University General Course Catalog 2012-2013 
    
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University of Nevada, Reno


President
Marc A. Johnson, Ph.D.

  • Executive Vice President & Provost, Heather K. Hardy, Ph.D.
  • Vice Provost and Secretary to the University, Jannet Vreeland, Ph.D.
  • Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, John Carothers, M.A.
  • Vice President for Research, Marsha Read, Ph.D.
  • Vice President for Student Services, Shannon Ellis, Ph.D.
  • Vice President for Administration and Finance, Ronald M. Zurek, M.B.A.
  • Vice President for the Division of Health Sciences, Thomas Schwenk, M.D.
  • Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Cary Groth, M.A.
  • Director of Government Relations, Robert Dickens, Ph.D.
  • Assistant Vice President for Constituent Relations, Patricia Richard, M.A.
  • Executive Director Public Relations, Jane Tors, B.A.
  • Executive Director Integrated Marketing, Patricia Richard, M.A.
  • General Counsel, Mary Dugan, J.D.
  • Faculty Senate Chair, David Zeh, Ph.D.
  • Special Assistant to the President for External Affairs, Heidi Gansert
  • Interim Director of Diversity Initiatives, Reginald Stewart, M.Ed.

Executive Vice President & Provost
Heather K. Hardy, Ph.D.

  • Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs, Joseph Cline, Ph.D.
  • Vice Provost and Secretary to the University, Jannet M. Vreeland, Ph.D.
  • Vice Provost for Extended Studies, Fred Holman, Ph.D.
  • Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, Marsha Read, Ph.D.
  • Director of Information Technology, John “Bird” Vilseck, B.S.
  • Director of the University Writing Center, William Macauley, Ph.D.
  • General Manager, KUNR, David Stipech, B.A.

College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources

  • Dean, Ronald S. Pardini, Ph.D.
  • Associate Dean of Resident Instruction, David Shintani, Ph.D.
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department Chair, Gary Blomquist, Ph.D.
  • Natural Resources and Environmental Science Department Chair, Mark Walker, Ph.D.
  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Veterinary Sciences Department Chair, Chris Pritsos, Ph.D.
  • Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station
    • Interim Director, NAES, Ronald S. Pardini, Ph.D.

College of Business

  • Dean, Gregory C. Mosier, Ph.D.
  • Associate Dean and Undergraduate/Graduate Programs Director, Kambiz Raffiee, Ph.D.
  • Advising, Recruiting and Retention Coordinator, Robyn Davis, M.A.
  • Budget and Personnel Coordinator, Sue Moore, B.S.
  • Development Director, Kristen Kennedy, M.B.A.
  • Career Services Director, Jane Bessette, M.S., G.C.D.S.
  • Graduate Programs Coordinator, Vicki Krentz, B.S.
  • NSBDC Director, Sam Males, M.B.A.
  • Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming Director, Bill Eadington, Ph.D.
  • Accounting and Information Systems Department Chair, David Croasdell, Ph.D.
  • Accounting and Information Systems Department Chair, Jeff Wong, Ph.D.
  • Economics Department Chair, Elliott Parker, Ph.D.
  • Managerial Sciences Department Chair, Barry Spraggins, Ph.D.

Extended Studies

  • Vice Provost for Extended Studies, Fred Holman, Ph.D.
  • Associate Vice Provost,
  • Fleischmann Planetarium Associate Director, Dan Ruby, B.F.A.
  • Summer Session, Evening Studies, Independent Learning, Freshman Start and Wintermester Director, Kerri Garcia, M.A.
  • University Credit Across Nevada Director, Jim McClenahan, M.B.A.
  • Management, Professional Development and Youth Programs Director,
  • Nevada Humanities Executive Director, Christina Barr, M.A.
  • Performing Arts Programs Assistant Director, Chris Money, D.M.
  • Redfield Campus Director, Jodi Herzik, B.A.
  • ES Enrollment Operations Manager, Thomas Nicholas, M.S.
  • Director of Public Relations and Marketing, Kimberly Zaski, M.A.
  • Accounting Manager, Kiran Gandhi

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

  • Interim Dean and Director, Jerry Buk, M.S.
  • Assistant Director, John Burton, Ph.D.
  • Finance & Human Resources Officer, Greg Wilson, B.S.
  • Area Director, Central/Northeast Area, Loretta Singletary, Ph.D.
  • Area Director, Southern Area, Jerry Buk, M.S.
  • Area Director, Western Area, Frank Flavin, J.D.
  • Communications Coordinator, Jim Sloan, B.S.

College of Education

  • Interim Dean, Christine Cheney, ED.D.
  • Associate Dean, Thomas Harrison, Ph.D.
  • Associate Dean, MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D.
  • Development Director, Mitch Klaich, B.S.
  • E.L. Ford Foundation Center for Learning and Literacy, Director, Julie Pennington, Ph.D.
  • Child and Family Research Center Director, Sherry Waugh, M.S.
  • Neil J. Redfield Learning and Resource Center Program Officer, Maureen Morton
  • Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities Director, Steve Rock, Ph.D.
  • Raggio Research Center for STEM Project Director, Jacque Ewing-Taylor
  • Office of Field Experiences Director, Mary Sedgwick, Ph.D.
  • Student Advisement Center Coordinator, Nancy Horvath, M.Ed.

College of Engineering

  • Dean, E. Manos Maragakis, Ph.D.
  • Associate Dean, Indira Chatterjee, Ph.D.
  • Fiscal Officer, Dawn Arnold, B.S.
  • Coordinator of Recruitment, Retention, and Advising, Meg Fitzgerald, M.A.
  • Academic Advisor, Jennifer O’Neil, B.G.S.
  • Development Director, Maryanne Cameron, M.S.
  • Coordinator of Internships and Career Support, Joseph Bozsik, B.A.
  • Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Department Chair, Mehdi Etezadi-Amoli, Ph.D.
  • Chemical and Materials Engineering Department Chair, Alan Fuchs, Ph.D.
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Chair, Amy Childress, Ph.D.
  • Computer Science and Engineering Department Chair, Yaakov Varol, Ph.D.
  • Mechanical Engineering Department Chair, Miles Greiner, Ph.D.

Graduate School

  • Dean and Vice President for Research, Marsha Read, Ph.D.
  • Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs:
    • Atmospheric Sciences Director, Mark Green, Ph.D.
    • Biomedical Engineering Director, Nelson Publicover, Ph.D.
    • Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Director, Peter Weisberg, Ph.D. and Mary Peacock, Ph.D.
    • Environmental Sciences Director, Glenn Miller, Ph.D.
    • Hydrologic Sciences Director, Laurel Saito, Ph.D.
    • Cellular and Molecular Biology Director, Grant Mastick, Ph.D.
    • Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Director, Brian Perrino, Ph.D.
    • Social Psychology Director, Colleen Murray, Ph.D.

Division of Health Sciences

  • Vice President, Health Sciences, Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D.
  • Chief of Staff, Jessica L. Younger, B.S.
  • Directors of Development, Stefanie Scoppettone, Ph.D., Christina Sarman, M.A., Wendy Nelson (Las Vegas)
  • Marketing and Communications, Director, Susan Hill, M.A.
  • Public Affairs, Director, Richelle W. O’Driscoll, M.A.
  • Senior Associate Dean, Finance, Jean Regan, M.B.A, C.P.A., C.I.A
  • Student Advisement, Recruitment and Retention Center Manager, Laurie Beck, M.A.
  • Campus Recreation and Wellness Director, James Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.
  • Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technology Director, Nancy Roget, M.S.
  • Sanford Center for Aging Interim Director, Denise Montcalm, Ph.D.
    • Gerontology Academic Program Coordinator, Susan Harris, M.S., M.A.
  • School of Community Health Sciences Director, Trudy Larson, M.D.
    • Center for Program Evaluation Director, Elizabeth Christiansen, Ph.D.
  • School of Medicine Dean, Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D.
    • Admissions and Student Affairs, Associate Dean, Peggy Dupey, Ph.D.
    • Graduate Medical Education, Associate Dean, Miriam Bar-on, M.D.
    • Faculty Affairs and Development Associate Dean, Jennifer Hagen, M.D.
    • General Counsel, Thomas Ray, J.D.
    • Medical Education, Associate Dean, Timothy Baker, M.D.
    • Medical Research, Senior Associate Dean, James Kenyon, Ph.D.
    • Human Resources, Director, Feride McAlpine, M.B.A.
    • Statewide Initiatives, Associate Dean, Evan Klass, M.D.
    • Savitt Medical Library Director, Terry Henner, M.A.
    • Chief Financial Officer, Jean Regan, M.B.A, C.P.A., C.I.A.
  • Basic Science Departments
    • Biochemistry Department Chair, Gary Blomquist, Ph.D.
    • Microbiology and Immunology Department Chair, Greg Pari, Ph.D.
    • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department Chair, Sanford Barsky, M.D.
    • Pharmacology Department Chair, Iain Buxton, Phar.
    • Physiology and Cell Biology Department Chair, Kenton M. Sanders, Ph.D. 
  • Clinical Departments
    • Emergency Medicine, Chair, Dale Carrison, D.O.
    • Family and Community Medicine–Reno Department Chair, Daniel Spogen, M.D.
    • Family and Community Medicine–Las Vegas Department Chair, Elissa Palmer, M.D.
    • Internal Medicine–Reno Department Chair, Daniel Shapiro, M.D.
    • Internal Medicine–Las Vegas Department Chair, John Varras, M.D.
    • Mojave Mental Health, Director Las Vegas and Reno, James Parcells, M.S.W.
    • Obstetrics and Gynecology Department Chair, Vani Dandolu, M.D.
    • Pediatrics–Reno Department Chair, Nevin Wilson, M.D.
    • Pediatrics–Las Vegas Department Interim Chair, Beverly Neyland, M.D.
    • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department Interim Chair–Las Vegas, Gregory Brown, M.D.
    • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department Chair - Reno, Michael Daines, M.D.
    • Surgery Department Chair, William Zamboni, M.D.
  • Speech Pathology and Audiology Department Chair, Tom Watterson, Ph.D.
  • Student Health Services Director, Cheryl Hug-English, M.D., M.P.H.
  • School of Community Health Sciences, Director, Trudy Larson, M.D.
  • School of Social Work Director, Denise Montcalm, Ph.D.
  • Orvis School of Nursing Director, Patsy Ruchala, D.N.Sc., R.N.

Reynolds School of Journalism

  • Dean, Alan Stavitsky, Ph.D.
  • Academic Chair, David Ryfe, Ph.D.
  • Director of Graduate Studies, Donica Mensing, Ph.D.
  • Development Director, Kristin Ghiggeri Burgarello, B.A.
  • Coordinator of Student Recruitment and Retention, Paul Mitchell, Ph.D.

College of Liberal Arts

  • Interim Dean, Scott Casper, Ph.D.
  • Associate Dean, Kathleen Boardman, Ph.D.
  • Budget and Personnel Coordinator, Sharon L. Brush, B.S.
  • Advising, Recruitment and Retention Director, Kristi Van Gorder, M.A.
  • Development Director, Robyn Powers, B.A.
  • Development Director, Stuart Golder, M.A.
  • Anthropology Department Chair, G. Richard Scott, Ph.D.
  • Art Department Chair, Peter Goin, M.F.A.
  • Basque Studies Center Co-Director, Joseba Zulaika, Ph.D.
  • Basque Studies Center Co-Director, Xabier Irujo, Ph.D.
  • Communication Studies Department Chair, Gwen Hullman, Ph.D.
  • Core Humanities Program Director, Neal Ferguson, Ph.D.
  • Core Writing Program Director, Lynda Walsh, Ph.D.
  • Criminal Justice Department Chair, Susan Lentz, Ph.D., J.D.
  • English Department Chair, Eric Rasmussen, Ph.D.
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures Department Chair, Darrell Lockhart, Ph.D.
  • Historic Preservation Program Director, Carolyn White, Ph.D.
  • History Department Chair, Linda Curcio, Ph.D.
  • International Affairs Program Director, Stacy Gordon, Ph.D.
  • Latino Research Center Director, Emma Supulveda Pulvirenti, Ph.D.
  • Military Science Department Chair, Michael Minaudo, Lt. Col.
  • Music Department Chair, Louis Niebur, Ph.D.
  • Oral History Program Director, Alicia Barber, Ph.D.
  • Philosophy Department Chair, Christopher Williams, Ph.D.
  • Political Science Department Chair, Eric Herzik, Ph.D.
  • Psychology Department Chair, Victoria Follette, Ph.D.
  • School of the Arts Director, David Ake, Ph.D.
  • School of Social Research and Justice Studies Director, Mary Stewart, Ph.D.
  • Sociology Department Chair, Johnson Makoba, Ph.D.
  • Theatre and Dance Department Chair, Robert Gander, Ph.D.
  • Gender, Race and Identity Program Director, Jennifer Hill, Ph.D.

College of Science

  • Dean, Jeffrey S. Thompson, Ph.D.
  • Associate Dean, Regina Tempel, Ph.D.
  • Associate Dean, Katherine McCall, Ph.D.
  • Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering Director, Russell Fields, Ph.D.
  • Budget and Personnel Coordinator, Kathy Shively, B.A.
  • Advising, Recruitment and Retention Coordinator, Christine Cho, M.A.
  • Development Director, Charlyn Hagemann, B.S.
  • Biology Department Chair, David Zeh, Ph.D.
  • Chemistry Department Chair, Sean Casey, Ph.D.
  • Geography Department Chair, Paul Starrs, Ph.D.
  • Geological Sciences Department Chair, Jim Carr, Ph.D.
  • Mathematics and Statistics Department Chair, Eric Herzik, Ph.D.
  • Mining Engineering Department Chair, George Danko, Ph.D.
  • Physics Department Chair, David Bennum, Ph.D.

University Libraries

  • Dean of Libraries, Kathlin Ray, M.L.S.
  • Assistant Dean, University Libraries, Janita Jobe, M.L.S.
  • Director of Research Collections and Services, Donnelyn Curtis, M.L.S.
  • Assistant Dean of Collections, vacant
  • Director of Technical Services, Paoshan Yue, M.L.S.
  • Director of Information Services, Maggie Ressel, M.L.S.
  • @One Services Administrator, Duncan Aldrich, M.L.S.
  • Budget & Personnel Coordinator, Leslie Nady, M.B.A.
  • Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies, Ed Huffman