Graduate Faculty 2002-2003 

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. Our graduate faculty demonstrate excellence both in teaching and scholarly productivity.  Scholarly productivity may be demonstrated through publication of research and/or through applied scholarship. Chairs of departments offering graduate programs are responsible for determining an individual’s eligibility to teach graduate courses. In exceptional cases, outstanding professional experience and demonstrated contributions to the teaching discipline may be presented in lieu of formal academic preparation. Such cases must be justified on an individual basis, consistent with the Criteria for Accreditation of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. 

DUTIES OF GRADUATE FACULTY 

In addition to their graduate teaching responsibilities, members of the graduate faculty are expected to provide academic advising, direct theses or collaborative research, and participate in the comprehensive examination process. 

B. MCRAE AMOSS, JR., 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

PATRICK G. BARBER, Professor of Chemistry (1978)

      B.S., Stanford University; Ph.D., Cornell University

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, 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 the Library and Professor of Library Science (1993)

      B.S., Eastern Illinois University; M.L.S., Ph.D., University of Texas

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, Associate Professor of English (1997)

      B.A., Arizona State University; M.A., Ph.D., Northern Arizona 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, Instructor 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 College 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

WADE EDWARDS, Assistant Professor of French (2002)

      B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Miami University of Ohio; 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

ALIX D. FINK, Instructor of Biology (2001)

      B.S., Indiana University; M.S., Texas A&M University

MARK L. FINK, Instructor of Biology (2002)

      B.S., University of Missouri; M.S., Texas A&M 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

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

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

LAWRENCE G. HLAD, Assistant Professor of Sociology (1977)

      B.A., M.A., Boston University; M.A., Princeton University;

      Ph.D., Union Graduate School-West

FRANK J. HOWE, Professor of Guidance and Counseling (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

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, Assistant Professor of Special Education (1998)

      B.S., M.S., Longwood College; Ph.D., University of Virginia

STEPHEN C. KEITH, Assistant Professor of Education (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

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, Assistant 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

C. Sue McCullough, Professor and Dean of the College of Education and Human Services (2002)

      B.S., Butler University; M.A., Ed.D., Ball State University

RUTH LYN MEESE, Professor of Special Education (1987)

      B.S., University of Maryland; M.Ed., Ohio University; Ph.D., University of Virginia

ERIC MOORE, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (2000)

      B.A., Carnegie-Mellon University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

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

GARY T. NELSON, Professor of Mathematics (2000)

      B.S., M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Georgia State University

GEOFFREY C. ORTH, Professor of German (1977)

      B.A., Washington & Lee University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

KENNETH B. PERKINS, 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

FRANCES R. REEVE, 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

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

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

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

PEGGY L. TARPLEY, Associate Professor of Special Education (1995)

      A.B., The University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia

E. DEREK TAYLOR, Assistant Professor of English (2000)

      B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida

ARTHUR GORDON VAN NESS, III, Professor of English (1987)

      B.A., Hampden-Sydney College; M.A., University of Richmond;

      Ph.D., University of South Carolina

PATRICIA R. WHITFIELD, Associate Professor of Special Education (1991)

      B.S., M.Ed., University of Richmond; Ph.D., University of Virginia

*On leave academic year 2002-2003