Faculty | Catalog 2020-21

First	Last	Terms	Title/Education
James M.	Albrecht	1995 - Present	Professor of English; B.A., Amherst College, 1985; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1989, 1995.
Rebecca E.	Allen	2017 - Present	Clinical Instructor of Nursing; Ph.D., St. Louis University Main, 1984.
Kathleen W.	Anderson	1998 - Present	Resident Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance; M.F.A., Northwestern University, 1998.
Bradford W.	Andrews	2005 - Present	Associate Professor of Anthropology; B.A., Ft. Lewis College, 1986; M.A., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1995, 1999.
Adam R.	Arnold	2018 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy; Ph.D., University of Warwick, UK, 2018.
Roberto A.	Arteaga	2018 - Present	Assistant Professor/Instruction & Reference Librarian; M.A., University of Iowa, 2014.
Michael R.	Artime	2016 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science; B.A., McKendree College, 2003; Ph.D., University of Missouri - St. Louis, 2012.
Tiffany M.	Artime	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 2005; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri - St. Louis, 2010, 2013.
Sailaja	Arungundram	2020 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry; M.S., New Mexico State University Las Cruces; MSc, University of Madras, Chennai, India; Ph.D., University of Georgia Athens, 2010.
Ann J.	Auman	2002 - Present	Dean, Division of Natural Sciences; Professor of Biology; B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1996; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2001.
Khalfalla	Awedat	2016 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 2016.
Richard	Barnes	2020 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Business; B.B.A., M.A.C.C., J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 2005, 2013; L.L.M., The University of Alabama School of Law, 2016.
Enrique P.	Barot	2005 - Present	Professor of English; B.A., Wesleyan University, 1992; M.F.A., Iowa Writer's Workshop, University of Iowa, 1998.
Maureen A.	Barta	2006 - Present	Clinical Instructor of Nursing; M.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 2005.
Michael D.	Behrens	2005 - Present	Associate Professor of Biology; B.S., California Polytechnic State University, 1996; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003, 2005.
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.
Allan	Belton	2015 - Present	President; B.B.A., M.B.A., Washington State University, 1988, 1989.
Rachid	Benkhalti	1987 - Present	Professor of Mathematics; Maîtrise diplôme d'études approfondies, Doctorat de l'Université, Université of Pau (France), 1981, 1983, 1986.
Cameron D.	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.
Kenneth D.	Blaha	1989 - Present	Professor of Computer Science; B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris, 1978; M.S. (Mathematics), M.S. (Computer Science), Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1981, 1984, 1989.
Mare K.	Blocker	2014 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Art & Design; B.F.A., University of Washington, 1982; M.F.A., University of Idaho, 2006.
Collin L.	Brown	2017 - Present	Visiting Instructor of Nordic Studies; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 2010; M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2014.
Elizabeth C.	Brown	1999 - Present	Lecturer of Music; B.A.
James L.	Brown	2005 - Present	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.
Nathaniel	Brown	2020 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.S., Lander University; M.S.W., Clark Atlanta University; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2017.
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.
Jeffrey A.	Caley	2013 - Present	Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2007.
Wendy L.	Call	2008 - 09; 2015 - Present	Assistant Professor of English; B.A., Oberlin College, 1990; M.F.A., Bennington College, 2007.
Renzhi	Cao	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Computer Science; B.S., Anhui Normal University, Whuh, China, 2008; M.S., University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, 2011; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2016.
Rene	Carrasco	2019 - Present	Assistant Professor Hispanic Studies; Ph.D., University of Texas Austin, 1996.
Michelle L.	Ceynar	2001 - Present	Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1992; M.A., Ph.D., University of Montana, 1995, 1996.
Leong	Chan	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Business; Ph.D., Portland State University, 2013.
Maria Luisa	Chavez-Pringle	2006 - Present	Professor of Political Science; B.A., M.A., California State University, 1992, 1995; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.
Ben Chongyang	Chen	2015 - Present	Assistant Professor of Business; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas, 2009, 2014.
Soon Y.	Choi	2017 - Present	Assistant Professor of Music; B.A., B.M., University of Washington, 1999; M.M., Rice University, 2002; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, 2011.
Agnes	Choi	2010 - Present	Associate 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	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	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., M.S., Gonzaga University, 2000, 2003; Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2013.
Jeffrey A.	Clapp	1999 - Present	Associate Professor of Theatre & Dance; B.F.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1990; M.F.A., Mankato State University, 1993.
Shawn	Cleveland	2020 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S., M.S., University of Montana, 2002, 2010; Ph.D. SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, degree anticipated 2020.
Corey L.	Cook	2017 - Present	Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.S., Arizona State University, 2005; M.S., University of Florida, 2009; Ph.D., University of Florida, 2012.
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.
Suzanne J.	Crawford O'Brien	2003 - Present	Professor of Religion; B.A., Willamette University, 1995; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2002.
Michelle R.	Crites	2006- Present	Resident Instructor of Biology; B.S., M.S.C., California Polytechnic State University, 1996, 1999.
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.
Jeanette D.	Davis	2008 - Present	Assistant Professor of Nursing; D.N.P, University of Washington Seattle, 2008.
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.
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.
Seth A.	Dowland	2011 - Present	Associate Professor of Religion; B.A., University of Virginia, 2001; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University, 2004, 2007.
Spencer K.	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	Assistant Professor of Communication, Director of Forensics; 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	Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S., Dickinson College, 2002; M.S., Colorado State University, 2004; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2009.
Jacob J.D.	Egge	2007 - Present	Professor of Biology; B.A., Luther College, 2001; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2007.
Oksana	Ejokina	2011 - Present	Associate Professor of Music, Chair of Piano Studies; 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	Professor of Biology; B.Sc., M.Sc., University College, Dublin, 1987, 1988; Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1994.
Jodi A.	Erickson	2012 - Present	Clinical Instructor of Nursing; M.S.N., Pacific Lutheran University, 2012.
Evan A.	Eskew	2020 - Present	Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S., Davidson College, 2011; Ph.D., University of California Davis, 2016.
Elisabeth	Esmiol Wilson	2011 - Present	Associate 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.
Xiaohong	Fan	2018 - Present	Assistant Professor of Business; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 2014.
Terri D.	Farrar	2011 - Present	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.
Antonios K.	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 R.	Finley	2014 - Present	Associate Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2003; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2005, 2008.
Laura B.	Fitzwater Gonzalez	2017 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2017.
Ralph W.	Flick	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Business; B.A., California State University, Long Beach, 1991; M.B.A., University of Southern California, 2004; J.D., Loyola Law School, 1994.
Samer	Fouad	20202 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Art & Design; B.F.A., Rutgers University; M.Des., University of Washington, degree anticipated 2020.
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.
Jon O.	Freeman	2013 - Present	Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.A., St. John's University, 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 E.	Galante	2008 - Present	Professor of Music; B.M.E., M.M., Louisiana State University, 1997, 1999; D.M.A., University of North Texas, 2008.
Wendy L.	Gardiner	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Education, Julita Hylland Benson Chair in Elementary Education; B.S., Ohio State University, 1991; M.Ed., Ed.D., National Louis University, 1997, 2005.
Bogomil E.	Gerganov	2006 - Present	Associate Professor of Physics; B.S., Sofia University (Sofia, Bulgaria), 1993; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University, 1997, 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.
Juan Christian	Gerzso	2012 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Kelmer Roe Faculty Mentor; B.A., Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2004; Ph.D., New York University, 2012.
Gina C.	Gillie	2008 - Present	Associate Professor of Music; B.M., Pacific Lutheran University, 2004, M.M., D.M.A., University of Wisconsin, 2006, 2009.
Adam C.	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	Provost; Professor of Sociology; B.A., Western Washington University, 1993; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1998.
Beth A.	Griech-Polelle	2015 - Present	Associate Professor of History, Kurt Mayer Endowed Chair in Holocaust Studies; B.A., Chestnut Hill College, 1987; Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 1999.
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, 1997.
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.
Kyoungnam Catherine	Ha	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Business; B.S., M.S., Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 2002, 2004; M.E., Texas A&M University - College Station; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2012.
Rosemarie C.	Haberle	2009 - Present	Associate Professor of Biology; B.A., Skidmore College, 1975; M.L.S., University of Arizona, 1984; B.S., M.S., Northern Arizona University, 1993, 1998; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 2006.
Barbara	Habermann	2019 - Present	Professor & Dean, School of Nursing; Ph.D., University of California San Francisco, 1992.
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.
Michael J.	Halvorson	1998 - Present	Professor of History and Benson Foundation Chair in Business and Economic 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	Associate Professor of Religion; B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997; M.A., University of Hawai`i, 2003; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2010.
Katrina M.	Hay	2008 - Present	Associate Professor of Physics; B.S., Linfield College, 2002; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2008.
Sergia K.	Hay	2011 - Present	Associate Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Wellesley College, 1994; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University, 1996, 2003.
Daniel J.	Heath	2002 - Present	Professor of Mathematics; B.A., St. Olaf College, 1987; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1994.
Tracy D.	Holt	2018 - Present	Clinical Instructor of Nursing; M.S.N.
Kate L.	Hoyt	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Communication; B.A., Colorado College, 2006; M.F.A., Ph.D., University of Denver, 2013, 2017.
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.
Jenny M.	James	2012 - Present	Associate Professor of English; B.A., Smith College, 2001; M.A., Dartmouth College, 2004; M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University, 2007, 2012.
Jennifer L.	Jenkins	2008 - Present	Associate Professor of German; B.A., Miami University, 1996; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1997, 2001, 2008.
Barry W.	Johnson	2003 - Present	Assistant Professor of Music; B.M., University of Arizona, 1985; M.M., University of Colorado Boulder, 1989.
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.
N. G.	Justice	2017 - Present	Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.S., M.S., Western Washington University, 2004, 2006; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2017.
Charles P.	Katica	2014 - Present	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, 2000.
JoDee G.	Keller	1989 - Present	Professor of Social Work; B.A., Hope College, 1974; M.A., University of Chicago, 1976; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1987.
Patricia O.	Killen	1989 - Present	Professor Emerita Religion; Lilly Endowment Research Fellow; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987.
Cathleen K.	Kim	2018 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Education; M.A.T., University of Puget Sound, 1996; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2017.
Richard T.	Knowlton	2017 - Present	Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., Weber State University, 1981; M.S.N., Brigham Young University, 1994; D.N.P., Robert Morris University, 2012.
N. Rao	Kowtha	2018 - Present	Associate Dean, School of Business; GCE Marine Engineering College, Calcutta, India, 1990; M.B.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1987, 1993.
Alexander	Krajkowski	2018 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Art & Design; M.F.A., University of Oregon, 2015.
Jodi R.	Kushner	2018 - Present	Assistant Professor of Nursing; D.N.P., University of San Francisco, 2017.
Francesca R.	Lane Rasmus	1998 - Present	Associate Professor/Director for Library Services; B.A., Macalester College, 1985; M.LIS., Dominican University, 1994
Neva L.	Laurie-Berry	2008 - Present	Associate Professor of Biology; B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, 2000; Ph.D., Washington University, 2007.
Alex R.	Lechler	2014 - Present	Assistant Professor of Geosciences; B.A., Denison University, 2006; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2011.
Chung-Shing	Lee	1998 - Present	Dean and Professor of Business; B.A., National Taiwan University, 1980; M.A., University of Maryland, 1985; D.Sc., George Washington University, 1997.
Daniel L.	Lee	2014 - Present	Vice President of Advancement; B.A., Concordia College, 2002; M.Div., Luther Seminary, 2006.
Anna Y.	Leon-Guerrero	1993 - Present	Dean, Division of Social Sciences; 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., Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 2010, 2014.
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.
Sailu	Li	2018 - Present	Assistant Professor of Business; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2016.
Xin	Liu	2017 - Present	Assistant Professor of Business; B.S., M.S., Sichuan University, China, 2002, 2005; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 2012.
Brenda	Llewellyn Ihssen	2005 - Present	Associate 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.
Henry G.	Loughman	2006 - Present	Resident Instructor of Theatre & Dance; B.A., M.F.A., San Diego State University, 1992; 1997.
Richard N.	Louie	1997 - Present	Professor of Physics; B.A., Harvard College, 1990; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University, 1993, 1997.
Kate E.	Luther	2004 - Present	Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 2002; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 2004, 2008.
Zachary T.	Lyman	2006 - Present	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	Professor of Chemistry; B.A., Wittenberg University, 2000; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2005.
Paul R.	Manfredi	2001 - Present	Professor of Chinese; B.A, Long Island University, 1992; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 1998, 2001.
Mallory E.	Mann	2014 - Present	Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 2006; M.S., Miami University, 2009; Bowling Green State University, 2015.
Lisa S.	Marcus	1995 - Present	Professor of English; B.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1986; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 1989, 1995.
Nicole J.	Martin	2010 - Present	Associate 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, 1994; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin 1997, 2006.
Carrie Ann	Matyac	2018 - Present	Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing; D.N.P., Pacific Lutheran University, 2018.
Laura S.	McCloud	2010 - Present	Assistant Professor of Sociology; B.A., University of Cincinnati, 2003; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2006, 2010.
Karen E.	McConnell	1998 - Present	Dean of the School of Education and Kinesiology, Professor of Kinesiology; B.A., M.A., University of the Pacific, 1990, 1994; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1998.
Montinique	McEachern	2020 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy; B.A., M.A., Auburn University, 2011, 2013; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2020.
Rosemary A.	McKenney	2002 - Present	Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies; B.S., Oregon State University, 1985; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1992, 1997.
Heidi D.	McLaughlin	2013 - Present	Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 2012.
Rebekah M.	Mergenthal	2008 - Present	Associate Professor of History; B.A., Columbia University, 1992; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1997, 2008.
Linda J.	Miller	2012 - Present	Associate Professor of Music; B.A., New Mexico State University, 1970; M.M., Ph.D., University of Idaho, 1992, 1997.
Rondi L.	Mitchell	2015 - Present	Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.S.N., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, 1994; M.S.N., University of Phoenix, 1999.
Mary D.	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.
Patrick Herve	Moneyang	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of French; B.A., M.A., University of Yaounde I, 1999, 2005; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2007, 2013.
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	Associate Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Ph.D., University of Washington, 2003, 2008.
Laurie C.	Murphy	1997 - Present	Associate Professor of Computer Science; B.S., Delta State University, 1986; M.S., Vanderbilt University, 1988.
Patrick K.	Muturi	2018 - Present	Assistant Professor of Nursing; Ph.D., Washington State University, 1986.
Brian M.	Naasz	2005 - Present	Resident Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Seattle University, 1982; Ph.D., University of California, 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, 2003, 2011.
L. Richard	Nance	1992 - Present	Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities; B.M.E., M.A., West Texas State University, 1977, 1982; DMA, Arizona State University, 1992.
Lathiena M.	Nervo	2019 - Present	Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D., University of Maryland Baltimore, 2014.
Lindsey A.	Nice	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, 2014.
Akiko	Nosaka	2005 - Present	Associate Professor of Anthropology; B.A., Chuo University, Tokyo, 1986; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1990; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1993, 1997.
Kevin J.	O'Brien	2006 - Present	Dean, Division of Humanities, Professor of Religion; B.A., Earlham College, 1999; M.A., Union Theological Seminary, 2001; Ph.D., Emory University, 2006.
Daniel	O'Gorman	2019 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of History; Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago, 2007.
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	Professor of Kinesiology; B.S., Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki, 1989; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1997, 2002.
Carolyn A.	Park	2015 - Present	Clinical Instructor of Nursing; M.S.N., University of Washington, 2012.
Nicholas J	Paterno	2018 - Present	Visiting Instructor of Mathematics and Economics; M.S., Portland State University, 1984.
Michael	Pelts	2020 - Present	Associate Professor of Social Work; B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1991; M.S.W., Portland State University, 2010; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2015.
Sharon	Perry	2019 - Present	Clinical Instructor of Nursing; M.S.N. Grand Canyon University, 2002.
Kristin H.	Plaehn	2005 - Present	Executive Director of Center for Student Success; B.A., Texas Lutheran University, 1984; M.A., University of Denver, 1987.
Edwin C.	Powell	2005 - Present	Professor of Music; B.S., University of the Pacific, 1987; M.A., University of Cincinnati, 1995; D.M.A., University of North Texas, 2002.
Lark L.	Powers	2017 - Present	Assistant Professor of Music; B.M., University of the Pacific, 2003; M.M., Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, 2008, 2009, 2010; D.M.A., University of Colorado, 2013.
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.
Somaye	Ramezanpour Nargesi	2019 - Present	Assistant Professor of Business; Ph.D., University of Texas Arlington, 2010.
Adela M.	Ramos	2010 - Present	Associate Professor of English; B.A., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 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.
Jeremy M.	Reimers	2018 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D., Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 2010.
Jennifer L.	Rhyne	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Music; B.A., Oberlin College, 1997; B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1997; M.M., University of Michigan, 1999; D.M.A., State University of New York at Stoney Brook, 2003.
Kathleen J.	Richardson	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Nursing; A.A., Spokane Falls Community College, 1992; B.S.N., Eastern Washington University, 1995; M.S.N, Pacific Lutheran University, 2006; D.N.P., Marymount University, 2013.
Michael A.	Rings	2015 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy; B.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2002; M.A., California State University, Long Beach, 2005; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2014.
Marnie M.	Ritchie	2018 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication; Ph.D. candidate, University of Texas at Austin, anticipated Spring 2018.
Sarah	Robinson	2019 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1997.
Sean	Robinson	2010 - Present	Visiting Instructor of Communication; M.A., Western Washington University, 2011.
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 L.	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	Professor of Music; B.M., Pacific Lutheran University, 1989; M.M., M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale University, 1991, 1993, 1997.
Jeffrey A.	Rounce	2018 - Present	Visiting Instructor of Business;
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.
Tina M.	Saxowsky	2010 - Present	Associate Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Lewis and Clark College, 1996; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2003.
Michael T.	Schleeter	2010 - Present	Associate Professor of Philosophy; B.A., University of Minnesota, 1999; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2011.
Jason	Schroeder	2016 - Present	Director of Scandinavian Cultural Center; B.A. University of Washington, 2005; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2011, 2016.
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.
Jessica L.	Schwinck	2018 - Present	Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing; D.N.P., University of Virginia - Charlottesville, 2016.
Sarah J.	Seder	2018 - Present	Resident Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance; M.F.A., Smith College, 2018.
Shannon B.	Seidel	2015 - Present	Assistant Professor of Biology; B.S., University of Massachusetts, 2005; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2012.
Andrea	Sehmel	2020 - Present	Clinical Instructor of Nursing; R.N., University of Alberta Hospital's School of Nursing, 1985; B.S.N., Athabasca University, Alberta, 2012; M.S.N., University of Washington Tacoma, 2015.
Holly A.	Senn	2008 - Present	Resident Assistant Professor, Virtual Reference Services Librarian; B.A., Mills College, 1985; M.LIS., University of California, 1992.
Ami V.	Shah	2012 - Present	Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Global Studies; B.A., George Washington University, 2000; M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Oxford, 2002, 2007.
Laura A.	Shneidman	2020 - Present	Assistant Professor of Psychology; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2010.
Wendelyn J.	Shore	1999 - Present	Professor of Psychology; B.A., Coe College, 1986; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1988, 1991.
Amy M.	Siegesmund	2007 - Present	Professor of Biology; B.A., Alverno College, 1996; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2003.
Ksenija	Simic-Muller	2008 - Present	Associate Professor of Mathematics; B.S., University of Belgrade, 1997; M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2000, 2004.
David A.	Simpson	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Social Work; B.B.A., University of Toledo, 1996; M.S.S.A., Case-Western Reserve University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011.
Nancy L.	Simpson-Younger	2015 - Present	Assistant Professor of English; B.A., St. Olaf College, 2006; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2008, 2013.
Jason E.	Skipper	2005 - Present	Associate Professor of English; B.A,, University of North Texas, 1999; M.A., Miami University, 2001; Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 2005.
Jessica K.	Sklar	2001 - Present	Professor of Mathematics; B.A., Swarthmore College, 1995; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1997, 2001.
Jennifer A.	Smith	2007 - Present	Associate Professor, Dean of Inclusive Excellence; B.A., Franklin College, 1998; M.A., Miami University, 2001; Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 2006.
Julie W.	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	Associate Professor of Biology; B.S., Humboldt State University, 1990; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1997.
Timothy T.	Smith	2016 - Present	Professor of Theatre & Dance, Artistic Director; B.A., Whitman College, 1991; M.F.A., University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1994.
Steven M.	Sobeck	2010 - Present	Resident Instructor of Art & Design; B.F.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1972.
Priscilla Anne	St. Clair	2000 - Present	Professor of Economics; B.A., Wake Forest University, 1988; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1995.
Michael R.	Stasinos	2003 - Present	Associate Professor of Art & Design; B.S. Southern Utah University, 1991; M.F.A., New York Academy of Art, 1996.
Erik V.	Steighner	2008 - Present	Lecturer of Music; D.M.A., University of Texas Austin, 2008.
Troy A.	Storfjell	2005 - Present	Professor of Nordic Studies; B.A., Andrews University, 1989; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1995, 2001.
Arthur C.	Strum	2009 - Present	Resident 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.
Paul S.	Sutton	2015 - Present	Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., Portland State University, 1996; M.A., York University, United Kingdom, 1997; M.I.T., Seattle University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2014.
Amanda N.	Sweger	2012 - Present	Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance; B.F.A., Webster University, 2004; M.F.A., Northwestern University, 2011.
Marianne G.	Taylor	2005 - Present	Professor of Psychology; B.A., 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.
Jennifer	Thomas	2020 - Present	Clinical Instructor of Nursing; B.S.N., Colorado Technical University, 2009; M.S.N., Walden University, 2012; Ph.D. candidate, Washington State University.
Claire E.	Todd	2006 - Present	Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies; B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 2000; M.S., Columbia University, 2002; Ph.D., University of Washington 2007.
Samuel E.	Torvend	1999 - Present	Professor of Religion; 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.
Anna E.	Trammell	2018 - Present	Assistant Professor of Archive Special Collections; B.A., University of South Carolina, 2011; M.Lis., University of Illinois School of Info Sciences, 2015.
Tyler T.	Travillian	2013 - Present	Assistant Professor of Languages & Literatures and Multidisciplinary Programs; B.A., University of Dallas, 2005; M.A., Ph.D., Boston University, 2006, 2011.
Karen M.	Travis	1995 - 1996, 1998 - Present	Professor of Economics; B.S., University of Puget Sound, 1986; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, 1990, 1995.
Marit A.	Trelstad	2001 - Present	Professor of Religion; Endowed Chair in Lutheran Studies; B.A., St. Olaf College, 1989; M.A., Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1994; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 2000.
Lynn S.	Tucker	2015 - Present	Clinical Instructor of Kinesiology; B.A., Loyola Marymount University, 1993; B.S., Kennesaw State University, 2003; M.S., United States Sports Academy, 2013.
Vanessa E.	Tucker	2011 - Present	Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., Western Washington University, 1995; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Washington, 2003, 2009.
Alissa M.	Underhill	2018 - Present	Visiting Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; M.A.E., Austin State University, 2010; B.S., Ph.D., Washington State University, 2009, 2017.
Bret J.	Underwood	2011 - Present	Associate Professor of Physics; B.S., Ohio State University, 2003; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2006, 2008.
Giovanna	Urdangarain	2008 - Present	Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies; B.A., Artigas Teacher Training Institute (Uruguay), 1991; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 2001, 2008.
Cassio F.	Vianna	2018 - Present	Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies; D.M.A., University of Northern Colorado, 2017.
Dean A.	Waldow	1992 - Present	Professor of Chemistry; B.A., Augustana College, 1984; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1989.
Sharon D.	Wallace	2016 - Present	Assistant Professor of Nursing; A.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1984; B.S.N., Regents College, 1992; M.S.N. Widener University, 1999; Ph.D., Trident University International, 2012.
JingHua	Wang	2017 - Present	Assistant Professor of Business; B.Sc., University of Heilongjiang, P.R. of China, 1995; M.A., London Metropolitan University, UK, 2003; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 2012.
David B.	Ward	2005 - Present	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.
Janet M.	Weiss	2003 - Present	Associate Professor of Education; B.A., Lewis and Clark College, 1978; M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University, 1982, 1991.
Robert M.	Wells	2003 - 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.
Katherine A.	Wiley	2014 - Present	Assistant Professor of Anthropology; B.A., Colgate University, 2000; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, 2010, 2013.
Rebecca M.	Wilkin	2008 - Present	Professor of French; B.A., Brown University, 1994; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2000.
Genevieve R.	Williams	2005 - Present	Associate Professor, Electronic Resources, 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.
Tamara R.	Williams	1994 - Present	Executive Director of the 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 B.	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	Professor of Computer Science; B.S., University of Puget Sound, 1992; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1999.
Bridget E.	Yaden	1996 - Present	Professor of Hispanic Studies; Director of the Language Resource Center; B.A., Western Washington University, 1991; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington, 1994, 2003.
Neal A.	Yakelis	2005 - Present	Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Allegheny College, 1997; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2003.
Amy M.	Young	2007 - Present	Professor of Communication; B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997; M.A., Ph.D. University of Texas at 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, 1987.
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	Associate Professor of Religion; B.A., Walla Walla College, 1993; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 1998, 2002.
Qin	Zhang	2015 - Present	Assistant Professor of Business; B.S., Tsinghua University, China, 1997; M.S.B.A., Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis, 2000, 2002.
Xi	Zhu	2019 - Present	Visiting Instructor of Chinese; Ph.D. candidate, University of Washington Seattle.
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.