Faculty & Staff

Deborah G. Wooldridge, PhD
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Position: Professor & Director, School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Bahrain in the Kingdom of Bahrain, 1999-2000 - Phone: 419-372-7851
- Email: dgwoold@bgsu.edu
- Address: 112 Eppler C.
Education
Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
Doctor of Philosophy in Consumer Behavior & Resource Management
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Master of Science in Education, Design & Textiles
Bachelor of Science in Vocation and Secondary Education
Research Interests
Her research interests are cultural and social issues of the family, early childhood creativity, and curriculum redesign and assessment.
Courses Taught
BGSU 1000 Freshman Year Seminar (General Education course)
AMPD 4890 Internship in Apparel Merchandising and Product Development
HDFS 2300 Creative Learning Environments for Young Children
HDFS 4890 Internship in Human Development and Family Science
FCS 3890 Practicum in Workforce and Development
FCS 4000 Career Development in Workforce Education
FCS 4900 Independent Study in Human Development and Family Science
HED 4890 Internship in Health Promotion
HED 3890 Practicum in Health Promotion

Su Yun Bae, Ph.D.
- Position: Assistant Professor
- Phone: 419-372-7819
- Email: sbae@bgsu.edu
- Address: 213 Eppler North
Education:
Ph.D., Ohio Sate University
M.S., Colorado State University
B.S., Hanyang University
Courses Taught:
Multi-channel Retailing, Visual Merchandising, Consumer Analysis in Fashion, Global Issues in Apparel and Textiles

Stephanie Blessing
- Position: Associate Teaching Professor/HDFS Program Coordinator
- Phone: 419-372-8908
- Email: sbless@bgsu.edu
- Address: 112D Eppler N.
Education:
M.Ed., Bowling Green State University
B.S.Ed., Bowling Green State University
Courses Taught:
HDFS 1060 Families, Communities & Schools
HDFS 3900 Professional Development in HDFS
HDFS 4890 HDFS Internship and Supervision

Sarah Guensche
- Position: Assistant Teaching Professor
- Phone: 419-372-7821
- Email: sarahcg@bgsu.edu
- Address: 216 Eppler North
Education:
M.A., Hochschule Anhalt, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, at the BAUHAUS
B.S., Interior Design, Bowling Green State University
Courses Taught:
ID 1170 - Interior Design I
ID 2190 – Interior Design II

Laura Landry-Meyer, Ph.D.
- Position: Associate Professor
- Phone: 419-372-7848
- Email: landrym@bgsu.edu
- Address: 111 Eppler N.
Education
M.S., Ohio University
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Research Interests
Scholarship of engagement or contributing to the public good using the connected themes of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and community engagement as an institutionally-initiated outreach activity.
Courses Taught
Introduction to HDFS
Life Span Human Development (undergraduate/graduate)
Family Diversity
Adult Development and Aging
Listening Post
Families in Mid to Later Years (undergraduate/graduate)
Family Life Programming and Evaluation
Professional Development in HDFS
Undergraduate Research Assistant Seminar
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Seminar
Internship in HDFS
Child and Family Policy (graduate)
Collaborative Partnerships in Families (graduate)
Teaching and Learning Strategies for adults (undergraduate/graduate)

Mariana Mitova, MBA, Ed.D.
- Position: Teaching Professor
- Phone: 419-372-4412
- Email: marianm@bgsu.edu
- Address: 208 Eppler N.
Education:
Ed.D., Leadership Studies, Bowling Green State University
MBA, Bowling Green State University
B.S., Apparel Merchandising and Product Development, Bowling Green State University
B.S., Finance, Southwest University of Bulgaria
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: Intro to Apparel and Textile Industry, Merchandising Math, Merchandising Soft Goods, Fashion Forecasting, Product Development Studio, Global Issues in the Apparel and Textile Industry, Consumer Behavior in Fashion
Faculty Advisor for RallyCap Sports-BGSU Chapter

Elizabeth G. Olson, Ph.D., MSW
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Position: Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Science
2021 Recipient EDHD Faculty Award for Excellence in Inclusion and Diversity - Phone: 419-372-2502
- Email: eholman@bgsu.edu
- Address: 112E Eppler North
Education:
M.S., Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S.W., Social Work – Mental Health Concentration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Courses Taught
HDFS 2080: Family Diversity
HDFS 4280: Human Sexuality

Susan Peet, Ph.D.
- Position: Teaching Professor
- Phone: 419-372-8257
- Email: speet@bgsu.edu
- Address: 112A Eppler N.
Education:
Ph.D., Purdue University
M.S., Texas Tech University
B.S., Texas Tech University
Courses Taught:
Family Resource Management
Child and Family Policy
Cognitive Development
Administration of Programs for Young Children
Cultural Explorations in Italy
Housing the Family
Inclusive Perspectives on Early Childhood Education
Foundation of Early Childhood Inclusive Education

Lubomir Popov, Ph.D.
- Position: Professor/Interior Design Program Coordinator
- Phone: 419-372-7935
- Email: lspopov@bgsu.edu
- Address: 217 Eppler N.
Education
M.Arch., University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ph.D., Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Research Interests
Facility programming/planning
Sociocultural Aspects of Built Environment
User Needs Research in Facility Programming
Citizen Participation in Facility Programming
Organizational Design, Organizational Culture (for Facilities Programming purposes)
Post-Occupancy Evaluation
Design Research Methods
Courses Taught
Undergraduate: Small Non-Residential Design, Large Non-Residential Design, Computers in Interior Design
Undergraduate-Graduate Courses: Architecture and Human Behavior

Paul Standinger
- Position: Assistant Teaching Professor
- Phone: 419-372-7823
- Email: pstandi@bgsu.edu
- Address: 110 Eppler North
Education:
M.A., School & Mental Health Counseling, Bowling Green State University
B.A., Math Education, University of Kentucky
Courses Taught:
HDFS 1930 Lifespan Human Development
HDFS 3250 Children and Families under Stress
FCS 4700 Independent Study: Investigation into Modes of Instruction
FSC 4800 Special Topics: Trauma-Informed Principles
FSC 4800 Special Topics: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Seminar
HNRS 4980 Honors Project Development
HNRS 4990 Honors Project

Marian Zengel
- Position: Associate Teaching Professor and FMPD Program Coordinator
- Phone: 419-372-7626
- Email: mzengel@bgsu.edu
- Address: 212 Eppler N.
Education:
M.L.I.S., Kent State University
B.A., Bowling Green State University
Courses Taught:
Twentieth Century Fashion
Textiles for Apparel
Fundamentals of Apparel
Textile Product Analysis
Patternmaking
First Year Seminar: Wearable History
Apparel and Textile Industry
Fashion Forecasting

John Zibbel
- Position: Associate Teaching Professor
- Phone: 419-372-2525
- Email: jzibbel@bgsu.edu
- Address: 112C Eppler N.
Education
B.S., Elementary Education, Bowling Green State University
M. Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Bowling Green State University
Courses Taught
Family Diversity, Child Development, Infant and Toddler Development, Communication Development in Young Children, Creative Learning Environments, Working with families of Children with Disabilities
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