2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
College of the Sciences
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Administration and Organization
Dean
Tim Englund, PhD (Dean Hall, room 130)
Associate Dean
Mike Harrod, PhD (Dean Hall, room 130)
Associate Dean
Martha Kurtz, PhD (Dean Hall, room 130)
Staff
Brad Weekly, development officer
Velma Henry, administrative assistant
Janis Orthmann, administrative assistant
Toni Snowden, program coordinator
Dannica Price, event coordinator
Mail Stop 7519
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 bachelors 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.
Graduate Degree Programs
Biological Sciences (MS)
Specializations: Botany; Stream Ecology and Fisheries; Microbiology and Parasitology; Terrestrial Ecology
Contact: Dr. Kris Ernest; Kristina.Ernest@cwu.edu, (509)963-2805
Chemistry (MS)
Specialization: Chemistry
Contact: Dr. Carin Thomas; Carin.Thomas@cwu.edu, (509)963-2815
Computer Science (MS)
Specialization: Computational Science
Contact: Dr. Razvan Andonie, Razvan.Andonie@cwu.edu, (509)963-1430
Geology (MS)
Specializations: Active and Regional Tectonics; Continental Dynamics and Seismology; Environmental Geochemistry; Geomorphology; Geomorphology and Climate Change, Paleohydrology and Volcanology
Contact: Dr. Lisa Ely; Lisa.Ely@cwu.edu, (509)963-2177
Law and Justice (MS)
Specialization: Law and Justice
Contact: Dr. Cody Stoddard; laj@cwu.edu; (509) 963-3208
Primate Behavior (MS)
Specialization: Primate Behavior
Contact: Dr. Jessica Mayhew; Jessica.Mayhew@cwu.edu, (509)963-3220
Cultural and Environmental Resource Management (MS)
Anthropology
Contact: Dr. Patrick McCutcheon; Patrick.McCutcheon@cwu.edu, (509)963-2075
Cultural and Environmental Resource Management (MS)
Specialization: Geography
Contact: Dr. Jennifer Lipton; Jennifer.Lipton@cwu.edu; (509) 963-1164
Psychology (MS)
Specialization: Experimental Psychology
Contact: Dr. Ralf Greenwald; Ralf.Greenwald@cwu.edu, (509)963-3630
Psychology (MS)
Specialization: Mental Health Counseling
Contact: Dr. Meaghan Nolte; Meaghan.Nolte@cwu.edu, (509)963-2254
Psychology (EdS)
Specialization: School Psychology
Contact: Dr. Heath Marrs; marrsh@cwu.edu; (509) 963-2349
Interdisciplinary Programs
These programs offer specialized coursework, interdisciplinary baccalaureate majors or minors, master’s degrees or research, and public service functions.
American Indian Studies: Patrick McCutcheon, PhD, Dean Hall 340, 509-963-2075
Craft Brewing: Steve Wagner, PhD, Science Building, Room 236K, 509-963-1378
Environmental Studies: Pam McMullin-Messier, PhD, Farrell Hall, room 441, 509-963-2222
Interdisciplinary Studies - Social Sciences: Alena Yastchenko, MA, Deccio 215, 509-963-3607
Museum of Culture and Environment: J. Hope Amason, PhD, Dean Hall, room, 509-963-3209
Primate Behavior and Ecology Program: Lori Sheeran, PhD, Dean Hall, room 335, 509-963-1434
Resource Management Program: Patrick McCutcheon, PhD Dean Hall, room 340, 509-963-2075 and Jennifer Lipton, Dean Hall, room 322 , 509-963-1164
Science Talent Expansion Program (STEP): Marth Kurtz, PhD, Dean Hall, room 130. 509-963-2622
Women’s and Gender Studies: Judith Hennessey, PhD, Farrell Hall, room 436, 509-963-1574
Affiliated Centers and Institutes
Center for Spatial Information and Research: Anthony Gabriel, PhD, Dean Hall, room 320, 509-963-1166
Center for the Environment: Pam McMullin-Messier, PhD, Farrell Hall, room 441, 509-963-2222
Central Washington Archaeological Survey, Anthropology: Patrick McCutcheon, PhD, Dean Hall, room 340, 509-963-2075 or Steve Hackenberger, PhD, Dean Hall, room 349, 509-963-3224
Community Counseling and Psychological Assessment Center: Heath Marrs, PhD, Psychology Building, room 346, 509-963-2349
or Elizabeth Haviland, PhD, Psychology Building, room 118, 509-963-2371
Geodesy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array (PANGA) Data Analysis Facility: Tim Melbourne, PhD, Science II, room322C, 509-963-2799
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