CREIGHTON FACULTY WILL HELP YOU MAKE THE WORLD BETTER.

At Creighton University College of Arts and Sciences, you’ll be mentored and guided by award-winning teacher-scholars who have your success as their top priority. And because we have a nation-leading 11-1 faculty-student ratio, they’ll be accessible and responsive to you.
Our faculty will guide you to be a critical thinker, creative problem solver and strong communicator who is sought by employers or graduate and professional schools.
Here, you’ll work side by side with faculty members on undergraduate research opportunities. Your work together can lead to presenting at national meetings and having your name on peer-reviewed publications.
You can also join College of Arts and Sciences faculty on study abroad opportunities. Through our Faculty-Led Programs Abroad, faculty members expand your knowledge and your world through study in other countries.
The personal attention you’ll receive from your College of Arts and Sciences faculty will prepare you to be more, to do more and to make a difference.

Jerold J. Abrams, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- American Philosophy
402.280.2334


Littleton Alston, MFA
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Sculpture
402.280.2428


Simon J. Appleford, BA, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2824

Carin Appleget, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Literacy in Elementary Education
402.280.3050



Erin W. Averett, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2261

Colleen R. Baade, Dr., BA, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3701


Andrew G. Baruth, BS, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2644


Jessica L. Benjamin, MFA
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Large Scale Ceramic Sculpture
402.280.2290

Pamela D. Bennett, BA, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2758


Erin C. Blankenship-Sefczek, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Biological Anthropology
402.280.4934

Dulcinea L. Boesenberg, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2768

Olaf E. Bohlke, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2505

Benjamin M. Brandsen, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2153

Eric C. Bredahl, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3471


Charles L. Brockhouse, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3393

Sherri L. Brown, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Biblical Narrative; Johannine Literature
402.280.3086

Jill R. Brown, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2434



Thomas L. Budesheim, II, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3000



Susan A. Calef, BA, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- New Testament & Christian origins
402.280.5807


James W. Carlson, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2578

James J. Carney, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Modern Catholicism in Africa
402.280.4736

Jon Cavanaugh, PhD
Resident Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences




Soochin Cho, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3375

Terry D. Clark, BS, MA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.4712

Thomas F. Coffey, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2546


Elizabeth F. Cooke, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Pragmatism, Philosophy of Science, American Philosophy
402.280.3329

William R. Cooney, PhD
Resident Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences

Lydia R. Cooper, MA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- 20th and 21st-century American literature; Native American literature; Western literature; gender and queer theory
402.280.3918

Randall L. Crist, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2580

Alistair J. Cullum, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3080

Erika L. Dakin Kirby, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2630

Sabrina M. Danielsen, MA, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Sociology of Religion
402.280.4909


Joel F. Destino, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Analytical Chemistry
402.280.2179

Lynne M. Dieckman, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3438

David A. Dobberpuhl, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Analytical Chemistry
402.280.5712



Beverly Doyle, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Special Education Teacher, School Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist and Drug and Alcohol Counselor working with at-risk individuals.
402.280.2562

Gintaras K. Duda, BS, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.5730

Eileen T. Dugan, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3156

Scott B. Eastman, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Spain, Atlantic History
402.280.2651



Andrew E. Ekpenyong, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Medical Physics (didactic and research)
402.280.2208

Elizabeth R. Elliot-Meisel, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2654

Max T. Engel, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3162

Kevin Estep, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2635

Joshua A. Fairchild, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3755


Carol A. Fassbinder-Orth, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3544

Julia A. Feder, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- theological anthropology, feminist theologies, theology and science, theologies of suffering
402.280.2209

Laura L. Finken, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Developmental Psychology
402.280.3192

Michael J. Flecky, SJ, MFA
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2514

Julia A. Fleming, MA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Comprehensive Doctoral Exams: Moral Theology, Patristic Theology
402.280.5808



Jill M. Fox, PhD, MS, BA, ELL
Instructor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2309

Josef (Jody) D. Franke, PhD
Instructor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2873

Mark A. Freitag, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2274

Heather E. Fryer, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2656

Ronald D. Fussell, EdD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3357

Jack R. Gabel, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3066

Maria Garcia-de la Torre, PhD
Resident Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences

Rebecca E. Gasper, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Mathematical Biology
402.280.3268




Kevin M. Graham, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Social and political philosophy
402.280.1219

Pierce Greenberg, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Spatial Inequality
402.280.1896

Leonard J. Greenspoon, BA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Ancient language, 2nd Temple Judaism, versions (translations) of the Bible
402.280.2304


Stephen M. Gross, BS, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2270

Corey L. Guenther, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Social/Personality Psychology
402.280.3165

Eric J. Haas, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2276

Martha W. Habash, BA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Petronius
402.280.5527
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H. A. Hall, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Reformation; Early Christianity; Ecumenism
402.280.2295

Kelley G. Hammond, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.4110



Michael C. Hawkins, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2347

Katherine P. Hazen, JD, MA
Resident Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences

Jean L. Hearn, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Early Childhood Education
402.280.4905

Laura L. Heinemann, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Medical Anthropology
402.280.2302


Scott A. Hendrickson, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2643

Andrew J. Hogan, MA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2376

Amanda J. Holman, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2530

Larry D. Hopp, BS, PhD
Adjunct Instructor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.4650

Bruce Hough, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2544



Dawn M. Irlbeck, MA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Criminal Justice
402.280.2565

Sangmi Jeong, PhD
Resident Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- International Relations
402.280.3376

Maorong Jiang, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Asian Politics, Comparative Politics and International Relations

Marc E. Johansen, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind


Erin L. Johnston
Adjunct Instructor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2528


Bethany A. Kalk
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Graphic Design, Painting, Drawing, Installation, Murals, Video

Dimitrios Katsavelis, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2073

Bridget M. Keegan, MA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.4015

Thomas M. Kelly, MA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Catholic Social Thought
402.280.3734

Maya M. Khanna, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Cognition and Development; Developmental Neuroscience
402.280.3452


Alicia K. Klanecky Earl, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Clinical Psychology
402.280.2146

Brian J. Kokensparger, MFA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2878


Andrew Kraemer, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences



Amy M. Lane, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2671

Gary K. Leak, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- statistics and test validation; evolutionary psychology
402.280.3120

Tracy N. Leavelle, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2652

Angela J. Lederach, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Anthropology of War and Peace


Jose M. Lemus, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Spanish Literature and Culture
402.280.2765

Jeffrey J. Maciejewski, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.4061


Davender S. Malik, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Algebra
402.280.2581

Michel L. Mallenby, Ph.D., PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.4720


Ann T. Mausbach, Dr., PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2889

Chad McBride, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Family Communication
402.213.4507

Joseph (José) C. McClanahan, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Spanish for Medical Professionals, Peninsular Literature and Culture, Study Abroad
402.280.3868

Britta I. McEwen, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2658

George F. McHendry, Jr, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2531

David L. McPherson, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Ethics (esp. Virtue Ethics), Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
402.280.2726

Christina G. McRorie, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
ChristinaMcRorie@creighton.edu
402.280.2506


Eric R. Meyer, PhD
Resident Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3203

Richard W. Miller, II, BA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3618


Rachel L. Mindrup, BFA, MFA
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Life Drawing and Artistic Anatomy
402.280.4990

Trey Moody, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2548

Geri A. Moore, MA
Instructor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Exercise Science & Pre-Health Professions
402.280.2494

Erika Moreno, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Comparative Politics
402.280.2388

David P. Mullins, MFA
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Creative Writing (Fiction)

Rebecca K. Murray, MA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Criminal Justice
402.280.3062

John P. Murray, BA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Marx and Marxian theory, critical theory
402.280.1787


Amy M. Nelson, MFA
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Ceramics
402.280.2510


Michael G. Nichols, MS, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2159

Lance W. Nielsen, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Feynman's operational calculus
402.280.5763


John J. O'Keefe, IV, BA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.4799

Momoro Ono, DMA
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.1125


Anne C. Ozar, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Ethics
402.280.2847


Nathan K. Pennington, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3338





Graham P. Ramsden, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- American Politics
402.280.4711



Mark V. Reedy, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3341


Matthew L. Reznicek, MA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Nineteenth-Century British and Irish Literature
402.280.3458





Nicolae G. Roddy, MA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Hebrew Bible / Older Testament; Society and Literature of Early Judaism and Early Christianity (Pseudepigraphical and Apocryphal Literature); Syro-Palestinian Archaeology; Eastern Orthodox Theology and Culture; Romanian Apocryphal Texts and Traditions
402.490.5651


Alexander Roedlach, MA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Medical Anthropology
402.280.2567

Michael R. Romero, SJ, MA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Ancient Philosophy, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Philosophy of Religion, Aesthetics
402.280.2897

Martin R. Rosales, SJ, MA, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2587

Nyunda Y. Rubango, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences

Jacob M. Rump, MA, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Theory of Meaning, Epistemology, 19th-20th C. European Philosophy (esp. Phenomenology), Wittgenstein, History of Philosophy,
402.280.2648

Peggy M. Rupprecht, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3014

Todd A. Salzman, BA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Catholic Theological Ethics: Biomedical, Sexual, Virtue Ethics and Ethical Theory.
402.280.5756

Ivelisse Santiago-Stommes, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2508

John F. Schalles, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Productivity patterns and controls in aquatic ecosystems
402.280.2155

Jon M. Schrage
Adjunct Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Tropical Meteorology, Statistics
402.319.2711

Jeanne A. Schuler, Ph.D., BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- history of modern and 19th-century philosophy
402.280.2647

Aimee D. Schwab-McCoy, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Statistics, data science, statistics education, spatial modeling
aimeeschwab-mccoy@creighton.edu
402.280.2478


Samantha M. Senda-Cook, MA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2794

John F. Shea , BS, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3051

Annemarie Shibata, BS, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3588

Sherianne Shuler, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2194

David L. Sidebottom, MS, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2935

Jacob A. Siedlik, MA, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2474

Ronald A. Simkins, MA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2504


Jeffrey M. Smith, PhD
Associate Professor Emeritus
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2413

Patricia Soto Becerra, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3361

Ryan A. Spangler, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- 19th and 20th Century Spanish American Modernismo, Vanguardia
402.280.3867

Brent A. Spencer, MA, MFA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Fiction (Writing and Study)
402.280.2192

Dustin J. Stairs, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Behavioral Neuroscience
402.280.2461


Juliane K. Strauss-Soukup, BS, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3265

Adam D. Sundberg, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Environmental History, Historical Geographic Information Systems, Early Modern Europe
402.280.2657

Mackenzie L. Taylor, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2157


Maria T. Vanderboegh, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences

Eric M. Villa, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2275

Mary Ann Vinton, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2065

Susan K. Walsh, MHSA, RN, FACHE
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.3288


Amy E. Wendling, BA, PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Social and Political Philosophy; History of Western Philosophy (Especially Nineteenth Century)
402.280.3591

Robert D. Whipple, Jr., PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Rhetoric and Composition
402.280.2520


Monica N. White, MS
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.5594


Ogechukwu Williams, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences

Mardell A. Wilson, EdD, RDN
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.4076

Amanda Wilton, DMA
Resident Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Director of Strings
402.280.2766

Ryan Wishart, MA, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Environmental Sociology
402.280.1780

Richard C. Witmer
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- American Politics, American Indian Politics, Policy and Law
402.280.2869

Thomas Wong, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.1720

Amy M. Worthington, PhD
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Behavioral ecology
402.280.3863

Jonathan P. Wrubel, BS, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
402.280.2638


Jennifer C. Yee, MS
Instructor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions
402.280.2947

Jinmei Yuan, Dr., PhD
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
- Comparative Logic, Chinese Literature
402.280.3309
