Faculty
Dr. Robert K. McMahan, Jr., President Dr. James Z. Zhang, Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs and Provost Ms. Marsha Bewersdorf, Vice President, Administration and Finance Mr. John Gadola, University Counsel Ms. Suzanne Petrusch, Vice President, Enrollment and Co-operative Services Mr. Dale Pilger, Vice President, University Advancement and External Relations Ms. Enza Sleva, Vice President and Chief Student Experience Officer Dr. Kathryn Svinarich, University Chief of Staff Ms. Jennifer Umberger, Vice President, University Marketing and Communications
Dr. Scott Grasman, Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Professor of Industrial Engineering Dr. Terence J. Pitre, Dean, School of Management, Professor of Accounting Dr. Ronald Tackett, Head of School, School of Foundational Studies, Associate Professor of Physics
Dr. Javad Baqersad (Interim), Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Susan Farhat, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Dr. Lisa Gandy (Interim), Department of Computer Science Dr. Farnaz Ghazi Nezami (Interim), Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Dr. Mark Thompson, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Kettering University faculty listed below are able to teach the graduate courses for our programs. The majority hold doctorates and nearly all of them have consulting experience in industry and business.
Bashar AbdulNour, Professor of Practice B.S. 1979, University of Baghdad, Iraq; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering 1982, M.S. in Applied Mathematics 1987, Ph.D. 1990, Michigan State University
Jamal Alhiyafi, Associate Professor of Computer Science B.S. 2000, University of Michigan-Dearborn; M.S. 2002, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Ph.D. 2010, Wayne State University
Reem Alzahabi, Assistant Professor of Psychology B.S. 2009, Michigan State University; M.A. 2012 Michigan State University; Ph.D. 2015, Michigan State University
Patrick J. Atkinson, Professor of Mechanical Engineering B.S. 1991, Kettering University; M.S. 1994, Ph.D. 1998, Michigan State University
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