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