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E-mail Dr. Riley at Thomas.Riley@ndsu.edu
Associate Dean Judy C. Pearson E-mail Dr. Pearson at Judy.Pearson@ndsu.edu
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Dr. Thomas Riley has been the Dean of the College of AHSS at NDSU since 1996. He is also a Professor of Anthropology. Before joining NDSU, Dr. Riley taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 22 years, moving up the ranks from assistant to full professor. He held posts of Associate Dean of the Graduate College (1983-86) and Head of the Anthropology Department (1986-94) at that university. Dr. Riley holds an AB in English Literature from Boston College and his AM and PhD in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii, where he concentrated in prehistoric archaeology. His research has been focused on prehistoric agricultural systems, their inception and change. He has worked on this theme in Oceania - specifically in the Hawaiian Islands, American Samoa and Micronesia, as well as in eastern North America. Dr. Riley is the author of nearly a hundred articles and three monographs. He is past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University, and he serves on a number of professional and community boards. He is cited in Who's Who in the Midwest and in Who's Who in America as well as in several biographical dictionaries. ____________________________________________ Dr. Judy C. Pearson is the Associate Dean of the College of AHSS. She came to NDSU in July 2000 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where she served as the Director of the Northern Virginia Center, as Associate Dean of the Graduate School, and as Professor of Human Development and Communication. Dr. Pearson holds a BA in Communication from St. Cloud State University, an MA in Rhetoric and Public Address from Indiana University, and a PhD in Communication from Indiana University. Her research has focused on family and gender communication Dr. Pearson has published nearly 50 articles and has written 23 books (including all editions). She brought her scholarship to the public on national television on CBS (CBS This Morning), NBC and ABC (The Jenny Jones Show; The Sally Jesse Raphael Show), PBS (Love and Marriage), and CNN (Afternoon Prime). This scholarship has also been discussed in over 250 newspapers, such as the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, and USA Today and in nearly a dozen magazines including TV Guide, Newsweek, New Woman, Family Circle, For Women First, Bride's Magazine, American Health, New Choices, and Modern Maturity. Dr. Pearson is Past President of the Central States Communication Association, Past President of the World Communication Association, and Past President of the National Communication Association.
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Prospective students may schedule a visit by calling 1-800-488-NDSU. Under the direction of Cathy Heiraas Email:Cathy.Heiraas@ndsu.edu Location: Minard 221, Mailing address: College of AHSS NDSU Department #2300 P.O. Box 6050 Fargo, ND 58108-6050 Phone: 701-231-7857 FAX: 701-231-1047 Last Modified: June 26, 2009 NDSU Webmaster |