Graduate Bulletin
Graduate Faculty
| Alexiou-Ray, Jennifer | 2010 |
Assistant Professor of Education | B.S., M.A., M.A. (2), Ph.D., University of Alabama |
| Armstrong, Mary Beth | Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Communication Science and Disorders | B.S., Tulane University; M.C.D., Louisiana State University Medical Center; Ph.D., Louisiana State University | |
| Ayotte, Stacey | 2005 |
Associate Professor of French | B.A., Hope College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University |
| Barone, Robert W. | Professor of History | A.B., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Ohio State University | |
| Batkie, Stephanie | 2009 |
Assistant Professor of English | B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan |
| Bawden, John T. | 2009 |
Assistant Professor of History | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside |
| Bell, Nancy S. | 1999 |
Professor of Business | B.Ed., M.A., University of Toledo; Ph.D., University of Georgia |
| Bennett, Joseph W. | 2008 |
Assistant Professor of Art | B.F.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design |
| Bennett, Misty | 2003 |
Associate Professor of Art | B.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design; M.F.A., University of Georgia |
| Bentley, Courtney C. | 2009 |
Associate Professor of Instructional/Teacher Leadership and Program Coordinator | B.A., Auburn University; M.S., North Carolina A & T State University; Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University |
| Bharara, Prakash | Professor of Chemistry | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Rajasthan University | |
| Bluiett, Tarsha | 2002 |
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education | B.S., M.A., University of Montevallo; Ed.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama |
| Bunn, Michele D. | 2006 |
Associate Professor of Business | B.A., M.B.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Burling, John W. | 1992 |
Professor of Psychology | B.A., Indiana University at South Bend; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona |
| Byrd, Houston | 1996 |
Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics | B.S., Samford University; Ph.D., University of Florida |
| Callaghan, David | 1999 |
Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Department of Theatre | B.A., Rider College; M.F.A., Western Illinois University; Ph.D., The City University of New York |
| Chancellor, Bryn | 2009 |
Assistant Professor of English | B.A., Northern Arizona University; M.A., Arizona State University; M.F.A., Vanderbilt University |
| Connell, J. A. | 2004 |
Associate Professor of Business | A.S., B.S., Louisiana State University - Shreveport; M.S., Abilene Christian University; D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University |
| Conway, Glenda | Professor of English | B.S., M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Louisville | |
| Cook, Tammy | 2009 |
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education | B.A., Athens State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama |
| Cost, Hollie C. | Professor of Special Education | B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Auburn University | |
| Crawford, Nicholas R. | 2004 |
Associate Professor of English | B.A., New College of California; M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| Daughhetee, Charlotte L. | Professor of Counseling | B.S., Indiana University; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of South Carolina | |
| Davis, Jon-Kyle | 2010 |
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology | B.S., M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Alabama |
| Day, James S. | 2001 |
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of History | B.S., United States Military Academy; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Auburn University |
| Doebler, Leland K. | Professor of Educational Foundations and Chair of Counseling and Leadership | B.A., Grace College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Mississippi | |
| Doerfler, Carl | 2005 |
Assistant Professor of Political Science | B.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Texas A & M University |
| Edwards, Claire M. | 2006 |
Assistant Professor of Communication Science and Disorders | B.S., M.S., University of Alabama |
| Fallin, Wilson, Jr. | Professor of History and Adviser to the President for Minority Affairs | B.A., Morehouse College; M.Div., Colgate Rochester Divinity School; M.A., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of Alabama | |
| Fenn, Walter | 2011 |
Assistant Professor of Instructional Leadership | B.A., The University of Utah; M.Ed., Texas A & M University - Commerce; Ed.D., Lamar University |
| Forrester, Stefan B. | 2007 |
Assistant Professor of English and Philosophy | B.A., M.F.A., Southern Illinois University; M.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester |
| Gilbert, D. Kristen | 1998 |
Professor of Psychology | B.S., University of Montevallo; M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis |
| Gill, Emily | 2009 |
Assistant Professor of Theatre | B.A., Rollins College; M.F.A., University of Georgia |
| Goldspiel, Alan |
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Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music | M.M., Yale University; B.M., Ph.D., University of Hartford |
| Graffeo, Karen | Professor of Art | B.S., Jacksonville State University; M.A., M.F.A., University of Alabama | |
| Hardig, Terry M. | 1999 |
Professor of Biology | B.S., M.A., Humboldt State University; Ph.D., Washington State University |
| Herron, John D. | 2005 |
Associate Professor of Mathematics | B.A., M.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Hitchcock, Laurel Iverson | 2009 |
Assistant Professor of Social Work and Director of the Social Work Program | B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Alabama |
| Hoffman III, Edward C. | 2011 |
Instructor of Music | B.M.E., B.M., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., Auburn University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska |
| Hope, Kevin M. | 2005 |
Associate Professor of Physics | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Hultquist, Clark E. | Professor of History and Chair of the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences | B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University | |
| Inglesby, Elizabeth C. | 2007 |
Assistant Professor of English | B.A. (2), University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Georgia |
| Jackson, James | 2011 |
Assistant Professor of Counseling | B.M.M.E., M.A., University of North Alabama; Ph.D., University of Alabama |
| Johnson, Margaret L. | Assistant Professor of Communication Science and Disorders and Acting Chair of the Department of Communication Science and Disorders | B.A., M.S., University of Mississippi; D.S.L.P., Nova Southeastern University | |
| Killian, Tammy | 2007 |
Associate Professor of Theatre | B.A., Birmingham-Southern College; M.F.A., Florida Atlantic University |
| King, Kathryn R. | Professor of English and Adviser to the VPAA for Academic Initiatives | B.A., Hanover College; M.A. Illinois State University; Ph.D., Emory University | |
| Kirby, Carolyn Miller | 1991 |
Professor of Kinesiology | B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ed.D., University of Alabama |
| Kirkpatrick, Jane | Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Chair of Family and Consumer Sciences and Kinesiology | B.A., Judson College; M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ed.D., University of Alabama | |
| Landers, Joseph | 2005 |
Associate Professor of Music | B.M.A., University of Alabama; M.M., University of Toronto; D.M.A., University of Nebraska |
| Lee, Min Sun | 2008 |
Assistant Professor of Art | B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; M.F.A., Iowa State University |
| MacPherson, Roderick | 1973 |
Associate Professor of Business | B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University; M.B.A., Arizona State University; D.B.A., Mississippi State University |
| Mahaffey, Paul D. | 1995 |
Associate Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English and Foreign Languages | B.A., M.A., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of Alabama |
| Martin, Jimmy W. |
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Professor of Business | B.S., University of Montevallo; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama; C.P.A. |
Mathisen, Rachel H. |
2010 |
Assistant Professor of Dietetics | B.A., Trinity University; M.P.H., Sc.D., Tulane University |
| McEwan, Anna E. | 2006 |
Dean of the College of Education and Professor of Elementary Education | B.A., Asbury College; M.A., University of West Florida; Ph.D., Florida State University |
| Mechitov, Alexander I. | 2001 |
Professor of Business | M.S., Moscow State University; Ph.D., Institute for Systems Analysis of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Metz, Theodore W. | Professor of Art | B.F.A., Old Dominion University; M.F.A., University of South Carolina | |
| Meyer, Scott K. | Professor of Art | B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University | |
| Moore, Jenifer L. | 2006 |
Associate Professor of Elementary Education and Program Coordinator | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University |
| Morgan, Karolyn | 1996 |
Assistant Professor of Mathematics | B.S., Southern University; M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley |
| Morris, Karli | 2008 |
Assistant Professor of Mathematics | B.S., California Polytechnic State University; M.S., Louisiana State University |
| Moshkovich, Helen | 2001 |
Professor of Business | M.S., Moscow State University; Ph.D., Institute for Systems Analysis of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Motii, Brian | 2001 |
Associate Professor of Business | B.S., Karaj School of Mathematics and Economics Management; M.B.A., Oklahoma City University; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma |
| Murphy, James L. | Associate Professor of English | B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati | |
| Neprud-Ardovino, Lori | Professor of Music | B.A., B.S., Morehead State University; M.M., Michigan State University; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati | |
| Nevett, Michael E. | 2003 |
Associate Professor of Kinesiology | B.A., B.Ed., The University of Western Ontario; M.S., Ph.D., The University of South Carolina, Columbia |
| Newell, Jason M. | 2009 |
Assistant Professor of Social Work | B.A., Auburn University; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Alabama |
| Noerager, Brett D. | 2007 |
Assistant Professor of Biology | B.S., University of California at San Diego; Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Ozley, Raymond | 2007 |
Professor of Communication Studies | B.S., University of Central Arkansas; M.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Kansas |
| Parker, E. Stephen | Associate Professor of Sociology | B.A., M.S., Baylor University; Ph.D., Indiana University | |
| Patton, Michael F. | 1996 |
Professor of Philosophy | B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University |
| Puleo, Stephanie G. | Professor of Counseling | B.A., Emory University; M.A.E., University of Alabama at Birmingham; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama | |
| Ratchford, Donald | 2009 |
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education | B.S., Oklahoma Christian College; M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma |
| Rich, Danielle Waldrep | 2003 |
Assistant Professor of Communication Science and Disorders | B.S., M.S., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Roberson, Terry G. | Professor of Education | B.S., Jacksonville State University; M.Ed., University of Montevallo; Ed.D., Auburn University | |
| Rozelle, Lee |
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Associate Professor of English | B.S., University of South Alabama; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi |
| Sanders, Tom J. | 2006 |
Associate Professor of Business | B.S., University of Montevallo; M.B.A., Samford University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Sherod, Megan G. | 2009 |
Assistant Professor of Psychology | B.A., Trinity University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida |
| Smith, Sarah T. | 1972 |
Associate Professor of Communication Science and Disorders | B.S., Auburn University; M.A., Northwestern University; Ed.D., University of Alabama |
| Stephens, Scott | Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art | B.F.A., Washington University; M.F.A., University of Alabama | |
| Sterner, Michael P. | 1997 |
Associate Professor of Mathematics | B.A., Millersville State University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York, Albany |
| Stoops, Rosa Maria | 2005 |
Associate Professor of Spanish and French | B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama |
| Suell, Jo Lynn | 2008 |
Assistant Professor of Special Education | B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Troy University; Ed.D., University of West Florida |
| Sumbry, Jo Ann |
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Assistant Professor of Instructional Leadership | B.S., Alabama State University; M.S., Troy State University; Ed.D., NOVA Southeastern University |
| Thrower, Elizabeth G. | Professor of Educational Foundations | B.S., University of Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama | |
| Tidwell, Cynthia | 2002 |
Associate Professor of Chemistry | B.S., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of Alabama |
Tinsley, Heather |
2011 |
Assistant Professor of Biology | B.S., Auburn University; Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Truss, Ruth S. | Professor of History | B.S., University of Montevallo; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama | |
| Turner, T. Scott | Professor of Political Science | B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia | |
| Tyler, Benton W. | 2005 |
Associate Professor of Mathematics | B.S., Delta State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Mississippi |
| Vaccarella, Eric A. | 2002 |
Associate Professor of Spanish | B.A., Macalester College; M.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University |
| Valentine, Daniel T. | 2009 |
Assistant Professor of Communication Science and Disorders | B.A., M.A., Michigan State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee |
| Vazquez-Gonzalez, Leonor | 2003 |
Associate Professor of Spanish | B.A., Universidad Auto De Queretaro; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University |
| Wacker, Kelly A. | 2002 |
Associate Professor of Art | B.A., Colorado State University; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Louisville |
| Walsh, Joseph | Associate Professor of Instructional Technology and Director of Malone Center | B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., Memphis State University; Ed.D., The University of Memphis | |
| Webb, Samantha |
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Associate Professor of English | B.A., McGill University; M.A., Queen’s University; Ph.D., Temple University |
| Whitsett, R. Glee | 2001 |
Associate Professor of Secondary Education and Chair of Elementary and Secondary Education | B.A., University of Alabama; M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Montevallo; Ed.D., University of Alabama |
| Wicknick, Jill A. | 2003 |
Associate Professor of Biology | B.A., North Central College; M.S., University of Texas at Arlington; Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Williams, Collin | 2001 |
Professor of Art | B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Houston |