Full-Time Faculty At Columbia Campus
Anthony M. Alioto, Professor of History
B.S., University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh; M.A., PhD., Ohio University
Ann M. Bledsoe, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Ben D. Cameron, Professor of Art
B.S., St. Louis University; M.A., University of Iowa; M.F.A. University of Cincinnati
Danny C. Campbell, Associate Professor of English
B.A., William Jewell College; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Joseph J. Carrier, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia; Certification in Law Enforcement
Linda S. Claycomb, Instructor of Nursing, Nursing Program Director
B.S., M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia
Edward C. Collings, Professor of Art
A.B., M.A., M.F.A., University of Missouri-Columbia
Elizabeth Critser, Associate Professor of Biology
A.B., Mount Holyoke College; M.S., University of Wisconsin; M.B.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Amy Darnell, Instructor of Speech Communication
B.A., Morehead State University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Johanna Denzin, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Yngve Digernes, Assistant Professor of Sociology
A.A., Bergen University, Norway; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Linda “Kay” Dingler, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Central Arkansas
Arlin Epperson, Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A., Re.D., Indiana University-Bloomington
Julie Estabrooks, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., New Mexico State University
Faye Fairchild, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia
Kenneth R. Felts, II, Instructor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia
Kathleen Fitzgerald, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., St. Louis University; M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Lisa Ford-Brown, Associate Professor of Speech Communication
B.S., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Joyce Gentry, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., Truman State University; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia
Paul Hanna, Instructor of Education
B.S., Alfred University; M.A., Lincoln University
Cheryl Hardy, Professor of Psychology
B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton
Hoyt Hayes, Associate Professor of Business
B.S., M.B.A., Western Illinois University; M.A., Eastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Kristina Henry, Instructor of Nursing
B.S., University of Central Missouri; M.S.N., University of Kansas Medical Center
Graham E. Higgs, Associate Professor of Education and Psychology
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Timothy Ireland, Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Kansas State University; B.B.A., Washburn University; M.A., University of Iowa; M.B.A., University of
Kansas; Ph.D., Emory University
Alan J. James, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Truman State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Georgia Jernigan, Instructor of Nursing, Coordinator
A.S., El Centro College; B.S., M.S.N., University of Texas
David S. Karr, Assistant Professor of History
B.A., M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Brian L. Kessel, Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Angela Kinworthy, Visiting Instructor of Business Administration
B.S., M.B.A., Lincoln University
Barry R. Langford, Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.A., M.S., J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Nataliya Latushkina, Associate Professor of Mathematics
M.S., Ph.D., Odessa University
Yihsiang Liow, Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., National University of Singapore; M.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brad D. Lookingbill, Professor of History
B.A., Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toledo
Michael Lyman, Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Christopher J. Mazurek, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
James A. McAllister, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Massachusetts; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Pamela A. McClure, Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Nathan Means, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Lizbeth Brydges Metscher, Instructor of English
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., University of Oklahoma
Carla Mettling, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Lawrence University; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Stanford University
Kenneth A. Middleton, Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Kristina L. Miller, Assistant Professor of Education
B. A., University of California; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Nollie Moore, Jr., Instructor of Music, Director of Jane Froman Singers
B.S., M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia
Linda R. Morrow, Associate Professor of Education
B. S., University of Arkansas; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Missouri
Michael R. Perkins, Instructor of Human Services
B.A., Columbia College; M.S.W., University of Missouri-Columbia; L.C.S.W.
Michael J. Polley, Associate Professor of History
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.A., Washington State University; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., Washington
State University
Mark L. Price, Associate Professor of Philosophy
A.A., Dalton College; B.A., University of Georgia; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
David Roebuck, Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.S.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Michael Sleadd, Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Georgetown College; M.F.A., University of Missouri-Columbia
Frank L. Somer, Jr., Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry
B.S., Oglethorpe University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Thomas J. Stauder, Instructor of Business Administration
B.S., M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia
Naomi Sugino, Associate Professor of Art
B.MUS, B.A., Eastern Illinois University; M.F.A., Wichita State University
Diane R. Suhler, Associate Professor of Business Administration
A.A., Otero Junior College; B.S., University of Colorado; M.I.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Suzanne E. Tourville, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University
J. Thomas Watson, Professor of Art
B.A., Harding College, M.A., M.F.A., University of Missouri-Columbia
B. Joann Wayman, Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Northeast Missouri State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Sarah S. Wells, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.A., M.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia
Lawrence W. West, Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., The University of Kansas
Becky J. Widener, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Southeast Missouri State University; M.A., Webster University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Lia Willis, Assistant Professor of Human Services
B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Peggy J. Wright, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Youlong Zhuang, Assistant Professor of Business Administration/Management Information Systems
B.S., Shanghai University of Science and Technology; M.B.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Emeriti faculty
Sid Larson, Art
Dr. Anthony Marshall, Business Administration
Dr. Novelle Dunathan, Education
Dr. Helga Huang, History and Social Sciences
Polly Batterson, History and Social Sciences
Dr. Carolyn Dickinson Humanities
Elaine Grev, Humanities
David O’Hagan, Humanities
Dennis Grev, Science