Faculty Senators and Ombudspersons

Jonna Belanger is a National Paralympic Athletics Classifier, and her research interests have been focused on increasing sport opportunities for youth with disabilities within interscholastic sports.

Will Horton’s primary research interest is understanding the intersection between circadian rhythms and drug abuse, especially nicotine.  He is particularly interested in how molecular/genetic changes lead to differences in behavior and vice versa.

Best practices in teaching and learning; cultural competence and diversity skills; best practices in online and hybrid learning; nutrition education and health in the Latino population.

Michele Stine's background is in health education and psychopharmacology.  As a member of the undergraduate faculty, her work has focused primarily on course and curriculum development.  She has served as a General Education Faculty Scholar and the

Kristopher Struckmeyer’s interest has centered around how aging families interact with their environments to improve their well-being, aiding in his focus on applicability in teaching.

Dr. Kristin Thomas seeks to intertwine her research on in-and out-of-classroom experiences (mostly international) with her teaching approach by bringing the out-of-class learning experience into the classroom.