Faculty: Department of Social Sciences, NSU

Department of Social Sciences

Full-time Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

Full-time Faculty

Brad Agnew Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 306
Telephone: (918) 444-3519
Website
E-mail: agnew@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: American Studies 5923, History 1493, 2523, 3643, 4443, 4483, 4633, 5430, 5490

Ron Becker Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. (Political Science), University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee; M.A. (Philosophy), University of Illinois at Chicago
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 313
Telephone: (918) 444-3512
Website
E-mail: beckerrw@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: American Federal Government, International Relations, Comparative Government, War & Justice

William P. Corbett Professor of History
B.S., Clarion State College; M.A., University of South Dakota; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 307
Telephone: (918) 444-3520
Website
E-mail: corbett@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: American Studies 5923, History 1483, 1493, 3723, 4453, 4463, 4733, 4743, 5430, 5490

Billy Joe Davis Professor of History
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Texas Technological University
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 304
Telephone: (918) 444-3516
Website
E-mail: davisbj@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: History 1483, 1493, 3883, 4473, 4533, 4623, 4673, Social Science 4023

Jennifer Edwards Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., California State University, Stanislaus; M.A., Fresno State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 305
Telephone: (918) 444-3529
Website
E-mail: wolynetz@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: Introduction to Sociology, Social Psychology, Research Methods, Social Problems, and Social Stratification

Justin Halpern Professor of Political Science
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Stanford University
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 316
Telephone: (918) 444-3524
Website
E-mail: halpernj@nsuok.edu
Courses taught at NSU: American Federal Government, American Presidency, Public Policy Analysis, and American Foreign Policy, Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, Judicial Process

Andemariam Kidanemarian Associate Professor of Sociology & Coordinator of Health Care Administration
B.S. Haile Selassie University; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 329
Telephone: (918) 444-3526
Website
E-mail: kidanema@nsuok.edu
Courses taught at NSU: Introduction to Sociology, Death and Dying, Health Care Administration, Medical Sociology, Social Statistics, Social Theory, Sociology of Aging, Sociology of Gender, Sociology of the Family

Benjamin R. Kracht Professor of Anthropology & Coordinator of American Indian Studies
B.A., Indiana University; M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 317
Telephone: (918) 444-3698
Website
E-mail: kracht@nsuok.edu
Courses taught at NSU: Aging in Other Cultures, Anthrology & Medicine, Archaeology of North America, Cultural Anthropology, Culture & Personality, Ethnology of the American Indian, Language & Culture, Magical Worldview, Race & Cultural Minorities, Social Problems

Adam Langsam Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 330
Telephone: (918) 444-3523
Website
E-mail: langsam@nsuok.edu
Courses taught at NSU: Corrections, Criminology, Introduction to Sociology, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Statistics, Drugs in Society

John A. Milbauer Professor of Geography
B.A., California State University, Northridge; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 312
Telephone: (918) 444-3515
Website
E-mail: milbauer@nsuok.edu
Courses taught at NSU: Fundamentals of Geography, Cultural Geography, Environmental Geography, Geography of the United States and Canada, Historical Geography of the United States, Map Interpretation, World Political Geography, World Regional Geography

Amberdawn Moore Instructor of Social Studies Education
B.A., University of Arizona; M.A. University of Texas at San Antonio; M.A.Ed. Texas A&M University
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 338
Telephone: (918) 444-3518
Website
E-Mail: moore009@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: U.S. History, Social Studies Methods for Secondary Teachers

Christopher Owen Professor of History & Coordinator of American Studies (master's program)
B.A., University of Georgia; M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., EmoryUniversity
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 308
Telephone: (918) 444-3521
Website
E-mail: owen@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: American Studies 5833, History 1213, 1483, 1493, 3823, 4423, 4503, 4513, 4653, 4663, 4713

Brian Rader Professor of Political Science
B.A., and M.A., Colorado State University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 314
Telephone: (918) 444-3510
Website
E-mail: rader@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: American Federal Government, Public Administration, Ethnic Politics, Political Behavior, State & Local Government

R. Michael Rogers Professor of History Emeritus
B.A., M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., Northern IllinoisUniversity
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 338
Telephone: (918) 444-3518
Website
E-mail: rogersm@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: History 1113, 1483, 3283, 4133, 4163, 4173, 4243, 4353

Daniel Savage Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., East Central University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 328
Telephone: (918) 444-3506
Website
E-mail: savagedm@nsuok.edu
Courses taught at NSU: American Federal Government, American Political Thought, Political Theory

B. Thomas Schuman Assistant Professor of Political Science/Public Administration
B.S., University of Tulsa; M.P.A. and Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Biographical Sketch
Office: NSU-BA Building G-160
Telephone: (918) 449-6470
Website
E-Mail: schuman@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: American Federal Government, Introduction to Public Administration, Administrative Law, Public Finance & Budgeting, Municipal Government, Public Personnel Administration

Lallie F. Scott Professor of Geography
B.A., University of Houston; B.A. University of Texas at El Paso; M.S. & Ph.D., University of Utah
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 318
Telephone: (918) 444-3528
Website
E-mail: scottlal@nsuok.edu
Courses taught at NSU: Fundamentals of Geography, Geography of East Asia, Geography of Latin America, Landforms, Map Interpretation, Physical Geography, Soil and Plant Geography, Weather and Climate

James M. (Mike) Stevens Lecturer in Geography
B.A. and M.A., University of Oklahoma
Biographical Sketch
Office: Haskell Hall 311
Telephone: (918) 444-3091
Website
E-mail: stevenjm@nsuok.edu
Courses taught at NSU: Fundamentals of Geography, Geography of Latin America



Dennis Vovchenko
Assistant Professor of History

B.A. & M.A., Moscow State Lomonosov University;
M.A & Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Biographical Sketch

Office: Seminary Hall 336

Telephone: (918) 444-3530

Website

E-mail:

Courses taught at NSU: Early & Modern Western Civilization, Renaissance and Reformation, Russia in the Modern Era

Charles T. "Chuck" Ziehr Professor of Geography & Chair, Department of Social Sciences
B.A., University of Arkansas; M.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Indiana University
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 353
Telephone: (918) 444-3525
Website
E-mail: ziehr@nsuok.edu
Courses taught at NSU: Fundamentals of Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Geography of Africa, GIS Applications, Global Economic Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, World Regional Geography

Adjunct Faculty

Norman D. Carlisle, Jr. Adjunct Instructor of History
B.A., University of Maine-Orono; M.A. Columbia University
Biographical Sketch
Office: Haskell Hall 107
Telephone: (918) 444-3028
Website
E-Mail: carlisle@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: History 1483 and History 1493; French I and French Culture

Marcus Edison Graduate Assistant in American Studies
B.A., Northeastern State University; Master's Candidate, Northeastern State University
Biographical Sketch
Office: Haskell Hall 107
Telephone: (918) 444-3028
Website
E-Mail: edison@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: American Federal Government

Charles Gourd Adjunct Instructor of Sociology
B.A., Northeastern State University; M.A., University of Oklahoma; M.Ph. & Ph.D., University of Kansas
Biographical Sketch
Office: Haskell Hall 107
Telephone: (918) 444-3028
Website
E-Mail:
Courses Taught at NSU: Introduction to Sociology

V. Lyle Haskins Emeritus Professor of History
B.A., Cascade College; M.A., North Texas State University; Ph.D.,University of Oklahoma
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 302
Telephone: (918) 444-3534
Website
E-mail: haskins@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: History 1213, 3293, 4283, 4323, 4333, 4343, 4363, 4383, 4413

J. Michael Sharp Professor of Political Science Emeritus
B.A., Northwest Missouri State University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Biographical Sketch
Office: Haskell Hall 107
Phone: (918) 444-3028
Website
E-Mail: sharp@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: American Federal Government, Scope and Methods of Political Science, Legislative Process, Introduction to Public Administration, Administrative Law, Administrative Theory and Behavior, Interest Groups in U.S. Politics

Richard Zellner Adjunct Instructor of History
B.A., M.Ed. Northeastern State University
Biographical Sketch
Office: Seminary Hall 302
Telephone: (918) 444-3534
Website
E-Mail: zellner@nsuok.edu
Courses Taught at NSU: History 1483 and History 1493