MSU Denver
About
The Office of Faculty Affairs coordinates a variety of functions associated with faculty life and academic programming on the MSU Denver campus. This office is a branch of the Office of Academic Affairs, supports the University’s mission and vision, and is dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarly activities, and service.
Major office functions include approving department evaluation guidelines; reviewing recommendations for emeritus status, leaves, sabbaticals, transitional retirement, retention, reappointment, tenure, promotion, and post-tenure review; implementing policies pertaining to reassigned time; and processing faculty personnel actions requiring approval by the University’s Board of Trustees and President.
Faculty Affairs Highlight:
Faculty Workload TaskForce
Final Documents – Spring 2022
Faculty Workload White Paper REDLINE 3.15.22
Faculty Affairs Resource Links
- Faculty Workload Taskforce
- Faculty Handbook Committee
- Handbook Revision Committee
- Faculty Senate Executive Committee
- Faculty Diversity Resolution Taskforce
Faculty Milestones Effective Fall 2021
- Jenny Allert, DNP, R.N., Nursing
- Stacy Barton, MFA, Journalism and Media Production
- Darcy Beery, MA, Journalism and Media Production
- Mallory Brunel, MSN, R.N., Nursing
- Pamela Buckley, Ph.D., Special Education, Early Childhood, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education
- Gina Cook, Ph.D., Management
- Cynthia Erickson, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences
- Deborah Mathias, DNP, R.N., Nursing
- Tony Nunez, Ph.D., Human Performance and Sport
- Ann Obermann, Ph.D., LCSW, Social Work
- Ofelia Schepers, Ph.D., Elementary Education and Literacy
- Dorothy Shapland, Ed.D., Special Education, Early Childhood, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education
- Eileen Starr, Ph.D., LCSW, Social Work
- Patricia Surman, DMA, Music
- Susan Ahrendt, Ph.D., Elementary Education and Literacy
- Lisa Badanes, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences
- Katia Campbell, Ph.D., Communication Studies
- Ingrid Carter, Ph.D., Elementary Education and Literacy
- Caleb Cohoe, Ph.D., Philosophy
- Michael Hengst, DMA, Music
- Tsehai Johnson, MFA, Art
- Gabrielle Katz, Ph.D., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Brian Kelley, MFA, Theatre and Dance
- Morey Kitzman, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences
- Kimberly Klimek, Ph.D., History
- Mark Koester, Ph.D., Mathematics and Statistics
- Melissa Masters, Ph.D., R.D., Nutrition
- Dawn Matera Bassett, Ph.D., LCSW, Social Work
- Brandon Matthews, DMA, Music
- Cristina Míguez, Ph.D., Modern Languages
- Jillian Mollenhauer, Ph.D., Art
- Melissa Monson, Ph.D., Sociology and Anthropology
- Sean Morris, Ph.D., Philosophy
- Gesemia Nelson, Ph.D., Sociology and Anthropology
- Elizabeth Ribble, Ph.D., Mathematics and Statistics
- Luís Rivas, Ph.D., English
- Roland Schendel, Ph.D., Elementary Education and Literacy
- K Scherrer, Ph.D., LCSW, Social Work
- Justin Stephens, Ph.D., History
- Andrew Thangasamy, Ph.D., Political Science
- Bradley Thompson, DMA, Music
- Michelle Tollefson, M.D., Health Professions
- Shelby Balik, Ph.D., History
- Antonio Bellisario, Ph.D., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Miri Chung, Ph.D., Secondary, K-12, and Educational Technology
- Cynthia Church, Ph.D., Biology
- Ann Diker, Ph.D., Nutrition
- James Dove, Ph.D., Physics
- Derren Duburguet, MA, Aviation and Aerospace Science
- Brooke Evans, Ph.D., Mathematics and Statistics
- Robert Hancock, Ph.D., Biology
- Kishore Kulkarni, Ph.D., Economics
- Cherise Leiter, MM, Music
- LiYing Li, Ph.D., Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Hsiu-Ping Liu, Ph.D., Biology
- Patricia McKenna, Ph.D., Mathematics and Statistics
- Chrislyn Randell, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences
- Robert Schatz, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences
- Ted Shin, MFA, Industrial Design
- Kenn Bisio, MFA, Journalism and Media Production
- Antonio Ledesma, Ph.D., Human Services and Counseling
- Joseph Morrell, Ph.D., Computer Information Systems & Business Analytics
- Gerard Morris, Ph.D., Computer Information Systems & Business Analytics
- Kenneth Prevot, Ph.D., Mathematics
- Duane Swigert, MBA, Engineering and Engineering Technology
- Stella Todd, Ph.D., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Rosemarie Walker, Ph.D., Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Carla Aguilar, Ph.D., Music – Fall 2021
- Mohammed Akacem, Ph.D., Economics – AY 2021-2022
- Shelby Balik, Ph.D., History – Spring 2022
- Nicolas Cachanosky, Ph.D., Economics – Fall 2021
- Donald Chang, Ph.D., Marketing – Spring 2022
- Mingli He, Ph.D., Engineering and Engineering Technology – Spring 2022
- Michael Hengst, DMA, Music – Spring 2022
- Tina Herring, Ph.D., Special Education, Early Childhood and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education – Spring 2022
- Matthew Jenkins, MFA, Art – Fall 2021
- Morey Kitzman, Ph.D., Psychological Sciences – Spring 2022
- David Klein, MFA, Industrial Design – Fall 2021
- Cynthia Kuhn, Ph.D., English – Fall 2021
- LiYing Li, Ph.D., Criminal Justice and Criminology – Spring 2022
- Jillian Mollenhauer, Ph.D., Art – Fall 2021
- Jessica Parker, Ph.D., English – Spring 2022
- Vincent Piturro, Ph.D., English – Spring 2022
- Jennifer Powell Bolton, Ph.D., Nutrition – Spring 2022
- Joseph Quatrochi, Ph.D., Human Performance and Sport – Fall 2021
- Helle Sorensen, MA, Rita and Navin Dimond Department of Hotel Management – Spring 2022
- Jane Vigil, Ph.D., English – Spring 2022
- David Weiden, Ph.D., Political Science – Fall 2021
- Ann Williams, Ph.D., Modern Languages – Fall 2021
- Runing Zhang, Ph.D., Engineering and Engineering Technology – Fall 2021
Faculty Affairs Staff
For Students
If you are a student looking for information regarding communicating with a faculty member or working with a Department Chair, visit the Student Resources page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us. We are happy to assist.
Office Location:
Jordan Student Success Building (JSSB) 330
Office Contact:
Jake Leask (303) 605-7605
[email protected]
Best Method of Contact: Teams Message