First-Generation Advocate Directory

Ohio University faculty and staff are eager to support first-generation Bobcats. First-generation advocates are faculty and staff who were not the first in their family to attend college, but they are familiar with and supportive of the unique experiences and strengths of first-generation students.

Connect With An Advocate

There are many ways to use the table to connect with a first-generation faculty or staff advocate: use the search bar to type in your academic college, campus or to search by name.

Contact	Department	Campus
Brian Collins Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religion and Philosophy collinb1@ohio.edu	College of Arts & Sciences	Athens
Yogesh Sinha Assistant Professor of Instruction sinhay@ohio.edu	College of Arts & Sciences	Athens
Thomas Scanlan Associate Professor of English scanlant@ohio.edu	College of Arts & Sciences	Athens
Kevin Uhalde Associate Professor of History and Director for the Center for Law, Justice & Culture uhalde@ohio.edu	College of Arts & Sciences	Athens
Anne Scott Professor of Instruction, Modern Languages scotta2@ohio.edu	College of Arts & Sciences	Athens
Julia Paxton Professor and Undergraduate Chair in Economics paxton@ohio.edu	College of Arts & Sciences	Athens
Bethany Lemont Assistant Professor of Economics lemont@ohio.edu	College of Arts & Sciences	Athens
Rebecca Dingus Associate Professor of Marketing dingusr@ohio.edu	College of Business	Athens
Ana Rosado-Feger Associate Professor of Management and Department Chair rosadof@ohio.edu	College of Business	Athens
Mel Kulp Assistant Dean mkulp@ohio.edu	College of Business	Athens
Aaron Block Success Advisor blocka@ohio.edu	College of Business	Athens
Ryan Johnson Assistant Professor of Management and Director of the Integrated Business Cluster johnsor4@ohio.edu	College of Business	Athens
Amy Taylor-Bianco Professor of Management taylor-b@ohio.edu	College of Business	Athens
Maureen Wagner Assistant Dean wagnerm@ohio.edu	College of Fine Arts	Athens
Cristina Popescu Assistant Professor of Instruction and Master of Health Administration Coordinator cristinap@ohio.edu	College of Health Sciences and Professions	Athens
Seonghee Hong Assistant Professor of Instruction shong@ohio.edu	College of Health Sciences and Professions	Athens
Rebekah Crawford Assistant Professor crawforr@ohio.edu	College of Health Sciences and Professions	Athens
Greg Kremer Loehr Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering kremer@ohio.edu	Russ College of Engineering and Technology	Athens
Valerie Young Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering youngv@ohio.edu	Russ College of Engineering and Technology	Athens
Ann Bainbridge Frymier Director of the School of Communication Studies frymier@ohio.edu	Scripps College of Communication	Athens
Annie Valeant Director of Operations, Strategy and Partnerships valeant@ohio.edu	Scripps College of Communication	Athens
Jennifer Talbert Director of Forensics (Speech and Debate Team) jtalbert@ohio.edu	Scripps College of Communication	Athens
Matthew deTar Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies detar@ohio.edu	Scripps College of Communication	Athens
Greg-Victor Obi Associate Professor obi@ohio.edu		Chillicothe
Michael Schor Associate Professor of Instruction schor@ohio.edu		Eastern
Suzanne Cromlish Associate Professor of Instruction cromlish@ohio.edu		Lancaster
Kitty Consolo Associate Professor of Health Sciences consolo@ohio.edu		Zanesville