Dr. Amy Abrams is a Rumen Microbiologist with interests in the interactions of the rumen microbial communities and the development of the rumen microbiome as it relates to host animal health, performance, and management in various species.
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Whitney Jordan Adams is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Rhetoric, and Writing. She studies the rhetorical construction of white supremacy, focusing on the Alt-Right, Accelerationism, and the rise in white nationalism.
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Sarah Allred, PhD is an associate professor of sociology. Her research on higher education in carceral settings involves a participatory approach, engaging people who are incarcerated as collaborators.
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Miguel Ampuero, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Applied Behavior Analysis at Berry College.
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Christine Anton is Professor of German at Berry College. In her research she focuses on nineteenth and twentieth-century German and Austrian literature and culture, Holocaust studies, migrant literature, as well as on second language learning and teaching methodology.
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Dr. Jonathan Atkins’ teaching interests specialize in American History 1607-1877, Southern History and English History.
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Lawrence Baines writes on adolescent literacy, teacher preparation, and public policy.
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Angela Baldwin Smith is an Exercise Physiologist and an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Berry College (2007-present).
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Dr. Julia Barnes is Associate Professor of Spanish and currently serves as department chair of World Languages and Cultures. Her research specialties are contemporary Spain, gender studies, film, and the novel.
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David Barr is a scholar of Christian social ethics, with a specialty in environmental ethics.
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Gabriel Barreneche is the Dean of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, here at Berry College. Prior to coming to Berry, Dr. Barreneche was a Professor of Spanish and Associate Dean for Advising at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he taught for 18 years.
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Victor Bissonnette earned his B.S. and a Ph.D. degrees at the University of Texas at Arlington. He started out in photojournalism and then came to major in psychology after taking several courses in the behavioral sciences.
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David Bond is a Visiting Instructor at Berry College. He currently teaches Elementary Statistics and Pre-Calculus, as well as serving as the the ALEKS Mathematics Coordinator; he is also the Supervisor for Math Education Student Teachers.
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Jennifer Bradford is a performer, teacher, and project manager from the Bay Area in California. She is a member of the Actors Reading Collective and previously taught theatre at her alma mater, Santa Clara University. Her focus is on acting, voice, and musical theatre. She is currently a visiting assistant professor in theatre at Berry.
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Dr. Dawn Bresnahan is a reproductive physiologist interested in the interactions between maternal body condition and reproduction and development of assisted reproductive technology in various species with application to endangered wildlife.
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Dr. Gary Breton is the Callaway Professor of Chemistry at Berry College. Dr. Breton primarily teaches the Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences sequence for non-chemistry/biochemistry majors, The Chemistry of Life course for pre-nursing students and Advanced Organic Chemistry. Dr. Breton has an active research group in which they study the synthesis of novel molecules that are of both theoretical and pharmaceutical interest.
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Alice Bristow received her MFA in Costume Design from Indiana University and her B.F.A. from Missouri State University. She has produced costumes for various theatres including La Jolla Playhouse, Indiana Repertory Theatre, University of Michigan, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Indianapolis Opera, University of Colorado at Boulder. Nationally and internationally, Alice’s designs have appeared on stage at the Pittsburg Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Central City Opera, Vancouver Opera, Shreveport Opera, and most recently Utah Opera’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida.
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Dr. Christina Bucher joined the Berry faculty in 1995 and is currently Associate Professor of English and serving a second term as department chair. Her teaching and research areas include American literature through the early 20th century, African American literature, lesbian/gay/queer literature and first-year writing.
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Dr. Campbell engages in the propagation, saving and distribution of open-pollinated, “heirloom” seeds and the care and observation of an array of small livestock through the ABC Project and in the documentation of environmental problems and solutions through film-making. His research engages the intersection of human and environment, focusing on strategies and traditional practices for sustainable co-existence.
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Kris Carlisle is a professional pianist and educator. A native of California, he has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
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Before Tommy Carnes became a professor, he spent 13 years as a newspaper reporter and editor in Virginia and Florida, where he won numerous awards for spot news writing, sports column writing, general writing excellence, and as the executive sports editor of one of the top 10 mid-sized sports sections in the United States. He also thinks he is the only person in the CSOB to have been struck by lightning (literally).
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A reporter, editor and photographer before joining the academy, Brian Carroll is author of six books. His most recent book explores the role of Shakespeare in inventing a nation.
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Dr. Stefanie Cash is Director of Music Education at Berry College. Dr. Cash is responsible for teaching methods and techniques classes, conducting the Berry Women's Choir as well as supervising student teachers.
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Dr. Chattopadhyay specializes in Modernist and Contemporary Global Anglophone Literatures. Her teaching focuses on postcolonialism, modernism, and gender studies. Her research interests include British and Irish modernisms and postcolonial literatures.
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Dr. Mary C. Clement is a professor of teacher education and joined the faculty of Berry College in 1997. Her teaching areas include secondary curriculum/methods and classroom instructional management, while her research focuses on the hiring and induction of new teachers.
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Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics Garner Cochran teaches courses in differential equations, linear algebra, mathematical modeling and calculus — with a focus on modeling real-world phenomena in the classroom.
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Dr. Cochran's research interests include Personal philosophical development of STEM teachers, 3D printing curriculum in math classes and Integration of STEM topics in teacher development.
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As a clinical assistant professor of creative technologies, Zane teaches a variety of prototyping and design thinking topics within the Creative Technologies program at Berry College. His research focuses on maker-oriented learning and embedded electronics in wearable technology, and actively consults with primary and secondary schools in developing STEM-based makerspaces.
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Susan Conradsen, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Signature Experience Program, and also the Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Berry.
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Dr. Jen Corry received her PhD in Spanish medieval literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also holds an MBA from Berry College. Her interests include medieval and Golden Age Spanish literature, modern Spanish theater, translation, and Spanish for business, medical, and legal professionals.
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Dr. Dao (HD) is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics. He teaches Business Statistics and Introductory Economics. His research interests lie in Applied Microeconomics, especially Transportation, Environmental Economics, and Public Policy. Besides teaching, he enjoys instructing and collaborating with students on different Economic research projects at Berry.
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John David is Artist-in-Residence and Director of Jazz and Percussion Studies at Berry College in Rome, GA. Appointed to this position in Fall 2013, Mr. David is the director of the Berry Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Percussion Ensemble, Steel Band and Viking Drumline.
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Casey Dexter, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and Faculty Development at Berry College.
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Kristen Diliberto-Macaluso, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of the George Scholar Program.
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Christopher Diller began his Berry career as Assistant Professor of English, Rhetoric, and Writing in 1999 and then became an Associate Professor of English, Rhetoric, and Writing in 2005. He also directed the Writing Center from 2005-2015. He became a full professor in 2014.
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Will Donnelly is an associate professor of English whose short stories and creative essays have appeared widely in print and online. His teaching focuses on fiction writing and on writing for online environments, in addition to courses in composition and rhetoric. He joined the Berry College faculty in 2013.
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Dr. David Elmer, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Kinesiology. Dr. Elmer is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist whose primary interests are related to exercise training and human performance, though he has teaching and research experience across a range of areas.
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Dr. Basil G. Englis, Ph.D. is the Richard Edgerton Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Marketing and Management Department. He is a psychologist who has taught consumer behavior, marketing and related subjects in business schools in the U.S., Europe and India. His research and scholarly work have appeared in more than 85 publications.
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Dr. Paula Danskin Englis, Ph.D. is Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship and is also the Academic Director of the Berry College Entrepreneurship Program. Her research has appeared in more than 78 publications and Dr. Englis has taught entrepreneurship, strategy and international business in business schools across three continents (North America, Europe and Asia).
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Mia Escott joined the faculty in 2022 as a Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Rhetoric and Writing after receiving her doctoral degree in English at Louisiana State University. Her research and teaching interests include early modern British Literature, Renaissance Drama, Shakespeare, Critical Race Theory, and Women’s and Gender Studies.
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Coleman Fannin directs the Honors Program at Berry, along with Dr. Lauren Heller. He regularly teaches the Honors core course in the humanities and an Academic Community Engagement (ACE) course in Christian ethics.
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Dr. Kimberly Field-Springer is an Associate Professor in the Communication Department at Berry College. She graduated with her Ph.D. in 2013 from the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University with an emphasis on Health Communication and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
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Luke Fredericks is Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Berry College. He teaches Precalculus, Calculus, Abstract Algebra and Elementary Statistics.
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Peter Friedrich's acting credits include the national tour of Wendy Wasserstein’s The Sisters Rosensweig, Saturday Night Live and Sesame Street and an LA Outer Critics Circle Nomination for Best Featured Actor in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
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Dr. Geng’s research focuses on the behavioral aspect of accounting, particularly judgment and decision making of accountants and auditors. Since his arrival at Berry College, Dr. Geng has taught Principles of Managerial Accounting, Accounting Information Systems and Cost Accounting. Dr. Geng is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Georgia.
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Dr. Vincent Grégoire is a native of Mansigné, France, and Professor of French. He holds a M.A. degree in history from the Université François Rabelais, Tours, France, and received his PhD in French literature from Rutgers University.
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Dr. Alyssa Grey is an active musician, educator, and conductor. She completed undergraduate degrees in Music Education and Music Theory & Composition from the University of Miami where she studied with GRAMMY-Award Winning composer Lansing McLoskey.
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John Grout is the David C. Garrett Jr. Professor, former dean, and award-winning teacher in the Campbell School of Business. John helped found Berry’s Creative Technologies program and HackBerry Lab. He is a Shingo Prize winner for research in mistake-proofing, having published numerous articles on the topic.
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Steven is a six-time Telly Award-winning producer, director, and editor, who spent 15 years at television stations in North Georgia. He is the 2016 recipient of the College Media Association’s Honor Roll Broadcast Advisor Award. Steven serves as Secretary for the College Broadcasters, Inc (CBI) Board of Directors.
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Nadeem Abdul Hamid is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Berry College and Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. Dr. Hamid has taught a wide selection of courses in the Computer Science curriculum. He has a research background in programming languages and formal methods, and has ongoing projects developing software tools for enhancing Computer Science education.
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Michelle Haney, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Autism/Applied Behavior Analysis Program at Berry College.
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As a native from Switzerland, polyglot by family background and academic pursuit, Mrs. Hanle-Daniels teaches German and French classes. Her research interests are in language pedagogy, songs and games.
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Eric Hanson has been a member of the Chattanooga Symphony since 1994. Prior to coming to Chattanooga Mr. Hanson served as Principal Bassist with the Huntsville Symphony and was an active musician in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, performing frequently as a substitute with the Milwaukee Symphony.
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Adam Hayes is an internationally recognized performer, educator, and clinician.
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Dr. Heames is the Dean of the Campbell School of Business at Berry College in Rome, GA. She came to Berry from West Virginia University where she served as Associate Dean of Innovation, Outreach, and Engagement for the College of Business & Economics. Prior to that appointment, she was Chair of the Department of Management with programs in Entrepreneurship, Hospitality and Tourism, International Business, and Business Administration. Her academic career started at a private college, Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Lauren Heller teaches economics in the Campbell School and directs the Berry College Honors Program. She also enjoys collaborating with students on research in a wide variety of policy topics in applied microeconomics and using discussion and multimedia clips to illustrate economic concepts in her classes.
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Curt Hersey (Ph.D, Georgia State University) primarily teaches courses in the Visual Communication concentration, which includes filmmaking, media criticism, scriptwriting, and the economics of the contemporary media industry, as well as courses in American media history and visual rhetoric.
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Dr. Eliana Hirano is an applied linguist, an associate professor of teacher education, and the coordinator of the minor in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Her research interests include the intersection between identity and language learning, academic literacies with a focus on refugee-background students, and L2 teacher education.
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Dr. Huggins is the College Chaplain and leads Mount Berry Chapel. He has Academic Graduate degrees from Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and the University of Stellenbosch. He is also an ordained Priest in the Anglican Church in North America.
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Alan Hughes, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology and serves as the Dean of the Charter School of Education.
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Dr. Megan Janke is a licensed recreational therapist and gerontologist. Her research focuses on the health promotion and prevention of disease and disability with the aging population primarily through activity-based interventions.
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A native of coastal Georgia, Ellie Jenkins (horn) has been visiting Berry College since she was seven years old, and joined the faculty in 2009. She is an active performer, playing principal horn in the Carroll Symphony, second horn with the Rome Symphony, and performing frequently with the Chamber Players of the South.
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Dr. Ken P. Johnston, Ph.D., CFA, is an Associate Professor of Finance. He wants his students to: critically think, do their own work, read with comprehension, ask questions, and use their imagination. His research has been cited in many journals including The Journal of Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Risk, and Quantitative Finance.
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I conduct research studies on the ethics of loving and being loved. I try to understand what it means to embrace responsibility in intimate relationships, radiate respect, practice fairness, be appropriately loyal, and care in ways that matter.
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Manos Kalargiros is passionate about stimulating discourse as well as independent, divergent and critical thinking in Berry students using Socratic questioning. Since his arrival at Berry College, he has taught courses both at the undergraduate and graduate (M.B.A.) level that include Ethical Issues in Business, Organizational Behavior, Leadership & Change Management, Organizational Creativity, and Strategic Management. His research interests center on the intrinsic value of human dignity, ethical moral reasoning and cognitive barriers relating thereto.
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Dr. Kang’s research interests center on firm strategy and the performance implications of R&D decisions. He is the recipient of several teaching and research awards, including Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year, Coller Senior Awards from Tel Aviv University, and Outstanding Scholar Awards from the Campbell School of Business.
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Tom Kennedy is Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the Evans School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. His scholarly interests lie at the intersection of religion and morality and in eighteenth-century Scottish thought.
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Melissa King is the Director of the Writing Center and a Lecturer in the Department of English, Rhetoric and Writing. Her research interests are in European fairy tales and folk texts, Illustration, and Translation Theory, as well as the role of Writing Centers in carceral settings.
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Kevin Kleine is a senior lecturer of communication and student publications advisor. During his years in higher education Kleine has been teaching students to communicate clearly, effectively and with purpose.
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Dr. Miranda Knight is the college veterinarian and serves in both an animal care and instructional role, providing veterinary care to the livestock on Berry’s campus and mentoring students interested in careers associated with animal science and veterinary medicine.
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I am an anthropologist interested in cultural aspects of communication, religion and the sciences. As a teacher, I'm passionate about empowering the students in my classes by mentoring them in how to conduct their own original social science research.
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Dr. Kosedag has been teaching Principles of Finance, Intermediate Corporate Finance, and Models & Cases in Managerial Finance and MBA -Corporate Finance classes at Berry College since August 2005. His research, like his teaching interest, focuses on corporate finance as well.
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A teacher, researcher and consultant, Dr. Kushins examines organizational cultures, family businesses, HR practices, and organizational routines. He has published on topics ranging from race and discrimination in hiring to R&D development in Chinese family business.
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John Kwist came to Berry in the Fall of 2021 having taught composition and literature courses for many years at both public and private institutions. If pressed to do so, he designates himself an Americanist with a specialization in Southern literature, but his research interests, in addition to literature, include film, music, visual art, graphic novels/comics, poetry and journalism (in no particular order).
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Matthew Lee regularly teaches Introduction to Philosophy, Critical Thinking, and the Philosophy of C. S. Lewis. He has also taught Symbolic Logic, Early Modern Philosophy, God & Evolution, and Weapons Ethics. He will soon introduce a course on Happiness, Well-Being, and the Meaning of Life.
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Dr. Matthew H. Levin teaches accounting and tax courses in the undergraduate and MBA programs. Prior to joining Berry College, he worked 30+ years as a CPA and Principal in an Atlanta-based firm and as Vice President of Corporate Tax for a global hotel company. He is passionate about engaging students in business concepts and his goal is “to bring the real-world of business into the classroom.”
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I have done ethnographic field research in Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania (on the coast of the eastern Africa). My research looks at how Tanzanians' expectations of city life and urban culture have transformed over the past 20 years as their society moved from African socialism to a liberalized, more globally-interwoven economy.
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Dr. Lidke earned his M.A. (1996) and Ph.D.(2000) in South Asia Religion and Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Colorado (1990). He was a Fulbright Dissertation Fellow to Nepal in the 1996-97 academic year.
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Dr. Zachary Lindsey is an Assistant Professor of Physics and currently teaches courses in physics and engineering, while leading students in experimental physics research. His research combines aspects of physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering to investigate novel semiconductor growth methods and materials with various optoelectronic and energy conversion applications.
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Dr. Lucia Llorente is a native of Bilbao, Spain. Philologist by training, she is interested in both linguistics and literature.
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Dr. Logan earned degrees at the Baccalaureate (Brenau University) and Master's (University of North Georgia) level, concluding with a doctoral degree in nursing from Georgia Baptist College of Nursing (Mercer University).
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Alexandra Maria Lossada is an Assistant Professor of American Ethnic Literatures. Her research focuses on literary representations of ongoing immigration trends.
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Dr. Pam Marples, Lecturer in Mathematics, is interested in helping people learn the mathematics they need to achieve their goals. Dr. Marples has taught a wide variety of courses, has research background in combinatorics and graph theory.
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Prof. Martin teaches Markets & Society, Urban & Regional and Mathematical Economics at Berry. His research falls within Applied Microeconomics with a focus on the Economics of Discrimination. He completed fields in Urban, Public and Health Economics while at West Virginia University – where he is currently a Ph.D. candidate.
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As Professor of History at Berry College, Laurence W. Marvin teaches both halves of the Foundations world history surveys (History 154 and History 155), as well as upper division level European history courses before 1300 (History 307: Meet the Romans and History 311: Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages).
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Dr. Meehan teaches in the areas of law and economics, public economics and environmental economics. His published research focuses on the economics of crime, occupational regulation and public choice economics. He also serves as a research affiliate with the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation at St. Francis University.
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Sandra Meek has taught creative writing at Berry since 1996 and is the author of six books of poems, most recently Still (Persea Books, 2020), named a “New & Noteworthy Poetry Book” by The New York Times Book Review. Her creative work centers on the environment and travel.
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Nancy Mercer serves as the assistant dean and director of the MBA program for the Campbell School of Business at Berry College. She is responsible for program management of the MBA, coordinates AACSB and SACSCOC accreditation efforts for the business school and assists in the day-to-day operations of the business school.
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Thema Monroe-White, Ph.D. is the Assistant Professor of Data Analytics and the Academic Director of the Campbell Center for Data Analytics (C2DA) at Berry College. As an interdisciplinary scholar, she examines the entrepreneurial, workforce and educational pathways of racially minoritized groups in science, engineering and information technology fields.
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Dr. Naguszewski is a clinical associate professor of nursing and joined the faculty of Berry College in 2013.
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Daniel Nash is a visiting assistant professor in Mathematics at Berry College. He teaches courses in the calculus sequence, applied calculus, and linear algebra. His research background is in geometric topology.
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Samantha Nazione teaches public relations courses, as well as a special rhetoric and public address section for future health care providers in the Communication Department at Berry College. Her research focuses on persuasion in the context of health.
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A native of Louisiana, Dr. Paul Neal is currently the Director of Choral Activities at Berry College where he oversees the choral program and serves as Associate Professor of Music.
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Kathryn Nobles holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Berry College, and did graduate studies at Georgia State University in Piano Pedagogy. She has been an Adjunct Lecturer in the Berry music department since August 1986, teaching class piano and private lessons. She also serves as an accompanist for vocal and instrumental students.
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Michael Papazian has been at Berry since 1998. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1995 and specializes in ancient philosophy, logic, and the medieval Armenian tradition of translations of Greek philosophical and theological texts.
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Jonathan Parker teaches Bible and theology at Berry. He completed his Ph.D. in Old Testament at the University of Durham (England), with special emphasis on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture. His research interests include the use of the Bible's history of reception in comparative Jewish and Christian interpretation.
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Gary Paulo is Artist Affiliate of Saxophones at Berry College. Gary is a D'Addario Reserve Method Artist. He has performed with artists spanning many different genres of music. He is regularly called to play saxophone in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony and Albany Symphony.
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Sara Pecina received her MFA in Dance from the University of Oklahoma and graduated with a BA in Dance and minor in Arts Administration from Western Kentucky University. She has taught a variety of forms of dance in the university system and private sector in Indiana, Kentucky and Oklahoma, and guest taught at the American College Dance Association Regional Conference.
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Clinton Crockett Peters is the author of two books and over fifty published creative nonfiction essays, short stories, and long-form journalism articles. His teaching focus is creative writing, with an emphasis on nonfiction as well as environmental literature. He also teaches YA Literature and RHW courses.
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Dr. Chang Pu is an associate professor of TESOL and the coordinator of the ESOL endorsement program at Berry College.
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Dr. Dominic Qualley is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry. His research interests are centered around the structure of viral proteins and the pathways by which viral particles are assembled.
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Rob Quarles is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics who is interested primarily in low dimensional topology, specifically knot theory.
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Thom Ratkos is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who brings together clinical and conceptual approaches for our Applied Behavior Analysis minor.
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Dr. Reilly is an experienced critical care clinician, research, and master teacher, bringing to Berry College core values of caring and creativity. It is through these lenses that she is leading the Division of Nursing to grow the program to meet the pressing need for excellent, Professional Nurses.
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Dr. Kelsey Rice is a historian of the modern Middle East and Central Eurasia whose research focuses on the cultural history of Azerbaijan and Iran.
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Dr. Frances C. Roe is an assistant clinical professor and Director of Field Experiences and Clinical Practice in the Teacher Education Department. She holds a doctorate of education in educational leadership in higher education.
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Jordan Rowan Fannin teaches theology at Berry. She completed her Ph.D. in theology at Baylor University, with special emphasis in theology and literature. In addition to literature (and in particular the work of Flannery O’Connor), her research interests include the significance of place and displacement in the Christian tradition and contemporary moral theology, as well as theology of material culture and the lived environment.
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Dr. Sharpe teaches a wide range of courses, including Principles of Managerial Economics, Labor Economics, Health Economics, and Econometrics. His research interests lie in labor economics and urban economics, with a particular focus in the economic impact of immigration.
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Dr. Sipocz's research focuses on the representation of women and minorities in sports media as well as popular culture.
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Matt Stanard has been teaching at Berry College since 2006. He has published a number of books and articles about Europe’s relations with the wider world, with a particular focus on European culture, overseas empire and decolonization. He has lived in or traveled to Europe regularly since the early 1980s.
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Prof. Stephenson is the Henry Gund Professor of Economics and chair of the Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance. His research and teaching interests lie in sports economics and public policy, and he has published in journals including Economic Inquiry, Public Choice, Journal of Sports Economics, and Journal of Monetary Economics. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Economics and Finance Education.
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Dr. Carolyn Stufft is an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, the Coordinator of Charter Fellows and the Director of the Curriculum & Instruction Conversion Mechanism. Her research interests center on the use of digital literacies to promote youth literacy practices and to prepare teachers to incorporate new literacies within the curriculum.
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Dr. Alice H Suroviec is an Professor of Bioanalytical Chemistry and current Chair of the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society. She specializes in physical electroanalytical and enzyme based biosensor research.
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Delawrence Sykes is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Berry College. He teaches courses in Cellular Biology and Cancer Biology. His research examines mechanisms of gastrointestinal homeostasis, inflammation and cancer using mouse models.
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Dr. Julee Tate is a Latin Americanist with a focus on twentieth and twenty-first century cultural productions. She is also interested in and practices community-engaged pedagogies.
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Kirsten Taylor is the Dana Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and faculty advisor to Berry’s Model United Nations club. Her teaching and research interests include international security, global environmental politics and law, US foreign policy, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. She has co-authored textbooks on international relations and US foreign policy.
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Dr. Ron Taylor is the Cook Professor of Mathematics and recipient of the 2018 MAA Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics. He teaches courses at all levels of the math curriculum including calculus, proof structures and knot theory.
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Dr. Zachary Taylor teaches a variety of environmental science courses and, along with his students, conducts interdisciplinary research that uses lake sediments to reconstruct past environments.
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Sean Thrower is a guitarist with interest and versatility in an eclectic mix of playing styles and genres, which has led him to perform in a wide variety of settings and venues across the world.
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Dr. Todd Timberlake is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy. He teaches courses in computational physics, classical and quantum mechanics, and historical astronomy. He conducts research in computational quantum mechanics, the use of computers for teaching physics and astronomy, and the history of astronomy. He is the author of two books: Finding Our Place in the Solar System (from Cambridge University Press) and Classical Mechanics with Maxima (from Springer).
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Ms. Tracy graduated from Berry College in 2016 with her BSN and from Liberty University in 2021 with her MSN in Nursing Education. She has six years of emergency room experience and has also worked as a simulation lab technician.
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Virginia Gardner Troy is a scholar of twentieth century art and design. She has a secondary field of expertise in Pre-Columbian art and architecture. She is particularly interested in textiles; her scholarship examines the role and significance of textiles, including non-Western textiles, in shaping modernism.
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Dr. Mark Turlington is an Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry. He is the Director of the Berry College Science Scholars Program and is the Goldwater Scholarship Campus Representative. He specializes in organic and medicinal chemistry teaching and research.
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Dr. Abbie Vegter is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Berry College. She studies religion and politics in the United States, with an emphasis on American gun politics. Her courses include American National Government, Urban Politics, Social Science Research Methods and more.
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Dr. Vespa considers himself a poetry teacher who works in the classroom as writing professor as well as on the air and onstage as Jack of Hearts.
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Dr. Anna Vredeveld is an Assistant Professor of Marketing. Her research is focused on consumer behavior, with particular emphasis on brand consumption. At Berry, she teaches a wide range of marketing courses, including Principles of Marketing, Brand and Product Management, Qualitative Research Methods, and Experiential Marketing.
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Associate Professor of English, Dr. Jim Watkins, has been teaching at Berry since 1995 and specializes in American Literature and Autobiography Studies. Dr. Watkins also teaches courses in U.S. Southern Literature, Native American Literature, Environmental Literature and First Year Writing. He is also the advisor for Berry’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society.
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Dr. Emily Laminack Wetzel teaches violin, viola and chamber music at Berry College, where she joined the music faculty as an Artist Affiliate in 2020.
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After receiving his masters degree in Artificial Intelligence, Chris Whitmire came to Berry to teach for the Creative Technologies department. His classes span the fields of design, computer science, electronics, and machine learning. He also works to foster a strong community within HackBerry Lab and the Creative Technologies department.
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Monica enjoys spending time with her daughter, coaching basketball, and spending time outdoors.
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Hope Willoughby is a critical rhetorician with a passion for mentoring students. She also serves as the Assistant Director of Berry’s national award-winning forensics team.
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Dr. Judy Wilson has training and experience in equine exercise physiology with a primary interest in muscular responses to acute and chronic exercise. At Berry College, her research focus has been amino acid metabolism in horses of different ages and physiologic status.
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Ashleigh Woods, Ed.D., R.N., C.N.E., is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing at Berry College. She is responsible for teaching in the senior year of nursing in topics of medical surgical nursing, intensive/critical care nursing and the senior internship practicum.
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Xiaomeng Ye is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science. He is teaching Discrete Structures and Designing Programs and plans on teaching a research skills in AI course.
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