Missouri State University

Outstanding Faculty

At the Honors College, we take pride in the exceptional quality of our instructors. Below you will find direct links, if available, to our faculty’s homepage in their respective departments.

Honors Faculty Title Department
Amy Muchnick, Ph.D. Professor Music
Anita Brand, M.B.A. Instructor Accounting
Beth Walker, Ph.D. Professor History
Bernard McCarthy, Ph.D. Community and Social Issues Institute Director/Professor Criminology and Criminal Justice
Bryan E. Breyfogle, Ph.D. Associate Professor Chemistry
Brian Greene, Ph.D. Associate Professor Biology
Carol Shoptaugh, Ph.D. Professor Psychology
Charles Rovey, Ph.D. Professor Geography, Geology, & Planning
Chris Herr, Ph.D. Associate Professor Theatre and Dance
Christina Robinson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Economics
Cigdem Cidam, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Political Science
Dane Wallace, M.A. Per Course Faculty Modern and Classical Languages
Daniel Kaufman, Ph.D. Professor Philosophy
Elizabeth Sobel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Sociology and Anthropology
Eric Nelson, Ph.D. Associate Professor History
Gay Ragan, Ph.D. Professor Mathematics
Indira Palacios-Valladares, Ph.D. Instructor Political Science
Jack C. Knight, Ph.D. Professor Philosophy
James Baumlin, Ph.D. Professor English
Jane Hoogestraat, Ph.D. Professor English
Janice Greene, Ph.D. Professor Biology
Janis King, Ph.D. Professor Communication
Joel Paddock, Ph.D. Professor Political Science
John Catau, Ph.D. Deputy Provost Geography, Geology, & Planning
John Chuchiak, Ph.D. Latin American, Caribbean, and Hispanic Studies Program Director/Professor History
John Prescott, Ph.D. Professor Music
Joseph Hughes, Ph.D. Professor Modern and Classical Languages
Joseph Martire, Ph.D. Professor Philosophy
Joshua Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Biomedical Science
Julia Watts-Belser, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Religious Studies
Julie Johnson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Modern and Classical Languages
Kathy Pulley, Ph.D. Professor Religious Studies
Kevin Pybas, Ph.D. Associate Professor Political Science
Larry George, Ph.D. Professor Modern and Classical Languages
Leslie Baynes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Religious Studies
Linda Moser, Ph.D. Associate Professor English
Lora Vess, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Sociology and Anthropology
Mahua Barari, Ph.D. Professor Economics
Marcus Cafagna, M.F.A. Associate Professor English
Margaret Buckner, Ph.D. Professor Sociology and Anthropology
Margaret Weaver, Ph.D. Professor English
Martha Finch, Ph.D. Associate Professor Religious Studies
Michael Boyle, M.A. Per Course Faculty Modern and Classical Languages
Michael A. Murray, D.M.A. Professor Music
Michael Reed, Ph.D. Associate Professor Physics, Astronomy, & Materials Science
Michael Stout, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Sociology and Anthropology
Michelle Morgan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor History
Micki Pulleyking, Ph.D. Senior Instructor Religious Studies
Miles Barnhart, Ph.D. Professor Biology
Nancy Keith, Ph.D. Professor Marketing
Paul Rollinson, Ph.D. Professor Geography, Geology, & Planning
Pauline Nugent, Ph.D. Professor Modern and Classical Languages
Rajinder Jutla, Ph.D. Professor Geography, Geology, & Planning
Rhonda Ridinger, Ph.D. Professor Health, Physical Education, & Recreation
Richard Garrad, Ph.D. Professor Biomedical Science
Richard Martin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Computer Science
Richard Neumann, Ph.D. Senior Instructor English
Robert Little, M.F.A. Associate Professor Theatre and Dance
Robin Amonker, Ph.D. Professor Sociology and Anthropology
Ruth Barnes, Ph.D. Associate Professor Theatre and Dance
Russell Keeling, Ph.D. Per Course Faculty Communication
Samuel Dyer, Ph.D. Associate Professor Communication
Sandra House, Ph.D. Instructor Communication
Shannon R. Wooden, Ph.D. Assistant Professor English
Sharmistha Self, Ph.D. Associate Professor Economics
Stephen L. McIntyre, Ph.D. Associate Professor History
Stephen Trobisch, Ph.D. Per Course Faculty Modern and Classical Languages
Steven Jones, Ph.D. Professor Education
Thomas Dicke, Ph.D. Professor History
Thomas Kane, Ph.D. Professor Psychology
Tim Bender, Ph.D. Professor Psychology
Timothy Knapp, Ph.D. Professor Sociology and Anthropology
Tracy Dalton, M.A. Senior Instructor English
Victor Mathews, Ph.D. Professor Religious Studies
Wafaa Kaf, Ph.D. Associate Professor Communication Sciences and Disorders