Faculty

2021–2022 Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence: Community Engagement

Jeff Cigrang

Part of the series: Faculty Awards for Excellence 2021–2022

Jeff Cigrang, Ph.D., professor and director of clinical training in the School of Professional Psychology, has had an immensely positive impact on Montgomery County and other local communities. Continue reading

Wright State faculty members teaching at internationally renowned summer arts camp

Wright State School of Fine and Performing Arts faculty members Christopher Chaffee and Matthew Benjamin teach at the world-renowned Interlochen Arts Camp. Continue reading

Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering Chair Subhashini Ganapathy receives DBJ Diversity Champion Award

Subhashini Ganapathy was honored as a champion of diversity, equity and inclusion and increasing student diversity in the Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering. Continue reading

Boonshoft School of Medicine faculty member S. Bruce Binder named Ohio Family Medicine Educator of the Year

S. Bruce Binder, associate professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine and interim associate dean for medical education, was honored by the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians. Continue reading

Wright State renal physiologist Clintoria Williams receives prestigious kidney research grant

Clintoria R. Williams, assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, received the 2022 Carl W. Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant through KidneyCure. Continue reading

Wright State microbiologist Oleg Paliy wins Fulbright Scholarship

Oleg Paliy, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, will research the gut microbiota of Egyptian teenagers as part of his Fulbright Fellowship. Continue reading

School of Professional Psychology faculty member Susan George chosen as American Psychological Association Fellow

Susan George, assistant professor in the School of Professional Psychology, was named a Fellow in the American Psychological Association’s Leadership and Education Advancement Program. Continue reading

Wright State sociologist Marlese Durr wins prestigious Jessie Bernard Award

The American Sociological Association honored Marlese Durr for expanding the horizons of sociology to fully encompass the role of women in society. Continue reading

Carol Loranger appointed vice provost for faculty affairs at Wright State

Carol Loranger, the former associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, had served as interim vice provost for faculty affairs since October 2021. Continue reading

Wright State University faculty bargaining unit changes

The Wright State Administration has been notified by the AAUP-WSU of a move to add 10 School of Professional Psychology faculty to the existing bargaining unit. Continue reading