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Northwest Missouri State University

Experts at Northwest

To arrange an interview or a talk, contact the individual directly or call Northwest Media Relations Specialist Tony Brown at 660.562.1704 (abrown@nwmissouri.edu).

Reporters please note: Occasionally people on our list of media resources are experts not by virtue of their affiliation with Northwest, but through their personal interests and research, life experiences or previous work experience. Please clarify when possible in your news stories and broadcasts when this is the case.

Area code and prefix for all phone numbers is 660.562.XXXX. E-mail suffix is @nwmissouri.edu.

Agribusiness, rural economy/finance
 

Precision farming

Dr. Arley Larson, 1161, admiral
Associate Professor/chairman, Department of Agriculture

Dr. Jamie Patton, 1659, jamiejp
Assistant professor, Department of Agriculture

Alternative energy
and biofuels

Dr. Arley Larson, 1161, admiral
Associate professor/chairman of the Department of Agriculture

John Redden, 1709, jredden
Associate director of the Office of Environmental Services

James Teaney, 1186, jteaney
Steam Plant Supervisor, Office of Environmental Services

American History

Dr. Thomas Spencer, 1294, tspence
Associate professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Michael Steiner, 1288, mstein
Associate professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Janice Brandon-Falcone, 1839, jbrando
Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Matthew Johnson, 1471, mjohnso
Instructor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Astronomy

Dr. John Shaw, 1636, jshaw
Associate professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics

Biotechnology/plant biologics

Dr. Jeff Thornsberry, 1812, jthorns
Assistant professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Business, economics and finance

Dr. Jason White, 1764, jwhite
Assistant professor, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance

Dr. Mark Jelavich, 1763, mjelav
Professor, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance

Chemistry/Physics

Dr. Patricia Lucido, 1605, plucido
Professor of the Department of Chemistry and Physics

Children’s literature

Dr. Carolyn McCall, 1772, cmccall
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Civil rights

Dr. Janice Brandon-Falcone, 1839, jbrando
Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Ame Lambert, 1954, lambert
Coordinator of Minority Affairs

Education
(primary and secondary)

Dr. Barbara Crossland, 1776, barbara
Assistant professor/chairwoman of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Joyce Piveral, 1064, piveral
Assistant professor/chairwoman of the Department of Educational Leadership

Educational technology

Dr. Nancy Zeliff, 1292, nzeliff
Associate professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

European History

Dr. Joel Benson, 1613, jbenson
Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Ronald Ferris, 1213, rferris
Assistant professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Richard Frucht, 1614, rfrucht
Professor/chairman of the Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Fine arts

Kim Spradling, 1314, kwsprad
Professor/Chairman of the Department of Art

Gifted students

Dr. Cleo Samudzi, 1077, samudzi
Dean of the Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing. Dr. Samudzi is also director of the Honors Program.

Health and fitness

Matt Symonds, 1069, msymond
Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Information technology

Dr. Jon Rickman, 1134, rickman
VP for Information Systems

Dr. Phillip Heeler, 1200, pheeler
Professor/Chairman of the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

Dr. Dean Sanders, 1932, sanders
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

Dr. Ernie Ferguson, 1551, ferg
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

Intercollegiate athletics

Bryan Boettcher, 1118, sid
Director of Athletic Media Relations 

International affairs

Dr. Richard Fulton, 1291, fulton
Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Brian Hesse, 1761, bhesse
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Landscaping, gardening, horticulture

Lezlee Johnson, 1473, trees
Associate Director, Office of Environmental Services

Rego Jones, 1190, rjones
Instructor, Department of Agriculture

Literacy

Dr. Carolyn McCall, 1772, cmccall
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Terry Lovelace, 1359, tlovela
Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Margaret Drew, 1668, mdrew
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Barbara Crossland, 1776, barbara
Assistant Professor/Chairwoman of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Jane Andrews, 1774, jandrew
Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction 

Literature

Dr. Michael Hobbs, 1285, mhobbs
Associate Professor/Chairman, Department of English

Marketing and advertising

Dr. Jim Walker, 1858, jwalker
Associate Professor/Chairman of the Department of Marketing and Management

Mass media

Dr. Jody Strauch, 1823, jody
Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication

Laura Widmer, 1365, lwidmer
Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication; newspaper/yearbook adviser

Dr. Doug Sudhoff, 1822, dsuds
Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication

Fred Lamer, 1617, lamer
Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication

Matthew Rouch, 1824, rmatty
Instructor, Department of Mass Communication

Middle East

Dr. Brian Hesse, 1761, bhesse
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Richard Frucht, 1614, rfrucht
Professor/Chairman of the Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Minority issues, history

Dr. Janice Brandon-Falcone, 1839, jbrando
Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Ame Lambert, 1954, lambert
Coordinator of Minority Affairs

Music, classical

Dr. Ernest Kramer, 1319, kramer
Professor, Department of Music

Dr. Rebecca Dunnell, 1791, dunnell
Assistant Professor, Department of Music

Music, popular/jazz

Dr. William Richardson, 1316, billr
Assistant Professor, Department of Music

Dr. Brian Lanier, 1790, blanier
Assistant Professor, Department of Music

Persons with disabilities

Leslie Galbreath, 1726, leslies
Director of Talent Development Center

Philosophy and religion

Dr. James Eiswert, 1257, jeiswer
Associate Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Richard Field, 1296, rfield
Associate Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Political science, government

Dr. Robert Dewhirst, 1760, dewhirs
Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Richard Fulton, 1291, fulton
Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Brian Hesse, 1761, bhesse
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Daniel Smith, 1293, desmith
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Politics and current events

Dr. Richard Fulton, 1291, fulton
Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Dr. Robert Dewhirst, 1760, dewhirs
Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Special education/
children with disabilities

Dr. Shirley Steffens, 1443, steffen
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Student life

Jackie Elliott, 1219, jackiee
Vice President for Student Affairs

Terrorism

Dr. Richard Frucht, 1614, rfrucht
Professor/Chairman of the Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science

Weather, severe storms

Jeff Bradley, 1818, jbradle
Instructor, Department of Geosciences

Women’s issues

Dr. Janice Brandon-Falcone, 1839, jbrando
Professor, Department of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science