Apr 28, 2024  
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Faculty


   
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[A]

 
Arnold H. Abrams, PhD (1981)  
Professor of Computer Science/Applied Multimedia. BA, 1975, San Diego State University; MA, 1981, PhD, 1985, Oregon State University.  
Patricia Jay Acklin, MS (1988)  
Associate Professor of Geography. BS, 1978, MS, 1991, Southern Oregon State College.  
Paul T. Adalian Jr., MLS (2008)  
Dean of Hannon Library. BA, 1966, Stanislaus State Collage; MA, 1968, Loyola University of Los Angeles; MLS, 1971, Syracuse University.  
Roni Adams, PhD (2006)  
Assistant Professor of Education. BA, 1970, Cal Poly University; MS, 1984, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2002, UC Santa Barbara.  
S.M. Shamsul Alam, PhD (1991)  
Associate Professor of Sociology. BA, 1976, MA, 1978, Dhaka University; MA, 1982, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada; PhD, 1991, University of Oregon.  
Marlene Alt, MFA (1991)  
Professor of Art. BFA, 1981, Moorhead State University; MFA, 1986, University of California, San Diego.  
Alma R. Alvarez, PhD (1996)  
Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1989, California State University, Dominguez Hills; MA, 1992, PhD, 2000, University of California, Santa Barbara.  
Connie J. Anderson, MLIS (1988)  
Professor of Library and Information Science, Business Reference Librarian. BSEd, 1975, North Dakota State University; MLIS, 1983, University of California, Berkeley; MS, 1991, Southern Oregon State College.  
Alissa Arp, PhD (2009)  
Professor of Biology. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. BA, 1977, Sonoma State University; MA, 1983, PhD, 1983, University of California, Santa Barbara.  
Lee E. Ayers, EdD (1998)  
Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. BA, 1985, National University; MEd, 1997, Southwestern Adventist University; PhD, 2001, Southwest University; EdD, 2001, NOVA Southeastern University.  
   

[B]

 
Curtis J. Bacon, DBA (1987)  
Professor of Business. BS, 1979, MBA, 1981, North Dakota State University; MS, 1987, University of Oregon; DBA, 1996, Southern Illinois University.  
Edwin L. Battistella, PhD (2000)
 
Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1976, Rutgers College; MA, 1979, PhD, 1981, City University of New York.  
Amy T. Belcastro, MA (2001)  
Associate Professor of Education. BA, 1988, University of California, Santa Cruz; MA, 1996, California State University, Sacramento.  
Rhett L. Bender, DMA (1996)  
Professor of Music. BM, 1992, Iowa State University; MM, 1994, DMA, 2000, University of Georgia.  
Francie Bostwick, MEd (2009)  
Assistant Professor of Mathematics. BS, 1990, University of Arizona, Tucson; MEd, 1994, Grand Canyon University.  
Deborah Brown, PhD (2009)  
Instructor of University Seminar. BA, 1989, Southern Oregon State College; MA, 1992, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley; PhD, 2002, University of Nevada-Reno.  
Alison Burke, PhD (2008)  
Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. BA, 1998, University of New Mexico; MCJ, 2004, University of Colorado at Denver; PhD, 2008, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  
Cody A. Bustamante, MFA (1986)  
Professor of Art. BA, 1978, Humboldt State University; MFA, 1981, University of California, Irvine.  
   

[C]

 
Susan Cain, MS (2008)  
Senior Instructor of Business. BA, 1976, Oregon State University; MS, 2005, Washington School of Law.  
George Carlsen, PhD (2009)  
Assistant Professor of Spanish. BA, 2001, Willamette University; MA, 2005, PhD, 2008, University of California, Riverside.  
Mary W. Carrabba, PhD (2006)  
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS, 1982, Oregon State University; BS, 1983, Southern Oregon State College; MFS, 1985, PhD, 1995, The George Washington University.  
David Carter, MA (2008)  
Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. BA, 1998, MA, 2001, East Tennessee State University.  
Al B. Case, MS (2001)  
Assistant Professor of Business. BS, 1993, MS, 1993, Brigham Young University; CPA.  
Mary Jane M. Cedar Face, MLS (1993)  
Professor of Library and Information Science. BA, 1977, Douglass College, Rutgers University; MLS 1989, MA, 1991, Rutgers University.  
Anne F. Chambers, PhD (1987)  
Professor of Anthropology. BA, 1972, MA, 1976, PhD, 1983, University of California, Berkeley.  
Douglas A. Chapman, PhD (1993)  
Professor of Chemistry. BS, 1983, Northern Arizona University; PhD, 1988, Arizona State University.  
Prakash R. Chenjeri, MA (1993)  
Associate Professor of Philosophy. BA, 1978, MA, 1980, Bangalore University, India.  
Roger G. Christianson, PhD (1980)  
Professor of Biology. BA, 1969, MA, 1971, PhD, 1976, University of California, Santa Barbara.  
Nickolas Chura, MS (2008)  
Instructor of Mathematics. BS, 2005, MS, 2007, Portland State University  
Lisa M. Ciasullo, PhD (1989)  
Associate Professor of Mathematics. BS, 1984, Gonzaga University; MS, 1986, PhD, 1989, Washington State University.  
Kathryn Cleland-Sipfle, AM (2004)  
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science. BA, 1967, MA, 1980, State University of New York; AM, 1989, University of Chicago.  
Anne Maria Connor, PhD (2001)  
Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. BA, 1994, Brown University; MA, 1998, PhD, 2004, Vanderbilt University.  
Mary Cullinan, PhD (2006)  
President of Southern Oregon University. BA, 1972, University of Pennsylvania; MA, 1973, PhD, 1978, University of Wisconsin, Madison.  
   

[D]

 
Jad A. D’Allura, PhD (1977)  
Professor of Geology. BS, 1969, PhD, 1977, University of California, Davis.  
Terry L. DeHay, PhD (1990)  
Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1977, University of New Mexico; MA, 1981, Humboldt State University; PhD, 1989, University of California, Berkeley.  
Daniel DeNeui, PhD (2002)  
Associate Professor of Psychology. BS, 1989, University of South Dakota, Vermillion; MA, 1992, Minnesota State University; PhD, 1998, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  
Andy T. Dungan, PhD (2001)  
Professor of Business. BS, 1972, Colorado State University; MBA, 1975, University of Colorado; PhD, 1995, University of Oregon.  
Dennis Dunleavy, PhD (2005)  
Associate Professor of Communication. BA, 1998, MA, 1999, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2004, University of Oregon.  
   

[E]

 
Adam V. Elson, MA (2006)  
Instructor of Health and Physical Education. BS, 1995, New Mexico State University; MA, 1999, Pacific University.  
Sherry A. Ettlich, PhD (1987)  
Professor of Mathematics. BA, 1980, Westmont College; MS, 1981, PhD, 1985, University of Oregon.  
   

[F]

 
Susan Faller-Mitchell, MS (2008)  
Instructor of Education. BA, 1981, San Jose State University; MS, 1996, San Jose State University.  
Brian Fedorek, MA (2009)  
Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. BA, 2003, Duquesne University; MA, 2005, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  
Curtis J. Feist, PhD (2001)  
Associate Professsor of Mathematics. BS, 1989, MS, 1992, California Polytechnic State University; PhD, 1998, University of California, Davis.  
Carol S. Ferguson, PhD (1994)  
Professor of Biology. BS, 1980, Oregon State University; MS, 1985, University of Missouri, Saint Louis; PhD, 1987, University of Missouri, Columbia.  
Echo E. Fields, PhD (1998)  
Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. BA, 1975, Oklahoma City University; MA, 1977, PhD, 1984, University of Oregon.  
Barbara Fleeger, MS (2009)  
Instructor of Biology. BA, 1977, University of Texas at Austin; MS, 1991, Southern Oregon State College.  
Paul T. French, DMA (1990)  
Professor of Music. BA, 1978, University of California, Berkeley; MM, 1980, DMA, 1987, University of Southern California.  
Lani C. Fujitsubo, PhD (1993)  
Professor of Psychology. BA, 1980, Southern California College; MA, 1989, PhD, 1991, United States International University, San Diego, California.  
   

[G]

 
Gregg Gassman, PhD (1995)  
Professor of Education. BA, 1974, MA, 1980, EdS, 1985, University of Missouri; PhD, 1995, Utah State University.  
Bill D. Gholson, PhD (1994)  
Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1975, Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois; MA, 1992, PhD, 1994, University of Oregon.  
Marianne Golding, PhD (1997)  
Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. BA, 1984, MA, 1991, PhD, 1996, University of California, Los Angeles.  
William L. Greene, PhD (1998)  
Professor of Education. Chair, School of Education. BA, 1982, MA, 1993, California State University, Fresno; PhD, 1998, University of Hawaii.  
Fredna H. Grimland, PhD (2001)  
Associate Professor of Music. BME, 1974, MME, 1980, PhD, 2001, University of North Texas.  
John Gutrich, PhD (2008)  
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies. BS, 1994, Purdue University; PhD, 2000, Ohio State University.  
   

[H]

 
Charlotte Hadella, PhD (1991)  
Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1972, Lynchburg College, Virginia; MA, 1978, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg; PhD, 1989, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.  
Jon F. Harbaugh, MBA (1995)  
Associate Professor of Business. BS, 1966, MS, 1968, California State University, San Jose; MBA, 1981, Pepperdine University.  
Robert T. Harrison, PhD (1990)  
Professor of History. BA, 1960, Biola College; MDiv, 1966, Fuller Theological Seminary; MA, 1979, California State University, Los Angeles; PhD, 1987, University of Southern California.  
Daniel J. Harvey, PhD (2001)  
Associate Professor of Computer Science. BS, 1968, Queens College, New York; MS, 1974, Farleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey; PhD, 2001, University of Texas at Arlington.  
James Hatton, MS (2009)  
Instructor of Mathematics. BA, 1967, Rice University; MS, 1968, Stanford University.  
Deborah J. Hollens, MA (1971)  
Professor of Library and Information Science. BA, 1970, San Fernando Valley State College; MSLS, 1971, University of Southern California; MA, 1976, Southern Oregon State College.  
Richard P. F. Holt, PhD (1996)  
Professor of Economics. AB, 1976, Occidental College; PhD, 1987, University of Utah.  
William J. Hughes, PhD (1996)  
Associate Professor of Political Science. BA, 1987, MA, 1991, California State University, Chico; PhD, 1995, University of California, Davis.  
Laura A. Hughes, PhD (1997)  
Associate Professor of Chemistry. BA, 1978, MS, 1980, PhD, 1983, University of California, San Diego.  
Priscilla L. Hunter, PhD (1981)  
Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. BS, 1965, MA, 1968, PhD, 1979, Louisiana State University.  
Cynthia Hutton, PhD (1994)  
Associate Professor of Music. BA, 1978, California State University, Fullerton; MM, 1984, University of California, San Diego; PhD, 2000, University of Colorado.  
   

[I]

 
Miles F. Inada, MFA (1996)  
Professor of Art. BA, 1988, Yale University; BFA, 1993, University of Oregon; MFA, 1996, University of Cincinnati.  

 

[J]

 
Dennis Jablonski, MEd (2003)  
Assistant Professor of Education. BA, 1973, Occidental College; MEd, 2001, Pepperdine University.  
Charles W. Jaeger, PhD (1999)  
Assistant Professor of Business. BA, 1967, San Francisco State University; MAT, 1970, Colorado College; PhD, 1991, Stanford University.  
Stewart W. Janes, PhD (1985)  
Professor of Biology. BA, 1976, University of Montana, Missoula; MS, 1980, Portland State University; PhD, 1985, University of California, Los Angeles.  
Steven L. Jessup, PhD (1997)  
Associate Professor of Biology. BS, 1977, University of Maryland; PhD, 1994, University of Michigan.  
Gregory Jones, PhD (1997)  
Professor of Geography. BA, 1993, PhD, 1997, University of Virginia.  
Laura K. Jones, PhD (1999)  
Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education. BA, 1975, Kentucky Wesleyan College; MA, 1979, Western Kentucky University; PhD, 1986, Southern Illinois University.  
Michael Jones, MS (2004)  
Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education. BS, 1980, MS, 1996, Southern Oregon University.  
 

[K]

 
Donald H. Kay, BA (1980)  
Professor of Art, Graphic Designer. BA, 1965, San Jose State University.  
Kenneth M. Kempner, PhD (2001)  
Professor of Education. BA, 1969, University of Montana; MA, 1974, University of Colorado; PhD, 1979, University of Oregon.  
Daniel Kim, PhD (1999)  
Associate Professor of Mathematics. BA, 1984, Sogang University, Korea; MA, 1990, Indiana University; PhD, 1995, University of Oregon.  
Younghee Kim, PhD (1999)  
Associate Professor of Education. BS, 1985, Sogang University, Korea; MA, 1992, PhD, 1996, University of Oregon.  
John Kinard, MBA (2008)  
Senior Instructor of Business. BA, 1969, Occidental College; MBA, 1972, Harvard University; MA, 2000, Southern Oregon University.  
John T. King, PhD (2006)  
Assistant Professor of Education. BA, 1992, MIT, 1996, Seattle University; PhD, 2005, University of Washington.  
Lynn Maruyama Kirms, PhD (1987)  
Professor of Chemistry. BS, 1981, University of Hawaii; PhD, 1987, Colorado State University.  
James M. Klein, DMA (2008)  
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. BM, 1975, MM, 1977, University of Texas at Austin; DMA, 1981, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.  
Noel Koran, DMA (2009)  
Professor of Music. Director and Chair of Performing Arts. BA, 1974, University of Washington, Seattle; MM, 1992, DMA, 1997, University of Texas at Austin.  
Mark Krause, PhD (2007)  
Associate Professor of Psychology. BA, 1994, MS, 1996, Central Washington University; PhD, 2000, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  
Patricia B. Kyle, PhD (2005)  
Associate Professor of Psychology. BA, 1975, Arizona State University; MEd, 1986, Idaho State University; PhD, 1991, University of Idaho.  
   

[L]

 
Charles Lane, PhD (1994)  
Professor of Geology. BS, 1975, Fort Hays Kansas State University; MS, 1977, Northern Arizona University; PhD, 1987, University of California, Los Angeles.  
Donna L. Lane, PhD (1998)  
Associate Professor of Business. BS, 1998, MBA, 1999, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2006, Nova Southeastern  
Jonathan I. Lange, PhD (1980)  
Professor of Communication. BA, 1973, Pennsylvania State University; MS, 1975, Portland State University; PhD, 1981, University of Washington.  
Jo-Anne Lau-Smith, PhD (2002)  
Associate Professor of Education. BA, 1981, MEd, 1984, University of California, Los Angeles; PhD, 2001, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.  
John B. Laughlin, PhD (1984)  
Professor of Business. BA, 1966, University of Minnesota; BS, 1968, St. Cloud State University; MA, 1973, University of Sydney, Australia; MSBA, 1982, Southern Oregon State College; PhD, 1990, University of Southern California.  
Erika M. Leppmann, MFA (2002)  
Associate Professor of Art. BFA, 1978, University of Oregon; MA, MFA, 1996, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.  
Eric M. Levin, PhD (2005)  
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts. BA, 1982, University of California, Berkeley; MAT, 1987, Western Oregon University; MA, 1991, Portland State University; PhD, 1996, University of Oregon.  
Terry Longshore, DMA (2000)  
Associate Professor of Music. BS, 1989, California State University, Fresno; BM, 1994, California State University, Sacramento; MA, 1996, DMA, 1999, University of California, San Diego.  
Irving Lubliner, MA (2009)  
Associate Professor of Mathematics. BA, 1974, University of California, Berkeley; MA, 1988, University of California, Davis.  
Dale R. Luciano, PhD (1985)  
Professor of Theatre Arts. BA, 1968, MA, 1969, University of California, Santa Barbara; PhD, 1977, University of Iowa.  
 

[M]

 
Diana F. Maltz, PhD (1999)  
Associate Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1987, Bennington College; MA, 1990, PhD, 1997, Stanford University.  
Walter Greer Markle, PhD (1986)  
Professor of Art. BA, 1968, BFA, 1973, University of Wyoming; MA, 1976, University of Utah; PhD, 1999, University of Oregon.  
Jean A. Maxwell, PhD (1987)  
Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. BA, 1966, University of Washington; MA, 1967, PhD, 1987, University of Michigan.  
Richard L. May, PhD (2001)  
Associate Professor of Biology. BA, 1989, University of California, Berkeley; MA, 1992, PhD, 1998, Kent State University.  
Joan M. McBee, DBA (2001)  
Associate Professor of Business. BSBA, 1985, MSBA, 1991, Southern Oregon State College; DBA, 2007, Argosy University.  
Gerald S. McCain, PhD (2000)  
Professor of Education. BS, 1989, MA, 1993, PhD, 1997, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.  
Maggie McClellan, MFA (1998)  
Professor of Theatre Arts. BA, 1981, California Institute of the Arts; MFA, 1987, Southern Methodist University.  
Brian T. McDermott, MA (1996)  
Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education, Head Men’s Basketball Coach. MA, 1982, University of South Dakota.  
Gregory T. Miller, PhD (1999)  
Associate Professor of Chemistry. BS, 1994, Northwestern State University; PhD, 2000, University of Alabama.  
Gary M. Miller, PhD (1996)  
Professor of History. BA, 1973, California State University; MA, 1976, San Diego State University; PhD, 1985, University of Florida.  
Emily A. Miller-Francisco, MLS (2001)  
Associate Professor, Library Electronic Resources Coordinator. BA, 1994, Earlham College; MA, 1996, Graduate Theological Union; MLS, 2001, Simmons College.  
Geoffrey Mills, PhD (1988)  
Professor of Education. Dean, School of Education. BEd, 1982, MEd, 1986, West Australian Institute of Technology; PhD, 1988, University of Oregon.  
Donna B. Mills, PhD (1989)  
Professor of Health Education. BS, 1975, Saint Mary’s College of Notre Dame; MEd, 1986, PhD, 1988, University of Oregon.  
K. Silem Mohammad, PhD (2004)  
Associate Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1991, University of California, Santa Cruz; PhD, 1998, Stanford University.  
Teresa L. Montgomery, MA (1988)  
Professor of Library and Information Science. BA, 1970, Harpur College, State University of New York, Binghamton; MA, 1974, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago; MA, 1993, Southern Oregon State College.  
Daniel R. Morris, PhD (1982)  
Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. BA, 1977, Brigham Young University; MA, 1979, University of Utah; PhD, 1985, University of Oregon.  
Doyne Mraz, PhD (2009)  
Instructor of University Seminar. BA, 1955, MA, 1956, University of the Pacific; PhD, 1965, University of Southern California and Stanford University.  
Paul D. Murray, PhD (1993)  
Professor of Psychology. BS, 1982, University of Michigan; MA, 1988, The American University, Washington, D.C.; PhD, 1991, University of Southern Mississippi.  
 

[N]

 
Michael J. Naumes, PhD (1983)  
Professor of Psychology. BS, 1973, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan; MA, 1975, PhD, 1979, University of Cincinnati.  
Peter R. Nordquist, MM (2002)  
Associate Professor of Computer Science. BA, BS, 1979, George Fox College; MS, 1985, Oregon Graduate Institute, Beaverton; MM, 1996, University of Missouri.  
 

[O]

 
Sean O’Skea, MFA (2006)  
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts. BA, 1995, University of Portland; MS, 1999, Ball State University; MFA, 2002, University of Portland.  
David K. Oline, PhD (2001)  
Associate Professor of Biology. BS, 1985, Stanford University; PhD, 2001, University of Colorado, Boulder.  
Viola Olsen, EdM (2008)  
Instructor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. BA, 1996, University of California Los Angeles; EdM, 2002, Oregon State University.  
René Leo E. Ordoñez, PhD (1988)  
Professor of Business. BA, 1982, University of the Philippines; MBA, 1987, University of Akron; PhD, 1997, Illinois Institute of Technology.  
Christine T. Oswald, PhD (1996)  
Professor of Biology. BS, 1978, University of Illinois, Chicago; PhD, 1985, Indiana University, Bloomington.  
 

[P]

 
Kathleen A. Page, PhD (1988)  
Professor of Biology. BA, 1978, University of California, Berkeley; MA, 1981, University of California, Santa Barbara; PhD, 1988, University of California, Los Angeles.  
Rajeev Parikh, PhD (2009)  
Professor of Business. Dean of the School of Business. BTech, 1972, Indian Institute of Technology; PhD, 1982, University of Buffalo (SUNY).  
Michael S. Parker, PhD (1994)  
Professor of Biology. BS, 1981, Southern Oregon State College; MS, 1985, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; PhD, 1992, University of California, Davis.  
Paul A. Pavlich, JD (1978)  
Assistant Professor of Political Science. AB, 1974, College of William and Mary; MA, 1976, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; JD, 1982, University of California, Berkeley.  
Joel Perkins, MS (2005)  
Instructor of Health and Physical Education. BS, 1997, MS, 1998, Southern Oregon University.  
Steven C. Petrovic, PhD (1999)  
Associate Professor of Chemistry. BS, 1986, Ohio University; MS, 1990, Purdue University; PhD, 1998, Ohio University.  
Panos J. Photinos, PhD (1989)  
Professor of Physics. Physics Diploma, 1971, University of Athens, Greece; PhD, 1975, Kent State University.  
J. Fraser Pierson, PhD (1988)  
Professor of Psychology. BA, 1974, MEd, 1976, Florida Atlantic University; PhD, 1984, University of Georgia.  
Hassan Pirasteh, PhD (1982)  
Professor of Economics. BS, 1973, National University of Iran; MS, 1976, Colorado State University; PhD, 1985, University of Oregon.  
Garth M. Pittman, PhD (1997)  
Associate Professor of Communication. BA, 1981, State University of New York; MA, 1989, San Francisco State University; PhD, 1997, University of Iowa.  
Katie O. Pittman, PhD (1999)  
Associate Professor of Business. BS, 1983, LeMoyne College; MBA, 1989, San Francisco State University; PhD, 2008, NOVA Southeastern University.  
Gregory M. Pleva, MS (1997)  
Associate Professor of Computer Science. BS, 1995, Southern Oregon State College; MS, 1996, Southern Oregon State College.  
Vicki Purslow, EdD (2001)  
Associate Professor of Music. BM, 1985, University of the Pacific; MA, 1991, California State University Sacramento; 1996, EdD, University of the Pacific.  
   

[Q]

 
George K. Quainoo, PhD (2005)  
Associate Professor of Chemistry/Physics. BS, 1989, MS 1993, University of Cape Coast, Ghana; PhD, 2004, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.  
 

[R]

 
Scott M. Rex, PhD (2005)  
Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures. BA, 1990, MA, 1992, PhD, 2001, University of California, Davis.  
James Y. Rible, MLS (1987)  
Professor of Library and Information Science, Science Reference Librarian, Coordinator of Online Searching. BA, 1980, California State University, Chico; MLS, 1985, University of California, Los Angeles; MS, 1992, Southern Oregon State College.  
John B. Richards, PhD (1988)  
Professor of Geography. BA, 1976, MA, 1981, PhD, 1986, University of Washington.  
Darryl L. Richardson, MA (2001)  
Senior Instructor of Communication. BA, 1992, MA, 1993, University of Montevallo.  
Michael Ritchey, MS (1995)  
Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education, Head Wrestling Coach. BS, 1990, Southern Oregon State College; MS, 1998, Southern Oregon University.  
John S. Roden, PhD (1999)  
Professor of Biology. BS, University of Washington; MS, 1992, PhD, 1989, University of California, Davis.  
Deborah Rosenberg, MFA (1999)  
Professor of Theatre Arts. BA, 1978, Trent University; MFA, 1989, North Carolina School of the Arts.  
Michael Rousell, PhD, (2008)  
Assistant Professor of Education. BEd, 1974, University of Alberta; BRE, 1981, Newman Theological College, Edmonton, Alberta; MS, 1986, PhD 1991, University of Oregon.  
Paul S. Rowland, PhD (1986)  
Professor of Psychology. BS, 1967, Loyola University; MA, 1972, PhD, 1978, University of Arkansas.  
Daniel L. Rubenson, PhD (1986)  
Professor of Economics. AB, 1975, Stanford University; PhD, 1986, Carnegie-Mellon University.  
Alena Amato Ruggerio, PhD (2002)  
Associate Professor of Communication. BSC, 1996, MA, 1997, Ohio University; PhD, 2004, Indiana University.  
Mary P. Russell-Miller, PhD (1998)  
Associate Professor of Psychology. BS, 1985, MS, 1986, Southern Oregon State College; PhD, 1996, Oregon State University.  
Lore Rutz-Burri, JD (1995)  
Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. BA, 1982, Southern Oregon State College; MCJ, 1985, University of South Carolina; JD, 1989, University of Oregon.  
   

[S]

 
Dusty E. Sabo, PhD (1996)  
Professor of Mathematics. BS, 1983, Northern Arizona University; MS, 1991, PhD, 1996, University of Idaho.  
Chris D. Sackett, MFA (1987)  
Professor of Theatre Arts. Chair, Department of Theatre Arts. BFA, 1985, Southern Oregon State College; MFA, 1998, University of British Columbia.  
Kevin Sahr, MS (2000)  
Assistant Professor of Computer Science. BA, 1984, Bucknell University; MS, 1995, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.  
Steve Schein, MA (2008)  
Senior Instructor of Business. BS, 1982, University of Colorado; MA, 2004, Fielding Graduate Institute.  
Hala G. Schepmann, PhD (2001)  
Associate Professor of Chemistry. BS, 1993, University of Texas, Austin; MS, 1995, University of California, Berkeley; PhD, 2001, Rice University, Houston.  
Howard Schreiber, MEd (1998)  
Senior Instructor of Communication. BA, 1970, State University of New York; MEd, 1976, Boston College.  
Peter C. Schroeder, PhD (2005)  
Associate Professor of Biology. BS, 1981, University of Idaho, Moscow; MS, 1985, University of Missouri, Columbia; PhD, 1989, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.  
Ezra Severin, MFA (2003)  
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts. BA, 1994, Sonoma State University; MFA, 2000, North Carolina School of Arts.  
Mark A. Shibley, PhD (1998)  
Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. BS, 1985, University of Oregon; MA, 1989, PhD, 1993, University of California, Santa Barbara.  
Larry Shrewsbury, MS (2008)  
Instructor of Mathematics. BS, 1989, MS, 1991 Southern Oregon University.  
Mark A. Siders, PhD (1999)  
Associate Professor of Business. BS, 1979, MBA, 1981, Indiana State University; PhD, 1998, Virginia Commonwealth University.  
Ellen J. Siem, PhD (2006)  
Assistant Professor of Physics. BS, 2000, Northwestern University, Evanston; PhD, 2005, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  
Milan (Kip) P. Sigetich, PhD (1989)  
Associate Professor of Business and Economics. BA, 1971, Wayne State University; MA, 1975, PhD, 1979, Stanford University.  
Margaret L. Sjogren, MFA (1983)  
Professor of Art. BFA, 1970, Pennsylvania State University; MFA, 1981, University of Oregon.  
Dennis Slattery, MBA (2004)  
Associate Professor of Business. BA, 1996, MBA, 1997, Southern Oregon University; CPA.  
Jennifer N. Slawta, PhD (1991)  
Associate Professor of Health & Physical Education. BS, 1987, MS, 1989, University of California, Los Angeles; PhD, 2000, Oregon State University.  
Dennis L. Smith, MFA (1985)  
Professor of Theatre Arts. BA, 1969, California State University, Chico; MFA, 1984, University of Oregon.  
Douglas Smith, PhD (2009)  
Assistant Professor of Psychology. AB, 1973, Emory University; MEd, 1974, University of Georgia; PhD, 1981, University of California, Los Angeles.  
Philip Smith, BS, BA (2009)  
Instructor of Business. BA, 2000, BS, 2000, University of Oregon.  
John Sollinger, PhD (2000)  
Associate Professor of Biology. BS, 1977, Michigan Technological University; PhD, 1994, Oregon State University.  
Paul M. Steinle, MS (2001)  
Associate Professor of Communication, Associate Provost. BA, 1962, Amherst College; MBA, 1976, Harvard School of Business; MS, 1992, Syracuse University.  
Craig Stillwell, PhD (2009)  
Instructor of University Seminar. BA, 1982, BS, 1982, University of Oregon; MA, 1986, PhD, 1991, University of Notre Dame.  
Karen D. Stone, PhD (2000)  
Associate Professor of Biology. BS, 1991, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; MS, 1993, University of Memphis; PhD, 2000, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.  
Robin Strangfeld, MFA (2006)  
Assistant Professor of Art. BFA, 1999, New York State College of Ceramics; MFA, 2006, Rhode Island School of Design.  
Brian Sullivan, PhD (2008)  
Senior Instructor of Language, Literature, and Philosophy. BA, 1971, Drake University; MA, 1985, University of Texas El Paso; PhD, 1992, University of New Mexico.  
 

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Tracy L. Templeton, MFA (2001)  
Associate Professor of Art. BFA, 1995, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; MFA, 1997, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.  
Steven D. Thorpe, PhD (1988)  
Professor of Education. BA, 1973, MA, 1977, University of Texas, Austin; PhD, 1988, Stanford University.  
Alexander I. Tutunov, DMA (1997)  
Professor of Music. BA, 1986, Minsk College of Music; MA, 1992, Belarusian State Conservatory of Music; MA, 1996, University of North Texas; DMA, 1996, Belarusian Academy of Music.  
Mark A. Tveskov, PhD (1998)  
Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. BA, 1988, MA, 1992, University of Connecticut; PhD, 2000, University of Oregon.  
 

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Jamie Vener, PhD (2006)  
Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education. BS, 1984, University of California, Davis; MS, 1999, California State University, Fresno; PhD, 2003, University of Utah.  
Diana Versluis, EdD (2009)  
Instructor of University Seminar. BEd, 1968, University of Hawaii; MA, 1992, Southern Oregon State College; EdD, 2001, Oregon State University.  
Dale J. Vidmar, MLS (1997)  
Professor of Library and Information Science. BA, 1987, MA, 1995, Southern Oregon State College; MLS, 1996, Kent State University.  
Carol Voisin, ThD (2009)  
Instructor of University Seminar. BS, 1968, Colorado State University, Fort Collins; MDiv, 1972, Iliff School of Theology, Denver; ThD, 1981, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley.  
 

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Dustin Walcher, PhD (2008)  
Assistant Professor of History. BA, 2000, University of California Los Angeles; MA, 2003, PhD, 2007, Ohio State University.  
Cynthia M. Wallace, MA (1992)  
Senior Instructor of English and Writing. BA, 1969, Colorado College, Colorado Springs; MA, 1975, San Francisco State College.  
Susan F. Walsh, PhD (1988)  
Professor of Communication. BS, 1984, MS, 1985, Southern Oregon State College; PhD, 1998, University of Oregon.  
Jody Waters, PhD (2005)  
Associate Professor of Communication. BA, 1989, Carleton University; MA, 1992, University of Calgary; PhD, 2002, University of Texas, Austin.  
Charles W. Welden, PhD (1990)  
Professor of Biology. BS, 1977, Tulane University; MS, 1981, PhD, 1984, Colorado State University.  
Cynthia White, PhD (2009)  
Assistant Professor of Economics. BA, 1984, Bryn Mawr College; MS, 1989, University of Washington, Seattle; MS, 1991, PhD, 2008, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  
Elizabeth Whitman, MA (2009)  
Instructor of University Seminar. BA, 1983, MA, 1985, University of Oregon.  
Erin Wilder, MIT (2009)  
Assistant Professor of Education. BA, 1999, University of Washington, Seattle; MIT, 2002, Seattle University.  
Daniel Wilson, PhD (1989)  
Professor of Computer Science. BA, 1981, University of Washington; MS, PhD, 1988, University of Oregon.  
Josie A. Wilson, PhD (1988)  
Professor of Psychology. BA, 1968, University of Wisconsin; MA, 1974, Western Michigan University; MA, 1980, PhD, 1985, Georgia State University.  
Barbara Scott Winkler, PhD (2000)  
Associate Professor, Director of Women’s Studies. BA, 1974, Barnard College; MA, 1976, PhD, 1992, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  
Deborah Winter, MA (2009)  
Instructor of University Seminar. BA, 1995, MA, 1997, Oral Roberts University.  
Vincent Craig Wright, MFA (1994)  
Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1989, MFA, 1993, University of South Carolina.  
Peter K. Wu, PhD (1994)  
Professor of Physics. BA, 1978, Macalester College, Saint Paul; MSc, 1980, PhD, 1987, University of Wisconsin, Madison.  
 

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Yuko Yamanouchi, MA (2009)  
Instructor of Japanese. BA, 1997, University of Idaho; MA, 2002, Western Oregon University.  
Kemble R. Yates, PhD (1987)  
Professor of Mathematics. Chair, Department of Mathematics. BS, 1982, University of Puget Sound; MS, 1984, PhD, 1987, Washington State University.  
Laura Young, MA (2008)  
Senior Instructor of University Seminar. BS, 1974, Millersville University; MA, 1978, University of Virginia.  
Linda Wilcox Young, PhD (1994)  
Professor of Economics. AB, 1976, PhD, 1987, University of California, Berkeley.  
 

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Wilkins-O’Riley Zinn, PhD (1999)  
Associate Professor of Education. BS, 1988, MEd, 1995, Southern Oregon State College; PhD, 2004, Oregon State University.