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Wakefield, W. David

(1999) Professor of Child and Adolescent Development. B.A. 1993, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 1999, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Walker, Kristen L.

(1993) Professor of Marketing. B.S. 1993, M.P.A. 1995, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Los Angeles.

Wall, Melissa A.

(2001) Professor of Journalism. B.A. 1984, University of Virginia; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2001, University of Washington.

Wallace, Deborah

(2011) Associate Vice President, Financial Services. B.S. 1991, Elizabeth City State University; M.B.A. 2003, University of Phoenix.

Walt, Adrienne L.

(2015) Director of Development, College of Science and Mathematics. B.A. 1976, Northwestern University; M.A. 1980, New York University.

Wang, Jason R.

(2002) Senior Director, Physical Plant Management. B.S. 1993, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Ph.D. 2000, University of Arizona.

Wang, Meiqin

(2007) Professor of Art. B.A. 1998, Fujan Teachers University; Ph.D. 2007, State University of New York at Binghamton.

Wang, Taehyung

(2003) Professor of Computer Science. B.S. 1985, Seoul National University; M.S. 1994, Western Illinois University; Ph.D. 1998, University of California, Irvine.

Wang, Wen C.

(1994) Professor of Sociology. B.S. 1981, Beijing Normal University; Ph.D. 1993, University of California, Los Angeles.

Ward, Veda

(1990) Professor of Recreation and Tourism Management. B.A. 1972, Bucknell University; M.S. 1978, University of Baltimore; Ph.D. 1984, University of Maryland; Certified Leisure Professional [CLP].

Warren, Shirley

(2007) Lecturer in Family and Consumer Sciences. B.S. 1979, Murray State University; M.S. 2001, California State University, Northridge.

Watkins, Ann E.

(1990) Professor of Mathematics. B.A. 1970, M.S. 1972, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1977, University of California, Los Angeles.

Watkins, William C.

(1974) Vice President, Student Affairs and Dean of Students. B.A. 1974, California State University, Northridge; M.P.A. 1977, University of Southern California; Ed.D. 1999, University of California, Los Angeles.

Watson, Tim

(2017) Assistant Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1999, M.A. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Riverside.

Webb, Farrell J.

(2016) Dean, College of Health and Human Development; Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences. B.A., B.S. 1977, Loyola Marymount University; M.A. 1979, California State University, Long Beach; M.Phil. 1982, New York University; Ph.D. 1994, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Weber, Elizabeth

(1993) Professor of Communication Disorders and Sciences. B.A. 1966, M.A. 1975, Queens College, City University of New York; M.A. 1988, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.

Weeraratne, Dayanthie S.

(2007) Professor of Geological Sciences. B.S. 1998, M.S. 1999, University of Oregon; Ph.D. 2005, Brown University.

Weiner, Ivor

(2001) Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1986, M.P.A. 1990, University of North Texas; Ph.D. 2001, Texas Woman’s University.

Weingarten, Dan S.

(2011) Associate Professor of Theatre. B.S. 1988, Drexel University; M.F.A. 2004, California Institute of the Arts.

Weiss, Andrew P.

(2011) Associate Librarian, Collection Access and Management Services. B.A. 1993, Kenyon College; M.A. 1998, Temple University; M.L.I.Sc. 2008, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Wells, Douglas

(2017) Director, Engineering Services, Physical Plant Management. B.S. 1992, Mississippi State University; M.B.A. 2015, Rice University.

Wen, Na

(2018) Assistant Professor of Marketing. B.S. 1999, Inner Mongolia University; M.A. 2002, Fudan University; Ph.D. 2010, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Wexler Rainisch, Bethany

(2012) Associate Professor of Health Sciences. B.A. 2003, University of California, Berkeley; M.P.H. 2008, Emory University; Ph.D. 2012, University of California, Los Angeles.

Wexler, Steven

(2007) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Syracuse University; M.A. 2001; Ph.D. 2006, University of Louisville.

Whitaker, Kelly E.

(2011) Assistant Director, Systems, Admissions and Records. B.A. 2010, Indiana University Bloomington; M.P.A. 2012, California State University, Northridge.

White, Claire

(2012) Associate Professor of Religious Studies. B.S. 2004, Ph.D. 2009, Queen’s University.

White, Connie L.

(2005) Associate Professor of Elementary Education. B.A. 1972, B. Ed. 1978, Acadia University; M.Ed. 1989, M.A. Research 1994, Mount St. Vincent University; Ph.D. 2002, University of S. Australia.

White, Theresa R.

(2008) Professor of Africana Studies. B.A. 1992, University of Southern California; M.A., 1999, Ph.D. 2008, University of California, Los Angeles.

Whitener, John L.

(2015) Associate Professor of Music. B.A. 1981, University of Washington; M.A. 1993, M.A. 2008, D.M.A. 2007, University of Southern California.

Whiting, William C.

(1994) Professor of Kinesiology. B.S. 1975, Stanford University; M.S. 1979, Ph.D. 1983, University of California, Los Angeles.

Whitman, Douglas G.

(2000) Professor of Economics. B.A. 1994, The American University; Ph.D. 2000, New York University.

Wiegley, Jeffrey A.

(2002) Professor of Computer Science. B.S. 1991, State University of New York; Ph.D. 1998, University of Southern California.

Wightman, Beth

(2003) Professor of English. B.A. 1987, Barnard College; M.A. 1991, University College Dublin; M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Los Angeles.

Williams-Leon, Teresa

(1996) Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1986, University of Hawaii; M.A. 1989, M.A. 1991, Ph.D. 1997, University of California, Los Angeles.

Williams, Delphia D.

(2014) Senior Assistant Librarian, Collection Access and Management Services. B.A. 1998, California State University, Northridge; M.L.I.S. 2008, San Jose State University.

Williams, Melanie

(1984) Professor of Business Law. B.A. 1977, University of California, Santa Cruz; J.D. 1981, Boston University; State Bar of California.

Williams, Scott

(1994) Lecturer in Family and Consumer Sciences. B.A. 1977, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 1982, Azusa Pacific University; Ph.D. 2010, Northcentral University.

Williamson, Mika

(1984) Director, Recruitment Services and Compensation. B.A. 1984, California State University, Northridge.

Willner, Lauren E.

(2017) Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A. 2004, New York University; M.S.W. 2009, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. 2016, University of California, Los Angeles.

Wilson, Paul S.

(1995) Professor of Biology. B.S. 1988, Humboldt State University; Ph.D. 1994, State University of New York Stony Brook.

Wiltberger, Joseph L.

(2014) Assistant Professor of Central American Studies. B.A. 2001, University of Norte Dame; M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2013, University of North Carolina.

Wimberley, Laura H.

(2017) Senior Assistant Librarian, Research, Instruction and Outreach Services. B.A. 2000, Oberlin College; M.A. 2007, Ph.D. 2007, University of California, San Diego.

Winn, Mylon

(2016) Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies. B.A. 1971, M.A. 1975, Ph.D. 1981, University of Washington.

Winterhalter, Edith T.

(1998) Director, Administrative Services. B.S. 2003, M.A. 2010, California State University, Northridge.

Winters, Loretta I.

(1994) Professor of Sociology. B.A. 1985, M.A. 1989, Ph.D. 1994, University of California, Riverside.

Wohldmann, Erica

(2007) Professor of Psychology. B.A. 2000, University of Missouri; M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2006, University of Colorado.

Woldeamanuel, Mintesnot G.

(2011) Professor of Urban Studies and Planning. B.S. 2001, Ethiopian Civil Service College; M.E. 2004, Ph.D. 2007, Hokkaido University.

Wolfe, Jennifer

(2017) Assistant Professor of Secondary Education. B.A. 1992, M.A. 2001, California State University, Northridge; Ed.D. 2016, University of Southern California.

Wolfe, Todd

(1994) Registrar, Admissions and Records. B.A. 1990, M.S. 1995, California State University, Northridge.

Woods, Steve

(2015) Assistant Director, University Cash Services. B.A. 1990, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; M.A. 1993, San Francisco State University.

Wright, Alan N.

(1990) Professor of Recreation and Tourism Management. B.A. 1976, Gordon College; M.Div. 1979, Northern Seminary; M.S. 1979, George Williams; Ph.D. 1982, Pennsylvania State University.

Wynter, Dianah E.

(2003) Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1981, Princeton University; M.F.A. 1984, Yale School of Drama, Yale University; M.F.A. 1989, American Film Institute.