Faculty
September 12, 2022
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 Administrative personnel primarily
3 Special faculty status
Shaghayegh Abbasi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
B.Sc., Sharif University of Technology, 2005; M.Sc., University of Washington, 2007; Ph.D., ibid, 2011. at Portland, 2020—
Kali Abel, M.S.
Visiting Instructor, Environmental Studies
B.A., Colby College, 2007; M.S., University of Colorado, 2012. At Portland, 2021—
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—
SimonMary Asese A. Aihiokhai, Ph.D.
Associate 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—
Lauren M. Alfrey, Ph.D.
Associate 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—
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—
Devin Apland, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2012; M.S.N., Western Governor's University, 2017. At Portland, 2020—
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.L.I.S.
Dean of the University Library2
B.A. Stanford University, 1999; M.A., ibid, 2000; M.L.I.S., San Jose State University, 2007. At Portland, 2016—
Christina A. Astorga, Ph.D.
Professor, Theology
AB-BSE, College of the Holy Spirit, 1972; M.A, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo-de Manila University, 1979; Ph.D., ibid, 1992. At Portland, 2014—
Marjorie Attis-Josias, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Rutgers University-Newark, 1996; M.S.N., University of Central Florida, 2013; Ph.D., Capella University, 2020. At Portland, 2020—
Nicole E. Auxier, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2007; Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 2015. At Portland, 2015—
Tanya Bachman, M.S.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S., Portland State University, 1994; M.S., University of Western States, 2015. At Portland, 2016-2020, 2021—
Erica Bailey, M.S.
Senior 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—
Valerie S. Banschbach, Ph.D.
Professor, Environmental Studies
2
B.A., Pomona College,1986 ; Ph.D., University of Miami, 1992. At Portland, 2022—
Janet M. Banks, M.S.N.
Senior Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 1987; M.S.N., Gonzaga University, 2009. At Portland, 2009—
Matthew S. Barner, Ph.D.
Sweo Endowed Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
B.S., Washington State University, 2014; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 2015; M.S., Oregon State University, 2017; Ph.D., ibid, 2019. At Portland, 2022—
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—
Kaleigh Barnett, M.N.E.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2013; M.N.E., Oregon Health & Science University, 2018. At Portland, 2020—
Todd Basil, M.S.
Instructor, Mathematics
B.F.A., Chapman University, 2003; M.S., California State University, Los Angeles, 2016. At Portland, 2019—
Amy S. Beadles-Bohling, Ph.D.
Senior 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, Education2
B.S., John Carroll University, 2003; M.S., Notre Dame, 2005; Ph.D., Trevecca Nazarene University, 2012. At Portland, 2019—
Lauren Berger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 2005; M.A., University of California, Davis, 2009; Ph.D., ibid, 2017. At Portland, 2020—
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—
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—
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.
Senior Lecturer, French
M.A., University of Freiburg, 1971. At Portland, 1977—
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—
Maureen Briare, M.A.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 1992; M.A., ibid, 2004. At Portland, 2020—
Cheri Buck-Perry, M.A.
Instructor, English
B.A., Walla Walla University, 1989; M.A., Portland State University, 1995. At Portland, 2016—
Sandra F. Calm, M.S.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S., Portland State University, 2006; M.S., University of Portland, 2010. At Portland, 2020—
Kevin Cantrell, Ph.D.
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—
Andrea Castanette, M.A.F.L.
Senior 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.
Senior Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Metropolitan State College, 1989; M.S., University of Portland, 2003. At Portland, 2004—
Andrew Christensen, M.F.A.
Instructor, Performing and Fine Arts
B.A., Vanguard University of Southern California,2008; M.F.A., Lir Academy of Trinity College Dublin & RADA, 2017. At Portland, 2021—
Glenna T. Clifton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
B.A., Barnard College, 2010; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2017. At Portland, 2020—
Nelson E. Coates, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Physics
B.A., Macalester, College, 2004; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2010. At Portland, 2019—
Patrick Cochran-Green, B.S.
Clinical Teaching Associate, Nursing
B.S., Sam Houston State University, 1997. At Portland, 2022—
Eduardo Contreras, Ed.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Education2
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 Instructor, 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—
Faith M. Curammeng, M.A.
Instructor, Communication Studies
B.A., George Fox University, 2001; M.A., Pepperdine University, 2010. At Portland, 2022—
Erin Currie, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor, 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—
Brandy R. Daniels, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Theology
B.A., Azusa Pacific University, 2006; M.Div. Duke University, 2010; A.M., ibid, 2011; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 2015; Ph.D., ibid, 2017. At Portland, 2020—
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.
Senior 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.
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., University of Alberta, 1997; M.A., University of Alaska, 2001; Ph.D., University of Denver, 2008. At Portland, 2013—
Andra Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing
A.A., Rio Hondo College, 1982; B.S.N. University of Arizona, 1986; M.N., University of Washington, 1991, Ph.D., University of Utah, 2014. At Portland, 2020—
David M. De Lyser, D.A.
Professor, Music
B.A., Minnesota State University, 1990; M.A., University of Portland, 2001; D.A., University of Northern Colorado, 2005. At Portland, 2010—
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—
Michael L. DeVaughn, Ph.D.
Professor, Business
A.B., Brown University, 1986; M.B.A., Indiana University, 1990; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003. At Portland, 2021—
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 & University 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, Business3
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.
Senior Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Oregon Health & Science University, 1990; M.S.N., ibid, 1996. At Portland, 2015—
C. Christopher Dunnaville, M.S.
Senior 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—
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—
Karen E. Eifler, Ph.D.
Professor, Education2
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1982; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1997. At Portland, 1998—
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—
Brian Fabien, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering2
B.E., The City College, CUNY, 1981; M.S., Columbia University, 1983; M.Phil., Columbia University,1990; Ph.D., ibid, 1990. At Portland, 2020—
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—
Kyle L. Flann, Ph.D.
Senior 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.
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.
Director of Clinical Practice, Education
B.A., Western Oregon University, 1988; M.A., University of Oregon, 1991. At Portland, 2018—
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.
Clinical Teaching Associate, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2015. At Portland, 2019—
David Fuentes, Pharm.D.
Professor, Nursing2
Pharm.D., University of the Pacific, 2003; M.S. Southern New Hampshire University, 2019; At Portland, 2021—
Christine Gallagher, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2003; M.S.N., Western Governors University, 2018. At Portland, 2021—
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 & Science University, 2014. At Portland, 2018—
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.
Senior 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—
Sean Gestson, Ph.D.
Sweo Endowed Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
A.S., Lower Columbia College, 2013; B.S., University of Portland, 2016; M.S. Oregon State University, 2019; Ph.D., ibid, 2022. At Portland, 2022—
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, 2017—
Megan Gill, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor, Education
B.S., University of Portland, 2008; M.A. Teachers College, Columbia University, 2011; Ed.D., George Fox, expected 2022. At Portland, 2022—
Margaret Goddard, D.N.P.
Instructor, Nursing
M.S.N., University of Akron, 2002; D.N.P., Oregon Health & Science University, 2019. At Portland, 2021—
Rev. Mark Ghyselinck, C.S.C., M.F.A.
Senior 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.
Associate 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—
Anita Gooding, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Sociology and Social Work
B.A., Trinity College, 2007; M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania, 2012; Ph.D., Portland State University, 2020. At Portland, 2020—
Col. R. Scott Grainger, M.M.A.S.
Professor, Air and Space Studies
B.S., University of Portland, 1994; M.S., University of Missouri, 1998; M.M.A.S., Air University, 2007. At Portland, 2005—
Jennifer Grassman, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2009; M.S.N., Western Governors University, 2020. At Portland, 2021—
Adrienne Greaves, M.S.
Senior 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—
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, Psychology2
B.A., Kenyon College, 1994; M.S., Miami University, 1996; M.A., University of Chicago, 2001; Ph.D., ibid, 2004. At Portland, 2004—
Mohammadhadi Hajilou, Ph.D.
Sweo Endowed Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of Kashan, 2011; M.S., Iran University of Science & Technology, 2014; Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 2019. At Portland, 2022—
Christopher J. Hainley, Jr., M.S.
Instructor, Engineering
B.S. University of Portland, 2008; M.S., Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, 2011. At Portland, 2016—
Katya Hall, M.A.
Instructor, International Languages and Cultures
B.A., Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, 1996; M.A., Portland State University., 2000; M.A.., ibid, 2000. At Portland, 2020—
W. Paige Hall, Ph.D.
Associate 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—
Christin Lee Hancock, Ph.D.
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.
Senior Instructor, English
B.S., University of Portland, 1982; B.A., ibid, 1982; M.Div., University of Notre Dame, 1988. At Portland, 2008—
Rebekah Hanson, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor, Music
B.S., George Fox University, 2004; B.A., ibid, 2004; M.A., University of Oregon, 2006; D.M.A., ibid, 2010. At Portland, 2020—
Lizhong Hao, Ph.D.
Associate 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—
Ashley Hass, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Business
B.A., Polk State College, 2016; M.B.A., St. Mary's University, 2017; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2022. At Portland, 2022—
Christina Hennelly, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N, Concordia University, 2013, M.S.N., Western Governors University, 2018. At Portland, 2020—
Maye Lan Henning , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Political Science and Global Affairs
B.A., University of Connecticut, 2017; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 2019; Ph.D., ibid, expected 2022. At Portland, 2022—
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, English2
B.A., Haverford College, 1997; Ph.D., Duke University, 2006. At Portland, 2006—
Randy Hetherington, Ed.D.
Associate 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—
Hannah L. Highlander, Ph.D.
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., Wesleyan College, 2001; M.S., Vanderbilt University, 2003; Ph.D., ibid, 2007. 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.
Senior 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.
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, Education2
B.S., Pacific Lutheran University, 2003; M.A., Gonzaga University, 2008; Ph.D., ibid, 2012. At Portland, 2013—
Rachel Hutcheson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Seattle University, 2005;Ph.D., Montana State University, 2012. At Portland 2015—
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—
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—
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—
Reo J. Jones, Ph.D.
Instructor, Nursing
B.A., University of San Francisco, 2011; R.N.,M.S.N., ibid, 2017; Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University, expected 2022. At Portland, 2022—
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—
Ryan J. Kenton, Ph.D.
Associate 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—
Teresa Ketelsen, Ed.D.
Instructor, Education
B.S., George Fox College, 1986; M.S., Oregon State University, 1991; Ed.D., University of Portland, 2017. At Portland, 2022—
Jaime Klein, M.S.N., R.N.
Visiting Instructor, Nursing
B.A., University West Madison, 2017; M.S., Marquette University, 2018. At Portland, 2022—
Jacob Kimball, Ph.D.
Sweo Endowed Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
B.S., Brigham Young University, 2017; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020; Ph.D., ibid, 2022. At Portland, 2022—
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—
Rebecca Kunz, M.S.
Visiting Instructor, Nursing
B.A., University of Nebraska, 1997; M.S., University of Northwestern St. Paul, 2014. At Portland, 2016—
Andrew J. Lafrenz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S., University of Portland, 2002; M.S., University of Georgia, 2004; M.P.H., Oregon State University, 2014; Ph.D., ibid, 2014. At Portland, 2004—2015; 2020—
Tyler Laird-Magee, D.B.A.
Senior Instructor, 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, 2004. 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, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2015; M.S.N., University of Texas - Tyler, 2020. At Portland, 2019—
Steven Libby, Ph.D.
Sweo Endowed Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering
B.S., George Fox University, 2010; M.S., Portland State University, 2017; Ph.D., ibid, expected 2022. At Portland, 2022—
Larizza A. Limjuco, M.S.N.
Senior 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, Business3
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—
Chloe Littzen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
A.S.N., Yavapai College, 2012; B.S.N., Grand Canyon University, 2014; M.S.N., ibid, 2017; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2021. At Portland, 2021—
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.
Senior Lecturer, Philosophy
B.A., State University of New York, 2001; M.A., Syracuse University, 2004; Ph.D., ibid, 2006. At Portland, 2008—
Amy M. Long, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.A., Western Washington University, 1995; M.S.N., Case Western Reserve University, 2010. At Portland, 2021—
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—
Jennette P. Lovejoy, Ph.D.
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—
Azeb N. Madebo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., University of Washington, 2014; M.A. University of Southern California, 2019; Ph.D., ibid, 2022. At Portland, 2022—
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—
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—
Federico Martinez-Garcia, Jr. M.L.I.S.
Associate Librarian, Head of Public Services, Library
A.A., Arizona Western College, 1998; B.A., University of Arizona, 2003; M.P.A., Arizona State University, 2013; M.L.I.S., University of Arizona, 2014. At Portland, 2022—
Molly Matty, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S., North Carolina State University, 2012; Ph.D., Duke University, 2018. At Portland, 2022—
Kala Mayer, Ph.D
Associate 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; Ph.D., Oregon 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—
Jennifer McDaneld, Ph.D.
Instructor, English
B.A., Duke University, 2002; M.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2007; Ph.D., ibid, 2013. At Portland, 2022—
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.
Senior Lecturer, English
B.A., SUNY College at Buffalo, 1990; M.A., Portland State University, 1994. At Portland, 2000—
Claire McKinley-Yoder, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., Oregon State University, 1997; B.S.N., University of Pennsylvania, 1999; M.S.N., ibid, 2000; Ph.D., Villanova University, 2020. At Portland, 2020—
Matthew J. McQuesten, M.A.
Senior 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.
Associate 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.
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, Mathematics2
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—
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—
Gary Mitchell, Ph.D.
Professor, Business
B.A., University of California, 1984; M.B.A., ibid, 1988; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2005. At Portland, 2005—
Poulami Mitra, Ph.D.
Instructor, Biology
B.Sc., University of Calcutta, India, 2000; M.Sc., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India, 2002; Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia, 2007. At Portland, 2021—
Kathryn Michurski, B.S.N.
Visiting Clinical Teaching Associate, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2015. At Portland, 2021—
Joane T. Moceri, Ph.D.
Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Washington, Seattle, 1979; M.N., University of Washington, Tacoma, 2000; University of Washington, Seattle, 2006. At Portland, 2012—
Elise Marie Moentmann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History2
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—
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.
Associate 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—
Anna M. Myers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Education
B.A., University of Virginia, 2000; M.A.T., ibid, 2000; Ph.D., ibid, expected 2022. At Portland, 2022—
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.
Associate 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—
Neil Oculi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
A.S., Simon Bolivar United World College, Venezuela, 2007; B.A., College of the Atlantic, 2011; M.A., University of Connecticut, Storrs, 2014; Ph.D., ibid, 2018. At Portland, 2021—
Oluwatoyin Olukotun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2013; Ph.D., ibid, 2018. At Portland, 2020—
Amy Ongiri, Ph.D.
Professor, Ethnic Studies
B.A., Bryn Mawr College, 1990; M.A. University of Texas at Austin, 1994; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2000. At Portland, 2021—
Salvador Orara, M.F.A.
Professor of Practice of Innovation, Engineering
B.F.A., University of the Arts, 2005; M.F.A., Art Center 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—
Daniel Osborne, Ph.D.
Instructor, Chemistry
A.A., Holmes Community College, 1998; B.S., Mississippi College, 2000; M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis, 2006. At Portland, 2021—
Robert B. Pamplin, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor, Business3
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.
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., UP, 1996; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 2008; Ph. D., University of Michigan, 2015. At Portland, 2015—
Sarjit Patel, M.A.
Visiting Instructor, Computer Science, Engineering
Bsc., University of Manchester, UK, 1992; M.A., MIT Media Laboratory, 2002. At Portland, 2021—
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—
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.
Associate Professor, Engineering
B.S., OSU, 1997; M.S., University of California at Davis, 1999; Ph.D., OSU, 2006. At Portland, 2015—
Corey S. Pressman, M.A.
Instructor, Nursing
B.A., SUNY Oneonta, 1991; M.A., Washington State University, 1993. At Portland, 2020—
Tara E. Prestholdt, Ph.D.
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.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Oregon Health & Science University, 2005; M.S.N., ibid, 2018. At Portland, 2019—
Christina Prucha, Ed.D.
Associate Librarian, Clark Library
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1994; M.A., University of Arizona, 1997; M.L.S., ibid, 2005; Ed.D., Lindenwood University, 2021. At Portland 2019—
Gregory L. Pulver, M.A.
Associate Professor, Theater
B.A., Humboldt State University, 1987; M.A., ibid, 1993. At Portland, 2012—
Alex John Quijano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
A.A.S., University of California Merced, 2011; B.S., East Tennessee State University, 2015; Ph.D., University of California Merced, 2021. At Portland, 2022—
Anjanette M. Raber, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., Walla Walla University, 2001; M.S., University of Indianapolis, 2006; Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University, 2013. At Portland, 2017—
Nicole Ralston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Education
B.A., Linfield College, 2004; M.Ed., University of Nevada, 2007; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2013. At Portland, 2014—
Michele Renninger, M.S.M.S.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S., Seattle Pacific University, 1996; M.S.M.S., Drexel University, 2020. At Portland, 2021—
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.
Associate 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—
Kiya Riverman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
B.S. Oregon State University, 2011; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University, 2016; Ph.D., ibid, 2017. At Portland, 2022—
Victor Rodriguez Valdovinos, B.S.N.
Visiting Clinical Teaching Associate, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2020. At Portland, 2021—
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
Assistant Professor, 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—
Matthew Rueben, Ph.D.
Sweo Endowed Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
B.S., Oregon Staten University, 2013; Ph.D., ibid, 2018. At Portland, 2023—
Julia Ruppell, Ph.D.
Instructor, Biology
B.A., University of Rhode Island, 2004; M.A., Portland State University, 2007; Ph.D., ibid, 2013. At Portland 2017—
Khondaker M. Salehin, Ph.D.
Sweo Endowed Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Engineering
B.Sc., Ahsannullah University, 2004; M.Sc., New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2007; Ph.D., ibid, 2013. At Portland, 2022—
Stephanie A. Salomone, Ph.D.
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of Michigan, 1997; M.A., Boston College, 1999; Ph.D., UCLA, 2005. At Portland, 2005—
Gilna K. Samuel, Ph.D.
Instructor, Philosophy
B.S., Morgan State University, 2011; M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2013; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2018. At Portland, 2022—
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, 2003. 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—
Kindra T. Scanlon, D.N.P.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.F.A., Art Institute of Atlanta, 2004; B.S.N., Oregon Health & Science University, 2011; M.S.N., ibid, 2013; D.N.P., University of Portland, 2020, At Portland, 2021—
Elizabeth Schallert, M.S.W.
Instructor, Sociology and Social Work
B.S.W., George Fox University, 2009; M.S.W., Monmouth University, 2010. At Portland, 2020—
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—
Elizabeth Schmahl, B.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2016. At Portland, 2022—
Rev. Jeffrey A. Schneibel, C.S.C., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Languages2
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1980; M.Div. Ibid, 1984; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2000. At Portland, 2012—
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—
Casey Shillam, Ph.D.
Professor, Nursing2
B.A., Portland State University, 2000; B.S., Oregon Health & Science University, 2002; M.S., ibid, 2004; Ph.D., ibid, 2008. At Portland, 2015—
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.
Senior Instructor, Nursing
B.A., George Fox University, 2002; B.S., University of Portland, 2012; M.S., ibid, 2015. At Portland, 2016—
Emma Smith, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Portland, 2015; M.S.N., Western Governors University, 2021. 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 & Science 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—
Katie Stagl-Hughes, Ph.D.
Instructor, Civil Engineering
B.S., Oregon State University, 2017; M.S., University of California at Davis, 2021; Ph.D., ibid, expected 2022. At Portland, 2022—
Jonathan Stanfill, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor, Theology
B.A.., Northwest University, 2003; M.A., Gordon Cornwell Theological Seminary, 2007; Ph.D., Fordham University, 2015. At Portland, 2018—
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—
Sarah Sterner, M.S.
Instructor, Mathematics
B.S., Portland State University, 2017; M.S., ibid, 2020. At Portland, 2020—
Alexandra Merley Stewart, Ph.D.
Professor, German
B.A., Vassar College, 2001; M.A., University of Massachusetts, 2004; Ph.D., ibid, 2009. At Portland, 2009—
Kristin E. Sweeney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
B.A. Carleton College, 2009; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2015; At Portland, 2016—
Tracy Swensen, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.A., University of Portland, 2002; B.S.N., University Of Utah, 2007; M.S.N., Western Governors University, 2022. At Portland, 2020—
Joshua Swidzinski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
B.A., Concordia University, 2007; M.A., Dalhousie University, 2008; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2015. At Portland, 2015—
Buck L. H. Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate 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—
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—
Kate Trumbo, D.N.P.
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N. University of Northern Colorado, 2012; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University, 2013; D.N.P. Regis University, 2019. At Portland, 2021—
David Turnbloom, Ph.D.
Associate 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—
Naga Vemprala, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Business
B.Eng., Andhra University, 2006; Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio, 2021. At Portland, 2021—
Ibette Valle, Ph.D.
Instructor, Psychological Sciences
B.A., University of Washington, Seattle, 2016; M.S., University of California Santa Cruz, 2018; Ph.D., ibid, expected 2022. At Portland, 2023—
Steven R. Vegdahl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Engineering
B.S., Stanford University, 1976; Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1982. At Portland, 1996—
Shazib Z. Vijlee, Ph.D.
Associate 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.
Senior 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—
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, Education2
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, History
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—
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—
Timothy Winslea, M.S.N.
Instructor, Nursing
B.A., College of Wooster, 1988; M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1994; B.S.N., Linfield, 2009; M.S.N., University of Phoenix, 2019. At Portland, 2020—
Jordyn Wolfand, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
B.S., Tufts University, 2011; M.S., Stanford University, 2015; Ph.D., ibid, 2018. At Portland, 2020—
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—
David J. Wynne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
B.A., Amherst College, 2001; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2010. At Portland, 2017—
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—
Karsten D. Zuendel, P.E.
Instructor, Engineering
B.S.M.E., University of Portland, ; M.B.A, University of Oregon, ; At Portland, 2022—