WELCOME TO OUR 2007-2008 NEW FACULTY
School of Social Sciences
Dr. Ian Feinhandler, Geography
Ph.D. 2006 University of Colorado, Boulder; M.A. 2003 University of Colorado,
Boulder; M.A. 1995 Religious Studies University of Colorado, Boulder; B.A.
1988 Trinity College
Formerly Instructor, University of Colorado, Boulder
Dr. Amy Kittelstrom, History
Ph.D. 2004, M.A. 1998, Boston University; B.A. 1994, Rice University
Formerly Lecturer, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Dr. Joshua Meisel, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Ph.D. 2001, University of Colorado at Boulder; BA, 1991, University of California,
Santa Cruz.
Formerly Lecturer, Humboldt State University
School of Business and Economics
Dr. Florence Bouvet, Economics
Ph.D. 2006, M.A. Economics 2002, UC Davis; M.A. Public Affairs 2001, B.A.
2000, Institut D'Etudes Politiques, Paris, France;
Formerly an Assistant Professor, Lewis and Clark College
Mr. David Horowitz, Business Administration (Mkt)
MBA 2003, San Diego State University; BS 2000, Stanford University
Formerly Teaching Assistant, Florida State University
Dr. Chong-Uk Kim, Economics
Ph.D. 2007, University of Oregon; M.A. 2004, University of Oregon; M.B.A.
1995, B.A. 1993, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea
Formerly Instructor, University of Oregon
Dr. John C. Urbanski, Business Administration (Mgmt)
Ph.D. 2000, University of So. Carolina; MBA 1983 Hofstra University, Hempstead,
NY; BA 1979 College Misericordia, Dallas, PA
Formerly an Assistant Prof, Western Carolina University
School of Science and Technology
Dr. Jeremy Qualls, Physics
Ph.D. 1999, M.S. 1997 Florida State University; B.S. 1994 East Tennessee
State University
Formerly an Assistant Professor, University of Texas-Pan American, Texas
Dr. Deborah Roberts, Nursing
Ph.D Educational Management 2002, University of LaVerne; M.S. 1991 CSU Chico;
B.S. 1980 CSU Chico
Formerly an Assistant Professor, Humboldt State University
Dr. Shailendhar (Shally) Saraf, Engineering Science
Ph.D. 2005, Stanford; MS 1983, University of Hawaii; B.Tech 1981, Indian
Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
Formerly an Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Dr. Scott Severson, Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D. 2000, S.M. 1992 University of Chicago; B.Sc. 1990 University of Wisconsin,
Madison
Formerly an Associate Research Astronomer, UCO/Lick Observatory, UC Santa
Cruz
Dr. Michael Smith, Geology
Ph.D. 2007, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MS 2002, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
BA 1999, Carleton College
Formerly Adjunct Professor, University of Montana, Missoula
School of Education
Dr. Chiara Bacigalupa, Literacy Studies and Elementary Education
(LSEE) (ECE)
Ph.D. 2005 University of Minnesota; M.A. 1991 CSU Northridge; P.A. 1987 UC
Santa Cruz
Formerly an Assistant Professor, University of Utah
School of Arts and Humanities
Mr. Edward J. Beebout, Department of Communication Studies (COMS)
M.S. 1983, Iowa State University, IA; B.A. 1981, Humboldt State University
Formerly Lecturer, SSU
Dr. Brantley Bryant, English
Ph.D. 2007 Columbia University; M.Phil 2004, M.A. 2000, Columbia University,
NY; B.A. Swarthmore College
Formerly Graduate Writing Fellow, Columbia University, NY
Dr. Ajay Gehlawat, Hutchins
Ph.D. 2007 City University of New York; M.A. 2000, New York University; B.A.
1998, UC Berkeley
Formerly Lecturer, John Jay College, New York
Mr. Daniel Melero Malpica, Chicano and Latino Studies (CALS)
M.A. 1992 UCLA; B.A. 1990 Whittier College
Formerly Visiting Professor, Pitzer College
Dr. John Palmer, Music
Ph.D. 1996, M.A. 1991 UC Davis
Formerly Lecturer, University of San Francisco
Dr. Jennifer Roberson, Art
Ph.D., 2004, M.A. 1998, University of Minnesota; B.A. 1993 Bowdoin College
Formerly an Assistant Professor, Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Library
Ms. Sheila Lyn Cunningham, Library
MLIS 2003, San Jose State; BA 1993 San Francisco State
Formerly Instruction & Reference Librarian, UC Davis
Promotions and Tenure Track Appointments
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