School of Arts and Humanities Faculty
Diné Studies
Dr. Sunshine Bia
Assistant Professor of Navajo Language & Culture
sbia@navajotech.edu
Lupita Chicag
Assistant Professor of Diné History & Government
lchicag@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.387.7395
M.A., Education, Northern Arizona University
B.A., Business Administration/Finance, Fort Lewis College
Bookkeeping/Accounting, Orange County Business School
Dr. Lukas Denk
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics
ldenk@navajotech.edu
Sharon J. Nelson
Assistant Professor of Diné Studies
snelson@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.387.7378
Dine' Cultural Knowledge Holder
B.A., Diné Culture, Language & Leadership, Navajo Technical University
Dr. Franklin Sage
Graduate Assistant Professor of Dine' Studies
f.sage@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.387.7412
Dr. Siri Tuttle
Professor of Navajo Linguistics
s.tuttle@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.387.7380
Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
M.A., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
English & Creative Writing
Julie Bales
Associate Professor of English
jbales@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.786.4191
M.A., Communication, University of New Mexico
B.A., Communication and Theatre, Montana State University
Brian Connolly
Teaching Assistant Professor of English
bconnolly@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.387.7394
Dr. Kendall Grady
Assistant Professor of English
kgrady@navajotech.edu
Ph.D., Literature, University of California Santa Cruz
MFA, Writing (Poetry & Cross Genre Forms), University of California, San Diego
MA, Media & Culture: New Media, University of Amsterdam
BA, English Writing & German, DePauw University
Gene Hult
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
Chinle Instructional Site
Phone: 928-882-3146 x3013
ehult@navajotech.edu
M.A., English/Creative Writing, University of Denver
B.A., English/Creative Writing, New York University
Dr. Joseph DeFalco Lamperez
Assistant Professor of English
Chinle Instructional Site
jlamperez@navajotech.edu
Dr. Peter Moore
Teaching Professor of English
pmoore@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.387.7471
Ph.D., English, University of California
M.A., English, University of California
B.A., English, Thomas Aquinas College
Anita Roastingear
Associate Professor of English
aroastingear@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.387.7389
M.F.A., Creative Writing - Nonfiction, The Institute of American Indian and Arts
M.A., English Creative Writing, Northern Arizona State University
B.G.S., General Studies, Northern Arizona University
A.S., Science, Rodgers State University
Dr. Jennifer Wheeler
Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing
jwheeler@navajotech.edu
Phone: 928.882.3151
Ph.D., English, Arizona State University
M.S., English, Arizona State University
B.S., English Education, Northern Arizona University
Law & Criminal Justice
Dr. Samuel Arungwa
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement
sarungwa@navajotech.edu
Sidner Larson
Assistant Professor of Law
s.larson@navajotech.edu
SJD, University of Arizona
Ph.D., University of Arizona
J.D., University of Minnesota
Lola Natay
Assistant Professor of Law Advocate
lnatay@navajotech.edu
Phone: 928.882.3148
J.D., Law, University of Colorado School of Law
M.B.A., University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
B.A., Communication Studies, Brigham Young University
Bar Admissions: Navajo Nation and Arizona
Robert Yazzie
Associate Professor of Law Advocate
ryazzie@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.786.4368
J.D., Law, University of New Mexico
B.A., Sociology, Oberlin College
Counseling
Nancy Goodwin
Assistant Professor of Psychology
nancy.goodwin@navajotech.edu
M.S., Community Counseling, John Brown University
B.S., Organizational Management, John Brown University
A.A., Secretarial Science, John Brown University
Dr. Daniel Wong
Assistant Professor of Counseling
dwong@navajotech.edu
Early Childhood Multicultural Education (ECME)
Dr. Tabathaw Efaw
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education
t.efaw@navajotech.edu
Dr. Charlton Long
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education
c.long@navajotech.edu