Meet The Clinicians

Ray Leone, D.O., Chief University Physician is a board certified family practice specialist who received his training at Ohio University. He completed his residency training at Summa Health Systems in Akron, Ohio and has worked at University Health Services since 1990. He is adjunct faculty for the Kent State University College of Nursing nurse practitioner program and a regular clinical evaluator for the NEOUCOM Center for Studies of Clinical Performance. He is also a CORE instructor for the family medicine residency program at Ohio University. His primary interests are women's health, general medicine and dermatology. Dr. Leone also has additional specialized training in colposcopy, endometrial biopsy and sexual assault.

Jennifer D'Abreau, D.O., is a board-certified Family Practice Specialist who received her medical training at Ohio University. She completed her residency training at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital and Akron General Medical Center. Before coming to University Health Services in 2000, she had a private practice and was the clinical associate director of Westside Family Practice/ Akron General's residency program. She is an assistant professor of clinical family medicine at NEOUCOM and a clinical assistant professor of family medicine at Ohio University. Dr. D'Abreau is also a current guest lecturerer to medical students and family practice residents at South Pointe Hospital/Cleveland Clinic Health System. Her primary interests are general medicine and women's health, and she has additional specialized training in colposcopy and sexual assault.

Stephen Bodjanac, D.O. ,University Physician, is board certified in Family Practice. Dr. Bodjanac received his medical degree from the Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. He completed his training in family medicine at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio in 2000. Dr. Bodjanac joined University Health Services in February 2006. He also practices family medicine and urgent care in Akron, Ohio.
His interests are in primary care, urgent care and sports medicine.

Richard E. Gradisek, MD, FACEP, is a board-certified Emergency Medicine Specialist who received his MD degree from Loyola University in Chicago. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan at spectrum Health Systems. He has been an Emergency Physician since 1982 at Akron General Medical Center. He began providing general medical services for University Health Services in 2007. He is an Associate Clinical Instructor at Northeast Ohio University College of Medicine and is an instructor in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Akron General Health systems. He has additional interest and training in EMS systems and is the Paramedic Director of Akron Fire EMS.

Nurse Practitioners

Lori Christopher, R.N., M.S.N, C.N.P., Nurse Manager, received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Ohio State University. Before coming to University Health Services in 1999, Lori worked as a staff nurse in the cardiac intensive care unit/step-down unit at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, and in the step-down telemetry unit at Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. Her special interests are adult primary care and women's health, and she has special training in sexual assault.

Debbie Sellers, C.R.R.N., M.S.N, C.N.P., received her undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and her graduate degree from Kent State University. Before coming to University Health Services, Debbie worked as a labor and delivery nurse at Holy Family Services birthing center in Weslaco, Texas and as a certified rehab nurse at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been at University Health Services since 2001 and her special interests are adult primary care and women's health.

Marcia Schulz RN, MSN, APRN-BC received her diploma in nursing from the Aultman Hospital School of Nursing and her MSN from the University of Akron. She currently teaches in the KSU College of Nursing and practices as an adult primary care nurse practitioner at the Townhall II Medical Clinic in Kent, OH. Her particular area of clinical interest is cardiovascular nursing and care of underserved populations. She continues to pursue doctoral studies in exercise, leisure and sport and also to teach and practice yoga in the community.

Kathy Zartman, MSN, CNP received her undergraduate degrees from Youngstown State University & The University of Akron. She received her graduate degree from Kent State University. She specialized in oncology and emergency nursing respectively and worked primarily at the Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. As a CNP her experience has been as a free clinic director and primary care with an emphasis on chronic illness. Kathy has been with University Health Services since 2005.

Laura Sadeghi, MSN, CNP received her undergraduate nursing degree from The University of Akron and her graduate degree in Pediatrics at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Laura practiced as a pediatric nurse practitioner for seven years before receiving a post-graduate certification as an adult nurse practitioner from The University of Massachusetts, and has worked in a variety of pediatric and young-adult health care settings in Massachusetts and Texas. Prior to joining the University Health Services staff in February 2007, Laura practiced as a CNP at Akron Children’s Hospital in the Outpatient Burn Clinic.

Ann Riegler MSN, CNP has been in the nursing profession for 14 years, working as an adult nurse practitioner for the last six years. She is a graduate of the University of Akron's College of Nursing and received her graduate degree from Kent State University. Primary care of adults is her specialty area. Ann has been a clinical instructor for the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs at the University of Akron. She joined the staff at Kent State's University Health Services in August of 2005.

Loretta Beule, MSN, CRNP received her undergraduate degree from The University of Akron and her graduate degree from Kent State University. She has worked at the University Health Center since 2005. She also works in Rheumatology, and has experience in Internal Medicine and Women's Health. She has taught for the KSU College of Nursing as adjunct faculty.

Psychologist

Pamela Farer-Singleton , Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist who completed her master's and doctoral degrees at Kent State University's Clinical Psychology Department. She completed an American Psychological Association (APA) approved internship at the Cleveland VA Hospital as well as a pre-doctoral internship through NEOUCOM/Fallsview internship program. Dr Farer-Singleton has served as the Chief Psychologist of Psychological Services since March 1995 with the responsibilites of coordinating clinical and outreach services for Kent State students. She has served as a part-time assistant professor providing clinical supervision for the Department of Psychology's clinical graduate students. Dr. Farer-Singleton is also part of a community-initiated practice in Akron, Ohio. Her primary clinical interests include working with individuals suffering from depression, anxiety and those with relationship and parenting concerns.

Thomas DiNardo , Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in the state of Ohio. He is also registered as a psychologist with the National Register of Health Providers. He completed his master and doctoral work in psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. He completed a two-year psychological internship at the University of Texas Counseling Center. Dr. DiNardo served as a clinical instructor for three years at the State University of New York at Buffalo Dental School. Dr DiNardo had a part-time, private psychological practice in Ohio from 1981 to 2001, providing individual psychotherapy, mental health workshops and organizational consultation. His primary interests in the Health Center are providing counseling in the area of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, building self esteem, and relationships. He also conducts groups and workshops for students. He has served as a psychologist in the Health Center since 1979.

John Schell, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist. He completed his undergraduate coursework at Northwestern University and earned his master's degree and doctorate from Kent State University. He completed an internship through the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and went on to complete a two-year, postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University Health Services specializing in developmental psychopathology and college mental health. Dr. Schell also has experience working in hospital, emergency room, community mental health and forensic settings. Since returning from Connecticut in 2000, Dr. Schell has served as a part-time assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Kent State University and has a private practice in Stow. His primary areas of clinical interest include depression, anxiety, relationship issues and eating disorders, and he has specialized training in ADHD assessment and dialectical behavior therapy.

Carolyn Turner Schneiderman, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who received her doctorate from the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky. She completed her internship at the Emory University Counseling Center in Atlanta, Ga. before moving to Ohio where she worked in private practice in Canton and served as an expert witness for the Stark County Department of Jobs and Family Services. Dr. Schneiderman served as a visiting instructor in the Psychology Department at the University of Loiusville for several years and has also worked as a clinician in community health and nursing home settings. Her primary interests include anxiety, personality pathology and chronic depression.