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Dr. Nitin Walia

Assistant Professor of Information Systems

Topic(s): healthcare delivery systems, virtual worlds, online marketplaces, web-design interface issues, open source software

Dr. Nitin Walia, assistant professor in information systems, joined Ashland University in 2010 after completing his Ph.D. in information systems from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He also holds M.S. degrees from Oakland University, MI and Pune University, India. Previously, he has worked... read more

Carl Walley

Professor of Educational Foundations

Topic(s): curriculum and instruction, evaluation of writing, folktales, integrating reading/writing, children's literature, poetry, process writing, reading, skiing, contemporary issues, creative writing, education in Israel and Italy

Dr. Carl Walley joined the faculty of Ashland University in 1989. He has earned degrees at Ashland College (1968), The University of Vermont (1974) and Kent State University (1989). He teaches graduate courses related to curriculum theory and undergraduate classes on educational psychology and... read more

Dr. Howard Walters

Professor of Educational Foundations

Topic(s): K-12 teacher education pipeline including post-licensure continuing professional development, aquariums, museums and science centers, environment, online learning, philosophy of education, professional development, strategic planning, teacher preparations, adult-child relationships, child development, college planning, continuing education

Dr. Howard Walters, Professor, is the author or co-author of 36 scholarly, peer-reviewed research studies and 44 national or international peer-reviewed conference presentations. He has been first author and Principal Investigator of 65 federally funded research proposals over the last 17 years.... read more

Dr. Hongxia Wang

Associate Professor of Finance

Topic(s): corporate finance, corporate governance, CEO turnover, succession, compensation, high frequency stock training

Dr. Hongxia Wang, associate professor of finance, joined Ashland University in 2009. Her teaching interests are corporate finance and financial institutions. Her current research interests include corporate finance, corporate governance, CEO succession, executive compensation, corporate social... read more

Dr. Terry Wardle

Professor of Practical Theology; Director of the Institute of Formational Counseling

Topic(s): Spiritual Formation, Relationship between spiritual formation and church planting/renewal, Developing workable strategies for church renewal, inner healing prayer, Formational Counseling

Dr. Terry Wardle is a professor of Practical Theology at the Ashland University Theological Seminary, as well as the Director of the Institute of Formational Counseling. Dr. Wardle is a well-respected teacher and author, both locally and globally. His humility, conviction, and wisdom are a natural... read more

Wendy Wasnich

Assistant Professor of Economics

Topic(s): money and banking, economic education, introductory economics

Professor Wendy Wasnich, assistant professor of economics, joined the Ashland University faculty in 1985. She received a Master of Arts in economics with a specialization in money and banking from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Toledo. Her areas... read more

Jayne Waterman

Associate Professor of English

Topic(s): 18th and 19th century American literature and culture, the cultural capital of modernism and the middlebrow, regionalism, gender and culture

Jayne E. Waterman specializes in nineteenth-century, twentieth-century, and contemporary American Literature and Culture with an emphasis on Modernism. She has taught "American Literature III: Realism to Modernism," "American Literature IV: 1945 to the Present," "The American Literary Experience... read more

Dr. JoAnn Ford Watson

Professor of Christian Theology and Spiritual Formation

Topic(s): Christian Theology, Spiritual Formation, Formational Guidance, Spirituality of Henri Nouwen

Dr. JoAnn Ford Watson is a professor of Christian Theology and Spiritual Formation at the Ashland University Theological Seminary. Dr. Watson was drawn to Ashland Theological Seminary because of her great interest in training students for ministry. In the classroom, she is a constant source of... read more

Dr. Russell Weaver

Professor of English

Topic(s): Romantic and Victorian British literature, Greek literature, 19th century Russian novels, Nietzsche, tragedy, Dostoevsky, Shakespeare, Melville/Conrad, Austen

Dr. Russell Weaver, Professor of English, joined the faculty in 1986. He teaches courses in Romantic and Victorian British literature; Greek literature; 19th century Russian Novel (War and Peace and The Brothers Karamazov); tragedy; and he offers a rotating set of major writers seminars on... read more

Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer

Trustees’ Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

Topic(s): development of methods for analysis of plant root exudates soil, contamination of consumer products with heavy metals such as lead and cadmium, chemical ecology, lead content in jewelry and toys, creationism, environment/environmental stewardship, invasive weeds, sustainable agriculture, biology

Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer has been a member of the chemistry faculty since 1989. He teaches General Chemistry, courses in analytical chemistry and core science courses including Science as a Cultural Force and Lead and Civilization. He previously served as core curriculum director. Weidenhamer’s... read more

Dr. Debra Westerfelt

Associate Professor of Management

Topic(s): management, organizational behavior, organizational design, organizational development, strategic planning, business communications, adult education, aging and the aged, allergies, Alzheimer's Disease, team building

Dr. Debra Westerfelt is an associate professor of business management in the Dauch College of Business and Economics. Dr. Westerfelt earned a Bachelor of Science in business education from Ashland University, a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. in business education from The Ohio State University. She... read more

Dr. Lee Wetherbee

Professor of Counseling

Topic(s): Psychological and educational assessment, Chemical and process addictions, Counseling ethics, Integration of formational and clincial counseling

Dr. Lee Wetherbee is a professor of counseling at the Ashland University Theological Seminary. The ongoing gift of mentoring and training Clinical Counseling students is something Dr. Wetherbee counts among his most fulfilling achievements in life. He is the type of professor whose students... read more

Dr. Darren Wick

Professor in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science

Topic(s): non-commutative ring theory, foundations of mathematics, matrix theory, technology in mathematics education, open source software, abstract algebra, linear algebra

Dr. Darren D. Wick received a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University; a master of science degree in mathematics from Utah State University; and a doctor of philosophy degree in mathematics from the University of Oregon. Dr. Wick came to Ashland University in 2000... read more

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Trustees’ Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

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