University Faculty

 

Alexiou-Ray, Jennifer (2010) Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., M.A., M.A. (2nd), Ph.D., University of Alabama

Ardovino, Joseph (1991) Professor of Music
B.M., University of Alabama; M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., University of Alabama

^G Armstrong, Mary Beth (1997) 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

Arneson, Rosemary H. (1999) Associate Professor and University Librarian
B.A., University of Georgia; M.Ln., Emory University

^G Ayotte, Stacey M. (2005) Assistant Professor of French
B.A., Hope College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University

^G Bagga, Davinderjit K. (1990) Professor of Biology
B.S., Punjab University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

^G Barone, Robert W. (1989) Professor of History
A.B., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., Ohio State University

^G 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, Donna W. (2006) Instructor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S., M.Ed., University of Montevallo

^G Bell, Nancy S. (1999) Professor of Business
B.Ed., M.A., University of Toledo; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Bell, Sally B. (2002) Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Ph.D., University of Memphis

^G Bennett, Joseph W. Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design

^G Bennett, Misty (2003) Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design; M.F.A., University of Georgia

^G Bentley, Courtney C. (2009) Assistant Professor of Instructional/Teacher Leadership
B.A., Auburn University; M.S., North Carolina A & T State University; Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University

^G Bharara, Prakash (1986) Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Rajasthan University

^G Bloom, Laura (2006) Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences and Program Coordinator
B.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham

^G Bluiett, Tarsha (2002) Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
B.S., M.A., University of Montevallo; Ed.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama

Brande, Barbara L. (1983) Assistant Professor of Geology
B.S., Rutgers University; M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook

^G 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

^G Burling, John W. (1992) Professor of Psychology
B.A., Indiana University at South Bend; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona

Burnett, Donna O. (2010) Assistant Professor of Dietetics
B.S., University of Alabama; M.S., Philadelphia Biblical University; M.A.Ed., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham

^G Byrd, Houston (1996) Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Samford University; Ph.D., University of Florida

^G Callaghan, David (1999) Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Department of Communication Arts
B.A., Rider College; M.F.A., Western Illinois University; Ph.D., The City University of New York

^G Cartier, Adrian Wilson (2008) Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Mississippi

Chancellor, Bryn (2009) Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Northern Arizona University; M.A., Arizona State University; M.F.A., Vanderbilt University

Clark, Chandra S. Assistant Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Clow, William T. (2009) Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Professor of Theatre
B.A., University of Missouri; M.F.A., Illinois State University

^G Cochran, Martin (2004) Assistant Professor of Music
B.M.E., Louisiana State University; M.M., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; D.M.A., University of Alabama

Cofield, Jerald L. (1999) Associate Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G 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

^G Conway, Glenda (1995) Professor of English
B.S., M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Louisville

^G Cook, Tammy (2009) Assistant Professor of Secondary Education
B.A., Athens State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

Cooper, Jason D. (2002) Associate Professor and Head Technical Services Librarian, Carmichael Library
B.A., Indiana University Southeast; M.L.S., Indiana University, Bloomington

^G Cost, Hollie C. (2000) Associate Professor of Special Education
B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Auburn University

^G Covington, Melvin W. (2001) Assistant Professor of Instructional Leadership and Program Coordinator
B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

^G 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

^G Daughhetee, Charlotte L. (2000) Associate Professor of Counseling and Program Coordinator
B.S., Indiana University; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of South Carolina

Davis, Jon-Kyle Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
B.S., M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Day, James S. (2001) Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
B.S., United States Military Academy; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Auburn University

Deffenbaugh, Daniel G. Paschal P. Vacca Professor of Liberal Arts
B.A., Hope College; M.Div., Western Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

^G Doebler, Leland K. (1984) Professor of Educational Foundations and Director of Counseling and Leadership
B.A., Grace College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Mississippi

^G Doerfler, Carl (2005) Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Texas A & M University

Duke, Jeannie A. Clinical Instructor of Social Work
B.S.S.W., University of Montevallo; M.S.W., University of Alabama

^G Duran, Michelle (2003) Associate Professor of Art
A.A., Ventura College; A.B., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

^G Edwards, Claire M. (2006) Assistant Professor of Communication Science and Disorders
B.S., M.S., University of Alabama

^G Fallin, Wilson, Jr. (1992) 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

Ford, Sherry G. (2003) Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Director of Honors Program
B.A., Jacksonville State University; M.A., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., Louisiana State 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

George, Roderick L. (2004) Associate Professor of Music
B.A., Stillman College; M.M., Southern Illinois University; D.M., Florida State University

^G 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

^G Goldspiel, Alan (2008) Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music
M.M., Yale University; B.M., D.M.A., University of Hartford

^G Graffeo, Karen (2000) Associate Professor of Art
B.S., Jacksonville State University; M.A., M.F.A., University of Alabama

Hamilton, Harold C. (1981) Associate Professor of Business
B.S., B.A., M.B.A., Suffolk University; D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University

^G Hardig, Terry M. (1999) Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., M.A., Humboldt State University; Ph.D., Washington State University

Heatherly, Carey W. (2007) Assistant Professor, Carmichael Library
B.A., Samford University; M.L.I.S., University of Alabama

^G Herron, John D. (2005) Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., M.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

^G Higley, Stephen R. (1995) Associate Professor of Geography
B.A., Drake University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Hitchcock, Laurel (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., University of Alabama

Hoerner, John M., Jr. (1996) Assistant Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., Westminster College; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Hope, Kevin M. (2005) Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham

^G Hultquist, Clark E. (1997) Professor of History
B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University

^G Inglesby, Elizabeth C. (2007) Assistant Professor of English
B.A. (2), University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Georgia

^G Johnson, Margaret L. (1996) Assistant Professor of Communication Science and Disorders
B.A., M.S., University of Mississippi; D.S.L.P., Nova Southeastern University

Jones, Cynthia Perry (1993) Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., University of Alabama; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music

Karpman, Deborah (2009) Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Colgate University; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst

^G Killian, Tammy (2007) Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A., Birmingham-Southern College; M.F.A., Florida Atlantic University

^G King, Kathryn R. (1989) Professor of English and Advisor to the VPAA for Academic Initiatives
B.A., Hanover College; M.A., Illinois State University; Ph.D., Emory University

^G Kirby, Carolyn Miller (1991) Professor of Kinesiology
B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ed.D., University of Alabama

^G Kirkpatrick, Jane (1994) Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Program Coordinator
B.A., Judson College; M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ed.D., University of Alabama

Laeger, Kenneth E. (2004) Associate Professor of Theatre
A.A., Cabot Jr. College; B.F.A., Birmingham-Southern College; M.F.A., Boston University

^G Landers, Joseph (2005) Associate Professor of Music
B.M.A., University of Alabama; M.M., University of Toronto; D.M.A., University of Nebraska

Lane, Richard Mark, Jr. (2008) Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.A., Louisiana Tech University; M.F.A., University of Alabama

^ASG Lawley, Jennifer A. (2008) Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
B.S., M.Ed., University of Montevallo

^G Lee, Min Sun (2008) Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; M.F.A., Iowa State University

Lowe, Kathleen (1996) Associate Professor and Reference and Instruction Librarian
B.A., Ohio State University; M.L.S., University of Alabama

*,^G Lumby, Betty L. (1956) Professor of Music
B.M., Detroit Institute of Music; B.Mus., University of Detroit; M.Mus., University of Michigan; D.S.M., Union Theological Seminary; F.A.G.O., American Guild of Organists

^G MacPherson, Roderick (1973) Associate Professor of Business
B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University; M.B.A., Arizona State University; D.B.A., Mississippi State University

^G Mahaffey, Paul D. (1995) Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Martin, Jimmy W. (1984) Professor of Business
B.S., University of Montevallo; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama; C.P.A.

^G 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

McMinn, Nathan E. (1978) Assistant Professor of Business
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Western Carolina University

^G Mechitov, Alexander I. (2001) Professor of Business
M.S., Moscow State University; Ph.D., Institute for Systems Analysis of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Melcher, Amanda (2010) Assistant Professor and Meta Data Collection Librarian
B.S., University of Montevallo; M.L.I.S., University of Alabama

^G Metz, Theodore W. (1973) Professor of Art
B.F.A., Old Dominion University; M.F.A., University of South Carolina

^G Meyer, Scott K. (1986) Professor of Art
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

^ASG Mohan, Annette I. (2007) Instructor of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.A., University of Bombay; M.A., Andrews University; M.A., Norfolk State University

^G Moore, Jenifer L. (2006) Assistant Professor of Elementary Education and Program Coordinator
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

^G 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

^G Morris, Karli (2008) Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., California Polytechnic State University; M.S., Louisiana State University

^G Moshkovich, Helen (2001) Associate Professor of Business
M.S., Moscow State University; Ph.D., Institute for Systems Analysis of the Russian Academy of Sciences

^G 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

^G Murdock, Linda C. (2002) Assistant Professor of Communication Science and Disorders
B.S., North Carolina State University; M.S., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Murphy, James L. (2000) Associate Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English and Foreign Languages
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

^G Neprud-Ardovino, Lori (1995) Professor of Music
B.A., B.S., Morehead State University; M.M., Michigan State University; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati

^G 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

^G Newell, Jason M. (2009) Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., Auburn University; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Noerager, Brett D. (2007) Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of California at San Diego; Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham

^G Nuby, H. Jacqueline (1995) Professor of Secondary Education and Educational Foundations
B.S., Birmingham-Southern College; M.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ed.D., University of Alabama

^G O’Donnell, Stephen E. (1990) Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Widener University; Ph.D., Georgetown University

Ozley, Raymond (2007) Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.S., University of Central Arkansas; M.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Kansas

^G Packwood, Gary D. (2003) Associate Professor of Music
B.M.E., Southeastern Louisiana University; M.A., Florida Atlantic University; D.M.A., Louisiana State University

^G Parker, E. Stephen (1992) Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.S., Baylor University; Ph.D., Indiana University

Pattin, Anthony P. (1987) Professor of Music
B.M., University of Toledo; M.M., University of Michigan; D.M.A., University of Alabama

^G Patton, Michael F. (1996) Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University

^G Pearson, Clifton (2003) Professor of Art
B.S., Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University; M.S., Ed.D., Illinois State University

^G Peterson, Scott W. (1997) Professor of Biology and Chair of the Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics
B.S., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of California, Davis

^G Puleo, Stephanie G. (1997) Professor of Counseling
B.A., Emory University; M.A.E., University of Alabama at Birmingham; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Ratchford, Donald (2009) Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
B.S., Oklahoma Christian College; M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

^G 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

^G Roberson, Terry G. (1984) Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Education
B.S., Jacksonville State University; M.Ed., University of Montevallo; Ed.D., Auburn University

Rovelstad, Richard G. (1982) Associate Professor of Business
B.A., St. Olaf College; M.B.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Alabama; C.P.A.

^G Rozelle, Lee (2003) Associate Professor of English
B.S., University of South Alabama; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

^G Sanders, Tom J. (2006) Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., University of Montevallo; M.B.A., Samford University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham

^G Scott, Randall K. (1998) Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., Florida Tech University; M.A., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Sears, Patsy (1985) Associate Professor and Reference Librarian
B.A., Duke University; M.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

^G Sherod, Megan G. (2009) Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Trinity University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

^G Smith, Sarah T. (1972) Associate Professor of Communication Science and Disorders
B.S., Auburn University; M.A., Northwestern University; Ed.D., University of Alabama

^G Stephens, Scott (1983) Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art
B.F.A., Washington University; M.F.A., University of Alabama

^G Sterner, Michael P. (1997) Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Millersville State University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York, Albany

Stewart, John W. (2010) President of the University and Professor of English
B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Washington College; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

^G Stoops, Rosa Maria (2005) Assistant Professor of Spanish and French
B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Suell, Jo Lynn (2008) Assistant Professor of Special Education
B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Troy University; Ed.D., University of West Florida

^G Sumbry, Jo Ann (2010) Assistant Professor of Instructional Leadership
B.S., Alabama State University; M.S., Troy State University; Ed.D., NOVA Southeastern University

Thompson, Susan (2002) Associate Professor of Mass Communication
A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Thrower, Elizabeth G. (1996) Associate Professor of Educational Foundations
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Tidwell, Cynthia (2002) Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Truss, Ruth S. (1998) Professor of History
B.S., University of Montevallo; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Turner, T. Scott (1995) Professor of Political Science
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia

^G Tyler, Benton W. (2005) Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Delta State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Mississippi

^G 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

^G 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

^G Vazquez-Gonzalez, Leonor (2003) Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad Auto De Queretaro; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

^G Wacker, Kelly A. (2002) Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Colorado State University; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Louisville

^G Walsh, Joseph (1998) 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

^G Weathers, Glenda (1987) Professor of English
B.A., University of Montevallo; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

^G Webb, Samantha (1998) Associate Professor of English
B.A., McGill University; M.A., Queen’s University; Ph.D., Temple University

^G Whitsett, R. Glee (2001) Associate Professor of Secondary Education and Director of Elementary and Secondary Education
B.A., University of Alabama; M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Montevallo; Ed.D., University of Alabama

^G 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

^G Williams, Collin (2001) Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A. M.F.A., University of Houston

^G Williams, Melanie B. (1998) Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Belhaven College; M.M., D.M.A., Louisiana State University

^G Wood, Charles (2003) Assistant Professor of Music
B.M.Ed., M.M., Texas A & M University-Commerce; Ph.D., Texas Tech University

^G Wright, Robert E. (1996) Professor of Music
B.M., Samford University; M.M., University of South Florida; D.M.A., University of Miami

* denotes part-time
^G denotes graduate faculty
^ASG denotes associate graduate faculty