Full-Time Faculty At Columbia Campus
Anthony M. Alioto, Professor of HistoryB.S., University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh; M.A., PhD., Ohio University |
Ken Akers, Visiting Instructor of Business AdministrationB.S., Radford University; M.S., Radford University |
Christopher Babayco, Assistant Professor of ChemistryB.A., Willamette University; Ph.D., University of California-Davis |
Bo Bedilion, Assistant Professor of ArtB.A., California University of Pennsylvania; M.F.A., Kansas State University |
Linda Bradley, Visiting Instructor of EducationB.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University |
Danny C. Campbell, Associate Professor of EnglishB.A., William Jewell College; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma |
Joseph J. Carrier, Associate Professor of Criminal JusticeB.A., Southeastern Louisiana University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia; Certification in Law Enforcement |
Linda S. Claycomb, Instructor of Nursing, Nursing Program DirectorB.S., M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Tonia Compton, Assistant Professor of HistoryB.A., Columbia College; M.A., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska |
Amy Darnell, Associate Professor of Speech CommunicationB.A., Morehead State University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University |
Johanna Denzin, Assistant Professor of EnglishB.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 SociologyA.A., Bergen University, Norway; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Linda “Kay” Dingler, Instructor of NursingB.S.N., M.S.N., University of Central Arkansas |
Julie Estabrooks, Assistant Professor of BiologyB.S., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., New Mexico State University |
Faye Fairchild, Instructor of NursingB.S.N., M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Kenneth R. Felts, II, Assistant Professor of MathematicsB.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Kelley Frink, Instructor of Business AdministrationB.S., M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Lisa Ford-Brown, Associate Professor of Speech CommunicationB.S., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University |
Joyce Gentry, Assistant Professor of NursingB.S.N., Truman State University; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Paul Hanna, Assistant Professor of EducationB.S., Alfred University; M.A., Lincoln University; Ph.D., North Central University |
Cheryl Hardy, Professor of PsychologyB.S., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton |
Gretchen Hendrickson, Instructor of PsychologyB.A., Earlham College; M.A., Ball State University; M.A., University of Missouri - Columbia |
Graham E. Higgs, Professor of Education and PsychologyB.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee |
Christina Ingoglia, Assistant Professor of English, HumanitiesB.S., Cornell University; M.F.A., University of Wyoming |
Timothy Ireland, Associate Professor of BusinessB.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 ChemistryB.S., Truman State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Melanie Johnson-Moxley, Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Humanities DepartmentB.A., Hendrix College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
David S. Karr, Assistant Professor of HistoryB.A., M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University |
Brian L. Kessel, Associate Professor of Political ScienceB.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa |
Angela Kinworthy, Assistant Professor of Business AdministrationB.S., M.B.A., Lincoln University |
Barry R. Langford, Assistant Professor of Criminal JusticeB.A., M.S., J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Nataliya Latushkina, Associate Professor of MathematicsM.S., Ph.D., Odessa University |
Naomi Lear, Associate Professor of ArtB.MUS, B.A., Eastern Illinois University; M.F.A., Wichita State University |
Yihsiang Liow, Associate Professor of Computer ScienceB.S., National University of Singapore; M.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Brad D. Lookingbill, Professor of HistoryB.A., Southwestern Oklahoma State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toledo |
Michael Lyman, Professor of Criminal JusticeB.S., M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Aurelien Mauxion, Visiting Assistant Professor of SociologyB.A., M.A., University Rennes 2; Ph.D., Northwestern University |
Christopher J. Mazurek, Associate Professor of PsychologyB.S., University of Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina |
Scott McMahon, Assistant Professor of ArtB.F.A., The University of the Arts; M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art |
Nathan Means, Associate Professor of BiologyB.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Lizbeth Brydges Metscher, Instructor of EnglishB.S., Oklahoma State University; M.A., University of Oklahoma |
Kenneth A. Middleton, Associate Professor of Business AdministrationB.A., M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University |
Kristina L. Miller, Assistant Professor of EducationB. A., University of California; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Peter Monacell, Assistant Professor of EnglishB.F.A., The University of the Arts; M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art |
Nollie Moore, Jr., Instructor of Music, Director of Jane Froman SingersB.S., M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Michael R. Perkins, Instructor of Human ServicesB.A., Columbia College; M.S.W., University of Missouri-Columbia; L.C.S.W. |
Michael J. Polley, Associate Professor of HistoryB.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.A., Washington State University; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., Washington State University |
Mark L. Price, Professor of PhilosophyA.A., Dalton College; B.A., University of Georgia; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
David Roebuck, Professor of Political ScienceB.A., M.S.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi |
Ann M. Schlemper, Associate Professor of MathematicsB.S., Southwest Missouri State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Kelli Schnell, Instructor of Nursing, Nursing ProgramB.S.N., M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Michael Sleadd, Associate Professor of ArtB.A., Georgetown College; M.F.A., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Frank L. Somer, Jr., Associate Professor of Physical ChemistryB.S., Oglethorpe University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee |
Thomas J. Stauder, Instructor of Business AdministrationB.S., M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Kent Strodtman, Assistant Professor of BiologyB.S., Benedictine College; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Diane R. Suhler, Associate Professor of Business AdministrationA.A., Otero Junior College; B.S., University of Colorado; M.I.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Maryland |
Ahoo Tabatabai, Assistant Professor of SociologyB.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati |
Suzanne E. Tourville, Associate Professor of MathematicsB.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University |
Teresa VanDover,
Associate Professor of EducationB.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Seth Warn, Instructor of Computer Science, Computer and Mathematical Sciences DepartmentB.S., Columbia College; Ph.D., University of Arkansas |
B. Joann Wayman, Professor of Business AdministrationB.S., Northeast Missouri State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Sally S. Wells, Assistant Professor of Business AdministrationB.A., M.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Karen Weston, Assistant Professor of EducationB.A., Stephens College; M.Ed, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Lia Willis, Associate Professor of Speech CommunicationB.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Miranda Wilkerson, Assistant Professor of ESOL, Humanities DepartmentA.A., Okaloosa-Walton Junior College; B.A., Indiana University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Peggy J. Wright, Assistant Professor of BiologyB.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia |
Youlong Zhuang, Associate Professor of Business Administration/Management Information SystemsB.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



































































