N | Faculty Directory
Nadkarni, Nalini
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6621
Email: Nalini Nadkarni
Office: Lab II 2259
Education: B.S., Brown University, 1976; Ph.D., College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, 1983
Subjects: Botany, ecology, environmental studies, forest ecology, forest resources, research methods, science
- Fall 2009
- Temperate Rainforests
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Advanced Research in Environmental Studies
Nakasone, Raul
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6065
Email: Raul Nakasone
Office: Lab II 3269
Education: Credentials for Secondary Education in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Enrique Guzman y Valle National University of Education, 1968; M.A., Teaching (Physics), Lewis and Clark College, 1973
Subjects: Spanish language and Latin American studies by cultural immersion in Peru, liberatory education, international education of minority groups: linking South and North American Native Nations, teaching K-12 math and physics, impact of new technologies, study of alternative technologies, Latin American history and current issues (especially Peru), Latin American cultural studies, Native American studies
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Spirituality: The Eyes of the Unknown
Nasser, Alan
Faculty Emeritus (Retired)
Phone: 360-867-6759
Email: Alan Nasser
Office: Sem II C2112
Education: A.B., Classical and Modern Languages, St. Peter's College, 1961; Ph.D., Philosophy, Indiana University, 1971
Subjects: Freudian studies, Marxian studies, philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of social sciences, political economy, religious studies, sociology
Neitzel, James
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6463
Email: James Neitzel
Office: Lab I 1022
Education: B.A., Chemistry, Biology, Macalester College, 1977; Ph.D. Chemistry, Cal Tech, 1987
Subjects: Biochemistry, organic chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, microbiology, evolution, chemistry
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Molecule to Organism
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Undergraduate Research in Scientific Inquiry
Nelson, Alice
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6629
Email: Alice Nelson
Office: Sem II E3112
Education: A.B., cum laude, Spanish, Davidson College, 1986; A.M., Spanish, Duke University, 1989; Certification, Women's Studies, Duke University, 1990; Certification, Latin American Studies, Duke University, 1994; Ph.D., Spanish, Duke University, 1994
Subjects: Spanish language, Spanish cultural studies, Latin American literature and cultural studies, women's studies, feminist studies, gender studies, Latin American studies, writing, literature, community studies
- Fall 2009
- Latin American Short Story
- Winter and Spring 2010
- Literature and the Cultural Politics of Democracy in Chile and Brazil
Nelson, Lin
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6056
Email: Lin Nelson
Office: Sem II E3102
Education: B.A., Sociology, Elmira College, 1970; M.A., Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, 1970; Ph.D., Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, 1981
Subjects: Environmental health, environmental studies, environmental policy, environmental justice, health studies, community studies, community organizing, social science, public policy, public health
- Fall 2009 and Winter 2010
- Introduction to Environmental Studies
- Spring 2010
- Community-Based Research: Knowledge in Place
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Advanced Research in Environmental Studies
Nelson, Neal
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6738
Email: Neal Nelson
Office: Lab I 2010
Education: B.A., Mathematics, Washington State University, 1974; M.S., Computer Science, Washington State University, 1976; Ph.D., Computer Science, Oregon Graduate Institute, 1995
Subjects: Computing, mathematics, computer science
- Fall 2009
- The Mathematical Order of Nature
- Winter and Spring 2010
- Computer Science Foundations
- Fall 2009, Winter and Spring 2010
- Undergraduate Research in Scientific Inquiry
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-6810 (voice mail)
Email: Sandie Nisbet
Office: Com 308B
- Fall 2009 and Winter 2010
- Portraits
Niva, Steven
Faculty
Phone: 360-867-5612
Email: Steven Niva
Office: Lab I 1005
Education: B.A., Government and International Affairs, The University of Virginia, 1988; Ph.D., Political Science (International Relations and Middle East Studies), Columbia University, 2003
Subjects: International politics, international studies, international relations, U.S. foreign policy, political science, globalization and alternatives, Middle Eastern studies, Middle Eastern cultural studies, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, political philosophy (critical and postmodern theory), social and political organizing
- Fall 2009 and Winter 2010
- Transforming the Art of War: From Clausewitz to Al-Qaida and Beyond
- Spring 2010
- The Roots of Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy