Teaching Faculty, Fall 2016

Christopher A. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1998; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2012

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, 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

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; Theatre Program Chair
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, Bloomington, 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

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
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, Boulder, 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 at Chapel Hill, 1977; D.M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1980.
Berea, 1980

Jill Bouma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology; Sociology Program Chair
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
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2016.
B.A., Brandeis University, 1977; M.A., Washington University in 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; Division III Chairperson
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

Charlie Campbell, M.F.A.
Director of Web Design and Development; Lecturer in Communication
B.A., Transylvania University, 2004; M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology, 2014.
Berea, 2013

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, Bloomington, 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; 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.
Associate 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.
Associate 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, 2011

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

Tia Davis, M.F.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A., Berea College, 2011; M.F.A., University of Louisville, 2015.
Berea, 2016

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

Albert Dearden, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2009; M.S., 2013; Ph.D., 2014.
Berea, 2016

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, Boulder, 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

Jenifer Dodd, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
B.A., University of Texas, Austin, 2009; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2016.
Berea, 2016

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

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.
Lecturer in Health and Human Performance
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2004; M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2006.
Berea, 2010

James Dreiling, D.M.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Kansas State University, 1998; M.M.E., Wichita State University, 2003; D.M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2015.
Berea, 2016

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.
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., St. John’s College, 1997; MFA, Indiana University, Bloomington, 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; Division II Chairperson
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, Bloomington, 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

David Guggenheim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management
B.S., Southern Illinois University, 2009; M.B.A., University of Illinois-Springfield, 2010; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2016.
Berea, 2016

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

Tasha Hawthorne, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Bates College, 1997; M.P.S., Cornell University, 2003; M.A., Northwestern University, 2004; Ph.D., 2015.
Berea, 2016

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.
Professor of Political Science; Political Science Program Chair
B.A., Oberlin College, 1982; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1991.
Berea, 1988

Dee Hill-Zuganelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Family Studies
B.A., Transylvania University, 2002; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2005; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2016.
Berea, 2016

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
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 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 University, 1984.
Berea, 2015

Alison Jackson-Wood, Ph.D.
Adjunct Lecturer of Education
B.S., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1981; M.E., Auburn University, 1994; M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1999; M.Th., 2003; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2007.
Berea, 2016

Matthew C. Jadud, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science
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
B.A., Berea College, 1991; 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., R.N.
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., R.N., C.N.M.
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 Initiatives; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Berea College, 1998; M.S., University of Tennessee, 2001.
Berea, 1999, 2001

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

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
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1985; M.A., American University, 1989; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1998.
Berea, 2001

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

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
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1987; M.A., University of Southern California, 1993; Ph.D., 1994.
Berea, 1995

Cindy McGaha, Ph.D.
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.
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

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

Christopher Mullins, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Indiana State University, 2000; Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2006.
Berea, 2016

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.
Associate 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 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; 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
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 Studies
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., R.N.
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; English Program Chair
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.
Interim Director of the Willis D. Weatherford, Jr. Campus Christian Center; 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; 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

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-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

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, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Services; Lecturer in General Studies
B.S., University of Wyoming, 1992; M.S., 1995; M.P.A., 2001; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2015.
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, 2005

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; Interim Biology Program Chair (Fall 2016)
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

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; 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; Interim Sustainability and Environmental Studies Program Chair (Fall 2016)
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.
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance; Health and Human Performance Program Co-Chair
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; 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

Emmanual J. Stokes, M.M.
Visiting Instructor of Music
B.A., Berea College, 2008; M.M., University of Tennessee, 2013.
Berea, 2016

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

Theresa Thesing, M.A.
Instructor in Mathematics
B.S., Iowa State University, 1981; M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1989.
Berea, 2007

Elizabeth Thomas, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1997; M.S., University of Louisville, 2000; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2016

Deborah Thompson, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Country Dance Programs; Lecturer in Health and Human Performance
B.A., Hampshire College, 1982; M.A., Appalachian State Univerity, 1988; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2012.
Berea, 2006-2009, 2010

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, 2010

Michelle Thornton Adler, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant 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

Brian Traw, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Harvard University, 1993; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002.
Berea, 2016

Amanda Tudor, M.S.
Director of Career Development; Lecturer in General Studies
B.A., Houghton College, 1988; M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992.
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; Interim Physics Program Chair (Fall 2016)
B.S., Laval University, 1996; M.S., McMaster University, 1998; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2003.
Berea, 2007

Jianfen Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chinese
B.A., Beijing Language and Culture University, 2003; M.A., Ohio State University, 2011; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2016

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

Brendan Weaver, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Western Michigan University, 2005; M.A., 2008; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2015.
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

Al White, B.A.
Instructor in Applied Music
B.A., Berea College, 1981.
Berea, 1999

Philip Wiggs, M.F.A., M.A.
Director of Ceramics Apprenticeship Program and 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 Co-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

Linda Wray, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., Lenioir-Rhyne College, 1975; M.S.N., Univeristy of North Carolina, 1983; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2005.
Berea, 2016

Amanda Wyrick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bellarmine University, 2003; M.Ed., University of Louisville, 2006; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2013