Faculty and Staff

Richard Sévère, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Kristin Novotny, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Michael R. Lynn, Ph.D.

Associate Dean | Interim Department Chair, English and World Languages | Director, Concurrent Enrollment Programs

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Assistant to the Dean, College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences

Devin Pritchard

Administrative Assistant, College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

David P. Nalbone, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Behavioral Sciences

Christina Nevill

Administrative Assistant, Graduate Programs and Services

Betsy Wojcinski

Administrative Assistant, Behavioral Sciences

Victoria Rice

Academic and Student Success Advisor

Brittney Autry, DSW, LCSW

Assistant Professor, Social Work

Christopher K. Belous, Ph.D.

Director of Couple & Family Therapy Graduate Programs and Services

Shreya Bhandari, Ph.D., LISW

Professor of Social Work | MSW Director

Josh Boe, PhD, LMFT

Assistant Professor, Couple & Family Therapy

Anne B. Edwards, Ph.D., CFLE

Professor, Human Development & Family Science

Matthew Greife

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Mialauni T. Griggs-Holke, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Couple and Family Therapy

Omeed S. Ilchi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Hubert Izienicki, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sociology

Nicky Ali Jackson, Ph.D.

Professor of Criminal Justice | Executive Director, Center for Justice and Exoneration Network

Lee Michael Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor of Criminal Justice | Director, Institute for Social and Policy Research

Alessandra Lembo

Visiting Instructor of Sociology

Chun Liu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Social Work

I-Hsuan Lin, Ph.D., MSW, MBA

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Robin Miller, M.S.W.

Director of Practicum Education and Clinical Assistant Professor

Josephine (Jozie) Nummi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Patricia Rodda, M.Ed

Lecturer, Human Development and Family Science

Christabel L. Rogalin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sociology

Nicole Rousseau

Visiting Faculty (Sociology)

Pamela Saylor, M.S.W.

Clinical Assistant Professor | BASW Director

Catherine M. Gillotti, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Communication & Creative Arts

Braedon Hofmann

Administrative Assistant

Myra Crawford

Academic and Student Success Advisor

Lee Artz, Ph.D.

Professor, Media Studies

Tyler Lennox Bush, M.A., MFA

Lecturer of Communication and Creative Arts

Frank Geiser

Assistant Professor of Practice in Visual Communication and Design

Jake Giles

Broadcast Studio Manager, Communication and Creative Arts

Toqa Hassan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Digital Media

Austin D. Hestdalen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication

Erin Okamoto Protsman, M.A.

Continuing Lecturer, Communication and Creative Arts

Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Communication

Rhon Teruelle, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Social Media

Dan S. Wilbur, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Communication

Yu Ouyang, Ph.D.

Interim Department Chair, History, Philosophy, Political Science and Economics | Professor of Political Science

Cheryl Lutgen

Administrative Assistant

Janet Navarro

Academic and Student Success Advisor

Heather Augustyn, M.A.

Assistant Professor of Practice in Writing

Geoffrey Ridley Barrow, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

José Castro-Urioste, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

Mita Choudhury, Ph.D.

Professor of English

Jesse S. Cohn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English

Drue Denmon, M.F.A.

Visiting Instructor

Brandy Dieterle, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of English - Professional Writing

Mohammed Errihani, Ph.D.

Professor of Linguistics and English

Connie Farrell, M.S.

Continuing Lecturer, Department of English and World Languages (EWL)

Colin Fewer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, English

Amy Howard, M.A.

Visiting Instructor

Assen Kokalov, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish | Program Coordinator, World Languages

Kathaleen M. Levenda-Smith, M.Ed.

Visiting Instructor of English

Jin Lu, Ph.D.

Professor of French

Michael R. Lynn, Ph.D.

Associate Dean | Interim Department Chair, English and World Languages | Director, Concurrent Enrollment Programs

Mark Mabrito, Ph.D.

Professor of English | Program Coordinator, English | Faculty Fellow, Center for Faculty Excellence

Sarah MacDonald, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Colette Morrow, Ph.D.

Professor of English

Justin Ness, Ph.D.

Continuing Lecturer

Matthew Praxmarer, MA, MFA

Continuing Lecturer

Herlinda Ramírez-Barradas, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish

Lily Schaffer

Visiting Instructor

Cindy Torres

Continuing Lecturer

Steffanie Triller, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Practice | Director of the PNW Writing Center

Sarah E. White, M.F.A.

Director of First-Year Writing | Assistant Professor of Practice

Yu Ouyang, Ph.D.

Interim Department Chair, History, Philosophy, Political Science and Economics | Professor of Political Science

Joseph T. Cochran, Ph.D.

Visiting Instructor of History

Frank J. Colucci, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science

Mary Beth Fraser Connolly, Ph.D.

Continuing Lecturer in History

Michael J. Connolly, Ph.D.

Professor of History

Janusz Duzinkiewicz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History

Michael Hensley

Lecturer of Economics

James Hysell, M.A.

Continuing Lecturer, History

Kyle Ivy, D.Min.

Coordinator of Faculty Liaisons

Kenneth Ralph Kincaid, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History

Hoon Lee

Continuing Lecturer of Philosophy

Michael R. Lynn, Ph.D.

Associate Dean | Interim Department Chair, English and World Languages | Director, Concurrent Enrollment Programs

Amlan Mitra, Ph.D.

Professor of Business Economics

Erica Nichols

Lecturer of Philosophy

Meg Bergin Rincker, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science

Richard Rupp

Associate Professor of Political Science

Avik Sanyal

Lecturer of Economics

Wendy St. Jean, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History

Kathleen A. Tobin, Ph.D.

Professor of History

Samuel Zinaich, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Gisele Casanova, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Psychology | Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Carly L. Baetz, JD, Ph.D.

Interim Director of Clinical Training for the Psychology Graduate Programs

JoEllen Sanders

Administrative Assistant, Psychology

Martha Jackson

Lead Academic and Student Success Advisor

Heather Utterback

Academic and Student Success Advisor

Emily Brooks, M.S.

Lecturer of Psychology

Kimberly L. Brunt, Ph.D., H.S.P.P.

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology

Cheryl W. DeLeon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Robert Hallock, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Shelby Hunter

Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology - Neuropsychology

Alicia M. January, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Heather Perkins, Ph.D.

Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology - Quantitative

John Michael Spores, Ph.D., J.D.

Professor of Psychology

David Pratt, Ph.D.

Director, School of Education and Counseling

Shelly Kolopanis

Administrative Assistant, School of Education and Counseling

Heather DeNormandie

Academic and Student Success Advisor

Jelena Byers

Visiting Instructor of Education

Oliver Camacho, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Counselor Education

Emily Hixon, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Center for Faculty Excellence

Jessica T. Ivy, Ph.D.

Thomas Ray Crowel Endowed Professor of STEM Education

Patrick Keegan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Education | Program Coordinator, Education

Terry Kolopanis

Visiting Instructor of Education

Joseph Passi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Special Education

Grace Pigozzi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Literacy

Suzanne Pfeiffer, M. Ed.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Vanessa Qualls

Visiting Instructor of Counselor Education

Danielle Starks, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Education

Melanie M Walski, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Literacy

Katie Bowers

Coordinator of Academics and Accreditation

Kyle Ivy, D.Min.

Coordinator of Faculty Liaisons

Rachel Meyers

Coordinator of Students and School Partnerships

Sheila Stephenson

Assessment Coordinator

Dennis H. Barbour

Associate Professor Emeritus of English

Joseph C. Bigott, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, History

Karen Bishop-Morris, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, English

Derek Bjonback

Professor Emeritus of Economics & Finance

Jane Campbell

Professor Emeritus, English

Ralph Cherry, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Sociology

Ronald Corthell

Dean Emeritus

David Detmer, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Philosophy

Marisa García-Verdugo, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Spanish

Paul Hecht, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, English

Jerry G. Holt

Professor Emeritus of English

Neil Nemeth, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Communication

Mary Beth O’Connor, M.A.

Professor Emeritus, Communication

Jane Rose

Professor Emerita of English

Geoff Schultz, Ed.D.

Professor Emeritus, Education

Kim Scipes, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Sociology

Alan Jay Spector, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Sociology

LaVada Taylor, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Education