philosophy. Previously, Duke was
an instructor at Western Michigan University from 2003-2008.
Prior to that, he was superintendent of schools at Gulf
Lake Community Schools from 2001-2003 and superintendent
of schools at Mendon Community Schools from 1994-2000.
Duke received two master's degrees, in educational leadership
and history; and his bachelor's degree in secondary education,
all from Western Michigan University.
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Flowers |
Ronald Flowers, of Dexter, assistant
professor, leadership and counseling. Flowers has been
at EMU since 2000, where he has been an adjunct professor/lecturer,
director of educational leadership internships, doctoral
fellow and an assistant football coach. Previously, he
was at Southwest State University from 1992-2000, where
he served in a variety of capacities, including assistant
professor, special assistant to the president, athletic
director and head football coach. Flowers received his
doctorate in educational leadership from Eastern
Michigan University; his master's degree in curriculum
and instruction-social studies education from the University
of Washington and his bachelor's degree in comprehensive
social studies education from Ohio State University.
Carla Harryman, of Detroit, assistant
professor, English language and literature. Harryman previously
was a senior lecturer in the department of English at Wayne
State University from 2000-2008. Harryman received her
master's degree in creative arts from San Francisco State
University and her bachelor's degree in literature from
the University of California-Santa Barbara.
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Hopgood |
Jeremy Hopgood, of Boone, N.C., assistant
professor, communication and theatre arts. Most recently,
Hopgood had been an assistant professor at Appalachian
State University from 2004-2008. Prior to that, Hopgood
was an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky
from 2003-2004 and a graduate teaching assistant at the
University of Arkansas from 2000-2003. Hopgood received
his master's degree in scenic design from the University
of Arkansas and his bachelor's degree in speech/theatre
from Arkansas Technical University.
Faye Kao, of Eau Claire, Wisc., assistant
professor, marketing. Prior to coming to EMU, Kao was an
assistant professor of marketing at the University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire from 2006-2008 and an adjunct professor at the City
University of New York's Baruch College, Zicklin School
of Business, from 2000-2006. Kao received her doctorate
in business from City University of New York; her MBA from
the University of Illinois-Urbana; and her bachelor's degree
in zoology from National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Li |
Hui Li, of Athens, Ga., assistant professor,
political science. Li previously was an instructor in the
department of public administration and policy at the University
of Georgia during 2007 and a research assistant there from
2002-2007. Before that, she was an instructor at Fudan
University in Shanghai, China, from 2000-2001. Li received
her master's degree in public administration from Fudan
University and her bachelor's degree in public administration
from Soochow University in Taiwan, China.
James Perren, of Philadelphia, Pa.,
assistant professor, foreign languages.
Prior to coming to EMU, Perren was an adjunct instructor
in the Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages
(TESOL) departments at both Arcadia University in Glenside,
Pa., and West Chester University in West Chester, Pa.,
during 2007. Before that, he was a research/teaching assistant
at Temple University from 2004-2005 and an instructor of
English as a foreign language at Kwansei Gakuin University
in Nishinomiya, Japan, from 1997-2001. Perren received
his master's degree in TESOL and his bachelor's degree
in Spanish, both from San Jose State University.
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Ramsey |
Paul Ramsey, of Bloomington, Ind., assistant
professor, teacher education. Ramsey most recently was
at the University of Indiana from 2000-2008, where he was
an instructor, a graduate assistant and a graduate student
mentor. Ramsey received his doctorate in philosophy and
his master's degree in the history of education, both at
Indiana University; and his bachelor's degree in history
and German from the University of Southern Indiana.
Delbert Raymond III, associate professor,
School of Nursing. Before coming to EMU, Raymond was an
assistant professor in the college of nursing at Wayne
State University from 2005-2008. Prior to that, he was
a lecturer and graduate research assistant at the University
of Michigan from 2000-2004. Raymond received both his doctorate
and master's degree in nursing from the University of Michigan;
and his bachelor's degree in nursing from Oakland University.
Ralph Scheubrein, of Stuttgart, Germany,
assistant professor, computer information systems. Before
joining EMU, Scheubrein was an interim professor of operations
and logistics management at the Technical University of
Freiberg (Germany) from 2006-2008 and a lecturer of production
and logistics management at the University of Hohenheim
in Stuttgart, Germany, from 1998-2006. Scheubrein received
his doctorate in business administration and economics
from the University of Hohenheim and his master's degree
in computer science from the University of Kaiserlautern
in Kaiserlautern, Germany.
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Schneider |
Mary Schneider, of
Minneapolis, Minn., assistant professor, music and dance.
Schneider most recently was an assistant director of bands
at the University of Minnesota from 2005-2008. Previously,
she was an assistant instructor at the University of Texas-Austin
from 2002-2005; and a director of bands at Benjamin Franklin
Middle School in Ridgewood, N.J., from 1994-2002. Schneider
received her doctorate of musical arts from the University
of Texas-Austin; her master's degree in music education
from the University of Connecticut; and her bachelor's
degree in music from the New England Conservatory of Music.
John Staunton, of Ypsilanti, assistant
professor, English language and literature. Since 2007,
Staunton had been a lecturer of English education at Eastern
Michigan University. Before that, he was an assistant professor
of English at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte
from 2003-2008 and an associate instructor of language
education at Indiana University from 2000-2003. Staunton
received both his doctorate and master's degree in English
from Fordham University. He received his bachelor's degree
in English and philosophy from the University of Notre
Dame. He also has an educational specialist's degree in
language education from Indiana University.
