Faculty

Our faculty has over 100 years combined experience in cross-cultural ministry in virtually every part of the world and holds the highest degrees attainable in a variety of fields. In addition, our faculty takes the responsibility of mentoring our students seriously. Students interact with professors in a variety of contexts both in and out of the classroom.

Cook School of Intercultural Studies offers a community of faculty and students leading the way in 21st Century missions. These scholars are your co-laborers, offering real life experience in the following programs:

Current Faculty

Alan McMahan

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies
Chair, Undergraduate Studies

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Douglas Hayward

Professor of Intercultural Studies
Chair, AIM
Director, MA ICS

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Douglas Pennoyer

Dean, School of Intercultural Studies
Professor of Intercultural Studies

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John Liang

Associate Professor of TESOL
Chair, Applied Linguistics & TESOL

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Katherine Purgason

Associate Professor of TESOL

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Katrina T. Greene

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

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Kevin D. Pittle

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

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Leonard N. (Len) Bartlotti

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies

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Marla Campbell

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies
Program Director, Ph.D. Program

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Michael Lessard-Clouston

Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL

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Murray S. Decker

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies

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Paul E. Langenwalter

Program Director, UG Anthropology
Assistant Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology

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Richard L. Starcher

Associate Professor of Intercultural Education

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Stephen J. Barber

Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics
Director, Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL at Biola)

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Sue Russell

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies

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Thomas Sappington

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies
Chair, Department of Missions and Intercultural Studies, Talbot

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Tom Steffen

Professor of Intercultural Studies
Director, D.Miss. Program

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Faculty Emeriti

Donald E. Douglas

Professor Emeritus of Intercultural Studies

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Harold E. Dollar

Professor Emeritus of Intercultural Studies

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Herbert Purnell

Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics and TESOL

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Judith Lingenfelter

Professor Emerita of Intercultural Studies

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Marguerite Kraft

Professor Emerita of Intercultural Studies

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