University Faculty

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Benedict Adams (2019) Assistant Professor, Education Department. Ph.D., Indiana University.

Kaye Adkins (1999) Professor, Communication Department. Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Perry Adkins (2013) Instructor, Craig School of Business. M.B.A., Pittsburg State University; C.P.A..

Allison Anderson (2018) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. M.S.N., Missouri Western State University.

Kevin Anderson (2001) Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. Ph.D., Kansas State University.

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Jason Baker (2000) Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., Kansas State University.

Julie Baldwin (2004) Associate Professor, Nursing Department. D.N.P., Indiana Wesleyan University.

Pramit Banerjee (2022) Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Csengele Barta (2012) Associate Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., University of Szeged.

Adam Batt (2017) Instructor, Military Science Department.

Nicholas Becker (2021) Assistant Professor, Military Science Department.

Casey Bell (2019) Instructor, Craig School of Business. M.B.A., Northwest Missouri State University.

Stacia Bensyl (1991) Professor, Communication Department. Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Amy Berkley (2022) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin.

Michael Birmingham (2022) Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department. Ph.D., Concordia University Chicago.

Ollie Bogdon (2018) Associate Professor, Education Department. Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Jennifer Botello (2018) Assistant Professor, Education Department. Ed.D., Lindenwood University.

Thomas Brecheisen (2018) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. M.F.A., Academy of Art University.

Brian Bucklein (2010) Associate Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. Ph.D., Brigham Young University.

Brad Byrd (2019) Assistant Professor, Military Science Department.

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Cristi Campbell (2004) Associate Professor, Nursing Department. D.N.P., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

James Carviou (2013) Associate Professor, Communication Department. Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Nuchelle Chance (2021) Assistant Professor, Psychology Department. Ph.D., Indiana Institute of Technology.

Michael Charlton (2008) Chairperson and Professor, Communication Department. Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Ronda Chesney (2015) Advanced Instructor, Education Department. M.S.Ed., Baker University.

Cary Chevalier (1996) Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., University of California.

Cheng-Huei Chiao (2007) Professor, Craig School of Business. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Khendum Choden (2020) Associate Professor, Craig School of Business. Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso.

Hong Choi (2007) Professor, Department of Health Professions. Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

William Chuber (2016) Instructor, Military Science Department. B.S., University of St. Mary.

Pamela Clary (2007) Associate Professor, Department of Health Professions. Ph.D., Kansas State University.

Tammie Conley (2019) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. Ph.D., University of Missouri.

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Dominic DeBrincat (2015) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Teddi Deka (1997) Professor, Psychology Department. Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Lane DesAutels (2016) Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Dawn Drake (2012) Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., University of Tennessee.

Michael Ducey (2001) Chairperson and Professor, Chemistry Department. Ph.D., University of Michigan.

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Todd Eckdahl (1993) Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., Purdue University.

Ashley Elias (2019) Assistant Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., Purdue University.

Grey Endres (2017) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions. D.S.W., University of Southern California.

MacKenzie Evans (2021) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. M.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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Joshua Fairchild (2020) Instructor and Simulation Lab Director, Military Science Department.

Sarah Findley (2022) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. M.S., Western Governors University.

Phillip Frank (2016) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Craig School of Business. Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Jana Frye (2014) Associate Professor, Department of Health Professions. M.S.W., University of Kansas.

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Nathaniel Gallegos (2022) Instructor, School of Fine Arts. L.L.M, University of San Diego School of Law.

Carissa Ganong (2016) Associate Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Ashlee Garrett (2022) Instructor, Department of Health Professions. M.B.A., Western Governors University.

Stephanie Gerlach (2019) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions. Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

Anthony Gonzalez (2019) Assistant Professor, Military Science Department.

Aaron Grant (2018) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. Ph.D., University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music.

Michael Grantham (2016) Associate Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Mary (Becky) Gregory (2020) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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Angela Haas (2015) Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. Ph.D., Binghamton University.

Amy Hallquist (2022) Instructor, Department of Health Professions. B.S., Missouri Western State University.

Lee Harrelson (2005) Professor, School of Fine Arts. D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

David Harris (2010) Professor, School of Fine Arts. M.F.A., Fort Hays State University.

Teresa Harris (2004) Professor, School of Fine Arts. M.F.A., Fort Hays State University.

Evan Hart (2017) Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

Kelly Henry (1999) Chairperson and Professor, Psychology Department. Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Matthew Hepworth (2014) Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts. M.F.A., Savannah College of Art & Design.

Brandon Herring (2022) Instructor, Communication Department. M.A.A., Missouri Western State University.

Shauna Hiley (1997) Professor, Chemistry Department. Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

Alyson Hill (2021) Instructor and Simulation Lab Director, Nursing Department. M.S.N., Missouri Western State University.

Maureen Holtz (2019) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions. D.P.T., University of Missouri-Columbia.

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Jennifer Jackson (2017) Associate Professor, Communication Department. Ph.D., University of Memphis.

Jennifer Jackson (2022) Instructor, Communication Department. M.A., Missouri State University.

Julie Jedlicka (2015) Associate Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., University of California-Santa Cruz.

Adrienne Johnson (2013) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Education Department. Ph.D., University of Kansas.

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Ali Kamali (1996) Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Heather Kendall (2008) Chairperson and Professor, Nursing Department. Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Parichehr Kianian (2022) Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. M.B.A., University of Tehran.

Joachim Kibirige (1991) Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Suzanne Kissock (2005) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department. J.D., St. Louis University School of Law.

Steven Klassen (1995) Associate Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. Ph.D., Texas A & M University.

Haruka Konishi (2018) Assistant Professor, Education Department. Ph.D., University of Delaware.

Karen Koy (2008) Associate Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago.

Justin Kraft (2007) Professor, Department of Health Professions. Ph.D., University of Alabama.

Kenneth Kriewitz (2002) Advanced Instructor, Department of Health Professions. M.S., Central Missouri State University.

Yipkei Kwok (2015) Associate Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. Ph.D., The University of Texas at El Paso.

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Thomas Lalka (2021) Instructor, Craig School of Business. D.B.A., University of Phoenix.

Toby Lawrence (2017) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts.

Gregory Lindsteadt (2005) Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department. Ph.D., Indiana University.

Bob Long (2004) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Steven Lorimor (1999) Associate Professor, Chemistry Department. Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Brett Luthans (1996) Professor, Craig School of Business. Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Jennifer Malone (2022) Assistant Professor, Education Department. Ed.D., Saint Louis University.

David Marble (2013) Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department. Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas.

Christopher Marple (2021) Visiting Professor, School of Fine Arts. Ph.D., The University of Iowa.

Susan Martens (2013) Associate Professor, Communication Department. Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Lori McCune (2012) Associate Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Sarah McDaris (2022) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions. B.S., University of Kansas.

Cheryl McIntosh (2018) Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.

Mechel McKinney (2019) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions. M.B.A., American Public University.

David McMahan (2001) Professor, Communication Department. Ph.D., University of Iowa.

David McWilliams (1996) Instructor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. M.A., Southwest Missouri State University.

Dennis Merritt (2019) Chairperson and Instructor, Engineering Technology. Ph.D., Saint Louis University.

Jay Meyers (2022) Instructor, Biology Department. Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia.

Natalie Mikita (2016) Associate Professor, Chemistry Department. Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.

Mark Mills (2008) Chairperson and Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., University of Georgia.

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Aracely Newton (2019) Assistant Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Laura Nold (2014) Instructor, Nursing Department. M.S.N., Missouri Western State University.

David Northrop (2021) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions. M.B.A., Baker University.

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James Okapal (2005) Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. Ph.D., University of Tennessee.

Jennifer Oliverio (2022) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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Herschel Pickett (1980) Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. M.S., University of Missouri-Rolla.

Jeffrey Poet (2002) Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

Elizabeth Potts (2016) Associate Professor, Education Department. Ph.D., University of Virginia-Charlottesville.

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Long Qiao (2009) Associate Professor, Engineering Technology. Ph.D., Kansas State University.

Bin Qiu (2017) Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. Ph.D., University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Gretchen Quenstedt-Moe (2009) Associate Professor, Nursing Department. Ph.D., University of Kansas.

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Maureen Raffensperger (1997) Professor Emerita of PTA, Department of Health Professions.

Jonathan Rhoad (2006) Professor, Chemistry Department. Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

Glenn Rice (2006) Associate Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Tilottama Roy (2017) Associate Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D, The State University of New York at Buffalo.

Holly Rubalcava (2022) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. P.h.D., University of Wisconsin.

William Russell (2005) Professor, Department of Health Professions. Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Alcinda Ruuskanen (2021) Instructor, Chemistry Department. M.S., University of Oulu (Finland).

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Linda Salfrank (2020) Instructor, Craig School of Business. J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Fiona Sansone (2016) Chairperson and Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions. M.S.W., University of Missouri.

Daniel Shepherd (2014) Associate Professor, Education Department. Ed.S., Ed.D., Ball State University.

Brandon Siegfried (2020) Instructor, Military Science Department.

Alec Sithole (2016) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. Ph.D., Portland State University.

Kipton Smilie (2013) Associate Professor, Education Department. Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Montella Smith (2013) Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department. J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law.

Stephanie Stewart (2013) Associate Professor, Nursing Department. M.S.N., University of Phoenix.

Stanislav Svojanovsky (2013) Associate Professor, Chemistry Department. Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Petronilla Sylvester (2021) Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department. LL.M., Charles University.

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Prashant Tarun (2008) Professor, Craig School of Business. Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.

Edwin Taylor (2010) Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Mitch Taylor (2020) Professor, Military Science Department. M.S., Norwich University.

Elizabeth Thorne-Wallington (2016) Associate Professor, Education Department. Ph.D., Washington University.

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Tolga Ulusemre (2022) Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Stacey Uthe (2022) Instructor, School of Fine Arts. D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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Latha Varghese (2016) Associate Professor, Nursing Department. M.S.N./A.N.P., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Sathiavanee Veeramoothoo (2020) Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. Ph.D., Drexel University.

Amit Verma (2016) Associate Professor, Craig School of Business. Ph.D., University of Iowa.

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Kristen Walton (2006) Professor, Biology Department. Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Gavin Waters (2006) Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Kayla Waters (2021) Associate Professor, Psychology Department. Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Corey White (2017) Associate Professor, Psychology Department. Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

Austin Williams (2022) Instructor, Department of Health Professions. D.P.T., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Lance Winkel (2022) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts.

Jeffrey Woodford (2010) Associate Professor, Chemistry Department. Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Baoqiang Yan (2009) Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

Xiaoqing Yang (1998) Professor, Engineering Technology. Ph.D., Kansas State University.

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Mei Zhang (2000) Professor, Communication Department. Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

Yihong (Irene) Zhang (2016) Instructor, Craig School of Business. M.S., Illinois State University; M.S., Kansas State University.

Zhao Zhang (1998) Professor, Engineering Technology. Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla.

Jinwen Zhu (2005) Professor, Engineering Technology. Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Christine Ziemer (2012) Associate Professor, Psychology Department. Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Elissa Zorn (2019) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. M.S.N., Missouri Western State University.