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College of Arts & Sciences – Bridgett Click 147 Sycamore Street Pikeville, Kentucky 41501 (606) 218-5219 BridgettClick@upike.edu
Below you will find a listing of full and adjunct faculty members for the College of Arts & Sciences.
— Education – Humanities – Math & Science – Social Sciences —
Dean, Professor of Spanish, Program Coordinator of SpanishOffice: Armington, Room 454Telephone: (606) 218-5049Email: SmithE@upike.edu
Associate Professor of EducationOffice: Armington, Room 440Telephone: (606) 218-5962Email: TheresaDawahare@upike.edu
Associate Professor of EducationOffice: Armington, Room 416Telephone: (606) 218-5145Email: JFleming@upike.edu
Professor of Education
Office: Armington, Room 441Telephone: (606) 218-5311Email: JKing@upike.edu
Chair – Division of Education, Professor of EducationOffice: Armington, Room 432Telephone: (606) 218-5315Email: ColettaParsley@upike.edu
Associate Professor of Education
Office: Armington, Room 415Telephone: (606) 218-5312Email: DSlone@upike.edu
Professor of EnglishOffice: Online OnlyEmail: BrigitteAnderson@upike.edu
Div Chair – Humanities, Associate Professor of ReligionOffice: Armington, Room 428Telephone: (606) 218-5008Email: SumerBingham@upike.edu
Associate Professor of Art, Program Coordinator of ArtOffice: Record Memorial, Room 406BTelephone: (606) 218-5759Email: PCarroll@upike.edu
Director of Bands, Assistant Professor of Instrumental MusicOffice: Record Memorial, Room 404Telephone: (740) 607-4300Email: SladeDenman@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of Art & Digital MediaOffice: Armington, 464Telephone: (606) 218-5946Email: JonathanHale@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of EnglishOffice: Armington, 460Telephone: (606) 218-5014Email: Codyjarman@upike.edu
Professor of Film & Media Arts, Program Coordinator of Film & Media Arts
Office: Armington 453Telephone: (606) 218-5972Email: AndrewReed@upike.edu
Visiting Professor of Theatre
Office: Armington 455Telephone: (606) 218-5334Email: StephanieRichards@upike.edu
Associate Professor/Director of Choral & Commercial Vocal Music StudiesOffice: Record Memorial, Room 402Telephone: (606) 218-5770Email: EricRutherford@upike.edu
Associate Professor of MusicOffice: Record Memorial, Room 310Telephone: (606) 218-5740Email: MichelleRutherford@upike.edu
Assistant University Provost, Associate Professor of EnglishOffice: Admin, Room 111Telephone: (606) 218-5345Email: AmandaJSlone@upike.edu
Associate Professor of English, Program Coordinator of English & TheatreOffice: Armington, Room 453Telephone: (606) 218-5117Email: JennaSteigerwalt@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of EnglishOffice: Armington, Room 461Telephone: (606) 218-5536Email: Bethtopping@upike.edu
Professor of Music, Program Coordinator of Music/BandOffice: Record Memorial, Room 405Telephone: (606) 218-5738Email: PhillipWestgate@upike.edu
Professor of Chemistry, Program Coordinator of ChemistryOffice: Armington, Room 307Telephone: (606) 218-5475Email: ThomasHess@upike.edu
Professor of Mathematics, Program Coordinator of MathematicsOffice: Armington, Room 206Telephone: (606) 218-5474Email: MHolcomb@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of MathematicsOffice: Armington, Room 309Telephone: (606) 218-4452Email: BangHuang@upike.edu
Professor of BiologyOffice: Armington, Room 106Telephone: (606) 218-5479Email: PhillipJen@upike.edu
Staff Chemistry Laboratory InstructorOffice: Armington, Room 305Telephone: (606) 218-5065Email: KameyoJohnson@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of PhysicsOffice: Armington, Room 204Telephone: (606) 218-5741Email: SamuelLane@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of MathematicsOffice: Armington, Room 205Telephone: (606) 218-5347Email: EmilyLucas@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of BiologyOffice: Armington, Room 107Telephone: (606) 218-5469Email: BMeade00@upike.edu
Co–Chair – Division of Math & Sciences, Professor of ChemistryOffice: Armington, Room 455Telephone: (606) 218-5067Email: OmaMorgan@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of Anatomy and PhysiologyOffice: Armington, Room 109Telephone: (606) 218-5273Email: LwiindiMudenda@upike.edu
Associate Professor of ChemistryOffice: Armington, Room 304Telephone: (606) 218-5281Email: IanPimienta@upike.edu
Biology InstructorOffice: Armington, Room 105Telephone: (606) 218-5616Email: PeytonPrater@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of BiologyOffice: Armington, Room 104Telephone: (606) 218-5462 Email: JessicaSlade@upike.edu
Professor of BiologyOffice: Armington, Room 309Telephone: (606) 218-5607Email: AgusSofyan@upike.edu
Associate Professor of Molecular BiologyOffice: Armington, Room 105Telephone: (606) 218-5063 Email: KevinWang@upike.edu
Professor of BiochemistryOffice: Armington, Room 304Telephone: (606) 218-5012 Email: ZhihongXu@upike.edu
Associate Professor of CommunicationOffice: Armington, Room 428Telephone: (606) 218-5470Email: JeremyDempsey@upike.edu
Visiting Assistant Professor of Health and Human PerformanceOffice: ArmingtonTelephone: (606) 218-5359Email: LindsayElliott@upike.edu
Professor of PsychologyOffice: Armington, Room 436Telephone: (606) 218-5018Email: LeanneEpling@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of HistoryOffice: Armington, Room 416Telephone: (606) 218-5530Email: BrittanyGoetting@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of Criminal JusticeOffice: Armington, Room 418Phone: (606) 218-5732Email: JustinHazlewood@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of CommunicationOffice: RemotePhone: (865) 322-1809Email: LucyHolman@upike.edu
Professor of Communication, Program Coordinator of CommunicationOffice: Armington, Room 427Telephone: (606) 218-5004Email: CMassner@upike.edu
Chair, Division of Social Sciences / Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice, Program Coordinator of SociologyOffice: Armington, Room 423Telephone: (606) 218-5041Email: EPrimm@upike.edu
Professor of History, Program Coordinator of Political HistoryOffice: Armington, Room 424Telephone: (606) 218-5114Email: TylerRalston@upike.edu
Associate Professor of Criminal JusticeOffice: Armington, Room 461Telephone: (606) 218-5022Email: TimothyRoberts@upike.edu
Associate Professor of PsychologyOffice: Armington, Room 418Telephone: (606) 218-5150Email: JamesSapp@upike.edu
Assistant Professor of Social ScienceOffice: Armington, Room 427Telephone: (606) 218-4493Email: TylerSyck@upike.edu