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-
RAMA BALASUBRAMANIAN
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS (INDIA); PH.D., OLD DOMINION
UNIVERSITY. 2005-
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 Environmental Science
B.S., PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; M.S., PH.D., VIRGINIA
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 2000-
ERICA F. COOPER
Associate Professor of Communications
B.A., M.A., UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – MILWAUKEE;
PH.D., INDIANA UNIVERSITY. 2004-
JOHN W. CREASY
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., M.S., PH.D., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE
UNIVERSITY. 2005-
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-
SHARON C. GIBBS, CPA
Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.S., M.A.; VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE
UNIVERSITY. 2002-
MICHELLE B. HAGADORN, CPA
Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.B.A., ROANOKE COLLEGE; M.A., VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 2004-
ELIZ. K. HEIL
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE; M.F.A., NORTHERN ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY. 1981-
MARY J. HENOLD
Associate Professor of History
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY; PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF
ROCHESTER. 2005-
KRISTI L. HOFFMAN
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA; M.S., PH.D., VIRGINIA
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 1995-
ALICE L. KASSENS
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY; PH.D., NORTH CAROLINA
STATE UNIVERSITY. 2005-
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-
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-
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-
EDWARD NIK-KHAH
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY; M.A., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF
NOTRE DAME. 2005-
TODD C. PEPPERS
Henry H. and Trudye H. Fowler Chair in Public Affairs
B.A., WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY; J.D., UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA; PH.D., EMORY UNIVERSITY. 2002-
MARILEE A. RAMESH
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN—STEVENS POINT;
PH.D., INDIANA UNIVERSITY. 2002-
MATTHEW P. REARICK
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY, M.S., PH.D., PENNSYLVANIA
STATE UNIVERSITY. 2005-
TIMOTHY L. REYNOLDS
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY; M.ED., PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA. 1999-
DANIEL SARABIA
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., HUMBOLT STATE UNIVERSITY,
PH.D., OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY. 2005-
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-
ROBERT A. WILLINGHAM
Associate Professor of History
B.A., FORT LEWIS COLLEGE, M.A., PURDUE UNIVERSITY;
PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS – AUSTIN. 2004-