Rockhurst Community

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, 2010–2011; Assistant Professor, 2011–2014; Associate Professor, 2014-

Tina M. Baceski
Assistant 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, 2007–2011; Assistant Professor, 2011–

Kenneth W. Balusek
Assistant 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-

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–

Petia N. Bobadova-Parvanova
Associate Professor of Chemistry
M.S., University of Sofia (Physics), 1993; Ph.D., 2000.
Assistant Professor, 2008–14; Associate Professor, 2014-

Aaron J. Bossert
Lecturer and Lab Manager of Biology
B.S., University of Central Missouri, 2009; M.S., 2011.
Lecturer and Lab Manager of Biology, 2012-

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–

Phillip Brown
Instructor and Fieldwork Coordinator of Education
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1974; M.A., 1978.
Adjunct Instructor, 2001; Associate Professor, 1994-2008;
Professor, 2008-11; Instructor, 2012-

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, 1994-2008;
Professor, 2008-

Steven Campbell
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology & Religious Studies
B.A., Southwest Missouri State University, 1973;
M.Div., Saint Paul School of Theology, 1976; D.Min., 1988.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2013-

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

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-

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.
Assistant Professor, 1978–82; Associate Professor, 1982–92;
Professor, 1992–; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2011–

Lynne Clarke
Associate 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-

Michael Clump
Associate Professor of Communication Science and Disorders
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-

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–

Ketti Coffelt
Assistant 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-

D. Philip Colombo
Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Rockhurst College, 1991; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1996.
Assistant Professor, 1996-02; Associate Professor, 2002–08; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2005-07; Visiting Associate Professor, 2014-

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–

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–

James Dockins
Assistant Professor of Healthcare 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-

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, 2007–2012; Professor, 2012–

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.
Visiting Instructor, 1989–92; Instructor, 1992–95; Assistant
Professor, 1995–2003; Associate Professor, 2003–11; Professor, 2011–

Rocío De La Rosa Duncan
Associate 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–

Douglas Dunham
Professor of Psychology
B.S., Ball State University, 1984; M.A., 1986; Ph.D., Washington University, 1992.
Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2014-

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

Ryan Elsenpeter
Visiting Assistant 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-

Katherine Ermgodts
Instructor and Clinical Coordinator for Communication Science & Disorders
B.A., Michigan State University, 1991; M.A., University of Houston, 1994.
Instructor, 2011–

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

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

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, 1998–2004;
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, 1999–2009; Professor, 2010–

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, 1997–2004; Assistant Professor, 2004–09;
Assistant Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, 2007–09;
Associate Professor, 2010–

Kendra L. Gagnon
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
M.P.T., University of Missouri, 2001; Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center, 2009.
Associate Professor, 2014-

Myles P. Gartland II
Professor of Economics
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-

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

Richard D. Graham
Associate Professor of Management
B.S.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1976;
M.A., Webster University, 1990; M.B.A., Rockhurst University, 2011.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1999–2007; Assistant Professor, 2007–12;
Assistant Dean, Helzberg School of Management, 2003–09;
Associate Dean, Helzberg School of Management, 2009–; Associate Professor, 2012–

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

Zdeňka Guadarrama Kleckova
Associate 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-

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–;
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, 1999–2001;
Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2001–11;
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Development, 2007–10

Curtis L. Hancock
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1972; M.A., 1974;
Ph.D., Loyola University-Chicago, 1985.
Assistant Professor, 1985–89; Associate Professor, 1989–96;
Professor, 1996–

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

Derrick Hart
Visiting Assistant Professor for Mathematics
B.S., University of Missouri, 2002; M.S. Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2008.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2013-

Pamela Hart
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., Central Missouri State University, 1995; M.S., 1997;
Ph.D., Wichita State University, 2003.
Assistant Professor, 2007–09; Associate Professor, 2010–

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–

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.
Assistant Professor, 1973–80; Associate Professor, 1980–91;
Professor, 1991–

David P. Heller
Visiting Lecturer of Exercise and Sports Science
B.S., Michigan State University, 1997; M.S., University of Kansas-Lawrence, 2008.
Visiting Lecturer, 2012-

Sarah Hicks
Assistant 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–

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, 1998–2006; Professor, 2006–

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, 1989–2003;
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 1999–2001; Professor, 2003–

Laura A. Janusik
Associate 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–

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

Shatonda S. Jones
Visiting Lecturer of Communication Science & Disorders
B.S., University of Tulsa, 2003; M.A., University of Iowa, 2005.
Visiting Lecturer, 2011–

John C. Kerrigan
Associate 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–

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–

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–

Janet Kupperman
Professor of Exercise and Sports Science
B.F.A., Stephens College, 1989; B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Colorado State University; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado,
Professor, 2013–

Anna C. Lampe
Executive Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., Indiana University, 1973; M.S., 1974; M.B.A., Rockhurst University, 1981;
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1998.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2010–13; Executive Assistant Professor, 2013-

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

Hilary Harms Logan
Assistant 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–

Janice Loudon
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Kansas Medical Center, 1982; M.S., University of Kansas, 1984; Ph.D., Washington University, 1993.
Associate Professor, 2013-

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

Saz M. Madison
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Rockhurst University, 1993;
M.S., Central Michigan University, 1997; M.A., 2000; Ph.D., 2006.
Assistant Professor, 2005–

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

Cheryl A. McConnell
Professor of Accounting
B.B.A., Wichita State University, 1984; M.P.A., 1984;
C.P.A.

Instructor, 1988–91; Assistant Professor, 1991–96;
Associate Professor, 1996–2008; Professor, 2008–;
Interim Dean, Helzberg School of Management, 2012–13; Dean, Helzberg School of Management, 2013-

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– 2001; Professor, 2001–;
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2009–2014.

Terence Meehan
Associate Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
B.S., Oregon State University, 1987; M.S., University of Kansas, 1993; Ph.D.,  1998.
Assistant Professor, 2013-

Kelly Meiners
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.A., Rockhurst University, 1997; M.P.T, 1999.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2014-

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–

Renee L. Michael
Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Nebraska, 1987; M.A., 1989; Ph.D., 1991.
Assistant Professor, 1991-97; Associate Professor, 1997–2007;
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2007–09; Professor, 2007–; Director of Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, 2012-; Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 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.
Assistant Professor, 1983–92; Associate Professor, 1992–2003; Professor, 2003–

Nicole Gandy Moodie
Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport 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–

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–

Paula M. Morehouse
Lecturer of Chemistry and Laboratory Coordinator
B.S., Rockhurst College, 1999; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2007.
Lecturer and Laboratory Coordinator, 2008–

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

Kevin D. Motes
Associate Professor of History
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1998; M.L.I.S., 2001; M.A., Brandeis University, 2005; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 2008.
Assistant Professor, 2008–14; Associate Professor, 2014-

Katherine M. Nicolai
Associate 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, 1996–2001;
Associate Professor, 2001–

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

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, 1999–2003;
Associate Professor, 2003–13; Professor, 2013-

Anne Austin Pearce
Associate Professor of Art and Director of Greenlease Art Gallery
B.F.A., University of Kansas, 1990; M.F.A., James Madison University, 1996.
Adjunct Professor, 1999–2006; Visiting Assistant Professor, 2006–09;
Assistant Professor, 2009–12; Associate Professor, 2012–

Mark Pecaut
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Truman State University, 1988; M.A., University of Rochester, 2010; Ph.D., 2013.
Assistant Professor, 2013-

Kelly A. Phipps
Assistant 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–

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-

Martin Power
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Missouri Western State College, 1983; Ph D., Iowa State University, 1989.
Assistant Professor, 2009–

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, 1998–2003; Associate Professor, 2003–09; Professor, 2009–

Susan Proctor
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., State University of New York, 1974; M.F.A., Catholic University of America, 1977; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1996.
Associate Professor, 2005–

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, 1997–2003; Professor, 2003–

Jennifer Rinella
Assistant Professor of Non-Profit Leadership
B.A., Rockhurst University, 1993; M.I.H.E., Rockhurst University, 1999; Ed.D., Baker University, 2014.
Director of Non-Profit Leadership, 2008-; Assistant Professor, 2014-

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

Laura Salem
Associate 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–

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, 1998–2001; Assistant Professor, 2001–11;
Associate Professor, 2011–

Chad M. Scholes
Associate 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–

Mylene T. Schriner
Assistant 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–

Randolph E. Schwering
Associate Professor of Management
A.B., Drury College, 1972; M.P.A., University of Kansas, 1978; Ph.D., 1987.
Instructor, 1988–89; Assistant Professor, 1989–95; Associate Professor, 1995-

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

Shirley A. Scritchfield
Professor of Sociology
B.S., Iowa State University, 1969; M.A., The Ohio State University, 1971; Ph.D., 1976.
Professor, 2004-; Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 2004–09.

Mary Pat Shelledy
Instructor of Education
B.S., University of Nebraska, 1973; M.S., 1980; Ed.S., 1988.
Clinical Instructor, 2003–04; Instructor, 2005-

Mandi Sonnenberg
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997; M.Ed., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2001; Ed.D., Saint Louis University, 2006.
Visiting Instructor, 2007–09; Assistant Professor, 2009–

Joann Spillman
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
B.A., Trinity College, 1968; M.A., Temple University, 1972; Ph.D., 1978.
Assistant Professor, 1979–86; Associate Professor, 1986–2001; Professor, 2001–

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–

Margot Stafford
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of King’s College, 1995; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2001; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2012.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2011–

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.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1995–97; Associate Professor, 1997–2006; Professor, 2006–

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

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, 1998–2008; Professor, 2008–

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, 1997–2000; Assistant Professor, 2000–06; Associate Professor, 2006–11; Professor, 2011–

William Sturgill
Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha, 1974; M.A., 1976; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1985.
Assistant Professor, 1989-95; Associate Professor, 1995–2009; Professor, 2010–

Wenbin Sun
Assistant 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–

Laura Swartz
Visiting Instructor of Education
B.S., Kansas State Teachers College, 1973; M.S., University of Kansas, 1986; Ed.D., 1999.
Visiting Instructor, 2009-11; Visiting Instructor, 2012-

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, 1997–2003; Professor, 2003–

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

Michael M. Tansey
Professor of Economics
B.A., Harvard College, 1970; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1975; Ph.D., 1978.
Associate Professor, 1982–92; Professor, 1992–

Catherine R. Thompson
Associate 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, 1997–2003; Assistant Professor, 2003–09; Associate Professor, 2009–

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–

Catherine Torrington Eaton
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.A., Macalester College, 1995; M.S., University of North Carolina, 2004.
Assistant Professor, 2014-

Kris M. Vacek
Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S.O.T., Creighton University, 1993; O.T.D., 1997.
Assistant Professor, 1998–2004; Associate Professor, 2004–11; Professor, 2011–; Interim Associate Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, 2014-

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–

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
Associate 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–

Richard T. Wagner
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., California State University, 2008; M.A., 2008.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2014-

Mindy L. Walker
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Lamar University, 1999; M.S., 2002; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2005.
Assistant Professor, 2006–12; Associate Professor, 2012–

Maureen L. Walsh
Visiting Assistant 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-

J. Turner White
Executive Assistant Professor of Management
B.A., Colorado College, 1971; M.B.A., Rockhurst University, 1993.
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2007–12; Executive Professor, 2012-13; Executive Assistant Professor, 2013-

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
Assistant Professor of Physial Therapy
B.S., University of Kansas, 2002; D.P.T., Washington University-St. Louis, 2006.
Assistant Professor, 2013-

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

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, 1994–95; Visiting Assistant Professor, 1995–98; Assistant Professor, 1998–2001; Associate Professor, 2001–08; Professor, 2008–

Glenn Young
Assistant 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–

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

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

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, 1975–1992; Emerita 1992

Merle E. Frey
Professor of Management
B.S., University of Iowa, 1950; M.B.A., New York University, 1961; M.S., 1974; Ph.D., 1977
Rockhurst University 1981–2001; Emeritus 2003

Daryl D. George
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S., Wichita State University, 1968; M.A., University of Kansas, 1975;
M.S., Ohio State University, 1984; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1978
Rockhurst University, 1985–2003; Emeritus 2007

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

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, 1953–1987; Emeritus 1987

Bryce J. Jones
Professor of Economics
B.S., Creighton University, 1950; M.S., St. Louis University, 1951; Ph.D., 1955
Rockhurst College, 1964–92;
Emeritus 1992

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

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, 1961–1998; Emeritus 1998

Rev. Wilfred L. LaCroix, S.J.
Professor of Philosophy
B.S., Marquette University, 1955; M.A., Saint Louis University, 1965;
Ph.L., 1965; M.A., 1969; S.T.L., 1969
Rockhurst University 1971–2010; Emeritus 2010

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

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

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

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

Rita Roth
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1951; M.A.T., Webster College, 1972;
Ed.D., Washington University, 1982
Rockhurst University, 1981–2001;
Emerita 2001

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

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

Frank J. Smist, Jr.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., American International College, 1973; M.A., 1974;
M.Div., St. Mary’s Seminary and University, 1979; M.A.,
University of Oklahoma, 1982; Ph.D., 1988
Rockhurst University 1989–2007; Emeritus 2007

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, 1969–1999; Emerita 1999

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

Rev. James D. Wheeler, S.J.
Professor of Chemistry
A.B., Saint Louis University, 1947; Ph.L., 1948; M.S.(R), 1952; S.T.L., 1956;
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1965.
Rockhurst University, 1956–; Emeritus 2011