ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

ADELE K. ADDINGTON
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
B.S., PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 2003-

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

RACHELLE ANKNEY
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., BELMONT UNIVERSITY; PH.D., GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. 2003-

RAMA BALASUBRAMANIAN
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS (INDIA); PH.D., OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY. 2005-

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

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

MELISSA BOOTH
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., PH.D., OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY. 2003-

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

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

ERICA F. COOPER
Assistant Professor of Communications
B.A., M.A., UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – MILWAUKEE. 2004-

JAMES BROOKS CROZIER
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., ROANOKE COLLEGE; M.S., PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 2003-

REBECCA J. CURRIE
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS; PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 2004-

CANER DAGLI
Assistant Professor of Religion
B.A., CORNELL UNIVERSITY; M.A., GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY; PH.D., PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. 2005-

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

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

SHARON GIBBS
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.S., M.A.; VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 2003-

MICHELLE B. HAGADORN
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.B.A., ROANOKE COLLEGE; M.A., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 2004-

MARY J. HENOLD
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER. 2005-

JENNIFER J. HORA
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Political Science
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE; M.A., Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL. 2004-

STEPHEN HUGHES
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., DICKINSON COLLEGE; M.S., INDIANA UNIVERSITY; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBUGH. 2005-

PATCHES L. JOHNSON
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
B.S., RADFORD UNIVERSITY; M.S. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. 2004-

ALICE L. KASSENS
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY; PH.D., NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY. 2005-

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

JULIE S. MAINA
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY; M.ED., PH.D., FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY. 2005-

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

CAREN BARNEZET PARRISH
Assistant Professor of French
B.A., M.A., UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS. 2005-

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

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

MATTHEW P. REARICK
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY, M.S., PH.D., PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY. 2005-

DANIEL SARABIA
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., HUMBOLT STATE UNIVERSITY, PH.D., OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY. 2005-

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

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

WILLIAM J. TENBRUNSEL
Assistant Professor of English
A.B., BOSTON COLLEGE; M.A., PH.D., RUTGERS UNIVERSITY. 1993-

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

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