Faculty 2014-2015 (M-S)
Date in parentheses shows first year of full-time service to Belmont.
Brent Maddox, Assistant Professor of Theatre (2009)
A.A., Gainesville State College; B.A., Brenau University; M.F.A., The University of Alabama
David Maddox, Assistant Professor of Music Business (2009)
B.A., North Georgia College; J.D., University of Georgia
Robert H. Magruder, III, Professor of Physics and Chair, Department of Chemistry/Physics (1984)
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Justin Makemsom, Assistant Professor of Art (2011)
B.A., William Jewell College; M.S.E, Indiana University; Ph.D. Candidate; Indiana University
Christine Manville, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (2007)
B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.Ed., Rhode Island College; Ed.D., Johnson and Wales University
Robert D. Marler, Professor of Music (1979)
B.M., University of Missouri; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati
Susan Maszaros, Collections Management Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2010)
B.A., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., Drexel University
John M. Maslyn, Associate Professor of Management (2004)
B.A., Hobart College; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
V. Keith Mason, Instructor of Music (1998)
B.M., Winthrop University; M.M., University of Miami
H. Vaughn May, Associate Professor of Political Science (2003)
B.A., University of Alabama, Huntsville; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Donovan R. McAbee, Assistant Professor of Religion and the Arts (2011)
B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews
Otis B. McCowan, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics (1967)
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Mitchell McCoy, Assistant Professor of Spanish (2012)
B.A., Samford University; J.D., Samford University; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Marcia A. McDonald, Professor of English (1981)
B.A., Stetson University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Gary McDowell, Assistant Professor of English (2011)
B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.F.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Mark H. McEntire, Professor Religion (2000)
B.S., University of Illinois; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Lori L. McGrew, Associate Professor of Biology (2004)
B.S., Guilford College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
J. Michael McGuire, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Psychiatry (2012)
PMD, Samford University
Scott D. McPhee, Professor of Occupational Therapy and Associate Dean, Occupational Therapy (1996)
B.A., University of Washington; B.S., University of Puget Sound, M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.P.Ad., Western Kentucky University; Dr.P.H., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
James Morgan Meaders, Professor of Art (1992)
A.A., Polk Community College; B.A., Florida Southern College; M.F.A., Clemson University
Helen T. Midkiff-Capra, Associate Professor Emerita of Music (1961)
B.M., M.M., University of Michigan and University of Sienna, Italy; Additional Study, George Peabody College
Amanda C. Miller, Assistant Professor of Religion (2011)
B.M.E., University of Kansas; M.Div., Central Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Candidate, Union Presbyterian Seminary
Andrew J. Miller, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (2003)
B.A., Wartburg College; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Jennifer Rushing Mills, Reference Librarian with Assistant Professor Rank (2005)
B.A., Tennessee Technological University; M.A., East Tennessee State University; M.S., University of Tennessee
Martha W. Minardi, Instructor of Liberal Studies and Religion (2011)
B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kara D. S. Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Economics (2012)
B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.A., University of Tennessee, Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Margaret P. Monteverde, Professor of English and Executive Director of the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (1988)
B.A., Chatham College; M.A., Leeds University; Ph.D., Ohio State 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, Associate Professor of Law (2011)
B.A., Harding University; J.D., University of Chicago
Keith B. Moore, Professor of Music (1980)
B.A., Jacksonville State University-Ala.; M.M., University of Louisville; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati
Francesca Muccini, Assistant Professor of Italian (2008)
B.A., Universita`degli Studi di Urbino; M.A., Miami University; M.A., Ph.D., Arkansas State University
Jessica Mueller, Assistant Professor of Theater (2011)
B.A., University of Northern Colorado; M.F.A., University of California-Irvine
Loren E. Mulraine, Associate Professor of Law (2012)
B.A., University of Maryland; J.D., Howard University
Sandra W. Murabito, Instructor of Nursing (2005)
B.S.N., Western Kentucky University; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
C. Steven Murphree, Professor of Biology (1991)
B.S., M.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., Auburn University
Douglas Murray, Professor of English (1987)
A.B., Pfeiffer College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Maria Neophytou, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (2011)
B.S., University of Oregon, Ph.D. Candidate, Purdue University
John H. Niedzwiecki, Assistant Professor of Biology (2007)
B.S., Shippensburg University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Christopher Scott Norton, Professor of Music (2001)
B.M., M.A., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester; D.M.A., Louisiana State University
Dwayne K. O’Brien, Instructor of Music Business (2012)
B.S., East Central University; M.A., Vanderbilt 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)
B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., University of Tennessee, J.D., Nashville Law School; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Jeffrey W. Overby, Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business and Director, Center for International Business (2005)
B.S., Mississippi State University; M.B.A., Millsaps College; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Adam C. Pace, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Manager (2012)
B.S., University of Mississippi; Pharm.D., University of Mississippi
Barry L. Padgett, Professor of Management, James M. Medlin Chair of Business Ethics (2010)
B.A., Mobile College; M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., Purdue University
Barbara Padovich, Instructor of Nursing (2011)
A.D., Ocean County College; B.S.N., Richard Stockton College; M.S.N., Belmont University
John H.E. Paine, Professor of Literature (1980)
B.A., Eckerd College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
Darlene Panvini, Associate Professor of Biology and Chair, Department of Biology (2003)
B.S., Garner-Webb University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Kathryn Paradise, Instructor of Music (2007)
B.M., M.M., University of Miami
Pamela Ann Parry, Associate Professor of Journalism and Chair, Department of Communications (2001)
B.J., University of Missouri at Columbia; M.R.E., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., American University
Theodore Peetz, Assistant Professor of Sports Administration (2012)
B.S., Kansas State University, M.Ed., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., University of Nevada
Natalia Pelaz-Escribano, Associate Professor of Spanish (2006)
B.A., M.A., Universidad de Valladolid (Spain); Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
John N. Pell, Instructor of Music (1980)
Study at Boston University and Berklee School of Music
J. Mark Phillips, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship (2011)
B.A., John Hopkins University; M.B.A., New York University; J.D., New York University; Ph.D. Candidate, George Washington University
James E. Pierce, Assistant Professor of Art (2011)
B.F.A., Belmont University; M.F.A. in progress, Savannah College of Art and Design
Michael R. Pinter, Professor of Mathematics and Director of Teaching Center (1989)
B.A., Hendrix College; M.Ed., University of Mississippi; M.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Robbie C. Pinter, Professor of English (1986)
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.A., University of Mississippi; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
Teresa E. Plummer, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (2004)
A.S.,Mt. Aloysius Junior College; B.S., Medical College of Virginia; M.S.O.T., Belmont University; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
Traci M. Poole, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice (2010)
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Pharm.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Michael Poston, Instructor of Audio Engineering Technology (2012)
Attended Belmont College
William W. Pursell, Associate Professor of Music (1980)
B.M., M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Erin M. Pryor, Assistant Professor of Sociology (2011)
B.A., M.A., University of Toledo; Ph.D., University of Akron
Linda J. Quigley, Instructor of Journalism (2000)
B.S., University of North Alabama; M.A., Penn State University
Daniel Nicholas Ragsdale, Associate Professor of Biology (2000)
B.A., Wabash College, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis
J. Patrick Raines, Professor of Economics and Dean, College of Business Administration (2003)
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Alabama
Donald R. Ramage, Professor Emeritus of Biology (1970)
A.S., Paducah Community College; B.S., Murray State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Andrew Ramsey, Instructor of Songwriting (2011)
B.M., University of Tennessee
Mary Rau-Foster, Assistant Professor of Management (2010)
B.S., Georgia State University; M.B.A., University of St. Francis; J.D., Atlanta Law School
Kenneth W. Reed, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences (2010)
B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center; Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center
David Ribar, Professor of Art (1991)
B.F.A., Murray State University; M.F.A., University of Cincinnati
Bonnie P. Riechert, Associate Professor of Public Relations and Chair, Department of Public Relations (2006)
B.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Rachel E. Rigsby, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2005)
B.A., Kentucky Wesleyan College; Ph.D. Candidate, Vanderbilt University
Stephen J. Robinson, Assistant Professor of Physics (2007)
B.S., North Carolina State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois
T. Kevin Robinson, Professor of Physical Therapy (1998)
B.S., East Carolina University; M.S., University of Kentucky
Dorren Robinson, Instructor of Journalism (2012)
A.B., Western Kentucky Univerity; M.S., Murray State University
Tracy Rokas, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Assistant Provost of Assessment and Institutional Research (2012)
B.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Edinburgh
Clyde P. Rolston, Professor of Music (1994)
B.S., M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D. Temple University
Sandra A. Rosedale, Instructor of Nursing, Clinical Placement Coordinator (2010)
A.D., Michigan Technological University; B.A., University of LaVerne; B.S., University of California, San Francisco, M.S.N., University of California, San Francisco
Daniel E. Schafer, Professor of History (1996)
A.B., Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Mark T. Schenkel, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship (2005)
B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.B.A., Northern Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Patrick L. Schneider, Associate Professor of Exercise Science (2006)
B.S., Winona State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Lorraina Q. Scholten, Associate Professor of Social Work and Chair, Department of Social Work (2000)
B.S., Belmont College; M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University
Regine Schwarzmeier, Associate Professor of German (1997)
B.A., University of Regensburg (Germany); Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Brenda C. See, Professor of Legal Practice (2012)
B.S., University of Alabama; M.S., University of Alabama; J.D., University of Alabama
Harold See, Professor of Law (2011)
B.A., Kansas State Teachers College; M.S., Iowa State University; J.D., University of Iowa
Patrick D. Sells, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (2004)
B.S., M.A., Tennessee Technological University; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Richard C. Shadinger, Professor of Music (1974)
B.M., Shorter College; M.C.M., D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
David Shamburger, Associate Professor of Music (2008)
B.A., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; M.F.A., University of Nevada
Jane P. Shelby, Associate Professor of Nursing (1987)
B.S.N., M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
Seraphine Shen-Miller, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2009)
B.A., National Cheng-Chi University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Stephen (Han) Kil Shin, Assistant Professor of Sports Administration (2011)
B.P.E., Yong In University; M.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Lakisha L. Simmons, Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management (2012)
B.B.A., Tennessee State University; M.B.A., University of Phoenix; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Lynne S. Shores, Professor of Nursing (1995)
B.S.N., Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of Tennessee-Memphis; Ph.D., George Peabody College-Vanderbilt
Debbie Dempsey Simpler, Professor of Social Work (1979)
B.A., Memphis State University; M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee; A.C.S.W.; L.C.S.W
Steven H. Simpler, Professor of Religion (1987)
B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Southwestern Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor University
Annette M. Sisson, Professor of English (1989)
B.A., University of Evansville; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Judy Skeen, Professor of Religion (1998)
B.A., Samford University; M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Cheryl Slay, Assistant Professor Music Business (2007)
A.B., University of Michigan; M.S., Clark Atlanta University; J.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore
Elisabeth Small, Assistant Professor of Music (2003)
B.M., M.M., The Julliard School
Henry W. Smiley, Assistant Professor of Music (1998)
B.A., Emory and Henry College; M.M., University of Tennessee
Bonnie K. Smith-Whitehouse, Associate Professor of English and Chair, Department of English (2003)
B.A., University of the South; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Joseph C. Smolira, Associate Professor of Finance (1999)
B.S., Wheeling Jesuit College; M.B.A., Marshall University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Alisa Spinelli, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice (2013)
A.A., University of Florida; Pharm.D., University of Florida
Kenneth M. Spring, Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Academics (2002)
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; B.A., M.A., University of Toledo; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Justin J. Stace, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2010)
B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.S., University of Cincinnati, Ph.D. Candidate University of Cincinnati
Jason D. Stahl, Instructor of Communication Studies (2005)
B.A., Georgetown College; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D. Candidate, Louisiana State University
James C. Stamper, Professor of Education (1980)
B. A., Carson-Newman; M.A., Ed.D, University of Tennessee; Additional Study, Harvard University
Condit Steil, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Chair, Pharmacy Practice (2009)
B.S., PharmD., University of Kentucky
Andrea Stepnick, Professor of Sociology (2001)
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University
Sarita M. Stewart, Instructor of Entertainment Industry Studies (2007)
B.S., Oregon State University, M.B.A., Claremont Graduate University; Ph.D. candidate, University of Alabama
Steven P. Stodghill, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences (2007)
B.S., Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Thompson Edward Storey, Professor of Journalism and Chair, Department of Media Studies (1985)
B.A., St. Bonaventure University; M.S., Iowa State University
Andrea Stover, Associate Professor of English and Director, Writing Program, Department of English (1999)
B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Bryce Sullivan, Professor of Psychology and Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (2008)
B.S., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University