The University of Saint Mary Faculty
Kyle Anthony, Associate Professor in History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Jacqlynn Asherman, Associate Professor in Nursing
B.S.N., University of Saint Mary; M.S.N., MidAmerica Nazarene University
Julia Bacon, Instructor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., University of Kansas; M.S., University of Indianapolis; O.T.D., University of Kansas Medical Center
Tom Bertoncino, Professor, Director of Exercise Science and Athletic Training
B.S. Pittsburg State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Michelle Birdashaw, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Washburn University; M.S.N.-FNP, D.N.P. University of Kansas
Roger Bonner, Associate Professor in Criminology
B.S., Colorado Technical University; M.S., Ph.D., Capella University
April Boyd-Noronha, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity
B.S., University of Central Missouri; M.B.A. Capella University
Becky Brown, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Central Missouri
Brianna Burgette, Instructor of Athletic Training and Exercise Science
B.S., Southwest Baptist University; DAT, A.T. Still University
Emily Cline, Instructor of Education
B.A., Rockhurst University; M.A., Webster University; Ed.D., Baker University
Nicole Clark, Instructor of Physical Therapy
B.S., M.P.T., Springfield College, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
Jodi Colbert, Assistant Professor of Social Work
BSW, MacMurray College; MSW St. Louis University, LCSW
Hannah Colmer, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D. University of Kansas
Barbara Cook, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., DeVry University
Heather Cornett, Instructor of Psychology
B.A., Psychology, University of Kentucky; Ph.D., Texas Women’s University
Jamie Dehan, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., M.P.T., Rockhurst University; D.P.T., University of Kansas Medical Center; Ph.D., Saint Louis University
Kathleen DeKrey, Instructor in Biology
B.S., University of South Dakota; M.D., University of South Dakota School of Medicine
Tonja Gardner, Assistant Professor of Accounting/Management
B.S., Grambling State University; M.B.A., Dallas Baptist University, D.B.A., Walden University
Tamara George, Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Doane College; M.S., Emporia State University
Heather Green, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City; D.P.T. Rockhurst University
Shahyad Ghoncheh, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Roosevelt University; Ed.D. Argosy University
Sheila Hammonds, Assistant Professor in Health Information Management and Technology
B.S., University of Kansas; M.B.A., Mid-America Nazarene College
Mark Harvey, Associate Professor of Business
B.A., Washburn University; M.A., University of Missouri, Kansas City; M.A. University of Wales, Swansea; Ph.D. University of Kansas
Jill Hebert Carlson, Associate Professor of English
B.A., College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University; M.A.; M.A., University of Minnesota Duluth; Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Erin Nicole Hess-Escalante, Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Baker University; M.S., Avila University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio
Kate Horvat, Instructor in Art
B.A., Fine Art Northwest Missouri State University; MFA, Arizona State University
Alice Howard, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., Research College of Nursing
Tina Howard, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., MidAmerica Nazarene University; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Courtney Howell, Instructor of Social Work
B.A., Brigham Young University – Idaho; MSW St. Louis University, LCSW
Brian W. Hughes, Professor of Theology
B.A., Santa Clara University; M.A., Boston College; C.E.B., Institute De Ensenanza, Buenos Aires; Ph.D., Boston College
Katherine Humphrey, Assistant Professor in Nursing
B.S., B.S.N., University of Kansas Medical Center; M.S.N., University of Saint Mary
Karen Kidder, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Maryland at Baltimore; M.S., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; D.N.P., Carlow University
Phil Kilmer, Instructor of Physical Therapy
B.S., Emporia State University; D.P.T., University of Kansas Medical Center
Elizabeth Kinney, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Texas Medical Branch; M.S.N., University of Texas Medical Branch
Christopher Kinslow, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; D.C., Cleveland Chiropractic College
Robert Kircher, Assistant Professor of School Counseling
B.S. Ed., M.S. Pittsburg State University; Ed.D. Kansas State University
Rosemary Kolich, SCL, Professor of English
B.A., Saint Mary College; M.A., Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College; Ph.D., St. Louis University
Gwen Landever, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., M.S., University of Kansas; Ed.D. Baker University
Seth Martin, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Kirsten McGuire, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Kansas Medical Center
Michelle Metzinger, Associate Professor
B.A., Northern State University; M.A.T., Northern State University; Ph.D., Capella University
Todd Moore, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University
Lindsey Ness-Hunkin, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.S.N., Wilmington University
Amy Pace, Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Iowa
Sofia Paredes, Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador; M.A., Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar, Quito, Ecuador; Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Laveda Peterlin, Assistant Professor of Digital Communications
B.A., St. Xavier University; M.A., Lindenwood University; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Staci Petrillo, Instructor of English
B.S., M.A., Northwest Missouri State University
Sharniece Pierce, Instructor of Occupational Therapy
B.A., Kansas Wesleyan University; O.T.D., Creighton University
Megan Pilcher, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
B.A., Lorcas College; M.S., Western Illinois University
Lezlee Price, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Kansas Medical Center
Amanda Quantz, Professor of Theology
B.A., University of San Diego; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto
Thomas Radosevich, Instructor of Biology
B.S., Marquette University; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University
Sonia Rawal, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., R.G. Trivedi College of Physical Therapy (India); M.P.T., Maharshi Dayanand University (India); Ph.D., University of Kansas
Cheryl Reding, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Saint Mary College; M.A., Benedictine College; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Tamilia Reed, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Chicago; M.S., Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Liana Roberts, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Amber Schmidtke, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., Creighton University
Randall P. Scott, Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.S.W., University of Kansas: M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri - Kansas City
Anand Shetty, Professor of Physical Therapy
B.S., University of Mysore (India); B.S., Karnatak University; M.S., University of Mysore (India); Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado
Kelly Siler, Clinical Instructor in Nursing
M.S.N., University of Mary
Rick Silvey, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Missouri Western State College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Joseph Squillace, Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., Fordham University; MSW, Ph.D., St. Louis University
Bethany Stanley, Assistant Professor of Marketing
B.A., Bennington College; M.A., Northwestern University
Diane Steele, SCL, Professor of Theology
B.A., Saint Mary College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Melanie Stroda, Associate Professor in Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Kansas Medical Center
David Strohm, Associate Professor in Psychology
B.A., Kansas State University; M.A., Chapman University; Ph.D., Kansas State University
Darrel Stufflebeam, Instructor of Education
B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.S., Fort Hays State University; Ed.D., University of Kansas
Sunny (Shuxiang) Sun, Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems/Cybersecurity
B.A., Shandon University, Jinan, China; M.A., M.S., Georgia State University
Deanna Thorne, Instructor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., O.T.D., University of Kansas Medical Center
Justin Trent, Instructor of Physical Therapy
B.S., M.P.T., Rockhurst University
David Vance, Instructor of Music
B.M., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.M., University of Missouri; D.M., University of North Carolina
Ginger Vaughn-Pullin, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Kansas Medical Center; D.N.P., Graceland University
Trisha Waldman, Associate Professor
B.S., Biology, Presentation College; M.S., Ph.D., Concordia University
Phil Watlington, Assistant Professor of Accounting
M.B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Andrew Whitford, Instructor of Criminology
B.A., University of Western Ontario; M.S., Michigan State University
Daniel Williams, Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Berry College, Rome, GA; M.S., Georgia College & State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas
MaryAnne Winn, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; B.S.N., Central Methodist University; M.S.N., University of Missouri-Columbia
Kirsten Workman, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Texas
Andy Wu, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
B.S., M.O.T., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Elizabeth Youngs, SCL, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
B.A., St. Mary-of-the-Woods College; M.Ed., Boston College; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America
Karenbeth Zacharias, Assistant Professor of History, Division Chair of Liberal Arts and Humanities
B.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas; J.D., University of Kansas School of Law
James Zimmerman, Associate Professor in Sport Management
B.S., Fort Hays State University; M.S., United States Sports Academy, Daphne, AL
For a list of Adjunct Faculty, please see the University of Saint Mary website.
Professors Emeritae and Emeriti
Terrance Brungardt, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Fort Hays State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Anne Callahan, SCL, Professor of Music
B.M., Saint Mary College; M.M., DePaul University
Patricia Carnahan, Professor of Education
B.S., M.S., Kansas State University, M.S., Baker University; Ed.D., University of Phoenix
Susan Chase, SCL, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Saint Mary College; M.S., Catholic University of America; D.A., Idaho State University
Rick Hite, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Technology
B.A., Pittsburg State University; B.S., Saint Mary College; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology
Van S. Ibsen, Associate Professor of Drama and Speech
B.A., Kearney State College; M.A., Purdue University
Frances Juiliano, SCL, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Saint Mary College; M.A., University of Northern Colorado, Ed.D, University of Kansas
Nancy King, Professor of Psychology
B.S., Central Missouri State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kansas
William Krusemark, Professor of Music
B.M.E., M.M.E., University of Kansas; D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Mary Pat Lenahan, SCL, Professor of Education
B.A., Saint Mary College; M.A., University of San Francisco; Ph.D., University of Missouri Kansas City
James K. Murphy, Professor of Political Science
B.S., Loyola University, Chicago; M.A., Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Missouri Kansas City
Freda Proctor, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Wichita State University; M.A., Eastern Illinois University
Joy Raser, Professor of English
B.A., Point Loma Nazarene College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Natalya Tovmasyan Riegg, Professor of Political Science
B.A., Ph.D., Yerevan State University, Armenia
Susan Rieke, SCL, Professor of English
B.A., Saint Mary College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
Robert L. Schimoler, Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Ph.D., St. Louis University
Barbara Sellers, SCL, Professor of Classical Studies
B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., University of Pennsylvania
George F. Steger, Professor of History and Global Studies
B.S., Spring Hill College; M.A., University of Indiana; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Mary Denise Sternitzke, SCL, Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Saint Mary College; M.A., University of Notre Dame
Sandra Van Hoose, Professor of Educational Foundations
B.M.E., University of Kansas; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas
Kathleen Wood, SCL, Associate Professor of Theology
B.S., Saint Mary College; M.A., Boston College