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Tim Broadwater

College of Aviation

… started flying in 1996 at the Willow Run airport. He began working at WMU in 2000 as a dispatcher and graduated from … 2007 he became a faculty specialist and continues to work with CFI students, updating the CFI syllabus and doing progress and stage checks. As of 2025, Broadwater has …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/directory/broadwater

Leah Omilion-Hodges

School of Communication

… the larger context of organizational communication. Her work explores workgroup dynamics within applied settings to examine the … and communication barriers surrounding end of life. Her work has been featured in venues such as Communication …

https://wmich.edu/communication/directory/omilion-hodges

Zag Davaadorj

Finance and Commercial Law

… Zag Davaadorj Zagdbazar Davaadorj Pronouns He/Him/His Zag Associate Professor of Finance … and University of Wisconsin Parkside. He has also worked as a visiting scholar in financial technology at …

https://wmich.edu/finance/directory/davaadorj

Scott Slawinski

English

… Magazine and American Review (Routledge, 2005), explores how Brown used his position as author and editor to promote … and family life. Slawinski has edited the collected works of Sukey Vickery—Emily Hamilton and Other Writings … is also co-editing a dual edition of her novels Dorval; or the Speculator and Amelia; or the Influence of …

https://wmich.edu/english/directory/slawinski

Andrew Rathbun

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… composer-arranger.” Voted as a “Rising Star” in the 2018 DownBeat Critics Poll, he has documented his stirring … Rathbun “a crafty saxophonist and composer whose ambitious work over the past decade has eluded the wider recognition … Impressions of Debussy, about which revered Chicago critic Howard Reich declares "the listener travels from a …

https://wmich.edu/music/directory/rathbun

Heather Petcovic

Geological and Environmental Sciences

… Petcovic’s research broadly focuses on field-based (outdoor) education and practice. She uses qualitative and mixed … research grants from the National Science Foundation. Her work includes: Studying student through expert geoscientists … engaged in geologic mapping in order to determine how geological knowledge, spatial ability, mental models and …

https://wmich.edu/geology/directory/petcovic

Mioara Diaconu

School of Social Work

… Building, Mail Stop 5354 Mailing address School of Social Work Western Michigan University 1903 W Michigan Ave … Andrews University Prior to joining the School of Social Work at Western Michigan University in 2015, Dr. Mioara Diaconu worked for the past three years as an Associate Professor …

https://wmich.edu/socialwork/directory/diaconu

Fritz Allhoff

Medical Humanities

… a co-authored manuscript (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010). His work in nanotechnology has given rise to a $250,000 grant … seminars on the philosophy of biology, as well as on the work of Charles Darwin. In the near future, he also hopes to …

https://wmich.edu/medicalhumanities/directory/allhoff

Charles Ide

Biological Sciences

… at Western Michigan University. Ide's research focuses on how the environment influences gene activity in health and disease. Specific projects examine how industrial contaminants and pesticides found in the …

https://wmich.edu/biology/directory/ide

Tycho Fredericks

Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management

… decades, driving innovation in human-centered design and workplace safety. With a prolific academic career spanning … agencies, industry leaders, and private foundations. His work has shaped public safety and ergonomics policy through … lumbar support. His safety-focused projects span diverse domains, from personal protective equipment for roofers to …

https://wmich.edu/ieeem/directory/fredericks