^{This page of the University Catalog was published in August 2026 and may not reflect staffing changes that took place after this time.}

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

Linda Anzalone
2018, Assistant Professor of Practice Nursing, 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
2006, 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.

Maureen Barney
2020, University Librarian, Associate Professor. B.A. Washington State University; M.L.I.S. University of Washington. Ph.D. Texas Tech 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, Associate Professor of Art. 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.

Wade Brooks
2026, Assistant Professor of Business. B.S., M.B.A. Willamette University; Ph.D. University of Denver

Debora Burger
2025, Assistant Professor of Nursing. M.S.N. University of Cape Town; Ph.D. Oregon Health & Science University.

Scott Campbell

2024, Assistant Professor of Practice Nursing. B.A. University of Oregon; M.S.N. Washington State University.

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

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 Música de Puerto Rico; M.S. Southern Connecticut State University; Ph.D. University of Iowa.

Mihee Chung
2023, Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N. The Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy M.S.N. University of Virginia School of Nursing, Ph.D. University of Virginia School of Nursing

Florian Conzetti
2021, Associate 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 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 Practice Nursing, B.S.N Oregon Health & Sciences University; M.N.E. Oregon Health & Sciences University

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

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

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

Kevin Curry
2020, Associate 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.

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

Jesse Donaldson
2022, 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.

Jennifer Eblen

2016, Associate Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. Southwestern University; M.A., Ph.D. Vanderbilt 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 & Professor of Business Law. B.S. Linfield College; J.D. Willamette University.

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; Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado

Daniel Ford
2004, Assistant Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science. B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara; M.B.A. Cornell University; M.C.S. Colorado State University.

Kiki Fornero
2019, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S. University of Central Oklahoma; M.S.N. University of Oklahoma; Ph.D. Oregon Health & Sciences University

John Frank 
2024, Assistant Professor of Biology.  B.S. Linfield College; Ph.D. Cornell University

Alex Fredrickson
2024, Assistant Professor of Practice - Wine Studies. B.S. University of Idaho; M.S. Cornell University; Ph.D. University of Missouri.

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.

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.

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.A., M.A., Ph.D. Middle Tennessee State University.

Gabriela Guizar
2017, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. Linfield University; D.N.P. University of Washington.

Janet Gupton

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

Megan Hall

2024, Assistant Professor of Practice - Wine. B.A. University of Toronto; M.A., York University; Ph.D. Cornell University.

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

Dimitri Kelly

2013, Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A. University of California, Davis; 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.

Toni Keterenos
2026, Assistant Professor of Practice - Wine Studies. B.A. Linfield College; M.S. Arizona State University.

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

Max Klein

2025, Assistant Professor of Business - Sport Management. B.S., M.S., Ph.D. University of Connecticut

Kenneth Knowlton

2022, Assistant Professor

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

Emily Kosderka

2022, Associate 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. A.S.N. Cecil College; B.S. University of Delaware; M.S. Frontier Nursing University; Ph.D. Texas Women's University

Kathryn Kuskie
2018, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.Oregon State University; B.A. Oregon State University; M.S.N. Oregon Health & Sciences University; M.A.T. Willamette University; Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado.

Mary LaMagna

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

Derek R. Lane
2018, 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.

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

Christine Latulippe

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

Kathryn Lee

2018, Assistant Professor of Biology. B.A. Carroll College; Ph.D. Oregon Health & Science 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. (Sabbatical Fall 2025)

Jennifer R. Linder
2002, Professor of Psychology. B.A. University of New Hampshire; M.A., 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.  

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.

Kaitlyn Macuk

2021, Assistant Professor of Health, Human Performance and Athletics. B.S. Pacific University; M.K. Boise State University. 

Lindsey Mantoan

2017, Ronni Lacroute Chair in Theatre Arts and 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. University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; M.S., Ph.D. Oregon State University.

Jackson B. Miller

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

Marie Chantale Mofin Noussi

2012, Associate Professor of French. B.A University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon; M.A. University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon; Ph. D. University of New Mexico

Joelle Murray

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

Jessica Nesher

2023, Assistant Professor of Practice Nursing. B.A. American University; B.S.N. Linfield College; M.S.N. Duquesne University. 

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 Center. B.A. Linfield College; Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  

Amy Orr

2001, George A. Westcott III Distinguished Professor of Sociology. B.S. Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Notre Dame.  

Kelsi Powell

2026, Assistant Professor of Practice Nursing. B.S. University of New England; M.S.N. John Hopkins University.

Jennifer Rauch

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

Cara Ray

2018, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A. Whitworth; M.S. University of Oregon; Ph. D. University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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

G.F. “Cisco” Reyes

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

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, Associate Professor of Practice. M.B.A. Marist College; M.A. Guwahati University.

Denise Sartz
2025, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. University of Wyoming; M.S. Regis University; D.N.P. Regis University.

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

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

Anne Schwartz

2022, Assistant Professor of Practice Nursing. B.A. Colorado College; B.S.N. Emory University; M.S. Regis University.

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

Scott Selberg

2023, 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., Ph.D. University of Oregon.

Megan Bestwick Smith

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

David Smith

2026, Assistant Professor of Business. B.S. St. Mary's College of California; Ph.D. University of Oregon.

Kenneth Smith

2023, Associate Professor of Business. B.A. Anderson University; M.B.A. Ball State University; Ph.D. University of Missouri.

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 

Ames Thomas

2016, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. Valdosta State University; Ph.D. Washington State University.

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.

Leslie Walker

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

Yujie Wang

2025, Assistant Professor of Computer Science. B.D. Jiangsu Normal University; M.S. Florida State University, Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University.

Enrique Washington

2025, Assistant Professor of Business - Sports Management. B.S. Seton Hall University; M.S. Seton Hall University; M.S. Kansas State University; Ph.D. Southeastern University.

Yanna Weisberg
2011, Professor of Psychology. B.S. Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D. University of Minnesota. 

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

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

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.

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.