Faculty & Staff

We Serve U donation drive

(From left to right) Photo of Kim Everhart; Greg Coffey; Iris Mirelez; Connie Gehret; Fran Keeley and Linda Baker of Wright State's community service group for employees, We Serve U.

Through August 12, Wright State University’s We Serve U, a subcommittee of the Staff Council, will be collecting school supplies to donate… Continue reading

WSU scientist supports Air Force human performance research

For combat pilots, the cockpit is a busy place. The aircraft themselves are complex, fast-moving machines that demand the pilot’s attention. Continue reading

North American wolf empowers flowers

Photo of the large-flowered white trillium, a wildflower that grows in the forests of the upper Midwest.

A lush thicket several feet high flanks a clearing on the forest floor. A marsh lies on the other side… Continue reading

Wright State faculty member to join Mound research

Photo of Jack Bantle, VP Research and Graduate Studies; President David R. Hopkins, Wright State University; Chancellor Jim Petro, Ohio Board of Regents; Larry Dosser, President and CEO of the Mound Laser and Photonics Center

The work is precise and delicate. Lasers are used to fashion miniature devices for the defense and medical device industries. Continue reading

Researcher gets major funding to investigate premature births

Photo of Wright State research Thomas Brown.

Preterm babies are born earlier than 37 weeks into a normal 40-week pregnancy, however exactly what causes premature births has long baffled experts. Continue reading

Mainous named dean of Wright State University-Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health

Rosalie O’Dell Mainous, Ph.D., APRN, NNP-BC, associate dean for graduate programs and research at the University of Louisville, has been named dean of Wright State University-Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health, effective August 15. Continue reading

2011 annual faculty, staff and retiree picnic

Rain put a damper on the Annual Faculty, Staff and Retiree Picnic on Friday, June 24 but everyone still had a great time… Continue reading

Barbara Fowler, nursing and health, received the 2011 International Advocate Award at Wright State’s University Center for International Education 27th Friendship Affair. Fowler was nominated by nursing student Collins Uzuegbu, a native of Nigeria. In his nomination, Uzuegbu expressed his … Continue reading

Sherrill Smith and Detrice Barry, nursing and health, published “The use of high-fidelity simulation to teach home care nursing” in the Western Journal of Nursing Research. Kathy Keister, nursing and health, was elected to the Ohio League for Nursing Board … Continue reading

Sarah Twill named 2011 Honors Teacher of the Year

One Honors student said that Twill “makes you want to learn.” Continue reading