Nov 21, 2024  
2020-21 Catalog 
    
2020-21 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty


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[A]

 
Roni Adams, PhD (2006)  
Professor of Education. BA, 1970, Cal Poly University; MS, 1984, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2002, University of California, Santa Barbara.  
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.  
S. Anandavalli, PhD (2019)  
Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling. BA, 2013, University of Delhi; MS, 2016, Pittsburg State University; PhD, 2019, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  
Bret Anderson, PhD (2016)  
Associate Professor of Economics. BS, 2003, Drake University; MA, 2007, and Phd, 2011, Colorado State University.  
Melissa Anderson, PhD (2017)  
Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science. BA, 1994, University of California, San Diego; MA, 1996, University of Colorado, Boulder; PhD, 2012, University of Chicago; MLIS, 2016, San José State University.  
Jacqueline Apodaca, MFA (2011)  
Professor of Theatre. 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)  
Professor of Media & Digital Arts; Director of Emerging Media & Digital Arts. BA, 1991, MFA, 1994, Brown University.  
Lee E. Ayers, EdD (1998)  
Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Director, Division of Undergraduate Studies. 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)  
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.  
Melissa Birkett Green, PhD (2018)  
Associate Professor of Psychology. BA, 2001, Cornell University; MEd, 2005, PhD, 2007, University of Massachusetts Amherst.  
David Bithell, PhD (2011)  
Professor of Art. BA, University of California, San Diego, 1999; MA, 2001, PhD, 2004, University of California, Berkeley.  
Francie Bostwick, MEd (2009)  
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.  
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)  
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]

 
David Carter, PhD (2008)  
Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. BA, 1998, MA, 2001, East Tennessee State University; PhD, 2012, University of Cincinnati.  
Al B. Case, MS (2001)  
Associate Professor of Business. BS, 1993, MS, 1993, Brigham Young University; CPA.  
Prakash R. Chenjeri, MA (1993)  
Professor of Philosophy. BA, 1978, MA, 1980, Bangalore University, India.  
Enrique Chacón, PhD (2017)  
Assistant Professor of World Languages and Literatures. BA, 2001, Autonomous University of Coahuila; MA, 2007, Autonomous University of Puebla; MA, 2010, PhD, 2015 University of Pittsburgh.  
Victor Chang, PhD (2017)  
Assistant Professor of Psychology. BA, 1995, University of Minnesota; MA, 2000, Northern Arizona University; PhD, 2017, Oregon State University.  
Cody Christopherson, PhD (2012)  
Associate 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.  
Kathryn Cleland-Sipfle, AM (2004)  
Professor of Library and Information Science. BA, 1967, MA, 1980, State University of New York; AM, 1989, University of Chicago.  
Teresa Coker, PhD (2019)  
Asssistant Professor of Education and Environmental Education. BSED, 1986, MED, 1990, University of Georgia; PhD, 1995, Ohio State University.  
Brook Colley, PhD (2015)  
Associate Professor of Native American Studies. AA, 2004, Linn Benton Community College; BS, 2007, Southern Oregon University;  PhD, 2014, University of California, Davis.  
Paul Condon, PhD (2017)  
Assistant Professor of Psychology. BA, 2009, Gonzaga University; MA, 2011, PhD, 2014, Northeastern University.  
Anne Maria Connor, PhD (2001)  
Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. BA, 1994, Brown University; MA, 1998, PhD, 2004, Vanderbilt University.  
   

[D]

 
Daniel DeFreez, PhD (2019)  
Assistant Professor of Computer Science. BS, 2006, University of Oregon; MS, 2012, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2019, University of California, Davis.  
Daniel DeNeui, PhD (2002)  
Professor of Psychology. Director, Division of Social Sciences. BS, 1989, University of South Dakota, Vermillion; MA, 1992, Minnesota State University; PhD, 1998, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  
Kylan M. De Vries, PhD (2010)  
Associate Professor of Sociology, and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. BA, 2000, Antioch University, Santa Barbara; MA, 2007, PhD, 2010,  Southern Illinois University.  
   

[E]

 
Ginger Eckert, MFA (2019)  
Assistant Professor of Theatre. BA, 1994, American University, Washington, D.C.; MFA, 2005, Brown University.  
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. Director, Division of Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. BA, 1980, Westmont College; MS, 1981, PhD, 1985, University of Oregon.  
   

[F]

 
Megan Farnsworth, PhD (2010)  
Associate Professor of Education. BA, 1995, Humboldt State University; MS, 2003, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2010, University of Arizona.  
Deborah Farris, MA (2009)
Senior Instructor of University Seminar. BA, 1995, MA, 1997, Oral Roberts University.
 
Brian Fedorek, PhD (2009)  
Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. BA, 2003, Duquesne University; MA, 2005, PhD, 2013, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  
Curtis J. Feist, PhD (2001)  
Professor 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.  
Paul T. French, DMA (1990)  
Professor of Music. BA, 1978, University of California, Berkeley; MM, 1980, DMA, 1987, University of Southern California.  
   

[G]

 
Andrew Gay, MFA (2014)  
Associate Professor of Communication. BA, 2006, MFA, 2010, University of Central Florida.  
Larry Gibbs, PhD (2017)  
Assistant Professor of Sociology. BSc, 2002, University of the West Indies; MSc, 2005, University of the West Indies; PhD, 2014, Bowling Green State University.  
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. BA, 1982, MA, 1993, California State University, Fresno; PhD, 1998, University of Hawaii.  
John Gutrich, PhD (2008)  
Professor of Environmental Studies. BS, 1994, Purdue University; PhD, 2000, Ohio State University.  
   

[H]

 
Arielle Halpern, PhD (2019)  
Assistant Professor of Environmental Education and Biology. BA, 2003, Oberlin College; PhD, 2016, University of California, Berkeley.  
James Hatton, MS (2009)  
Instructor of Mathematics. BA, 1967, Rice University; MS, 1968, Stanford University.  
Kristin Hocevar, PhD (2018)  
Assistant Professor of Communication. BA, 2007, Connecticut College; MA, 2013, PhD, 2017, University of California at Santa Barbara.  
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.  
David Humphrey, PhD (2012)  
Professor of Performing Arts. Director, Center for the Arts.  BMEd, 1967, MMEd, 1968,  PhD, 1972, Florida State University.  
   

[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)  
Professor of Education. BA, 1973, Occidental College; MEd, 2001, Pepperdine University; PhD, 2009, University of Oregon.  
Laura Jessup, MA (2018)  
Senior Instructor of University Seminar. BA, 1991, University of California, Santa Barbara; MA, 1993, Portland State University.  
Rachel Jochem, MS (2012)  
Associate Professor of Psychology. BA, 2001, University of California (Irvine); MS, 2008, University of California (Davis).  
Gregory Jones, PhD (1997)  
Professor of Geography. Director, Division of Business, Communication, and the Environment. BA, 1993, PhD, 1997, University of Virginia.  
 

[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. Director, Division of Education, Health, and Leadership. BA, 1992, MIT, 1996, Seattle University; PhD, 2005, University of Washington.  
Kurt Knudsen, JD (2011)  
Senior Instructor of Business. BA, 1979, MA, 1980, University of California, Davis; JD, 1991, Santa Clara University.  
Marc Koyack, PhD (2017)  
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS, 2002, Niagara University; PhD, 2009, University of Buffalo.  
Mark Krause, PhD (2007)  
Professor of Psychology. BA, 1994, MS, 1996, Central Washington University; PhD, 2000, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  
Laurie Kurutz, MFA (2005)  
Professor of Theatre. BFA, 1979, Southern Oregon State College; MFA, 2012, Ohio University.  
Patricia B. Kyle, PhD (2005)  
Professor of Psychology. BA, 1975, Arizona State University; MEd, 1986, Idaho State University; PhD, 1991, University of Idaho.  
   

[L]

 
Donna L. Lane, PhD (1998)  
Professor of Business. BS, 1998, MBA, 1999, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2006, Nova Southeastern University.  
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.  
Erika M. Leppmann, MFA (2002)  
Professor of Art. BFA, 1978, University of Oregon; MA, MFA, 1996, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.  
Eric M. Levin, PhD (2005)  
Professor of Theatre. BA, 1982, University of California, Berkeley; MAT, 1987, Western Oregon University; MA, 1991, Portland State University; PhD, 1996, University of Oregon.  
Jesse Longhurst, PhD (2016)  
Assistant Professor of Education. BA, 1997, Lewis and Clark College; MA, 1999, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2014, New Mexico State University.  
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.  
Merrilyne Lundahl, PhD (2017)  
Assistant Professor of English. BS, 2003, Utah State University; MS, 2009, University of Montana, Missoula; PhD, 2017, University of Nevada, Reno.  
 

[M]

 
Scott C. Maguffin, PhD (2019)  
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy. BA, 2004, State University of New York College at Geneseo; MS, 2007, Illinois State University; PhD, 2016, University of Oregon.  
Diana F. Maltz, PhD (1999)  
Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1987, Bennington College; MA, 1990, PhD, 1997, Stanford University.  
Richard L. May, PhD (2001)  
Professor of Biology. BA, 1989, University of California, Berkeley; MA, 1992, PhD, 1998, Kent State University.  
Joan M. McBee, DBA (2001)  
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)  
Professor of Theatre.  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)  
Professor of History.  BA, 1992, Vassar College; MAT, 1994, Lewis and Clark College; MA, 2001, Portland State University; PhD, 2009, University of California, Berkeley.  
Pavlina McGrady, PhD (2017)  
Assistant Professor of Business.  BS, 2005, University of National and World Economy; MS, 2007, University of Hawai’i at Manoa; PhD, 2016, Colorado State University.  
Brenden McMahon, MFA (2018)  
Assistant Professor of Theatre. BTA, 2001, University of Michigan; MFA, 2009, Ecole Lassaad, Brussels, Belgium.  
Gregory T. Miller, PhD (1999)  
Professor of Chemistry. BS, 1994, Northwestern State University; PhD, 2000, University of Alabama.  
Emily A. Miller-Francisco, MLS (2001)  
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.  
K. Silem Mohammad, PhD (2004)  
Professor of English and Writing. BA, 1991, University of California, Santa Cruz; PhD, 1998, 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.  
 

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[O]

 
David K. Oline, PhD (2001)  
Professor of Biology. BS, 1985, Stanford University; PhD, 2001, University of Colorado, Boulder.  
Anna Oliveri, PhD (2016)  
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS, 2009, Juniata College; MS, 2010, PhD, 2014, University of Oregon.  
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)  
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science.  BFA, 1973, California Institute of Arts; MLS, 2002, MA, 2011, Emporia State University.  
Sean O’Skea, MFA (2006)  
Professor of Theatre. BA, 1995, University of Portland; MS, 1999, Ball State University; MFA, 2002, University of Portland.  
 

[P]

 
Brie Paddock, PhD (2018)  
Associate Professor of Biology. BS, 2001, Southern Oregon University; PhD, 2007, Colorado State University.  
Erik Palmer, PhD (2012)  
Associate Professor of Communication. BA, 1986, Texas State University (San Marcos); MA, 1995, University of Texas at Austin; PhD, 2008, University of Oregon.  
Michael Parker, MFA (2019)  
Assistant Professor of Creative Arts. BA, 2000, Pomona College; MFA, 2009, University of Southern California.  
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.  
Shawn Patterson Jr., PhD (2020)  
Assistant Professor of Political Science. BA, 2012, Brown University; MA, 2014, PhD, 2018, University of California, Los Angeles.  
Joel Perkins, MS (2005)  
Senior Instructor of Health, Physical Education and Leadership. BS, 1997, MS, 1998, Southern Oregon University.  
Margaret Perrow, PhD (2011)  
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.  
Jessica Piekielek, PhD (2011)  
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.  
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.  
Vicki Purslow, EdD (2001)  
Professor of Music. BM, 1985, University of the Pacific; MA, 1991, California State University Sacramento; 1996, EdD, University of the Pacific.  
   

[Q]

 
 

[R]

 
Amber Reed, PhD (2014)  
Associate Professor of Anthropology. BA, 2005, Barnard College; MA, 2010, University of California, Los Angeles; PhD, 2014, University of California, Los Angeles.  
Emily Reeder, PhD (2013)  
Associate Professor of Psychology. BS, 2002, Willamette University; MA, 2005, Wake Forest University; PhD, 2010 University of Kentucky.  
Scott M. Rex, PhD (2005)  
Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures. Director, Division of Humanities and Culture. 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.  
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.  
Deborah Rosenberg, MFA (1999)  
Professor of Theatre. BA, 1978, Trent University; MFA, 1989, North Carolina School of the Arts.  
Alena Amato Ruggerio, PhD (2002)  
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.  
Shanell Sanchez, PhD (2016)  
Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. BA, 2007, University of Northern Colorado; MA, 2009, and PhD, 2012, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  
Hala G. Schepmann, PhD (2001)  
Professor of Chemistry. BS, 1993, University of Texas, Austin; MS, 1995, University of California, Berkeley; PhD, 2001, Rice University, Houston.  
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.  
Jeffrey Scudder, MFA (2019)  
Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Digital Arts. BFA, 2011, Ringling College of Art + Design; MFA, 2013, Yale School of Art.  
Devora Shapiro, PhD (2011)  
Associate 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)  
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.  
Dennis Slattery, MBA (2004)  
Associate Professor of Business. BA, 1996, MBA, 1997, Southern Oregon University; CPA.  
Jennifer N. Slawta, PhD (1991)  
Professor of Health & Physical Education. BS, 1987, MS, 1989, University of California, Los Angeles; PhD, 2000, Oregon State University.  
Douglas Smith, PhD (2009)  
Professor of Psychology. AB, 1973, Emory University; MEd, 1974, University of Georgia; PhD, 1981, University of California, Los Angeles.  
Vincent M. Smith, PhD (2013)  
Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies. BA, 2001, Truman State University; MS, 2004, Oregon State University; PhD, 2011, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  
Fabrizzio Soares, Ph.D. (2019)  
Associate Professor of Computer Science. BS, Objetivo Unified Institute of Higher Education; MS, 2005, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil; PhD, 2012, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil.  
Carey Jean Sojka, MA (2011)  
Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. BA, 2007, Luther College; MA, 2010, State University of New York, Albany.  
Erik Sol, MIS, (2010)  
Senior Instructor 1 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.  
Michael Stanfill, MFA (2016)  
Assistant Professor of Theatre. AA, 2002, Portland Community College; BFA, 2005, Southern Oregon University; MFA, 2010, Northwestern 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 Vice President for Academic Resource Management. 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)  
Professor of Art. BFA, 1999, New York State College of Ceramics; MFA, 2006, Rhode Island School of Design.  
Jacqueline Strenio, PhD (2018)  
Assistant Professor of Economics. BA, 2008, University of Colorado at Boulder; MS, 2014, PhD, 2018, University of Utah.  
Patricia Styer, PhD (2018)  
Assistant Professor of Business. BA, Reed College; MS, University of Washington; PhD, University of Chicago.  
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.  
Kelly Szott, PhD (2018)  
Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. BA, 2001, University of Michigan; MA, 2010, PhD, 2015, Syracuse University.  
 

[T]

 
John Taylor, PhD (2011)  
Professor of Psychology.  BA, 1998, Western Washington University; MA, 2005, PhD, 2006, University of Nevada, Reno.  
Chad A. Thatcher, PhD (2015)  
Associate Professor of Outdoor Adventure Leadership.  BA, 2000, MEd, 2002, Portland State University; PhD, 2010, Prescott College.  
E. Jamie Trammell, PhD (2017)  
Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy. BA, 2003, Western State College of Colorado; MS, 2006, PhD, 2011, University of Nevada, Reno.  
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.  
 

[V]

 
Maggie Vanderberg, PhD (2017)  
Associate Professor of Computer Science. BS, 2003, James Madison University; MS, 2006, PhD, 2010, West Virginia University.  
Jamie Vener, PhD (2006)  
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.  
Patrick Videau, PhD (2018)  
Assistant Professor of Biology. BA, 2007, Goucher College; PhD, 2014, University of Hawai’i at Manoa.  
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.  
 

[W]

 
Dustin Walcher, PhD (2008)  
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. Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs. BS, 1984, MS, 1985, Southern Oregon State College; PhD, 1998, University of Oregon.  
Jody Waters, PhD (2005)  
Associate Professor of Communication. Associate Provost and Director of Graduate Studies. BA, 1989, Carleton University; MA, 1992, University of Calgary; PhD, 2002, University of Texas at Austin.  
Charles W. Welden, PhD (1990)  
Professor of Biology. BS, 1977, Tulane University; MS, 1981, PhD, 1984, Colorado State University.  
Chance White Eyes, PhD (2019)  
Assistant Professor of Native American Studies. BA, 2007, Oregon State University; PhD, 2018, University of Oregon.  
Elizabeth Whitman, MA (2009)  
Senior Instructor of University Seminar. BA, 1983, MA, 1985, University of Oregon.  
Erin Wilder, EdD (2009)  
Associate Professor of Education. BA, 1999, University of Washington, Seattle; MEd, 2002, EdD, 2010, Seattle University.  
Rebecca Williams, MPP (2018)  
Assistant Professor of Business. BA, 2003, University of Alaska; MPP, 2006, Pepperdine 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.  
Rattaphon Wuthisatian, PhD (2016)  
Assistant Professer of Business and Economics.  BS, 2007, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi; MBA, 2010, University of Dallas; PhD, 2015, University of Nevada, Reno.  
 

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Precious Yamaguchi, PhD (2014)  
Associate Professor of Communication. PhD, 2010, Bowling Green State University.  
Yuko Yamanouchi, MA (2009)  
Senior Instructor of Japanese. BA, 1997, University of Idaho; MA, 2002, Western Oregon University.  
Kemble R. Yates, PhD (1987)  
Professor of Mathematics. BS, 1982, University of Puget Sound; MS, 1984, PhD, 1987, Washington State University.  
 

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