Our faculty go above and beyond to make an impact in their respective disciplines both in and out of the classroom. From recent awards and publications to important research experiences, here is a look at what some of our faculty members have recently accomplished.
Recent Highlights
Dr. J. Aultman-Moore, professor of philosophy
Dr. Aultman-Moore's newest translation of Sophokles’ “Antigone” was recently published with Broadview Press, an independent publisher in humanities.
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Dr. Kenneth Cairns, chairperson for the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Science, Assistant Professor of criminal justice and University counselor
Dr. Cairns recently published a textbook with Sage Publications, Inc. The book titled, “Forensic Psychology: An Inside Perspective on Criminal Thinking and Behavior,” is now being used in curricula at colleges and universities across the country.
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Dr. Dennis Winkler, assistant professor of Graduate Counseling
Dr. Winkler was awarded The Maxie T. Collier Phoenix Arising Award, Peoples’ Choice For Impact on the Mental Health And Substance Use In the Community by the Black Mental Health Alliance for Education & Consultation, Inc. (BMHA).
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Dr. Eve Weaver, assistant professor of nursing
Dr. Weaver obtained the title of Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) through the Society in Healthcare Simulation. The certification required a minimum of two years of experience in a healthcare simulation setting, of which Dr. Weaver has 12 years of experience.
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Dr. Robert Randolph, professor of English
Dr. Randolph recently published his third full-length poetry manuscript, "Broken," which features the poetic voice of an old man who feels “broken into prayer by God’s presence,” with each poem representing “the shards of that breakage.”
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Dr. Kelley McNichols, assistant professor of counseling
Dr. McNichols is slated to co-present at the 2023 RX and Illicit Drug Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, April 13. Her presentation will address “intercept initiatives that target the unmet needs of individuals presenting with substance use disorders in rural Pennsylvania.”
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Dr. Evonne Baldauff, chairperson for the Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science
Dr. Baldauff was recently named the Global Outreach Volunteer of the Year award by the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Committee on Community Activities.
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Dr. Abolade Ezekiel Olagoke, professor of sociology
Dr. Olagoke will be featured in an upcoming documentary produced by Yale University. His presentation titled “Orthodoxy and the Black Experience: Trauma Informed Community Development at St. Moses Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh,” which he presented at Fordham University in March 2022 as part of Fordham’s Orthodoxy and Human Rights Scholars Project, will be the focal point of the documentary.
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Dr. Takashi Suyama, associate professor of chemistry
Dr. Suyama was the recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, "Directed Evolution of Cytochrome P450 for Synthesis of Pyrrole Marine Natural Products."
The grant includes an award of $225,000 for his work that will involve undergraduate students at Waynesburg University. For each year of the project, students can apply to be the RIBS (Research Initiatives in Biomedical Sciences) Scholar, which comes with a stipend for the research, as well as opportunities to present research locally and at national venues. The goal is to supplement traditional coursework in biomedical sciences with novel and authentic research experiences to help prepare students for rewarding careers.
Dr. Suyama and collaborators, including Waynesburg graduate Kimberly Taylor, were recently published in the Journal of Natural Products for their work involving the total synthesis of a marine natural product isolated from cyanobacteria. Taylor, a Jeffrey and Regina Taussig Ohio Honors Scholarship awardee and 2021 chemistry graduate, is pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Taylor began work on this project as a sophomore and presented her findings at the virtual 2021 American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting.
Dr. Suyama and Taylor collaborated with researchers at the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of San Diego.
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