Faculty Faculty

New Faculty - 2009

David Patrick Aiello, Ph.D. McMinnville – Biology		Michael Hitchman, Ph.D. McMinnville – Mathematics
	B.A. , Biology, Western Oregon State College Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham Post-Doc , Biochemistry & Genetics, University of Massachusetts Medical School Scholarly areas: science pedagogy; genetics; calcium homeostasis regulation		B.A. , Mathematics, Swarthmore College M.S. , Mathematics, University of Oregon Ph.D. , Mathematics, University of Oregon Scholarly areas: Topology, geometry, and the interplay between them in the area of cosmic topology, whose aim is to detect the shape of the universe; combinatorial group theory; math modeling
Susan Bankston, RN, MSN, FP/MHNP-BC Portland – Nursing		Michael Huntsberger, Ph.D. McMinnville – Mass Communications
	BSN, Nursing, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston MSN, Nursing, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston Board Certified Family Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Scholarly areas: Cancer-related distress; Stress reduction in substance abuse treatment		B.A. , Music Technology, Evergreen State College Ph.D. , Journalism and Communications, University of Oregon Certificate in Communication Ethics, University of Oregon Scholarly areas: Digital communication; broadcast communication; public media policy; mass communication and society; electronic media production; media ethics; media history; writing for media and multimedia.
Nicholas Buccola, Ph.D. McMinnville – Political Science		Masayuki Itomitsu, Ph.D. McMinnville – Modern Languages
	B.S. Political Science, Santa Clara University B.A., Philosophy, Santa Clara University M.A. Political Science, University of Southern California Ph.D., Political Science, University of Southern California Scholarly areas: Political theory; American Politics; Public law; the Supreme Court; Frederick Douglass		B.A., English Language and Literature, University of the Ryukyus B.S., English, Northeast Missouri State University M.A. , Japanese Language Pedagogy, The Ohio State University Ph.D. , Japanese, The Ohio State University Certificate, Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Bryn Mawr College Scholarly areas: Japanese linguistics; Language pedagogy; technology in teaching and learning; computer-based assessment of language learning outcomes
Denise Farag, JD McMinnville – Business		Melissa Jones, RN, MSN, CHPN Portland – Nursing
	B.S. , Accounting, Linfield College J.D., Law, Willamette University Certificate, Chinese Law; East Chinese Institute of Politics and Law Scholarly areas: Individual and small business tax law as well as non-profit law		BSN , Nursing, Salish Kootenai College MSN, Community Health Nursing, Oregon Health & Sciences University Scholarly areas: Minority health, poverty, diabetes in Native American & minority populations, end of life/palliative care, health care in the tribal communities
Tyler Laird-Magee McMinnville – Business		Anna Song, MM McMinnville – Music
	B.A., Communications, Marylhurst University M.A., Communications, University of Portland DBA Management (in progress), George Fox University Scholarly areas: Strategic marketing management; international marketing		B.A., Music-Composition, University of California, Los Angeles M. M. Choral Conducting, Yale University Scholarly areas: early music, with focus on vocal music of the Medieval and Renaissance
Erik Noftle, Ph.D. McMinnville – Psychology		Qian Wang, McMinnville – Modern Languages
	B.A., Psychology, Grinnell College Ph.D., Social-Personality Psychology, University of California, Davis Scholarly areas: emotion and behavior; personality consistency, stability and change; personality and predictions of life outcomes; individual differences in attachment; structure of emotions and personality traits; assessment methods and psychometrics		B.A., Chinese Language and Literature, YueYang Normal College M.A., Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Beijing Language and Culture University Scholarly areas: Integrated Chinese and Chinese Culture
Cathy Pollock-Robinson, RN, MN Portland – Nursing		Lisa Weidman, Ph.D. McMinnville – Mass Communications
	BSN, Nursing, Linfield College Good Samaritan School of Nursing MSN, Nursing, Washington State University Scholarly areas: Family-centered and culturally competent nursing care, cultural safety, and rubrics in assessment of new nurses		B.A., English-Writing, University of California, Davis M.S., Media Administration, Syracuse University Ph.D., Mass Communications, Syracuse University Scholarly areas: Environmental communication, popular communication; influences on mass media content; hegemony theory; feminist theory
Marilyn Salter, M.A. McMinnville – Education		Myriam Genest
	B.A., Education, Boise State University M.A. Education, University of Idaho Scholarly areas: social studies, language arts, talented and gifted education, drama, and special education		B.A. English language, literature & civilization, B.A. Italian language, literature & civilization, Université Francois Rabelais Tours, France M.A. (in progress) Renaissance Studies , CESR, Université Tours, France CAPES d’Anglais – certified teacher of English as a foreign language Scholarly interests: Early modern English drama, multidisciplinary approach of the Renaissance period
Andreas Schwab
	B.A. English language and literature, B.A. Sports and Exercise Science, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck M.A. (in progress) in English and Physical Education, as well as the teaching certificate Scholarly interests: Postcolonial Literature, Applied Linguistics (Language Learning; Regional and global varieties of English); Social Education through Sport;