• John Christopher, Ph.D.
• Valerie Copie, Ph.D.
• Cassie Cusick, Ph.D.
• Steve Eiger, Ph.D.
• Douglas Elson, M.D.
• Robert Flaherty, M.D.
• Susan Gibson, M.S.
• Anthony Goodman, M.D.

• Sandra Halonen, Ph.D.
• Michael Herring, M.D.
• Mark Jutila, Ph.D.
• Barbara Komlos, M.A.
• Frances Lefcort, Ph.D.
• Nicole Meissner-Pearson, M.D., Ph.D.

• Brownie Schoene, M.D.
• Susan Sindelar, M.S.
• Martin Teintze, Ph.D.
• Jovanka Voyich-Kane, Ph.D.
  

• Instructor, MEDS 533 Systems of Human Behavior
• John is a Professor of counseling in the Department of Health & Human Development at MSU and a senior staff psychologist at MSU's Counseling Center. John maintains a private psychotherapy and consultation practice, Habits of the Heart. John specializes in cultural psychology, health psychology, and theortical and philosophical psychology. He specializes in cultural psychology, health psychology, and theoretical and philosophical psychology. The author of over 40 articles and chapters, he has written on the cultural, moral, and ontological underpinnings of theories of psychological well-being, moral development, and psychotherapy. John is the sole recipient of the 2003 Sigmund Koch Early Career Award by the Division of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology of the American Psychological Association.
• BA, The Psychological & Philosophical Foundations of Culture, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, - 1984
  M.Ed., Counseling & Consulting Psychology, Harvard University - 1987
  PhD, Counseling Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin - 1992

• MEDS 514 Molecular and Cellular Biology (Biochemistry)
• Valerie's research interests include Biophysical Chemistry, Protein Structures, and Dynamics as Probed by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
• BS, University of Minnesota, 1983
  PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990
  Postdoctoral, NIH Fellow, UC, Berkeley, 1990-1992
  IRTA Fellow, NIH, 1992-1997
  Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Montana State University, 1997-2003
  NSF Career Advancement Award Recipient, April 2000

• MEDS 512 Mechanisms of Cellular Biology
• BS, University of Miami, 1972
• Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1984
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 1988-1989

• MD, University of Washington, 1987; Medicine

• BA, Albion College, 1971
• MD, Washington University (St. Louis), 1975
• Family Practice Residency, University of Utah, 1978
• Bob is a physician at the MSU Student Health Service.  His research interests include the application of evidence-based medicine to clinical practice and physician education, medical informatics, the impact of information technology on social organization, and the biological characteristics of complex non-living systems (emergent systems and swarm theory).  After work he enjoys playing trumpet, arranging music, wood- and metal-working and bicycling. 

• Course Director, MEDS 510 Microscopic Anatomy
  MEDS 510 Microscopic Anatomy Course Description
• BA, University of Mississippi, 1966; Biology
  MS, 1969; Biology

• Instructor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology MEDS 521
• Sandra Halonen's Research in the Department of Micirobiology is in the area of Biology of Toxoplasma gondii in the central nervous system.
• BA,  University of Illinois, Ecology, Ethology & Evolution; Champaign-Urbana, IL (1980)
  MS, University of Illinois, Biology, Champaign-Urbana, IL (1984)
  PhD, Louisiana State University, Parasitology; Baton Rouge, LA (1993)

• Course Director, MEDS 513 & 522, Intro. to Clinical Medicine
  MEDS 513 Intro. to Clinical Medicine Course Description
• Dr. Herring's clinical practice is in Internal Medicine. He teaches WWAMI medical students, is involved in parenting, hiking, running.
• MD, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, 1991
• BA, Harvard College, 1986 History and Literature

• Course Director, MEDS 523 Immunology and Human Diseases
• BS, Montana State University-Bozeman, 1982; Microbiology
  MS, Washington State University, Pullman, 1984; Microbiology
  PhD, Washington State University, Pullman, 1986; Immunology/Vet Sci
  Postdoctoral, Stanford University, 1989; Immunology
• Mark Jutila's Research, Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology

• Course Director, MEDS 502, Spanish for Healthcare Professionals (Selective)
• BS, Spanish & International Studies, Emory University, 1995
• MA, Applied Linguistics & TESL, Georgia State University, 2001
• Ms. Komlos is pursuing her Ph.D. presently at Montana State University.

• Course Director: MEDS 532 Nervous System
• MEDS 532 Nervous System Course Description
• B.A., Biology, Smith College, Narthampton, Massachusetts, 1982
• Ph.D., Neurobiology, University of California, Berkeley, 1988
• Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate, University of California, San Francisco Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Physiology, 10/88 - 8/94
• Dr. Lefcort's research is involved in understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive the formation of the nervous system.
   

• B.A.,
• Dr. Meissner's research involves cellular immunology.
   

• Course Director, MEDS 511 Gross Anatomy
  MEDS 511 Gross Anatomy Course Description
• Dwight Phillips retired to a part-time teaching position in 2004 after serving as professor of anatomy in WWAMI for 31 years and as either Associate Director or Interim Director for five years.  His research focused on the effects of alcohol on the development of the brain. 
• BA, University of Montana, 1966; Chemistry
  PhD, Tulane University of Louisiana, 1971; Anatomy

• Susan Sindelar is a Licensed Professional Counselor who teaches communication and interviewing skills to first year medical students in the Introduction to Clinical Medicine Course. She also coordinates and facilitates videotaped student interviews with senior citizens and standardized patients. Susan lives in a rural agricultural setting north of Bozeman with her husband, Brian.
• BS, Montana State University-Bozeman, 1966; Education
  MS, 1978; Psychology

• Course Director, MEDS 514 Molecular and Cellular Biology (Biochemistry)
• Martin Teintze's MEDS 514 Course Web Page
• Martin Teintze's Research, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
• BS, California Institute of Technology, 1976
  PhD, University of California-San Diego, 1981; Chemistry

Jovanka Voyich-Kane, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Veterinary Molecular Biology
155 Molecular Biosciences Building
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
(406) 994-7184
jovanka@montana.edu

• Course Director, MEDS 521, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
• B.S., Biology with minor in Spanish, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 1996
• Ph.D., Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 2001
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogensis Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 2001 - 2006
• Dr. Kane's research investigates pathogen-directed molecular processes involved in evasion of host defenses.