Meet Our Faculty

Counseling

Charity Kurz

Charity Anne Kurz

Program Chair, Counseling and Human Development

Dr. Kurz has served as a special education teacher, a school counselor, and in ministry leadership roles. She uses her expertise to help students, schools, churches, and families meet the needs of young people, as well as impact local and global communities.

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Emily L. Dennis

Assistant Professor

Dr. Dennis is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Ohio, and her clinical work has been with children, adolescents, and families in a variety of settings

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Robyn Emde

Robyn J. Emde

Associate Professor

Dr. Emde is a Licensed Profession Counselor (LPC), American Certified Supervisor (ACS), National Certified Counselor (NCC) and an endorsed school counselor in the State of Michigan.

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Christine-Ward

Christine Ward

Associate Professor

Dr. Ward has worked as a school counselor in elementary and middle schools. Dr. Ward’s specialty area is school counseling and application of the ASCA National Model®. She currently serves as a reviewer for the ASCA Special Program Awards accreditation for school counselor preparation programs.

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Tiffany Peets

Associate Professor of Counseling and Human Development Coordinator of Clinical Mental Health Field Experience

Dr. Peets holds a Professional Clinical Counselor license with supervisory status in Ohio and a Divorce Mediation Certification from the University of Akron. She has a Ph.D.

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Clint Limoges

Clinical Association Professor of Counseling and Human Development

Dr. Limoges is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Missouri. In addition to teaching, Dr. Limoges owns and operates The Center for Child and Family Counseling, where he provides mental health counseling to children, adolescents, and families.

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MBA

Dean Marc Fusaro

Marc Fusaro

Dean of the DeVille School of Business

 B.A., University of Scanton; Ph.D., Northwestern University

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branko bucar

Branko Bucar

Associate Professor of Business

B.A. and M.S., University of Ljubljana; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

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phil kim

Phil Kim

Associate Professor of Business

B.A., Indiana University; M.S. and D.Sc., Robert Morris University

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julie szendrey

Julie Szendrey

Professor of Business

B.M.E. and M.B.A., University of Dayton; D.B.A., Anderson University

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Karen Stock

Karen Stock

Associate Professor of Business

B.S., Miami University; M.A., Walsh University; D.M., Case Western Reserve University

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chase senk

Chase Senk

Associate Professor of Business; Academic Administrator, DeVille School of Business Degree Completion Program

B.A., Walsh University; M.B.A. and J.D., University of Akron

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Nursing

Janeen Kotsch Interim Chair of Graduate Nursing

Janeen Kotsch

Interim Chair of Graduate Nursing, Clinical Assistant Professor

R.N., M.S.N, Ph.D.

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Judy Kreye, Ph.D.

Judy Kreye, Ph.D.

Dean, Byers School of Nursing

B.S.N., Kent State University; M.S.N., Medical College of Virginia; Nurse Midwifery Certificate, Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Capella University

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Jan Finneran

Clinical Associate Professor

B.S.N., The University of Akron; M.S.N., Malone University; D.N.P., University of Cincinn

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Christina Gabele

Coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program and Clinical Assistant Professor

B.S.N., Kent State University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; D.N.P., Kent State Universi

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Tracey Herstich

Clinical Associate Professor

R.N., The Christ Hospital School of Nursing; B.S.N., University of Cincinnati; M.S.N., Un

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Angela Gager

Clinical Assistant Professor

B.S.N., M.S.N. and D.N.P., Kent State University

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Natasha Ashcraft

Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, Coordinator for PMHNP Program

Bachelor of Science (Psychology) Kent State University; ASN Aultman College; BSN Ohio Uni

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 Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Assistant Professor Shelly Amato-Curran

Shelly Amato-Curran

Coordinator, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Assistant Professor

B.S.N., The University of Akron; M.S.N. and Ph.D., Kent State University

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