WEST Faculty / Staff Affiliates
| Name | Title | Department | Location | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Albanesi, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Sociology | ACAD 407 | (719) 255-4137 | halbanesi@uccs.edu |
| Kirsten Bartholomew-Ortega, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | English | COLU 1053 | (719) 255-4034 | kortega@uccs.edu |
| Minette Church, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Anthropology | CENT 124 | (719) 255-3064 | mchurch@uccs.edu |
| Michelle Companion, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Sociology | ACAD 425 | (719) 255-4141 | mcompani@uccs.edu |
| Edgar Cota-Torres, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Languages and Cultures | DWIR 247E | (719) 255-3817 | ecota@uccs.edu |
| Lynda Dickson, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Sociology | ACAD 424 | (719) 255-4142 | ldickson@uccs.edu |
| Feliciano, Leilani, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Psychology | COLU 4019 | (719) 255-4174 | lfelicia@uccs.edu |
| Fernando Feliu-Moggi, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Languages and Cultures | DWIR 247C | (719) 255-3537 | ffeliumo@uccs.edu |
| Lesley Ginsberg, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | English | COLU 1025D | (719) 255-4004 | lginsber@uccs.edu |
| Marek Grabowski, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Physics | ENGR 216 | (719) 255-3189 | mgrabows@uccs.edu |
| Christina Jimenez, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | History | COLU 2059 | (719) 255-4076 | cjimenez@uccs.edu |
| Michael Larkin, Ph.D. | Senior Instructor | Geography and Environmental Studies (GES) | COLU 2043 | (719) 255-4064 | mlarkin@uccs.edu |
| Rebecca Laroche, Ph.D. | Full Professor | English | COLU 1051 | (719) 255-4035 | rlaroche@uccs.edu |
| Stephen Linhart | Dean of Students | Office of Dean of Students | MAIN 320 | (719) 255-3838 | slinhart@uccs.edu |
| Lonie McMichael, Ph.D. | Senior Instructor | English | COLU 1046 | (719) 255-4018 | mmcmicha@uccs.edu |
| Sylvia Mendez | Chair / Assistant Professor | Leadership, Research & Foundations | COLU 3057 | (719) 255-3476 | smendez@uccs.edu |
| Jeffrey Montez de Oca, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Sociology | ACAD 431 | (719) 255-4138 | jmontezd@uccs.edu |
| Dorothea Olkowski, Ph.D. | Full Professor | Sociology | COLU 4001 | (719) 255-4086 | dolkowsk@uccs.edu |
| Eduardo Portillos, Ph.D. | Associate Professor/Director-Graduate Studies in Sociology | Sociology | ACAD 430 | (719) 255-4143 | eportill@uccs.edu |
| Daniel L. Segal, Ph.D. | Full Professor / Director-Clinical Training in Psychology | Psychology | ACAD 4015 | (719) 255-4176 | dsegal@uccs.edu |
| Emily Skop, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Geography and Environmental Studies (GES) | COLU 2021 | (719) 255-3789 | eskop@uccs.edu |
| Hilary Smith, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Sociology | ACAD 415 | (719) 255-3128 | hsmith3@uccs.edu |
| Kimbra Smith, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Anthropology | CENT 126 | (719) 255-3555 | ksmith5@uccs.edu |
| Carmen Stavrositu, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Communication | ACAD 506 | (719) 255-4024 | cstavros@uccs.edu |
| Mary Jane Sullivan | Instructor | Philosophy | COLU 1018 | (719) 255-8122 | msulliva@uccs.edu |
| Sonja Tanner, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Philosophy | COLU 4003 | (719) 255-4085 | stanner@uccs.edu |
| Susan Taylor, Ph.D. | Full Professor | English | COLU 1049 | (719) 255-4036 | sbtaylor@uccs.edu |
| Kee Warner, Ph.D. | Full Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Academic Affairs | Sociology | MAIN 304B | (719) 255-3203 | kwarner@uccs.edu |
| Glen Whitehead, Ph.D. | Director / Associate Professor Visual and Performing Arts - Music | VAPA | UHAL 230 | (719) 255-5134 | gwhitehe@uccs.edu |
| Rhonda Williams, Ph.D. | Associate Professor and Coordinator of the School Counseling Track | Counseling and Human Services | COLU 3019 | (719) 255-4167 | rwilliam@uccs.edu |
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