Teaching Faculty, Fall 2015
Christopher A. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1998; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2012
Thomas Kelly Ambrose, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.A., Berea College, 1982; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987.
Berea, 2002
Christine Broughton Anderson, Ph.D.
College Archaeologist; Assistant Professor of Archaeology
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1990; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2000; M.A., 2006; Ph.D., 2015.
Berea, 2014
Dawn Anderson, Ph.D.
Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science; Professor of Biology
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2006
B.A., B.S., University of Washington, 1982; M.S., 1985; Ph.D., 1988.
Berea, 1992
Shareese Arnold, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.M., Converse College; M.M., Indiana University.
Berea, 2015
Shan Ayers, M.F.A.
Professor of Theatre
B.S., The School of the Ozarks, 1979; M.A., Central Missouri State University, 1981; M.F.A., Western Illinois University, 1992.
Berea, 1984
Jay H. Baltisberger, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
A.B., Wabash College, 1989; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1993.
Berea, 1993
Quinn Baptiste, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Agriculture
B.S., University of The West Indies, 1993; M.S., West Virginia University, 2002; Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2013
Kristen Barnard, M.S.
Instructor in Mathematics
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; M.S., 2006.
Berea, 2006
Adanma Onyedike Barton, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003; M.F.A., 2009.
Berea, 2009
Andrew Baskin, M.A.
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies and General Studies; African and African American Studies Program Chair
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
B.A., Berea College, 1972; M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1976.
Berea, 1983
Rebecca J. Bates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History; History Program Chair
B.A., Williams College, 1988; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 1998-1999, 2002
Martha Beagle, Ed.D.
Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Slippery Rock State College, 1972; M.A., Idaho State University, 1984; Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 1994.
Berea, 1984-89; 1991
Michael Berheide, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., Ohio Northern University, 1976; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1984.
Berea, 1981
Chad Berry, Ph.D.
Academic Vice President and Dean of the Faculty;
Goode Professor of Appalachian Studies; Professor of History
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1986; M.A. Western Kentucky University, 1988; Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington, 1995.
Berea, 2006
Marylynn Blackburn, M.A.
Adjunct Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1970; M.A., 1984.
Berea, 1993-2013, 2015
James K. Blackburn-Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics; Mathematics Program Chair
B.S., Guilford College, 1989; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991; Ph.D., 1995.
Berea, 1995
Sarah Blank, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Physiology
B.S., Northern Kentucky University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2002.
Berea, 1999-2010, 2012
Kayla Blyman, M.A.
Adjunct Lecturer of Mathematics
B.A., Messiah College, 2009; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2011
Berea, 2015
Janice B. Blythe, Ph.D., R.D.
Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies; Professor of Child and Family Studies; Division III Chairperson
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2009
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1972; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1974; Ph.D., 1987.
Berea, 1986
Jamie W. Boggs, M.A.
Project Director in the Student Support Services Emerging Scholars Program; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Berea College, 2005; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2008.
Berea, 2011
Sandra Bolster, M.A.
Director of the Developmental Mathematics Program; Instructor in Mathematics
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2013
B.A., University of Maine, 1970; M.A., University of Colorado, 1980.
Berea, 1980
Stephen C. Bolster, D.M.A.
Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music; Professor of Music
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1988
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1973; M.M., University of North Carolina, 1977; D.M.A., University of Colorado, 1980.
Berea, 1980
Jill Bouma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015.
B.A., Emory University, 1985; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 1999
William Bratton
Lecturer in Applied Music
Berea, 2002
Edwin Broadhead, Ph.D., Dr. theol.
Professor of General Studies
B.A., Mississippi College, 1977; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1981; Ph.D., 1986; Dr. theol., University of Zürich, 1991.
Berea, 1996
Jarrod Brown, M.A.
Visiting Instructor of Philosophy
B.A., Berea College, 2004;
M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010.
Berea, 2015
Kennaria Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication; Communication Program Chair
B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1989; M.S., Texas Christian University, 2003; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2007.
Berea, 2007
Anne Bruder, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English; Director of Berea Bridge Program
B.A., Middlebury College, 1998;
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004; Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2011
Kathy White Bullock, Ph.D.
Professor of Music; Music Program Chair
B.A., Brandeis University, 1977; M.A., Washington University, St. Louis, 1982; Ph.D., 1987.
Berea, 1991
Ellen Burke, M.S.
Instructor in Child and Family Studies
B.S., State University of New York College at Oswego, 1972; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1992.
Berea, 1994
Jacqueline Burnside, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology; Sociology Program Chair
B.A., Berea College, 1974; M.A., University of Oklahoma, 1979; M.A., Yale University, 1982; Ph.D., 1988.
Berea, 1984
James P. Butler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986; M.A., 1992; Ph.D., 1996.
Berea, 2001
Nashwa Cahill, M.S.
Instructor in Health and Human Performance
B.A., Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1996; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010.
Berea, 2008
Richard Cahill, Ph.D.
Director of Francis and Louise Hutchins Center for International Education; Associate Professor of History
B.A., Westmont College, 1988; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990; Ph.D, 1996.
Berea, 2005
Anthony Caldwell, J.D., LLM, CPA
Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., Berea College, 1997; M.Acc., University of Tennessee, 2000; J.D., University of Tennessee, 2005; LL.M., University of Florida, 2008.
Berea, 2013
Mark Calkins, M.M.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Concordia College Moorhead, 1983; M.M., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1987.
Berea, 2009
John Carlevale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literature
B.A., Boston University, 1989; M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2001
Yolanda G. Carter, Ph.D.
Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education; Associate Professor of Education Studies; Education Studies Program Chair
B.A., University of Arizona, 1988; M.A., Northern Arizona University, 1999; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2006.
Berea, 2014
Anne Chase, M.L.S.
Director of Library Services; Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., University of Louisville, 1981; M.L.S., Indiana University, 1982.
Berea, 1995
Katherine Celeste Christensen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Seattle University, 1978; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1979; Ph.D., 1989.
Berea, 1991
Michael Sean Clark, Ph.D.
Clarence M. Clark Chair in Mountain Agriculture; Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Director of Farms
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., 1993; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1996.
Berea,1998
Javier Clavere, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Brigham Young University, 2002; M.M., University of Cincinnati, 2008; D.M.A., 2011.
Berea, 2010
Lindsay Clavere, M.M.
Instructor in Music and Accompanist
B.A., Xavier University, 2006; M.M., University of Cincinnati, 2011.
Berea, 2011
Jason Cohen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Tufts University, 1997; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000; Ph.D., 2008.
Berea, 2008
Laney Coleman, M.A.
Student Engagement Specialist, Emerging Scholars Program; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2011; M.A., 2013.
Berea, 2013
Sara Cornett, M.A.
Coordinator, Academic Services; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A. Eastern Kentucky University, 2006; M.A., 2013.
Berea, 2013
Beth Crachiolo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
B.A., California State University-Long Beach, 1991; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1993; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2000.
Berea, 2000
Jean Cupidon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics and Mathematics
B.S., Indiana University, 2000; M.A., 2001; M.A., 2004; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2007; Ph.D., 2013.
Berea, 2014
Michael Dalessio, M.S.
Lecturer in Health and Human Performance
B.A., Berea College, 2005;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 2011
Berea. 2010-2011, 2013
Carol de Rosset, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Berea College, 1981; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1983; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1989.
Berea, 1989-2002, 2007
Fred de Rosset, Ph.D.
William J. Hutchins Alumni Chair; Professor of Spanish
B.A., Berea College, 1972; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1975; Ph.D., 1981.
Berea, 1975
Jacob Dickerson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Juniata College, 2002;
M.A., University of Colorado, 2005;
Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2012.
Berea, 2015
Elizabeth DiSavino, M.M.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.S., Montclair State College, 1980; M.M., Manhattan School of Music, 1982.
Berea, 2011
Meghan Doherty, Ph.D.
Director of Gallery and Art Collection Curator; Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., University of Chicago, 2002; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005; Ph.D., 2010.
Berea, 2011
Margaret Dotson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies
B.S., Wright State University, 1968; M.A., 1970; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2000.
Berea, 2003
Gary Neil Douglas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1990; M.S., Iowa State University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2002.
Berea, 2002
Sarah Downs, M.A.
Instructor in Health and Human Performance
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2006.
Berea, 2010
Katherine E. Egerton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English; English Program Chair
B.A. Luther College, 1989; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1992; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2006
Norbert Elbert, D.B.A.
Visiting Lecturer of Business
B.S., University of Louisville, 1970; M.B.A., 1971; D.B.A., University of Kentucky, 1976.
Berea, 2014
Ashley Elston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Art History
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A.; University of Kansas, 2005; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2013
Beth Feagan, M.A.
Adjunct Lecturer of General Education
B.A., Longwood University, 2010; M.A., 2012.
Berea, 2013-14, 2015
Daniel Feinberg, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Design and Sculpture
B.A., Vassar College, 2009; M.A. University of Iowa, 2012, M.A., 2013; M.F.A., 2014.
Berea, 2014
Robert Foster, Ph.D.
Professor of History and Asian Studies; Asian Studies Program Chair
B.A., Kenyon College, 1988; A.M., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 1997
Kevin Neal Gardner, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., St. John’s College, 1997; MFA, Indiana University, 2010.
Berea, 2010
Mary Robert Garrett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Macalester College, 2002; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.
Berea, 2009
Nancy E. Y. Gift, Ph.D.
Compton Chair in Sustainability and Associate Professor of Environmental Studies; Sustainability and Environmental Studies Program Chair
A.B., Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, 1993; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1995; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002.
Berea, 2012
Raymond W. Gonzalez, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., California State University Northridge, 2000; MFA, New Mexico State University, 2005.
Berea, 2013
Ronald Stephen Gowler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies; Division V Chairperson
B.A., Campbellsville College, 1976; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1977; M.A., University of Louisville, 1980; M.A., University of Iowa, 1988; Ph.D., 1989.
Berea, 1993
Margarita Beatriz Graetzer, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
B.A., Catholic University of Ecuador, 1984; M.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1988; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1991
Larry Gratton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Western Carolina University, 1993; M.S., 1996; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2005.
Berea, 2004
Gordon Gray, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Media and Culture
M.A., University of Edinburgh, 1996; Ph.D., Napier University, 2002.
Berea, 2011
Chris Green, Ph.D.
Director of the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center; Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies; Appalachian Studies Program Chair
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1991; M.A., Appalachian State University, 1993; MFA, Indiana University, 1996; M.S. Ed., 1998; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2012
John Calvin Gross, M.S.L.I.S.
Associate Director of Library Services; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Berea College, 1986; M.S.L.I.S., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2004
Volker Grzimek, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
M.A., Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Germany, 1997; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.
Berea, 2011
Jill Gurtatowski, M.S.
Director of Health and Wellness; Lecturer in General Studies
B.S., Ithaca College, 1994; M.S., University of North Texas, 2003.
Berea, 2013
Joshua Guthman, Ph.D.
Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History; Associate Professor of History
B.A., Northwestern University, 1996; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000; Ph.D., 2008.
Berea, 2009
Peter H. Hackbert, Ph.D.
William and Kay Moore Entrepreneurship and Management Chair; Director of the Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program; Professor of General Studies.
B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1969; M.A., 1970; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1976.
Berea, 2007
Sarah Hall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Plant and Soil Science; Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Chair
B.A., Appalachian State University, 2003; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2007; Ph.D. , 2011.
Berea, 2011
Angela Hammond, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Loyola University, 1992; M.A., Jacksonville State University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2011.
Berea, 2012
John Hedger, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1982; M.M, 1994.
Berea, 1998
Scott Heggen, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Computer Science and Software Engineer Team Leader
B.S., Western Carolina University, 2003; M.S., 2006; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014.
Berea, 2014
Susan K. Henthorn, M.L.S.
Coordinator of Electronic Resources; Associate Professor of Library Science
B.Mus. Ed., Otterbein College, 1978; M.L.S., Kent State University, 1989.
Berea, 1990
John Heyrman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science; Political Science Program Chair
B.A., Oberlin College, 1982; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1991.
Berea, 1988
Robert W. Hoag, Ph.D.
Henry Mixter Penniman Chair in Philosophy; Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Davidson College, 1976; M.A., University of Virginia, 1980; Ph.D., 1983.
Berea, 1983
Jeanne M. Hoch, Ph.D.
Professor of German; Foreign Languages Program Chair
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1991
B.A., South Dakota State University, 1971; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1976; Ph.D., 1979.
Berea, 1980
Tracy M. Hodge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics; Physics Program Chair
B.A., Rice University, 1989; Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1996.
Berea, 2006
Megan M. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology; Biology Program Chair
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983; Ph.D., Washington University, 1990.
Berea, 1994
bell hooks, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies
B.A., Stanford University, 1973;
M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1974;
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1976.
Berea, 2004
Silas House, M.F.A.
National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in Appalachian Studies; Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1993; MFA, Spalding University, 2003.
Berea, 2010
Jason Howard, M.A., M.F.A.
Editor of Appalachian Heritage Magazine; Lecturer of General Studies
B.A., George Washington University, 2003; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2012; M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2014.
Berea, 2013
Daniel N. Huck, Ed.S., J.D., Ed.D., LL.M.
William R. Gruver Chair in Leadership Studies; Associate Professor of General Studies
B.A., Bucknell University, 1984; Ed.S., Marshall University, 2000; J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 1987; Ed.D., West Virginia University, 2001; LL.M., Universiteit Leiden, 2013.
Berea, 2007
Ella Hunter, Ph.D., R.N.
Visiting Lecturer of Nursing
M.S., Texas Woman's University, 1984; Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 1984.
Berea, 2015
Matthew C. Jadud, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Technology
B.A., Kenyon College, 1998; M.S., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2002; Ph.D., University of Kent, U.K., 2007.
Berea, 2012
Mike Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.A., Berea College, 1973; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1974; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1984.
Berea, 1979; 1981
Douglas Newell Jones, M.A.
Lecturer in German
M.A., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2003, 2005
Libby F. Jones, Ph.D.
Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities; Professor of English
B.A., Duke University, 1966; M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1969; Ph.D., 1979.
Berea, 1988
Sarah Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Smith College, 2003;
Ph.D., Duke University, 2012.
Berea, 2015
Beth Kelly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Indiana University, 2003;
M.S., University of Washington, 2006;
Ph.D., 2007.
Berea, 2015
Monica Kennison, Ed.D., RN
Susan V. Clayton Chair in Nursing; Professor of Nursing; Nursing Program Chair
B.S.N., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1980; M.S.N., West Virginia University, 1985; Ed.D., 2003.
Berea, 2014
Carol Kirby, D.N.P., RN, CNM
Foster G. McGaw Chair in Nursing; Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 1996; M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 1998; D.N.P., 2015.
Berea, 1998-99, 2004
Anes Kovacevic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chemistry Program Chair
B.A., Transylvania University, 2000; Ph.D., Yale University, 2004.
Berea, 2006
Lisa L. Kriner, M.F.A.
Morris B. Belknap, Jr. Chair in Fine Arts; Professor of Art
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1993; M.F.A, University of Kansas, 1998.
Berea, 2000
Christopher Lakes, M.S.
Director of First-Year Programs and Assistant Director of Academic Services; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Berea College, 1998; M.S., University of Tennessee, 2001.
Berea, 2007
Connie Lamb, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., Berea College, 1996;
M.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 2002;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2008.
Berea, 2002-2004, 2015
Esther Livingston, M.S.
Director of Internships; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Midway College, 2001; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2011
Dwayne A. Mack, Ph.D.
Carter G. Woodson Chair in African-American History; Associate Professor of History
B.A., Methodist College, 1993; M.A., North Carolina Central University, 1996; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.
Berea, 2003
Felicia Mack, Ph.D.
Lecturer of General Studies
B.A., North Carolina Central University, 1992;
M.A., 1996;
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.
Berea, 2009-2012, 2015
Gary S. Mahoney, Ed.D.
Laban T. and LaVerna McClure Chair in Technology and Applied Design; Professor of Technology and Applied Design
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2007
B.S., Berea College, 1982; M.S., Murray State University, 1983; Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1993.
Berea, 1989
Mark Mahoney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Technology and Applied Design; Technology and Applied Design Program Chair
B.S., Central Connecticut State University, 2001; M.Ed., Ohio State University, 2008; Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2009
Nicholas Marshall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Kennesaw State University, 2004; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2010.
Berea, 2013
Qrescent M. Mason, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies
B.A., Spelman College, 2005;
M.A., Temple University, 2009;
Ph.D., 2014.
Berea, 2015
Ivonne Marte, M.A., M.Ed.
Lecturer of Spanish
B.A., Auburn University, 1999; M.A., 2002, M.Ed., 2003.
Berea, 2009
Deborah G. Martin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theatre; Theatre Program Chair
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1985; M.A., American University, 1989; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1998.
Berea, 2001
G. Ed McCormack, M.B.A., CPA
Professor of Business; Economics and Business Program Chair
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1977; M.B.A., 1982.
Berea, 1982
Verlaine McDonald, Ph.D.
Professor of Speech; Interim Communication Program Chair (Spring 2015)
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1987; M.A., University of Southern California, 1993; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1995
Lauren McKee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies
B.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 2004; M.A., 2007; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 2014.
Berea, 2014
Eileen P. McKiernan Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair; Associate Professor of Art; Art and Art History Program Chair; Director of Visual Arts
B.A., Wheaton College, 1992; M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1997; Ph.D., 2005.
Berea, 2003
Richard Meadows, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of French
B.A., New College of Florida, 1992; M.A., University of Virginia, 1994; M.A., Yale University, 1995; M.Phil., 1996; Ph.D., 2001.
Berea, 2002
Neil A. Mecham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies
B.A., Utah State University, 1985; M.A., Arizona State University, 1991; Ph.D., Utah State University, 2004.
Berea, 2007
Meta Mendel-Reyes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies and Peace and Social Justice Studies; Division VI Chairperson
B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz, 1972; M.A, University of California at Berkeley, 1974; Ph.D., 1992.
Berea, 2000
Wayne Messer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology; Psychology Program Chair
B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1983; M.A.T., University of Florida, 1987; M.S., 1988; Ph.D., 1990.
Berea, 1998
Troy Messina, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1996; M.A., 1999; Ph.D., 2002.
Berea, 2014
Alan D. Mills, Ed.D.
Professor of Technology and Applied Design
B.S., Miami University, 1974; M.Ed., 1976; Ed.D., University of Cincinnati, 1987.
Berea, 1989
Patrick Mineo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., George Mason University; 2007; M.S., Miami University, 2010; Ph.D., 2014.
Berea, 2014
Martin Moesgaard, M.A.
Guest Lecturer in Health and Human Performance
B.A., Aarhus University, Denmark, 2008; M.A., 2014.
Berea, 2014
Anthony J. Mortara, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
B.A., Centre College, 2002; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University; Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 2012.
Berea, 2013
Lori Myers-Steele, M.A.
College Archivist; Instructor of Library Science
B.A., Texas Christian University, 1991; M.A., National University Ireland, Galway, 1998.
Berea, 2014
Mario Nakazawa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Computer Science Program Chair
B.A, University of Pennsylvania, 1994; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2005.
Berea, 2005
John (Ian) David Norris, III, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Business
B.A. Stephen F. Austin State University, 2001; M.A., Texas Tech University, 2004; M.B.A., Murray State University, 2013; Texas Tech University, Ph.D., 2007.
Berea, 2013
Richard Olson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sustainability, Environmental Studies and Agriculture
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1973; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1998.
Berea, 1999
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature; Director of the Center for Transformative Learning
B.A., Hope College, 1983; M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1988; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2012
Mary Parr, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources
B.A., Fairfield University, 2004; M.S., North Carolina State University, 2010; Ph.D., 2014.
Berea, 2014
Nathan Patton, M.A.
Instructor of Japanese
B.A., Haverford College, 1990; M.A. John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, 1995; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2001.
Berea, 2012
Amanda Peach, M.S.L.S.
Instructional Services Librarian; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.S., Northern Kentucky University, 2004; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2011
Janice L. Pearce, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science; Division II Chairperson
B.A., Augustana College, 1987; M.A., University of Rochester, 1989; Ph.D., 1992; M.S., University of Minnesota, 2002.
Berea, 1992
Eric R. Pearson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy; Philosophy Program Chair
B.Ph., Cornell College, 1982; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990.
Berea, 1991
Shannon Phelps, M.A.
Instructor of Health
B.A., Bellarmine University, 1997; M.A., New York University, 2001.
Berea, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2015
Jose V. Pimienta-Bey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1984; M.A., Shippensburg University, 1987; Ph.D, Temple University, 1995.
Berea, 2004
Jessica Polish, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Queens College, 2008;
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2014.
Berea, 2015
Judy Ponder, D.N.P., RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Berea College, 1989; M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 1995; D.N.P., 2012.
Berea, 1993, 2013
Jeff B. Pool, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion and Culture; Professor of Religion
B.A., Wayland Baptist University, 1975; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1979; M.A., Texas Christian University, 1980; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1994.
Berea, 2003
David B. Porter, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and General Studies
B.S., United States Air Force Academy, 1971; M.S., University of California at Los Angeles, 1973; Ph.D., Oxford University, 1986.
Berea, 2001
Paul Edward Poston, M.A., M.Div., M.S.
Reference & Instruction Librarian; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Pfeiffer College, 1977; M.A., University of Montevallo, 1979; M.Div., Methodist Theological School, 1991; M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2001.
Berea, 2002
Stephen Pulsford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Strathclyde, 1981; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1987; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1996.
Berea, 1995
Judy A. Rector, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Berea College, 1973; M.A., Miami University, 1975; M.S., University of New Hampshire, 1986; Ph.D., 1992.
Berea, 1989
Maurice Reid, Ph.D.
W. George Matton Chair in Business; Associate Professor of Management
B.A., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1980; M.B.A., Columbia University, 1983; M.A., Ohio State University, 2004; Ph.D., 2008.
Berea, 2011
Loretta Reynolds, D.Th.
College Chaplain; Assistant Professor of General Studies
B.Mus.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi, 1978; M.Div., Golden Gate Theological Seminary, 1983; M.Th., Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988; D.Th., Melbourne College of Divinity, 1999.
Berea, 1998
Cynthia L. Richardson, Ed.S.
Visiting Lecturer in Education Studies
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1976; M.A., 1978; Ed.S., 1982.
Berea, 2000
Jeffrey L. Richey, Ph.D.
Francis Alexander McGaw Chair in Religion; Associate Professor of Religion and Asian Studies
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1997; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, 2000.
Berea, 2002
Abdul H. Rifai, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., American University of Beirut, 1958; M.A., Indiana University, 1960; Ph.D., American University, 1966.
Berea, 1966
Marguerite Rivage-Seul, Ed.D.
Professor of Women’s Studies; Women’s and Gender Studies Program Chair
B.A., Central Michigan University, 1972; M.I.A., School of International Training, 1973; Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 1984.
Berea, 1987
Angel Rivera, M.A.
Coordinator of Information Literacy; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Purdue University, 1992; M.A., Ball State University, 1998; M.A., Indiana University, 2004.
Berea, 2012
Katrina Rivers Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor of Child and Family Studies; Child and Family Studies Program Chair
B.A., Salem College, 1973; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1984.
Berea, 1986
Randall Roberts, M.A.
Assistant Professor of General Studies
B.A., Northern Kentucky University, 1974; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1991.
Berea, 2000
Margaret Robillard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education Studies
B.S., Indiana University at IUPUI, 1993;
M.S., Butler University, 2001;
M.S., Indiana University at IUPUI, 2004;
Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2014.
Berea, 2015
Lyle D. Roelofs, Ph.D.
President
B.S., Calvin College, 1975; M.S., University of Maryland, 1978, Ph.D., 1980.
Berea, 2012
Ronald B. Rosen, Ph.D.
Mabel D. Worth Chair in Science; Professor of Biology
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2008
B.A., Hendrix College, 1976; M.S., Colorado State University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 1984.
Berea, 1989
Jon Saderholm, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education Studies
B.A., Berea College, 1987; M.Ed., University of Louisville, 1999; Ph.D., 2007.
Berea, 2007
Matthew Saderholm, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chemistry Program Chair; Division I Chairperson
B.A., Berea College, 1992; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.
Berea, 1999
Curtis Sandberg, M.A.
Director of Academic Services; Lecturer in General Studies
B.S., University of Wyoming, 1992; M.A., 2001.
Berea, 2007
Shalamar Sandifer, M.A.
Academic Success Associate; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Berea College, 2003; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2014.
Berea, 2015
Elizabeth A. Sartor, M.A.
Engagement Specialist, Student Support Services Program; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Berry College; M.A., Geneva College, 2004
Berea, 2011
Roy M. Scudder-Davis, Ph.D.
W. Leslie Worth Chair in Science; Professor of Biology
B.A., Princeton University, 1973; M.A., Boston University, 1977; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1983.
Berea, 1988
Melissa Senatar, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Chemistry
B.S., Pikeville College, 2000; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2005.
Berea, 2014
F. Tyler Sergent, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of General Education
B.S., Kentucky Christian College, 1992; M.A., Emmanuel School of Religion, 1995; M.A., Western Michigan University, 1999; Ph.D., Roskilde Unversitet, Denmark, 2009.
Berea, 2011
Ami Shupe, M.F.A.
Costume Designer/Shop Supervisor; Director of Theatre, Lecturer of Theatre
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.F.A., University of North Carolina, 1994.
Berea, 2014
Duane Smith, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion; Associate Professor of Religion and General Studies; Religion Program Chair
B.A., William Penn College, 1980; M.Div., Earlham School of Religion, 1983; Th.M., Harvard Divinity School, 1986; A.M., Harvard University, 1991; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1995
Robert J. Smith, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Assessment; Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of Arizona, 1997; M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2003
Paul C. Smithson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science
B.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1973; M.S., North Carolina State University, 1978; Ph.D., 1990.
Berea, 2002
Nancy Lumpkin Sowers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance
A.B., Sweet Briar College, 1989;
M.A., Claremont Graduate University, 1991;
Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2015
Melody A. Srsic, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997; M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2003.
Berea, 2003
Bobby Ann Starnes, Ed.D.
Professor of General and Appalachian Studies
B.S., Wright State University, 1971; Ed.M., Harvard University, 1987; Ed.D., 1990.
Berea, 2006
Scott R. Steele, Ph.D.
Dean of Curriculum and Student Learning; Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Texas Christian University, 1990; M.A., Texas A & M University, 1992; M.S., 1993; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997.
Berea, 2002
Dwana Stevens, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.M.E., Morehead State University, 1973; M.M., University of Kentucky, 1982.
Berea, 1980
Jason Strange, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Peace and Social Justice and General Studies; Peace and Social Justice Program Chair
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2000; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2003; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2013.
Berea, 2008, 2010
Linda Strong-Leek, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor of Women’s Studies and General Studies;
B.A., North Carolina Central University, 1988; M.A., 1990; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1994.
Berea, 2002
Adria Sutherland, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.M., Morehead State University, 1999; B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2009; M.M., East Carolina University, 2001.
Berea, 2012
Matthew D. Talbert, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music
BME, Appalachian State University, 2004; MME, 2005; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2012.
Berea, 2013
Theresa Thesing, M.A.
Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., Iowa State University, 1981; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1989.
Berea, 2007
Teri Thompson, M.M.
ARCT Administrator; Lecturer in Applied Music
B.M.E., University of Northern Colorado, 1992; M.M., University of Kentucky, 2000.
Berea, 2015
Alicestyne Turley, Ph.D.
Director of the Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education; Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies
B.A., Georgetown College, 1994; MPA, Mississippi State University, 1996; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2000; Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2012
Lisa Turner, Ph.D., R.N., PHCNS-BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Virginia, 2000; MSN, 2001; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2011.
Berea, 2012
Rachel Vagts, M.A.
Head of the Special Collections and Archives; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 1993; M.A., University of Wisconsin Madison, 1997.
Berea, 2014
Caryn Vazzana, Ph.D.
W. George Matton Chair in Economics; Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1993; M.S., Purdue University, 1996; Ph.D., 2002.
Berea, 1999
Martin Veillette, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., Laval University, 1996; M.S., McMaster University, 1998; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2003.
Berea, 2007
Susan Vickous, M.S.N, RN, CNE
Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., Western Kentucky University, 1983; M.S.N., University of Wyoming, 2010.
Berea, 2011
Marie-Madeleine Watkins, Ph.D.
Professor of French
B.A., The Sorbonne, 1968; M.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1972; Ph.D., 1981.
Berea, 1978
Althea Webb, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education Studies
B.A., Brescia College, 1987; M.S.W., University of Louisville, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2008.
Berea, 2007
Al White, B.A.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.A., Berea College, 1981.
Berea, 1999
Philip Wiggs, M.F.A., M.A.
Resident Potter
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 2006; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010.
Berea, 2003-2007, 2012
Crystal Wilkinson, M.F.A.
Appalachian Writer-in-Residence
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1985; M.F.A., Spalding University, 2003.
Berea, 2014
Sandra L. Williams, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance; Athletic Trainer
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1992; M.S., 1993.
Berea, 1993
Wendy Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Psychology and Women’s Studies
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1997; M.S., University of Florida-Gainesville, 1999; Ph.D., University of California-Santa Cruz, 2005.
Berea, 2011
Penelope Ann Wong, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1985; M.A., Northern Arizona University, 1992; Ed.D., 2001.
Berea, 2012
Stephanie Woodie, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance; Health and Human Performance Program Chair
B.S., Campbellsville College, 1981; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987; M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994.
Berea, 1988
Andrea Woodward, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences
B.A., Bethel College, 1998; M.A., University of Minnesota, 2001; M.S., Cornell University, 2007; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2011
Billy Wooten, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication; Division IV Chairperson
B.A., Berea College, 1998; M.A., Georgia State University, 2002; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2002
Amanda Wyrick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bellarmine University, 2003; M.Ed., University of Louisville, 2006; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2013