Faculty Newsmakers
Each year, University Communications and Marketing (UCM) celebrates OHIO鈥檚 faculty for the exemplary work they do to elevate the University鈥檚 national and global profile via media coverage of their research and subject matter expertise.
Every year since 2015, 51社区 community members have honored hundreds of OHIO faculty who promote their research, expertise and overall excellence of our University through their interactions with the press.
Individuals who are recognized are forever known as 鈥淥HIO faculty newsmakers.鈥 They are consummate faculty who, regardless of their title or classification, currently teach at 51社区 and have been included in media placements provided by Cision, a media monitoring platform utilized by UCM to track University news.
2022 Faculty Newsmakers
In the calendar year 2022, 174 faculty members from every college and regional campus were featured in 2,044 media reports from all over the world. Some faculty members were mentioned in media outlets such as The New York Times, Associated Press, Science Magazine and more. They talked on subjects ranging from first ladies campaigning for their husbands, name image and likeness (NIL) in the NCAA, politics in Ohio, dinosaur fossils and the association between high insulin dosage and cancer.
"51社区's faculty newsmakers drive our institution's impact and influence on campus and off, " Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Sayrs said. "Their expertise, insights, and dedication to scholarly excellence not only enrich our academic community but also resonate far beyond our campus shaping conversations, providing expert insight and sharing innovative research that can better our world."
Learn more about our 2022 top newsmakers' expertise and experiences by watching their interviews below.
1. David Ridpath
Dave Ridpath, professor of sports business in the College of Business, was mentioned 537 times in the media in calendar year 2022. Ridpath has been a top newsmaker every year since its inception in 2015, earning the number one spot in 2020 and 2016. Many of his mentions came from being quoted talking on name, image and likeness (NIL) in the NCAA. Ridpath is an expert in intercollegiate athletics, intercollegiate athletic governance, sports law, sports administration, and governance reform, among others. Some of his media mentions include the Associated Press, ESPN and Sportico.
2. Katherine Jellison
Katherine Jellison, history professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned 291 times in the media in calendar year 2022. She has been a newsmaker every year since its inception, being named one of the top newsmakers in 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2015, claiming the number one spot in 2018 and 2017. Jellison is an expert in first ladies, women in politics, U.S. marriage and wedding customs, and elections, to name a few. Many of her media mentions came from being quoted on how Dr. Jill Biden was out campaigning for her husband, President Joe Biden, during midterm elections. Some of the major outlets she was quoted in include CNN and Smithsonian Magazine.
3. Lawrence Witmer
Lawrence Witmer, Chang Ying-Chien Professor of Paleontology and professor of Anatomy in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, was mentioned 140 times in calendar year 2022. He has been named a newsmaker every year and a top newsmaker in 2020, 2016, and 2015, claiming the top newsmaker spot in 2019. He is an expert in paleontology, anatomy, dinosaurs, evolution and fossils. His research lab was among the first to utilize computerized tomography (CT) scanning and computer visualization in paleontological research. Witmer was quoted extensively on how a 67-million-year-old fossil turned the theory of bird evolution upside-down, as well as on dinosaurs鈥 evolution. He was quoted in outlets such as Smithsonian Magazine and New Scientist.
4. Yuanjie Mao
Yuanjie Mao, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Specialty Medicine in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, was mentioned 130 times in calendar year 2022. Although Mao has been named a newsmaker before, this is his first time being named a top newsmaker. As a member of the Diabetes Institute, Mao鈥檚 research focuses on diabetes where he was specifically mentioned in the media for his study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology on the association between high insulin dosage and cancer. This study was published in multiple health-related media outlets such as Endocrinology Advisor and Science Times
5. Thomas Suddes
Thomas Suddes, assistant instructor in the Scripps College of Communication, was mentioned 73 times in calendar year 2022. Suddes has been named a newsmaker every year since its inception and a top newsmaker in 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016. As a longtime journalist who has written for various outlets over the year, he decided to continue writing columns once he began his role at 51社区, often writing weekly columns for The Columbus Dispatch and Dayton Daily News talking on politics in the state of Ohio. He also serves as coordinator for the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Statehouse News Bureau fellowships.
2022 Faculty NewsMakers
Faculty Members | College | Mentions |
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Emilia Alonso-Sameno | Arts and Sciences | 2 |
Aaron Butler | Fine Arts | 1 |
Adam Hepworth | Business | 7 |
Adam Rapp | Business | 1 |
Alison Hughes | Heritage | 1 |
Allan Shoewalter | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Alison Sincoff | Fine Arts | 1 |
Allyson Hughes | Heritage | 2 |
Amy Taylor-Bianco | Business | 2 |
Amy White | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Amy Wolfe | Chillicothe | 1 |
Ana Rosado-Feger | Business | 2 |
Andie Walla | Scripps | 11 |
Andrew Alexander | Scripps | 2 |
Andrew Holbrook | Fine Arts | 1 |
Andrew Pueschel | Business | 1 |
Angela Sprunger | Fine Arts | 1 |
Ani Ruhil | Voinovich | 1 |
Ben Bates | Scripps | 3 |
Berkeley Franz | Heritage | 12 |
Bob Leith | Southern | 1 |
Bob Williams | Russ | 6 |
Bradley Naylor | Fine Arts | 1 |
Brendan Kendhammer | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Brent Frederick | Fine Arts | 4 |
Brent Lane | Voinovich | 1 |
Brian Clark | Heritage | 3 |
Brian Schoen | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Caroline Kingori | Health Sciences and Professions | 3 |
Cassidy Jarrahi | Fine Arts | 1 |
Charles Lester | Honors Tutorial College | 1 |
Cheryl Prusinski | Health Sciences and Professions | 1 |
Chester Pach | Arts and Sciences | 3 |
Chris Thompson | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Christina Wright Mehlon | Business | 3 |
Corrine Nielsen | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Cort Rodet | Arts and Sciences | 3 |
Cory Cronin | Health Sciences and Professions | 2 |
Craig Nunemaker | Heritage | 7 |
Dami Daramola | Russ | 2 |
Dane Salabak | Health Sciences and Professions | 2 |
Daniel Che | Russ | 1 |
Daniel Karney | Arts and Sciences | 3 |
Dan Skinner | Heritage | 29 |
Daniel Torres | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Darin Ridgeway | Russ | 2 |
Darlene Berryman | Heritage | 10 |
David Bell | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
David Curp | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
David Drabold | Arts and Sciences | 28 |
David Koonce | Russ | 1 |
David Nguyen | Patton | 1 |
David Ridpath | Business | 537 |
Deb Henderson | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Donald Miles | Arts and Sciences | 7 |
Dustin Groom | Health Sciences and Professions | 1 |
Eddith Dashiell | Scripps | 2 |
Edmond Chang | Arts and Sciences | 14 |
Edward List | Heritage | 7 |
Elizabeth Beverly | Heritage | 28 |
Ellison McNutt | Heritage | 21 |
Emely Phelps | Fine Arts | 1 |
Eric Stinaff | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Eric Williams | Scripps | 1 |
Erin Schlumpf | Fine Arts | 1 |
Eve Ng | Scripps | 28 |
Frederick Lewis | Scripps | 2 |
Garrett Field | Fine Arts | 2 |
Geoff Buckley | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Geoff Dabelko | Voinovich | 16 |
George Eberts | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Gillian Ice | Heritage | 2 |
Guy Riefler | Russ | 12 |
Haley Duschinski | Arts and Sciences | 6 |
Hao Lou | Business | 1 |
Hayley Haugen | Southern | 1 |
Ian Klein | Arts and Sciences | 4 |
Ingo Trauschweizer | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Jacqueline Wolf | Heritage | 11 |
James Mosher | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Janelle Mitchell | Health Sciences and Professions | 1 |
Janet Simon | Health Sciences and Professions | 1 |
Jason Jolley | Voinovich | 5 |
Jason Trembly | Russ | 19 |
Jatin Srivastava | Scripps | 1 |
Jay Wilhelm | Russ | 1 |
Jeesun Jung | Patton | 3 |
Jeff Kuhn | Scripps | 1 |
Jeff Russell | Health Sciences and Professions | 10 |
Jen Newton | Patton | 37 |
Jennifer Gwilym | Heritage | 1 |
Jennifer Stevens | Business | 1 |
Jerry Miller | Scripps | 2 |
Jessica Arquette | Heritage | 1 |
Jim Mahoney | Voinovich | 1 |
Jixin Chen | Arts and Sciences | 10 |
John Born | Voinovich | 3 |
John Bowditch | Scripps | 1 |
John Kopchick | Heritage | 16 |
John McCarthy | Health Sciences and Professions | 3 |
John Sabraw | Fine Arts | 16 |
Joseph Gingerich | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Jose Rocha | Fine Arts | 1 |
Josh Antonuccio | Scripps | 10 |
Julie Barnhart-Francis | Patton | 3 |
K. Jean Forney | Arts and Sciences | 27 |
Katherine Jellison | Arts and Sciences | 291 |
Ken Johnson | Heritage | 14 |
Kerri Shaw | Health Sciences and Professions | 1 |
Kevin Lee | Heritage | 7 |
Kevin Cordi | Patton | 2 |
Kevin Mattson | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Kevin Spiker | Eastern | 4 |
Kyle Butler | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Larry Witmer | Heritage | 140 |
Leanne Chrisman-Khawam | Heritage | 1 |
Lisa Wallace | Chillicothe | 1 |
Loren Lybarger | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Luke Pittaway | Business | 1 |
Marilyn Atlas | Arts and Sciences | 2 |
Mashawna Hamilton | Southern | 2 |
Matthew Talbert | Fine Arts | 1 |
Michele Courtney | Health Sciences and Professions | 1 |
Mirna Zakic | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Molly Morrison | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Mustafa Shraim | Russ | 1 |
Natalie Kruse Daniels | Voinovich | 1 |
Nate Szewczyk | Heritage | 6 |
Nukhet Sandal | Arts and Sciences | 10 |
Pascha lYao Younge | Fine Arts | 1 |
Patrick O'Connor | Heritage | 68 |
Perry Lin | Heritage | 5 |
Peter Mather | Patton | 1 |
Randall Longenecker | Heritage | 1 |
Rebecca Snell | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Rebecca VerNooy | Fine Arts | 1 |
Rick Hodges | Voinovich | 2 |
Robert Foehl | Business | 4 |
Robert McClure | Fine Arts | 1 |
Ryan Fogt | Arts and Sciences | 24 |
Sabrina Curran | Arts and Sciences | 16 |
Sam Girton | Scripps | 1 |
Sara Hartman | Patton | 1 |
Sarah Davis | Voinovich | 1 |
Sara Helfrich | Patton | 5 |
Sarah Wyatt | Arts and Sciences | 3 |
Saw Wai Hla | Arts and Sciences | 22 |
Scott Miller | Russ | 3 |
Shelley Delaney | Fine Arts | 1 |
Shouan Zhu | Heritage | 25 |
Stan Alost | Scripps | 3 |
Stephen Scanlan | Arts and Sciences | 4 |
Steven Evans | Arts and Sciences | 2 |
Steven Miner | Arts and Sciences | 3 |
Susan Burgess | Arts and Sciences | 11 |
Teresa Franklin | Patton | 1 |
Theresa Moran | Arts and Sciences | 2 |
Thomas Suddes | Scripps | 73 |
Tim Anderson | Arts and Sciences | 2 |
Tim Goheen | Scripps | 4 |
Tingyue Gu | Russ | 1 |
Todd Eisworth | Arts and Sciences | 2 |
Todd Fredricks | Heritage | 3 |
Victoria Lee | Arts and Sciences | 2 |
Victor Jones | Lancaster | 1 |
Vincent Jungkunz | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Wendy Blackwood | Fine Arts | 1 |
William Frederik | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
William Talley | Fine Arts | 1 |
Xiaozhuo Chen | Heritage | 1 |
Yuanjie Mao | Heritage | 131 |
Zakes Mda | Arts and Sciences | 1 |
Zelalem Haile | Heritage | 1 |
Zelma Badu-Younge | Fine Arts | 1 |