Faculty

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

B.A. 1987; M.S.W. 2000, Walla Walla College

Ph.D., 2015, Capella University

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)

B.S. 1978; M.S. 1981, Walla Walla College
Ph.D. 1987, University of California at Santa Barbara

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

B.S. 2002, Southern Adventist University

M.A. 2005; Ph.D. 2007, Washington State University

Melody Ezpeleta, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2021)

B.S. 2015, Walla Walla University

M.S. 2018; D.M.F.T 2022, Loma Linda University

Rob Frohne, Professor of Engineering (1988)

B.S.E. 1983, Walla Walla College

M.S.E.E. 1984; Ph.D. 1988, Purdue University

P.E. 1998, State of Washington

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

Amanda Lewis, Assistant Professor of Social Work (2018)

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)

B.S. 2001, Montana State University

Ph.D. 2006, Purdue University

Debbie S. Muthersbaugh, Professor of Education (2010)

B.S. 1980, Walla Walla College

M.Ed. 2009; Ph.D. 2012, University of Idaho

James R. Nestler, Professor of Biology (1990)

B.S. 1984; M.S. 1986, Walla Walla College
Ph.D. 1990, University of Colorado at Boulder

Kirt L. Onthank, Professor of Biology (2013)

B.S. 2006, Walla Walla College

M.S. 2008, Walla Walla University
Ph.D. 2013, Washington State University

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)

B.S. 1984, Union College

M.B.A. 1988, University of Kansas
M.S. 2003; D.M.F.T. 2009, Loma Linda University
L.M.F.T. 2011, State of Montana 

Analizeth Pesqueira, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2023)

B.S.W. 2011, Walla Walla University

M.S.W. 2012, Walla Walla University

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

Natalie Smith-Gray, Assistant Professor Engineering (2022)

A.S. 2015, Chemeketa Community College

B.S. 2018, Walla Walla University

Ph.D. 2022, Washington State University

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

David E. Wiltfong, Instructor of Social Work (2019)

B.S. 2001, University of Montana
L.C.S.W. 2005, State of Montana
M.S.W. 2013, Walla Walla University

Louie L. Yaw, Professor of Engineering (1992-93; 2000)

B.S.E. 1992, Walla Walla College

M.S. 1996; Ph.D. 2008, University of California, Davis

P.E. 1996; S.E. 2000, State of California

P.E., S.E. 2001, State of Washington