Associate Professors

BRYAN ARNOLD, Associate Professor of Biology (2013, 2019) B.S., Ohio University; M.S., John Carroll University; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

JEFFREY E. CHAMBERLAIN, Associate Professor of Physics (2000, 2003) B.S., Northeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

BRENT CHANDLER, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2012, 2019) B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., Princeton University.

CYNTHIA A. COCHRAN, Associate Professor of English (1997, 2001) A.B., M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University.

DIANA GRULLÓN-GARCÍA, Associate Professor of Global Studies-Spanish (2015, 2021) B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., Ph.D., Florida International University. 

PAUL HAMILTON '09, Associate Professor of Biology (2016, 2022). B.S., Illinois College; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Sabbatical Leave - Fall 2023)

ADAM JONES, Director of Debate and Associate Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (2008, 2011) B.A., M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska- Lincoln.

MIRANDA KARBAN, Associate Professor of Biology (2016, 2022) B.A. Illinois Wesleyan University; M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa. (Sabbatical Leave - Spring 2024)

JOHN A. LAUMAKIS, Associate Professor of Philosophy (2004, 2010) B.A., Lehigh University; Ph.D., Marquette University.

ALEX MOORE, Associate Professor of Psychology (2019, 2019) B.A., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nevada Las Vegas.

JOCELYN LANORIO, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2017, 2022) B.S. University of the Philippines; M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno.

CHRISTOPHER OLDENBURG, Associate Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (2010, 2016) B.A., M.A., University of Dayton; Ph.D., University of Memphis.

CHARLES A. RIGGS, Visiting Associate Professor of Engineering (2023) B.S., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia. 

CHRISTIAN SECRIST, Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music (2014, 2019) B.M.Ed.,University of Mount Union; M.M., Cleveland State University; D.M.A., Ohio State University.

TAKAKO SOMA, Associate Professor of Computer Science (2005, 2011) B.S., M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Iowa. 

CLAYTON F. SPENCER, Associate Professor of Chemistry (1996, 2002) B.S., Rhodes College; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University.

CRAIG STEENERSON, Associate Professor of Theatre (2008, 2011) B.A., Cal State University; M.F.A., Utah State University. 

LISA J. UDEL, Associate Professor of English (2002, 2007) B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati. (Sabbatical Leave - Spring 2024)

DANE WENDELL, Associate Professor of Political Science (2017, 2023) B.A., Rhodes College; M.A. Loyola University; Ph.D., Loyola University.