Faculty 2018-2019
Date in parentheses shows first year of full-time service to Belmont.
Brent 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 of Physics/Chair Department of Chemistry and Physics (1984)
Ph.D., M.S., B.A., Vanderbilt University
Justin Makemsom, Assistant Professor of Art (2011)
Ph.D., M.S., Indiana University; B.A., William Jewell College
Lesley Mann, Assistant Professor of Music Education (2014)
Ph.D., M.M.E., B.M.E., Florida State University
Christine Manville, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (2007)
Ed.D., Johnson & Wales University; M.Ed., Rhode Island College; B.S., University of Wisconsin
Robert D. Marler, Professor of Music (1979)
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati; M.M., Indiana University; B.M., University of Missouri
John M. Maslyn, Professor 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
H. Vaughn May, Professor and Chair of Political Science (2003)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.A., University of Alabama, Huntsville
Donovan R. McAbee, Assistant Professor of Religion (2011)
Ph.D., University of St. Andrews; M.Div., Princeton University; B.A., Baylor University
Krista McBride, Assistant Professor of Physics (2013)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Florida Southern College
Otis B. McCowan, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics (1967)
Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; M.A., Louisiana State University; B.S., Tennessee Technological University
Mitchell McCoy, Assistant Professor of Spanish/Legal Studies Minor and Pre-Law Coordinator (2012)
J.D., Samford University; Ph.D., M.A., University of Georgia; B.A., Samford University
Marcia A. McDonald, Professor of English (1981)
Ph.D., M.A., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Stetson University
Gary McDowell, Assistant Professor of English (2011)
Ph.D., Western Michigan University; M.F.A., Bowling Green State University; B.A., Northrn Illinois University
Mark H. McEntire, Professor Religion (2000)
Ph.D., M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; B.S., University of Illinois Urbana
Kathryn McGowan, Instructor of Education/Director of Clinical Practice:Student Teach and Intships (2014)
M.A.T., Belmont University; B.A., Auburn University
Lori L. McGrew, Professor of Biology/Nueroscience Coor and Program Dir Summer Scholars Progam (2004)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Guilford College
J. Michael McGuire, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Psychiatry (2012)
Pharm.D., Samford University
James Morgan Meaders, Professor Emeritus of Art (1992)
M.F.A., Clemson University; B.A., Florida Southern College; A.A., Polk Community College
Natalie Michaels, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (2014)
Ed.D., University of Central Florida; M.A., Fairfield University; B.S., Ithaca College
Helen T. Midkiff-Capra, Associate Professor Emerita of Music (1961)
M.M., B.M., University of Michigan and University of Sienna Italy; Additional study, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Amanda C. Miller, Assistant Professor of Religion (2011)
Ph.D., Union Presbyterian Seminary; M.Div., Central Baptist Theological Seminary; B.M.E., University of Kansas
Andrew J. Miller, Professor of Mathematics and Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (2003)
Ph.D., University of California Berkeley; B.A., Wartburg College
John-Lloyd Miller, Assistant Professor of Motion Pictures (2014)
B.S., Northeastern University
Jennifer Rushing Mills, Reference Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2005)
M.A., East Tennessee State University; M.S., University of Tennessee; B.A., Tennessee Tech 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
Margaret P. Monteverde, Professor of English (1988)
Ph.D., Ohio State University; M.A., University of Leeds; B.A., Chatham University
Alison B. Moore, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Director of General Education (2004)
B.A., Transylvania University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Amy L. Moore, Professor of Law (2011)
J.D., University of Chicago; B.A., Harding University
Keith B. Moore, Professor of Music (1980)
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati; M.M., University of Louisville; B.A., Jacksonville State University
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, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2016)
Ph.D., University of California Riverside
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, Assistant Professor of Theatre/Coordinator of Costume Shop (2011)
M.F.A., University of California Irvine; B.A., University of Northern Colorado
Loren E. Mulraine, Associate Professor of Law (2012)
J.D., Howard University; B.A., University of Maryland
Sandra W. Murabito, Assistant 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., Tennessee Tech University; M.S., B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
John Murray, Assistant Professor of Business Law (2013)
J.D., Georgia State University; B.A., Rhodes College
Douglas Murray, Professor of English (1987)
Ph.D., M.A., University of North Carolinal; A.B., Pfeiffer University
Maria Neophytou, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2011)
Ph.D., Purdue University; B.S., University of Cyprus
Genevieve Ness, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy/Director of the Drug Information Center (2013)
Pharm.D., University of The Sciences
John H. Niedzwiecki, Associate Professor of Biology (2007)
Ph.D., University of Kentucky; B.S., Shippensburg 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, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences (2009)
B.S., Ph.D., University of South Alabama
D. D. O’Neal, Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics
M.A., University of Mississippi
Virginia J. Osborn, Assistant Professor Emerita of Philosophy (1990)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; J.D., Nashville Law School; M.A., B.A., University of Tennessee
Joel Overall, Asistant Professor of English (2013)
Ph.D., Texas Christian University; M.A., B.S., Abilene Chrstian University
Jeffrey W. Overby, Professor of Marketing and International Business and Director, Center International Business/Kennedy Chair (2005)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee; M.B.A., Millsaps College; B.S., Mississippi State University
Quintin Owens, Assistant Professor of Art (2016)
M.F.A., Pennsylvania State University
Adam C. Pace, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Manager (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 of Literature/Journal Editor (1980)
Ph.D., M.A., Emory University; B.A., Eckerd College
Darlene Panvini, Professor of Biology and Chair, Department 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
Alison Parker, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2004)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Cincinnati; B.A., Transylvania University
Theodore Peetz, Assistant Professor of Sports Administration/Director Sports Admin Grad Program (2012)
Ph.D., University of Nevada; M.Ed., Bowling Green State University; B.S.B.A., Kansas State University
Natalia Pelaz-Escribano, Associate Professor of Spanish (2006)
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati; M.A., B.A., University of Valladolid
John N. Pell, Instructor of Music (1980)
Study at Boston University and Berklee School of Music
Adam Pfleegor, Assistant Professor of Sports Administration (2016)
Ph.D., Louisiana State University A&M; B.S., SUNY College at Brockport
J. Mark Phillips, Assistant 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, Assistant 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 of English (1986)
Ed.D., Vanderbilt University; M.A., University of Mississippi; B.A., Ouachita Baptist University
Teresa E. Plummer, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (2004)
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University; M.S.O.T., Belmont University; B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; A.A., Mount Aloysius College
Traci M. Poole, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice (2010)
Pharm.D., Virginia Commonwealth University; B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Michael Poston, Instructor of Audio Engineering Technology (2012)
Attended Belmont College
Erin M. Pryor, Assistant Professor of Sociology (2011)
Ph.D., University of Akron; M.A., B.A., University of Toledo
William W. Pursell, Associate Professor of Music (1980)
D.M.A., M.M.,B.M., Eastman School of Music
Zachary Quint, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2013)
M.A., University of Colorado Boulder; M.S., University of Texas Austin; B.A., University of Kansas
Daniel Nicholas Ragsdale, Professor of Biology and Associate Dean, College of Sciences and Mathematics (2000)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis; B.A., Wabash College
J. Patrick Raines, Dean, College of Business Administration and Professor 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
Kenneth W. Reed, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences (2010)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center; B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University
Jesse Register. Dist Prof of Educ Leadership/Dir Belmont Center for Improvement of Educ Systems (2015)
Ed.D., Duke University
David Ribar, Professor of Art (1991)
M.F.A., University of Cincinnati; B.F.A., Murray State University
Bonnie P. Riechert, Associate Professor of Public Relations/Chair Dept of Public Relations (2006)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee; B.A., University of Georgia
Rachel E. Rigsby, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2005)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Kentucky Wesleyan College
Stephen J. Robinson, Associate Professor of Physics/Pathways Junior Mentor (2007)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Illinois; 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
Dorren Robinson, Instructor of Journalism (2012)
M.S., Murray State University; A.B., Western Kentucky University
Christine Rogers, Assistant Professor of Art (2015)
M.F.A., Tufts University; B.A., Oberlin College And Conservatory
Clyde P. Rolston, Professor of Songwriting (1994)
Ph.D., Temple University; M.S., B.S., Louisiana State University
Sabrina Salvant, Associate Professor and Director, Occupational Therapy Doctorate (2015)
Ed.D., M.P.H., M.S., Columbia University Teachers College; B.S., Cornell University
Daniel E. Schafer, Professor of History (1996)
Ph.D., M.A., University of Michigan; A.B., Washington University
Mark T. Schenkel, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship (2005)
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati; M.B.A., Northern Kentucky University; B.A., University of Cincinnati
Brad Schleben, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2015)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; B.A., Carthage College
Patrick L. Schneider, Associate Professor of Exercise Science/Chair Sports Science (2006)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee; M.S., University of Wisconsin; B.S., Winona State University
Beverly Schneller, Professor of English (2013)
Ph.D., M.A., Catholic University America; B.A., University of Saint Thomas Texas
David Schreiber, Assistant Professor and Chair of Entertainment Industry Studies (2015)
Ph.D., Miscellaneous Institution; M.M., University of Miami; B.A., University Wisc Stevens Point
Regine Schwarzmeier, Associate Professor of German (1997)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.A., University of Regensburg
Brenda C. See, Professor of Law (2012)
J.D., M.A., B.S., University of Alabama
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 (2004)
D.A., Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., B.S., Tennessee Tech University
Richard C. Shadinger, Professor of Music/University Carillonneur (1974)
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, Assistant Professor of Nursing/Interim Coor Family Nurse Practitioner Track (2013)
D.N.P., Belmont University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Greenville College
Lina Sheahan, Music Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2012)
M.A., SUNY College Buffalo; B.S., Gettysburg College
Stephen (Han) Kil Shin, Assistant Professor of Sports Administration (2011)
Ph.D., University of New Mexico; M.S., University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; B.P.E., Yong In University
Lynne S. Shores, Professor of Nursing (1995)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of Tennessee, Memphis; B.S.N., Vanderbilt University
Lakisha L. Simmons, Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management (2012)
Ph.D., University of Mississippi; M.B.A., University of Phoenix; B.B.A., Tennessee State University
Debbie Dempsey Simpler, Professor Emerita of Social Work (1979)
M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee; B.A., Memphis State University; A.C.S.W.; L.C.S.W.
Steven H. Simpler, Professor Emeritus of Religion (1987)
Ph.D., Baylor University; M.Div., Southwestern 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
Cheryl Slay, Associate Professor of Music Business and Associate Dean (2007)
J.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore; M.P.A., Clark Atlanta University; A.B., University Michigan
Elisabeth Small, Assistant Professor of Music/Coordinator of Camerata (2003)
M.M., B.M., The Juilliard School
Henry W. Smiley, Assistant Professor of Music (1998)
M.M., University of Tennessee; B.A., Emory & Henry College
Kara Smith, Assistant Professor of Economics (2012)
Ph.D., University of Tennessee Knoxville
Bonnie K. Smith-Whitehouse, Professor of English (2003)
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.A., University of Tennessee; B.A., University of the South
Joseph C. Smolira, Associate Professor of Finance (1999)
Ph.D., University of Kentucky; M.B.A., Marshall University; B.S., Wheeling Jesuit University
Richard Sowienski, Associate Professor of Publishing (2014)
M.F.A., B.Lib., University of Iowa
Emily Speck, Instructor of Music (2015)
M.M., B.M., Belmont University
Thom Spence, Dean, College of Sciences and Mathematics and Professor of Chemistry (2014)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.S., Birmingham Southern College
Kenneth M. Spring, Associate Professor of Sociology (2002)
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; M.A., B.A., University of Toledo; B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
Justin J. Stace, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2010)
Ph.D., M.S., University of Cincinnati; B.S., Western Kentucky University
Jason D. Stahl, Instructor of Communication Studies/Director Speech and Debate Program (2005)
M.A., Western Kentucky University; B.A., Georgetown College Ph.D. Candidate, Louisiana State University
Condit Steil, Professor of Pharmacy Practice (2009)
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
Sarita M. Stewart, Assistant Professor of Entertainment Industry Studies (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 (2007)
Ph.D., B.S., University of Mississippi
Thompson Edward Storey, Professor of Journalism and Chair, Department of Media Studies (1985)
M.S., Iowa State University; B.A., St. Bonaventure University
Andrea Stover, Professor of English/Director of Writing Program for English Dept (1999)
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Boston College; B.A., University Vermont
Sabrina Sullenberger, Associate Professor of Social Work/Chair Social Work Department (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
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