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2016-2017 APU Catalog 
    
2016-2017 APU Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

University Directory



Administration

President – Dr. Don Bantz
Provost - Dr. Tracy Stewart
Chief Finance Officer - Deborah Johnston
Dean of Research & Sponsored Programs - Dr. Leslie Cornick
Dean of Curriculum & Instruction - Dr. Esther Beth Sullivan
Dean of Students - Ben Hahn

Registrar – Michelle Wheeler
Director of Financial Services – Scott Graves
Director of Admissions - Kate Miller

Director of Information Technology – David Wilga
Facilities/Property Manager – Kathy Mincks

Faculty

REGINA A. BOISCLAIR, Professor of Religious Studies; Cardinal Newman Chair of Catholic Theology; B.A., Anna Maria College; M.S., Simmons College; M.Div., S.T.M., Yale University; M.A., Providence College; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.

MALASRI CHAUDHERY-MALGERI, Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Wayne State University; Ph.D., Wayne State University.

STEPHAN COLT, Professor of Economics; B.A., William College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

BEVERLY DENNIS, Associate Professor of Business Administration and Management; B.A., Alaska Pacific University; M.B.A., Alaska Pacific University.

ROMAN J. DIAL, Professor of Biology and Mathematics; B.S., M.S., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Ph.D., Stanford University (on sabbatical leave 2016-2017).

KRISTIN ENGLISH, Instructor of Business Administration; B.S., University of Arizona; M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles.

MEI MEI EVANS, Professor of English; B.A., Hampshire College; M.F.A., Vermont College; Ph.D., University of Washington.

JASON GECK, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science; B.A., California State University, Sacramento; M.S., Alaska Pacific University.

RENEE GEORG, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology; B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Alaska Pacific University.

BRAD HARRIS, Associate Professor of Marine Biology; B.S. Texas A&M; M.S., Ph.D.,  University of Massachusetts.

KY HOLLAND, Assistant Professor of Business Administration Management; B.S., Oregon State University; M.B.A., University of Phoenix.

CAROL HOWARTH, Associate Professor of Finance; MBA Director; B.A., Whitman College; M.B.A., University of Chicago.

LAURA HUDSON, Instructor of Business Administration; B.A., Georgia State University; B.S., Texas A & M University; M.B.A., Alaska Pacific University.

VICTORIA HYKES STEERE, Assistant Professor of Alaska Native Studies; B.A., Colby College; J.D., University of Iowa; LL.M., University of Washington.

MICHAEL KAPLAN, Associate Professor of Outdoor Studies; B.A., Reed College; M.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage; Ph.D., University of Washington.

AMANDA L. KING, Associate Professor of Geology and Earth Sciences; MSES Director; B.S., California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Stanford University.

KIM S. KJAERSGAARD, Professor of Psychology; B.A., M.S., University of Alaska Anchorage; Ph.D., University of Chicago.

ROBERT A. LANE, Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage; M.S., University of LaVerne; Ph.D., The Union Institute.

EEVA LATOSUO, Associate Professor of Outdoor Studies; B.S., Western Washington University; M.S., University of Helsinki.

CAROLE LUND, Professor of Business Administration; B.A., Alaska Pacific University; M.Ed., University of Alaska, Anchorage; Ed.D., National Louis University.

PAMELA A. MASLYK, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; B.A., Slippery Rock University; M.S. University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

KAREN A. McCAIN, Assistant Professor of Education;  MAP Director; B.S., Towson University; M.A.T., Alaska Pacific University.

EBONY McCLAIN, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology; B.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage; M.S. University of Southern New Hampshire; Ph.D., Capella University.

GINA MILLER, Assistant Professor of Writing; B.A., Washburn University; M.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage.

NORA MILLER, Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., Hamilton College; M.S.C.P, Alaska Pacific University (on sabbatical leave 2016-2017).

RACHAEL MILLER, Assistant Professor of Business; B.A., Kent State University; M.B.A., Colorado State University.

STEPHANIE MORGAN, Assistant Professor of Psychology; PsyD and MSCP Director; B.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage; M.S., Portland State University; Ph.D., Saybrook University.

DAVID ONOFRYCHUK, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Composition; B.A. University of St. Thomas; M.F.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage (on sabbatical leave fall 2016).

ROSANNE PAGANO, Assistant Professor of Writing; B.A. in English, Albertus Magnus College; M.J., University of California, Berkeley; MAPP, University of Pennsylvania.

RAY PASTORINO, Associate Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Iowa; M.S., John F. Kennedy University; J.D., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Saybrook University.

TIMOTHY M. RAWSON, Professor of History; B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

ERIC REDDING, Associate Professor of Music; B.S., University of Mary; M.M., Central Washington University.

STEVEN RUBINSTEIN, Assistant Professor of Outdoor Studies; MSOEE Director; B.S., Guilford College; M.S., Minnesota State University.

DAVID SCHEEL, Professor of Marine Biology; B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

YASO G. THIRU, Professor of Accounting and Management; Chartered Global Management Accountant; Certified Management Accountant; Master of Accountancy, Bowling Green State University; Ed.D., Fielding Graduate Institute.

STANLEY CARL TOBIN, Associate Professor of Environmental Science; B.S., M.S., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Ph.D., Northern Arizona University.

PAUL F. TWARDOCK, Professor of Outdoor Studies; B.S., Western Illinois College; M.B.A., Alaska Pacific University.

JENNIFER P. WITTER, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science; B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

NATHAN WOLF, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science; B.S., University of St. Andrews; M.S., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

FACULTY EMERITI

MARILYN R. BARRY, Professor of English, 2011

RAGHBIR S. BASI, Professor of Management, 1999

JIM BROWN, Professor Environmental Science, 2010

DIANA CALDWELL, Associate Professor of Education, 2005

ROBERT D. CRAIG, Professor of Social Sciences, 1998

ELLEN COLE, Professor Counseling Psychology, 2010

JANE L. EVANSON, Professor of Education, 1995

CHARLES B. FAHL, Professor of Environmental Science, 2003

MARK FALLER, Professor of Philosophy; 2016

CHARLES C. FRISBEE, Professor of Education, 1968

ORCUTT W. (JACK) FROST, Professor of Humanities, 1991

JIM MAHAFFEY, Associate Professor, 1992

LUZ RIVAS McDADE, Assistant Professor of Human Services, 1996

DAVID F. McGIVERN, Associate Professor of Outdoor Studies, 2014

LORETTA M. MILLER, Professor of Education, 1968

THEODORE MUNSCH, Professor of Education, 2010

RUSTY MYERS, Professor of Environmental Science, 2015

JANET L. PRANGE, Professor of Education, 1993

EDITH M. TAYLOR, Instructor of Management, 1998

ROBERT T. WILKINSON, Professor of Humanities, 2012

JOHN PRICE WOODS, Professor of Physics and Mathematics, 1976

STAFF EMERITA

JEANETTE BROOKS, Registrar Emerita, 2006

2016-2017 Board of Trustees

Officers

Harry McDonald, Chair
Trigg Davis, Vice Chair
Andrew Eker, Secretary
Father Steven Moore, Treasurer
 

Hugh Ashlock Carl Brady, Jr. Roger Chan
Trigg Davis Andrew Eker John Eng
Katherine Gottlieb Wes Heinold Pat Heller
Chris Hodel Karen Hunt Donald Keil, Jr.
Sue Linford Neil Loader Harry McDonald
Patti McGuire Bonnie Mehner Jason Metrokin
Father Steven Moore Edward Rasmuson John Niles Wanamaker
Eric Wohlforth    

Trustees Emeriti

Robert Atwood Eunice Beene* Mary Bettis
Larry Carr* Larry S. Cash Charlie Fahl
Frederick Hood Jr., M.D. V. Louise Kellogg* Arthur Kelly
Frances Mlakar John K. Overbey Robert Pease
Leah Peterson * Raymond Peterson John Seawell
Barbara Dadd Shaffer Governor William Sheffield Jan Sieberts
Gordon Wear Reverend A.C. Wischmeier* John Woods, MD

Honorary Trustees

Robert Atwood* Larry Carr* Joe Hays
Harusuka Imamura James Kross  

APU Foundation 2016-2017 Board of Directors Officers

Chris Swalling, Chair
Jan Sieberts, Vice Chair, Treasurer
Jeff Leonard, Secretary

Members:
Don Bantz
Harry McDonald
Jason Metrokin
Father Steven Moore
Eric Wohlforth


* Deceased