College of Business
Nat Irvin, II, DMA
Professor of Management
Dr. Irvin is the Strickler Executive in Residence and Professor of Management at the College of Business, where he teaches change management, leadership and future studies. A star in the classroom, this urban futurist is known as a major thought leader in the “Thrival Generation,” which he identifies as “a new breed of forward-thinking, globally tuned African Americans who bring a ‘no-limits’ approach to doing business.” His research is widely used by the media to identify and target new demographic groups. Dr. Irvin is also a major outreach force in the local community. He founded non-profit think tank Future Focus 2020, chaired the July 2008 Annual Meeting of the World Future Society and is a frequent commentator on news and issues programming.
Dr. Buchanan is a professor of Spanish at the University of Louisville and has been Director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program since 2002. In 2000 she received the UofL Distinguished Teaching Professor Award and in 2004 she was named the recipient of the UofL Trustees Award. Dr. Buchanan is the author of numerous articles on contemporary Latin American writers from Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, and the editor of a book of critical essays, El río de los sueños: Aproximaciones críticas a la obra de Ana María Shua.
A Notre Dame, University of Iowa and Ohio State graduate with a Ph.D. in sport management, Dr. Hums is an accomplished professor with expertise on policy development in sports organizations. Her primary policy focus is on the inclusion of people with disabilities, women and ethnic minorities in the field of sports management. An active member of the North American Society for Sports Management (NASSM), Dr. Hums received the 2009 Earle F. Zeigler Award for her significant contributions to the field through scholarship, research, leadership and donated time and support to the organization. She has published and co-authored a variety of sports literature pieces and articles. She has been an active volunteer for U.S. Paralympic Games and continues to remain active in many sports organizations throughout the country.
Dr. Babbage is a 1980 graduate of UofL School of Dentistry. She is the Chair of the Admissions Committee and directs the Preview to Dentistry course for undergraduate students. In addition, she is the coordinator of the Robert Wood Johnson Summer Medical and Dental Education Program. Dr. Babbage is actively involved in the community serving on the following: Louisville Metro Board of Health and Wellness; Environmental Health Committee, Louisville Metro Department of Health; Community Oriented Police Board; Chestnut Street YMCA Black Achievers Program and Medical Cluster leader; Kentucky Health Policy Board, UofL SOD Diversity Committee, Board member Northwest AHEC.
Dr. Jacobs is Director of the UofL Public Health & Information Sciences Master of Public Health Program and a professor of environmental health, risk assessment, occupational toxicology and biosafety. He received a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and worked as Director of the Graduate Program in Public Health at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion. An active member of the National Public Health Honor Society, Dr. Jacobs focuses his research on health effects associated with indoor air and exposure to organic dust in agricultural and industrial environments, inhalation toxicology and international environmental and occupational health practice.
A DePauw, Purdue and Georgia Institute of Technology graduate with a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Rockaway is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Georgia, Indiana and Kentucky. He serves as an assistant professor and Director of the Center for Infrastructure Research, a partnership between UofL, utilities and industry formed to research, evaluate and solve urban infrastructure-related issues and problems. Dr. Rockaway is a recipient of the Engineer of the Year in Education Award. He worked for two years in the Geotechnical and Dam Safety Section of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and is a frequent contributor to various scientific and technical publications.
Widely regarded as one of the “founding fathers” of environmental cardiology, Dr. Bhatnagar earns many accolades for his work in the new discipline that seeks to study the impact of pollution on heart disease. This area is of great interest to Dr. Bhatnagar because he believes that pollution is a fully preventable cause of heart disease. A leader in cardiovascular health, Dr. Bhatnagar has secured numerous National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants for UofL, including a Program Project and COBRE grant, which in turn have earned the school several million dollars in federal funds. He currently serves as Director of the University’s Diabetes and Obesity Center, which seeks to combat the prevalence of diabetes and obesity in Kentucky and throughout the world.
Dr. Faul has published 33 articles and seven book chapters on research topics ranging from child welfare, measurement issues in social work, women and diversity issues, to gerontology and health disparities. She has presented 74 papers at national and international conferences. With various research teams, she has attracted $3.7 million in federal and foundation research dollars to the school for research projects serving the Louisville community. She gained national recognition for her work in the field of gerontology and became a national Hartford Faculty Scholar in 2007. Her research as part of the Scholar program focused on inequitable access to health services for older adults with diabetes.
Mr. Leibson graduated first in his class from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. He also holds an LL.M. from Harvard and a B.A. degree from Vanderbilt. Mr. Leibson’s expertise in torts and the Uniform Commercial Code has won him many citations from the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Kentucky. A member of the UofL law faculty since 1977, Mr. Leibson has served as the school’s Bernard Flexner Professor of Law since 1989. He has earned many awards for outstanding teaching over his tenure, including the 1988–1989 Law Alumni Foundation Teaching Excellence Award. Mr. Leibson has been honored by the UofL law school as a distinguished alumnus.
As Director of Choral Studies, Dr. Hatteberg conducts the Collegiate Chorale, Cardinal Singers and University Chorus, and teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting and literature courses. He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of music in piano and voice from the University of Dubuque and earned his master’s and doctorate in choral conducting from the University of Iowa, where he studied conducting with Don V. Moses and conducted the renowned Old Gold Singers. A 1990 Fulbright Scholar and 2004 Kentucky Music Educators Association College/University Teacher of the Year, Dr. Hatteberg is an accomplished conductor whose career has taken him to teach and work in Berlin and Amsterdam. He is co-director of the Kentucky Ambassadors of Music, a program that allows students throughout Kentucky to perform and tour in Europe.
Dr. Chlebowy is presently an assistant professor at the University of Louisville School of Nursing. She earned her bachelor, master’s and doctoral degrees in nursing from Ohio State. Dr. Chlebowy has clinical practice experience in adult nursing and has extensive experience educating diabetes clients and families in a variety of clinical settings. As a researcher, she is interested in health disparities research and has received recent intramural grant funding to examine the facilitators and barriers to diabetes self-care management among African Americans. Dr. Chlebowy is also the principal investigator and project director of an interdisciplinary study investigating the effects of motivational interviewing on self-care management behaviors among urban African American adults with type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Owen, Archivist for Local History at the University Archives and Records Center, works to preserve and make available records that document the University’s history, as well as the history of the Louisville area. As an Associate for External Affairs, Dr. Owen promotes appreciation of UofL throughout Kentucky and the region. A native Louisvillian, Dr. Owen served on the City of Louisville Board of Aldermen from 1990 through 1998 and has been a member of the Louisville Metro Council since 2003, currently serving a one-year term as President.
