New Faculty Directory 2011
Eric Adee
Assistant Professor
Agronomy
eadee@ksu.edu
PhD: Plant Pathology: University of Wisconsin
Masters: Plant Pathology: Kansas State University
Bachelors: Crop Protection: Kansas State University
Area of Specialty: Plant Pathology, Agronomy, Integrated Pest Management
Nathan Albin
Assistant Professor
Mathematics
albin@ksu.edu
PhD: Mathematics: University of Utah
Masters: Mathematics: University of Utah
Bachelors: Mathematics: University of Hawaii at Hilo, Minor: Computer Science
Area of Specialty: Applied and Computational Mathematics
Katherine Ankerson
Department Head and Professor
Interior Architecture and Product Design
ankerson@ksu.edu
Masters: Architecture: Washington State University
Bachelors: Architecture: Washington State University
Area of Specialty: Technology in Learning Design Thinking; Design of Environments to Support Aging
Lauri Baker
Assistant Professor
Communications
lmbaker@ksu.edu
PhD: Agricultural Communication: University of Florida
Masters: Agricultural Communication: University of Florida
Bachelors: Agricultural Communication: Tech University
Area of Specialty: Teaching and research related to agricultural and environmental communications
Anne Beamish
Assistant Professor
Landscape Architecture / Regional and Community Planning
abeamish@ksu.edu
PhD: City and Regional Planning: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Masters: Master of City Planning (M.C.P): Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; Master of Science in Architecture Studies: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelors: Bachelor of Architecture: Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Area of Specialty: Design of public space; history of urban stance, technology, and infrastructure, and design of online environments for collaboration, learning, and communication
Kathleen Behan
Instructor
Salina Arts, Science, and Business
behank@ksu.edu
PhD:Doctoral Candidate in Human Development and Family Studies: Oregon State University
Masters: Master of Social Work: Eastern Washington University
Bachelors: Science, History and Social Science with a minor in Political Science, Radford University
Amy Betz
Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
arbetz@ksu.edu
PhD: Columbia University 2011
Masters: Columbia University
Bachelors: George Washington
Area of Specialty: Multiphase Microfluidics and Heat Transfer
Brian Briggeman
Associate Professor
Salina Arts, Science, and Business
bbrigg@ksu.edu
PhD: Purdue University
Masters: Texas A&M University
Bachelors: Kansas State University
Area of Specialty: Agriculture Finance, Agribusiness and Cooperative Management
Patrice Chalin
Associate Professor
Computing and Information Sciences
chalin@ksu.edu
PhD: Computer Science: Concordia University, Montreal
Masters: Computer Science: Concordia University, Montreal
Area of Specialty: Program Synthesis and Software Verification, Medical Device Integration, Coordination and Interoperability (MDICI), Software Engineering, and Web-based Enterprise Applications
Kun Chen
Assistant Professor
Statistics
kunchen@ksu.edu
PhD: University of Iowa
Masters: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Bachelors:University of Science and Technology of China
Area of Specialty: Statistical Modeling
Ansley Chua
Assistant Professor
Finance
anchua@ksu.edu
PhD: Business Administration (Finance): Florida State University
Masters: Communication and Information Sciences: Ball State University
Bachelors: Biological Science: Florida State University
Area of Specialty: Initial Public Offerings, Executive Compensations, Corporate Governance
M. Josephine Crawford
Associate Professor
Department Head,
Content Development & Acquisitions
Hale Library
jocraw@ksu.edu
Masters: Library and Information Science: University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelors: French Language and Civilization: University of California, Riverside
Lisa Crawford-Craft
Assistant Professor
Salina Library
lmccraft@ksu.edu
Masters: Library Science and Instruction Design and Technology: Emporia State University
Bachelors: Journalism: University of Kansas
Peri Da Silva
Assistant Professor
Economics
pdasilva@ksu.edu
PhD: Economics: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Masters: Economics: Getulio Vargas Foundation (Brazil)
Bachelors: Economics: Pederal Unviersisty of Rio de Janeiro
Area of Specialty: International Trade and Applied Econometrics
Dawn Deeter-Schmelz
Professor
Marketing
ddeeter@ksu.edu
PhD: Marketing: University of South Florida
Masters: MBA: University of South Florida
Bachelors: Clothing and Textiles: Morehead State University
Area of Specialty: Sales and Sales Management
Endowed Chair: J.J. Vanier Distinguished Chair in Relational Selling and Marketing
Brandie Disberger
Instructor
Communications
bdis@ksu.edu
Bachelors: Secondary Education Agriculture Education: Kansas State University
Masters: Curriculum and Instruction: Kansas State University
Timothy Durrett
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry
tdurrett@ksu.edu
PhD: Biochemistry: University of Missouri-Columbia
Bachelors: Biochemistry: Harvard University
Area of Specialty: Plant Lipid Biochemistry
Jared Durtschi
Assistant Professor
Family Studies & Human Services
jadmft@ksu.edu
PhD: Marriage and Family Therapy, Certificate in Educational Measurement and Statistics: Florida State University
Masters: Marriage and Family Therapy: Purdue University Calumet
Bachelors: Psychology: Brigham Young University
Area of Specialty: Relationship Quality in Early Marriage and across the Transition to Parenthood
Jason Ellis
Assistant Professor
Communications
jdellis@ksu.edu
PhD: Agricultural Education: Iowa State
Masters: Meat Science: Iowa State University
Bachelors: Dual Major in Agricultural Journalism and Animal Science and Industry: Kansas State University
Roman Fedorov
Assistant Professor
Mathematics
fedorov@ksu.edu
PhD: Mathematics: University of Chicago
Masters: Mathematics: University of Chicago
Bachelors: Mathematics and Applied Mathematics: Moscow State University
Area of Specialty: Algebraic Geometry and Representation Theory
Michael Gibson
Assistant Professor
Architecture
mdgibson@ksu.edu
Masters: Architecture: Harvard Graduate School of Design
Bachelors: Bachelor of Art in Architecture: Miami University
Area of Specialty: Environmental technology in architecture, digital simulation and fabrication, construction technology, and prototyping
John Gonzalez
Assistant Professor
Animal Sciences and Industry
johngonz@ksu.edu
PhD: Animal Science: University of Florida
Masters: Animal Science: Sul Ross State University
Bachelors: Agriculture Economics and Poultry Science: Texas A&M University
Area of Specialty: Muscle Biology/Meat Science
Gregg Hadley
Associate Professor
Extension Agriculture, Natural Resources and Community Development
ghadley@ksu.edu
Steven Harvey
Instructor
Journalism and Mass Communication
sharvey@ksu.edu
Masters: Journalism: Ohio State University
Bachelors: Telecommunication: Kent State University
Area of Specialty: Emmy Award and Edward R. Murrow Award Winning Television Photojournalist. Local news coverage, traveling North America and the World for Nationally renowned CBS affiliate WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio. Creating community based local television newscast with Kansas State University broadcast and journalism students.
Jessica Heier Stamm
Assistant Professor
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
jlhs@ksu.edu
PhD: Industrial and Systems Engineering: Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelors: Industrial Engineering: Kansas State University
Area of Specialty: Applied operations research, with emphases in supply chain engineering, humanitarian logistics, and public health
Nathan Hendricks
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Economics
nph@ksu.edu
PhD: Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California, Davis
Masters: Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University
Bachelors: Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University
Clifford Hight
Assistant Professor
Hale Library
chight@ksu.edu
Masters:Information Science and History: University at Albany, SUNY
Bachelors: History: Weber State University
Area of Specialty: Archives, records administration
Haijun Kang
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership
hjkang@ksu.edu
PhD: Adult Education and Comparative and International Education: Pennsylvania State University
Masters: Higher Education: Tsinghua University
Bachelors: English: Inner Mongolia University of Technology
Area of Specialty: Adult and online education, online learning design, learning analytics, online learning assessment and international distance education development
Ji Hye Kang
Assistant Professor
Apparel, Textiles and Interior Design
jhkang@ksu.edu
PhD: Oklahoma State University
Masters: Yonsei University
Bachelors: Yonsei University
Area of Specialty: Global Aspects of Retailing and Consumer Behavior and Sustainability of the Apparel and Textile Industry
Karen Large
Assistant Professor
Music
kmlarge@ksu.edu
PhD: Music: Florida State University
Masters:Music: Florida State University
Bachelors: Music: Florida State University Science: Florida State University
Area of Specialty: Flute and Music Theory
Cameron Leader-Picone
Assistant Professor
English
cleader@ksu.edu
PhD: African American Studies: Harvard University
Masters: English: Harvard University
Bachelors: African American Studies: Yale University
Area of Specialty: African American Literature, with a focus on the contemporary era
Stacey Lhuillier
Instructor
Business Administration
lhuillie@ksu.edu
Masters: Business Administration: Pittsburg State University
Bachelors: Business Administration (Marketing): Pittsburg State University
Area of Specialty: General Business Studies
Chad Miller
Assistant Professor
Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources
ctmiller@ksu.edu
PhD: Horticulture: Cornell University
Masters: Horticulture: Cornell University
Bachelors: Horticulture: Cornell University
Area of Specialty: Floriculture, Ornamentals, Geophytes, Plant Physiology
Russell Murdock
Assistant Professor
Architectural Engineering and Construction Science
rmurdock@ksu.edu
Masters: Architectural Engineering: Kansas State University
Bachelors: Architectural Engineering: Kansas State University
Area of Specialty: Emergency/Stand-by Power System Design, Dispatched Generation Design and Integration with Utility Providers
Alpa Nawre
Assistant Professor
Landscape Architecture / Regional and Community Planning
anawre@ksu.edu
Masters: Landscape Architecture: Louisiana State University ; Urban Design: Harvard
Bachelors: Architecture: National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India
David Norlin
Instructor
Salina Arts, Science and Business
ddnorlin@ksu.edu
Bachelors: Arts with major in Social Work: University of Oklahoma
Masters: Social Work: University of Oklahoma
Area of Specialty: Social welfare policy and history, research methods in social work, and social work practice with groups, organizations and communities..
Bradley Olson
Assistant Professor
Biology
bjsco@ksu.edu
PhD: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Michigan State University
Bachelors: Biochemistry: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Specialty: Molecular and ecological factors underlying major evolutionary state transitions such as the evolution of multicellularity.
Deanna Perez
Assistant Professor
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
dmperez@ksu.edu
PhD:
Criminology and Criminal Justice: University of Maryland
Masters: Criminology and Criminal Justice: University of Maryland
Bachelors: Sociology and Political Science: Virginia
Tech
Area of Specialty: Criminology
Margaret Presley
Instructor
Salina Arts, Science and Business
presleym@ksu.edu
PhD: Criminology and Criminal Justice: University of Maryland
Masters: MSW: University of Kansas
Bachelors: Sociology: Kansas State University
Area of Specialty: Child Welfare and Ethics
Theresa Presley
Assistant Professor
Accounting
tpresley@ksu.edu
PhD: Business Administration (Accounting): University of Memphis
Masters: Economics: University of Arkansas MPA: University of Texas-Arlington
Bachelors: Economics: University of Arkansas
Area of Specialty: Corporate Governance, Auditing, and Financial Reporting
Sarah Riforgiate
Assistant Professor
Communications Studies, Theatre and Dance
sriforgi@ksu.edu
PhD: Human Communication: Arizona State University
Masters: Human Communication: Arizona State University
Bachelors: Speech Communication: University of Illinois
Area of Specialty: Organizational and Interpersonal Communication
Matthew Sanderson
Assistant Professor
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
mattrs@ksu.edu
PhD: Sociology: University of Utah
Masters: Sociology: Kansas State University
Bachelors: Finance: Kansas State University
Area of Specialty: Comparative-Historical Sociology, Social Demography, Global Political Economy, and Environmental Sociology
Eleanor Sayre
Assistant Professor
Physics
esayre@ksu.edu
PhD: Physics: University of Maine
Masters: Physics: University of Maine
Bachelors: Physics: Grinnell College
Jeremy Schmit
Assistant Professor
Physics
schmit@ksu.edu
PhD: Biomolecular Science and Engineering: University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelors: Integrated Sciences and Biological Sciences: Northwestern University
Area of Specialty: Biological and soft matter theory
Andrea Sexten
Assistant Professor
Animal Sciences and Industry
aksexten@ksu.edu
PhD: Animal Nutrition: Oklahoma State University
Masters: Animal Science: University of Kentucky
Bachelors: Agricultural Biotechnology: University of Kentucky and Animal Science: University of Kentucky
Area of Specialty: Ruminant Nutrition and Management
Lei Lei Shen
Assistant Professor
Economics
lshen@ksu.edu
PhD: Expected: University of Toronto
Masters: Economics: British Columbia
Bachelors: Computer Science and Economics: York University
Area of Specialty: International Trade and Development Economics
Jeannie Sneed
Department Head and Professor
Hospitality Management and Dietetics
jsneed@ksu.edu
PhD: Foodservice Systems Management: Ohio State University Minor: Organizational Behavior
Masters: Food, Nutrition and Institution Administration: Oklahoma State University
Bachelors: Food, Nutrition and Institution Administration: Oklahoma State University
Mykel Taylor
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Economics
mtaylor@ksu.edu
PhD: Economics: North Carolina State University
Masters: Applied Economics: Montana State University
Bachelors: Agricultural Business Management: Montana State University
Area of Specialty: Crop Marketing and Farm Management
Peter Tomlinson
Assistant Professor
Agronomy
ptomlin@ksu.edu
PhD: Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences University of Arkansas
Masters: Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences University of Arkansas
Bachelors: Animal Science and Agronomy Minor, Diary Science:University of Connecticut
Area of Specialty: Environmental Quality (Soil, Water, Air, and Climate Change)
Caroline Tushabe
Assistant Professor
Women's Studies
tushabe@ksu.edu
PhD: Philosophy: Binghamton University, NY
Masters: Women's Studies: Texas Woman's University, TX
Bachelors: Philosophy: Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
Area of Specialty: Gender and Sexualities, Global Sexual Identities, African Philosophy and African Culture, Decolonial Epistemologies, Feminist Theory, Women and Politics, Women and Rural Areas
Michael Veeman
Assistant Professor
Biology
veeman@ksu.edu
PhD: Molecular and Cellular Biology: University of Washington
Bachelors: Genetics: University of Alberta
Area of Specialty: Developmental and Cell Biology, Chordate Morphogenesis
Jennifer Vellenga
Assistant Professor
Communication Studies, Theatre and Dance
vellenga@ksu.edu
Masters: Directing: Ohio University
Bachelors: Acting: University of Miami, FL
Area of Specialty: Directing, Devised Work, and New Play Development; Hagen, Adler & Vierpoints Acting Techniques
Amber Vennum
Assistant Professor
Family Studies and Human Services
avennum@ksu.edu
PhD: Marriage and Family Therapy, Certificate in Educational Measurement and Statistics: Florida State University
Masters: Marriage and Family Therapy: University of Houston-Clear Lake
Bachelors: Psychology: Rice University
Area of Specialty: School-based Family Therapy, Adolescent and Young Adult Romantic Relationship Development, Longitudinal Impact of Early Relationships, Relationship Education
Daniel Warner
Assistant Professor
Art
dwarn@ksu.edu
Masters: MFA Design: University of Notre Dame
Bachelors: Literature: Edinboro University of PA
Area of Specialty: Motion Design, Experimental Typography and Experience Design
Robert Weaber
Assistant Professor
Animal Sciences and Industry
bweaber@ksu.edu
PhD: Animal Breeding and Genetics: Cornell University
Masters: Agriculture, Beef Industry Leadership: Colorado State University
Bachelors: Animal Science, minor Agriculture Economics: Colorado State University
Area of Specialty: Beef Cattle Genetics, Beef Cattle Production Systems
Todd White
Assistant Professor
Agronomy
todd1@ksu.edu
PhD: Pasture Science: Massey University
Area of Specialty: AgR Sc (Hons) 1992-95 in Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences: Massey University
Vern Wirka
Instructor
Journalism and Mass Communication
vwirka@ksu.edu
PhD: Juris: Taft Law School
Masters: Arts: University of Nebraska (Omaha)
Bachelors: Science: Bellevue University
Area of Specialty: Broadcast Communication
Bill Zhang
Assistant Professor
Architectural Engineering and Construction Science
billz@ksu.edu
Masters: Civil Engineering: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Bachelors: Engineering in Structural Engineering: Southeast University, China
Area of Specialty: Structural Engineering and Earthquake Engineering, Performance-Based Structural Design, Structural Dynamics