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Social science faculty bios
Brian Barnes
Assistant professor, history
Room #300
360-438-4325
bbarnes@stmartin.edu |
B.A., University of
California, Santa Barbara, 2000;
M.Ed., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2001;
M.A., University of Washington, 2003;
Ph.D., University of Washington, expected 2008. |
Michael Butler
Assistant professor, psychology
Room #301
360-438-4355
mbutler@stmartin.edu |
B.S., University of
Illinois–Champaign Urbana, 1996;
M.A., American University, 1999;
M.A., Fordham University, 2001;
Ph.D., Fordham University, 2006. |
Rex
J. Casillas
Dean,
social sciences
Associate professor, history/political science
Room #303
360-438-4347
casillas@stmartin.edu
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B.A., Western Washington
University; M.A., ibid.;
Ph.D., University of Utah.Casillas
specializes in the Middle East, American history, social history
and diplomatic history. |
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Robert
Hauhart
Associate professor, criminal justice
Room #315
360-438-4525
RHauhart@stmartin.edu |
B.S., Education, Southern
Illinois University (1972);
A.M., Sociology, Washington University – St. Louis (1973);
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Virginia (1982);
J.D., Law, University of Baltimore (1981);
Member: Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and District of
Columbia bars.
Dr. Hauhart spent twenty years working in the criminal
justice system in Pennsylvania, New York and the District of
Columbia. Since leaving the District of Columbia in 2001 he has
taught at the University of Maine, the University of New Mexico,
Pacific Lutheran University, and Saint Martin’s University. Dr.
Hauhart’s interests include the intersection of law, economy,
and society; prisons and prisoners’ rights law; and non-legal
initiatives for social justice.
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Russell
Hollander
Department chair and professor, psychology
Room #323
360-438-4354
rhollander@stmartin.edu |
B.A., New York University;
M.A., California State University, San Francisco;
M.A.,
University of Chicago;
Ph.D., ibid.Hollander has expertise in
the areas of psychology of men, personality, psychology of
religion and psychology and popular culture. He is especially
interested in integrating psychology into a liberal arts
curriculum. |
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Gerard Kirsch, O.S.B.
Assistant professor, history
Room #361
360-438-4349
fr_gerard@stmartin.edu |
B.A., Saint Martin's College;
Mount Angel Seminary;
M.A., University of Illinois.Father Gerard's special
interests include British history and European history. |
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Victor M. Kogan
Professor, criminal justice/sociology
Room #307
360-438-4348
vkogan@stmartin.edu |
M.S., Kazakh State University;
M.A., journalism, ibid;
Ph.D., Institute of State and Law of the USSR Academy of
Sciences.Kogan's expertise is in criminology and sociology of
law. He is particularly interested in the conflict between
justice and experience within the criminal justice system. |
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Richard Langill
Professor, political science/history
Room #333
360-438-4588
rlangill@stmartin.edu |
B.A., California State
University, Long Beach;
M.A., ibid;
Ph.D., The American
University.Langill's areas of emphasis include international
relations, comparative politics, Asian studies and Middle East
politics. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Western Samoa. |
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William Marcy
Assistant professor, history
Room #319
360-438-4406
wmarcy@stmartin.edu |
B.A., Hawaii Pacific
University, 1993;
M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1999;
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2007. |
Jeanette Munn
Associate professor, psychology/women's studies
Room #321
360-438-4558
jmunn@stmartin.edu |
B.S., Point Loma College;
M.A., Central Michigan University;
Ph.D., Washington State University.Munn’s expertise is in the
areas of the psychology of women and eating disorders, with
special interest in body image development of young girls. She
also is interested in teaching techniques appropriate for the
adult learner and in actively involving students in the research
process. |
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Leticia
Nieto
Associate professor
Room #331
360-438-4567
lnieto@stmartin.edu |
B.A., George Fox College;
M.A., Azuza Pacific University;
Psy.D., Ryokan College. |
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David Price
Department chair and professor, sociology and
cultural anthropology
Room #309
360-438-4295
dprice@stmartin.edu |
B.A., The Evergreen State
College;
M.A., University of Chicago;
Ph.D., University of Florida.Price's areas of expertise lie in
anthropology, the Cold War and American foreign policy. |
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Rona Ruben
Associate professor, psychology
Room #301
360-438-4355
rruben@stmartin.edu |
B.A., University of
Chicago;
M.A., ibid.Ruben’s professional expertise is in
educational psychology and human development. She especially
enjoys helping students translate their interests into
internship and career choices. |
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Katia Shkurkin
Associate professor, community services
Room #305A
360-438-4385
kshkurkin@stmartin.edu |
B.A., University of California,
Berkeley;
M.S.W., Columbia University;
Ph.D., California Coast University.Shkurkin's academic
interests include the study of effective treatment modalities
for complex PTSD, and collaborating internationally with social
work educators, especially in Russia and Latvia. |
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Roger
Snider
Associate professor, history/political science
Room #311
360-438-4346
rsnider@stmartin.edu |
B.A., The College of Idaho;
M.A., University of Idaho;
Ph.D., ibid.Snider's academic emphasis is on political theory,
American politics and political economy. |
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Sheila Steiner
Professor, psychology
Room #337
360-486-8724
ssteiner@stmartin.edu |
B.A., Central Washington
University;
M.S., ibid;
Ph.D., University of California, Davis.
Steiner's academic background is in the study of the biological
bases of behavior. She applies the biological perspective in
many courses, including general and developmental psychology. |
Sharon R.
Taylor
Associate professor, social sciences
Director, First Year Seminar
Room #341
360-438-4301
STaylor@stmartin.edu |
M.S.W, University
of Kansas;
Ph.D., The Union Institute and University.Dr. Taylor worked
as a clinical social worker and director of a hospital
adolescent program and as family preservation social worker. Her
teaching and research interests include issues of grief and
loss, ethics, and feminist theory. |
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Peggy Zorn
Assistant professor
Room #327
360-438-4383
peggyzorn@gmail.com |
B.A. San Diego State
University;
M.A. Human Relations Institute |
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