2012-2013 Teaching Faculty (as of July 2012)
Christine L. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Auburn University, 2002;
M.A., University of Nevada, Reno, 2006; Ph.D., 2008.
Berea, 2012
Christopher A. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1998; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2012
Kathryn R. Akural, Ph.D.
Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education;
Professor of Education Studies
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1965;
M.S., Indiana University, 1966 and 1978; Ph.D., 1979.
Berea, 1983
Thomas Kelly Ambrose, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Health
B.A., Berea College, 1982;
M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987.
Berea, 2002
Dawn Anderson, Ph.D.
Charles F. Kettering Chair in Science;
Professor of Biology;
Biology Program Coordinator
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2006
B.A., B.S., University of Washington, 1982;
M.S., 1985; Ph.D., 1988.
Berea, 1992
Shan Ayers, M.F.A.
Professor of English and Theatre;
Director of the Theatre Laboratory;
Theatre Program Coordinator
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
Kristen Barnard, M.S.
Instructor in Mathematics
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; M.S., 2006.
Berea, 2006
Adanma Onyedike Barton, M.F.A.
Assistant 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 Coordinator
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
B.A., Berea College, 1972; M.A., Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, 1975.
Berea, 1983
Rebecca J. Bates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
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 Physical Education and Health
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.
Lecturer in Mathematics
A.S., Prestonsburg Community College, 1967;
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1970; M.A., 1984.
Berea, 1993
James K. Blackburn-Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics;
Mathematics Program Coordinator
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
Janice B. Blythe, Ph.D., R.D.
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
Sandra Bolster, M.A.
Director of the Developmental Mathematics Program;
Instructor in Mathematics
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; Music Program Coordinator
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
B.A., Emory University, 1985; M.A., University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 1999
*Jaime M. Bradley, M.A.
College Archivist; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Berea College, 2001; M.A., University of
Maryland—Baltimore County, 2007.
Berea, 2007
*Tripp Bratton
Lecturer in Applied Music
Berea, 2002
Edwin Broadhead, Ph.D., Dr. Theol.
Associate 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
Kennaria Brown, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English, Theatre, and Communication
B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1989;
M.S., Texas Christian University, 2003;
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 2007.
Berea, 2007
Anne Bruder, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor in English and General Studies
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
B.A., Brandeis University, 1977;
M.A., Washington University, 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 Coordinator
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.A.
Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1996; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2011.
Berea, 2008
*Richard Cahill, Ph.D.
Director of International Education;
Associate 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.
Assistant Professor of Music; Director 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
Judith D. Carr, Dr. P.H.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Cumberland College, 1990;
B.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 1994; M.S.N., 1998;
Dr. P.H., University of Kentucky, 2008.
Berea, 2009
*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.
Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources;
Coordinator of Farms
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University;
M.S., 1993; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1996.
Berea,1998
Javier Clavere, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Brigham Young University, 2002;
M.M., University of Cincinnati, 2008.
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
William Jason Coomes, M.Arch.
Assistant Professor of Design
B.Arch., University of Kentucky; 1993; 1999; M.Arch., 2006
Berea, 2008
Beth Crachiolo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English; English Program Coordinator
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
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.
Professor of Spanish
B.A., Berea College, 1972;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 1975; Ph.D., 1981.
Berea, 1975
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 Agriculture
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 Physical Education and Health
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, Theatre and Communication
B.A. Luther College, 1989;
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1992; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2006
Sara Ellis, M.A.
Visiting Instructor of Mathematics
B.A., Kentucky State University, 2003;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 2011.
Berea, 2011
Sarah E. Flynn, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Miami University, 2004; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2008; Ph.D., 2010.
Berea, 2012
Robert Foster, Ph.D.
Professor of History; History Program Coordinator
B.A., Kenyon College, 1988;
A.M., Harvard University, 1990; Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 1997
*Susan Gadd, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor in Business
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1986;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 1989
Berea, 1997-98, 2011
Uma Ganesan, M.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Osmania University College for Women, 1983;
M.A., Central University of Hyderabad, 1985;
M.A., University of Cincinnati, 2006
Berea, 2011
Kevin Neal Gardner, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., St. John’s College, 1997;
MFA, Indiana University, 2009.
Berea, 2010
Mary Robert Garrett, Ph.D.
Assistant 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 Association Professor of Environmental Studies; Sustainability and Environmental Studies Program Coordinator
A.B., Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, 1993; M.S., University of Kentucky, 1995; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002.
Berea, 2012
Ronald Stephen Gowler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of General Studies
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, 1988; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1991
Larry Gratton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
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 Coordinator
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.
Acquisitions/Serials Librarian; Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., Berea College, 1986;
M.S.L.I.S., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2004
*Sarah Gross, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art; Director of Ceramics Apprentice Program
B.A., Carleton College, 2002
M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, 2009.
Berea, 2011
Volker Grzimek, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
M.A., Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Germany, 1997;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.
Berea, 2011
Joshua Guthman, Ph.D.
Assistant 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
Dianna Hacker-Taylor, M.S.N.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.A., College of Mt. St. Joseph, 1991; B.S.N.,1993; M.S.N., University of Cincinnati, 1995.
Berea, 2009-2011, 2012
Sarah Hall, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Plant and Soil Science
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, 1995.
Berea, 1998
*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 Coordinator
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; Division V Chairperson
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 Coordinator;
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.
Assistant Professor of Physics;
Physics Program Coordinator;
B.A., Rice University, 1989;
Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1996.
Berea, 2006
Megan M. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983;
Ph.D., Washington University, 1990.
Berea, 1994
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
Daniel N. Huck, J.D., Ed.D.
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.
Berea, 2007
*David Hummel, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.M., University of Kentucky, 1992; M.M., Eastern Kentucky University, 1998.
Berea, 2010
Matthew C. Jadud, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Technology
B.A., Kenyon College, 1998; M.S., Indiana University, 2002; Ph.D., University of Kent, UK, 2006.
Berea, 2012
Mike Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Education
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.
Adjunct Instructor 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
Martie Ries Kazura, M.B.A.
Professor of Business
B.S., University of Cincinnati, 1974;
M.B.A., University of Montana, 1990.
Berea, 1991
Eric Kinnamon, M.B.A.
Instructor in Management
B.A., University of Texas, 2003; M.B.A., Texas Tech University, 2006
Berea, 2012
Carol Kirby, R.N., M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing;
Nursing Program Coordinator
B.S.N., Eastern Kentucky University, 1996;
M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 1998.
Berea, 1998-99, 2004
Anes Kovacevic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
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;
Associate Professor of Art; Director of Visual Arts
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1993;
M.F.A, University of Kansas, 1998.
Berea, 2000
Amer S. Lahamer, Ph.D.
W. Leslie Worth Chair in Science;
Professor of Physics;
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005
B.S., University of Iowa, 1980; M.S.E.E., 1981;
M.S., 1984; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1990.
Berea, 1989
Jing-Pang Lee, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, 1970;
M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1974; Ph.D., 1977.
Berea, 1985
*Charliese R. Lewis, M.A.
Project Director of the Emerging Scholars Program, Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Kentucky State University, 1997; MA., Ohio State University, 1998.
Berea, 2010
Dwayne A. Mack, Ph.D.
Carter G. Woodson Chair in Negro 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
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.
Assistant Professor of Technology and Applied Design
B.S., Central Connecticut State University, 2001;
M.Ed., Ohio State University, Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2009
*Vera Marinova, B.A.
Visiting Lecturer of Chinese
B.A., Berea College, 2007.
Berea, 2012
*Ivonne Marte, M.Ed., M.H.S.
Instructor of Spanish
B.A., Auburn University, 1999; M.H.S., 2002, M.Ed., 2003.
Berea, 2009
Deborah G. Martin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1985;
M.A., The American University, 1989;
Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1998.
Berea, 2001
Jeffrey A. McClung, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health
B.S., Ball State University, 1977;
M.S., Eastern Illinois University, 1983;
Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1992.
Berea, 2007
G. Ed McCormack, M.B.A.
Professor of Business;
Economics and Business Program Coordinator;
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1977;
M.B.A., 1985.
Berea, 1982
Verlaine McDonald, Ph.D.
Professor of Speech;
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1987;
M.A., University of Southern California, 1993; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1995
Eileen P. McKiernan Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Art; Art and Art History Program Coordinator
B.A., Wheaton College, 1992;
M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1997; Ph.D., 2005.
Berea, 2003
Paul McPherson, M.S.
Instructor in Technology and Applied Design
B.S., Berea College, 2008;
M.S., Purdue University, 2011.
Berea, 2011
Richard Meadows, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of French; Division IV Chairperson
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
B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1983;
M.A.T., University of Florida, 1987; M.S., 1988; Ph.D., 1990.
Berea, 1998
Alan D. Mills, Ed.D.
Professor of Technology and Applied Design; Technology and Applied Design Program Coordinator
B.S., Miami University, 1974; M.Ed., 1976;
Ed.D., University of Cincinnati, 1987.
Berea, 1989
William M. Morningstar, M.F.A.
Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair;
Professor of Art
B.F.A., Ft. Wayne Art Institute, 1972;
M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, 1976.
Berea, 1976
*Linda Mullins, M.A.
Lecturer in Mathematics
B.A., Berea College, 1976; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1977.
Berea, 2007
Mario Nakazawa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.A, University of Pennsylvania, 1994;
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2005.
Berea, 2005
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 and Scholar of Teaching and Learning in the Center for Transformative Learning
B.A., Hope College, 1983; M.A., Indiana University, 1988; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2012
Michael Thomas Panciera, Ph.D.
Clarence M. Clark Chair of Mountain Agriculture;
Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources;
Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Coordinator
B.S., University of Guelph, 1977; M.S., 1979;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1982.
Berea, 1998
*James Patton, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1994;
M.S., University of Tennessee, 2004; Ph.D., 2012.
Berea, 2012
*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 Mathematics and Computer Science
Computer Science Program Coordinator; 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 Coordinator
B.Ph., Cornell College, 1982; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990.
Berea, 1991
Kristine Ingemann Petersen
Guest Lecturer in Physical Education and Health
Berea, 2010
*Shannon Lynch Phelps, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor in Physical Education and Health
B.A., Bellarmine University, 1997; M.A., New York University, 2001.
Berea, 2010-2011, 2012
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
Jeff B. Pool, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion and Culture; Professor of Religion; Religion Program Coordinator
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, D.Phil.
Professor of Psychology and General Studies; Interim Psychology Program Coordinator
B.S., United States Air Force Academy, 1971;
M.S., University of California at Los Angeles, 1973;
D.Phil., 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., The Methodist Theological School, 1991;
M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2001.
Berea, 2002
*Gyan Pradhan, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Economics
B.A., Panjab University, India, 1981;
M.A., Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1987;
M.A., Central Missouri State University, 1988;
Ph.D., American University, Washington, D.C., 1996.
Berea, 2012
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, 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
*Ann G. Rhodes, D.M.A.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Music
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1976;
M.M., Duquesne University, 1989;
D.M.A., West Virginia University, 1993.
Berea, 1994
*Cynthia L. Richardson, Ed.S.
Lecturer in Education Studies
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1976;
M.A., 1978; Ed.S., 1983.
Berea, 2000
Jeffrey L. Richey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religion;
Asian Studies Program Coordinator
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 Coordinator
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 Coordinator
B.A., Salem College, 1973;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1984.
Berea, 1986
*Randall Roberts, M.A.
Assistant Professor of General Studies;
Coordinator of Convocations
B.A., Northern Kentucky University, 1974;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 1991.
Berea, 2000
*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; Division I Chairperson;
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
Marc Rowley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 1997.
Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2006.
Berea, 2006
Jon Saderholm, Ph.D.
Assistant 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 Coordinator
B.A., Berea College, 1992;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.
Berea, 1999
Roy M. Scudder-Davis, Ph.D.
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.
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
*Mary Ann Shupe, M.A.
Theatre Lab Costume Designer; Costume Shop
Supervisor; Instructor in Theatre
B.A., Berea College, 1968; M.A., University of Kentucky, 2008.
Berea, 1984
Duane Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religion and General Studies
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
Melody A. Srsic, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Health
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997;
M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2003.
Berea, 2003
Bobby Ann Starnes, Ed.D.
Professor of Education Studies;
Education Studies Program Coordinator
B.S., Wright State University, 1971;
Ed.M., Harvard University, 1987;
Ed.D., Harvard University, 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, M.A.
Assistant Professor of General Studies
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2000;
M.A., University of Kentucky, 2003.
Berea, 2008, 2010
*Linda Strong-Leek, Ph.D.
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
*Robert W. Suder, Ph.D.
Francis Alexander McGaw Chair in Religion;
Professor of Religion
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2011
B.S., Allegheny College, 1965;
M.Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1969;
M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1971; Ph.D., 1973.
Berea, 1985
*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
*Theresa Thesing, M.A.
Lecturer in Mathematics
B.S., Iowa State University, 1981;
M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1989.
Berea, 2007
*Deborah Thompson, M.A.
Instructor of General Studies;
Coordinator of Country Dance Programs
B.A., Hampshire College, 1982;
M.A., Appalachian State University, 1988;
Berea, 2006-2009, 2010
*Teri Thompson, M.M.
ARCT Administrator; Lecturer in Applied Music;
B.M.E., University of Northern Colorado, 1997; M.M., University of Kentucky, 2000.
Berea, 2010
R. Wayne Tolliver, D.B.A.
William J. Hutchins Alumni Chair;
Associate Professor of Economics and Business
B.S., Berea College, 1968;
M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1971;
D.B.A., University of Kentucky, 1987.
Berea, 1975
Michelle Tooley, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion; Associate Professor of Religion;
Peace and Social Justice Studies Program Coordinator
B.S., Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 1975;
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1982;
Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994.
Berea, 2003
Stephanie Troutman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and
African and African American Studies
B.A., University of Central Florida, 2001;
M.Ed., Stetson University, 2005; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2011.
Berea, 2011
*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., A.P.R.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Virginia, 200; MSN, 2001;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2011
Berea, 2012
Caryn Vazzana, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1993;
M.S., Purdue University, 1996;
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2002.
Berea, 1999
Martin Veillette, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Laval University, 1996;
M.S., McMaster University, 1998;
Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2003.
Berea, 2007
Judy Veranas, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Sorbonne, 1976; B.S. Universite Paris, France, 1970;
M.S., Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada, 2000
Ph.D., Toulousse University, France, 1988
Berea, 2012
Susan Vickous, M.S.N, R.N.
Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., Western Kentucky University, 1983;
M.S.N., University of Wyoming, 2010.
Berea, 2011
Teresa Villaran, M.S.N., R.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Sangamon State University, 1992;
M.S., California College for Health Sciences, 2000;
M.S.N., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2006
Elizabeth Walker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Physical Education and Health;
B.A., Hampshire College, 1975; M.S., Cornell University, 1980;
Ph.D., The Union Institute, 1997.
Berea, 2009
Chung-Lan Wang, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., National Taiwan University;
M.Phil, Yale University, 1992; Ph.D., 2005.
Berea, 2012
Wendy Zagray Warren, M.A.
Visiting Instructor of Education Studies
B.A., Miami University, 1983;
M.A., University of Montana, 2012.
Berea, 2012
Marie-Madeleine Watkins, Ph.D.
Professor of French
B.A., The Sorbonne, 1968;
M.A., University of Texas, 1972; Ph.D., 1981.
Berea, 1978
Althea Webb, Ph.D.
Assistant 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, A.B.
Lecturer in Applied Music
A.B., Berea College, 1981.
Berea, 1999
*Philip Wiggs, M.F.A.
Resident Potter
B.A., Berea College, 1991; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts at South Dartmouth, 2001.
Berea, 2003-2007, 2012
*Sandra L. Williams, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Health;
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
*Charles Wilton, M.S.
Lecturer in Physics
B.A., Colby College, 1984; M.S. University of Wyoming, 1995.
Berea, 2011
Penelope Ann Wong, Ed.D.
Assistant 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 Physical Education and Health;
Physical Education and Health Program Coordinator
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, Twin Cities, 2001;
M.S., Cornell University, 2007;
Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2011
Billy Wooten, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English, Theatre, and Communication
Communication Program Coordinator
B.A., Berea College, 1998;
M.A., Georgia State University, 2002;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2002
* denotes part-time employment status or full-time employment with less than a full teaching load.
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