Faculty

Fossil force

Smithsonian is latest TV channel to turn to Wright State professor Chuck Ciampaglio for expertise on prehistoric sharks
Posted on September 7, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Chuck Ciampaglio is among only a handful of scientists worldwide who has studied the megalodon, a prehistoric shark. Continue reading →

Revolutionary research

Wright State English professor Sharon Lynette Jones's book about famous civil rights activist Angela Davis to be published next May
Posted on August 24, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Sharon Lynette Jones’ new book project will take extensive research and involve visits to archives around the country. Continue reading →

Celebrating Wright State’s 50th: Alphonso Smith

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Wright State Media Team

Like many of his peers, Alphonso Smith planned to work at Wright State only a few years, but ended up staying for his entire career at the university that he helped build. Continue reading →

Wright State faculty to lead community conversations on books of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Community conversations pair faculty with community leaders and other experts to facilitate wide-ranging discussion of themes and issues raised in books that have won the award. Continue reading →

Wright State professor Julie Williams receives prestigious national award for advancement of disability issues

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Julie Williams, a professor in the School of Professional Psychology, received the Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of Disability Issues Award from the American Psychological Association. Continue reading →

Wright State English professor Crystal B. Lake receives National Endowment for Humanities grant

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Bob Mihalek

The grant will support work by Crystal B. Lake and a team of researchers to create an innovative scholarly digital edition of “Vetusta Monumenta,” a series of prints documenting rare antiquities. Continue reading →

Robert L. Mott Jr. named medical director of CTRA

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Heather Maurer

Robert Mott is retired U.S. Army colonel with 22 years of experience in population medicine, medical education, research, policy development, international health, corporate medicine and medical leadership. Continue reading →

Wright State’s HAPI Lab for high school students becomes focus of national interest

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Jim Hannah

The outreach program was developed to promote, enrich and inform high school students about the anatomy and physiology of the human body Continue reading →

Wright State engineering professor Maher Amer wins prestigious engineering fellowship at Saudi Arabian university

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Jim Hannah

Maher Amer, a mechanical and materials engineering professor, will research the next generation of solar cells, as a Fulbright Scholar at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Continue reading →

Nursing professor appointed to two Ohio advisory committees

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Micah Karr

Kristine Scordo joins the the Committee of Prescriptive Governance and the Advisory Committee on Advanced Practice Registered Nursing. Continue reading →