University of Pikeville

Donna Hunt 

Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
147 Sycamore Street
Pikeville, KY 41501
Armington 219, Dean’s Office
(606) 218-5219
donnahunt@upike.edu
Hannah Justice
College of Arts and Sciences Engagement and Administrative Coordinator 
147 Sycamore Street
Pikeville, KY
Record Memorial 401
(606) 218-5419
hannahjustice00@upike.edu

 

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

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Johnny Fleming, M.A.

Associate Professor of Education

Office: Armington, Room 416
Telephone: (606) 218-5145
Email: JFleming@upike.edu

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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

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Humanities

Brigitte Anderson, Ph.D.

Professor of English

Office: Online Only
Email: BrigitteAnderson@upike.edu

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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

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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

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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

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Michelle Rutherford, M.M.

Associate Professor of Music

Office: Record Memorial, Room 310
Telephone: (606) 218-5740
Email: MichelleRutherford@upike.edu

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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

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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

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Michael Holcomb, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics, Program Coordinator of Mathematics

Office: Armington, Room 206
Telephone: (606) 218-5474
Email: MHolcomb@upike.edu

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Bang Huang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Office: Armington, Room 309
Telephone: (606) 218-4452
Email: BangHuang@upike.edu

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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

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Samuel Lane

Assistant Professor of Physics

Office: Armington, Room 204
Telephone: (606) 218-5741
Email: SamuelLane@upike.edu

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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

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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

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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

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Justin Hazlewood, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Office: Armington, Room 418
Phone: (606) 218-5732
Email: JustinHazlewood@upike.edu

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Lucy Holman, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication

Office: Remote
Phone:  (865) 322-1809
Email: LucyHolman@upike.edu

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Chandra Massner, Ph.D.

Professor of Communication, Program Coordinator of Communication

Office: Armington, Room 427
Telephone: (606) 218-5004
Email: CMassner@upike.edu

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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

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Tyler Ralston, Ph.D.

Professor of History, Program Coordinator of Political History

Office: Armington, Room 424
Telephone: (606) 218-5114
Email: TylerRalston@upike.edu

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Timothy Roberts, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Office: Armington, Room 461
Telephone: (606) 218-5022
Email: TimothyRoberts@upike.edu

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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