Carroll College Faculty
TRAVIS ALMQUIST (2016)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., 2006, Concordia College
M.S., 2008, North Dakota State University
Ph.D., 2013, Washington State University
LESLIE A. ANGEL (2009)
Associate Professor of Psychology and Anthrozoology
B.A., 2001, Wright State University
M.A., 2003, University of Dayton
Ph.D., 2010, University of Montana
KIMBERLY D. AYERS (2019)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., 2010, Bowdoin College
Ph.D, 2015, Iowa State University
CHRISTINE M. BANTA (2019)
Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, 1987, University of Scranton
MSN, 1997, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
ASHLEY E. BECK (2020)
Assistant Professor of Genetics
B.A., 2011, Central College
Ph.D., 2018, Montana State University
DEBRA BERNARDI (1997)
Professor of English
A.B., Franklin & Marshall College
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
MARIA BROSNAN (2006)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., 1990, Loyola University of Chicago
M.S., 1999, Rush University of Chicago
STEPHANIE BURKHOLDER (2016)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., 2006, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
M.N., 2011, Montana State University College of Nursing
CHRISSIE CARPENTER (2020)
Visiting Associate Professor of Biochemistry
B.A., 2002, Carroll College
Ph.D., 2008, University of Montana
DANE J. CASH (2013)
Associate Professor of History
B.A., 1997, Ithaca College
M.A., 2003, Boston University
Ph.D., 2012, Boston University
CPT CHRISTOPHER CLARK (2019)
Assistant Professor of Military Science
B.A., 2009, Montana State University
KELLY CLINE (2003)
Professor of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy
B.S., 1998, Eastern Oregon University
M.S., 2000, University of Colorado
Ph.D., 2003, University of Colorado at Boulder
MARGO DEMELLO (2020)
Assistant Professor of Anthrozoology
B.A., 1988, University of California, Berkeley
M.A., 1991, University of California, Davis
Ph.D., 1995, University of California, Davis
ADEL DIMIAN (2018)
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., 1983, University of Minnesota
Ph.D., 1988, North Dakota State University
M.B.A., 1996, University of Minnesota
JAMIE M. DOLAN (2008, 2009)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., 2002, Carroll College
M.A., 2004, University of Arizona
Ph.D., 2009, University of Arizona
JODI FASTEEN (2015)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., 2003, North Dakota State University
M.S., 2005, University of Oregon
Ph.D., 2015, Portland State University
BARRY J. FERST (1980)
Professor of Philosophy
A.B. (L.A.S.), 1968, University of Illinois
M.A., 1969, Kansas State University
Ph.D., 1976, Tulane University
GARY FISCHER (2006)
Associate Professor of Engineering
B.S., 1978, Montana State University
M.S., 1986, University of California-Davis
JEANETTE FREGULIA (2007)
Associate Professor of History
B.A., 1982, University of the Pacific
M.A., 1987, University of London
Ph.D., 2007, University of Nevada-Reno
KATHLEEN M. GILBOY (2013)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., 1987, Carroll College
M.A., 2002, Montana State University-Northern
Ed.D, 2019, Concordia University-Portland
EDWARD W. GLOWIENKA (2013)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., 2004, University of Scranton
M.A., 2011, Emory University
Ph.D., 2013, Emory University
JENNIFER GLOWIENKA (2003)
Professor of Biology
B.S., 1997, Boise State University
Ph.D., 2003, University of Colorado
LOREN GRAHAM (2001)
Professor of English and Creative Writing
B.M., 1980, Oklahoma Baptist
B.A., 1981, Oklahoma Baptist
M.A., 1986, Baylor University
M.F.A., 1988, University of Virginia
KATHERINE GREINER (2015)
Associate Professor of Theology
B.A., 2005, Carroll College
M.T.S., 2007, Weston Jesuit School of Theology
Ph.D., 2017, Boston College
DANIEL G. GRETCH (2007)
Professor of Chemistry
B. S., 1988, College of Great Falls
Ph.D., 1995, University of Wisconsin
BENJAMIN GROSSMANN (2016)
Instructor of Physics Labs
B.S., 2003, Montana State University
Ph.D., 2010, Oklahoma State University
SOUMITREE GUPTA (2014)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., 2001, Jadavpur University
M.A., 2003, Jadavpur University
Ph.D., 2013, Syracuse University
ALYSSA HAHN (2018)
Assistant Professor of Biomechanics
B.A., 2014, Carroll College
Ph.D., 2018, Montana State University
ERIC E. HALL (2013)
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology
B.A., 2002, Northwest University
M.A., 2005, Loyola Marymount University
Ph.D., 2011, Claremont Graduate University
RYAN HALLOWS (2014)
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., 2004, Central Washington University
M.A., 2006, Indiana University
Ph.D., 2013, Indiana University
ALAN D. HANSEN II (2008)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A., 1996, Boise State University
Ph.D., 2002, University at Albany
R. STEPHEN HARPER (1988)
Professor of Computer Science
B.A., 1973, Rocky Mountain College
M.S., 1988, University of Denver
PATRICIA HEISER (2012)
Associate Professor of Earth Science
B.S., 1990, University of Vermont
Ph.D., 1997, University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Natural Sciences
JOE HELBLING (2012)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., 1998, Whitworth College
M.S., 2005, Western Oregon University
Ph.D., 2012, University of Connecticut
HANNAH HEMPHILL (2020)
Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies
B.A., 2001, Taylor University
M.Litt., 2003, University of St. Andrews
M.T.S., 2005 University of Notre Dame
M.St., 2008, University of Oxford
Ph.D., 2019, University of Notre Dame
DAVID HITT (2012)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., 2005, North Carolina State University
Ph.D., 2011, University of California
D. GRANT HOKIT (1996)
Senior Research Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., 1986, Colorado State University
Ph.D., 1994, Oregon State University
NIKKI HONZEL (2015)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., 2004, Colgate University
M.A., 2005, University of Louisville
Ph.D., 2008, University of Louisville
JANET JOHNSON (2016)
Instructor of Nursing
B.A., 1998, Carroll College
JEREMY JOHNSON (2011)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., 1997, University of Pennsylvania
M.A., 2000, Villanova University
M.P.A., 2005, Villanova University
A.M., 2007, Brown University
Ph.D., 2010, Brown University
CHARLOTTE M. JONES (1993)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A., University of Montana
M.A., San Diego State University
Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin
MARY E. KEEFFE (1997)
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Engineering & Physics
B.S., 1984, University of Notre Dame
M.S., 1987, Cornell University
Ph. D., 1994, Cornell University
JULIE KESSLER (2017)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., 2012, Hartwick College
Ph.D., 2017, University of Notre Dame
MEREDITH KRUTAR (2010)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., 1999, University of Virginia-Charlottesville
M.S., 2005, Johns Hopkins University
APRN-BC, FNP, RN
DOREEN KUTUFAM (2006)
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
H.N.D., 1995, National Film and Television Institute, Accra, Ghana
M.S., 1999, Syracuse University
Ph.D., 2007, Syracuse University
PETER LARSEN (2017)
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., 1997, University of Montana
M.S., 2006, Cornell University
M.S., 2014, Stanford University
Ph.D, 2016, Stanford University
BELLE MARIE (1992)
Professor of Business
B.S., 1982, University of Montana
M.B.A., 1988, University of Montana
D.B.A., 2014, George Fox University
C.P.A., C.M.A., C.I.A., C.G.M.A, C.F.E.
THERESA A. MCHUGH (2018)
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
B.S., 2001, University of Notre Dame
M.S., 2004, Northern Arizona University
Ph.D., 2013, Northern Arizona University
JESSICA L. MCMANUS (2013)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., 2003, University of Cincinnati
M.S., 2010 Kansas State University
Ph.D., 2013, Kansas State University
ERIC MEYER (2017)
Assistant Professor of Theology
B.A., 2003, Westmont College
M.A., 2008, Regent College
Ph.D., 2014, Fordham University
SARA MOLLAMOHAMMADA (2020)
Assistant Professor of Engineering
B.S., 2009, Sharif University of Technology
M.Sc., 2015, University of Nebraska
JEFFREY B. MORRIS (1994)
Professor of English
B.A., 1985, Boise State University
M.A., 1988, Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., 1993, Pennsylvania State University
JULIA L. MULL (2011)
Associate Professor of Business
B.A, 1984, University of Louisville
M.A., 1990, University of Denver
M.B.A., 2006, Indiana University-Fort Wayne
M.S., 2013, Montana State University
JULIAN NOLEN (2018)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., 2008, Willamette University
M.S., 2011, Our Lady of the Lake University
M.S., 2013, Colorado State University
Ph.D., 2015, Colorado State University
BRENT NORTHUP (1989)
Professor of Communication Studies\Director of Forensics
B.A., 1968, Whitman College
M.A., 1976, University of Missouri-Columbia
STEFANIE OTTO-HITT (2011)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., 2001, SUNY at Stony Brook
Ph.D., 2007, SUNY at Stony Brook
KELLY PARSLEY (2012)
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
B.A., 1998, Pennsylvania State University
M.A., 1990, Pennsylvania State University
M.P.H., 2016, University of Montana
DEAN PAVLAKIS (2014)
Associate Professor of History
B.A., 1980, Harvard College
M.A., 1984, Yale University School of Management
M.A., 2000, University of Buffalo
Ph.D., 2012, University of Buffalo
LYNN L. PETERSEN (1999)
Professor of Music
B.S., 1984, Dr. Martin Luther College
M.C.M., 1986, Concordia College
Ph.D., 1989, University of Minnesota
CAROLINE PHARR (2011)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., 2003, Carroll College
Ph.D., 2008, University of Wisconsin-Madison
ANNELIESE POLLOCK RENCK (2017)
Assistant Professor of French
B.A., 2008, University of California–Santa Barbara
M.A., 2010, University of California–Santa Barbara
Ph.D., 2014, University of California–Santa Barbara
ERIK K. PRATT (1990)
Professor of Political Science
B.A., 1976, California State University-Fullerton
M.A., 1979, California State University-Fullerton
Ph.D., 1989, University of California-Riverside
JOHN RIES (2004)
Professor of Theology
B.A., 1982, Cardinal Glennon College-St. Louis
S.T.B. I & II, 1984 Universita Gregoriana-Rome, Italy
M.A., 1988, St. Louis University-St. Louis, MO
Licentitate, 1989, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven-Leuven, Belgium
S.T.L./M.A., 1993, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven-Leuven, Belgium
S.T.D/Ph.D., 2000, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven-Leuven, Belgium
ALEXIS J. RINCÓN (1995)
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., 1981, University of Utah
M.S., 1985, University of Utah
ELVIRA RONCALLI (2005)
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Laurea, 1990, Universita’ degli Studi Milano, Italy
Licenciate, 1992, Universite Catholique Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
Ph.D., 1998, Universite Catholique Louvain-La-Neuve-Belgium
JOHN ROWLEY (2013)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., 2005, University of Alaska Fairbanks
M.A., 2008, Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D., 2011, Johns Hopkins University
ANNETTE RYERSON (2011)
Associate Professor of Business
B.A., 1986, Rutgers, The State University
M.B.A., 1988, College of William and Mary
D.B.A., 2003, Nova Southeastern University
KAY A. SATRE (1992)
Professor of English
B.A., 1978, Carroll College
M.A., 1981, Boston College
Ph.D., 1998, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
GERALD SCHAFER (2014)
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
B.A., 1995, Walla Walla University
B.S., 1995, Walla Walla University
M.S., 2001, Walla Walla University
Ph.D., 2013, University of Pittsburgh
JOHN L. SCHARF (1976, 1988)
Professor of Mathematics and Engineering
B.A., 1973, Carroll College
M.S., 1975, Columbia University
Ph.D., 1990, University of Notre Dame
SHAUN SCOTT (2016)
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., 1990, University of Montana Western
M.Ed., 2004, University of Montana
Ed.D., 2008, University of Montana
ELIZABETH SHEAFOR (2014)
Instructor of Biology
B.A., 1993, University of California-Santa Cruz
M.A., 1997, University of Colorado-Boulder
BRANDON SHEAFOR (2010)
Professor of Biology
B.A., 1988, Colorado College
Ph.D., 1997, University of Colorado-Boulder
KIMBERLY SHIRE (2016)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., 1995, Seattle Pacific University
M.F.A., 2015, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
WILLIAM MARK SMILLIE (1995)
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., 1983, Thomas Aquinas College
Ph.D., 1992, University of Notre Dame
ROBERT J. STANSBERRY (2001, 2017)
Professor of Special Education
B.A., 1971 Newberry College
M.A., 1976 Ball State University
Ed.S., 1982 Georgia State University
Ed.D., 1989 University of Georgia
KEVIN C. STEWART (2010)
Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing
B.S., 1987, Bluefield State College
B.A., 1991, Concord University
M.A., 1993, Radford University
M.F.A., 1996, University of Arkansas
ALEX STREET (2014)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., 2003, University of Oxford
M.A., 2006, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., 2011, University of California, Berkeley
KYLE S. STRODE (2000)
Professor of Chemistry
B.A., 1986, Manchester College
Ph.D., 1993, Montana State University
ERIC SULLIVAN (2013)
Associate Professor of Math
B.S., 1998, Iowa State University
M.S., 2007, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Ph.D., 2013, University of Colorado Denver
MOLLY SUMRIDGE (2019)
Instructor of Anthrozoology
B.A., 2004, Drew University
M.S., 2019, Canisius College
MARIE SUTHERS (2012)
Professor of Psychology and Anthrozoology
B.S., 1978, The Ohio State University
D.V.M., 1982, The Ohio State University
ANTHONY M. SZPILKA (1993)
Professor of Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics
B.S., 1979, Princeton University
M.S., 1983, Cornell University
Ph.D., 1985, Cornell University
ANDREW THOMAS (2018)
Instructor of Accounting
B.A., 2002, University of Maine
M.A., 2004, Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., 2010, Washington State University
J.D., 2014, Gonzaga University
M.A., 2016, Gonzaga University
MARK P. THOMPSON (2016)
Assistant Professor of Miltary Science
B.A., 2007, Carroll College
NICOLE TODOROVICH (2019)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.A., 2005, Carroll College
M.N., 2011, Montana State University
THEODORE J. WENDT (2013)
Associate Professor of Math and Computer Science
B.A., 2002, Carroll College
M.S., 2006, The University of Iowa
M.C.S., 2008, The University of Iowa
Ph.D., 2008, The University of Iowa
KARMEN WILLIAMS (2016)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., 1994, University of Wyoming
M.S., 2008, Walden University