Vahid Biglari, Assistant Professor of Accounting
College of Business – Department of Accounting
Education: Bachelor of Accounting, IKIU, Iran, 2004; Master of Accounting, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, 2007; Ph.D, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2014
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: Research interests and Expertise: Human Resources accounting, Big Data in accounting, and transparency in financial markets.
Hobbies/Outside Interests: Reading, traveling, running
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Justin Collins, Clinical Instructor of Accounting
College of Business – Department of Accounting
Education: B.S., Shepherd University, 2020; Master of Accountancy, West Virginia University, 2021
Research Interests/Areas of Expertise: Public accounting
Hobbies/outside interests: Gaming and hiking on trails in the nearby mountains. |
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Brooke Comer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – Department of Environmental and Physical Sciences
Education: B.S., The College of William and Mary, 2006; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2020
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: Agriculture, agroecology and food systems, with a primary focus on soil organic matter, amendments (primarily biochar and compost), and the soil microbiome
Hobbies/Outside Interests: Spending time with my family, biking, hiking, kayaking, gardening, camping, and traveling, including internationally.
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James Cosper, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art – Graphic Design
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences – Department of Contemporary Art and Theater
Education: B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College, 2000 |
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Steven Grives, Visiting Assistant Professor – Choral Director
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences – School of Music
Education: B.A., Bowdoin College, 1991; M.M., University of Maine, 1994; D.M.A., University of Colorado, 2000. |
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Czarina Lagarada Lopez, Clinical Faculty, Spanish
Education: B.A. University of Sonora, Mexico, 2017; M.A. University of Sonora, 2020.
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Zachary Musselman, Associate Professor of Environmental Science
College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – Department of Environmental and Physical Sciences
Education: B.S., Bloomsburg University, 1999; M.S., Texas Christian University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: Fluvial geomorphology, with an emphasis on sedimentary processes in stream basins of the coastal plain.
Hobbies/Outside Interests: Spending time with my family, hiking, and biking. |
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Tracy Nichols, Assistant Professor of Education
College of Nursing, Education, and Health Sciences – School of Education
Education: B.A., Illinois State University, 1995; M.A.ED., University of Phoenix, 2009; Ph.D., Grand Canyon University, 2021
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: Ph.D. in General Psychology with an Emphasis in Cognition and Instruction. Research interests include well-being, emotional intelligence, and adaptive teaching practices, with an eye toward reducing teacher attrition from the profession.
Hobbies/Outside Activities: Hiking, writing, puzzles, reading, and traveling. |
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Zahra Pourabedin, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
College of Business – Department of Accounting
Education: Master of Management, Azad University, Iran, 2009; Ph.D., University Technologi Malaysia, 2014
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: e-Marketing, Heritage marketing, Tourism and hospitality marketing
Hobbies/Outside Interests: Painting, Travel, Photography
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Robert Richardson, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
College of Business – Department of Business Administration
Education: B.S., Fairmont State College, 1983; M.S., West Virginia University; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1993; LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, 1999
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance
Hobbies/Outside Interests: Travel and Bicycling
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Erica Rumbley, Clinical Faculty of Musicology and Collaborative Piano
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences – School of Music
Education: B.S., Olivet Nazarene University, 2006; Master of Musicology, University of Kentucky, 2008; M.M., University of Kentucky, 2013; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2014
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: 19th and 20th century American music, as well as Chinese piano music and the composer Zhang Zhao; music and memory as it connects to forced migration and conflict areas
Hobbies/Outside Interests: Swing, hiking, and biking, as well as reading and good coffee shops. |
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Sadie Shorr-Parks, English Lecturer
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences – Department of English and Modern Languages
Education: B.A., Syracuse University, 2011; M.F.A., West Virginia University, 2015
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: First-Year Writing, Composition and Rhetoric, Creative Writing, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Hobbies/Outside Interests: Long distance running, thrift shopping, visiting art museums, and getting coffee.
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Joshua Stout, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences – Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Criminal Justice
Education: B.A., University of Denver, 2014; M.A., University of Delaware, 2018; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2022
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: Opioid epidemic and the war on drugs; working on the Overdose Bereavement Project
Hobbies/Outside Interests: An avid skier, passionate about film and music and love few things more than attending a live show |
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Stefan Swanson, Assistant Professor of Music Theory
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences – School of Music
Education: Bachelor of Music, Rowan University, 2004; M.A., New York University, 2008, Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2017
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: the music of John Williams
Hobbies/Outside Interests: Road trips, theme/amusement park nut, more specifically roller coasters, playing and watching many sports, most notably baseball, hockey, and golf, avid hiker and fisherman, interest in World War II history |
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