Apr 19, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty (M-S)


Faculty 2022-2023

Date in parentheses shows first year of full-time service to Belmont.

David Maddox, Associate Professor Theatre and Dance (2009)
M.F.A., University of Alabama; B.A., Brenau University; A.A., University of North Georgia, Gainesville

Robert H. Magruder, III, Professor Emeritus of Physics (1984)
Ph.D., M.S., B.A., Vanderbilt University

Jake Mahaffy, Associate Professor of Motion Pictures (2022)
M.F.A., School Art Institute of Chicage; B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design

Lesley Mann, Associate Professor of Music Education (2014)
Ph.D., M.M.E., B.M.E., Florida State University

Robert D. Marler, Professor of Music (1980)
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati; M.M., Indiana University; B.M., University of Missouri

Jodi Marr-Horovitz, Instructor of Songwriting (2019)
B.A., University Of Miami

John M. Maslyn, Professor Emeritus of Management (2004) 
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; B.A., Hobart College

V. Keith Mason, Instructor of Music/Coordinator of Music Tech and Commercial Music Studies (1998)
M.M., University of Miami; B.M., Winthrop University

Susan Maszaros, Collections Management Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2010)
M.S., Drexel University; B.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Robert Matz, Assistant Professor of Sports Administration (2021)
Ph.D., University of Georgia; M.A., California St University Long Beach; B.A., University of California Santa Barbara

H. Vaughn May, Professor and Chair of Political Science (2003)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.A., University of Alabama, Huntsville

Donovan R. McAbee, Associate Professor of Religion and the Arts (2011)
Ph.D., University of St. Andrews; M.Div., Princeton University; B.A., Baylor University

Krista McBride, Associate Professor of Physics (2013)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Florida Southern College

Stephanie McClure, Associate Dean, Faculty & Academic Affairs (2021)
MD, B.A., East Tennessee State University

Ryan McConnell, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (2019)
D.P.T., University Of Tennessee Hlth Sci Ctr; B.S., University of Tennessee Knoxville

Mitchell McCoy, Associate Professor of Spanish/Legal Studies and Pre-Law Coordinator (2012)
J.D., Samford University; Ph.D., M.A., University of Georgia; B.A., Samford University

Marcia A. McDonald, Professor Emerita of English (1981)
Ph.D., M.A., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Stetson University

Carla McDonough, Instructor of English (2021)
Ph.D., M.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; B.A., Pepperdine University

Gary McDowell, Associate Professor of English (2011)
Ph.D., Western Michigan University; M.F.A., Bowling Green State University; B.A., Northern Illinois University

Mark H. McEntire, Professor of Religion (2000)
Ph.D., M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; B.S., University of Illinois Urbana

J. Michael McGuire, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Psychiatry (2012)
Pharm.D., Samford University

James McIntyre, Dean, College of Education (2022)
Ph.D., University of Massachusette, Boston; M.A., Boston College; M.S., Canisus College; B.A., Boston College

David McKay, Instructor of Music (2021)
M.M., University of Cincinnati; B.M., Heidelberg University

James Morgan Meaders, Professor Emeritus of Art (1992)
M.F.A., Clemson University; B.A., Florida Southern College; A.A., Polk Community College

Hua Mei, Instructor of Chemistry (2022)
Ph.D., Clemson University; B.S., Sichuan Normal University (China)

Bethany Merritt, Instructor of Music (2022)
M.M., University of Northern Colorado; B.M., Belmont University

Natalie Michaels, Professor of Occupational Therapy (2014)
Ed.D., University of Central Florida; M.A., Fairfield University; B.S., Ithaca College

Andrew Michel, Clinician Educator (2021)
MD, Vanderbilt University; B.A., Baylor University

Amanda C. Miller, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies (2011)
Ph.D., Union Presbyterian Seminary; M.Div., Central Baptist Theological Seminary; B.M.E., University of Kansas

Andrew J. Miller, Professor of Mathematics (2003)
Ph.D., University of California Berkeley; B.A., Wartburg College

Beth Miller, Instructor of Nursing (2021)
M.S.N., University of Phoenix; B.S., Lipscomb University; B.S.N., Belmont University

John-Lloyd Miller, Assistant Professor of Motion Pictures (2014)
B.S., Northeastern University

Tyler Miller, Assistant Professor of Photography (2021)
D.P.T., Belmont University; B.Ed., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Jennifer Rushing Mills, Reference Librarian with Associate Professor Rank (2005)
M.A., East Tennessee State University; M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; B.A., Tennessee Technological University

Martha W. Minardi, Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies and Religion (2011)
Ed.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; B.A., Baylor University

Carmine Miranda, Lecturer in the School of Music (2021)
D.M.A., M.M., B.M., University of Cincinnati

Anthony Monica, Assistant Professor of Architecture (2021)
M.S., BARCH, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Margaret P. Monteverde, Professor of English (1988)
Ph.D., Ohio State University; M.A., University of Leeds; B.A., Chatham University

Gypsy Moody, Assistant Professor, Library (2019)
M.S., University of Tennessee Knoxville; B.A., Oral Roberts University

Amy L. Moore, Professor of Law (2011)
J.D., University of Chicago; B.A., Harding University

Keith B. Moore, Professor Emeritus of Music (1980)
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati; M.M., University of Louisville; B.A., Jacksonville State University

Rebecca Moore, Assistant Professor and Chair of Interior Design (2018)
M.A., Savannah C Art Desgn All Campus; BID, Auburn University

Tony Moreira, Assistant Professor of Music (2017)
D.M.A., University Of Kansas; M.M.E., B.A., University of Wyoming

Elizabeth Morse, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2015)
D.N.P., M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of London; B.A., University of Montana

Patrick Morse, Associate Professor of Psychology (2016)
Ph.D., University of California Riverside; M.S., Villanova University; B.A., Elon University

Lauren Moss, Instructor of Nursing (2022)
D.N.P., Belmont University; M.P.H., Western Kentucky University; M.S.N., Vanderbilty University; B.S., Western Kentucky University

Francesca Muccini, Associate Professor of Italian (2008)
Ph.D., M.A., Arkansas State University; M.A., Miami University; B.A., Universityersita’degli Studi di Urbi

Jessica Mueller, Associate Professor of Theatre/Coordinator of Costume Shop (2011)
M.F.A., University of California Irvine; B.A., University of Northern Colorado

Loren E. Mulraine, Professor of Law (2012)
J.D., Howard University; B.A., University of Maryland

Scott Munsell, Instructor of Audio Engineering Technology (2018)
M.A.T., Mississippi State University; B.S., Middle Tennessee State University

Sandra W. Murabito, Associate Professor of Nursing and Director of Undergraduate Nursing (2005)
Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; B.S.N., Western Kentucky University

C. Steven Murphree, Professor of Biology (1991)
Ph.D., Auburn University; M.S., B.S., Middle Tennessee State University

Douglas Murray, Professor of English (1987)
Ph.D., M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; A.B., Pfeiffer University

John Murray, Associate Professor of Business Law (2013)
J.D., Georgia State University; B.A., Rhodes College

LaRae Murray, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (2021)
D.O.T., Belmont University; B.A., Vanderbilt University

Amanda Nelms, Assistant Professor of Education (2019)
Ed.D., M.A.T., B.S., Lipscomb University

Maria Neophytou-Foster, Associate Professor of Mathematics (2011)
Ph.D., Purdue University; B.S., University of Cyprus

Jared New, Instructor of Motion Pictures (2022)
M.F.A., University of Southern California; B.A., Union University

Felicity Newton, Instructor of Biology (2022)
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame; B.S., Belmont University

John H. Niedzwiecki, Professor of Biology (2007)
Ph.D., University of Kentucky; B.S., Shippensburg University

Cathey Norton, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (2019)
D.P.T., Neurorecovery Trng Inst; B.S., Texas Womans University

Christopher Scott Norton, Professor of Music (2001)
D.M.A., Louisiana State University A&M; M.A., B.M., Eastman School of Music

Dwayne K. O’Brien, Instructor of Music Business (2012)
M.A., Vanderbilt University; B.S., East Central University

Marilyn Odom-Thompson, Professor and Chair of Medical Education (2007)
Ph.D., B.S., University of South Alabama

Paulo Oliveira, Assistant Professor of Music (2017)
D.M.A., University of Colorado Boulder; M.M., University of Missouri Columbia

Michael Oliver, Instructor of Psychology (2021)
Ph.D., M.A., B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Virginia J. Osborn, Assistant Professor Emerita of Philosophy (1991)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; J.D., Nashville Law School; M.A., B.A., University of Tennessee

Kristi Oshiro, Assistant Professor of Sport Administration (2020)
Ph.D., Texas A&M University College Sta; M.S., B.S., East Carolina University

Joel Overall, Associate Professor of English (2013)
Ph.D., Texas Christian University; M.A., B.S., Abilene Christian University

Jeffrey W. Overby, Professor of Marketing and International Business and Director, Center International Business/Kennedy Chair (2005)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.B.A., Millsaps College; B.S., Mississippi State University

Adam C. Pace, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and BeWELL BU Director (2012)
Pharm.D., B.S., University of Mississippi

Barry L. Padgett, Professor of Management, James M. Medlin Chair of Business Ethics (2010)
Ph.D., Purdue University; M.A., University of Louisville; B.A., Mobile College

Barbara Padovich, Instructor of Nursing (2011)
M.S.N., Belmont University; B.S.N., Richard Stockton College; A.A.S., Ocean County College

John H.E. Paine, Professor Emeritus of Literature (1980)
Ph.D., M.A., Emory University; B.A., Eckerd College

Darlene Panvini, Professor of Biology (2003)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Gardner-Webb University

Kathryn Paradise, Instructor of Music (2007)
M.M., B.M., University of Miami

Robin Paris, Associate Professor of Art (2020)
M.F.A., Savannah College Art Desgn; B.A., Evergreen State College; B.S.N., University of Tennessee Knoxville

Gideon Park, Assistant Professor of Religion (2015)
Ph.D., M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Div., Westminster Seminary Californ; STM, Yale University; B.A., Missouri Baptist University

Alison Parker, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2004)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Cincinnati; B.A., Transylvania University

Esteban Parra Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Computer Science (2022)
Ph.D., M.S., Florida State University; B.S., National University of Columbia (Bogota)

Jarod Parrish, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy (2021)
Pharm.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis; B.Ed., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

MarQo Patton, Assistant Professor of Music Business (2021)
Ed.D., M.E.d., Lipscomb University; B.A., Fisk University

Theodore Peetz, Associate Professor of Sport Administration/Director Sport Admin Grad Program (2012)
Ph.D., University of Nevada; M.Ed., Bowling Green State University; B.S.B.A., Kansas State University

Natalia Pelaz, Associate Professor of Spanish (2006)
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati; M.A., B.A., University of Valladolid

John N. Pell, Instructor Emeritus of Music (1980)
Study at Boston University and Berklee School of Music

Adam Perez, Faculty (2022)
Th.D, Duke University; M.A., Yale University; B.A., Trinity Christian College

Trenay Perry Bynum, Assistant Professor of Public Relations (2022)
M.S., Cumberland University; B.S., Tennessee State University

Luke Petach, Assistant Professor of Economics (2019)
Ph.D., M.A., Colorado State University Ft Collins; B.A., George Fox University

MaryEllen Pethel, Assistant Professor of Global Leadership Studies (2020)
Ph.D., Georgia State University; M.Ed., Berry College; B.A., University of Tennessee Knoxville

Raymond Phillippi, Instructor of Nursing (2021)
Ph.D., M.S., B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Jeff Phillips, Assistant Professor of Motion Pictures (2017)
M.A., M.F.A., Chapman University; B.A., Loyola Marymount University

J. Mark Phillips, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship (2011)
Ph.D., George Washington University; J.D., M.B.A., New York University; B.A., Johns Hopkins University

James E. Pierce, Dean, College of Art and Professor of Art (2011)
M.F.A., Savannah College of Art & Design; B.F.A., Belmont University

Michael R. Pinter, Professor of Mathematics and Director of Teaching Center (1989)
Ph.D., M.S., Vanderbilt University; M.Ed., University of Mississippi; B.A., Hendrix College

Robbie C. Pinter, Professor Emertia of English (1986)
Ed.D., Vanderbilt University; M.A., University of Mississippi; B.A., Ouachita Baptist University

Teresa E. Plummer, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (2003)
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University; M.S.O.T., Belmont University; B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; A.A., Mount Aloysius College

Benjamin Poff, Instructor of Audio Engineering Technology (2019)
M.F.A., Middle Tennessee State University; B.B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University

Traci M. Poole, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice (2010)
Pharm.D., Virginia Commonwealth University; B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Andrea Poynter, Professor of Nursing (2021)
Ph.D., East Tennessee University; M.S.N., B.S.N., Austin Peay State University

James Privott, Professor of Practive (2021)
M.B.A., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Wake Forest University

Erin M. Pryor, Associate Professor of Sociology (2011)
Ph.D., University of Akron; M.A., B.A., University of Toledo

Valorie Quarles, Professor of Practice, Motion Pictures (2020)
M.F.A., Florida State University; B.A., University of Central Florida

Daniel Nicholas Ragsdale, Professor of Biology, Medicine (2000)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis; B.A., Wabash College

J. Patrick Raines, Professor Emeritus of Economics (2003)
Ph.D., M.A., A.B., University of Alabama; B.M., University of Tennessee Knoxville

Donald R. Ramage, Professor Emeritus of Biology (1970)
Ph.D., University of Kentucky; B.S., Murray State University; A.S., Paducah Community College

Andrew Ramsey, Instructor of Songwriting (2011)
B.M., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tanu Rana, Associate Professor, Scientist Educator (2022)
Ph.D., All India Institute Medical Sciences; M.S., India Institute Technical Roorkee

Amy Rasmussen, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2019)
D.N.P., Vanderbilt University; M.S., Georgetown University; B.A., Wheaton College; B.S.N., Loyola University Chicago

Doug Regen, Professor of Practice (2021)
B.F.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Jesse Register, Professor & Director, Center for Improvement of Education Systems (2015)
Ed.D., Duke University; M.Ed., B.A., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

David Ribar, Professor Emeritus of Art (1991)
M.F.A., University of Cincinnati; B.F.A., Murray State University

Nicole Richard, Instructor of Music Therapy (2021)
M.A., University of Toronto; B.M., Canadian Mennonite University

Leslie Richter, Instructor of Audio Engineering Technology (2021)
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University

Bonnie P. Riechert, Associate Professor of Public Relations/Chair Dept of Public Relations (2006)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; B.A., University of Georgia

Cassandra Riedy, Instructor of Mental Health Counseling (2022)
Ph.D., George Washington University; M.A., Belmont University; M.A., University of Virginia; B.A., Georgetown University

Rachel E. Rigsby, Professor of Chemistry (2005)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Kentucky Wesleyan College

Elizabeth Ritter-Conn, Instructor of Religion (2021)
Ph.D., Graduate Theological Seminary; M.A., B.A., Lee University

Paula Roberts, Assistant Professor of Management (2020)
Ph.D., Chicago Sch Of Prof Psychology; M.P.A., B.S., Tennessee State University

Caryn Robinson, Instructor of Communication Studies (2021)
M.A., University of South Florida

Dorren Robinson, Instructor of Journalism (2012)
M.S., Murray State University; A.B., Western Kentucky University

Stephen J. Robinson, Professor of Physics (2007)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Illinois Urbana; B.S., North Carolina State University

T. Kevin Robinson, Professor of Physical Therapy (1998)
D.Sc., Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions; M.S., University of Kentucky; B.S., East Carolina University

Richard Robinson, Instructor of Music (2022)
D.M.A., University of Kentucky Lexington; M.M., Eastern Kentucky University; B.M., Berklee College of Music

Stephen Robinson, Professor of Physics (2007)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Illinois Urbana; B.S., North Carolina State University Raleigh

Christine Rogers, Associate Professor of Art (2015)
M.F.A., Tufts University; B.A., Oberlin College And Conservatory

Amanda Rogers Horton, Instructor of Art (2022)
M.F.A., American University Washington DC; B.A., Anderson University

Clyde P. Rolston, Professor of Music Business (1994)
Ph.D., Temple University; M.S., B.S., Louisiana State University

Dustin Rumbaugh, Assistant Professor of Economics (2017)
Ph.D., M.A., B.S., Middle Tennessee State University

Stephen Rush, Assistant Professor of Creative and Entertainment Industries (2021)
Ph.D., University of Alabama Tuscaloosa; M.A., Pepperdine University; B.A., University of Alabama Tuscaloosa

Emmanuel Saka, Assistant Professor of Experiential Graphic Design (2020)
Ph.D., M.F.A., Iowa State University; B.A., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology

Jessica Savage, Instructor of Nursing (2021)
M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Lipscomb University

Daniel E. Schafer, Professor of History (1996)
Ph.D., M.A., University of Michigan; A.B., Washington University

Mark T. Schenkel, Professor of Entrepreneurship (2005) 
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati; M.B.A., Northern Kentucky University; B.A., University of Cincinnati

Carole Scherling, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (2017)
Ph.D., University Of Ottawa; M.S., Mcgill University (Montreal); B.S., University Of Ottawa

Brad Schleben, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2015)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; B.A., Carthage College

Kathryn Schmidt, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (2021)
D.O.T., B.M., B.S., Belmont University

Amy Schmisseur, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies (2019)
Ph.D., University Texas Austin; M.A., University Cincinnati; B.S., Ohio University Athens

Patrick L. Schneider, Professor of Exercise Science and Chair, Sports Science (2006)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.S., University of Wisconsin; B.S., Winona State University

Elizabeth Schoenfeld, Instructor of Biology (2022)
Ph.D., LSU Health Science Center; B.S., Mississippi State University

Timothy Schoenfeld, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2017)
Ph.D., M.A., Princeton University; B.A., Pepperdine University

David Schreiber, Associate Professor and Chair of Creative and Entertainment Industries (2016)
Ph.D., University of Westminster; M.M., University of Miami; B.A., University Wisconsin Stevens Point

Regine Schwarzmeier, Associate Professor of German (1997)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.A., University of Regensburg

Ashley Scism, Assistant Profesor of Nursing (2018)
D.N.P., Belmont University; B.S.N., Trevecca Nazarene University

Ryan Seay, Assistant Professor of Accounting (2019)
Ph.D., University of Mississippi; MACC, B.A., Murray State University

Harold See, Professor of Law (2011)
J.D., University of Iowa; M.S., Iowa State University; B.A., Emporia State University

Patrick D. Sells, Professor of Physical Therapy (2003) 
D.A., Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., B.S., Tennessee Technological University

Alexey Semenov, Assistant Professor of International Business (2019)
Ph.D., M.B.A., St Louis University 

Hogeun Seo, Assistant Professor of Creative Entertainment Industries (2019)
Ph.D., M.A., University Texas Austin; B.A., Hankuk University Forgn Stds (Korea)

Richard C. Shadinger, Professor Emeritus of Music (2018)
D.M.A., M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; B.M., Shorter University

David Shamburger, Associate Professor of Music (2008)
M.F.A., University of Nevada; B.A., Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Erin Shankel, Associate Professor of Nursing/Interim Coor Family Nurse Practitioner Track (2013)
D.N.P., Belmont University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Greenville College

Michelle Shaw, Instructor of Communication Studies (2022)
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center; Th.M., Emory University; B.A., Clark Atlanta University

Lina Sheahan, Music Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2012)
M.A., SUNY College Buffalo; B.S., Gettysburg College

Jane Shelby, Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing (1987)

Stephen (Han) Kil Shin, Associate Professor of Sports Administration (2011)
Ph.D., University of New Mexico; M.S., University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; B.P.E., Yong In University (Korea)

Channing Shippen, Instructor of Music (2022)
M.A., B.M., Berklee College of Music

Lynne S. Shores, Professor Emerita of Nursing (1995)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of  Tennessee, Memphis; B.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Debbie Dempsey Simpler, Professor Emerita of Social Work/Field Administration (1980)
M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; B.A., University of Memphis; A.C.S.W.; L.C.S.W.

Steven H. Simpler, Professor Emeritus of Religion (1987)
Ph.D., Baylor University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; B.A., Baylor University

Annette M. Sisson, Professor of English (1989)
Ph.D., M.A., Indiana University; B.A., University of Evansville

Judy Skeen, Professor of Religion (1998)
Ph.D., M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Samford University

Elisabeth Small, Assistant Professor of Music/Coordinator of Camerata (2020)
M.M., B.M., The Juilliard School

Henry W. Smiley, Assistant Professor of Music (1998)
M.M., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; B.A., Emory & Henry College; NDS, Indiana University, Bloomington

Adam Smiley, Instructor of Psychology (2022)
Ph.D., University of Washington; B.A., Biola University

Amy Smith, Assistant Professor of Music Business (2017)
J.D., Nashville School Of Law; B.B.A., B.S., Belmont University

Jeffrey Smith, Clinician Educator (2022)
MD, Texas Tech University Health Science Center; B.S., Abilene Christian University

Kara Smith, Associate Professor of Economics (2012)
Ph.D., M.A., University of Tennessee Knoxville; B.A., Carson-Newman University

Kevin Smith, Clinician Educator (2022)
MD, Ph.D., M.S., Vanderbilt University; B.A., University of Mississippi

William Smith, Professor of Practice and Director Edward C. Kennedy Center for Business Ethics (2018)
M.B.A., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; B.S.B.A., University of Tennessee Knoxville

Bonnie K. Smith-Whitehouse, Professor of English and Director of Honors Program (2003)
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; B.A., University of the South

Joseph C. Smolira, Professor of Finance (1999)
Ph.D., University of Kentucky; M.B.A., Marshall University; B.S., Wheeling Jesuit University

Savanna Sokolnicki, Instructor of Music (2022)
D.M.A., University of Kentucky Lexington; M.M., B.M., Eastman School of Music

Erick Spears, Instructor of Biology (2022)
Ph.D., University of Kansas; M.A., B.A., University of Colorado Boulder

Allyson Spence, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy (2022)
Ph.D., LSU Health Science Center; M.S., B.S., Louisiana Tech University

Thom Spence, Dean, College of Sciences and Mathematics and Professor of Chemistry (2014)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Birmingham Southern College

Anderson Spickard, Clinician Educator (2021)
MD, Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of Virginia; B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Kenneth M. Spring, Associate Professor of Sociology (2001)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; M.A., B.A., University of Toledo

Justin J. Stace, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2010)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Cincinnati; B.S., Western Kentucky University

Lawrence Stack, Clinician Educator (2022)
MD, Oral Roberts University; B.S., South Dakota State University

Stephen Staggs, Clinician Educator (2022)
MD, University of Tennessee, Memphis; MTS, Vanderbilt University; B.S., Lipscomb University

Jason D. Stahl, Instructor of Communication Studies and Director Speech and Debate Program (2005) 
M.A., Western Kentucky University; B.A., Georgetown College 

James Stamper, Professor Emeritus (1980)

Condit Steil, Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy Practice (2019)
Pharm.D., B.S., A.S., University of Kentucky

Andrea Stepnick, Professor of Sociology (2001)
Ph.D., M.S., Florida State University; B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Sandra Stevens, Instructor of Occupational Therapy (2022)
Ph.D., M.S., Middle Tennessee State University; B.S., University of Kansas; CERT, Nashville State Community College

Sarita M. Stewart, Associate Professor of Creative and Entertainment Industries (2007)
Ph.D., University of Alabama; M.B.A., Claremont Mckenna College; B.S., Oregon State University

Steven P. Stodghill, Professor, Pharmaceutical Social, and Administrative Sciences (2008)
Ph.D., B.S., University of Mississippi

Andrea Stover Paine, Professor of English and Director of Writing Program for English Dept (1999)
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Boston College; B.A., University of Vermont

Ronald Stroop, Instructor of Music Business (2021)
J.D., B.S.B.A., Samford University

Thomas Sturgill, Instructor of Art (2022)
M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University; B.F.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Sabrina Sullenberger, Professor of Social Work (2013)
Ph.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; M.S.W., University of Tennessee Knoxville; B.A., University of Memphis

Bryce Sullivan, Professor of Psychology and Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (2008)
Ph.D., M.A., Ohio State University Columbus; B.S., Georgia State University

Zexi Sun, Instructor of Religion (2022)
Ph.D., Duke University; M.A., Stanford University; MTS, Calvin Theological Seminary; B.A., Calvin University