Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Amir Abedi

Professor and Chair
(360) 650-2912
AH 415A
Rudy Alamillo

Rudy Alamillo

Assistant Professor
(360) 650-4880
AH 420
Zander Albertson, who has light skin and long blond hair tied back, wearing glasses and a teal windbreaker hanging out in nature

Zander Albertson

he/him
Senior Instructor
360-650-6139
AH 452
Lisa Beard

Lisa Beard

Assistant Professor
(360) 650-2909
AH 403
Bidisha Biswas

Bidisha Biswas

Professor WWU Faculty Legislative Liaison
(360) 650-6596
AH 411
Melanie Bowers

Melanie Bowers

Assistant Professor
360-650-6270
AH 424
Paul Chen

Paul Chen

Associate Professor
(360) 650-4876
AH 436
Kate Destler

Kate Destler

Associate Professor Director of the Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education
(360) 650-7350
AH 406

Shirin Deylami

Professor
(360) 650-2913
AH 409
Todd Donovan

Todd Donovan

Professor
(360) 650-3018
AH 418
Kendra Dupuy

Kendra Dupuy

Assistant Professor
360-650-7662
AH 416
Cynthia Horne

Cynthia Horne

Professor
(360) 650-2910
AH 440
Vicki Hsueh

Vicki Hsueh

Professor UFWW Vice President
(360) 650-2649
AH 405
Melina smiling and looking at the camera. She is wearing a white blue-stripped blouse, long brown hair, and glasses.

Melina Juárez Pérez

she/they
Assistant Professor At-Large Representative, UFWW
(360) 650-2908
AH 438
Theodore Kamena

Theodore Kamena

Instructor
(360) 650-6655
Carver 140G
Rachel Paul

Rachel Paul

Visiting Assistant Professor
(360) 650-3469
AH 413
Debra Salazar

Debra Salazar

Professor
(360) 650-6845
AH 401
Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas

Instructor
(360) 650-3522
AH 402
Yuliya Tverdova

Yuliya Tverdova

Senior Instructor
(360) 650-3526
AH 402

Catherine Wineinger

she/her
Assistant Professor
(360) 650-4877
AH 422
Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff

Associate Professor
(360) 650-2410
AH 410

Affiliated Faculty

Troy Abel, who has is light skinned with short gray hair and short facial hair, wearing a black sport coat over a blue shirt on a sunny day

Troy Abel

he/him
Professor - CENV
360-650-6532
AH217

Retired Faculty

Donald Alper

Professor Emeritus (1971-2015)
(360) 734-0134

Maurice Foisy

Associate Professor Emeritus (1970-1999)

Vernon Johnson

Professor (1986-2021)

Ralph Miner

Professor Emeritus (1970-2000)
Kristen Parris

Kristen Parris

Associate Professor Emeritus (1990-2023)
(360) 650-4873

Sara Singleton

Associate Professor (2001-2018)

Sara Weir

Professor Emeritus (1989-2018)

Staff

Erica Steele

Department Manager
(360) 650-2505, (360) 650-3469
AH 415b
Jessie Tanksley

Jessie Tanksley

she/her/hers
Program Coordinator
(360) 650-7762, (360) 650-3469
AH 415