Faculty
July 1, 2019
The final date in a listing indicates the year of first appointment to the University of Portland faculty. More than one date indicates a break in service.
Footnote reference:
1 Part-time
2 On leave
3 Administrative personnel primarily
4 Special faculty status
Brian J. Adams, Ph.D.
Professor, Business
B.A., University of Oregon, 1990; M.B.A., University of Portland, 1996; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2003. At Portland, 2003—
Bahram Adrangi, Ph.D.
Professor, Business
B.A., University of Tehran, 1973; M.B.A., Western Illinois University, 1975; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1982. At Portland, 1982—
Amelia J. Ahern-Rindell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Illinois, 1979; M.S., Washington State University, 1985; Ph.D., ibid, 1988. At Portland, 1997—
SimonMary Asese A. Aihiokhai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Theology
Diploma, Spiritan School of Philosophy, Isienu-Nsukka, Nigeria, 1997; M.A. St. John's Seminary, 2007; Ph.D., Duquesne University, 2013; At Portland, 2016—
Robert J. Albright, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering
Rev. David Tyson, C.S.C. Distinguished Professorship
B.S., Oregon State University, 1963; M.S., ibid, 1965; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1971. At Portland, 1970—
Lauren M. Alfrey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Sociology & Social Work
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2004; M.A., Georgetown University, 2010; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2016. At Portland, 2016—
Lisa Amoruso, B.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
A.D.N., Shoreline Community College, 1999; B.S.N., Linfield College, 2015. At Portland, 2018—2019.
Eric J. Anctil, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Education
B.A., University of Oregon, 1992; M.A., Portland State University, 2000; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003. At Portland, 2008—
Robin D. Anderson, Ed.D.
Franz Chair in Entrepreneurship3
Professor, Business
B.A. University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1970; M.A.T., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1972; Ed.D., ibid, 1984. At Portland, 1998—
Rev. Robert C. Antonelli, C.S.C., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Theology3
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1962; S.T.B., Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana, 1964; S.T.L., ibid, 1966; M.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1968; Ph.D., University of Strasbourg, 1970. At Portland, 1999—
Mohammad Arbabian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Business
B.S., Iran University, 2010; M.S., Khaje Nasir Toosi University, 2012; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2018. At Portland 2019—
Xan Arch, M.S.
Dean of the University Library3
B.A. Stanford University, 1999; M.A., ibid, 2000; M.S., San Jose State University, 2007. At Portland, 2016—
Ellyn Arwood, Ed.D.
Professor, Education
B.A., University of Oregon, 1971; M.A., Washington State University, 1973; Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1977. At Portland, 1986—
Richard R. Askay, Ph.D.
Professor, Philosophy
B.A., Portland State University, 1975; M.A., Purdue University, 1977; Ph.D., ibid, 1980. At Portland, 1982—
Christina A. Astorga, Ph.D.
Professor, Theology
AB-BSE, College of the Holy Spirit, 1972; M.A, ibid, 1979; Ph.D., Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo-de Manila University, 1992. At Portland, 2014—
Eva K. Aussermair, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor, Theology1
M.A., University of Salzburg, 1979. At Portland (Salzburg), 2001—
Josef Aussermair, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Theology1
Ph.D., University of Salzburg, 1976. At Portland (Salzburg), 2002—
Nicole E. Auxier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2007; Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina. At Portland, 2015—
Tanya Bachman, M.S.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S., Portland State University, 1994; M.S., University of Western States, 2015. At Portland, 2016—
Cynthia Backer, M.I.H.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., St. Olaf College, 1979; M.A.T., Lewis & Clark College, 1996; M.I.H., National University, 2010. At Portland, 2019—
Erica Bailey, M.S.
Instructor, Nursing
A.S., Portland Community College, 2008; B.S.N., Linfield College, 2011; M.N., University of Portland, 2016. At Portland, 2016—
James Baillie, Ph.D.
Professor, Philosophy
M.A., University of Glasgow, 1979; Ph.D., ibid, 1989. At Portland, 1990—
Janet M. Banks, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 1987; M.S.N., Gonzaga University, 2009. At Portland, 2009—
Ronda S. Bard, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Chemistry
B.S., Newberry College, 1976; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1980. At Portland, 2006—
William F. Barnes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1989; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2000. At Portland, 2000—
Todd Basil, M.S.
Instructor, Mathematics
B.F.A., Chapman University, 2003; M.S., California State University, Los Angeles, 2016. At Portland, 2019—
Elizabeth Baynes, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Oregon Health Sciences University, 1972; M.S.N., University of Portland, 2002. At Portland, 2019—
Amy S. Beadles-Bohling, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Biology
B.A., Concordia College, 1994; Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University, 2004. At Portland, 2008—
Gary M. Beckley, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, PACE, Education
B.S., John Carroll University, 2003; M.S., Notre Dame, 2005; Ph.D., Trevecca Nazarene University, 2012. At Portland, 2019—
Lindsay L. Lancaster Benes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2000; M.S., Oregon Health & Science University, 2003; Ph.D., ibid, 2009.
Ph.D., George Fox University, 2011. At Portland, 2011–12; 2014—
Elena K. Bernard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.S., William Carey College, 1997; M.B.A., Henderson State University, 1998; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2006. At Portland, 2007—
Kathleen A. Bieryla, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Engineering
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2004; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2006; Ph.D., ibid, 2009. At Portland, 2017—
Christopher Blackhurst, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S., Saint Martin's University, 2007; B.S.N., University of Portland, 2012; M.S.N.-C.N.L., ibid, 2014. At Portland, 2016—
Laura Blackhurst, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S., Portland State University, 2009; B.S.N., University of Portland, 2011; M.S.N.-C.N.L., ibid, 2014. At Portland, 2018—
Jodine Blankenship, B.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
A.A., Portland Community College, 2010; B.S.N., Oregon Health & Science University, 2013. At Portland, 2018—
Barbara Bloom-Groshong, J.D.
Instructor, Business
B.S., Political Science, Santa Clara University, 1989; J.D., Willamette University College of Law, 1992. At Portland, 2015—
Osiel Bonfim, Ph.D.
Professor, Physics
B.S., Federal University of Pernambuco, 1973; M.S., ibid, 1976; Ph.D., University of Oxford, 1981. At Portland, 2001—
Trudie M. Booth, M.A.
Lecturer, French
M.A., University of Freiburg, 1971. At Portland, 1977—
Barbara J. Braband, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.A.N., Augustana College, 1976; M.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1986; M.S.N., Clarkson College, 2001; Ed.D., College of St. Mary, 2009. At Portland, 2010—
Eva Brandauer, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor, German1
M.A., University of Salzburg, 1996; Ph.D., ibid, 2004. At Portland (Salzburg), 1997—
Genevieve Y. Brassard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
B.A., San Francisco State University, 1995; M.A., University of Connecticut, 1997; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2004. At Portland, 2005—
Cheri Buck-Perry, M.A.
Instructor, English
B.A., Walla Walla University, 1989; M.A., Portland State University, 1995. At Portland, 2016—
Glenn (Michael) M. Cameron, Ph.D.
Professor, Theology
B.A., Central Bible College, 1977; Bethany Theological Seminary, 1981; Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School, 1996. At Portland, 2002—
Kevin Cantrell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Furman State University, 1992; M.S., Oregon State University, 1998; Ph.D., ibid, 2001. At Portland, 2001—
Heather Carpenter, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Environmental Science
B.S., Oregon State University, 2003; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2009. At Portland, 2016—
James B. Carroll, Ph.D.
Professor, Education
B.A., University of California, Davis, 1976; M.F.A., Washington State University, 1978; Ph.D., ibid, 1990. At Portland, 1996—
Andrea Castanette, M.A.F.L.
Instructor, International Languages and Cultures
B.A.F.L., Portland State University, 2014; M.A.F.L., ibid, 2014. At Portland, 2011—
Martin Cenek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computer Science, Engineering
B.S., Portland State University, 2002; M.S., ibid, 2004; Ph.D., ibid, 2011. At Portland, 2018—
Christie Engesser Cesar, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Biology
B.S., University of Oregon, 1997; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2006. At Portland, 2016—
Arjun Chatrath, D.B.A.
Professor, Business
B.A., University of Delhi, 1985; M.B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1989; D.B.A., Cleveland State University, 1994. At Portland, 1997—
Lori Chorpenning, M.S.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Metropolitan State College, 1989; M.S., University of Portland, 2003. At Portland, 2004—
Nelson E. Coates, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Physics
B.A., Macalester, College, 2004; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2010. At Portland, 2019—
Michelle E. Collazo, B.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Grand Valley State University, 2001. At Portland, 2013—
Eduardo Contreras, Ed.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Education3
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1998; M.A., ibid, 2001; Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2009; Ed.D., ibid, 2015. At Portland, 2015—
Evelyn (Claire) Costin, M.B.A.
Instructor, Business
B.M., University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music, 2004; M.B.A., St. Edward’s University, School of Management and Business, 2009. At Portland, 2017—
Lezlie Cross, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Performing & Fine Arts
B.A., Whitman College, 2002; M.A., The Shakespeare Institute, 2004; Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, 2013. At Portland, 2019—
Renee S. Crowgey, M.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences
B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2007; B.A., ibid, 2007; M.A., Wheaton College, 2009. At Portland, 2019—
Beatriz Itzel Cruz-Megchun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Business
B.Sc., Universidad Automoma de Mexico campus Xochimilco, 2005; M.S., University of Salford, 2007; Ph.D., Staffordshire University, 2011. At Portland, 2018—
Patricia H. Cox, D.N.P.
Director of Doctoral Nursing Education and Practice, Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Old Dominion University, 1972; M.P.H., John Hopkins University, 1977; M.N., University of California, 1986; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 2010. At Portland, 2012—
Erin Currie, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences
B.S., University of Wisconsin, 2002; M.S., University of Utah, 2007; Ph.D., ibid, 2010. At Portland, 2019—
William M. Curtis, Ph.D.
Professor, Political Science and Global Affairs
A.B., Dartmouth College, 1992; J.D., University of California, 1995; M.A., Stanford University, 1997; Ph.D., Duke University, 2006. At Portland, 2007—
Katie A. Danielson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Education
B.A., University of Puget Sound, 2002; Ed.M., Harvard University, 2005; M.Ed., University of Oregon, 2006; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2016. At Portland, 2019—
Sylvia Daoud Kinzie, Ph.D.
Instructor, Chemistry
B.S., Portland State University, 1993; M.S., ibid, 1999; Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles, 2005. At Portland, 2010—
Alexa M. Dare, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., University of Alberta, 1997; M.A., University of Alaska, 2001; Ph.D., University of Denver, 2008. At Portland, 2013—
David M. De Lyser, D.A.
Associate Professor, Music
B.A., Minnesota State University, 1990; M.A., University of Portland, 2001; D.A., University of Northern Colorado, 2005. At Portland, 2010—
Sharon Delcambre, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor, Environmental Studies
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 2006; M.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2010; Ph.D., ibid, 2012. At Portland, 2018—
Will H. Deming, Ph.D.
Professor, Theology
B.A., College of William and Mary, 1978; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1991. At Portland, 1992—
Sr. Carol J. Dempsey, O.P., Ph.D.
Professor, Theology
B.A., Caldwell College, 1978; M.A., St. Louis University, 1986; Ph.D., Catholic University of America, 1994. At Portland, 1994—
Heather E. Dillon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Engineering
B.S., University of Idaho, 2000; M.S., ibid, 2002; M.S., University of Washington, 2011; Ph.D., ibid, 2011. At Portland, 2012—
Ruth Dittrich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Business
B.A. University of Erfurt, Germany, 2009; M.Sc., University of Birmingham, UK, 2010; Ph.D., Scottish Rural College & Univesity of Edinburgh, UK, 2016; At Portland, 2016—
Laurie J. Dizney, Ph.D.
Instructor, Biology
B.S., Portland State University, 1994; M.S., ibid, 2001; Ph.D., ibid, 2008. At Portland, 2012—
Timothy A. Doughty, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering
B.S., Washington State University, 1991; M.S., ibid, 1993; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2002. At Portland, 2006—
Jon T. Down, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business4
B.S., Oregon State University, 1983; M.B.A., Harvard University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1998. At Portland, 2007—
Andrew M. Downs, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1994; M.S., Washington State University, 1998; Ph.D., ibid, 2002. At Portland, 2008—
Theresa A. Duda, M.S.N
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Oregon Health Sciences University, 1990; M.S.N., Oregon Health Sciences University, 1996. At Portland, 2015—
Radana Dvorak, Ph.D.
Instructor, Engineering
B.A., University of Michigan, 1985; M.S., University of Sussex-UK, 1990; Ph.D., University of London Queen Mary College, 1995. At Portland, 2018—
C. Christopher Dunnaville, M.S.
Instructor, Business
B.S., Georgetown University, 1983; M.S., New York University, 1990. At Portland, 2015—
Laura A. Dyer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2003; Ph.D., Duke University, 2009. At Portland, 2017—
Todd Easton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1975; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1980; Ph.D., ibid, 1984. At Portland, 1981—
Maria Elva Echenique, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Spanish
L.L., Universidad Mayor de San Andres, 1991; M.A., University of Oregon, 1998; Pd.D., ibid, 2002. At Portland, 2002—
Louisa Egan-Brad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences
B.A. Swarthmore College, 2003; M.S. Yale, 2006; M.Phil. Yale, 2006; Ph.D.,Yale, 2009. At Portland 2015—
Karen E. Eifler, Ph.D.
Professor, Education
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1982; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1997. At Portland, 1998—
Mark A. Eifler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1984; M.A., ibid, 1987; Ph.D., ibid, 1992. At Portland, 2000—
Brian J. Els, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
B.A., Whitman College, 1990; M.A., Indiana University, 1994. Ph.D., ibid, 2004. At Portland, 2002—
Tae-In (Mike) Eom, Ph.D.
Professor, Business
B.S., Iowa State University, 1991; M.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1992; M.B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1999; Ph.D., ibid. At Portland, 2004—
Andrew Scott Eshleman, Ph.D.
Professor, Philosophy
B.A., Messiah College, 1985; M.A., Claremont Graduate University, 1991; M.A., ibid, 1992; Ph.D., University of California, 1998. At Portland, 2011—
Caery Ann Evangelist, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Philosophy
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1993; M.A., ibid, 1994; Ph.D., Duke University, 2004. At Portland, 2005—
Jordan Farina, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of Alabama, 2006; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic and State University, 2010; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic and State University, 2013. At Portland, 2015—
Terence G. Favero, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
B.S., Illinois State University, 1984; M.S., University of Oregon, 1988; Ph.D., ibid, 1990. At Portland, 1993—
Josef Feldner, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor, German1
Ph.D., University of Innsbruck, 1990. At Portland (Salzburg), 1996—
Kyle L. Flann, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Biology
B.S., Northern Arizona University, 2000; M.S., ibid, 2006; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2009. At Portland, 2009—
Courtney Vail Fletcher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., Canisius College, 2002; M.A., West Virginia University, 2005; Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 2009. At Portland, 2010—
Joan Flora, M.A.
Instructor and Director of Student Placements, Education
B.A., Western Oregon University, 1988; M.A., University of Oregon, 1991. At Portland, 2018—
Narcy M. Foraker, M.N.E.
Instructor, Nursing
A.D., College of the Desert, 2004; B.S., Linfield College, 2014; M.N., Oregon Health and Sciences University, 2017. At Portland, 2019—
Kelly Fox, D.N.P.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., University of Portland, 1990; M.N., University of Washington, 2009; D.N.P., Yale University, 2017. At Portland, 2019—
Bradley R. Franco, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
B.A., State University of New York, 2002; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2010. At Portland, 2010—
Colleen French, B.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2015. At Portland, 2019—
Benjamin Gallegos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Education
B.I.S., University of Texas-El Paso, 1997; M.Ed., ibid, 2012; Ph.D., University of Central Florida, 2016. At Portland, 2017—
Layla Garrigues, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1991; B.S., University of New Mexico, 1995; Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University, 2014. At Portland, 2018—
Dawn Garzon Maaks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Miami, 1990; M.S.N., University of Florida, 1994; M.P.E., Washington University School of Medicine, 2005; Ph.D., University of Missouri, St. Louis, 2002. At Portland, 2019—
Alice B. Gates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Social Work
B.A., Grinnell College, 1997; M.A., University of Michigan, 2007; Ph.D., ibid, 2011. At Portland, 2011—
Rebecca J. Gaudino, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Theology
B.A., Friends University, 1975; M.A., Kansas State University, 1978; M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1994; Ph.D., University of California, 1994. At Portland, 2008—
Hillary Ann Gaudio, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Education
B.A., Washington State University, 2001; M.A., ibid, 2002; Ph.D., ibid, 2008. At Portland, 2008—
Jeffrey A. Gauthier, Ph.D.
Professor, Philosophy
B.A., Wadhams Hall College, 1980; M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1985; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1992. At Portland, 1992—
Punam Ghimire, M.S.
Instructor, Physics
B.S., Mount Carmel College-India, 2010; B.S., University of Texas, 2013; M.S., ibid, 2015. At Portland, 2018—
Rev. Mark Ghyselinck, C.S.C., M.F.A.
Instructor, Fine Arts
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1980; M.Div., ibid, 1987; M.F.A., Western Michigan University, 2001. At Portland, 2005—
Eli E. Goldwyn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
B.A., Pomona College, 1999; M.S., N.Y. University, 2003; Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 2008. At Portland, 2017—
Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Political Science and Global Affairs
M.A., Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy (N.Y.), 2012; M.Phil., New School for Social Research, 2015; Ph.D., ibid, 2018. At Portland, 2018—
Andrew W. Golla, M.F.A.
Associate Professor, Theater
B.A., Carleton College, 1993; M.F.A., University of Iowa, 2003. At Portland, 2009—
Thomas G. Greene, Ed.D.
Professor, Education3
B.S., Portland State University, 1970; M.A., Lewis & Clark College, 1975; Ed.D., Portland State University/University of Oregon, 1984. At Portland, 1983—
Adrienne Greaves, M.S.
Lecturer, Biology
B.S., Stanford University, 2011; M.S. Yale University, 2011. At Portland, 2008—
Teri Grimmer, M.S.
Instructor, Business
B.S., University of Montana, 1996; M.S., ibid, 1995. At Portland, 2014—
Richard D. Gritta, D.B.A.
Professor, Business
B.B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1965; M.B.A., Indiana University, 1967; D.B.A., University of Maryland, 1972. At Portland, 1976—
Naveen Gudigantala, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., Osmania University, 1998; M.B.A., Institute of Public Enterprise, 2000; M.S., Texas Tech University, 2004; Ph.D., ibid, 2009. At Portland, 2009—
Andrew M. Guest, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
B.A., Kenyon College, 1994; M.S., Miami University, 1996; M.A., University of Chicago, 2001; Ph.D., ibid, 2004. At Portland, 2004—
Christopher J. Hainley, Jr., M.S.
Instructor, Engineering
B.S. University of Portland, 2008; M.S., Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, 2011. At Portland, 2016—
W. Paige Hall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., University of Notre Dame, 2004; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2010. At Portland, 2018—
Christopher C. Hallstrom, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.A., Reed College, 1992; M.S., University of Chicago, 1994; Ph.D., ibid, 2000. At Portland, 2003—
Peter Hamilton, M.A.
Instructor, Education
B.A., University of Missouri, 1971; M.A., Northwestern University, 1972. At Portland, 2013-
Christin Lee Hancock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1996; A.M., Brown University, 1999; Ph.D., ibid, 2005. At Portland, 2007—
Nicole Leupp Hanig, D.M.A.
Associate Professor, Performing & Fine Arts
B.M., Concordia College, 1992; M.M., University of Colorado, 1995; D.M.A., University of Illinois, 2009. At Portland, 2012—
Ross Hanig, Ph.D.
Instructor, Economics
B.S., University of California, Davis, 1999; M.S., University of Massachusetts, 2005; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2005. At Portland, 2012—
Rev. William P. Hannon, C.S.C., M.Div.
Instructor, English
B.S., University of Portland, 1982; B.A., ibid, 1982; M.Div., University of Notre Dame, 1988. At Portland, 2008—
Lizhong Hao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Business
B.A., Hebei Normal University, China, 1995; M.A., ibid, 1999; M.A., Kent State University, 2005; M.S., ibid, 2008; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University, 2013. At Portland, 2017—
Kristine Harrington, D.N.P.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.A., Davidson College, 2003; B.S.N., University of Portland, 2012; M.S.N., ibid, 2012; D.N.P., Duke University School of Nursing, 2018. At Portland, 2019—
Nina Henrichs-Tarasenkova, Ph.D.
Instructor, Theology
B.A., Warner Pacific College, 2000; M.A., Ashbury Theological Seminary, 2002; Ph.D., Brunel University, 2013. At Portland, 2016—
Cara Hersh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
B.A., Haverford College, 1997; Ph.D., Duke University, 2006. At Portland, 2006—
Randy Hetherington, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Education
B.Ed., University of Victoria, 1985; M.Ed., University of Northern British Columbia, 2003; Ed.D., University of Alberta, 2014. At Portland, 2016—
Alexander Hieke, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Philosophy1
M.A., University of Salzburg, 1991; Ph.D., ibid, 1996. At Portland, 1994—
Hannah L. Highlander, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.A., Wesleyan College, 2001; M.S., Vanderbilt University, 2003; Ph.D., ibid, 2007. At Portland, 2009—
Alexandra Merley Hill, Ph.D.
Professor, German
B.A., Vassar College, 2001; M.A., University of Massachusetts, 2004; Ph.D., ibid, 2009. At Portland, 2009—
Gregory Hill, Ph.D.
Professor, Mathematics
B.S., University of Arizona, 1981; M.S., University of Oregon, 1984; Ph.D., ibid, 1987. At Portland, 2000—
Molly H. Hiro, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
B.A., Georgetown University, 1994; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1999; Ph.D., ibid, 2005. At Portland, 2005—
Montana Hisel-Cochran, M.A.
Instructor, Business
B.A., Adams State College, 1998; M.A., West Texas A&M University, 2007. At Portland, 2016—
Joseph P. Hoffbeck, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering
B.S.E.E., Purdue University, 1989; M.S.E.E., ibid, 1990; Ph.D., ibid, 1995. At Portland, 1997—
Sr. Angela Hoffman, O.S.B., Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry
B.A., St. Martin’s College, 1972; M.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1979; Ph.D., Oregon Graduate Institute, 1989. At Portland, 1989—
Samuel S. Holloway, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., Willamette University, 1997; B.S., Columbia University, 1998; M.A.T., Pacific University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2009. At Portland, 2009—
Sally H. Hood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Education
B.A., Indiana University, 1982; Ph.D., ibid, 2002. At Portland, 2005—
René M. Horcicka, Ph.D.
Director, Portland Culture Program in Salzburg
M.Phil., University of Salzburg, 2005; Ph.D., ibid, 2014. At Portland (Salzburg), 2009-
David Houglum, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Education3
B.S., Pacific Lutheran University, 2003; M.A., Gonzaga University, 2008; Ph.D., ibid, 2012. At Portland, 2013-
Rachel Hutcheson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Seattle University, 2005; Ph.D., Montana State University, 2012. At Portland 2015-
Kim Ilosvay, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Education
B.S., University of Texas, 1995; M.Ed., Portland State University, 1999; Ed.D., ibid, 2012. At Portland, 2013-
Aziz S. Inan, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering
B.S., San Jose State University, 1979; M.S., Stanford University, 1980; Ph.D., ibid, 1983. At Portland, 1989—
Mehmet I. Inan, D.C.E.
Associate Professor, Engineering
B.S.C.E., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1971; M.S.C.E., ibid, 1973; D.C.E., University of Miami, 1977. At Portland, 1977—
Christina Ivler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of California at Davis, 2003; M.S., University of California at Davis, 2005; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2013. At Portland, 2017-
Carolyn James, Ph.D.
Instructor, Mathematics
B.A., Carleton College, 2003; M.B.A., Johannes Kepler Universităt, 2005; M.S., Oregon State University, 2009; Ph.D., Portland State University, 2015. At Portland, 2015-
Jeri Sara Janowsky, Ph.D.
Professor, Education4
B.A., Reed College, 1978; Ph.D., University of Ithaca, 1985. At Portland, 2011—
Kevin R. Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Social Work
B.A., University of South Carolina, 2000; M.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 2003; M.A., Portland State University, 2010; Ph.D., ibid, 2015. At Portland, 2011—
Sharon A. Jones, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering3
B.S., Columbia University, 1986; M.E., University of Florida, 1991; M.P.A., California State University, 1991; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1996. At Portland, 2011—2019
Deana L. Julka, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology
B.A., Carrol College, 1992; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1995; Ph.D., ibid, 1998. At Portland, 1997—
James J. Jurinski, J.D.
Professor, Business
A.B., Hamilton College, 1972; M.L.S., University of British Columbia, Canada, 1976; M.T., Portland State University, 1980; J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School, 1980; C.P.A., 1981. At Portland, 1987—
Julie Shalhope Kalnin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Education
B.A., University of Oregon, 1985; M.S., Northwestern University, 1987; Ph.D., University of California, 2000. At Portland, 2010—
Deirdre Katz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Education
B.S., Loyola University College, 2002; M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2011; Pennsylvania State University, 2016. At Portland, 2019—
Mark S. Kennedy, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering
B.S., University of Nebraska, 1977; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1979; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1984. At Portland, 1996—
Ryan J. Kenton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Illinois, 2002; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2009. At Portland, 2013—
Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Ph.D.
Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., Concordia College, 1983; M.A., University of Washington, 1986; Ph.D., ibid, 1997. At Portland, 1998—
James King, C.S.C., M.Div.
Instructor, Theology
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1981; M.Div., ibid, 1987; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1992; M.N.A., University of Notre Dame, 2007. At Portland, 2018—
Michelle King, B.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2012. At Portland, 2017—
Madhuparna Kolay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Finance
B.T., University of South Pacific, 2000; M.B., Monash University, 2003; M.S., University of Florida, 2005; Ph.D., University of Utah, 2012. At Portland, 2012—
Steven A. Kolmes, Ph.D.
Molter Chair in Science
Professor, Environmental Science
B.S., Ohio University, 1976; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978; Ph.D., ibid, 1984. At Portland, 1995—
Jakob Kotas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
B.S., Cornell University, 2009; M.Eng., Ibid, 2011; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2016. At Portland, 2016—
Lorretta C. Krautscheid, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Montana State University, 1994; M.S., Oregon Health Sciences University, 2003; Ph.D., Capella University, 2012. At Portland, 2003—2019.
Matthew R. Kuhn, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering
B.S., University of Missouri, 1975; M.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1984; Ph.D., ibid, 1987. At Portland, 1987—
Tyler Laird-Magee, D.B.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Business
A.A., Cypress College, 1977; B.A., Marylhurst University, 1989; M.A., University of Portland, 1994; D.B.A., George Fox, 2011. At Portland, 2015-
Lawrence S. Larsen, M.F.A.
Professor, Theater
B.A., Trinity University, 1983; M.F.A., University of Washington, 1986. At Portland, 1994—
Lars Erik Larson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1993; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1998; Ph.D., ibid. At Portland, 2005—
Bohn D. Lattin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., Moorhead State University, 1979; M.A., Idaho State University, 1984; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1992. At Portland, 1992—
Lisa Le-Vaughan, B.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2015. At Portland, 2019—
Christopher Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of Wyoming, 2000; M.S., University of Georgia Athens, 2004; Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana, 2009. At Portland, 2009—
Col. Eric Leshinsky
Professor, Aerospace Studies
B.S. California State University, Sacramento, 1993; M.A., Webster University, 2002. At Portland, 2018—
Larizza A. Limjuco, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2008; M.S.N., Grand Canyon University, 2011. At Portland, 2015—
Henshiu (Cecelia) Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.S., San Jose State University, 1990; M.S., ibid, 1994; Ph.D., University of Texas, 2000. At Portland, 2006—
Roberta D. Lindahl, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor, Business4
B.S., University of Portland, 1997; M.B.A., ibid, 2000. At Portland, 2000—
Ellen Lippman, Ph.D.
Professor, Business
B.A., Colorado College, 1975; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1978; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1991. At Portland, 1983-85; 1988—
Mindi L. Logan, M.F.A.
Associate Professor, Theater
B.A., University of Idaho, 1986; M.F.A., Rutgers University, 1989. At Portland, 1999—
Jessica E. Logue, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Philosophy
B.A., State University of New York, 2001; M.A., Syracuse University, 2004; Ph.D., ibid, 2006. At Portland, 2008—
Lora L. Looney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Spanish
B.A., Colorado College, 1987; M.A., University of Chicago, 1990; Ph.D., ibid, 1997. At Portland, 1998—
Sigrun Loos, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor, Fine Arts1
Ph.D. University of Salzburg, 1970. At Portland (Salzburg), 1976—
Jennette P. Lovejoy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., Whitman College, 2001; M.S., Ohio University, 2007; Ph.D., ibid, 2010. At Portland, 2010—
Kenneth E. Lulay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Engineering
B.S., University of Portland, 1984; M.S., ibid, 1987; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1990. At Portland, 1998—
Gary L. Malecha, Ph.D.
Professor, Political Science and Global Affairs
Rev. David Tyson, C.S.C. Distinguished Professorship
B.A., College of St. Thomas, 1976; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1978; Ph.D., ibid, 1987. At Portland, 1992—
Priya Mani, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Biology
B.S., St. Xavier's College, University of Mumbai-India, 1999; M.S., Abasaheb Garware College, University of Pune-India, 2001; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2006. At Portland, 2018—
Nazanin Mansouri, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Engineering
B.S., Iran University of Science and Technology, 1983; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2001;. At Portland, 2017—
Norah Martin, Ph.D.
Professor, Philosophy & Environmental Studies
B.A., Connecticut College, 1984; M.Litt., University of Edinburgh, 1989; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1994. At Portland, 1994—
Kala Mayer, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Texas, 2005; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2013; M.P.H., ibid, 2014. At Portland, 2014—
Shannon Kathleen Mayer, Ph.D.
Professor, Physics
B.S., Pacific Lutheran University, 1987; M.S., Oregon State University, 1989; Ph.D., ibid, 1997. At Portland, 2002—
Steven G. Mayer, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Pacific Lutheran University, 1987; M.S., Montana State University, 1997. At Portland, 2002—
Rev. Charles F. McCoy, C.S.C., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.S., Baylor University, 1995; M.S., University of Notre Dame, 1998; Ph.D., ibid, 2000. At Portland, 2009—
Susan E. McDaniel, M.M.
Lecturer, Music
B.A., Linfield College, 1997; M.M., Manhattan School of Music, 2001. At Portland, 2018—
John McDonald, M.A.
Lecturer, English
B.A., SUNY College at Buffalo, 1990; M.A., Portland State University, 1994. At Portland, 2000—
Laura Ann McLary, Ph.D.
Professor, German
B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1986; M.A. University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1989; Ph.D., ibid, 1996. At Portland, 1999—
Matthew J. McQuesten, M.A.
Instructor, Mathematics
B.A., Western Washington University, 2002; M.A., California State University, 2008. At Portland, 2011—
Joseph Nick McRee, Ph.D.
Professor, Sociology
B.A., Pacific University, 1992; M.A., The University of Texas, 1996; Ph.D., ibid, 1999. At Portland, 1999—
Patricia McShane, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
B.A., DePauw University, 2007; M.S., Georgetown University, 2013; Ph.D., Georgetown University, 2015. At Portland, 2015—
Mark R. Meckler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., Brandeis University, 1985; M.B.A., Michigan State University, 1991; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University, 2000. At Portland, 1999—
Herbert A. Medina, Ph.D.
Professor, Mathematics3
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 1985; M.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1987; Ph.D. ibid, 1992. At Portland, 2018—
Jeffrey Meiser, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Political Science and Global Affairs
B.A., Seattle University, 1999; MESM, University of California, 2001; Ph.D., John Hopkins University, 2011. At Portland, 2014—
Gregg Meyer, M.S.
Instructor, Engineering
B.S., Santa Clara University, 1987; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. At Portland, 2018—
Stephanie Meyer, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N. University of Portland, 2008; M.S.N., University of Phoenix, 2013. At Portland, 2017—
Stephanie Michel, M.L.S.
Senior Librarian, Clark Memorial Library
B.A., Linfield College, 1996; M.L.S., Indiana University, 1997. At Portland, 2002—
Rebecca Mickel, M.N.
Instructor, Nursing
A.N., Linn Benton Community College, 1988; B.S.N., Oregon Health Sciences University, 2001; M.N., University of Phoenix, 2006. At Portland, 2016—
Gary Mitchell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., University of California, 1984; M.B.A., ibid, 1988; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2005. At Portland, 2005—
Elise Marie Moentmann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History3
B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1985; M.A., ibid, 1988; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1998. At Portland, 1998—
Kay Molkentin, M.B.A.
Professor of Practice of Entrepreneurship, Business
B.S., Cleveland State University, 1987; M.B.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1997. At Portland, 2019—
Martin A. Monto, Ph.D.
Professor, Sociology
B.A., Kansas State University, 1987; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1988; Ph.D., ibid, 1992. At Portland, 1992—
Tamar More, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physics
B.S., M.I.T., 1987; M.S., Brown University, 1990; Ph.D., ibid, 1996. At Portland, 2000—
Elizabeth Morton, Ph.D.
Instructor, Chemistry
B.S., University of New Haven, 2008; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2013. At Portland, 2015—
Aaron Moss,M.S.
Assistant Professor, Engineering
B.S., University of New Brunswick, 2011; M.S., ibid, 2012. Portland, 2019—
Patrick C. Murphy, D.M.A.
Associate Professor, Music
B.M.Ed., Washington State University, 1994; M.A.M.Ed., University of Minnesota, 1997; D.M.A., The University of Arizona, 2008. At Portland, 2008—
Susan Murray, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University, 2002. At Portland, 2014—
Dakshina Murty, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering
B.Tech., IIT Kanpur, India, 1974; M.S.Nuc.E., Univ. of Oklahoma, 1977; M.S.M.E., ibid, 1977; Ph.D., University of Texas Austin, 1982. At Portland, 1981—
Elliot Mylott, Ph.D.
Instructor, Physics
B.S. Portland State University, 2011; M.S., ibid, 2015; Ph.D., ibid, 2017. At Portland, 2017—
Maren Nelson, D.N.P.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.A., Saint Olaf College/Harris Manchester College, Oxford University, 1995; B.S.N., University of Portland, 2009; D.N.P., ibid, 2015. At Portland, 2019—
September T. Nelson, M.S.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., Pepperdine University, 1993; M.S., University of Oregon, 1997; M.S., University of Portland, 2008. At Portland, 2010—
Natalie Nelson-Marsh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., University of Utah, 2000; M.A., ibid, 2002; Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2006; At Portland, 2016—
Hans Nordstrom, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.A., Lewis & Clark College, 1996; M.S., University of Oregon, 2001; Ph.D., ibid, 2005. At Portland, 2005—
Don Norton, D.A.
Assistant Professor, Music
B.M., Northern Illinois University, 2006; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music, 2008; D.A., University of Northern Colorado, 2015. At Portland, 2018—
Andrew M. Nuxoll, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Engineering
B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1995; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2007. At Portland, 2007—
Daman Oberoi, M.S.
Visiting Instructor, Engineering
B.S., University of Portland, 2004; M.S., Oregon State University, 2006. At Portland, 2019—
Joanne Olsen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of South Carolina, 1974; M.S.N., Indiana University-Purdue University, 1978; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2010. At Portland, 2016—
Salvador Orara, M.F.A.
Professor of Practice of Innovation, Engineering
B.F.A., University of the Arts, 2005; M.F.A., ArtCenter College of Design, 2012. At Portland, 2019—
Kathleen O’Reilly, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1988; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1995. At Portland, 1997—
John Clarke Orr, Ph.D.
Professor, English3
B.A., Hardin-Simmons University, 1980; M.A., University of Oklahoma, 1983; Ph.D., Duke University, 1992. At Portland, 1993—
Peter M. Osterberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Engineering
S.B. & S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980; Ph.D., ibid, 1995. At Portland, 1996—
Robert B. Pamplin, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor, Business4
B.S., Lewis & Clark College, 1964, 1965, 1966; M.B.A., University of Portland, 1968; M.Ed., ibid, 1975; Ph.D., California Coast University, 1976; D.Min., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1982. At Portland, 1999—
Ian D. Parkman, M.B.A.
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., University of Arizona, 2001; M.B.A., University of New Mexico, 2005; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2010. At Portland, 2013—
Bonnie S. Parks, M.L.I.S.
Senior Librarian, Clark Library
B.A., John Carroll University, 1992; M.L.I.S., University of Washington, 1998. At Portland, 2007—
Rev. Dan Parrish, C.S.C., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Business
B.A., UP, 1996; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 2008; Ph. D., University of Michigan, 2015. At Portland, 2015—
Valerie J. Peterson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.S., Santa Clara University, 2001; M.S., University of Illinois, 2002; Ph.D., ibid, 2009. At Portland, 2009—
Dann L. Pierce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., University of Portland, 1976; M.A., ibid, 1979; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1985. At Portland, 1987—
Mark R. Pitzer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology
B.A., University of Nebraska, 1989; M.A., University of Illinois, 1994; Ph.D., ibid, 1998. At Portland, 2011—
Cara Poor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Engineering
B.S., OSU, 1997; M.S., University of California at Davis, 1999; Ph.D., OSU, 2006. At Portland, 2015—
Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., Ph.D.
Professor, Theology3
B.A., University of Illinois, 1976; M.Div., University of Notre Dame, 1980; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, 1990. At Portland, 2011—
Pamela J. Potter, D.N.S.
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S., Northern Illinois University, 1974; M.A., University of New Mexico, 1988; D.N.S., Yale University, 2004. At Portland, 2007—
Tara E. Prestholdt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Montana, 1998; B.A., ibid, 2000; Ph.D., ibid, 2005. At Portland, 2010—
Alicia Printemps-Herget, M.S.N.
Clinical Liaison Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Oregon Health Sciences University, 2005; M.S.N., ibid, 2018. At Portland, 2019—
Christina Prucha, M.L.S.
Associate Librarian, Clark Library
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1994; M.A., University of Arizona, 1997; M.L.S., ibid, 2005. At Portland 2019—
Gregory L. Pulver, M.A.
Associate Professor, Theater
B.A., Humboldt State University, 1987; M.A., ibid, 1993. At Portland, 2012—
Anjanette M. Raber, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., Walla Walla University, 2001; M.S., University of Indianapolis, 2006; Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University, 2013. At Portland, 2017—
Nicole Ralston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Education
B.A., Linfield College, 2004; M.Ed., University of Nevada, 2007; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2013. At Portland, 2014—
Lisa J. Reed, J.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1984; J.D., Duke University of School of Law, 1988. At Portland, 1997—
Giannina Reyes-Giardiello, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, International Languages and Cultures
B.A., Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 1998; M.S., New Mexico State University, 2000; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2014. At Portland, 2015—
Jose Reyna, D.P.T.
Visiting Instructor, Biology
B.S., Pacific University, 2003; D.P.T., ibid, 2009. At Portland, 2019—
LTC. Jeremy Rockwell, M.B.A.
Professor, Military Science
B.S., Slippery Rock University, 2002 ; M.B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 2013. At Portland, 2019—
Anissa Taun Rogers, Ph.D.
Professor, Social Work
B.A., University of Utah, 1990; M.A., Ball State University, 1993; M.S.W., University of Utah, 1997; Ph.D., ibid, 1997. At Portland, 1999—2019.
Bryan D. Rookey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Sociology
B.A., Eastern Washington University, 2000; M.A., University of Montana, 2003; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2009. At Portland, 2009—
Sally S. Rothacker-Peyton, M.S.N
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Case Western Reserve University, 1977; M.S.N., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1983. At Portland, 2015—
Sruthi R. Rothenfluch, Ph.D.
Instructor, Philosophy
B.A., University of Portland, 2003; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2011. At Portland, 2014—
Briana Rotter, D.N.P.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2011; M.S.N., University of South Alabama, 2014; D.N.P., University of South Alabama, 2016. At Portland, 2016—
Julia Ruppell, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology
B.A., University of Rhode Island, 2004; M.A., Portland State University, 2007; Ph.D., ibid, 2013. At Portland 2017-
Matthew J. Rygg, Ph.D.
Instructor, Education3
B.B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 2000; M.Ed., Oregon State University, 2002; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2014. At Portland, 2016—
Stephanie A. Salomone, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of Michigan, 1997; M.A., Boston College, 1999; Ph.D., UCLA, 2005. At Portland, 2005—
Alejandro Santana, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Philosophy
E. John Rumpakis Professorship in Hellenic Studies
B.A., California State University, Fresno, 1990; B.A., ibid, 1992; M.A., University of California, Irvine, 2001. Ph.D., ibid. At Portland, 2003—
Anne M. Pitsch Santiago, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Political Science and Global Affairs
B.S., Viterbo College, 1988; M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1991; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2000. At Portland, 2008—
Sarina Saturn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences
B.S., University of Oregon, 1997; Ph.D., New York University, 2003. At Portland, 2015—
Maximillian Schlosshauer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physics
M.S., Lund University, 2001; M.S., University of Washington, 2002; Ph.D., ibid, 2005. At Portland, 2012—
Rev. Jeffrey A. Schneibel, C.S.C., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Languages3
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1980; M.Div. Ibid, 1984; Ph.D., University of Chicago. At Portland, 2012—
Bernhard R. Schratzberger, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor, Mathematics1
Ph.D., University of Salzburg, 1998. At Portland, (Salzburg), 1997—
Nikolene A. Schulz, M.S.E.
Instructor, Engineering
B.S., University of Washington, 1996; M.S.E., University of Michigan, 1998. At Portland, 2012—
Jane G. Scott, M.L.S.
Associate Librarian, Clark Library
B.A., University of Oregon, 1973; M.L.S., Emporia State University 2004. At Portland, 2014—
Heidi E. K. Senior, M.L.I.S.
Senior Librarian, Clark Library
B.A., University of Oregon, 1991; M.L.I.S., ibid, 1997. At Portland, 1997—
Lucy Shanno, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor, Performing & Fine Arts
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1997; Ph.D., ibid, 2007. At Portland, 2019—
Casey Shillam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing3
B.A., Portland State University, 2000; B.S., Oregon Health and Sciences University, 2002; M.S., ibid, 2004; Ph.D., ibid, 2008. At Portland, 2015—
Frances J. Simmons, M.S.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of California, Chico, 1970; M.S., University of Colorado, 1973. At Portland, 1989—
Zachary Simmons, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology
B.S., Case Western Reserve University, 2001; Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara, 2012. At Portland, 2013—
Holly Simpson, M.S.
Instructor, Nursing
B.A., George Fox University, 2002; B.S., University of Portland, 2012; M.S., ibid, 2015. At Portland, 2016—
Emma Smith, B.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2015. At Portland, 2018—
Rebecca Smith, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Education
B.S., University of Portland, 2003; M.S., University of Illinois, 2008; Ed.D., University of Portland, 2017. At Portland 2017—
Isabel Soule, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Walla Walla College, 1982; M.N., Oregon Health and Sciences University, 1999; Ph.D., ibid, 2010. -At Portland, 2019—
Diane L. Sotak, M.L.S.
Senior Librarian, Clark Library
B.S., University of Michigan, 1988; M.L.S., Syracuse University, 1996. At Portland, 2001—
Molly Sperry, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., National University, 2008; M.S.N., Grand Canyon University, 2016. At Portland, 2019—
Debra L. Stephens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1975; M.A., University of Chicago, 1981; Ph.D., ibid, 1983. At Portland, 1997—
Karen Steinke, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Hahnemann University, 1994; M.S.N., Washington State University, 2003; Post-Graduate, Washington State University, 2013. At Portland, 2017—
Jonathan Stanfill, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor, Theology
B.A., Northwest University, 2003; M.A., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2007; Ph.D., Fordham university, 2015. At Portland, 2018—
Susie Stragnell, M.S.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Utah, 1976. M.S., Oregon Health Sciences University, 2005. At Portland, 2006—
Kristin E. Sweeney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
B.A. Carleton College, 2009; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2015; At Portland, 2016—
Joshua Swidzinski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, English
B.A., Concordia University, 2007; M.A., Dalhousie University, 2008; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2015. At Portland, 2015—
Craig A. Swinyard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of Portland, 1998; M.S., Portland State University, 2002; Ph.D., ibid, 2006. At Portland, 2008—
Jennifer Symons, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Engineering
B.S., University of California-Davis, 2007; M.S., ibid, 2011; Ph.D., ibid, 2015. At Portland, 2017—
Mojtaba B. Takallou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Engineering
B.S., California State University, Fresno; 1977; M.S., Oregon State University, 1980; Ph.D., ibid, 1986. At Portland, 1985—
Buck L. H. Taylor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
B.A., Willamette University, 2007; Ph.D., University of California-Irvine, 2012. At Portland 2017—
David W. Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
B.A., University of Connecticut, 1994; B.S., ibid, 1994; M.S., University of Michigan, 1996; Ph.D., ibid, 2001. At Portland, 2010—
Patricia A. Thompson, Ed.D.
Instructor, Education
B.A., Carroll College, 1975; M.A.T., Lewis and Clark College, 1978; Ed.D., University of Portland, 2017. At Portland, 2013—
Paula Tower, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Biology
B.A., Oregon Health Sciences University, 1980; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1987. At Portland, 2013—
Benjamin Tribelhorn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
B.S., Harvey Mudd College, 2007; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2013. At Portland, 2017—
Lara Trout, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Philosophy
B.A., Rockhurst College, 1991; M.A., Marquette University, 1995; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2005. At Portland, 2005—
David Turnbloom, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Theology
B.A., University of St. Thomas, 2006; M.S., Weston Jesuit School of Theology, 2008; Ph.D., Boston College, 2015. At Portland, 2015—
Eugenijus Urnezius, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
D.S., Vilnius University, 1992; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1999. At Portland, 2009—
Edward J. Valente, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry
B.S., University of California, 1971; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1977. At Portland, 2009—
Jacqueline Van Hoomissen, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
B.S., University of Portland, 1997; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2002. At Portland, 2002—
Tammy VanDeGrift, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering
B.A., Gustavus Adophus College, 1999; M.S., University of Washington, 2001; Ph.D., ibid, 2005. At Portland, 2005—
Steven R. Vegdahl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Engineering
B.S., Stanford University, 1976; Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1982. At Portland, 1996—
Amber Vermeesch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.A., Davidson College, 2001; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University, 2006; Ph.D., University of Miami, 2011. At Portland, 2014—
Shazib Z. Vijlee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of Texas, 2004; M.S., ibid, 2006; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2014. At Portland, 2014—
Philip Vue, M.L.S.
Associate Librarian, Clark Library
B.A., Oregon State University, 2006; M.L.S., University of Washington, 2011. At Portland, 2017-
Jacqueline M. Waggoner, Ed.D.
Professor, Education
B.S., Portland State University, 1973; M.S., ibid, 1975; Ed.D., ibid and University of Oregon, 1983. At Portland, 2004—
Valerie Walters, Ph.D.
Instructor, Chemistry
B.A., Kalamazoo College, 1978; M.Phil, M.S., Yale University, 1982; Ph.D., ibid, 1985; M.S., Drexel University, 2007; At Portland, 2013—
Hildgund Walterskirchen, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor, Music1
B.M., Mozarteum, Salzburg, 1968. M.A., University of Salzburg, 1977. At Portland (Salzburg), 1975—
Nikki Warthen, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of San Francisco, 1994; M.S.N., Grand Canyon University, 2015. At Portland, 2018—
Matthew D. Warshawsky, Ph.D.
Professor, Spanish
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1992; M.A., Ohio State University, 1998; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2002. At Portland, 2002—
John L. Watzke, Ph.D.
Professor, Education3
B.A., University of Iowa, 1990; M.A., ibid, 1994; Ph.D., Ibid, 2000. At Portland, 2010—
Sarah Nike Weiger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
B.A., University of Michigan, 2003; M.A., Cornell Univ., 2007; Ph.D., ibid, 2011. At Portland, 2011—
Christine Lynn Weilhoefer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
B.A., Connecticut College, 1994; M.A., University of Texas, 1998; Ph.D., Portland State University, 2005. At Portland, 2012—
Bruce N. Weitzel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Education
B.S., Portland State University, 1969; M.S., ibid, 1971; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1980. At Portland, 2004—
Rev. Arthur F. Wheeler, C.S.C., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History3
B.S.F.S., Georgetown University, 1973; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1976; Ph.D., ibid, 1979; M.Div., ibid, 1983. At Portland, 1987—
Rachel Wheeler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Theology
B.A., Linfield College, 1997; M.A., Humboldt State University, 2005; B.A., ibid, 2004; M.A., Saint John's School of Theology-Seminary, 2012; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, 2015. At Portland, 2017—
Jeffrey S. White, M.A.
Instructor, German
B.A., Ohio State University, 1988; M.A., University of Massachusetts, 1991; M.S., Portland State University, 2009. At Portland, 2013—
John White, M.S.
Lecturer, Biology
B.S., California State University Hayward, 1991; M.S., ibid. At Portland, 2015—
Gordon Williamson, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Washington, 1994; M.S.N., Western Governors University, 2018. At Portland, 2018—
Kaye Wilson-Anderson, D.N.S.
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Delta State University, 1981. D.N.S., Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2003. At Portland, 2007—
Warren J. L. Wood, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Willamette University, 2000; Ph.D., University of California, 2005. At Portland, 2007—
Blair D. Woodard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History & Environmental Studies
B.A., University of California, 1992; M.A., University of New Mexico, 2001; Ph.D., ibid, 2010. At Portland, 2012—
Aaron Wootton, Ph.D.
Professor, Mathematics
B.Sc., University of Southampton, 1998; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2004. At Portland, 2005—
Wilfred Wu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Business
B.S., University of Illinois, 1991; M.B.A., Boston University, 1996; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2006. At Portland, 2014—
David J. Wynne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
B.A., Amherst College, 2001; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2010. At Portland, 2017—
Halina Z. Wyss, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., University of Portland, 2002; M.S.N., ibid, 2004; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2013. At Portland, 2013—
Min Yu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Business
B.E., Tongji University, 2005; M.E., ibid, 2008; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2012. At Portland, 2012—