900 SE Baker Street McMinnville, OR 97128 503.883.2409
Fax: 503.883.2635
email: aaf@linfield.edu
Staff Information
Victoria Anne McGillin - Vice President of Academic Affairs - Dean of Faculty
Walker 103
1-503-883-2270
vmcgill@linfield.edu
Education:
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Michigan State University
B.S., Psychology, Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Psychology, Pennsylvania State University
Academic Interests:
Dr. McGillin's most recent scholarly work is in the areas of faculty advising, assessment and faculty development. Her teaching interests include individual and familial development and abnormal psychology. Her current research includes a longitudinal study of individual factors, such as agency and self esteem, and support factors, such as family, peers and others, associated with risk or resilience in the transition to college.
Publications
McGillin, V & C. Nutt (2007) Assessment of Advising: Measuring Teaching and Learning Outcomes Outside the Classroom. In Mary Stuart Hunter, Betsy McCalla-Wriggins, & Eric R. White (Eds.) Academic Advising: New Insights for Teaching and Learning in the First Year. Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and the National Academic Advising Association(NACADA).
McGillin, V. & Hayes, H. (2005) Choosing a Model nd Structuring a Program. Peer Advising, NACADA Monograph, Manhattan, KS.
McGillin, V. (2003) Assessment Versus Research. NACADA Newsletter, Dec. 2003.
McGillin, V. (2003) Exemplary Practices – Wheaton College. In Miller, M. (Ed.) Advisor Training: Exemplary Practices. NACADA Monograph No. 9. Manhattan, KS.
McGillin, V. (2003) Risk and Resilience: Implications for Small Colleges and Universities. In Trachte, K & Hemwall, M (Eds.) Academic Advising in Small Colleges and Universities. NACADA Monograph No. 8. Manhattan, KS.
McGillin, V. (2003) Developing Faculty Potential as Advisors: Evaluation and Reward. In Kramer, G. Ed.) Strengthening and Reaffirming the Role of Faculty Advising: The National Data, and Strategies that Work. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.
McGillin, V. (2000) Current Issue in Advising Research. In Gordon, V. & W. Habley (Eds) Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 365-380.
McGillin, V. (1997) The Scholar and the practitioner: Charting a course for research in academic advising. NACADA Journal, 16 (2), 3-4.
Goldberg, H., Golden, D. and V. McGillin (1996) Developing reflective learners: Serendipity and synergy at Wheaton College. National Society for Experiential Education Quarterly, Winter, 1996, p. 6-7,28-29.
McGillin, V. (1996) Developmental advising. In Vowell, F. Burton, J, Crow, B, Kerr, T., McGillin, V. & Rozelle, R. Faculty Advisor Training Manual. Manhattan, KS: NACADA.
McGillin, V. (1995). Opening the Pandora’s Box. The Academic Workplace, 6, 2, 11-13.
McGillin, V. (1974) Sex roles and self-esteem. In Baer, H & Sherif, C. (Eds.) A topical bibliography (selectively annotated) on the psychology of women. Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology, 4, (M.S. No. 614).
Elizabeth Atkinson - Associate Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Faculty; Coordinator of Interdepartmental Studies
Murdock 115
1-503-883-2308
eatkins@linfield.edu
Education:
B.S., Creighton University, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Academic Interests:
Professor Atkinson has been a Linfield faculty member in the department of chemistry since 1997. Prior to becoming Associate Dean of Faculty in 2005, she was vice chair of Linfield?s facutly executive council for two years and previously served on the enrollment, retention, and student life committee and faculty development committee. Among her duties as associate dean, she coordinates faculty development initiatives and works with the Dean of Faculty and academic department heads on providing for the Linfield Curriculum and January-Term on-campus programs. She has published and presented research in the areas of aqueous waste remediation, synthesis of liquid crystalline phthalocyanines , and electrochemistry of amphiphilic polyoxotungstenates.
Heather Pfrehm - Academic Secretary
Walker 103
1-503-883-2224
hpfrehm@linfield.edu
Meridith Symons - Adminstrative Assistant
Walker 103
1-503-883-2409
msymons@linfield.edu
Education:
BA in French and English Albion College; M.Ed. Linfield College
Academic Interests:
Meridith graduated with a BA in French and English from Albion College; M.Ed. from Linfield; and from time to time works on an M.S. in Higher Education from Portland State University. She has a varied background including teaching French in middle school and Adult Basic Education/GED at Chemeketa Community College; broadcasting; Evergreen International Aviation; and the local wine industry. She came to Linfield in December, 1994 and has been the Administrative Assistant in the Office of Academic Affairs since that time. She has three grown children and four grandchildren. When away from campus, she is involved in many community activities and spends a great deal of time at Gallery Theatre in McMinnville.