Dec 05, 2025  
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

Faculty (M-S)


Faculty 2025-2026

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., Gainesville State College

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

Arpita Mandal, Assistant Professor of English (2023)
Ph.D., M.A., University of Connecticut; B.A., University of Delaware

Lesley Mann, Associate Professor of Music (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

Rachel Marquart, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2023)
D.N.P., Belmont University; M.S.N., Walden University; B.B.A., Belmont University

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 (1998)
M.M., University of Miami; B.M., Winthrop University

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

Marsha Matthai, Professor of Practice, Commercial Voice (2025)
M.M., Shenandoah University; B.M., Belmont University

Pam Matthews, Professor of Practice of Music Business (2025)
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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

John Mauldin, Professor of Practice in Accounting (2025)
DHA, Medical University of South Carolina; MACC, B.S., Florida State University

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, Professor of Internal Medicine (2021)
MD, B.S., East Tennessee State University

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

Mitchell McCoy, Associate Professor of Spanish (2012)
J.D., Samford University; Ph.D., M.A., University of Georgia; B.A., Samford University

Taryn McCoy, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2025)
D.N.P., M.S.N., MTS, Vanderbilt University; B.S.N., University of Illinois

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

Carla McDonough, Assistant Professor 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 Biblical Studies (2000)
Ph.D., M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; B.S., University of Illinois Urbana

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

James McIntyre, Professor of Education & 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

Jason McKinney, Assistant Professor of Music Business (2025)
Ed.D., M.B.A., B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University; A.S., Vincennes University

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

Armon Means, Assistant Professor of Art (2024)
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art; B.F.A., Cleveland Institute of Art

Hua Mei, Assistant Professor 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, Associate Professor of Psychiatry (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 Physical Therapy (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

Carmine Miranda, Assistant Professor of Music (2021)
D.M.A., M.M., B.M., University of Cincinnati

Katherine Mitsouras, Professor of Biochemistry (2024)
Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles; B.S., Brown University

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., The Ohio State University; M.A., University of Leeds; B.A., Chatham University

Gypsy Moody, Digital Access & Metadata Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2019)
M.S., University of Tennessee Knoxville; B.A., Oral Roberts University

Amy L. Moore, Professor of Law and Director of Advocacy (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

Lauren Moore, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2024)
D.N.P., John Hopkins University; M.S.N., Emory University; B.S., University of Findlay; B.S.N., Emory University

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

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

Elizabeth Morse, Associate 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

Brittany Mountford, Assistant Professor and Electronic Resources Librarian (2023)
M.S., University of Tennessee; B.A., Harding 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 (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 (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 Emeritus 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

Robin Mutz, Professor of Practice & Executive Nurse Leader in Residence (2025)
M.A., Birmingham-Southern College; B.S.N., University of North Caroline-Charlotte; A.S.N., University of South Carolina

Adam Neder, Professor of Theology and Associate Dean of CLASS (2023)
Ph.D., M.Div., Princeton University; B.A., Covenant College

Amanda Nelms, Associate 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, Assistant Professor of Motion Pictures (2022)
M.F.A., University of Southern California; B.A., Union University

Felicity Newton, Assistant Professor 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

Gwen Niekamp, Assistant Professor of English (2025)
M.F.A., Washington University; B.A., Vassar College

Nicholas Norman-Krause, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics (2024)
Ph.D., Baylor University; M.Div., Duke University; B.A., Moody Bible Institute 

Shannon North, Assistant Professor of Fashion Technology (2024)
M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design

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, Professor of Practice of Music Business (2012)
M.A., Vanderbilt University; B.S., East Central University

Aine O’Connor, Health Sciences Librarian with Assistant Professor rank (2024)
M.S., University of Illinois; B.A., Hope College

Marilyn Odom, Professor of Pharmacology (2009)
Ph.D., B.S., University of South Alabama

Ryan Joseph Ogrodny, Assistant Professor of Music (2024)
D.M.A., Liberty University; M.M., Belmont University; B.S., Duquesne University

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

Michael Oliver, Assistant Professor 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 (2005)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.B.A., Millsaps College; B.S., Mississippi State University

Barry L. Padgett, Professor of Management (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

Gideon Park, Assistant Professor of Religion (2019)
Ph.D., M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Div., Westminster Seminary Californ; STM, Yale University; B.A., Missouri Baptist University

Jinhee Park, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (2024)
Ph.D., Rutgers University-New Brunswick; M.S., B.S., Kyung Hee University(South Korea)

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

Sonali Patel, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine (2025)
M.P.H., Suny University at Albany

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

Ted 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, Assistant Professor of Worship Studies (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, Associate Professor of Economics (2019)
Ph.D., M.A., Colorado State University Ft Collins; B.A., George Fox University

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

Victoria Banks Petrelli, Instructor of Songwriting (2021)
B.S., University of Toronto

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

Jeff Phillips, Associate 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 Experiential Graphic Design (2011)
M.F.A., Savannah College of Art & Design; B.F.A., Belmont University

Michael R. Pinter, Professor of Mathematics (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

Sharrel Pinto, Dean of CPHS and Professor of Pharmacy (2023)
Ph.D., University of Florida; M.S., University of Toledo; B.S., Princ Km Kundnani College of Pharmacy 

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

Benjamin Poff, Assistant Professor 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

Annie Price, Professor of Practice of Journalism (2024)
M.S., Teachers College Columbia University; B.A., Washington State University

James Privott, Professor of Practice of Business Systems & Analytics (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, Assistant Professor of Media Production (2020)
M.F.A., Florida State University; B.A., University of Central Florida

Nick Ragsdale, Professor of Physiology (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

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

Tanu Rana, Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology (2022)
Ph.D., All India Institute Medical Sciences; M.S., India Institute Technical Roorkee; B.S., Chaudary Charn Singh Uni-India

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

Robert Razzante, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies (2025)
Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.Ed., B.A., B.S., Ohio University

Stephanie Reese, Instructor of Fashion Merchandising (2024)
M.A., Savannah College of Art and Design; B.S., Auburn University

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

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

Nicole Richard Williams, Assistant Professor of Music (2021)
Ph.D., M.A., University of Toronto; B.M., Canadian Mennonite University

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

Lauren Rickman, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2023)
D.N.P., Belmont University; M.S.N., Austin Peay State University; B.S.N., University of Southern Mississippi

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

Emily Moses Rigsby, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2024)
Ph.D., M.S., University of California-Riverside; B.S., Southern Adventist University

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

Nancy Riley, Assistant Professor of Music History (2024)
Ph.D., M.M., University of Georgia; B.A., Transylvania University

Patrick Riley, Assistant Professor of Legal Practice/Director of Field Placement (2025)
J.D., Belmont University; B.S., University of Tennessee Chattanooga

Caroline Rinaldi, Professor of Anatomy (2024)
Ph.D., University of Kansas; B.S., University of Oklahoma 

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

Clifford Robb, Professor of Finance (2025)
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S., University of Alabama; B.A., The University of the South

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

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

Nancy Roche, Assistant Professor of Motion Pictures (2023)
Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University; M.F.A., Brown University

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

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

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

Meghan Rowland, Instructor of Nursing (2023)
M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Depauw University

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

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

Ben Ryan, Professor of Health Systems Science (2023)
Ph.D., James Cook University; M.P.H., University of Wollongong; B.S., Griffith University

Erin Ryder, Professor of Practice (2025)
M.A., Syracuse University; B.A., Suny College - Cortland

Carl Rydlund, Professor of Practice of Music Technology, Digital Aud. Workstation (2023)
B.S., University of Colorado

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

Daniel Salcedo, Associate Professor of Medicine, Executive Director of Inter Eng & Sim (2024)
MD, Hispano-American University (Costa Rica); M.S., Mgh Institute of Health Professions; B.A., Hispano-American University (Costa Rica)

Amanda Satcher, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (2024)
D.O.T., Belmont University; B.A., St Edwards University

Tony Saunders, Instructor of Management & Business Law (2024)
J.D., University of Tennessee; B.A., Lipscomb University

Jessica Savage, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2021)
D.N.P., Belmont University; 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

Brittany Schaffer, Professor and Dean, College of Entertainment & Music Business (2023)
J.D., Samford University; B.A., Vanderbilt 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, Associate Professor of Neuroscience (2017)
Ph.D., University Of Ottawa; M.S., Mcgill University (Montreal); B.S., University Of Ottawa

Alex Scherr, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (2025)
D.O.T., B.S., Belmont University

Brad Schleben, Associate 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, Associate 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 (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, Associate Professor of Psychology (2017)
Ph.D., M.A., Princeton University; B.A., Pepperdine University

David Schreiber, Associate Professor of Media & Entertainment (2016)
Ph.D., University of Westminster; M.M., University of Miami; B.A., University Wisconsin Stevens Point

Rebecca Schultz, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2025)
D.N.P., Spring Arbor University; B.S.N., Stephen F. Austin State University; A.A., Kilgore College 

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

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

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

Angela Sebby, Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management (2025)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee; M.B.A., Lincoln Memorial University; B.S., University of Tennessee 

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

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 

Erin Shankel, Associate Professor of Nursing (2013)
D.N.P., Belmont University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Greenville University

George Shannon, Assistant Professor of Music (2023)
Ph.D., University of South Florida; M.Ed., National Louis University; B.M.E., Florida State University

Michelle Shaw, Assistant Professor 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, Assistant Professor 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

Vineet Singh, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology (2024)
Ph.D., Indian Vet Research Institute (India); M.S., B.S., Banaras Hindu University (India)

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

Douglas Slakey, Professor of Health Systems Science (2024)
MD, Medical College of Wisconsin; M.P.H., B.A., University of California-Berkeley

Joseph Sliskovich, Professor of Law (2023)
J.D., Loyola Law School; LLM, New York University; B.A., University of Southern California

Michael Sloane, Instructor of Media & Entertainment (2023)
M.B.A., Belmont University; B.B.A., University of Kentucky

Elisabeth Small, Professor Emerita of Music (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, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2022)
Ph.D., University of Washington; B.A., Biola University

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

Jeffrey Smith, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine (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, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (2022)
MD, Ph.D., M.S., Vanderbilt University; B.A., University of Mississippi

Ty Smith, Instructor of Songwriting (2025)
B.B.A., Belmont University 

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., The 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, Assistant Professor of Biology (2022)
Ph.D., University of Kansas; M.A., B.A., University of Colorado Boulder

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

Anderson Spickard, Professor of Internal Medicine & Dean, College of Medicine (2021)
MD, Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of Virginia; B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Ryan Splittgerber, Professor of Anatomy, Director of Anatomy Program (2024)
Ph.D., University of Alabama Birmingham; B.S., Wayne State College

Kenneth M. Spring, Associate Professor of Media & Entertainment (2002)
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, Professor of Emergency Medicine (2022)
MD, Oral Roberts University; B.S., South Dakota State University

Stephen Staggs, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2021)
MD, University of Tennessee, Memphis; MTS, Vanderbilt University; B.S., Lipscomb University

Jason D. Stahl, Instructor of Communication Studies (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

Jennifer Sternberg, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2025)
D.N.P., Belmont University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; B.S.N., Wheaton College

Sandra Stevens, Associate Professor 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, Professor of Media & Entertainment (2007)
Ph.D., University of Alabama; M.B.A., Claremont Mckenna College; B.S., Oregon State University

Ruth Stewart, Associate Professor of Family Medicine (2023)
MD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; B.S., Milligan University

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

Andrea Stover Paine, Professor Emerita of English (1999)
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Boston College; B.A., University of Vermont

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

Thomas Sturgill, Assistant Professor 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 Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (2008)
Ph.D., M.A., The Ohio State University Columbus; B.S., Georgia State University

Zexi Sun, Associate Professor of History and Christianity (2022)
Ph.D., Duke University; M.A., Stanford University; MTS, Calvin Theological Seminary; B.A., Calvin University