Faculty


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Ahmadian, Ahmad (1985) Professor; BA, Tehran University; MBA, North Texas State University; Ph.D., North Texas State University

Alexander, Aaron (2018) Associate Professor / Department Chair

Allen, Beverly (2009) Professor / Department Chair; BA, University of Missouri-St. Louis; MA, University of Missouri-St. Louis; MSLS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ansaf, Bahaa (2016) Assistant Professor / BSE Director; BS, College of Engineering-Baghdad University; MS, College of Engineering-Baghdad University; Ph.D., College of Engineering-Baghdad University

Arnegard, Iver (2010) Associate Professor; BA, University of Montana; MFA, University of Alaska-Fairbanks; Ph.D., Ohio University

Avi?a, Maya (1995) Professor; BA, Humboldt State University; MFA, University of California at Santa Barbara

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Baca, Judy M. (1981) Associate Professor; BS, Colorado State University-Pueblo; MSW, Arizona State University

Bajah, Maureen (2011) Visiting Assistant Professor

Balek, Kathryn M. (2015) Assistant Professor; AA, North Iowa Area Community College; BA, University of Northern Iowa; MA, University of Missouri-Columbia

Bedoya-Valencia, Leonardo (2009) Associate Professor; BS, National University of Colombia, Mines School, Medellin; MS, National University of Colombia, Mines School, Medellin; Ph.D., Old Dominion University

Belport, Susan (2009) Associate Professor; BSN, Colorado State University-Pueblo; MSN, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UCCS

Bencini, William K. (2010) Assistant Professor; AAS, John A. Logan Community College; BA, Monmouth College; MA, Northern Arizona University

Bonetti, Sandra J. (1991) Professor; BS, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Bowan, Daniel (2014) Assistant Professor; BS, University of Tennessee; MS, University of Tennessee; Ph.D. University of Colorado- Colorado Springs

Brennan, Ian (2003) Professor; BA, University of Nottingham; MBA, University of Evansville; Ph.D., University of Texas-Arlington

Brett-Green, Barbara (2010) Associate Professor; BA, Rutgers University; MA, University of Colorado at Boulder; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder

Bridgmon, Krista D. (2008) Associate Professor / Department Chair; BS, Northern Arizona University; MS, Northern Arizona University; M.Ed., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., Northern Arizona University

Brown, Katherine (2016) Assistant Professor; BA, University of Louisville; MA, New Mexico State University; Ph. D., Arizona State University

Brown, William C. (2000) Associate Professor; BA, Wayne State University; MS, University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Colorado

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Caldwell, Heather (2018) Assistant Professor

Calhoun-Stuber, Susan (1994) Assistant Professor / Department Chair; BA, Knox College; MA, University of Denver; Ph.D., University of Denver

Carter, Colette (1994) Assistant Professor; BA, Incarnate Word College; MA, Catholic University; Ph.D., University of Washington

Chacon, Paul R. (1990) Professor / Department Chair; BS, University of British Columbia; Ph.D., University of Washington

Chi, Jacob (1997) Professor; BA, Siena Heights College; MA, School of Music, University of Michigan; Ph.D., Michigan State University

Cho, Joey J. (2008) Associate Professor; BCE, Chungbuk National University, Korea; MCE, Chungbuk National University, Korea; BS, Utah State University; MCS, Utah State University; Ph.D., Utah State University

Choi, Laee (2016) Assistant Professor; BS, Chungnam National University; MS, Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

Clark, Roger (2002) Associate Professor; BS, University of Illinois; MS, University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Coram, Cathy (2014) Assistant Professor; ADN, Otero Junior College; BSN, Colorado State University-Pueblo; MS, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado

Correa-Martinez, Yaneth C. (2009) Assistant Professor; BS, National University of Columbia; MS, National University of Columbia; ABD, Old Dominion University

Cowden, Kim (2016) Assistant Professor; BS, Minnesota State University Moorhead; MA, North Dakota State University; Ph.D., North Dakota State University

Cranswick, Matthew A. (2012) Associate Professor; BS, Oregon State University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

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Dallam, George (1998) Professor; BS, University of Arizona; MS, University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of New Mexico

DePalma, Jude (1994) Professor / Department Chair; BSEE, University of Florida; MSEE, Purdue University; Ph.D., Colorado State University

DePalma, Ruth (1994) Associate Professor; BSN, John Hopkins University; MSN, University of Florida

Diawara, Moussa M. (1993) Professor / Department Chair; BS, Institute Polytechnique Rural de Katibougeu, Mali, West Africa; MS, University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Dillon, David (1994) Assistant Professor / Department Chair; BS, East Texas State University; MS, East Texas State University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming

Druelinger, Melvin L. (1984) Professor; BS, Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Duncan, Kevin C. (1994) Professor SSAB; BA, University of California at Riverside; Ph.D., University of Utah

Duong, Trung (2017) Assistant Professor

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Ebersole, Samuel (1990) Professor; BA, Southern California College; MA, Regent University; Ph.D., Regent University

Edwards, Katie (2013) Visiting Assistant Professor

Eskew, Douglas (2008) Associate Professor / Director of Writing; BA, University of Texas-Austin; MA, University of Texas-Austin; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin

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Farrer, Richard (2006) Associate Professor; BS, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Ph.D., Boston College

Foust, Carol (2001) Professor / Department Chair; BS, University of New Mexico; MS, University of New Mexico; M.Ed., Lamar University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Fowler, Karen L. (2008) Professor; BS, Colorado State University-Pueblo; MBA, University of Wyoming; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Frounfelker, Savra (2015) Assistant Professor; BA, Whittier College; MSW, California State University, Sacramento; Ph.D., University at Buffalo, School of Social Work

Funk-Neubauer, Darren (2007) Associate Professor; BS, University of Michigan-Dearborn; MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Furrh, Douglass (2011) Associate Professor; BA University of Texas; MA University of Nevada-Reno; Ph.D., University of Washington

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Gabaldon, Annette (2004) Associate Professor; BS, New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of California-Davis

Garcia Costas, Amaya (2018) Assistant Professor

Gaughan, Judy (2012) Associate Professor; BA, San Francisco State University; MA, University of California at Berkeley; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley

Gilbreath, Brad (2008) Professor; BA, Baylor University; MBA, Baylor University; MS, Purdue University; Ph.D., New Mexico State University

Gomme, Ian (1995) Professor; BA, University of Waterloo; B.Ed., Queen?s University; M.Ed., University of Toronto; MA, University of Guelph; Ed.D, University of Toronto

Goss, Justin R. (2013) Assistant Professor; BA, Long Beach State; MS, Montana State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio

Grollimund, David (2017) Assistant Professor; BS, Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Central Michigan University

Gula, Joanne (2015) Assistant Professor; BA, Southern Connecticut State University; MA, Fairfield University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst

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Hackett, Colleen (2015) Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

Hansen, Richard (1993) Professor; BA, College of William and Mary; MLA, University of Colorado

Hansen, Victoria (1993) Professor; BA, College of William and Mary; MFA, Kansas State University

Harris, Mathew L. (2005) Professor; BA, Brigham Young University; MA, Brigham Young University; M.Phil., Syracuse University; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Hassan, Aun (2009) Associate Professor of Economics; BA, Punjab University, Pakistan; MA, Punjab University, Pakistan; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Heintzelman, Jacinda (2013) Assistant Professor; BSN, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; MSN, Walden University

Holman, Justin (2013) Assistant Professor; BA, Claremont McKenna College; Ph. D., University of Oregon

Holthaus, Anne (2018) Assistant Professor

Hopkins Bowers, Heather (2016) Visiting Lecturer; BA, Kean University-Union; MA, Old Dominion University

Hopkins Bowers, Heather (2016) Visiting Lecturer

Huang, Kuang-Yuan (2017) Assistant Professor

Huff, Richard A. (1997) Associate Professor; BS, San Diego State University; MS, North Texas State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas

Hurst, Travis J. (2018) Assistant Professor; BS, University of Texas-Dallas; MSc, University of Pittsburgh; Ph. D., University of Pittsburgh

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Ihm, Dana E. (2003) Professor; BA, Pittsburg State University; MM, Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Imes, Claudia (2011) Visiting Assistant Professor

Islam, M.D. (2017) Assistant Professor; BSCE, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; MS, University of Minho; Ph.D., University of New Mexico

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Jackson-Howard, Carla (2012) Visiting Assistant Professor

Jaksic, Nebojsa I. (2000) Professor; BSEE, Belgrade University, Belgrade, Yugoslavia; MSEE, Ph.D., Ohio State University; MSISE, Ph.D., Ohio State University

Johnson, Joel W. (2010) Associate Professor; BA, San Jose State University; MA, University of California, San Diego; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

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Kies-Bolkema, Bethany (2015) Assistant Professor; BS, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; MPH, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; Ph.D. Southern Illinois University

Kinney, Chad (2007) Professor; BA, University of California at San Diego; Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines

Knight, Lynn (2017) Assistant Professor; BS, University of South Florida; MS University of South Florida; Ph.D. University of South Florida

Kreminski, Richard (2009) Professor

Kwon, He-Boong (2012) Associate Professor; BS, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy; MS, Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology; MBA, Pacific Lutheran University; Post-Doctoral Bridge Program, University of Toledo

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Langer, Carol L. (2014) Professor; BA, Peru State College; MSW, University of Nebraska-Omaha; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Le?n, Danillo (2017) Assistant Professor; MA, University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph. D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Liebel, Steven R. (2012) Associate Professor / Director Homeland Security; BA, Texas Tech University; MA, Texas Tech University; Ph.D., University of North Texas

Long, Yuan (Yoanna) (2006) Associate Professor; BS, China University of Geoscience; MS, East China Computer Institute; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Louisell, James (1989) Professor; BS, University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Lovato, Sam (2003) Professor / Department Chair; BS, Colorado State University-Pueblo; MA, University of Northern Colorado

Lundberg, Bruce (1993) Professor; BS, Grand Canyon University; MA, Arizona State University; MA, Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Colorado State University

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Martinez, Lee Anne (1992) Associate Professor; BA, University of California at Santa Barbara; MA, University of California at Santa Cruz; Ph.D., Cornell University

Massey, Margie (2000) Associate Professor; AGS, Pueblo Community College; BSBA, Colorado State University-Pueblo; MS, University of Wyoming; Ed.D, University of Wyoming

McClaran, Steve (2008) Professor; BS, University of Northern Colorado; MA, University of Northern Colorado; MS, Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

McGettigan, Timothy (2000) Professor; BA, University of California, Santa Barbara; MA, Washington State University; Ph.D., Washington State University

Mejias, Roberto J. (2013) Associate Professor; BS, University of Arizona; MS, University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of Arizona

Messer, Chris (2008) Associate Professor; BA, Oklahoma State University; MA, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Metchkov, Zahari (2010) Associate Professor; BM, Cleveland Institute of Music; MM, Cleveland Institute of Music; DMA, Cleveland Institute of Music

Mills, Alan W. (2008) Professor / Director of Bands; BA, University of Minnesota-Morris; M.M.E., University of Colorado; M.M., University of Arizona; Ph.D., Florida State University

Mincic, Michael A. (2005) Associate Professor / Department Chair; BSCET, Colorado State University-Pueblo; M.Ed., Colorado State University; Professional Surveyor-Colorado and New Mexico

Montoya, Yvonne (2012) Associate Professor; BA, University of Colorado-Boulder; MA, University of Phoenix; Ph.D., Arizona State University

Morales, Juan (2006) Associate Professor / Chair; BA, Colorado State University-Pueblo; MFA, University of New Mexico

Murtagh, Leslie (2014) Visiting Assistant Professor

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Nichols, Janet G. (1977) Associate Professor; BA, Adelphi University; MS, Lehigh University

Nichols, Eleanor (2007) Visiting Assistant Professor

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O?Connor, John K. (2008) Associate Professor; BA, Middle Tennessee State University; MA, Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., Boston College

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Persons, Lisa (2014) Visiting Assistant Professor

Peters, Caroline (2006) Professor; BFA, Northern Illinois University; MFA, University of Montana

Peters, Timothy W. (2000) Associate Professor; BA, Carleton College; MS, University of Michigan; Ed.D, University of Wyoming

Piazza, Jenny (1996) Associate Professor; BA, Park College; MA, Adams State College; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University

Picicci, Chris L. (2008) Associate Professor; BA, Gonzaga University; MA, University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Oregon

Pickerill, Marie (2017) Assistant Professor; BS, Tulane University; BA Tulane University; MS University of Arizona; Ph.D., Oregon State University

Poritz, Jonathan (2007) Associate Professor of Mathematics; A.B., Harvard University; S.M., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Chicago

Proctor, Kristina G. (1989) Professor; BS, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Ph.D., Colorado State University

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Radigan, Patrick (2015) Visiting Assistant Professor

Ramos, Claire V. (2013) Associate Professor; BA, Bowdoin College; Ph.D., Washington State University

Rees, Jonathan (1999) Professor; BA, University of Pennsylvania; MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison

Reilly-Sandoval, Arlene (2016) Associate Professor / Chair; BA, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; MSW, Colorado State University-Fort Collins; DSW, Capella University

Reynolds-Stenson, Heidi (2018) Assistant Professor

Ribadeneira, Alegria (2006) Associate Professor / Associate Chair; BA, Fort Lewis College; MA, University of Florida, Gainesville; Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville

Richmond, Pam (2009) Associate Professor; BA, Saint Joseph College; MSW, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Robbe, Cathi J. (1999) Associate Professor; BS, Colorado State University-Pueblo; MS, Capella University

Rochester, Christine (2000) Professor; BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; MS, Canisius College; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado

Rodriguez, Mario (2014) Assistant Professor

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Sandmeier, Franziska (2016) Assistant Professor; BA, University of California-Berkley; Ph.D., University of Nevada-Reno

Schippers, Betsy (2016) Assistant Professor; BA, Dordt College; MLIS, University of Western Ontario

Schlosser, Jennifer (2015) Assistant Professor; BS, Missouri State University; MA, University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Missouri

Shah, Abhay (1988) Associate Dean - HSB; BA, St. Xavier?s College (Calcutta University); MBA, University of Evansville; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Smith, Jeff (2006) Associate Professor; BA, University of Minnesota; BS, University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Sparks, Kevin (2015) Assistant Professor

Strickler, Paul (2018) Assistant Professor

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Van Winkle, Kevin (2017) Assistant Professor; BA, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; MA, Colorado State University; Ph. D., Texas Tech University

Van Winkle, Jennifer (2017) Visiting Assistant Professor

Vanden Heuvel, Brian D. (2004) Professor / Director CBASE; BS, Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Velasco, Jonathan B. (2017) Assistant Professor; BS, University of Texas-Pan American; MS, University of Texas-Pan American; Ph. D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Viall, Elizabeth (2016) Assistant Professor; BA, Eastern Washington University; MA, University of Alabama; Ph.D., Indiana University

Volk, David (2013) Professor / Chair / Dir Ctr Hnr & Ldr; BM, Florida State University; MM, Florida State University; DMA, University of Georgia

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W Kulati Arthanayakam, Thusitha P (2019) Visiting Assistant Professor

Wakefield, Michael (2000) Professor; BA, New Mexico State University; MBA, New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Walker, W. Richard (2015) Associate Professor; BA, Ohio State University; MS, Kansas State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University

Weller, Grant (2016) Associate Professor / Chair; BA, Pennsylvania State University; MA, University of North Dakota; Ph.D., Temple University

Whetzel, Nancy (2006) Visiting Assistant Professor

Whited, Hsin-hui (Ida) (2001) Professor; BS, Soochow University; MA, The Claremont Graduate School; Ph.D., The Claremont Graduate School

Wollega, Ebisa (2015) Assistant Professor; BS, Mekelle University; MS, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Wolstein, Alexis (2019) Assistant Professor

Wright, Carl (2013) Professor; BS, Virginia State University; MBA, Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Jackson State University

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Yescavage, Karen (1992) Professor; BS, Northwest Missouri State University; MA, University of North Carolina-Greenboro; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Greenboro

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Zimmerman, Rachel (2018) Assistant Professor

Zimmerman, Carla (2017) Assistant Professor

Zizza, Frank (2009) Professor; BS, Queens College; CUNY Queens College; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley