Faculty
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Elaine Alvey
Assistant Professor of Education
Juneau
B.A. University of Kentucky
M.I.T. Washington State University
Ph.D. University of Georgia
Jason M. Amundson
Professor of Geophysics
Juneau
B.S. University of Minnesota
M.S., Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Valerie Barber
Adjunct Faculty of Chemistry
Sitka
B.S. Florida Institute of Technology
M.S., Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Brian Barth
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Juneau
B.S., M.S. Colorado State University
Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Heather L. Batchelder
Professor of Education
Juneau
B.A. University of Florida
M.A., Ph.D. University of Central Florida
Megan Behnke
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Juneau
B.A. St. Olaf College
M.S., Ph.D. Florida State University
Terissia Bell
Associate Professor of Health Information Management
Sitka
A.A.S., B.B.A. University of Alaska Southeast
Carolyn A. Bergstrom
Professor of Marine Biology
Juneau
(affiliate appointment with UAF)
B.S. University of Arizona
Ph.D. University of Victoria, British Columbia
Brian Blitz
Professor of Mathematics
Juneau
B.S. University of Chicago
M.S. Northern Arizona University
Ph.D. Washington State University
Hekia Bodwitch
Assistant Professor of Marine Policy
Juneau
B.S. Cornell University
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Christopher Boss
Term Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation
Ketchikan
Master, 200 Ton License
Retired, USCG
Angela Bowers
Assistant Professor of Fisheries Technology
Sitka
B.S. University of Wisconsin-EAU Claire
Michael Boyer
Associate Professor of Law Science
Juneau
B.L.A. University of Alaska Southeast
M.S. Texas A&M Commerce
J.D. University of Oregon
Jennifer Brown
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Ketchikan
B.A. Fort Lewis College
Heather (Éedaa) Burge
Assistant Professor of Alaska Native Languages
Juneau
B.L.A. University of Alaska Southeast
M.A., Ph.D. University of British Columbia
Megan Buzby
Professor of Mathematics
Juneau
B.A. Adams State University
M.S., Ph.D. Colorado State University
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Robyn Capp
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Juneau
B.A. University of Alaska Southeast
Marnie Chapman
Professor of Biology
Sitka
B.A., M.A. Humboldt State University
M.S. Saint Joseph College
Ellen Chenoweth
Adjunct Faculty of Biology
Sitka
B.S. Kalamazoo College
Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Cathy L. Connor
Professor of Geology, Emerita
Juneau
B.S., M.S. Stanford University
Ph.D. University of Montana
Michele Cornwall
Term Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
Ketchikan
B.S., M.S.N. Linfield University
B.S.N. University of Portland
David B. Cox II
Associate Professor of Library Science
Serials and Electronic Resources
Juneau
B.A. University of Denver
M.S.L.I.S. Syracuse University
Melissa Cruise
Adjunct Faculty of Psychology
Ketchikan
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Roblin Gray Davis
Adjunct Faculty of Education
Juneau
B.A. Fairhaven College
M.A. Western Washington University
M.F.A. Naropa University
Rebecka Deroos
Assistant Professor of Health Information Management
Sitka
Andrea L. Dewees
Associate Professor of Spanish
Juneau
B.A. The Evergreen State College
M.A., Ph.D. University of Michigan
Kathy DiLorenzo
Associate Professor of Public Administration
Juneau
B.S., M.P.A., D.A. Idaho State University
Melissa Dolese
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Juneau
B.A., M.A. Montclair State University
M.A. Brooklyn College
Ph.D. City University of New York
Jill Dumesnil
Professor of Mathematics
Juneau
B.S. Lamar University
M.S., Ph.D. Louisiana State University
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Christine Ermold
Term Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Juneau
B. Ed., M. Ed. University of Alaska Anchorage
Ed.D. Waldon University
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Clint J. Farr
Adjunct of Medical Sciences
Juneau
B.S., M. S. Colorado State University
Jason B. Fellman
Acting Director of Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center
Term Research Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Juneau
B.S. University of Scranton
M.S. Washington State University
Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Marjorie Fields
Professor of Education, Emerita
Juneau
B.A. Central Washington State University
M.S. Portland State University
Ed.D. Arizona State University
Steffen Frazier
Term Assistant Professor of Diesel Technology
Juneau
Trevor Fritz
Term Assistant Professor of Power Technology
Juneau
B.S. University of Alaska Southeast
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Luke Gibes
Term Assistant Professor in Welding
Sitka
Robin Gilcrist
Construction Technology Program Head
Professor of Construction Technology
Juneau
A.A. Sacramento City College
B.A. University of Hawaii, Manoa
M.Ed. University of Alaska Southeast
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Maren Haavig
Associate Professor of Accounting
Juneau
B.A. Western Washington University
B.B.A., M.B.A. University of Alaska Southeast
D.B.A. Walden University
C.P.A. State of Alaska
Richard Hacker
Professor of Law Science, Emeritus
Juneau
B.A. St. Mary of the Lake University
M.S.W. University of Maryland
J.D. University of New Mexico
John Harley
Term Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Juneau
B.S. University of California Santa Cruz
Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
John Hartog III
Adjunct Faculty of Philosophy
Sitka
M.A. University of Minnesota
Th.D. Central Baptist Seminary
Ph.D. Iowa State University
Sherry Hassell
Adjunct Faculty of Accounting
Juneau
B.B.A., M.B.A. University of Alaska Southeast
C.P.A. State of Alaska
Forest Haven
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Alaska Native Studies
Juneau
B.A. University of Alaska Southeast
Ph.D. University of California at Irvine
Christopher Hay-Jahans
Professor of Mathematics
Juneau
B.S. University of Oregon
M.A. University of Maine
D.A. Idaho State University
Ernestine Hayes
Professor of English, Emerita
Juneau
B.L.A. University of Alaska Southeast
M.F.A. University of Alaska Anchorage
Kaia Henrickson
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science
Information Literacy Librarian
Juneau
B.F.A. Corcoran College of Art and Design
M.A.T. University of Alaska Southeast
M.L.I.S. Simmons College
Elizabeth Hoffman
Adjunct Faculty of Information Systems
Juneau
B.A. University of Montana
M.B.A. University of Alaska Southeast
Eran Hood
Natural Sciences Department Chair
Professor of Environmental Science
Juneau
(affiliate appointment with UAF)
B.A. Harvard College
M.A., Ph.D. University of Colorado
Lily Hope
Term Assistant Professor of Northwest Coast Indigenous Arts
Juneau
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Colleen Ianuzzi
Professor of Mathematics
Ketchikan
B.S., M.S. University of Alaska Fairbanks
M.S. Emporia State University
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Robert Jensen
Term Assistant Professor in Construction Technology
Juneau
Haley Johnson
Adjunct Faculty of Business Administration
Juneau
B.S. University of Central Texas
M.B.A. University of Texas Arlington
Tommy Joseph
Adjunct Faculty of Northwest Coast Arts
Sitka
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Jeremy Kane
Professor of Art
Juneau
B.F.A. University of Alaska Fairbanks
M.F.A. Ohio University
Geoffrey Kirsch
Term Assistant Professor of English
Juneau
B.S. Cornell University
M.F.A. New School University
Daniel J Kistner
Term Assistant Professor in Power Technology
Ketchikan
Susan Koester
Professor of Communication, Emerita
Juneau
B.A., M.A. San Diego State University
Ph.D. The Union Institute
Kevin Krein
Professor of Philosophy
Juneau
B.A. Willamette University
M.A., Ph.D. University of Toronto
Jason Kuhn
Term Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Juneau
B.S. University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ph.D. University of Virginia
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Michael LaBarge
Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation
Ketchikan
B.A. College of Saint Rose
USCG Approved Instructor
Jonas Lamb
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science
Public Services Librarian
Juneau
B.A. University of Michigan
M.L.I.S. Drexel University
Rod Landis
Professor of English, Emeritus
Ketchikan
B.S. Toccoa Falls College
M.A. University of Georgia
M. Litt. Breadloaf School of English, Middlebury College
Cathy LeCompte
Adjunct Faculty of Public Administration
Juneau
B.S. City University
MNPL Seattle University
Charmaine Lewis
Assistant Professor of Science
Ketchikan
B.S., Ph.D. University of California, Davis
Joe Liddle
Professor of Mathematics
Sitka
B.S. Northern Michigan University
M.S. Western Washington University
M.S., Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Roby Littlefield
Adjunct Faculty of Alaskan Languages
Sitka
Jeffrey Lofthus
Professor of Education
Juneau
B.S., M.A., Ph.D. University of North Dakota
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Kevin Maier
Humanities Department Chair
Professor of English
Juneau
B.A. Western Washington University
M.A., Ph.D. University of Oregon
Joel A. Markis
Program Director of Fisheries Technology
Associate Professor of Fisheries Technology
Sitka
B.S. Montana State University
M.S. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Corrine Marks
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education
Juneau
B.A. Warren Wilson College
M.A.T. University of Alaska Southeast
Jon Martin
Assistant Professor of Biology
Sitka
B.S., M.S. Portland State University
Kelly McCormick
Adjunct Faculty of Education
Juneau
B.S. Portland State University
M.A.T. University of Alaska Southeast
Colleen McKenna
Professor of Information Systems
Juneau
B.A. St. Michael’s College
M.S.L.I.S. Florida State University
M.S. University of Illinois Springfield
Dylan Miller
Adjunct Faculty of Outdoor Studies
Juneau
B.A. University of Alaska Southeast
Daniel Monteith
Professor of Anthropology
Juneau
B.A., M.A. University of Chicago
M.A., Ph.D. Michigan State University
Barbara Morgan
Instructor of General Studies
Ketchikan
M.A.T. University of Alaska Southeast
Roman Motyka
Research Professor Emeritus, Geophysical Institute, UAF
Juneau
B.A. St. Mary’s University
M.S. Michigan State University
Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Steve Muntz
Adjunct Faculty of Communication
Sitka
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Sonia Nagorski
Associate Professor of Geology
Juneau
B.A. Amherst College
M.S., Ph.D. University of Montana
Michael Navarro
Associate Professor of Marine Fisheries
Juneau
B.S. University of California Los Angeles
M.S. California State University Fullerton
Ph.D. University of California San Diego
Nguyet T. M. Nguyen
Assistant Professor of History
Juneau
B.A. Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
M.A. University of Oregon
Ph.D. American University
Neil Nickerson
Term Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation
Ketchikan
B.S. Arizona State University
M.A. Naval War College New Port RI
Master, Any Gross tons upon oceans
USCG approved instructor
Sarah Niecko
Term Assistant Professor of Behavioral Health and Health Sciences
Juneau
B.S. Michigan State University
M.S. Western Michigan University
D.H.Sc. Nova Southeastern University
David Hoogland Noon
Social Sciences Department Chair
Professor of History
Juneau
B.A. James Madison University
M.A., Ph.D. University of Minnesota
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Bonilyn Parker
Term Assistant Professor of Art
Juneau
B.A. University of Alaska Southeast
M.F.A. Ohio University
Heidi Pearson
Professor of Marine Biology
Juneau
(affiliate appointment with UAF)
B.S. Duke University
Ph.D. Texas A&M University
Art Petersen
Professor of English, Emeritus
Juneau
A.A. Sierra College
B.A., M.A. California State University, Sacramento
Ph.D. The Union Institute
Andrzej Piotrowski
Professor of Mathematics
Juneau
B.S., M.S. University of New Hampshire
Ph.D. University of Hawaii
Katarzyna Polanska
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Sociology
Ketchikan
B.A. San Fransico State University
M.A. Stanford University
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
John Pothast
Term Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Juneau
B.A.A. University of Minnesota-Duluth
M.Ed. Northern Arizona University
James E. Powell
Term Assistant Research Professor, Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center
Juneau
B.A. Rochester Institute of Technology
M.P.A. University of Alaska Southeast
Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Timothy Powers Jr.
Adjunct Faculty of Information Systems
Juneau
B.B.A. University of Alaska Southeast
Wayne Price
Term Associate Professor of Northwest Coast Arts
Juneau
Sanjay Pyare
Professor of Environmental Science
Juneau
(affiliate appointment with UAF)
B.A. Hartwick College
Ph.D. University of Nevada
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Judith Ramos
Assistant Professor of Northwest Coast Native Arts
Juneau
B.A. University of Alaska Anchorage
M.A.T.
Lisa K. Richardson
Associate Professor of Education
Juneau
B.A. Montana State University
M.A. Middlebury College
Ph.D. University of Arizona
Donna May Roberts
Term Assistant Professor of Alaska Native Languages
Juneau
Grace Roller
Term Assistant Professor in Health Sciences
Sitka
Taylor Rose
Assistant Professor of History
Ketchikan
B.A. University of Florida
M.A. Portland State University
M.Phil., Ph.D. Yale University
James Ryan
Assistant Professor of Writing
Ketchikan
B.F.A. University of Maine, Farmington
M.F.A. California State University, Fullerton
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Amy K. Samuel
Medical Assisting Program Director
Associate Professor of Medical Assisting
Sitka
A.S. Whatcom Community College
B.A. University of Alaska Fairbanks
M.Ed. University of Alaska Anchorage
M.P.A. University of Alaska Southeast
Paulette Schirmer
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Juneau
B.S. Metropolitan State College of Denver
M.B.A. Regis University
D.B.A. University of Phoenix
Jerry Schoenberger
Adjunct Faculty of Educational Leadership
Juneau
B.A. University of Guam
M.A. Consortium of California State Universities & Colleges
Linda Schrack
Term Assistant Professor in Alaska Native Languages
Juneau
Julie Schram
Assistant Professor of Animal Physiology
Juneau
B.S. Western Washington University
M.S., Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham
Priscilla Schulte
Professor of Anthropology, Emerita
Ketchikan
B.A., M.A. University of Connecticut
Ph.D. University of New Mexico
Bev Siercks
Adjunct Faculty of Mathematics
Sitka
Kristy Smith
Business and Public Administration Department Chair
Term Associate Professor of Business Administration
Juneau
B.B.A. University of Alaska Southeast
M.B.A. Jones International University
D.M. University of Phoenix
Certified Senior Professional of Human Resources
Emily Smith
Associate Professor of Education
Juneau
B.A., M.A.T. McNeese State University
Ed.D. Lamar University
Xiaofei Song
Assistant Professor of Communication
Juneau
B.A. Hebei University
M.S. Kansas State University
Ph.D. Washington State University
Katy Spangler
Professor of Education, Emerita
Juneau
B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. University of Washington
J. Kevin Spink
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
Juneau
B.S. Beloit College
M.A.T., Ph.D. University of Arizona
Michael Stekoll
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Emeritus
Juneau
(affiliate appointment with UAF)
B.S. Stanford University
Ph.D. University of California at Los Angeles
Katelyn Stiles
Term Assistant Professor in Indigenous Studies
Sitka
Janice Straley
Professor of Marine Biology Emerita
Sitka
B.S. University of Washington
M.S. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jay Szczepanski
Assistant Professor of English
Juneau
B.A. Flagler College
M.A. Florida State University
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David Tallmon
Professor of Biology
Juneau
(affiliate appointment with UAF)
B.A. University of California at Santa Cruz
M.S., Ph.D. University of Montana
Sherry Tamone
Professor of Biology, Emerita
Juneau
B.S. San Francisco State University
Ph.D. University of California at Davis
Debi Terry
Adjunct Faculty of Psychology
Sitka
Thomas Fox Thornton
Professor of Environment and Society
Research Affiliate, Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center
Juneau
B.A. Swarthmore College
M.A., Ph.D. University of Washington
Math Trafton
Professor of English
Sitka
B.S., B.A., M.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder
Lance (X̱’unei) A. Twitchell
Professor of Alaska Native Languages
Juneau
B.A. University of Minnesota
M.F.A. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Ph.D. University of Hawaii, Hilo
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Yarrow Vaara
Term Assistant Professor in Alaska Native Languages
Juneau
Neil Voelckers
Term Assistant Professor of Power Technology
Juneau
A.A.S. University of Alaska Southeast
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Emily Wall
Professor of English
Juneau
B.A. Colby College
M.F.A. University of Arizona
Robin Walz
Professor of History, Emeritus
Juneau
B.A. Whitworth College
M.A. San Francisco State University
Ph.D. University of California at Davis
Jennifer Ward
Professor of Library and Information Science
Outreach Services Librarian
Juneau
A.L.B. Harvard Extension School
M.L.I.S. University of Hawaii, Manoa
Peggy Weaver
Adjunct Faculty of Public Administration
Juneau
B.A. Antioch University
Mary Wegner
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Juneau
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
M.Ed. University of Alaska Southeast
Ed.D. Pepperdine University
Lauren Wild
Term Assistant Professor of Fisheries Technology
Sitka
B.A. Brandeis University
M.S. University of St. Andrews
Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Glenn D. Wright
Professor of Political Science
Juneau
B.A. University of Alaska Fairbanks
M.A.T. University of Alaska Southeast
M.A., Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder
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Elizabeth Zacher
Associate Professor of Art
Sitka
B.F.A. The Hartford Art School
M.F.A. Ohio University
Alison Ziegler
Associate Professor of Psychology
Ketchikan
B.A., M.S., Ph.D. University of Michigan