Faculty Profiles
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.
SICS 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:
- Barber,
Stephen J.
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics; Director, Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL at Biola) - Bartlotti,
Leonard N. (Len)
Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies - Campbell,
Marla
Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies - Cook,
Clyde
President Emeritus of Biola University - Decker,
Murray S.
Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies - Dollar,
Harold E.
Professor Emeritus of Intercultural Studies - Douglas,
Donald E.
Professor Emeritus of Intercultural Studies - Greene,
Katrina T.
Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies - Hayward,
Douglas
Professor of Intercultural Studies; Chair, Department of Anthropology, Intercultural Education and Missiology (AIM) - Kraft,
Marguerite
Professor Emerita of Intercultural Studies - Langenwalter,
Paul E.
Assistant Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology; Director, Undergraduate Anthropology Program - Lessard-Clouston,
Michael
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL - Liang,
John
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL - Lingenfelter,
Judith
Professor Emerita of Intercultural Studies - McMahan,
Alan
Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies; Chair, Undergraduate Department of Anthropology and Intercultural Studies - Pennoyer,
Douglas
Dean, School of Intercultural Studies; Professor of Intercultural Studies - Pittle,
Kevin D.
Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies - Purgason,
Katherine
Associate Professor of TESOL; Chair, Department of Applied Linguistics and TESOL (ALT) - Purnell,
Herbert
Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics and TESOL - Russell,
Sue
Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies - Starcher,
Richard L.
Associate Professor of Intercultural Education and Missions - Steffen,
Tom
Professor of Intercultural Studies; Director, D.Miss. Program