Faculty & Staff
Department Office of Public and Allied Health Staff
Dr. Carrie Hamady, EdD, MS, RD, LD, FAND
Chair, Department of Public and Allied Health
- 419-372-0290
- carrieh@bgsu.edu
- 137 Health and Human Services Building
Carol Nungester
Administrative Secretary
- 419-372-6040
- cnunges@bgsu.edu
- 111 Health and Human Services Building
Dr. Kathryn Ayres PhD, MA, RD
Assistant Professor
- 419-372-7729
- kayres@bgsu.edu
- 113 Health and Human Services Building
Dr. Carrie Hamady EdD, MS, RD, LD, FAND
Public and Allied Health Department Chair
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- 419-372-0290
- carrieh@bgsu.edu
- 137 Health and Human Services Building
Dr. Ifeanyi Nwachukwu Ph.D
Assistant Professor
- 419-372-7869
- idnwach@bgsu.edu
- 136 Health and Human Services
Beth Williams MPH, RDN, LD
Director of Undergraduate Dietetics
Assistant Clinical Professor
- 419-372-2195
- wbeth@bgsu.edu
- 135 Health and Human Services
Laura Brubaker MFN, RDN, LD
Associate Clinical Professor
- 419-372-8941
- lbrubak@bgsu.edu
- 121 Health and Human Services Building
Dr. Kerri Knippen PhD, RDN, LD, BC-ADM, FAND
Associate Professor
- 419-372-8316
- kknippe@bgsu.edu
- 122 Health and Human Services
Christina Olmstead MFN, RD, LD
Assistant Clinical Professor
- 419-372-3831
- cgardne@bgsu.edu
- 112 Health and Human Services Building
Dr. Staci Freeworth EdD, MFCS, RDN, LD
Clinical Professor
- 419-372-8122
- stacif@bgsu.edu
- 123 Health and Human Services Building
Dr. Mary-Jon Ludy PhD, RD, FAND
Professor
Associate Dean Graduate College
- 419-372-7710
- mludy@bgsu.edu
- 304B University Hall
Dr. Wan Shen PhD, RD, LD
Associate Professor
- 419-372-7868
- wanshen@bgsu.edu
- 119 Health and Human Services Building
Jessica Bankey MPH, MLS(ASCP)cm
Associate Clinical Professor
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Student Services
- 419-372-6193
- jbankey@bgsu.edu
- 105 Health and Human Services
Amanda Joost MBA, MLS(ASCP)cm
Associate Clinical Professor
- 419-372-9615
- mickama@bgsu.edu
- 118 Health and Human Services Building
Dr. Emily Barnes DCLS, MSIG, MLS (ASCP)CM
Associate Clinical Professor
- 419-372-8554
- barnese@bgsu.edu
- 125 Health and Human Services Building
Jamela Strait
Laboratory Operations and Instruction Specialist
- 419-372-4428
- jstrait@bgsu.edu
- 105 Moseley Hall
Dr. Carolyn Hosenfeld D.H.Sc, MPH,MLS(ASCP)cm, SH(ASCP)cm
Assistant Clinical Professor
Medical Lab Science Program Director
- 419-372-2635
- carwill@bgsu.edu
- 117 Health and Human Services Building
Dr. Lauren Maziarz PhD, MSN
Full Professor
- 419-372-7725
- lmaziar@bgsu.edu
- 120 Health and Human Services Building
Charlie Steele, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Gerontology Program Coordinator
- 419-372-8304
- cstelle@bgsu.edu
- 234 Health and Human Services Building
Sharon Schaeffer MPH, RN
Associate Clinical Professor
- 419-372-1052
- sharons@bgsu.edu
- 115 Health and Human Services
Dr. Kate Vallarand PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
- 419-372-7731
- kvaller@bgsu.edu
- 116 Health and Human Services Building
Dr. Philip Welch PhD
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Ned E. Baker Distinguished Professor of Public Health
- 419-372-0368
- pjwelch@bgsu.edu
- 124 Health and Human Services Building
Cynthia Spitler, LNHA, Ph.D.
Associate Teaching Professor
- 419-372-9537
- cspitle@bgsu.edu
- 221 Health and Human Services Building
Jennifer Wagner, MPH, HSE, LNHA, CEAL
Associate Practitioner Professor
- 419-372-7773
- ja2agne@bgsu.edu
- 218 Health and Human Services
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