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Tel: 1-707-965-7600
Email: kadavis@puc.edu
Office: Chan Shun Hall 343
Email: kadavis@puc.edu
Office: Chan Shun Hall 343
Accomplishments:
"Interactions of Ultrathin Pb Films with Ru(0001) and Pd(111)", G. Liu, K. A. Davis, D. C. Meier, P. S. Bagus, D. W. Goodman, and G. W. Zajac, Phys. Rev. B 68 (2003) 35406.
"Ultraviolet spectroscopy of cyclohexane-benzene clusters" D. C. Easter and K. A. Davis, Chem. Phys. Lett, 380 (2003) 471.
"The Growth of Silver on an ordered alumina surface", K. Luo, X. Lai, C.-W. Yi, K. A. Davis, K. K. Gath, and D. W. Goodman, J. Phys. Chem. B, 109 (2005) 4064.
"Comment on 'Predicting boron diffusion in wood from surface sorption'" K. A. Davis and J. R. Van Hise, Forest Products Journal, 56 (2006) 38.
Kent Davis, Ph.D. - Chair
Faculty Since 2002
Professor of Chemistry
Kent A. Davis , Ph.D., associate professor, specializes in physical chemistry and surface science. He has taught at PUC since 2003 and has also been a visiting professor at Texas State University-San Marcos and an adjunct professor at Trinity College. He enjoys reading, jazz, listening to classical music, and much more.
Degrees
B.S., Andrews University
1992
Ph.D., Indiana University
1998
Postdoctoral Research - Texas A&M University
1998-2000
John Duncan, Ph.D. - Chair
Faculty Since 2000
Professor of Biology
John C. Duncan, Ph.D., professor, specializes in anatomy, human development and anatomy, and cell biology. He has been a PUC faculty member since 2000, and before that taught biology at the University of Delaware. He is interested in gene regulation during development, reef aquariums, and science fiction.
Degrees
B.S., Andrews University
1991
Ph.D., Loma Linda University
1998
Tel: 1-707-965-6694
Email: tmcguire@puc.edu
Office: Irwin Hall 327
Email: tmcguire@puc.edu
Office: Irwin Hall 327
Accomplishments:
McGuire, Tammy. From Emotions to Spirituality: "Spiritual Labor" as the Commodification, Codification, and Regulation of Organizational Members' Spirituality (paper presented at the 2007 National Communication Association Convention)
McGuire, Tammy. Spirituality and the Politics of Meaningful Work (paper presented at the 2007 National Communication Association Convention)
McGuire, Tammy. Sexual harassment of nurses by patients: Competing tensions of identity and control (paper presented at the 2007 National Communication Association Convention)
McGuire, Tammy. Communicating World Views: Feminists of Faith (presentation at the 2007 National Communication Association Convention)
McGuire, Tammy. "Being a Feminist of Faith" panel presentation at the 2007 National Communication Association convention (Chicago).
Tammy McGuire, Ph.D.
Faculty Since 2005
Professor of Communication
Tammy McGuire, Ph.D., professor, specializes in organizational communication. She taught English for many years at Sunnydale Academy (Missouri) and Upper Columbia Academy (Washington) and has written and presented extensively on communication topics, with several presentations at the National Communication Association Conventions. However, she is particularly proud of her communication research students winning numerous top paper awards themselves at these conventions. She loves mountain climbing, rock climbing, backpacking, mountain biking, bikepacking, and tennis.
Degrees
B.A. in Language Arts Education, Union College
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M.A. in English, Eastern Washington University
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Ph.D. in Communication, University of Missouri - Columbia
2006
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Keith Neergaard, Ph.D.
Faculty Since 1988
Professor of Business Administration
Keith Neergaard, professor, has taught at PUC since 1988. His teaching specialization is in marketing, economics, and management; and his research specialty is consumer behavior and services marketing publications. Dr. Neergaard has worked as a consultant, worked in the health care field and the defense industry, and taught at the college/university level. He enjoys tennis, golf, scuba diving, and traveling, and is a ski patroller at Heavenly, spending about 30 days a year there.
Degrees
B.B.A., Pacific Union College
1984
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
1994
Marie Pak, Ph.D.
Faculty Since 1999
Professor of Chemistry
Marie Pak, Ph.D., professor, began teaching at PUC in 1999. She specializes in biochemistry and spent six years as a postdoctoral research fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Pak enjoys reading, going to state fairs, and watching movies.
Degrees
B.S., Indiana University
1988
M.S.,Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1993
Robin Vance, Ph.D.
Faculty Since 2001
Professor of Biology
Robin E. Vance, Ph.D., professor, has taught at PUC since 2001. He specializes in physiology and neurobiology. Dr. Vance's research interests include Antimutagenesis & Anticarcinogenesis, and he advises in the areas of biology and medicine. He taught at Union College for twelve years and chaired their Division of Science & Mathematics from 1996 to 2000. He enjoys tennis, walking and snorkeling.
Degrees
B.S., Loma Linda University
1981
M.S., Loma Linda University
1984
Ph.D., Loma Linda University
1988
Aimee Wyrick-Brownworth, M.Sc.
Faculty Since 2004
Dean of School of Sciences, Associate Professor of Biology
Aimee Wyrick, associate professor, specializes in ecology, herpetology and paleontology. She advises in biology, pre-dentistry and pre-dental hygiene. Her research interests include physical and biological influences on the Columbia spotted frog and plant taphonomy. Aimee has also worked as a research coordinator, instructor, and course coordinator for the University of Montana. Her other interests include gourmet cooking (with produce from her own garden), national parks, camping and hiking, road trips, and world music – all enjoyed with her husband, Greg.