2013-2014 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Faculty Directory P-Z
Faculty P-Z
Page, Pamela (2001), Affiliate Professor of Education. B.S., Michigan State University; B.A., Grand Valley State University; M.A., Western Michigan University.
Parikh, Chirag (2007), Associate Professor of Engineering, B.E., Fr Agnel College of Engineering, Mumbai, University; M.S., and Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio.
Park, Ernest (2011), Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., University of Oregon; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Parker, Darren (2009), Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Parker, Kelly A. (1992), Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Parker, Tonya (2006), Associate Professor of Movement Science. B.S., Texas Christian University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon.
Paszek, Donald (1984), Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Patel, Osman (2008), Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology. B.S., University of Zambia; M.S. University of Glasgow; Ph.D., University of Tokyo.
Patterson, Nancy (2002), Associate Professor of Education. B.S., Michigan State University; M.Ed., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Pavlov, Svetoslav (2012), Affiliate Professor of Russian Studies. B.A., University of Latvia; M.B.A., Davenport University; M.S., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Pawloski, Janice (2007), Assistant Professor of Engineering. B.S., Michigan Technological University; M.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Iowa State University.
Pazdernik, Charles F. (2001), Professor of Classics. B.A., Cornell University; M.Phil., Oxford University; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.
Pearson, Christen (2000), Associate Professor of English. B.M., University of Miami; M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Indiana University.
Peck, John (1997), Professor and Chairman of Physical Therapy. B.A., The Johns Hopkins University; B.S., University of Central Arkansas; M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland.
Pednekar-Magal, Vandana (1999), Professor of Communications. M.A., Bombay University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.
Penn, James (2003), Associate Professor of Geography and Planning. B.A., University of Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida.
Penning, Timothy (2001), Associate Professor of Communications. B.A., Central Michigan University; M.A., Western Michigan University.
Pentecost, Thomas (2009), Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Tennessee-Martin; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado.
Perhamus, Lisa (2011), Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., William Smith College; M.A., The New School for Social Research; Ph.D., University of Rochester.
Perrine, Toni (1989), Professor of Communications. B.A., M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Persoon, James (1984), Professor of English. B.S., Iowa State University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Pestana, Mark S. (1990), Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Colby College; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Peterman, Teresa M. (2001), Instructor of Computing and Information Systems. B.S., M.S., Central Michigan University.
Peterson, Rachel (2008), Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies. B.A., Southern Illinois University; M.A., Washington State University; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Peterson, Valerie (2004), Associate Professor of Communications. B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Peterson, Virginia (2003), Associate Professor and Chair of Geology. B.A., Grand Valley State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.
Pettengill, Glenn (2004), Professor of Finance. B.A., Fort Hayes Kansas State University; M.S., University of California, Davis; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
Pettes Guikema, Janel (2006), Associate Professor of French. B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Pettibone, Justin (2012), Affiliate Professor of Liberal Studies. B.A., Grand Valley State University; M.A., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
Philbin, John (1997), Associate Professor of Communications. B.A., University of Iowa, M.F.A. Southern Illinois University.
Phillips, Brian (2000), Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A., State University of New York, Utica; M.A. Rutgers University, Ph.D., State University of New York, Binghamton.
Phipps, Danny (2006), Professor and Chair of Music. B.M., Curtis Institute of Music; M.M., D.M.A., Catholic University of America.
Pickett, Linda (2012), Associate Professor of Education. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
Place, Mitchell D. (2006), Affiliate Faculty in German. B.A., Central Michigan University; M.A., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Plotkowski, Paul D. (1991), Professor of Engineering. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Oakland University.
Plouff, Christopher. (2008), Associate Professor of Engineering. B.S., M.S., Michigan Technological University; Ed.D., Eastern Michigan University.
Pool, Ellen (1983), Associate Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., University of Michigan.
Pope, Jennifer (2003), Associate Professor of Marketing. B.A., College of Wooster; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-Pan American.
Portko, Sandra (1984), Professor of Psychology. B.A., Grand Valley State University; M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University.
Povolo, Gilda (2002), Affiliate Faculty, Liberal Studies. B.A., Michigan State University; M.F.A., Creative Writing Fiction, University of Michigan.
Powers, Rachel (2006), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S.T., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Northwestern University Medical School.
Pozzi, Gabriela (1994), Professor of Spanish. B.A., McGill University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Pratt, Rebecca (2003), Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences. B.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Purdue University.
Psyck, Elizabeth (2009), Assistant Librarian. B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University; M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh.
Pung, Christopher (2007), Assistant Professor of Engineering. B.S., M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Lawrence Technological University.
Qi, Min (1994), Professor of Chemistry. B.S., M.E., Beijing Polytechnic University; Ph.D., State University of New York.
Quamme, Joel R. (2008), Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Jamestown College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California.
Raaymakers, Susan A. (2005) Instructor of Radiologic and Imaging Sciences. B.S.I.B., Aquinas College.
Rahman, M. Azizur (2002), Professor of Engineering. B.S., M.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; Ph.D., University of Victoria.
Rakovic, Milun (2003), Associate Professor of Physics. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Belgrade.
Ramey, Emma (2007), Affiliate Professor of Writing. B.A., Western Washington University; M.F.A., University of Alabama.
Ramsson, Eric (2011), Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences. B.S. , Bradley University; Ph.D., Illinois State University.
Ranger, Kim (1990), Senior Librarian. B.A., Western Michigan University; M.I.L.S., University of Michigan.
Rathbun, David (1981), Professor of Communications. B.A., Wheaton College.
Ratliff-Miller, Paulette (2007), Assistant Professor of Accounting. B.S., M.B.A., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, CPA.
Rayor, Diane (1991), Professor of Classics. B.A., Colorado College; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz.
Rediske, Richard (1994), Professor of Water Resources. B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Reed, James C. (2007), Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences. B.A., Mississippi State University; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh.
Reffeor, Wendy (2012), Assistant Professor of Engineering. B.S., Kettering University; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D.,
Michigan State University.
Reidsma, Matthew (2010), Assistant Librarian. B.A., Grand Valley State University; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin.
Reifel, John W. (1971), Professor of Economics. B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Reischman, Diann (1998), Professor of Statistics. B.S., Clarke College; M.S., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Missouri.
Remlinger, Kathryn A. (1995), Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Moorehead State University; Ph.D., Michigan Technological University.
Rener, Christine (2009), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Reynolds, John (2002), Associate Professor of Computing and Information Systems. B.R.E., Th.B., A.A., Hannibal-LaGrange College; M.A., Criswell College; Ph.D., University of Northern Texas.
Reynolds, Ross A. (1990), Professor of Physics. B.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon.
Rhoads, Russell D. (1994), Associate Professor of Anthropology. B.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
Rhodes, Samhita (2008), Associate Professor of Engineering. B.E., Maharashtra Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Marquette University.
Rhodes, Keith (2008), Assistant Professor of Writing. B.A., J.D., University of North Dakota; M.A., University of Missouri at Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Richards, Mark J. (1999), Associate Professor of Political Science. M.S., University of Oregon; B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Richardson, Mary (2002), Professor of Statistics. B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri.
Richiert, Dawn (2006), Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences. B.S., Oakland University; Ph.D., Wayne State University.
Riemersma, Peter E. (1999), Associate Professor of Geology. B.S., University of Michigan; M.S., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Roberts, Kim (2000), Associate Professor of Communications. B.F.A., Kendall College of Art & Design; M.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Robbins, Donijo (2001), Professor of Public Administration. B.S., Central Michigan University; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Robideaux, Douglas (2001), Associate Professor of Marketing. B.A., M.B.A., Northeast Louisiana University; D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University.
Robins, Robert R. (2008), Affiliate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management. A.A., Northwood University., B.B.A., Northwood University., M.S.A., Central Michigan University.
Robinson, Jeremy (2008), Associate Professor of Japanese. B.A., M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Robinson, Monica (2009), Affiliate Professor. B.F.A, Bowling Green State University; M.F.A, Western Michigan University.
Rodriguez, Juan Carlos (2010), Associate Librarian. B.A., University of California, Riverside; M.L.I.S., University of California, Los Angeles.
Rogers, William (1998), Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Rogness, Neal (1994), Professor of Statistics. B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., University of Houston; Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado.
Rohn, Amy (2010), Affiliate Faculty of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., Michigan State University.
Rood, A. Scott (2005), Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism. B.S., University of Michigan; M.P.A., Central Michigan University
Roos, Barbara (1978), Associate Professor of Communications. B.A., M.A., University of Michigan.
Roskamp, Michael (2006), Assistant Professor of Movement Science. B.A., Calvin College; M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Ross, Debra E. (2003), Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. B.A., Eckerd College; M.S., Northeastern University; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Ross, Kelly (2012), Assistant Professor of English. B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Roth, Patrick (2010), Assistant Librarian. B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.L.I.S., Wayne State University.
Rothstein, Jeffrey S. (2007), Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., University of London; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Rowe, Patricia (1987), Professor of Movement Science. B.S., M.A., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Rowe, Stephen C. (1972), Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Colgate University; M.Th., A.M., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Royer, Dan (1995), Professor of Writing. B.A., Washburn University; M.A., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Rozema, Robert (2004), Associate Professor of English. B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
Rueth, Heather (2003), Associate Professor of Biology and Natural Resources Management. B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., Colorado State University.
Ruetz III, Carl (2002), Associate Professor of Water Resources. B.S., Lake Superior State University; M.S., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Russell, Amy (2008), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., M.S. Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Ryan, Bill (2005), Associate Professor of Music. B.M. SUNY Potsdam; M.M. and D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Ryan, Maureen (1990), Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., St. Mary's College; M.S.N., Michigan State University.
Ryan, Sheila (2006), Affiliate Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Indiana University.
Rybczynski, Stephen (2012), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., M.S., Northern Michigan University; Ph.D., Miami University.
Sá, Walter (1999), Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of Western Ontario; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto.
Sanchez, Carol (1995), Professor of Management. B.I.S., School for International Training; D.B.A., Southern Illinois University.
Sanchez, Thomas A. (2009), Affiliate Faculty of Nursing. B.S.N., University of Wisconsin; M.S.N., Grand Valley State University.
Sanford, James (1980), Professor of Business Law. B.S., J.D., Indiana University; C.P.A.
Sass, Georgette (2008), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., Kent State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Scantlebury, Michael (2010), Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management. B.A., University of the West Indies Mona; M.Phil., University of the West Indies Mona; Ph.D., University of Waterloo.
Schaertel, Stephanie (1994), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Swarthmore College; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University.
Schafer, Patricia (1998), Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.N., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Schaub, Mark F. (1999), Associate Professor of Writing. B.A., Lakeland College; M.F.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., Purdue University.
Schelling, Amy (2007), Assistant Professor of Education. B.S., M.Ed., Grand Valley State University; Ed.D., Western Michigan University.
Schendel, Ellen (2000), Associate Professor of Writing. B.A., Birmingham Southern College; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Louisville.
Schiller, Ellen (2001), Associate Professor of Education. B.S., M.Ed., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Schlewitz, Andrew (2008), Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies and Political Science. B.A., Oregon State University; M.A., Ph.D., New School University.
Schlicker, Steven (1991), Professor of Mathematics, B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Schneider, Barbara Kane (1998), Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Kent State University.
Schneider, Laura (2008), Assistant Professor of Political Science, B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University.
Schnyders, Harold S. (2004), Associate Professor of Physics. B.S., Calvin College; Ph.D. Michigan State University.
Schoofs, Nancy (2001), Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Olivet Nazarene University; M.S.N., Loyola University; Ph.D., The University of Iowa.
Schoofs, Robert (2001) Associate Librarian. B.A., Indiana University; M.L.S., Rosary College.
Schott, Elaine (1987), Professor of Social Work. B.S., Bluffton College; M.S.W., University of Michigan; Special Education Supervisor Certification, Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Schriemer, Dale (1988), Professor of Music. B.M., North Carolina School of the Arts; B.A., Michigan State University.
Schroeder, Judy (2002), Assistant Librarian. B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College; M.S.L.S., Case Western Reserve University.
Schultz, Dennis (2002), Affiliate Professor of Education. B.A., M.A., Grand Valley State University.
Schuster- Craig, John (2001), Professor of Music. B.M., University of Louisville; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
Schutten, Mary (2003), Professor of Movement Science. B.A., Calvin College; M.A., California State University; P.E.D., Indiana University.
Schuurman, Shelley D. (2008), Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A., Calvin College; M.S.W., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Schwartz, Mark (2004), Associate Professor of Anthropology. B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Schymik, Gregory B. (2012), Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Systems. B.S.E., University of Michigan; M.S., University of Detroit-Mercy; Ph.D., Arizona State University.
Sciarini, Michael (2011), Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management. B.S., Michigan State University; MA., Michigan State University; PhD., Michigan State University.
Scott, Linda D. (1998), Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Michigan State University; M.S.N., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Scripps, Jerry (2001), Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Systems. B.A, Taylor University; M.B.A., Boston College; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Sergeant, Anne (2008), Assistant Professor of Accounting. B.S., State University of New York, Buffalo; M.B.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Serrata, Médar (2009), Assistant Professor of Spanish. B.A., Florida International University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
Seley, Beverly (1972), Professor of Art. B.S., B.F.A., M.F.A., Michigan State University.
Shan, Patrick Fuliang, (2003), Associate Professor of History, B.A., Henan University, M.A., Liaoning University, M.A., McMaster University, Ph.D., McMaster University.
Shang, Geling (2001), Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Fudan University; M.A., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., Temple University.
Shannon, Ashley (2005), Assistant Professor of English. B.A., M.A., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of Texas.
Shapiro-Shapin, Carolyn G. (1993), Professor of History. B.A., Adelphi University; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University.
Shaw, Luanne, M. (2003), Affiliate Faculty of Nursing. B.S.N., Calvin College; M.A., Trinity Theological Seminary; M.S.N., Indiana State University.
Sheehan, Lynn (2008), Assistant Librarian. B.GS., University of Michigan; M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina.
Sheffield, Alfred (1997), Associate Professor of Communications. B.F.A. Illinois Wesleyan University; M.F.A. Northwestern University.
Shell-Weiss, Melanie (2011), Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies. B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Shelton, Mary (2004), Affiliate Professor of Education. B.A., Hope College; M.A., Michigan State University.
Sherman, Ross (2008), Associate Professor of Movement Science. B.Sc., University of Sunderland; M.Sc. Loughborough University; Ph.D., University of Bath.
Shinsky, John (2001), Professor of Education. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Shoemaker, Michael J. (2006), Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S., Calvin College; D.P.T., Slippery Rock University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
Shoultz, Gerald (2005), Associate Professor of Statistics. B.S., University of Alabama; M.S., Texas Tech University; M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
Shupe, Ellen (1997), Associate Professor. B.S., Eckerd College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Sicilian, Paul (1987), Associate Professor of Economics. B.A., Tulane University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Siko, Jason (2012), Assistant Professor of Education. B.S., University of Michigan; M.S., University of Houston; M.Ed., Ph.D., Wayne State University.
Simons, Gerald (1995), Professor of Economics. B.Soc.Sci., University of Birmingham, England; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Simpson, Thuy H. (2012), Assistant Professor of Finance. B.S.B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Sisco, William (2001), Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy. B.S., United States Air Force Academy; M.A., University of Colorado; M.S., Western Michigan University.
Siu, Ellen (2004), Affiliate Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Colorado State University; M.S., Colorado State University.
Sisson, Lisa G. (2005) Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management. B.S. Central Michigan University; M.M. Aquinas College.
Smart, Robert (1996), Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Albion College; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Smith, Brent A. (2012), Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies. B.A., Hanover College; M.A., Divinity School of the University of Chicago; D. Min., Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Smith, Christine (1995), Professor of Psychology. B.A., Indiana University; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University.
Smith, Curtis D. (1998), Professor of Chinese. B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., National Taiwan Normal University.
Smith, Cynthia (2008), Assistant Professor of Education. B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Smith, Regina M. (2002), Associate Professor of German. B.A., Washington University in St. Louis; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Smith, Robert (1996), Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Albion College; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Smith, Shelly (2004), Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Willamette University; B.A., Portland State University; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Arizona State University.
Smith, Stafford Hiroshi (2008), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A., Wesleyan University; M.F.A. Cornell University.
Smith, Steven (2005), Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A., Indiana University; M.S.W., Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
Smith-Colton, Robin L. (2000), Associate Professor of Social Work. B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.S.W., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., Loyola University-Chicago.
Smith Kelly, Claudia (2006), Associate Professor of Economics. B.A., M.S., University of the West Indies, Jamaica; Ph.D., Syracuse University.
Smither, James (1990), Professor of History. B.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University.
Snyder, Eric (2002), Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Manchester College; M.S., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Idaho State University.
Sobeck, Corey M. (2008), Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S., M.S., Grand Valley State University; O.M.P.T., D.Sc.P.T., Oakland University.
Soljan, Ivo (1992), Professor of English. B.A., Sarajevo University; M. Philosophy, Nottingham, England; Ph.D., Belgrade University.
Soman, Sherril (2000), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.Sc., Prairie View A & M University; Ph.D., Purdue University.
Sopariwala, Parvez R. (1992), Professor of Accounting. B.A., Bombay University; M.B.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Sowa-Wojciakowski, Claudia (2004), Professor of Education. B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Sozen, Mehmet (2007), Professor of Engineering. B.S., Middle East Technical University; M.S., University of Petroleum and Minerals; Ph.D., The Ohio State University.
Spear, Andrew (2008), Assistant Professor of Philosophy. B.A., University of Wisconsin Green Bay; M.A., State University of New York; Ph.D., State University of Buffalo.
Sridhar, Suganthi (2006), Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences. B.S., M.S., Madras University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.
Stabler, Scott (2004), Associate Professor of History. M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., Arizona State University.
Standridge, Charlie (1999), Associate Dean and Professor of Engineering. B.S., Washington University: M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University.
Stansbie, Paul (2003), Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management. B.S., Southern New Hampshire University; M.B.A., University of Nottingham, Ph.D., The University of Plymouth.
Stark, David (2001), Associate Professor of History. B.A., Indiana University; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Indiana University.
Stark, Gary D. (1998), Professor of History. B.A., Hamline University; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.
Staves, Mark (1996), Professor of Biology and Cell and Molecular Biology. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
Stearns, Michael (2007), Associate Professor of Education. B.S., Ball State University; M.A., Columbia University; Ed.D. Eastern Michigan University.
Steinman, Alan D. (2001), Professor of Water Resources. B.S., University of Vermont; M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Oregon State University.
Stephens, Ronald (2003), Associate Professor of African/American Studies. B.A., M.A., Wayne State University; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.
Stephenson, Paul (1995), Professor of Statistics. B.S., Bob Jones University; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.
Stevens, Ruth (2008), Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Coordinator. B.A., Harvard University; J.D., University of Michigan Law School; M.L.S., Wayne State University.
Stevenson, John (2000), Professor of Physical Therapy. B.A., Vassar College; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Indiana University.
Stewart, Jennifer (2001), Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
Stickler, Laurie G. (2009), Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S., M.S., Grand Valley State University.
Stieler, Kathryn (2003), Associate Professor of Music. B.M., Western Michigan University; M.M., Bowling Green State University.
Stillerman, Joel P. (2002), Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A., Bennington College; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research.
Stipe, John (2009), Affiliate Professor of Communications. B.S., Central Michigan University; M.S., Grand Valley State University.
Stockdale, Sally S. (2007), Affiliate Faculty of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., Grand Valley State University.
Stockton, Terry (2009), Affiliate Professor of Education. B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.Ed., Aquinas College.
Stoelzel, Richard (2000), Professor of Music. B.M., University of Southern Mississippi; M.M., University of Connecticut.
Stolle, Elizabeth (2007), Associate Professor of Education. B.A., University of Michigan; M.Ed., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Arizona State University.
Storey, Elizabeth (1987), Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., M.Ed., Arizona State University.
Stovall, Dennis (2006), Instructor of Accounting. B.S., Central Michigan University; M.B.A., Grand Valley State University.
Strickler, Timothy L. (1980), Professor of Biomedical Sciences. B.S., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Strom, Kirsten (2000), Associate Professor of Art and Design. B.A., University of Illinois; M.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Strychar, Kevin (2012), Associate Professor of Water Resources. B.S., M.S., University of New Brunswick; Ph.D., Central Queensland University.
Sturgill, Bradley (2010), Assistant Professor of Economics. B.S.B.A., Appalachian State University; M.E., Ph.D., North Carolina State University.
Suh, Jiyeon (2008), Assistant Professor of Mathematics. M.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Subramony, Deepak (2008), Associate Professor of Education. B.A., University of Delhi; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Indiana University.
Sun, Wei (2005), Associate Professor of Economics. B.A., Beijing Foreign Studies University, China; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
Sun, Wanxiao (2006), Associate Professor of Geography and Planning. B.S., Nanjing University; M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ph.D., Johannes Guttenberg University of Mainz.
Sundaram, Sridhar (2001), Professor of Finance. B.Com. and M.Com., PSG College of Arts and Science, India; M.B.A. and D.B.A., Southern Illinois University.
Sundstrom, Theodore (1976), Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Western Michigan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.
Swanteck, Paul (2008), Affiliate Professor of Music. M.M., The Catholic University of America; B.M. Boston University.
Swartzlander, Susan (2003), Professor of English, Honors College. B.S., Bloomsberg State College; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Swets, Benjamin (2008), Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Hope College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Swieringa, Robert (1999), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Swift, Maris (2000), Associate Professor of Business Law. B.S.W., Nazareth College; M.L.I.R., Michigan State University; J.D., Cooley Law School.
Sylvester, Frank (2004), Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences. Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin.
Szarecka, Agnieszka (2009), Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology. M.Sc., Ph.D., Adam Mickiewicz University.
Tafel, Heather Leigh (2004), Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A., Eckerd College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Talbert, Robert (2011) Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Tao, Yonglei (1990), Professor of Computing and Information Systems. B.S., Beijing University; M.S., North China Institute of Computing Technology; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Taylor, Merritt K. (2007), Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences. B.S., B.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Tefera, Akalu (2000), Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.Sc., M.Sc., Addis Ababa University; Ph.D., Temple University.
Thomas, Derek (2010), Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences. B.Sc., Ph.D., University of Wales, Swansea.
Thompson, Anthony W. (1997), Professor of Communications. Director of Communications. B.S., University of Dallas; M.F.A., Washington University Saint Louis.
Thompson, Cynthia (2013), Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences. B.S., University of California Davis; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University.
Thorpe, Patrick A. (1988), Professor of Biology and Cell and Molecular Biology. B.S., Texas Lutheran College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas.
Thum, Ryan (2007), Assistant Professor of Water Resources. B.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., Dartmouth College.
Tian, Lin (2009), Affiliate Professor of Communications. B.A., Nankai University; M.A., Indiana University.
Toot, Jane (1991), Professor of Physical Therapy, Honors College. B.S., University of Michigan; M.A., George Washington University; Ph.D., Wayne State University.
Topper, Andrew (1999), Associate Professor of Education. B.S., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Toth, Christopher (2009), Assistant Professor of Writing. B.A., Hiram College; M.A., Ph.D., Iowa State University.
Treanor, Sr. Lucia, F.S.E. (2002), Affiliate Professor of Writing. M.A., Columbia University, M.P., Ph.D., The City University of New York.
Trefftz, Christian (2002), Associate Professor of Computing and Information Systems. B.S., Universidad; M.S., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Trier, Terry M. (1997), Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Tripp, Steven (1990), Professor of History. B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., University of California, Davis; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon.
Truskowski, Scott (2009), Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy. B.S., M.S., Grand Valley State University.
Tsou, Pei-Lan (2006), Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology. B.S., National Taiwan University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University.
Tucker, Veta Smith (1995), Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of African/African-American Studies. B.A., M.A., Michigan State University; A.D., University of Michigan.
Tunstall, Dwayne (2008), Assistant Professor of Philosophy. A.A.S., Rappahannock Community College; B.A., Christopher Newport University; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Tusch, Guenter (2001), Professor of Computing and Information Systems. M.S., University of Hanover, Germany; Ph.D., Medical School Hanover.
Tutt, Kevin (2003), Associate Professor of Music. B.S., M.M., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Uglietta, John (2004), Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy. A.B., University of Chicago; J.D. University of Michigan Law School; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.
Underwood, Kathleen (2003), Associate Professor of History and Women and Gender Studies. B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles.
Vail, Janet (1990), Associate Research Scientist. B.S., University of Michigan; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
Valdez, Glenn (2006), Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., Tufts University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California.
Vallery, Richard (2008), Assistant Professor of Physics. B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
VanAntwerp, Jill R. (1999), Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Vandenberg, Phyllis (2000), Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A., Marquette University; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D. University of Utah.
Vanden Bosch, Melodee (2012) Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
VandenPlas, Jessica (2011), Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Wisconsin Madison; M.S., The George Washington University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America.
Vander Broek, Laura (1979), Associate Professor of English. B.A., Hope College; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University.
VanderPoel, Jennifer (2006), Instructor of Radiologic and Imaging Sciences. B.S., Grand Valley State University.
Vanden Wyngaard, Julianne M. (1965), University Carillonneur. B.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Practical Diploma, The Netherlands Carillon School.
Van Doren, Elaine (2005), Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., Wayne State University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
Van Orsdel, Lee (2005), Senior Librarian. B.A., Samford University; M.A., Florida State University; M.S.L.S., University of Alabama
VanSickle, James (2002), Affiliate Professor of Writing. B.S. United States Military Academy; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Van Wormer, Heather (2006), Associate Professor of Anthropology. B.A., University of Nevada; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Vaughn, Daniel (1996), Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S., East Carolina University; M.O.M.T., Ola Grimsby Institute; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
VavYikova, Marlen (2005), Associate Professor of Music. Diploma, Janacek Conservatory of Music, Ostrava; M.M., Eastman School of Music; D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Veenstra, Victoria (2000), Associate Professor of Communications. B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Michigan.
Vélez, Melba (2009), Assistant Professor of Communications. Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Verschave, Joseph (2001), Affiliate Professor of Sociology. B.S., Central Michigan university; M.A., Center for Humanistic Studies.
Vessey, David (2008), Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
Videtich, Patricia E.(1992), Professor of Geology. B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.Sc., Ph.D., Brown University.
Vigna, Janet (2002), Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Villatoro, Daphne (2010), Affiliate Faculty in Spanish. B.A., Grand Valley State University; M.A., Western Michigan University.
Viviano, Norwood (2005), Associate Professor of Art and Design. B.F.A., New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Vlietstra, Sheryl (2012), Affiliate Professor of Education. B.S., Central Michigan University; M.Ed., Grand Valley State University.
Vrooman, Michael (2003), Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A., University of Toledo; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Wagendorp, Jeroen (2004), Associate Professor of Geography and Planning. B.S., Aquinas College; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma; AICP, GISP.
Walhof, Darren R. (2003), Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A., Calvin College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Walker, Thomas (2010), Assistant Professor of Political Science. M.A., University of Michigan, M.A., University of Kent at Canterbury, Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Wallar, Brad (2003), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Michigan--Flint; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Walsh, John (2010), Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. B.A., M.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington.
Walz, Anna (2008), Assistant Professor of Marketing. B.S., M.B.A., University of Southern Indiana; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
Wambach, Michael W., (2009), Assistant Professor of Allied Health Sciences. B.S., University of New York at Stony Brook; M.S. State University of New York; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Wampler, Peter (2004), Assistant Professor of Geology. B.S., Western Washington State University; M.S. Oregon State University; Ph.D., Oregon State University.
Wangdi, Yosay (2003), Associate Professor of History. B.A., Loreto College; M.A., Jadavpur University; M.S., University of Navada, Reno; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno.
Ward, Jeffrey (2013), Associate Professor of Engineering. B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S., Ph.D., Utah State University
Warren, Jill (2005), Affiliate Professor of English. B.S., Butler University; M.S., Indiana University.
Washburn, Joy (2005), Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S., Aquinas College; M.S.N., Andrews University; Ed.D., Eastern Michigan University.
Watts, Keith E. (1996). Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A., Eastern Mennonite College; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
Way, Douglas (2005). Associate Librarian. B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.L.I.S., Wayne State University.
Weber, John C. (1995), Professor of Geology. B.S., M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Webster, Michael P. (1988), Associate Professor of English. B.A., DePauw University; M.A., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.
Weekley, Ayana K. (2010), Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies. B.A., Truman State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Weibel, Deana (2003), Associate Professor of Anthropology. B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.
Weinstock, David (2006), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Weis, Richard (1991), Associate Professor of Art and Design. B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Indiana University.
Wells, Clark (1997), Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., University of Kentucky; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
Wells, Pamela (1995), Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
Wendland, Joel (2013), Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies. B.A., The Evergreen State College; M.A., University of Texas at El Paso; Ph.D., Washington State University.
Wenner, Wendy (1989), Professor of English. B.A., Carlton College; M.A.T., Northwestern University; Ph.D., Marquette University.
Westbrook, Laurel (2009), Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
Wheatley, Elizabeth (2008), Associate Professor of Sociology. A.B., Colby College; M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz.
Whipps, Judy D. (1999), Associate Professor of Liberal Studies and Philosophy. B.A., Grand Valley State University; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., The Union Institute.
White, Brian (1990), Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
White, Jonathan (1983), Professor of Criminal Justice, Honors College. B.A., M.A., Western Michigan University; M.Div., Western Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
White, Julie (2002), Affiliate Professor of Writing. B.A., M.A., The University of Toledo.
Wiese Leek, Danielle (2006), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A., Eastern Michigan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Wiley, Thomas (1999), Associate Professor of Finance. B.S.B.A., University of Kansas; M.B.A., University of Houston; D.B.A., Mississippi State University.
Williams, Mark (2008), Associate Professor of Music. B.M., Michigan State University; M.M., D.M.A., The University of Texas at Austin.
Williams, Olivia (2005), Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., M.A., Oakland University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Williams, Sherie (2001), Associate Professor of Education. B.S., Eastern Michigan University; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
Williams, Todd J. (2008), Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Ph.D., University of Alberta.
Wilson, Carol (2008), Affiliate Faculty in French. B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa.
Wilson, Roger (2001), Associate Professor of Education. B.A., University of Western Ontario; B.Ed., Ontario Teacher Education College; M.Ed., Brock University; Ph.D., University of Calgary.
Winchester, Randy (2002), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.A., New College; Ph.D., University of Florida.
Winegar, Roy (2003), Assistant Professor, School of Communications. B.S., M.S., Grand Valley State University; Ph.D., Graduate School of Union Institute and University.
Winter, Janet (2012), Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., University of Michigan; M.P.A., Grand Valley State University; D.N.P., Rush University.
Winther, Jennifer (2011), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder.
Wittenbraker, Paul (1997), Associate Professor of Art and Design. B.A., Wabash College; M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Witucki, Laurie (2000), Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Cedar Crest College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.
Wolfe, Michael (2000), Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado.
Wolffe, Gregory S. (1998), Professor of Computing and Information Systems. B.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Woller-Skar, M. Megan (2009), Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., Miami University; M.S., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.
Wolverton, Maureen (2001), Affiliate Faculty, Liberal Studies. B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Wong-Ligda, Ed (1996), Professor of Art and Design. M.F.A., University of Tulsa.
Worst, Stephen (2009), Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
Wright, Diane (1992), Professor of Spanish. B.A., Aquinas College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Wroblewski, Michael (2012), Assistant Professor of Anthropology. B.A., Middlebury College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Wu, Mingyu (2009), Assistant Professor of Occupational Safety and Health Management. B.S., China University of Geosciences; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., West Virginia University.
Wu, Shinian (1998), Professor of English. B.A., Xi'an Institute of Foreign Languages; M.A., Ph.D., Northern Arizona University.
Wyble, J. Randy (2008), Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Recreation. B.S., M.S., Michigan State University.
Xu, Gang (2006), Associate Professor of Geography and Planning. B.S., Nanjung University; M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ph.D., Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz.
Xu, Xiaojuan (Xandra) (1994), Professor of Psychology. B.S., Beijing University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Yalda, Christine (2004), Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Boston University Law School; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University.
Yancey, Jason E. (2009), Assistant Professor of Spanish. B.A., M.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Yen, Huei Lan (2012), Assistant Professor of Spanish. B.A., Jinan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
Yidana, Richard (2006), Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., Clark University; M.A., Ph.D., Binghamton University.
Yu, Yan (1998), Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A., M.A., Beijing University; Ph.D., Florida State University.
Yu, Paul Woo Dong (2003), Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana; M.S., Ph.D., Illinois State University.
Yuhas, Michael (1985), Professor of Accounting and Taxation. B.A., University of Notre Dame; J.D., Indiana University; LL.M., Georgetown University; LL.M., University of Miami; C.P.A.
Zaszlavik, Katalin (2003), Associate Professor of Art and Design. Diploma, Hungarian College of Applied Arts; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Zeitler, David (2004), Associate Professor of Statistics. B.S., M.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Ph.D., Western Michigan University.
Zemmol, Gail (2009), Affiliate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management. M.A., Michigan State University.
Zettle-Sterling, Renee (2000), Associate Professor of Art and Design. B.F.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., M.F.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Zhang, Xianguang (Peter) (2008), Assistant Professor of Communications. B.A., Xi'an Jiaotong University; M.A., Nankai University; Ph.D., Indiana University.
Zhao, Yi (2006), Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A., Peking University; M.A., Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; M.S.L., Yale Law School; Ph.D., Yale University.
Ziembo-Vogl, Joanne (1995), Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. B.A., Saginaw Valley State University; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Zinman, Donald (2006), Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A. Brandeis; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
Zivi, Karen (2011), Assistant Professor of Political Science, Honors College. B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Zoeteman, Jennifer (2010), Affiliate Faculty of Nursing. B.S.N., Purdue University; M.S.N., Grand Valley State University.
Zwart, David (2012), Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Dordt College; M. A., California State University, Fresno; Ph.D., Western Michigan University.