Columbia College - Day Campus

Full-Time Faculty At Columbia Campus

Anthony M. Alioto, Professor of History B.S., University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh; M.A., PhD., Ohio University

Ken Akers, Visiting Instructor of Business Administration B.S., Radford University; M.S., Radford University

Christopher Babayco, Assistant Professor of Chemistry B.A., Willamette University; Ph.D., University of California-Davis

Bo Bedilion, Assistant Professor of Art B.A., California University of Pennsylvania; M.F.A., Kansas State University

Linda Bradley, Visiting Instructor of Education B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University

Danny C. Campbell, Associate Professor of English B.A., William Jewell College; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Joseph J. Carrier, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia; Certification in Law Enforcement

Linda S. Claycomb, Instructor of Nursing, Nursing Program Director B.S., M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia

Tonia Compton, Assistant Professor of History B.A., Columbia College; M.A., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Amy Darnell, Associate Professor of Speech Communication B.A., Morehead State University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Johanna Denzin, Assistant Professor of English B.A., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Medieval Studies, Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois

Yngve Digernes, Associate Professor of Sociology A.A., Bergen University, Norway; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Linda “Kay” Dingler, Instructor of Nursing B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Central Arkansas

Julie Estabrooks, Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., New Mexico State University

Faye Fairchild, Instructor of Nursing B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia

Kenneth R. Felts, II, Assistant Professor of Mathematics B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Kelley Frink, Instructor of Business Administration B.S., M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Lisa Ford-Brown, Associate Professor of Speech Communication B.S., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Joyce Gentry, Assistant Professor of Nursing B.S.N., Truman State University; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Paul Hanna, Assistant Professor of Education B.S., Alfred University; M.A., Lincoln University; Ph.D., North Central University

Cheryl Hardy, Professor of Psychology B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Gretchen Hendrickson, Instructor of Psychology B.A., Earlham College; M.A., Ball State University; M.A., University of Missouri - Columbia

Graham E. Higgs, Professor of Education and Psychology B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Christina Ingoglia, Assistant Professor of English, Humanities B.S., Cornell University; M.F.A., University of Wyoming

Timothy Ireland, Associate Professor of Business B.A., Kansas State University; B.B.A., Washburn University; M.A., University of Iowa; M.B.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Emory University

Alan J. James, Assistant Professor of Chemistry B.S., Truman State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Melanie Johnson-Moxley, Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Humanities Department B.A., Hendrix College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

David S. Karr, Assistant Professor of History B.A., M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Brian L. Kessel, Associate Professor of Political Science B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa

Angela Kinworthy, Assistant Professor of Business Administration B.S., M.B.A., Lincoln University

Barry R. Langford, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice B.A., M.S., J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Nataliya Latushkina, Associate Professor of Mathematics M.S., Ph.D., Odessa University

Naomi Lear, Associate Professor of Art B.MUS, B.A., Eastern Illinois University; M.F.A., Wichita State University

Yihsiang Liow, Associate Professor of Computer Science B.S., National University of Singapore; M.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Brad D. Lookingbill, Professor of History B.A., Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toledo

Michael Lyman, Professor of Criminal Justice B.S., M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Aurelien Mauxion, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology B.A., M.A., University Rennes 2; Ph.D., Northwestern University

Christopher J. Mazurek, Associate Professor of Psychology B.S., University of Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Scott McMahon, Assistant Professor of Art B.F.A., The University of the Arts; M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art

Nathan Means, Associate Professor of Biology B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Lizbeth Brydges Metscher, Instructor of English B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., University of Oklahoma

Kenneth A. Middleton, Associate Professor of Business Administration B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University

Kristina L. Miller, Assistant Professor of Education B. A., University of California; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Peter Monacell, Assistant Professor of English B.F.A., The University of the Arts; M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art

Nollie Moore, Jr., Instructor of Music, Director of Jane Froman Singers B.S., M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia

Michael R. Perkins, Instructor of Human Services B.A., Columbia College; M.S.W., University of Missouri-Columbia; L.C.S.W.

Michael J. Polley, Associate Professor of History B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.A., Washington State University; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., Washington State University

Mark L. Price, Professor of Philosophy A.A., Dalton College; B.A., University of Georgia; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

David Roebuck, Professor of Political Science B.A., M.S.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Ann M. Schlemper, Associate Professor of Mathematics B.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Kelli Schnell, Instructor of Nursing, Nursing Program B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia

Michael Sleadd, Associate Professor of Art B.A., Georgetown College; M.F.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Frank L. Somer, Jr., Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry B.S., Oglethorpe University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Thomas J. Stauder, Instructor of Business Administration B.S., M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Kent Strodtman, Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., Benedictine College; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Diane R. Suhler, Associate Professor of Business Administration A.A., Otero Junior College; B.S., University of Colorado; M.I.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Maryland

Ahoo Tabatabai, Assistant Professor of Sociology B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Suzanne E. Tourville, Associate Professor of Mathematics B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University

Teresa VanDover, Associate Professor of Education B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Seth Warn, Instructor of Computer Science, Computer and Mathematical Sciences Department B.S., Columbia College; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

B. Joann Wayman, Professor of Business Administration B.S., Northeast Missouri State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Sally S. Wells, Assistant Professor of Business Administration B.A., M.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia

Karen Weston, Assistant Professor of Education B.A., Stephens College; M.Ed, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Lia Willis, Associate Professor of Speech Communication B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Miranda Wilkerson, Assistant Professor of ESOL, Humanities Department A.A., Okaloosa-Walton Junior College; B.A., Indiana University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Peggy J. Wright, Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Youlong Zhuang, Associate Professor of Business Administration/Management Information Systems B.S., Shanghai University of Science and Technology; M.B.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Full-Time Faculty at Lake Ozark Campus

Sara Riley, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Missouri - Columbia; M.S.N., Saint Louis University

Emeriti faculty

Jack Batterson , Professor Emeritus of History
Polly Batterson, History and Social Sciences
Ben Cameron, Art
Edward Collings, Art
Dr. Carolyn Dickinson, Humanities
Dr. Novelle Dunathan, Education
Dennis Grev, Science
Elaine Grev, Humanities
Dr. Helga Huang, History and Social Sciences
Dan Hoagland, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Sidney Larson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art
Dr. Anthony Marshall, Business Administration
David O’Hagan, Humanities
Tom Watson, Art