Area of Expertise | Expert Contact Information |
Aging, ​gerontology |  Dr. Tyler Tapps
Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs: Health and Wellbeing, Wellness Services
660.562.1350 | tytapps@nwmissouri.edu
 Dr. Sue Myllykangas
Associate Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1377 | susanm@nwmissouri.edu
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Biotechnology/plant biologics |  Dr. Jeff Thornsberry
Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences
660.562.1812 | jthorns@nwmissouri.edu
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Collaboration |  Dr. Shantel Farnan
Instructor, School of Education
660.562.1450 | sfarnan@nwmissouri.edu
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College student development |  Dr. Alisha Francis
Associate Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1663 | alishaf@nwmissouri.edu
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Criminal justice, criminology |  Dr. Kim Casey
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1290 | kcasey@nwmissouri.edu
 Kamala Tabor
Instructor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1291 | kamala@nwmissouri.edu
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Dietetics, nutrition |  Kelli Wilmes
Instructor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1451 | wilmesk@nwmissouri.edu
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Education: Assessment, standardized testing |  Dr. Tim Wall
Dean, School of Education
660.562.1179 | timwall@nwmissouri.edu
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Education: Novice teacher induction |  Dr. Tamara Lynn
Assistant Professor, School of Education
660.562.1258 | tglynn@nwmissouri.edu
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Education: Policy | Dr. Tim Wall
Dean, School of Education
660.562.1179 | timwall@nwmissouri.edu |
Education: Primary and secondary | Dr. Tim Wall
Dean, School of Education
660.562.1179 | timwall@nwmissouri.edu |
Education: Public school law (K-12) |  Dr. Kristi Alexander
Associate Professor, School of Education
660.562.1768 | kalex@nwmissouri.edu
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Education: Reading and literacy |  Dr. Beth Gregory
Assistant Professor, School of Education
660.562.1443 | bgregory@nwmissouri.edu
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Education: Social Studies/History |  Dr. Tina Ellsworth
Assistant Professor, School of Education
660.562.1236 | tellsworth@nwmissouri.edu
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Education: Special education, children with disabilities | Dr. Shantel Farnan
Instructor, School of Education
660.562.1450 | sfarnan@nwmissouri.edu Dr. Tamara Lynn
Assistant Professor, School of Education
660.562.1258 | tglynn@nwmissouri.edu |
Education: Technology |  Dr. Darla Runyon
Director, Center for Information Technology in Education
660.562.1532 | drunyon@nwmissouri.edu
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Emergency and disaster management |  Travis Surprise
Instructor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1008 | tsurprise@nwmissouri.edu
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Equity and social justice issues |  Dr. Amy Hillard
Assistant Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1264 | ahillard@nwmissouri.edu
Dr. Tim Wall
Associate Professor, School of Education
660.562.1179 | timwall@nwmissouri.edu |
Financial planning |  Dr. Lauren Leach
Associate Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1851 | lleach@nwmissouri.edu
 Dr. Jason Satchell
Assistant Professor, School of Business
660.562.1549 | jsatchell@nwmissouri.edu
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Financing college |  Charles Mayfield
Director, Financial Assistance
660.562.1138 | mayfield@nwmissouri.edu
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Geographic information systems |  Dr. Ming Hung
Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1797 | mhung@nwmissouri.edu
 Dr. YiHwa Wu
Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1869 | ywu@nwmissouri.edu
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Group and team dynamics | Dr. Alisha Francis
Associate Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1663 | alishaf@nwmissouri.edu |
Health, fitness and wellness |  Dr. Matt Symonds
Associate Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1069 | msymond@nwmissouri.edu
 Dr. Loren Butler
Associate Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1066 | lbutler@nwmissouri.edu
 Judy Frueh
Clinic Supervisor, Wellness Services
660.562.1348 | jfrueh@nwmissouri.edu
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History, American |  Dr. Elyssa Ford
Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1213 | ebford@nwmissouri.edu
Matthew Johnson
Instructor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1471 | mjohnso@nwmissouri.edu  Dr. Robert Voss
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1294 | rbvoss@nwmissouri.edu
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History, Europe and politics |  Dr. Brett Chloupek
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1385 | brett@nwmissouri.edu
 Dr. Dawn Gilley
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1839 | dgilley@nwmissouri.edu
 Dr. Devlin Scofield
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1614 | devlins@nwmissouri.edu
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History, film |  Dr. Richard Black
Assistant Professor, Department of Language, Literature and Writing
660.562.1744 | rblack@nwmissouri.edu
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History, LGBTQ+/Queer issues | Dr. Elyssa Ford
Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1213 | ebford@nwmissouri.edu |
History, women's issues | Dr. Elyssa Ford
Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1213 | ebford@nwmissouri.edu |
Instructional television (ITV) |  Mike Grudzinski
Distance Learning Manager, Northwest Education Consortium
660.562.1529 | mgrud@nwmissouri.edu
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International affairs |  Dr. Brian Hesse
Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1761 | bhesse@nwmissouri.edu
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Literature |  Dr. Michael Hobbs
Professor/Chair, Department of Language, Literature and Writing
660.562.1285 | mhobbs@nwmissouri.edu
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Literature, American | Dr. Richard Black
Assistant Professor, Department of Language, Literature and Writing
660.562.1744 | rblack@nwmissouri.edu |
Mental health |  Dr. Jackie Kibler
Associate Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1837 | jkibler@nwmissouri.edu
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Middle East | Dr. Brian Hesse
Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1761 | bhesse@nwmissouri.edu |
Music, classical |  Dr. Rebecca Dunnell
Associate Professor, Department of Fine & Performing Arts
660.562.1791 | dunnell@nwmissouri.edu
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Music, international | Dr. Rebecca Dunnell
Associate Professor, Department of Fine & Performing Arts
660.562.1791 | dunnell@nwmissouri.edu |
Music, popular/jazz |  Dr. William Richardson
Professor, Department of Fine & Performing Arts
660.562.1316 | billr@nwmissouri.edu
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Philosophy, religion |  Dr. Richard Field
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1296 | rfield@nwmissouri.edu
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Political science, elections |  Dr. Jessica Gracey
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1055 | jessicag@nwmissouri.edu
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Political science, government | Dr. Brian Hesse
Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1761 | bhesse@nwmissouri.edu  Dr. Luke Campbell
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1760 | lcampbell@nwmissouri.edu
Dr. Jessica Gracey
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
660.562.1055 | jessicag@nwmissouri.edu |
Research methods | Dr. Amy Hillard
Assistant Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1264 | ahillard@nwmissouri.edu  Dr. Terry Long
Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1297 | tlong@nwmissouri.edu
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Service learning | Dr. Tyler Tapps
Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs: Health and Wellbeing, Wellness Services
660.562.1350 | tytapps@nwmissouri.edu |
Social media |  Brandon Stanley
Assistant Vice President, University Marketing & Communication
660.562.1628 | brandon@nwmissouri.edu
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Stress management | Dr. Alisha Francis
Associate Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1663 | alishaf@nwmissouri.edu |
Student affairs, student life |  Dr. Matt Baker
Vice President, Student Affairs
660.562.1219 | mcbaker@nwmissouri.edu
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Suicide prevention, intervention and postvention | Dr. Jackie Kibler
Associate Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1837 | jkibler@nwmissouri.edu |
Team development | Dr. Rose Viau
Director, Residential Life
660.562.1085 | rviau@nwmissouri.edu |
Textbooks, electronic and rental programs | Dr. Darla Runyon
Director, Learning & Teaching Center
660.562.1532 | drunyon@nwmissouri.edu |
Therapeutic recreation | Dr. Terry Long
Professor, School of Health Science & Wellness
660.562.1297 | tlong@nwmissouri.edu |
Weather, severe storms |  Jeff Bradley
Instructor, Department of Natural Sciences
660.562.1818 | jbradle@nwmissouri.edu
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