College of Arts & Sciences

Emeriti Faculty and Research Title

Regular Faculty

Figures at the right margin below indicate beginning date of employment.

Margaret Adeogun, Professor of Library Science, 2018

BA, University of Ife;
MLS, University of Ibadan;
PhD, University of South Africa

Lisa A. Ahlberg, Associate Professor of Chemistry - 2011

BS, Andrews University;
PhD, University of California, Davis

Sonia R. Badenas, Associate Professor of French - 2008

BA, Université de Genève (Switzerland)
MA, Université de Grenoble (France)
PhD, Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain)

Karl G. D. Bailey, Professor of Psychology - 2004

BS, Andrews University;
MA, Michigan State University;
PhD, Michigan State University

Alina Baltazar, Professor of Social Work - 2013

BA, Andrews University;
MSW, University of Michigan;
PhD, Michigan State University

Anthony Bosman, Assistant Professor of Mathematics - 2017

BS, Stanford University;
PhD, Rice University

Gary W. Burdick, Professor of Physics - 1999

BS, Southern Adventist University;
PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

Harvey Burnett, Professor of Psychology - 2010

BA, University of Michigan;
MDiv, Andrews University;
PhD, Andrews University

Stephanie Carpenter, Professor of History and Political Science - 2014

BA, University of Vermont;
MA, Iowa State University;
PhD, Iowa State University

Kylene Cave, Assistant Professor of English - 2021

BA, Andrews University;
MA, Andrews University;
PhD, Michigan State University

Vanessa Corredera, Associate Professor of English - 2012

BA, Andrews University;
MA, Northwestern University;
PhD, Northwestern University

Desiree E. Davis, Associate Professor of Social Work - 2011

BSW, Oakwood University;
MSW, Ohio State University;
PhD, Andrews University

D. Ivan Davis, Associate Professor of English - 1997

BA, Atlantic Union College;
BS, Atlantic Union College;
MA, Andrews University;
PhD, Ball State University

Stefanie P. Elkins-Bates, Associate Professor of Art History - 2005

BA, Andrews University;
MAEd, Georgia State University;
PhD, Andrews University

Marc Elysee, Associate Professor of Music - 2022

MMus, Andrews University;
DMA, James Madison University

James B. Ford, Associate Professor of Library Science - 1991

BA, Andrews University;
MLS, University of Maryland;
MA, University of Maryland 

Erhard Gallos, Assistant Professor of New Testament - 2008

B.Th, Schulzentrum Marienhoehe, Darmstadt, Germany;
MA, Newbold College;
PhD, Andrews University

Daniel Gonzalez, Professor of Biology - 2013

BS, Andrews University;
MS Loma Linda University;
PhD, Duke University

H. Thomas Goodwin, Professor of Paleobiology - 1994

BA, Southern Adventist University;
MA, Loma Linda University;
PhD, University of Kansas

Byron Graves, Associate Professor of Music - 2017

BA, Andrews Univeristy;
MMus, Central Michigan University;
DMA, Boston University

Meredith Jones Gray, Professor of English - 1982

BA, Andrews University;
MA, Andrews University;
PhD, University of Michigan

Lloyd Hamilton, Assistant Professor of Social Work - 2020

BA, Northern Caribbean University;
MDiv, Andrews University;
MSW, Andrews University;
PhD, Andrews University (in progress)

Stacie Hatfield, Assistant Professor of Anthropology - 2021

BSN, Union College;
BA, Fort Lewis College;
MA, University of Kentucky;
PhD, University of Kentucky

Ryan Hayes, Professor of Chemistry - 2009

BS, Andrews University;
MS, Northwestern University;
PhD, Northwestern University

Herbert W. Helm, Jr., Professor of Psychology - 1987

BS, Andrews University;
BA, Andrews University;
MA, Andrews University;
MAT, Andrews University;
PhD, University of Southern Mississippi

Bernard Helms, Assistant Professor of Library Science - 2006

BS, Walla Walla University;
MIS, Andrews University;
MLS, Indiana University

Shandelle M. Henson, Professor of Mathematics - 2001

BS, Southern Adventist University;
MA, Duke University;
PhD, University of Tennessee (Knoxville)

Jay Johnson, Professor of Engineering - 2016

BA, University of Colorado, Boulder;
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Paulette Johnson, Associate Professor of Library Science, 2019

BA, McGill University;
MLIS, McGill  University;
EdS, La Sierra University

Joon Hyuk Kang, Professor of Mathematics - 2000

BA, Sung Kyun Kwan University;
MS, Michigan State University;
PhD, Michigan State University

Tamara Karr, Assistant Professor of Library Science, 2020

BS, Andrews University;
MAT, Plymouth State University;
MLS, Wayne State University

Max Keller, Assistant Professor of Music - 2017

BS, Pacific Union College;
MA, Andrews University;
DM, Mahidol University (Thailand)

Marianne Kordas, Instructor of Library Science - 2012

BA, Andrews University;
MLIS, University of Wisconsin;
MMus, University of Wisconsin

Katherine A. Koudele, Professor of Animal Science - 1995

BA, Andrews University;
MS, Andrews University;
PhD, Michigan State University

Hyun J. Kwon, Professor of Engineering - 2005

BS, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology;
MS, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology;
PhD, University of Louisville

Øystein S. LaBianca, Senior Research Professor of Anthropology - 1980

BA, Andrews University;
MA, Loma Linda University;
PhD, Brandeis University

Gunnar Lovhoiden, Professor of Engineering - 2008

BS, Walla Walla University;
MS, University of Tennessee;
PhD, University of Tennessee

Andrea Luxton, Professor of English - 2010

BA, Newbold College;
MA Andrews University;
PhD, Catholic University of America

Peter J. Lyons, Professor of Biology - 2012

BS, Atlantic Union College;
PhD, Dalhousie University

John J. Markovic, Professor of History - 1990

BA, Andrews University;
MA, Bowling Green State University;
PhD, Bowling Green State University

Margarita C. K. Mattingly, Professor of Physics - 1979

BA, Andrews University;
MA, University of Arkansas;
PhD, University of Notre Dame

David N. Mbungu, Associate Professor of Biology - 2001

BS, Andrews University (UEAB campus);
MS, Andrews University;
PhD, University of California, Riverside

Duane C. McBride, Senior Research Professor of Sociology - 1986

BA, Andrews University;
MA, University of Maryland;
PhD, University of Kentucky

Getahun P. Merga, Professor of Chemistry - 2002

BS, Addis Ababa University;
MS, University of Poona, India;
PhD, University of Poona, India

Scott E. Moncrieff, Professor of English - 1988

BA, Pacific Union College;
MA, Andrews University;
PhD, University of California (Riverside)

Rubén Muñoz-Larrondo, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies - 2006

BS, La Frontera University, Temuco, Chile;
MA, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary;
MDiv, Andrews University;
PhD, Vanderbilt University

Desmond H. Murray, Associate Professor of Chemistry - 1994

BS, Andrews University;
PhD, Wayne State University

Marlene N. Murray, Professor of Biology - 2001

BS, Oakwood University;
MS, Wayne State University;
PhD, Wayne State University

Diane J. Myers, Associate Professor of Graphic Design - 2009

BT, Andrews University;
MFA Vermont College of Fine Arts

Benjamin A. Navia, Professor of Biology - 2013

BS, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico;
MS, Andrews University;
PhD, Loma Linda University

Pedro A. Navia, Professor of Spanish - 1996

BA, Antillian College;
MA, Andrews University;
MA, University of Notre Dame;
PhD, University of Puerto Rico

Boon-Chai Ng, Professor of Engineering - 2002

BS, Western Michigan University;
MS, Michigan State University;
PhD, Michigan State University

D. David Nowack, Professor of Biochemistry - 1979–84, 1998

BA, Union College;
MS, Purdue University;
PhD, Purdue University

Yun Myung Oh, Professor of Mathematics - 2006

BS, Ewha Women’s University;
MS, Ewha Women’s University;
PhD, Michigan State University

Paulo Oliveira, Assistant Professor of Religion - 2022

B.Th, Adventist University of São Paulo;
DMin, Andrews University;
PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary

Silas Oliveira, Professor of Library Science - 2010

BA, Instituto Adventista de Ensino;
BA, FundaÇão Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo;
MS, Universidade Federal de Mias Gerais;
PhD, University of Illinois

Rodney Palmer, Associate Professor of Praxis - 2017

BA, Northern Caribbean University;
MA, Liberty University;
MDiv, Liberty University;
DMin, United Theological Seminary

L. Monique Pittman, Professor of English - 1999

BA, Andrews University;
MA, College of William and Mary;
PhD, Purdue University

Zorislav Plantak, Assistant Professor of Library Science, 2018

BA, Adriatic Union College;
MA, Andrews University;
MLIS, Wayne State University;
PhD, Andrews University

Emely Poloche, Assistant Professor of Spanish – 2021

BA, Andrews University;
MA, Western Michigan University

Melissa Ponce-Rodas, Assistant Professor of Psychology - 2010

BA, Yale University;
MA, University of Illinois—Chicago;
PhD, University of Illinois—Chicago

David W. Randall, Professor of Chemistry - 2009

BS, Andrews University;
PhD, University of California, Davis

Joel L. Raveloharimisy, Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences - 2011

BA, Eastern Washington University;
MBA, Eastern Washington University;
PhD, Western Michigan University

Charles Reid, Associate Professor of Music - 2012

BM, Houston Baptist University;
MM, University of Maryland at College Park

Terry D. Robertson, Professor of Library Science; Seminary Librarian - 1999

BA, Andrews University;
MA, Andrews University;
MLS, Indiana University
(Holds joint appointment in the SDA Theological Seminary)

Rhonda G. Root, Professor of Art - 1995

BA, Andrews University;
MAT, Andrews University;
MFA, University of Notre Dame
(Holds joint appointment in School of Architecture & Interior Design)

Davide Sciarabba, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology - 2016

BA, Instituto Avventiste Villa Aurora College, Florence, Italy;
BA, University of Italy, Florence, Italy;
M.Th., Adventist University of France, Collonges-sous-Saleve, France;
M.Ed., Universidad Adventista del Plata, Entre Rios, Argentina;
PhD, Andrews University (in progress)

David B. Sherwin, Assistant Professor of Photography - 1987–1991, 2000

BFA, Andrews University

Ingrid Slikkers, Assistant Professor of Social Work - 2016

BA, Andrews University;
MSW, Western Michigan University

Twyla Smith, Assistant Professor of Social Work - 2013

BA, Andrews University;
MSW, Andrews University

Felipe E. Tan, Assistant Professor of Library Science - 2006

AB, Adventist University of the Philippines;
MDiv, SDA Theological Seminary, Far East;
MA, SDA Theological Seminary, Far East;
MLS, University of the Philippines

Douglas A. Taylor, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design - 2010

BFA, Andrews University;
MFA, Vermont College of Fine Arts

Karin Thompson, Associate Professor of Music - 2016

BMus, Walla Walla University;
MMus, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University;
PhD, University of Maryland

Heather Thompson Day, Associate Professor of Communication - 2017-2019, 2021

BA, Andrews University;
MA, Andrews University;
PhD, Andrews University

Alayne Thorpe, Professor of English - 2011

BA, University of Maryland;
MA, University of Maryland;
PhD, University of Maryland

Shannon Trecartin, Associate Professor of Social Work - 2014

BSW, Southern Adventist University;
MSW, Andrews University;
PhD, University of Tennessee (Knoxville)

Carla L. Trynchuk, Professor of Music - 1991

BMus, The Juilliard School of Music;
MMus, The Juilliard School of Music

Katharine Van Arsdale, Professor of Library Science, 2021

BA, Andrews University;
MA, Catholic University of America;
MSLS, Catholic University of America

Curtis J. VanderWaal, Professor of Social Work - 1990

BS, Andrews University;
MSW, University of Michigan;
PhD, Case Western Reserve University

Abdias Vence, Assistant Professor of Mathematics - 2011

BA, Southern Adventist University;
MS, Georgia Institute of Technology

Daniel Weber, Assistant Professor of Photography - 2021

BS, Andrews University

Lynelle M. Weldon, Associate Professor of Mathematics - 1997

BS, Pacific Union College;
MA, University of California, Davis;
PhD, University of California, Davis

A. Rahel Wells, Associate Professor of Old Testament - 2012

BS, Andrews University;
MA, Andrews University;
MS, Andrews University;
PhD, Wheaton College

Kristen Witzel, Assistant Professor of Behavior Science – 2017

BS, Andrews University;
MA, Brandeis University;
PhD, Western Michigan University (in progress)

Brian Wong, Professor of Biology – 2016

BA, Loma Linda University;
MA(s), Loma Linda University;
PhD, Loma Linda University

Gary V. Wood, Associate Professor of Political Science - 2006

BA, Newbold College;
MA, California State University, San Bernardino;
PhD, Claremont Graduate University

Garth B. Woodruff, Assistant Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Design - 2011

BT, Andrews University;
MA, Andrews University

Dustin R. Young, Assistant Professor of Social Work - 2021

BSW, Southern Adventist University;
MSW, Walla Walla University;
DSW, Walla Walla University

Chi Yong Yun, Professor of Music - 2008

BM, Indiana University, Bloomington;
MM, Indiana University, Bloomington;
DMA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Robert E. Zdor, Professor of Biology - 1991

BS, Pacific Union College;
MS, Walla Walla University;
PhD, University of Missouri—Columbia

Stephen P. Zork, Professor of Music - 1991

BM, Atlantic Union College;
MM, Pacific Lutheran University

Daniela Gelbrich (Director)
Pierre de Luca
Claire Millet
Stephanie Monet
Gosia Monnard
Perrine Ouang

Colegio Adventista de Sagunto

Juan Antonio López (Director)
José Aniorte
Patricia Berhardt
Alvaro Calvo
Chelo Castro
Ana Fernández
José Alvaro Martín
José Lopez

Universidad Adventista del Plata

Haroldo Brouchy (Director)
Sandra Cayrus
Carla Fernández
Karina Fernández
Jorge Iourno
Alicia Leiss
Celia Morales
Raúl Pérez
Romina Rivarola
Elisa Tabuenca
Susana Rostán
Esther Sánchez

Curricula Coordinators

Pre-Professional Curricula

Dental Assistant - H. Thomas Goodwin
Dental Hygiene - H. Thomas Goodwin
Dentistry - H. Thomas Goodwin
Medicine & Osteopathy - Lisa Ahlberg, H. Thomas Goodwin, Ryan Hayes, Peter Lyons, David N. Mbungu, Marlene N. Murray, Timothy Newkirk, D. David Nowack, David Randall, Karen Reiner, Robert Zdor
Occupational Therapy -
Optometry - Robert Zdor
Pharmacy - D. David Nowack
Physician Assistant - H. Thomas Goodwin, David N. Mbungu, Marlene N. Murray, D. David Nowack
Respiratory Care -
Veterinary Medicine - Katherine A. Koudele