MBU Faculty 2024-2025

MEGAN ADY (2021)
Assistant Professor; Physician Assistant program; BS, Roanoke College; MS, Shenandoah University

ANDREW BALDWIN (2023)
Assistant Professor, Co-Director of Clinical Education, Physical Therapy program; BS and MS, Nazareth College of Rochester; DPT, Shenandoah University

KWAME AKUAMOAH-BOATENG (2023)
Assistant Professor and Program Director, DNP-AG-ACNP Program; BSN and MSN, Virginia Commonwealth University; DNP, University of Virginia

KADRIN ANDERSON (2012)
Assistant Professor; Biology;  BA, Houghton College; MS, Old Dominion University

MEGAN BAILES (2024)
Assistant Professor; Occupational Therapy Program; BA, University of Virginia, MS, Virginia Commonwealth, OTD, Radford University

PAMELA R. H. BAILEY (2014)
Associate Professor; Education; Associate Dean of the School of Education; BS, West Virginia State College; MA, University of Phoenix; PhD, George Mason University

DOREEN BECHTOL (2012)
Associate Professor; Shakespeare and Performance; BS, Western Michigan University; MFA, Mary Baldwin College

DONOVAN BRANCHE (2015)
Associate Professor; Business; BA, Mary Baldwin College; MA, PhD, James Madison University

CASIE BRIM (2021)
Assistant Professor; Founding AG-ACNP Program Director; DNP Program; BSN and MSN, University of Oklahoma; DNP AG ACNP, University of South Alabama

CLAYTON BROOKS (2012)
Associate Professor;History; BA, Roanoke College; MA, PhD, University of Virginia

EMILY V. BUDD (2020)
Associate Professor; Occupational Therapy Program; BS, Bridgewater College; MOT, James Madison University; OTD, University of Saint Augustine for Health Sciences

LISA A. BURNS (2014)
Associate Professor; Occupational Therapy Program; BS, Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis School of Medicine; MA, University of Scranton; PhD, Marywood University

PAUL A. CALLO (2003)
Professor; Biology; BS, MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; PhD, University of Maryland

LORA CANTWELL (2022)
Assistant Professor; Social Work and Director of Field Experience; BA, University of Virginia; MSW, Virginia Commonwealth University; DSW, University of Tennessee

CHESNEY CARROLL (2024)
Assistant Professor; Occupational Therapy Program; BS, Northwest Nazarene University, MSPA, Mary Baldwin University

SUNG IL CHUNG (2017)
Assistant Professor; Business; BM and BA, Handong Global University; MBA, Korea University/University of Florida; PhD, James Madison University

MARY HILL COLE (1987)
Professor; History; BA, James Madison University; MA, PhD, University of Virginia

KERRY COOKE (2015)
Assistant Professor; Theatre and Shakespeare and Performance; BA, MA, University of Nevada, Reno; MA, PhD, The Shakespeare Institute, The University of Birmingham, UK

MARIA CRAIG (2008)
Professor; Chemistry; BS, James Madison University; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

MARTHA CULLATY (2017)
Assistant Professor; Doctor of Physical Therapy Program; BS and MAT, University of Virginia; MPT, University of Florida

WILLIAM CUNDIFF (2018)
Assistant Professor; Master of Healthcare Administration Program; BS, MBA, Wagner College; JD, Touro College Law Center

MATTHEW DAVIES (2010)
Professor; Shakespeare and Performance; BA, Exeter University; MA, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

PAUL D. DEEBLE (2003)
Professor; Biology; BS, Pennsylvania State University; PhD, University of Virginia

AMY McCORMICK DIDUCH (1995)
Professor; Economics; BA, College of William and Mary; MA, PhD, Harvard University

PAMELA J. DRESSLER (2015)
Assistant Professor; School of Nursing; ADN, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College; BSN, University of Virginia; MSN, Old Dominion University, DNP, Eastern Mennonite University

KRISTEN EGAN (2011)
Associate Professor; English; BS, Le Moyne College; MA, State University of New York at Cortland; PhD, Loyola University Chicago

ALLISON L. ELLINGTON (2013)
Associate Professor, Program Director, Occupational Therapy Program; BS, MS, Ithaca College; OTD, Chatham University

MARY JANE EPPS (2015)
Associate Professor; Biology; BA, Duke University; PhD, University of Arizona

FELICIA ESTEBAN (2023)
Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Program; BS, Virginia Tech; MD, Medical University of South Carolina

JANET S. EWING (1977)
Associate Professor; Business; BS, Virginia Commonwealth University; MBA, Emory University

ADAM FAJARDO (2019)
Assistant Professor; English; BA, Warren Wilson College; MA, PhD, Indiana University

BENJAMIN G. FARLEY (2015)
Associate Professor, Medical Director; Physician Assistant Program; BA, Bucknell University; MD, Medical University of South Carolina

MARTY W. FONTENOT (2015)
Assistant Professor; Physical Therapy Program; BS, MS, Georgia Institute of Technology; DPT, University of Delaware

EMILY GREENE (2016)
Assistant Professor; Physician Assistant Program; BS, University of Mary Washington; MSPA, James Madison University

KATHRYN GLODOWSKI (2023)
Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education, Applied Behavioral Analysis and Autism Studies; BS, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire; MS and PhD, Western New England University

REBECCA HABERMAN (2020)
Assistant Professor; Biology; BS, Duke University; PhD, University of North Carolina

JENNIFER A. HANCOCK (2015)
Associate Professor; Clinical Anatomist; Health Sciences; BA, Capital University; PhD, Ohio University

GREGORY G. HANSEN (2014)
Associate Professor; Occupational Therapy Program; BS, West Virginia University; MS, Western Michigan University; PhD, University of Virginia

MATTHEW HOLMAN (2021)
Assistant Professor; Exercise and Sports Science Program; BS, Appalachian State University; MS and PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

JENNA HOLT (2011)
Associate Professor; Psychology; BS, James Madison University; MS, Radford University; PsyD, James Madison University

ROBIN FAIN HOPKINS (2018)
Associate Professor; Psychology; PhD, University of Louisville

VERONICA HOWARD (2022) 
Assistant Professor; Applied Behavior Analysis; BS, Northern Michigan University; MA, PhD, University of Kansas 

JENNIFER B. HUNT (2014)
Associate Professor, Director of Academic Education, Physician Assistant Program; BS, Ohio Northern University; MMS, Arcadia University 

CHRIS JENNEY (2024)
Assistant Professor; Psychology, PhD, Pennsylvania State University 

JOSEPH JOHNSON (2012)
Assistant Professor; Mathematics, BA, Western Michigan University; MA and PhD, University of Virginia

LISE KEITER (1998)
Professor; Music; BM, Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music; MM, DM, Indiana University

SARAH KENNEDY (2000)
Professor; English; BA, MA, Butler University; PhD, Purdue University

PETER KIRWAN (2022)
Professor; Shakespeare and Performance; BA, MA, PhD, University of Warwick

LISA LANDRUM (2024)
Assistant Professor, Field Director; Social Work; BSW Seton Hill University, MBA Indiana University, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

BROOKE LIESKE (2023)
Assistant Professor, Co-Director of Clinical Education; Physical Therapy program; DPT, Shenandoah University

KATHERINE LOW (2011)
Associate Professor and College Chaplain; BA, Doane College; MDiv and PhD, Texas Christian University

CHANDRA MASON (2008)
Professor; Psychology; BA, University of Virginia; MA, James Madison University; PhD, The City University of New York

SARAH McCADDEN (2021)
Assistant Professor; Occupational Therapy Program; MSOT, Shenandoah University; OTD, Radford University Carilion

CATHERINE FERRIS McPHERSON (1993)
Associate Professor; Business and holder of the Bertie Wilson Murphy Distinguished Chair in Business Administration; Associate Dean of the School of Business; BA, Mary Baldwin College; MBA, West Virginia Graduate College

JENNIFER D. McPHERSON (2021)
Assistant Professor; Assistant Program Director for Nurse Anesthesiology Program; DNP Program; BS, St. Louis University; MS in Health Care Administration, Central Michigan University; MS in Nurse Anesthesia, Georgetown University; DNP, University of San Diego

PAUL D. MENZER (2007)
Professor; Shakespeare and Performance and English; Director of the MLitt/MFA Program in Shakespeare and Performance; Vice President of the College of Arts and Sciences; BA, University of Maryland; MA, Georgetown University; PhD, University of Virginia

PAIGE MERKORD-REED (2020)
Assistant Professor; Criminal Justice; BA, Mary Baldwin University; MS, Fairmont State University

KERRY MILLS (2005)
Assistant Professor; Art History; BS, BFA, MA, Virginia Commonwealth University

CAROLYN J. MOORE (2015)
Associate Professor; Physical Therapy Program; BS, University of Texas School of Allied Health Sciences; MHS, University of Indianapolis, Krannert School of Physical Therapy; DPT, University of Tennessee Chattanooga

JAMES ALLAN MOYÉ (1995)
Adjunct Faculty Member and Director of Communication Studios; BA, East Carolina University; MFA, University of New Orleans

PATRICIA LYNN MURPHY (2004)
Associate Professor; Psychology; BS, George Washington University; MA, University of Vermont; PhD, University of Vermont, Burlington

KIM L. NINE (2017)
Associate Professor, Director, School of Public Health, Program Director, Master of Healthcare Administration Program; AS, Farmingdale State College; BS, Empire State College; MS, Capella University; PhD, Walden University

DEREK OWENS (2023)
Associate Professor, Director of Curriculum, Nurse Anesthesia Program; ASN, Pensacola Junior College; BS, University of South Alabama; MSNA, Texas Christian University; DrAP, University of Michigan, Flint.

BRENCI PATIÑO (2011)
Professor; Spanish; BA, University of Texas; MA and PhD, University of Illinois

RACHEL POTTER (2003)
Associate Professor; Education and Director of Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Studies; BA, MAEd, College of William and Mary; EdD, University of Virginia

CAITLIN POWERS (2021)
Assistant Professor; Physician Assistant Program; BS, University of Rhode Island; MS, East Carolina University; MSPA, James Madison University

ANDREW RARIDON (2021)
Assistant Professor; Sociology; BA, Knox College; MS, Oklahoma State University; PhD, Purdue University

ELIZABETH RICHARDSON (2021)
Associate Professor; Occupational Therapy Program; BS and MS, James Madison University; PPOTD, University of St. Augustine 

JESSIE RUBLEE (2024)
Assistant Professor; Mathematics, BA, Western Michigan University; MA and PhD, University of Virginia

PETER RUIZ-HAAS (2008)
Associate Professor; Chemistry; BA, Hampshire College; PhD, Oregon State University

RYAN SAIN (2021)
Associate Professor; Applied Behavior Analysis; BS, Eastern Washington University; MS, PhD, Washington State University

JOHN P. SCHEIDLER (2004)
Assistant Professor; Theatre and Shakespeare and Performance; BA, Western Michigan University; MFA, University of Virginia

STEPHANIE SEBOLT (2015)
Associate Professor; Education; BA, Mary Washington College; MA, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

MOLLY SEREMET (2020)
Assistant Professor; Theatre; BA, Allegheny College; M.Res, University of Roehampton; MLitt, MFA, Mary Baldwin University

LAURA A. SHOWALTER (1994)
Professor; Political Science; BA, University of the South; PhD, Emory University 

Clayton Smith (2024)
Associate Professor and Program Director; Marketing; MA, Columbia College

JOSEPH SPRANGEL, JR (2010)
Associate Professor; Business Administration; BBA, Eastern Michigan University; MBA, Spring Arbor University; DBA, Lawrence Technological University

PAMELA STEPHENSON (2015)
Associate Professor; Occupational Therapy Program; Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists, Ulster Polytechnic (UK); Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Croydon College/ Sussex University; MSHS, St. George’s Hospital Medical School/University of London; MSOT, St. Jose State University; OTD, Rocky Mountain University of Health Sciences

SUE W. STEVENS (2018)
Associate Professor and Senior Associate Dean of the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences; BA, Capital University; MS, Indiana State University; EdD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

SHEILA TALBOTT (2023)
Assistant Professor, Program Director, DNP-FNP; ADN, J. Sargent Reynolds Community College; BSN, MSN, DNP, Old Dominion University

MARY CLAY THOMAS (2008)
Associate Professor; Associate Dean for the School of Professional Studies; BA, University of Montana; MSW, University of Vermont; DSW, University of St. Thomas

AMY J. TILLERSON (2004)
Professor; History; Dean of the Mary Baldwin College for Women; BA, MA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; PhD, Morgan State University

JOANNE TRITSCH (2014)
Assistant Professor; Business and Director of the Master of Business Administration Program; BA, University of Pennsylvania; MBA, New York University; MBA Fordham University; DM, University of Maryland

CATHERINE TURNER (2023)
Associate Professor; Program Director, Physical Therapy program; BS, MSPT, DPT, PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

KATHERINE TURNER (2005)
Professor; English; BA, University of Oxford (Balliol College); MPhil, PhD, University of Oxford

CAREY L. USHER (2002)
Associate Professor; Sociology; BA, Converse College; MA, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

CARLA VAN DEVANDER (2013)
Assistant Professor; Education and Academic Advisor; BA, George Mason University; MEd, Eastern Mennonite University

Jerrol Wallace (2024)
Associate Professor; DNP/NAP and Director of Clinical Education; BSN, Norfolk State University, BS, Campbell University, DNP, Duke University

MICHAEL WELSCH (2024)
Professor; Kinesiology; BS, North Texas State University, MS, University of North Texas, PhD, University of Florida

ABIGAIL WIGHTMAN (2009)
Professor; Anthropology; BA, Miami University; MA, PhD, University of Oklahoma

ANNA-ROSE WOLFF (2022) 
Assistant Professor; Mathematics; BS, MS, George Mason University; PhD, Purdue University

SARAH W. WORMAN (2017)
Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education; Physician Assistant Program; AAS, Cuyahoga Community College; BS, University of Dayton; MSPA University of Nebraska Medical Center

Additional Faculty

ANN C. RIDDER
Program Director, School of Clinical Laboratory Science, Augusta Medical Center; BA, Bridgewater College; MLS, Rockingham Memorial Hospital of Clinical Laboratory Science; MBA, Eastern Mennonite University