Dr. DeBroeck joined the School of Anesthesia as the education coordinator
in October 2008. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin,
where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, 1985. In
1996, he was awarded a Master of Health Science (Anesthesia) degree from
Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth. Dr. DeBroeck received his Doctor
of Nursing Practice degree from Robert Morris University in 2011.
He retired from the Air Force in 2005, where he held many anesthesia positions
including director of anesthesia and director of perianesthesia services.
His clinical experience includes a large amount of regional anesthesia
in independent anesthesia settings as well as anesthesia in austere environments
during deployments. Dr. DeBroeck may be reached by calling
724-804-1132 or email at
michael.debroeck@independence.health
Danielle Gray, DNAP, CRNA, Assistant Director
Dr. Gray graduated from Carlow University on 2006 with a Bachelor of Science
in Nursing and for the next two years, worked at Allegheny General Hospital,
Pittsburgh, as a staff RN. She then attended the Excela Health School
of Anesthesia, graduating in 2010. Prior to accepting the position of
Education Coordinator, Gray worked as a staff CRNA at Excela Health Westmoreland
Hospital. She will be among the first cohort to graduate from Excela Health
School of Anesthesia with a Doctorate in Nurse Anesthesia Practice in
December 2015.
James G. Barnet
As a professor of biology, Dr. Barnett completed his undergraduate and
graduate degrees in Animal Physiology at the University of California.
A former research fellow with the National Researcg Council/National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, he came to Saint Vincent College in 1982 to
teach biology. His research interests include skeletal muscle biology
and exercise physiology.
Daryle H. Fish, PhD
Dr. Fish is an associate professor of chemistry at Saint Vincent College.
He graduated from the State University of New York College of Environmental
Science and Forestry. He joined the SVC faculty in 1992 and teaches a
number of courses related to organic chemistry. His research interests
in clude chemincal education, medicinal chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry,
and polymer chemistry.
Stephen Jodis, PhD
Serving as the Dean of the Herbert Boyer School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics,
and Computing, Dr. Jodis was employed for 21 years at Armstrong Atlantic
State University in Savannah, Ga., where he held numerous leadership positions.
He is a graduate of Auburn University, Ala., with degrees in computer
science and engineering. His research interests have varied across the
years from software transportation systems and software development environments
to software metric, computer science education, and, most recently, cyber security.
Dr. Jodis has participated in several National Science Foundation review
panels. He has also served as an ABET evaluator (ABET is a non-profit,
non-governmental organization that accredits college and university programs
in disciplines of applied science, computing, engineering and engineering
technology) for the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) and is currently
an ABET-CAC Commissioner.
Michael E. Rhodes, PhD
An associate professor of biology, Dr. Rhodes is a graduate of Saint Vincent
College and Duquesne University with advanced degrees in Pharmacology.
He has served as a postdoctoral research fellow at Allegheny General Hospital,
Pittsburgh, with continuing employment in the Department of Medicine as
a research professor. He obtained additional fellowship training at the
University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Over the past 17 years, he has taught numerous pharmacology courses at
Carlow University, Duquesne University and Saint Vincent College. His
laboratory focus encompasses sex differences and cholinergic regulation
of stress-responsive hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal cortical
axis. He has published more than 35 peer reviewed, scientific articles,
reviews, and book chapters, and has presented his findings at over 45
conferences. He holds a U.S. patent.
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