Dr. Michael Dunphy was appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective March 3, 2021. Dr. Dunphy previously served as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs since June 2020.
As VPAA, Dr. Dunphy has responsibility for all things academic including four academic schools, 100 academic programs (undergraduate and graduate), nearly 100 full-time faculty, four academic centers, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment, library services, student support services, the Office of Grants and Research and the Office of Cross-Enterprise Operations. The VPAA works collaboratively with all vice presidents to build Walsh 4.0 focused on student success and serving the common good.
An alumnus of Walsh, Dr. Dunphy has served the Walsh community since 1981, first as a part-time faculty member, then in 1985 as full-time faculty in Biochemistry, as Division Chair of Mathematics and Sciences from 1990 to 2016 and most recently as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Retaining the rank of Full Professor in Biochemistry, Dr. Dunphy continues to teach chemistry courses and do research while attending to his administrative responsibilities.
Over the years, Dr. Dunphy has mentored hundreds of students in the sciences, guided Honors Thesis seniors, collaborated with colleagues on many projects, and most recently, helped to bring $1.2 million dollars worth of high-end analytical equipment from Shimadzu to Walsh University to elevate the strength and profile of the sciences in the national market, in 2021 Dr. Dunphy was instrumental in the launch of Walsh’s Skilled Tech Workforce initiative, designed to teach essential skills people need to thrive in a technology-based economy.
Dr. Dunphy’s scholarly research is focused in several key areas including analytical biochemistry, integration of premier skills into science curricula and optimizing learning in sciences. Over the past decade, he has been studying the application of novel cobalamins as nitric oxide donors for treatment of cancers and developing analytical methods for small molecule’s used in pharmaceuticals, enzymology and organic synthesis. An expert in emotional intelligence and its use in leadership, Dr. Dunphy has explored the integration of “soft” or better, “premier” skills into undergraduate science curricula to help students develop their ability to work in teams, resolve conflict and influence other professionals productively. As the recent author of a workbook entitled “Succeeding in Health Sciences Chemistry”, Dr. Dunphy has a strong interest in effective pedagogy, helping students learn science more deeply and helping students appreciate the vast applications of sciences in their lives. As an administrator, Dr. Dunphy focuses on developing people for performance and leading by example with high emotional intelligence, useful communication and consistent follow up and follow through. Dr. Dunphy is committed to building a high performing academic culture that is collaborative with a strategic balance of innovation support and accountability.
Dr. Dunphy is a nationally known facilitator and speaker in leadership development, curriculum development and integration of premier skills into education of young professionals. He is also a veteran of the classical martial arts/sciences and devotes considerable energy to martial training and education. A licensed martial professional (Menkyo Shihan Sogobujutsu), Dr. Dunphy offers classical martial training on campus regularly including classical Japanese swordsmanship (kenjutsu), classical sogobujutsu and other areas of specialty.
Dr. Dunphy earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Walsh University, Master of Science in Clinical Chemistry from Youngstown State University and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from The University of Akron.
Basic Clinical Biochemistry for Allied Health Care Students. Manuscript in progress for publication in late 2020, Kendall Hunt Publishers.
A Validated High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography Procedure for Analysis of Hydroxytosyloxyiodobenzene Kinetics in a-Tosylation of Selected Ketones. Two Manuscripts in progress for submission to Chromatographia and J. Org Chem. Summer 2020
Dunphy, M., Tandler, P. and Lupica, J. Integration of Premier Skills into Chemistry Curricula. Presented as a session at the 2019 International Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Orlando, Florida.
Succeeding in Health Sciences Chemistry. A User-Friendly Workbook for Problem-Solving Skills. Dunphy, M.J. Kendall Hunt Publishing, Dubuque, IA (2017)
Kilway, C., Bauer, J. and Dunphy, M. Fluorescent Derivatization of Nitrosylcobalamin with Carbazole-9-Carbonyl Chloride for HPLC. The Ohio J. Science. 114(1) A-18 (2017). Poster 030 at April 2017 OAS Meeting Cincinnati, Ohio.
Schafer, B. and Dunphy, M. High Pressure Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Hydroxytosyloxyiodobenzene (HTIB) The Ohio J. Science. 114(1) A-18 (2017). Poster 031 at April 2017 OAS Meeting Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kruger, K., Bauer, J. and Dunphy, M. Anti-Neoplastic Properties of Various Hexadentate Cobalt Complexes. The Ohio J. Science. 114(1) A-18 (2017). Poster 030 at April 2017 OAS Meeting Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dunphy, M.J., Sysel, A., Bauer, J. Griffith, K. and Sherrod, T. Stability Indicating Method for the Determination of Nitrosylcobalamin (NOCbl). Chromatographia. 77:581-589 (2014).
Sherrod, T., Bauer, J. and Dunphy, M. Fluorescent Derivatization of Nitrosylcobalamin with Carbazole-9-Carbonyl Chloride for HPLC. The Ohio J. Science. 114(1) A-18 (2014). Poster 031 at April 2014 OAS Meeting Canton, Ohio.
Blank, C., Bauer, J. and Dunphy, M. Optimizing Solid Phase Extraction of Nitrosylcobalamin from Aqueous and Biological Matrices. The Ohio J. Sciece. 114(1) A-18 (2014). Poster 030 at April 2014 OAS Meeting Canton, Ohio.
Dunphy, M.J., Bauer, J. and Sherrod, T. Separation of Nitrosylcobalamin and Nitrocobalamin with High Pressure Liquid Chromatography . Ohio Journal of Science (abstract, poster) 112:A-29 (2012)
Dunphy, M.J., Bauer, J. and Blank, C. A Quantitative High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Method for Analysis of Nitrosylcobalamin in Plasma. Ohio Journal of Science (abstract, poster) 112:A-29 (2012)
Griffith, K. Bauer, J. and Dunphy, M. Validation of an HPLC Method for Quantitative Analysis of Nitrosylcobalamin. Ohio Journal of Science (abstract, poster) 112:A-29 (2012)
Romar, J. and Dunphy, M. Analysis of Effects of Solvent Physical Constants, Temperature and Solute Structure on TLC Retention Times. Ohio Journal of Science (abstract, poster) 112:A-29 (2012)
Griffith, K. Bauer, J. and Dunphy, M. A High Pressure Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Nitrosylcobalamin. Ohio Journal of Science (abstract, poster) 111:A-18 (2010)
Romar, J. Tandler, P. and Dunphy, M. Thin-Layer Chromatography of Medications: A "Green" Undergraduate Lab Procedure. Ohio Journal of Science (abstract, poster) 111:A-18 (2010).
Woolf, D and Dunphy, M. Effect of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate on Matrix Metalloproteins. Ohio Journal of Science (abstract, poster) 111:A-11 (2010).
Smith, D.J., Dunphy, M.J., Strang, L., and Marletta, M.A. The Influence of Wound Healing on Urinary Nitrate Levels in Wounded Rats. Wounds, 3:50-58 (1991).
Dunphy, M.J., Goble, D.D. and Smith, M.J. Nitrate Analysis by Capillary Gas Chromatography. Anal. Biochem. 184:381-387 (1990)
Dunphy, M.J. and Smith, D.J. The Quantitation of N,N,N',N'-Tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediamine in Plasma by Gas Chromatography. J. Chromatogr. Biomed. Applic. 488:369-377 (1989).
Recent Grant Support
National Science Foundation (NSF): $660,000 S-STEM grant 2015–19
Food Quality Analysis: Herbert Hoover Foundation $60,000 for 1 year 2013–14
Water Analysis in Stark County: Herbert Hoover Foundation $120,000 2012–13
Green Chemistry II: Herbert Hoover Foundation $98,000 for 2 years 2010–12
Green Chemistry Labs: Herbert Hoover Foundation $110,000 for 2 years 2008–09
