Date in parentheses shows first year of full-time service to Belmont.
Faculty 2020-2021
Glenn Acree, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics (1997)
Ph.D., Emory University; M.S., Georgia State University; B.A., Samford University
Jamie Adam, Professor of Nursing (2010)
D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University; M.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University; B.S.N., Pittsburg State University; A.S.N., Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne
Nathan Adam, Assistant Professor of Audio-Video Production (2010)
Ed.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.B.A., B.B.A., Pittsburg State University
Rebecca Adams, Assistant Professor of Biology (2019)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Belmont University
William M. Akers, Associate Professor of Motion Pictures (2012)
M.F.A., University Southern California; B.S., Vanderbilt University
Joe F. Alexander, Senior Professor of Performance Excellence (2007)
D.B.A., M.B.A., University of Memphis; B.B.A., Harding University
Nancy Allen, Intructor of Music, Coordinator of Musical Theatre (2014)
M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music; B.S., Vanderbilt University
Beverley J. Alleyne, Associate Professor of Accounting (2008)
Ph.D., Argosy University; M.B.A., B.S., Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
James Al-Shamma, Associate Professor of Theatre (2013)
Ph.D., M.A., B.F.A., University of California Santa Barbara
Paul Ambrefe, Instructor of Nursing (2017)
M.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University; B.S., Trevecca Nazarene University; A.A.S., Columbia State Community College
Jeffery Ames, Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities (2008)
Ph.D., M.M.E., Florida State University; B.M., James Madison University
Jhennifer Amundson, Dean, O’More College of Architecture and Design (2019)
Ph.D., University of Delaware; M.ARCH, B.S., University of Illinois Urbana
James Mark Anderson, Professor of Philosophy (2006)
Ph.D., M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., University of Calgary; B.A., Belmont University
Charles Apigian, Executive Director of Belmont Data Collaborative (2021)
Ph.D., University of Toledo; M.B.A., Wayne State University; B.S, B.A., Bowling Green State University
John M. Arnn, Associate Professor Emeritus of Music (1981)
M.M., Indiana University; B.M.E., Murray State University; Additional Study, Hartt College, University of Hartford; Eastman School of Music
Kristi Arth, Assistant Professor of Law (2019)
J.D., M.A., Ohio State University Columbus; B.A., University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
Alexander Assouad, Assistant Professor of Management and International Business (2016)
D.B.A., Kennesaw State University; M.B.A., University of South Florida; B.A., American University in Cairo
Jamie Atlas, Intructor and Chair, Fashion Design & Merchandising (2018)
MBE, Middle Tennessee State University; B.S., Indiana University Bloomington
Erica Aubrey, Intructor of Music (2018)
M.A., New York University; B.B.A., Belmont University
Gary Austin, Dept Chair & Professor of Physical Therapy (2019)
Ph.D., M.A., B.S., University of Connecticut; CERT, Regis University
Nicholas T. Bacon, Associate Professor of Sports Science (2011)
Ph.D., University of Alabama Tuscaloosa; M.S., B.S., Western Kentucky University
Olivia Bahemuka, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2017)
D.N.P., University of Alabama Birmingham; M.S.N., B.S.N., Queens University Charlotte
Kim Balding, Instructor of English (2021)
M.A., B.S., Belmont University
William Baldridge, Instructor of Audio Engineering Technology (2019)
B.S., Belmont University
Bryon P. Balint, Associate Professor of Information Systems (2010)
Ph.D., M.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.B.A., Georgia State University; B.A., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Miriam Barnard, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Associate Provost, Interdisciplinary Studies and Global Education (2012)
D.O.E., University North Texas; M.A., Saint Marys University; B.A., Abilene Chrstian University
Wayne Barnard, Instructor of Psychology (2021)
Ph.D., Texas Womans University; M.A., Saint Marys University; B.A., Abilene Chrstian University
Ronald M. Barrett, Professor Emeritus of Biology (1967)
Ed.D., University of Tennessee , Knoxville; B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Chris Barton, Associate Professor of Biology (2014)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Berea College
Sally M. Barton-Arwood, Professor of Education, IRB Coordinator (2006)
Ph.D., M.Ed., Vanderbilt University; B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bill Bates, Dean, College of Medicine (2021)
MD., B.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Paul Baumgardner, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies (2020)
Ph.D., M.A., Princeton University; B.A., Baylor University
Thomas Beckermann, Instructor of Biology (2021)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Webster University; A.A., East Central College
Erin Behnen, Professor/Associate Dean of Assessment & Academic Affairs, Pharmacy (2018)
Pharm.D., B.S., St Louis College Pharmacy
Anthony Belfiglio, Associate Professor of Music (2006)
D.M.A., University of Texas, Austin; M.M., University of Miami; M.M., B.M., Temple University
Marty G. Bell, Professor of Religion (1988)
Ph.D., M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; B.A., Belmont College
Debra L. Belue, Associate Professor of Dance, Director of Dance Studies (2010)
M.F.A., University of Iowa; B.A., Oklahoma City University; B.S., University of North Carolina, Greensboro
K. Richard Bengtson, Professor of Audio and Video Production (1989)
M.A., Wichita State University; B.A., Curry College
Bruce A. Bennett, Instructor of Music (2017)
M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; B.A., Hardin-Simmons University
Elena Bennett, Instructor of Music (2017)
M.M., B.M., Gnesin St Pedagogical Mus Inst
Tabetha Ann Bewley, Associate Professor of Physical Education (2002)
D.A., Middle Tennessee State University; M.Ed., Trevecca Nazarene University; B.S., Western Kentucky University
Daniel Biles, Professor of Mathematics (2008)
Ph.D., M.S., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Cynthia Bisson, Assistant Professor of History (2016)
Ph.D., Ohio State University Columbus; M.A., B.A., Murray State University
Douglas R. Bisson, Professor of History (1987)
Ph.D., M.A., Ohio State University; B.A., Florida Atlantic University
Anthony Blash, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice-Informatics (2013)
Pharm.D., Creighton University; B.S., Kean University; B.S.P., Long Island University Brooklyn Campus
Sarah Blomeley, Professor of English (2008)
Ph.D., Miami University; M.A., Auburn University; B.A., Eastern Kentucky University
R. Devon Boan, Professor Emeritus of English (1996)
Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of South Carolina; M.A., University of North Carolina; M.Div., Th.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne University
Paulo J. Boero, Professor of Spanish (2006)
Ph.D., M.A., University of Kansas; B.A., Belmont University
Kevin Boettger, Faculty in Audio Engineering Technology (2021)
B.S., University of New Haven
Joseph Bonnarens, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical, Social & Administrative Sciences (2020)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Mississippi; B.S., Oregon State University
Layla Bonner, Assistant Professor of Mental Health Counseling (2018)
Ph.D., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.Ed., University Of Georgia; B.A., University Of Tn-Chattanooga
Christopher Born, Assistant Professor of Japanese (2018)
Ph.D., M.A., Washington University; B.A., Valparaiso Universty
Noel Boyle, Director of BELL Core, Associate Professor of Philosophy (2008)
Ph.D., Michigan State University; M.A., University of Memphis; B.A., Grand Valley State University
Meaghan Brady Nelson, Assistant Professor of Art (2018)
Ph.D., M.A., Ohio State Univ Columbus; B.F.A., Washington State University; NDS, Western Washington University
Travis Brandon, Associate Professor or Law (2013)
J.D., M.S., B.A., Stanford University; M.A., M.Phil., Yale University
Dan Brawner, Associate Professor of Art (2020)
M.A., Syracuse University; M.F.A., University Hartford; B.F.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Madeline S. Bridges, Professor Emeritus of Music (1998)
Ed.D., University of Alabama Tuscaloosa; M.M.E., George Peabody College for Teaching at Vanderbilt University; B.M., Shorter University
Cheryl A. Brown, Professor of French (1990)
Ph.D., M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., University of Kentucky; B.A., Centre College
Christopher Brown, Assistant of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences (2017)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Auburn University
Renee M. Brown, Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences/ Professor, Physical Therapy (2005)
Ph.D., University of Texas, Dallas; M.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; B.S., Daemen College
Sybril M. Brown, Professor of Journalism and Program Director, Journalism (2003)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; M.Ed., Loyola University, Chicago; B.A., Marquette University
Melissa Bryan, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy/ OTD Fieldwork Coordinator (2018)
D.O.T., Rocky Moutain University of Health Professionals; B.S., Univ Of Tennessee Health Science Center
Martha M. Buckner, Professor of Nursing and Associate Dean, School of Nursing (1998)
Ph.D., Touro University International; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; B.S.N., A.S., Western Kentucky University
Reuben Bueno, Associate Dean, Clinical Education (2021)
B.A., Yale University
Wesley A. Bulla, Professor of Audio Engineering Technology (1991)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; M.M.E., Belmont College; B.M., University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Judy Bullington, Professor of Art and Chair, Department of Art (2007)
Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington; M.A., M.S., B.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington
Jo Lynn Burks, Instructor of Music (2015)
M.M., University of Miami; A.B., University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
S. Gail Bursch, Associate Professor Emeritus of Physical Therapy (1997)
M.S., B.S., University of Kentucky, Lexington
Steven Busby, Associate Professor of Nursing (2017)
Ph.D., Univ Tennessee Knoxville; M.S.N., University South Alabama; B.S.N., Troy University
Leigh A. Bynum, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences (2011)
Ph.D., M.S., B.A., University of Mississippi
Donald Byrd, Instructor of Music (2020)
J.D., Belmont University; M.A., University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh; B.A., B.M., Belmont University
Robert O. Byrd, Professor Emeritus of Religion (1972)
Th.D., M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; B.A. Belmont College
Joseph Patrick Byrne, Professor Emeritus of History (1998)
Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington; M.A., M.U.P., B.A., University of Washington
Sara Camp, Associate Professor of Nursing (2009)
D.N.P., Belmont University; M.S.N., Rush University; B.S.N., Harding University
Hope E. Campbell, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice (2010)
Pharm.D., University of Maryland at Baltimore; B.S., University of West Indies
Stephen R. Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics (1971)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; M.S., Southern Illinois University; B.S., Murray State College
Tavajay Campbell, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice (2019)
Pharm.D., Long Island University Post; B.A., Cornell University
Colin D. Cannonier, Associate Professor of Economics (2011)
Ph.D., M.S., Louisiana State University; M.A., Williams College; B.S., University of the West Indies
Cheryl Carr, Associate Professor of Music Business and Associate Dean CEMB (2008)
J.D., University Maryland Baltimore Cnty; M.P.A., Clark Atlanta University; A.B., University Michigan Ann Arbor
Tracey B. Carter, Associate Professor of Law, Director of Academic Success (2011)
J.D., University of Tennessee; Ed.D., M.P.A., Tennessee State University; B.A., Virginia Intermont College
Dennis Chen, Associate Dean & Associate Professor of Management (2011)
Ph.D., University of Kentucky; M.B.A., Baylor University; B.E., Vanderbilt University
Bradley D. Childs, Professor of Accounting (2001)
Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafeyette; J.D., Suffolk University; B.S., Indiana University Fort Wayne
Timothy Chinaris, Professor of Law and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs (2014)
J.D., University of Texas Austin; M.S., B.S., Florida State University
Song Hui Chon, Assistant Professor of Audio Engineering Technology (2019)
Ph.D., Mcgill University (Montreal); M.S., University Of Washington; B.S., Chonbuk National University (Korea)
Angela Clauson, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Director of Experential Education (2014)
Pharm.D., University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Raluca Clendenen, Instructor of Mathematics (2021)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Memphis; B.S., University of Oradea (Romania)
Robin L. Cobb, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2012)
Ph.D., M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Stonehill College
Ann Coble, Instructor of Religion (2021)
Ph.D., St Louis University; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Th.M., Covenant Theological Seminary; B.A., Washington University
Donald Cochran, Professor of Law (2021)
J.D., B.A., Vanderbilt University; NDS, Emory University
Howard H. Cochran, Jr., Professor of Economics and Management (1990)
D.A., Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., Wayne State University; B.B.A., Walsh College of Accountancy and Business
John W. Coker, Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting (1991)
Ph.D., University of Mississippi; M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University; B.S., B.A., Tennessee Technological University
Rebecca Conway, Scientist Educator (2021)
Ph.D., University of Connecticut; B.S., Abilene Christian University
Jeffrey R. Cornwall, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Jack C Massey Chair in Entrepreneurship (2003)
D.B.A., M.B.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington; B.S., University of Wisconsin
Denise Corr, Instructor of Communications Studies (2021)
M.A., B.A., Auburn University
Douglas Crews, Assistant Professor of Social Work (2017)
Ph.D., University of Utah; M.Div., Vanderbilt University; M.S.W., University of Central Florida; B.A., Belmont University
Jennifer Crowell, Associate Professor of Social Work (2013)
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.S., University of Tennessee Knoxville; B.A., Rhodes College
Joyce Blair Crowell, Professor Emerita of Computer Science and Program Director in Computer Science (1988)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of Kentucky Lexington; B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Sharon L. Crumpton, Professor Emerita of Mathematics (1979)
Ed.D., M.S., B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Manuel Cruz, Assistant Professor of Religion (2013)
Ph.D., University of Chicago; M.A., SUNY Buffalo; M.T.S., University of Notre Dame; B.A., University of Rochester
Sue Curfman, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (2021)
DHS, University of St Augustine Health Science; M.S., Boston University; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
Cynthia R. Curtis, Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Professor Emeritus of Music (1983)
Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; B.M.E., M.M., Baylor University; B.S., Springhill College
Cynthia Curtis, Associate Professor of Religion (2015)
Th.D., Duke University; M.A.T., M.Div., Vanderbilt University; B.A., University of Richmond
David Earl Curtis, Professor of English and Department Chair English (1996)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.A., B.A., University of North Florida
Oliver B. Curtis, Professor Emeritus of Religion (1974)
Ph.D., Baylor University; B.A., Mississippi College; B.D., New Orleans Baptist Theol Seminary
Donald R. Cusic, Professor of Music Business (1994)
D.A., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University; B.S., University of Maryland
Lucyellen M. Dahlgren, Associate Professor of Nursing (2004)
D.N.P., University of Tennessee, Memphis; M.S.N., Anna Maria College; PM, Belmont University; B.A., Regis College
Corinne H. Dale, Professor Emerita of English (1986)
Ph.D., M.A., University of Michigan; B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Kathryn Dambrino, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2019)
D.N.P., Belmont University; B.S.N., University Mississippi Medical Ctr
Courtney Daniel, Instructor of Nursing (2021)
M.S.N., Austin Peay State University; B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University
Francis Daniel, Associate Professor of Management (2010)
Ph.D., Florida State University; B.S., United States Naval Academy
David Dark, Associate Professor of Religion (2013)
Ph.D., M.A., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Nancy S. Darr, Professor of Physical Therapy/Adm Pediatric PHT Residency Program (1998)
D.P.T., Loma Linda University; M.S., University Southern California; B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
Andrew Davis, Associate Professor of Philosophy (2011)
Ph.D., M.A., Villanova University; B.A., Pennsylvania State University
Jimmy Thomas Davis, Professor of Speech Communication (1987)
Ph.D., M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington; B.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Marita Dell’Aquila, Instructor of Nursing (2021)
M.B.A., Loyola University Maryland; M.S.N., University of Maryland; B.S., West Chester University
Lucian Dervan, Professor of Law (2017)
J.D., Emory University; B.A., Davidson College
Delwyn D. DeVries, Associate Professor of Accounting and Information Systems (2007)
Ph.D., Arizona State University; B.S.B.A., University of South Dakota, Vermillion
Edgar Diaz-Cruz, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences (2011)
Ph.D., M.S., The Ohio State University; M.S., B.S., University of Puerto Rico
Fernando Diggs, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice (2019)
Pharm.D., Belmont University; B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University
Sharon Dowdy, Professor Emerita of Nursing (1991)
Ph.D., M.S.N., B.S.N., Vanderbilt University
Justin Dowse, Instructor of Audio Engineering Technology (2021)
M.S., Concordia University; M.S., University of Colorado, Denver
James Doyle, Associate Professor of Marketing (2020)
Ph.D., Carleton University; M.B.A., Brock University (Ontario); B.S.B.A., University Of Ottawa
Jennifer Duck Brown, Instructor of Journalism (2019)
M.S., Murray State University; B.A., Miami University
Bruce J. Dudley, Associate Professor of Music (2006)
D.M.A., University of Colorado; M.M., Eastman School of Music; B.S., New York University
Sandra Dudley, Assistant Professor of Music (1995)
M.M., Eastman School of Music; B.M., SUNY College Fredonia
Jane Duncan, Associate Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts and Associate Professor of Theatre (2018)
Ph.D., Florida State University; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; B.A., University Of Dayton
Ruby K. Dunlap, Professor of Nursing (2006)
Ed.D., Tennessee State University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University; A.A.S., Hocking College
Stephen Eaves, Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts (2016)
D.M.A., University of South Carolina Columbia; M.M., University of Mississippi; B.M., Union University
Arthur Edwards, Faculty in College of Law (2021)
J.D., Duke University; B.S., University of Mississippi
Lorena B. Edwards, Associate Professor Emerita of Management and Business Administration (1983)
Ed.S., M.A., B.S., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Finis Eliot, Assistant Professor of Interior Design (2019)
M.ARCH, M.U.P., University Of Washington; B.F.A., O’More College Of Design
James I. Elliott, Assistant Professor of Songwriting and Chair, Songwriting Program (1990)
M.A., Austin Peay State University; B.A., John Wesley College; A.A.S., Oakland Community College
Kristie B. Elsberry, Professor Emerita of Music (1981)
Ph.D., M.M., Florida State University; B.M., Shorter University
Clare Eng, Associate Professor of Music (2011)
Ph.D., M.A., M.Phil., Yale University; B.M., Florida International University
Genevieve Engle, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Director of the Drug Information Center (2013)
Pharm.D., University Of The Sciences
Deen E. Entsminger, Professor of Music (1988)
Ph.D., Florida State University; M.M., Virginia Commonwealth University; B.M.E., Shenandoah University
Kimberlee Entsminger, Professor of Chemistry and Physics, Coordinator of Pharmaceutical Studies (1997)
Ph.D., B.A., University of Tennessee Knoxville
Cathy Eschete, Assistant Professor of Education, Director of Clinical Practice & CAEP Coordinator (2020)
Ph.D., Louisiana State U-A And M-Baton Rouge; M.A., California St University Stanislaus; B.A., Louisiana College
Elena Espiritu, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (2013)
D.O.T., University Illinois Chicago; M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary; B.S., Texas Womans University
Martha Ezell, Instructor of Nursing (2011)
M.S.N., B.S.N., Belmont University
