New faculty profiles for 2018-19: Part 1
The first installment in BingUNews' look at new faculty members
Emily Leppien, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Emily Leppien, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, will teach Integrated Pharmacotherapy: Cardiology and Intergrated Pharmacotherapy: Neurology/Psychiatry at Binghamton University.
Leppien, from Lancaster, N.Y., received her undergraduate degree in pre-pharmacy and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
She previously served as an adjunct clinical instructor at University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and as a psychiatric pharmacy resident at Buffalo Psychiatric Center.
Leppien is an ambulatory care pharmacy specialist at Lourdes Center for Pain and Wellness. Her research interests are opioid and non-opioid pharmacotherapy, including complementary and integrative medicine and medical cannabis, substance abuse, as well as the integration of behavioral health and substance abuse treatment within pain management services.
She is a Buffalo Bills fan who enjoys trying new foods/restaurants and traveling.
Fuda Ning, assistant professor of systems science and industrial engineering, Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science
Fuda Ning, an assistant professor in the Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (SSIE) in the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, focuses on additive manufacturing (3D printing) of metals and composites.
Ning, from China, received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Dalian University of Technology, China, and his doctorate in industrial, manufacturing and systems engineering from Texas Tech University.
He will teach courses on industrial automation and control at Binghamton University.
Ning is a college football fan who enjoys playing basketball and swimming.
Alessandro Segalini, assistant professor of art and design, Harpur College
Alessandro Segalini, an assistant professor of art and design in Harpur College, will teach Graphic Design II and Communicating with Type at Binghamton University.
Segalini, from Piacenza, Italy, received his undergraduate degree in industrial design and master’s degree in industrial design/visual communication from Politecnico di Milano in Italy. He also received a master’s degree in graphic design from Aalto University in Finland.
He has taught at Texas State University, Izmir University of Economics’ School of Art and Design, and at Bilkent University.
Segalini specializes in typography, typeface design, typesetting, calligraphy and lettering, book and editorial design, information design, linguistics, design education, visual identities and designing with multiple languages. He designed the typeface Hemingway, which was inspired by “The Old Man and the Sea.” The resulting font family of eight styles was selected for the UK Creative Review Type Annual 2011 in the “Display Text” category.
He enjoys cycling, hiking, traveling, typeface identification and sign painting.
Sarah Spinler, professor and chair of pharmacy practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sarah Spinler, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, previously taught at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy/University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, where she received the title of professor emeritus.
Spinler, from Owatonna, Minn., received her undergraduate degree in pharmacy and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Minnesota.
Her research interests include cardiology pharmacy practice, anticoagulation and antithrombotic drug therapy.
At Binghamton, she will teach Integrated Pharmacotherapy III: Cardiology and Drug Information and Health Informatics.
Spinler enjoys dog dock diving, as her Spanish water dog has qualified for the world championships. She also enjoys sheep herding.
Chou-Yu Tsai, assistant professor of management, School of Management
Chou-Yu Tsai, an assistant professor in the School of Management, specializes in leadership and organizational behavior.
Tsai, from Taiwan, received his undergraduate degree in psychology from National Taiwan University, and his graduate degree in management from Binghamton University.
He previously taught at California State University-Los Angeles and Penn State Great Valley.
At Binghamton, Tsai will teach Organizational Behavior and an advanced statistics class.
Tsai enjoys basketball and other sports.
Emily Zale, assistant professor of psychology, Harpur College
Emily Zale, an assistant professor of psychology in Harpur College, will teach Health Psychology this fall at Binghamton.
Zale, from Colorado Springs, Colo., received her undergraduate degree in anthropology and psychology from the University of Rochester. She received her master’s degree in psychology from Texas A&M University and her doctorate in clinical psychology from Syracuse University.
She has served as a post-doctoral fellow in clinical psychology at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital.
Zale’s research is broadly in the areas of health psychology and behavioral medicine, with an emphasis on interrelations between substance use, pain and chronic medical conditions and psychopathology.
Her hobbies include CrossFit, spinning, hiking, reading fiction (particularly thrillers) and cooking.
