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Full-Time Faculty and Administration 1997-1998

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Pacheco, Richard (1979) Professor of Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education

B.A., M.Ed., University of Nevada, Reno; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Packard, Thomas R. (1983) Assistant Professor of Social Work

B.A., M.S.W., San Diego State University; D.S.W., University of California, Los Angeles.

Padmanabhan, Prasad (1995) Associate Professor of Finance, Imperial Valley Campus

B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology; M.B.A., Ph.D., McGill University.

Palm, Robert H. (1995) Assistant Professor of Naval Science

B.S., United States Naval Academy.

Palsson, Gerald D. (1976) Associate Librarian

B.Sc., B.L.S., University of British Columbia; M.A., University of Arizona.

Pang, Valerie O. (1989) Professor of Teacher Education

B.Ed., Seattle University; M.Ed., Central Washington University; Ph.D., University of Washington.

Panos, Nicholas (1968) Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

B.S.E.E., Columbia University; M.S.E.E., San Diego State University. Registered Professional Engineer.

Paolini, Paul J., Jr. (1970) Associate Dean for Special Programs, College of Sciences; Professor of Biology

B.S., M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., University of California, Davis.

Papin, Patrick J. (1985) Professor of Physics

B.S., Cleveland State University; M.S., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.

Park, Chong Jin (1972) Professor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

A.B., B.S., University of Washington; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Park, Cynthia Darche (1977) Associate Professor of Teacher Education

A.B.,George Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Parker, Linda S. (1986) Associate Professor of American Indian Studies

B.A., Oral Roberts University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Patrick, Kevin M. (1983) Director, Student Health Services; Co-Director, UCSD-SDSU Preventive Medicine Residency Program

B.A., Baylor University; M.S., University of Utah; M.D., Baylor College of Medicine.

Patterson, Patricia (1985) Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Pearl, Natalie (1996) Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies

B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.S.W., San Diego State University; Ph.D., Brandeis University.

Peddecord, K. Michael (1981) Professor of Public Health

B.S., M.S., Arizona State University; Dr.P.H., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Pendleton, Wade C. (1969) Professor of Anthropology

A.B., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.

Penrose, John M. (1988) Professor of Information and Decision Systems

B.S., M.S., Ohio University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

Perkins, Michael J. (1986) Associate Librarian

B.B.A., St. Norbert College; M.L.S., University of Wisconsin.

Perrault, Jacques (1984) Professor of Biology

B.S., McGill University; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.

Peterman, Lewis E., Jr. (1978) Professor of Music

B.A., San Diego State University; M.M., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

Peterson, Gary L. (1963) Professor of Geological Sciences

A.B., University of Colorado; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Philipp, Randolph A. (1990) Associate Professor of Teacher Education

B.A., M.S., California State University, Northridge; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Phleger, Charles F. (1971) Professor of Biology

A.B., Stanford University; M.A., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.

Pierce, Stephen J. (1984) Professor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

B.S., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.

Pierucci, Mauro (1979) Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of New York.

Piland, William E. (1987) Professor of Administration, Rehabilitation and Postsecondary Education

B.S., M.S., Ed.D., Northern Illinois University.

Pinto, John G. (1979) Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Director of Doctoral Program, College of Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.E., B.D.T., College of Engineering; M.A.Sc., University of Toronto; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.

Piserchio, Robert J. (1966) Professor of Physics

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Plotkin, Allen (1985) Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

B.S., M.S., Columbia University; Ph.D., Stanford University.

Plotnik, Rod (1970) Professor of Psychology

A.B., St. John's College; M.S., University of Miami; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Pohan, Cathy A. (1996) Assistant Professor of Teacher Education

B.A., M.A., California State University, Fresno; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Pointer, Dennis D. (1991) The John J. Hanlon Chair in Health Services Research and Policy

B.Sc., Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Polich, John L. (1969) Associate Professor of History, Imperial Valley Campus

B.S., Loyola University; M.S., M.A., University of Southern California; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

Polkinhorn, Harry (1984) Professor of English; Director, SDSU Press

B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A. (English), M.A. (Art), San Diego State University; Ph.D., New York University.

Ponce, Victor M. (1980) Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

B.S., National University of Engineering, Peru; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University.

Poole, Deborah (1989) Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies and Linguistics

B.A., Emory University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Popp, Dean O. (1969) Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs; Professor of Economics

A.B., Willamette University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University.

Pozos, Robert S. (1994) Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, College of Sciences; Professor of Biology

B.S., St. Mary's College; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

Preston, David L. (1971) Professor of Sociology

A.B., Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Price, Joseph M. (1989) Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., Rockmont College; M.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., Purdue University.

Price, Judy M. (1972) Associate Professor of Psychology

A.B., Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University.

Prislin, Radmila (1996) Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Zagreb.

Pryde, Philip R. (1969) Professor of Geography

A.B., Amherst College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Puerto, Cecilia (1994) Senior Assistant Librarian

B.A., Sangamon State University; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Pugh, Darrell L. (1981) Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies

B.A., M.P.A., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Pullman, David P. (1994) Assistant Professor of Chemistry

A.B., Princeton University; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University.

Pumpian, Ian R. (1976) Professor of Special Education

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Purandare, Sanjay V. (1996) Assistant Professor of Military Science B.S., United States Military Academy.

B.S., United States Military Academy.

Quandahl, Ellen (1994) Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies

B.A., Luther College; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Quastler, Imre E. (1967) Professor of Geography

A.B., Wayne State University; M.A., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Quinn, Rebecca A. (1971) Assistant Professor of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

B.S.E., M.S., Central Missouri State College; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Quintana, P.J.E. (Jenny) (1995) Assistant Professor of Public Health

B.S., University of California, Davis; M.P.H., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.