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University Bulletin: Undergraduate Programs 2003-2004 The George Washington University  

 
   
 

FACULTY LISTING

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Emeriti

Faculty

James Minor Sachlis, Associate Professor of Finance

    B.S. 1964, M.B.A. 1966, D.B.A. 1975, University of Maryland

Vladislav Sadtchenko, Associate Professor of Chemistry

    M.S. 1987, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; Ph.D. 1994, University of Minnesota

Vikas M. Sahasrabudhe, Assistant Professor of Information Systems

    B.Tech. 1967, Indian Institute of Technology; M.S. 1968, Ph.D. 1972, University of California, Berkeley

Eric J. Saidel, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

    B.A. 1985, Wesleyan University; M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1993, University of Wisconsin

Loubna Salagh, Lecturer in Arabic

   M.A. 1999, Mohamed V University

Steven Patrick Salchak, Assistant Professor of Writing

    B.A. 1991, University of Houston; Ph.D. 2002, University of Michigan

David I. Salem, Assistant Professorial Lecturer in Forensic Sciences

    B.A. 1978, Albany University; J.D., M.B.A. 1982, University of Maryland

Stephen Allan Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law

    B.A. 1967, Dickinson College; J.D. 1970, University of Pennsylvania

Roberto M. Samaniego, Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs

    B.A. 1995, Princeton University; Ph.D. 2000, University of Pennsylvania

Maria Victoria Sanchez-Samblas, Teaching Instructor in the Spanish Language

   M.A. 2003, Vanderbilt University

Marc Eli Saperstein, Charles E. Smith Professor of Jewish History

    B.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1977, Harvard University; M.A. 1971, Hebrew Union College/Hebrew University, Israel

Victoria Sardi, Assistant Professorial Lecturer in Counseling and in Sociology

    Ph.D. 2003, George Washington University

Shahram Sarkani, Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

    B.S. 1980, M.S. 1981, Louisiana State University; Ph.D. 1987, Rice University; P.E.

Mitsuyo Sato, Lecturer in Japanese

   M.A.T. 1999, Georgetown University

Elizabeth Nathan Saunders, Instructor in Political Science

   B.A. 2000, Harvard University; M.Phil. 2001, Cambridge University

Mary Anne Plastino Saunders, Associate Professor of Human Services and of Sociology

    B.A. 1969, M.A.Ed. 1970, Catholic University of America; Ed.D. 1991, George Washington University

Robert Savickas, Associate Professor of Finance

    B.S. 1993, Engr. 1994, Riga Technical University, Latvia; M.A. 1994, M.B.A. 1996, Western Illinois University; Ph.D. 1999, University of Georgia

Donna Scarboro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English; Assistant Vice President for Special Academic Programs

    B.A. 1976, Guilford College; M.A. 1982, Ph.D. 1989, Emory University

Veronica Millicent Scarlett, Adjunct Instructor in Music

   Mus.M. 1997, University of Maryland

Moses S. Schanfield, Professor of Forensic Sciences

    B.A. 1966, University of Minnesota; M.A. 1969, Harvard University; Ph.D. 1971, University of Michigan

Dennis E. Schell, Assistant Professor of Psychology

    B.A. 1969, Blackburn College; M.Div. 1973, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg; M.A. 1982, Loyola College; Ph.D. 1988, University of Maryland

Heather M. Schell, Assistant Professor of Writing

    B.S. 1988, M.A. 1991, Georgetown University; Ph.D. 2000, Stanford University

Holger Schmidt, Instructor in Political Science and International Affairs

   B.A. 1995, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University; M.A. 1997, Johns Hopkins University; M.Phil. 2002, Columbia University

William Schmitt, Associate Professor of Mathematics

    B.S. 1982, University of Vermont; Ph.D. 1986, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Allan Schneider, Adjunct Professor of Engineering

    B.S. in E.E. 1959, B.S.E.P. 1960, Lehigh University; M.S. in E.E. 1962, Columbia University; Ph.D. 1974, University of Maryland

Evelyn Jaffee Schreiber, Associate Professor of English

    B.A. 1970, Simmons College; M.A. 1971, Colorado State University; Ph.D. 1977, University of Colorado

Geralyn M. Schulz, Associate Professor of Speech and Hearing; Associate Dean of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

    B.A. 1979, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. 1994, University of Maryland

Pat Lea Schwallie-Giddis, Associate Professor of Counseling

    B.S. 1968, M.S. 1970, University of Wisconsin\–Platteville; Ph.D. 1991, Florida State University

David R. Schwandt, Professor of Human and Organizational Learning

    B.S. 1967, Eastern Michigan University; M.A. 1969, Western Michigan University; Ph.D. 1978, Wayne State University

David Sciannella, Adjunct Instructor in Music

   B.Mus. 1981, Catholic University of America; M.M. 1982, Eastman School of Music

David William Scott, Professor of Immunology

    M.S. 1964, University of Chicago; Ph.D. 1968, Yale University

Amy E. Searight, Gaston Sigur Memorial Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

    B.A. 1988, Williams College; M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 1999, Stanford University

Nina Gilden Seavey, Assistant Research Professor of History and of Media and Public Affairs

    B.A. 1978, Washington University; M.A. 1990, George Washington University

Ormond Albert Seavey, Professor of English

    B.A. 1966, Carleton College; M.A. 1967, Ph.D. 1976, Columbia University

Barbara Rae Seidman, Adjunct Instructor in Music

   Mus.B. 1969, Cleveland Institute of Music; Mus.M. 1970, Northwestern University

Susan Kathleen Sell, Professor of Political Science

    B.A. 1979, Colorado College; M.A. 1980, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Berkeley

Angeles Serrano-Ripoll, Instructor in Spanish

   Ph.D. 1987, University of Valencia, Spain

Frank Sesno, Professor of Media and Public Affairs

    B.A. 1977, Middlebury College; L.H.D. 1995, Monterey Institute of International Studies

David Leigh Shambaugh, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

    B.A. 1977, George Washington University; M.A. 1980, Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. 1989, University of Michigan

Xiang-Qing Shao, Research Professor of Anthropology

    B.A. 1952, M.A. 1955, Fudan University, China

Galina Olegovna Shatalina, Assistant Professor of Russian

    B.A. 1967, M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1979, Moscow State University

Gregory Leonard Shaw, Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

    B.S. 1969, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; M.A.L.S. 1974, Wesleyan University; D.Sc. 2005, George Washington University

Debra R. Sheldon, Professor of Accountancy

    B.A. 1969, Northwestern University; M.B.A. 1974, Drexel University; D.B.A. 1981, George Washington University

Yin-Lin Shen, Professor of Engineering and Applied Science

    B.S. 1980, M.S. 1982, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan; Ph.D. 1991, University of Wisconsin

Robert Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Honors, of Anthropology, and of International Affairs

    B.A. 1980, University of Delaware; M.A. 1983, Northeastern University; Ph.D. 2002, George Mason University

Chester Sherwood, Assistant Professor of Anthropology

    B.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2003, Columbia University

Sarah Shomstein, Assistant Professor of Psychology

    B.S. 1998, Carnegie Mellon University; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2003, Johns Hopkins University

Jane Shore, Professor of English

    B.A. 1969, Goddard College; M.F.A. 1971, University of Iowa

Jay R. Shotel, Professor of Special Education

    B.A. 1967, Ed.M. 1970, Ed.D. 1972, Temple University

Alexander Shumakovitch, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

    Ph.D. 1996, Uppsala University, Sweden

John Lee Sibert, Professor of Engineering and Applied Science

    B.A. 1968, Wittenberg University; M.A. 1971, Miami University (Ohio); Ph.D. 1974, University of Michigan

Megan Siczek, Instructor in English as a Foreign Language

   B.A. 1991, Saint Mary's College; M.Ed. 1996, University of North Carolina

John M. Sides, Assistant Professor of Political Science

    B.A. 1996, University of North Carolina; M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Berkeley

Carol Kimball Sigelman, Professor of Psychology; Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Academic Affairs

    B.A. 1967, Carleton College; M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1972, George Peabody College

Lee Sigelman, Professor of Political Science

    B.A. 1967, Carleton College; M.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1973, Vanderbilt University

Pedro F. Silva, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

    B.S. 1991, M.S. 1992, University of California, Irvine; Ph.D. 1998, University of California, San Diego

David J. Silverman, Associate Professor of History

    B.A. 1993, Rutgers University; M.A. 1996, College of William and Mary; M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2000, Princeton University

Rahul Simha, Professor of Engineering and Applied Science

    B.S. 1984, Birla Institute of Technology, India; M.S. 1986, Ph.D. 1990, University of Massachusetts

Tara Sinclair, Assistant Professor of Economics

    Ph.D. 2005, Washington University

Lawrence G. Singleton, Associate Professor of Accountancy; Associate Dean of the School of Business

    B.S. 1978, M.S. 1980, Ph.D. 1985, Louisiana State University

Nozer Darabsha Singpurwalla, Distinguished Research Professor and Professor of Statistics

    B.S. 1959, B.V. Bhoomraddi College of Engineering and Technology, India; M.S.(I.E.) 1964, Rutgers University; Ph.D. 1968, New York University

David R. Skeen, Professorial Lecturer in Engineering

    M.S. 1973, American University

Frank James Slaby, Professor of Anatomy

    B.S. 1965, California Institute of Technology; Ph.D. 1971, University of California, Berkeley

Jonathan B. Slade, Assistant Professorial Lecturer in Political Management

    B.A. 1981, J.D. 1987, George Washington University

Caroline Smith, Assistant Professor of Writing

    B.A. 1996, Moravian College; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2005, University of Delaware

Charles E. Smith, Adjunct Professor of Engineering

    D.Sc. 1974, George Washington University

David R. Smith, Adjunct Professor of Engineering and Applied Science

    D.Sc. 1977, George Washington University

Keith E. Smith, Associate Professor of Accountancy

    B.A. 1970, University of Pennsylvania; J.D. 1976, LL.M. 1978, University of Florida

Lizbeth Courtney Smith, Professor of Biological Sciences

    B.A. 1974, Drake University; M.Sc. 1976, University of Minnesota; Ph.D. 1985, University of California, Los Angeles

Rebecca Anstine Smith, Adjunct Instructor in Music

   B.A. 1977, Dickinson College; M.Mus. 1979, Johns Hopkins University

Stephen Charles Smith, Professor of Economics and International Affairs

    B.A. 1976, Goddard College; M.A. 1981, Ph.D. 1983, Cornell University

Valerie St. Pierre Smith, Assistant Professor of Design and Visual Communication

    B.F.A. 1997, Stephens College; M.F.A. 2001, San Diego State University

William Edwin Smith, Associate Professorial Lecturer in Organizational Sciences

    Ph.D. 1983, University of Pennsylvania

Barbara Sobol, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art Therapy

    B.A. 1959, Wellesley College; M.A. 1980, George Washington University

Michael Joseph Sodaro, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

    B.A. 1967, Fordham University; M.A. 1970, Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. 1978, Columbia University

Sheryl Ann Sodaro-Spomer, Assistant Professor of Interior Design

    B.S. 1998, Colorado State University; M.I.D. 2000, Virginia Commonwealth University

Myeong-Ho Sohn, Assistant Professor of Psychology

    Ph.D. 1998, Pennsylvania State University

Richard Martin Soland, Professor of Operations Research

    B.E.E. 1961, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D. 1964, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; P.E.

John K. Soldner, Associate Professorial Lecturer in Engineering

    B.S. 1977, M.S. 1979, University of Illinois; M.B.A. 1988, University of Chicago

George T. Solomon, Associate Professor of Management

    M.B.A. 1972, Suffolk University; D.B.A. 1982, George Washington University

Margaret Rapp Soltan, Associate Professor of English

    B.A. 1977, Northwestern University; M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1986, University of Chicago

Barbara Sonies, Adjunct Professor of Speech and Hearing

    Ph.D. 1981, University of Maryland

Eva M. Sorenson, Associate Research Professor of Pharmacology

    B.A. 1981, Washington University; Ph.D. 1990, Saint Louis University

Refik Soyer, Professor of Decision Sciences

    B.A. 1978, Bogazici University, Turkey; M.Sc. 1979, University of Sussex, England; D.Sc. 1985, George Washington University

Joanna Spear, Associate Professor of International Affairs

    Ph.D. 1988, University of Southampton

Erin Speck, Assistant Professor of Interior Design

    B.A. 1980, University of Guelph, Canada; M.A. 1991, Catholic University of America

August K. Spector, Professorial Lecturer in Engineering Management

    M.S. 1971, Hofstra University; Ed.D. 1985, George Washington University

Ronald H. Spector, Professor of History and International Affairs

    B.A. 1964, Johns Hopkins University; M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1967, Yale University

Jennifer Wynne Spencer, Associate Professor of International Business

    B.S. 1992, Georgetown University; Ph.D. 1997, University of Minnesota

Karin H. Spencer, Assistant Professorial Lecturer in Special Education

    M.A.Ed.&H.D. 1996, George Washington University

Philip Daniel Spiess II, Associate Professorial Lecturer in Museum Studies

    B.A. 1968, Hanover College; M.A. 1970, University of Delaware; M.A. 1972, Indiana University; M.Phil. 1992, Drew University

James Alan Sprague, Professorial Lecturer in Engineering

    B.A. 1965, B.S. 1966, Ph.D. 1970, Rice University

Gregory D. Squires, Professor of Sociology and of Public Policy and Public Administration

    B.S. 1971, Northwestern University; M.A. 1974, Ph.D. 1976, Michigan State University

Carole Stabile-Libelo, Adjunct Instructor in Music

   B.S.Mus.Ed. 1978, West Virginia University; M.Mus. 1980, New England Conservatory of Music

Stephani Stang-McCusker, Adjunct Instructor in Music

   B.Mus. 1975, Catholic University of America; M.Mus. 1977, New England Conservatory of Music

Michael A. Stankosky, Professor of Systems Engineering

    B.A. 1965, University of Scranton; M.S. 1971, M.S. 1975, University of Southern California; D.Sc. 1997, George Washington University

Jonathan Stanton, Assistant Professor of Computer Science

    B.A. 1995, Cornell University; M.S.E. 1998, Ph.D. 2002, Johns Hopkins University

Carol Buchalter Stapp, Associate Professor of Museum Education

    B.A. 1967, Tulane University; M.A. 1970, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. 1989, George Washington University

Mark Starik, Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy

    B.A. 1976, M.A. 1978, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. 1990, University of Georgia

Michael Staten, Research Professor of Real Estate and Urban Analysis

    Ph.D. 1980, Purdue University

Janet E. Steele, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs

    B.A. 1979, College of William and Mary; M.A. 1982, Ph.D. 1986, Johns Hopkins University

Kathleen Anderson Steeves, Associate Professor of Secondary Education

    B.A. 1965, Alma College; M.A.T. 1973, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D. 1987, George Washington University

Frederic Stein, Associate Professor of Naval Science

    B.S.E. 1985, University of Michigan; M.A. 1999, Naval War College

Mary Beth Stein, Associate Professor of German and International Affairs

    B.A. 1980, St. Olaf College; M.A. 1985, Ph.D. 1993, Indiana University

Herman Stekler, Professorial Lecturer in Economics

    Ph.D. 1955, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Christopher Willie Sten, Professor of English

    B.A. 1966, Carleton College; M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1971, Indiana University

Jeffrey L. Stephanic, Associate Professor of Design

    B.A. 1977, M.F.A. 1980, George Washington University

George Christopher Stephens, Professor of Geography and Geosciences

    B.S. 1967, M.S. 1969, George Washington University; Ph.D. 1972, Lehigh University

Christopher H. Sterling, Professor of Media and Public Affairs and of Public Policy and Public Administration

    B.S. 1965, M.S. 1967, Ph.D. 1969, University of Wisconsin

Kimberly Stern, Assistant Professor of Writing

    B.A. 1999, Reed College; M.A., Ph.D. 2005, Princeton University

Michelle Stock, Assistant Professor of Psychology

    B.S. 2001, M.S. 2004, Ph.D. 2007, Iowa State University

Robert P. Stoker, Associate Professor of Political Science and of Public Policy and Public Administration

    B.A. 1976, Ohio State University; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1983, University of Maryland

Allyson Currin Stokes, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English and of Theatre and Dance

    B.A. 1986, Wake Forest University; M.F.A. 1989, University of Virginia

Clarence N. Stone, Research Professor of Public Policy

    Ph.D. 1963, Duke University

Richard Briggs Stott, Associate Professor of History

    B.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1983, Cornell University

Igor Strakovsky, Associate Research Professor of Physics

    Ph.D. 1984, St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Russia

Robert W. Strand, Associate Professorial Lecturer in Finance

    B.S. 1974, Davidson College; Ph.D. 1981, University of North Carolina

Francys Subiaul, Assistant Professor of Speech and Hearing

    B.A. 1999, Boston University; Ph.D. 2004, Columbia University

Suresh Subramaniam, Associate Professor of Engineering and Applied Science

    B.E. 1988, Anna University, India; M.S.E.E. 1993, Tulane University; Ph.D. 1997, University of Washington

Inder Sud, Adjunct Professor of the Practice of International Affairs

    Ph.D. 1971, Stanford University

Mary Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Accountancy

    B.A. 1977, Duke University; M.A. 1984, Ph.D. 1987, University of Chicago

Steven M. Suranovic, Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs

    B.S. 1982, University of Illinois; M.A. 1986, Ph.D. 1989, Cornell University

Robert G. Sutter, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs

    Ph.D. 1975, Colgate University

Therese Svat, Lecturer in Art Therapy

   B.A. 1960, Kent State University; M.A. 1994, George Washington University

Michael Svoboda, Assistant Professor of Writing

    B.S. 1976, Cornell University; M.A. 1980, Ph.D. 2002, Pennsylvania State University

Paul Michael Swiercz, Professor of Management

    M.P.H. 1976, University of Michigan; M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1984, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University