Meet the DI Team

DI Team Members
DI Regular Members
DI Affiliate Members
J.R. Campbell

J.R. Campbell

Executive Director, Design Innovation Initiative

View more
Margarita Benitez

Margarita Benitez

Associate Professor, Fashion Design & Merchandising

View more
profile silhouette

James Blank

Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

View more
Bloebaum

Christina Bloebaum

Dean, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

View more
Bukowski

Marie Bukowski

Director, School of Art

View more
Burhanna

Ken Burhanna

Interim Dean, University Libraries

View more
Chatfield

Sheryl Chatfield

Assistant Professor – Public Health; Co-coordinator – Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research

View more
Clements

Robert Clements

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

View more
Dowling

Kristin Dowling

Business Development Manager and Director for IdeaBase, College of Communication & Information

View more
Fisch

Michael Fisch

Associate Professor, Engineering

View more
Scott Hallgren

Scott Hallgren

Assistant Professor, School of Media and Journalism

View more
profile silhouette

Michael Hawkins

Subject Librarian for Geography, Geology, Communication Studies, Journalism and Mass Communications, Honors College and Biological Science

View more
Julee Henry

Julee Henry

Staff & Adjunct Instructor for Educational Technology; Instructional Resource Center, College of Education, Health and Human Services

View more
profile silhouette

Lamar Hylton

Interim Vice President, Division of Student Affairs

View more
Kavulic

Michael Kavulic

Director, Research Strategic Initiatives, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

View more
Kennedy

Hilary Kennedy

Manager, Library Makerspaces, Lecturer, University Libraries

View more
Kooijman

Edgar Kooijman

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

View more
Annette Kratcoski

Annette Kratcoski

Director of the Research Center for Educational Technology

View more
Lapolla

Kendra Lapolla

Assistant Professor, School of Fashion Design and Merchandising

View more
Robert Louis

Robert Louis

Assistant Vice President, University Communications and Marketing

View more
Messmore

Tabitha Messmore

Interim Assistant Director, LaunchNET

View more
Mikrut

Zach Mikrut

Program Manager, Entrepreneurship Initiatives & LaunchNET

View more
Mark Mistur

Mark Mistur

Dean, College of Architecture and Environmental Design

View more
John Rathje

John Rathje

Vice President for Information Services and Chief Information Officer

View more
Alyssa Mazey

Alyssa Robinson

Director of Strategic Communications and External Affairs, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

View more
Rogers

Sarah Rogers

Director, College of the Arts, KSU Museum

View more
Shawn Rohlin

Shawn Rohlin

Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation

View more
profile silhouette

Mark Schatz

Assistant Professor - Foundations Program, School of Art

View more
Selvaggio

Bobby Selvaggio

Associate Professor, Director Jazz Studies, School of Music, School of the Arts

View more
profile silhouette

Jakyung Seo

Associate Professor, School of Theatre and Dance

View more
Smith

Alison Smith

Dean, Honors College

View more
Tatiana Stettler

Tatiana Stettler

Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship

View more
Talbott

Josh Talbott

Team Leader, Information Technology, College of Arts and Sciences

View more
Benjamin Tipton

Benjamin Tipton

Director, Foundation Relations

View more
Robin Vande Zande

Robin Vande Zande

Professor, Art

View more
John West

John West

Trustee Professor of Chemistry and Interim Director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

View more
James Williams

James Williams

Exhibition Designer/Preparator, Museum, College of the Arts

View more
William Willoughby

William Willoughby

Associate Professor, College of Architecture and Environmental Design

View more
Amanda Woodyard

Amanda Woodyard

Director, Community Engaged Learning

View more
Avnisan

Abraham Avnisan

Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Digital Sciences

View more
profile silhouette

Bryan Barry

Information Technology Manager, College of Arts and Sciences

View more
Beam

Michael Beam

Director, School of Emerging Media & Technology

View more
Blackwell

James Blackwell

Lecturer, College of Nursing

View more
profile silhouette

Mike Collura

Asst Dean, University Libraries

View more
Crawford-Spinelli

John Crawford-Spinelli

Dean, College of the Arts

View more
D'Angona

Antonio D'Angona

IT Support Expert, College of Arts & Sciences

View more
Dauphars

Jack Dauphars

Research Engineer II, AMLCI

View more
profile silhouette

Lillian Denning

Adjunct, Management and Information Systems

View more
Dressler

Virginia Dressler

Digital Projects Librarian, Assistant Professor, University Libraries

View more
profile silhouette

Nick Fagan

Librarian/Assistant Professor, University Libraries - Morbito Architectural Library

View more
Fruit

Jeffrey Fruit

Interim Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

View more
profile silhouette

Michael Hausknecht

Digital Print Technician

View more
Hegmann

Torsten Hegmann

Director, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

View more
Jakli

Antal Jakli

Professor, Physics, College of Arts and Sciences

View more
profile silhouette

Eli Kessler

Assistant Professor, School of Art (Sculpture and Expanded Media), College of the Arts

View more
Leff

Laura Leff

Professor and Chair, Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

View more
Lehman

Michael Lehman

Director, Brain Health Research Institute

View more
profile silhouette

Jessica Leveto

Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences, Ashtabula

View more
Maille

Roza Maille

Marketing Associate, School of Art, School of Art Collection and Galleries

View more
Manganelli

Joe Manganelli

Instructor, School of Information

View more
profile silhouette

Kate Medicus

Associate Professor, Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries

View more
Novak

Elena Novak

Associate Professor of Educational Technology, School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies

View more
Paár-Jákli

Gabriella Paár-Jákli

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Political Science

View more
Pasquarella

Deborah Pasquarella

Associate Lecturer, Hospitality Management

View more
Reynolds

Amy Reynolds

Dean, College of Communication and Information

View more
Riewe

Krissi Riewe Stevenson

Assistant Professor, School of Fashion and Merchandising

View more
Robins

David Robins

Associate Professor, School of Information

View more
Serkownek

Edith Serkownek

Assistant Professor, University Libraries

View more
Shen

Tao Shen

Assistant Professor, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

View more
Smith

Catherine Smith

Associate Professor, School of Information

View more
Todd Snider

Todd R. Snider

Assistant Vice President, Marketing Strategy

View more
Ariella Yager

Ariella Yager

Marketing Manager, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

View more

 

Name

Title

Lawrence R. Armstrong

Chairman, Ware Malcomb

Heather Braun

Associate Professor, English at the University of Akron

Tammy Honesty

Associate Professor, Scenic Design at West Virginia University

Robert Jewell

Professor, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Richard G. Krumel

Foundation Board of Directors, Kent State University

Karen MacDonald

Associate Professor, University Libraries / Business Research

Naser Matar

MA. MBA, Founder of GeoMarketing, LLC

Jeffrey McCandless

Business Professional

Kathleen McConaughy

Professional in Residence, Visual Communication Design, College of Communication and Information

Julie Messing

Executive Director for Entrepreneurship Initiatives and LaunchNET

Kris Palcho

Leadership Coach and Consultant, Federal Aviation Administration

Stephanie Smith

Associate Professor, College of Communication and Information

Heather Soyka

Associate Professor, School of Information, CCI

Kim Thomas

Founder/CSO, MaskCureAid, LLC

Markus Vogl

Associate Professor, Graphic Design at the Myers School of Art in the Buchtel College of Science and the Arts at the University of Akron

table thead, table tfoot, table tr.even, table tr.alt, table tr:nth-of-type(even) {background: #ffffff;}
td p, th p {font-size: 1rem;}

© 2022 Kent State University All rights reserved.