Faculty
Christopher A. Adams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1998; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2012
Sarah Adams, Ph.D.
Director of the Bridge Program and Writing Program Administrator
B.M., Rutgers University, 2006; M.A., University of North Texas, 2010; M.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 2014; Ph.D., 2018.
Berea, 2019
Christine Broughton Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate 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, 2013
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
Mary-Reginald Anibueze, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Studies of Religions and Spiritualities and African and African American Studies
B.Th., Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt (Nigeria), 2007; M.T.S., University of Notre Dame, 2010; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2018
Chidinma Anyanwu, M.S.N.
Clinical Instructor of Nursing
B.S., University of Ibadan (Nigeria), 2000; A.D.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 2009; B.S.N., 2016; M.S.N., 2020.
Berea, 2021
Rochelle Arms Almengor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Peace and Social Justice
B.A., Swarthmore College, 2000; M.A. Universidad del Salvador, 2005; Ph.D., George Mason University, 2018.
Berea, 2021
Lauren Ballou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Berea College, 2015; Ph.D., Texas A&M University at Galveston, 2021.
Berea, 2023
Quinn Baptiste, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Agriculture
B.S., University of the West Indies, 1993; M.S., West Virginia University, 2002; Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2013
Kristen Barnard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics; Mathematics Department Chair
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; M.S., 2006; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2017.
Berea, 2006
Adanma Onyedike Barton, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Theatre; Theatre Department Chair
B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003; M.F.A., 2009.
Berea, 2009
Rebecca J. Bates, Ph.D.
Professor of History
B.A., Williams College, 1988; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 1998-1999, 2002
Remon Benjamin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering Technologies and Applied Design
B.S., Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, 2019; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2021; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2024.
Berea, 2024
Chad Berry, Ph.D.
Vice President for Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy; 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
Nabila Rahman Biju, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S.S., University of Dhaka, 2014; M.S.S, University of Dhaka, 2015; Ph.D., University of Houston, 2023.
Berea, 2023
Timothy Binkley, M.Div., M.A.
Head of Special Collections and Archives; Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., Defiance College, 1985; M.Div., Bethany Theological Seminary, 1993; M.A., Wright State University, 2005.
Berea, 2020
Suzanne Birner, Ph.D.
John D. and Lois C. Haun Chair in Earth Sciences; Associate Professor of Geology and Earth Science
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2012; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2018.
Berea, 2018
James K. Blackburn-Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Guilford College, 1989; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991; Ph.D., 1995.
Berea, 1995
Sarah Blank, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anatomy and Physiology
B.S., Northern Kentucky University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2002.
Berea, 1999-2010, 2012
Jacqueline Boggs, M.B.A., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Towson State University, 1988; M.B.A., University of California, Riverside, 1995; M.S., Claremont Graduate University, 2003.
Berea, 2019
Rachelle R. Bouchat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2003; M.A. University of Kentucky, 2005; Ph.D., 2008.
Berea, 2021
Jill Bouma, Ph.D.
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
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, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010; Ph.D., 2018.
Berea, 2015
Kennaria Brown, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication; Division IV Chairperson
B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1989; M.S., Texas Christian University, 2003; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2007.
Berea, 2007
Jacqueline Burnside, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology; Sociology Department 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.
Professor of Philosophy; Philosophy Department Chair
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986; M.A., 1992; Ph.D., 1996.
Berea, 2001
Nashwa Cahill, M.S.
Assistant Professor of 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; Professor of History
B.A., Westmont College, 1988; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990; Ph.D., 1996.
Berea, 2005
Mark Calkins, M.M.
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Concordia College Moorhead, 1983; M.M., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1987.
Berea, 2009
Rashmi Shrestha Capese, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.Sc., University of Louisville, 2011; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2016.
Berea, 2020
John Carlevale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literature
B.A., Boston University, 1989; M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2001
Karina Christopher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University, 2002; M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2016.
Berea, 2023
Michael Sean Clark, Ph.D.
Clarence M. Clark Chair in Mountain Agriculture; Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., 1993; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1996.
Berea, 1998
Beth Crachiolo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English; English Department Chair
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
John Crum, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Washington & Lee University, 2017; M.A., Rice University, 2020; Ph.D., Rice University, 2023.
Berea, 2023
Michael Dalessio, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor in Health and Human Performance
B.A., Berea College, 2005; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2011; Ed.D., 2019.
Berea, 2010-2011, 2013
Jacob Dickerson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., Juniata College, 2002; M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2005; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2012.
Berea, 2015
Elizabeth DiSavino, M.M.
Associate Professor of Music
B.S., Montclair State College, 1980; M.M., Manhattan School of Music, 1982.
Berea, 2011
Gary Neil Douglas, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1990; M.S., Iowa State University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2002.
Berea, 2002
Douglas Drewek, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., University of North Carolina Greensboro, 1999; M.M., East Carolina University, 2003; D.M.A., University of Kentucky, 2009.
Berea, 2018
Adam Edelman, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of General Studies
B.A., University of Iowa, 2011; M.F.A, University of Texas of Austin, 2016; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2022.
Berea, 2022
Ansel Elkins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 2007; M.F.A, University of North Carolina Greensboro, 2009.
Berea, 2020
Ashley Elston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Art History; Director of Visual Arts
B.A., St. Olaf College, 2002; M.A.; University of Kansas, 2005; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2013
Beth Feagan, M.A.
Assistant Professor of General Studies
B.A., Longwood University, 2010; M.A., 2012.
Berea, 2013-14, 2015
Daniel Feinberg, M.F.A.
Associate 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
Gwendolyn Ferreti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies
B.A., Florida International University, 2005; M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 2009; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2019
Robert Foster, Ph.D.
Professor of History and Asian Studies; History Department Chair
B.A., Kenyon College, 1988; A.M., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 1997
Víctor García Ramírez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.Phil., Universidad Central de Venezuela, 2006; M.Phil. and M.H., 2010; M.Phil., The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2018; Ph.D., 2022.
Berea, 2024
Kevin Neal Gardner, M.F.A.
Professor of Art; Art and Art History Department Chair
B.A., St. John’s College, 1997; MFA, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2010.
Berea, 2010
Mary Robert Garrett, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry; Division I Chairperson
B.A., Macalester College, 2002; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.
Berea, 2009
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.
Associate 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;
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1991; M.A., Appalachian State University, 1993; MFA, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1996; M.S. Ed., 1998; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2012
John Calvin Gross, M.S.L.I.S.
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.
Associate Professor of Economics
M.A., Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Germany, 1997; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.
Berea, 2011
Richard Hale, D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.S., B.A., Marshall University, 1981; M.B.A., Xavier University, 1990; D.B.A., Anderson University, 2017.
Berea, 2017
Sarah Hall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Plant and Soil Science; Division II Chairperson *Fall
B.A., Appalachian State University, 2003; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2007; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2011
Nicholas Hartlep, Ph.D.
Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education; Associate Professor of Education; Education Studies Department Chair
B.S., Winona State University, 2006; M.S., 2008; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2012.
Berea, 2019
Jessica Hayden, M.L.S.
Coordinator of Library Technical Services; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1994; B.S., 2003; M.L.S., 2006.
Berea, 2020
Alison Heck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Virginia Tech, 2008; M.S., 2012; Ph.D., 2015.
Berea, 2022
Scott Heggen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineer Team Leader; Division II Chairperson *Spring
B.S., Western Carolina University, 2003; M.S., 2006; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014.
Berea, 2014
John Heyrman, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., Oberlin College, 1982; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1991.
Berea, 1988
Dee Hill-Zuganelli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Family Studies
B.A., Transylvania University, 2002; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2005; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2016.
Berea, 2016
Jeanne M. Hoch, Ph.D.
Professor of German
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.
Professor of Physics; Director of the Planetarium
B.A., Rice University, 1989; Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1996.
Berea, 2006
Megan M. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Harold R. Adams '48 Chair in Biological Sciences; Professor of Biology
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2018
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 1990.
Berea, 1994
Xiangtang Hong, D.M.A.
Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music; Associate Professor of Music; Music Department Chair
B.Mus., East Carolina University, 2001; M.Mus., Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 2003; D.M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009.
Berea, 2019
Silas House, M.F.A.
National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in Appalachian Studies; Professor of Appalachian Studies
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1993; MFA, Spalding University, 2003.
Berea, 2010
L. Abby Houston, M.S.
Digital Initiatives Librarian; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Berea College, 2016; M.A., Syracuse University, 2019, M.S., 2018.
Berea, 2019
Jason Howard, M.A., M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Writing and Creative Writing Coordinator; Editor of Appalachian Review Magazine
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.D., LL.M., J.D.
William R. Gruver Chair in Leadership Studies; Professor of Law, Ethics, & Society; Division VI Chairperson
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2023
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
JiangBo HuangFu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Fort Hays State University, 2003; M.S., 2012; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2014; M.S., 2015; M.S., 2017; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University, 2023.
Berea, 2023
Douglas Newell Jones, M.A.
Lecturer in German
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2003, 2005
Jasmine Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.A., University of Maryland, 2012; B.S., 2012; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2017.
Berea, 2019
Sarah Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology; Psychology Department Chair
B.A., Smith College, 2003; Ph.D., Duke University, 2012.
Berea, 2015
Monica Kennison, Ed.D., R.N.
Susan V. Clayton Chair in Nursing; Professor of Nursing; Nursing Department 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., R.N., C.N.M.
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
Jessica D. Klanderud, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies; Director of Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education; African and African American Studies Department Chair
B.A., Western Michigan University, 2001; M.A., Carnegie Mellon University; 2005; Ph.D., 2013.
Berea, 2019
Anes Kovacevic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chemistry Department 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
Ram Lakhan, D.P.H.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.A., National Institute for Mentally Handicapped, India, 1999; M.S. Madras University, India, 2004; D.P.H., Jackson State University, 2016.
Berea, 2017
Zachary Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Georgia Southern University, 2015; M.S., University of Alabama, 2018; Ph.D., 2021.
Berea, 2024
Michael Litzau, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Columbus College of Art and Design, 2004; M.F.A., Ohio State University, 2006.
Berea, 2021
LeAnna Luney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of African & African American Studies
B.A., Berea College, 2016; M.A., University of Louisville, 2018, Ph.D., University of Colorado-Boulder, 2021.
Berea, 2023
Dwayne A. Mack, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Carter G. Woodson Chair in African-American History; 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.
Associate Professor 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 Engineering Technologies and Applied Design; Engineering Technologies and Applied Design Department Chair
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
M. Shadee Malaklou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department Chair
B.A., Duke University, 2007; M.A., University of California, Irvine, 2011; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2019
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.
Professor of Theatre
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1985; M.A., American University, 1989; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1998.
Berea, 2001
Verlaine McDonald, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication;
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2022
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1987; M.A., University of Southern California, 1993; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1995
Cindy McGaha, Ph.D.
Director of the Child Development Laboratory; Professor of Child Development
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994; Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 2016
Lauren McKee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies; Political Science Department Chair
B.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 2004; M.A., 2007; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 2014.
Berea, 2014
Eileen P. McKiernan González, Ph.D.
Associate Provost; Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair; Professor of Art
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; Foreign Languages Department Chair
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.
Professor of Child and Family Studies; Division III Chairperson
B.A., Utah State University, 1985; M.A., Arizona State University, 1991; Ph.D., Utah State University, 2004.
Berea, 2007
Wayne Messer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies and Psychology
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.
Professor of Physics; Physics Department Chair
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1996; M.A., 1999; Ph.D., 2002.
Berea, 2014
Amrita Mishra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Cornell University, 2012; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; 2016; Ph.D., 2020.
Berea, 2021
Anthony J. Mortara, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Exercise Science; Health and Human Performance Department Chair
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; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Texas Christian University, 1991; M.A., National University Ireland, Galway, 1998.
Berea, 2014
Mario Nakazawa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.A, University of Pennsylvania, 1994; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2005.
Berea, 2005
John (Ian) David Norris, III, Ph.D.
Professor of Business; Director of the Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program
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
Colby Norton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.Mus., University of Kentucky, 2009; M.M., Manhattan School of Music, 2011; D.M.A., University of North Texas, 2020.
Berea, 2022
Lori Ogden, Ph.D., RNC-OB
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Kentucky, 1999; Ph.D., 2019.
Berea, 2021
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Ph.D.
Professor of Comparative Literature; Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
B.A., Hope College, 1983; M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1988; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2012
Mireille Pardon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Princeton University, 2014; M.Phil., Yale University, 2017; M.A., 2017; Ph.D., 2020.
Berea, 2020
Mary Parr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Sustainability and Environmental Studies Department Chair
B.A., Fairfield University, 2004; M.S., North Carolina State University, 2010; Ph.D., 2014.
Berea, 2014
dp patrick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies
B.A., New York University, 2008; M.A. Central European University, Hungary, 2011; Ph.D., York University, Canada, 2009.
Berea, 2022
Nathan Patton, M.A.
Instructor of Japanese and Asian Studies
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; Associate 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 and Information Science; Computer Science Department Chair
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.
Henry Mixter Penniman Chair in Philosophy; Associate Professor of Philosophy; Division V Chairperson
B.Ph., Cornell College, 1982; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990.
Berea, 1991
Shannon Phelps, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Studies
B.A., Bellarmine University, 1997; M.A., New York University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2017.
Berea, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2015
Josè V. Pimienta-Bey, Ph.D.
Professor of African and African American Studies;
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1984; M.A., Shippensburg University, 1987; Ph.D., Temple University, 1995.
Berea, 2004
Carlos Gustavo Poggio Teixeira, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.S., Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2001; B.S. Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil, 2002; M.S., Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2007; Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 2011.
Berea, 2022
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
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
Jeffrey L. Richey, Ph.D.
Professor of Asian Studies; Asian Studies Department Chair
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994; M.T.S., Harvard University, 1997; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, 2000.
Berea, 2002
Angel Rivera Lopez, 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.
Julia Parmly Billings Chair in Child and Family Studies; Professor of Child and Family Studies; Child and Family Studies Department Chair
B.A., Salem College, 1973; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1984.
Berea, 1986
Margaret Robillard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education Studies
B.S., Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 1993; M.S., Butler University, 2001; M.S., Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 2004; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2014.
Berea, 2015
Madeline Rogers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.Mus., Southern Illinois University, 2015; M.M., Indiana University, 2018; D.M.A., University of Nebraska, 2021.
Berea, 2022
Jon Saderholm, Ph.D.
Professor of Education Studies
B.A., Berea College, 1987; M.Ed., University of Louisville, 1999; Ph.D., 2007.
Berea, 2007
Matthew Saderholm, Ph.D.
Dean of Faculty; Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Berea College, 1992; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.
Berea, 1999
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
F. Tyler Sergent, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies
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
Laura Seroka, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Drake University, 2005; M.A., University of Dayton, 2016; Ph.D., Bowling Green University, 2019.
Berea, 2019
Rebecca Singer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Mary Washington College, 1997; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2003; Ph.D., 2008.
Berea, 2024
Lucy Sirianni, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., John Hopkins University, 2011; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2021.
Berea, 2023
Duane A. Smith, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion; Associate Professor of Religions and Spirituality; Studies of Religions and Spirituality Department 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
Nancy Lumpkin Sowers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance; Economics and Business Department Chair
A.B., Sweet Briar College, 1989; M.A., Claremont Graduate University, 1991; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2015
Melody A. Srsic, M.S.
Associate 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; Appalachian Studies Department Chair
B.S., Wright State University, 1971; Ed.M., Harvard University, 1987; Ed.D., 1990.
Berea, 2006
Scott R. Steele, Ph.D.
Provost; 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
Emmanuel J. Stokes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Convocations
B.A., Berea College, 2008; M.M., University of Tennessee, 2013.
Berea, 2016
Jason Strange, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Peace and Social Justice and General Studies; Peace and Social Justice Studies Department Chair
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2000; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2003; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2013.
Berea, 2008, 2010
Theresa Thesing, M.A.
Interim Director of the Developmental Mathematics Program; Instructor in Mathematics
B.S., Iowa State University, 1981; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1989.
Berea, 2007
Gary Thornsberry, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A., Berea College, 2014; MFA, Texas State University, 2020.
Berea, 2023
Michelle Thornton Adler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Lock Haven University, 2006; M.S., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2010; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2015.
Berea, 2016
Lisa Turner, Ph.D., R.N., PHCNS-BC
Foster G. McGaw Chair in Nursing; Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Virginia, 2000; MSN, 2001; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2011.
Berea, 2012
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
Julian Viera, Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Texas at El Paso, 1992; M.S., 1994; Ph.D., 2017.
Berea, 2019
Jianfen Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chinese; Asian Studies Department Chair
B.A., Beijing Language and Culture University, 2003; M.A., Ohio State University, 2011; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2016
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
Philip Wiggs, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art; Director of Ceramics
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 2006; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010
Berea, 2003-2007, 2012
Deanna Wilborne, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Averett University, 2010; M.S., North Carolina State University, 2012; M.S., Nova Southeastern University, 2022.
Berea, 2021
Sandra L. Williams, M.S.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1992; M.S., 1993.
Berea, 1993
Stephanie Woodie, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
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.
Associate Professor of Social Sciences; Division III Chairperson *Spring
B.A., Bethel College, 1998; M.A., University of Minnesota, 2001; M.S., Cornell University, 2007; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2011
Linda Wray, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1975; M.S.N., University of North Carolina, 1983; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2005.
Berea, 2016
Wei Wu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering Technologies and Applied Design
B.S., Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (China), 2009; M.S. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, 2011; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 2019.
Berea, 2018-2019, 2021