Faculty
Christopher A. Adams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1998; Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2012
Christine Broughton Anderson, Ph.D.
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
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.
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.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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
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
Michael Berheide, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science; Political Science Department Chair
Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2017
B.A., Ohio Northern University, 1976; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1984.
Berea, 1981
Chad Berry, Ph.D.
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
Suzanne Birner, Ph.D.
Assistant 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.
Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Physiology
B.S., Northern Kentucky University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2002.
Berea, 1999-2010, 2012
Sandra Bolster, M.A.
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
Jill Bouma, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology; Sociology Department 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
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.
Associate Professor of Communication; Communication Department 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.
Associate Professor of English
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.
Mary W. McGaw Chair in Music; Professor of Music
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
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.
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
John Carlevale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literature
B.A., Boston University, 1989; M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2001
Jakeya Caruthers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies and Women's and Gender Studies; African and African American Studies Department Chair
B.A., Alabama A & M University, 2003; M.A., Stanford University, 2006; Ph.D., 2016.
Berea, 2019
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
Javier Clavere, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music; Music Department Chair
B.A., Brigham Young University, 2002; M.M., University of Cincinnati, 2008; D.M.A., 2011.
Berea, 2010
Lindsay Clavere, M.M.
Assistant Professor of Music
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
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
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
Carol de Rosset, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish; Division IV Chairperson
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
Meghan Doherty, Ph.D.
Director of Gallery and Art Collection Curator; Associate 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
James Dreiling, D.M.A.
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.
Associate Professor of Art History; Art Department Chair; Director of Visual Arts
B.A., St. Olaf College; 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.
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
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
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
Ronald Stephen Gowler, Ph.D.
Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities; 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 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; Mathematics Department Chair
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; Appalachian Studies Department 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.
Associate 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.
Julian-Van Dusen Chair in American History; Associate Professor of History; History Department Chair
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.
Associate Professor of Plant and Soil Science; Agriculture and Natural Resources Department Chair
B.A., Appalachian State University, 2003; M.S., University of Kentucky, 2007; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2011
Nicholas Hartlep, Ph.D.
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
Tasha Hawthorne, Ph.D.
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
Scott Heggen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of 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
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
Jeanne M. Hoch, Ph.D.
Professor of German; Foreign Languages Department 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; Director of the Planetarium; Division I Chairperson
B.A., Rice University, 1989; Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1996.
Berea, 2006
Megan M. Hoffman, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology; Biology Department Chair
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.
Associate Professor of Music
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
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
L. Abby Houston, M.S.
Digital Initiatives Librarian; Instructor 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 Heritage 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; 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
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.
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 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.
Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies; Director of Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education
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; Division V Chairperson
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1993; M.F.A, University of Kansas, 1998.
Berea, 2000
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
Douglas Lecorchick, III, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Technology
B.S., Point Park University, 2008; M.B.A., 2009; Ed.D. North Carolina State University, 2017.
Berea, 2019
Meredith Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Women's and Gender Studies
B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 2006; M.A., Ohio State University, 2012; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2018.
Berea, 2019
Dwayne A. Mack, Ph.D.
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 Technology and Applied Design; Technology 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
Mark Mahoney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Technology and Applied Design
B.S., Central Connecticut State University, 2001; M.Ed., Ohio State University, 2008; Ph.D., 2009.
Berea, 2009
M. Shadee Malaklou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies; Women's and Gender 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; Theatre Department Chair
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1985; M.A., American University, 1989; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1998.
Berea, 2001
G. Ed McCormack, M.B.A., CPA
Professor of Business; Economics and Business Department 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 Communication
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 González, Ph.D.
Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair; Associate 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
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; Child and Family Studies Department Chair
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
B.A., University of California-Santa Cruz, 1972; M.A, University of California at Berkeley, 1974; Ph.D., 1992.
Berea, 2000
Wayne Messer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1983; M.A.T., University of Florida, 1987; M.S., 1988; Ph.D., 1990.
Berea, 1998
Troy Messina, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics; Physics Department Chair
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1996; M.A., 1999; Ph.D., 2002.
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
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
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; Psychology Department Chair
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
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature; Director of the Center for Teaching 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; 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; Philosophy Department Chair
B.Ph., Cornell College, 1982; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990.
Berea, 1991
Shannon Phelps, Ph.D.
Assistant 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
José V. Pimienta-Bey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1984; M.A., Shippensburg University, 1987; Ph.D., Temple University, 1995.
Berea, 2004
Jeff B. Pool, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion and Culture; Professor of Religion
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
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 Department Chair
B.A., University of Strathclyde, 1981; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1987; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1996.
Berea, 1995
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, 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
B.A., Salem College, 1973; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1984.
Berea, 1986
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.
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 and History
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, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., Drake University, 2005; M.A., University of Dayton, 2016.
Berea, 2019
Duane Smith, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly Chair in Religion; Associate Professor of Religion; Religion 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
Paul C. Smithson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science; Sustainability & Environmental Studies Department Chair
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 Department 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.
Associate Vice President and Dean of Curriculum and Student Success; 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, M.M.
Assistant Professor 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 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
Linda Strong-Leek, Ph.D.
Provost; Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion; 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
Louisa Summers, Ph.D.
Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.A., University of the Pacific, 1992; M.A., 1995; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2000.
Berea, 2017
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
Michelle Thornton Adler, Ph.D.
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
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.
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
Althea Webb, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education Studies; Division VI Chairperson
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
Sandra L. Williams, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1992; M.S., 1993.
Berea, 1993
Wendy Williams, Ph.D.
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.
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
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
Amanda Wyrick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Bellarmine University, 2003; M.Ed., University of Louisville, 2006; Ph.D., 2011.
Berea, 2013
Sara Johnson, M.S.
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B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2016; M.S., 2017.
Berea, 2018
Sara Johnson, M.S.
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B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2016; M.S., 2017.
Berea, 2018
Sara Johnson, M.S.
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B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2016; M.S., 2017.
Berea, 2018
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
Jarrod Brown, M.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010.
Berea, 2015
Jarrod Brown, M.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010.
Berea, 2015
Jarrod Brown, M.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010.
Berea, 2015
Jarrod Brown, M.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Berea College, 2004; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, 2010.
Berea, 2015