ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

BRENT A. ADKINS
Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.TH., OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE; M. PHIL., INSTITUTE FOR
CHRISTIAN STUDIES AT TORONTO; PH.D., LOYOLA UNIVERSITY,
CHICAGO. 2002-

MELANIE M. ALMEDER
Associate Professor of English
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA; M.F.A., UNIVERSITY OF
MASSACHUSETTS; M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. 1999-

MARIT A. BERNTSON
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., ST. OLAF COLLEGE; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. 2002-

JOSEPH BLAHA
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., M.A., UNIVERSITY OF IOWA; D.M.A., UNIVERSITY OF
OKLAHOMA. 2002-

CHRISTOPHER T. BUCHHOLZ
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY;
M.A., APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY; PH.D., FLORIDA ATLANTIC
UNIVERSITY. 2004-

JAMES BURIAK
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance & Athletic Trainer
B.S., LOCK HAVEN STATE COLLEGE; M.S., UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
1981-

MARY K. CAMAC
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE; M.A., PH.D., PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY. 1992-

THOMAS J. CARTER
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., GEORGIA SOUTHERN COLLEGE; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF
TENNESSEE. 1994-

JON C. CAWLEY
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; M.S., PH.D., VIRGINIA
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 2000-

J. BROOKS CROZIER
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., ROANOKE COLLEGE; M.S., PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 2000-

M. GILBERT DUNN
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY; M.A., TULANE UNIVERSITY;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. 1993-

M. LISA EARP
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., RADFORD UNIVERSITY; M.A., PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 2002-

DOLORES FLORES-SILVA
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF VERACRUZ; M.A., OHIO UNIVERSITY; PH.D.,
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. 2001-

RICHARD G. GRANT
Associate Professor of Physics
B.SC., UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, ONTARIO; M.S., FLORIDA
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; M.S., PH.D., OLD DOMINION
UNIVERSITY. 1996-

ELIZ. K. HEIL
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE; M.F.A., NORTHERN ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY. 1981-

KRISTI L. HOFFMAN
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA; M.S., PH.D., VIRGINIA
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 1995-

DANIEL L. LARSEN
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA; M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY
OF KANSAS. 1981-

WENDY R. LARSON-HARRIS
Associate Professor of English
B.A., GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE; M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY
OF WISCONSIN MADISON. 2002-

CHRISTOPHER R. LEE
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., ST. OLAF COLLEGE; M.S., PH.D., CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. 1994-

WHITNEY A. M. LEESON
Associate Professor of History and Anthropology
B.A., COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY; M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA. 1999-

julie s. maina
Associate Professor of Physical Education
b.s., slippery rock university; m.ed., ph.d., florida state university. 2005-

Michael p. maina
Associate Professor of Physical Education
b.s., m.ed., slippery rock university; ph.d., florida state
university. 2005-

GORDON E. MARSH
Associate Professor of Music
B.MUS., EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC; M.F.A., UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, IRVINE; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. 1996-

sandee K. mcglaun
Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center
B.A. agnes scott college; m.a., ph.d., ohio state university.
2006-

MEETA MEHROTRA
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE, CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY; M.S., Ph.d.,
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY.
1998-

VERNON R. MILLER
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., MANCHESTER COLLEGE; PH.D., SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE. 1976-

LESLIE D. MURRILL
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., GRACE COLLEGE; M.S.ED., PURDUE UNIVERSITY; PH.D.,
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY.
1992-

TODD C. PEPPERS
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Political Science
B.A., WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY; J.D., UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA; Ph.D., Emory University. 2002-

LEONARD D. PYSH
Associate Professor of Biology
A.B., WABASH COLLEGE; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
SAN DIEGO. 1998-

MARILEE A. RAMESH
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN—STEVENS POINT;
PH.D., INDIANA UNIVERSITY. 2002-

TIMOTHY L. REYNOLDS
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY; M.ED., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA. 1999-

DAVID O. SCAER
Associate Professor of French
B.A., HOPE COLLEGE; M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. 2000-

KATHERINE E. SHORTRIDGE
Associate Professor of Art
A.B., DARTMOUTH COLLEGE; M.F.A., INDIANA UNIVERSiTY. 2003-

MARIA STALLIONS
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., M.S., PH.D. BARRY UNIVERSITY. 2008-

VIRGINIA R. STEWART
Associate Professor of English
B.A., DAVIDSON; M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. 1991-

ELISABETH C. GILSTER VELAZQUEZ
Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO; M.A.T., SCHOOL FOR
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
1995-

LISA C.WARREN
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.F.A., WILLIAM WOODS COLLEGE; M.A., UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. 1985-

DANA-LINN WHITESIDE
Associate Professor of English
B.A., CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY—CHICO; M.A., Ph.D.,
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK— BINGHAMTON. 2002-

EDWARD R.WHITSON
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; M.ED., ANTIOCH
GRADUATE SCHOOL; M.A., PH.D., SUNY-BUFFALO. 1994-

GARY L. WHITT
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., M.A., PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE
UNIVERSITY. 2002-