2005-06 SIUE Graduate Catalog GRADUATE FACULTY Chapter 4 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ANTHROPOLOGY Dallas L. Browne, Associate Professor; BA, Northeastern Illinois University; MA, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sidney Denny, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BA, MA, University of Missouri; PhD, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Charlotte J. Frisbie, Professor Emerita Graduate Faculty; BA, Smith College; MA, Wesleyan University; PhD, University of New Mexico. Theodore R. Frisbie, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BA, MA, University of New Mexico; PhD, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Julie Z. Holt, Assistant Professor; AB, Washington University; MA, MPhil, PhD, New York University. Nancy M. Lutz, Associate Professor; BA, MA, PhD, University of California at Berkeley. Jennifer A. Rehg, Assistant Professor; AB, Washington University; AM, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Cory C. A. Willmott, Assistant Professor; BA, MA, York University; PhD, McMaster University. ART AND DESIGN Daniel J. Anderson, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BS, University of Wisconsin- River Falls; MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art. Jane A. Barrow, Associate Professor; BFA, Rhode Island School of Design; MFA, Indiana University. Steven C. Brown, Assistant Professor; BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art; MFA, University of Delaware — Newark. Jerilynn B. Changar, Associate Professor; BAE, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison; PhD,Washington University. Ivy Cooper, Associate Professor; BA, Northwestern University; MA, University of Pittsburgh, PhD, University of Pittsburgh. Pamela S. Decoteau, Professor; BA, University of Iowa; MA, Michigan State University; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison. John R. DenHouter, Associate Professor; BFA, University of Michigan; MFA, University of Michigan, and Eastern Michigan University. Thorsten Dennerline, Assistant Professor; BFA, University of Massachusetts —Amherst; MFA, Syracuse University. Brigham A. Dimick, Assistant Professor; BFA, Temple University; MFA, Indiana University. Paul A. Dresang, Professor; BS, University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh; MFA, University of Minnesota. Thad A. Duhigg, Associate Professor; BFA, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; MFA, Syracuse University. Martha J. Ehrlich, Associate Professor; BA, Grinnell College; MA, University of Illinois; PhD, Indiana University — Bloomington. Thomas D. Gipe, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BA, Tarkio College; MFA, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Elizabeth (Shelly) M. Goebl-Parker, Assistant Professor; BA, University of Tennessee, MSW, Washington University. Patricia A. Klorer, Professor; BGS, University of Missouri-St.Louis; MA, The George Washington University, PhD, The Union Institute. Paulette Myers, Professor; BS, Indiana University; MFA, Washington University. Dennis L. Ringering, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BS, Eastern Illinois University; MFA, University of Colorado. Laura Strand, Associate Professor; BFA, Georgia State University; MFA, University of Kansas. Dennis L. Taylor, Assistant Professor; BS, Towson State University; MS, PhD, Syracuse University. Joseph A. Weber, Professor; BS, Eastern Illinois University; MS, Indiana University; PhD, Saint Louis University. Matthew T. Wilt, Assistant Professor; BS, Pennsylvania Statue University; MFA, Ohio University. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Elaine M. AbuSharbain, Assistant Professor; BS, MS, PhD, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Ralph W. Axtell, Professor; BA, MA, PhD, University of Texas — Austin. Annette Baich, Professor; BS, Roosevelt University; MS, PhD, University of Oregon. Mark G. Bolyard, Associate Professor; BA, Hanover College; Ph.D, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Richard B. Brugam, Professor; BA, Lehigh University; MPhil, PhD, Yale University. Paul E. Brunkow, Assistant Professor; BS, University of Washington; PhD, Arizona State University. David D. Duvernell, Assistant Professor; BA, Drury College; MS, Saint Louis University; PhD, Virginia Tech. Douglas J. Eder, Associate Professor; BA, College of Wooster; MS, PhD, Florida State University. Elizabeth J. Esselman, Associate Professor; BA, Ripon College; MS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; PhD, The Ohio State University. Richard C. Keating, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BA, Colgate University; MS, PhD, University of Cincinnati. Dennis J. Kitz, Professor; BS, University of Illinois at Chicago; MS, PhD, University of Iowa. LuciAnn P. Kohn, Assistant Professor; BA, Indiana University; MS, PhD, University of Wisconsin. Frank B. Kulfinski, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BS, Rutgers University; MS, University of Massachusetts; PhD, Iowa State University. Kevin G. Krajniak, Associate Professor; BA, University of San Diego; MSc, University of Calgary; PhD, University of Florida. Zhi-Qing Lin, Assistant Professor; BS, Liaoning University; MS, Chinese Academy of Sciences; PhD, McGill University. Steven A. McCommas, Associate Professor; BA, University of Texas at Austin; PhD, University of Houston. Peter R. Minchin, Assistant Professor; BSc, PhD, University of Tasmania. Shankar Nair, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; Washington University. Nancy R. Parker, Associate Professor Emerita Graduate Faculty; BA, Lawrence College; PhD, University of Texas. Kermit O. Ratzlaff, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; AA, Tabor College; BA, MA, PhD, University of California. William A. Retzlaff, Associate Professor; BS, MS, Auburn University; PhD, Clemson University. Sara J. Sawyer, Assistant Professor; BS, College of William and Mary; MS, University of Maine — Orono; PhD, University of California — Los Angeles. Jacob F. Schaefer, Assistant Professor; BS, Stetson University; MS, PhD, University of Oklahoma. Kurt E. Schulz, Associate Professor; MS, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison. F. Marian Smith, Professor; BS, Midwestern State University; MEd, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; PhD, Kansas University. Jamie E. Thomerson, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BS, University of Texas; MS, Texas Technological College; PhD, Tulane University. Paul E. Wanda, Professor; BA, Knox College; MS, PhD, Pennsylvania State University. Gertraude C. Wittig, Professor Emerita Graduate Faculty; Abitur, Pre-University School Glauchau, Germany; Staatsexamen, University of Tubingen and Kultusministerium Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany; Dr. Rer.Nat., University of Tubingen, Germany. Arthur C. Zahalsky, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BSc, McGill University; PhD, New York University. CHEMISTRY Virginia R. Bryan, Professor Emerita Graduate Faculty; BA, University of Northern Iowa; PhD, University of Minnesota. Cristina De Meo, Assistant Professor, MSc, University of Catania, Italy; PhD, University of Georgia — Athens. Robert P. Dixon, Associate Professor; BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; PhD, University of Pittsburgh. James E. Eilers, Professor; BA, Bradley University; PhD, Case Western Reserve University. Henry F. Firsching, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BA, Utica College; MS, PhD, Syracuse University. Sharon K. Hahs, Professor; BA, Illinois Wesleyan University; MS, PhD, University of New Mexico. Kevin A. Johnson, Associate Professor; BS, University of California at Davis; PhD, Clemson University. Sadegh Khazaeli, Professor; BS, Pahlavi University, Shiraz; MS, Aryamehr University of Technology, Tehran; PhD, Michigan State University. Yun Lu, Assistant Professor; BS, MS, Shanxi University, Taiyuan; PhD, Nankai University, Tianjin. Eric G. Malina, Assistant Professor; BSEd, Southwest Missouri State University; MS, PhD, Purdue University. Michael S. Matta, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BS, University of Dayton; PhD, Indiana University. James R. McClure, Associate Professor; BS, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia. Leah C. O'Brien, Professor; BA, St. Olaf College; PhD, University of Arizona. Timothy B. Patrick, Professor; BS, Marshall University; PhD, West Virginia University. Masangu Shabangi, Assistant Professor; BS, Asbury College; PhD, The University of Toledo. Nahid Shabestary, Assistant Professor; BS, Ferdowski University, Mashhad; PhD, Michigan State University. Michael J. Shaw, Associate Professor; BS, Mount Allison University, Sackville, N. B., Canada; PhD, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B. C., Canada. Vaughn Vandegrift, Professor and Chancellor; BA, MA, Montclair State University; PhD, Ohio University. Eric J. Voss, Associate Professor; BS, Northern Illinois University; MS, PhD, Northwestern University. J. Edmund White, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BS, Virginia Military Institute; PhD, Indiana University. Susan D. Wiediger, Assistant Professor; BS, University of Rochester; PhD, Rice University. Antony C. Wilbraham, Professor Emeritus Graduate Faculty; BS(equivalent), Associate of the Royal Institute of Chemistry; PhD (equivalent), Royal Institute of Chemistry. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Charles S. Berger, Professor; BA, Brandeis University; PhD, Yale University. Robert V. Denby, Assistant Professor; BS, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; MSA, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; PhD, University of Illinois. Seran Dogancay-Aktuna, Associate Professor; BA, University of Essex; MS, PhD, University of Pennsylvania. Susan E. Fanetti, Assistant Professor; BA, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; MAT, Webster University; PhD, Saint Louis University. Alice Hall Farley, Professor; BS,