Apr 24, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

University Officers and Faculty


University Officers

Board of Trustees

Lynn L. Chen-Zhang, Portage

Jeffrey Rinevelt, Ann Arbor

Shelly Edgerton, Plainwell

William Johnston, Portage

Shani Penn, Farmington Hills

Kurtis Trevan, Grand Rapids

A. Alan Turfe, Northville

Senior Staff

Edward Montgomery, President

Diane Anderson, Vice President for Student Affairs

Dan Bartholomae, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Jeffrey Breneman, Vice President for Government Relations

Paula Davis, Director of Strategic Communications 

Kristen DeVries - Vice President for University Advancement

Keith Hahn, General Counsel

Julian Vasquez Heilig, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Michelle Hruska, Executive Assistant Senior to the President

Candy McCorkle, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

Tony Proudfoot, Vice President for Marketing and Strategic Communication

Kahler Schuemann, Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Remzi Seker, Vice President for Research and Innovation

Janice VanDerKley, Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Deans

Carla Koretsky, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Raymond Thompson, Dean, College of Aviation

Satish Deshpande, Dean, Haworth College of Business

Kristal Ehrhardt, Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development

Steven Butt, Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Dan Guyette, Dean, College of Fine Arts

Ron Cisler, Dean, College of Health and Human Services

Christine Byrd-Jacobs, Dean, The Graduate College

Irman Lopez, Dean, Lee Honors College

Julie Garrison, Dean, University Libraries

Edwin Martini, Dean, Merze Tate College

Faculty

A-F    G-L     M-R     S-Z 

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

Abendschein, Bryan, 2018, Assistant Professor of Communication
M.A., St. Louis; Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

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

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

Acar, Ilgin, 2022, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
B.S., Kocaeli University; M.S., Eskisehir Osmangazi University; Ph.D., Western Michigan

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

Adams, Kimberly Dunn, 2011, Associate 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

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

Agabigum, Melis, 2022, Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Eastern Michigan; B.F.A., Michigan; M.F.A., Wisconsin (Madison)

Al-Mawee, Wassnaa, 2020, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Computer Science
M.S., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Allen, Elissa, 2018, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan

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

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

Altschul, Dustin, 2022, Faculty Specialist I-Professional Specialist, Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation
B.S., Cincinnati; M.UD., M.Arch., Lawrence Technological

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

Amin, Mohammad Sakif, 2020, Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.B.A., North South University; M.B.A., Texas Tech; Ph.D., West Virginia

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

Anderson, Dawn L., 2015, Associate Professor of Blindness and Low Vision Studies
B.S., Central Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

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

Andre, Mauro Henrique, 2022, Assistant Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
M.A., Brock University, Ph.D., Auburn

Andrews, Nichole, 2020, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Statistics
B.S., Grand Valley State; M.S., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Angles, Jeffrey, 2004, Professor of Japanese
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 in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.S., Wyoming; M.A., Morehead State; Ph.D., Texas A and M

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

Areaux, David, 2008, Chair and Associate Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., M.P.A.S., PA-C, Grand Valley State

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

Ari-Gur, Pnina, 1985, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S.c., 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

Asher, Zachary D., 2018, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.Sc., Colorado State; M.Sc., Colorado (Colorado Springs); Ph.D., Colorado 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

Atilhan, Mert, 2020, Associate Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
B.S., Egc University; M.Sc., Ph.D., Texas A&M

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

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

Attanayake, Upul, 2010, 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

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

Baker, Jonathan C., 2020, Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S., Kansas; Ph.D., Western Michigan

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

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

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

Barrett, Carrie, 2018, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Wisconsin (Milwaukee); M.P.T., Wisconsin (Madison); D.P.T., Shenandoah

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

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

Beach, Andrea, 2004, Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development; Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

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

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

Beasley, William J., 2019, Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Oregon State

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

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

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

Bensley, Robert J., 1993, Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.S., Western Michigan; M.A., Central Michigan; Ph.D., Utah

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

Berglin, Jacob A., 2022, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Valparaiso; M.M.Ed., Michigan; Ph.D., Northwestern

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

Berkhofer III, Robert F., 2001, Director of the Medieval Institute and 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 Environment and Sustainability
B.S., Union; Ph.D., Yale

Berto, Luigi A., 2007, 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

Bhattacharjee, Shameek, 2018, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.Tech, West Bengal University of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Central Florida

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

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

Birnbaum, Jessica, 2019, Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S., Central Michigan

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

Blair, Jeremy, 2019, Assistant Professor of Dance
B.A., Milikin; M.F.A., Iowa

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

Block, Kristi, 2015, Master Faculty Specialist-Clinical Specialist, Nursing
B.S.N., Grand Valley; M.S.N., Walden

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

Bocko, Amy, 2018, Associate Professor of University Libraries
M.L.I.S., Rutgers

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

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

Bonifas, Sunday, 2017, Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer, Accountancy
B.B.A., M.S.A., Western Michigan

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

Borish, Linda J., 1991, Chair and Associate Professor of History
B.A., Skidmore; M.A., Ph.D., Maryland (College Park)

Bott, Jennifer P., 2018, Professor of Management
B.A., DePauw; M.A., Ph.D., Akron

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

Brandl, Jessica, 2022, Assistant Professor, Frostic School of Art
B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Ohio State

Breakfield Glick, Ellen, 2019, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., D.M.A., Michigan

Brickman, Jacklyn, 2022, Assistant Professor, Frostic School of Art
B.F.A., Instituto Allende (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico); M.F.A., Ohio State

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

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

Bruce, Charles, 2022, Faculty Specialist I - Professional Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., M.A., Western Michigan

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

Buchholz, Kimberly, 2020, Faculty Specialist I, Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation
B.S., M.A., Kendall College of Art and Design

Burke-Kolehmainen, Caroline, 2015, Assistant Professor of Accountancy
B.B.A., M.S.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Arkansas

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, James, 2018, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
B.S.E., M.S.E., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Burns, Kristen H., 2022, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Saint Joseph; Ph.D., Kansas

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

Bush, Jonathan E., 2001, Professor of English
B.A., Bowling Green State; M.A., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Ph.D., Purdue

Butt, Steven E., 1997, Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and 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

Byrd-Jacobs, Christine A., 1996, Dean of The Graduate College and Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Avila; Ph.D., Arizona

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

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

Carr, Kellie, 2017, Assistant Professor of Accountancy
B.B.A., Texas (San Antonio); M.S., North Texas; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic

Carr, Steven, 2012, Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation; Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education; Chair and Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Michigan Technological; M.S., Ph.D., Rice

Cassidy, Daniel P., 1998, Associate Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
B.S., Wisconsin; M.S., Indiana; Ph.D., Notre Dame

Cataldo, Jessica, 2022, Faculty Specialist I, Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.S., Oakland; M.P.H., Illinois (Chicago); Ph.D., Southern Illinois (Carbondale)

Cavalli, Matthew, 2018, Associate Dean, Engineering and Applied Sciences and Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., Wyoming; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan

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

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

Chase, Carla, 2006, Interim Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services; Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., Indiana; M.S., Ed.D., Ball State

Cheatham, Christopher C., 2003, Vice Provost for Budget and Personnel and Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Miami (Ohio); M.S., Ball State; Ph.D., Kent State

Chen, Jou-Chen, 2016, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.Ed., National Changhua University (Taiwan); M.S., Indiana (Bloomington); Ph.D., Virginia Tech

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

Chin, Christina D., 2010, Associate 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.

Choudhury, Alamgir, 2001, 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)

Cisler, Ron A., 2018, Dean, College of Health and Human Services and Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin

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

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

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

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

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

Coles-White, D’Jaris, 2021, Associate Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Services
B.S., Columbia; M.S., North Carolina; Ph.D., Massachusetts

Collet, Samantha, 2021, Faculty Specialist II - Clinical Specialist, Nursing
B.S.N., Western Michigan; M.S.N., Walden

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

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

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 of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.A., Rochester; M.A., Alfred; Psy.D., Antioch New England Graduate School

Coons, Lisa, 2012, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Missouri (Kansas City); M.A., State University 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)

Cork, Benjamin C., 2017, Assistant Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., M.S., Mississippi State; Ph.D., Arkansas

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

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

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

Cowley, Scott, 2016, Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S., Brigham Young; Ph.D., Arizona State

Craig, Stephen E., 1999, 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, Language, and Hearing Sciences
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

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

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

Curiel, Emily, 2022, Assistant Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
Ph.D. Ohio State

Curiel, Hugo, 2022, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., California State (Fresno); Ph.D., Western Michigan University

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

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

Daneshvar Kakhki, Mohammad, 2018, Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems
B.Sc., M.S., SHARIF University of Technology; Ph.D., North Carolina (Greensboro)

David, Virginia, 2018, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo (Brazil); M.A., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., Michigan State

Davis, Jon, 2004, Professor of Mathematics Education
B.S., Wisconsin (Eau Claire); M.S., Wisconsin (Madison); Ph.D., Minnesota

Davis, Summer, 2020, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
B.S., Wisconsin; M.S.Ed., Ph.D., Indiana

Davis, William, 2005, Professor of Art
B.F.A., Ohio (Athens); M.F.A., Tyler School of Art

DeCamp, Whitney, 2011, Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., Delaware

DeChano-Cook, Lisa, 2001, Professor of Geography, Environment, and Tourism
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, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Florida (Gainsville); M.S., North Texas; Ph.D., Florida (Gainsville)

DeGeorge, Jason, 2021, Chair and Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer, Aviation Sciences
B.A., Minnesota State; M.A., National Defense

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

Dennis, Betty D., 2017, Faculty Specialist II-Professional Specialist, Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

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

Deshpande, Satish, 1990, Dean, Haworth College of Business; Professor of Management
B.Com, Bombay; Ph.D., Iowa

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

DeThorne, Laura, 2017, Chair and Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Science
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Devanga, Suma R., 2017, Assistant Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
B.S., M.S., University of Mysore (India); Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

DeWit, Joanne, 2016, Master Faculty Specialist, Nursing
B.S.N., Michigan; M.S.N., Western Michigan

Diaconu, Mioara, 2015, Associate Professor of Social Work
M.S.W., M.S.A., Andrews; Ph.D., Texas (Arlington)

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

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

Dogan, Mine, 2018, Assistant Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
B.Sc., M.Sc., Istanbul Technical University; Ph.D., Michigan State

Doudna, Kimberly D., 2015, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., Muskingum College; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State

Douglas-Vogley, Heidi, 1996, Master Faculty Specialist, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
B.S., Ithaca; M.S., Purdue

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

Droppers, Deborah, 2022, Faculty Specialist I - Lecturer, Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Hope College; M.A., Western Michigan

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

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

Dumican, Matthew, 2021, Assistant Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Services
B.S., Sacred Heart; M.S., Ph.D., Texas Christian

Duncan, Jeremy, 2017, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., Luther; M.S., Creighton School of Medicine; Ph.D., Iowa

Durbin, Steven M., 2013, Interim Chair of Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems; 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

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

Eberth, Steven D., 2017, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
M.S., Western Michigan; D.O.T, Chatham

Eckel, Edward, 2006, 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

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

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

Edwards, Vickie L., 2017, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and Administration
M.P.A., Georgia College and State University; Ph.D., Georgia

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

Ehrhardt, Kristal, 1995, Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development; Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., Miami (Ohio); M.Ed., Ph.D., Cincinnati

Eilenberg, Julie M.,  2019, Faculty Specialist II-Clinical Specialist, Nursing
B.S.N., Western Michigan; M.S.N., Michigan

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

Eminhizer, Alyssa, 2019, Faculty Specialist I-Clinical Specialist, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
B.S., Purdue; Au.D., Western Michigan

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

Enkhtaivan, Bolortuya, 2016, Associate Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
M.A., Virginia; Ph.D., Texas A&M International

Ernst, Beth, 2016, Faculty Specialist II, Business Information Systems
B.A., Purdue; M.A., M.A., Ed., Toledo

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

Evans, Julie, 2002, Master Faculty Specialist, Music
B.M., Boston; M.M., Michigan

Famiano, Michael A., 2005, Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Michigan; Ph.D., Ohio State

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)

Farrer, Lori, 2017, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
B.S., Central Michigan; M.A., Western Michigan

Fava, Maria Cristina, 2017, Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., National Conservatory of Music (Italy); M.M., Bowling Green; Ph.D., University of Rochester

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

Feffer, Steve, 2003, Professor of English
B.F.A., Tisch School of the Arts, NYU; M.F.A., Iowa; Ph.D., Wisconsin

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

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

Fetters, Marcia, 2001, Senior Associate Dean and Director of Teacher Education, College of Education and Human Development; Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies and Mallinson Institute for Science Education
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

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

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

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

Foley, Lauren, 2018, Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Dartmouth; J.D., Michigan State College of Law; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins

Fong, Alvis Cheuk Min, 2016, Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.Eng. (Hons.), M.Sc., Imperial College of London (UK); M.Sc., University of Oxford (UK); Ph.D., University of Auckland (NZ)

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

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

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

Freeman, Susan, 2010, 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)

Fries, Matthew, 2022, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Ithaca; M.M., Tennessee

Fruth, Stacie, 2016, Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Michigan; M.S., Massachusetts; M.S., D.H.Sc., Indianapolis

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

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Gabor-Peirce, Olivia, 2004, Professor of World Languages and Literatures (German)
B.A., Central Florida; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Gaishin, Tamara, 2018, Faculty Specialist II-Clinical Specialist, Physician Assistant
B.A., Bethel; M.S.M., PA-C, Western Michigan

Gallagher, Paul, 2019, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.F.A., M.L.I.S, Wayne State

Gapova, Elena, 2007, Professor of Sociology
Ph.D., Minsk State Institute

Garrison, Julie, 2016, Dean and Professor of University Libraries
B.A., Michigan; M.L.I.S., California (Los Angeles)

Garza Mitchell, Regina, 2014, Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., Central Michigan

Gaynor, Scott T., 2001, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Wisconsin (Milwaukee); M.A., Ph.D., North Carolina (Greensboro)

Gedeon, Randle, 1996, Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Muskingum; M.A., Baldwin-Wallace; M.L.S., Kent State

Geier, Brett, 2014, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.A., Hope College; M.A., Grand Valley State; Ed.D., Western Michigan

Geiser, John R., 1999, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Washington

Gerlach, Hope, 2019, Assistant Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
B.A., Indiana; M.S., Purdue; Ph.D., Iowa

Ghantasala, Muralidhar, 2003, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., M.S., Andhra; M.S., Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science

Gigante, Maria, 2012, Associate Professor of English
B.A., SUNY (Geneseo); M.A., Ph.D., Maryland

Gill, Sharon, 2008, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Manitoba (Canada); Ph.D., York (Canada)

Gladden, Jessica L., 2018, Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., Cornerstone; M.A., Grand Valley State; Ph.D., Michigan State

Goetz, Barry, 2001, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Boston; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Gogan, Brian J., 2011, Associate Professor of English
B.A., Xavier; M.A., Marquette; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Golhar, Damodar, 1983, Professor of Management
B.E., Marathwada; M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology; M.S.E., Ph.D., Michigan

Gómez, Pablo, 2015, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila; M.Sc., Ph.D., CINVESTAV, National Polytechnic Institute

Gorczyca, Thomas W., 1997, Professor of Physics
B.S., Massachusetts (Amherst); Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)

Grant, Theresa, 1996, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Saint Peters College; M.A., Maryland; Ph.D., Delaware

Grantner, Janos, 1994, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
M.Sc., Ph.D., Technical University (Budapest); Candidate of Technical Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Gray, Lori, 2016, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.A., Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Greene, Timothy J., 2005, Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Purdue

Gribbin, Donald W., 2006, Professor of Accountancy
B.A., Bethel College; M.S.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Oklahoma State, C.P.A., Michigan

Grieves, Holly, 2014, Faculty Specialist II-Clinical Specialist, Occupational Therapy
B.A., M.S.O.T., Western Michigan; O.T.D., Texas Women’s University

Groves, Angela, 2021, Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Ursuline College; M.S.N., Indiana State; Ph.D., Hampton

Grunert Kowalske, Megan L., 2011, Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry; Associate Professor of Mallinson Institute for Science Education
B.S., Indianapolis; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue

Gu, Chien-Juh, 2007, Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., National Taiwan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Guda, Ramakrishna, 2008, Professor of Chemistry
B.Sc., Nagajuna Govt Degree College (India); M.Sc., Hyberbad (India); Ph.D., Mumbai (India)

Guidy-Oulai, Anne-Marie, 2015, Faculty Specialist II, Business Information Systems
B.S., Strayer; M.S., Bowie State; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Gullón-Rivera, Angel L., 2012, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Gupta, Ajay, 1989, Professor of Computer Science
B.E., B.I.T.S. (Pilani, India); M.S., Ph.D., Purdue

Gupta, Tarun, 1988, Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management; Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (India); M.S., National Institute of Industrial Engineering (India); Ph.D., Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

Gustafson, Peter, 2008, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan

Guth, LuMarie, 2014, Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Wisconsin (Green Bay); M.B.A., Columbus State; M.A., Wisconsin (Madison)

Guyette, Daniel G., 2013, Dean, College of Fine Arts and Professor of Theatre
B.S., Northwestern; M.F.A., Pennsylvania State

Haas, Johnson, 1993, Associate Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
B.Sc., Auburn; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis)

Hadden, Sally E., 2009, Professor of History
B.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); M.A., J.D., Ph.D., Harvard

Hadley, Wanda, 2014, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.S., M.A., Ohio State; Ph.D., Dayton

Hagins, Carly, 2020, Assistant Professor, Frostic School of Art
B.S., Cincinnati; M.F.A., Notre Dame

Hagler, Anderson, 2022, Instructor, Comparative Religion
Ph.D., Duke

Hahn, Janet S., 2021, Faculty Specialist II-Professional Specialist, School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.S., Kalamazoo College; Ph.D., Minnesota

Hains, Decker B., 2016, Chair of Management; Master Faculty Specialist, Civil and Construction Engineering
B.S., United States Military Academy; M.S., Alaska (Anchorage); M.S., Missouri (Rolla); Ph.D., Lehigh

Haley, Monique, 2016, Associate Professor of Dance and Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
B.F.A., University of the Arts; M.F.A., Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

Hall, Keith, 2021, Assistant Professor, Music
B.M., Western Michigan; M.A., Queens College (New York)

Hallett, Lucius, 2008, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Tourism
B.A., New Hampshire; M.A., Ph.D., Kansas

Hamel, Annette N., 2012, Master Faculty Specialist, Communication
B.A., Michigan State; M.B.A., Lake Superior State; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio

Hammond, Dana, 2021, Faculty Specialist I - Lecturer of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S., Indiana

Hamza, Alen, 2022, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Wesleyan; M.F.A., Texas (Austin); Ph.D., Utah

Han, Bernard, 1998, Professor of Business Information Systems
B.S., National Chiao-Tung; M.B.A., Arizona State; Ph.D., Washington

Hansford, Claudia M., 2007, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan

Hanson, Linda, 2019, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Chemistry
B.S., Ferris State; M.S., Central Michigan

Hanson, Nicholas, 2014, Associate Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., M.S., Nebraska (Omaha); Ph.D., Ohio State

Harnar, Michael, 2017, Assistant Professor, Graduate College
B.A., Connecticut; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate

Harris, Thomas, 2019, Faculty Specialist II-Professional Specialist, Music
B.M., Michigan State; M.M., Missouri; Ph.D., Florida State

Harrison, Jennifer E., 2011, Director and Professor of Social Work
B.S., Michigan State; M.S.W., Houston; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Harrison, Robert L., 2009, Professor of Marketing
B.A., M.B.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Nebraska (Lincoln)

Hart-Young, Allison, 1996, Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.A., Swarthmore; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Hartenberger, Britt, 2022, Faculty Specialist II - Lecturer, Institute for the Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Ph.D., Boston

Hartmann, David J., 1996, Chair and Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Chicago

Hasenick, Stephen, 2001, Master Faculty Specialist, Aviation Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.S., Michigan Technological; M.A., Western Michigan

Hauptmann, Emily, 1996, Professor of Political Science and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., M.A., Johns Hopkins; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Hawker, Norman W., 1994, Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.B.A., J.D., Michigan

Hazarika, Bidyut, 2016, Associate Professor of Business Information Systems
B.E., Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engg. (India); M.B.A., Toledo; Ph.D., Colorado (Denver)

He, Chansheng, 1995, Professor of Geography, Environment, and Tourism
B.S., M.S., Northwestern College of Agriculture, Yangling Shaanxi (China); Ph.D., Michigan State

Hearit, Keith M., 1996, Professor of Communication
B.A.A., M.A., Central Michigan; Ph.D., Purdue

Heasley, Lynne, 2000, Professor of Environment and Sustainability
B.S., Miami (Ohio); M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Heath, Amy E., 2018, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S.H.S., D.P.T., Simmons University; Ph.D., Temple

Hega, Gunther M., 1994, Associate Professor of Political Science
Vordiplom, Tubingen (Germany); M.A., Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis)

Heilig, Julian Vasquez, 2022, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
 

Henderson, Charles, 2002, Director and Professor of Mallinson Institute for Science Education; Professor of Physics
B.A., Macalester; M.S., Ph.D., Minnesota

Hennlich, Andrew, 2012, Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Minnesota; M.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); Ph.D., Manchester

Henry, James A., 1997, Professor of Social Work
B.A., M.S.W., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Hermann-Wilmarth, Jill, 2005, Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies; and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.Ed., Ph.D., Georgia

Hernandez, M. Daniela, 2020, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Mathematics
B.S., Michigan; M.A., Western Michigan

Herrington, Joan, 1996, Chair and Professor of Theatre; Interim Chair of Department of Dance
B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., City University-Hunter College; Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)

Hierholzer, Jeremy, 2012, Master Faculty Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Higgins, Matthew L., 1995, Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Illinois

High, Kevin, 2000, Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.S., Purdue; M.A., Webster

Hock, Nancy, 2011, Chair and Master Faculty Specialist, Occupational Therapy
B.S., Ph.D., Western Michigan; M.O.T., Texas Women’s

Hodge, Terrell L., 1999, Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Louisville; M.A., Ph.D., Virginia

Holohan, Melinda, 2022, Faculty Specialist I-Professional Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., Columbia College; M.A., Western Michigan University

Holtzman, Jon, 2003, Professor of Anthropology
B.A., Haverford; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Homan, Willem, 1996, Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.T., Southeastern Oklahoma State; M.B.A., Arizona State; Ed.D., Northern Arizona

Hong, Guanyue, 2020, Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.Eng., Harbin Institute of Technology; M.Eng., Beihang University; M.LA., Harvard; Ph.D., National University of Singapore

Hong, Sunki, 2019, Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., M.F.A., Ewha Womans University (Korea); M.F.A., Iowa State

Hoover, Donald, 2017, Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Indiana State; M.S., Kansas State; M.S.P.T., University of Kansas Medical Center; Ph.D., Kansas

Hoppe, Pamela, 2004, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., Princeton

Horvitz, Brian, 2006, Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology
B.A., Rutgers; M.S., Pennsylvania; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana

Houshyar, Abdolazim, 1988, Chair and Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management
B.S., Shiraz (Iran); M.S., Ph.D., Florida

Houtrouw, Susan, 2018, Faculty Specialist II-Clinical Specialist, Nursing
B.S.N., Lake Superior State; M.N.Sc., Arkansas (Little Rock)

Howard, Gregory, 1998, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., California (Irvine); M.A., Ph.D., SUNY (Albany)

Hrivnyak, Michelle, 2022, Faculty Specialist II - Lecturer, Institute for the Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
B.A., University of Hull (England); M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Sheffield (England)

Hu, Yufeng, 2021, Master Faculty Specialist - Lecturer, Civil and Construction Engineering
B.Sc., M.S., Shanghai Tiedao (China); Ph.D., SUNY (Buffalo)

Huang, Wei-Chiao, 1985, Chair and Professor of Economics
B.A., National Taiwan; M.A., Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)

Hudson, Jennifer, 2012, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., Cornell; M.S.E., Ph.D., Michigan

Hueng, James C., 2003, Professor of Economics
B.A., National Taiwan; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Huffman, David L., 2001, Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Jones; M.S., Illinois State; Ph.D., Illinois

Hurwitz, Mark S., 2005, Professor of Political Science
B.A., SUNY (Buffalo); J.D., Brooklyn Law School; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

Hwang, Geumchan, 2017, Associate Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.P.E., Korea University; M.B.A., M.S., Missouri; Ph.D., Minnesota

Ikonomov, Pavel G., 2003, Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
M.E., Technical University of Varna (Bulgaria); M.S., Muroran Institute (Japan); Ph.D., Hokkaido (Japan)

Irelan, Scott, 2015, Associate Dean, College of Fine Arts; Acting Director, Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation; Professor of Theatre
Ph.D., Southern Illinois

Isea, Antonio, 1996, Professor of Spanish
B.A., Tennessee (Chattanooga); M.A., Florida State; Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)

Isidro, Elizabeth, 2018, Assistant Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.S., University of Philippines; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech

Jackson, Yvonne, 2018, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., M.A., Wayne State; Ed.D., Walden; D.P.T., Rocky Mountain University of Health Sciences

Jacobson, Daniel, 1996, Professor of Music
B.A., Westminster; M.A., California State (Long Beach); Ph.D., California (Santa Barbara)

Jansen, Brian, 2021, Faculty Specialist I - Lecturer, Aviation Sciences
B.S., Grand Valley State

Jasperse, Gregory, 2017, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Western Michigan; M.M., Miami

Jehnzen, Kyle, 2019, Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer, Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.B.A., Western Michigan

Jellies, John, 1995, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., Blackburn; M.S. Illinois State; Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

Jeng, Cassie, 2016, Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.S., Michigan; M.P.H., Ph.D., Tulane

Johnson, Dean R., 1980, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S.E.E., Michigan State; M.S.E.E., Illinois; Ph.D., Michigan State

Johnson, Jason E., 2017, Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer, Computer Science and Business Information Systems
B.S., M.S., Western Michigan

Johnson, Phillip D., 2001, Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Virginia Union; M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Jones, Jeffrey, 2008, Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
B.A., Colorado; M.A., Adams State; Ph.D., Virginia

Junger, Richard, 1996, Professor of Communication
B.A., Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Kaczmarek, Stephen E., 2015, Associate Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
B.S., Ph.D., Michigan State

Kahwaji, Michael, 2022, Faculty Specialist I-Professional Specialist, Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation
B.S, Western Michigan; M.F.A., Notre Dame

Kane, Donald, 2005, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., SUNY (Buffalo); Ph.D., Oregon

Kang, Hyun Bin, 2018, Assistant Professor of Statistics
B.S., Rice; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Karowe, David N., 1996, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.A., Harvard; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan

Karpov, Vyacheslav, 1996, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Leningrad; Ph.D., Ohio State

Katrovas, Richard, 2002, Professor of English
B.A., San Diego State; M.F.A., Iowa

Kayani, Asghar N., 2016, Chair and Professor of Physics
M.Sc., M. Phil., Quaid-i-Azam University (Pakistan); Ph.D., Ohio

Kayany, Joseph M., 1995, Associate Professor of Communication
B.S., Indore; M.A., Philippines; Ph.D., Florida State

Keele, Denise, 2009, Associate Professor of Political Science and Environment and Sustainability
B.S., M.S., Tennessee (Knoxville); Ph.D., SUNY (ESF)

Kehrer, Lauron, 2019, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Michigan State; M.A., Ph.D., Rochester

Keil, Mitchel J., 1996, Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech; M.S., Florida Atlantic

Kelley, R. Mark, 2017, Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.S.E., John Brown; M.Ed., Ph.D., Arkansas

Kelly, Thomas, 2022, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Marketing
B.A., Notre Dame; M.B.A., Western Michigan

Kershner, Wendy, 2003, Master Faculty Specialist, Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Grand Valley State

Kim, Dae Shik, 2009, Professor of Blindness and Low Vision Studies
M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan University

Kim, Jinseok, 2017, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., M.E., Hannam University; M.E., Ph.D., Texas A & M

Kim, Ok-Kyeong, 2002, Professor of Mathematics
B.Ed., Taegu; M.Ed., Korea National; M.S.T., Ph.D., Missouri

Kim, Seyong, 2018, Assistant Professor of Dance
B.A., M.A., Sungkyunkwan (South Korea); M.A., New York; Laban Movement Analysis Certification

Kimmel, Jean, 2001, Professor of Economics
B.A., George Washington; M.A., Delaware; Ph.D., North Carolina

Klekar, Cynthia, 2005, Director, School of Communication and Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Texas (San Antonio); Ph.D., West Virginia

Kline, Kathleen, 1997, Professor of Mathematics
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., Michigan

Kness, Karen, 2012, Associate Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., Nebraska; A.B.D., Indiana

Koelling, Melinda, 2004, Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Chicago; Ph.D., Michigan

Koestler, Benjamin, 2019, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Calvin; Ph.D., Michigan State

Kominz, Michelle A., 1997, Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
B.A., Colby College; M.S., Rhode Island; Ph.D., Columbia

Konaté, Mariam K., 2007, Professor of Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
B.A., M.A., Université de Ouagadougou Burkina Faso; Ph.D., Temple

Konkel, Michael, 2016, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems
B.S., M.S., Western Michigan

Koretsky, Carla M., 2000, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences and Environment and Sustainability
B.A., Washington; M.S., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins

Korista, Kirk T., 1997, Professor of Physics
B.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., Ohio State

Koshmanova, Tetyana, 2001, Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.S., Drogobych; M.A.Ed., L’viv; Ph.D., Dragomanov Pedagogical University; Ph.D., Institute for Research on Pedagogy and Psychology of Professional Education, Academy of Pedogogical Sciences of Ukraine

Kothman, Keith, 2020, Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., Texas (Austin); Ph.D., California (San Diego)

Kramer, Ronald C., 1978, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Toledo; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State

Kretovics, Joseph, 1996, Professor of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology
B.S., Ohio; Ed.M., Bowling Green; Ph.D., Miami (Ohio)

Kreuze, Jerry G., 1983, Professor of Accountancy
B.S., Ferris State; M.B.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Missouri; C.P.A., Michigan

Krishnamurthy, R. V., 1991, Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
B.Sc., M.Sc., Utkal; Ph.D., Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad

KrishnaSwamy, C. R., 1983, Associate Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.S.E.E., Bangalore (India); M.B.A., Western Carolina; D.B.A., Tennessee

Kritzman, Marilyn, 2002, Faculty Specialist II, Communication
B.S., Northern Michigan; M.A., Western Michigan

Kubiski, Joyce, 1994, Associate Professor of Art
B.S., Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., Washington

Kuchta, Todd, 2004, Chair and Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., John Carroll; Ph.D., Indiana

Kuder, Nicholas, 2013, Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art

Kuersten, Ashlyn, 1997, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Louisville; M.A., Ph.D., South Carolina

Kujawski, Daniel, 1996, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
M.Sc., D.Sc., Warsaw Technical; Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw)

Kurth, Charles B., 2018, Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Virginia; M.A., Arizona; Ph.D., California (San Diego)

Kutzko, David, 2001, Chair, World Languages and Literatures; Associate Professor of World Languages and Literatures (Classics)
B.A., Iowa; Ph.D., Michigan

Kwigizile, Valerian, 2011, Associate Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.Sc., Dar-Es-Salaam; M.Sc., Florida State; Ph.D., Nevada (Las Vegas)

LaLonde, Katherine, 2018, Assistant Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., Michigan State; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Lambert, Priscilla, 2004, Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., Trinity; M.A. Keio (Tokyo); M.A., Ph.D., California (San Diego)

Lampkin, Dwandra, 2012, Associate Professor of Theatre
B.S., Western Michigan; M.F.A., National Theatre Conservatory

Lancendorfer, Karen M., 2005, Professor of Marketing
B.S., Eastern Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State

Land, Mary, 2018, Associate Professor of Music
B.S.Ed., Georgia; M.M., VanderCook; Ed.D., Georgia

Langan, Kathleen A., 2008, Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Scripps College; M.A., Oklahoma; M.A., Wisconsin (Madison)

Langsam, Sheldon, 1988, Professor of Accountancy
B.S., Ohio; M.S., SUNY (Albany); Ph.D., Arkansas; C.P.A., Michigan and New York

Langworthy, G. Patrick, 2001, Master Faculty Specialist, Aviation Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Larson, Jil, 1992, Associate Professor of English
B.A., Macalester; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana

Lawoti, Mahendra, 2005, Professor of Political Science
B.Tech., Calicut (India); M.U.R.P., Hawaii; Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Lawson, Daryl, 2018, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Central Michigan; M.P.T., Southern California; D.Sc., Loma Linda

Leatherman, Carrie C., 2008, Associate Professor of University Libraries
B.S., Wisconsin (Madison); M.L.I.S., Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

Ledyaev, Yuri, 1997 Professor of Mathematics
M.S., Ph.D., Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology; Dr.Sc. Steklov Institute

Lee, Ho-Sung, 1999, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., Korea Maritime; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan

Lee, Kevin H., 2017, Assistant Professor of Statistics
B.S., M.S., Korea University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Lee, Sangwoo, 2015, Associate Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.P.E., Kyonggi University; M.S.S., Seoul National University; Ph.D., Texas Women’s

Lee, Tiffany, 2013, Interim Director and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Health
B.S., Florida; M.A., Alabama (Birmingham); G.C., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Leingpibul, Thaweephan, 2005, Professor of Marketing
B.S., Kasetsart; M.B.A., Southwest Missouri State; Ph.D., Tennessee (Knoxville)

Lemmer, Kristina M., 2012, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S.E., M.S.E., Ph.D., Michigan

Lemon, Lois, 1996, Master Faculty Specialist, Chemical and Paper Engineering
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Lepisto, Douglas A., 2015, Associate Professor of Management
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Chicago; M.S., Ph.D., Boston College

Levin, Mariana, 2015, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., California (San Diego); M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Lewis, James B., 1995, Associate Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.A., M.S., Southern Illinois; Ph.D., Indiana

Lewis, Ramona, 2012, Master Faculty Specialist, Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.A., Arizona State; M.A., Bowling Green State; Ed.D., Eastern Michigan

Lewis, Ryan, 2014, Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Utah State; M.F.A., Ohio (Athens)

Li, Beixi, 2022, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.A., Southwest University for Nationalities; MS.ED., Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Georgia

Li, Kecheng, 2016, Chair and Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
B.Sc., M.Sc., Shaanxi University (China); Ph.D., University of Toronto

Liermann, Mark, 2002, Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Colorado State; M.F.A., Florida State

Lindenberg, Geoffrey, 2017, Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer, Aviation Sciences
B.S., Western Michigan; M.B.A., Utah

Lindstrom, Debra, 1992, Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S. Ed., Northern Illinois; M.O.T., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Linn, Cindy L., 2000, Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., Rice

Liou, William, 1997, Chair and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., National Cheng Kung (Taiwan); M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Lisak, Nathan, 2019, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Aviation Sciences
B.S., Western Michigan

Lisovskaya, Elena, 1996, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Leningrad; Ph.D., Ohio State

Little, Adriane, 2008, Director and Professor of Art
B.S., Buffalo State College; M.F.A., SUNY (Buffalo)

Litvinova, Elena, 2013, Associate Professor of Physics
M.Sc., Obninsk State Technical University; M.Sc., Gorkey Literary Institute; Ph.D., Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics

Liu, Hexu, 2018, Assistant Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.Eng., Northwest A&F University; M.Eng., Chang’an University; Ph.D., University of Alberta

Liu, Tianshu, 2004, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., M.S., Nanjing (China); M.S., Ph.D., Purdue

Liu, Yuanlong, 1998, Chair and Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Inner Mongolia; M.P.E., Ph.D., British Columbia

Lo, Jane-Jane, 2002, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., National Taiwan; M.S., Tsing Hua; Ph.D., Florida State

López, Irma, 1994, Dean of Lee Honors College and Professor of Spanish
B.A., Weber State; M.A., Utah; Ph.D., Kansas

Lu, Wenling, 2014, Associate Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
M.B.A., Auburn; Ph.D., Washington State

Lu, Yan, 2011, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., M.S., Nanjing; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Lutz, Thayma, 2018, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Mathematics
B.A., Saint Mary’s College; M.Ed., Missouri (Columbia)

Lyerla, Rob, 2018, Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., Bradley; M.G.I.S., Pennsylvania State; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois

Lynde-Recchia, Molly, 1993, Professor of World Languages and Literatures (French)
B.A., California (Davis); M.A., Ph.D., Indiana

Lyon-Callo, Vincent, 1998, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Connecticut; M.A., Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)

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MacCreery, Colin, 2017, Faculty Specialist II, Computer Science
B.S., M.S., Western Michigan

Macfarlane, Daniel, 2014, Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability
B.A., M.A., University of Saskatchewan; Ph.D., University of Ottawa

Mallak, Larry A., 1993, Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management; Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech

Manley, R. Adam, 2009, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ferris State; Ph.D., Virginia Technological

Marquardt, Gary, 2022, Faculty Specialist II - Lecturer, Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
B.A., Wisconsin (Milwaukee); M.A., Albany; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Marshall, Kaitlin, 2021, Faculty Specialist I - Lecturer, Business Information Systems
B.A., M.S., M.B.A., Western Michigan

Martini, Edwin A., 2005, Dean of Merze Tate College; Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning; Professor of History
B.A., Pitzer College; Ph.D., Maryland (College Park)

Martino, John R., 1993, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., George Mason; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern

Masihi, Simin, 2022, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., University of Zanjan; M.S., Abiban Insitite of Higher Education; Ph.D. Western Michigan

Mason, Dawn, 2017, Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer, Accountancy
B.B.A., M.S.A., Western Michigan

Masselink, Cara, 2018, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Mathews, Adam, 2018, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Tourism
B.S., SUNY (Cortland); M.A., SUNY (Binghamton); Ph.D., Texas State

Matteson, Mark, 2019, Master Faculty Specialist-Lecturer, Aviation Sciences
B.S., LeTourneau University; M.S., Northern Michigan

Maury, Nichole, 2005, Professor of Art
B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.F.A., Iowa

McCormick, Melinda. 2018, Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., Grand Valley State; M.Div., Starr King School for the Ministry; M.S.W., Ph.D., Western Michigan

McCullough, Monica, 2017, Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer, Biological Sciences
B.S., Ph.D., Western Michigan

McDonnell, Kelly A., 2000, Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Franklin and Marshall; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana

McFall, Dennis, 2000, Master Faculty Specialist, Aviation Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.A., Pacific Lutheran; M.A., Webster

McGee, Heather, 2009, Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

McGrady, Michele L., 2015, B.A., Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
Michigan State; M.A., Heidleburg College; GCP, Ph.D., Western Michigan

McGrew, Timothy J., 1995, Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Scranton; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt

McIver, Derrick, 2012, Associate Professor of Management
B.S., Ferris State; M.B.A., Texas A&M (Corpus Christi); Ph.D., Texas (San Antonio)

McKee, David H., 1971, Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.S., Bowling Green; M.S.L.S., Case Western Reserve; M.B.A., Western Michigan

McLean, Matilda, 2019, Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer
B.S., M.S., University of Food Technologies (Bulgaria)

McMorrow, Shannon, 2016, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.S., Miami; M.P.H., San Jose State; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Meeusen, Meghann, 2015, Master Faculty Specialist, English
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Illinois State

Meng, Lei, 2011, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Tourism
B.S., Najing; M.S., China Agricultural; M.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., Texas A & M

Merati, Parviz, 1986, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., Abadan Institute of Technology (Iran); M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); P.E.

Metro-Roland, Dini, 2008, Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
B.A., Loyola Marymount; M.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Indiana (Bloomington)

Metwalli, Ali, 1985, Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.Comm., AIN Shams University (Egypt); M.B.A., Siena College; Ph.D., St. Louis

Meyer, Donald J., 1991, Professor of Economics
B.A., Michigan State; Ph.D., Texas A & M

Meyer, Richard T., 2015, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., M.S., Missouri (Rolla); Ph.D., Purdue

Mezei, Gellert, 2007, Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Babes-Bolyai (Romania); Ph.D., Puerto Rico

Michael, Timothy J., 2000, Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Temple; M.S., Texas Christian; Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Mickus, Maureen, 2006, Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.S.G., Southern California; Ph.D., Northwestern

Miles, Ann, 1994, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Chicago; M.P.H., Columbia; Ph.D., Syracuse

Millar, Michael, 2002, Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Denison; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Miller, Berit G., 1997, Master Faculty Specialist, Occupational Therapy
B.S., M.S., Western Michigan

Miller, Damon, 1997, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S., M.Engr., Ph.D., Louisville

Miller, John B., 1995, Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Harvard; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton

Miller, Michael G., 2002, Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., California Univ of Pennsylvania; M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Mingus, Matthew S., 1998, Professor of Public Affairs and Administration
B.A., Denver; M.P.A., Victoria; Ph.D., Colorado (Denver)

Mingus, Tabitha, 1998, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Western Michigan; M.A., Central Michigan; Ph.D., Northern Colorado

Minnick, Lisa, 2004, Associate Professor of English
B.A., Florida; M.A., Ph.D., Georgia

Miron, Gary, 1997, Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology
B.S., Northern Michigan; D.S.S., Ph.D., Stockholm

Mirzeler, Mustafa, 2003, Professor of English
B.A., California State (San Bernardino); M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Moe, Angela, 2002, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Wisconsin (Eau Claire); M.S., Wisconsin (Milwaukee); Ph.D., Arizona State

Moncrief, Whitney, 2014, Associate Professor of Dance
B.A., Point Park; M.F.A., Goddard; Laban Movement Analysis Certification

Montefort-Sanchez, Javier, 2022, Master Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Bachelors and Masters, University of Guanajuato; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Montgomery, Edward B., 2017, President and Professor of Economics
B.S., Pennsylvania State; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard

Montilla, Patricia, 2000, Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago

Moon, Jongho, 2022, Faculty Specialist I, Human Performance and Health Education
B.A., M.A., Gwangju National University of Education; Ph.D., South Carolina

Moreno, Marie N., 2022, Faculty Specialist I, Business Information Systems
B.A., M.A., Michigan State; MBA, Western Michigan

Morris, Joseph R., 1984, Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Central State (Ohio); M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Moser, Christine, 2005, Professor of Economics
B.A., Missouri (Columbia); M.A., Ph.D., Cornell

Mousavi, Reza, 2016, Associate Professor of Business Information Systems
B.Sc., Isfahan; Masters, Sharif University of Technology; Ph.D., North Texas

Mu, Ting-Yu, 2018, Faculty Specialist II-Professional Specialist, Business Information Systems
M.S., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Muchmore, James, 1998, Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.S., M.Ed., Vanderbilt; Ph.D., Michigan

Mughazy, Mustafa, 2003, Professor of World Languages and Literatures (Arabic)
B.A., Alexandria (Egypt); M.A., Georgia State; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Mukherjee, Debasri, 2002, Professor of Economics
B.Sc., M.Sc., Calcutta; Ph.D., California (Riverside)

Mukhongo, Lynete Lusike, 2022, Assistant Professor, Communication
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Moi University

Mumuni, Alhassan, 2011, Professor of Marketing
B.Sc., University of Ghana; M.A., Ph.D., Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration

Nagle, Christopher C., 2001, Associate Professor of English and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A. Albright; M.A., Virginia; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

Naranjo, Joshua, 1989, Professor of Statistics
B.S., M.S., Philippines; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Nash, Ilana, 2003, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., M.A., California (Los Angeles); Ph.D., Bowling Green

Naugle, Amy E., 2000, Professor of Psychology
B.A. St. Thomas; Ph.D., Nevada (Reno)

Neill, Jon R., 1980, Professor of Economics
B.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Nelson, Regena Fails, 1994, Professor of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
B.S., Loyola (Chicago); Ph.D., Michigan

Newell, Stephen J., 2002, Associate Dean, Haworth College of Business and Professor of Marketing
B.B.A., Michigan State; M.B.A., Indiana; Ph.D., Florida State

Ngadjui, Olivia Theresa, 2021, Assistant Professor, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., Virginia Commonwealth; M.A., George Washington; Ph.D., Idaho State

Ngo, Duy, 2019, Assistant Professor of Statistics
B.A., California State (Fullerton); Ph.D., California (Irvine)

Nicolai, Dominic, 1995, Master Faculty Specialist, Aviation Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

Nielsen, Mary, 2021, Faculty Specialist II, Marketing
B.B.A., Michigan; M.A., Michigan State

Nissen, Thisbe, 2010, Professor of English
B.A., Oberlin; M.F.A., Iowa

Nofsinger, David, 2014, Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Goshen; M.F.A., Arizona

Nsair, Ivett, 2022, Assistant Professor of Management
B.Sc., M.B.A., McMaster; Ph.D., Wayne State

O’Reilly, Kelley, 2011, Chair and Professor of Marketing
B.S., M.B.A., Western Washington; Ph.D., Utah State

Ofori-Amoah, Benjamin, 2006, Chair and Professor of Geography, Environment, and Tourism
B.A., Ghana; M.Sc., KNUST (Ghana); M.A., Exeter (UK); Ph.D., Simon Fraser (Canada)

Oh, Jun-Seok, 2004, Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.Sc., M.Eng., Hanyang (Korea); Ph.D., California (Irvine)

Ohanna, Natalio, 2009, Professor of Spanish
B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Ph.D., McGill (Canada)

Olivaccé, Rhea, 2020, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Florida International; M.M., D.M.A., Michigan

Omilion-Hodges, Leah, 2011, Professor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Grand Valley State; Ph.D., Wayne State

Orbe, Mark P., 1997, Professor of Communication
B.S., Ohio; M.A., Connecticut; Ph.D., Ohio

Orlowska, Daria, 2019, Assistant Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Illinois (Chicago); M.S., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Ouyang, Ping, 2018, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., Beijing Agricultural University; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State

Owen, Ginger, 2003, Professor of Art
B.F.A., Central Florida; M.F.A., Louisiana State

Ozyurek, Abdullah Selim, 2021, Assistant Professor, Aviation Sciences
M.S., Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology

Padilla, Nicholas, 2019, Assistant Professor of Geography, Environment, and Tourism
B.A., St. Norbert College; M.S., Texas State (San Marcos); Ph.D., Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

Palmer, Timothy, 2000, Professor of Management
B.S.F., New Hampshire; M.B.A., Northern Arizona; Ph.D., Arizona State

Palmitessa, James R., 1997, Associate Professor of History
B.A., New York; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., New York

Palthe, Jennifer, 2000, Professor of Management
B.S., Cape Town; M.L.I.R., Ph.D., Michigan State

Pancella, Paul V., 1990, Professor of Physics
B.A., St. Louis; M.A., Ph.D., Rice

Park, Hyejoon, 2021, Associate Professor of Social Work
M.A., Seton Hall; Ed.M., Harvard; M.S.W., Michigan; Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Paschich, Kelsey, 2019, Assistant Professor of Dance
B.F.A., Point Park; M.F.A., New Mexico; Countertechnique® Certified Teacher

Pastrana-Pérez, Pablo, 2002, Chair and Associate Professor of Spanish
Diplomatura, U. de Valladolid; B.A., Western Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Pattison, Kelley H., 2014, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., Western Michigan; B.S.N., Nazareth; M.S.N., Grand Valley State; Ph.D., Michigan

Paul, David, 2017, Chair and Faculty Specialist II, Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Western Michigan

Paulius, Lisa, 1993, Professor of Physics
A.B., Chicago; M.S., Ph.D., California (San Diego)

Pavlik, Carolyn, 2004, Professor of Dance
B.A., Texas (Austin); M.F.A., Washington

Pekarovicova, Alexandra, 1999, Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
M.Sc., Ph.D., Slovak Technical

Pence, Sacha, 2020, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Northern Michigan; M.S., Northeastern; Ph.D., West Virginia

Penner, James, 2011, Chair and Associate Professor of Accountancy
B.S., M.A., Michigan State; Ph.D., Virginia Tech; C.P.A., Michigan

Pérez de la Cruz, Mariola, 1999, Master Faculty Specialist, Spanish
Licenciatura, Ph.D., Universidad de Alcalá (Spain)

Pérez-Villa, Ángela, 2019, Assistant Professor of History
M.A., Ph.D., Michigan

Perkins, Alisa M., 2013, Associate Professor of Comparative Religion
B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

Perryman-Clark, Staci, 2010, Director, Institute of Intercultural and Anthropological Studies; Professor of English and Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
B.A., Michigan; M.A., Eastern Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State

Petcovic, Heather L., 2004, Chair and Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences and Mallinson Institute for Science Education
B.A., Smith; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State (Corvallis)

Peterson, Gemarco J., 2022, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., Mississippi; M.S., Mississippi State; Ph.D., North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State

Peterson, Stephanie M, 2009, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Iowa

Petrovic, John S., 1996, Professor of Mathematics
B.A., M.S., Belgrade; Ph.D., Michigan

Piazza, Susan, 2005, Interim Chair; Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies and Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., B.Ed., Windsor; M.Ed., Ph.D., Wayne State

Pietras, Cynthia J., 2003, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Florida

Pimentel, Carlos, 2014, Associate Professor of  World Languages and Literatures (Japanese)
B.A., M.A., Massachusetts (Amherst); Ph.D., Ohio State

Pinkelman, Sarah, 2022, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Bowling Green State; M.S., North Texas; Ph.D., Oregon

Pitts, Brianne, 2021, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Ph.D., Wisconsin

Place, Troy R., 2003, Master Faculty Specialist, Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management and Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.A., M.A., Michigan State

Pleasants, Brandy Ann, 2008, Faculty Specialist II, Mallinson Institute for Science Education
M.S., Northern Michigan; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Poling, Alan, 1978, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Alderson-Broaddus College; M.A., West Virginia; Ph.D., Minnesota

Popkova, Anna, 2015, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., North Dakota; Specialist, Siberian State Aerospace University; M.A, Ph.D., Minnesota

Pozo, Susan, 1982, Professor of Economics
B.A., Barnard College; Ph.D., Michigan State

Propp, Kathleen, 1999, Professor of Communication
B.S., M.A., Mankato State; Ph.D., Iowa

Protacio, Maria Selena, 2012, Interim Chair and Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., University of the Philippines-Diliman; M.Ed., Nebraska (Lincoln); Ph.D., Michigan State

Qi, Dewei, 1995, Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
B.S., Light Industrial Institute of Beijing; M.S., Science and Technology of China; Ph.D., Waterloo

Rafacz, Sharlet, 2022, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Utah State; M.A., Ph.D., Nevada (Reno)

Ramrattan, Sam N., 1992, Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S., M.S., Wisconsin; Ph.D., Iowa State

Rantz, William, 1995, Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Rashid, Khandakar Mamunur, 2022, Assistant Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering
B.Sc., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; M.Sc., Missouri State; Ph.D., Oregon State

Rathbun, Andrew, 2012, Associate Professor of Music
B.A., Queen’s; M.A., New England Conservatory; D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music

Ratner, Carl, 2001, Professor of Music
B.M., Oberlin; M.A., Northeastern Illinois

Rawls, Glinda, 2007, Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., DePaul; M.E., Grand Valley State; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

Razi, Muhammad A., 2000, Chair and Professor of Business Information Systems
B.S., Bangladesh U. of Engineering and Technology; M.B.A., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth

Rea, Alan, 1997, Professor of Business Information Systems
B.A., Pennsylvania State; M.A., Youngstown State; M.S., Maryland (Baltimore County); Ph.D., Bowling Green

Redding, Adrienne A., 2018, Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer, English
B.A., M.A., Andrews; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Reeser, Linda C., 1981, Professor of Social Work
B.A., M.S.W., Temple; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr

Reeves, Donald M., 2016, Associate Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
B.S., Montana State; M.S., Montana (Missoula); Ph.D., Nevada (Reno)

Reichel, Lori, 2021. Assistant Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.A., M.A., State University of New York (Stony Brook); Ph.D., Texas A & M

Reinhart, Meredith, 2022, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D., Toledo

Reitano, Vincent, 2018, Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Administration
B.B.A., M.P.A., Villanova; Ph.D., North Carolina State

Remo, Amanda, 2020, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Accountancy
B.B.A., M.S.A., Grand Valley State; D.B.A., Wisconsin (Whitewater)

Rhodes, James, 2021, Faculty Specialist I - Lecturer, Computer Science
B.S., M.S., M.S., M.S., Western Michigan

Rice, Carter, 2018, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Concordia; M.M., Bowling Green; D.M.A., Ball State

Rice McCray, Veronica A., 2018, Faculty Specialist II, Business Information Systems
B.A., Bowling Green; M.A., M.B.A., Findlay

Richardson, Jennifer, 2015, Assistant Professor of Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
B.A., Quincy; M.A., DePaul; Ph.D., Loyola (Chicago)

Richter, David, 2004, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., St. Cloud; Ph.D., Minnesota

Riggs, Diane, 2014, Faculty Specialist II, Comparative Religion
M.A., Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)

Rigley, Katherine, 2020, Faculty Specialist II, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
B.S., M.A., Central Michigan

Rinna, Geraldine, 2017, Associate Professor, University Libraries
B.S., Phoenix (Tempe); M.L.I.S., Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

Ro, Kapseong, 2003, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S., M.S., Drexel; Ph.D., Maryland

Roberts, LaSonja, 2018, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.A., Loyola Marymount; M.A., UCLA; Ph.D., South Florida

Roberts, Tangela, 2018, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., St. John’s; M.S., Wisconsin (Madison); Ph.D., Massachusetts (Boston)

Roche-Dean, Maria, 2019, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., M.S., State University of New York Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Colorado (Denver)

Rodriguez, Jorge, 1996, Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S., Tecnologico de Monterrey-ITESM (Monterrey, Mexico); M.B.A., Rutgers; Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Rohr, Jaime, 2019, Faculty Specialist II-Clinical Specialist, Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing

Rojhani, Arezoo, 1996, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., Maine (Presque Isle); M.Sc., Ph.D., Nebraska (Lincoln)

Rose, Wendy, 1993, Professor of Music
B.M., Toronto; M.M., D.M.A., Michigan

Ross, Matthew, 2014, Assistant Professor of Finance and Commercial Law
B.S.E., Michigan; M.B.A., Drexel; Ph.D., Wayne State

Rossbach, Silvia, 1995, Professor of Biological Sciences
M.S., Münster (Germany); Ph.D., Cologne and Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding (Germany)

Roth, Edward, 2000, Professor of Music
B.M., Western Michigan; M.M., Colorado State; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Rouscher, Gail Y., 2008, Assistant Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.A.; M.A., Spring Arbor; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Rowe, Jill, 2014, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.S., Georgia State; M.P.H., Tulane; M.A., Wayne State; Ph.D., Michigan State

Rubin, Eli, 2004, Professor of History
B.A., Swarthmore; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)

Rudge, David W., 1999, Professor of Biological Sciences and Mallinson Institute for Science Education
B.S., Duke; M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Ruellot, Viviane, 2005, Associate Professor of World Languages and Literatures (French)
M.A., SUNY (Albany); Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Ryan, Michael J., 2000, Professor of Economics
B.A., St. Norbert; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana

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Sachs, Dianna, 2006, Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Hamilton; M.L.S., Rhode Island

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

Saini, Jagjit, S., 2009, Professor of Accountancy
B.S., MLS University (India); M.S., Devi Ahilya University (India); M.S., Mississippi; Ph.D., Oklahoma State

Saito, Rika, 2007, Professor of Japanese and Gender and Women’s Studies
B.A., M.A., Sezkei University; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Salam, Abdus, 2019, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
Ph.D., North Carolina

Samples, Robert, 2018, Faculty Specialist II-Professional Specialist, Marketing
B.B.A., Southern Illinois; M.B.A., Mississippi College

Santos, Alessander, 2018, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
P.T., State University of Londrina; M.Sc., Paulista State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Sauer, Eric M., 2001, Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.S., Michigan State; M.A., Ball State; Ph.D., Michigan State

Sawalha, Lina, 2014, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S. Jordan University of Science and Technology; B.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma

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

Scherger, Jonathan, 2018, Assistant Professor, University Libraries
M.L.I.S., Wayne State

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

Schmidt, Linda S., 2015, Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., M.S.W., Michigan; M.A., Saginaw Valley State; Ph.D., Michigan State

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

Schreiner, Amy, 2021, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Blindness and Low Vision Studies
B.A., M.A., M.A., Western Michigan

Schriever, Tiffany, 2019, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Environment and Sustainability
B.Sc., Winona State; M.Sc., Southeastern Louisiana; Ph.D., Toronto

Schroeter, Daniela C., 2015, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration
M.A., Friedrich Schiller; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Schulman, Jana, 2002, Professor of English
B.A., Barnard; B.lsl.Phil., University of Iceland; M.A., Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota

Schultz, Thomas, 2012, Associate Professor of Accountancy
B.B.A., Loyola (Chicago); M.A.S., Northern Illinois; Ph.D., Arizona State

Seiler, Ryan, 1999, Master Faculty Specialist, Aviation Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.B.A., Western Michigan

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

Shattuck, Cybelle, 2016, Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability and Comparative Religion
B.A., California (Santa Barbara); M.S., Ph.D., Michigan

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

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

Sherwood, Dee Ann, 2012, Associate Professor, Social Work
M.S.W., M.P.A., Grand Valley State; Ph.D., Michigan State

Shrestha, Bade, 2003, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
M.Sc., Ph.D., Calgary (Canada); P.Eng.

Shrivastava, Utkarsh, 2018, Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems
B.Tech., M.B.A., Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management; Ph.D., South Florida

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 Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.A., M.Ed., Ed.S., Louisville; Ed.D., Indiana

Simpson, Mary, 2016, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., M.S., Iowa State; Ed.D., Baylor

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

Sinclair, Gil, 1999, Master Faculty Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.Sc. Newcastle-upon-Tyne (U.K.); M.A., Western Michigan

Singh, Chitra, 2019, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., GNDU (India); M.A., NIFT (India); Ph.D., Oklahoma State

Singleterry, Lisa, 2015, Director and Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., Michigan State

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

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

Slayter, Megan, 2010, Professor of Dance
B.A., Western Michigan; M.F.A., Ohio State

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

Smith, Christopher, 2022, Faculty Specialist I-Professional Specialist, Social Work
B.A., Michigan State; M.S.W., M.P.A., Wayne State

Smith, Dawn M., 2018, Faculty Specialist II-Clinical Specialist, Nursing
B.S., M.S.N., Western Michigan

Smith, Jesse, 2013, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., Utah Valley; M.A., Colorado; Ph.D., Colorado (Boulder)

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

Smith-Ayers, Suzan F., 2004, Chair of Family and Consumer Sciences; Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Winthrop; M.S., Florida; Ph.D., South Carolina

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

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

Song, Jiahe, 2017, Assistant Professor Business Information Systems
B.A., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn

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

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

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

Srof, Brenda J., 2021, Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Goshen College; M.S.N., Oral Roberts; Ph.D., Loyola (Chicago)

St. Martin, Mark, 2007, Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
B.A., Alma College; M.A., West Virginia; Ph.D., Western Michigan

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

Steemers, Vivan I.P., 2008, Professor of World Languages and Literatures (French)
B.A., M.A., Radboud (The Netherlands); Ph.D., Michigan State

Steuer, Susan M.B., 2006, Professor, University Libraries
B.A., Missouri (Columbia); M.L.S., Indiana (Bloomington); Ph.D., Minnesota

Stitt, Wayne, 2022 Faculty Specialist II - Lecturer, Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.S., Indiana; M.A., Ph.D., Western Michigan

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

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

Strong, Anise K., 2011, Associate Professor of History
B.A., Yale; M.A., M. Phil; Ph.D., Columbia

Stull, Frederick, 2019, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., South Florida; Ph.D., Michigan

Suarez, Michelle A., 2011, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., M.O.T., Eastern; Ph.D., Western Michigan

Sultan, Mohamed I., 2004, Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
B.S., Aon Shams; M.S. Cairo; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis)

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

Sun, Yuanliang, 2009, Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Eastern Michigan; M.F.A., Michigan State

Swanson, Jacinda, 2004, Associate Professor of Political Science
B.E., Vanderbilt; M.A., Ph.D., Notre Dame

Swartz, Thomas E., 2000, Master Faculty Specialist, Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management; Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.A., Western Michigan; M.A., Kansas State (Pittsburg)

Swierenga, Marianne, 2018, Associate Professor of University Libraries
B.A., Hope; M.F.A., Western Michigan; M.L.I.S., Wayne State

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

Szabla, David, 2018, Interim Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
B.F.A., Wayne State; Ed.M., Boston; Ed.D., George Washington

Tabor, Nathan, 2017, Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Redlands; M.M., Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

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

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

Tarbox, Gwen, 1999, Professor of English
B.A., Michigan (Flint); M.A., London (U.K.); M.A., Ph.D., Purdue

Tarn, Mike, 1999, Associate Dean for International Programs in Asia, Haworth College of Business; Professor of Business Information Systems
B.S., National Taiwan Ocean; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth

Tasende, Mercedes, 1991, Professor of Spanish
B.A., University of Sevilla (Spain); Licenciada, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain); M.A., Nebraska; Ph.D. Colorado (Boulder)

Teichert, Laura, 2019, Assistant Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., M.Ed., University of Western Ontario; Ph.D., University of British Columbia

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

Terrel, Elizabeth, 2010, Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., San Diego State; M.F.A., Northern Illinois

The, Yu-Lien, 2017, Assistant Professor of Music
Artist Diploma, Hochschule fur Musik Detmold (Germany); M.M., Western Michigan; D.M.A., Michigan State

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

Thompson, Andrew, 2022, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
B.S., Clarion; Ph.D., George Washington

Thompson, Raymond, 2009, Dean, Aviation and Professor of Aviation Sciences
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Purdue

Thomsen, Kathryn, 2018, Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A., Western Michigan; M.F.A., California (Irvine)

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

Tierney, Katherine, 2020, Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)

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

Torano, Vince J., 1997, 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, Associate 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

Triplett, Kyle, 2019, Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., Southeast Missouri State; M.F.A., Ohio

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

Tripplett, Marian, 2015, Faculty Specialist II, Social Work
B.A., M.S.W., Western Michigan

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

Tuttle, Robert, 2021, Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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

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

Urdarevik, Slobodan, 2004, Master Faculty Specialist, Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems
B.S., M.S., Skopje (Macedonia)

Valdmanis, Vivian G., 2015, Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.A., Michigan State; M.P.P., Michigan; Ph.D., Vanderbilt

Vamos, Sandra, 2017, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
B.S., McMaster University; M.S., Canisius College; Ed.S., Ed.D., Sarasota

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

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

VanderPloeg, Cheryl, 2021, Faculty Specialist II - Clinical Specialist, Nursing
B.S.N., Goshen College; M.S.N., Bethel College

Vann, Robert, 1996, Professor of Spanish
B.A., M.A., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D., Texas (Austin)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voice, Peter, 2020, Faculty Specialist I-Lecturer, Geological and Environmental Sciences
B.S., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Virginia Tech

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

Voytsekhivska, Inna, 2017, Assistant Professor of Accountancy
B.A., DePauw; M.S., Indiana; Ph.D., Michigan State

Wadsworth, Pamela J., 2016, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Wayne State; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State

Wagle, Udaya, 2005, Director and 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 Marketing
B.S., Michigan State; M.E.A., George Washington; Ph.D., Michigan State

Wagner, Kathryn, 2009, Associate Professor of Theatre
B.F.A, DePaul; M.F.A., Rutgers

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

Wallace, Luchara, 2010, Director, Lewis Walker Institute for Race and Ethnic Relations; Associate Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., North Carolina (Chapel Hill); M.A., M.Ed., Loyola; Ph.D., Kansas

Walsh, Meagan, 2022, Assistant Professor of Special Education and Literacy Studies
B.A., Iowa; M.Ed., Nevada (Las Vegas); Ph.D., Vanderbilt

Wang, Chen, 2020, Assistant Professor of Management
B.B.A., Qingdao University; B.A., IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems; M.I.B., Ph.D., Florida International University

Wang, Xiaodan, 2011, Associate Professor of Management
B.A., International Business and Economics (Beijing, China); M.B.A., Ohio; Ph.D., Texas Tech

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

Wang, Yuan-Kang, 2008, Professor of Political Science
B.A. National Chengchi University; M.A., Johns Hopkins; Ph.D., Chicago

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

Ward, Yanyu, 2020, Faculty Specialist I, World Languages and Literatures
B.A., Sichuan Normal University; M.A., Wayne State

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

Weathers, Kelly S., 2011, Faculty Specialist II, Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., M.A., Western Michigan

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

Webb, Daren, 2017, Faculty Specialist I-Clinical Specialist I, Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Health Sciences (Chicago Med); M.A., Western Michigan; D.P.T., Oakland

Weideman, Carol A., 2003, Master Faculty Specialist, Human Performance and Health Education
B.S., Grand Valley State; M.Ed., Ph.D., Toledo

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

Weir, Rodney, 2018, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Michigan; M.P.T., Northwestern; D.P.T., Alabama State; D.H.S., Midwestern

Weitzel, John E., 2001, Master Faculty Specialist and Lecturer, Marketing
B.A., Kent State; M.B.A., Washington

Weller, Bridget, 2017, Professor of Social Work
B.A., M.S.W., Michigan; Ph.D., North Carolina

Wells, Lee, 2015, Associate Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management
B.S., M.S., Michigan Technological; Ph.D., Virginia Tech

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

White, Bob E., 1973, Professor of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Management
B.S., M.S., Western Michigan; Ph.D., Iowa State; P.E.

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

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

Whittles, Jim, 2001, Master Faculty Specialist, Aviation Specialist, Aviation Sciences
B.S., Indiana State; M.A., Western Michigan

Wiebold, Jennipher L., 1999, Associate Professor 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

Williams, Zachary, 2018, Professor of Marketing
B.S.B.A., Central Michigan; M.B.A., Michigan; Ph.D., Mississippi State

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, Jessica, 2020, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
B.S., Western Michigan; M.S.H.S., PA-C, George Washington

Wilson, Patrick, 2018, Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus; M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute

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

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

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

Wittenberg, Kelly, 2014, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., Nevada (Reno); M.F.A., Syracuse

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

Wu, Qingliu, 2017, Associate Professor of Chemical and Paper Engineering
Ph.D., Kentucky

Xiang, Li, 2018, Faculty Specialist II-Lecturer, World Languages and Literatures
B.A., Yangzhou University (China); M.A., Suzhou University (China); Ed.D., Portland State

Xie, Hu, 2017, Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.A., Shanghai Jio Tong University; M.B.A., Wisconsin (Madison); M.S., Ph.D., Oregon

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

Yaman, Devrim, 2000, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Haworth College of Business; 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, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Tourism
B.S., M.S., Yunnan (China); Ph.D. Waterloo (Canada)

Yang, Shu, 2017, Assistant Professor of World Languages and Literatures (Chinese)
B.A., M.A., Beijing Normal University; Ph.D., Oregon

Yelick, Anna, 2021, Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., Michigan; M.S.W., Wayne State; Ph.D., Florida State

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

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

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

Zárate-Sández, German, 2015, Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad Nacional de San Juan; M.S., Scranton; M.S., Ph.D., Georgetown

Zhang, Jiabei, 1997, Professor of Human Performance and Health Education
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

Zhang, Ya, 2017, Assistant Professor of Education Leadership, Research and Technology
B.S., M.A., East China Normal University; M.A., Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Zhang, Yingying, 2022, Assistant Professor of Statistics
B.S., Nanchang University; M.S., Stonybrook; Ph.D., Alabama

Zhu, Laiyin, 2015, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Tourism
B.S., Nanjing Forestry University (China); M.S., Beijing Normal University (China); Ph.D., Texas A&M

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

Zolp, Andrew, 2018, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant
M.S.M., PA-C, Western Michigan

Zondag, Marcellis M., 2012, Associate Professor of Marketing
J.D., Erasmus University Rotterdam; M.A., Ph.D., Tennessee

Zwanka, Russell J., 2020, Associate Professor of Marketing
B.S., South Carolina; M.S., Southern Wesleyan; D.B.A., International School of Management-Paris