Nov 24, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2015-16 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2015-16 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

University Officers and Faculty


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University Officers

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Board of Trustees

Mary Asmonga-Knapp, Battle Creek

James Bolger, Whitehall

Jeanne Carlson, Novi

Dana Debel, Ann Arbor

Ronald Hall, Detroit

James Hettinger, Fennville

William Johnston, Portage

Ken Miller, Kalamazoo

Senior Staff

Dr. John M. Dunn, President

Dr. Timothy Greene, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Ms. Janice VanDerKley, Vice President for Business and Finance

Dr. Diane Anderson, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Mr. Greg Rosine, Senior Vice President for Advancement and Legislative Affairs

Ms. James A. Thomas, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Dr. James A. Gilchrist, Vice Provost for Budget and Personnel and Chief Information Officer

Dr. Carol Hustoles, Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Dr. Daniel Litynski, Vice President for Research

Mr. Dean Honsberger, Associate Vice President for Budget and Planning

Mr. Robert Miller, Associate Vice President for Community Outreach

, Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity

Ms. Cheryl Roland, Executive Director of University Relations

Ms. Kathy Beauregard, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Ms. Jamie Jeremy, Executive Director of Alumni Relations

Dr. Martha Warfield, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and Director of the Presidential Initiative on Diversity and Multiculturalism

Ms. Betty Kocher, Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Deans

Dr. Keith Hearit, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Captain David Powell, College of Aviation

Dr. Kay Palan, Haworth College of Business

Dr. Ming Li, Dean, College of Education and Human Development

Dr. Houssam Toutanji, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Dr. Daniel Guyette, College of Fine Arts

Dr. Susan Stapleton, The Graduate College

Dr. Earlie Washington, College of Health and Human Services

Dr. Carla Koretsky, Lee Honors College

Dr. Joseph Reish, University Libraries

Dr. Donald McCloud, Haenicke Institute for Global Education

Dr. Dawn M. Gaymer, Extended University Programs

Faculty

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Abdel-Qader, Ikhlas, 1996, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., Kuwait; M.S., San Jose State; Ph.D., North Carolina State

AbuBakr, Said, 2001, Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
B.S., Gubkin Institute of Petroleum; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State

Abudayyeh, Osama, 1996, Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Chair and Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.Sc., Kuwait; M.Sc., M.Eng., California (Berkeley); Ph.D., North Carolina State

Abdul-Muhmin, Alhassan Gariba, 2011, Associate Professor of Marketing
B.Sc., University of Ghana; M.A., Ph.D., Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration

Ackerson, Kelly, 2008, Associate Professor of Nursing
M.S.N., Drexel; B.S.N., Ph.D., Michigan

Adams, Jon, 2003, Associate Professor of English
M.A., Montana; Ph.D., California (Riverside)

Adams, Kimberly Dunn, 2011, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.M., Yale University School of Music; A.B.D. Wisconsin (Madison)

Adams, Richard, 1997, Professor of Music
B.M. Louisiana State; M.M., Yale; D.M.A., Michigan

Addison, Heather, 2002, Associate Professor of Communication
B.S., M.A., Eastern Michigan; Ph.D., Kansas

Adkison-Bradley, Carla R., 2003, Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., Akron; M.S., Dayton; Ph.D., Kent State

Aduroja, Amos, O., 2001, Associate Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., M.S.P.H., Western Illinois; Ph.D., Michigan

Akanmu, Abiola, 2011, Assistant Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.Eng., M.Eng., Bayero (Nigeria); Ph.D. Pennsylvania State

Aktan, Haluk M., 2006, Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.S., M.S., METU (Turkey); Ph.D., Michigan

Al-Fuqaha, Ala, 2004, Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia); M.S., Ph.D., Missouri

Alessi, Galen J., 1974, Professor of Psychology
B.S., Maryland; M.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Maryland

Alexander, Donald L., 1991, Professor of Economics
B.S., Bowling Green; Ph.D., Penn State

Aller, Betsy M., 2002, Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Michigan Technological

Allhoff, Fritz, 2005, Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.S., William & Mary; M.A., C. Phil, Ph.D., University of California (Santa Barbara)

Alspector-Kelly, Marc, 2001, Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Manitoba; Ph.D., Michigan

Alvi, Eskander, 1994, Professor of Economics
B.A. Dhaka; M.A., DePaul; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins

Anderson, Ariel L. H., 1986, Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
A.B.Ed., Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

Anderson, Mary L., 2008, Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Western Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Oakland

Anderson, Mary Z., 1995, Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Illinois

Andrasi, Paula, 1996, Associate Professor of Physican Assistant
B.A., Michigan State; M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Angles, Jeffrey, 2004, Associate Professor of Japanese and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State

Apker, Julie, 2001, Professor of Communication
B.A., Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., Kansas

Applegate, Brooks, 1999, Professor of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.S., Wyoming; M.A., Morehead State; Ph.D., Texas A and M

Aravamuthan, Raja G., 1986, Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
B.Sc., Madras University; B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology; M.S., SUNY; Ph.D., Washington

Archer, D. Eric, 2014, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.S., Alabama; M.S., Oklahoma State; M.Ed., Illinois (Chicago); Ph.D., Oklahoma State

Areaux, David, 2008, Associate Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., M.S., Grand Valley State

Ari-Gur, Judah, 1985, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.Sc., M.Sc., Sc.D., Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Ari-Gur, Pnina, 1985, Professor of Mechanical and Aeroanutical Engineering
B.S., Bar-Ilan (Israel); M.Sc., D.Sc., Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Arugaslan, Onur, 2002, Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.S., Bilkent (Turkey); Ph.D., Texas

Asefa, Sisay, 1980, Professor of Economics
B.A., Central College (Pella); M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State

Asumadu, Johnson, 1996, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., University of Science and Technology (Ghana); M.S., Aston (UK); M.E.E., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., Missouri (Columbia)

Atashbar, Massood, 1999, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., Isfahan; M.S., Sharif; Ph.D., RMIT

Atchison, Ben, 1999, Chair and Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., Western Michigan; M.Ed., Georgia State; Ph.D., Wayne State

Athappilly, Kuriakose K., 1979, Professor of Business Information Systems
B.Sc., M.Sc., Kerala (India); B.Ph., Dharmaram College (India); B.Ed., Bhopal (India); M.B.A., Guam (U.S.A); Ed.D., Western Michigan

Atkin, JoAnn L., 2003, Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S., M.B.A., Wayne State; Ph.D., Michigan State

Atkins, Ashley, 2015, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Princeton

Attanayake, Upul, 2010, Associate Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.S.E., University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka); M.Eng., Asian Institute of Technology  (Thailand); Ph.D., Wayne State

Ayers, Suzan F., 2004, Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Winthrop; M.S., Florida; Ph.D., South Carolina

Baas, Jane Thornbury, 1981, Professor of Dance
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan; M.F.A., Case Western Reserve; Dancer Specific Conditioning

Bafna, Kailash M., 1979, Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management and Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S., Banaras Hindu (India); M.S., Mississippi; Ph.D., Purdue; P.E.

Bailey, Cathryn, 2008, Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies
Ph.D., Missouri

Bair, Sheila, 2006, Associate Professor of University Libraries
B.A., Western Michigan; M.L.I.S., Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

Baker, Kathleen, 2004 Associate Professor of Geography
B.S., Central Michigan; M.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Baker, Lisa E., 1991, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., New York (Oswego); M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt

Balden, Blair, 1996, Associate Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.S., State of New York; M.A., West Virginia; J.D., Thomas A. Cooley

Baldner, Kent, 1990, Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., California State (Northridge); M.A., Ph.D., California (Irvine)

Barcelona, Michael J., 2001, Professor of Chemistry
B.A., St. Mary’s; M.S., Northeastern; Ph.D., Puerto Rico

Barkman, Todd, 2000, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Michigan State; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

Barnes, David A., 1986, Professor of Geosciences
B.A., San Francisco State; Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)

Barton, Barbara, 2005, Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., Michigan State

Bautista, Manuel A., 2009, Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., Universidad Simon Bolivar (Venezuela); Ph.D., Ohio State

Bazuin, Bradley, 2000, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., Yale; M.S., Ph.D., Stanford

Beach, Andrea, 2004, Professor of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

Beane, Wendy S., 2013, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., B.S., Averett; Ph.D., Duke

Beasley, Samuel T., 2015, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Kentucky; M.A., Indiana (Bloomington); Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

Bedrosian, Jan L., 1993, Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.A., M.A., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Behr, Michele, 2001, Professor University Libraries
B.A., M.I.L.S., Michigan

Bejcek, Bruce E., 1996, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., B.S., Michigan State; Ph.D., St. Louis

Benac, David T., 2013, Associate Professor of History
B.A., Michigan State; M.A., Indiana/Purdue (Indianapolis); Ph.D., Missouri

Bennett, Patrick, 2015, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Nevada (Las Vegas); M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon

Bensley, Robert J., 1993, Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Western Michigan; M.A., Central Michigan; Ph.D., Utah

Benton, Patrick, 1991, Associate Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.S., Western Michigan

Bentz, Amy E., 2015, Faculty Specialist I - Lecturer
B.S., Michigan State; M.A.T., Wayne State; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Bergman, Karen, 2012, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Berkey, Debra S., 1985, Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Slippery Rock; M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia

Berkhofer III, Robert F., 2001, Associate Professor of History
B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard

Berkow, Jay, 2004, Professor of Theatre
B.A., Dartmouth; M.F.A., Purdue

Bertman, Steven B., 1994, Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Union; Ph.D., Yale

Berto, Luigi A., 2007, Associate Professor of History
B.A., Ph.D., Venice (Italy)

Beyan, Amos J., 2001, Professor of History
B.Sc., Cuttington (Liberia); M.A., Syracuse; Ph.D., West Virginia

Bierlein-Palmer, Louann, 2003, Professor of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology
B.S., Michigan State; M.Ed., Arizona; Ed.D., Northern Arizona

Biggs, Christopher, 2011, Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., American University; M.M. Arizona; D.M.A., Missouri (Kansas City)

Bischof, Gary H., 1999, Chair of Family and Consumer Sciences; Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Bethany (West Virginia); M.S., Virginia Tech; Ph.D., Purdue

Blaisure, Karen R., 1992, Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., Houghton; M.A., Pennsylvania State; Ph.D., Virginia Technological

Blickle, Peter, 1996, Professor of German and Gender and  Women’s Studies
B.A., Western Michigan; A.M., Ph.D., Michigan

Block, Kristi, 2015, Faculty Specialist II-Clinical Specialist, Bronson School of Nursing
B.S.N., Grand Valley; M.S.N., Walden

Bloom, Devin, 2015, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., Saint Mary’s; M.S., Southeastern Louisiana; Ph.D., University of Toronto

Boerma, Scott, 2013, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Western Michigan; M.M., Michigan; D.M.A., Michigan State

Bondarchuk, Karen, 2006, Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Nova Scotia College of Art and Design; M.F.A., Ohio State

Borden, Sandra L., 1996, Professor of Communication
B.J., Missouri (Columbia); M.A., Ohio State; Ph.D., Indiana

Borish, Linda J., 1991, Associate Professor of History and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., Skidmore; M.A., Ph.D., Maryland (College Park)

Boston, George, 2006, Associate Professor of University Libraries
B.S., Central Michigan; M.A., M.S.L., Western Michigan

Bowen, Denise, 2007, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., Western Illinois; B.S., Iowa; M.A., Western Michigan

 

 

 

Bradburn, Beth, 2004, Associate Professor of English
M.A., Ph.D., Boston College

Brandão, José António, 1997, Professor and Chair, Department of History
B.A., Toronto; M.A., Ph.D., York

Brink, Kyle E., 2012, Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., Grand Valley State; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia

Brown, Jennifer A., 2011, Faculty Specialist II, Bronson School of Nursing
B.S.N., Ferris Institute; M.S., Walden

Braun, Michael, 2004, Master Faculty Specialist, Spanish
B.A., M.A., Western Michigan

Broadwater, Tim, 2007, Faculty Specialist II, Aviation Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Brown, Lori, 2006, Associate Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.Sc., Pacific Western; M.A., Melbourbne (Australia)

Browning, Christine A., 1988, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State

Bruey, Cheryl, 2002, Master Faculty Specialist, Theatre
B.A., Western Michigan; M.F.A., Alabama

Brylinsky, Jody A., 1991, Associate Provost of Institutional Effectiveness and Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., M.Ed., Slippery Rock; Ph.D., Minnesota

Bundza, Maira, 2002, Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Cornell; M.L.S., Western Michigan

Burke, Caroline, 2015, Instructor of Accountancy
B.B.A., M.S.A., Western Michigan

Burnie, David A., 1987, Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.A., Guelph; M.B.A., Windsor; Ph.D., Syracuse; CCM, CFA

Burns, Clement, 1994, Professor of Physics
B.A., Princeton; M.S., Ph.D., California (San Diego)

Burns, Stephanie, 2012, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.F.A., Akron; M.Ed., Ph.D., Kent State

Burt, Walter, 2004, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology
B.A., Alcorn State; M.A., Eastern Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan

Bush, Jonathan E., 2001, Interim Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of English
B.A., Bowling Green State; M.A., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Ph.D., Purdue

Butt, Steven E., 1997, Chair of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems and Chair and Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management
B.A., Earlham; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Butterfield, James M., 1988, Professor of Political Science
B.A., Indiana; M.A., Ph.D., Notre Dame

Buzas, Larry A., 2006, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., M.S.W., D.P.A., Western Michigan

Byrd-Jacobs, Christine A., 1996, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Avila; Ph.D., Arizona

Cameron, Jacob, 2012, Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Michigan State; M.A., Rice; Ph.D., Michigan State

Campos, John, 1987, Director, Western Sound Studios, Music
B.M., Berklee College of Music

Cannon, Alexander M., 2013, Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Pomona College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Carey, Thomas A., 1974, Professor of Management
B.B.A., Notre Dame; M.B.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Caringella, Susan, 1984, Professor of Sociology and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Carlson, Sharon, 2008, Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.S., M.P.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Carlson, Susan M., 1993, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Central Florida; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State

Carr, Joetta L., 1999, Professor, Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., Miami; M.A., Ph.D., Florida State

Carr, Steven, 2012, Professor and Chair of Computer Science
B.S., Michigan Technological; M.S., Ph.D., Rice

Cassidy, Daniel P., 1998, Associate Professor of Geosciences
B.S., Wisconsin; M.S., Indiana; Ph.D., Notre Dame

Cast, Melissa L., 2015, Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., M.B.A., Indiana (Southeast); Ph.D., New Mexico State

Caulfield, Susan L., 1990, Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.A., M.C.J., South Carolina; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY (Albany)

Cekola, Cary, 2011, Faculty Specialist II, Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.S., M.A., Ball State

Chajecki, Zbigniew, 2014, Assistant Professor of Physics
M.Sc., Warsaw University of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio State

Chang, May, 2014, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Information Technology, University Libraries
B..App.Sc., Curtin Univeristy of Technology (Australia); M.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Chapleau, Ann, 2010, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S., Indiana University of South Bend; D.H.S., Indianapolis

Charland, William, 2006, Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., M.F.A., Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Chase, Carla, 2006, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., Indiana; M.S., Ed.D., Ball State

Chaviano, Patricia, 2015, Faculty Specialist I - Clinical Specialist, School of Music
B.M., Miami; M.S.W., Florida International

Cheatham, Christopher C., 2003, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Services, College of Education and Human Development and Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Miami (Ohio); M.S., Ball State; Ph.D., Kent State

Chen, Kuanchin, 2001, Professor of Business Information Systems
B.B.A., Tunghai; M.S., Colorado; D.B.A., Cleveland State

Chin, Christina D., 2010, Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Michigan State; M.S., Northwestern; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Cho, Christopher, 1984, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S.M.E., Seoul National; M.S.M.E., Ph.D., SUNY (Stonybrook); P.E.

Cho, Hyunkeun, 2013, Assistant Professor of Statistics
B.S., Ajou; B.A., B.S., M.S., State University New York; M.S., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Choudhury, Alamgir, 2001, Asociate Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S., BUET (Dhaka); M.S., Ph.D., New Mexico State; P.E.

Christian, Sue Ellen, 2001, Professor of Communication
B.A., Hope; M.A., Michigan

Chung, Sung G., 1986, Professor of Physics
B.En., Tokyo Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Tokyo

Ciccantell, Paul S, 2000, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Trinity; M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Clark, John A., 1998, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science
A.B., Wabash; Ph.D., Ohio State

Clark, Sara E., 2013, Faculty Specialist I - Clinical, Occupational Therapy
A.B., M.S., Washington

Clements, Paul, 1996, Professor of Political Science
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton

Cobern, William, 1997, Director, Mallinson Institute for Science Education and Professor of Biological Sciences
M.A., San Diego State; Ph.D., Colorado

Cockrell, Barbara, 2001, Associate Dean, University Libraries and Associate Professor University Libraries
B.A., York (U.K.); D.Phil., Oxford (U.K.); M.L.I.S., Wayne State

Code, David Loberg, 1992, Professor of Music
B.S., M.M., Illinois; Ph.D., Maryland

Coleman, Miriam P., 2001, Master Faculty Specialist, Business Information Systems
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Colson, David, 2007, Professor of School of Music
B.M., Michigan; M.A., Iowa; D.M.A., Rice

Connors, Elyse M., 2013, Assistant Professor of Blindness and Low Vision Studies
B.S., Minnesota; M.A., Asbury Seminary; M.A., M.A., Western Michigan

Cool, Ray T., 1989, Assistant Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Fairmont State; M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia

Cooney, Donald F., 1977, Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., M.Div., Mary Immaculate; M.A., Fordham; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr

Coons, John, 1997, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.A., Rochester; M.A., Alfred; Psy.D., Antioch New England Graduate School

Coons, Lisa, 2012, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Missouri (Kansas City); M.A., State Univerisity of New Your Stony Brook; M.F.A., Ph.D., Princeton

Corder, J. Kevin, 1995, Professor of Political Science
B.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis)

Coryell, Janet L., 1991, Professor of History and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., SUNY (Cortland); M.A., Delaware; Ph.D., William and Mary

Councell-Vargas, Martha, 2010, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Oberlin; M.M., Rice; Ph.D., Iowa

Cousins, James P., 2011, Master Faculty Specialist, History
M.A., Ph.D., Kentucky

Cousins, Linwood H., 2009, Professor, School of Social Work
B.S.W., M.S.W., Virginia Commonwealth; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Covell, Stephen, 2003, Professor of Comparative Religion
B.A., California (San Diego); M.A., Hawaii (Manoa); Ph.D., Princeton

Cowan, Scott, 2001, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., Miami

Craig, Stephen E., 1999, Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Texas Tech; M.S., Texas A & M (Commerce); Ph.D., North Texas

Crawford II, Charles E., 1995, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Florida; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State

Criter, Robin, 2015, Assistant Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.S., Saint Louis; M.A., Au.D., Iowa; Ph.D., Nebraska (Lincoln)

Crotchett, Cat, 1996, Professor of Art
B.F.A., Illinois; M.F.A., Bowling Green State

Croteau, James M., 1990, Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Loyola (New Orleans); M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois

Crumpton, Teresa, 1991, Master Faculty Specialist, Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.A., Michigan State; M.A., Western Michigan; Au.D., Florida

Cruz, Minerva, 2014, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and Administration
M.A., University of Puerto Rico; Ph.D., Purdue

Cummings, Katharine E., 1999, Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.S., Moorhead State; M.A., North Dakota State; Ph.D., Illinois (Champaign-Urbana)

Cundiff, Patrick, 2015, Assistant Professor of Sociology
M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Curkovic, Sime, 1998, Professor of Management
B.S., General Motors Institute; Ph.D., Michigan State

Curtis, Amy, 2005, Professor of Physician Assistant
B.A., M.P.H., Ph.D., Michigan

Curwen, David, 1998, Professor of Dance
B.A., Trinity; M.A.L.S., Wesleyan

Daftary, Dolly, 2011, Assistant Professor of Social Work
Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis)

Damashek, Amy L., 2009, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., Missouri (Columbia)

Datta-Sandhu, Suhashni, 1971, Associate Professor of Political Science and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., M.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Nairobi (Kenya)

Davidson, Douglas V., 1991, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., Tougaloo; M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

 

 

DeChano-Cook, Lisa, 2001, Associate Professor of Geography
B.A., Juniata; M.S., North Dakota; M.A., Ohio; Ph.D., Southwest Texas State

deDoncker, Elise, 1982, Professor of Computer Science
Licentiate in Mathematics, Vrije Universiteit (Brussels); Ph.D., Katholieke Universiteit (Leuven)

DeFulio, Anthony, 2015, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Florida (Gainsville); M.S., North Texas; Ph.D., Florida (Gainsville)

Diaz, Hector Luis, 2013, Director and Professor of Social Work
B.A., Antillean College; M.S., Case Western Reserve; Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago)

DeMars, Tracy, 2011, Faculty Specialist II, Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.A., M.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., West Virginia

DeMello, James, 1987, Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.Comm; Bombay (India); M.B.A., Kent State; D.B.A., Kent State

Dennis, Bradford W., 2002, Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Western Michigan; M.L.I.S., Wayne State

dePeaux, Richard, 1969, Professor of Art
B.S., M.S., M.F.A., Wisconsin (Madison)

Deshpande, Satish, 1990, Associate Dean for Operations and Graduate Programs, Haworth College of Business and Professor of Management
B.Com, Bombay; Ph.D., Iowa

Desroches, Vincent, 2000, Associate Professor of French
B.S., Université; de Montréal; M.A., Illinois (Chicago); M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia

DeYoung, Alice, 2007, Master Faculty Specialist, Nursing
B.S.N., Nazareth College; M.S., Michigan

Dichter, Heather L., 2015, Assistant Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.A., Michigan; M.A., North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Toronto

Dickey, E. Bryce, 1998, Master Faculty Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., Texas (Austin); M.S., Texas (Arlington)

Dickinson, Alyce M., 1984, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Lycoming; M.A., Fairleigh Dickinson; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Dilworth, John B., 1968, Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Ph.D., Bristol (U.K.)

Dirette, Diane, 1999, Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., Eastern Michigan; M.A, Ph.D., New York

Dobney, Frederick J., 2000, Professor of History
B.A., Baylor; Ph.D., Rice

Docherty, Kathryn M., 2011, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Marist College; Ph.D., Notre Dame

Dooley, Howard J., 1970, Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Notre Dame

Douglas-Vogley, Heidi, 1996, Master Faculty Specialist, Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.S.,Ithaca; M.S., Purdue

Dove, Linda A., 2011, Faculty Specialist II, Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., M.A., Western Michigan

Downey, Allison, 2003, Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.A., Oberlin; M.F.A., Texas (Austin)

Dudek, Andrzej, 2011, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Adam Mickiewicz (Poland); M.S., Ph.D., Emory

Duffy, Michael IV, 2014, Associate Professor of University Libraries
B.M., Western Michigan; M.M., Northwestern; M.L.I.S., Dominican

Duncan Lane, Crystal, 2015, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State; M.S., East Carolina; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

Dunn, John M., 2007, President and Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., M.S., Northern Illinois; Ed.D., Brigham Young

Duntley-Matos, Roxanna, 2012, Assistant Professor , School of Social Work
M.S.W., Michigan State; Ph.D., Michigan

Dupuis, Margaret, 2001, Master Faculty Specialist, English
B.A., Willamette; M.A., Ph.D., Oregon

Durbin, Steve, 2013, Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Purdue

Durham, Lofton L. III, 2009, Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Transylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Dykxhoorn, Hans J., 1979, Professor of Accountancy
B.B.A., Western Michigan; M.B.A., Ph.D., Michigan State; C.P.A., Michigan

Ealy, Clifton, 1989, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Michigan; M.A., Wayne State; Ph.D., Chicago

Eckel, Edward, 2006, Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.S., Cornell; M.L.I.S., Drexel

Eckert, James A., 2000, Associate Professor of Marketing
B.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

Edmonds, Thomas N., 2008, Faculty Specialist II, Finance and Commerical Law
B.B.A., Western Michigan; J.D., Wayne State

Edwards, Autumn 2005, Associate Professor of Communication
B.S., Texas Tech; M.A., Kansas; Ph.D., Ohio

Edwards, Chad, 2005, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Texas Tech; Ph.D., Kansas

Egan, Philip J., 1984, Associate Professor of English
B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.A., Ph.D., Kansas

Ehrhardt, Kristal, 1994, Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., Miami (Ohio); Ed.S., Ph.D., Cincinnati

Eimers, Nancy, 1989, Professor of English
B.A., Iowa; M.A., Indiana; M.F.A., Arizona; Ph.D., Houston

Eisenhart, Kirsty, 2008, Faculty Specialist II, Mathematics
B.S., Carlow College; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth; M.A., Maryland; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Elder, E. Rozanne, 1968, Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Toronto

Elliott, Mervyn, 1999, Master Faculty Specialist, Aviation Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.Sc., London (U.K.); P.G.C.E., Cambridge (U.K.); M.A., Western Michigan

Ellis, Todd, 2015, Assistant Professor, Mallison Institute for Science Education and Department of Geography
B.S., Pennsylvania State; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State

Emerson, Charles, 1999, Professor of Geography
B.S., Georgia; M.A., Ph.D., Iowa

Eng, Jacqueline, 2008, Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.S., California (Davis); M.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)

Engelmann, Paul V., 1987, Professor, Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S., M.A., Ed.D., Western Michigan

Enyedi, Alexander J., 1993, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Guelph; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Essani, Karim, 1989, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Karachi (Pakistan); Ph.D., Western Ontario (Canada)

Eversole, Robert R., 2003, Master Research Faculty Specialist, Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Fajardo, Claudia M., 2007, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aeronatuical Engineering
B.S., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan

Falan, Sharie L., 2007, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Western; M.S.N., Ph.D., Michigan

Farber, Paul, 1986, Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
B.A. SUNY (Buffalo); M.S.Ed. SUNY College at Buffalo; Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)

Farrell, Dan, 1980, Professor of Management
B.A., Aquinas; M.A., Central Michigan; Ph.D., Iowa

Fedotov, Igor, 1998, Professor of Music
B.M., Azerbaijan State Musical College; M.M., Azerbaijan State Conservatory

Feffer, Steve, 2003, Associate Professor of English
M.F.A., Iowa; Ph.D., Wisconsin

Felkel, Robert W., 1971, Professor of Spanish
B.S., M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., Michigan State

Feng, Mingming, 2012, Assistant Professor of Accountancy
B.S., Liaoning Institute of Technology; Masters, Dong Bei; Masters, Missouri State; Ph.D., Oklahoma State

Ferrin, Bruce, 1998, Associate Professor of Marketing
B.A., Monmouth; M.S., Iowa State; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Fetters, Marcia, 2001, Interim Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development; Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

Fiala, Jerrie L., 2000, Master Faculty Specialist, Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management and Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.A., B.S., Ohio State; M.A., Western Michigan

Fiore, Jennifer, 2015, Assistant Professor, School of Music
B.M.E., M.M.E., Ph.D., Kansas

Flamme, Gregory A., 2005, Associate Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology
B.A., Doane; M.A., Ph.D., Memphis

Flanagan, David J., 1992, Professor of Management
B.S., Illinois (Urbana); Ph.D., Indiana

Fleming, Paul D., 1996, Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
B.Sc., Ohio State; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard

Fogarty, Kieran, 2002, Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., M.S., Southern Illinois; Ph.D., Arkansas

Ford, Leigh A., 1999, Professor and Director, School of Communication
B.S., Eastern Michigan; M.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Purdue

Ford, Yvonne, 2009, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., Michigan

Foster, Jennifer M., 2012, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Cedarville; M.S., Palm Beach Atlantic; Ph.D., Central Florida

Foulk, Lin, 2003, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Missouri (Kansas City); M.M., D.M.A., Wisconsin (Madison)

Frazier, Barbara J., 1999, Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., M.B.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Fredericks, Tycho K., 1995, Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management
B.S., Ursinus; M.S., Ph.D., Wichita State; CPE

Freedman, Lauren, 1997, Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., Arizona State; M.Ed., Ph.D., Arizona

Freeman, Susan, 2010, Chair and Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., Furman; M.A., Cincinnati; Ph.D., Ohio State

Freudenburg, Gene, 2006, Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Valparaiso; M.S., St. Louis; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis)

Frieder, Jessica E., 2011, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Allegheny College; M.A., Ohio State; Ph.D., Utah State

Fuehr, Mary Patricia, 2003, Master Faculy Specialist, Bronson School of Nursing
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S.N., Michigan State

Fuqua, R. Wayne, 1976, Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Florida