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Lisa Abel, DNP, MSN, ARNP, WHNP-BC
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs
Director, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Associate Clinical Professor
Carol Adams, PhD
Associate Professor, Teacher Education (MIT & MEd)
Program Director, Graduate Teacher Education (MIT & MEd)
Saheed Adejumobi, PhD
Associate Professor, History
Affiliated with African & African American Studies
and Film Studies
Harmony Arnold, MFA
Associate Professor, Performing Arts & Arts Leadership (Theatre, Costume)
Mirette Aziz, MBA, RDCS, RDMS
Program Director and Assistant Teaching Professor
Jordan Babineaux, MBA
Senior Advisor for Partnership Engagement
Executive in Residence, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management
Adjunct Professor, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management
Jeffrey Bowen, DMA
Adjunct Faculty, Performing Arts and Arts Leadership (Guitar)
Bonnie H. Bowie, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
Professor
Premera Endowed Professor of Nursing in Health Promotion and Care Innovations
Maria Bullon-Fernandez, PhD
Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities
Professor, English
Associate Appointment, Medieval Studies
Associate Appointment Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Stephen T. Chan, PhD
Associate Professor, Theology and Religious Studies
Associate Appointment, Asian Studies Program
Rebecca 'Becky' Cobb, PhD, LMFT
Associate Clinical Professor
AAMFT Approved Supervisor
AAMFT Clinical Fellow
Dominic CodyKramers, MFA
Teaching Professor
Performing Arts and Arts Leadership
Theatre Program
Mark Cohan
Chair and Associate Professor, Anthropology and Sociology
Associate Appointment, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Marc Cohen, PhD
Program Director, Professional MBA and Online MBA
Professor, Department of Management
Professor, Department of Philosophy
(shared appointment with College of Arts & Sciences)
Nathan Colaner, PhD, MBA
Program Director, Business Analytics
Teaching Professor, Department of Management
Leann Conley-Holcom
Assistant Professor of Music
Director of Choral & Vocal Activities
Music Program Director
Serena Cosgrove, PhD
Professor, International Studies
Director, Latin American Studies
Faculty Coordinator, Central America Initiative
Charisse Cowan Pitre, PhD
Interim Dean
College of Education Professor
Teacher Education
Braxton Cuneo
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Computer Science, Oregon State University
Jenny Curwen, DNP, ARNP, CNM, FNP-C
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Angelique M. Davis, JD
Professor, Political Science Department
Director, African and African American Studies
Affiliated Faculty, Seattle University School of Law
Affiliated Faculty, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Butch de Castro, PHD, MSN/MPH, RN, FAAN
Charles M. Pigott Endowed Dean
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing Member
Washington State Academy of Sciences Honorary Member
Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society
Dean Diavatopoulos, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Finance
Dr. Khalil Dibee Endowed Chair of Finance, 2023-2027
Tam Q. Dinh, PhD, LICSW
Director, Master of Social Work
Department Chair
Professor
Ekaterina Emm
Chair, Department of Finance
Professor, Department of Finance
Genevieve Albers Professor, 2024-2027
Burkhard Englert, PhD
Amazon Endowed Chair, Computer Science
Program Director, MSAI
Ming Feng
Associate Professor, Chinese
Associate Professor, Asian Studies Program
Mike Fitzpatrick, MEd, LMFT
Adjunct Faculty
AAMFT Approved Supervisor
Nick Forro, MBA
Senior Vice President, Business Development, Climate Pledge Arena
Adjunct Professor, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management
Diane Fuller Switzer, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, ENP-BC, ENP-C, FAEN, FAANP, FAAN
Associate Professor
Affiliate Faculty in Ethics & Transformative Technologies
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Fellow, Academy of Emergency Nursing
Elizabeth M. Gabzdyl, DNP, CNM, ARNP
Assistant Professor
Director, Certified Nurse Midwifery Program
Elizabeth Gallagher, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Assistant Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Paige Gardner, PhD
Interim Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Success and Development
Co-Program Director for Curriculum and Instruction Design and Higher Education Leadership and Administration
Assistant Professor, Higher Education Leadership and Administration
Claire Garoutte
Associate Professor, Art, Art History, and Design (Photography)
Bonnie Glenn, JD
Adjunct Professor, Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics
Nikki Golden, PhD, LMFT, SUDP, MAC, CMHS
Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)
Mary Graham, PhD
Program Director, Online School Counseling
Professor, Online School Counseling Program Director
David Green, PhD
Director, Center for Faculty Development
Clinical Professor, International Studies
Elaine Gunnison, PhD
Professor, Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics
Director, Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, PhD
Professor, Spanish
Professor, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Haejeong Hazel-Hahn, PhD
Department Chair, History
Professor, History
Affiliate, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Affiliate, Asian Studies
Affiliate, Film and Media Studies
Bo Han, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Finance
Robert D. O’Brien Endowed Chair of Business, 2024-2026
Maylon Hanold
Assistant Program Director, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management
Teaching Professor, Department of Management
James Hanson, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor and Debate Coach
Communication and Media
Ross Hauck, MM
Adjunct Professor, Performing Arts and Arts Leadership (Vocal Music)
Matt Hawkey, PhD
Graduate Program Director, Kinesiology
Assistant Teaching Professor, Kinesiology
Hilary Hawley, PhD
Teaching Professor, English
Director, First-Year Academic Engagement
Tanya Hayes, PhD
Chair, Department of Public Affairs and Nonprofit Leadership
Program Director, Environmental Studies
Brittany Heintz Walters, PhD
Acting Associate Chair
Assistant Professor, Neuromechanics and Motor Control
Jacqueline B. Helfgott, PhD
Seattle University Loyola Professor of Criminal Justice
Criminology & Forensics/Director Crime & Justice Research Center
Matt Hickman, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics
Professor, Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics
Bridget Hiedemann, PhD
Professor, Department of Economics
Chair, Department of Economics
Andrea Holtan
Program Director, Early Career MBA
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Marketing
Colette Hoption, PhD
Associate Dean
Associate Professor, Department of Management
Associate Director for Faculty Professional Development
Randall Horton
Program Director, Master of Arts in Psychology
Associate Professor, Psychology
Pao-Yin Huang, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Leadership & Professional Studies
Jessica Ludescher Imanaka, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Management
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
(shared appointment with College of Arts & Sciences)
Mathew Isaac, PhD
Chair, Department of Marketing
Professor, Department of Marketing
Seattle University Loyola Professor, 2025-2030
Michael P. Jaycox, PhD
Associate Professor
Theology and Religious Studies
Special Assistant to the Vice President for Mission Integration
Division of Mission Integration
Kedar Kale
Adjunct Professor, Center for Leadership Formation
Adjunct Professor, Department of Management
Rose Kaser, MFA
Assistant Director Flex JD, Seattle University School of LawAdjunct Professor, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management
Naomi Kasumi MFA
Professor and Director of Design Program
Asian and Asian American Studies Associate appointment
David Kwon, PhD, MBA, MDiv, MSW/AM
Assistant Professor, Theology and Religious Studies
Beatrice Lawrence, PhD
Chair and Associate Professor
Theology and Religious Studies
Jennifer Loertscher, PhD
Interim Dean of the College of Science and Engineering
Professor of Chemistry
Viviane S. Lopuch, EdD
Executive Director, Center for Leadership Formation
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Management
Colleen Loranger, MEd
Instructor, K-12
Educational Administration, MEd
Tayyab Mahmud, JD
Director, Center for Global Justice
Professor of Law
Professor, African and African American Studies
Rubiná Mahsud, PhD
Program Director, Global Business
Professor, Department of Management
Jiale Man, PhD, LHMCA, NCC
Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OMHC)
Amelia Marckworth
Director of Community Engagement, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Adjunct Professor, Department of Management
Jennifer Marrone, PhD
Professor, Department of Management
Thomas F. Gleed Chair of Business Administration, 2025-2028
James B. McGoldrick, S.J. Fellow, 2025-2026
Erica Lee Martin, PhD
Assistant Dean of Student Academic Affairs
Associate Teaching Professor, Theology and Religious Studies
Natasha Martin
Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion
Associate Professor of Law
Kira B. Mauseth, PhD
Teaching Professor, Psychology
Co-lead, WA State Department of Health Behavioral Health Strike Team
Katherine McCusker, MSN, ARNP, AG-ACNP
Assistant Teaching Professor
Director, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Program
Marc McLeod
Associate Professor, History
Associate Director, University Honors
Affiliate, Latin American & Latinx Studies
Affiliate, International Studies
Affiliate, African & African American Studies
Affiliate, Environmental Studies
Allison Machlis Meyer, PhD
Director, University Honors
Associate Professor, English
James Miles, MFA
Creative Economy Manager, Seattle Office of Economic Development
Assistant Professor, Performing Arts and Arts Leadership
Affiliated Faculty, MBA Sport and Entertainment Management
Lisa Milkowski, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor and Program Director for Robotics Minor
Md Moniruzzaman, MS, MPA, MBA
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Management
Erik Moore, PhD
Program Director, Online MS in Cybersecurity Leadership
Clinical Professor, Department of Management
Felipe Murtinho
Professor & Director, International Studies
Special Assistant to the Provost for Global Engagement
Director, Middle Eastern Studies
Professor, Public Affairs and Nonprofit Leadership
Affiliated Faculty, Environmental Studies
El Hadji Malick Ndiaye, PhD
Associate Professor, French
Associate Professor, African and African American Studies
Nathan Nguyen
Former Managing Director and Financial Services Executive
Adjunct Professor
Jodi O'Brien, PhD
Senior Vice Provost for Faculty & Academic Affairs
Professor of Sociology
Sheila Oh, MS
Associate Teaching Professor, Computer Science
Director, Computer Science Fundamentals Certificate Program
Melissa Owen, PhD, RN, CNE, FHFSA
Vice Dean for Nursing
Robert J. and Mary H. Bertch Endowed Professorship in Nursing Leadership
Carlee Pendleton-Cole, PhD, PC, NCC, IPT-CST
Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Brother Gary Kinte’ Perry, PhD
Associate Professor, Anthropology and Sociology
Associate Appointment, African and African American Studies
Associate Appointment, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Aleksandra Petrovic, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor, English Language and Culture Bridge
Director, English Language Learning Center
Trung Pham, SJ, MFA
Chair, Art, Art History and Design
Associate Professor, Fine Arts
Christina Popchoi, BS, RDMS, RVT
Assistant Teaching Professor
General and Vascular Clinical Coordinator
Vascular Concentration Coordinator
Greg Prussia, PhD
Professor, Department of Management
George Albers Professor, 2023-2026
Katherine Raichle, PhD
Professor, Psychology
Associate Director, Center for Faculty Development
Meenakshi Rishi, PhD
Professor, Department of Economics
Howard J. Bosanko Professor of International Economics and Finance, 2023-2026
Past Director, International Development Internship Program
Carmen A. Rivera, MS
Assistant Teaching Professor, Criminal Justice, Criminology and Forensics
Assistant Dean of Student Engagement
Kumhee Ro, DNP, APRN, FAANP, FAAN
Associate Professor
Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow 2022-2023
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Nova Robinson
Associate Professor, History
Associate Professor, International Studies
Affiliated with Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Mark Roddy, PhD
Chair
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Social Justice
Associate Professor, Teacher Education (MIT)
Jeanette Rodriguez, PhD
Professor, Theology and Religious Studies
Executive Director, Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture
Kelli Rodriguez
Director of Master of Legal Studies and Sports Law Program | Seattle University School of Law
Adjunct Professor, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management
Peter Rowan, PhD, MBA, MA
Executive Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Clinical Professor, Department of Management
Lawrence K. Johnson Chair in Entrepreneurship
Gabriel Saucedo, PhD, CPA
Chair, Department of Accounting
Associate Professor, Department of Accounting
Jennifer Schulz, PhD
Teaching Professor, English
Teaching Professor, Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies
Associated Appointment, Psychology
Mary Linden Sepulveda
Special Collections & Archives
Associate Librarian, Lemieux Library
Frank J. Shih, PhD
Professor
Special Assistant to the Provost for Academic Effectiveness
Brandon Shurn, PhD, LCPC (MD), LMHC (FL), NCC
Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Mo-Kyung Sin, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Professor
Dr. Lester and Mary Ann Sauvage Endowed Professorship
Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
McLean Sloughter, PhD
Professor
Program Director
MSDS Environmental Science Affiliate, Mathematics
Ronald Slye
Programs Director, International and Comparative Law
Associate Appointment, African and African American Studies
Jeffery Smith, PhD
Chair, Department of Management
Professor, Department of Management
Frank Shrontz Chair of Professional Ethics
Jhon Paul Smith, PhD, SE (OR), PE (OR, CA)
Associate Professor
Director of Structural Engineering Graduate Program
LaDonna Smith, PhD, LMFT
Clinical Coordinator
AAMFT Approved Supervisor
Mary-Antoinette Smith, PhD
Professor, English
Professor, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Michael Spinetta, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychology
Chair, Seattle University Institutional Review Board
Sharon A. Suh, PhD
Professor, Theology and Religious Studies
Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship and Strategic Initiatives
Theresa Swanson, MEd
Assistant Clinical Professor, Kinesiology
Internship Coordinator, Kinesiology
Assistant Athletic Trainer, Athletics
Erin Swezey, MPS, MA
Co-Program Director, Higher Education Leadership and Administration (HELA)
Associate Teaching Professor, Higher Education Leadership and Administration (HELA)
Internship Coordinator, Higher Education Leadership and Administration (HELA)
Brian Robert Taberski, EdD
Associate Director for University Liturgy, Worship, and Faith Formation
Assistant Clinical Professor Theology & Religious Studies
Colette M. Taylor, EdD
Professor and Special Assistant to the Vice President of Mission Integration
Tom Taylor, PhD
Associate Professor, History
Affiliated with International Studies
Jonnae Tillman, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Psychiatric Mental Health Program
Michael Trice, PhD, EMBA
Founding Director
Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement
Spehar-Halligan Professorship
Tamura Turney
Instructor, Couples & Family Therapy
Ashli D. Tyre, EdD, NCSP
Program Director, School Psychology (SPSY)
Professor, School Psychology (SPSY)
Erin Vernon, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Patricia Wismer Professorship for Gender and Diversity Studies, 2025-2027
John Vinson, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics
Kevin D. Ward, PhD
Director, Bachelors of Public Administration Program
Professor
Natalie Welch, PhD
Program Director, MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management
Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing
Joy S. Whitman, PhD, LCMHC, LCPC, LPC
Clinical Professor
Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Jason Wirth, PhD
Professor and Department Chair, Philosophy
Associate Appointment, Film Studies
Chengxin Xu, PhD
Associate professor
Ben Yeo
Associate Professor, Department of Management
Eva Albers Professor, 2025-2028
Lisa Young
Seahawks Vice President of Corporate Partnerships
Adjunct Professor, Sport and Entertainment Management
Enyu Zhang, PhD
Associate Professor, International Studies
Affiliated faculty and former director, Asian Studies
Yingwu Zhu
Professor and Director of MSCS
Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Cincinnati