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Allison Ambrose, PhD
Professor of Accounting
Gene Bechen, PhD
Teaches courses in child and adolescent development, secondary teaching methods, and middle school education.
Kyle Bohnert, PhD
Teaches kinesiology courses related to skeletal muscle anatomy, function, and the molecules that regulate muscle health.
Cynthia Bechtel
Cynthia is lead teacher for 4 to 5 year old children at the Children's Campus.
Michael Dahlinghaus, PhD, CSCS, ACSM-EP-C
Teaches classes in exercise science and human performance and fitness. He has professional experience in personal training education and strength conditioning.
Joseph Dies
Laboratory Coordinator, Chemistry Department
Janene Finley
Dr. Finley teaches individual and entity taxation, accounting information systems, and accounting principles for undergraduate and graduate students.
Shannon Gottschalk
Shannon is an assistant teacher in the Infant/Toddler room at the Children's Campus.
Alida Gottschalk
Shannon is an assistant teacher in the Infant room at the Children's Campus.
Kami Holst, OTD, MOTR/L, CBIS
Teaches foundational courses for first-year occupational therapy doctoral students as well as interventions courses related to neurological rehabilitation.
Julie Jones
Dr. Jones teaches Scholarship I and II and co-teaches OT Process and pediatric content for Interventions I, II, and III. Clinical experience includes Early Intervention (Birth-age 3), and school-based occupational therapy.
Madeline Craig
Madeline teaches introductory courses in the Kinesiology Department related to exercise science and nutrition.
Sandy Lund, PhD
Teaches physiology and other exercise science courses. Research has focused on respiratory physiology, exercise-induced asthma, and supplement use.
Laura Maurer
Laura is a Lead Teacher and On-Site Supervisor for the SAU Children's Campus
Lori Parker
Administrative Assistant for the Occupational Therapy program.
Angela Rekers-Power
Dr. Rekers teaches in the Early Childhood Education program. Her specialty is in inclusive practice, education and community partnerships, and outdoor learning and play.
Jennifer Schmidt-McCormack
Jennifer is the Coordinator of Success Programs
Allison Scovel
Allison is an Assistant Teacher at the SAU Children's Campus.
Tyler Spencer, PhD
Dr. Spencer teaches core Sport Management courses and specializes in sport facilities and event management.
Corin Sowers
Access Services Librarian
Edwin Ubeda, PhD
Teaches English as Second Language (ESL) endorsement courses. He has worked for six years as an elementary bilingual teacher and adult ESL instructor.
Trish Zinger
Administrative Assistant for the Education Department.
Andrew Axup
Dr. Axup's professional interests include inorganic chemistry, spectroscopy, and chemical education.
Cherie Blackwell, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Cherie teaches a variety of specialty topics in the Occupational Therapy Department.
Brenda Boleyn
Professor of early childhood and elementary education.
Hannah Carlton
As a Teaching Librarian, Hannah teaches students about information literacy and library resources.
Olivia Davison
Head of Media Services for the Library and IDEAlab.
Sarah Eikleberry, PhD
Dr. Eikleberry's research and teaching intersect at sport studies and sport history and focus on the structures and ideologies that influence access and experiences in sport and physical activity settings.
Roxanne Freeman
Roxanne is the Academic Advisor & Recruiter for the Occupational Therapy program.
Jenni Green
Jenni is a Visiting Lecturer for the Occupational Therapy program.
Joyce Haack
Joyce is the Administrative Assistant for Serials, Acquisitions & Interlibrary Loan and also oversees book purchase requests.
Chengming Hu, PhD
Teaches classes in sport management, sport promotion and marketing, and planning and managing sport facilities.
Melissa Judd
Melissa is the Curriculum Library Assistant.
Elizabeth Kunze Sanders
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Courtney Luther
Courtney is the Director of Children's Campus
Angie McCombs, OTD
Angie teaches OTD 520 Process in the first year of the OT curriculum. Additionally, she teaches in the Critical Inquiry series courses for first and second year students in the OT curriculum.
Jennifer Petersen
Dr. Petersen teaches Assessment, Interventions IIA, and leads a Fieldwork IB experience.
Sarah Rissler, PhD
Sarah is the Director of Student Success in the Student Success Center.
Tracy Schuster-Matlock
Dr. Schuster-Matlock provides leadership, supervision, and strategic direction for the direct reporting areas, including, but not limited to: university assessment of student learning and course evaluations, HLC regional accreditation and compliance measures, and institutional research.
Rhiannon Seneli, PhD, ATC
Rhiannon is the Kinesiology Graduate Director
Tinette Stoner
Tinette is the Assistant Director of Student Success.
Alison Tollas
Teaching Librarian
Tanya Volkova, PhD
Teaches math education
Ashley Werthmann
Assistant Preschool Teacher
Luke Beatty
Luke is Director of the SAU Library and specializes in library administration.
Dale Blesz, PhD
Teaches undergraduate courses in educational psychology and child and adolescent development, and graduate courses in special education.
Alec Brown, PhD
Dr. Brown teaches introductory and advanced courses in chemistry, specializing in teaching organic chemistry and using active-learning in both the lecture and laboratory classroom.
Michael Cipriano
Dr. Cipriano teaches undergraduate and graduate classes focused on the preparation and analysis of financial statements. His specialty is understanding how financial statements are used by intermediaries and end users for investment decisions.
Julie Dobek
Office Coordinator
Stephanie Erps
Stephanie is a Lecturer in the Educator Preparation Program.
Kelly Giddens
Chair and Associate Professor in Chemistry
Ritu Gurung
Teaches general chemistry and biochemistry courses.
Stella Herzig
Stella is a Reference Librarian and teaches the undergraduate course in Information Literacy.
Brenda Hughes, DrOT, OTR/L
Dr. Hughes teaches Foundations of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Justice. She is also the Occupational Therapy Doctoral Capstone Coordinator.
Lynn Kilburg, DHSc, MBA, OTR/L
Dean of the College of Health and Human Services and Professor of Occupational Therapy.
Anne Lansing, OTD, MOL, OTR/L
Assistant Professor for Occupational Therapy
Onnica Marquez
University Archivist
Tyler McIntire
Tyler is an Assistant Teacher in the Honeybee Room.
Stephanie Phares, MOT
Stephanie is an instructor in the Occupational Therapy program.
Jill Schmidt
A professor in the Occupational Therapy Department, Dr. Schmidt teaches neuroscience and intervention courses.
Christopher Schwartz, PhD
Dr. Schwartz teaches several core Exercise Science courses as well as introductory courses. His specialty is in physiological function in the human body and the influence of exercise on health and performance.
Malavika Shrikhande
Library Technical Assistant
Erica Thomas, DHEd, CHES
Teaches nutrition and wellness concepts courses, as well as exercise physiology lab.
Ra'Mya Taylor
Ra'Mya is a Lead Teacher at the SAU Children's Campus.
Suzanne Wiese
Suzanne is the administrative assistant for Kinesiology.
Nicholas Voth
Nick Voth teaches many introductory and core courses in the Department of Kinesiology with a specific focus on laboratory courses. He also serves as the Laboratory Coordinator in the department. His primary research and professional interests include applied exercise physiology and sports nutrition as they relate to performance in endurance sports.

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