Nov 21, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 2015-16 
    
Graduate Catalog 2015-16 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty S to Z


Faculty

A-F      G-L      M-R      S-Z

Saeed, Fahad, 2014, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., Engineering and Technology; Ph.D., Illinois (Chicago)

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

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

San Miguel, Paul A., 2009, Assistant Professor of Accountancy
B.B.A., Texas Christian; M.B.A., St. Mary’s; A.B.D., Texas (San Antonio)

Sartoris, Mary Ellen, 2012, Faculty Specialist II, School of Social Work
B.A., Gannon; M.S.W., West Virginia

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

Sawalha, Lina, 2014, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S. Jordan University of Sceince and Technogogy; B.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma

Schaffer, Kelly, 2014, Assistatn Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., Central Florida; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Central Florida

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

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

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

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

Schwartz, Reneé, 2003, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Purdue; M.S., Wake Forest; Ph.D. Oregon State

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

Shao, Xiaoyun, 2008, Assistant Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.Sc., M.S., Tongji (China); Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)

Sharp, Helen M., 2005, Associate 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

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 (Hanover, Germany)

Sinn, Ekkehard, 2007, Professor of 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

Siskind, Jeremy, 2012, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.A., Columbia

Skjold, Brandy, 2008, Faculty Specialist I, Mallinson Institute for Science Education

Slawinski, Scott, 2005, Associate 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, David S., 1995, Professor of Music
B.M., Greenville; M.M., Michigan State; Ph.D., Florida State

Smith, Jesse, 2013, Assistant Professor of Sociology
M.A., Colorado

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

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

Springstead, James, 2012, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
B.S., Pennsylvania; M.S., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)

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

Spybrook, Jessaca, 2008, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

St. Martin, Mark, 2007, Assistant Professor, Counseling and Testing Center
B.A., Alma College; M.A., West Virginia; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Stapleton, Susan R., 1989, Dean, Graduate College 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 Gender 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

Strong, Anise K., 2011, Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., Columbia

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

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

Szymczyna, Blair R., 2011, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.Sc., Manitoba; Ph.D., Toronto

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

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 Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S.E., Michigan; M.S.E., Southern Methodist; Ph.D., Oakland; P.E., CMfge

Tarbox, Gwen, 1999, Associate Professor of English
B.A., Michigan (Flint); M.A., London (U.K.); 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 and Chair, Department 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

Terpstra, Jeff, 2008, Associate Professor of Statistics
B.S., Grand Valley State; M.S.; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Thakurta, Joyashish, 2013, Assistant Professor of Geosciences
B.S., University of Calcutta (India); M.S., Jadavpur University (India); M.S., Wisconsin (Madison); Ph.D., Indiana (Bloomington) 

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

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

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

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

Trenary, Robert, 1981, Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Maryland; M.S., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Wayne State

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

Tubino Blanco, Mercedes, 2014, Assistant Professor of Spanish
M.A., Ph.D., Arizona

Tuinoff, Kathy, 2014, Faculty Specialist II-Professional Specialist, Department of Physician Assistant
B.S., Grand Valley State; B.S., Western Michigan; M.S., Northwestern

Tyler, Ann A., 2007, Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services and Professor and Chair, 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

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

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

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

Vangsnes, Eric, 1999, Associate Professor and 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, Gregory, 1999, Professor of Geography
B.A., Denison; M.A., Purdue; Ph.D., Georgia

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

Venter, Andre, 2008, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Pretoria (South Africa)

Vidic, Zelkja, 2012, Assistant Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Idaho

Villalobos, Patricia E., 2010, Professor and Director, Frostic School of Art
B.F.A., Louisiana State; M.F.A., West Virginia

Visscher, Cynthia, 2014, Faculty Specialist I, Lecturer, Comparative Religion
B.A., M.B.A., Grand Valley State; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Vizzini, Anthony J., 2009, Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Enginnering
S.B., S.M., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Vliem, Sally, 1998, Master Faculty Specialist, Nursing
B.S.N., M.S., Ph.D., Michigan

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

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

 

 

 

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

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

Walcott, Delores, 1995, Professor, Counseling and Testing Center
B.A., M.S., Chicago State; Psy.D., Illinois School of Professional Psychology

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

Walker, Gayl S ., 2008, Master Faculty Specialist, Physician Assistant
B.F.A., Michigan State; M.A., Antioch

Wall-Emerson, Robert, 2001, Professor of Blindness and Low Vision Studies
B.Ed., Manitoba (Canada); M.S., North Dakota; Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt

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

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

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

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 of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., Kirkland College; B.S., California (Berkeley); M.P.H., Minnesota; Ph.D., Cornell

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

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

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

White, Robert, 2014, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Western Michigan; M.M., D.M.A., Indiana

Whitehurst, Geoffrey, 2008, Associate Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.Sc., Queen Mary College (U.K.); M.A., Pjh.D., Western Michigan

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

Wiebold, Jennipher L., 1999, Associate Professor of Blindness and Low Vision Studies and 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

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

Winfield, Evelyn B., 1999, Associate Professor of Physician Assistant
B.A., Dillard; M.A., Northern Iowa; Ph.D., Southern Illinois

Wirtz, Kristina, 2005, Associate Professor of Anthropology
B.A., M.S., Cornell; 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, Director and Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., Michigan

Wood, Jay, 2000, Professor of Mathematics
A.B., Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

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

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 and Chair, 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 (China); Ph.D. Waterloo (Canada)

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

Yao, Jian, 2014, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Nanjing University (China); Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

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, Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.A., Swarthmore; A.M., Ph.D., Michigan

Young, Brian, 2009, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
B.S., California (Davis); Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Yun, Zee-Sun, 2008, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., Pusan National (South Korea); M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State

Zagarell, Allen, 1987, Professor of Anthropology and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., City College of New York; Ph.D., Freie Universitaet of West Berlin

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

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, Professor and Acting Chair 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)