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JoAnn Ackerman
Lecturer of Business and Economics
M.S., Florida International University
M.B.A., Nova Southeastern University
Rosemary A. Allen
President / Professor of English
M.A., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
J.C. Ausmus
Assistant Professor and Dean of Counseling Education
M.S., Ball State University
M.A., Ball State University
Ph.D., Auburn University
Holly Barbaccia
Professor of English
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Robbi Barber
Assistant Dean of Students, Director of the Bishop Center for a Welcoming Community, Director of the Bishop Scholars Program
Frank Billingsley
Professor of Business Administration
M.A., Vrije Universiteit Brussel
M.A., Boston University
M.A., California Coast University
Ph.D. Walden University
Betty Bone ’00
Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing
M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design
Juliana Bukoski
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Barbara J. Burch
Professor of English
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Steven Carter
Professor of English
B.A., Tusculum College
M.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Jay Castaneda
Professor of Psychology
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
David Castillo
Lecturer of Kinesiology & Health Sciences
M.S., The University of Texas at San Antonio
Sara Church
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
M.A., State University of New York at Potsdam
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Terry Ray Clark
Professor of Religion
M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Iliff School of Theology at the University of Denver
Alivia Cochran
Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Economics
M.S., Ph.D. University of Wyoming
Carrie Cook
Professor of English
M.A., Eastern Kentucky University
Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Melody D’Ambrosio Deprez
Professor of Education
M.A., New York University
Ed.D., Spalding University
Jonathan W. Dickinson
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., Georgetown College
M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Susan Dummer
Professor of Communication and Media Studies
M.A., Texas A&M University
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Meredith Eckstein
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Silvia Encinas-Caballero
Assistant Professor of Spanish
M.A., Uinversity of Kentucky
Ph.D. University of Kentucky
David Fraley
Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Karla Francioni
Professor of Kinesiology and Health Studies
M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Katherine Gamble
Registrar for Curriculum and Program Completion
Eva Goellner
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
J. Daniel Graham
Professor of Art
M.F.A., University of Georgia, Athens
Luke Granlund
Lecturer of Physics
B.S., Physics, Bethel Uinversity
ABD for Ph.D., Michigan State University
Timothy Griffith
Dwight M. Lindsay Endowed Chair and Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Indiana University
Bradford Hadaway
Professor of Philosophy
M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Florida State
Todd Hamilton
Professor of Chemistry
M.S., University of California at Berkeley
Ph.D., Indiana University
Lisa Hamilton
Associate Registrar and Programs of Distinction Specialist
William R. Harris
Professor of Mathematics
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rockia Harris
Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies
M.A., University of Cincinnati
Ph.D., Louisiana State Universit
Derek Hatch
Endowed Chair of Baptist Studies / Professor of Religion
M.Div., George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor
Ph.D., University of Dayton
Tammy Hatfield
Associate Professor of Psychology
M.S. Murray State University
Psy.D., Spalding University
John Henkel
Professor of Classics and General Studies
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas Highley
Lecturer in Education
M.A., University of Cincinnati
Ed.D., University of Cincinnati
Amanda Hughes
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
John Johnson
Associate Professor of Sociology
M. Div., Asbury Theological Seminary
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Shelly P. Johnson
Lecturer of Philosophy
M.Ed., Covenant College
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Darrell Kincer
Professor of Art
M.F.A, Savannah College of Art and Design
Sheila Klopfer
Professor of Religion
M.A., New Mexico State University
M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kathleen Koontz
Assistant Librarian/Engagement and Outreach
Diplome d’Etudes Francaises, Universite de Caen
B.A., Centre College
Rick Kopp
Professor of Biology
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., Miami University, Ohio
Shelia Kustelski
Lecturer of Kinesiology and Health Studies
M.B.A., King University
Bethany Hornback Langdon ’93
Senior Vice President for Communications and Marketing and Special Advisor to the President
Bryan Langlands
Interim Vice President for Student Life, Campus Minister
MDiv., Duke Divinity School
Th.M., Duke Divinity School
D.Min., Wesley Theological Seminary
Joanna Lile ’05
Lecturer of History & Religion
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Tracy Livingston
Professor of Biology/Associate Provost
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Emma Long
Assistant to the Registrar
Regan Lookadoo
Professor of Psychology
M.A., University of Alabama
Ph.D., University of Alabama
Lisa Lykins
Associate Professor of History
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Warren O. Nash, III ’81
Vice President for Advancement
J.D., Northern Kentucky University
Christopher Nix
Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies
M.A., Ohio University
Ph.D., Ohio University
Katherine Graves Ordonez
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
M.A., University of Louisville
Ph.D., University of South Africa, Pretoria
Harold Peach
Professor of Education
M.S., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Christopher Powell
Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choirs
M.M.E., University of Kentucky
Ph.D. University of Kentucky
Abraham Prades
Associate Professor of Spanish
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Andrea Ratcliff
Senior Lecturer of Education
MAT, Morehead State University
M.A., Union College
Ph.D. (In Progress) University of Kentucky
Aaron Reynolds
Lecturer of Art, Director of Galleries
Director of Galleries and Curator of Collection
M.F.A., University of Kentucky
Christa Roney
Dean of Education, Marjorie Bauer Stafford Professor of Education
M.Ed., Georgetown College
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Kara Rusk
Lecturer of Education
M.S., Bellarmine College
M.S., Indiana University Southeast
Ed.D., Spalding University
Hugo Salas
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Trevor Sanders
Lecturer of French
M.A. University of Kentucky
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Tiffany Schuster
Associate Professor of Business Administration and Economics
M.B.A., Indiana Wesleyan University
M.S.A., University of Phoenix
DBA, Liberty University
Kenny Sibal
Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies
M.A., Western Kentucky University
Ph.D., Ohio University
Guilherme A. Silva
Professor of Political Science
M.A., UERJ, Rio de Janeiro
M.A., University of Southern California
Ph.D., University of Southern California
April Hoelke Simpson
Assistant Professor of Religion
M.A., Gardner-Webb Uinversity
M.Div., Gardner-Web U niversity School of Divinity
Ph.D. Southern Methodist University
Kristi Sinkhorn
Registrar
Edward B. Smith ’88
Professor of Theatre and Film Studies
M.A., University of North Carolina
Ph.D., University of Texas
Paradise Stanford
Lecturer of Foundations and Philosophy
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
William P. Stevens
Associate Professor of Biology
M.S., University of Chicago
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Bill Swinford
Lecturer of Political Science
Ph.D., Ohio State University
Meghan Tackett-Trella
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Health Studies
M.A., Eastern Kentucky University
Ph.D., Concordia University Chicago
Scott J. Takacs
Professor of Business Administration and Economics
M.B.A., Miami University, Ohio
Ph.D., Florida State University
Daniel Vazzana
Associate Professor of Business Administration and Economics
M.S., Purdue University
Ph.D., Purdue University
Roger Ward
Professor of Philosophy
American philosophy and pragmatism, ethics, philosophy of religion, law, and business ethics.
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Seminary
M.A., Baylor University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Clifford F. Wargelin
Professor of History
M.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Jonathan Sands Wise
Provost and Executive Vice President
M.A., Baylor University
Ph.D., Baylor University
Ben Woodruff
Assistant Professor of Business and Economics
M.A., The University of Alabama
M.B.A, The University of Alabama
M.S., The University of Alabama
Ph.D., The University of Alabama
Jackie Young
Assistant Professor / Director of Library Services
M.A., Northwest Missouri State University
M.L.S., University of Missouri
Ed.D., Spalding University
