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Brian Bucklein (2010) Associate Professor, Computer Science, UNIVERSITY FACULTY Mathematics & Physics Department. B.S., B.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., Brigham Young University.

A Brad Byrd (2019) Assistant Professor, Military Science Department. Benedict Adams (2019) Assistant Professor, Education Department. B.A., Suffield University; M.S., Ph.D., University. C Kaye Adkins (1999) Professor, Communication Department. B.S., Cristi Campbell (2004) Associate Professor, Nursing Department. B.S., Pittsburg State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas. Missouri Western State College; M.S., University of Missouri; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University School of Nursing; DNP, University of Missouri- Perry Adkins (2013) Instructor, Craig School of Business. B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Kansas City. Pittsburg State University; C.P.A.. Mary Carden (2020) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. B.S.N, Allison Anderson (2018) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. B.S.N., Missouri Western State University; M.S.N, University of Central Missouri. M.S.N., Missouri Western State University. James Carviou (2013) Assistant Professor, Communication Department. Kevin Anderson (2001) Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D., University of Iowa. Physics Department. B.A., Bethany College; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University. Nuchelle Chance (2021) Assistant Professor, Psychology Department. B.S., University of North Carolina at Pembroke; M.A., Fayetteville State Curtis Atchley (2021) Assistant Professor, B.S., Friends University; M.S., University; Ph.D., Indiana Institute of Technology. Tabor College; Ph.D., North Central University. Michael Charlton (2008) Professor, Communication Department. B.A., Jordan Atkinson (2017) Assistant Professor, Communication Department. M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma. B.A., M.A., Morehead State University; Ph.D., West Virginia University. Ronda Chesney (2015) Instructor, Education Department. B.A., Missouri B Western State University; M.S.Ed., Baker University. Jason Baker (2000) Professor, Biology Department. B.S., Ph.D., Kansas Cary Chevalier (1996) Professor, Biology Department. B.S., M.S., Arizona State University. State University; Ph.D., University of California.

Julie Baldwin (2004) Associate Professor, Nursing Department. A.S.N., Cheng-Huei Chiao (2007) Professor, Craig School of Business. B.S., Riverside Community College; B.S.N., California State University- M.S., National Chung-Hsing University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin- Fullerton; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City; DNP, Indiana Milwaukee. Wesleyan University. Khendum Choden (2020) Associate Professor, Craig School of Business. Csengele Barta (2012) Associate Professor, Biology Department. B.S., Stony Brook University; Ph.D., University of at El Paso. B.S., Babes-Bolyai University; M.S., Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Ph.D., University of Szeged. Hong Choi (2007) Professor, Department of Health Professions. B.A., Yon Sei University; M.S., Sports Academy; Ph.D., Oklahoma Susan Bashinski (2013) Interim Graduate Dean and Professor, Education State University. Department. B.S., M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ed.D., University of Kansas. William Chuber (2016) Instructor, Military Science Department. B.S., University of St. Mary. Adam Batt (2017) Instructor, Military Science Department. Gary Clapp (2017) Associate Professor, Chemistry Department. B.S./ACS, Casey Bell (2019) Instructor, Craig School of Business. B.S.B.A., Missouri Mankato State University; Ph.D., State University. Western State University; M.B.A., Northwest Missouri State University. Pamela Clary (2007) Associate Professor, Department of Health Stacia Bensyl (1991) Professor, Communication Department. B.S.Ed., Professions. A.A., Highland Community College; B.S.W., B.S., Kansas Northwest Missouri State Uniersity; M.A., University College Dublin; Ph.D., State University; M.S.W., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Kansas State University of Nebraska-Lincoln. University.

Ollie Bogdon (2018) Assistant Professor, Education Department. B.S., Tammie Conley (2019) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. P.N.P., M.S., Cornell University-Ithaca; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City. Northland Career Center; A.D.N., Park University; B.S.N., M.S.N., M.P.H., Ph.D., University of Missouri. Jennifer Botello (2018) Assistant Professor, Education Department. B.S., M.S., Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; M.A., Ed.D., Lindenwood University. D Dominic DeBrincat (2015) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Social Thomas Brecheisen (2018) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.A., Sciences and Humanities. B.A., University of -Dearborn; J.D., University of Nevada-Las Vegas; M.F.A., Academy of Art University. Wayne State University Law School; M.A., Wayne State University; Ph.D., University of . 2 University Faculty

Teddi Deka (1997) Professor, Psychology Department. B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Kara Grant (2019) Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. Ohio State University. B.S., Linfield College; Ph.D., Washington State University.

Lane DesAutels (2016) Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Michael Grantham (2016) Associate Professor, Biology Department. B.S., Humanities. B.A., University of Puget Sound; M.A., Western Michigan Emporia State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University. University; Ph.D., University of Maryland. Mary (Becky) Gregory (2020) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. Regan Dodd (2012) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Department B.S.N.,Missouri Western State College; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of of Health Professions. B.S., M.S.E., Northwest Missouri State University; Missouri-Kansas City. M.B.A., Baker University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Dawn Drake (2012) Associate Professor, Biology Department. B.S., H Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.S., University of Delaware; Ph.D., Angela Haas (2015) Associate Professor, Social Sciences and University of Tennessee. Humanities. B.A., Ithaca College; M.A., Ph.D., Binghamton University.

Michael Ducey (2001) Chairperson and Professor, Chemistry Department. Lee Harrelson (2005) Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.M., University of B.S., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Michigan. Southern ; D.M.A., M.M., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Crystal Harris (1999) Dean College of Science and Health and Associate E Professor, Nursing Department. Nursing Diploma, Saint Luke's Hospital Todd Eckdahl (1993) Professor, Biology Department. B.S., University of School of Nursing; B.S.N., William Jewell College; M.S.N., University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ph.D., Purdue University. Kansas; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Ashley Elias (2019) Assistant Professor, Biology Department. B.S., David Harris (2010) Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.A., Missouri Western University of Florida; Ph.D., Purdue University. State College; M.F.A., Fort Hays State University.

Grey Endres (2017) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Shawna Harris (2009) Professor, Communication Department. B.S., Professions. B.S.E., University of Kansas; M.S.W., University of Kansas; Southern Utah University; M.A., University of Nevada; Ph.D., University of D.S.W., University of Southern California. Georgia.

MacKenzie Evans (2021) Instructor, Nursing Department. B.S.N., Missouri Teresa Harris (2004) Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.A., Missouri Western State University; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City. Western State College; M.F.A., Fort Hays State University.

Evan Hart (2017) Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. F B.A., University of Southern Indiana; M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati. Kelly Fast (2014) Associate Professor, Department of Health Professions. B.S.B.A., Quincy University; M.S., College of St. Scholastica. Kelly Henry (1999) Chairperson and Professor, Psychology Department. B.A., William Jewell College; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana- Phillip Frank (2016) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Craig School Champaign; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. of Business. B.S., Appalachian State University; M.B.A., High Point University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Elise Hepworth (2014) Interim Vice Provost and Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.S.E., Northwest Missouri State University; M.M.E., Kansas Jana Frye (2014) Associate Professor, Department of Health Professions. City Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri; D.A., University of B.S., Truman State University; M.S.W., University of Kansas. Mississippi. G Matthew Hepworth (2014) Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.A., Eastern Washington University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art & Design. Carissa Ganong (2016) Assistant Professor, Biology Department. B.S., Mansfield University; M.S., University of Central Arkansas; Ph.D., Shauna Hiley (1997) Professor, Chemistry Department. B.S., Central University of Georgia. Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

Jacklyn Gentry (2018) Chairperson and Assistant Professor, Nursing Alyson Hill (2021) Instructor and Simulation Lab Director, B.S.N., M.S.N., Department. B.S.N., Ed.D., University of Arkansas; M.S.N., University of Missouri Western State University. Phoenix. Paul Hindemith (2020) Instructor, School of Fine Arts. B.M., Southern Stephanie Gerlach (2019) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Methodist University; M.M., University of Maryland-College Park; D.M.A., Professions. B.S., Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University; Bachelor of Sport University of Minnesota. and Exercise, Massey University; M.S., Minnesota State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico. Maureen Holtz (2019) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions. B.H.S., D.P.T., University of Missouri-Columbia. Anthony Gonzalez (2019) Assistant Professor, Military Science Department. Peter Hriso (2008) Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.S., University of Southern Indiana; M.F.A., The Ohio State University. Aaron Grant (2018) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.M., M.A., The Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music. University Faculty 3

Joel Hyer (2019) Dean College of Liberal Arts, Professor and Honor's Yipkei Kwok (2015) Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics Program Director, B.A., M.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University & Physics Department. B.S., Hong Kong Baptist University; M.S., of California. California State University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at El Paso. J L Jennifer Jackson (2017) Associate Professor, Communication Thomas Lalka (2021) Instructor, B.A., Rutgers University; M.B.A., Radford Department. B.A., Otterbein College; M.A., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., University; Ph.D., University of Phoenix. University of Memphis. Kamal Lamsal (2019) Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. B.A., Julie Jedlicka (2015) Associate Professor, Biology Department. B.S., M.S., Coe College; MACC, Emporia State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Ph.D., University of California-Santa Cruz. Toby Lawrence (2017) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts. Adrienne Johnson (2013) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Education Department. B.A., University of Denver; M.Ed., National Louis Gregory Lindsteadt (2005) Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies University; M.A./Ph.D., University of Kansas. Department. B.S., University of Nebraska; M.S., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., Indiana University. Logan Jones (2015) Dean College of Business and Professional Studies and Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. B.S., M.B.A., Arkansas Bob Long (2004) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.M.E., M.A., State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi. Truman State University; D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City. Steven Lorimor (1999) Associate Professor, Chemistry Department. B.S., K Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming. Ali Kamali (1996) Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. B.A., National University of Iran; M.A., University of Detroit; Ph.D., Michigan Brett Luthans (1996) Professor, Craig School of Business. B.S., M.A., State University. Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Heather Kendall (2008) Professor, Nursing Department. B.S.N., Missouri M Western State University; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City; David Marble (2013) Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City. Studies Department. B.A., Brigham Young University; M.P.A., University of Joachim Kibirige (1991) Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. B.A., Utah; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas. Makerere University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia. Susan Martens (2013) Associate Professor, Communication Department. Michael Kimmel (2018) Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. B.A.E., Wayne State College; M.A., University of South Dakota; Ph.D., B.S., St. Louis University; M.B.A., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. University of Texas at Arlington. Nathanael May (2009) Chairperson and Professor, School of Fine Arts. Suzanne Kissock (2005) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Criminal B.M., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; M.M. University of Rochester; Justice and Legal Studies Department. B.A., St. Louis University; J.D., St. D.M.A., University of Kansas. Louis University School of Law. Lori McCune (2012) Associate Professor, Computer Science, Steven Klassen (1995) Associate Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. B.S., University of Akron; M.S., Ph.D., Mathematics & Physics Department. B.S., Friends University; M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. University of -Clear Lake; Ph.D., Texas A & M University. David McIntire (2013) Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.S., Brooksie Kluge (2014) Advanced Instructor, Communication Department. Nazareth College of Rochester; M.M., Ithaca College; M.M., D.M.A., B.A., M.A., Missouri State University. University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Haruka Konishi (2018) Assistant Professor, Education Department. B.A., Cheryl McIntosh (2018) Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. Temple University Japan; Ph.D., University of Delaware. B.A., Brigham Young University-Hawai'I; M.B.A., University of Texas at Dallas; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington. Karen Koy (2008) Associate Professor, Biology Department. B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Mechel McKinney (2019) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Illinois at Chicago. Professions. A.A.S, University of New Mexico; B.B.A.., University of Phoenix; M.B.A., American Public University. Justin Kraft (2007) Professor, Department of Health Professions. B.S., Jamestown College; M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., David McMahan (2001) Professor, Communication Department. A.S., University of Alabama. Vincennes University; B.S., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa. Kenneth Kriewitz (2002) Advanced Instructor, Department of Health Professions. B.S., M.S., Central Missouri State University. David McWilliams (1996) Instructor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. B.S., M.A., Southwest Missouri State University. 4 University Faculty

Dennis Merritt (2019) Instructor, Engineering Technology. A.A.S., Missouri Bin Qiu (2017) Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. B.S., Western State University; B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University; M.S., Northwestern Polytechnical University; M.S., University of International University of Central Missouri; Ph.D., Saint Louis University. Business and Economics; M.B.A., Babson College.

Natalie Mikita (2016) Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department. B.S., Gretchen Quenstedt-Moe (2009) Associate Professor, Nursing Otterbein College; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University. Department. B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Amy Miller (2015) Advanced Instuctor, Communication Department. B.A., B.S.E., Missouri Western State University; M.S.Ed., University of Missouri. R Maureen Raffensperger (1997) Professor, Department of Health Mark Mills (2008) Chairperson and Professor, Biology Department. B.S., Professions. B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center; M.S., University M.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha; Ph.D., University of Georgia. of Missouri-Columbia; DPT, Des Moines University.

Wes Moore (2017) Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology. B.S.Ed., Jonathan Rhoad (2006) Professor, Chemistry Department. A.B., William B.S.C., M.U., M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia. Jewell College; M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

Jones Mutua (2018) Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Glenn Rice (2006) Associate Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics Mathematics & Physics Department. B.S., University of Eastern Africa, & Physics Department. B.A., Tabor College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Baraton; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City. Kansas.

Madeline Rislow (2015) Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.A., N Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas. Murray Nabors (2008) Professor, Biology Department. B.S., Yale College; Ph.D., Michigan State University. Tilottama Roy (2017) Assistant Professor, Biology Department. B.S., Presidency College; M.S., University of Calcutta; M.S., University of South Shiva Nandan (2017) Associate Professor, Craig School of Business. Dakota; Ph.D, The State University of New York at Buffalo. B.Sc., M.Sc., Gorakhpur University; M.B.A., University of British Columbia; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington; CFA, Chartered Financial Analyst. William Russell (2005) Professor, Department of Health Professions. B.A., Cleveland State University; M.S., Ball State University; Ph.D., University of Aracely Newton (2019) Assistant Professor, Biology Department. B.S., Missouri-Columbia. University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Kansas. Alcinda Ruuskanen (2021) Instructor, Chemistry Department. B.S., M.S., Laura Nold (2014) Instructor, Nursing Department. B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Oulu (Finland). Missouri Western State University.

J. Evan Noynaert (1985) Assistant Professor, Computer Science, S Mathematics & Physics Department. B.A, University of Illinois; M.S. Linda Salfrank (2020) Instructor, Craig School of Business. B.A., J.D., University of Iowa; M.S., Midwestern State University. University of Missouri-Columbia.

Fiona Sansone (2016) Endowed Director of PHM, Director of CEAHL and O Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions. B.S.N., Missouri James Okapal (2005) Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. B.S., Western State University; M.S.W., University of Missouri. The Ohio State University; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee. Daniel Shepherd (2014) Associate Professor, Education Department. B.A., Cedarville University; M.Ed., Indiana Wesleyan University; Ed.S., Ed.D., Ball P State University. Herschel Pickett (1980) Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Brandon Siegfried (2020) Instructor, Military Science Department. Mathematics & Physics Department. B.S., M.S., University of Missouri- Rolla. Nitin Singh (2019) Assistant Professor, Craig School of Business. B. Comm., M.B.A., Nagpur University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Jeffrey Poet (2002) Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Arlington. Department. B.A., Ottawa University; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming. Alec Sithole (2016) Chairperson and Associate Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. B.S., M.S., University of Elizabeth Potts (2016) Associate Professor, Education Department. B.S., Zimbabwe; M.S., Ph.D., Portland State University. M.S., Longwood College; Ph.D., University of Virginia-Charlottesville. Kipton Smilie (2013) Associate Professor, Education Department. B.S.E., Q Pittsburgh State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas. Long Qiao (2009) Associate Professor, Engineering Technology. B.S., Xian Montella Smith (2013) Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal University of Architecture & Technology; M.S., Texas Tech University; Studies Department. A.A., A.A.S., Community College of Baltimore Ph.D., Kansas State University. County; B.A., University of Baltimore; J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law. University Faculty 5

Stephanie Stewart (2013) Associate Professor, Nursing Department. B.S.N., Missouri Western State University; M.S.N., University of Phoenix. Y Baoqiang Yan (2009) Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & William Stout (2021) Assistant Professor, School of Fine Arts. B.F.A., Reed Physics Department. B.S., China Youth University for Political Sciences; College; M.F.A., School of Visual Arts. M.S., Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

Stanislav Svojanovsky (2013) Associate Professor, Chemistry Xiaoqing Yang (1998) Professor, Engineering Technology. B.S., M.S., Department. Ing., University of Pardubice; M.S., Western Michigan Zhejiang University; Ph.D., Kansas State University. University; Ph.D., University of Kansas. Pi-Ming Yeh (2008) Professor, Nursing Department. B.S., Taiwan College Petronilla Sylvester (2021) Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice and of Nursing; M.S., Institute of Medicine in Chung-Shan; Ph.D., University of Legal Studies Department. LL.B., University of the West Indies; LL.M., Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Charles University. Z T Mei Zhang (2000) Professor, Communication Department. B.A., Zhejiang Prashant Tarun (2008) Professor, Craig School of Business. B.E., Sardar University; B.A., Fudan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. Patel University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington. Yihong (Irene) Zhang (2016) Instructor, Craig School of Business. B.A., Edwin Taylor (2010) Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Zhengzhou University; M.S., Illinois State University; M.A., Kansas State Humanities. B.A., M.P.A., Montana State University; M.S., Ph.D., University University. of Oregon. Zhao Zhang (1998) Professor, Engineering Technology. B.S., Tsinghua Mitch Taylor (2020) Professor, Military Science Department. B.A., University; M.S., Peking Union Medical College; Ph.D., University of Arkansas Tech University; M.S., Norwich University. Missouri-Rolla.

Dawn Terrick (1998) Advanced Instructor, Communication Department. Jinwen Zhu (2005) Chairperson and Professor, Engineering Technology. B.A., Allegheny College; M.A., Clarion University of Pennsylvania. B.S., Southwest Jiaotong University; M.S., Sichuan University; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina. Elizabeth Thorne-Wallington (2016) Assistant Professor, Education Department. B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.P.A., University of Christine Ziemer (2012) Associate Professor, Psychology Department. Georgia; Ph.D., Washington University. B.A., Lawrence University; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Elissa Zorn (2019) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. B.S.N., V M.S.N., Missouri Western State University. Latha Varghese (2016) Assistant Professor, Nursing Department. B.S.N., Pondicherry University; M.S.N./A.N.P., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Sathiavanee Veeramoothoo (2020) Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Humanities. B.S., Bryant University; M.B.A., Coventry University; Ph.D., Drexel University.

Amit Verma (2016) Associate Professor, Craig School of Business. B.Tech., National Institute of Technology Calicut; Ph.D., University of Iowa. W Kristen Walton (2006) Professor, Biology Department. B.S., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Gavin Waters (2006) Professor, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics Department. B.S., University of Wales; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Kayla Waters (2021) Associate Professor, Psychology Department. B.A./ B.S., Truman State University; Ed.S. University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Corey White (2017) Associate Professor, Psychology Department. B.S., Truman State University; M.S., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University.

Jeffrey Woodford (2010) Associate Professor, Chemistry Department. B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.