Faculty

First Last Terms Title/Education
Alfred Ablong 2012 – Present Visiting Instructor of Kinesiology; B.PE., M.PE., San Diego State University, 1983, 1985.
Nancy Albers-Miller 2013 – Present Dean, School of Business; Professor of Business; B.S., University of Texas, 1982; M.B.A., Texas State University, San Marcos, 1989; Ph.D., University of Houston, 1994.
James M. Albrecht 1997 – Present Dean, Division of Humanities; Professor of English; B.A., Amherst College, 1985; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1989, 1995.
Fabio Ambrosio 2014 – Present Assistant Professor of Accounting; B.A., Brigham Young University, 2004; M.B.A., University of North Alabama, 2008; J.D., Seattle University, 2008; LL.M., University of Washington, 2011.
Bradford W. Andrews 2010 – Present Associate Professor of Anthropology; B.A., Ft. Lewis College, 1986; M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1995, 1999.
Tracey J. Au 2011-12; 2013 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S., University of California-Santa Cruz, 2005; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2011.
Ann J. Auman 2002 – Present Associate Professor of Biology; B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1996; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2001.
Jp Avila 2004 – Present Associate Professor of Art & Design; B.A., Valparaiso University, 2000; M.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2004.
Enrique P. Barot 2005 – Present Associate Professor of English; B.A., Wesleyan University, 1992; M.F.A., Iowa Writer’s Workshop, 1998.
Michael D. Bartanen 1979 – Present Professor of Communication; B.A., M.A., Western Washington University, 1974, 1976; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1981.
Katie Bates 2014 – Present Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.S., M.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 2004, 2012.
Heidi Beebe 2013 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Illinois, Chicago, 2006; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 2012.
Michael D. Behrens 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Biology; B.S., California Polytechnic State University, 1996; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2003, 2005.
Michelle Behrens 2008- Present Resident Instructor of Biology; B.S., M.S., California Polytechnic State University, 1996, 1999.
Jeffrey L. Bell-Hanson 2002 – Present Professor of Music; B.M., University of Iowa, 1978; M.M., University of Notre Dame, 1980; D.M.A., University of Iowa, 1997.
Rachid Benkhalti 1987 – Present Professor of Mathematics; Maîtrise, Diplôme d’études approfondies, Doctorat de l’Université, Université of Pau (France), 1981, 1983, 1986.
Cameron Bennett 2010 – Present Dean, School of Arts and Communication; Professor of Music; ARCT, University of Toronto, 1983; B.M., University of Western Ontario, 1986; M.M., D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music, 1987, 1990.
Charles A. Bergman 1977 – Present Professor of English; B.A. (Economics), B.A. (English), University of Washington, 1969, 1970; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1973, 1977.
Claudia J. Berguson 2003 – Present Associate Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies, Svare-Toven Professor in Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies; B.A., Concordia University; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1987; M.A., Lesley College, 1992; Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, 2003.
Ruth Bernstein 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Management and Non-Profit Studies; B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1979; M.S., Brown University, 1982; M.A., Indiana University, 2008; D.M., Case Western Reserve University, 2011.
Rosalind J. Billharz 2009 – Present Assistant Professor of Biology; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1992; B.S., University of Cape Town, 1998; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2009.
Kenneth D. Blaha 1989 – Present Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering; B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris, 1978; M.S. (Mathematics), M.S. (Computer Science), Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1981, 1984, 1989.
Mare Blocker 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Art & Design; B.F.A., University of Washington, 1982; M.F.A., University of Idaho, 2006.
Kevin K. Boeh 2008 – Present Associate Professor of Business; B.A., Colorado College, 1990; M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1996; Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 2008.
Callista Brown 1991 – Present Associate Professor of English; B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1971; M.A., Butler University, 1982; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1991.
James L. Brown 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Music; B.M., Loyola University, 1992; M.M., The Julliard School, 1998; Mus.D., The State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2003.
Kory D. Brown 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Business; B.S., Brigham Young University, 1991; M.B.A., Idaho State University, 1995; Ph.D. , University of Utah, 2010.
Timothy Bruce 2010 – Present Visiting Instructor of Education; B.A., M.Ed., Whitworth College, 1980, 1985; Ph.D., Gonzaga University, 2006.
Ronald S. Byrnes 1998 – Present Associate Professor of Education; B.A., M.Ed., University of California, Los Angeles, 1984, 1985; Ph.D., University of Denver, 1993.
Vanessa K. Cameron 2013 – Present Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B. S. Washington State University, 2009; M.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 2012.
Thomas J. Campbell 1984 – Present Professor of English; B.S., University of Oregon, 1968; M.A., Portland State University, 1976; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1981.
John T. Carlson 1975 – Present Professor of Biology; B.A., Carleton College, 1966; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1976.
E. Wayne Carp 1986 – Present Professor of History, Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1972, 1973, 1981.
Mary Ann Carr 1997 – Present Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., University of Pennsylvania, 1971; M.S., University of Maryland, 1975; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America, 1995.
Jennifer Cavalli 2011 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of History; B.S., M.A., Central Michigan University, 2001, 2003; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2011.
Michelle Ceynar 2001 – Present Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1992; M.A., Ph.D., University of Montana, 1995, 1996.
Erla Champ-Gibson 2012 – Present Visiting Instructor of Nursing; B.S.N., Seattle Pacific University, 1983; M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary, 1989.
Maria Luisa Chavez-Pringle 2006 – Present Associate Professor of Political Science; B.A., California State University, 1992; M.A., California State University, 1995; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.
Agnes Choi 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Religion; B.S., University of Toronto, 1999; M.Div., Tyndale Seminary, 2002; Ph.D., Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, 2010.
Kirsten M. Christensen 2005 – Present Associate Professor of German; B.A., Arizona State University, 1984; M.A., Brigham Young University, 1991; Ph.D., University of Texas, 1998.
Teresa Ciabattari 2007 – Present Associate Professor of Sociology; B.S., Santa Clara University, 1994; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, 1997, 2001.
Galen M. Ciscell 2013 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology; B. A., Gonzaga University, 2000; M.S., Gonzaga University, 2003; Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2013.
Jeffrey A. Clapp 1999 – Present Associate Professor of Theatre; B.F.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1990; M.F.A., Mankato State University, 1993.
Steve Colgan 2011 – Present Clinical Instructor of Education; B.A., Whitman College, 1975; M.S., Oregon State University, 1981.
Noelle Conforti Preszler 2014 – Present B.S., University of Puget Sound, 2004; M.S., University of Utah, 2007; Ph.D., Candidate, University of Washington, expected 2014.
Anne Cook 2007-09; 2010 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.S., M.A., Duke University, 1970, 1971; Ph.D., American University, 1983.
Keith J. Cooper 1984 – Present Associate Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Gordon College, 1976; M.T.S., Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary, 1979; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981, 1988.
Glenn C. Cornwall 2006 – Present Resident Assistant Professor of Art & Design; B.F.A., Brigham Young University, 1976; M.A., University of New Mexico, 1986.
Suzanne J. Crawford O’Brien 2003 – Present Associate Professor of Religion; B.A., Willamette University, 1995; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2002.
Katherine Crowell 2013 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.S., Utah State University, 2006; M.S., Utah State University, 2008; Ed.S., Utah State University, 2010; Ph.D. Candidate, Utah State University, 2013.
Emily F. Davidson 2003-08, 2013 – Present Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1998; M.A., Middlebury College, 2000; Ph.D., University of California, 2013.
Peter B. Davis 2008 – Present Associate Professor of Geosciences; B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1998; M.S., University of Massachusetts, 2003; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2008.
David L. Deacon-Joyner 2000 – Present Professor of Music; B.M., University of Memphis, 1978; M.M., University of Cincinnati, 1980; Ph.D., University of Memphis, 1986.
Michele L. Dijkstra 2002 – Present Resident Instructor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering; B.S., M.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1988, 2002.
Patricia L. Dolan 1994 – 2000, 2005 – Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology and Nursing; B.A., M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1976, 1982; Ph.D., Kent State University, 1990.
Edward R. Donovan 2013 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology; B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1997; Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2005.
Bryan C. Dorner 1980 – Present Professor of Mathematics; B.S. (Physics), B.S. (Mathematics), Oregon State University, 1966, 1969; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1971, 1977.
Seth Dowland 2011 – Present Assistant Professor of Religion; B.A., University of Virginia, 2001; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University, 2004, 2007.
Spencer Ebbinga 2006 – Present Associate Professor of Art & Design; B.F.A., University of Kentucky, 1998; M.F.A., Arizona State University, 2006.
Justin Eckstein 2013 – Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre; B.A., University of Denver, 2007; M.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009; Ph.D., University of Denver, 2013.
Thomas J. Edgar 2009 – Present Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.S., Dickinson College, 2002; M.S., Colorado State University, 2004; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2009.
Gail L. Egbers 1992 – Present Associate Professor, Library; B.A., Midland Lutheran College, 1973; M.A.L.S., University of Denver, 1973.
Jacob J.D. Egge 2007 – Present Associate Professor of Biology; B.A., Luther College, 2001; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2007.
Peter C. Ehrenhaus 1998 – Present Professor of Communication; B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1973; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1975, 1979.
Oksana Ejokina 2011 – Present Assistant Professor of Music; B.M., Walla Walla University, 1997; M.M. Northern Illinois University, 1999; D.M.A., Stony Brook University, 2004.
Mary J. Ellard-Ivey 1997 – Present Associate Professor of Biology; B.Sc., M.Sc., University College, Dublin, 1987, 1988; Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1994.
Robert P. Ericksen 1999 – Present Visiting Professor of History and Kurt Mayer Chair Emeritus; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1967; M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1969; Ph.D., London School of Economics and Political Science, London University, 1980.
Jodi A. Erickson 2013 – Present Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.A., University of Washington, Seattle, 1993; M.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 2012.
Elisabeth Esmiol 2011 – Present Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy; B.S., Harvard University, 2000; M.A., Biola University, 2006; M.S., Ph.D., Loma Linda University, 2009, 2011.
Anthony J. Evans 1988 – Present Professor of Kinesiology; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1968, 1969, 1972
Terri Farrar 2011 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; A.A., Spokane Falls Community College, 1990; B.A.E., Eastern Washington University, 1993; M.A.Ed., City University, 1995; Ph.D., Capella University, 2010.
Amanda E. Feller 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Communication; B.A., University of Denver, 1990; M.S., Portland State University, 1995; M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Integral Studies, 2000, 2002.
Maria J. Ferrer-Lightner 2001 – Present Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1997; M.A., University of Washington, 1999; Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, 2010.
Antonios Finitsis 2006 – Present Associate Professor of Religion; B.A., National and Capodistrian University of Athens, 1996; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1998; 2007.
Sara Finley 2014 – Present Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2003; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2005, 2008.
Eric Finney 2012 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Western Washington University, 2002; Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2009.
Geoffrey Foy 2014 – Present Associate Provost for Graduate Programs and Continuing Education; B.A., M.A., Gonzaga University, 1988, 1992; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, 2003.
Duncan Foley 1986 – Present Professor of Geosciences; B.A., Antioch College, 1971; M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1973, 1978.
Jon O. Freeman 2013 – Present Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.A., St. John’s University, MN, 2004; Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2011.
Craig B. Fryhle 1986 – Present Professor of Chemistry; B.A., Gettysburg College, 1979; Ph.D., Brown University, 1985.
Brian Galante 2008 – Present Associate Professor of Music; B.M.E., M.M., Louisiana State University, 1997, 1999; D.M.A., University of North Texas, 2008.
Perla Gamboa 2010 – Present Visiting Instructor of Hispanic Studies; B.A., Universidad de La Libertad, Peru, 1993; M.A., University of Iowa, 2003.
Beatrice Geller 1984 – Present Associate Professor of Art & Design; B.F.A., New York University, 1974; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1979.
Bogomil E. Gerganov 2006 – Present Associate Professor of Physics; B.S., Sofia University (Sofia, Bulgaria), 1993; M.S., Cornell University, 1997; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2000.
Ronald S. Gerhardstein 2014 – Present Assistant Professor of Music; B.M.E., M.M., University of Idaho, 1988, 1993; Ph.D., Temple University, 2001.
Kent P. Gerlach 1980 – Present Professor of Education; B.S., University of Nebraska, 1967; M.A., University of South Dakota, 1972; Ed.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1980.
Nolen Gertz 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy; B.A., George Washington University, 2003; M.A., Ph.D., The New School for Social Research, 2007, 2012.
Juan Gerzso 2012 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2004; Ph.D., New York University, 2012.
Matthew Geske 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics; B.S., University of Michigan, 2006; Ph.D., Candidate, The Pennsylvania State University, expected 2014.
Donna Gibbs 2013 – Present Vice President for Marketing and Communication; B.A., Michigan State University, 1982.
Linda K. Gibson 1989 – Present Professor of Business; B.A., Texas Christian University, 1967; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1985, 1989.
Gina C. Gillie 2008 – Present Assistant Professor of Music; B.M., Pacific Lutheran University, 2004, M.M., D.M.A., University of Wisconsin, 2006, 2009.
Adam Glass 2011 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Pacific University, 2006; M.S., University of Oregon, 2008; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2011.
Jon E. Grahe 2005 – Present Professor of Psychology; B.A., Shippensburg University, 1992; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toledo, 1994, 1997.
William G. Greenwood 1981 – Present Professor of Physics; B.S., University of Washington, 1972; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1974, 1978.
Joanna Gregson 1998 – Present Professor of Sociology; B.A., Western Washington University, 1993; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1998.
Izabela Grey 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology; A.A., El Camino College, 2005; B.A., California State University, 2008; M.A., Ph.D., Candidate, University of California, Riverside, 2010, expected 2014.
Peter C. Grosvenor 1996 – Present Associate Professor of Global Studies and Sociology; B.A., University of Wales, 1983; M.Sc., Ph.D., London School of Economics, 1985, 1996.
Lorena Consuelo Guerrero 2011 – Present Assistant Professor of Nursing; A.D.N., San Antonio College, 1993; B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2002, 2009.
Olivia Gunn 2012 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies; B.A., University of Washington, 2001; M.A., New York University, 2003; M.A., University of California, Irvine, 2007; Ph.D., University of California – Irvine, 2012.
Gaurav Gupta 2013 – Present Assistant Professor of Business; B.C., University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, 2006; M.B.A., Pepperdine University, 2009; Ph.D. Candidate, The University of Texas at El Paso, expected 2013.
Jessica Guptill 2014 – Present Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.A./B.S., The Evergreen State College, 2002; M.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 2009.
Rosemarie C. Haberle 2009 – Present Assistant Professor of Biology; B.A., Skidmore College, 1975; M.L.S., University of Arizona, Tucson, 1984; B.S., M.S., Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 1993, 1998; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 2006.
Colleen M. Hacker 1979 – Present Professor of Kinesiology; B.S., Lock Haven University, 1978; M.S., University of Arizona, 1979; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1992.
F. Candler Hallman 2013 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology; B.A., George Washington University, 2003; M.A., University of California, San Diego, 2005; Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, San Diego, expected 2013.
Heather S. Hallman 2013 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology; B.A., University of Maryland, 1996; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2004, 2011.
Michael Halvorson 2003 – Present Associate Professor of History; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1985; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, 1996, 2001.
Gina L. Hames 1997 – Present Associate Professor of History; B.A., M.A., Eastern Washington University, 1986, 1989; M.A., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1992, 1996.
Erik J. Hammerstrom 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Religion; B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997; M.A., University of Hawai`i, 2003; Ph.D., Indiana University.
Christine L. Hansvick 1979 – Present Professor of Psychology; B.A., Southwest State University, 1971; M.A., Ph.D., University of Windsor, 1975, 1977.
Susan Harmon 2006 – Present Associate Professor of Business; B.S., University of Alabama, M.A., Ph.D., 1980, 1991, 1998.
Diane M. Harney 1992 – Present Associate Professor of Communication; B.S., Indiana University, 1984; M.S., Florida State University, 1987; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1992.
Judy Hassen 2006 – Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Education; B.Ed., M.Ed., Central Washington University, 1973, 1980.
George Hauser, Jr. 1987 – Present Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering; B.S. (Physics), B.S. (Computer Science), Washington State University, 1971, 1972; M.S., University of Oregon, 1980; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1988.
Katrina M. Hay 2008 – Present Associate Professor of Physics; B.S., Linfield College, 2002; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2008.
Sergia Hay 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Wellesley College, 1994; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University, 1996, 2003.
Daniel J. Heath 2002 – Present Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.A., St. Olaf College, 1987; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1994.
Michael R. Hillis 1997 – Present Professor of Education; B.A.E., M.Ed. Western Washington University, 1986, 1991; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1994.
Julie Huffine 2011-2012; 2014 – Present Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.A., University of Colorado, 2006; M.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 2011.
Kathleen Huybers 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Geosciences; B.S., University of San Francisco, 2003; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington, 2007, 2014.
David R. Huelsbeck 1989 – Present Dean, Division of Social Sciences; Professor of Anthropology; B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1974; M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University, 1980, 1983.
Lynn E. Hunnicutt 2003 – Present Professor of Economics; B.A., Oregon State University, 1984; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1995, 1997.
Ufuk Ince 2011 – Present Assistant Professor of Business; B.S., Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1992; M.B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1994; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1997, 2002.
Jenny James 2012 – Present Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Smith College, 2001; M.A., Dartmouth College, 2004; M.Phil., Columbia University, 2007; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2012.
Jennifer L. Jenkins 2008 – Present Associate Professor of German; B.A., Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), 1996; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1997, 2001; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2008.
Mark K. Jensen 1989 – Present Associate Professor of French; B.A., Princeton University, 1974; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1983, 1989.
Erik J. Johannesson 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology; B.A., M.A., The University of Arizona, 2000, 2003; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina, 2011.
Chenda Johnson 2012 – Present Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 2005; M.S.N., University of Washington – Tacoma, 2010.
Gregory S. Johnson 1999 – Present Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Carson-Newman College, 1986; M.Div., M.Th., Southern Seminary, 1991, 1994; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1999.
Neal Johnson 2004 – Present Resident Assistant Professor of Economics; B.S., University of California, 1982; M.S., Oregon State University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1993.
A. Tosh Kakar 1996 – Present Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering; B.S., Stevens Institute of Technology, 1971; M.S., Arizona State University, 1983; PhD, Washington State University, 1992.
Charles Katica 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; B.S., M.S., Central Washington University, 2002, 2009; Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2014.
Rona D. Kaufman 2002 – Present Associate Professor of English; B.A., Penn State University, 1992; M.A., University of Maine, 1994; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2002.
Pauline M. Kaurin 1997 – Present Associate Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead, 1991; M.A., University of Manitoba, 1993; Ph.D., Temple University, 1997.
JoDee G. Keller 1989 – Present Professor of Social Work; B.A., Hope College, 1974; A.M., University of Chicago, 1976; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, 1987.
Deborah Kennedy 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Hanover College, 1999; M.A., Miami University,2001; M.F.A., University of Iowa Writers; Workshop, 2013.
Laura F. Klein 1979 – Present Professor of Anthropology; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., New York University, 1968, 1970, 1975.
Frank Kline 2011 – Present Dean of School of Education and Kinesiology; Professor of Education and Kinesiology; B.S., Greenville College, 1978; M.Ed., Wichita State University, 1981; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1989.
Beth M. Kraig 1989 – Present Professor of History; B.A., San Francisco State University, 1979; M.A., Western Washington University, 1981; M.A., University of Chicago, 1984; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1987.
Thomas W. Krise 2012 – Present President, Professor of English; B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy, 1983; M.S.A., Central Michigan University, 1986; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1989; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1995.
Arthur M. Land 2002 – Present Resident Instructor of Communication; B.A., M.A., University of Georgia, 1982, 1993.
Francesca R. Lane Rasmus 1998 – Present Associate Professor/Director for Library Services; B.A., Macalester College, 1985; M.LIS., Dominican University, 1994
Neva Laurie-Berry 2008 – Present Assistant Professor of Biology; B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, 2000; Ph.D., Washington University, 2007.
Amy Lavold 2012 – Present Visiting Instructor of Education; B.A., M.A., Prescott College, 1994, 2000.
Lindsey A. Lawson 2013 – Present Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy; B.S.N., Walla Walla University, 2007; M.S., Seattle Pacific University, 2010; Ph.D., Loma Linda University, 2013.
Alex Lechler 2014 – Present Assistant Professor of Geosciences; B.A., Denison University, 2006; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2011.
Chung-Shing Lee 1998 – Present Associate Dean and Professor of Business; B.A., National Taiwan University, 1980; M.A., University of Maryland, 1985; D.Sc., The George Washington University, 1997.
Daniel L. Lee 2014 – Present Vice President of Advancement; B.A., Concordia College, 2002; M.Div., Luther Seminary, 2006.
Joyman Lee 2014 – Present Assistant Professor of History; B.A., Clare College, University of Cambridge, 2006; Ph.D., Yale University, 2013.
Anna Y. Leon-Guerrero 1993 – Present Professor of Sociology; B.A., Pacific University, 1983; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1988, 1993.
Jordan Levy 2014 – Present Assistant Professor of Anthropology; B.A., Eastern Washington University, 2007; M.A., University of Western Ontario, 2010; Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, July 2014.
Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen 2005 – Present Assistant Professor of Religion; B.A., Concordia University, 1990; M.Th., Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1994; Ph.D., University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto, 2004.
Jan P. Lewis 1989 – Present Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs; Professor of Education; B.A., Oregon State University, 1976; M.A.T., Lewis and Clark College, 1979; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1989.
Joanne M. Lisosky 1995 – Present Professor of Communication; B.A., University of Nevada, Reno, 1985; M.A., Southwest Missouri State University, 1993; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1997.
Rhonda S. Lizzi 2005 – Present Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.S.N., M.S.N., Loma Linda University, 1974; 1979.
Henry Loughman 2006 – Present Resident Instructor of Theatre; B.A., M.F.A., San Diego State University, 1992; 1997.
Richard N. Louie 1997 – Present Professor of Physics; A.B., Harvard College, 1990; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University, 1993, 1997.
Matthew T. Luth 2012 – Present Assistant Professor of Business; B.S., University of Nebraska, 1999; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2012.
Kate Luther 2008 – Present Assistant Professor of Sociology; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 2002; M.A., Ph.D., University of California (Riverside), 2004, 2008.
Zachary Lyman 2006 – Present Associate Professor of Music; B.M., The College of Wooster, 1997; M.M., The New England Conservatory, 1999; D.M.A., University of Iowa, 2007.
Justin C. Lytle 2008 – Present Associate Professor of Chemistry; B.A., Wittenberg University, 2000; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2005.
Diane B. MacDonald 1987 – Present Professor of Business; B.A., M.B.A., Loyola University, Chicago, 1970, 1974; J.D., John Marshall Law School, 1980.
Jooyol Maeng 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Business; B.S., Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea), 2001; M.S., Stanford University, 2004; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2010.
Gary Mahon 2012 – Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing and School of Business; B.S., University of Dayton, 1978; M.B.A., Arizona State University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2000.
Patsy L. Maloney 1994 – Present Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., University of Maryland, 1974; M.A., M.S.N., Catholic University of America, 1984; Ed.D., University of Southern California, 1994.
Paul Manfredi 2001 – Present Associate Professor of Chinese; B.A, Long Island University, 1992; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1998, 2001.
Mallory Mann 2014 – Present Visiting Instructor of Kinesiology; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 2006; M.S., Miami University, 2009.
Lisa Marcus 1995 – Present Associate Professor of English; B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1986; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1989, 1995.
Nicole J. Martin 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; B.S., Pacific Lutheran University, 2003; M.Ed., Ph.D., Temple University, 2005, 2008.
Heather E. Mathews 2007 – Present Associate Professor of Art & Design; B.A. Hood College in Frederick 1994; M.A., University of Texas Austin 1997; Ph.D., from University of Texas Austin 2006.
Laura McCloud 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Sociology; B.A., University of Cincinnati, 2003; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2006, 2010.
Karen E. McConnell 1998 – Present Associate Dean and Professor of Kinesiology; B.A., M.A., University of the Pacific, 1990, 1994; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1998.
Maureen E. McGill 1977 – Present Associate Professor of Dance and Theatre; B.F.A., University of Utah, 1974; M.A., Western Washington University, 1977.
Erin McKenna 1992 – Present Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 1987; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University, 1990, 1992.
Rosemary A. McKenney 2002 – Present Associate Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies; B.S., Oregon State University, 1985; M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1992, 1997.
Rebekah Mergenthal 2008 – Present Associate Professor of History; B.A., Columbia University, 1992; M.A., University of Chicago, 1997; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2008.
Sarah Meyer 2012 -Present Visiting Instructor of Kinesiology; B.A., M.A., California State University – Fresno, 1999, 2004.
Linda K. Miller 2012 – Present Assistant Professor of Music; B.A., New Mexico State University, 1970; M.M., Ph.D., University of Idaho, 1992, 1997.
Ryan J. Miller 2012 – Present Visiting Instructor of Biology; B.A., B.S., University of Austin, Texas, 1998, 2004.
Terry W. Miller 1998 – Present Professor of Nursing; B.S., B.S.N., University of Oklahoma, 1972, 1974; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1977, 1991.
Kathleen Moisio 2012 – Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1987; B.S.N., University of Washington – Seattle, 1996.
Mary J. Moller 2014 – Present Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Mount Marty College, 1971; M.S.N., University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, 1982; D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University, 2006.
Christine Moon 1989 – Present Professor of Psychology; B.A., Whitman College, 1971; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University, 1983, 1985.
Timothy Mooney 2013 – Present Assistant Professor of Business; B.A., Northwestern University, 2002; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2013.
Bradford L. Moore 1980 – Present Associate Professor of Kinesiology; B.S., Portland State University, 1974; M.S., University of Oregon, 1978.
Francis X. Moore 2013 – Present Associate Provost for Information Services; B.A., University of Vermont, 1976; M.A., Hofstra University, 1978; Ph.D., Penn State, 1984.
John N. Moritsugu 1975 – Present Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Hawaii, 1971; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1974, 1977.
Mark R. Mulder 2012 – Present Assistant Professor of Business; B.B.A., M.B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1993, 2000; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2012.
Andrea M. Munro 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Ph.D., University of Washington, 2003, 2008.
Ashlyn H. Munson 2009 – Present Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, 2005, 2009.
Laurie C. Murphy 1997 – Present Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering; B.S., Delta State University, 1986; M.S., Vanderbilt University, 1988.
Brian Naasz 2005 – Present Resident Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Seattle University, 1982; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1986.
Krisztina Nagy 2013 – Present Assistant Professor of Economics; B.A., West University of Timisorar, Timisoara, Romania, 1998; M.A., M.S., Suffolk University, 2000; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, 2003, 2011.
L. Richard Nance 1992 – Present Professor of Music; B.M.E., M.A., West Texas State University, 1977, 1982; DMA, Arizona State University, 1992.
Eric D. Nelson 1996 – Present Associate Professor of Classics; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1982; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, 1985, 1992.
Akiko Nosaka 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Anthropology; B.A., Chuo University, Tokyo, 1986; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1990; M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1993, 1997.
Douglas E. Oakman 1988 – Present Professor of Religion; B.A., University of Iowa, 1975; M.Div., Christ Seminary- Seminex, 1979; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, 1986.
Kevin J. O’Brien 2006 – Present Associate Professor of Religion; B.A., Earlham College, 1999; M.A., Union Theological Seminary, 2001; Ph.D., Emory University, 2006.
D. W. Sid Olufs 1982 – Present Professor of Political Science; B.A., University of Washington, 1974; M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1976, 1979.
Sean M. O’Neill 2013 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics; B.A., University of Chicago, 2000; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2007.
Nathalie op de Beeck 2009 – Present Associate Professor of English; B.A. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1990; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburg, 1998, 2003.
Carmiña Palerm 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies; B.A. University of California, 1993; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University, 1994, 2001.
Charilaos Papadopoulos 2012 – Present Associate Professor of Kinesiology; B.S., Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki, 1989; M.S., Ph.D., George State University, 1997, 2002.
John Paul 2014 – Present Associate Professor and Chair of Music; B.M., University of Texas at Austin, 1978; M.M., D.M., Indiana University, 1983, 1995.
Christina Pepin 2007 – Present Clinical Instructor of Nursing and Coordinator for Learning Resources; B.S., University of Wisconsin, 2001; B.S.N., M.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 2004, 2007.
Norris A. Peterson 1981 – Present Professor of Economics; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1975; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1983.
Kristin H. Plaehn 2005 – Present Senior Advisor to the President; B.A., Texas Lutheran University, 1984; M.A., University of Denver, 1987.
Edwin C. Powell 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Music; B.S., University of the Pacific, 1987; M.A., University of Cincinnati, 1995; Ph.D., University of North Texas College of Music, 2002.
Catherine Pratt 1983 – Present Resident Assistant Professor of Business; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1983; M.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1993; Ed.D., Seattle University, 2001.
Adela M. Ramos 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, 2001. M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University, 2004, 2010.
Mark A. Reiman 1988 – Present Associate Professor of Economics; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1988.
Leon E. Reisberg 1981 – Present Professor of Education; Jolita Hylland Benson Chair in Elementary Education; B.S. Ed., University of Texas, 1971; M.Ed., University of Arkansas, 1972; Ed.D., University of Kansas, 1981.
Jorge Reyes-Silveyra 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering; B.S., Universidad Autonmoa del Estado de Mexico, Mexico, 2006; M.S., Ph.D., Candidate, University of North Texas, 2012, expected 2014.
David P. Robbins 1969 – Present Professor of Music; B.M., M.M., University of Michigan, 1968, 1969.
Solveig C. Robinson 2001 – Present Associate Professor of English; B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 1983; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1987, 1994.
Scott Rogers 2014 – Present Assistant Professor of English; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2001; M.A., University of New Mexico, 2006; Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2011.
Svend John Ronning 1999 – Present Associate Professor of Music; B.M., Pacific Lutheran University, 1989; M.M., M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale University, 1991, 1993, 1997.
Jeannine D. Roth 2013 – Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Regis University, 1994; M.S., University of Colorado, 2000.
Joanna Royce-Davis 2014 – Present Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, Associate Professor of Education; B.S., Indiana University, 1990; M.A., San Jose State University, 1994; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2001.
Dana E. Rush 2003 – Present Resident Instructor of Physics; B.S., University of Puget Sound, 1974.
Kathleen Z. Russell 1999 – Present Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.A., Lock Haven University, 1974; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1979, 1983.
Tina Saxowsky 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Lewis and Clark College, 1996; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2003.
Michael T. Schleeter 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Philosophy; B.A., University of Minnesota, 1999; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2010.
Laurence Schumann 2007 – Present Visiting Instructor of French; Licence ès Lettres Université Catholique de l’Ouest (Angers, France), 1977; M.A., University of Maryland, 1994.
Heidi Schutz 2013 – Present Assistant Professor of Biology; B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz, 1997; M.S., Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder, 2002, 2008.
Holly Senn 2008 – Present Resident Assistant Professor of Library; B.A., Mills College, 1985; M.LIS., University of California, 1992.
Ami Shah 2012 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Global Studies; B.A., The George Washington University, 2000; M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Oxford, 2002, 2007.
Wendelyn J. Shore 1999 – Present Professor of Psychology; B.A., Coe College, 1986; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1988, 1991.
Amy J. Siegesmund 2007 – Present Associate Professor of Biology; B.A., Alverno College, 1996; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2003.
Kaitlyn L. Sill 2010 – Present Assistant Professor of Political Science; B.A., University of California, 2004; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2008, 2010.
Ksenija Simic-Muller 2008 – Present Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.S., University of Belgrade, 1997; M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2000, 2004.
Jason E. Skipper 2005 – Present Associate Professor of English; B.A,, University of North Texas, 1999; M.A., Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, 2001; Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 2005.
Jessica K. Sklar 2001 – Present Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.A., Swarthmore College, 1995; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1997, 2001.
Jennifer A. Smith 2007 – Present Director of Women’s Center; B.A., Franklin College, 1998; M.A., Miami University, 2001; Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 2006.
Julie Smith 2006 – Present Associate Professor of Biology; B.A., Saint Ambrose University, 1994; M.S., Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 1997, 2005.
Matthew J. Smith 2001 – Present Dean, Division of Natural Sciences; Associate Professor of Biology; B.S., Humboldt State University, 1990; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1997.
Sheila K. Smith 2014 – Present Dean, School of Nursing; Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1981, 1985; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1996.
Neal W. Sobania 2005 – Present Professor of History; B.A., Hope College, 1968; M.A., Ohio University, 1973; Ph.D., University of London, 1980.
Steven Sobeck 2010 – Present Visiting Instructor of Art & Design; B.F.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1972.
Priscilla Anne St. Clair 2001 – Present Associate Professor of Economics; B.A., Wake Forest University, 1988; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1995.
Steven P. Starkovich 1994 – 1995, 1996 – Present Provost; Associate Professor of Physics; B.A., Oregon State University, 1976; M.S., University of Oregon, 1985; Ph.D., University of Victoria, 1992.
Michael Stasinos 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Art & Design; B.S. Southern Utah University, 1991; M.F.A., New York Academy of Art, 1996.
Ramona Stewart 2011 – Present Clinical Instructor of Nursing; A.S.N., Rochester Community College, 1975; B.S., Iowa State University, 1978; M.N., University of Washington, 1987.
Amy Stewart-Mailhiot 2010 – Present Assistant Professor, Library; A.A., Central Oregon Community College, 1997; B.S., Western Oregon University, 1999; M.LIS, University of Washington, 2001.
Troy A. Storfjell 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies; B.A., Andrews University, 1989; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1995, 2001.
Arthur C. Strum 2009 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Multidisciplinary Programs; B.A., Stanford University, 1988; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University, 1991, 1997.
Jeffrey L. Stuart 2001 – Present Professor of Mathematics; B.A., Pomona College, 1980; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981, 1986.
Vacant 2004 – Present Chief Enrollment Officer
Amanda Sweger 2012 – Present Assistant Professor of Theatre; B.F.A., Webster University, 2004; M.F.A., Northwestern University, 2011.
Sara J. Swett 1999 – Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 1998; M.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 2003.
Marianne G. Taylor 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Psychology; A.B., Smith College, 1986; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1993.
Paul Tegels 2002 – Present Associate Professor of Music – University Organist; Organ Pedagogy Diploma, Organ Performance Diploma, Stedelijk Conservatorium, The Netherlands, 1980, 1982; M.M., New England Conservatory, 1984; M.A., D.M.A., University of Iowa, 1994, 1997.
Barbara Temple-Thurston 1990 – Present Professor of English; B.A., University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1971; M.S.Ed., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1979, 1985.
William R. Teska 2000 – Present Professor of Biology; B.S., University of Idaho, 1972; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1974, 1978.
Vidya Thirumurthy 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Education; B.A., Stella Maris College, University of Madras, India, 1971; Bed Annamalai University, India, 1983; M.Ed., Ph.D., State University of New York, 1994, 2003.
Sarah Titus 2013 – Present Visiting Instructor of Art & Design; B.A., University of Puget Sound, 2004; M.A., Yale University, 2006.
Claire E. Todd 2007 – Present Associate Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies; B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 2000; M.S., Columbia University, 2002; Ph.D., University of Washington 2007.
Sheri J. Tonn 1979 – Present Vice President for Finance and Operations, Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Oregon State University, 1971; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1976.
Samuel E. Torvend 1999 – Present Professor of Religion, PLU Professor of Lutheran Studies, Endowed Chair in Lutheran Studies; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1973; M.Div., Wartburg Theological Seminary, 1978; M.A., Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, 1980; Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 1990.
Teru Toyokawa 2002 – Present Associate Professor of Psychology; B.A., M.A., Waseda University, Tokyo, 1989, 1991; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2000.
Tyler T. Travillian 2013 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics; B.A., University of Dallas, 2005; M.A., Ph.D., Boston University, 2006, 2011.
Karen M. Travis 1995 – 1996, 1998 – Present Associate Professor of Economics; B.S., University of Puget Sound, 1986; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, 1990, 1995.
Marit Trelstad 2001 – Present Associate Professor of Religion; B.A., St. Olaf College, 1989; M.A., Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1994; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 2000.
Vanessa Tucker 2012 – Present Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., Western Washington University, 1995; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Washington-Seattle, 2003, 2009.
Michael A. Turi 2013 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering; B.S., Ph.D., Washington State University, 2007, 2013.
Laurie Turner 2005 – Present Director of Athletics; B.S., M.S., Washington State University, 1979, 1981.
Sven Tuzovic 2007 – Present Associate Professor of Business; B.B.A., Georgia State University, 1997; M.B.A., Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany, 1999; D.B.A., University of Basel, Switzerland, 2003.
Bret Underwood 2011 – Present Assistant Professor of Physics; B.S., The Ohio State University, 2003; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2006, 2008.
Giovanna Urdangarain 2008 – Present Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies; B.A., Artigas Teacher Training Institute (Uruguay), 1991; M.A., Indiana University, 2001; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2008.
Glenn A. Van Wyhe 1979 – Present Associate Professor of Business; B.A., University of South Dakota, 1968; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1974; M.A., University of Iowa, 1977; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1991.
David A. Veazey 2012 – Present Director of University Assessment, Accreditation and Research; B.S., California Polytechnic State University, 1987; M.S., University of Alaska, 1993; Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
Dean A. Waldow 1992 – Present Professor of Chemistry; B.A., Augustana College, Sioux Falls, 1984; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1989.
Lori Lee Wallace 2012 – Present Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre; B.F.A., University of Arizona, 2004; M.F.A., University of Exeter, 2006; Ph.D., University of Colorado of Boulder, 2012.
David B. Ward 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy; B.S., Brigham Young University, 1999; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2002; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2006.
Elisabeth Ward 2013 – Present Director of Scandinavian Cultural Center; B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1994; M.A., George Washington University, 1998; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2012.
Janet Weiss 2005 – Present Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., Lewis and Clark, 1978; M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University, 1982, 1991.
Robert M. Wells 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Communication; M.A., B.G.S., American University, 1989, 1990; M.A., Georgetown University, 1997; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2005.
Leihua Weng 2011 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese; B.A., Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 2001; M.A., Peking University, Beijing, 2005; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2010.
Lauren Whitham 2014 – Present Visiting Instructor of Music; B.M.E., Pacific Lutheran University, 2007; M.M., Western Washington University, 2011.
Jill M. Whitman 1988 – Present Professor of Geosciences; B.A., Middlebury College, 1978; M.S., University of Miami, 1981; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1989.
Alexander Wilcox 2014 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor of Geosciences; B.A., Cornell University, 2003; Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2012.
Rebecca M. Wilkin 2008 – Present Associate Professor of French; B.A., Brown University, 1994; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2000.
Katherine Wiley 2014 – Present Assistant Professor of Anthropology; B.A., Colgate University, 2000; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 2010, 2013.
Genevieve R. Williams 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Library Undergraduate Research Librarian; B.A., Smith College, 1996; M.LIS., University of Washington, 2005.
Gregory J. Williams 1985 – Present Professor of Education; B.A., University of Puget Sound, 1969; M.Ed., Western Washington University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1985.
Helen Williams-Ginsberg 2014 – Present Languages and Literatures; B.A., Memorial University, Canada, 1979; M.A., University of British Columbia, 1986; Ph.D., Yale University, 1994.
Tamara R. Williams 1994 – Present Executive Director for Wang Center for Global Education; Professor of Hispanic Studies; B.A., Queen’s University, 1979; M.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1981; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1989.
Cynthia Wolfer 2001, 2003 – Present Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.S.N., Russell Sage College; M.S.N., University of North Carolina, 1987.
David A. Wolff 1999 – Present Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering; B.S., University of Puget Sound, 1992; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1999.
Teri M. Woo 2012 – present Associate Dean for Graduate Nursing Programs; B.S.N., M.S., PNP, Oregon Health Services University, 1984, 1989, 1993; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2008.
Sylvia H. Wood 1993 – Present Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Murray State University, 1972; M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 1978.
Martin A. Wurm 2009 – Present Assistant Professor of Economics; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2005, 2009.
Bridget E. Yaden 1996 – Present Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies; Director of Language Resource Center; B.A., Western Washington University, 1991; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, 1994, 2002.
Neal A. Yakelis 2005 – Present Associate Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Allegheny College, 1997; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2003.
Anna M. Young 2007 – Present Associate Professor of Communication; B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997; M.A., Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin, 2003, 2007.
Gregory L. Youtz 1984 – Present Professor of Music; B.A., B.M., University of Washington, 1980; M.M., D.M.A., University of Michigan, 1982, 1986.
Fern H. Zabriskie 2001 – Present Associate Professor of Business; B.A., Connecticut College, 1974; M.B.A., The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1975; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2002.
Dana L. Zaichkin 1997 – Present Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 1980; M.N., M.H.A., University of Washington, 1991; Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University, 2013.
Michael Zbaraschuk 2007 – 2013; 2014 – Present Assistant Professor of Religion; B.A., Walla Walla College, 1993; M.A., Ph.D., The Claremont Graduate University, 1998, 2002.
Mei Zhu 1998 – Present Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S., Tsinghua University, Beijing, 1985; M.S., Chinese Academia Sinica, Beijing, 1988; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington, 1990, 1994.
Elizabeth S. Zitron 2013 – Present Assistant Professor of Library Sciences; B.A., University of Missouri, 1997; M.LIS., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2009; M.A. Candidate, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2013.