Faculty Profiles

  • Wendy St. Jean

    November 25, 2019

    Get to Know Dr. St. Jean

    If a student is ever looking for a history class that offers a truly unique experience, they should look no further than a class with PNW’s Dr. Wendy St. Jean.

  • PNW lecturer Robert Parker poses with his book at a book signing.

    November 25, 2019

    LTL Robert Parker is Working Hard

    As many of our instructors will tell you, writing a book is no easy task. And no one can give you a better idea of what it is like to go through this process than Robert Parker, a limited-term lecturer teaching for the Department of History & Philosophy.

  • saul lerner

    November 20, 2019

    Get to Know Saul Lerner

    Dr. Saul Lerner has been a faculty member for us since 1967. For those familiar with the Department of History & Philosophy, they surely know of Dr. Lerner and the role he has played in the department’s creation and evolution throughout the years.

  • Grethe Hystad, Ph.D.

    November 5, 2019

    Analyzing the Story of Earth

    Professor Hystad’s research focuses on solving statistical problems in the new and emerging fields of mineral evolution and mineral ecology.

  • Meden Isaac-Lam

    June 5, 2019

    On The Path To A Cure

    Professor Isaac-Lam’s research interest is medicinal chemistry that covers synthesis of therapeutics, brain imaging and mouse models for neurodegenerative diseases.

  • Shuhui Grace Yang

    June 5, 2019

    Secure Wireless Communication

    Professor Yang’s research interests include wireless communication, mobile computing, parallel and distributed systems, wireless security and privacy, cloud and green computing, and social network applications.

  • Kenny Kincaid

    April 9, 2019

    Get to Know Dr. Kincaid

    Dr. Kincaid is an expert in Latin American history specializing in indigenous and environmental history of South American countries, and is an advocate of travel and studying abroad.

  • Deepa Majumdar

    March 20, 2019

    Get to Know Deepa Majumdar

    Dr. Majumdar is a committed instructor and feels that teaching philosophy is a privilege. As she says, “I would say what’s rewarding are not just the students in the classroom but also my subject, which is philosophy.

  • Michelle Spaulding

    January 24, 2019

    Untangling the Mammal Family Tree

    Professor Spaulding’s specialty is mammalian paleontology – this makes her an expert in several major fields of biology; evolution, systematics, and vertebrate anatomy.

  • Alain Togbe

    January 23, 2019

    Equation for Success

    Professor Togbe received a BS from National University of Benin, an MS (in Differential Geometry) from University of Abidjan, an MS and Ph.D. (in Algebraic Number Theory) from University Laval (Canada).