Healthcare Violence Reduction Center
LTU Team

Our team is comprised of leaders within many Departments at LTU. We work with our membership partners to understand their needs and LTU’s academic team to complete the Center objectives, while promoting the Center’s mission to empower healthcare providers with innovative, research-based solutions that effectively reduce workplace violence, ensuring the safety and well-being of both staff and patients.

Leadership Team

Director, Healthcare Violence Reduction Center

Director of Centers and Industry Partnerships

rsanders1@ltu.edu

Program and Project Specialist

khenderso@ltu.edu

Associate Professor
Director, Experimental Biomechanical Laboratory
Research Program Officer, Healthcare Violence Reduction Center

Biomedical Engineering

Faculty

Department Chair
Director of MSEQ

Engineering Technology

Associate Professor
Founding Director - Construction Safety Research Center (CSRC)

Civil and Architectural Engineering

aalbayati@ltu.edu

Associate Dean of Research
Professor

Humanities Social Sciences and Communication
Math and Computer Science

Assistant Professor of Practice

Math and Computer Science

wbukaita@ltu.edu

Professor of Computer Science
Director of CS Robotics Labs

Math and Computer Science

Assistant Professor

scodarin@ltu.edu

Dean
Professor

Professor of Psychology

Humanities Social Sciences and Communication

fdelogu@ltu.edu

Instructor
Director, Pathways/Grand Challenges Program

Humanities Social Sciences and Communication

tfaulkner@ltu.edu

Program Director and Associate Professor of Nursing

mglembock@ltu.edu

Department Chair

Math and Computer Science

emartinso@ltu.edu

Assistant Professor
Director of Didactic PA Education

Physician Assistant Studies

amurphy@ltu.edu

Professor

Mechanical Robotics and Industrial Engineering

jmynderse@ltu.edu

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Math and Computer Science

pnelson@ltu.edu

Assistant Professor of Practice

Biomedical Engineering

jpeponis@ltu.edu

Assistant Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

mrahbar@ltu.edu

Assistant Professor

asalaymeh@ltu.edu

Assistant Professor

Additional Support

LTU President, Dr. Tarek Sobh

LTU Provost, Dr. Richard Heist

LTU SVP for Research and Economic Development, Dr. Nabil Grace

LTU AVP of Economic Development, Mark Brucki

LTU College Deans

Contact

Director, Healthcare Violence Reduction Center

Healthcare Violence Reduction Center

Lawrence Technological University
21000 West Ten Mile Road,
Southfield, MI 48075-1058