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Christina Buchanan

Christina Buchanan

Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
B.A., Mt. Holyoke College; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University.
Email: chbuchanan@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2027
Office Location: Wright Gym 234
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/cbuchanan/
Robert A. Cohen

Robert A. Cohen

Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Humboldt State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado.
Email: rcohen@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2111
Office Location: Hurst Hall 210
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/rcohen/
Scott I. Cohn

Scott I. Cohn

Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Lafayette College; M.A., Ph.D., American University.
Email: scohn@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3022
Office Location: Kelley Hall 212
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/scohn
Daniel M. Cress

Daniel M. Cress

Professor of Sociology
B.S., Augsburg College: M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.
Email: dcress@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3007
Office Location: Kelley Hall 221
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/dcress
Matthew Ebbott

Matthew Ebbott

Senior Lecturer in Recreation & Outdoor Education and Environmental Studies
B.A., John Carroll University; M.S., Western Illinois University
Email: mebbott@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2115
Office Location: Wright Gym 222
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/mebbott/
Christopher Greene

Christopher Greene

Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.S., University of Wyoming; J.D., University of Colorado School of Law.
Email: cgreene@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2300
Office Location: Borick Business Building 222
Heidi Keck

Heidi Keck

Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Bemidji State University; M.S., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of Montana.
Email: hkeck@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3167
Office Location: Hurst Hall 216
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/hkeck
Kathleen M. Kinkema

Kathleen M. Kinkema

Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
B.A., Grand Valley State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
Email: kkinkema@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-7133
Office Location: Wright Gym 226
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/kkinkema/
Alina M. Luna

Alina M. Luna

Chair, Department of Communication Arts, Languages, and Literature. Associate Professor of English
B.A., Russell Sage College; Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany.
Email: aluna@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2456
Office Location: Taylor Hall 216A
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/aluna/
Anthony Miccoli

Anthony Miccoli

Assistant Professor of Communication and Philosophy
B.A., Pace University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany.
Email: amiccoli@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3004
Office Location: Taylor Hall 208E
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/amiccoli/
Teresa Milbrodt

Teresa Milbrodt

Assistant Professor of English, Certificate Program Director
B.A., M.F.A., M.A., Bowling Green State University.
Email: tmilbrodt@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2436
Office Location: Taylor Hall 212D
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/tmilbrodt
Jason E. Mullins

Jason E. Mullins

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of Montana.
Email: jmullins@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3152
Office Location: Hurst Hall 204
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/jmullins/
Jeremy A. Muskat

Jeremy A. Muskat

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Western State College of Colorado; M.A., University of Vermont; Ph.D., Colorado State University.
Email: jmuskat@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3150
Office Location: Hurst Hall 112
Monica Newman

Monica Newman

Chair, Business, Accounting and Economics Department. Professor of Accounting
B.A., Western Washington University; M.T., Baylor University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin; C.P.A., Texas license.
Email: mnewman@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2183
Office Location: Borick Building 251
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/mnewman/
William L. Niemi

William L. Niemi

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Politics and Government
B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz; M.A., University of California-Santa Barbara; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles.
Email: wniemi@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3045
Office Location: Taylor Hall 322D
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/wniemi
Dale Orth

Dale Orth

Chair, Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences and Professor of Chemistry
B. A., Colorado College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Email: dorth@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3437
Office Location: Hurst Hall 128A
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/dorth/
Cassandra L. Osborne

Cassandra L. Osborne

Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Allegheny College; Ph.D., Dartmouth College.
Email: cosborne@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3181
Office Location: Hurst Hall 238A
Ashwin J. Patel

Ashwin J. Patel

Associate Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
B.A., University of Guelph; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Email: apatel@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2241
Office Location: Wright Gym 228
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/apatel/
David J. Plante

David J. Plante

Professor of Economics
B.A., Boston University; Ph.D., University of Utah.
Email: dplante@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2207
Office Location: Borick Business Building 244
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/dplante/
Anne W. Ryter

Anne W. Ryter

Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Beloit College; Ph.D., University of Colorado.
Email: aryter@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-7098
Office Location: Hurst Hall 208
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/aryter/
Terence S. Schliesman

Terence S. Schliesman

Professor of Communications
B.A., Central Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University.
Email: tschliesman@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2036
Office Location: Taylor Hall 222A
Jeff Sellen

Jeff Sellen

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies; Director of the Colorado Water Workshop
B.A., Wartburg College; M.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha; Ph.D., Washington State University.
Email: jsellen@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3162
Office Location: Kelley Hall 104
Lynn L. Sikkink

Lynn L. Sikkink

Professor of Anthropology
B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Email: lsikkink@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2062
Office Location: Hurst Hall 16D
Maria Boikova Struble

Maria Boikova Struble

Assistant Professor of Politics and Government
B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Lancaster University.
Email: mstruble@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3024
Office Location: Kelley Hall 204
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/mstruble/
Heather Thiessen-Reily

Heather Thiessen-Reily

Professor of History; Director of the Honors Program
B.A., University of Saskatchewan; M.A., Flinders University of South Australia; Ph.D., Tulane University.
Email: hthiessen@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-7128
Office Location: Kelley Hall 225
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/hthiessen/
Michael Vieregge

Michael Vieregge

Professor of Business Administration
M.A., M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
Email: mvieregge@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2566
Office Location: Borick Business Building 241
John M. Wacker

John M. Wacker

Chair, Department of Music; Associate Professor of Music
M.M., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; J.D., University of Wyoming; B.M.E., University of Northern Colorado; D.M.A., University of North Texas.
Email: jwacker@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2169
Office Location: Quigley Hall 101A/201
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/jwacker/
James M. Woytek

James M. Woytek

Assistant Professor of Techer Education
B.A., Mesa State College; M.A., Villanova University.
Email: jwoytek@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-7023
Office Location: Crawford Hall 102
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/james-woytek/