Board of Trustees
Ibraheem T. Badejo, Ph.D. (2018)
Theodore Brooks (2021)
Kathleen Thompson Brown, CSJA (2024)
Thomas Burns (2019)
Aggie Cooper (2021)
Charles Flynn (2024)
Wendy Guillies (2024)
Kenneth V. Hager (2007)
Sister Marie Joan Harris, CSJ, Ph.D. (2017)
Sister Mary Frances Johnson, CSJ, Ph.D. (2008)
Gregory M. Kratofil, Jr. (2015)
Patricia D. Lyon (2017)
S. Mary Margaret Lazio (2017)
Stuart Lindeman (2021)
Sister Shawn Madigan, CSJ, Ph.D. (2008)
Ellen S. Martin (2016)
Timothy D. O’Brien (2017)
Christine Ojile (2011)
Lisa Sackuvich (2019)
Gary D. Smith (2016)
Phillip R. Smith (2018)
Rick Weller (2007)
Executive Officers
James Burkee, Ph.D., (2022)
President. B.S., Concordia University Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Abdul Amini (2024)
Controller. B.S., M.S., Concordia College.
Curtis Burton (2023)
Vice President of Student Affairs and Chief Mission Integration Office. B.S., Lincoln University; M.Ed., The University of Toledo.
Jeffrey Chapman (2025)
Vice President of Advancement. B.S., Kansas State University.
Bryan DePoy, DM, (2024)
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. B.M., Indiana University; M.M., University of New Mexico; D.M., Florida State University.
Andy Jett, Ed.D. (2020)
Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Innovation Officer. B.A., Wichita State University; M.A., Baker University; Ed.D., Baker University.
Jody Mitchell (2022)
Chief People and Belonging Officer. B.S., Kansas State University; M.A., Avila University.
Andrew Vogel (2024)
Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs (CIPGS). M.Ed., M.L.S., Washburn University; Ph.D., Drake University.
Administrative and Professional Staff
Jonathan Gambill (2015)
Associate Vice President of Information Services Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Officer. B.S., The University of Kansas.
Margaret Herron (2023)
University Registrar. B.S., University of Central Missouri; M.A., University of Missouri.
Paige Illum (2001)
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Success. B.A.Sc., Kansas State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Kansas.
Jonathan Jackson (2024)
Executive Director of Admissions and Marketing (Main Campus). B.S., Lincoln University
Mike Pepple (2020)
Director of Student Financial Services. B.S., Avila University.
Tom Pfeifer (2021)
Library Director. B.A., University of Washington; M.L.I.S., University of Washington.
Leslie Smith (2009)
Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Religious Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies. B.A., M.A., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara.
Shawn Smith (2025)
Interim Dean of the College of Innovative, Professional and Graduate Studies. B.A., M.S., University of Central Missouri.
Shawn Summe (2019)
Director of Athletics. B.A., Elementary Education, Bethel University; M.B.A, University of Arizona.
Jeff Weinrich (2023)
Assistant Vice President of Institutional Research and Data Integrity. B.A., M.B.A, M.A., Lindenwood University.
Administrative and Professional Staff Emerita/Emeriti
Sister Olive Louise Dallavis (1952)
President Emerita. B.M., Fontbonne University; M.M., University of Illinois.
Sister Marie Joan Harris, CSJ, Ph.D. (1970)
Provost Emerita. B.A., Fontbonne University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Members of the Graduate Faculty
Wendy Acker (1992)
Assistant Professor of Business and Director of Graduate Business Programs. B.S., Kansas State University; M.B.A., Avila University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Melinda Arnett (2024)
Professor of Biology. B.A., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center.
Dana Adler (2019)
Instructor. M.S., Kansas State University.
Megan Ashcraft (2016)
Assistant Professor of Nursing. M.S.N, University Missouri.
Stanley E. Banks (1997)
Assistant Professor of English and Artist-in-Residence. B.A., M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Lindsay Beardall (2019)
Instructor/Lab Manager of Natural and Applied Science. B.S., Kansas State University; M.S., Kansas State University.
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.
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)
Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., Stetson University; Ph.D., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.
Cheryl Carlin (2021)
Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.A., Dana College; M.S.N., Walden University.
April Dixon (2023)
Instructor of Psychology. B.A., Cedarville University; M.S., Avila University.
Stephen Daggett (1993)
Professor of Biology. B.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Joab Esamwata (2024)
Instructor of Sociology. B.A., Gandhigram Rural University; M.S., Kansas State University.
Nicole Esquibel (2007)
Associate Professor of Communication and Chair of the School of Visual and Communication Arts. B.A., University of Denver; M.F.A., University of Iowa.
Daniel George (2005)
Professor of Management. B.S., University of Calcutta; Ph.D., University of Southern California.
Malcolm Gold (2013)
Associate Professor of Economics. B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris; M.S., Baylor University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Matthew Schwader-Harbor (2018)
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Director of Performance Studies. M.F.A., University of Delaware.
Erin Holt (2024)
Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. B.A., Park University; M.A., Southeast Missouri State University; M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ed.D., Delta State University.
Steve Iliff (1995)
Associate Professor School of Innovation. B.A., Upper Iowa University; M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Andy Jett (2020)
Associate Professor, Chief Growth Officer, and Dean College of Innovative Professional and Graduate Studies. B.S., Wichita State University, M.A., Ed.D., Baker University
Teresa Johnson (2014)
Instructor/ Artist in Residence and Director of Thornhill Gallery, Visual and Communication Arts. M.F.A., Kansas State University.
Jessica Kamuru (2020)
Assistant Professor of Education. B.S., Central Missouri State University-Warrensburg; M.A., UMKC; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Lida Khalafi (2019)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Islamic Azad University; M.S., Buali Sina University; Ph.D., Buali Sina University.
Tracy Koehler (2018)
Assistant Professor of Nursing. M.S.N., Mid America Nazarene University.
Abigail Lambke (2012)
Associate Professor of English. B.A., Rockhurst University; M.A., Ph.D., Saint Louis University.
Gerald Larson (2008)
Associate Professor and Director of the Kinesiology Program. B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Candace Lavery (2024)
Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., St. Luke’s College; M.S., Regis University.
Mark Long (2024)
Instructor of Computer Science. B.S., Central Missouri State; M.A., Webster University.
Jon Mandracchia (2020)
Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., Truman State University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
William (Bill) Moran (2005)
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.
Rachel Murdock (2024)
Instructor of Psychology. M.S., Missouri State University.
Jeffrey Myers (1995)
Professor of History. B.A., Western Illinois University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Sue Ellen McCalley (1993)
Professor of Education. B.S., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Michael Norwood (2018)
Instructor of Kinesiology. Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Debra Olson-Morrison (2021)
Assistant Professor of Social Work. BMMT., Evansville University; M.S., Ph.D., Utah University.
Benjamin Pascoe (2012)
Associate 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.
Bella Rainey
Instructor of Communication. B.A., M.A., Lindenwood University.
Sarah Sanford (2015)
Assistant Professor of Radiologic Science. M.S., University of Kansas.
Leslie Dorrough Smith (2009)
Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Religious Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies. B.A., M.A., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara.
Joe Snorgrass (2005)
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. B.A., The University of Kansas; M.A., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., Walden University.
Ashley Squires (2022)
Assistant Professor, Writing Center Director. B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
Regina Staves (2005)
Associate Professor of Psychology and Interim Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. B.A., University of Kansas; M.S., Avila University; Ph.D., Capella University.
Roger Thuma (2024)
Instructor of Physics. B.S., M.S., Kansas State University
Irene Unger (2024)
Instructor of Biology. B.S., Truman State University; M.S., St. Louis University; Ph.D. Forestry University of Missouri.
Jordan Wagge (2009)
Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., Northern Kentucky University; M.A., Ph.D., Miami University.
Ling Zhang (2013)
Associate Professor of Finance. B.A., Nankai University, China; M.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ph.D., Temple University.
Jennifer Arasmith (2009)
M.S., Avila University
Matt Arnet (2007)
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S., Avila University.
Barry Berglund (2007)
B.S., University of Missouri; B.A., University of Central Texas; M.S., Avila University.
April Dixon (2020)
B.A., Cedarville University; M.S., Avila University
Stella Fernandez (2022)
PsyD., Forest Institute of Professional Psychology.
Shelby Finley (2021)
M.A., Murray State University
Bryan Fox (2019)
B.A., M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia.
Shani Higgins (2016)
B.A. Spelman College; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Alfred Hoppert (2019)
M.S., Avila University.
Matthew Kane (2020)
M.S., Seton Hall University.
Jennifer Keller (2014)
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.A., Psy.D., Forest Institute of Professional Psychology.
Amanda Lappin (2021)
B.A., Creighton University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kansas
L. Kenneth (Kent) Noel, II (2016)
M.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.
Sydney Renwick (2019)
M.S., California Lutheran University.
Jessica Ross (2017)
B.A., B.S., University of Florida; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Tyler Staples (2020)
M.S., Avila University.
John Wade (2005)
B.A., University of Dallas; M.A., University of North Texas; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Addresses for Accreditation/Approval Agencies
The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500
Chicago, Illinois 60604-1411
800-621-7440 • fax 312-263-7462
Internet: info@hlcommission.org
Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)
173 Milkweed Dr.
Lake Frederick, VA 22630
Internet: https://aaqep.org/
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
202-887-6791 • fax 202-887-8476
Internet: https://www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE
Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE)
1885 Bob Johnson Dr.
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
719-632-6722 x164
Internet: https://www.nsca.com/education/casce/about-casce/
Council on Social Work Education
333 John Carlyle St., Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-683-8080 • fax 703-683-8099
Internet: https://www.cswe.org/
International Accreditation Council for Business Education
11960 Quivira Rd., Suite 300
Overland Park, KS 66213
913-631-3009 • fax 913-631-9154
Internet: https://iacbe.org/
International Coaching Federation
2365 Harrodsburg Rd., Suite A325
Lexington, KY 40504
859-219-3580 • fax 859-226-4411
Internet: https://coachingfederation.org/
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
312-704-5300 • fax 312-704-5304
Internet: https://www.jrcert.org/
Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council
595 New Loudon Road #265
Latham, New York 12110
518 764-7581
Internet: https://mpcacaccreditation.org/
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri State Board of Education
205 Jefferson
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65101-4446
573-751-4212
Internet: https://dese.mo.gov/
Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri Boulevard
Post Office Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656
573-751-0681 • fax 573-751-0075
Internet: https://www.pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
Society for Human Resource Management
1800 Duke St.
Alexandria, VA 23314
800-283-7476
Internet: https://www.shrm.org/
Address of Interest to Teacher Education Students:
Kansas Department of Education
900 SW Jackson
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-3201 • fax 785-296-7933
Internet: https://www.ksde.org/
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