Honors program faculty
Education
- MA Western Washington University
- PhD University at Buffalo, SUNY
Teaching Areas
Poetry and creative nonfiction, composition, early American and 19th-century American literature
Research/Interests
Poetry and American narratives, particularly 19th-century travel narratives and their role in identity formation, slave/liberation narratives, and captivity narratives
Other
- Served as Chair and Professor of English at Pacific Union College
- PUC Educator of the Year, 2021
Monique Roddy
Associate Professor of History
Honors Co-director
(509) 527-2863
monique.roddy@wallawalla.edu
Education
- PhD University of Chicago, 2016; Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Teaching Areas
Ancient Near East, Classical Greece and Rome, Western Thought, Middle Eastern History, African History, The West and the World, World Geography
Research/Interests
Iron Age Households at Khirbat al-Balua, Jordan (co-director of the Balua Regional Archaeological Project)
History and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East; Households and Communities of the Iron Age Southern Levant (circa 1200 BC)
Hobbies
Travel, knitting and cooking
Other
Titles
Vice President of the Walla Walla Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
Publications Manager for the Center for Near Eastern Archaeology, La Sierra University
Room
Administration Building 233
Kellie Bond
Associate Professor of English
College Writing Coordinator
(509) 527-2825
kellie.bond@wallawalla.edu
Education
- BA Walla Walla University, 1993
- PhD University of Oregon, 2002
Teaching Areas
Twentieth-century American and British literature, poetry, and composition.
Experience
- Joined the Walla Walla English Department in 2004
- Served as English Dept. chair from 2009-2023
Research/Interests
Modern literature, modern poetry, poetics, and the politics of form
Education
- PhD Washington State University, 2011; U.S. History
- MA Washington State University, 2004; American Studies
Teaching Areas
History of the U.S., Modern East Asian History, Spain and Latin America, History of the Pacific Northwest and Western Thought
Research/Interests
Cultural exchanges between Japan and the U.S. from the 1920s-1950s, particularly focused on the lives on Nobuo Tatsuguchi and B.P. Hoffman
Twentieth Century American History; Japan, particularly from the Meiji-Era to the American Occupation; America during World War II and the Cold War; US foreign policy
Other Activities: Member-at-Large, Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast Board.
Hobbies
Family, travel, literature, camping and cooking
Other
Room
Administration Building 232
Education
- PhD Claremont Graduate University, 2004; History
- MBA Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, 2000
Teaching Areas
Medieval and early modern Europe, History of Christianity, Science and the Enlightenment, women and society in early modern Europe, History of England, Western Thought and summer study tours in England
Research/Interests
The Common People and Religious Toleration in Restoration England
Early Modern Europe, the History of Christianity, Desiderius Erasmus, post-reformation England
Hobbies
Family, travel, golf and water sports
Other
Titles
- Chair of the community council for the Walla Walla Children's Home Society
- Executive officer of the Erasmus of Rotterdam Society
Room
- Administration Building 227
- @gddodds
(BA, Seminar Marienhoehe, Darmstadt, Germany; PhD, Andrews University)
Mathilde Frey comes to Walla Walla University with a European background. She grew up in communist Romania where she attended elementary and high school, and graduated with the Baccalaureate. In 1984, she immigrated to West Germany, studied Theology in Austria and Germany, and served as a pastor in the South German Conference for five years. In 2003, she moved to Berrien Springs, Michigan, and earned a PhD in Old Testament from Andrews University. Her dissertation is titled, The Sabbath in the Pentateuch: An Exegetical and Theological Study.
In 2008, Mathilde accepted a call to teach Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Hebrew Language at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, in the Philippines. She also served as the editor of the Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary (JAAS) and as chair of the Master of Arts in Theology Program until 2014, when she moved to Walla Walla together with her husband Marcus and their two children, Delia and Eva.
Mathilde's academic interest is focused on close reading of the Hebrew Bible. She has written articles and book chapters on the Sabbath, has authored the Deuteronomy commentary for the Andrews Study Bible, and is currently writing a commentary on the book of Judges for the Seventh-day Adventist International Bible Commentary. Her international experience combined with pastoral ministry and academic work enriches her teaching in the classroom and her other contributions to the Walla Walla University campus.
Education
- BA Walla Walla University, 2012
- MA Western Washington University, 2015
- PhD University of California, Davis, 2022
Teaching Areas
Victorian literature, medieval literature, composition, literary and critical theory, and film studies.
Research/Interests
In addition to her teaching areas, her research and interests include nineteenth-century transatlantic literature, empire studies, environmental humanities, medical humanities, science fiction, folklore, Middle English, and Old English. Her dissertation is titled Industrial Specters of Nineteenth-Century Literature: Mills, Ports, and Mines; selections have been published in Literary Geographies, Venti, and Gothic Nature.
Jody Washburn
Associate Professor of Social Work and Sociology
(509) 527-2479
Education
- PhD – Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA, 2016
- MA – Religion—Old Testament, Andrews University, 2010
- MA – Religion—Religious Education, Andrews University, 2010
- BA – Theology, Walla Walla University, 2005
Research/Interests
- Interdisciplinary study of ancient tombs and inscriptions
- Intersections between psychological science and theology, particularly in the area of compassion and spirituality
- Creative pedagogy, particularly in the areas of Bible and archaeology
- Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible
Hobbies
Camping, hiking, playing ragtime on the piano, reading, and going out with friends.
Education
- MA Washington University in St. Louis
- PhD Washington University in St. Louis
Teaching Areas
English major seminars in the Renaissance, Restoration and Enlightenment, British Romanticism, and History of Theatre; general studies courses include Honors Western Thought, composition, Literature and the Arts and Environmental Literature
Research/Interests
She has a particular interest in the intersection between literature and the arts as reflected in her dissertation, "Jubal's Journey: The Musician as Exile in Victorian Literature."
Other
- Joined the faculty at WWU in 2017
- Served as Chair and Professor of English at Pacific Union College and Columbia Union College