Faculty


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Husnain Fateh Ahmad (2017)
Bachelor of Science, Lahore University of Management Sciences; Master of Arts, University of Arizona; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Iowa
Associate Professor of Economics

Liesl Ann Allingham (2015)
Bachelor of Arts, Tufts University; Master of Arts, Indiana University Bloomington; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University Bloomington
Associate Professor of German

Laurence Richards Alvarez (1964)
Bachelor of Science, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus

Richard Bryan Apgar (2014)
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor of German

Anke Ursula Arnaud (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Central Florida; Master of Business Administration, University of Central Florida; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Central Florida
Visiting Professor of Marketing

Henry Frank Arnold, Jr. (1963)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Harvard University; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Jesse Spalding Professor of English Literature, Emeritus

Emmanuel Asiedu-Acquah (2015)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Ghana; Master of Philosophy, University of Ghana; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Assistant Professor of International and Global Studies

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Robert Edward Bachman (2001)
Bachelor of Arts, Rice University; Doctor of Philosophy, Rice University
F.B. Williams Professor of Chemistry

Daniel S. Backlund (1989)
Bachelor of Science, Bradley University; Master of Fine Arts, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Professor of Theatre Arts

Carl Albert Bardi (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, North Carolina State University; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor of Psychology

Nicole Bella Barenbaum (1990)
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University; Master of Arts, Boston University; Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University
Professor of Psychology, Emerita

Douglas A Barlow (2023)
Bachelor of Science, University of Florida; Master of Science, Pittsburg State University; Master of Science, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics

Helen V. Bateman (2003)
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Associate Professor Psychology

Robert G. Benson (1979)
Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of English, Emeritus

Nancy Jane Berner (1992)
Bachelor of Science, University of Idaho; Master of Science, University of Idaho; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University
William Henderson Professor of Biology

Margaret Elaine Bonds (1980)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Master of Arts, University of Maryland College Park; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Maryland College Park
Professor of Spanish, Emerita

John Lawson Bordley, Jr. (1970)
Bachelor of Science, Davidson College; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University
F.B. Williams Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus

Nancy Mishoe Brennecke (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Columbia University in the City of New York; Doctor of Philosophy, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Professor of Art History

Charles Donald Brockett (1979)
Bachelor of Arts, Whittier College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Biehl Professor of International Studies, Emeritus

Molly Miller Brookfield (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, Macalester College; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan
Assistant Professor of History and Women's and Gender Studies

Sidney Pamela Brown (1999)
Bachelor of Arts, Emory University; Master of Science, Florida State University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Professor of Religion

Alexander Martin Bruce (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, The University of Georgia; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Georgia
Visiting Associate Professor of English

Lisa Reinhalter Burner (2015)
Bachelor of Arts, Colby College; Master of Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Professor of Spanish

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Katharine M. Cammack (2015)
Bachelor of Science, Santa Clara University; Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University—Newark
Associate Professor of Psychology

Larry Edward Carden (1982)
Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University; Bachelor of Divinity, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Associate Professor of Religion, Emeritus

Stephen Paul Carl (2004)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rice University; Master of Arts, The University of Texas at Austin; Doctor of Philosophy, Wright State University
Associate Professor of Computer Science

James Edward Carlos (1969)
Bachelor of Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Master of Fine Arts, The Catholic University of America; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio University
Professor of Art, Emeritus

Thomas Macnab Carlson (1970)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of English

Daniel Clay Carter (2008)
Bachelor of Science, Middle Tennessee State University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Tennessee
Teaching Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Science

Catherine E. Cavagnaro (1993)
Bachelor of Science, Santa Clara University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor of Mathematics

Kristen Kimberly Cecala-Joyce (2013)
Bachelor of Science, Davidson College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Georgia
Associate Professor of Biology

Ryan T. Chapman (2023)
Teaching Professor

Elise L. Chapman (2023)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Master of Science, Tulane University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Stephanie L. Choi (2023)
Visiting Poet-in-Residence of English and Creative Writing

Marcia Shonnard Clarkson (1973)
Bachelor of Science, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Lecturer in Computer Science, Emerita

William Ellis Clarkson (1973)
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Professor of English, Emeritus

David Colbert-Goicoa (2013)
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University in the City of New York; Master of Arts, Brown University; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Associate Professor of Spanish

Christopher H. Conn (1997)
Bachelor of Arts, Wheaton College; Master of Arts, Northern Illinois University; Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University
Professor of Philosophy

James Stockton Crawford (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University; Master of Fine Arts, University of California, San Diego
Professor of Theatre Arts

Henrietta Brown Croom (1972)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Biology, Emerita

Frederick Hailey Croom (1971)
Bachelor of Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gaston Swindell Bruton Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus

Joel L. Cunningham (2000)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Master of Arts, University of Oregon; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oregon
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus

Kati D. Curts (2016)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Washburn University; Master of Arts, Yale University; Master of Philosophy, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

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Maxwell Philip Boulet Dahlquist (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern Indiana; Bachelor of Science, University of Southern Indiana; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California
Assistant Professor of Geology

Lucia K. Dale (2000)
Bachelor of Arts, Texas A&M University; Master of Arts, Texas A&M University; Doctor of Philosophy, Texas A&M University
Professor of Computer Science, Emerita

Hoang x. Dao (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, Saint John's University; Master of Arts, State University of New York at Buffalo; Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York at Buffalo
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics

James Charles Davidheiser (1976)
Bachelor of Arts, La Salle University; Master of Arts, University of Pittsburgh; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
Professor of German, Emeritus

Robert G. Delcamp (1978)
Bachelor of Music, University of Cincinnati; Master of Music, University of Cincinnati; Doctor of Music, Northwestern University
Professor of Music, Emeritus

Anthony M. Donaldson, Jr. (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, North Carolina Central University; Master of Arts, North Carolina Central University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Assistant Professor of History

Mila Dragojevic (2010)
Bachelor of Arts, Wilson College; Master of Arts, Northeastern University; Master of Business Administration, University of New Hampshire; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Professor of Politics

Douglas J. Drinen (2001)
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity University; Master of Arts, Arizona State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University
Associate Professor of Mathematics

Linden Anne Duffee (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, St John's College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Alabama
Assistant Professor of Mathematics

D. Elwood Dunn (1981)
Bachelor of Arts, Cuttington University; Doctor of Philosophy, American University
Alfred Walter Negley Professor of Politics, Emeritus

Douglas Tybor Durig (1987)
Bachelor of Arts, University of South Carolina-Columbia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Professor of Physics

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Myles Fletcher Elledge (2021)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of Pittsburgh
Director, Babson Center for Global Commerce

Aaron A. Elrod (2013)
Bachelor of Arts, Centenary College of Louisiana; Master of Arts, The George Washington University; Doctor of Philosophy, The George Washington University
Associate Professor of Economics

William Edward Engel (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, ; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Nick B. Williams Professor of English

Christopher G. Eppolito (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, ; Master of Science, State University of New York at Binghamton; Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York at Binghamton
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Derek Michael Ettensohn (2015)
Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College; Master of Arts, Brown University; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Associate Professor of Humanities

Jonathan P. Evans (1994)
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of Biology

Eric Keen Ezell (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Science, University of California, San Diego; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego
Assistant Professor of Biology

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Terri D. Fisher (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest University; Master of Arts, The University of Georgia; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Georgia
Teaching Professor of Psychology and Director of Undergraduate Research

John Francis Flynn (1966)
Bachelor of Arts, Boston College; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University in the City of New York
Professor of History, Emeritus

Elizabeth Blythe Pride Ford (2004)
Bachelor of Science, University of Florida; Master of Science, University of Florida; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Professor of Economics

Anna M. Foy (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
Visiting Assistant Professor of English

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Lucia I. Garcia-Santana (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Universidad de La Laguna; Master of Arts, The University of Connecticut; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Connecticut
Associate Professor of Spanish

John J. Gatta, Jr. (2005)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Notre Dame; Master of Arts, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English, Emeritus

Patrick J. Gauding (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cincinnati; Master of Arts, University of Cincinnati; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kansas
Assistant Professor of Politics

Kerry A. Ginger (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, Whitman College; Master of Music, Arizona State University; Doctor of Musical Arts, Arizona State University
Assistant Professor of Music

Aymeric Charles Glacet (2003)
Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Associate Professor of French

Anna D. Goforth (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Colorado at Boulder; Master of Education, Tennessee State University; Education Specialist, Tennessee Technological University
Director of Community Development and Instructor

Harold J. Goldberg (1974)
Bachelor of Arts, State University of New York at Buffalo; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
David E. Underdown Chair of Modern European History, Emeritus

Robert R. Gottfried (1982)
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Economics, Emeritus

John Miller Grammer (1992)
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Professor of English

Elizabeth Elkin Grammer (1994)
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Teaching Professor of English

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Sherry Lynne Hamby (2008)
Bachelor of Science, The College of William and Mary; Master of Arts, The College of William and Mary; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Visiting Research Professor of Psychology

Sarah L. Hamilton (2023)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Southern Methodist University; Master of Fine Arts, University of Iowa
Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance

Nicolette Bernadette Campbell Hamilton (2017)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Public Service, University of Arkansas at Fayettevile
Associate Director of Civic Engagement and Instructor

Stephen Stewart Hancock (2021)
Bachelor of Science, Washington University in St. Louis; Bachelor of Science, The University of the South; Master of Science, Washington University in St. Louis
Visiting Instructor of Physics

Francis Xavier Hart (2014)
Bachelor of Science, Manhattan College; Master of Science, Syracuse University; Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University
Tom Costen Professor of Physics, Emeritus

David George Haskell (1996)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Biology

Andrea Christina Hatcher (2005)
Bachelor of Arts, University of West Florida; Master of Arts, University of West Florida; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Professor of Politics

James Garrett Heatherly (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Spalding University
Instructor of Psychology

Patricia Ruth Gibson Heck (1986)
Bachelor of Arts, San Jose State University; Master of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara
Professor of Anthropology, Emerita

Paul Andrew Holloway (2009)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Texas at Austin; Master of Arts, Rice University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
University Professor of Classics and Ancient Christianity

Daniel Stephen Holmes (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Associate Professor of Classical Studies

Mark Simon James Hopwood (2014)
Bachelor of Arts, City University of New York Queens College; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Associate Professor of Philosophy

Linxian Huang (2023)
Bachelor of Science, ; Master of Science, Middle Tennessee State University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics

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Matthew William Irvin (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of English

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Maha Zehra Jafri (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins University; Master of Arts, Northwestern University; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University
Assistant Professor of English

Ian K. Jensen (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Washington; Master of Arts, University of Montana; Master of Arts, University of California, Irvine; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Irvine
Visiting Assistant Professor of English

Huarui Jing (2021)
Bachelor of Arts, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Master of Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor of Economics

Larry Hudson Jones (1977)
Bachelor of Science, Wofford College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Biology, Emeritus

Angela A. Jordan (2001)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Middle Tennessee State University; Master of Arts, Middle Tennessee State University
Senior Instructor of Spanish

Evan Elizabeth Joslin (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Agnes Scott College; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Associate Professor of Chemistry

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Timothy Keith-Lucas (1973)
Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus

Elise A. Kikis (2012)
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Associate Professor of Biology

Martin Albert Knoll (1993)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Science, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Texas at El Paso
Professor of Geology

Karen Kuers (1994)
Bachelor of Science, Spring Hill College; Master of Science, Texas A&M International University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Georgia
Annie Overton Brinkley Snowden Professor of Forestry, Emerita

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David Macrae Landon (1974)
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Bishop Frank A. Juhan Professor of Theatre Arts, Emeritus

Linda Bright Lankewicz (1995)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Georgia; Master of Science, University of South Alabama; Master of Science, Tulane University; Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University
Professor of Computer Science, Emerita

Andrew Parker Lawson (2021)
Bachelor of Arts, Centre College; Master of Philosophy, University of Cambridge; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish

Julian Ainsworth Ledford (2014)
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Master of Music, Johns Hopkins University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Assistant Professor of French

Melody J. Lehn (2017)
Bachelor of Arts, Furman University; Master of Arts, The University of Memphis; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Memphis
Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Assistant Director of the Center for Speaking and Listening

Trent Clark Leipert (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, University of British Columbia; Master of Arts, University of British Columbia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

Roger Saul Levine (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University; Master of Arts, Yale University; Master of Philosophy, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University
Associate Professor of History

Wei-Chun Bernadette Lo (2011)
Bachelor of Music, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University; Master of Music, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University; Master of Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

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James Ross Macdonald (2013)
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University; Master of Arts, Yale University; Master of Philosophy, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University
Associate Professor of English

Shelley Jean MacLaren (2012)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Alberta; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Director & Curator of Academic Engagement, University Art Gallery

Pradip K. Malde (1990)
Bachelor of Arts, Bournemouth University; Master of Fine Arts, Glasgow School of Art
Professor of Art

Kelly A. Malone (2002)
Bachelor of Arts, Providence College; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of English

Rodelio Dela Cruz Manacsa (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, Ateneo de Manila University; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Associate Professor of Politics

Andrea Nichole Mansker (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, California State University, Sacramento; Master of Arts, University of Southern California; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California
Professor of History

Arturo A. Marquez-Gomez (2015)
Master of Arts, Middlebury College; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Associate Professor of Spanish

John Gallagher Marshall (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Regent University
Visiting Instructor of Theatre and Technical Director

Stuart H Marshall (2023)
Visiting Assistant Professor of History

Jennifer Kay Matthews (2000)
Bachelor of Creative Arts, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Master of Fine Arts, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Professor of Theatre Arts

Linda Carol Mayes (2013)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South
Visiting Professor of Psychology

John Malcolm McCardell, Jr. (2010)
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Professor of History, Emeritus

Stephanie Ann McCarter (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Tennessee; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Professor of Classical Studies

Roger McCoy (2019)
Bachelor of Science, University of Missouri; Master of Arts, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Visiting Instructor of Physics and Lab Coordinator

James Waring McCrady (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of French, Emeritus

Christopher Michael McDonough (2002)
Bachelor of Arts, Tufts University; Master of Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Classical Studies

Carmen Elena McEvoy (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazon; Master of Arts, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru; Master of Arts, University of California, San Diego; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego
Professor of History

Katherine Elizabeth McGhee (2015)
Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto; Master of Science, Florida State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University
Associate Professor of Biology

Deborah Ann McGrath (1999)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Master of Science, University of Florida; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Carl Gustav Biehl Jr. Professor of International Studies and Professor of Biology

Gayle E. McKeen (1994)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Master of Arts, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Associate Professor of Politics, Emerita

Jennifer Paine Davis Michael (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford; Master of Arts, Northwestern University; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University
Professor of English

Deon Terrell Miles (2002)
Bachelor of Arts, Wabash College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Chemistry

Alison Janet Miller (2017)
Bachelor of Arts, Northern Illinois University; Master of Arts, University of Kansas; Master of Arts, University of Kansas; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kansas
Associate Professor of Art and Art History

Stephen Ray Miller (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Kansas; Master of Arts, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Professor of Music

Kathryn Oliver Mills (1997)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia; Master of Arts, University of Oxford; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University
Professor of French

Kartik Misra (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Delhi; Master of Science, The London School of Economics and Political Science; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Assistant Professor of Economics

Matthew David Mitchell (2014)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Washington; Master of Letters, University of Saint Andrews; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor of History

Yasmeen Mohiuddin (1982)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Karachi; Master of Arts, University of Karachi; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Ralph Owen Distinguished Professor of Economics, Emerita

Kathryn Y. Morgan (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, Millsaps College; Master of Education, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Andrew Paul Moser (2002)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Teaching Professor of Philosophy

Donna Faye Murdock (2003)
Bachelor of Arts, City University of New York Hunter College; Master of Arts, Emory University; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Professor of Anthropology, Emerita

Alejandro Mylonas-Leegstra (2016)
Bachelor of Arts, Universidad de La Laguna; Master of Arts, Universidad de La Laguna; Master of Arts, The University of Connecticut; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Connecticut
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish

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Maria Jesus M. Natal (1986)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Professor of Spanish, Emerita

Chris Ellsworth Nelsen (2019)
Bachelor of Music, University of Colorado at Boulder; , University of Colorado at Boulder; Master of Music, Austin Peay State University
Visiting Instructor of Music

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Richard A. O'Connor (1978)
Bachelor of Arts, The College of William and Mary; Master of Arts, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University
Biehl Professor of International Studies and Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus

Sean Patrick O'Rourke (2015)
Bachelor of Arts, Humboldt State University; Master of Arts, Humboldt State University; Doctor of Law, University of Oregon; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oregon
Professor of Rhetoric and Director of the Center for Speaking and Listening

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John Raymond Palisano (1993)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Tennessee; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Tennessee
Professor of Biology, Emeritus

Terry Logan Papillon (2014)
Bachelor of Arts, Saint Olaf College; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Classical Studies

Tam K. Parker (2000)
Bachelor of Arts, Macalester College; Master of Divinity, Harvard University; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Professor of Religion

Chris Parrish (1987)
Bachelor of Arts, Saint Mary's University; Master of Arts, University of California, San Diego; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus

Amy Stephenson Patterson (2012)
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity University; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University Bloomington
Carl Gustav Biehl Jr. Professor of International Studies and Professor of Politics

William Brown Patterson, Jr. (1980)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of Oxford; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Francis S. Houghteling Professor of History, Emeritus

Robert Wesley Pearigen (1987)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Duke University; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of Politics

Charles Richard Perry (1974)
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Master of Arts, Harvard University; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of History, Emeritus

James Franklin Peterman (1980)
Bachelor of Arts, Kenyon College; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Professor of Philosophy

James Robert Peters (1984)
Bachelor of Arts, Northern Illinois University; Master of Arts, Northwestern University; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University
Professor of Philosophy

Dr. Clarissa L. Peterson (2023)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Akron; Master of Arts, Emory University; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Professor of Politics and African & African American Studies

Randolph Stuart Peterson (1989)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Tennessee; Master of Science, The University of Tennessee; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Tennessee
Professor of Physics

George Wilkinson Poe (1988)
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College; Master of Arts, Middlebury College; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Class of 1961 Chair of the College and Professor of French, Emeritus

James Gregory Pond (1999)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Fine Arts, The University of Georgia
Professor of Art History

Rongson Pongdee (2010)
Bachelor of Science, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Texas A&M University
Professor of Chemistry

Donald Brandreth Potter, Jr. (1980)
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College; Master of Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert M. Ayres Jr. Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Geology, Emeritus

Raymond Mark Preslar (1991)
Bachelor of Arts, Arizona State University; Master of Arts, University of Arizona; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington
Associate Professor of Russian

Eugene Wyatt Prunty (1989)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University; Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Carlton Professor of English

Emily Elizabeth Puckette (1999)
Bachelor of Arts, Smith College; Master of Arts, Duke University; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of Mathematics

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Elizabeth P. Quinn-Stine (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University; Master of Science, University of Washington
Visiting Instructor of Mathematics

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Misha Rai (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Delhi; Master of Arts, ; Master of Fine Arts, Bowling Green State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University
Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing

George S. Ramseur, Sr. (1958)
Bachelor of Arts, Elon College; Master of Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Biology, Emeritus

Laurie Anne Ramsey (1992)
Bachelor of Arts, The College of William and Mary; Master of Arts, Indiana University Bloomington; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University Bloomington
Associate Professor of French, Emerita

Stephen Boykin Raulston (1998)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Professor of Spanish

Rebecca Celeste Ray (1998)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Florida; Master of Arts, The University of Edinburgh; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Anthropology

William Wood Register, Jr. (1992)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Brown University; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Francis S. Houghteling Professor of American History

John Vincent Reishman II (1969)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Notre Dame; Master of Arts, University of Notre Dame; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Jesse Spalding Professor of English Literature, Emeritus

Thomas R. Reppert (2020)
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology

Leslie Buchman Richardson (1980)
Bachelor of Arts, Rhodes College; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Master of Arts, Middlebury College
Instructor of Italian, Emerita

Dale Edward Richardson (1973)
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University
Nick B. Williams Professor of English, Emeritus

Susan Janet Ridyard (1989)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge; Master of Arts, University of Cambridge; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Professor of History

Dr. Emmitt Yarnell Riley III (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, ; Master of Arts, Jackson State University; Master of Science, University of Mississippi; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Mississippi
Associate Professor of Politics and African & African American Studies

Nicholas Edward Roberts (2009)
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College; Master of Arts, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University
Professor of History

Kevin W. Rodriguez (2023)
Bachelor of Science, University of California, Riverside; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Jason Carl Rosenberg (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, University of South Florida; Master of Arts, University of California, San Diego; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego
Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Theory and Composition

Matthew Brian Rudd (2010)
Bachelor of Science, Wake Forest University; Master of Science, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Utah
Associate Professor of Mathematics

Donald Charles Rung III (1987)
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University; Master of Arts, Princeton University; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University
Associate Professor of French

Susan K. Rupert Delcamp (1978)
Bachelor of Music, University of Cincinnati; Master of Music, Northwestern University
Instructor in Music, Emerita

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Ruth Sanchez-Imizcoz (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of Kentucky; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky
Professor of Spanish

Betsy Ann Sandlin (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, Morehead State University; Master of Arts, Ohio University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor of Spanish

Matthew Scott Schrader (2015)
Bachelor of Science, Florida State University; Master of Arts, Florida State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University
Associate Professor of Biology

Bethel Sharma Seballos (2009)
Bachelor of Science, The University of Southern Mississippi; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky
Associate Professor of Chemistry

John Douglas Seiters (1971)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, Florida State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University
Class of 1961 Chair of the College and Professor of Classical Languages, Emeritus

Stephen A. Shaver (1987)
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University
Professor of Geology, Emeritus

Christopher Shelley (2018)
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College London; Doctor of Philosophy, University of London
Assistant Professor of Biology

Lhakpa Sherpa (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, Elmira College; Master of Arts, Washington University in St. Louis; Master of Arts, University of Missouri; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Economics

Sarah C. Sherwood (2007)
Bachelor of Science, James Madison University; Master of Arts, The University of Tennessee; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Tennessee
Professor of Environmental Studies

John Hisashi Shibata (1998)
Bachelor of Science, University of Washington; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus

Christopher Silver (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Bachelor of Science, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Master of Arts, ; Master of Science, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Doctor of Education, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Tennessee
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Sidney H. Simpson (2021)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Houston; Master of Arts, University of Notre Dame; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame
Assistant Professor of Politics

Everett Clinton Smith (2016)
Bachelor of Science, University of Central Arkansas; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky
Associate Professor of Biology

Peter Thomas Smith (1982)
Bachelor of Arts, College of the Holy Cross; Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University; Master of Fine Arts, Case Western Reserve University; Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University
Professor of Theatre Arts, Emeritus

Gerald Lafayette Smith (1969)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Richmond; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Robert M. Ayres Jr. Distinguished University Chair and Professor of Religion, Emeritus

Sina Soleymani (2023)
Doctor of Philosophy, The Pennsylvania State University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Tao Song (2017)
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick; Master of Arts, University of Alberta; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor of Economics

Thomas Dean Spaccarelli (1974)
Bachelor of Arts, Universidad de Granada; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor of Spanish, Emeritus

Marc St-Pierre (2006)
Bachelor of Arts, Universite de Sherbrooke; Master of Arts, Universite de Sherbrooke; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University
Associate Professor of Economics

Bradley Scott Sturgill (2016)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Appalachian State University; Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University
Associate Professor of Economics

Alyssa Rowena Summers (2009)
Bachelor of Arts, Lawrence University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Associate Professor of Biology & Technical Director, Molecular Diagnostics Lab

Richard G. Summers, Jr. (2001)
Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Associate Professor of Chemistry

Hunter Steven Swenson (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South
Sculpture Studio Technician and Visiting Instructor of Art

Heidi Marie Syler (2005)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Georgia; Master of Library Science, The University of Tennessee
Visiting Instructor of Library Science

Benito Teodoro Szapiro (1994)
Master of Science, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Doctor of Philosophy, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Professor of Physics

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Yanbing Tan (2017)
Bachelor of Arts, Austin College; Master of Arts, Washington University in St. Louis; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St. Louis
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies

Richard W. Tate (2023)
Associate in Arts, ; Bachelor of Science, Humboldt State University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Justin David Taylor (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Florida; Master of Fine Arts, The New School
Director, School of Letters

Terigele (2023)
Bachelor of Science, ; Master of Science, Iowa State University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kansas
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Katherine Christina Theyson (2010)
Bachelor of Arts, North Carolina State University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Associate Professor of Economics

Jeffrey Parker Thompson (2009)
Bachelor of Arts, Birmingham-Southern College; Master of Arts, New York University; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
Associate Professor of Art History

Elizabeth C. Thompson (2019)
Bachelor of Science, University of New Orleans; Master of Science, University of Chicago; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Nicholas W. Thompson (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Miami; Master of Music, Lynn University
Visiting Instructor of Music

Eric Thomas Thurman (2007)
Bachelor of Science, Cumberland University; Master of Arts, Drew University; Master of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary; Doctor of Philosophy, Drew University
Associate Professor of Religion

Leslie Elise Todd (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, Southern Methodist University; Master of Arts, University of Florida; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Assistant Professor of Art and Art History

Scott J. Torreano (1993)
Bachelor of Science, Michigan Technological University; Master of Science, North Carolina State University; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Georgia
Professor of Forestry

Mario Alejandro Torres Perdomo (2022)
Bachelor of Music, Northwestern State University; Bachelor of Science, Northwestern State University; Master of Music, Northwestern State University; Master of Music, Ithaca College
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music & SSO Conductor

Zhexiu Tu (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, Bard College; Master of Science, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University
Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Virginia Lauryl Hicks Tucker (2009)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Professor of English

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Chiedozie M. Uhuegbu (2022)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Nigeria; Master of Arts, University of Nigeria; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Visiting Assistant Professor of German

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Jordan Vera (2023)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Florida International University; Master of Fine Arts, The University of Tennessee
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance

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Merle Wallace (1996)
Bachelor of Arts, Temple University; Master of Arts, University of Illinois at Springfield; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor of Anthropology, Emerita

Geoffrey Harris Ward (2016)
Bachelor of Music, Mount Allison University; Master of Music, Arizona State University; Doctor of Music, University of Kansas
Organist and Choirmaster, Visiting Assistant Professor

Joan Steves Ward (2004)
Bachelor of Arts, Duke University; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University
Instructor of Politics, Emerita

Barclay Ward (1975)
Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Iowa
Alfred Negley Professor of Politics, Emeritus

Keri Leigh Bryan Watson (2018)
Bachelor of Science, The University of the South; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Vermont
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Systems

William Grady Wells (2021)
Bachelor of Science, Tennessee Technological University; Master of Science, Murray State University; Doctor of Philosophy, Tennessee Technological University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Pandora E. White (2023)
Bachelor of Science, Alcorn State University; , The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Master of Science, The University of Alabama; Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Alabama
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Kayleigh M. Whitman (2023)
Bachelor of Arts, Florida State University; Master of Arts, Brandeis University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Visiting Assistant Professor of History and Women's and Gender Studies

Kelly J. Whitmer (2010)
Bachelor of Arts, Colgate University; Master of Arts, Western Washington University; Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
Associate Professor of History

Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder (2012)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, State University of New York College at Purchase; Master of Fine Arts, New York University
Assistant Professor of English & Theatre

Earl Douglass Williams, Jr. (1999)
Bachelor of Arts, The University of the South; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University
Frank W. Wilson Professor of Economics

Samuel Ruthven Williamson, Jr. (1988)
Bachelor of Arts, Tulane University; Master of Arts, Harvard University; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Robert M. Ayres Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History, Emeritus

John Charles Willis (1991)
Bachelor of Arts, Baylor University; Master of Arts, University of Virginia; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia
Jessie Ball duPont Professor of History

Scott Howard Wilson (1994)
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College; Master of Arts, Cornell University; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University
Alfred Walter Negley Professor of Politics

Michael Kevin Wilson (2005)
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Master of Fine Arts, University of Florida
Associate Professor of English

Jessica Faye Wohl (2010)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas City Art Institute; Master of Fine Arts, The University of Georgia
Associate Professor of Art and Art History

Courtney Beth World (2013)
Bachelor of Arts, State University of New York at Buffalo; Master of Fine Arts, State University of New York College at Brockport
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance

Prakash C. Wright (2011)
Bachelor of Arts, McDaniel College; Master of Arts, University of North Texas
Teaching Associate Professor of Music

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Karen Pao-ying Yu (1996)
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Professor of Psychology

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Reinhard Konrad Zachau (1978)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Hamburg; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
Professor of German, Emeritus

Kirk Steven Zigler (2005)
Bachelor of Arts, Kenyon College; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University
Professor of Biology