Houghton College Welcomes Nine New Faculty Members

HOUGHTON, N.Y. —Houghton College welcomes nine new faculty members for the 2008-2009 academic year.  

Lisa Arensen, a 1997 graduate of Houghton College, is interim assistant professor of anthropology. She holds a master’s in social anthropology from the University of Edinburgh and is currently working on her doctorate.  

David Kinman is associate professor of Spanish. Kinman is certified in three languages, as well as program specialist ESL and social studies. He holds a bachelor’s from Geneva College and a master’s from Indiana University of PA.

Max Malikow joins Houghton College as interim associate professor of psychology. Malikow has served as instructor and assistant professor of education, psychology and philosophy at LeMoyne College, Cazenovia College, Syracuse University, Crouse Hospital School of Nursing, and Wells College. He holds a bachelor’s from the University of Nebraska, a master’s from Gordon-Conwell and a doctorate from Boston University.  

Jamie Potter is assistant professor of biology. Potter is completing her doctorate in microbiology, biochemistry and molecular biology from Southern Illinois University. She holds a bachelor’s from Olivet Nazarene University and a master’s from the University of Wisconsin.  

Lois Ross, a 1973 Houghton College graduate, is associate professor of accounting. She most recently served as controller for AccuMED Technologies, Incl. in Buffalo, N.Y.  She holds a master’s from California State at L.A. and an MBA from SUNY Buffalo.  

Aaron Routhe, a 1997 graduate of Houghton College, is assistant professor of sociology.  He returns to Houghton from Tennessee, where he was the academic and program director for the Creation Care Study Program– South Pacific, New Zealand. He holds a master’s, and is completing his doctorate, from the University of Tennessee.  

John Rowley, a 2003 Houghton College graduate, is assistant professor of chemistry. He recently completed his doctorate in organic chemistry from Cornell University where he worked on the synthesis of biodegradable plastics.   

David Stevick, a 1991 graduate of Houghton College, is the director of the libraries and information resources. Previously he was the library director of the Shiprock Campus at Dine College.

Yu Yan is assistant professor of math. She recently served as postdoctoral lecturer in the mathematics department at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Yan holds a bachelor’s from Fudan University, Shanghai, China and a doctorate from Stanford University.