Faculty

Nurideen Abubakari

2023, Visiting Professor of Mathematics & Computer Sciences. B.S. University for Development Studies; M.S. Oregon State University.

Linda Anzalone
2020, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Non-Tenure Track. B.A. Ohio State University; B.S.N. Linfield College; M.S.N. Frontier Nursing University.

Elizabeth J.O. Atkinson
1997, Professor of Chemistry. B.S. Creighton University; Ph.D. University of Arizona.

Kena Avila
2007, Associate Professor of Education. B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz; M.S. Portland State University; Ph.D. Oregon State University.

Andrew Baggett
2017, Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S. LeTourneau University; Ph.D. Boston College.

T. Lee Bakner

1992, Professor of Psychology. B.A. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D. Kent State University.

Lindsay Baldini

2022, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Non-Tenure Track. A.A Seattle College; M.S.N. Gonzaga University.

Maureen Barney
2020, Visiting Information Literacy Librarian. B.A. Washington State University; M.L.I.S. University of Washington.

Kaarina Beam
1999, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. B.A. Bellarmine College; M.A., Ph.D. Purdue University.

Anton Belov
2011, Associate Professor of Music. B.M. The New England Conservatory; M.M. The Julliard School; D.M.A. Boston University.

Steven Bernhisel
1999, Associate Professor of Education. B.S. Brigham Young University; M.Ed., Ph.D. Utah State University.

Belle Bezdicek

2020, Lacroute Scholar Visiting Artist. B.F.A. University College of The Creative Arts; M.A. St. Cloud State University.

Stephen Bricher

1993, Professor of Mathematics. B.A. Linfield College; Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder.

Molly Campbell

2022, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. Oregon Health and Science University.

Bill Campbell

2023, Visiting Associate Professor of Music, Department Chair, and Director of Composition Studies. B.M. University of Arizona, Ph.D. University of Oregon, M.M. San Francisco Conservatory

Kathryn Carpentier

2024, Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A. Carroll College, Ph.D. University of Washington.

Tania Carrasquillo Hernández
2014, Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A. Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico; M.S. Southern Connecticut State University; Ph.D. University of Iowa.

Mihee Chung

2023, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Ph.D. University of Virginia, M.S. University of Virginia

Florian Conzetti

2021, Assistant Professor of Music. B.M. Konservatorium für Musik Bern; M.M. Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester; D.M.A. Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University.

Sarah Coste
2006, Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.A. Linfield College; M.S., Ph.D. Oregon Health & Science University.

M. Patrick Cottrell

2022, Professor/Supervisor of Political Science. B.A. University of California, Davis; M.A. Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Hillary Crane

2007, Associate Professor of Anthropology. B.A. Seattle University; M.A., Ph.D. Brown University.

Sharon Cronin 

2023, Assistant Professor of Nursing. 

Virlena Crosley
2011, Associate Dean of the School Business for Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Business. B.S. Linfield College; M.S. Lewis & Clark College; D.B.A. George Fox University.

Julie Cross

2023, Visiting Assistant Professor & Director of Choral Activities of Music. B.A. Oberlin College; M.A. Manhattan School of Music; Ph.D. University of Michigan.

Michael Crosser
2006, Professor of Physics. B.S. Centre College; M.S., Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Kevin Curry
2020, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies. B.A. Linfield College; M.A. University of Washington; Ph.D. Portland State University.

Richard Cutshall

2024, Assistant Professor of Art and Gallery Curator. B.F.A. Pittsburg State University. M.F.A. University of Arkansas.

Malek Daaboul
1999, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S. University of Toledo.

Christopher Dahlvig
2018, Associate Professor of Business. B.A. Whitworth University; M.B.A. Northwest Christian College.

Sandra Davis

2019, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. Christopher Newport University; M.S.N. Old Dominion University; Ph.D. Capella University.

Jesse Donaldson

2022, Visiting Assistant Professor of English. B.A. Kenyon College; M.F.A. University of Texas at Austin; M.F.A. Oregon State University.

Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt

2004, Professor of English. B.A. College of St. Catherine; M.A., Ph.D. University of Minnesota.

Erin Ehly
2020, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Non-Tenure Track. B.S. University of Oregon; B.S., M.S. Oregon Health & Science University.

Frida Endinjok

2023, Visiting Assistant Professor of Health & Human Performance. A.A. Los Angeles Mission College; B.S., M.P.H. California State University.

Emily Evanstein
2021, Assistant Professor of Education. B.A. University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. University of California, Santa Barbara.

Denise Farag
2009, Associate Dean of the School of Business for Graduate Programs and New Initiatives, and Associate Professor of Business. B.A. Linfield College; J.D. Willamette University.

Catherine Ferrell 
2012, Associate Professor of Biology. B.A. Carleton College, Ph.D. University of Chicago

Julie Fitzwater

2014, Associate Dean of the School of Nursing and Associate Professor of Nursing. B.A. Pennsylvania State University; B.S.N. Linfield College; M.N.E. Oregon Health & Science University.

William Fleeger

2015, Visiting Senior Scholar of Environmental Policy and Sustainability. B.A. University of Oregon; M.S., Ph.D. University of New Hampshire.

Daniel Ford

2004, Assistant Professor of Computer Science. B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara; M.B.A. Cornell University; M.B.I.S. Université Catholique de Louvain; M.S. Colorado State University.

Kiki Fornero
2019, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S. University of Central Oklahoma; M.S.N. University of Oklahoma.

John Frank 
2024, Assistant Professor of Biology.  Cornell University

J. Christopher Gaiser

1994, Professor of Biology. B.S. University of Washington; Ph.D. Oregon State University.

Robert Gardner
2004, Professor of Sociology. B.A. Bowling Green State University; Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder.  (Fall 2024 Sabbatical).

Brian Gilbert
2001, Professor of Chemistry. B.S. University of Arizona; Ph.D. Indiana University.

Sharon Bailey Glasco
2003, Associate Professor of History. B.A. Whitworth College; M.A., Ph.D. University of Arizona.

Marcella Gowan

2017, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. Walla Walla University; M.S. Loma Linda University; Ed.D. George Fox University.

Randy Grant
1993, Professor of Economics. B.A. Pacific Lutheran University; Ph.D. University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Bronwyn Graves

2022, Assistant Professor of Economics. B.B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Middle Tennessee State University.

Gabriela Guizar

2024, Assistant Professor of Nursing. 

Janet Gupton

2000, Professor of Theatre Arts. B.A., J.D. Wake Forest University; M.S., Ph.D. University of Oregon 

Michael Hitchman
2009, Professor of Mathematics. B.A. Swarthmore College; Ph.D. University of Oregon.

Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza
2006, Professor of Philosophy. B.S. University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh; M.A., M.S., Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Kurt Ingemen

2022, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies. B.S. Humboldt State University; Ph.D. Oregon State University.

Masayuki Itomitsu
2009, Associate Professor of Japanese. B.A. University of the Ryukyus; M.A., Ph.D. Ohio State University.

Ashlie Johnson

2022, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., B.S., B.S. University of Georgia; M.S., Ph.D. Colorado State University.

Heidi Johnston
2021, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S. University of Phoenix; M.S. University of Phoenix; D.N.P. Boise State University.

Dimitri Kelly
2013, Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A. Utrecht University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Laura Kenow
1992, Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.A. Gustavus Adolphus College; M.S. University of Arizona.; Ph.D. University of Minnesota.

Kimberly Kintz
2011, Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. Linfield College; M.S. University of Portland; D.N.P. Oregon Health & Science University.

Carrie Kondor
2020, Director of Teacher Education and Associate Professor. B.Ed. Gonzaga University; M.S. Portland State University; Ph.D. Concordia University.

Emily Kosderka

2022, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S. Willamette University; M.S. Indiana University; Ph.D. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. 

Megan Kozak Williams
2013, Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A. University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D. Harvard University.

Kristen Krum

2022, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Non-Tenure Track. B.S. University of Delaware; M.S. Frontier Nursing University.

Kathryn Kuskie
2018, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Non-Tenure Track. B.S.N., M.S.N. Oregon Health & Science University.

Mary LaMagna

2022, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Non-Tenure Track. B.S.N. Chamberlin College of Nursing.

Derek R. Lane
2018, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre. B.A. Seattle Pacific University; M.A., M.F.A. San Diego State University; M.A.T. Western Oregon University.

Cheryl Langford
1992, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. Mississippi College; M.S.N. The University of Texas Health Science Center.

Christine Latulippe

2022, Visiting Associate Professor of Education. B.A. Sonoma State University; M.Ed. Lewis & Clark College; Ph.D. Montana State University.

Mindy Legard Larson
2006, Professor of Education. B.S. Linfield College; M.S. Western Oregon University; Ph.D. Oregon State University.

Jacqueline Leung

2021, Assistant Professor of Health, Human Performance and Athletics. B.A. California State University, Los Angeles; M.S. University of Iowa; J.D. Willamette University; Ph.D. Oregon State University.

Tonda Liggett
2018, Associate Professor of Education. B.A. Hillsdale College; M.A., Ph.D. University of New Hampshire.

Jennifer R. Linder
2002, Professor of Psychology. B.A. University of New Hampshire; Ph.D. University of Minnesota.

Kay Livesay
2003, Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S. University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Ph.D. University of California, Riverside.  (Full Sabbatical).

Kate Lorenzen
2021, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S. Juniata College; Ph.D. Iowa State University.

Patricia Love

2022, Director of Portland Campus Library/Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure Track. B.A. Portland State University; M.S. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 

Chuck Lundon
2002, Professor of Mathematics. B.A. Lewis & Clark College; M.S. University of Illinois; Ph.D. Arizona State University.

Lindsey Mantoan

2017, Associate Professor of Theatre. B.A. Princeton University; M.A. University of Texas, Austin; Ph.D. Stanford University.

Jeff McNamee
2006, Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S., M.S. University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; Ph.D. Oregon State University.

Jackson B. Miller

2001, Professor of Communication Arts and Director of Forensics. B.S., M.A. Ohio University; Ph.D. Southern Illinois University.

Sean Muir

2022, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., B.S., The Evergreen State University; Ph.D. Oregon State University.

Joelle Murray
1997, Associate Professor of Physics. B.A. Beloit College; M.S., Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Jessica Nesher

2023, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Non-Tenure Track. B.S.N. Linfield College.

Jennifer Nordstrom

2000, Professor of Mathematics. B.S. University of Redlands; M.S. University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Ph.D. University of Oregon.

Rachel Norman
2018, Associate Professor of English and Director of Writing. B.A. Linfield College; Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  (Fall 2024 Sabbatical).

Claire O'Connor

2022, Renshaw Visiting Writer Fellow. B.A. Yale University; M.F.A. University of Idaho; M.S.Ed. Long Island University; Ph.D. University of Edinburgh.

Amy Orr
2001, George A. Westcott III Distinguished Professor of Sociology. B.S. Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Notre Dame.  (Fall 2024 Sabbatical).

Joan Paddock
1994, Professor of Music and Band Director. B.M.E., M.M., D.M. Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.

Naomi Pitcock
2018, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. Old Dominion University; M.S.N., D.N.P. University of Virginia.

Jennifer Rauch

2020, Professor of Journalism and Media Studies. B.A. Pennsylvania State University; M.J. Temple University; Ph.D. Indiana University.

G.F. “Cisco” Reyes

2017, Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.S. Pacific University; M.S., Ph.D. University of Idaho.

Emily Rios

2023, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Non-Tenure Track. A.S.N. Naugatuck Valley Community College; B.S.N. University of South Florida.

Madeleine Brady Romero
2010, Associate Professor of Practice- Business. B.A., M.B.A. University of Southern California. (Fall 2024 Sabbatical).

John Sagers
2001, Professor of History. B.A. University of California, Berkeley; Master of Pacific International Affairs, University of California, San Diego; Ph.D. University of Washington.

Gayatree Sarma
2015, Assistant Professor of Business, Non-Tenure Track. M.B.A. Marist College; M.A. Guwahati University.

Rachel Schley
2018, Assistant Professor of History. B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles.

Eric Schuck
2006, Dave Hansen Chair in Economics and Professor. B.A. Pacific Lutheran University; M.A. University of Montana; Ph.D. Washington State University.  (Spring 2025 Sabbatical).

Anne Schwartz

2022, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Non-Tenure Track. B.A. Colorado College; B.S.N. Emory University; M.S. Regis University.

Rainer Seitz
2017, Associate Professor of Business. B.A., M.S.N. Marquette University; Ph.D. Portland State University.

Scott Selberg

2023, Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism & Media Studies. B.A. Williams College; M.A. University of North Carolina; Ph.D. New York University.

Evan Shenkin

2022, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. B.A., M.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of Oregon.

Megan Smith

2013, Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S. Southern Oregon University; M.S. University of Washington; Ph.D. University of Oregon.  

Kenneth Smith

2023, Associate Professor of Business. 

David Sumner
2004, Professor of English. B.A. University of Utah; M.A. Brigham Young University; Ph.D. University of Oregon.

John Syring
2008, Professor of Biology. B.S., M.S. University of Michigan; Ph.D. Oregon State University.

Sandra Terra

2016, Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A. Oregon State University; M.A. University of Oregon; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison 

Sonia Ticas
2001, Professor of Spanish. B.A. California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley.

Chad Tillberg
2007, Professor of Biology. B.A. University of Kansas; Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder.

Tanya Tompkins
2002, Professor of Psychology. B.A. University of Colorado, Boulder; M.A., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles.

Kathryn Van Hook

2018, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A. Carroll College; Ph.D. Oregon Health & Science University.

Leslie Walker

2023, Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology. B.A. University of Central Arkansas; M.A., Ph.D. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Yanna Weisberg
2011, Professor of Psychology. B.S. Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D. University of Minnesota.  (Spring 2025 Sabbatical).

Jeremy Weisz
2010, Professor of Biology. B.S. University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  (Spring 2025 Sabbatical).

Joe Wilkins
2013, Professor of English. B.A. Gonzaga University; M.F.A. University of Idaho.

Jennifer Williams

2016, Associate Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. Southwestern University; M.S., Ph.D. Vanderbilt University.  (Fall 2024 Sabbatical).

Brian Winkenweder
2005, Professor of Art History. B.A. University of Washington; M.A., M.A. University of New Mexico; Ph.D. Stony Brook University.

Tianbao Xie
2002, Professor of Physics. B.S. Peking University; M.S., Ph.D. University of Oklahoma.

Daniel Zajic
2020, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance. B.A. Whitman College; Ph.D. Portland State University.

Mindy Zeitzer
2015, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. University of Arizona; M.S.N., M.B.E., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania.