Faculty and Staff Profiles

College of Arts & Sciences

Dean of Instruction & Academic Affairs

Brianna Lopez, DBA
blopez@usw.edu

(575) 492-2163

Professor of Biology and Program Coordinator for MS in Biology

Yusheng Wu, PhD
ywu@usw.edu
(575) 492-2118

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Click here for the Biology webpage

Professor & Program Coordinator, History

Bill Sumruld, PhD
bsumruld@usw.edu
(575) 492-2128

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Associate Professor

Heath Hooper, PhD
hhooper@usw.edu

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Assistant Professor, Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Alan Lobaugh, PhD, LPC/S, RPT-S
alobaugh@usw.edu

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Assistant Professor, Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Taylor Feldmann, Ph.D, LPC, NCC, EMDR
tfeldmann@usw.edu

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Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Communication

Richard Trout, DBA
rtrout@usw.edu
(575) 492-2111

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Assistant Professor

Kathryn Close, Ph.D
kclose@usw.edu
(575) 492-2129

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Assistant Professor, Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Basilio Rodriguez, Ph.D.
brodriguez@usw.edu

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Assistant Professor of Biology

Narayan Kandel, PhD
nkandel@usw.edu

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Department Chair, Assistant Professor for Christian Studies
Director of the Prison Seminary

Kevin L. Waldrop, PhD
kwaldrop@usw.edu
(575) 492-2172

Director of Graduate Admissions & Student Support

Lauren "Kitty" Keim
lkeim@usw.edu
1-833-USW-GRAD (879-4723) ext. 706

Director of Graduate Admissions and Student Support

Lauren Zarate, MEd
lzarate@usw.edu
1(833) 879-4723

Director of Operations

Gloria Castillo
gcastillo@usw.edu
(575) 492-2177

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