Faculty

James D. Boyd, Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2002)

Cecilia J. Brothers, Assistant Professor of Biology (2018)
     B.S. 2010; M.S. 2012, Walla Walla University
     Ph.D., 2015, Capella University

Kristen Coffeen-Smith, Assistant Professor of Social Work (2022)
     B.S.W., B.A. 2010; M.S.W. 2015, Walla Walla University

Bryce E. Cole, Professor of Engineering (1995)

B.A., B.S.E. 1987, Walla Walla College

M.S.C.E. 1989, University of Massachusetts

Ph.D. 1995, University of Notre Dame

David L. Cowles, Professor of Biology (2001)

Cheris B. Current, Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2007)

Carolyn S. Gaskell, Librarian (1978)

B.A. 1976, Pacific Union College

M.A. 1977, University of Denver

Deisy E. Haid, Assistant Professor of Social Work (2017)

B.S.W. 2010; M.S.W. 2011, Walla Walla University
L.C.S.W. 2017, State of Oregon

Brian D. Hartman, Assistant Professor of Education (2016)
     B.S. (Biology); B.S (Bioengineering) 1993, Walla Walla College
     M.A.T. 1996, Andrews University
     Ph.D. 2016, Oregon State University

Mark A. Haun, Associate Professor of Engineering (2021)

B.S. 1996, Walla Walla College

M.S. 1999; Ph.D. 2003, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Linda L. Ivy, Professor Psychology (2006)

B.S. 1999; M.S. 2001; Ph.D. 2005, University of Oregon

B.S. 2003, Montana State University

M.S.W. 2007, Walla Walla College
L.C.S.W. 2009, State of Montana
L.M.F.T. 2009, State of Montana

David F. Lindsey, Professor of Biology (1997)

B.S. 1981, Southwestern Adventist College

Ph.D. 1992, The University of Texas at Austin

Qin Ma, Professor of Engineering (2005)

B.S. 1987; M.S. 1994 Chongqing University

M.S. 1999, Florida International University

Ph.D. 2004, Carnegie Mellon University

Janice McKenzie, Professor of Biology (2011)

Debbie S. Muthersbaugh, Professor of Education (2010)

James R. Nestler, Professor of Biology (1990)

Kirt L. Onthank, Professor of Biology (2013)

Kayleith Pellandini, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2015)

B.S.W. 1997; M.S.W. 1998, Andrews University

Delvin E. Peterson, Professor of Engineering (2004)

B.S.E. 2001, Walla Walla College

M.S.M.E. 2004; Ph.D. 2012, Oregon State University

Pamela Bing Perry, Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2009)

Amanda Ramoutar, Assistant Professor (2020)
     B.Ed. 2012, University of Trinidand and Tabago
     M.Ed. 2014, University of the West Indies
     M.S. 2021, University of South Wales

Eduardo Ribeiro, Assistant Professor (2023)
     B.E. 2010, Federal University of Technology
     M.E. 2013, Federal University of Parana
     D.E. 2016, Federal University of Parana

Christy A. Scott, Associate Librarian (2004)

B.S. 2001, Union College

M.L.S. 2003, University of Missouri-Columbia

Idah Taruwinga, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2020)

B.A. 2000, University of Zimbabwe
M.S.W. 2008, Indiana University
L.C.S.W. 2012, State of Indiana
L.I.C.S.W. 2018, State of Washington
D.S.W. 2019, University of Southern California 

Douglas Thomsen, Professor of Engineering (2018)

B.S.E. 1993, Walla Walla College

M.S.E. 1996; Ph.D. 1999, Purdue University

Maria Bastien Valenca, Associate Professor of Education (2017)

B.S. 2004, Pacific Union College

B.A. 2010; M.A. 2011, University of Windsor

Ph.D. 2017, University of Ottawa

Melodie A. Williams, Professor of Engineering (2009)

B.S.E. 1986, Walla Walla College

M.S.E. 1994, Washington State University

P.E. 1989, State of California

P.E. 1991, State of Washington

Jeremy Wiggins, Associate Professor of Biology (2022)

B.S. 1996, Walla Walla College

D.D.S. 2000, Loma Linda University

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