College of the Sciences

Administration and Organization

Dean
Kirk A. Johnson, PhD (Dean Hall, room 130)

Associate Dean
David M. Darda, PhD (Dean Hall, room 130)

Staff
Kari Anderson, development officer
Velma Henry, administrative assistant
Cindy Klein, fiscal specialist
Janis Orthmann, administrative assistant

509-963-1866
Fax: 509-963-1977
www.cwu.edu/sciences

The College of the Sciences (COTS) is comprised of 13 departments and 12 interdisciplinary programs representing disciplines in the behavioral, natural, and social sciences, and mathematics. The departments and programs of the college offer undergraduate baccalaureate degrees, master’s degrees, minors that supplement other degree programs, and a comprehensive range of service coursework. As an essential part of its mission, the college offers an extensive general education curriculum. The departments play a major role in Central’s Teacher Certification Programs, offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees for students preparing to be secondary teachers and providing coursework in educational foundations and discipline-specific content and methods.

Departments within the college are committed to teaching excellence, active engagement by faculty in research, scholarship and professional service activities, student involvement in research, community service, and employing practical applications of academic specializations.

Departments
All departments offer baccalaureate degree programs and, in some cases, minors and master’s degrees. In addition to consulting department/program headings in this catalog, students are encouraged to contact individual departments and program offices directly.

Anthropology and Museum Studies:
Kathleen Barlow, PhD
Dean Hall, room 356
509-963-3201

Biological Sciences:
Tom Cottrell, PhD
Science Building, room 338
509-963-2731

Chemistry:
Levente Fabry, PhD
Science Building, room 302
509-963-2811

Computer Science:
James Schwing, PhD
Hebeler Hall, room 219
509-963-1495

Geography:
John Bowen, PhD
Dean Hall, room 301
509-963-1188

Geological Sciences:
Carey Gazis, PhD
Lind Hall, room 108B
509-963-2701

Law and Justice:
Rodrigo Murataya, PhD
Farrell Hall, room 300
509-963-3208

Mathematics:
Timothy Englund, PhD
Bouillon Hall, room 108
509-963-2103

Physics:
Andy Piacsek, PhD
Lind Hall, room 201A
509-963-2727

Political Science:
Bong Soon Yoon, PhD
Psychology Building, room 415
509-963-2408

Psychology:
Stephanie Stein, PhD
Psychology Building, room 421
509-963-2381

Science Education:
Martha Kurtz, PhD
Science Building, room 107
509-963-2929

Sociology:
Delores Cleary, PhD
Farrell Hall, room 409
509-963-1305

Interdisciplinary Programs
These programs offer specialized coursework, interdisciplinary baccalaureate majors or minors, master’s degrees or research, and public service functions.

American Indian Studies:
Toni Culjak, PhD
Language and Literature, room 408D
509-963-1531

Center for Excellence in Science and
Mathematics Education:
Martha Kurtz, PhD
Science Building, room 107
509-963-2929

Environmental Studies:
Anne Johansen, PhD
Science, room 207D
509-963-2164

Ethnic Studies:
Nelson Pichardo, PhD
Farrell Hall, room 440
509-963-1348

Interdisciplinary Studies - Social Sciences:
Steve Schepman, PhD
Psychology Building, room 429
509-963-2389

Museum of Culture and Environment:
Mark Auslander, PhD
Dean Hall, room 334
509-963-3209

Primate Behavior and Ecology Program:
Lori Sheeran, PhD
Dean Hall, room 335
509-963-1434

Resource Management Program:
Anthony Gabriel, PhD
Dean Hall, room 320
509-963-1166

Steve Hackenberger, PhD
Dean Hall, room 349
509-963-3224

Science Honors:
Audrey Huerta, PhD
Lind Hall, room 118-A
509-963-2718

Science Talent Expansion Program (STEP):
Wendy Bohrson, PhD
Lind Hall, room 101
509-963-2835

Women’s and Gender Studies:
Cynthia Coe, PhD
Language and Literature Bldg., room 318
509-963-2008

Affiliated Centers and Institutes
Center for Spatial Information and Research
Anthony Gabriel, PhD
Dean Hall, room 320
509-963-1166

Center for the Environment
Anne Johnasen, PhD
Science, room 207D
509-963-2164

Central Washington Archaeological Survey,
Anthropology:
Patrick McCutcheon, PhD
Dean Hall, room 340
509-963-2075
Steve Hackenberger, PhD
Dean Hall, room 349
509-963-3224

Chimpanzee and Human Communication
Institute (CHCI):
Mary Lee Jensvold, PhD
CHCI Building
509-963-2215

Community Counseling and Psychological
Assessment Center:
Robyn Brammer, PhD
Psychology Building, room 427
509-963-3669

Cultural Resources:
Pat Lubinski, PhD
Dean Hall, room 338
509-963-3601

Geodesy Laboratory and Pacific
Northwest Geodetic Array (PANGA)
Data Analysis Facility:
Tim Melbourne, PhD
Hebeler Hall, room 110A
509-963-2799

Health Career Resources:
Tracy Andrews, PhD
Dean Hall, room 351
509-963-3220