College of Arts and Cultural Studies | ||
Communication and Media Faculty | ||
Dr. Katherine Kelley | Chair of Communications & Media | Communication | Dynamics of Leadership | Organizational Communication |
Rafael Barreiro, M.F.A. | MultiMedia Institute Director and Associate Professor | Film Production| International Filmmaking | National Christian Broadcasting |
Dr. Agena Farmer | Assistant Professor of Organizational/Interpersonal Communication | Communication| Debate |
Cristi Freudenrich | Assistant Professor of Communication Arts | Advertising| Internships |
Rhonda Gallagher | Assistant Professor of Communication, Arts and Media | Oral Communication |
Mark Labash | Assistant Professor of Communication, Arts and Media | Audio and Audio Production | Radio |
Susan McMurray | Assistant Professor of Communication | Professional Speaking | Communication for Human Resource Management | Training and Development |
Denise Miller | Assistant Instructor of Communication Arts | Basics of Oral Communication | Speech Education | Virtual Reality in the classroom |
Chris Putman | Assistant Professor of Communication, Arts and Media | Public Relations | Branding and Promotion |
Dr. Linda Royall | Assistant Professor of Convergence Journalism and DIrector of Student Media | Convergence Journalism | Investigative Reporting |
Theatre, Dance and Visual Arts Faculty | ||
Laura Holland | Chair of Theatre, Dance and Visual Arts/ Professor of Drama | Theatre | Design| Playwriting | Makeup |
Mandel Chenoweth | Professor of Global Art | Art Education |
Nathan Opp | Professor of Art | History of Art | Studio Art |
Jason Howell | Associate Professor of Art | Graphic Design | Typography |
Jiwon Kim | Assistant Professor of Art | Illustration| Graphic Design |
Denise Miller | Assistant Instructor of Communication Art |
Theatre Education |
Courtneay Sanders | Director of Theatre/Professor of Drama | Theatre | Acting |
Christina Schneider | Director of Dance | Dance (Modern Specialist) |
Music Faculty | ||
Dr. John Jenkins | Chair of Music Department/Associate Professor | Conducting| Brass Pedagogy| Arts Administration |
Joyce Bridgman | Assistant Pofessor of Music | Piano |
Dr. Rod Corser | Associte Professor of Music Composition | Music Composition |
Dr. Michelle Eller | Assistant Professor of Voice | Classical Singing| Vocal Pedagogy| Piano Performance |
Dr.Hayoung Lim | Director of Music Therapy/ Professor of Music | Music Therapy |
Dr. Imgyu Kang | Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Studies | Choral Conducting |
Dr.Scott Quant | Associate Professor of Music | Music Education| Singers Diction |
Dr. Tim Waters | Professor of Music | Music Production |
Vicki Walker | Assistant Professor of Music | Music Theory |
Christopher Brown | Assistant Professor of Music | Guitar |
History, Humanities and Government Faculty | ||
Dr. Curtis Ellis | Chair of History, Humanities and Government/Associate Professor | American Government and Politics| Campaigns| Campaign Finance| Elections| U.S. Congress| Public Policy| Race and Politics| Representation |
Dr. Ruby Libertus | Assistant Professor of International Relations | International Issues| International Involvement |
Paul Vickery | Professor of History | Latin American History| Carribean History| European History| Immigration |
Sonny Branham | Assistant Professor of Government | American Government and Politics| Oklahoma Politics| Tulsa Politics |
Beverly Garrison | Assistant Professor of History | Early Women's History| Oklahoma History| Native American History |
Jason Pudlo | Assistant Professor of Political Science | Emergency Management and Disaster Relief| Non-profit and Public Organizations |
English and Modern Languages Faculty | ||
David Farnsworth | Chair of English and Modern Languages| Instuctor of Spanish | Spanish (Grammar and Phonetics) | Translation |
Dr.Joann Allen | Professor of English | American Literature |
Dr. Michael Fulton | Professor of Spanish | Spanish Language| Literature |
Dr. William Epperson | Professor of English | American, British and World Literature |
Charlotte Neller | Instructor of Arabic | Arabic Language |
Yabing Wang | Instructor of Chinese | Chinese Langauge |
Lyn Manghum | Instuctor of French | French Language |
College of Business Faculty | ||
Dr. David Dyson | Interim Chair of Graduate Program/Professor of Management | Management| International Business| Ethics| Use of Technology |
Terry Unruh | Interim Undergraduate Chair/ Assistant Professor of Accounting | Accounting| Connections with all accounting firms| Historical Perspectives of ORU operations| Faculty, Students, Business Comunity |
Dr. Ardith Baker | Interim Undergraduate Assistant Chair | Decison Sciences| Statistics| Research |
Dr. Jim Russel | Professor of Economics | Economics| Frequent contributer of Articles for Charisma magazine |
Dr. Marshal Wright | Professor of Management | Strategy| Law| Former Practicing Lawyer| Frequent Author for Harvard Business Review| Tedx Talks Speaker |
Dr. David Burkus | Associate Professor of Management | Management |
Dr. Bill Elliot | Assistant Professor of Accounting | Accounting |
Dr. Doris Feltham |
Associate Professor of Finance | Accounting| Finance |
Dr. Rebecca Gun | Associate Professor of Marketing | Marketing |
Dr. Jonathan Wiley | Assistant Professor of Finance | Finance |
Jim Toft | Instructor of Management | International Business| Management |
College of Education Faculty | ||
Dr. Patrick Otto | Chair of Graduate School of Education/ Associate Professor | Christian Education (P-12)| Christian Higher Education| P-12 & Higher Education Accredidation |
Hallet Hullinger | Professor of Education (Graduate Department) | Adult Learning| Higher Education Issues and Future |
Tim Norton | Professor of Education (Graduate Department) | Higher Education| Christian Education |
Dr. Sherri D. Tapp | Professor of Education (Graduate Department) | Culturally Responsive Teaching Leadership |
Dr. Dwight Davidson (Adjunct) | Associate Professor of Education (Graduate Department) | Fincance| Facillities| Issues Organizing Theory and Management | United Nations Representatives to Infopoverty |
Dr. Evie Lindberg | Professor of Education (Undergraduate Department) | Dyslexia| Specific Learning Disabilities (13 categories of special education)| Special Education Teacher Training| Healthy Children Project |
Charlene Martin | Professor of Education (Undergraduate Department) | Teacher Education and Efficacy| Literacy| Pedagogy| Mentoring| Induction Programs |
Mary Lou Miller | Professor of Education (Undergraduate Department) | Math Education| Educational Research| Statistics | Evaluation & Assesment| Bias Assesment on an Instrument |
Dr. Chancey Bosch | Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction | Curriculum and Instruction (P-12 Ed.) |
Amanda Wilson | Assistant Professor of Elementary and Childhood Education | Reading| Non-Cognitive Skills| Grit and Purpose Development |
Dr. Catherine Klehm | Associate Professor of Chemistry | Chemistry Education| Science Education| NSF Grants |
LeighAnne Locke | Assistant Professor of Mathematics | Math Education| MASST Grant (NSF-funded grant for math and science teaching scholarships) |
Denise Miller | Assistant Instructor of Communication Arts | Communication (Crisis and Global Communication) |
Laura Krohn | Instructor of English and English Education | English Education |
Lauren Alvarez (MA Adjunct) | Coordinator of Student Teaching | Elementary Education (Certified K-8) | Parent Education and School Outreach| Relationship and Communication Education (Certified PREP) | Elementary School Counselor |
Janet George | Higher Ed. Leadership| ELL| Curriculum Design| Course Design| D2L| Cross-Cultural Communication | |
College of Nursing Faculty | ||
Lenore Butay | Instructor of Nursing | Dosage Calculation| Health Assesment| Medical and Surgical Nursing| Research| Home Hospice Practice| Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) |
Patricia Catts | Assistant Professor of Nursing | Obstentrics and Women's Health| Pediatrics| Pharmacology | Pathophysiology| Affiliated with Oncology Nursing Society| National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners |
Rebecca Poore | Assistant Professor of Nursing | Health Assesment | Medical Surgery Nursing| Rural Community| Research| Family Nurse Practioner| Transition Life Care |
Dr. Cheryl Swanson | Associate Professor of Nursing | Registered Nurse Critical Care| Electrocardiography Preceptor| Research |
Audrey Thompson | Associate Professor of Nursing | Registered Nurse at Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital | Nursing Leadership and Management |
Rachael Valentz | Instructor of Nursing | Registered Nurse in Adult Intensive Care Unit at St.Johns Hospital |
Sharon Willis | Manager of Simulated Laboritories | Registered Nurse in Postpartum Unit at St.Francis South Hospital | ACLS Training| Medical Terminology |
Corrie VanArsdale | Instructor of Nursing | Registered Nurse in OB at St.Franics Hospital | Community Health Nursing | Leadership in Nursing Research |
JoeAnne Robinson | Instructor of Nursing | Registered Nurse in Medical-Surgical Nursing at St.Francis Hospital | Foundations of Nursing| Research | SNA Advisor| Medical-Surgical Course |
College of Science and Engineering | ||
Behavioral Sciences Faculty | ||
Dr. Randall Feller | Chair of Behavioral Sciences Department/ Prfessor of Psychology | Psychology| Sexual Abuse Treatment| Sexual Agression| Integration of Faith and Psychology |
Dr. Cal Easterling | Professor | Sociology| American Awareness and Prepardness for Existential Nuclear Threat |
Dr. Angela Watson | Associate Professor | Psychology| Spirituality Among Christian University Students| Measurement of any Variable Relevant to Social Sciences |
Philip Nelson | Assistant Professor | Psychology| Cross-Cultural Adjustment| Stress of Expatriates (Missionaries) |
Brittany Oleze | Assistant Professor | Social Work| Human Sex Trafficking| Child Trauma |
Biology and Chemistry Faculty | ||
Dr. William Collier | Professor | Physical Chemistry| Molecular Spectroscopy| Intelligent Design| Science and Religion| The Philosphy of Science |
Dr. Joel Gaikwad | Professor | Biology | Antibiotic Resistance| Biofilms |
Dr. John Korstad | Professor | Ecology | Lake Ecology | Phytoremediation| Biofuels and Other Forms of Renewable Energy | Sustainability| Environmental Stewardship| Creation Care |
Dr. Hal Reed | Professor | Environmental Science| Stinging Ants, Wasps and Bees| Wetlands| Conservation Biology| Environmental |
Dr. George Thyvelikakath | Professor | Organic Chemistry |
Dr. Catherine Klehm | Associate Professor | Chemistry| Effective Teaching Strategies and Learning Styles| School Lab Safety |
Dr. Lois Albin |
Associate Professor | Organic Chemistry| Green Chemistry |
Dr. William Ranahan | Assistant Professor | Biology | Cancer Signaling| Epithelial Polarity| Breast Cancer Progression |
Dr. Celestino Velasquez | Assistant Professor | Biology | Molecular Biology | Celle Biology | Virology |
Rachel Budavich-Coon | Instructor | Bioethics | Biomedical Ethics |
Computing and Mathmatics Faculty | ||
Dr. Andrew Lang | Chair of Computing and Mathmatics Department Professor | Mathmatics | Open Science | Quantum Mechanics | Cosmology| Black Holes| Worm Holes| Time-Travel| Science and Science Fiction| Cheminformatics| Machine Learning| The Public Image of Science |
Dr. Stephen Wheat | Professor | Computer Science | Big Data| Computer Technology| High Performance Computing| Supercomputers| Global Technology Usage| Bioinformatics| Computing Industry (HPE, Intel, etc.) |
Dr. Jayne Ann Harder | Assistant Professor | Mathmatics Education| Oklahoma Mathmatics Education| National Mathmatics Education| Tutoring |
LieghAnn Locke | Assistant Professor | Mathmatics Education| Oklahoma Mathmatics Education| National Mathmatics Education |
J. Bryan Osborne | Instructor | Information Technology| Computer Security| Computer Technology | Mobile Technology| Wearable Technology| Virtual Reality| Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Big Data |
Engineering Faculty | ||
Dr.John Matsson | Chair of Engineering Department/ Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
Dr. Dominic Halsmer | Professor | Engineering Education | Mechanical Engineering| Aerospace Engineering| Reverse Engineering |
Dr. Robert Leland | Professor | Teaching in Computer Engineering | Research on Wireless Communication and Network |
Dr. Elena Gregg | Assocaite Professor | Physics | Optics |
Health, Leisure, and Sports Sciences Faculty | ||
Dr. Fritz Huber | Chair of the HLSS Department/ Associate Professor | Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology |
Dr. Bill Gordon | Associate Professor | Tennis and Teacher Education |
Dr. Terry Shannon | Assistant Professor | Sports Management |
Bob Canada | Assistant Professor | Leisure and Recreation |
Scarlet Jost | Assistant Professor | Exercise and Weight Control/ Exercise for Special Populations |
Nancy Mankin | Assistant Professor | CPR, Safety, and First Aid |
Glenn Smith | Instructor | Athletic Training |
College of Theology and Ministry Faculty | ||
Dr. Wonsuk Ma | Dean | Global Christianity | Global Pentecostalism| Mission in the New Christian Era |
Dr. Bill Buker | Associate Dean | Marriage & Family Therapy| Spiritual Formation |
Dr. Samuel Thorpe | Chair of Undergraduate Theology/ Professor of Philosophy and Theological Studies | Christian Apologetics | American Civil War | Golf (certified professional golf instructor) |
Dr. Jeff Lamp | Professor of New Testament | New Testament Greek| Environmental Studies/ Eco-theology |
Dr. James Shelton | Professor of New Testament | Ancient Greek & Hebrew Manuscripts (affiliated with the Green Family ORU Scholars Initiative & Museum of the Bible) |
Dr. Eric Newberg | Professor of Theological and Historical Studies (Undergraduate Dept.) | Middle East Issues | American Church History |
Dr. Larry Hart | Professor of Theology | History of Oral Roberts and Oral Roberts University |
Dr. William Lyons | Associate Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies | Ancient Greek and Hebrew Manuscripts (affiliated with the Green Family ORU Scholars initiative and Museum of the Bible) |
Dr. Eloy Nolivos | Assitant Professor of Practical Theology | Latin| South America |
Dr. Julie Ma | Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies | Pentecostal Mission |
Dr. Kelly James | Associate Professor of Counseling | Trauma | Play Therapy| EMDR |
Dr. Sandra Richardson | Professor of Counseling | Professional Ethics |
Dr. Andrea Walker | Professor of Counseling | Addictions |
Dr. Greg Meyer | Adjunct Professor of Counseling | Spirituality and Counseling |
Kerry Loescher | Instructor of Practical Ministry | Youth Issues |
Dr. John Swails | Director of the Center for Israel and Middle East Studies | Middle East |
Dr. Daniel Isgrigg | Director of Holy Spirit Research Center | Studies of Oral Roberts |
Dr. Vinson Synan | Scholar in Residency | Pentacostalism and Charismatic Movement | Global Pentecostalism| Oral Roberts Studies |