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Faculty

Environmental Studies Affiliated Faculty

	Matthew Bahr Associate Professor and Chair, Sociology 502 E. Boone Ave. AD Box 59 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-5952 Matthew S. Bahr, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Gonzaga University received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Purdue University (2002). Dr. Bahr teaches courses in quantitative research methods, statistics, sociology of religion, and population and demography. His research interests include sociology of religion and public policy. His most recent project appearing in Social Science Research, explores correlates of financial giving to religious organizations.

	Andrea Bertotti Metoyer Assistant Professor, Sociology 502 E. Boone Ave. AD Box 60 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: 509-313-3629 Ph.D. in Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, 2003 M.A. in Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, 1999 B.A. in Sociology and Spanish, Gonzaga University, 1996 Areas of interest: medical sociology, women's health, the environment, power and inequality, statistical methods and social justice.

	David L. Boose Associate Professor, Biology Gonzaga University 502 E. Boone Ave AD Box 5 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509 313-6634 Office Location Foley 106 Office Hours Assistant Professor of Biology, 1998 Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1995 M.S., Cornell University, 1986 B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1983

	Gary Chang Visit My Website Assistant Professor of Biology Gonzaga University 502 E. Boone Ave AD Box 5 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-6637 Fax: (509) 313-5804 Office Location Hughes Hall 038B Office Hours *Fall 2013* Monday: 2:10 - 3:00 Wednesday: 1:10 - 3:00 Thursday: 10:00 - 10:50

	Dr. Betsy Downey Visit My Website Professor of History Gonzaga University 502 E. Boone Ave. AD Box 36 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-6696 Fax: (509) 313-5718 Office Location AD 335 Office Hours Fall 2013 Sabbatical Professor Besty Downey received a PhD in history from the University of Denver in 1971. She is an American Historian whose interest, in keeping with her American Studies major, are wide-ranging. She has studied the Cold War, the New Deal, women in American Literature, and women in European History in post-doctoral seminars. She has published on the Cold War, domestic violence on the frontier, and the works of Mari Sandoz. She has developed courses on the Roosevelts, African-American history, American women's history, and Yellowstone National Park.

	Stephen Hayes Visit My Website Lecturer Gonzaga University 502 E. Boone Ave AD Box 5 Spokane, WA 99258 Office Location Hughes Hall Office Hours Fall 2013 Monday: 1:00 - 3:00 Thursday: 1:00 - 3:00

	Erica Johnson Visit My Website Assistant Professor of Economics 502 E. Boone Ave. AD Box 9 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: 509-313-7026 Fax: 509-313-5811 Office Location Jepson 204 Education: B.A., Economics and Spanish, University of Montana, 1999: M.S., Economics, University of Oregon, 2005: Ph.D., Economics, University of Oregon, 2009 Brief Bio: Erica specializes in environmental and health economics. She teaches Health Economics, Microeconomics, Econometrics and MBA courses in economics. Her current research interests include estimating the benefits of reducing risks to human health; these estimates can be used in cost-benefit analyses of environmental and health policies. Selected Publications: Henrickson, Kevin E. and Erica H. Johnson (2013) "The Demand for Spatially Complementary National Parks" Land Economics, 89 (2): 330-345. Cameron, T. A., J. R. DeShazo and E. H. Johnson. (2011) "Scenario adjustment in stated preference research" Journal of Choice Modelling, 4(1): 9-43. Cameron, Trudy Ann, J.R. DeShazo and Erica Johnson. (2010) “The Effect of Children on Adult Demands for Health-Risk Reductions,” Journal of Health Economics, 29: 364-376.

	Susan Norwood Visit My Website Ed.D., RN, Associate Dean and Nursing Professor Gonzaga University Dept. of Nursing AD Box 38 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-6646 Office Location Schoenberg Center, Room 010 Office Hours Variable

	Dr. Joanne Smieja Visit My Website Professor of Chemistry Chemistry Dept. 502 E. Boone Ave. AD Box 16 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: 509-313-6630 Fax: 509-313-5804 Office Location Hughes 236 Office Hours *Fall 2012* Tuesday: 1:30 - 4:30 Thursday: 1:10 - 2:00 B. A., Chemistry, College of St. Thomas, 1982 Ph. D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 1986

	Michael VanEngelen Lecturer AD Box 5 Phone: x5978 Fax: (509) 313-5804 Office Location Hughes Hall 034 Office Hours Fall 2013 Monday: 3:00 - 4:00 and 5:00 - 6:00 Wednesday: 3:00 - 4:00 and 5:00 - 6:00 Education Ph.D. Chemical and Biological Engineering Montana State University, December, 2009 M.S. Chemical Engineering Washington State University, August, 2005 B.A. Chemistry, B.A. Physics, Philosophy minor Whitworth College, December, 2002 Courses Taught General Chemistry and Lab Organic Chemistry I Lab Environmental Chemistry and Lab Publications M. R. VanEngelen, B. M. Peyton, M. R. Mormile, and H. C. Pinkart. Fe(III), Cr(VI), and Fe(III) mediated Cr(VI) reduction in alkaline media using a Halomonas isolate from Soap Lake, Washington. Biodegradation. 2008. 19(6):841-850. M. R. VanEngelen, E. K. Field,R. Gerlach, B. D. Lee, W. A. Apel, B. M. Peyton. UO₂²⁺ speciation determines uranium toxicity and bioaccumulation in an environmental Pseudomonas sp. isolate. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2010. 29(4):763-769. E. K. Field, S. D’Imperio, A. R. Miller, M. R. VanEngelen, R. Gerlach, B. D. Lee, W. A. Apel, B. M. Peyton. Application of Molecular Techniques to Elucidate the Influence of Cellulosic Waste on the Bacterial Community Structure at a Simulated Low Level Waste Site. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2010. 76(10):3106-3115. M. R. VanEngelen, R. Gerlach, B. D. Lee, R. K. Szilagyi, W. A. Apel, B. M. Peyton. Uranium exerts acute toxicity by binding to pyrroloquinoline quinone. Environmental Science and Technology. 2011. 45(3):937-942.

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