Administration & Graduate Faculty

Ronald A. Slepitza, Ph.D. , CSJ (2006)

President. B.A., St. Vincent’s College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Sue Willcox, Ph.D. (1999)

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. B.A. Avila University; M.A. University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D. University of Kansas

Angie Heer (2011)

Vice President for Advancement and External Relations. B.S.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Brandon Johnson, Ph.D. (2010)

Vice President for Enrollment Management and Athletics. B.A., Buena Vista; M.Ed. University of St. Mary.

Paul Toler, CGFM (2015)

Vice President of Finance. B.S.B.A., Finance and Banking, B.S.B.A., Real Estate, M.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Dave Armstrong (2002)

Director of Mission Effectiveness and Campus Ministries. B.A., Benedictine College; M.P.S., Loyola University.

Jason F. Baldwin (2001)

Director of Student Life. B.F.A., M.S., Emporia State University.

Bethany Bauer (2007)

Senior Director of Admissions. B.A., College of Saint Benedict; M.S., Avila University.

Crystal M. Bruntz (2011)

Director of Financial Aid. B.B.A., M.S., Fort Hays State University

Kari Clevenger (1999)

Associate Dean, School of Professional Studies. B.A., M.S., Avila University.

David Deitch (2004)

Coordinator of Information Management. B.S., University of Florida; M.A., Kansas State University.

Michelle Driscoll (2014)

Registrar and Director of Registration and Student Records. B.A., Hannibal-LaGrange University; M.A., Olivet Nazarene University.

David Gebauer (1973)

Director of Maintenance, Residence Life.

Philip Gebauer (2017)

Enrollment and Retention Manager, Graduate Psychology. B.A., M.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University.

Darby Gough (2007)

Assistant Vice President of Student Development and Success. B.A., Western Washington University; M.A.,Virginia Technical University.

Bruce Inwards (1989)

Director of International Student Services. B.A., Bethel College; M.A.Ed., Oral Roberts University.

Deanna Johnson (2015)

Senior Director of Development - Alumni and Annual Fund. B.S.B.A., Rockhurst University; M.S., DePaul University

Stacy Keith (2012)

Director of Graduate Education. B.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.E., Graceland University; Ed.D., St. Louis University.

Jamie McConnell (2012)

Director of Graduate and Advantage Admission. B.A., The University of Kansas; M.A., Wheaton College.

Anna McDonald (2011)

TRIO Project Director., B.A. Midland University; M.A., Creighton University.

Janet McManus (2005)

Director of Human Resources. B.G.S., University of Kansas; M.S., Baker University.

Alicia Murillo (1998)

Assessment Coordinator and Certification Officer. School of Education. B.A., M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Chris Neher (2015)

Deanna Nelson (2012)

Senior Director of Development - Major Gifts. B.A., University of Memphis; M.P.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Darren Roubinek

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications. B.S., University of Kansas.

Joseph Sjuts (2003)

Controller. B.S., Midland Lutheran College; M.B.A., Bellevue University.

Mike Stuckey (2012)

Director of Campus Services.

Wendy Acker (1992)

Assistant Professor of Business and Interim Dean of the School of Business. B.S., Kansas State University; M.B.A., Avila University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Megan Ashcraft (2016)

Instructor. B.S.N., University of Kansas.

Marci Aylward (2000)

Associate Professor of Art + Design. B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.F.A., Parsons School of Design.

Stanley E. Banks (1997)

Assistant Professor of English and Artist-in-Residence, B.A., M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Grant Beck (2008)

Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S.B.A., Rockhurst University; M.A.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Martha Blackman (1998)

Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Kansas.

Lonna Boen (1994)

Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., South Dakota State University; M.S.N., University of Nebraska, Medical Center.

Rhonda Brown (2006)

Assistant Professor of Nursing, B.S.N., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Jessica Brunsman (2013)

Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.A., Arizona State University; B.S.N., Saint Luke’s College of Nursing; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Amity Bryson (1999)

Professor of Vocal Music and Chair of Music. B.S., M.M., University of Missouri-Columbia; D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Amy Bucher (2003)

Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of California-Irvine; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Brian Buckler (1996)

Professor of Business and Director of Undergraduate Business Development. B.S., M.B.A., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Texas.

Katherine Burgess (2014)

Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., Stetson University; Ph.D., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

Brian Ciolek (2014)

Instructor of Kinesiology and Director of the Avila Athletic Strength and Conditioning Program. B.S., University of Central Missouri; M.S., California University of Pennsylvania.

Natalie Cobb (2013)

Assistant Professor of Education and Director of Clinical and Field-Based Experiences. B.S.E., M.S.E., Ed.D., University of Kansas.

Carol K. Coburn (1989)

Professor of Religion and History. B.S., M.A., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Stephen Daggett (1993)

Professor of Biology. B.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Wendy Donnell (2010)

Assistant Professor of Education. B.S., University of Kansas; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Nicole Esquibel (2007)

Assistant Professor of Communication and Dean of the School of Visual and Communication Arts. B.A., University of Denver; M.F.A., University of Iowa.

Greg Fitch (1997)

Professor of Biology. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University.

Tyrun Flaherty (2012)

Instructor of Biology and Science Laboratory Manager. M.A., Pittsburg State University; M.S., University of Kansas.

Lynn Gallagher (2008)

Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Bowling Green State University; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Karen Garber-Miller (1995)

Professor of Education and Dean of the School of Education. B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University; M.A., Southern Nazarene University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Karin Gastreich (2007)

Associate Professor of Biology and Chair of Biology. B.A., Rice University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

Leah Gensheimer (2013)

Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., University of New Haven; M.A., Adelphi University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Malcolm Gold (2013)

Assistant Professor of Economics. B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris; M.S., Baylor University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Charlene Gould (1995)

Professor of Theatre and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. B.S., Kansas State University; M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Nilufer Guler (2015)

Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., Middle East Technical University; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

Dotty Hamilton (1992)

Professor of Communication. B.A., University of Missouri; M.S., Webster University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Nicolas Haverhals (2011)

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Chair of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., The University of Montana.

Ashlyn Hull (2009)

Assistant Professor of Radiologic Science and Chair of the Radiologic Science Department. B.S.R.T., Avila University; M.S.Ed., Kansas State University.

Steve Iliff (1995)

Associate Professor and Director of Faculty and Curriculum for the School of Professional Studies. B.A., Upper Iowa University; M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Jim Johnson (2005)

Associate Professor of Physics. B.S.,Wichita State University; Ph.D. University of Iowa.

Stacy Keith (2012)

Assistant Professor of Education and Director of Graduate Education. B.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.E., Graceland University; Ed.D., St. Louis University.

Deborah King (2013)

Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Saint Luke’s College; M.S., Baker University; M.S.N., Webster University.

Patrick Kopp (1986)

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Chair of Computer Science. B.S., M.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.S., Avila University.

Michalis Koutsoupides (2016)

Artist-in-Residence in the Department of Music. B.S., M.A., University of Kansas; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin.

Abigail Lambke (2012)

Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Rockhurst University; M.A., Ph.D., Saint Louis University.

Gerald Larson (2008)

Associate Professor and Chair of the Kinesiology Program. B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Kristi Littleton (1995)

Assistant Professor of Radiologic Science. B.S.R.T., Avila University; M.S.Ed., Kansas State University.

Sue Ellen McCalley (1993)

Professor of Education. B.S., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Teresa D. McClain (2001)

Lecturer in Psychology. B.A., Saint Mary College; M.S., Avila University.

Amy Milakovic (2009)

Associate Professor of English and Chair of the English Department. B.B.A., Texas Wesleyan University; M.H., University of Dallas; Ph.D., Texas Christian University.

Kelly Minerva (2015)

Assistant Professor of English. B.A., The University of Scranton; M.A., University at Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Toronto.

William (Bill) Moran (2005)

Visiting Instructor of Computer Science and Software Engineering. B.S., University of Warwick; M.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Hadas Moshonov-Cohavi (2017)

Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.A., University of Haifa (Israel); Ph.D., University of Toronto.

Jeffrey Myers (1995)

Professor of History and Chair of the History Department. B.A., Western Illinois University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Heather Noble (2016)

Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of Counseling Psychology.  B.A., Baker University; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas.

Francis Xavier Roque Origanti (2011)

Associate Professor of Social Work and Chair of the Social Work Department. B.A., M.S.W., Loyola College; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America.

Ken Parsons (2008)

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Global Studies and Social Justice. B.A., Taylor University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Benjamin Pascoe (2012)

Assistant Professor of Communication. B.F.A., Texas State University; M.F.A., Ohio University.

Marcia Smith Pasqualini (2006)

Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Psychology Department. B.S., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Bradley Poos (2014)

Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Rockhurst University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Kristopher Proctor (2012)

Assistant Professor of Criminology and Chair of the Department of Law and Justice. B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Riverside.

Aruna Rao (2016)

Assistant Professor in Computer Science. B.A., Bombay University; M.S., M.I.S., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center.

Janet Reagor (2002)

Associate Professor of Nursing and Interim Dean of the School of Nursing. B.S.N., Illinois Wesleyan; M.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Joseph Roberts (2015)

Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Wayne State University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Jamie Runions (2016)

Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Dominick Scalise (2014)

Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., M.A., Truman State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Leslie Dorrough Smith (2009)

Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies. B.A., M.A., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara.

J. Anthony Snorgrass (2005)

Professor of Communication. B.A., University of Kansas; M.P.A., Ohio State University; Ph.D., Walden University.

Regina Staves (2005)

Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A. University of Kansas; M.S., Avila University; Ph.D., Capella University.

C. Larry Garrison Sullivan (1973)

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Dean of the School of Science and Health. B.S., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.

Bruce Voegele (2005)

Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., Union College; M.A., Webster University.

Jordan Wagge (2009)

Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., Northern Kentucky University; M.A., Ph.D., Miami University.

Kelly Watson (2012)

Assistant Professor of History. B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.

Lindee Petersen Wilson (2002)

Assistant Professor and Field Director for the Social Work Program. B.S.W., B.A., M.S.W., University of Iowa.

Eric Winter (2009)

Associate Professor of Art + Design and Chair of Art + Design. B.F.A., M.F.A., Kansas State University.

Richard Woodall (1994)

Professor of Business and Dean of the School of Business. B.A., University of South Florida; M.A., University of Iowa; D.A., Illinois State University.

Angela Yanez (2015)

Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., Rockhurst University; M.S., University of Central Missouri.

Ling Zhang (2013)

Assistant Professor of Finance. B.A., Nankai University, China; M.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ph.D., Temple University.