University Catalog 2006-2007

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Waddell, Cindy L., Coordinator of Internships and Academic Advising. BA 1988, George Mason University; MA 1997, PhD 2003, University of Maryland.

Wade, Rex A., Professor of History. PhD 1963, University of Nebraska.

Wage, Kathleen E., Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. BS 1990, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; SM 1994, EE 1996, PhD 2000, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Wagner, Richard E., Harris Professor of Economics. BS 1963, University of Southern California; PhD 1966, University of Virginia.

Wahl, Otto F., Professor of Psychology; Director of Clinical Training. BA 1969, Wesleyan University; PhD 1974, University of Pennsylvania.

Wakefield, Mary Katherine, Professor of Nursing. BSN 1976, Mary College; MSN 1978, PhD 1985, University of Texas, Austin.

Walker, Ava J., Associate Professor of Exercise Science. BS 1977, MS 1978, PhD 1991, University of Tennessee.

Walker, Bronetta P., Director, Financial Education Center, Mason Enterprise Center, School of Public Policy. BS 1992, Bennett College; MD 1998, Howard University.

Wallace, Nancy, Assistant Director, Career Services. BA 1977, Western Connecticut State University; MEd 1984, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Wallin, John F., Associate Professor of Computational Sciences and Space Sciences. BS 1984, Mankato State University; PhD 1989, Iowa State University.

Walnut, David F., Professor of Mathematical Sciences. AB 1983, Haverford College; MA 1986, PhD 1989, University of Maryland.

Walsh, John C., Associate University Librarian for Resources and Collection Management Services, University Libraries. BA 1979, Yale University; MA 1982, MLS 1987, University of Iowa.

Walters, Lawrence, Instructor of English as a Second Language, English Language Institute. BA 1964, University of Kentucky; MA 1980, University of South Florida.

Walters, Lawrence C., Associate Professor, Public and International Affairs. BA 1981, Brigham Young University; PhD 1987, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.

Wan, Ming, Associate Professor, Public and International Affairs. BA 1985, Beijing Foreign Languages Institute; MA 1988, Acadia University; PhD 1993, Harvard University.

Wang, Pearl Yun, Associate Professor of Computer and Information Sciences. BA 1971, Wheaton College; MA 1973, PhD 1980, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Wang, Xinyuan (Frank), Assistant Professor, Information Software Engineering. BS 1987, Peking University; MS 1990, Chinese Academy of Space Technology; PhD 2004, North Carolina State University

Wanner, Thomas, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences. BSc 1989, MSc 1991, PhD 1993, Universtät Augsburg.

Wanschura, Patricia B., Term Associate Professor of Psychology. BA 1969, St. Mary’s College; MA 1973, PhD 1974, University of Notre Dame.

Warfield, Wallace, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution. BA 1962, Howard University; MPA 1986, University of Southern California, PhD 2001, George Mason University.

Wasserman, John D., Term Associate Professor, Psychology. BA 1981, MA equivalency 1984, PhD 1990, University of Miami.

Weatherspoon, Gerald L., Assistant Professor of Chemistry. BS 1984, Jackson State University; PhD 1995, University of California, Davis.

Webster, Dennis Wayne, Assistant Professor; Counselor, Counseling Services. BA 1974, Seton Hall University; MA 1977, PhD 1982, University of Maryland.

Wechsler, Harry, Professor of Computer Science. BS 1971, Tel Aviv University, Israel; MS 1973, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel; PhD 1975, University of California, Irvine.

Wedel, Janine R., Professor, School of Public Policy. BA 1978, Bethel College; MA 1980, Indiana University; PhD 1985, University of California, Berkeley.

Weeks, Andrea, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Policy. BS 1997, Cornell University; PhD 2003, University of Texas at Austin.

Wegman, Edward J., Bernard J. Dunn Professor of Information Technology and Applied Statistics. BS 1965, St. Louis University; MS, PhD 1968, University of Iowa.

Weigel, Robert S., Assistant Professor of Physics. BS 1995, University of Wisconsin at Platteville; MS 1997, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; PhD 2000, University of Texas at Austin.

Weinberger, Steven H., Associate Professor of English. BA 1978, University of Pittsburgh; PhD 1988, University of Washington.

Weingartner, Joseph C., Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy. BS 1994, State University of New York, Stony Brook; MA 1996, PhD 1999, Princeton University.

Weisman, David Schor, Affiliate Associate Professor of Psychology. BA 1971, American University; MA 1973, Fairleigh Dickinson University; EdD 1979, Catholic University of America.

Weitzman, Lenore J., Robinson Professor of Sociology. BS 1964, Cornell University; PhD 1970, Columbia University; Post-Doctoral Fellowship 1971, Yale Law School.

Weller, Jennifer, Associate Professor of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. BS 1979, PhD 1990, University of Montana; MS 1986, Oregon State University.

Weller, Karen, Assistant Professor of Education. BS 1989, MEd 1995, EdD 2003, Northern Arizona University.

Welsh, Caryl, Term Instructor. BSN 1977, Wagner College; MSN 1990, University of Nebraska.

Werner, Theresa, Special Education Outreach Coordinator. BS 1980, Louisiana State University; MEd 1982, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; JD 1991, Catholic University of America.

Westphal, Linda M., Director of Human Resources. BA 1983, Oklahoma State University.

Wheeler, Douglas J., Affiliate Assistant Professor of Geographic and Cartographic Sciences. BS 1977, MS 1980, Brigham Young University; PhD 1985, University of Utah.

Wheeler, Kathy D., Executive Director, Community Resource Center, Mason Enterprise Center. MBA, Troy State University.

Wheeler, Virginia, Career Consultant, University Career Services. BA 1954, Allegheny College; MA and Prof Dipl 1961, Columbia University.

White, E. Bernard, Associate Professor of Systems Engineering; Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering. BS 1966, Mississippi Industrial College; MS 1970, University of Illinois; MS 1973, Howard University; PhD 1984, University of Virginia.

White, Elizabeth L., Associate Professor of Computer Science. BS 1985, MS 1986, College of William and Mary; PhD 1994, University of Maryland.

White, Gail Scott, Associate Professor of Art and Visual Technology. BA 1978, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; MFA 1983, Tufts University.

White, James F., Research Associate, Center for Bioresource Development. BS 1996, MA 2000, George Mason University.

White, Stephen, Professor of Education. BA 1974, Coe College; MA 1978, University of Minnesota; PhD 1985, Texas A&M University.

Whittle, Jon, Associate Professor, Information and Software Engineering. BA 1994, University of Oxford; MSc 1995, PhD 1998, University of Edinburgh.

Wiest, Philip Ray, Associate Professor of Economics. BA 1966, Franklin and Marshall College; MS 1967, Lehigh University; PhD 1976, University of Pittsburgh.

Wiggins, Brenda P., Assistant Professor of Recreation, Health, and Tourism. AB 1975, San Diego State University; MA 1981, University of Maryland; PhD 1994, University of Oregon.

Wiggins, David K., Professor of Recreation, Health, and Tourism. BA 1974, MA 1975, San Diego State University; PhD 1979, University of Maryland.

Wiggs, Edythe A., Affiliate, Department of Psychology. BA 1979, MA 1982, George Mason University; PhD 1988, University of Maryland.

Wijesekera, Duminda, Associate Professor of Information and Software Engineering. BSc 1981, University of Colombo; MS 1989, PhD 1990, Cornell University; MS 1995, PhD 1997, University of Minnesota.

Wiley, Harolyn, Early Childhood and Special Education Specialist. BS 1979, Appalachian State University; MA 1984, Gallaudet University; PhD 1991, University of Illinois.

Wilkins, Roger, Robinson Professor of History and American Culture. AB 1953, LLB 1956, University of Michigan.

Willet, James, A., Affiliate Professor, Administration of Justice. BA 1974, Monmouth College; MPA 1975, Pennsylvania State University; JD 1978, University of Richmond.

Willett, James D., Professor, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. AB 1959, University of California, Berkeley; PhD 1965, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Williams, David R., Term Assistant Professor of English. BA 1972, Harvard College; MTS 1975, Harvard Divinity School; PhD 1982, Brown University.

Williams, K. Nicola, Assistant Professor of Education. BA 1993, MA 1993, University of Virginia; PhD 2003, University of Michigan.

Williams, Mary M., Professor of Education. BS 1977, Eisenhower College; MS 1983, State University of New York; EdD 1992, Boston University.

Williams, Thomas Rhys, Professor of Anthropology. BA 1951, Miami University; MA 1956, University of Arizona; PhD 1956, Syracuse University.

Williams, Walter E., Chair and John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics; BA 1965, California State University; MA 1966, PhD 1972, University of California, Los Angeles.

Willis, Boris, Instructor, Division of Dance.

Willis, Odette P., Assistant Professor of Nursing. BSN 1973, Texas Woman’s University; MSN 1981, University of California at Los Angeles; MBA 1996, Golden Gate University.

Wilson, Bart J., Associate Professor, Economic Science Laboratory. BS 1992, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; MA 1993, PhD 1997, University of Arizona.

Wilson, David B., Assistant Professor, Public and International Affairs. BA 1983, Whitworth College; MA 1987, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; PhD 1995, Claremont Graduate School.

Wiltse, Cathy A., Associate Director, Virginia Small Business Development Center Network. BA 1986, Ursuline College, MPA 2003, George Mason University.

Winant, Peter, Term Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Technology. BS 1974, Skidmore College; MFA 1980, Indiana University.

Wingfield, Andrew, Term Assistant Professor, New Century College. BA 1988, Rutgers University; MA 1990, University of Chicago; MFA 1999, George Mason University.

Winkert, Catherine A., Finance Director, Institute of the Arts. BA 1987, Marymount University.

Winkler, Laura S., Career Coordinator, School of Management. BS 1991, Old Dominion University; MA 1999, University of Maryland, College Park.

Winkler, Martin M., Professor of Classics. MA 1977, West Virginia University; PhD 1982, University of Southern California.

Winsler, Adam, Associate Professor of Psychology. BA 1988, University of New Mexico; PhD 1994, Stanford University.

Wochinger, Kathryn, Term Research Assistant Professor of Psychology. BA 1983, Binghamton University; MA 1990, PhD 1995, George Mason University.

Wolf, Paige P., Assistant Professor, Management. BA 1992, University of Delaware; MS 1994, PhD 1996, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Wolf-Branigin, Michael, Associate Professor of Social Work. BA 1976, Western Michigan University; 1978, Stockholms Universitet; MSW 1979, University of Michigan; PhD 1999, Wayne State University.

Wolfe, James W., Entrepreneur in Residence and Assistant Professor of Management. BS 1977, MBA 1979, JD 1981, Indiana University.

Wong, David, Professor of Geography and Chair, Department of, Earth Systems and Geoinformation Sciences. BA 1984, Hong Kong Baptist College; MA 1985, PhD 1990, State University of New York, Buffalo.

Wong, Shelley, Associate Professor of Education. BA 1971, University of California-Santa Cruz; MA 1986, University of California-Los Angeles; EdD 1990, Columbia University.

Wood, Kent, Senior Contract Professor of Computational Sciences and Informatics and Space Sciences. BS 1963, Stanford University; PhD 1973, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Wood, Thomas C., Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary and Integrative Studies; Affiliate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy. BS 1986, University of California, Davis; MS 1988, Louisiana State University; PhD 1996, George Mason University.

Wood, William Michael, Coordinator of Institutional Research, Institutional Research and Reporting. MA 1981, Louisiana State University.

Woodcock, Alexander E. R., Professor, School of Public Policy. BS 1964, Exeter University; MS 1965, PhD 1968, University of East Anglia.

Woodland, William C., Jr., Director, Distance Learning Program, Department of Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources. BSF 1972, MSF 1974, West Virginia University.

Wrbican, Sue, Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Technology. BA 1993, University of Pittsburgh; MFA 1996, Rhode Island School of Design.

Wrigley, Barbara, Executive Director, Women’s Business Center. BA 1976, Hope College; MS 1987, American University.

Wu, Chien-Yen, Associate Professor of Nursing. BS 1973, Villanova University; MS 1982, DNSc 1989, George Mason University.

Wu, Ye, Assistant Professor of Information and Software Engineering. BS 1993, MS 1996, Shandong University; PhD 2000, State University of New York.

Wu, Yuntao, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Microbiology and Life Science. PhD 1998, Queen’s University.

Wulf, Douglas John, Assistant Professor of English. BA 1988, Northwestern University; MA 1993, Wright State University; PhD 2000, University of Washington.

Wulfkuhle, Julia D., Research Professor, Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine. BA 1989, Grinnell College; PhD 1996, Purdue University

Wyczalkowska, Anna K., Term Assistant Professor, Physics. BS 1988, MS 1990, PhD 1998, University of Maryland.

Wyne, Deborah E., Disability Resource Center Coordinator, Academic Support and Advising Services. BA 1993, MEd 1995, George Mason University.