CAS Faculty
College of Arts & Sciences
Below you will find a listing of full and adjunct faculty members for the College of Arts & Sciences.
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Full Time Faculty
— Education – Humanities – Math & Science – Social Sciences —
Ella Smith-Justice, Ph.D.
Dean, Professor of Spanish, Program Coordinator of Spanish
Office: Armington, Room 454
Telephone: (606) 218-5049
Email: SmithE@upike.edu

Education
Theresa Dawahare, M.Ed.
Associate Professor of Education
Office: Armington, Room 440
Telephone: (606) 218-5962
Email: TheresaDawahare@upike.edu

Johnny Fleming, M.A.
Associate Professor of Education
Office: Armington, Room 416
Telephone: (606) 218-5145
Email: JFleming@upike.edu

J. Michael King, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
Office: Armington, Room 441
Telephone: (606) 218-5311
Email: JKing@upike.edu

Coletta Parsley, Ed.D.
Chair – Division of Education, Professor of Education
Office: Armington, Room 432
Telephone: (606) 218-5315
Email: ColettaParsley@upike.edu

David Slone, M.A.
Associate Professor of Education
Office: Armington, Room 415
Telephone: (606) 218-5312
Email: DSlone@upike.edu

Humanities
Sumer Bingham-Musick, MPhi
Div Chair – Humanities, Associate Professor of Religion
Office: Armington, Room 428
Telephone: (606) 218-5008
Email: SumerBingham@upike.edu

Petra Carroll, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art, Program Coordinator of Art
Office: Record Memorial, Room 406B
Telephone: (606) 218-5759
Email: PCarroll@upike.edu

Slade Denman, MME
Director of Bands, Assistant Professor of Instrumental Music
Office: Record Memorial, Room 404
Telephone: (740) 607-4300
Email: SladeDenman@upike.edu

Jonathan Hale
Assistant Professor of Art & Digital Media
Office: Armington, 464
Telephone: (606) 218-5946
Email: JonathanHale@upike.edu

Cody Jarman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Office: Armington, 460
Telephone: (606) 218-5014
Email: Codyjarman@upike.edu

Andrew Reed, MFA, MBA
Professor of Film & Media Arts, Program Coordinator of Film & Media Arts
Office: Armington 453
Telephone: (606) 218-5972
Email: AndrewReed@upike.edu

Stephanie Richards
Visiting Professor of Theatre
Office: Armington 455
Telephone: (606) 218-5334
Email: StephanieRichards@upike.edu

Eric Rutherford, D.M.A.
Associate Professor/Director of Choral & Commercial Vocal Music Studies
Office: Record Memorial, Room 402
Telephone: (606) 218-5770
Email: EricRutherford@upike.edu

Michelle Rutherford, M.M.
Associate Professor of Music
Office: Record Memorial, Room 310
Telephone: (606) 218-5740
Email: MichelleRutherford@upike.edu

Amanda Slone, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Office: Armington 4th Flr
Telephone: (606) 218-5345
Email: AmandaJSlone@upike.edu

Jennifer “Jenna” Steigerwalt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English, Program Coordinator of English & Theatre
Office: Armington, Room 453
Telephone: (606) 218-5117
Email: JennaSteigerwalt@upike.edu

Elizabeth Topping, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Office: Armington, Room 461
Telephone: (606) 218-5536
Email: Bethtopping@upike.edu

Phillip “Todd” Westgate, Ph.D.
Professor of Music, Program Coordinator of Music/Band
Office: Record Memorial, Room 405
Telephone: (606) 218-5738
Email: PhillipWestgate@upike.edu

Math & Natural Sciences
Thomas “Tom” Hess, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry, Program Coordinator of Chemistry
Office: Armington, Room 307
Telephone: (606) 218-5475
Email: ThomasHess@upike.edu

Michael Holcomb, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, Program Coordinator of Mathematics
Office: Armington, Room 206
Telephone: (606) 218-5474
Email: MHolcomb@upike.edu

Bang Huang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Office: Armington, Room 309
Telephone: (606) 218-4452
Email: BangHuang@upike.edu

Phillip Jen, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Office: Armington, Room 106
Telephone: (606) 218-5479
Email: PhillipJen@upike.edu

Kameyo “Kay” Johnson, M.S.
Staff Chemistry Laboratory Instructor
Office: Armington, Room 305
Telephone: (606) 218-5065
Email: KameyoJohnson@upike.edu

Samuel Lane
Assistant Professor of Physics
Office: Armington, Room 204
Telephone: (606) 218-5741
Email: SamuelLane@upike.edu

Emily Lucas
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Office: Armington, Room 205
Telephone: (606) 218-5347
Email: EmilyLucas@upike.edu

Byron Meade, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Office: Armington, Room 107
Telephone: (606) 218-5469
Email: BMeade00@upike.edu

Oma Morgan, Ph.D.
Co–Chair – Division of Math & Sciences, Professor of Chemistry
Office: Armington, Room 455
Telephone: (606) 218-5067
Email: OmaMorgan@upike.edu

Lwiindi Mudenda, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Physiology
Office: Armington, Room 109
Telephone: (606) 218-5273
Email: LwiindiMudenda@upike.edu

Ian Pimienta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Office: Armington, Room 304
Telephone: (606) 218-5281
Email: IanPimienta@upike.edu

Peyton Prater, B.S
Biology Instructor
Office: Armington, Room 105
Telephone: (606) 218-5616
Email: PeytonPrater@upike.edu

Jessica Slade, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Office: Armington, Room 104
Telephone: (606) 218-5462
Email: JessicaSlade@upike.edu

Agus Sofyan, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Office: Armington, Room 309
Telephone: (606) 218-5607
Email: AgusSofyan@upike.edu

Kevin Wang
Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
Office: Armington, Room 105
Telephone: (606) 218-5063
Email: KevinWang@upike.edu

Zhihong Xu, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
Office: Armington, Room 304
Telephone: (606) 218-5012
Email: ZhihongXu@upike.edu

Social Sciences
Jeremy Dempsey
Associate Professor of Communication
Office: Armington, Room 428
Telephone: (606) 218-5470
Email: JeremyDempsey@upike.edu

Lindsay Elliott, M.A. CAPE
Visiting Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
Office: Armington
Telephone: (606) 218-5359
Email: LindsayElliott@upike.edu

LeAnne Epling, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Office: Armington, Room 436
Telephone: (606) 218-5018
Email: LeanneEpling@upike.edu

Brittany Goetting, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
Office: Armington, Room 416
Telephone: (606) 218-5530
Email: BrittanyGoetting@upike.edu

Justin Hazlewood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Office: Armington, Room 418
Phone: (606) 218-5732
Email: JustinHazlewood@upike.edu

Lucy Holman, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Office: Remote
Phone: (865) 322-1809
Email: LucyHolman@upike.edu

Chandra Massner, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication, Program Coordinator of Communication
Office: Armington, Room 427
Telephone: (606) 218-5004
Email: CMassner@upike.edu

Eric Primm, Ph.D.
Chair, Division of Social Sciences / Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice, Program Coordinator of Sociology
Office: Armington, Room 423
Telephone: (606) 218-5041
Email: EPrimm@upike.edu

Tyler Ralston, Ph.D.
Professor of History, Program Coordinator of Political History
Office: Armington, Room 424
Telephone: (606) 218-5114
Email: TylerRalston@upike.edu

Timothy Roberts, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Office: Armington, Room 461
Telephone: (606) 218-5022
Email: TimothyRoberts@upike.edu

James Sapp, Ph.D., Psy.D., LPC, NCC
Associate Professor of Psychology
Office: Armington, Room 418
Telephone: (606) 218-5150
Email: JamesSapp@upike.edu

Jeffrey Tyler Syck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Science
Office: Armington, Room 427
Telephone: (606) 218-4493
Email: TylerSyck@upike.edu

Adjunct Faculty
- Scottie Adkins – M.S. – Adjunct Professor of Humanities
- Sara Adkins – M.S. – Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences
- Jill Carahan-Jarvis – M.S. – Adjunct Professor of Math/Sciences
- Tommy Chamberlin – Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences
- Judy Dotson – Ph.D. – Adjunct Professor of Education
- Ronnie Dotson – Ph.D. – Adjunct Professor of Education
- Christopher Epling – B.A. – Adjunct Professor of Humanities
- Ann Harris – Ph.D. – Adjunct Professor of Math/Sciences
- Jennifer Harvey – M.S. – Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences
- Raymond Higgins – Ph.D. – Adjunct Professor of Humanities
- Sammy Maynard – M.S. – Adjunct Professor of Education
- Michelle Mobley – M.S. – Adjunct Professor of Physical Education
- Darrell Riffe – M.S. – Adjunct Professor of Humanities
- Mural Silvers – Ph.D. – Adjunct Professor of Education
- Brian Wood – B.S. – Adjunct Professor of Humanities