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Dr. Ruth Truss

Professor of History & Chair
Ph.D., University of Alabama

(205) 665-6187     Jeter 100-A

trussr@montevallo.edu
Courses: Military, American South, American

 

Dr. Robert W. Barone
Professor of History
Ph.D., Ohio State University
(205) 665-6181    Jeter 100-C

baroner@montevallo.edu

Courses: England, Renaissance and Reformation, Medieval European

Dr. John Bawden
Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., University of California at Riverside
(205) 665-6179    Jeter Basement 2-B

jbawden@montevallo.edu 

Courses: Colonial Latin America, Modern Latin American

Dr. John Burling

Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., University of Arizona

(205) 665-6444     Comer 301-B

burlingj@montevallo.edu

Courses: Social, Statistics, Biological

Dr. James S. Day

 Professor of History

Ph.D., Auburn University

(205) 665-6435     Comer 301-C

dayjs@montevallo.edu
Courses: United States, Technology, Southern, Military

Dr. Carl Doerfler
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Ph.D., Texas A & M University

(205) 665-6178     Jeter Basement 2-C

doerflerc@montevallo.edu

Courses: Public Policy, American Government, Research Methods

Professor Jeannie Duke

Clinical Instructor and Practicum Director

M.S.W. University of Alabama

(205) 665-6185     Jeter Basement 2-D

dukej@montevallo.edu

Courses: Skills for Social Work Practice, Practicum, and Seminar

 

Dr. Wilson Fallin, Jr.
Professor of History
Ph.D., University of Alabama

(205) 665-6183     Jeter Basement 1-D

fallin@montevallo.edu
Courses: African-American, Africa, Southern, United States

 

Dr. Kristen Gilbert

Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., University of Memphis

(205) 665-6445      Comer 301-C

gilbertk@montevallo.edu

Courses:  Fundamentals, Cognitive, History, Senior Seminar

 

Dr. Laurel Hitchcock
Director of Social Work Program and Assistant Professor of Social Work
Ph.D., University of Alabama
(205) 665-6176    Jeter 100-B

lhitchcock@montevallo.edu 

Courses: Social Policy, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Groups and Communities

 

Dr. Clark Hultquist

Professor of History
Ph.D., Ohio State University

(205) 665-6188     Jeter Basement1-B

hultquic@montevallo.edu
Courses: Europe, France, Japan, Advertising

 

Dr. Deborah Lowry

Assistant Professor of Sociology                                                                                                                                       Ph.D., Michigan State University                                                                                                                                          (205) 665-6182    Jeter Basement 1-C                                                                                                          dlowry1@montevallo.edu                                                                                                                                                               Courses: Minorities, Social Problems, Social Gerontology, Contemporary Chinese Society

 

Dr. Jason Newell

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Ph.D., University of Alabama

(205) 665-6184    Jeter Basement 2-A

jnewell2@montevallo.edu

Courses: Research, Mental Health; Social Welfare, Individuals and Families, Practice

Dr. Virginia Ochoa-Winemiller                                                                                              Assistant Professor of Geography                                                                                                                                       Ph.D., Louisiana State University                                                                                                                                          (205) 665-6189    Jeter Basement 2-F                                                                                                                                        vochoa@montevallo.edu                                                                                                                                                           Courses: World Regional Geography, Human Geography, Urban Geography, Anthropology

 

Dr. Stephen Parker
Associate Professor of Sociology

Ph.D., Indiana University

(205) 665-6177     Jeter 200

Parker@montevallo.edu
Courses: Pop Culture, Education, Sex Roles & Gender, Theory, Stratification

 

Dr. Megan Sherod
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Florida
(205) 665-6446    Comer 301-A

msherod@montevallo.edu 

Courses: Clinical, Lifespan Developmental

Dr. Meredith Tetloff                                                                                                                          Assistant Professor of Social Work                                                                                                                                          Ph.D., University of Georgia                                                                                                                                                        (205) 665-6190   Jeter Basement 2-E                                                                                                                                        mtetloff@montevallo.edu                                                                                                                                                                Courses: Substance Abuse, Social Work Practice, Social Policy

 

Dr. Scott Turner
Professor of Political Science

Ph.D., University of Georgia

(205) 665-6199     Jeter Basement 1-A

turners@montevallo.edu

Courses: International Relations; Comparative Politics; Political Theory

 

Ms. Stacia Childress

Office Manager

B.S. UAB

(205) 665-6180     Jeter 100

schildress@montevallo.edu

 

Adjunct Faculty

 

 

Scott Ellison

Adjunct Instructor of History

M.A., University of Montevallo

ellisons@montevallo.edu

Courses: World Civilization

 

Fred "Randy" Fink
Adjunct Instructor of History
M. A.,  Jacksonville State University
ffink@montevallo.edu
Courses: World Civilization

Don Angers
Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
M. S. University of New Orleans
dangers@montevallo.edu
Courses: Foundations in Psyc.,Developmental Psyc.

Steven Jordan

Adjunct Instructor of Psychology

M.A., University of Montevallo

sjordan4@montevallo.edu

Courses:  Foundations, Lifespan Development

 
              

Bill Carmichael
Adjunct Instructor of History
M. E. University of Montevallo
wcarmich@montevallo.edu        
Courses: World Civilization