NEW TENURE TRACK FACULTY 
 

  2009-2010

ART AND ART HISTORY
Kathryn E. O’Rourke, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
M.A. University of Pennsylvania
B.A. Wellesley College

Douglas Brine, Assistant Professor
Ph. D. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
M.A. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
B.A. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

BIOLOGY
Michele A. Johnson, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Washington University
B.S. Wake Forest University

Troy G. Murphy, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Cornell University
B.S. University of Arizona

 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Julie Persellin, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Texas at San Antonio
M.A. University of Texas
B.B.A. Florida Atlantic University

Deli Yang, Richard M. Burr and Donald N. Clark Professor of International Business
Ph.D. University of Manchester
M.SC University of Manchester
M.B.A.Cyprus International Institute of Management
B.SC University of IB, Beijing

CLASSICAL STUDIES
Corinne Pache, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Harvard University
B.A. Hunter College

COMMUNICATION
Amber Hutchins, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Utah
M.A. Arizona State University
B.A. Arizona State University

Lou Rutigliano, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin
M.A. The University of Texas at Austin
B.A. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ECONOMICS
Nels Peter Christiansen, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Ohio State University (expected, June 2009)
M.A. Ohio State University
B.A. Kenyon College

David A. Macpherson, E.M. Stevens Professor
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University
B.S. Pennsylvania State University

EDUCATION
Jeffrey Carl Nordine, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Michigan
M.A. University of Michigan
M.A.T. Trinity University
B.A. Trinity University

ENGLISH
Jeffrey Rufo, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Chicago (expected, June 2009)
P.A. University of Chicago
B.A. Tufts University

Krupa Shandilya, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Cornell University (expected, May 2009)
M.A. Cornell University
P.A. University of Rochester
B.A. University of Mumbai

HISTORY
Nicole Marafioti, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Cornell University (expected, Spring 2009)
M.A. University of York
B.A. Yale University

MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Jie Zhang, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Washington University
M.A. Beijing University
B.A. Beijing Normal University

MUSIC
Gary B. Seighman, Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities
D.M.A. University of Maryland (expected, May 2009)
M.M. University of Oklahoma
B.M Westminster Choir College of Rider University

POLITICAL SCIENCE
Katsuo Nishikawa, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Purdue University
M.A. Purdue University
B.A. Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Hyon Joo Yoo, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Georgetown University
M.A. Sogang University, Seoul
B.A. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

PSYCHOLOGY
Kevin P. McIntyre, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Saint Louis University
M.S. Saint Louis University
B.S. University of Illinois at Champaign-Urban

Kimberley A. Phillips, Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Georgia
M.A. University of Georgia
B.S. Wofford College, SC

RELIGION
Angela Tarango, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Duke University (expected, May 2009)
M.A. Harvard University Divinity School
B.A. Wellesley College

SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Tahir H. Naqvi, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley
M.A. University of California at Berkeley
B.A. Clark University
 

2008-2009

ART AND ART HISTORY

Jessica Halonen, Assistant Professor

M.F.A., Washington University

B.A., Kalamazoo College

Michael Schreyach, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley

M.A., University of Texas-Austin

B.A., University of Texas-Austin

BIOLOGY

James Lewis Roberts, Ruth C. and Andrew G. Cowles Professor of Life Sciences

Ph.D., University of Oregon

B.S., Colorado State University

COATES LIBRARY
Kathryn Ginanni, Electronic Serials Librarian
M.L.S. Vanderbilt University
B.A. Auburn University

Steven Hoover, Instruction/Liaison Librarian
M.L.S. Indiana University
B.A. Indiana University

David Wilson, Information Literacy Librarian
M.S. University of Texas-Austin
M.F.A. University of Texas-Austin
B.A. University of California-San Diego

ECONOMICS

Elizabeth Ann Watson, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Texas A&M University

B.GS., University of Louisiana

ENGLISH

Angela Florschuetz, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Rutgers University

M.A., Rutgers University

B.A., Denison University

GEOSCIENCES

Benjamin Surpless, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Stanford University

B.A., Carleton College

HISTORY

Kenneth Loiselle, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Yale University

M.A., Yale University

M. Phil., Yale University

B.A., Middlebury College

RELIGION

Chad Spigel, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Duke University

M.A., Duke University

B.A., Brandeis University

SPEECH AND DRAMA

Kyle Gillette, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Stanford University

B.A., Trinity University

 2007-2008

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Katherine Lopez, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio (expected, Summer 2006)

COMMUNICATION
Patrick Keating, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
M.F.A., University of Southern California
B.A., Yale University

ENGLISH
Jenny Browne, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., University of Texas
B.A., University of Wisconsin

ENGLISH
Christopher Crosbie, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Rutgers University (expected, January 2007)
M.A., Rutgers University
M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
B.A., Messiah College

MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Jinli He
Ph.D., Peking University
M.A., Shandong Normal University
Diploma, Shandong Higher Education Examination Council Undergraduate Program in Chinese
Language and Literature
Diploma, Qufu Normal University Correspondence Education Program in English

SPEECH AND DRAMA
Jarrod Atchison, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Georgia (expected, May 2007)
M.A., Wake Forest University
B.A., Wake Forest University

2006-2007

CHEMISTRY
Jessica Hollenbeck, Assistant Professor
B.S. University of Michigan
Ph.D., Indiana University

ECONOMICS
Erika Gulyas, Assistant Professor
B.A. West University of Timisoara, Romania
M.A. University of Washington, Seattle
M.A. Suffolk University, Boston
Ph.D. University of Washington (expected June, 2006)

ENGLISH
David Rando, Assistant Professor
B.A American University
M.A. University of Texas at Austin
M.A. Cornell University
Ph.D. Cornell University (expected May, 2006)

MATHEMATICS
Ryan Daileda, Assistant Professor
B.S. University of Redlands
Ph.D. University of California at Los Angeles

Brian Miceli, Assistant Professor
B.S. California Polytechnic State University
M.A. University of California, San Diego
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego (expected June, 2006)

Eduardo Cabral Balreira, Assistant Professor
B.S. Lander University
M.S. University of Notre Dame
Ph.D. University of Notre Dame (expected May, 2006)

MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Rosana Blanco-Cano, Assistant Professor
B.A. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
M.A. Tulane University
Ph.D. Tulane University (expected May, 2006)

Debra Ochoa, Assistant Professor
B.A. Boston University
M.A. SUNY Stony Brook
Ph.D. University of Texas – Austin (expected May, 2006)

RELIGION
Ruben Rene Dupertuis, Assistant Professor
B.A. University of Michigan
M.A. School of Theology at Claremont
Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University

SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Amy Stone, Assistant Professor
B.A. Amherst College
Ph.D. University of Michigan (expected June, 2006)

SPEECH AND DRAMA
Susanna Morrow, Assistant Professor
B.A. University of Dallas
M.F.A. University of California-Irvine
Ph.D. University of Colorado (expected May, 2006)

2005-2006

CHEMISTRY
Laura Hunsicker Wang, Assistant Professor
B.S.. Texas Lutheran University,
Ph.D. Texas A&M University

 EDUCATION
Rocio Delgado, Assistant Professor
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Texas at El Paso
M.A. New Mexico State University

 ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Jack Leifer,  Assistant Professor
B.S.  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S., Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

 ENGLISH
Betsy Tontiplaphol, Assistant Professor
B.A. Rice University
M.A. and Ph.D. University of Virginia

PHILOSOPHY
Andrew Kania, Assistant Professor
B.A. University of Auckland, New Zealand
M.A. University of Auckland, New Zealand
Ph D., University of Maryland

 PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Jennifer Steele, Assistant Professor

 SPEECH AND DRAMA
Roberto Prestigiacomo, Assistant Professor
B.A. Pontificia Universitas Urbaniana, Rome Italy
M.F.A. University of California-Irvine
 

 2004-2005

2003-2004

BIOLOGY

Denise S. Pope , Assistant Professor

B.A., St. John’s College 1989

Ph.D., Duke University 1998

Kevin D. Livingstone , Assistant Professor

B.S., M.S., Brigham Young University 1995

Ph.D., Cornell University 1999

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Keith Lindsey , Assistant Professor

B.S., University of New Mexico 1987

M.B.A., Texas A & M University 1994

Ph.D., University of Memphis 2003 (expected)

CLASSICAL STUDIES

Timothy M. O’Sullivan , Assistant Professor

B.A., Princeton University 1996

M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University 2003 (expected)

COMMUNICATION

Aaron Delwiche , Assistant Professor

B.A., University of California – Berkeley 1990

M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington 2001

Beate Gersch , Assistant Professor

M.A., Freie Universität Berlin, Germany 1996

Ph.D., University of Oregon 2003

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Wilson Terrell, Jr. , Assistant Professor

B.S., M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana 1999

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana 2003 (expected)

ENGLISH

Lisa Fluet , Assistant Professor

B.A., College of the Holy Cross 1996

M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University 2003 (expected)

Larry Kutchen , Assistant Professor

A.B., University of Michigan 1986

M.A., University of New York – Buffalo 1991

Ph.D., University of California – Berkeley 2001

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Amer A. Kaissi , Assistant Professor

B.S., M.P.H. American University of Beirut 1999

Ph.D., University of Minnesota 2003 (expected)

MATHEMATICS

Natasa Macura, Assistant Professor

B.S., University of Osijek, Croatia

M.S., University of Zagreb, Croatia 1992

Ph.D., University of Utah 1998

MODERN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES

Wen Xing, Associate Professor

B.A., Nanjing College of Food Economy 1986

M.A., Nanjing Normal University 1992

Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 1996

MUSIC

Chia-Wei Lee , Assistant Professor

Diploma, National Taiwan Academy of Arts 1991

M.M., Carnegie Mellon University 1996

D.M.A., Ohio State University 2003 (expected)

PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY

Dennis W. Ugolini , Assistant Professor

B.S., California Institute of Technology 1995

Ph.D., Stanford University 1999

PSYCHOLOGY

Harry M. Wallace , Assistant Professor

B.A., Fairfield University 1990

M.A., University of North Florida 1997

Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University 2001

RELIGION

Ruqayya Y. Khan , Assistant Professor

B.A., Goucher College 1982

M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania 1997

SPEECH AND DRAMA

Kristin A. Crouch , Assistant Professor

B.S., Carroll College 1993

M.Phil., University of Glasgow, Scotland 1997

Ph.D., Ohio State University 2003 (expected)

2002-2003

ART & ART HISTORY

Christopher E. M. Pearson, Assistant Professor of Art History

B.A., University of British Columbia, 1987

M.A., Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, 1988

M.A., Stanford University, 1993

Ph.D., Stanford University, 1995

Jessica Halonen, Visiting Lennox Young Artist

B.A., Kalamazoo College, MI

M.F.A., Washington University, MO

BIOLOGY

Lawrence Espey*, Ruth C. and Andrew G. Cowles Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences

B.A, M.A., University of Texas-Austin

Ph.D., Florida State University

* Professor Espey was appointed to this position from within the university

COMMUNICATION

Jennifer Henderson, Assistant Professor

B.A., Drake University, IA

M.A., Ph.D.,  University of Washington

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Ed Schumacher, Associate Professor

B.A., M.A., University of North Carolina-Greensboro

Ph.D., Florida State University

HISTORY

Eve Duffy, Assistant Professor

B.A., Midwestern University, TX

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

LIBRARY

Clinton Chamberlain, Assistant Professor

B.A., Trinity University

M.A., Boston University

MLS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Deborah Nicholl, Assistant Professor

B.A., University of Texas-Austin

MLS, University of Texas-Austin

PSYCHOLOGY

Carol Y. Yoder, Professor and Chair

B.A., Pan American University

Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Jane Childers, Assistant Professor

B.A., Baylor University

M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin

RELIGION

Luis Murillo, Assistant Professor

B.A., Hamilton College

M.A., George Washington University

M. A., Ph.D., University of California-San Diego

SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY

Christine Drennon, Assistant Professor

B.A., Rochester Institute of Technology

M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin

SPEECH & DRAMA

Royd Climenhaga, Assistant Professor

B.A., Oberlin College

M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University, IL

Andrew C. Hansen, Assistant Professor

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

TRINITY UNIVERSITY PRESS

Barbara Ras, Director of the Trinity University Press

B. A., Simmons College

M.F.A., University of Oregon