Faculty Directory
Academics at Fort Lewis College

Interests

• Armed Conflict and Conflict Management
• Internal Displacement
• Nongovernmental Organizations
• Organizational Theory
• Social Network Analysis

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Arizona, 2012
• M.A., Political Science, University of Arizona, 2008
• M.A., Religion, University of Chicago Divinity School, 2005
• B.A., Religious Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000

Areas of Expertise:

• U.S. Latina/o Literature
• Chicana/o Studies
• Women's and Gender studies
• Spanish for Second Language Learners 
• Spanish for Heritage Speakers

Education:

• Ph.D., in Spanish, with subspecialties in US Latino/a and Latin American Literature, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Houston, 2016
• Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies, University of Houston, 2014
• M.A., Spanish Latin American Literature, University of Texas-Pan American, 2009
• B.A., Spanish, University of Texas-Pan American, 2007

Education:

• L.L.M., Indigenous Peoples’ Law and Policy, University of Arizona College of Law, 2005
• J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 2004
• M.A., American Indian Studies, University of Arizona, 2000
• B.A., International Relations, Fort Lewis College, 1997

Areas of expertise: 

• International Human Rights Law and Policy
• Comparative Law and Policy on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
• Legal Pluralism and Transitional Justice
• Public Law and Public International Law

Areas of expertise:

• Latin American Indigenous studies
• Latinx and Indigenous intersectionality;
• Latin American and Indigenous visual cultures
• Film and sound studies

Education:

• Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2022
• M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2014
• MTS, Harvard Divinity School, 2011
• B.A., Brown University, 2006

Areas of expertise:

• Mindfulness
• Emerging Adults
• Peace psychology
• Addictions psychology
• Positive psychology
• Augmenting BIPOC happiness
• International perspectives
• Pandemic’s effects on mental health
• Multicultural counseling/psychology
• Indigenous/Native American psychology
• Underrepresented groups’ leadership development

Education:

• Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University
• B.A., Psychology (Minors: East Asian Civilization & Creative Writing), Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Area of expertise

• Application of statistics to financial industry

Education

• M.A. Statistics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, 2019

Areas of expertise:

• Environmental anthropology 
• Applied anthropology 
• Cultural ecology 
• Community-based conservation 
• Cultural resource ethnography 
• Public involvement 
• Social impact assessment 
• Curriculum design 
• Program evaluation 
• Environmental justice 
• Southwest U.S.
• Philippines
• Traditional ecological knowledge 

Education 

• Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Georgia, 2003 
• M.A., Applied Anthropology, Northern Arizona University, 1989 
• B.A., Fort Lewis College, 1980 

Education

• Ph.D. Student, Organizational Learning and Leadership, University of Idaho (in progress)
• M.A., Adventure Education, Prescott College
• B.S., Environmental Science, California State University

Expertise 

• Snow and avalanche education: Instructor Trainer, Pro Instructor, and Rec Instructor at American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE)
• Risk management: Master’s degree focus, involvement with multiple risk management committees, and several conference presentations and publications
• Judgment and decision-making: Masters and doctoral degree focus and numerous publications, presentations, and workshops.
• Wilderness medicine: Senior instructor for Wilderness Medicine Training Center
• Mountain guiding: Guide and instructor with San Juan Mountain Guides, trained with American Mountain Guides Association
• River running and rescue: Instructor trainer for Rescue 3 International, river guide and instructor for eight years

Areas of expertise

• Organizational Behavior in Sport Organizations
• Intercollegiate Athletics
• Current Issues & Trends in the Sports Industry

Education

• Ph.D, Sport Management, The Ohio State University, 2019
• M.S., Sport Management, The Ohio State University, 2010
• B.S., Business Administration, Seton Hall University, 2008

Expertise

• Environmental geography

Education

• PhD in Geography, University of Kansas
• MA in Earth Sciences, University of Northern Colorado
• BS in Park Resource Management

Areas of expertise

• Analytical and environmental chemistry
• Chemical education
• Culturally responsive teaching/professional development
• Implicit biases in STEM

Education

• Ph.D., Chemical Education, University of Northern Colorado, 2007
• M.S., Chemistry, University of Northern Colorado, 2004
• B.S., Chemistry, North Dakota State University, 2002

Education:

• MFA Creative Writing – Poetry, Antioch University, Los Angeles, 2007
• AA Creative Writing – Poetry, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1995
• BA Native American Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1992

Areas of expertise:

• Poetry
• Diné Poetics
• Restorative Justice
• Literary Sovereignty
• Indigenous literatures
• Visual Spatial Memory
• Indigenous Intersectionality
• Indigenous Feminisms

Areas of expertise:

• Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME)
• Realistic Mathematics Education (RME)
• Student thinking and curriculum development in abstract and linear algebra
• Connections between advanced mathematics and K-12 mathematics
• Teachers’ mathematical content knowledge and mathematical knowledge for teaching

Education:

• Ph.D. in Mathematics Education, Portland State University, 2020
• M.S.T. in Mathematics, Portland State University, 2012
• B.A. in Mathematics with a minor in Philosophy, Azusa Pacific University, 2005

Expertise

• Microbiology
• Immunology 
• Pulmonary toxicology 
• Cellular and molecular biology

Education

• Ph.D., Integrated Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of Montana, 2007
• Master of Science, Biochemistry, University of Montana, 2005
• Bachelor of Arts, Biology, University of Pennsylvania

Expertise

• Epistemology
• Early Modern Philosophy
• Philosophy of Science
• Philosophy of Religion

Education

• Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Colorado, 2020
• M.A., Philosophy, Biola University, 2013
• B.A., Philosophy, Geneva College, 2005

Expertise

• Communication
• Psychology
• Rhetorical power of mass media
• Writing

Education

• M.A., Communication, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2004
• B.A., Psychology, Fort Lewis College, 2001

Expertise 

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Communication design
• Typography
• Poster Design

Education

• Master of Fine Arts, Communication Design, University of North Texas, 2006
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Communication Design, Texas Tech University, 1999

Expertise

• Social Psychology
• Stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination
• Disparagement humor
• Stereotype threat
• Diversity in higher education

Education

• Ph.D., Social Psychology, Tufts University, 2017
• M.A., Psychological Sciences, James Madison University, 2012
• B.A., Psychology, University of West Florida, 2010

Sisseton and Wahpeton Dakota, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Reservation

Expertise

• 19th and 20th century Native American history
• Indigenous Women’s history
• Native American oral and written traditions
• Native American religions and spirituality
• History of tribal museums and indigenous cultural centers
• Fort Lewis Indian school
• Fort Lewis College Tuition Waiver
• Racial discourse and public spaces

Education

• Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2008
• M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2004
• B.A., Washington State University, 2002

Areas of Expertise:

• Social Theory
• Relations between humans and the more-than-human world
• Regenerative Food Systems
• Gender & Sexuality Studies

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2005
• B.A., Fort Lewis College, 1995