2011-2012 Teaching Faculty (as of August 2011)

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;
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.
Assistant Professor of History
History Program Coordinator
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

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;
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;
Music Program Coordinator
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, B.A.
Instructor in Physical Education
B.A., Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1996.
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 in 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

*Angela Carman, M.B.A.
Lecturer in Business
B.S., Berea College, 1985;
M.B.A., Eastern Kentucky
University, 1998
Berea, 2007

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

*Hung-Tao (Michael) Chen, B.A.
Adjunct Instructor in Psychology
B.A., Berea, College, 2006.
Berea, 2011

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.
Instructor in 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.
Compton Chair of Ecological Design;
Assistant Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Studies
B.Arch., University of Kentucky; 1993; 1999; M.Arch., 2006
Berea, 2008

Robert E. Cornette, D.N.P
Foster G. McGaw Chair in Nursing;
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.A., Otterbein College, 1982;
M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1988; M.S.N., 1998;
D.N.P., University of Kentucky, 2008.
Berea, 2002

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

Somasree Dasgupta, M.S., M.A.
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., University of Calcutta, India, 2003;
M.S., Indian Statistical Institute, India, 2005;
M.A.., Ohio State University, 2006.
Berea, 2011

William Davig, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business
B.S. University of Houston, 1965;
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1974.
Berea, 2005-06, 2011

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

*Julia Dickinson, M.L.S.
Coordinator of Instructional Services;
Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., DePauw University, 1985;
M.L.S., Indiana University, 1990.
Berea, 2006

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.
Assistant 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

Robert Foster, Ph.D.
Professor of History;
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

Tina Gebhart, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art; Director, Ceramics Apprenticeship Program
B.F.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1995;
M.F.A., Alfred University, 2001.
Berea, 2007

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

*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.
Visiting Artist and Technician in Ceramics 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;
Co-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.
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

Alyssa Hanna, B.A.
Instructor in Biology
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, 2004;
Berea, 2010

*Vicky Hayes, M.A.
Learning Center Program Coordinator
B.A., Berea College, 1975;
M.A., Appalachian State University, 2005.
Berea, 2000-02, 2005

*John Hedger, M.M.
Lecturer in Applied Music
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1982; M.M, 1995.
Berea, 1998

*Jaime B. Henning, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Missouri State University, 2001; M.S., 2008;
Ph.D., Texas A & M University, 2008.
Berea, 2010

*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.
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983;
Ph.D., Washington University, 1990.
Berea, 1994

*bell hooks, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor in Residence
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.
Interim Director of the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center;
Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1993;
MFA, Spalding University, 2003.
Berea, 2010

Julie Hruby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Art
A.B., Duke University, 1996;
M.A., University of Cincinnati, 2001; Ph.D., 2006.
Berea, 2008

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

Deborah Ivey, M.A.
Instructor of Business
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1988;
M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Berea, 2011

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

*Oliver Keels, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of General Education
B.A.,University of South Carolina, 1968; M.A., 1976;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1983.
Berea, 1980-2010, 2011

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.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Transylvania University, 2000;
Ph.D., Yale University, 2004.
Berea, 2006

*Atossa Kramer, M.M.
Lecturer in Music
B.Mus., Oberlin, 1962; B.S. University of Kentucky, 1968;
`M.M., 1987.
Berea, 1975-2009, 2010

Lisa L. Kriner, M.F.A.
Morris B. Belknap, Jr. Chair in Fine Arts;
Associate Professor of Art;
Art Program Coordinator
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1993;
M.F.A, University of Kansas, 1998.
Berea, 2000

Kathleen Kuhler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry B.S., The Ohio State University, 1982;
Ph.D., University of North Dakota, 1993.
Berea, 2011

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

Tim Lawson, M.M.
Director of the Wind Ensemble
B.A., Berea College, 1994;
M.M., Eastern Kentucky University, 2002.
Berea, 2011

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

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

*Felicia Mack, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of General Education
B.A., North Carolina Central University, M.A., 1996;
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.
Berea, 2003-2008, 2009, 2011

Gary S. Mahoney, Ed.D.
Laban T. and LaVerna McClure Chair in Technology and Industrial Arts;
Professor of Technology and Industrial Arts;
Technology and Industrial Arts Program 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

Mark Mahoney, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Technology and Industrial Arts
B.S., Central Connecticut State University, 2001;
M.Ed., Ohio State University, Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2009

*Sara Manning-Beavin, B.A.
Lecturer in Developmental Mathematics
B.A., Earlham College, 1991
Berea, 2003-08, 2010, 2011

*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
Business and Economics Program Coordinator
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
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 Industrial Arts
B.S., Berea College, 2008;
M.S., Purdue University, 2011.
Berea, 2011

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
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 Coordinator
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 Industrial Arts
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;
Sustainability and Environmental Studies Program Coordinator
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

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

*Nobuko Patton, B.A.
Instructor in Japanese
B.A., Koka Women’s University, 1983.
Berea, 2009

*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.
Associate 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 and Religion 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

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.
Director of the Willis D. Weatherford Jr., Campus Christian Center;
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, D.Phil.
Professor of Psychology and General Studies
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

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.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business
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 of Music
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1976;
M.M., Duquesne University, 1989;
D.M.A., West Virginia University, 1993.
Berea, 1994

Brenda Richardson, M.A.
Instructor in Education Studies
B.A., Berea College, 1981;
M.A., Montclair State College, 1982.
Berea, 1991

*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

Katrina Rivers Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor of Child and Family Studies;
Child and Family Studies Program Coordinator
Coordinator of Internships
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

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

Denise Scheler, M.Ed.
Director of Child Care Laboratory
B.A., Berea College, 1991;
M.Ed., Eastern Kentucky University, 2008.
Berea, 1993-00, 2006

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

*Larry D. Shinn, Ph.D.
President
B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1964;
B.D., Drew Theological School, 1968;
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1972.
Berea, 1994

*Mary Ann Shupe, B.A.
Theatre Lab Costume Designer; Costume Shop
Supervisor; Assistant Instructor
B.A., Berea College, 1968.
Berea, 1984

Leah Simon, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., Macalester College, 2001 and 2004;
M.S., University of Florida, 2006;
Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2011

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.
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 Professor of Women’s Studies and General Studies;
African and African American Studies Program Coordinator; Division VI Chairperson
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

*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

*Ralph Thompson, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Appalachian Studies
B.S., Southwest Missouri State University, 1971;
M.A., 1975; M.Ed., Northeast Louisiana University, 1972;
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1980.
Berea, 1980-2010, 2011

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, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies and Women's Studies
B.A., University of Central Florida, 2001;
M.Ed., Stetson University, 2005
Berea, 2011

Charles Turner, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music
B.M.E., Morehead State University, 1974; M.M., 1978;
M.A., Indiana University, 1983;
D.M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2001.
Berea, 2001

*William H. Turner, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Studies and Ambassador for Regional Outreach
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1968;
M.A., Notre Dame University, 1972; Ph.D., 1974.
Berea, 1988-89; 2007

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

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

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

*Autumn R. Whitson, M.S.
Instructor in Biology
B.S., Missouri State University, 2001;
M.S., University of Tennessee, 2003.
Berea, 2010

*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

*Shannon Wilson, M.A.
Head of Special Collections and Archives;
Associate Professor of Library Science
B.A., Berea College, 1981;
M.A., Wright State University, 1983.
Berea, 1985

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, M.A., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences
B.A., Bethel College, 1998;
M.A., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2001;
M.S., Cornell University, 2007;
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

Frank Yepez Castillo, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow of Chemistry
B.S., Universidad Simon Bolivar, 2003;
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2009.
Berea, 2011

* denotes part-time employment status or full-time employment with less than a full teaching load.

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