Apr 19, 2024  
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2012-13 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty


   
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[A]

 
Patricia Jay Acklin, MS (1988)  
Associate Professor of Geography. BS, 1978, MS, 1991, Southern Oregon State College.  
Paul T. Adalian Jr., MLS (2008)  
Professor of Library Science, Dean of Hannon Library. BA, 1966, Stanislaus State College; MA, 1968, Loyola University of Los Angeles; MLS, 1971, Syracuse University.  
Roni Adams, PhD (2006)  
Associate Professor of Education. BA, 1970, Cal Poly University; MS, 1984, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2002, UC Santa Barbara.  
S.M. Shamsul Alam, PhD (1991)  
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-Cohoon, 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.  
Jacqueline Apodaca, MFA (2011)  
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts. BFA, 1992, University of California, Santa Barbara; MFA, 1996, National Theatre Conservatory.  
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.  
E. Robert Arellano, MFA (2010)
 
Associate Professor of Media & Digital Arts; Director of Emerging Media & Digital Arts. BA, 1991, Brown University; MFA, 1994, Brown University.  
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, PhD (2001)  
Associate Professor of Education. BA, 1988, University of California, Santa Cruz; MA, 1996, California State University, Sacramento; PhD, 2009, University of California, Davis.  
Rhett L. Bender, DMA (1996)  
Professor of Music. BM, 1992, Iowa State University; MM, 1994, DMA, 2000, University of Georgia.  
David Bithell, PhD (2011)  
Associaqte Professor of Art. BA, University of California, San Diego, 1999; MA, 2001, PhD, 2004, University of California, Berkeley.  
Francie Bostwick, MEd (2009)  
Assistant Professor of Mathematics. BS, 1990, University of Arizona, Tucson; MEd, 1994, Grand Canyon University.  
Theresa Boudreau, MS (2010)  
Senior Instructor of Psychology. BA, 2000, MS, 2002, Southern Oregon University.  
John Bowling, PhD (2011)  
Associate Professor of Business. BA, 1986, Western Washington University, Bellingham; MS, 1991, University of Maine; PhD, 1995, Texas A & M University.  
Deborah Brown, PhD (2009)  
Senior 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)  
Associate 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.  
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)  
Associate 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.  
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.  
Cody Christopherson, PhD (2012)  
Assistant Professor of Psychology. BS, Brigham Young University, 2005; MA, 2008, PhD, 2011, University of Notre Dame.  
Lisa M. Ciasullo, PhD (1989)  
Associate Professor of Mathematics. BS, 1984, Gonzaga University; MS, 1986, PhD, 1989, Washington State University.  
Karen Clarke, MA (2012)  
Senior Instructor of Business. BA, 1990,  California State University (Stanislaus); MA, 2007, Southern Oregon 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.  
Robert Clift, PhD (2011)
 
Assistant Professor of Communication and Emerging Media.  BA, 1997, Pomona College; MA, 2003, PhD, 2011, Indiana University, Bloomingdale.  
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)  
Professor of English and Writing. President of Southern Oregon University. BA, 1972, University of Pennsylvania; MA, 1973, PhD, 1978, University of Wisconsin, Madison.  
   

[D]

 
Daniel DeNeui, PhD (2002)  
Professor of Psychology. BS, 1989, University of South Dakota, Vermillion; MA, 1992, Minnesota State University; PhD, 1998, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  
Kylan M. De Vries, PhD (2010)  
Assistant Professor of Sociology, and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. BA, 2000, Antioch University, Santa Barbara; MA, 2007, PhD, 2010,  Southern Illinois University.  
James Donlon, BA (2012)  
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts.  BA, 1970, Humboldt State University.  
   

[E]

 
Adam V. Elson, MA (2006)  
Senior 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.  
Megan Farnsworth, PhD (2010)
 
Assistant Professor of Education. BA, 1995, Humboldt State University; MS, 2003, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2010, University of Arizona.  
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)  
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)  
Senior 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.  
Melissa Geppert, MA (2011)
 
Assistant Professor of Art. BFA, BA, 2001, University of Minnesota; MA, 2003, New York 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)  
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.  
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)  
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.  
Richard P. F. Holt, PhD (1996)  
Professor of Economics. AB, 1976, Occidental College; PhD, 1987, University of Utah.  
Laura A. Hughes, PhD (1997)
 
Associate Professor of Chemistry. BA, 1978, MS, 1980, PhD, 1983, University of California, San Diego.  
William J. Hughes, PhD (1996)  
Associate Professor of Political Science. BA, 1987, MA, 1991, California State University, Chico; PhD, 1995, University of California, Davis.  
David Humphrey, PhD (2012)  
Professor of Performing Arts. Chair and Director of Performing Arts.  BMEd, 1967, MMEd, 1968,  PhD, 1972, Florida 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, PhD (2003)  
Associate Professor of Education. BA, 1973, Occidental College; MEd, 2001, Pepperdine University; PhD, 2009, University of Oregon.  
Charles W. Jaeger, PhD (1999)  
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.  
Rachel Jochem, MS (2012)  
Assistant Professor of Psychology. BA, 2001, University of California (Irvine); MS, 2008, University of California (Davis).  
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]

 
Daniel Kim, PhD (1999)  
Professor of Mathematics. BA, 1984, Sogang University, Korea; MA, 1990, Indiana University; PhD, 1995, University of Oregon.  
Younghee Kim, PhD (1999)  
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)  
Associate 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)  
Professor of Music. 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.  
Kurt Knudsen, JD (2011)
 
Senior Instructor of Business.  BA, 1979, MA, 1980, University of California, Davis; JD, 1991, Santa Clara University.  
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)  
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)  
Professor of Education. BA, 1981, MEd, 1984, University of California, Los Angeles; PhD, 2001, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.  
John B. Laughlin, DPA (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; DPA, 1990, University of Southern California.  
Wesley Leonard, PhD (2011)
 
Associate Professor of Native American Studies. BA, 1998, Miami University of Ohio; MA, 2002, PhD, 2007, University of California, Berkeley.  
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.  
Jennifer Longshore, MA (2010)  
Senior Instructor of Art. BA, 1991, California State University, Fresno; MA, 1997, University of California, Davis.  
Terry Longshore, DMA (2000)  
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)  
Professor of Mathematics. BA, 1974, University of California, Berkeley; MA, 1988, University of California, Davis.  
 

[M]

 
Diana F. Maltz, PhD (1999)  
Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1987, Bennington College; MA, 1990, PhD, 1997, Stanford University.  
Byron Marlowe, BS (2011)
 
Instructor of Business.  BS, 2001, Northern Arizona University.  
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.  
David McCandless, PhD, 2010  
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts.  BA, Carleton College, 1977; PhD, 1986, Stanford University.  
Brian T. McDermott, MA (1996)  
Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education, Head Men’s Basketball Coach. MA, 1982, University of South Dakota.  
Sean McEnroe, PhD (2011)
 
Assistant Professor of History.  BA, 1992, Vassar College; MAT, 1994, Lewis and Clark College; MA, 2001, Portland State University; PhD, 2009, University of California, Berkeley.  
Gregory T. Miller, PhD (1999)  
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. 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]

 
David K. Oline, PhD (2001)  
Associate Professor of Biology. BS, 1985, Stanford University; PhD, 2001, University of Colorado, Boulder.  
Viola Olsen, EdM (2008)  
Senior 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.  
Dorothy Ormes, MA (2011)
 
Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science.  BFA, 1973, California Institute of Arts; MLS, 2002, MA, 2011, Emporia State University.  
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.  
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.  
Erik Palmer, PhD (2012)  
Assistant Professor of Communication. BA, 1986, Texas State University (San Marcos); MA, 1995, University of Texas at Austin; PhD, 2008, University of Oregon.  
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)  
Senior Instructor of Health, Physical Education and Leadership. BS, 1997, MS, 1998, Southern Oregon University.  
Margaret Perrow, PhD (2011)  
Assistant Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1984, Yale College; MA, 1993, PhD, 2000, University of California, Berkeley.  
Steven C. Petrovic, PhD (1999)  
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.  
Jane Picknell, MS (2012)  
Instructor of University Seminar. BS, 1984, Southern Oregon State College; MS, 1990, University of Oregon.  
Jessica Piekielek, PhD (2011)  
Assistant Professor of Anthropology.  BA, 1998, Guilford College (Greensboro, NC); MA, 2004, PhD, 2009, University of Arizona.  
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.  
Narcisa Pricope, MS (2010)  
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies.  BA, 2004, Babes-Bolyai University (Romania); MS, 2006, Western Kentucky University.  
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)  
Associate 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.  
Jeffrey Richmond, DMA (2012)  
Assistant Professor of Music. BM, 2004, University of South Florida; MM, 2006, DMA, 2009, University of Nebraska (Lincoln).  
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.  
 Kay Sagmiller, PhD (2000)  
 Associate Professor of Education.  BA, 1981, University of Montana; MEd, 1993, PhD, 1998, University of Washington.  
Kevin Sahr, MS (2000)  
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)  
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts. BA, 1994, Sonoma State University; MFA, 2000, North Carolina School of Arts.  
Devora Shapiro, PhD (2011)  
Assistant Professor of Philosophy.  BA, 1998, Johns Hopkins University; MA, 2002, University of Tennessee; PhD, 2009, University of Minnesota.  
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)  
Senior 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)  
Senior Instructor 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.  
Douglas Smith, PhD (2009)  
Associate Professor of Psychology. AB, 1973, Emory University; MEd, 1974, University of Georgia; PhD, 1981, University of California, Los Angeles.  
Philip Smith, MBA (2009)  
Instructor of Business. BA, 2000, BS, 2000, University of Oregon.  
Erik Sol, MIS, (2010)  
Instructor of Health and Physical Education. BS, 2009, MIS, 2010, Southern Oregon University.  
John Sollinger, PhD (2000)  
Associate Professor of Biology. BS, 1977, Michigan Technological University; PhD, 1994, Oregon State University.  
Craig Stillwell, PhD (2009)  
Senior Instructor of University Seminar. BA, 1982, BS, 1982, University of Oregon; MA, 1986, PhD, 1991, University of Notre Dame.  
Karen D. Stone, PhD (2000)  
Professor of Biology. Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, 1991, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; MS, 1993, University of Memphis; PhD, 2000, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.  
Brian Stonelake, MS (2011)
 
Instructor of Mathematics. BA, 2001, MA, 2002, University of California, Santa Barbara; MS, 2011, University of Oregon.  
Robin Strangfeld, MFA (2006)  
Associate 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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John Taylor, PhD (2011)  
Assistant Professor of Psychology.  BA, 2998, Western Washington University; MA, 2005, PhD, 2006, University of Nevada, Reno.  
Tracy L. Templeton, MFA (2001)  
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, Interim Dean of the School of Education. BA, 1973, MA, 1977, University of Texas, Austin; PhD, 1988, Stanford University.  
Ariel Tumbaga, PhD (2011)
 
Assistant Professor of Spanish.  BA, 2002, MA, 2005, University of California, San Diego; PhD, 2009, University of California, Los Angeles.  
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)  
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)  
Senior 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)  
Associate Professor of History. BA, 2000, University of California Los Angeles; MA, 2003, PhD, 2007, Ohio State University.  
Susan F. Walsh, PhD (1988)  
Professor of Communication. Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies. 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, EdD (2009)  
Assistant Professor of Education. BA, 1999, University of Washington, Seattle; MEd, 2002, EdD, 2010, Seattle University.  
Daniel Wilson, PhD (1989)  
Professor of Computer Science. BA, 1981, University of Washington; MS, PhD, 1988, University of Oregon. (Deceased)  
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.  
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)  
Professor of Education. BS, 1988, MEd, 1995, Southern Oregon State College; PhD, 2004, Oregon State University. (Deceased)