CAS Faculty

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

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

Brigitte Anderson, Ph.D.

Professor of English

Office: Online Only
Email: BrigitteAnderson@upike.edu

Sumer Bingham-Musick, MPhi

Associate Professor of Religion

Office: Armington, Room 428
Telephone: (606) 218-5008
Email: SumerBingham@upike.edu

James Browning, Ph.D.

Professor of Religion, Program Coordinator of Religion

Office: Armington, Room 431
Telephone: (606) 218-5026
Email: JamesBrowning@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: (606) 218-4462
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

Robert Musick, Ph.D.

Instructor of Religion and Campus Chaplain

Office: Armington, Room 460
Telephone: (606) 218-5762
Email: RobertMusick@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, B.M.E.

Associate Professor

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

Amanda Slone, Ph.D.

Assistant University Provost, Associate Professor of English

Office: Admin, Room 111
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

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

Bernadine Cochran, M.S.

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Office: Armington, Room 207
Telephone: (606) 218-5463
Email: BCochran@upike.edu

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

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

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, P.h.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 419
Telephone: (606) 218-4493
Email: TylerSyck@upike.edu