Faculty & Staff

Co-director of ergonomics and Alzheimer’s care receives public service award

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Seth Bauguess

Govind Bharwani is director of Nursing Ergonomics and Alzheimer Care at the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio and co-director of ergonomics at the Wright State College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Govind Bharwani, Ph.D., co-director of ergonomics and Alzheimer’s care in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and director of Nursing Ergonomics and Alzheimer’s Care at the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio, received the American College of Health Care … Continue reading →

Wright State is moving force behind national Association of Women in Psychology conference

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Kathleen Malloy, Jennica Karpinski and Julie Williams

Wright State faculty and alumni are taking an active role in organizing and participating in next month’s national Association of Women in Psychology conference. Continue reading →

Wright State names new disability services director

Excerpt Wright State University has named Thomas Webb its new director of disability services — a highly-regarded position at the campus that is known nationally and internationally as a pioneer in accessibility. Webb comes to Wright State from the University … Continue reading →

New director of Disability Services is on the job

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Seth Bauguess

Thomas Webb, a veteran disability services advocate focused on equal opportunity for all students, started this week as the new director of the Office of Disability Services. Continue reading →

Nerve center: New neuroscience researcher brings unique talents, perspective

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Jim Hannah

A stroke gave Wright State neuroscientist Debra Ann Mayes a unique perspective on rehabilitation, neurological therapy and regeneration. Continue reading →

The Science of Teaching Science: Wright State researchers work to change traditional model

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Jim Hannah

Lisa Kenyon, Jeannette Loyer and Mackenzie English

Wright State researchers are helping change the traditional model for teaching science by making learning more meaningful for students and moving them into a higher form of reasoning. Continue reading →

Cusack steals spotlight at Wright State Hall induction

Excerpt He thought he knew what to expect. After all, he had done this scores and scores of times before. During his 26 years as the athletics director at Wright State, Mike Cusack had stepped onto center court during halftime … Continue reading →

Q&A: Dennis Andersh talks growth at Wright State Research Institute

Excerpt Dennis Andersh has only been at the Wright State Research Institute for a few months, but he looks totally at home in his new role. The former local leader of Leidos (known as SAIC until recently) has been tabbed to … Continue reading →

Wright State names new Graduate School dean

Excerpt Wright State University has appointed a new dean for its graduate school. Robert Fyffe, currently vice president for research at Wright State, has been named permanent dean of the graduate school. Fyffe will continue to hold the title of … Continue reading →

Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine professor organizing international conference on inflammation and cancer

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Cindy Young

Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine professor Julian G. Cambronero will chair an international research conference sponsored by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology this June. Continue reading →