2013-14 faculty directory and information - Simpson College

EDUARDO MAGALHAES III, Ph.D. (1991) Professor of Political ScienceB.A., Monmouth College, 1987; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1991BERNARD MCDONALD, M.M. (2011), Assistant Professor of MusicG. Dewey and M. Maine Larsen Endowed Chair in Opera and Musical CoachingB.A., Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama (1996);M.M., University of Glasgow (2010); Ph.D., Indiana University (in progress)STEVEN J. MCLEAN, M.F.A. (1991) Professor of Theatre ArtsB.S., University of Evansville, 1982; B.A., University of Evansville, 1982M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1986TIMOTHY (TIM) A. MCMILLIN, D.M.A. (2004) Associate Professor of MusicChair of the Department of Music; B.M., Simpson College, 1997;M.M., University of St. Thomas, 2004; D.M.A., Michigan State University, 2010CLINTON (CLINT) K. MEYER, Ph.D. (2008) Assistant Professor of BiologyB.S., Wayne State College, 1997; M.S., Kansas State University, 2000Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 2007SARAH (SAL) A. MEYERS, Ph.D. (1995) Professor of PsychologyHead, Division of Education and Social Science; Director of Faculty Development;B.A., Carleton College, 1988; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1996MARILYN K. MUELLER, M.B.A., J.D. (1986) Professor of ManagementB.S., University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1976; M.B.A., J.D., Drake University, 1981JANE MURPHY, M.A. (2012) Assistant Professor of Communication & Media StudiesB.A., University of Iowa, 1993; M.A., University of Iowa, 2001JENNIFER ROSS NOSTRALA, M.F.A. (1990) Professor of Theatre ArtsChair of the Department of Theatre ArtsB.A., Simpson College, 1985; M.F.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1988JUSTIN NOSTRALA, M.F.A. (2001) Associate Professor of ArtChair of the Department of ArtB.A., Simpson College, 1986; M.A., The University of Iowa, 1998M.F.A., The University of Iowa, 1999ROBERT (BOB) NUTGRASS, Ed.S. (1990) Professor of Physical EducationB.A., Iowa Wesleyan College, 1978; M.S., Western Illinois University, 1982Ed.S., Drake University, 1999SAMANTHA O’HARA, Ph.D. (2013) Assistant Professor of SociologyB.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1994; M.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1996;Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2006DAVID A. OLSGAARD, Ph.D. (1997) Professor of PhysicsCo-Chair of the Department of Chemistry and PhysicsB.S., North Dakota State University, 1981; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 1992JAMES (JIM) LEE PALMIERI, Ph.D. (1996) Professor of EconomicsHead of the Division of Policy StudiesB.S., Northern Illinois University, 1986; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1995JIN YOUNG (JEAN) PARK, D.M.A. (2002) Staff Accompanist w/rank ofInstructor of MusicB.M., Seoul National University, 1987; M.M., University of Oklahoma, 1998D.M.A., University of Oklahoma, 2002Page 9 of 21