Nov 28, 2025

2018-19 NSU Undergraduate Catalog

2018-19 NSU Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Personnel

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Mr. Jay Helm, Chair	Tulsa
Mr. Jeffery W. Hickman, Member	Fairview
Ms. Anne Holloway, Secretary	Ardmore
Mr. Andrew W. “Andy” Lester, Assistant Secretary	Edmond
Mr. John Massey, Member	Durant
Mr. Joseph L. Parker, Vice Chair	Tulsa
Gen. Toney Stricklin, Member	Lawton
Mr. Mike C. Turpin, Member	Oklahoma City
Dr. Ronald H. White, Member	Oklahoma City
Dr. Glen Johnson, Chancellor	Oklahoma City

Regional University System of Oklahoma

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Ms. Susan Winchester, Position 1, Member		Chickasha
Mr. Jeffrey T. Dunn, Position 2, Member		Tulsa
Mr. Lake Carpenter, Postion 3, Member		Leedey
Mr. Gary Parker, Position 4, Vice Chair		Muskogee
Ms. Connie Reilly, Position 5, Secretary		Okemah
Ms. Jane McDermott, Position 6, Member		Woodward
Ms. Amy Ford , Position 7, Member		Durant
Mr. Mark Stansberry, Position 8, Chair		Oklahoma City
Ms. Joy Hofmeister, Position 9, State Superintendent, Member		Tulsa
Dr. Sheridan McCaffree, Executive Director		Oklahoma City

Oklahoma State Board of Education

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Ms. Joy Hofmeister, State Superintendent		Tulsa
Mr. Leo J. (Lee) Baxter, Member		Lawton
Mr. William Flanagan, Member		Claremore
Ms. Cathryn Franks, Member		Hobart
Mr. Daniel Keating, Member		Tulsa
Mr. William “Bill” Price, Member		Oklahoma City
Mr. Robert Ross, Member		Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Regional Universities

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Northeastern State University	Dr. Steven Turner, President	Tahlequah
East Central State University	Dr. Katricia Pierson, President	Ada
Northwestern State University	Dr. Janet Cunningham, President	Alva
Southeastern State University	Mr. Sean Burrage, President	Durant
Southwestern State University	Mr. Randy Beutler, President	Weatherford
University of Central Oklahoma	Dr. Don Betz, President	Edmond

Presidents of Northeastern	^TOP
Albert Sydney Wyly, 1909
D. Frank Redd, 1909-1911
Frank E. Buck, 1911-1912
W. E. Gill, 1912-1914
George W. Gable, 1914-1919
William T. Ford, 1919-1923
Monroe P. Hammond, 1923-1935
J. M. Hackler (Acting), 1935-1936
John Samuel Vaughan, 1936-1951
Louis H. Bally (Acting), 1951
Harrell E. Garrison, 1951-1970
Robert E. Collier, 1970-1977
Elwin Fite (Acting) 1977-1978
W. Roger Webb, 1978-1997
Larry B. Williams, 1997-2008
Kim Cherry, 2007-2008 (Interim President)
Don Betz, 2008 to 2011
Martin Tadlock, 2011 (Interim President)
Steven Turner, 2012-present

Officers of the University

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Steve Turner, Ph.D.		President
Deborah Landry, Ph.D.		Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jerrid Freeman, Ph.D.		Vice President for Student Affairs
Christy Landsaw, B.A.		Vice President for Administration and Finance
Ben Hardcastle, B.A.		Vice President for University Relations

University Administration

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Chris Adney		Director of Auxiliary Services
Vanessa Anton, Ph.D		Interim Dean, College of Education
Jon Asbill, B.S		Assistant Vice President for Facilities, Grounds, & Construction
Sara Barnett, M.S.		Director, Center for Tribal Studies
Mary Bower		Director of Community & Government Relationships
Patti Buhl, M.S.		Director of Public Safety
Janet Buzzard, Ed.D.		Dean, College of Business & Technology
Dewayne Campbell		Manager, RiverHawk Shoppe, Barnes & Noble College Booksellers
Mike Chanslor, Ph.D.		Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Eloy Chavez, Ph.D.		Dean, College of Extended Learning
Briana Clifton Drury, J.D.		General Counsel
Teri Cochran, Ph.D.		Director, Student Financial Services
Tony Duckworth, M.S.		Director of Athletics
Steven Edscorn, M.T.S. / M.S.L.S.		Executive Director University Libraries
Pamela K. Fly, Ph.D.		Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Peggy Glenn, J.D.		Director of Development
Stephanie Goad, M.S.		Executive Director of International Studies
Pamela K. Hathorn, Ph.D.		Dean, College of Science and Health Professions
Cari Keller, J.D.		Dean, Graduate Studies
Janet Kelley, M.S.		Registrar
Thomas L. Jackson, Ph.D.		Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Daniel Johnson, M.B.A.		Director, Alumni Relations
Deborah Landry, Ph.D.		Provost, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Jean Logue		Director, Human Resources
Danny Mabery, M.S.		Assistant Vice President of Enrollment, Student Affairs
Timothy McElroy, Ed.D.		Dean, NSU Muskogee Campus
Douglas K. Penisten, O.D., Ph.D		Dean, College of Optometry
Richard Reif, Ed.D.		Chief Information Officer, Director Information Technology
Julie Sawyer, Ph.D.		Executive Director, Institutional Effectiveness
Sheila Self, Ph.D.		Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Roy Wood, Ph.D.		Dean, NSU Broken Arrow Campus

University Instructional Staff

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Graduate Faculty indicated by asterisk (*)
Year of Employment at NSU indicated in parentheses ( )

James M. Adams, D.M.A. (2016)

Associate Professor of Music

D.M.A. University of Northern Colorado

Joseph A. Ahlander, Ph.D. (2009)

Associate Professor of Biology

B.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

Dragos Albinescu, Ph.D. (2006)

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

Grant O. Alexander, M.B.A. (1994)

Assistant Professor of Information Systems

B.S., Colorado School of Mines; MIS, MBA, University of Arkansas

Rad Alrifai, Ph.D. (2003)

Associate Professor of Computer Science

B.S., Governors State University; M.S., Northeastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology

Iain Anderson, Ph.D. (2016)

Chair, Department of History / Professor of History

Ph.D. Indiana University

*Vanessa Anton, Ph.D. (1997)

Interim Dean, College of Education / Professor of Health & Human Performance

B.S.Ed., M.S., Northeastern State University, Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Sally Armstrong, Ed.D. (1981)

Professor of Education

B.S., M.S., Northeastern State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Samuel Asante, Ph.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Ph.D., University of Utah

Alesha Baker, Ph.D. (2016)

Instructor of Library Media

M.S. Northeastern State University; ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Eun Jun Bang, Ph.D. (2009)

Associate Professor of Social Work

B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee; M.S.W., Washington University-St. Louis; Ph.D., University of Missouri

Margaret E. Bates, B.S. (2016)

Instructor in Occupational Therapy

M.O.T. Texas Woman’s University

Sherry L. Been, Ph.D. (2013),

Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

B.S., M.Ed., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

*Ernst Bekkering, Ph.D. (2004)

Associate Professor of Computer Science

B.S., Academy for Physical Therapy, M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Edwin R. Bellman, Ed.D. (2013)

Assistant Professor of Technology

B.S., M.S., East Texas State University; Ed. D., Texas A & M University, Commerce

Troy Bender, M.S. (2018)

Instructor; Program Director Physician Assistant Studies

M.S., Missouri State University

Samantha Benn-Duke, Ph.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Christian Bester, D.M.A. (2018)

Assistant Professor of Music

B.T. Tshwane University of Technology, M.M. Southern Methodist University, D.M.A. University of North Texas

Lisa Bisogno, Ph.D. (2012)

Assistant Dean, Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction

B.S., M.S., Florida State Unversity; Ph.D., Barry University

Dana Boren Boer, M.B.A. (2012)

Instructor of Media Studies

M.B.A. Northeastern State University

Beth Bowin, M.S. (2007)

Instructor of Psychology and Counseling

B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Northeastern State University

Diane Boze, Ph.D. (2002)

Professor of Humanities

B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas

Alan Brokenicky, M.P.A.S. (2018)

Clinical Assistant Professor

B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.P.A.S., Union College

Shannon L. Bridgmon, Ph.D. (2012)

Associate Professor of Political Science

B.A., M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

James E. Briley, Ph.D. (2008)

Associate Professor of Finance

B.A., Duke University; M.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Tara D. Brown, O.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D. Northeastern State University

Vickie Brown-Racy, M.S.

Instructor of Human and Family Sciences

Caitlin Bruder, M.S. (2018)

Instructor of Speech Language Pathology

B.S., M.S. University of Tulsa

Jody L. Buckholtz, Ph.D. (2004)

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., University of Central Arkansas; M.S., Ph.D., University of Arkansas

*Mark D. Buckles, Ph.D. (2002)

Associate Professor of Mathematics

B.S., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

*Christopher M. Burba, Ph.D. (2006)

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Janet Buzzard, Ed.D. (2017)

Professor; Dean of College of Business and Technology

B.S., Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

*Steven Byers, Ph.D. (2010)

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.S., University of Tulsa; M.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Colorado-Boulder; Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder

*Renee Cambiano, Ed.D. (2000)

Professor of Educational Foundations & Leadership

B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., University of Memphis; Ed.D., University of Arkansas

*Ron Cambiano, Ed.D. (1989)

Assistant Professor of Education

B.S.Ed, M.A., University of Tulsa; Ed.D., University of New Mexico

Karen Carey, Ed.D. (2000)

Professor of Educational Leadership / Honors Program Director

B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ed.D., University of Arkansas

Kelli Carney, Ph.D. (2012)

Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction

B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Northeastern State University, Ph.D. Oklahoma State University

Leland W. Carr, O.D. (2006)

Assistant Dean for Development, Professor of Optometry

B.S., Michigan State University; O.D., Ferris State University

*Richard E. Castillo, D.O. (1999)

Clinical Professor of Optometry

O.D., Northeastern State University; D.O., Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Mike Chanslor, Ph.D. (2000)

Dean, College of Liberal Arts / Professor of Mass Communication

B.A., M.A., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Eloy Chavez, Ph.D. (2012)

Dean, College of Extended Learning / Assistant Professor Educational Leadership

Caitlin Chevalier, O.D. (2018)

Clinical Assistant Professor

B.S.; O.D. Northeastern State University

Ronald Chioldi, D.M.A. (1997)

Professor of Music

B.M., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.M., D.M.A., University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

*Kurt T. Choate, Ph.D. (2010)

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.S., University of Tulsa; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Maria Christian, Ed.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

Ed.D. Oklahoma State University

*Pamela G. Christol, Ph.D. (2005)

Associate Professor of Science Education

B.S., M.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Kimberly Church, Ph.D. (2017)

Instructor of Teacher Education

B.S., Ph.D., Northeastern State University

*Cindy Cisar, Ph.D. (2004)

Professor of Biology

A.B., Grinnell College; Ph.D., Cornell University

Christopher Clark, Ph.D. (2018)

Assistant Professor of History, Social Studies Education Specialist

B.A. St. Olaf’s College; M.Ed., Ph.D. University of Minnesota

John W. Clark III, J.D. (2014)

Professor of Criminal Justice

J.D., University of Alabama

Sharon Clevenger Baldridge, M.A. (2006)

Instructor in English

B.A., M.A., Northeastern State University

Craig W. Clifford, Ph.D. (1985)

Professor of Biology

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Roger E. Collier, Ph.D. (2000)

Professor of Finance

B.A., M.B.A., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

*Paul Cooper, Ph.D. (2009)

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.A., Langston University; M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Mendy Corter, M.P.A.S. (2018)

Clinical Assistant Professor

BS University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; M.P.A.S. University of North Dakota

*Brian T. Cowlishaw, Ph.D. (2004)

Associate Professor of English

B.A., M.A., Idaho State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Carolyn S. Cox, M.S.W. (2006)

Instructor of Social Work

B.S.W., Northeastern State University; M.S.W., University of Oklahoma

Cassandra R. Crawford-Ciglar, M.A. (2012)

Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences

B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., University of Oklahoma,

Dilene Crockett, Ph.D. (2004)

Professor of Management

B.S., University of Tulsa; M.B.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington

Lisa Czlonka, M. S. (2011)

Instructor of Management

*Sapna Das-Bradoo, Ph.D. (2011)

Associate Professor of Biology

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Delhi

Anne M. Davey, Ph.D (1993)

Professor of Management

B.S., University of Alberta; MBA, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Denise L. Deason-Toyne, J.D. (1998)

Professor of Business Law and Financial Planning

BSBA, Central Missouri State University; J.D., University of Missouri - Kansas City

John de Banzie, Ph.D. (1986)

Professor of Biology

B.S., University of Glasgow; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh

Lyle Deiter, M.A. (2003)

Instructor in English

B.A., M.A., Northeastern State University

Ratnakar Deole, Ph.D. (2011)

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., M.S., University of Mumbai, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

John C. D. Diamantopoulos, Ph.D. (2001)

Professor of Mathematics

B.A., Augustana College; M.S., Ph.D., Northern Illinois University

Margaret S. Dobbs, M.S. (2006)

Instructor in Health & Human Performance

B.S., M.S., University of Oklahoma

Sydney Dorrough, M.O.T (2013)

Instructor of Occupational Therapy

M.O.T. University of Oklahoma

*Anita R. Ede, Ph.D. (2006)

Associate Professor in Curriculum and Instruction

B.S., University of Miami; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Jennifer L. Edwards, Ph.D. (2003)

Associate Professor of Sociology

B.A., California State University, Stanislaus; M.S., California State University, Fresno; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Sandra D. Edwards, Ph.D. (1999)

Professor of Management

B.S., Emporia State University; M.B.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., New Mexico State University

Katy E. Ellis, Ph.D. (1999)

Associate Professor of Safety Management

B.A., State University of New York; M.S., University of Southern California; Ph.D., North Central University

Dana L. Eversole, Ed.D (1990)

Professor of Mass Communication

B.A., Northeastern State University; M.A., Pittsburg State University; Ed.D, Oklahoma State University

Joseph A. Farmer, Ph.D. (2013)

Assistant Professor of English

Ph.D., University of Mississippi

J. Suzanne Farmer, Ph.D. (2011)

Associate Professor of History

B.A., University of Arkansas; M.A., Western Illinois University, ABD University of Mississippi

Heather L. Fenton, Ed.D. (2011)

Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., Northeastern State University; M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma; M.S.N., Ed.D., Walden University

*James Ferrell, Ed.D. (2012)

Assistant Professor in Educational Foundations and Leadership

B.S., Oklahoma City University; M.A., University of Central Oklahoma; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Brett, Fitzgerald, M.S (2010)

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

B.A., M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Christopher Flavin, Ph.D. (2012)

Associate Professor of English

B.S. Austin Peay State University, M.A. Middle Tennesee State University, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Pamela K. Fly, Ph.D. (2007)

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs / Associate Professor Curriculum and Instruction

B.S. Southwest Missouri State University, M.S. Drury College, Ph.D. University of Oklahoma

*Luke B. Foster, Ph.D. (1997)

Assistant Professor in Mathematics

B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Shae L. Foutch, Ph.D. (1989)

Associate Professor of Business Administration

B.S., M.S., Fort Hays State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Jari J. Frazier, O.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D., Northeastern State University

*Gary R. Freeman, Ph.D. (2004)

Associate Professor of Accounting

B.A., University of West Florida; M.S.M., Florida International University.; Ph.D., Georgia State University

Cassie Freise, M.A. (2006)

Instructor of Mass Communication

B.A., M.A., Northeastern State University

Lucinda (Cindi) Fries, Ed.D. (2003)

Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations & Leadership

B.Ed., University of Tulsa; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Shelia Fritts, M.S. (2017)

Instructor of Health & Kinesiology

B.S., M.S., Northeastern State University

*O. Susan Frusher, Ph.D (1986)

Professor of Educational Foundations & Leadership

B.S., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Barbara Fuller, M.Ed. (2003)

Instructor in Educational Foundations & Leadership

B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.Ed., University of Arkansas

Christopher Garland, M.S.W. (2006)

Instructor in Social Work

B.A., Northeastern State University; M.S.W., University of Oklahoma

Tonya Garrett, M. Ed. (2016)

Instructor of Teacher Education

ME.D., Northeastern State University

Dee Ann Gerlach, M.Ed. (2000)

Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education

B.S., M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma

Sanchari Ghosh, Ph.D. (2014)

Assistant Professor of Economics

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

*Arthur H. Gilbert, Jr., D.B.A. (2011)

Professor of Accounting

B.A., Louisiana Tech University; M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University; D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University

Kenny Gream, (2017)

Instructor of Military Science

*J. Rachel Green, Ed.D (2000)

Assistant Professor in Educational Foundations & Leadership

B.S.Ed., University of Oklahoma; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Nathan S. Green, Ph.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Beth Green-Nagle Ph.D., (2011)

Assistant Professor in Spanish

B.S. Hendrix College; M.S., University of North Carolina; Ph.D, University of Oklahoma

*Steven Grissom, Ph.D. (2012)

Instructor of Psychology and Counseling

B.S., Missouri Southern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Kendra Haggard, Ph.D. (2006)

Assistant Professor of English

B.A., M.A., Northeastern State University, Ph.D.

Toni Hail, M.S.W. (2008)

Instructor of Social Work

B.S.W, Northeastern State University; M.S.W. Universoty of Oklahoma

*James Hall, J.D. (2007)

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, & Homeland Security

B.A., Oklahoma State University; J.D., University of Oklahoma

Christine Hallman, Ph.D. (2011)

Associate Professor of Geography

B.S., Murray State University, M.S., Ph.D., University of Arizona

*Justin Halpern, Ph.D (1988)

Professor of Accounting

B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Iowa State; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University

A. Diane Hammons, J.D. (2013)

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

B.A, University of Oklahoma; J.D., University of Oklahoma School of Law

Jarilyn. W Haney, M. Ed, (2016)

Instructor of Special Education

M.Ed., Northeastern State University

Tiffany Hardbarger Ph.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies

Ph.D., Arizona State University

Patrick D. Harrington, Ph.D. (2001)

Associate Professor of Computer Science

B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., University of Tulsa; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Richard E. Hasenauer, Ph.D., (2015)

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Ph.D., North Dakota State University

Raymond Hasselman, J.D. (2010)

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies

B.A., Sacred Heart University; J.D., University of Tulsa Law School

Pamela K. Hathorn, Ph.D. (2010)

Dean, College of Science & Health Professions /Associate Professor of Biology

B.S., University of Houston; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Benjamin L. Hay, M.M. (2017)

Instructor of Music

M.M., University of New Mexico

James L. Hicks, Ph.D. (2010)

Associate Professor of Physics

B.S., Oklahoma City University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Jericho Hobson, M.ED. (2013)

Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations and Leadership

B.S., Oklahoma City University; M.Ed., Northeastern State University

Lance A. Hunter, M.F.A. (2001)

Professor of Art

B.F.A., Lamar University; M.A., M.F.A., Stephen F. Austin State University

Sylvia Hunter, B.A., (2014)

Instructor of Art

B.A., Brescia University

Ashalee Hurst, Ph.D. (2018)

Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., M.A. University of Central Oklahoma, Ph.D. Texas Tech University

Deborah L. Hyde, M.S. (2008)

Instructor in Geology

B.S.Ed., Northeastern State University; M.S., Mississippi State University

Lindsey Ince, M.S., (2018)

Instructor of Nutritional Science

M.S., University of Central Oklahoma

Janaki K. Iyer, Ph.D, (2017)

Assistant Professor of Biology

Ph.D., State University of New York

Brian K. Jackson, Ph.D. (2008)

Associate Professor of Accounting

B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

*Thomas L. Jackson, Ph.D. (2004)

Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs; Professor of Psychology

B.A., University of the Pacific; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Jonathan Janzen, O.D. (2017)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D., Northeastern State University

Suneeti Jog, Ph.D. (2013)

Assistant Professor of Biology

B.S., M.S., University of Mumbai; Ph.D., Cleveland State University

Maureen Johnson, Ph.D. (2018)

Assistant Professor of English

B.A., M.A. Marshall University; Ph.D. Texas Women’s University

Spencer Johnson, O.D. (2010)

Associate Professor of Optometry

B.S., Brigham Young University, O.D. Salus University

Alexis Jones,Ph.D. (2014)

Assistant Professor of Medical Lab Science

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Kenneth E. Jones, Jr.,D.B.A. (2002)

Assistant Professor of Management

B.S., John Brown University; M.B.A., Webster University; D.B.A., Anderson University

Yung-Fei Kao,Ph.D. (1990)

Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.S., Chung-Yuan Christian University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nevada Reno

Rhea Kaltenbach, M.S. (2002)

Instructor in Health & Human Performance

B.S., M.S., Northeastern State University

Halil Kaya, Ph.D. (2013)

Associate Professor of Finance

Ph.D., Texas Tech

Cari Keller,J.D. (1994)

Professor of Criminal Justice, Dean of the Graduate College, Executive Director of Planning and Assessment

B.S., Northeastern State University; J.D., University of Arkansas

*Elizabeth Keller-Dupree, Ph.D. (2010)

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.S., M.S., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Kyeorda Kemp, Ph.D. (2014)

Assistant Professor of Biology

Ph.D., Northwestern University

David Kern, Ph.D.(2006)

Associate Professor of Management

B.S., M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D. Oklahoma State University

Andemariam Kidanemariam, Ph.D. (2000)

Professor of Sociology

B.S., Haile Selassie University; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

MooSong Kim, Ph.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of Health & Kinesiology

Ph.D., Oregon State University

Sung-Kun Kim, Ph.D. (2014)

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Ph.D., Texas Tech

Farina King, Ph.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of History

Ph.D., Arizona State University

Dianne E. Kirk, M.S. (2015)

Instructor of Medical Lab Science

M.S., University of Akron

Johnny Mark Kirk Ph.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of Psychology & Counseling

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Wyman Kirk, M.A. (2005)

Instructor of Cherokee Education

B.A., Northeastern State University, M.A., University of Indiana Bloomington

Brooke Klintworth, M.A. (2018)

Instructor of Speech Language Pathology

B.S., M.S. Oklahoma State University

Benjamin R. Kracht, Ph.D. (1992)

Professor of Sociology & Anthropology

B.A., Indiana University; M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

Matthew Krein O.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D., Northeastern State University

Sarah Krein O.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D., Northeastern State University

Karl M. Kruczek Ph.D. (1999)

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.S., University of Bridgeport; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Julia Kwok,Ph.D. (2005)

Professor of Finance

B.S., M.S., West Virginia University; Ph.D. Virginia Tech

Adam Langsam, Ph.D. (2000)

Professor of Sociology

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas

Nicole V Lasky, M.A. (2016)

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

M.A. University of Chicago

Fritz Laux, Ph.D. (2004)

Professor of Economics

B.A., University of Virginia; M.B.A., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Deborah L. Lee, M.S. (2000)

Instructor in Accounting

B.S., Northeastern State University; M.S., Oklahoma State University - Tulsa

*Kimberli Lee, Ph.D.(2010)

Associate Professor of English

M.A., Tarleton State University; Ph.D. University of Nebraska

Jodi M. Legnon, Ph.D. (2014)

Assistant Professor of Education

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Jenna M. Lighthizer, O.D. (2009)

Associate Professor of Optometry

B.S., Jamestown College; O.D. Pacific University College of Optometry

Nathan Lighthizer, O.D.(2010)

Associate Professor of Optometry

B.S., Jamestown College; O.D. Pacific University College of Optometry

*Darryl A. Linde, Ph.D. (1990)

Professor of Mathematics

B.S., M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D. University of Virginia

James Lindroth, Ph.D. (2012)

Associate Professor of Music Education

B.M., University of Lowell, MA; M.M., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D. University of South Florida

John Lindsay, O.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D., Northeastern State University

David Linebarger, Ph.D. (1996)

Professor of Humanities

B.A., San Jose State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California - Davis

Amber Long, M.S. (2017)

Instructor of Nutritional Science

M.S., University of Central Arkansas

Edgarita Long, Ph.D. (2001)

Professor of Speech Language Pathology

B.S., M.A., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

*Pamela J. Louderback, Ph.D. (2001)

Assistant Professor of Library Services

B.A., Shippensburg University; M.F.A., East Texas State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Sarah Lowman, Ph.D. (2017)

Assistant Professor of Spanish

Ph.D., University of Georgia

Kimberly M. Loy, M.S. (2017)

Instructor of Health & Kinesiology

M.S., Oklahoma State University

Arun Madapusi, Ph.D. (2018)

Assistant Professor of Management

B.E. Manipal Institute of Technology; M.B.A. University of Texas - El Paso; Ph.D. University of North Texas

Autumn E. Mahaney, M.Ed. (2011)

Clinical Instructor of Speech/Language Pathology

B.S., M.S., Northeastern State University

Christopher R. Malone, Ph.D. (2001)

Professor of English

B.A., University of Tulsa; M.A., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Jeffrey Maloney, Ph.D. (2018)

Assistant Professor of English

B.S. Brigham Young University; M.A. Ohio University; Ph.D. Michigan State University

Jessica E. Martin, Ph.D. (2006)

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., M.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., University of California

Sandra Martin, M.L.I.S (2002)

Instructor in Library Services

B.S., University of Central Oklahoma; M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma

Diana Mashburn, Ph.D. (1995)

Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., Northeastern State University; M.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D. University of Minnesota

Ingrid Massey, Ed.D. (2009)

Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction

B.S.Ed., Northeastern State University; M.S.Ed., Ed.D. Oklahoma State University

Justin McBride Ph.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of English

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

John McIntosh Ph.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of Geography

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Alan McKee, O.D. (2004)

Professor of Optometry

B.S.E.E., M.A.E.E., University of Kansas; O.D., Northeastern State University

Earlena McKee, O.D. (2004)

Associate Professor of Optometry

B.S.Ed., Pittsburg State University; M.A., University of Kansas; O.D., Northeastern State University

Misty D. Megee, B.S. (2004)

Instructor of Mathematics

B.S., Northeastern State University

Elizabeth Melles, Ph.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of Psychology & Counseling

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Judith A. Melvin, Ph.D. (2012)

Professor/Director of Occupational Therapy

B.S., Ohio State University; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park

Julie M. Mercado, M.S. (2011)

Instructor of Accounting

B.S., Oral Roberts University; M.S., Northeastern State University

*John M. Mercer, Ph.D. (1984)

Professor of English

B.A., Bryan College; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

Christopher Miller, M.F.A. (2009)

Associate Professor of Theatre

B.A., Borat College of DePaul University; M.F.A., Arizona State University

Jeffrey M. Miller, O.D. (2002)

Professor of Optometry

B.S., University of Arkansas; O.D., Northeastern State University

*Judy Moody, Ph.D. (2003)

Associate Professor in Educational Foundations & Leadership

B.S.Ed., East Central University; M.S., Nova University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

*Meagan Moreland, Ph.D. (2008)

Associate Professor for Curriculum and Instruction

B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

*Marilon Morgan, Ed.D. (2003)

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.A.T., Sam Houston State University; M.Ed., Angelo State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Michael Morgan, Ph.D. (2018)

Assistant Professor of Biology

B.S. Brigham Young University; Ph.D. University of Utah

Christopher Murphy, M.F.A. (2010)

Assistant Professor of English

B.A., Brown University; M.F.A., University of Arkansas

Raymond F. Murphy, M.A. (2002)

Instructor of Economics

B.S., M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Whitney Myers, D.M.A (2016)

Assistant Professor of Music

D.M.A., University of Kentucky

Nayyer Naseem, Ph.D. (2017)

Assistant Professor of Marketing

Ph.D., Wayne State University

Mark S. Nelson, Ph.D. (1997)

Associate Professor of Technology

B.A., Texas A&M - Canyon; M.S., University of North Texas; Ph. D., Texas A&M University

Jason M. Nichols, M.A. (2015)

Instructor of Political Science

M.A., Northeastern State University

Garnet Nowell, M. LIS (2018)

Instructor of Library Services

M.LIS, University of Oklahoma

Brandon Oberg, M.A. (2009)

Instructor in Library Services

B.A., Eastern New Mexico University; M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Connor O’Dell, Ph.D. (2018)

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.S, B.A. Southern Methodist University; Ph.D. University of North Texas

Benjamin K. Ofili, E.D.M. (2003)

Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship

B.B.A., Texas Southern University, M.B.A., Prairie View A&M, M.B.A., Texas A&M, E.D.M., Case Western Reserve

Jon Marcus Olive, M.B.A (2013)

Instructor of Health Care Administration

M.B.A, Oklahoma Wesley University

Christopher Owen, Ph.D. (1992)

Professor of History

B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Emory University

Ahmet Ozturk, Ed.D. (1991)

Professor of Health & Human Performance

B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

*Latricia D. Pack, O.D. (1999)

Professor of Optometry

B.S., Oklahoma State University; O.D., Northeastern State University

Laura Padgett, Ed.D. (2018)

Instructor of Speech Language Pathology

*Kenny A. Paris, Ph.D. (1996)

Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.A., M.S. East Central University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

April Parker, Ph.D. (2013)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D., Northeastern State University

*Martha Y. Parrott, Ed.D. (2002)

Assistant Dean, College of Science & Health Professions, Professor of Mathematics

B.S.E., Oklahoma Christian University; M.Ed., University of Houston; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Susan Patrick, Ph.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Nancy L. Paulie, M.S. (2004)

Instructor in Mathematics

B.S., University of Central Oklahoma; M.S., Northeastern State University

Mark A. Paulissen, Ph.D. (2006)

Professor of Biology

B.S., M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Douglas K. Penisten, O.D. (1988)

Dean, Professor of Optometry

B.S., O.D., Ph.D., Indiana University

John Petrucelli, Ph.D. (2018)

Assistant Professor of Music / Director of Jazz Studies

B.A. University of Virginia; M.M., M.A. Rutgers University, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh

Ronald E. Petty, Ph.D. (2002)

Assistant Professor of Marketing

B.S., B.A., University of Tulsa; M.B.A., Oklahoma City University; Ph.D., University of Phoenix

April Phillips, Ph.D. (2011)

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.A., University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma; M.A., University of Central Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

James I. Phillips, Ph.D. (1994)

Professor of Management

B.S., M.S.S., Utah State University; Ph.D., New Mexico State University

Spence C. Pilcher, Ph.D. (2004)

Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Alissa K. Proctor, O.D. (2006)

Associate Professor of Optometry

B.S., Ferris State University, O.D., Michigan College of Optometry

Amy L. Proctor, Ph.D. (2008)

Instructor in Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, & Homeland Security

B.A., M.A., University of Arkansas, Ph.D., Sam Houston State University

Robyn Pursley, Ph.D. (2003)

AssistantDean, College of Liberal Arts / Associate Professor in Theatre

B.A., Northeastern State University; M.A., Oklahoma State University; Ph.D. University of Arkansas

Scott Pursley, M.F.A. (1999)

Assistant Professor in Theatre

B.A., Northeastern State University; M.F.A., Academy of Art University

*Sarah Ramsey, M.Ed. (2012)

Assistant Professor Curriculum & Instruction

B.S., Oral Roberts University; M.Ed., Northeastern State University

Christy Reed, Ph.D. (2018)

Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education

B.S. Newman University, M.S. Ed Fort Hays State University, Ph.D. Texas Tech University

Mia R. Revels, Ph.D. (1995)

Professor of Biology

B.S.E., M.S.E., Henderson State University; Ph.D. University of Arkansas

Steven G. Rice, M.Ed. (2005)

Instructor of Computer Science

B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Northeastern State University

Seth Rich, O.D. (2018)

Clinical Assistant Professor of Optometry

B.S., O.D. Northeastern State University

Mitchell S. Ricketts, Ph.D. (2013)

Associate Professor of Safety Management

B.S., M.S., Pittsburg State University; M.S., University of Central Missouri; Ph.D., Kansas State University

Thomas Rink, M.LIS. (2007)

Instructor of Library Services

M.LIS., University of Oklahoma

Lisa Roach, M. Ed. (2018)

Instructor / Clinic Director for Speech Language Pathology

B.S. Ed., M.Ed. Northeastern State University

Brent Roberts, O.D. (2017)

Clinical Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D., Northeastern State University

Sharon L. Roberts, Ph.D. (2007)

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.S. and M.S., Emporia State University; Ph.D., Wichita State University

William J. Rosener, Ph.D. (1997)

Professor of Information Systems

B.A., Iowa State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Elaina Ross, M.A. (2018)

Instructor of Communications

B.A., M.A., Northeastern State University

Sallie A. Ruskoski, Ph.D. (2012)

Assistant Professor of Medical Laboratory Science/Clinical Coordinator

B.S., University of Oklahoma; M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Jeremiah Rutherford, Ph.D. (2015)

Medical Director of Physical Assistant Program

B.S., Colorado State University, Ph.D., St. Georges University

Luis Salas, M.A. (2018)

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design

B.A. University of Puerto Rico; M.A. Savannah College of Art and Design

*Stephan Sargent, Ed.D. (2004)

Professor of Curriculum & Instruction

B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., University of Tulsa; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Daniel M. Savage, Ph.D. (2005)

Professor of Political Science

B.A., East Central University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California

*Paula K. Schornick, Ph.D. (2008)

Associate Professor of Educational Foundations and Leadership

B.S.Ed., Northeastern State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

*David K. Scott, Ph.D. (1991)

Professor of Speech Communication

B.A., M.P.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Bret Seamons, O.D. (2016)

Clinical Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D., Pacific University

Lara E. Searcy, Ph.D. (2014)

Assistant Professor of English

M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ph.D. University of Arkansas

Susan Semrow, M.A. (1996)

Instructor in English

B.A.Ed., M.A., Northeastern State University

Kathyln Shahan, Ph.D. (2009)

Associate Professor & Chair of Social Work Department

B.A., M.S.W., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., Arizona State University

Jon M. Shapiro, Ph. D. (1995)

Professor of Marketing

B.A., State University of New York - Geneseo; M.B.A., M.S., University of Colorado - Denver; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Michael Shaughnessy, Ph.D. (2013)

Associate Professor of Biology

Ph.D. University of Oklahoma

*D. Audell Shelburne, Ph.D (2011)

Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts / Professor of English

B.A., University of Dallas; M.A., University of Houston; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Joseph Shetler, O.D. (2013)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D., Indiana University

Joseph Shetler, O.D. (2012)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

B.S. and O.D., University of Indiania

Karl Siewert, M.LIS. (2013)

Instructor of Library Services

M.LIS., Dominican University College of St. Catherine

David M. Simpson, O.D. (2014)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

O.D., Illinois College of Optometry

Kelley Sky Eagle, M.S. (2017)

Instructor of Nutritional Science

B.S., M.S., McNeese State University

Jeffrey P. Slattery, Ph.D. (1994)

Professor of Management

B.S., Baker University; M.B.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Sara S. Sloan, D.O. (2014)

Instructor of Biology

B.S., Oklahoma State University, D.O. Cleveland Chiropractic College

Benjamin Smith, Ph.D

Assistant Professor of English

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

*Melinda Smith, Ed.D. (2004)

Professor of Curriculum & Instruction

B.S., University of Tulsa; M.Ed., Northeastern State University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Vicki Spencer, M.B.A. (2000)

Instructor in Accounting

B.S., M.B.A., Northeastern State University

Chad Stangl, M.Ed (2016)

Instructor of Health & Kinesiology

M.Ed., Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Deborah Stevenson, Ph.D. (2004)

Professor of Information Systems

B.S., Florida Institute of Technology; MBA, Florida Inst. Of Technology; Ph.D., Clemson University

Irina Strout, Ph.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of English

Ph.D., University of Tulsa

Sophia J. Sweeney, Ph. D. (2010)

Associate Professor of Educational Foundations and Leadership

B.S., Northeastern State University; M.A., University of Arkansas; M.Ed., Northeastern State University

Candessa Tehee, Ph.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of American Studies

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Jitendra Tewari, Ph.D. (2009)

Professor of Marketing

B.A., M.A., University of Delhi; Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University

Heidi Thoden, O.D. (1996)

Clinical Associate Professor of Optometry

B.A., Kansas State University; O.D., University of Missouri - St. Louis

Tobi S. Thompson, Ph.D. (2010)

Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Associate Professor

B.A.Ed., M.S., Northeastern State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Tracy A. Thompson, Ed.D. (2014)

Assistant Professor of Teacher Education

M.Ed., Northeastern State University

William McKinley Thompson III, M.B.A. (1991)

Assistant Professor of Hospitality & Tourism Management

B.S., M.B.A., University of Arkansas

Sophia Beverly Threatt, M.LIS. (2010)

Instructor of Library Services

M.LIS., Texas Women’s University

James D. Tibbits, M.A.(2007)

Clinical Instructor of Speech/Language Pathology

B.A., Northeastern State University; M.A., University of Arkansas

Darren Tobey, M.LIS. (2010)

Director of Library System Services/ Instructor

M.LIS., University of Oklahoma

Sarah Turner McGowen, Ph.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of Communications

Ph.D., University of Missouri

Michael D. Turner, Ph.D. (1998)

Associate Professor of Technology

B.S.C.E., U.S. Air Force Academy; M. Engr., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Texas - Austin

*Cheryl Van Den Handel, Ph.D. (2010)

Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A., College of Marin, M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

Jaymie VanMeter, M.S. (2018)

Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., M.A. Northeastern State University

Andrew P. Vassar, Ph.D. (1998)

Associate Professor of Humanities

B.A., University of Tulsa; M.A., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

*Denis Vovchenko, Ph.D. (2008)

Associate Professor of History

B.A., M.A., Moscow State Lomonosov University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Mai Anh Vu Tran, Ph.D. (2011)

Assistant Professor of Technology

B.S., Ho Chi Minh University of Technology; M.S., University of Utah; Ph.D., Utah State University

Jeffery B. Wall, D.M.A. (2013)

Associate Professor of Music

M.M., University of Tennesssee; D.M.A. University of South Carolina

Ricky D. Wallace, D.Sc (2017)

Assistant Professor of Health Care Administration

D.Sc., University of Alabama

Jennifer Walton, M.A. (2018)

Instructor of Speech Language Pathology

B.S., M.A. Oklahoma State University

*Mary Waters Bilbo, Ed.D. (2012)

Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.A., Rutgers University; M.A., Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Anne A. Watson, D.M.A. (2008)

Associate Professor of Music

B.M., West Texas A&M University; M.M, D.M.A, Arizona State University

Theodore Ward, Ph.D. (2018)

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.S. Oklahoma State University; M.S. University of Tulsa; Ph.D. Oklahoma State University

Christopher Weaver, Ph.D. (2016)

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Arthur Wendorf, Ph.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of Spanish

Ph.D., University of Texas

Virginia S. Whitekiller, Ed.D. (2001)

Professor of Social Work

B.S.W., Northeastern State University; M.S.W., Washington University; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Sheree M. Whiteside, M.S. (2006)

Instructor in Human & Family Sciences

B.S., .M.S., Northeastern State University

Charles N. Whittle, O.D. (2013)

Assistant Professor of Optometry

B.S., Arkansas Tech University; and O.D., Northeastern State University

Sarah Burkhead Whittle, B.M. (2010)

Instructor of Library Services

B.M. Southwest Baptist University

*Michael R. Wilds, J.D. (1996)

Professor of Criminal Justice

B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.S., J.D., Oklahoma City University

Joan Williams, Ph.D. (2000)

Associate Professor of Hospitality & Tourism Management

B.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Stout; Ph.D., Michigan State University

Lauren Wright, Ph.D. (2017)

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Ph.D., University of Central Florida

Kippi D. Wyatt, O.D. (1994)

Associate Dean for Academics and Professor of Optometry

B.S., O.D., M.S. Northeastern State University

Naixue Xiong, Ph.D. (2017)

Associate Professor of Math & Computer Science

Ph.D., School of Informational Science

*Takahiro Yamaguchi, Ph.D. (2009)

Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling

B.S., M.S., University of Central Missouri; Ph.D., University of Nevada

Min-Chi Yan, Ph.D. (2015)

Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

John P. Yeutter, Ph.D. (1995)

Associate Professor of Accounting

B.A., Hope College; M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary; M.Acc.,Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Bryan Young, O.D. (1998)

Clinical Assistant Professor of Optometry

B.S., O.D., Northeastern State University

Hsin-I Sydney Yueh, Ph.D (2012)

Assistant Professor of Communications

B.A. National Taiwan University, M.A. University of Pittsburg, Ph.D. University of Iowa

*Frank A. Zeigler, Ph.D., J.D. (2001)

Professor of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, & Homeland Security

B.A., Rowan College;; J.D., University of Tulsa; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University

*Rui Zhang, Ph.D. (2009)

Associate Professor of Physics

B.S., M.S., Nankai University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Weijia Zhu, Ph.D. (2011)

Lecturer of Physics

B.S., Shandong Normal University; M.S., Wuhan University of Technology; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

Kendra Zoellner, Ph.D. (2007)

Assistant Professor of Social Work

B.S.W., Northeastern State University; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Kansas

Graduate Faculty indicated by asterisk (*)

Emeriti Faculty

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April Adams, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Science, 2016
James Adams, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 1988
Brad Agnew, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of History, 2015
Harold Cecil Aldridge, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1997
Linda Alegria, M.S.W.		Emeritus Instructor in Social Work, 2005
Patricia A. Allen, M.Ed.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Education, 1992
Steve L. Archer, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Technology, 2006
Bogdanka Arias, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of English, 1992
Bahr, Janet, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Nursing, 2012
Hazel Jane Bailey, M.M.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Music, 2002
Robert E. Bailey, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Music, 2007
Isabel K. Baker, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 1993
Terri M. Baker, Ph.D		Emeritus Professor of English, 2010
Rebecca Baughman, M.S.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Sociology, 1995
Hershel W. Beaver, Ph.D.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Social Work, 2005
Larry G. Bell, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2010
Gerald Benn, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Health & Human Performance, 1993
Marianne B. Bennett, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Business Education, 2003
Dalton Bigbee, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Finance, 2013
Amy C. Blackburn, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 2002
Michael D. Bolton, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Mathematics & Computer Sci, 2003
Seldon Bowman, M.S.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Science, 1999
Terry D. Bradfield, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Physics, 2008
Sara N. Brown, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Social Work, 2002
Clara Camero, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Spanish, 2016
Deborah Carment, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 2014
Thomas M. Carment, Ph.D		Emeritus Professor of Accounting, 2004
Virgil L. Carter, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Industry, 1987
Garry W. Cartwright, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Biology, 2004
Alicia B. Casas-Celaya, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2011
Constance L. Cassity, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 2012
Mary W. Cathers, Ed.D		Emeritus Associate Professor of Business Administration, 1982
W. Wayne Cheek, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Business, 1994
Myron L. Cherry, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 2008
Carol I. Choate, M.S.		Emeritus Instructor of Nursing, 2007
Jerry Choate, M.F.A.		Emeritus Instructor of Art, 2003
Calvin L. Cole, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Physics, 2010
Linda Collins, M.Ed.		Emeritus Instructor of Mathematics, 1997
Kenneth L. Collins, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 2003
Gregory N. Combs, J.D.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, 2004
Lloyd Coppedge, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 1996
William Corbett, Ph.D.		Emeritis Professor of History, 2015
Evelyn K. Cottrell, Ed.D.		Emeritus Prof of Family & Consumer Sciences, 1984
Tom L. Cottrill, Ed.D.		Emeritus Prof of Speech and Dean, College of Arts & Letters, 1997
Obera Cude-Jones, B.S.		Emeritus Professor of Library Science, 1978
Lynn Cyert, O.D.		Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2010
Denise DaRose-Voseles, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Education, 2016
Billy Joe Davis, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of History, 2015
Charles L. Dreveskracht, M.P.A.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, 2015
Darrel W. Dewoody, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 1986
Swen H. Digranes, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 2012
Joe Dillsaver, Ph.D., J.D.		Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice, 2000
Jewell Dold-Vaughn, M.L.S.		Emeritus Professor of Library Science, 1983
H. Jack Dobbins, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Health & Human Performance, 1994
Joseph W. Doherty, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Special Education, 2003
Penny C. Dotson, Ed.D.		Emeritus Dean, College of Business & Industry, 2004
Tom Eckert, M.T.		Emeritus Instructor in Health & Human Performance, 2003
Linda L. Edmondson, O.D.		Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2009
William Edmondson, O.D.		Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2009
George Elliott, M.T.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Health & Human Performance, 1994
Patrick Enright, Ph.D		Emeritus Professor of English, 2012
Max D. Ellis, M.S. Ed.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2013
Behnam Etemad, M.L.I.S.		Emeritus Instructor of Library Services, 2012
Dunn Faires, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Technology, 2011
Gayle Farmer, M.Ed.		Emeritus Instructor of Mathematics, 2004
Odie B. Faulk, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of History, 1988
George Fulk, Ph.D., O.D.		Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2003
Tim Ficklin, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2008
Clifford (Kip) W. Finnegan, MA		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2011
David Fitzgerald, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 1999
Gary Foster, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Music and Music Dept. Chair, 1997
George E. Foster, O.D.		Emeritus Professor and Dean, College of Optometry , 2008
Dorothy G. Frie, M.S.		Emeritus Professor of Health and Human Performance, 1983
Billy Fullbright, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 2000
Daniel R. Fuller, Ed.D.		Professor of Education, 2000
Lonnie W. Fuson, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 1995
Charles Galbraith, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 1987
Marie Van Schuyver Galloway, M.S.		Emeritus Assistant Prof of Family & Consumer Sciences, 1987
Bonnie M. Giese, M.S.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Education, 2013
Harpal Gill, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1997
William H. Gillingham, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2002
James E. Goss, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 1983
Dean E. Graber, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Accounting, 2004
Kay Lallier Grant, Ed.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor and Dean, College of Education, 2012
Ethel W. Grover, M.Ed.		Emeritus Instructor in Business Education, 1987
Michael Guile, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2009
Karen L. Gunter, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Reading, 2004
Rudia Halliburton, Jr., M.A.		Emeritus Associate Professor of History, 1992
Myrna A. Hammons, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of English, 1991
Perry Hanan, M.T.		Emeritus Professor of Speech & Orientation, 1986
Jerry D. Harreld, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1997
E. Gail Harris, Ed.D. .		Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 2007
V. Lyle Haskins, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of History & Dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2004
Carolyn Hawley, Ed.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling, 2003
Kendrick C. Hayes, M.Ed.		Emeritus Instructor in Health & Human Performance, 1997
H. L. Helton, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Industry, 1983
Connie Henshaw, M.S.		Emeritus Instructor of English, 2014
Donald E. Herrlein, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Guidance & Counseling, 1988
A. Eugene Hileman, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Business Administration, 2004
Marjorie Holland, Ed.D.		Emeritus Dean, Graduate College and Prof of English, 1985
Juanita S. Holmes, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Management, 1997
Wesley G. Houk, M.S.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Accounting, 1993
Harry O. House, Jr., O.D.		Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 1999
Daniel Hutchison, M.B.A.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Information Systems, 2010
Barbara Hutchison, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2011
Smiley Irelan, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 1994
Mary Joan Isom, M.F.A		Emeritus Assistant Professor of English, 1993
Vernon Isom, Ed.D		Emeritus Professor of Industry, 1993
Ronald G. Jacob, M.B.A.		Emeritus Instructor of Business, 1999
James E. Jarrell, D.M.E.		Emeritus Professor of Humanities & Music, 1996
Mary Johnson, Ed.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 1999
James W. Jones, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1986
James B. King, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 2003
William King, M.S.		Emeritus Instructor of Mathematics, 2014
Gene J. Kozlowski, Jr., Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Information Systems, 2013
David Laney, M.M.E.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Humanities, 1997
Kent A. Lashley, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 2004
Lowell Lehman, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Music, 1996
Jewell I. Linville-Cress, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 1997
Valgene Littlefield, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Speech, 1988
Tim Dale Livesay, M.Ed.		Instructor in Health & Human Performance, 2000
John C. Lowe, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1988
Judith C. Lowrey, M.Ed.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Meetings &Destination Management, 1997
Monica J. Macklin, M.S.		Emeritus Instructor of Biology, 2012
Julia Mann, Ed.D.		Professor of Education, 2001
Willis Clem Maples, O.D.		Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 1981
Mitchel Mann, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1987
Jimmy A. Martin, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 1991
Willa Faye Mason, Ed.D		Emeritus Professor of Health & Human Performance, 1992
Major L. McClure, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 1991
Jeanette N. McQuitty, L.S. Spec.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2004
Robert A. McQuitty, Ph.D		Emeritus Professor of English, 1999
R. Henry Migliore, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Business, 2002
John A. Milbauer, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Geography, 2012
Alexandria Miller, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Human and Family Sciences, 2011
John O. Moffitt, J.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Accounting, 1987
Herbert Monks, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, 1988
Johnnye L. Morton, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Reading, 2004
Warren Neil Morton, Ed.D.		Emeritus Dean of Graduate Studies, 1996
Jay B. Munsell, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 2003
Michael W. Murphy, M.A.		Emeritus Instructor in Political Science, 2003
Frances Murtha, M.A.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Modern Language, 1994
John Edward Myers, M.M.		Emeritus Instructor of Humanities, 2003
Thomas A. Newton, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 2000
Helen Nichols, M.S.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Business Education, 1983
C. Justin Noble, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Sociology, 1992
George Nolan, Ph.D..		Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 2005
Mary C. Norwood, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of English, 1988
Alven C. Nunley, Jr., Ed.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Mathematics, 1990
Rodney Osborne, Ph.D		Emeritus Professor of Mass Communications, 2012
Keith Osterhout, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 2004
Glennis V. Parker, M.Ed.		Emeritus Instructor of English, 1997
James P. Pate, Ph.D.		Emeritus Prof of History and Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2005
Jocelyn Payne, Ed.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Educational Foundations & Leadership, 2014
Buddy R. Pennington, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 1997
J. Michael Phillips, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Speech Communication, 1988
Constance A. Pogue, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Economics Education, 1993
Dolores Poole, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Social Work, 1991
Sylvanna Prechtl, D. Mus.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Music, 1995
Charles Prigmore, Ed.D.		Emeritus Prof of Education and Academic Vice President, 1988
Lanny Reed, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Physics, 1988
Linda Reese, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 2005
William T. Riddle, Ed.D		Emeritus Professor of Special Education, 1987
Gene Roberts, M.S.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Industry, 2003
Janette K. Rogers, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 2007
R. Michael Rogers, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of History, 1988
Lena Belle Rotton, Ed.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology, 1987
Ronald Rounds, O.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Optometry, 2004
Donald D. Ruby, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Industry, 2004
Kathryn A. Sanders, Ed.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2011
Keith Sawyer, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2003
William J. Schiller, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counseling, 2010
Ronald Schaefer, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Speech/Language Pathology, 2013
Kathleen M. Schmidt, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Art, 1992
Earl P. Schmitt, O.D, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 1997
Lallie Scott, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Geography, 2010
Charles Seat, M.A.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Theatre, 2004
J. T. Sego, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education and Academic Dean, 1988
J. Michael Sharp, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1987
Norman Sheff, M.A.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of History, 1988
Victoria J. Sheffler, M.L.S.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2014
John J. Simms, M.S.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Geology, 2007
O. Glen Sizemore, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1990
Greta J. Slaton, Ed.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology, 1997
Donna D. Smith, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Biology, 2009
Randy J. Snider, M.S.		Emeritus Instructor of Mathematics, 2012
Jack Spears, M.Ed.		Emeritus Instructor of Education, 1996
Jacqueline R. Staiger, M.Ed.		Emeritus Assistant Prof of Family & Consumer Sci, 2004
Mary Stanley, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of English, 2014
Ray A. Stearns, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Accounting, 1997
Irma Lee Stierwalt, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Business Education, 1985
Donald W. Studebaker, D.A.		Emeritus Professor of Music , 2011
B. Marian Swanson, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Psychology, 1986
John Bill Taylor, M.N.S.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Science, 1985
Robert T. Taylor, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Reading, 2009
James A. Terrell, M.A.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Art, 2003
Walter J. Thrun, M.B.A.		Emeritus Professor of Industry, 2004
Bruce Tibbetts, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of English, 2005
Ruth E. Tomes, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Early Childhood, 2002
William Tonkin, M.A.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of History, 1985
Ronald L. Toulouse, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Business Education and Management & Information Systems, 1997
George Underhill Jr., Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Business Administration, 1995
Joseph C. Urbon, M.S.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Sociology, 1986
Gary VanDenbos, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Biology, 2003
Joyce Van Nostrand, Ph.D. C.N.E		Emeritus Professor of Nursing, 2014
Henricus G. VanVeen, O.D.		Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2004
Charles R. Veith		Assistant Professor of Library Services, 2009
Bill D. Wallace, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Speech, 2014
Willie E. Watson, Jr., Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 2000
Marilyn J. Watt, Ph.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 2003
Robert P. Webb, II, Ed.D.		Emeritus Associate Professor of Guidance & Counseling, 1992
Edgar L. Webster, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Sociology, 2003
Roger W. West, Ph.D., O.D		Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 2013
Paul Westbrook, Ph.D		Emeritus Professor of Communication & Theatre 2012
Emmit R. Wheat, E.D.		Emeritus Professor Mathematics, 1978
Louis F. White, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, 2014
M. Gary Wickham, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Optometry, 1979
Jacqueline Wilcox, Ph.D		Emeritus Professor of English , 2011
James Wilhite, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 2008
Earl R. Williams, Ph.D.		Emeritus Prof and Dean of the College of Business & Ind, 1999
James D. Williams, Jr., M.A		Emeritus Assistant Professor of History, 1988
M. Susie Williams, M.S., R.D./L.D.		Emeritus Assistant Professor of Family & Consumer Science, 2000
T. Alton Williams, Ed.D.		Emeritus Prof of Psych and Academic Vice President, 1998
Kenneth M. Willis, M.T.		Emeritus Instructor of Health & Human Performance, 2007
Charles Wilson, M.Ed.		Emeritus Instructor in Health & Human Performance, 2001
Jeannette R. Wilson, Ed.D.		Emeritus Professor of Education, 2003
Patricia Woolever, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Biology, 1998
Lillian D. Young, Ph.D.		Emeritus Professor of Special Education, 2006
Wathene C. Young, M.A.		Emeritus Instructor in Education, 1999
Charles Ziehr, Ph.D		Emeritus Professor of Geography, 2011

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