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
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
RECEP BIRGUL (2022)
Professor of Civil Engineering
B.S., 1988, Gazi University, College of Technical Education, Ankara, Turkey
M.S., 1996, Wayne State University
Ph.D., 2001. Wayne State University
SHAYE P. BODINE (2022)
Assistant Professor of Engineering
B.S., 2015, University of Colorado Boulder
M.S., 2017, University of Colorado Boulder
Ph.D., 2020, University of Colorado Boulder
APRIL BOITANO (2022)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., 1999, California State University Sacramento
M.S., 2011, University of Cincinnati
Ph.D., 2020, Frontier Nursing University
MARIA BROSNAN (2006)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., 1990, Loyola University of Chicago
M.S., 1999, Rush University of Chicago
ERIN BUTTS (2021)
Assistant Professor of Masters of Social Work
B.A., 2003, Carroll College
M.S.W., 2010, University of Montana
CHRISSIE CARPENTER (2020)
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
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
REBECCA COATES (2021)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., 2008, Carroll College
Ph.D., 2017, University of Salt Lake
JULIE CROHAS (2022)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
M.A., 2008, Université Blaise Pascal, France
Ph.D., 2017, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
Université Clermont-Auvergne, France
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)
Associate 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
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
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
MEAGAN HOGUE (2022)
Instructor of Nursing
B.S., 2020, Montana State University
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
MEREDITH KRUTAR (2010)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., 1999, University of Virginia-Charlottesville
M.S., 2005, Johns Hopkins University
APRN-BC, FNP, RN
MELISSA KUKULSKI (2021)
Assistant Professor of Accelerated Nursing
B.A., 2007, Arizona State University
M.S., 2016, University of Phoenix
DOREEN KUTUFAM (2006)
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
CHRISTOPHER LUSTGRAAF (2021)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., 2013, Montana State University
M.A., 2015, University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D., 2017, University of Southern Mississippi
SILVIA MADRID (2021)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., 1999, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
M.S., 2002, University of Arizona
Ph.D., 2010, University of Arizona
Ph.D., 2021, Washington State University
STEPHANIE MANSKA (2022)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Southern Illinois University
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
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.
ERIC MEYER (2017)
Associate Professor of Theology
B.A., 2003, Westmont College
M.A., 2008, Regent College
Ph.D., 2014, Fordham University
MOLLY MOLLOY (2021)
Associate Professor of Masters Social Work
B.A., 1998, University of Montana
M.A., 2008, University of Montana
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
ABD, 2018, Kansas State University
CFP(R)
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
JEAN OLLIS (2022)
Associate Professor of Social Work
B.S., 1992, Ohio State University
M.S., 2009, Ohio State University
DMIN., 2020, George Fox University
KELLY PARSLEY (2012)
Associate 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
JAMES PETROVICH (2021)
Professor of Masters of Social Work
B.S., 2000, Mississippi College
M.S.W., 2003, New York University
Ph.D., 2009, University of Texas at Arlington
CAROLINE PHARR (2011)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., 2003, Carroll College
Ph.D., 2008, University of Wisconsin-Madison
KATHERINE PIEPER (2021)
Instructor of Nursing
B.S., 2019, Washington State University
SERGIO RESTREPO-MESA (2022)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., 1997, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
Ph.D., 2022, The Catholic University of America
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)
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
SFC MATTHEW SONSTENG (2020)
Assistant Professor of Military Science
B.A. 2009, Montana State University
ROBERT J. STANSBERRY (2001, 2017)
Professor of 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)
Assistant Professor 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
LAUREN SWANT (2021)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., 2008, University of Pittsburgh
M.S., 2013, Indiana 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
REBECCA TERRY (2022)
Assistant Professor of Math
M.S., 2016, University of Utah
Ph.D., 2021, University of Utah
ANDREW THOMAS (2018)
Instructor of Masters of Accountancy Program
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
KAYTE THOMAS (2021)
Assistant Professor of Masters of Social Work
B.S.W., 2012, Meredith College
M.S.W., 2013, North Caroline State University
Ph.D., 2021, Baylor 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
CPT JEFFERY WHITNEY (2021)
Assistant Professor of Military Science
B.S., 2013, Grantham University
NATHAN WILLIAMS (2021)
Assistant Professor in Computer Science
B.S., 1994, Montana State University