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Graduate Catalog 2008-09 
    
Graduate Catalog 2008-09 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty S to Z


Faculty

A-F      G-L      M-R      S-Z

Sadler, Judith, 1998, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Northern Michigan; M.S., Michigan; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

Sagara, Barbara, 2007, Faculty Specialist II, Business Information Systems
B.A., M.B.A., Western Michigan

Sahin, Iskender, 1984, Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
B.S.M.E., Technical University of Istanbul; M.S., Michigan; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; P.E.

Saillant, John, 1997, Professor of English and of History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Brown

Saito, Rika, 2007, Assistant Professor of Japanese
B.A., M.A., Sezkei University; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Salisbury, Eve, 2000, Associate Professor of English
B.A., SUNY (Genesco); M.A., Ph.D., Rochester

Samant, Ajay A., 1992, Associate Dean, Haworth College of Business and Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.S., M.A., University of Bombay; Ph.D., Indiana

Santiago-Valles, William F., 2002, Associate Professor of Africana Studies
B.A., Antioch; Ph.D., Simon Fraser; Ph.D., Union Institute

Sauck, William A., 1990, Associate Professor of Geosciences
B.A., St. Olaf; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona

Sauer, Eric M., 2002, Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., Michigan State; M.A., Ball State; Ph.D., Michigan State

Scannell, Thomas, 1998, Associate Professor of Management
B.S.E.E., M.B.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Scheu, Tim F., 1983, Associate Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.A., Notre Dame; M.S., Ph.D., Illinois

Schmidt, Christopher J., 1978, Professor of Geosciences
B.A., Oberlin; A.M., Ph.D., Indiana

Schoffers, Elke, 1998, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Mainz; M.S., SUNY (Stony Brook); Ph.D., Wayne State

Schullery, Nancy M., 1997, Professor of Business Information Systems
B.S., SUNY (Cortland); M.B.A., Eastern Michigan; Ph.D., Wayne State

Schulman, Jana, 2002, Professor of English
B.A., Barnard; M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota

Schultz, Roberta, 1999, Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Missouri

Schuster, David, 2002, Associate Professor of Physics
M.S., Wisconsin (Madison); B.Sc., Ph.D., Witwatersrand

Schwartz, Reneé, 2003, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Purdue; M.S., Wake Forest

Schwenk, Allen J., 1985, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., California Institute of Technology; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Scott, Maria E., 2004, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Maryland; Ph.D., Edward Herbert School of Medicine

Sevak, Pravin, 2003, Associate Professor of Art
B.S., Gujarat (India); M.F.A., National Institute of Design (India)

Severance, Frank L., 1985, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State; C.D.P.

Sharp, Helen M., 2005, Assistant Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.Sc., Guelph; M.S., Pittsburh; Ph.D., Iowa

Shen, Jianping, 1996, Professor of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.A., Shanghai Institute of Education; M.A., East China Normal (Shanghai); Ph.D., Washington

Shen, Wuwei, 2002, Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Beijing Computer Institute; M.E., Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Science; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan

Shields, P. David, 2006, Dean, Haworth College of Business and Professor or Accountancy
B.A., M.B.A., Ohio State; Ph.D., Michigan; C.P.A., Ohio

Siebert, Rudolf J., 1965, Professor of Comparative Religion
Ph.D., Mainz

Simon, Larry J., 1993, Associate Professor of History
B.S., Southern Colorado; B.A., Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles); M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)

Simpson, C. Dennis, 1978, Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program and Professor of Physician Assistant
B.A., M.Ed., Ed.S., Louisville; Ed.D., Indiana

Sims, Lori, 1997, Professor of Music
B.M., Peabody Conservatory; M.M., Yale; Artist Diploma, Hochschule fur Musik und Theater (Hannover, Germany)

Sinn, Ekkehard, 2007, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry
B.A., M.A., Sydney (Australia); Ph.D., New South Wales (Australia)

Sinning, Kathleen E., 1979, Professor of Accountancy
B.S., Fairleigh Dickson; M.B.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

Sitkins, Frederick Z., 1979, Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
B.A., Western Michigan; M.S., Eastern Michigan; CMfge; CMCS

Skellenger, Annette, 1998, Associate Professor of Blindness and Low Vision Studies
B.A., Michigan State; M.A., Western Michigan; Ed.D., Vanderbilt

Slawinski, Scott, 2005, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., SUNY (Buffalo); M.A., Alabama; Ph.D., South Carolina

Smith, Andrea, 1994, Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
M.S.W., Wayne State; B.S., Ph.D., Michigan State

Smith, Christine M., 1991, Professor of Music
B.M., Oklahoma; M.M., Michigan State

Smith, David S., 1995, Professor of Music
B.M., Greenville; M.M., Michigan State; Ph.D., Florida State

Smith, Kenneth H., 2005, Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., B.S., King’s College; M.A., Eastman; Ph.D., Illinois

Smith, Ola M., 2000, Associate Professor of Accountancy
B.S., B.A., M.B.A., Detroit/Mercy; ISR, ICPSR, Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Smith, Quentin, 1993, Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Antioch; Ph.D, Boston

Snyder, Zoann K., 1992, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., Wayne State; M.A., Nebraska (Lincoln); Ph.D., Arizona State

Solomon, Paul R., 1995, Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., Ohio State

Spates, Charles R., 1987, Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois

Spielvogel, Laura, 2000, Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Duke; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale

Spitsbergen, John M., 1996, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State

Spradling, Robert, 1993, Professor of Music
B.M.E., M.M.E., Ph.D., Florida State

Stamper, Christina, 2001, Associate Professor of Management
B.B.A., Miami; M.B.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

Stapleton, Susan R., 1989, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Chemistry and Biological Sciences
B.S, Juniata; Ph.D., Miami

Stark, Mary Ann, 2001, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Capital; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan

Steel, Matthew, 1984, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Steinke, Jocelyn, 1995, Professor of Communication
B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Stoline, Michael R., 1967, Professor of Statistics
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Iowa

Stoltman, Joseph P., 1971, Professor of Geography
B.A., Central Washington State; M.A.T., Chicago; Ed.D., Georgia

 

Straight, Bilinda, 2000, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Women’s Studies
B.A., Lake Erie; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Strom, Jeffrey, 2002, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Pennsylvania State; Ph.D., Wisconsin

Sultan, Mohamed I., 2004, Professor and Chair, Department of Geosciences
B.Sc., M.Sc. Cairo; Ph.D., St. Louis

Summy, Sarah, 1999, Associate Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.S., Iowa; M.A., Ed.D., Northern Colorado

Swanson, Jacinda, 2004, Assistant Professor of Political Science and of Gender and Women’s Studies
B.E., Vanderbilt; M.A., Ph.D., Notre Dame

Swisher, Judy, 2002, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Finance and Commercial Law
B.S., Indiana University South Bend; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Swoboda, Deanna L., 2005, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Idaho; M.M., Northwestern

Szylvian, Kristin M., 1996, Associate Professor of History
B.A., Massachusetts (Lowell); M.A., Duquesne; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon

Talbot, Donna M., 1992, Professor of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.A., Amherst; M.Ed., Lesley; Ed.S., Florida; Ph.D., Maryland

Tang, Roger, 1988, Upjohn Chair of Business Administration and Professor of Accountancy
B.Comm., National Taiwan; M.B.A., Eastern New Mexico; Ph.D., Nebraska (Lincoln)

Tanis, John A., 1980, Professor of Physics
B.A., Hope College; M.S., Iowa; Ph.D., New York University

Tanner, Ralph, 1986, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
B.S.E., Michigan; M.S.E., Southern Methodist; Ph.D., Oakland; P.E., CMfge

Tarbox, Gwen, 1999, Associate Professor or English
B.A., Michigan (Flint); M.A., London; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue

Targowski, Andrew S., 1985, Professor of Business Information Systems
B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Warsaw Polytechnic

Tarn, Mike, 1999, Professor of Business Information Systems
B.S., National Taiwan Ocean; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth

Tasende, Mercedes, 1991, Professor and Chair, Department of Spanish
Licenciada, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain); M.A., Nebraska; Ph.D. Colorado

Tasko, Stephen M., 2002, Associate Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.S., Guelph; M.H.Sc., Toronto; Ph.D., Wisconsin

Thomas, Karen, 1996, Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., Michigan; M.A., SUNY ( ); Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Thompson, Jeffrey, 2004, Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Birmingham-Southern (Alabama); M.A., New York; Ph.D., Emory

Thompson, Joyce, 2002, Bernardine M. Lacey Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.P.H., Michigan; Dr.P.H., Columbia

Thornburg, Scott W., 1989, Professor of Music
B.M., Miami (Florida); M.M., Juilliard

Thralls, Charlotte, 2004, Professor of English
M.A., Ph.D., Purdue

Tiffany, Grace, 1995, Professor of English
B.A., Duke; M.A., Ph.D., Notre Dame

Torano, Vince J., 1997, Associate Professor of Art
B.A., M.A., California State (San Diego); M.F.A., Ohio

Torres, Benjamín, 1990, Professor of Spanish
B.A., Washington; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Totton, Mary-Louise, 2004, Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., Wayne State; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Treiman, Jay, S., 1985, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., California (Davis); M.S., Ph.D., Washington

Tripp, Brian, 2001, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Colorado School of Mines; Ph.D., Utah

Tyler, Ann A., 2007, Chair and Professor, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.S., New Hampshire; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse

Uchimura, Bruce J., 1987, Professor of Music
B.M., Juilliard School of Music; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Ulin, Robert, 1999, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology
B.A., Whittier; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research

Unrau, Yvonne A., 2004, Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., Lethbridge (Canada); B.S.W., M.S.W., Calgary (Canada); Ph.D., Utah

Unwin, Jay, 1985, Adjunct Associate Professor of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Imaging
B.S., Washington; M.S., Montana State

Utz, Richard, 2007, Professor and Chair, Department of English
M.A., Ph.D., Regensburg (Germany)

Van Houten, Ron, 1972, Professor of Psychology
B.A., SUNY (Stony Book); M.A., Ph.D., Dalhousie University (Canada)

Van Zoest, Laura R., 1994, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Calvin; M.S. Wisconsin (Milwaukee); Ph.D., Illinois State

VanDeusen, Karen, 1999, Associate Professor of Social Work
B.S.W., Western Michigan; M.S.W., Grand Valley State; M.A., Psy.D., Central Michigan

Vangsnes, Eric, 1999, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Physician Assistant
B.S., Weber State; M.S., Central Michigan; B.S., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Vann, Robert, 1996, Professor of Spanish
B.A., M.A., Illinois; Ph.D., Texas

Veeck, Ann, 1998, Associate Professor of Marketing
B.M.E., Denison; M.M.R., Georgia; Ph.D., Louisiana State

Veeck, Gregory, 1999, Professor of Geography
B.A., Denison; M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Georgia

Vellom, Paul, 2002, Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.A., California (San Diego); Ph.D., Michigan State

Visser, James, 1990, Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Administration
B.S., Western Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Oklahoma

Vocke, Karen, 2002, Associate Professor of English
B.A., Ohio Northern; M.A., Eastern Michigan; Ph.D., Toledo

Vonhof, Maarten, 2004, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and of Environmental Studies
B.Sc., M.Sc., Calgary (Canada); Ph.D., York (Toronto, Canada)

Wagle, Udaya, 2005, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and Administration
B.B.A., M.B.A., Tribhuvan (Nepal); M.S., Eastern; Ph.D., Massachusetts (Boston)

Wagner, Bret, 2001, Associate Professor of Management
B.S., Michigan State; M.E.A., George Washington; Ph.D., Michigan State

Wait, Robert F., 1970, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Indiana

Walcott, Philip, 2007, Faculty Specialist I, Physician Assistant
B.S., Aquinas College; M.S., Grand Valley State

Walker, Gay, 1997 Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.F.A., Michigan State; M.A., Antioch University

Wang, Jung-Chao, 1989, Associate Professor of Statistics
B.S., Tamkang; M.S., National Tsing Hua; Ph.D., Wisconsin

Wang, Xiaojun, 1997, Professor of Chinese
B.A., M.A., Northeast Normal (China); M.A., Ph.D., Arizona

Wang, Yuan-Kang, 2008, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs and Administration
B.A. National Chenchi University; M.A., Johns Hopkins; Ph.D., Chicago

Wanner, Kevin, 2004, Associate Professor of Comparative Religion
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago

 

Wardrop, Daneen, 1990, Professor of English
B.S, Central Michigan; M.A., M.F.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D, Virginia

Warfield, Charles C., 1972, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.A., M.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Oregon

Warren, Wilson J., 2002, Professor of History
B.A., St. Ambrose; M.A., Iowa; Ph.D. Pittsburgh

Washington, Earlie M., 2000, Dean, College of Health and Human Services and Professor of Social Work
B.A., Tougaloo; M.S.W., Ohio State; Ph.D., Chicago

Way, Ineke, 2000, Associate Professor of Social Work
B.S., Central Michigan; M.S.W., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Washington University

Webb, Allen, 1992, Associate Professor of English
B.A., Swarthmore; M.A.T., Lewis and Clark; M.A., Ph.D., Oregon

Webber, Caroline, 2005, Assistant Professor Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., Kirkland College; B.S., California [Berkeley]; M.P.H., Minnesota; Ph.D., Cornell

Wegenke, Gary, 1999, Dean, College of Education and Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
B.A., DePauw; M.S., Indiana; Ph.D., Ohio State

Weideman, Carol A., 2003, Faculty Specialist II, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
B.S., Grand Valley State; M.Ed., Ph.D., Toledo

Weinger, Susan, 1993, Professor of Social Work
B.A. Brandeis; M.S.W., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago)

Weinreich, Donna M., 1999, Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., Baltimore; M.S.W., Ph.D., Maryland

Wertkin, Robert A., 1981, Professor of Social Work
B.A., Washburn; M.S.W., Kansas; D.S.W., Utah

West-Frasier, Jaclyn, 1998, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Wheeler, Mark V., 1990, Professor of Economics
B.A., Alma; M.A., Ph.D., Kentucky

White, Arthur T., 1969, Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Oberlin; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State

White, Bob E., 1979, Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
B.S., M.S., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Iowa State; P.E.

Whitehurst, Geoff, 2008, Assistant Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.Sc., Queen Mary College (U.K.); M.A., Western Michigan

Whitten, Elizabeth, 1994, Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.S., M.Ed., Eastern Illinois, Ph.D., Illinois

Wicklund, Karen, 1997, Associate Professor of Music
B.A., Saint Olaf; M.M., Michigan; D.M., Northwestern

Wiebold, Jennipher L., 1999, Associate Professor of Blindness and Low Vision Studies and of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., M.S., Minnesota (Mankato); Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Wielhouwer, Peter W., 2005, Associate Professor of Political Science
B.S., Heidelberg College; M.A., Ph.D., Georgia

Wiley, Jo, 1996, Master Faculty Specialist, Business Information Systems
B.A., Michigan State; M.A., Western Michigan

Wilson, Brian C., 1996, Professor of Comparative Religion
B.S., Stanford; M.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies; M.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)

Wilson, Brian L., 1975, Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., Florida State

Wilson, Paul T., 1986, Associate Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., M.A., Toronto; Ed.S., Ed.D., Virginia

Winfield, Evelyn B., 1999, Associate Professor, Counseling and Testing Center
B.A. Dillard; M.A., Northern Iowa; Ph.D., Southern Illinois

Wirtz, Kristina, 2005, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
B.A., M.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Witschi, Nicolas S., 2000, Associate Professor of English
B.F.A., Tisch School of the Arts, NYU; M.A., Colorado; Ph.D., Oregon

Wolfinbarger, Stephen M., 1986, Professor of Music
B.M.Ed., Evangel College; M.M., D.M.A., North Texas

Wong, Bradley, 1983, Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., Michigan

Wright Jr., Lester W., 1996, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Florida International; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia

Wuosmaa, Alan, 2002, Professor of Physics
B.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Xiong, Victor C., 1989, Professor of History
B.A., Beijing; M.S., Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Ph.D., Australian National

Yaman, Devrim, 2000, Associate Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.S., Middle East Technical (Turkey); M.S., Lancaster (U.K.); M.A., Ph.D., New Orleans

Yang, Li, 2000, Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Shandong; M.S., Ph.D., University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei)

Yang, Li, 2007, Assistant Professor of Geography
B.S., M.S., Yunnan University (China); Ph.D. Waterloo (Canada)

Yang, Zijiang, 2003, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Science and Technology of China; M.S., Rice; Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Yehia, Sherif, 2003, Associate Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.Sc., M.Sc., AinShams (Egypt); Ph.D., Nebraska (Lincoln)

Yin, Jordan, 2002, Assistant Professor of Geography
B.A., Cleveland State; M.R.P., Ph.D., Cornell

Yoshida, Takashi, 2002, Associate Professor of History
B.A., Aoyama Gakuin (Tokyo); B.A., Illinois (Chicago); M. Phil., Ph.D., Columbia

Young, Allison Kelaher, 1997, Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.A., Swarthmore; A.M., Ph.D., Michigan

Zegree, Stephen, 1978, Professor of Music
B.M., Miami; M.M., Indiana; D.M.A., Missouri

Zhang, Jiabei, 1997, Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
B.S., M.Ed., Wuhen Institute of PE (China); M.S., Wisconsin (La Crosse); Ed.D., Georgia

Zhang, Ping, 1996, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Wuhan; M.S., Jordan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Zhou, Huizhong, 1990, Professor of Economics
B.A., Fudan (China); M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern

Zhu, Qiji, 1994, Professor of Mathematics
B.E., Jilin University of Technology (China); M.S., Zhejiang (China); Ph.D., Northeastern

Ziebarth, Steven, 1997, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Nebraska (Omaha); M.S., M.A., Lehigh; Ph.D., Iowa

Zinser, Richard W., 1998, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., M.A., Oakland; M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Zoeller, Linda H., 2008, Professor and Director, Bronson School of Nursing
B.S.N., M.P.H., Michigan; Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago)