Meet the Graduate College Staff: Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Administration
Josh Butcher, PhD
Program Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Toxicology
Dr. Jason Belden received his PhD in Cellular and Integrative Physiology from West Virginia University. He is an Associate Professor in the Physiological Sciences department in the College of Veterinary Medicine. His laboratory group focuses on how muscle mass can attenuate obesity-derived cardiovascular dysfunction with aging and determing the effects of an exercise mimetic.
Carol Powers, PhD
Interdisciplinary Studies Program Coordinator
Dr. Powers is Assistant Dean in the Graduate College in addition to serving as Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Studies Master's program.
David Wallace, PhD
Program Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Toxicology
Dr. David Wallace has over two decades of experience as an educator, mentor and advisor in a Health Science Center setting. He received his PhD focused in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Florida with fellowships from the University of Colorado and Kentucky. He has recently been appointed the interim Chair of the Pharmacology and Physiology department at OSU-CHS. He is involved in the development of programs, strategic planning for future development as well as a lead member in the planning and construction of a new biomedical research facility. Dr. Wallace partnered with the Graduate College and is currently serving as the Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program Co-Director.