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Dr. Soren Brauner

Dr. Soren Brauner, professor of biology, joined the Ashland University faculty in 1986. He received a Bachelor of Arts in environmental biology, a Master of Arts in botany from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of California at Davis. His area of expertise is in plant genetics and evolution.

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3/19/20 –

Christopher Chartier tells Scientific American that his PSA is taking COVID-19 behavioral health online research proposals
AU Associate Professor of Psychology Christopher Chartier told Scientific...
2/25/20 –

AU's Rene Paddags notes ups and downs of living in a capital city for WalletHub
2/17/20 –

Christianity Today has published an article by AU President Dr. Carlos Campo as part of a special series called "Strip the Labels."
2/07/20 –

Dr. Elad Granot talks about brick-and-mortar retail survival in WEWS segment
Dr.
1/28/20 –

AU students featured on OSCPA "State of Business" podcast
1/23/20 –

Rosaire Ifedi speaks with WOSU about possible travel ban expansion
Rosaire Ifedi, an associate professor of education at Ashland University and a...
1/23/20 –

Education Professor Dr. Maria Sargent is featured expert in WalletHub Ohio city's ranking story
AU Education Professor Dr.
1/16/20 –

Mark Hamilton offers KLIF observations on Astro's cheating scandal
Associate Professor of Philosophy and sports ethics expert Dr.
1/13/20 –

WKSU Exploradio segment features Chartier, PSA
AU Associate Professor of Psychology Chris Chartier and his Psychological...
1/02/20 –

Amy Klinger featured in Wisconsin Public Radio segment on school security
12/13/19 –

Christopher Chartier, PSA featured in National Public Radio story
A story about the work of the Psychological Science Accelerator, which...
12/06/19 –

AU Trustee Liebert Karl's generosity featured on WEWS-Channel 5
AU Trustee and alumna Debbie Liebert Karl came to Ashland on Friday, Dec.
11/21/19 –

Amanda Klinger a featured expert in USA Today story about active shooter response in schools
Amanda Klinger, a professional instructor in UA's Schar College of Education,...
11/20/19 –

Christopher Chartier's PSA work is subject of Undark feature
AU Associate Professor of Psychology Christopher Chartier was interviewed in...
11/01/19 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, quoted in Cleveland Jewish News story on choosing an MBA program.
Dr.
10/30/19 –

AU Coach Jud Logan profiled on WYKC Channel 3
Ashland University Track & Field Coach Jud Logan was profiled in a segment...
10/29/19 –

Baptist Standard covers panel discussion moderated by AU President Carlos Campo
A story about Ashland University President Carlos Campo’s attendance at the Oct.
10/22/19 –

Dr. Amy Klinger interviewed for 'False Alarms That Get Kids Arrested' article in The Atlantic
Dr.
10/02/19 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, wrote an article for Columbus Business First about the value of online education.
In the article, Dr.
9/30/19 –

Associate Professor of Education Dr. Amy Klinger, an expert on school safety, was interviewed by the Sinclair Broadcast Group
9/18/19 –

Dr. Jeff Sikkenga, interim executive director of the Ashbrook Center and professor of political science,
wrote a Point/counterpoint opinion piece that appeared in a number of...
9/17/19 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was quoted in a WEWS-TV 5 news segment on "Used cars are now more profitable to dealerships than new ones."
9/17/19 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, wrote an article on becoming a leader that was printed in Columbus Business First magazine.
9/10/19 –

Dr. Amy Klinger, associate professor of education, and Amanda Klinger, professional instructor of education, have been interviewed on several radio shows.
Dr.
9/09/19 –

AU Professor of History Dr. John Moser was featured in an article written and posted by Richland/Ashland Source.
The article talks about how Dr.
8/30/19 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was quoted in a WEWS-TV 5 news segment on "What and What Not to Buy During Labor Day Weekend."
8/28/19 –

Dr. Amy Klinger, associate professor of education, and Amanda Klinger, professional instructor of education, held a national webinar
8/13/19 –

AU Professor of Geology Nigel Brush was mentioned in an article that has been published by national and international media.
The article is about a boy who discovered a woolly mammoth tooth in a creek in...
7/30/19 –

The Bellefontaine Examiner newspaper printed a feature story on Liz Lodwick, an AU student who is serving as an intern at the Logan County History Center this summer.
Lodwick
6/05/19 –

AU's Assistant Professor of Finance Terry E. Rumker was featured in WalletHub's article about credit cards and good credit.
5/26/19 –

Thomas Sudow wrote an op-ed article that appeared in the May 26 edition of Crain's Cleveland Business.
5/08/19 –

Dr. Marc Hedrick, professional instructor and field experience coordinator for the Department of Criminal Justice,
3/24/19 –

Dr. Amy Klinger was interviewed and quoted in Time Magazine in response to the execution-style simulated shooting of teachers in an Indiana school.
3/20/19 –

Dr. Mason Posner, professor of Biology, was interviewed on campus by Mansfield's WMFD-TV and was featured in a news segment that described how Posner and a team of undergraduate students
3/13/19 –

Dr. Cory Hillman, assistant professor of Communicatiion Arts, was interviewed by John S. Kiernan who writes for the sports business website, Wallethub.com,
2/14/19 –

National school security and safety expert Dr. Amy Klinger was interviewed by C-SPAN about school safety and crisis response on the anniversary of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
She spoke via video link from Toledo, Ohio. Klinger
1/16/19 –

ESPN ran an article about Matt LaFleur, who had been a coach at Ashland and has now been named head coach for the Green Bay Packers.
The article quotes AU head football coach Lee Owens.
1/13/19 –

National school security and safety expert Dr. Amy Klinger was a guest blogger for the publication Education Week.
1/03/19 –

Ashland University's Correctional Education program was featured in a publication titled Breakpoint,
12/05/18 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was quoted extensively in a WEWS-TV 5 new segment on the psychology behind retail displays.
The segment was titled "Simple Psychology Behind Store Designs Directing...
11/30/18 –

AU Religion Professor Peter Slade was interviewed in Faithfully magazine.
11/29/18 –

The Ashbrook Center and Ashland University are mentioned in the Dec. 17 issue of National Review.
The article, titled "A Liberal History of the U.S." is Stephen Tootle's review...
11/26/18 –

The November 26 edition of EdTech: Focus on Higher Education features a video interview of three IT professionals, including Don Tharp, chief information technology officer.
11/26/18 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was quoted extensively in a WEWS-TV 5 news segment on the topic of Cleveland holiday hiring.
View the segment at:
11/20/18 –

AU's Assistant Professor of Finance Terry E. Rumker was featured in WalletHub's article about credit cards for college students.
10/29/18 –

Fox 8 News in Cleveland did a segment on AU's esports program and the fact that Ashland was the first school in the nation to offer scholarships for the game "Fortnite."
10/15/18 –

The Ashland Times-Gazette ran an article about AU’s Psychological Science Accelerator, which is an online collaborative program designed to connect scientific labs focusing on psychological research around the world.
10/10/18 –

Ashland University's esports program was featured in a cover article published in EdTech Magazine.
10/09/18 –

Associate Professor of Education Dr. Amy Klinger was featured Oct. 9 on Education Talk Radio, a national radio show that did a segment on "Keeping Students Safe Everyday."
9/20/18 –

Ashland University and its correctional education program were recognized in an article
about JPay celebrating the enrollment of 80,000 incarcerated students in...
8/29/18 –

Ashland University and its correctional education program was noted in an opinion article
that ran in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, newspaper, The Advocate.
8/20/18 –

Associate Professor Dr. Amy Klinger, a national school safety and crisis management expert, has been featured in the news a number of times following today's Amazon release of her new book
8/09/18 –

Ron Mickler Jr., executive director of the MBA program, was interviewed by OnlineMBAReport.com about the Ashland University Online MBA program.
The interview can be seen at:
8/02/18 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was featured on a WEWS-TV 5 Cleveland news segment with Jonathan Walsh.
7/30/18 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was featured in an article for Cleveland Jewish News.
7/17/18 –

The American Press printed an article on Correctional Education that discussed the online learning platform at 15 correctional centers across Louisiana and the partnership between the Lantern learning system and Ashland University.
The article talks about how the program is helping to reduce recidivism among...
7/06/18 –

Ashland University's Correctional Program was featured in an article printed in the Lafayette Daily Advertiser.
The article, titled "Online Learning is Helping Louisiana Inmates Stay Out of...
6/17/18 –

AU adjunct professor of geology Dr. William Reinthal was quoted in a news media article about the drilling of wells in Green and Mohican townships in Ashland County.
The article, titled "Looking for gas, oil in Ohio where few are," talks about...
6/15/18 –

Crain's Cleveland Business featured a note about Ashland University's new Center for Addictions in an article on local universities.
5/30/18 –

Dr. Don Tharp, chief information technology officer, had an article published in Educause Review.
5/30/18 –

Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, professor of chemistry, was quoted in a Popular Science article dealing with black plastic e-waste.
The article was titled "You could be eating a side of e-waste with your take...
5/23/18 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was featured in an article for Cleveland Jewish News.
The article, titled "Higher Education Makes Career Change Possible," featured...
4/11/18 –

Cleveland Plain Dealer sports writer Terry Pluto is a commentator on NPR radio stations and his latest segment of "The View from Pluto"
included another segment on the Ashland University women’s basketball program.
4/06/18 –

AU President Dr. Carlos Campo wrote an Op-Ed article that appeared in the Columbus Dispatch.
4/06/18 –

School safety and security expert Dr. Amy Klinger was one of five panelists speaking at "The Gun Violence Epidemic: Protecting the Public's Health" Forum presented jointly by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Reuters.
4/03/18 –

Dr. Christopher Chartier, associate professor of Psychology, was quoted and featured in a BuzzFeed News article on April 3.
3/16/18 –

Terry Pluto, sports writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, did an article on the women's basketball team and its run for back-to-back championships.
See the article at --
2/26/18 –

Dr. David Silverberg, director of the Telego Center for Educational Improvement, did a radio interview on Feb. 26 with Big Beacon Radio.
2/22/18 –

School safety and security expert Dr. Amy Klinger has been quoted by a number of national media over the past week.
2/21/18 –

Criminal Justice Professional Instructor & Field Experience Coordinator Marc Hedrick was quoted in a WalletHub piece about the most sinful states in America.
2/18/18 –

School safety expert Dr. Amy Klinger was interviewed live on Saturday on the Canada News Network and was interviewed Sunday morning on C-Span for a 30-minute segment.
2/15/18 –

School safety expert Dr. Amy Klinger did two Skype interviews with television stations following the tragic mass shooting at the high school in Parkland, Fla.
2/01/18 –

Media from across the country, including ESPN and Fox Sports, covered the story of the Ashland University’s Women’s Basketball team, which won its 58th game in a row Thursday night, setting a record in Division II basketball.
Thanks to its 101-84 win on Thursday (Feb.
1/26/18 –

Three players on the No. 1-ranked Ashland University women's basketball team did a live interview on HLN's Morning Express with Robin Meade, a 1991 alumna of Ashland.
1/25/18 –

The Associated Press wrote a story on the Ashland University Women's Basketball Team and the team's winning streak of 56 straight games.
1/22/18 –

Dr. Christopher Chartier, associate professor of Psychology, was quoted today in a Science Magazine article.
1/16/18 –

The New Philadelphia Times-Reporter ran an article on AU President Dr. Carlos Campo
serving as the keynote speaker for the MLK Jr Day Program in Dover.
1/10/18 –

The AU women’s basketball program has been featured by several media outlets in the past few weeks, including WKYC Channel 3 in Cleveland and Fox8 News in Cleveland.
The team topped Northern Michigan on Jan.
12/30/17 –

The Columbus Dispatch ran an article on AU basketball player Nick Bapst, who suffered cardiac arrest during a game.
The article, titled "Grove City's Nick Bapst survives scary cadiac arrest as...
12/23/17 –

The Cleveland Plain Dealer ran an op-ed article written by Thomas Sudow, director of Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
The article, titled "The Santa entrepreneur clause," points out that the...

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