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Faculty


Faculty Recognitions

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EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

Begun in 1988, the Educator of the Year is a student-run recognition of the achievements of outstanding educators at Truman. Students nominate professors who demonstrate superior success in the classroom. The selection process is involved and includes visits to the nominees’ classrooms, review of student surveys, and thorough review of the professors’ application materials

2022-2023 Bill Miller, Chemistry
2020-2021 Wendy Miner, Education
2019-2020 Joseph Benevento, English
2018-2019 David Gillette, Economics
2017-2018 Chad Mohler, Philosophy and Religion
2016-2017 Anton Daughters, Society and Environment
2015-2016 Alex Tetlak, Classical and Modern Languages
2014-2015 Don Krause, Communication
2013-2014 Jeremy Byers, Military Science
2012-2013 Brent Buckner, Biology
2011-2012 Warren Gooch, Music
2010-2011 Chad Montgomery, Biology
2009-2010 James Cianciola, Communication
2008-2009 Alanna Preussner, English
2007-2008 James Guffey, Mathematics
2006-2007: Pam Gardner, Nursing
2005-2006: Marie Orton, Italian
2004-2005: Lynn Rose, History
2003-2004: Jon Beck, Computer Science
2001-2002: Julia DeLancey, Art
2000-2001: Ken Hahn, Physics
1999-2000: Anthony Vazzana, Mathematics
1998-1999: Randy Hagerty, Political Science
1997-1998: Anne Moody, Chemistry
1996-1997: Paul Crabb, Music
1995-1996: Yinfa Ma, Chemistry
1994-1995: Lynn Harter, Communication
1993-1994: Patricia Burton, Philosophy & Religion
1992-1993: Cole Woodcox, English
1991-1992: Candy Young, Political Science
1990-1991: William Cummins, Spanish
1989-1990: Chandler Monroe, Communication
1988-1989: Dean Van Galen, Chemistry

WILLIAM O’DONNELL LEE ADVISING AWARD

Dr. Jeanne Stephens Lee Blackmar established the William O’Donnell Lee Advising Award in honor of her late husband, who was president of the University’s Board of Governors during the 1970s. Two academic advisors are selected annually for the Award, which includes a $1,000 development fund stipend to be used for travel to advising conferences or institutes, research materials and other relevant items. The Lee Advising Award pays tribute to excellent advisors and demonstrates how important academic advising is at Truman.

2019-2020   Brian Ott, Sociology; Elizabeth Wiles, Justice Systems
2018-2019   Bill Miller, Chemistry; Priscilla Riggle, English and Linguistics
2017-2018   Nancy Daley-Moore, Health and Exercise Science; Barbara K. Kramer, Chemistry
2016-2017   Jana Arabas, Health and Exercise Science
2015-2016   Jesse Krebs, Music; Pamela Melvin, Nursing
2014-2015   Jennifer Hurst, Health and Exercise Science; Michael Rudy, Political Science
2013-2014   Paula Cochran, Communication Disorders; David Gillette, Economics; Michael Bird, Exercise Science
2012-2013   Elisabeth Hooper, Biology; Donald Krause, Communication
2010-2011   Jennifer Jesse, Philosophy and Religious Studies; Timothy Walston, Biology
2009-2010   Debra Kerby, Accounting; Wendy Miner, Education
2008-2009   Barbara Price, English Education; Janice Young, Health Science
2007-2008:   Roberta Donahue, Health Science; Dana Smith, Theatre
2006-2007:   Carolyn Cox, Health Science; José Herrera, Biology; Liz Hopkins-Jorn, Health and Exercise Sciences
2005-2006:   Amber Johnson, Anthropology; Michael Seipel, Agricultural Science
2004-2005:   Randall Smith, Music; Kay Clapp, Education
2003-2004:   Alanna Preussner, English; Sylvia Ojukutu-Macauley, History
2002-2003:   Pete Kelly, Special Education; Janet Gooch, Communication Disorders
2001-2002:   Diane Janick-Buckner, Biology; Kevin Minch, Communication
2000-2001:   Brent Buckner, Biology; Donna Rhinesmith, Education
1999-2000:   Mary Shapiro, Linguistics; Karon Speckman, Communication
1998-1999:   John Ishiyama, Political Science; Joan Mather, Theatre
1997-1998:   Judi Misale, Psychology; Marianna Giovannini, Academic Planning Services; Sharon McGahan, Nursing; Sarah Delaware, Nursing
1996-1997:   Mark Weidner, Academic Planning Services; Christopher Gregory, English
1995-1996:   Emmanuel Nnadozie, Economics; Michael Tannenbaum, Biology
1994-1995:   Patricia Burton, Philosophy & Religion; Lin Twining, Biology
1993-1994:   Dana Delaware, Chemistry; Garry Gordon, Art
1992-1993:   Maria Di Stefano, Physics; Elsie Gaber, Academic Planning Services

THE FACULTY

The date in parentheses indicates the initial year of employment at Truman.

*Indicates a member of the graduate faculty.

Accounting

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Michael V. Barnes, Jr., CPA
Associate Professor of Accounting* (2015)
BS, University of Oklahoma; MAc, University of Oklahoma; PhD, Oklahoma State University.

Isaac Ison
Associate Professor of Accounting* (2015)
BS, Dixie State University; MBA, Southern Utah University; PhD, Jackson State University.

Stacey R. Kaden, CPA
Accounting Department Chair; Associate Professor of Accounting* (2014)
BS, MAc, Truman State University; PhD, University of Arkansas.

Kathy Otero
Associate Professor of Accounting* (2012)
BA, MAc, PhD, University of Texas at El Paso.

Trevor Shonhiwa
Associate Professor of Accounting (2016)
BS, MPA, PhD, University of Nebraska.

Agricultural Science

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Jessica Colpoys
Associate Professor of Agricultural Science (2016)
BS, PhD, Iowa State University.

Emily Costello
Lecturer in Agricultural Science; Equestrian Show Team Coach (2007)
BS, Truman State University.

Andrew (Bob) Johnson
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Science (2020)
BS, University of Missouri, Columbia; MS, PhD, University of California-Davis.

Michael Seipel
Agricultural Science Department Chair; Professor of Agriculture (1998)
BS, PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia.

Kelly Walter
Associate Professor of Agricultural Science (2012)
BS, University of Georgia; MS, PhD, Texas A&M University.

Art

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Laura Bigger
Associate Professor of Art (2016)
BA, Colorado College; MFA, University of Minnesota.

Heidi Cook
Associate Professor of Art/Gallery Director (2015)
BA, Truman State University; MA, PhD, University of Pittsburg.

Matthew Derezinski
Professor of Art (2007)
BFA, MFA, Kansas State University.

Lindsey Dunnagan
Associate Professor of Art (2016)
BED Architecture, Texas A&M University; MA, MFA, Texas Women’s University.

Aaron Fine
Art Department Chair; Professor of Art (1999)
BFA, Ohio University; MFA, The Claremont Graduate University.

Priya S. Kambli
Professor of Art (2000)
BFA, University of Louisiana; MFA, University of Houston.

Aaron Neeley
Associate Professor of Art (2016)
BA, Graceland University; MFA, Miami International University of Art & Design.

Russell Nelson
Professor of Art (1998)
BFA, Fort Hays State University; MFA, Kansas State University.

Sara E. Orel
Professor of Art (1991)
AB, Bryn Mawr College; MA, PhD, University of Toronto.

Danielle Yakle
Assistant Professor of Art (2014)
BFA, Truman State University; MFA, University of Kansas.

Biology

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Bharathi Aravamudan
Assistant Professor of Biology (2018)
BS, University of Madras; MS, Banaras Hindu University; PhD, University of Utah.

Brett Berke
Associate Professor of Biology* (2015)
BS, University of Illinois; PhD, University of Iowa.

Sarah Berke
Assistant Professor of Biology* (2015)
BA, Augustana College; PhD, University of Iowa.

Laura Fielden-Rechav
Professor of Biology (1999)
BSc (Honors), Rhodes University (S. Africa); PhD, University of Natal (S. Africa).

Stephanie Foré
Professor of Biology* (1996)
BS, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College; MS, North Carolina State University; PhD, Miami University, (Ohio).

Elisabeth Hooper
Professor of Biology (1995)
BA, University of Vermont; MS, University of Reading (England); PhD, University of Kansas.

Joanna Hubbard
Assistant Professor of Biology* (2016)
BS, University of Arizona; MS, College of William and Mary; PhD, University of Colorado Boulder.

Stephen P. Hudman
Biology Department Chair; Professor of Biology* (2008)
BS, West Virginia University; MS, Georgia Southern University; PhD, University of Vermont.

John Zhong Ma
Professor of Biology (2005)
BS, Nanjing Agricultural University; MS, University of Hawaii; PhD, The Pennsylvania State University.

Stephanie Maiden
Associate Professor of Biology* (2015)
BS, Missouri University of Science and Technology; PhD, University of Wisconsin.

Hajeewaka Mendis
Assistant Professor of Biology (2021)
BS, University of Colombo; PhD, Florida State University.

Jeanne Mitchell
Instructor in Biology (1992)
BS, MS, Northeast Missouri State University.

Chad Montgomery
Professor of Biology* (2007)
BS, Northeast Missouri State University; MA, University of Northern Colorado; PhD, University of Arkansas.

Daniella Ostrowski
Assistant Professor of Biology (2016)
BS, MS, PhD, Georg-August University of Güttingen.

Enrique M. Pareja
Associate Professor of STEM Education* (2015)
BS, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru; MA, University of Bath, United Kingdom; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Joyce Patrick
Assistant Professor of Biology* (2015)
BS, Shawnee State University; PhD, Indiana University.

Drew Sieg
Assistant Professor of Biology (2019)
BS, University of Richmond; PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Timothy Walston
Dean, School of Science and Mathematics, Professor of Biology* (2006)
BA, Taylor University; MS, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Anton Weisstein
Professor of Biology* (2004)
BA, PhD, Washington University.

Business Administration

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Charles Boughton
Instructor in Business Administration (2004)
BS, MA, University of Colorado; MS, Northeast Missouri State University.

Musa Demirtas
Assistant Professor of Business Administration (2019)
BS, Sakara University; MS, Colorado State University; ABD, Western New England University.

Albert Lee
Assistant Professor of Business Administration (2021)
BA, University of Rochester; MS, John Hopkins University; PhD, University of Buffalo.

Jie Li
Assistant Professor of Business Administration (2021)
BA, MA, University of International Business and Economics; PhD, Michigan State University; MBA, International Technological University.

Akhilesh Ojha
Assistant Professor of Business Administration (2019)
BE/MBA, Panjab University; MS, ABD Missouri University of S&T.

Yung-Hwal Park
Business Administration Department Chair; Associate Professor of Business Administration* (2013)
BA, Yonsei University; MBA, KDI School of Public Policy & Management; PhD, St. Louis University.

Rashmi Prasad
Dean of the School of Business; Professor of Business Administration (2020)
BA, University of Michigan; MBA, University of Illinois; PhD, University of Kentucky.

Steven R. Smith
Professor of Business Administration (1986)
BA, Eastern Illinois University; JD, University of Texas-Austin; Graduate Study, Southern Illinois University, Auburn University.

Scott Templeton
Assistant Professor of Business Administration (2019)
BBA, Iowa State University; JD, University of Missouri.

Lin Zhang
Professor of Business Administration (2005)
BA, BS, Dalian University of Technology; MS, University of Bath; PhD, Mississippi State University.

Chemistry

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Kenneth N. Carter
Professor of Chemistry* (1987)
BS, King College; MS, PhD, Vanderbilt University.

John Grutsch
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2021)
BS, MS, PhD, Purdue University.

Timothy Humphry
Associate Professor of Chemistry* (2011)
BS, Southern Oregon University; PhD, Utah State University.

Andrew Kauffmann
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2018)
BS, Canisius College; MS, PhD, University of Rochester.

Barbara Kramer
Professor of Chemistry (2002)
BA, Oberlin College; PhD, Emory University.

Brian Lamp
Chemistry Department Chair; Professor of Chemistry* (1997)
BA, Augustana College; PhD, Iowa State University.

James McCormick
Associate Professor of Chemistry (1999)
BS, Saint Lawrence University; PhD, Stanford University; NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley; Humboldt Fellow, Ruhr Universität, Bochum, Germany.

Bill Miller
Associate Professor of Chemistry* (2015)
BS, Truman State University; PhD, University of Florida.

Anne E. Moody
Professor of Chemistry* (1990)
BS, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; PhD, Colorado State University; Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teaching-Research Post-Doctoral Fellow, Davidson College.

John G. O’Brien
Professor of Chemistry (1997)
BS, Northwest Missouri State University; PhD, University of Kansas.

Justine R. Olson
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2020)
BS, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; PhD, University of Iowa.

Peter Ramberg
Professor of History of Science (2001)
BS, University of Minnesota; MA, MS, PhD, Indiana University.

Stuart Winikoff
Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2018)
BA, MS, PhD, University of Minnesota.

Classical and Modern Languages

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Carlo Annelli
Assistant Professor of Italian (2017)
BA, Indiana University; MA, Middlebury College; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sana Camara
Professor of French (1989)
BA, University of Dakar, Senegal; MA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; PhD, Ohio State University.

José Carreno-Medina
Associate Professor of Spanish* (2013)
BA, Universidad Internacional, Mexico; MA, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

John Davis
Associate Professor of German (2015)
BA, MA, PhD, University of Wisconsin.

Stacy Davis
Associate Professor of Spanish* (2016)
BA, Hollins University; MA, University of Richmond; PhD, Washington University.

Danion Doman
Classical and Modern Languages and English and Linguistics Department Chair; Professor of Spanish* (2000)
BA, Brigham Young University; MA, University of Kansas; PhD, University of Colorado-Boulder.

Sergio Escobar Osorio
Professor of Spanish (2008)
BA, Universidad del Valle; MA, City College of the City University of New York; PhD, University of Michigan.

James Hammerstrand
Instructor of Spanish (2009)
BA, Olivet Nazarene University; MA, Purdue University; ABD, University of Illinois

Masahiro Hara
Professor of Japanese (1999)
BA, Seikei University; MA, University of Houston; PhD, Michigan State University.

Ernst Hintz
Professor of German (2004)
BA, Fordham University; MA, Ruprecht-Karl Universität; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Erin Joyce
Assistant Professor of French and Second Language Acquisition (2021)
BA, University of Richmond; MA, PhD, Pennsylvania State, University Park.

Ronald K. Manning
Assistant Professor of French; Director of the Edwin C. Carpenter Language Learning Center (1991)
BS, Idaho State University; ABD, Louisiana State University; Graduate Study, University of Marseille.

Betty L. McLane-Iles
Professor of French (1982)
BA, MA, University of Arizona; PhD, University of Illinois.

Amy Norgard
Associate Professor of Classics (2015)
BA, Marquette University; MA, PhD, University of Illinois.

Benjamin Ogden
Assistant Professor of Spanish; Coordinator of Computing Support (1992)
BA, MA, Brigham Young University; ABD, Vanderbilt University.

Oscar Sendon
Associate Professor of Spanish (2015)
BA, MA, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Alex Tetlak
Instructor in Classics (1999)
BA, Kenyon College; MA, Ohio State University.

Bridget Thomas
Director of Interdisciplinary Studies; Professor of Classics (1998)
BA, Grinnell College; MA, PhD, Ohio State University.

Matthew Tornatore
Professor of Foreign Languages (1994)
BA, MA, PhD, State University of New York at Albany.

Shinya Uchida
Instructor of Japanese (2009)
BA, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies; MA, Portland State University.

Zhijun (David) Wen
Assistant Professor of Chinese (2019)
Ba, Chengde Normal College for Nationalities; MA, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; PhD, University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

Communication

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James Cianciola
Professor of Communication (2005)
BA, St. John Fisher College; MA, SUNY-Brockport; PhD, Duquesne University.

Elizabeth Clark
Dean, School of Social and Cultural Studies; Professor of Communication* (2001)
BS, MA, Truman State University; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Benjamin Davis
Assistant Director of Forensics; Instructor in Communication (2021)
BA, North Central College; MA, Northern Illinois University.

Michelle Kleine
Associate Professor of Communication (2000)
BA, Truman State University; MA, Western Illinois University; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Andrew Klyukovski
Professor of Communication (2000)
BA, University of Minnesota-Duluth; MA, University of Wisconsin-Superior; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Donald Krause
Professor of Communication (2007)
BA, Western Illinois University; MA, Ball State University.

Amanda Medlock-Klyukovski
Associate Professor of Communication (2002)
BA, Angelo State University; MA, Southwest Texas State; PhD, University of Missouri.

Kevin Minch
Associate Provost; Professor of Communication* (1999)
BA, MA, Wayne State University; PhD, University of Kansas.

David Price
Associate Professor of Communication (2014)
BA, MA, Idaho State University; PhD, University of Utah.

John W. Self
Communication Department Chair; Professor of Communication (2005)
BA, Truman State University; MS, Texas Christian University; PhD, University of Kansas.

Communication Disorders

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Kelsey Aurand de Razo
Clinical Instructor in Communication Disorders* (2015)
BS, Truman State University; MA, Truman State University.

Julia Edgar
Associate Professor of Communication Disorders* (2012)
BA, Valparaiso University; MA University of Kansas; PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Post-Doctoral Study, National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders.

Ilene Elmlinger
Professor of Communication Disorders* (2007)
BA, Hofstra University; MA, University of Pittsburgh; AuD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry.

Sheila J. Garlock
Assistant Professor of Communication Disorders* (1995)
BSE, Northeast Missouri State University; MA, Northeast Missouri State University.

Patricia Hanson
Clinical Instructor in Communication Disorders* (2008)
BA, MA, Northeast Missouri State University.

Melissa Passe
Director of Clinical Services, Speech and Hearing Clinic* (1992)
BS, MA, Northeast Missouri State University.

Andrea Richards
Clinical Instructor in Communication Disorders* (2004)
BA, Truman State University; M.Ed., Northeastern State University.

Amy Teten
Communication Disorders Department Chair; Associate Professor of Communication Disorders* (2016)
BA, Florida State University; PhD, University of South Alabama.

Computer Science

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Ruthie Dare-Halma
Professor of Computer Science (1984)
BS, BSE, Northeast Missouri State University; MS, PhD, University of Missouri-Rolla.

Alan Garvey
Computer Science Department Chair; Professor of Computer Science* (1997)
BS, Pacific Lutheran University; MS, Stanford University; PhD, University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Abu (Kafi) Rahman
Assistant Professor of Computer Science (2019)
BS, Khulna University; M.Sc., Ottawa-Carleton Institute for CS; PhD, University of Ottawa.

Counseling                                          

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Maria Leggett
Associate Professor of Counseling (2021)
BS, Texas Southern University; MS, PhD, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Karl Witt
Counseling Program Chair; Associate Professor of Counseling * (2020)
BA, Texas A&M University; MS, PhD, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Economics

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Xiaofen Chen
Professor of Economics (2001)
BA, Peking University; MA, PhD, Virginia Tech.

David H. Gillette
Professor of Economics (1990)
BS, Idaho State University; PhD, Washington State University.

John McNeill
Assistant Professor of Economics (2021)
BA, University of Notre Dame; MA, Brown University; PhD, University of Notre Dame.

Terry L. Olson
Economics Department Chair; Professor of Economics (1990)
BS, BA, University of Minnesota; MS, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Education

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Jeanne M. Harding
Director of Institute of Academic Outreach and Graduate Education; Instructor in Education* (2014)
BS, MAE, Truman State University.

John Jones
Associate Professor of Education* (2013)
AB, Georgetown University; MA, The George Washington University; PhD, Pennsylvania State University.

Julie Lochbaum
Professor of Education* (2003)
BA, Northeast Missouri State University; MAT, PhD, University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Christopher Maglio
Professor of Counseling* (1992)
BS, MC, PhD, Arizona State University.

Wendy Miner
Education Department Chair; Professor of Education* (2001)
BA, Slippery Rock University; MS, George Washington University; PhD, University of Virginia.

Enrique Pareja
Associate Professor of STEM Education* (2015)
BS, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru; MA, University of Bath, UK; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Beverly Peters
Lecturer in Special Education* (2006)
BSE, MAE, Northeast Missouri State University.

Martha (Marty) Strange
Assistant Professor of Education (2019)
BS, Culver Stockton College; EdD, Saint Louis University.

Paul Yoder
Professor of Education* (2006)
BS, University of Missouri; MA, Southern Illinois University; PhD, St. Louis University.

English and Linguistics

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Hena Ahmad
Professor of English* (1998)
BA, University of Jammu & Kashmir; MA, University of Kashmir; PhD, University of Massachusetts.

Douglas Ball
Assistant Professor of Linguistics (2009)
BA, University of Rochester; PhD, Stanford University.

Joseph Benevento
Professor of English* (1983)
BA, New York University; MA, Ohio State University; PhD, Michigan State University.

Heather Cianciola
Assistant Professor of English*, McNair Project Director (2007)
BA, Grove City College; MA, PhD, Duquesne University.

Jocelyn Cullity
Associate Professor of English* (2014)
BS, University of Toronto; MA, University of Iowa; PhD, Florida State University.

James D’Agostino
Professor of English* (2007)
BA, Loyola University of Chicago; MFA, Indiana University; PhD, Western Michigan University.

Adam Brooke Davis
Professor of English* (1991)
BA, MA, University of Michigan; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Sara Day
Assistant Professor of English* (2016)
BA, Loyola College; PhD, Texas A&M University.

Rebecca Dierking
Associate Professor of English Education* (2012)
BA, Central Methodist University; MSEd, Northwest Missouri State University; PhD, University of Missouri.

Brian Heston
Lecturer in English (2021)
BA, Burlington College; MA, University of New Hampshire; MFA, George Mason University; PhD, Georgia State University.

David Leaton
Instructor in English; Director of the Writing Center (2008)
BA, MA, Northwest Missouri State University.

Abigail Manzella
Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing) (2021)
BA, M. Lit, Middlebury College; MA, University of Virginia; PhD, Tufts University.

Robert Mielke
Professor of English* (1986)
BA, Marquette University; MA, PhD, Duke University; Graduate Study, Northeastern University.

Sarah Mohler
Associate Professor of English* (2000)
BA, Northwestern University; PhD, Princeton University.

Emily Long Olsen
Assistant Professor of Linguistics* (2019)
BA, The University of Pittsburgh; MA, M. Phil., PhD, City University of New York.

Priscilla Riggle
Professor of English* (1995)
BA, MA, Northeast Missouri State University; PhD, Bowling Green State University.

Mary Shapiro
Professor of Linguistics* (1997)
AB, University of Michigan; MA, PhD, University of Texas at Austin.

Health & Exercise Sciences

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Jana Arabas
Instructor in Health and Exercise Sciences (2004)
BS, Northeast Missouri State University; M.Ed. William Woods University.

Jeffrey Arabas
Natatorium Director; Lecturer in Health and Exercise Sciences (1999)
BS, Central Connecticut State University; MA, Northern Arizona University.

Michelle Boyd
Head Athletic Trainer; Lecturer in Exercise Science* (1994)
BS, University of Illinois-Urbana; MS, University of Pittsburgh.

Carolyn Cox
Professor of Health Science (1994)
BS, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania; MEd, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; PhD, The Pennsylvania State University.

Nancy D. Daley-Moore
Associate Professor of Health and Exercise Sciences (2015)
BS, Mercer University; MPH, PhD, University of Georgia.

Cassandra DeBlauw
Assistant Athletic Trainer; Lecturer in Health and Exercise Sciences* (2005)
BS, Northwest Missouri State University; MS, North Dakota State University.

Roberta Donahue
Health and Exercise Science Department Chair; Professor of Health Science (2004)
BA, College of William and Mary; MEd, Northwestern State University; PhD, The University of Alabama.

Julene Ensign
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science; MAE Physical Education (2019)
BS, MS, PhD, University of Illinois.

Melody Jennings
Instructor in Health and Exercise Sciences* (1988)
BSE, MA, Northeast Missouri State University.

Elizabeth Jorn
Instructor in Health and Exercise Sciences (2000)
BS, MAE, Truman State University.

James Padfield
Professor of Exercise Science* (1996)
BS, MS, University of Utah; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Lance Ratcliff
Dean, School of Health Sciences and Education; Professor of Health and Exercise Sciences (2019)
BA, Lakeland College; MS, PhD, Auburn University.

Brandy Schneider
Director of Athletic Training Program*; Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Sciences (2014)
BS, Truman State University; MS, University of Arkansas; EdD, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Brian Snyder
Associate Professor of Health and Exercise Sciences (2011)
BS, Loras College; MS, PhD, Kansas State University.

Amanda Starks
Instructor in Health and Exercise Sciences (2015)
BA, Midland College; MA, University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Rolena Stephenson 
Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Sciences (2020)
BS, Truman State University; MA, University of Nebraska-Omaha.

An-Di Yim
Assistant Professor of Anatomy (2021)
BS, National Cheng-Kung University; MS, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; MA, New York University.

History

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Marc Becker
Professor of History* (1999)
BA, Bethel College, Kansas; MA, PhD, University of Kansas.

Kathryn Brammall
History Department Chair; Professor of History*; Managing Editor of the Sixteenth Century Journal (1997)
BA, MA, University of Alberta; PhD, Dalhousie University.

Jason McDonald
Assistant Professor of History* (2007)
BA, PhD, University of Southampton.

Joshua Nudell
Assistant Professor of History (2021)
BA, Brandeis University; MA, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Stephanie Russell
Instructor in History (2014)
BA, Truman State University; MA, University of Kansas.

Torbjörn Wandel
Professor of History* (1999)
BA, Lund University, Sweden; MA, PhD, University of California, Irvine.

Libraries and Museums 

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Lisa Vincent
Research and Instruction Librarian (1999)
BS, Northeast Missouri State University; MA, University of Missouri-Columbia; MA (LS), University of Missouri-Columbia.

Sharon Hackney
Media/Curriculum Librarian (1986)
BA, Northeast Missouri State University; MA (LS), University of Missouri-Columbia.

Amanda Langendoerfer
Associate Dean of Libraries for Special Collections and Museums (2005)
BA, William Woods University; MA(LS), University of Missouri-Columbia.

Annie Moots
Digital Collections Librarian (2017)
BA, Northeast Missouri State University; MA (LS), University of Missouri-Columbia.

Dan McGurk
Research and Instruction Librarian (2002)
BA, St. John Fisher College; MA (LS), University of Iowa; MS, Illinois State University.

Richard Pitaniello
Catalog and Metadata Librarian (2012)
BA, University of Mary Washington; MSLS, University of Kentucky.

Janet Romine
Associate Dean of Libraries for Research and Instruction (1999)
BA, Bowling Green State University; MLS, Indiana University.

Stephen Wynn
Associate Dean of Libraries for Technical Services and Systems (2000)
BA, Bartlesville Wesleyan College; MLS, University of Oklahoma.

Mathematics

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Jay P. Belanger
Professor of Mathematics* (1993)
BS, University of Michigan; MA, PhD, Princeton University.

Donald J. Bindner
Assistant Professor of Mathematics*; Mathematics and Computer Science Computing Support (1998)
BS, Truman State University; PhD, University of Georgia.

David Garth
Mathematics Department Chair; Professor of Mathematics* (2000)
BS, MS, Iowa State University; PhD, Kansas State University.

Eric Howard
Professor of Mathematics* (1991)
BS, California State University, Stanislaus; MA, PhD, University of California, Davis.

Todd Palumbo
Professor of Mathematics* (1994)
BA, PhD, University of California, Berkeley.

Stephen Quinn
Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2017)
BS, Truman State University; MA, PhD, University of Missouri.

Philip Ryan
Professor of Mathematics (1999)
BSc, MSc, Australian National University; PhD, University of California-Berkeley.

Steven J. Smith
Professor of Mathematics (1988)
BS, North Dakota State University; MS, PhD, Oregon State University.

Anthony Matthew Vazzana
Professor of Mathematics* (1998)
BS, University of Notre Dame; MS, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Dana Ruther Vazzana
Director of The Academic Professional Development Center; Professor of Mathematics* (1998)
BS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Vanessa Williams
Instructor in Mathematics (2014)
BS, MS, Pittsburg State University.

Military Science

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Lieutenant Colonel John C. Clark
Military Science Department Chair; Professor of Military Science (2021).

Music

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Elaine AuBuchon
Lecturer in Music (2003)
BS, BM, University of Missouri-Columbia; MM, Northwestern University.

Tim A. AuBuchon
Assistant Professor of Music (2002)
BM, University of Missouri-Columbia; MM, Northwestern University.

Michael R. Bump
Professor of Music* (2000)
BME, University of Memphis (TN); MM, DMA, University of Illinois.

Jacqueline L. Collett
Professor of Music* (1992)
BM, University of Texas, El Paso; MM, DMA, University of Arizona.

Eric Dickson
Music Department Chair, Associate Professor of Music (2015)
BA, Minnesota State University; MM, DM, Indiana University.

Maxwell Gerhart
Lecturer in Music (2019)
BM, Ohio University; MM, University of Kansas.

Charles Gran
Professor of Music* (2008)
BM, California State University; MA, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles.

Mark Jennings
Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities* (2003)
BA, St. Olaf College; MM, Michigan State University; PhD, Florida State University.

Jesse Krebs
Professor of Music (2005)
BME, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; MM, University of North Texas; DM, The Florida State University.

Brian Kubin
Professor of Music (2007)
BM, North Park University; MM, Northwestern University; DMA, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Victor Marquez-Barrios
Associate Professor of Music* (2015)
BM, University Institute of Music-Caracas, Venezuela; MM, DMA, Michigan State University.

David W. McKamie
Professor of Music* (1983)
BM, MM, University of North Texas; DMA, University of Kansas.

Patricia Mickey
Assistant Professor of Music (1996)
BA, California State University-Fresno; MM, Kansas State University.

Julianna Moore
Professor of Music (1989)
BM, University of Tennessee; MM, Florida State University; DMA, University of Iowa.

Lok Ng
Assistant Professor of Music (2013)
BA, MM, University of Nevada-Las Vegas; DMA, University of North Texas.

Stephen Parsons
Dean, School of Arts and Letters; Professor of Music (2020)
BME, Oral Roberts University; MM, DMA, University of Kansas.

Curran G. Prendergast
Associate Professor of Music*; Director of Bands (2014)
BA, Central College; MA, University of Iowa; DMA, University of Georgia.

Jocelyn Prendergast
Associate Professor of Music* (2014)
BME, Butler University; MA, MM, University of Minnesota; DMA, University of Georgia.

Marc Rice
Professor of Music* (1999)
BM, Northern Kentucky University; MM, New England Conservatory; PhD, University of Kentucky.

Nursing

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Nola Martz
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2020)
BSN, MSN, University of Missouri-Columbia; EdD, William Woods University.

Pamela Melvin
Associate Professor of Nursing (2006)
BSN, Truman State University; MSN, University of Central Missouri.

Teak Nelson
Professor of Nursing (2002)
BSN, University of Missouri-Columbia; MSN, University of Michigan; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Chris Nichols
Instructor of Nursing (2020)
BSN, Chamberlain University.

Sheena Nichols
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2019)
MSN, Sacred Heart University.

Jana Ogden
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2017)
BSN, Truman State University; MSN, MBA, University of Phoenix.

Albien Rafael Tubongbanua
Assistant Professor of Nursing (2017)
BSN, MN, University of St. La Salle.

Brenda Wheeler
Nursing Department Chair; Associate Professor of Nursing (2000)
BSN, University of Kansas; MSN, University of Missouri-Columbia; PhD, Nova Southeastern University.

Philosophy & Religion

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Natalie Alexander
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion (1993)
BA, Beloit College; MA, PhD, Northwestern University.

W. Michael Ashcraft
Professor of Philosophy and Religion (1996)
BA, University of Tennessee; MDiv, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; MA, PhD, University of Virginia.

Dereck M. Daschke
Professor of Philosophy & Religion (2000)
BA, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; MA, PhD, University of Chicago.

Jennifer G. Jesse
Professor of Philosophy and Religion (2000)
BA, Kent State University; MA, Butler University; MDiv, Christian Theological University; PhD, University of Chicago.

Chad Mohler
Philosophy and Religion Department Chair; Professor of Philosophy and Religion (1999)
BA, University of Notre Dame; PhD, Princeton University.

Stephen R. Pollard
Professor of Philosophy (1985)
BA, Haverford College-Pennsylvania; PhD, University of Texas-Austin.

Physics

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Colin DeGraf
Assistant Professor of Physics (2021)
BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; PhD, Carnegie Mellon University.

Taner Edis
Professor of Physics* (2000)
BS, Bogazici University (Turkey); MA, PhD, Johns Hopkins University.

Michael Goggin
Physics Department Chair; Professor of Physics* (1998)
BS, Oakland University; PhD, University of Arkansas.

Vayujeet Gokhale
Professor of Physics* (2007)
BS, MS, University of Bombay; PhD, Louisiana State University.

Rasanjali Jayathissa
Assistant Professor of Physics* (2020)
BS, MS, University of Peradeniya; PhD, Western Michigan Unversity.

Timothy Wiser
Assistant Professor of Physics (2018)
BA, Washington University; PhD, Stanford University.

Political Science and International Relations

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Margaret Edwards
Associate Professor of Political Science (2012)
BA, University of Georgia; MA, University of New Mexico; PhD, University of New Mexico.

Randy L. Hagerty
Political Science and International Relations Department Chair; Professor of Political Science (1990)
BA, MA, Texas Tech University; PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

John Quinn
Professor of Political Science (1996)
BA, St. Vincent College; MA, CPhil, PhD, University of California-Los Angeles.

Michael Rudy
Associate Professor of Political Science (2009)
BS, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; MA, Eastern Illinois University; PhD, University of Missouri.

Candy C. Young
Professor of Political Science* (1980)
BA, Columbia College; MA, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Psychology

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Yuna L. Ferguson
Associate Professor of Psychology (2014)
BA, Knox College; MA, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Mark Hatala
Professor of Psychology (1994)
BS, Miami University of Ohio; MS, PhD, Ohio University.

Katherine A. Judd
Assistant Professor of Psychology (2017)
BS, Truman State University; MA, PhD, University of Missouri-Saint Louis.

Ashley K. Ramsey
Associate Professor of Psychology (2015)
BS, Truman State University; MA, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Fredric Shaffer
Professor of Psychology (1975)
BA, Claremont Men’s College; MS, PhD, Oklahoma State University.

Susan L. Thomas
University President; Professor of Psychology (2014)
BA, Allegheny College; MA, MBA, University of Missouri-Columbia; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Robert Tigner
Psychology Department Chair; Professor of Psychology (1996)
BA, Hanover College; MA, PhD, Ohio State University.

Jeffrey R. Vittengl
Professor of Psychology (2001)
BS, MA, PhD, University of Iowa.

Karen L. Vittengl
Professor of Psychology (1999)
BA, Hanover College; MA, PhD, University of Nebraska.

Sociology/Anthropology and Justice Systems

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Elizabeth Barnes-Wiles
Assistant Professor of Justice Systems (2018)
BS, Truman State University; JD, University of Missouri School of Law.

Anton Daughters
Associate Professor of Anthropology (2012)
BA, University of New Mexico; MA, PhD, University of Arizona.

Harold Arlen Egley, Jr.
Associate Professor of Justice Systems (2013)
BS, Truman State University; MA, PhD, University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Amber Johnson
Sociology/Anthropology and Justice Systems Department Chair; Professor of Anthropology (2001)
BA, Rice University; MA, PhD, Southern Methodist University.

Victoria Mayer
Assistant Professor of Sociology (2015)
BA, Cornell University; MA, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Brian Ott
Assistant Professor of Sociology (2017)
BS, MS, Illinois State University; PhD, University of Oregon.

Kristin Rose
Assistant Professor of Justice Systems (2020)
BS, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; MA, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; PhD, Northeastern University.

Statistics

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K. Scott Alberts
Statistics Department Chair, Professor of Statistics* (2000)
BA, BMus, Oberlin College; MS, PhD, Northwestern University.

Tetyana Beregovska
Assistant Professor of Statistics (2017)
MA, PhD, University of Missouri.

Keshab R. Dahal
Assistant Professor of Statistics (2019)
MS, Tribhuvan University; PhD, Central Michigan University.

Dean DeCock
Professor of Statistics* (2001)
BS, Iowa State University; MS, University of Iowa; PhD, Iowa State University.

Hyun-Joo Kim
rofessor of Statistics* (2000)
BS, Ducksung Women’s University; MA, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Jeonghwa Lee
Assistant Professor of Statistics (2019)
BA, MA, Ewha Women’s University; PhD, Michigan State University.

Shanshan Lv
Assistant Professor of Statistics (2019)
BS, GuiZhou University; MS, Southeast Missouri State University; PhD, University of Louisiana.

Carol Thatcher
Professor of Statistics (1999)
BS, College of William and Mary; MS, PhD, University of Virginia.

Scott Thatcher
Associate Professor of Statistics* (2000)
BA, Carleton College; MS, PhD, Northwestern University.

Theatre

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Randall Bame
Lecturer in Theatre, Fine Arts Facilities Manager (2000)
BA, Northeast Missouri State University; MFA, Ohio University.

Brad Carlson
Assistant Professor of Theatre (2019)
BA, University of Northern Iowa; MFA, Southern Illinois University.

Dana Smith
Theatre Department Chair; Professor of Theatre (1999)
BA, Ouachita Baptist University; MA, University of Arkansas; PhD, University of Oregon at Eugene.