Contact: Deanne Puca
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Thirty-four Western Michigan University faculty members have been granted sabbaticals during the 2018-19 academic year to engage in research and creative projects as well as other work that promotes their professional growth and development.
The leaves were granted by the WMU Board of Trustees during its March 14 meeting.
Sabbaticals
Effective for the fall 2018 semester
- Dr. Kyle Brink, associate professor of management
- Dr. Martha Councell-Vargas, associate professor, of music
- Cat Crochett, professor of art
- Dr. Amy Damashek, associate professor of psychology
- Dr. Jessica Frieder, associate professor of psychology,
- Dr. Yuri Ledyaev, professor of mathematics
- Terrance Michmerhuizen, associate professor of aviation sciences
- Dr. Jun-Seok Oh, professor of civil and construction engineering
- Dr. Jennifer Palthe, professor of management
- Dr. John Tanis, professor of physics
- Dr. Mary-Louise Totton, associate professor of art
Effective for the 2018-19 academic year
- Dr. David Burnie, professor of finance and commercial law
- Dr. Steven Carr, professor of computer science
- Dr. Christina Chin, associate professor of art
- Sue Ellen Christian, professor of communication
- Dr. Sime Curkovic, professor of management
- Dr. Olivia Gabor-Peirce, professor of world languages and literatures
- Dr. Megan Grunert Kowalske, associate professor of chemistry
- Dr. David Lemberg, associate professor of geography
- Dr. Debra Lindstrom, professor of occupational therapy
- Dr. John Petrovic, professor of mathematics
- Dr. Dewei Qi, professor of chemical and paper engineering
- Dr. Cynthia Running-Johnson, professor of world language and literatures
- Dr. Laura Van Zoest, professor of mathematics
- Dr. Zijiang Yang, professor of computer science
Effective for the spring 2019 semester
- Dr. Cathryn Bailey, professor of gender and women's studies
- Dr. Christopher Biggs, associate professor of music
- Dr. William Liou, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
- Dr.Larry Mallak, professor of industrial and entrepreneurial engineering and engineering management
- Dr. Leah Omillion-Hodges, associate professor of communication
- Dr. Kelley O’Reilly, associate professor of marketing
- Dr. Jagjit Saini, associate professor of accountancy
- Bruce Uchimura, professor of music
- Dr. Ron Van Houten, professor of psychology
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