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Jason J. Teven
Associate professor of human communication studies
B.S. public relations and theatre arts, Carroll College
M.S. communications, Illinois State
Ed.D. communication studies, West Virginia University
Birthplace: Chicago
Research interests/areas of expertise: Instructional, nonverbal, interpersonal and organizational communication, communication theory

Ionel Tifrea
Assistant professor of physics
Ph.D. theoretical physics, University of Cluj
Birthplace: Toplita, Romania
Research interests/areas of expertise: Theoretical condensed matter physics, with special emphasis on low-dimensional and strongly-correlated systems
Languages fluent in: Romanian

Binod Tiwari
Assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering
B.E. civil engineering, Tribhuwan University
M.S. geo and biosphere science and Ph.D. environmental management science, Nigata University
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Research interests/areas of expertise: Geotechnical earthquake engineering, advanced soil testing, soil and rock slope stability and stabilization, natural disaster mitigation, dam and levees, applied GIS, GPS application in engineering, sub-soil exploration, foundation analysis and design, shear strength of soil and rock
Languages fluent in: Japanese, Nepali, Hindi, Urdi

Elwin Tobing
Lecturer in economics
Ph.D. economics, University of Iowa
Birthplace: Tarutung, Indonesia
Research interests: Economic demography, economic development, macroeconomics
Languages fluent in: Indonesian

Heather Tunender
Senior Assistant Librarian
B.A. English, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
M.A. library and information sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia

Michelle Vander Veldt
Assistant professor of elementary and bilingual education
B.S. elementary education, M.Ed. curriculum and instruction and Ph.D. curriculum and instruction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wis.
Research interests/areas of expertise: Teacher education, mathematics education, educational psychology

Eileen T. Walsh
Assistant professor of sociology
Ph.D. sociology, University of Southern California
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Research interests/areas of expertise: Race, class, gender, inequality, education

Stephen Wareham
Lecturer in geological sciences
M.S. geology, Loma Linda University
Birthplace: Riverside
Research interests/areas of expertise: general geological science education

Robert Wheeler
Assistant professor of communications
B.S. business administration, San Diego State
M.B.A., University of San Diego
E.D.M. management, Case Western Reserve University
Birthplace: San Diego
Research interests/areas of expertise: Nonprofit celebrity advertising, Internet advertising, small business advertising

Mary Wickman
Associate professor of nursing
M.S., Ph.D. nursing, UCLA
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Research interests/areas of expertise: adolescent risk behaviors, substance abuse treatment, managed care

Lisa Winstead
Assistant professor of elementary and bilingual education
M.A. international affairs, Cal State Sacramento
Ed.D. curriculum and instruction, University of the Pacific
Birthplace: Sacramento
Research interests/areas of expertise: Alternative dual-language programs, peer tutoring, second-language acquisition, multicultural education, migrant issues
Languages fluent in: Spanish, French, Japanese

Kathleen K. Wright
Professor of accounting
B.S. accounting, Florida State University
M.B.A. taxation, New York University
J.D., Fordham Law School
L.L.M. taxation, Golden Gate University Law School
Birthplace: Evanston, Ill.
Research interests/areas of expertise: Federal and state taxation, California income and franchise tax

Guohua (Mark) Wu
Assistant professor of communications
B.A. English, Tsinguah University
M.S. advertising, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. advertising, University of Texas, Austin
Birthplace: Suzhou, China
Research interests/areas of expertise: Online advertising and consumer behavior, cross-cultural consumer research
Languages fluent in: Chinese

Lei Xu
Assistant professor of geography
M.A., Ph.D. geography, McMaster University
Birthplace: Chengde, China
Research interests/areas of expertise: Population migration, destination choices of immigrants in the U.S. and Canada
Languages fluent in: Chinese

Seung Yang
Assistant professor of political science
Ph.D. public administration, Florida State University
Birthplace: Gyeonggi, South Korea
Research interests/areas of expertise: Public organizations, human resource management, research methods
Languages fluent in: Korea

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