Meet Faculty and Staff

Dr. Teresa Winterhalter

Dean of the School of Liberal Arts

Dr. Marc Gilley

Associate Professor of Music, Associate Dean for the School of Liberal Arts

Dr. Kenneth “Wayne” Ackerson

Associate Professor of History

Mrs. Myiedra Adams

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Ramin Ahmadoghlu

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Dr. Jenna Andrews-Swann

Associate Professor of Anthropology, Chair of Studies for Environmental Science

Ms. Veronica Armendariz

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Dr. Ibrahim Ashour

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. Amir Azarvan

Associate Professor of Political Science

Ms. Katherine Balsley

Associate Professor of Film

Dr. Michael Bar-Johnson

Visiting Lecturer of Psychology

Dr. Joshua Patrick Beall

Assistant Professor of English

Mr. Jeremy Stuart Beatson

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Eugene Berger

Associate Professor of History

Dr. Daniel Berkhout

Part-time Faculty, History

Dr. Susan Bleyle

Associate Professor of English

Mr. Harry Boone

Associate Professor of Performing and Visual Arts

Mr. Shane Booth

Part-time Faculty, Criminal Justice

Dr. Laura Bourland

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Dr. Rachel Ann Bowser

Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives, Professor of English

Dr. Scott A. Boykin

Associate Professor of Political Science

Dr. Brian Bramstedt

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Dr. Benjamin Brown

Associate Professor of Psychology

Dr. Kristina Groce Brown

Associate Professor of Psychology

Dr. Marni A. Brown

Associate Professor of Sociology, Chair of Faculty

Dr. Dovile Budryte

Professor of Political Science, Chair of Faculty

Mr. Lon Bumgarner

Part-time Faculty, Film

Mr. Christopher Burdett

Part-time Faculty, English

Ms. Cassandra Burton

Part-time Faculty, Sociology

Dr. Susan Bussey

Associate Professor of English

Mr. Daniel Butler

Visiting Lecturer of English

Mrs. Kathleen Carr

Part-time Faculty, Human Geography

Dr. Bruce A. Carroll

Professor of Criminal Justice/Criminology, Chair of Faculty

Dr. Elizabeth Cavalier

Associate Professor of Sociology

Dr. Myung (Sylvia) Choi

Professor of Spanish

Dr. MaryBeth Chrostowsky

Lecturer of Anthropology

Dr. Donatien Cicura

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and World Religions

Dr. Remalian Cocar

Lecturer of History

Dr. Emmie JoAnne Cochran-Jackson

Lecturer of Sociology

Mr. Jeremy Collins

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Georgeta Connor

Associate Professor of Geography

Dr. David A. Cook

Professor of Art

Dr. John Cook

Associate Professor of Psychology

Dr. Richard A. Cook Jr.

Assistant Professor of History

Mrs. Shelia Cooper

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Adam Cottrel

Assistant Professor of Film

Dr. Chelsea Cowan

Part-Time Faculty, Music

Mr. Drew Craver

Part-time Faculty, Religion

Dr. Ian Curran

Lecturer of Religion

Ms. Elycia Daniel-Roberson

Part-time Faculty, Criminal Justice/Criminology

Dr. Perry Dantzler

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. Melchor C. de Guzman

Professor of Criminal Justice/Criminology

Dr. Kathryn Deeley

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Mrs. Stephanie Denny

Lecturer of English

Dr. Brad Denton

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Stephan Desrochers

Associate Professor of Psychology, Chair of Faculty

Dr. Semire Dikli

Professor of English

Dr. M. Janelle Disney

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Dr. Rachel Donegan

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. David Dorrell

Associate Professor of Geography

Ms. Fara Driver

Part-time Faculty, History

Dr. Rebecca M. Eaker

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Dr. Jason "Jake" Edwards

Assistant Professor of English, Director of Honors Program

Dr. Jason Embry

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. Katherine Emeneth

Part-time Faculty, Music

Dr. Irina Escalante-Chernova

Associate Professor of Music

Dr. Jessica Estep

Associate Professor of English

Angel Estrella

Part-time Faculty, Art

Mrs. Jaclyn Hofmann Faircloth

Assistant Professor of Theatre

Ms. Kathryn Fischer

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Rachael Fischer

Associate Professor of Music

Ms. Andrea F. Fitzroy

Part-time Faculty, Sociology

Mr. Moncayo Rashad Flournoy

Part-time Faculty, Criminal Justice/Criminology

Dr. Rebecca Flynn

Associate Professor of English, Chair of Studies

Dr. Mike Fournier

Associate Professor of English, Chair of Faculty

Ms. Sharon Frapwell

Administrative Assistant III

Mr. Abubakarr Fye

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Dr. Michael Gagnon

Associate Professor of History

Dr. Ryan Gaston

Assistant Professor of History

Dr. Yohannes Gedamu

Lecturer of Political Science

Ms. Ebony Gibson

Associate Professor of English

Dr. Fred Wayne Gillespie Jr.

Professor of Criminal Justice/Criminology

Dr. Federica Goldoni

Associate Professor of Spanish

Mr. Anthony Graf

Lecturer of English

Dr. Paul Grant

Associate Professor of Political Science

Dr. Kathryn L. Gray-White

Associate Professor of History

Dr. Andrea Green

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Dr. Kim Green

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. Claudette Grooms

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Dr. Gregory Gullette

Professor of Anthropology

Dr. Matthew Gunning

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Dr. Michael G. Gunther

Associate Professor of History

Mr. Jesse Haggett

Visiting Lecturer of Film

Ms. Tracey S. Halverson

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Dr. Geri Harmon

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. Daniel Haynes

Part-time Faculty, Religion

Mr. Marcus Ta’von Haynes

Lecturer of English

Dr. Kay Heath

Professor of English

Dr. Joseph Henderson

Professor of Geography

Ms. Jennifer Herrig

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Ms. Amy Lynn Hess

Associate Professor of English

Dr. Andres Hijar

Assistant Professor of History

Ms. Brigitte Hoarau

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. Laurel Holland

Professor of Sociology

Dr. Whitney Holley

Assistant Professor of Music

Mr. Ross Horrocks

Part-time Faculty, Art

Dr. Hsi-Ling Huang

Associate Professor of English

Dr. Adam Hutcheson

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Mr. Jonathan Irwin

Part-time Faculty, English

Ms. Amani-Nzinga Jabbar

Part-time Faculty, English

Mrs. Elizabeth Jones

Instructor of English

Dr. Steven Jones

Associate Professor of Political Science

Dr. Jyotsna "Josi" Kalavar

Professor of Psychology (Gerontology)

Dr. A. Keith Kelly

Professor of English

Dr. Seth Kendall

Associate Professor of History

Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan

Professor of English/Communication

Mr. Hyoungseok Kim

Part-time Faculty, Art

Mr. Richard King

Lecturer of Film

Dr. David Kirschner

Associate Professor of Sociology, Chair of Studies

Dr. Andra Knecht

Assistant Professor of History

Dr. Juliana Lancaster

Professor of Psychology

Dr. Tirza Leader

Associate Professor of Psychology

Mrs. Taylor LeGette Schouten

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Dr. Michael A. Lewkowicz

Associate Professor of Political Science, Chair of Studies

Dr. Todd Lindley

Associate Professor of Geography

Mr. Art Linton

Part-time Faculty, Religion

Dr. Rong Liu

Associate Professor of English

Mr. Brad Gregory Loar , CFM

Part-time Faculty, Human Geography

Ms. StarShield Lortie

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. John Lovern

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Dr. James D. Lowry Jr.

Associate Professor of Geography, Chair of Faculty and Studies

Dr. David C. Ludden

Professor of Psychology

Dr. Yawen Ludden

Part-time Faculty, Music

Dr. Patrick Ludolph

Assistant Professor of History

Mr. Timothy Lumley

Part-time Faculty, History

Dr. Benjamin L. Mabry

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Dr. Linda K. Mancillas

Associate Professor of Political Science

Mr. Quentin "Adam" Marshall

Part-time Faculty, Anthropology

Dr. David Lawrence Mason

Professor of History

Dr. Beth Mauldin

Associate Professor of French

Dr. Brett Mayhan

Part-time Faculty, English

Mr. Lynwood McAllister

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Dr. Kelly J. McCaffrey

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. Jeanne McCarthy

Professor of English

Dr. Kristene McClure

Associate Professor of English

Mr. Sjohnna McCray

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Lana A. McDowell

Professor of Criminal Justice/Criminology

Dr. Alan McGill

Part-time Faculty, Religion

Dr. Darlene Meador-Osborn

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Dr. Erica Metcalfe

Assistant Professor of History

Dr. Charlie Michael

Assistant Professor of Film

Mrs. Cynthia Michota

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Ms. Catherine A. Moore

Associate Professor of Art

Dr. Luis Mora

Professor of Spanish

Ms. Tawanna K. Morgan

Part-time Faculty, Criminal Justice

Dr. Kristina Watkins Mormino

Associate Professor of French and Interim Coordinator of the Global Studies Certification

Dr. Patrice Morris

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice/Criminology, Chair of Studies

Dr. Jason Mosser

Professor of English

Mr. Richard Moye

Part-time Faculty, Film

Dr. Todd David Mueller

Associate Professor of Music

Dr. Rachel V. Nabulsi

Lecturer of Religion

Mr. Guadalupe Navarro

Part-time Faculty, Art

Mr. Stephen North

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Mr. Anthony Notarides

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Elizabeth O'Callaghan-Smith

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Dr. Benjamin O'Dell

Assistant Professor of English

Mr. Theo Ogunyode

Part-time Faculty, Film

Dr. Laura Oramas

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Dr. Nathan N. Orgill

Professor of History, Chair of Faculty

Mrs. Lourdes Osollo Torres

Part-time Faculty, Spanish

Dr. Gregory T. Owen

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Mr. Jason Palmer

Instructor of English

Dr. Matthew Paproth

Associate Professor of English

Sherna Phillips

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Sarah Pickett

Part-Time Faculty, Music

Dr. Steven M. Platek

Professor of Psychology

Mr. Nick Pollacia Jr.

Part-time Faculty, History

Mr. Michael Putnam

Lecturer of English

Dr. Susan T. Quinn

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Dr. Clemente Quinones

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Dr. Ellen G. Rafshoon

Professor of History, Chair of Studies

Ms. Brooke Ramey

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Marie Angela Ratchford

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice/Criminology

Dr. Richard Rawls

Professor of History

Miss Jana Rearden

Part-time Faculty, History

Dr. Scott Reed

Associate Professor of English

Dr. Pamela Regus

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Mr. Kevin Resnick

Assistant Professor of Film

Mr. Chris Revelle

Part-time Faculty, Art

Ms. LaKesha Rhodes

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Michelle M. Robbins

Associate Professor of Psychology

Mrs. Makeda Roberts

Part-time Faculty, Sociology

Dr. Mahriana Rofheart

Assistant Professor of English

Ms. Sarah Rogers

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Alisha Rorer

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Dr. Gwendolyn Rouse

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Dr. Stacy Rusnak

Professor of Film, Chair of Studies

Dr. Luke Ryan

Assistant Professor of History

Mr. Christopher Sailor

Visiting Lecturer of Film

Mrs. Lisa Schaffer

Faculty Coordinator

Dr. Matthew Schmolesky

Professor of Psychology, Chair of Studies

Dr. Melissa Selby

Assistant Professor of English

Mrs. Mandi Sena

Instructor of English

Dr. Amanda F. Sepulveda

Associate Professor of English

Dr. David Sepulveda

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. Carey Olmstead Shellman

Assistant Professor of History

Dr. Young Shim

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Dr. Edward Gordon Simmons

Part-time Faculty, History

Mr. Christopher Sipes

Part-time Faculty, Geography

Mrs. Amy Smith

Administrative Assistant II

Dr. Frank Smith

Lecturer of History

Dr. Samuel Sprunk

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Mr. Christopher Staaf

Part-time Faculty, History

Dr. Jennie Stearns

Associate Professor of English

Dr. Janet Stephens

Assistant Professor of Art

Ms. Brittany Stewart

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Michael Stoltzfus

Professor of Religion

Ms. Alice Stone Collins

Lecturer of Art

Dr. William Sweatman

Associate Professor of Sociology/Human Development

Dr. Mazin Tadros

Associate Professor of History

Miss Chelsea Tanous

Part-time Faculty, French

Ms. Kathryn Tapp

Part-time Faculty, Criminal Justice/Criminology

Ms. Carrie Tatum

Visiting Lecturer of Psychology

Dr. Heidi Tauscher

Lecturer of Religion

Mr. Logan Thomas

Lecturer of History

Dr. Chandra Thornton

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Dr. Shane Tomashot

Part-time Faculty, History

Dr. Michael R. Turner

Part-time Faculty, World Religions

Mr. Jeremy Tuttle

Part-time Faculty, Film

Ms. Laura Valiani

Part-time Faculty, History

Dr. Daniel Vollaro

Associate Professor of English

Dr. Hans Peter Vonsteinhauer

Part-time Faculty, Spanish

Dr. Antiwan Walker

Associate Professor of English

Ms. Laurie Walker

Part-time Faculty, History

Mrs. Danielle Washington

Part-time Faculty, Sociology

Ms. Christine Weisel

Part-time Faculty, History

Dr. David S. Weiss

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Hannah Weksler

Part-time Faculty, History

Dr. Chante' Wellington-Mitchell

Part-time Faculty, Psychology

Dr. Jared White

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. Maryann White

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice/Criminology

Dr. Danielle E. Williams

Associate Professor of Film, Chair of Faculty

Mr. Jeffrey Williams

Part-time Faculty, Sociology

Mrs. Kate Click Williams

Part-time Faculty, English

Dr. Vickie Williams

Associate Professor of Psychology

Dr. Valerie Williamson

Part-Time Faculty, Criminal Justice / Criminology

Dr. Kanetha Wilson

Part-time Faculty, Sociology

Dr. Tobias Wilson-Bates

Assistant Professor of English

Mr. Jamele Wright

Part-time Faculty, Art

Dr. Stephanie M. Wright

Associate Professor of Social Psychology

Mr. Ari Young

Part-time Faculty, Political Science

Jean Young

Part-time Faculty, Film

Dr. Laura D. Young

Associate Professor of Political Science

Dr. Patrick Zander

Associate Professor of History