Rockhurst Community

Ishrat Ali
Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1998; M.S. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1999; MBA, University of Virginia, 2006; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2013.
Assistant Professor, 2020-

Sunni Alford
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., University of Kansas, 1990; O.T.D., 2012.
Assistant Professor, 2015-2022; Associate Professor, 2022-

Shahid I. Ali
Professor of Business Intelligence and Analytics
B.S., N.E.D. University of Engineering and Technology, 1982;
M.B.A., Emporia State University, 1987; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1998.
Assistant Professor, 2000-06; Associate Professor 2006–15; Professor, 2015-

Jessica Allen
Assistant Teaching Professor of Biology
B.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1999; M.A., James Madison University, 2003; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2012.  
Visiting Instrucotr, 2015-2023; Assistant Teaching Professor, 2023-       

Jana Arabas 
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
B.S., Truman State University, 1993; M.Ed. William Woods University, 2009.
Assistant Professor, 2022-              

Jason G. Arthur
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Rockhurst University, 1999; M.A., Creighton University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2007.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2010–11; Assistant Professor, 2011–14; Associate Professor, 2014-

Tina M. Baceski
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Assumption College, 1991; M. Litt., University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 1998; M.A., St. John’s College, 1993; Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 2007.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2007–11; Assistant Professor, 2011–15; Associate Professor, 2015-

Lynne Bahr
Assisting Professor of Theology & Religious Studies
Ph.D., Assisting Professor, 2020-

Kenneth W. Balusek
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice / Program Director and Coordinator of Paralegal Certificate Program
B.S., Texas State University-San Marcos, 1988;
J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1991;
Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, 2011.
Director of Criminal Justice Program, 2010–; Instructor, 2010; Assistant Professor, 2010-16; Associate Professor, 2016-

Elizabeth Barnett
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Texas-Austin; M.F.A., New York University, 2006; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 2009; Ph.D., 2013.  Assistant Professor, 2015-

Andrew Bayne
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, Nursing Central M, 1996; MSN, University of Central Missouri, 2011; DNP, Regis University, 2014.
Assistant Professor, 2018-21; Associate Professor, 2021-

Victoria Bennett
Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, DePauw University, 1979; Masters of Christian Counseling, 2003; MSN, Webster University, 2013; Doctorate of Religious Education, Faith Bible College, 2006.
Instructor, 2013-15; Assistant Professor, 2015-15; Associate Professor, 2018-

Peter J. Bicak
Professor of Communication
B.A., Kearney State College, 1989; M.A., University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1991; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1997. Lecturer, 1995–96; Visiting Instructor, 1996–97; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1997–98; Assistant Professor, 1998–2003; Associate Professor, 2003–12; Professor, 2012–

Aaron J. Bossert
NTT Assistant Teaching Professor of Biology and Lab Manager 2
B.S., University of Central Missouri, 2009; M.S., 2011.
Lecturer and Lab Manager of Biology, 2012-2022; NTT Assistant Teaching Professor, 2022-

Keith A. Brandt
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of California-Irvine, 1983;
M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1986; Ph.D., 1992.
Associate Professor, 2000–09; Professor, 2009–

Steven W. Brown
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Central State University, 1981;
M.S., University of Oklahoma, 1984; Ph.D., 1987.
Assistant Professor, 1988-94; Associate Professor, 1994-08;
Professor, 2008-

Tammy Bruegger
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S.O.T., University of Kansas, 1982; M.S. Sped, University of Kansas, 1996; OTD, University of Kansas, 2019.
Visiting Instructor, 2019-20; Assistant Professor, 2020-

Kourtney Burnett
Assistant Professor of Nursing, FNP Practicum Coordinator
BSN, Graceland University, 2010; MSN-FNP, Maryville University, 2016.
Graduate Practicum Coordinator, Assistant Professor, 2019-

Rachele Burriesci
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., NY Institute of Technology, 2007; DPT, NY Institute of Technology, 2009.
Assistant Professor, 2018- 

Lindsey Carlson
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, William Jewell College, 1999; MSN-FNP, University of Kansas, 2002.
Assistant Professor, 2018-

Stephen Chamberlain
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Westmont College, 1991; M.A., Boston College, 2003;
Ph.D., Fordham University, 2010.
Assistant Professor, 2011–16; Associate Professor, 2016-2022; Professor, 2022-

Faith J. Childress
Professor of History
B.M.E., Winthrop University, 1983; M.M.E., 1985; M.A., 1992;
Ph.D., University of Utah, 2000.
Assistant Professor, 2000–06; Associate Professor, 2006–14; Professor, 2014-

Lynne Clarke
Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., North Dakota State University, 1996;
M.S., University of South Dakota, 1999; O.T.D., Creighton University, 2010.
Associate Professor, 2013-18, Professor, 2018-

Michael Clump
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Wabash College, 1997; M.A., 1999; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2001. Associate Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, 2011–14; Interim Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, 2014-15; Interim Dean, College of Health and Human Services, 2015-16; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2016-

Mary Katharine Fischer Clune
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Rockhurst University, 1993; M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2009.
Adjunct Lecturer, 2006; Visiting Instructor, 2007–09; Visiting Assistant Professor, 2009–11; Assistant Professor, 2011–

Amanda Cobb
Assistant Professor for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy
B.S., Missouri Western State University, 2001; Ph.D., Baylor University, 2011.
Assistant Professor, 2019- 

Ketti Coffelt
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., Kansas State University, 1982; B.S., University of Kansas, 1989; M.S., 2004; O.T.D., Creighton University, 2013.
Visiting Instructor, 2013-14; Assistant Professor, 2014-2020; Associate Professor, 2020-

Janet L. Cooper
Professor of Biology
B.A., Culver-Stockton College, 1980; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1984.
Associate Professor, 1999–2011; Professor, 2011–

SJ Crasnow
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
M.Ed., University of California; M.A., University of California; Ph.D., University of California.
Assistant Professor, 2017-2022; Associate Professor, 2022-

Madeline Critchfield
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Ph.D., University of Georgia.
Assistant Professor, 2021-

Jennifer Davis
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSW, Baylor University, 2008; MSW, California State University, 2013; BSN, William Jewell College, 2016; MSN, WGU, 2020.
Adjunct Professor, 2019-20; Assistant Professor, 2020-

Ann Marie Decker
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Academic Coordinator for Clinical Education in Physical Therapy
B.S.P.T., Marquette University, 1986; M.S., University of Notre Dame, 1992.
Instructor, 2000–04; Clinical Assistant Professor, 2004–

Joan Ziegler Delahunt
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., University of Kansas Medical Center, 1998; M.S., 2002.
Visiting Instructor, 2015-16; Assistant Professor, 2016-21; Associate Professor, 2021-

Lauren Dercher
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, Avila University, 2010; MSN, Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2015.
Clinical Instructor, 2013-2015; Assistant Professor, 2015-

Rachel Derenski
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Cincinatti, 2008; MSN-ACPN, University of Cincinatti, 2012.
Assistant Professor

Elif Dilden
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., Gazi University, 2011; M.S., Gazi University, 2014.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2021-

James F. Dockins
Associate Professor of Management
B.H.S., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1984; M.B.A, Lincoln University, 1991; Ed. D., University of Memphis, 2004.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2012–13; Assistant Professor, 2013-18; Associate Professor, 2018-

Nancy Donaldson
Professor of Physics
B.A., University of Virginia, 1978;
M.Ed., University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1994;
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2004.
Lecturer, 1999–2002; Instructor 2002–04; Assistant
Professor 2004–07; Associate Professor, 2007–12; Professor, 2012–

Jamie O. Dyer
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Missouri, 2005; Ph.D, University of Kansas, 2010.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2013-15; Assistant Professor, 2015-2020; Associate Professor, 2020-

Jennifer Elder
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Fresno State University, 2014; M.A., Fresno State University, 2016.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2021-

Ryan Elsenpeter
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2005;
M.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2007; Ph.D., 2012.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2013-15; Assistant Professor, 2015-2020; Associate Professor, 2020-

Elizabeth I. Evans
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Kansas State University, 1977; D.V.M., 1980.
Adjunct Instructor, 2001-02; Visiting Assistant Professor, 2002–03; Assistant Professor, 2003–

Lisa K. Felzien
Professor of Biology
B.A., Bethany College, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1995.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1999–01; Assistant Professor, 2001–07;
Associate Professor, 2007–18; Professor, 2018-

Brian D. Fitzpatrick
Professor of Finance
A.A., Meramec Community College, 1973;
B.S., Southeast Missouri State University, 1975;
M.B.A., Saint Louis University, 1980; Ph.D., 1991.
Assistant Professor, 1990–98; Associate Professor, 1998–04;
Professor, 2004–

Laura E. Fitzpatrick
Professor of Economics
B.A., College of St. Thomas, 1982;
M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1985; Ph.D., 1995.
Visiting Instructor, 1992–93; Instructor, 1993–95; Assistant Professor, 1995–99; Associate Professor, 1999–10; Professor, 2010–; Associate Dean, Helzberg School of Management, 2018-19; Associate Dean, College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis, 2019-

Catherine Flanagan
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN., Saint Louis University, 2008; MSN-FNP, Saint Louis University, 2013; DNP, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2021.
Assistant Professor, 2017-

Brian Frain
Assistant Professor of Education; Director, Thomas More Center for Catholic Thought and Culture
B.A., Saint Joseph’s University, 1986; M.S., Saint Joseph’s University, 1994; M.A., Fordham University, 1997; M.Div., Weston Jesuit School of Theology, 2002; Ed.D., University of Rochester, 2016. Assistant Professor, 2017-

Pamela Gardner
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Program

Myles P. Gartland II
Professor of Business Intelligence and Analytics
B.G.S., University of Kansas, 1990; M.B.A., Baker University, 1995; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1998; Ph.D., 2003.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2001–02; Assistant Professor, 2002–07; Associate Professor, 2007–14; Professor, 2014- ; Interim Dean, College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis, 2019-

Sierra Grady
Associate Professor for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy
B.A., Rockhurst University, 2008; MOT, Rockhurst University, 2009; OTD, Creighton University, 2019.
Visiting Instructor, 2017-19; Assistant Professor, 2019-2022; Associate Professor, 2022-

LaKresha Graham
Professor of Communication
B.A., Saint Louis University, 2002; M.A., Howard University, 2004; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2008.
Assistant Professor, 2008–17; Associate Professor, 2017-2023; Professor, 2023-

Debra Grandstaff
Associate Professor of Nursing
AA, Spoon River College, 1978; BSN, Bradley University, 1987; MSN, Webster University, 2010.
Associate Professor, 2012-

Mairead Greene
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., NUI Maynooth, Ireland, 2001; M.S., University of Massachusetts, 2005; Ph.D., 2007.
Assistant Professor, 2007-13; Associate Professor, 2013-19; Professor, 2019-         

Laura Grier
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., University of Wisconsin, 2007; MSN, University of Minnesota, 2009; MSN-FNP, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2014.
Assistant Professor, 2016-

Zdeňka Guadarrama
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, 1998;
M.S., University of Arkansas, 2003; Ph.D., 2006.
Assistant Professor, 2007–13; Associate Professor, 2013-19; Professor, 2019-

Nilufer Guler
Associate Professor in Education
B.A., Middle East Technical University; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.
Associate Professor, 2023-

Diego Gutierrez
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing
B.A. 2004; Executive M.B.A., Rockhurst University, 2014.
Adjunct Lecturer, 2016-18; Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, 2018-

Shane J. Hagen
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN., Graceland University, 2009; MSN, University of Phoenix, 2012; MSN, Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2015; DNP, Frontier Nursing University, 2020.
Assistant Professor, 2016-16; Director of AGACNP Program, 2016-19; Director of Graduate Nursing Program, 2020-

Erin Hamer-Beck
Visiting Professor of English
MFA, University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Visiting Professor, 2021-

Katherine Hampshire
Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemistry and Lab Manager II

Dale W. Harak
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Phillips University, 1989; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1995.
Assistant Professor, 1995–01; Associate Professor, 2001–19; Professor, 2019-

Pamela Hart
Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., Central Missouri State University, 1995; M.S., 1997;
Ph.D., Wichita State University, 2003.
Assistant Professor, 2007–10; Associate Professor, 2010–2020; Professor, 2020-

Mary F. Haskins
Professor of Biology
B.S.E., Northeast Missouri State University, 1978;
M.S., 1982; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1989.
Visiting Instructor, 1988–89; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1989–91; Assistant Professor, 1991–95; Associate Professor, 1995–2009; Professor, 2009-

Lauren Hawthorne 
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of Florida; M.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., University of Maine; Assistant Professor, 2017-2022; Associate Professor, 2022-

David P. Heller
Assistant Professor and Program Director of Exercise Science
B.S., Michigan State University, 1997; M.S., University of Kansas-Lawrence, 2008. PhD, University of Kansas, 2020.
Visiting Lecturer, 2012-14; Lecturer, 2014-2020; Assistant Professor, 2021-

Kristina Henry
Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Central Missouri, 1994; MSN, University of Kansas, 2008; DNP, University of Kansas, 2011.
Assistant Professor, 2011-15; Associate Professor, 2016-; Interim Associate Dean of Nursing and Chief Academic Administrator, 2021-

Shelley Hepler
Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Eastern Washington University, 2007; M.A., Gonzaga University, 2015.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2021-

Matt Heinrich
Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Intelligence and Analytics
B.P.S., Rockhurst University, 2003; Executive M.B.A., 2006.
Adjunct Instructor, 2016-2018; Clinical Assistant Professor, 2019-

Kristina Henry
Associate Professor of Nursing
DNP, Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences Graduate Program

Michael Hessel-Mial
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., Emory University.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2021-

Sarah J. Hicks
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Rockhurst University, 2003; M.Ed., University of Missouri, 2006; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2010.
Instructor, 2010–11; Assistant Professor, 2011–17; Associate Professor, 2017-

Marguerite Huster
Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Missouri, 1977; MSN, University of Kansas, 2011; Ph.D., William Carey University, 2019.
Associate Professor, 2019-

April Jardes
Clinical Instructor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., University of Central Missouri, 2005; M.S., 2007.
Clinical Instructor, 2014-

Amber Jenkins
Assistant Professor and Capstone Coordinator in Occupational Therapy 
B.S., University of Kansas, 2000; M.L.S., Fort Hays State University, 2005; O.T.D., Mount Mary University, 2020. 
Assistant Professor, 2021- 

Shatonda S. Jones
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., University of Tulsa, 2003; M.A., University of Iowa, 2005.
Visiting Instructor, 2011-15; Assistant Professor, 2015-19; Associate Professor, 2019-

Brenda Keller
Instructor 
Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences Allied Health ProgramJohn C. Kerrigan
Professor of English
B.A., Dickinson College, 1993; M.A., University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 1995; Ph.D., 2001.
Assistant Professor, 2003–07; Associate Professor, 2007–18; Professor, 2018-       
 

Mohamed M. Kohia
Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Cairo University, Egypt, 1985; M.P.T., 1991;
Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 1997.
Associate Professor, 2005–08; Professor, 2008–

Logan Kochendorfer
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Kent State University.
Assistant Professor, 2021-    

Jameelah Lang
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Houston.
Assistant Professor, 2021-

Melissa Lawson
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, Washburn University, 2014; MSN, Western Governors University, 2017.
Assistant Professor, 2018-; Clinical Placement Coordinator, 2019; RN-BSN Coordinator, 2020-       

Mary Ann Lee
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Rockhurst University, 1994; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1999.
Assistant Professor, 2001–07; Associate Professor, 2007–15; Professor, 2015-

David Lingerfelt
Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Intelligence and Analytics
B.S., Kansas State University, 2003; M.B.A., Park University, 2008.
Adjunct Lecturer, 2015-2017; Clinical Assistant Professor, 2017-

Melissa Ling
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance
B.S., Missouri State University, 1990; MBA, Rockhurst University, 2012.
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, 2021-

Yu Liu
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Peking University-Bejing China, 2005; Ph.D. University of Maryland, 2011. Assistant Professor, 2015-21; Associate Professor, 2021-

Hilary Harms Logan
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Baker University, 2001; M.S. Ed., University of Kansas-Lawrence, 2006; Ph. D., 2009.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2010–11; Assistant Professor, 2011–16; Associate Professor, 2016-

Andrew Ryan Lum
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., Rockhurst University, 2009; MOT, Rockhurst University, 2012; OTD, University of Kansas, 2019.
Visiting Professor, 2018-19; Assistant Professor, 2019-

Barbara Ludwig
Assistant Professor of Nursing
ASN, College of Saint Mary, 2006; BSN, Nebraska Methodist College, 2009; MSN, Nebraska Methodist College, 2019.
Assistant Professor, 2020-

Nicholas MacMurray
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.S., University of Colorado-Boulder; M.A., Minnesota State University-Mankato; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago.
Adjunct Professor, 2022; Assistant Professor, 2022-

M. Kathleen Madigan
Professor of French and Spanish
B.A., College of New Rochelle, 1980; M.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1982; Ph.D., 1988.
Associate Professor, 1999–03; Professor, 2003–; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2009–11

Madeline Malley
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, Emporia State University, 2016; MSN, Western Governors University, 2020.
Assistant Professor, 2020-

Daniel J. Martin
Professor of English
B.A., Xavier University, 1983; M.A., Saint Louis University, 1988;
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1997.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1999–01; Assistant Professor, 2001–06;
Associate Professor, 2006–19; Professor, 2019-       

Michael Marvin
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Albion College; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Assistant Professor, 2019-2022; Associate Professor, 2022-23; Interim Associate Dean, 2023-
        
Grace E. McConnell
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.A., 1974; M.A., University of Kansas, 1979; M.A., 1995; Ph.D., 2011. Assistant Professor, 2014-

Michael D. McCoy
Instructor and Lab Manager for Physics
B.S.M.E., Kansas State University, 1978; M.B.A., Rockhurst University, 1984; M.Ed., 2012.    Instructor, 2013-                                        

Timothy L. McDonald
Professor of Music
B.A., Rutgers University, 1977; M.A., 1980; Ph.D., 1990.
Assistant Professor, 1991–95; Associate Professor, 1995–01; Professor, 2001–; Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2009–14

Kelly Meiners
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.A., Rockhurst University, 1997; M.P.T, 1999; Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 2015.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2014-15; Assistant Professor, 2015-2020; Associate Professor, 2020-

Leslie A. Merced
Associate Professor of Spanish
M.A., Universität Augsburg, Germany, 1993; M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1996; Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2004.
Associate Professor, 2011–

John Miller
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Houston, 2014; Ph.D., Baylor University, 2020.
Assistant Professor, 2020-

Janice Spallo Mitchelson
Instructor & Fieldwork Director of Education
B.S., Kansas State University, 1978; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2000.
Instructor, 2015-

Nicole Gandy Moodie
Associate Professor and Program Director of Exercise Science
B.S., Truman State University, 2003; M.S.Ed., Baylor University, 2006; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2010.
Instructor, 2010–11; Assistant Professor, 2011–16; Associate Professor, 2016-

Paula M. Morehouse
Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Rockhurst College, 1999; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2007.
Lecturer, 2008–2023; Assistant Teaching Professor, 2023-

John F. Morris
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Saint Louis University, 1989; B.A., 1989; M.A., 1992; Ph.D., 1995.
Assistant Professor, 1996–02; Associate Professor, 2002–09; Professor, 2009–

Jill Morsbach
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, Fort Hays State University, 1997; MSN, University of Missouri, 2003.
Assistant Professor, 2018-

Katherine M. Nicolai
Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Saint Thomas, 1988; M.S., Iowa State University, 1992; Ph.D.,1995.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1995–96; Assistant Professor, 1996–01; Associate Professor, 2001–19; Professor, 2019-

Elizabeth O’Brien Walter
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., University of Kansas, 1999; M.S., University of Kansas, 2001; Ed.D., Baker University.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2016-20; Assistant Professor, 2020-

Jeremy J. O’Connor
Professor of Management
B.S., Rockhurst University, 1999; M.B.A., 2002; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2010.   
Assistant Professor, 2010–16; Associate Professor, 2016-2022; Professor, 2022-

Caroline Olawaiye
Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2009; MSN, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2013; DNP, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2018.
Instructor, 2013-15; Assistant Professor, 2015-19; Associate Professor, 2019-; RN-BSN Coordinator, 2019-20; Interim Director, Undergraduate Program, 2020; Director, 2020-

Jennifer A. Oliver
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Illinois State University-Normal, 1986; M.S., 1988; Ph.D., Clark University, 1992. Visiting Assistant Professor, 1997–99; Assistant Professor, 1999–03; Associate Professor, 2003–13; Professor, 2013-

Jingjing Pan
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2014; MSN, University of Central Missouri, 2019. Adjunct Clinical Instructor, 2017-18; Assistant Professor, 2020-

Jamie Parks
Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Saint Mary, 2010; MSN, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2016.
Instructor, 2015-17; Assistant Professor, 2017-20; Associate Professor, 2020-

Mayuri Perera
Assistant Professor of Physics
University of Georgia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, 2017-

Kelly A. Phipps
Professor of Management
B.A., Graceland University, 1991; M.A., 2002; J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 1994; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009.
Assistant Professor, 2010–15; Associate Professor, 2015-2023; Professor, 2023-

Mary Poskin
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, St. Mary of the Plains College, 1988; MSN, University of Kansas, 1993.
Adjunct Clinical Instructor, 2014-15; Assistant Professor, 2015-

Kirsten Potter
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., State University of New York, 1985; M.S., Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 1992; D.P.T., Institute of Health Professions at Massachusetts General Hospital-Boston, 2006.
Associate Professor, 2013-2016; Professor, 2017- ;Director of Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, 2018-

Michael Powers
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Florida, 1999; MSPT, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 2004; DPT, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 2011.
Assistant Professor, 2019-

Craig Prentiss
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
B.A., Bates College, 1988; M.A., University of Chicago, 1991; Ph.D., 1997.
Visiting Instructor, 1996–97; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1997–98;
Assistant Professor, 1998–03; Associate Professor, 2003–09; Professor, 2009–

Sudhakar S. Raju
Professor of Finance
B.A., Loyola University, India, 1983; M.A., University of Toledo, 1986;
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University, 1992.
Instructor, 1991–93; Assistant Professor, 1993–97; Associate Professor, 1997–03; Professor, 2003–

Debra Rico
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Florida International University, 1992; DPT, University of Kansas, 2012.
Assistant Professor, 2019-2023; Associate Professor, 2023-
 

Jennifer F. Rinella
Associate Professor of Management and Non-Profit Leadership
B.A., Rockhurst University, 1993; M.I.H.E., Rockhurst University, 1999; Ed.D., Baker University, 2014.
Assistant Professor, 2014-2020; Associate Professor, 2020-

Thomas Ringenberg
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., Drury University, 2010; M.A., University of Kansas-Lawrence, 2012; Ph.D., 2015.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2015-16; Assistant Professor, 2016-21; Associate Professor, 2021-

Marissa Roffler
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. Assistant Professor, 2020-

Katherine S. Ryan-Bloomer
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.A., Rockhurst University, 2001; M.O.T., 2003; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 2011.
Assistant Professor, 2009–21; Associate Professor, 2021-

Laura Salem
Professor of Biology
B.S., Rockhurst College, 1994; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2000.
Adjunct Instructor, 2002–03; Assistant Professor, 2003–09;
Associate Professor, 2009–19; Professor, 2019-

Cecilia A. Samonte
Associate Professor of History
B.A., University of the Philippines, 1989; M.A., University of Kansas, 1993; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2003.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2007–08; Assistant Professor, 2008–14; Associate Professor, 2014-

Craig Sasse
Associate Professor of Management
B.S., William Jewell College, 1980; M.Ed., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1992; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1998–20; Assistant Professor, 2001–11;
Associate Professor, 2011–

Matthew Schmidli
Associate Professor of Film Arts & Acting
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.F.A., Purdue University.
Assistant Professor, 2019-2023; Associate Professor, 2023-

Chad M. Scholes
Professor of Biology
B.S., South Dakota State University, 1985; M.A., University of South Dakota, 1989; Ph.D., South Dakota State University, 1996.
Assistant Professor, 2002–08; Associate Professor, 2008–18; Professor, 2018-

Mylene T. Schriner
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S.E., University of Kansas-Lawrence, 1989; B.S., 1994; M.S., 2001; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2010.
Assistant Professor, 2010–16; Associate Professor, 2016-; Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services, 2018-

Paul D. Scott
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Mount Union College, 1990; M.A., Emory University, 1993; Ph.D., 1996.
Assistant Professor, 1997–03; Associate Professor, 2003–19; Professor, 2019-

Jamison K. Shipman
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 2003; LL.M., University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 2005.
Assistant Professor, 2017-21; Associate Professor, 2021-

Emma Shotton
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN,Saint Luke’s College of Nursing,1997;MSN, University of Central Missouri, 2013.
Assistant Professor, 2014-

Martin H. Stack
Professor of Management
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1985; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1999.
Instructor, 2001–03; Associate Professor, 2003–09; Professor, 2009–

Risa J. Stein
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Maryville College-Tennessee, 1987; M.S., University of Memphis, 1989; Ph.D., 1993.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1998–00; Assistant Professor, 2000–05;
Associate Professor, 2005–11; Professor, 2011–

Leigh Ellen Stephenson
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of South Alabama, 2001; MSN, University of South Alabama, 2015; Nursing Education Certification, University of South Alabama, 2017; DNP, University of South Alabama, 2017.
Adjunct Professor, 2016-17; Assistant Professor, 2017-

Brian Stoltenberg
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Nebraska, 2006; DPT, Baylor University, 2009; D.Sc, Baylor University, 2017.
Assistant Professor, 2021-

Daniel F. Stramara Jr.
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
B.A., Messiah College, 1978; M.A., University of Strasbourg, 1978;
Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 1996.
Lecturer, 1997–00; Assistant Professor, 2000–06; Associate Professor, 2006–11; Professor, 2011–

Wenbin Sun
Associate Professor of Marketing
Bachelor in Economics, China University of M&T, 1999; M.Sc., Stockholm School of Economics, 2005; M.B.A., University of Mississippi, 2006; Ph.D., 2010.
Assistant Professor, 2010–16; Associate Professor, 2016-

Brendan Sweetman
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University College, Dublin (Ireland), 1983; M.A., 1986; Dip.R.S., University of Cambridge, 1987; M.A., University of Southern California, 1990; Ph.D., 1992.
Assistant Professor, 1992–97; Associate Professor, 1997–03; Professor, 2003–

Marcie Swift
Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Kansas State University, 1994; M.S., 1996; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2007.
Assistant Professor, 2011–2016; Associate Professor, 2017-2023; Professor, 2023-

Marie Ann Taboada
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, Cebu Normal University, 1992; MS, Avila University, 2010; MBA, Avila University, 2012; MSN, University of Central Missouri, 2017; MSN-FNP, Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2019.
Assistant Professor, 2017-

Diana Tilton
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Program

Anthony L. Tocco
Professor of Accounting
B.S., Saint Louis University, 1967; M.S., 1969; Ph.D., 1986.
Instructor, 1969–75; Assistant Professor, 1975–87; Associate Professor, 1987–93; Professor, 1993–

Kris M. Vacek
Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S.O.T., Creighton University, 1993; O.T.D., 1997.
Assistant Professor, 1998–04; Associate Professor, 2004–11; Professor, 2011–; Interim Associate Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, 2014-15; Interim Associate Dean, College of Health & Human Services, 2015-16; Associate Dean, 2016-2018; Dean, 2018-

David B. Vicknair
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.B.A., Millsaps College, 1976; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1977; D.B.A., University of Tennessee, 1983.
Assistant Professor, 1993–99; Associate Professor, 1999–2023

Robert Vigliotti
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Iona College, 1984; M.A., Fordham University, 1992; Ph.D., 2001.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2001–05; Assistant Professor, 2005–09;
Associate Professor, 2009–

Joanna Carraway Vitiello
Professor of History
B.A., Wake Forest University, 1996; M.A., 1998; M.A., University of Toronto, 2000; Ph.D., 2006.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2006-07; Assistant Professor, 2007-12; Associate Professor, 2012–18; Professor, 2018-

Maureen L. Walsh
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
B.A., Saint Louis University, 2006; M.A., 2006; M.A., Georgetown University, 2010; Ph.D., 2011.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2014-2020; Associate Professor, 2020-

James Waterman
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BA, Drury College, 1975; BSN, William Jewell College, 1979; MSN, University of Missouri, 1992.
Assistant Professor, 2015-

Craig Watz
Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., University of Notre Dame; J.D., Notre Dame Law School.
Lecturer, 2016-21; Instructor, 2021-2023; Assistant Teaching Professor, 2023-    

Jennifer Wessol
Associate Professor of Nursing
PhD, RN.
Adjunct Professor, 2017-18; Assistant Professor, 2018-21; Associate Professor, 2021-
             
Christina Wills
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Arkansas, 1998; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2007.
Assistant Professor, 2008–14; Associate Professor, 2014-

Christina M. Wisdom
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Kansas, 2002; D.P.T., Washington University-St. Louis, 2006.
Assistant Professor, (Jan) 2013-19; Associate Professor, 2019-

Jeffrey R. Wright
Executive Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S., University of Kansas, 1976; M.B.A., 1980; C.P.A., 1981.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2012-16; Executive Assistant Professor, 2016-21; Executive Associate Professor, 2021-

Glenn Young
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1992; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1999; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2010.
Visiting Instructor, 2007–09; Visiting Assistant Professor, 2009–11; Assistant Professor, 2011–21; Associate Professor, 2021-

Elizabeth Zayat
Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for Master of Occupational Therapy
B.S., University of Oklahoma, 1989; M.S., University of Kansas Medical Center, 2007. Clinical Instructor, 2005–11; Clinical Assistant Professor, 2011–

Rev. Eugene Arthur, S.J.
Associate Professor of Economics and Management
A.B., Saint Louis University, 1959; Ph.L., 1960; A.M., 1963; S.T.L., 1967; M.B.A., Indiana University, 1971; D.B.A., 1976.
Rockhurst College, 1968–99; Emeritus 1999

Sally Bass
Instructor of Nursing
RN, Ph.D.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1968-88;        Emerita 2015*

Kathleen Brewer
Professor of Nursing
RN, PhD., Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2009-2014; Emerita 2015*

Carol Byrd
Associate Professor of Nursing
RN, Ph.D.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1974-94;  Emerita 2015

Marilyn N. Carroll
Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of Miami, 1962; M.A., University of California- Los Angeles, 1967; Ph.D., 1970.
Rockhurst University, 1969–2007; Emerita 2007

Joseph A. Cirincione
Professor of English
B.A., Canisius College, 1967; M.A., Michigan State University, 1969;
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978; M.B.A., Rockhurst College, 1989.
Rockhurst Univeristy, 1978-2018; Emeritus 2018

James A. Dronberger
Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Kansas State University, 1975; Certificate of Physical Therapy, University of Kansas Medical Center, 1975; M.B.A., Rockhurst College, 1986; D.P.T., Creighton University, 2003.
Rockhurst University, 1989–2016; Emeritus 2016

Rocío De La Rosa Duncan
Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad Veracruzana, 1986;
M.A., Washington University, 1989; Ph.D., 2007.
Visiting Instructor, 1995–2001; Assistant Professor, 2001–07;
Associate Professor, 2007–15; Professor, 2015-23, Emerita 2023

Sister Rosemary Flanigan, C.S.J.
Professor of Philosophy
A.B., Avila College, 1947; M.A., St. Louis University, 1956;
Ph.D., 1964.
Rockhurst College, 1975–92; Emerita 1992

Amy Foley
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.P.T., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1979; M.A., 1996;
D.P.T., Creighton University, 2002.
Adjunct Lecturer, 1997–04; Assistant Professor, 2004–10;
Assistant Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, 2007–09; Associate Professor, 2010–2020; Emerita 2020

Merrill B. Goldberg
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1964; M.A., University of California-San Diego, 1965; Ph.D., 1969.
Rockhurst University, 1973–2007; Emeritus 2007

L. Catherine Green
Professor of Philosophy
B.S.N., Texas Woman’s University, 1968; M.S.N., University of San Diego, 1979; M.A., The Catholic University of America, 1987; Ph.D., 1996.
Rockhurst University, 1997–2011; Emerita 2012

William F. Haefele
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., College of St. Thomas, 1976; M.A.T.,
1978; M.S., Memphis State University, 1982; Ph.D., 1985.
Assistant Professor, 1985–91; Associate Professor, 1991–2020;
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, 1999–2001;
Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2001–2011;
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Development and Athletics, 2007–2010; Emeritus 2020

Curtis L. Hancock
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1972; M.A., 1974;
Ph.D., Loyola University-Chicago, 1985.
Rockhurst University, 1985-2018; Emeritus 2018

Jane Hedrick
NTT Professor of Nursing
Emerita 2022

Robert F. Hegarty
Professor of Physics
B.S.E.S., Rockhurst College, 1969; M.S.M.E., University of Notre Dame, 1971; Ph.D., 1973.
Rockhurst University, 1973–2016; Emeritus, 2016

Jean M. Hiebert
Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Wichita State University, 1977; M.S., University of Kansas, 1983; Ph.D., 1997. Instructor, 1983–87; Assistant Professor, 1987–98; Associate Professor, 1998–06; Professor, 2006–2020; Emerita 2020

John J. Hill
Professor of Physics
A.B., Rockhurst College, 1942; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1948; Ph.D., St. Louis University, 1964.
Rockhurst College, 1953–87; Emeritus 1987

Lucy Hood
Professor of Nursing
RN, Ph.D.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1989-2015; Emerita 2015*

Kathy Hughes
Associate Professor of Nursing
RN, MN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1979-2013; Emerita 2015*

Richard J. Janet
Professor of History
B.A., Southeast Missouri State University, 1977; M.A., 1979;
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1984.
Assistant Professor,1985-89; Associate Professor, 1989–03;
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 1999–01; Professor, 2003–23, Emeritus 2023

Laura A. Janusik
Professor of Communication
B.S., Clarion State College, 1982; M.A., University of Maryland, 1998; Ph. D., 2004; M.B.A., Rockhurst University, 2013.
Assistant Professor, 2004–10; Associate Professor, 2010–16; Professor, 2016-2020; Emerita 2020

Linda Jones
Assistant Professor of Nursing
MS, MA, RN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1965-2009; Emerita 2015*

Jackie Kampmann
Associate Professor of Nursing
MN, RN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1980-2015; Emerita 2015*

John G. Koelzer
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Aquinas College, 1964; M.S., University of Iowa, 1966.
Rockhurst University, 1969–2007; Emeritus 2007

Karen Komoroski
Professor of Nursing
RN, PhD.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 2012-2018; Emerita 2019*

Edward S. Kos
Professor of Biology
B.S., Loyola University-Chicago, 1950; M.S., Marquette University, 1952; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1958.
Rockhurst University, 1961–98; Emeritus 1998

Charles M. Kovich
Professor of English
B.A., Rockhurst College, 1970; M.A., Saint Louis University, 1973; Ph.D., 1981.
Associate Professor, 1985–97; Professor, 1997–2019; Emeritus 2019

Nancy Krahl
Associate Professor of Nursing
RN, MAE, MSN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1972-2020; Emerita 2020*

Karen Lea
Associate Professor of Nursing
MN, RN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1982-2015; Emerita 2015*

Kay Luft
Associate Professor of Nursing
RN, MN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1983-2018; Emerita 2019*

Rev. Robert J. Mahoney
Professor of Sociology
A.B., St. Benedict’s College, 1952; S.T.B., Gregorian University of Rome, 1954; M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1968, Ph.D., 1970.
Rockhurst University, 1970–2007; Emeritus 2007

Weslynn S. Martin
Professor of Communication
B.S., University of Texas-Austin, 1964; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1973.
Rockhurst University, 1973–2003; Emerita 2003

Connie McAllister
Assistant Professor of Nursing
MSN, RN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1997-2003; Emerita 2015*

Renee L. Michael
Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Nebraska, 1987; M.A., 1989; Ph.D., 1991.
Assistant Professor, 1991-97; Associate Professor, 97–2007;
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2007–09; Professor, 2007–; Director of Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, 2012-2018; Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2014-15; Emerita 2022

James E. Millard
Professor of Leadership Studies
A.B., Rockhurst College, 1964; M.B.A., 1989; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2002.
Rockhurst University, 2004-14; Emeritus 2014

Patricia Cleary Miller
Professor of English
B.A., Harvard/Radcliffe, 1961; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1970; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1979.
Rockhurst University, 1983-2015; Emerita 2015

Charles R. Moran
Professor of Political Science
A.B., Rockhurst College, 1961; M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1962; Ph.D., 1971.
Instructor, 1970–71; Assistant Professor, 1971–76; Associate Professor, 1976–91; Professor, 1991–2020; Emeritus 2020

Rev. Louis J. Oldani, S.J.
Professor of English
A.B., Saint Louis University, 1957; Ph.L., 1959; M.A., 1962; S.T.B., 1966; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1972.
Rockhurst University, 1971–2011; Emeritus 2011

Dorothy Phillips
Assistant Professor of Nursing
MA, MSN, RN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1963-2007; Emerita 2015*

Susan Proctor
Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., State University of New York, 1974; M.F.A., Catholic University of America, 1977; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1996.
Rockhurst University, 2005-18; Emerita 2018

Diana Prouty
Associate Professor of Nursing
RN, PhD; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1979-2007; Emerita 2015*

Charles Ramirez
Assistant Professor of Nursing
RN, MN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1978-2010; Emeritus 2015*

Genevieve Robinson, O.S.B.
Professor of History
B.A., Mount St. Scholastica College, 1968; M.A., New Mexico Highlands University, 1974; Ph.D., Boston College, 1986.
Rockhurst University 1985–2007; Emerita 2007

Jane Rues
Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., University of Kansas, 1970; M.S., 1975; Ed.D., 1981; O.T.R.
Rockhurst University, 1990–2008; Emerita 2009

William J. Ryan
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., Kansas State University, 1963; M.Div., University of Dubuque, 1967; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1971.
Rockhurst University, 1976–2003; Emeritus 2003

Anita Salem
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Park College, 1967; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1973.
Rockhurst University, 1973–2007; Emerita 2007

Patricia Schwerdtfeger-Campbell
Assistant Professor of Nursing
CCRN, RN, MSN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1973-1998; Emerita 2015*

Randolph E. Schwering
Associate Professor of Management
A.B., Drury College, 1972; M.P.A., University of Kansas, 1978; Ph.D., 1987.
Instructor, 1988–1989; Assistant Professor, 1989–1995; Associate Professor, 1995-2020; Emeritus 2020

Shirley A. Scritchfield
Professor of Sociology
B.S., Iowa State University, 1969; M.A., The Ohio State University, 1971; Ph.D., 1976.
Rockhurst University, Professor, 2004-2015; Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2004-2009; Emerita 2015

Richard D. Shaw
Professor of Marketing
B.S.B.A., Rockhurst College, 1960; M.S.C., Saint Louis University, 1964.
Rockhurst University, 1981–2003; Emeritus 2004

Mary Pat Shelledy
Instructor of Education
B.S., University of Nebraska, 1973; M.S., 1980; Ed.S., 1988.
Clinical Instructor, 2003-05; Instructor, 2005-2017, Emerita 2017

Susan Shinkle
Assistant Professor of Nursing
RN, MN; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1989-2002; Emerita 2019*

Ellen F. Spake
Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S. University of Kansas, 1973; M.S., 1977; Ph.D., 2003.
Rockhurst University, 1983-2018; Emerita 2018

Joann Spillman
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
B.A., Trinity College, 1968; M.A., Temple University, 1972; Ph.D., 1978.
Rockhurst University, 1979–2016; Emerita 2016 

Wilburn T. Stancil
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
B.A., Memphis State University, 1970; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1975; Ph.D., 1979.
Adjunct Lecturer, 1994-95; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1995–97; Associate Professor, 1997–06; Professor, 2006–2020; Emeritus 2020

Melva Steen
Instructor of Nursing
RN, PhD.; Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences, 1971-76; Emerita 2018*

Michael J. Stellern
Professor of Economics
B.A., Rockhurst College, 1970; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1971; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1983. Instructor, 1979–1984; Assistant Professor, 1984–98; Associate Professor, 1998–08; Professor, 2008–2022; Emeritus 2022

William Sturgill
Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha, 1974; M.A., 1976; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1985.
Assistant Professor, 1989-1995; Associate Professor, 1995–2010; Professor, 2010–2020; Emeritus 2020

Michael M. Tansey
Professor of Economics
B.A., Harvard College, 1970; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1975; Ph.D., 1978.
Rockhurst University, 1982-2015; Emeritus 2015

Catherine R. Thompson
Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Colorado Medical Center, 1976; M.S., University of Kansas Medical Center, 1981; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2001.
Adjunct Instructor, 1997–03; Assistant Professor, 2003–09; Associate Professor, 2009–15; Professor, 2015-19; Emerita 2019

Alice G. Tunks
Professor of French
Propedeutique, Sorbonne, 1953; Northwest Missouri State College, 1955; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1961; M.A., University of Kansas, 1967; Ph.D., 1970.
Rockhurst College, 1969–99; Emerita 1999

Rev. John G. Valenta, S.J.
Professor of Chemistry and Counselor
B.S., St. Louis University, 1944; Ph.D., 1962.
Rockhurst College, 1964–1999; Emeritus 1987

Margaret E. Wye
Professor of English
B.S., University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 1971; M.A., 1973; M.A., University of Southern California, 1988; Ph.D., 1992.
Adjunct Lecturer, 1994–1995; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1995–1998; Assistant Professor, 1998–2001; Associate Professor, 2001–2008; Professor, 2008–2017; Emerita 2017

* Granted Emeritus status by Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences prior to 2021.