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Meet the Faculty

Dean

• David Weeks, Ph.D.
  Dean, Honors College; Professor, Department of History and Political Science

Interim Dean

• Donald Isaak, Ph.D.
  Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Associate Dean

• Jennifer Walsh, Ph.D.
  Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Professor, Department of History and Political Science

Professors

• Mark Arvidson, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• Christopher Bassey, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• Joseph Bentz, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of English
• Nancy Brashear, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of English
• Kent Anderson Butler, MFA
  Professor, Department of Art and Design
• David Carlson, MFA
  Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Ralph Carlson, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of English
• William Catling, MFA
  Chair and Professor, Department of Art and Design; Director of MFA in Visual Art
• G. James Daichendt, Ed.D.
  Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Mark Eaton, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of English
• Brian Eck, Ph.D.
  Chair Emeritus and Professor, Department of Psychology
• David Esselstrom, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor, Department of English
• Christopher Flannery, Ph.D.
  Director, Humanities Program; Professor, Department of History and Political Science
• Monica Ganas, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Theater, Film, and Television
• (Helen) Diane Glancy, M.F.A
  Professor, Department of English
• Diana Pavlac Glyer, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of English
• Emily Griesinger, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of English
• Diane Guido, Ph.D.
  Vice Provost for Graduate Programs and Research; Research Integrity Officer; Professor, Department of History and Political Science
• John Hamilton, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Theater, Film, and Television
• Paul Hertig, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Ting Jiang, M.A.
  Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Scott Kinnes, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Carole Lambert, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of English
• Bryan Lamkin, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of History and Political Science; Director, General Studies Program
• Edmund Mazza, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of History and Political Science
• Lawrence 'Ray' McCormick, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Dave McGill, MFA
  Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Jon Milhon, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Bala Musa, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Christopher Noble, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of English, High Sierra Program
• Alan Oda, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Psychology
• Daniel Palm, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor, Department of History and Political Science
• Thomas Parham, Ph.D.
  Co-Chair and Professor, Department of Theater, Film, and Television
• Richard Robison, Ph.D.
  Director, On-campus TESOL Programs; Chair and Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Maximo Rossi, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Modern Languages
• Samuel Sambasivam, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor of Department of Computer Science, Program Director, Masters of Science in Information Technology
• Cahleen Shrier, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Richard Slimbach, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Michael Smith, MFA, Ed.D.
  Head of Production; Professor, Department of Theater, Film, and Television
• Bruce Spalding, Ph.D.
  Chair and Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Jim Thompson, Ed.D.
  Professor, Department of Art and Design; Professor, School of Adult and Professional Studies
• James White, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Leslie Wickman, Ph.D.
  Director, Center for Research in Science; Professor
• Jim Willis, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Mary Shepard Wong, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Jurgen Ziesmann, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

Associate Professors

• Sarah Adams, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of English
• Thomas Allbaugh, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of English
• Patricia Andujo, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of English
• Nina Ashur, Ed.D.
  Director, Learning Enrichment Center; Associate Professor
• Matthew Berezuk, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Marcia Berry, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Juanita Cole, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Eric Drewry, JD, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of English
• Kathryn Ecklund, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Paul Flores, Ph.D.
  Director, Liberal Studies/Undergraduate Education K-8 Program; Associate Professor of Liberal Studies
• Viv Grigg, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Bradley Hale, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of History and Political Science
• Timothy Heumier, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• Abby M. Hodges, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Kevin Sheng-Lin Huang, Ph.D.
  Director of Undergraduate Research; Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Andrea Ivanov-Craig, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of English
• Christine Kern, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of English
• Guy Kinnear, MFA
  Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Warren Koch, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Theater, Film, and Television
• Stephen Lambert, Psy.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Simon Lin, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
• Adrien Lowery, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of English
• Bryant Mathews, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• Bradley McCoy, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• David Miyahara, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Joshua Morris, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Daniel Pawley, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Carol "Carrie" Peirce, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Sarah Richart, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Becky Roe, MFA
  Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Marcela Rojas, MFA, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages
• César Aroldo Solórzano, Ph.D.
  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages
• Theodore Szeto, Ph.D.
  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• Kathleen Tallman, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Willetta Toole-Simms, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Rachel Tracie, Ph.D.
  Co-Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Theater, Film, and Television
• Annie Tsai, Ph.D.
  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Thomas Walters, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• David Williams, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department of Theology and Philosophy, High Sierra Campus
• Scott Wood, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor
• Walter M. Yamada III, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
• Chong Ho (Alex) Yu, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Assistant Professors

• Starla Anderson, J.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Grace Bahng, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Robin D. Blair, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Tasha Bleistein, Ph.D.
  Director, Online TESOL Programs; Assistant Professor, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Gail Bouslough, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of English
• Jill Brennan-Lincoln, M.A.
  Head of BFA in Acting for the Stage and Screen; Assistant Professor, Department of Theater, Film, and Television
• Rachel Castaneda, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Michael Chamberlain, M.A.T.
  Assistant Professor, American Language and Culture Institute; Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Enson Chang, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• Stephen Childs, MFA
  Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Design; Exhibitions Director
• Melissa Dabiri
  Assistant Professor, Department of Liberal Studies
• Amy Day, MFA
  Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Priscila Diaz, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Edwin Ding, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• Terry Dobson, MFA
  Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Design
• David Dunaetz
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Tom Dunn, M.A.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Design
• James Fujitani, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages
• Juan Guerrero, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages
• Verónica Gutiérrez, MFA, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of History and Political Science
• Andre Harmse, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• Ryan Hartwig, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Nori Henk, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Skyla Herod, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Douglas Hume, J.D.
  Assistant Professor of Political Science and Pre-Law Advisor
• Amy Jung, M.A.
  Director of Forensics; Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Yun Sook Kim, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages
• Joyce W. Lacy, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• David Lambert, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of History and Political Science
• Katie Manning, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of English
• Sharon McCathern, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• Carrie Miller, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Ryan Montague, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Ron Norris
  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Gewn "Gwen" Park, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
• Megan Prosser, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor
• Abbylin H. Sellers, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of History and Political Science
• Kristen Sipper-Denlinger, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of English
• Matthew J. Smith, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of English
• Karen Sorensen-Lang, M.A.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Victoria Stuard, Ed.D.
  Associate Director, Learning Enrichment Center; Assistant Professor
• Bin Tang, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
• Lyrica Taylor, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Design; Director, M.A. in Modern Art History, Theory and Criticism
• Brooke Van Dam, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies
• Steven Wentland, Ed.D.O.L.
  Associate Professor of Liberal Studies
• Melissa LaBonte Wilson, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

Professors Emeriti

• David Bicker, Ph.D.
  Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Studies
• Robert Bullock, M.A.
  Professor Emeritus, Department of Art and Design
• David Cherney, Ph.D.
  Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry
• Richard Eckhart, Ph.D.
  Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science
• James Hedges, Ph.D.
  Professor Emeritus, Department of English
• Gary Wood, M.S.
  Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics and Physics

Professors Emeritae

• June Hamlow, M.A.
  Professor Emerita, Department of Modern Languages
• Susan Ney, M.A.
  Professor Emerita, Department of Art and Design

Instructors

• Elizabeth Rivas, M.A.
  Instructor, Department of Mathematic and Physics
• Rodney Ulrich, M.S.
  Part-time Instructor/Lab Manager, Department of Computer Science and APS

Lecturers

• Melissa Barnes, Ph.D.
  Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Denzil Barnett, M.A.
  Instructor, American Language and Culture Institute; Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Gena Bennett, Ph.D.
  Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Greg Bock, Ph.D.
  Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Elizabeth Fang, M.A.
  Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Denise Gehring, MSLIS
  Assistant Professor, University Libraries; Head of Technical Services; Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Abby Kleier, M.A.
  Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Nancy Lyons, MBA
  Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Physics
• Linda McAnnally, M.A.
  Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Manar Metry, M.A.
  Program Coordinator; Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL
• Brian Plummer, Ph.D.
  Lecturer, Department of History and Political Science
• Stephanie Sanford, M.A.
  Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL; Instructor, American Language and Culture Institute
• Jennifer Thomas, M.A.
  Assistant Professor, American Language and Culture Institute; Lecturer, Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL

Adjunct Professors

• James Aksel, M.S.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science
• Lynn Aldrich, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Cabrina Alviar, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Alisa Barsegyan, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Clovis Blackwell, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Matthew Browning, Ed.D.
  Associate Vice President for Internationalization; Adjunct Professor, Department of Practical Theology
• Anthony Caltabiano, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Charity Capili, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Hau-Ming Lewis Chau, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science and APS
• Justin Dahlberg, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Amy Fox, MFA, MBA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Jane Gillespie Pryor, MFA, MAT
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Tonja Graves Schmitt, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Nicole Green Hodges, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Daniel Horner
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science
• Nathan Huff, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Angela Lee, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Jeffrey Lee, Ed.D
  Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education; Technology Integration Coordinator; Adjunct Professor, Liberal Studies Program
• Claudia Morales McCain, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Margaret Moodian, Ed.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Shelby Moser, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Mark Nelson, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Moto Okawa, MFA
  Adjunct Professor
• Maryann Rachford, Ed.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Caron Rand, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design; Adjunct Professor, School of Adult and Professional Studies
• C. Michael Robbins, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, School of Theology and High Sierra Semester
• Joe Suzuki, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Macha Suzuki, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Jamie Sweetman, MFA
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Christina Valentine, M.A.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design
• Jack Weimer, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design