GRADUATE FACULTY ELIGIBILITY

Based on excellence in teaching and scholarship, a faculty member holding the terminal degree in his/her discipline is eligible to teach graduate courses in his/her discipline, or a related discipline. In some cases, experience and/or scholarly or creative activity may substitute for the doctorate.

DUTIES OF GRADUATE FACULTY

In addition to their graduate teaching responsibilities, members of the graduate faculty are expected to advise, direct theses and participate in the comprehensive examination process.

B. MCRAE AMOSS, JR., Associate Professor of French and
 Chair of the Department of English, Philosophy, and Modern Languages (1991)
 A.B., Georgia State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
JENNIFER M. APPERSON, Associate Professor of Psychology and
 Chair of the Department of Psychology (1985)
 B.A., Stephens College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Akron
PAMELA ARKIN, Associate Professor of Speech and Theatre (1990)
 B.A., University of Montevallo; M.F.A., University of Alabama
ROBERT LEE BANTON, Professor of Education (1967)
 B.A., Randolph-Macon College; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Virginia
ROBERT J. BEAUDET, JR., Assistant Professor of Sports Pedagogy (1997)
 B.S., Florida State University; B.S., M.S., University of South Florida;
 Ph.D., Florida State University
LEE D. M. BIDWELL, Associate Professor of Sociology and
 Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology (1990)
 B.S., Maryville College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
SARAH M. BINGHAM, Associate Professor of Physical Education (1985)
 B. Ed., Keene State College; M.A., Texas Women’s University;
 Ph.D., University of Virginia
CHRISTOPHER A. BJORNSEN, Associate Professor of Psychology (1995)
 B.A., Randolph-Macon College; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
JOSEPH C. BLAUVELT, Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education (1988)
 B.A., Michigan State University; M.Ed., Springfield College;
 Ph.D., Michigan State University
CALVIN J. BOYER, Director of Library and Professor of Library Science (1993)
 B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.L.S., Ph.D., University of Texas
GENEVIEVE J. BROCK, Assistant Professor of French (1999)
 B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
RHONDA BROCK-SERVAIS, Assistant Professor of English (2000)
 B.A., University of Wisconsin-Parkside; M.A., Georgia Southern University;
 Ph.D., University of South Carolina
DAVID W. BUCKALEW, Assistant Professor of Biology and
 Chair of the Department of Natural Sciences (1999)
 B.S., M.S., Frostburg State University; Ph.D., Colorado State University
RUTH L. BUDD, Associate Professor of Spanish (1996)
 B.A., M.A., James Madison University; Ph.D.,
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
WILLIAM BURGER, Associate Professor of Sociology (1988)
 B.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice;
  M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research
JENA BURGES, Assistant Professor of English (1997)
 B.A., Arizona State University; M.A., Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
DAVID M. CARKENORD, Associate Professor of Psychology (1992)
 B.A., Clemson University; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
CRAIG C. CHALLENDER, Professor of English (1983)
 B.A., Bethel College; M.A., Wichita State University;
 Ph.D., The University of Oklahoma
BARBARA CHESLER, Associate Professor of Education (2000)
 B.S.ED., Ohio State University; M.S.Ed., Clarion University of Pennsylvania;
 Ed.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
AUDREY CHURCH, Lecturer of School Library Media (2000)
 B.A., Bridgwater College; MS, Longwood College
MARTHA E. COOK, Professor of English (1973)
     B.A., Maryville College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
CAROLYN I. COOPER, Associate Professor of Guidance and Counseling (1989)
      B.S., Hampton Institute; M.Ed., C.A.G.S., Ed.D., The College of William and Mary
DAVID CORDLE, Professor of Music and
 Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (1998)
 B.M., Shorter College; M.M., D.M., Florida State University
PATRICIA P. CORMIER, President and Professor of Education (1996)
 A.S., University of Bridgeport; B.S., Boston University; M.Ed., Ed.D, University of Virginia
RAYMOND J. CORMIER, Visiting Professor of French, (1996)
 A.B., University of Bridgeport; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D. Harvard University
CAROLYN M. CRAFT, Professor of English (1968)
 B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
DOUGLAS M. DALTON, Associate Professor of Anthropology (1990)
 A.B., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
LYNN M. FERGUSON, Professor of Earth Science (1976)
 B.S., East Tennessee State University;
 M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
KATHLEEN T. FLANAGAN, Professor of English (1987)
 B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
C. HOOD FRAZIER, Associate Professor of English (1999)
 B.A., M.A., West Virginia University; M.S., Longwood College; Ph.D., University of Virginia
DEBORAH C. FRAZIER, Assistant Professor of Education (1999)
 B.A., Longwood College; M.Ed., Ph.D,. University of Virginia
CAROLYN S. GABB, Assistant Professor of Education (1997)
 B.S., Ed.D., University of Georgia
JOSEPH E. GARCIA, Associate Professor of Geography (1998)
 B.A., Rutgers University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia
LILY ANNE GOETZ, Associate Professor of Spanish (1992)
 B.A., University of West Florida; M.A., Universidad de Salamanca;
 Ph.D., Catholic University
SUSAN GUNTER, Assistant Professor of Library Science and Librarian (2000)
 B.S., M.A., University of Missouri
CHARLOTTE L. GUYNES, Assistant Professor of Health (1998)
 B.S., Med Stephen F. Austin State University;
 Ph.D., Texas A & M University
ALBERT A. HARDIN, Assistant Professor of Theatre (1999)
 B.F.A., University of Kentucky; M.F.A., University of Virginia
BETTE L. HARRIS, Professor of Health and Physical Education and
 Chair of the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (1979)
 B.S., James Madison University; M.A., Sam Houston State University;
 Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
FRANCES R. HELLMUTH, Associate Professor of Library Science and Librarian (1990)
 B.A., Madison College; M.Ed., James Madison University;
 M.S. in L.S., Catholic University of America
LAWRENCE G. HLAD, Assistant Professor of Sociology (1977)
 B.A., M.A., Boston University; M.A., Princeton University;
 Ph.D., Union Graduate School-West
JAMES F. HODGSON, Associate Professor of Sociology (1994)
 B.A., Atkinson College/York University, Toronto; M.A., Ph.D., York University
FRANK J. HOWE, Associate Professor of Guidance and Counseling and
 Chair of the Department of Education, Special Education, Social Work,
 and Communication Disorders (1988), B.S., St. Joseph's College;
 M.S. Syracuse University; Ph.D., Union Institute
PATRICIA A. HOWE, Associate Professor of Library Science and Librarian (1982)
 B.S., Cabrini College; M.L.S., Syracuse University
DANA P. JOHNSON, Lecturer in Biology (1998)
 B.S., M.S., Longwood College
JUDITH R. JOHNSON, Associate Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (1972)
    B.S., Winthrop College; M.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Illinois
CHRISTOPHER D. JONES, Instructor of Special Education (1998)
    B.S., M.S., Longwood College
JAMES W. JORDAN, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology (1978)
 B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A. (Sociology);
 M.A. (Anthropology), University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of Georgia
STEPHEN C. KEITH, Assistant Professor of Education and
 Director of Student Teaching and Field Services (1992)
 B.S., Kent State University; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Virginia
DEBRA S. KELLEY, Associate Professor of Sociology (1994)
 B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.S.J., American University;
 Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
LUTHER R. KIRK, Assistant Professor of Education (1997)
 B.A., University of South Florida; M.S., Radford University;
 Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
RENA A. KOESLER, Associate Professor of Recreation (1986)
    B.S., Western Illinois; M. Ag., Texas A&M; Ph.D., Michigan State University
ELIZABETH KOCEVAR-WEIDINGER, Assistant Professor of Library Science and Librarian (1999)
 B.A., Temple University; M.L.I.S., University of Texas at Austin; M.Ed., Frostburg State University
CHRYSTYNA KOSARCHYN, Professor of Health Education (1987)
     B.A., University of Illinois; M.S., Kent State University; Ph.D., University of Toledo
CANDIS LAPRADE, Associate Professor of English (1992)
 B.A., M.A., East Carolina University;
 Ph.D, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ERIC L. LAWS, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2000)
 B.S., Christopher Newport College;
 M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
MARY E. LEHMAN, Assistant Professor of Biology (1998)
 B.S., Juanita College; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
LELAND J. L’HOTE, Assistant Professor of Spanish (1999)
 B.A., Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
JEREMY M. LLOYD, Assistant Professor of Science Education (2000)
 B.Sc., Ph.D., University of East Anglia; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
MICHAEL C. LUND, Professor of English (1974)
 A.B., Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University
ROBERT LEE LYNCH, Associate Professor of English (1991)
 B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., Western Michigan University;
 Ph.D., Indiana University
MELANIE M. MARKS, Associate Professor of Economics (1993)
 B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas A & M
RACHEL J. MATHEWS, Associate Professor of Special Education (1994)
 B.S., University of Kerala, India; M.Ed., College of William and Mary;
 Ed.D., University of San Diego
SHARON MCCASLIN, Associate Professor of Library Science and Librarian (1999)
 B.A., Kansas State University; M.L. Emporia State University;
 Ph. D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln
RUTH LYN MEESE,  Professor of Special Education (1987)
 B.S., University of Maryland; M.Ed., Ohio University; Ph.D., University of Virginia
DONALD A. MERKLE, Associate Professor of Biology (1975)
    B.S., M.S., University of Dayton; Ph.D., Miami University
FRANCIS X. MOORE, III, Associate Professor of French (1989)
 B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., Hofstra University;
 Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
PAUL MORIARTY, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (1997)
 B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado
EUGENE T. MUTO, Professor of Theatre and Communication Studies and
 Chair of the Department of Communication Studies and Theatre (1998)
 B.S., State University of New York at Brockport; M.F.A., University of Connecticut;     D.A., New York University
GEOFFREY C. ORTH, Professor of German (1977)
 B.A., Washington & Lee University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
WILLIAM A. OWINGS, Associate Professor of Education (1999)
 B.A., Towson State University; M.S., Johns Hopkins University;
 Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
GARY D. OXFORD, Assistant Professor of Biology (1996)
 B.S., Brown University; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
ANTHONY L. PALOMBELLA, Assistant Professor of Biology (1999)
 B.A., University of California; M.A., San Francisco State University;
 Ph.D., University of Colorado
KENNETH B. PERKINS, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology (1984)
 B.S., M.S., Valdosta State College;
 Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
DARRYL G. POOLE, Associate Professor of Sociology (1992)
 B.S., M.A., Ball State University; Ph.D., University of Florida
JOHN F. REYNOLDS, Professor of Modern Languages (1987)
 B.A., M.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., University of Virginia
MELISSA C. RHOTEN, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2000)
 B.S. James Madison University, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
JAMES E. RILEY, Assistant Professor of Education (1999)
 B.S., SUNY Oneonta; M.Ed., Texas A & M University; D.Ed., Hofstra University
JAMES A. SCEPANSKY, Assistant Professor of Experimental Psychology (1997)
 B.A., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania;
 M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University
ELLERY SEDGWICK, Professor of English (1979)
 B.A., Harvard University; M.A.T., Columbia Teachers College;
 Ph.D., Boston University
BETTY JO SIMMONS, Professor of Education (1966)
 B.A., M.S.Ed., Longwood College; Ed.D., College of William and Mary
EDWARD D. SMITH, Professor of Psychology (1971)
 B.A., Heidelberg College; M.A., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., Kent State University
J. DAVID SMITH, Professor of Education and
 Dean of the School of Education and Human Services (1997)
 B.S., M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Columbia University
DAVID B. STEIN, Professor of Psychology (1985)
 B.A., Brooklyn College; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
TIMOTHY W. STEWART, Assistant Professor of Biology (1999)
 B.A., Ithaca College; M.S., State University of New York;
 Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
M. IBRAHIM STWODAH, Assistant Professor of Library Science and Librarian (1981)
 B.A., Kabul University; M.L.S., Indiana University
PEGGY L. TARPLEY, Assistant Professor of Special Education (1995)
 A.B., The University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
E. DEREK TAYLOR, Assistant Professor of British Literature (2000)
 B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida
ARTHUR GORDON VAN NESS, III, Associate Professor of English (1987)
 B.A., Hampden-Sydney College; M.A., University of Richmond;
 Ph.D., University of South Carolina
WILLIAM A. VELHAGEN, Assistant Professor of Biology (1999)
 B.S., State University of New York; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
PATRICIA R. WHITFIELD, Associate Professor of Special Education and
 Director of Graduate Studies (1991)
 B.S., M.Ed., University of Richmond; Ph.D., University of Virginia