Faculty
Judith Shrubsole, Ph.D., RN., Nursing
Dr. Shrubsole serves as an Associate Professor of Nursing. She graduated with a PhD in 2003 from Rush University in Chicago. She also took a parish nursing programme at Vanderbilt University (2005) and a faculty parish nursing programme from the International Parish Nurse Resource Center, St. Louis, MO (2007.) She has also practiced as a parish nurse since 1998 at Grace Baptist Church, Cedarville, OH. Dr. Shrubsole received her Diploma from Hamilton Civic Hospital School of Nursing in 1965 and from the University of Western Ontario in 1967. She earned her BSN from the University of Western Ontario in 1968 and her MS from D'Youville College in 1992. Dr. Shrubsole has been at Cedarville since 1992.
Devon Berry
Devon M. Berry is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati?s College of Nursing. In 2008 he was selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as a Nurse Faculty Scholar. His funded program of research examines the role of religiosity in protecting young adults from emotional extremes and risky behavior. In addition to his work as a researcher, he teaches PhD students, consults for nursing research in area hospitals, and serves as a pastor in his local church. Devon is married and lives in Centerville, Ohio.
Jim Cato
Jim has a BA in Music from Cedarville and a Bible Diploma from Faith Baptist Bible College.
For the past 23 years Jim has directed the touring music teams from Cedarville University. He has been involved in leading church music for over 30 years. He is also active in leading worship seminars at conferences and in local churches.
He has been married for 29 years to Melody and has three children: Kristen age 23, Celeste age 21 and Grayson age 18.
Dr. Janet Conway
Dr. Conway serves as Department Chair and Senior Professor of Nursing. She has earned a Diploma from the Hackley Hospital School of Nursing in 1965. She received her B.S.N. from Coe College in 1976 and her M.S. from the University of Arizona in 1979. Dr. Conway earned a Specialist in Clinical Nursing certificate from Indiana University in 1982 and her Ph.D. from the University of Texas in 1988. Dr. Conway has been at Cedarville since 1982.
Dr. Dianne Ditmer
Dr. Dianne Ditmer is a Clinical Nurse Educator for Kettering Medical Center with a background in risk management and emergency nursing. Her clinical training and certifications include forensic nursing, medical error investigation, and homeland security. Dr. Ditmer serves as a member of the American Board of Forensic Nurses, Ohio Healthcare Taskforce on Family Violence, and Montgomery County Sexual Assault Response Team Taskforce. As a clinical educator, she actively works with multi-disciplinary staff to identify workplace safety risks, prevent violence, and reduce medical errors. Dr. Ditmer also serves as adjunct faculty at Kettering College of Medical Arts where she teaches ethics , healthcare law and forensics.
Barb Hunt
Barb Hunt serves as Director of Children's Ministries at Grace Baptist Church in Cedarville, Ohio, where she is responsible for the ministries to families and children from nursery through the 5th grade. She received a degree in Elementary Education, with a K ? 6th grade teaching certificate, from Cedarville University. Although she has been involved with children since junior high, her official experience includes 8 years of teaching preschool through grade school children in Christian and private schools, 3 years teaching a private Kindergarten in her home, and 9 years in her current, full-time position at Grace. Serving in her 10th year as an adjunct professor for Cedarville University teaching classes on Children's Ministries, she has discovered that there are amazing similarities between teaching kindergarteners and college students.
A seed was planted in Barb's heart for children's ministry as she worked as a young girl alongside her parents ministering in churches for various children's programs through puppets, music and teaching. This early start continued as she remained involved in children's ministry throughout her college years up through the time she began at Grace Baptist Church in full-time ministry. God has blessed her with opportunities to follow her love for children by traveling to Jamaica and the Philippines to reach out to children in need.
Barb and her husband, Rob, have been married for 27 years and have two daughters, Melissa (25) and Melanie (23). She celebrates another new stage in life as her first grandchild was born in January 2008. Outside of ministry, Barb enjoys reading, sewing, scrap booking and spending time with family. The verse that has meant the most to her through her stages of life has been, "Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit says the Lord Almighty." Zechariah 4:6.
Janet Neal
Janet Neal MSN, RN is Assistant Professor of Nursing at Cedarville University. As a nurse for over 25 years, she has experience in medical- surgical nursing, home care, school nursing, and mental health. Her research interests are in the area of resiliency and its effect on nurses in the work environment. She does nouthetic counseling and teaches a college and career Sunday School Class at Riverview Baptist Church in Carlisle.
Dr. Sandy Shortt
Dr. Sandra S. Shortt serves as the Wellness Center Coordinator and Adjunct for the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. She earned her B.S. Ed. at Central Michigan University in 1976, her M.S.Ed. in 1978 and her Ed.D. in 1982 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. She received her CHES credential in April, 2000. Dr. Shortt enjoys singing in the choir of her local church, reading, sewing and hiking. She and her husband, Jeff, another Cedarville faculty member have 5 children. She has been with Cedarville since 1997.
Dr. Dennis Sullivan
Dr. Sullivan serves as Professor of Biology and has been at Cedarville since 1996. He received his B.S. from Youngstown State University (1974) and his M.D. from Case Western Reserve University (1978). More recently, he completed an M.A. in Bioethics from Trinity University (2004). He has been honored as a Diplomate by the American board of Surgery (1985) and as Fellow by the American College of Surgeons (1996). Before coming to Cedarville, Dr. Sullivan served as a medical missionary with Baptist Mid-Missions for three years in Haiti and three years in the Central African Republic. He is a member of several organizations, including the American Medical Association, the Christian Medical Association, and the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity. His research and writing interests include biomedical ethics, cross-cultural medicine, and exercise physiology. Dr. Sullivan is actively involved in his church as a Sunday School teacher. He has also taken groups of students to Chad, Africa and to Central African Republic through Cedarville's Missions Involvement Service. In his spare time, Dr. Sullivan enjoys woodworking and racquetball. He and his wife, Barbara, have three daughters, Julie, Jenny, and Joy, and a dog, Rascal.
Chris VanDenburgh
Chris VanDenburgh, BSN, RN, FCN, is the Coordinator of Faith Community Nursing and Health Ministry for the Kettering Health Network, Kettering, Ohio, which she developed in 2004. She has served as a full time, paid, Faith Community Nurse for five years and remains an active member of her congregation's health ministry team. Chris is a faculty member for the International Parish Nurse Resource Center's Parish Nursing Basic Preparation Course. Chris has taught several Faith Community Nursing workshops and has mentored many nursing students from various local colleges and universities as they learn more about this specialized practice of professional nursing.