Pre-Professional Programs Team
Pre-professional programs
Clare Spathelf is the Assistant Director of the BGSU Office of Pre-Professional Programs and an adjunct faculty member supporting those pursuing careers in dentistry, law, medicine, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and veterinary medicine. She is a two-time alumna earning a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education Student Affairs (CSP) and a Bachelor of Science in Education. She has been employed with the university for fourteen years. Prior to her administrative position, she was an Academic Advisor in BGSU's Pre-Major Programs office. In 1998, she was recruited to work with at-risk youth and became Program Coordinator facilitated through the Board of Education/Wood County Educational Service Center (7 yrs. service) where she assisted 14-21 year olds with their education and employment goals. Clare began her career in education in the classroom as a Reading Specialist.
Clare is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society and the Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Honor Society. She is also a member of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions and Pre-Law Advisors National Council. She was the recipient of the 2019 Faculty Excellence Award for Advising & Mentoring Excellence.
Pre-law faculty associates
Dr. Birnbaum graduated summa cum laude from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1976. She received her Juris Doctorate in 1979 from the University of Cincinnati College of Law where she was a member of the University of Cincinnati Law Review. She was in private practice in Toledo, Ohio and a partner with the law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick from 1979 to 1991 and with Garan Lucow Miller in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 2001 to 2009.
Dr. Birnbaum was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at The University of Michigan Law School where she taught in the Legal Skills/Legal Practice and LL.M. programs. She has taught Business Law and Introduction to Law courses at Bowling Green, and numerous other legal courses, and is the recipient of several teaching awards.
Pre-health faculty associates
Dr. Steven Chung is a teaching professor of chemistry and pre health advisor at Bowling Green State University. He received a Bachelor of Science degree at Harvey Mudd College in California and a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he studied the reactivity of organic molecules bound to platinum and rhenium. He then did postdoctoral research at Iowa State University where he studied the catalytic conversation of soybean oil into drying oils. He has taught organic chemistry courses since 2000 and at Bowling Green State University since 2007.
Dr. Chung serves as an academic advisor in the chemistry department and is the faculty advisor of the student organization MAPS: Minority Association of Premedical Students. He also serves as the Director of the Northwest Ohio Regional Science Olympiad held at BGSU and is an avid follower of academic competitions such as BGSU's Brain Game. Dr. Chung lives in Bowling Green with his wife and three daughters who have a variety of interests including soccer, track, clarinet, guitar, trombone, piano, creative writing, drama, quiz bowl, and making PowerPoint presentations.
Amy Wagner is both a Lecturer and Pre-Health faculty mentor for the Biological Sciences. She received both her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science at BGSU, studying Molecular Biology and Protein Biochemistry. She has over 20 years of experience teaching both Biology and Anatomy and Physiology at colleges like Cuyahoga Community College, Owens, Lourdes, BGSU Firelands, and BGSU. She has been in the BGSU Biology Department since 2010, and has served on numerous committees for both the Biological Sciences and the Arts and Science College.
Along with teaching she has numerous certifications in both health and fitness. She has been a personal trainer and instructor for 17 years, and enjoys all aspects of health and fitness. In her free time when she’s not teaching, she enjoys reading, mountain biking, and traveling.
Updated: 07/24/2024 01:47PM