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