Faculty & Staff

Faculty and Staff contact information for the Health, Exercise, and Sports Studies Department.

Faculty

Robert Bennett

Assistant Professor

bennettra@denison.edu

740-587-5321

Brandon Bianco

Assistant Professor

Head Men's Soccer Coach

biancob@denison.edu

740-587-5735

Rick Boyages

Professor of Practice

boyagesr@denison.edu

Sarah L. Brink

Assistant Professor

Head Soccer Coach

brinks@denison.edu

Nan Carney-DeBord ’80

Associate Vice President

Director of Athletics

Professor

Senior Administration

carneydebord@denison.edu

740-587-6428

Carter Cassell

Assistant Professor

Head Volleyball Coach

cassellc@denison.edu

740-587-5053

Amanda Daniels

Associate Professor

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

danielsa@denison.edu

740-587-5664

Mike Deegan

Associate Professor

Head Baseball Coach

deeganm@denison.edu

740-587-6714

Mark FitzPatrick

Assistant Professor, Head Track and Field Coach

Head Cross Country Coach

fitzpatrickm@denison.edu

740-587-6661

Lauren Grogan

Assistant Professor

Golf Coach

groganl@denison.edu

740-587-5645

Tyler Hall

Visiting Assistant Professor

hallt@denison.edu

Jack Hatem

Associate Professor

Head Football Coach

hatemj@denison.edu

740-587-6604

Mo Hirt

Head Women's Basketball Coach

Assistant Professor

hirtm@denison.edu

Susan Kennedy

Associate Professor

Chair of Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

kennedys@denison.edu

740-587-6676

Eric Koch

Assistant Professor

Head Men's Lacrosse Coach

koche@denison.edu

740-587-5089

Sara Lee

Professor

Deputy Director of Athletics

Deputy Title IX Coordinator

lees@denison.edu

740-501-4130

Dimitrio Martinez

Visiting Assistant Professor

Assistant Men's Tennis Coach

martinezd@denison.edu

740-587-5329

Gail Murphy

Assistant Professor

murphyg@denison.edu

740-587-5728

David M. Schilling ’89

Assistant Professor

Head Tennis Coach

schillingd@denison.edu

740-587-6689

Lauren Secaras

Assistant Professor

secarasl@denison.edu

Eric Winters

Associate Professor

winterse@denison.edu

740-587-6311

Affiliated Faculty

Steven Doty

Professor

doty@denison.edu

740-587-5796

Heather J. Rhodes

Professor

Chair of Neuroscience

The Julian H. Robertson Jr. Endowed Professorship

rhodesh@denison.edu

740-587-6788

740-587-8612

Staff

Marti Halm

Academic Administrative Assistant

halmm@denison.edu

740-587-6242

Emeriti Faculty

Pan Fanaritis

Professor Emeritus

fanaritis@denison.edu

Bob Ghiloni

Associate Professor Emeritus

ghilonir@denison.edu

Dale Googins

Professor Emeritus

judygoogins@hotmail.com

Rob Russo

Professor Emeritus

russo@denison.edu

Lynn Schweizer

Professor Emerita

schweizer@denison.edu

Affiliated Coaches

Tiffany Ozbun

Associate Professor

Head Softball Coach

ozbunt@denison.edu

740-587-6784

Gregg Parini

Professor

Head Swimming Coach

parini@denison.edu

740-587-6678

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