Optometry Faculty

Assistant Professor/ Director, Forest Grove Eye Clinic

Tad Buckingham, OD is an Assistant professor with the College of Optometry.

Ryan Bulson
Professor
503-352-2830

Dr. Bulson is a professor at the Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon, where he serves as lead instructor for the Clinical Optometric Methods and Procedures course for first year optometry students. In this role, he also serves as clinical attending doctor in a variety of services, including primary eye care, ocular disease, vision therapy, and pediatrics. 

James Butler
Professor
503-352-2035

Price 105

Pat Caroline
Associate Professor
503-352-2768

Patrick Caroline serves as an associate professor at Pacific University College of Optometry. He team-teaches the contact lens curriculum.

Karl Citek
Professor
503-352-2126

Dr. Karl Citek teaches optics and environmental vision and supervises student interns in the Pacific EyeTrends Forest Grove Low Vision Clinic.

Scott Cooper
Professor
503-352-2771

Scott Cooper's areas of expertise and research include visual performance, visual perception, vision and learning, and case analysis.

Andrew Dawes, Mt Hood
Professor
503-352-3171

Price 107

Ken Eakland
Professor
503-352-2193

Dr. Eakland is well known for his interest in cutting-edge technology. He was the associate dean for clinical programs at the College of Optometry from 1999-2013 and served as interim dean in 2006.

Dina Erickson
Professor
503-352-3007

Dr. Erickson is a faculty member in the College of Optometry and an optometric physician in a primary care private practice.

Graham Erickson
Professor
503-352-3197

Dr. Erickson is an expert in sports vision, and his research interests also include pediatric optometry, binocular vision and vision therapy.

Mari Fujimoto
Assistant Professor
503-352-2865

Dr. Fujimoto received both her Doctorate of Optometry and completed her residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses at Pacific University College of Optometry. She is an Assistant Professor of Optometry at the College of Optometry and is involved in clinical and didactic contact lens education and research. 

Denise Goodwin
Professor
503-352-3070

Dr. Goodwin is involved in our neurology and procedures curriculum.

Stephen Hall
Associate Professor, Department Chair
503-352-2280

Price 106

William Hefner
Associate Dean of Clinical Programs/ Associate Professor
503-352-2984

Dr. Hefner is an Associate Professor of the College of Optometry and the Associate Dean of Clinical Programs.

Maggie Ho, OD, MS, FAAO
Assistant Professor/ Director, Low Vision Clinic - Washington State School for the Blind

Dr. Ho is an Assistant Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry and currently serves as the Director of Pacific University Low Vision Clinic.

Fraser Horn
Dean/Professor
503-352-3133

Dr. Fraser Horn is the Dean of the College of Optometry. Along with his passion for teaching, he has a passion for sports vision and ocular disease.

Michela Kenning
Associate Professor; Director of EyeClinic Hillsboro; Director of Residency Programs
503-352-2843

Dr. Kenning, a Pacific University graduate, completed a residency at the Veterans Administration St. Louis Health Care System in primary care and geriatric disease.  She later served as Director of their weekend referral clinic that was developed to increase access to care for veterans with eye health needs.

Professor
503-352-3140

Dr. Kinoshita serves as a Professor of Optometry at Pacific University.

Scott Klemens
Associate Professor/Director, Pacific EyeClinic Portland
503-352-2517

Scott Klemens is an Associate Professor for the College of Optometry.

James Kundart
Professor
503-352-2759

Dr. Kundart teaches several new courses in optometry, keeping the college on the cutting edge of the profession.

Matthew Lampa
Professor
503-352-2278

Matthew Lampa is a Professor at the Pacific University College of Optometry and is a member of the Contact Lens team.

Susan Littlefield
Associate Professor/Director, Pacific EyeClinic Beaverton
503-352-1693

Dr. Littlefield serves as the Director of the Beaverton EyeClinic.

Chunming Liu
Professor
503-352-2880

Dr. Liu is an professor at the Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon.

Blair Lonsberry
Professor
503-352-2510

Dr. Lonsberry is a Professor for the College of Optometry and was named the Pacific Eye Clinic Portland Director in 2005. Prior to joining Pacific University he was an assistant professor at Southern College of Optometry, where he was the instructor for Anterior Segment Disease courses and named Teacher of the Year for 6 years in a row. During his time at SCO, he completed a Masters in Education degree with an emphasis in Post-Secondary Education.  Dr. Lonsberry also practiced at a vitreoretinal surgery and low vision rehabilitation practice.

John P Lowery
Professor
503-352-3139

Dr. Lowery is chief of pediatrics for the Pacific University EyeClinics, and his research interests include pediatric procedures, pediatric visual impairments, children with special needs and humanitarian vision care. 

Paula Luke
Associate Dean of Academic Programs
503-352-2119

Paula Luke is a Professor and the Associate Dean of Academic Programs at the College of Optometry at Pacific University.  She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Montana State University in Bozeman, MT and completed her Doctor of Optometry degree at Pacific University College of Optometry, as well as her post-doctoral residency in Pediatrics, Vision Therapy and Visual Rehabilitation.

Caroline Ooley
Associate Professor
503-352-2791

Caroline Ooley, OD, FAAO is an Associate Professor with the College of Optometry. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California at San Diego with a B.S. in Human Biology and double minors in Health Care/Social Issues and Spanish Literature. She then went on to complete a doctorate degree in optometry from Pacific University College of Optometry.

Assistant Professor
503-352-2189

Dr. Salzano is an Assistant Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry.

Carol Rymer
Associate Professor
503-352-2013

Carol Rymer, OD is an Associate Professor for the College of Optometry.

Yu-Chi Tai
Associate Professor/Director of Vision Science Graduate Programs
503-352-2289

Yu-Chi Tai MA, PhD is an associate professor and director of the Vision Science Graduate Programs with the College of Optometry

Assistant Professor
503-352-2243

Dr. Matthew Truong received his Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Business Foundations from the University of North Texas.

Shun-nan Yang
Associate Professor
503-352-2852

Dr. Yang’s research and graduate work is on cognitive neuroscience with emphasis on cognitive control of eye movements in reading.

Lorne Yudcovitch
Professor
503-352-2792

Lorne Yudcovitch is Pacific's ocular disease clinical attending doctor. His expertise is in advanced ocular imaging, diabetes and glaucoma management, eye disease pharmacological treatment, and pediatric examinations.

John Hayes
Part-Time Professor

Dr. Hayes is a member of the Vision Ergonomics Research Group and teaches evidence-based optometry, public health and research methods.

Hannu Laukkanen
Professor Emeritus, Associate Graduate Faculty
503-352-2751

Dr. Laukkanen is Associate Graduate faculty and Professor Emeritus of Optometry at Pacific University.

Lisa Sardinia
Associate Professor

Dr. Sardinia is passionate about promoting community engagement in science through translational science, translating basic research into a format usable by individuals other than the basic researchers themselves. She regularly presents at events such as Science Pub, Science on Tap, Portland Humanists Society, and various healthcare organizations on topics including the human gut microbiome, epigenetics, stem cell research, and genetic testing.

Neeru Shore
Part-Time Assistant Professor

Neeru Shore is a part-time assistant professor in the College of Optometry.

Suzanne Zamberlan
Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Suzanne Zamberlan OD is an adjunct clinical instructor with the College of Optometry

Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Dr. Boyer is an adjunct clinical instructor for the College of Optometry.

Rita Cook
Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Rita Cook, OD is an adjunct clinical instructor with the College of Optometry.

Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Dr. Kim is an adjunct clinical instructor for the College of Optometry.

Alan Love
Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Alan Love, OD is an adjunct clinical instructor with the College of Optometry.

Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Dr. Nefedov is an adjunct clinical instructor for the College of Optometry.

Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Dr. O'Halloran is an adjunct clinical instructor with the College of Optometry.

Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Dr. Oilar is an adjunct clinical instructor for the College of Optometry.

Sarah Pajot
Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Sarah Pajot, OD is an adjunct clinical instructor with the College of Optometry.

Adjunct Clinical Instructor

Dr. Schnider is an adjunct clinical instructor for the College of Optometry.

Mark Andre
Faculty Emeritus
503-352-2243

Mark P. Andre has more than 30 years of experience in the field of contact lenses.

Carole Timpone
Professor Emeritus

Carole Timpone's expertise is in ocular disease, glaucoma and primary care optometry.