Faculty by Department

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Art and Visual Culture

Turner Art Center

phone 318-869-5261
fax 318-869-5184
www.centenary.edu/art

Bruce Allen • 318-869-5260
Chair of the Department; Professor of Art
B.A., Centenary College, 1975. B.S., Centenary College, 1977. M.F.A., University of Wyoming, 1981.

Kathy Brodnax • 318-841-7270
Lecturer in Art
B.A., Centenary College, 1981. M.A., Northwestern State University, 2002.

Diane Dufilho • 318-869-5169
Lecturer in Art
B.A., San Francisco State University, 1982. B.A., University of New Orleans, 1982. M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.

Bill Gingles • 318-347-0299
Lecturer in Art
B.A., Northwestern State University, 1979.

Michelle Glaros • 318-869-5264
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., University of North Florida, 1988. M.A., University of Florida, 1991. Ph.D., University of Florida, 1996.

Jessica Hawkins • 318-841-7273
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.S., Harding University, 2004. M.F.A., Louisiana Tech University, 2011.

Sara Hebert • 318-869-5261
Lecturer in Art
B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana, 2006. M.A., University of Denver, 2008.

Kent Judkins • 318-869-5261
Lecturer in Art
B.F.A., University of Washington, 1985. M.A., California State Hayward, 1998.

Lisa Nicoletti • 318-869-5261
Professor of Art and Visual Culture
B.A., Augsburg College, 1990. M.A., University of Minnesota, 1993. M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999.

Sarah Sherry • 703-678-6409
Lecturer in Art
B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana, 2001. M.Arch, Washington University in Saint Louis, 2004.

Biology Department

second floor of Mickle Hall

phone 318-869-5212
fax 318-869-5740
www.centenary.edu/biology

Scott Chirhart • 318-869-5209
Chair of the Biology Department; Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Southwestern University, 1998. Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2003.

Greg Butcher • 318-869-5545
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
B.S., University of Wyoming, 2000. B.S., University of Wyoming, 2001. Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2006.

Cristina Caldari-Farren • 318-869-5231
Assistant Professor of Biology; Broyles Inaugural Chair
B.S., Universidad de Puerto Rico, 2002. M.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, 2005. Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville, 2009.

Beth Leuck • 318-869-5211
Whited-Douglas Chair of Neurobiology
B.S., Michigan State University, 1973. M.S., University of Oklahoma, 1975. Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1980.

Ed Leuck • 318-869-5212
Warters Chair of Biology
B.S., Michigan State University, 1973. M.S., University of Oklahoma, 1975. Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1980.

Rebecca Murphy • 318-869-5097
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Centenary College of Louisiana, 2006. Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2012.

Frost School of Business

second floor of Jackson Hall

phone 318-869-5141
fax 318-869-5139
www.centenary.edu/business

Chris Martin • 318-869-5149
Dean of the School of Business; Linco Eminent Scholars Chair of Business Administration
B.S., Vanderbilt University, 1981. M.A., Southern Methodist University, 1983. Ph.D., The Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987.

Edward Ball • 318-869-5141
Lecturer in Business
B.S., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1988. J.D., Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, 1991.

Harold Christensen • 318-869-5130
Professor of Economics; Director of the Economic Education Center
B.A., Oklahoma State University, 1971. M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1975. Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1979.

Barbara Davis • 318-869-5153
Sample Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Accounting & Finance
B.S., Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 1978. M.B.A., Louisiana State University in Shreveport, 1984. D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1995.

Douglas Fryett • 318-869-5141
Lecturer in Business
B.A., University of Western Ontario, 1974. M.B.A., Northland University, 1983.

Duke Griffey • 318-869-5141
Lecturer in Business
B.S., University of Tulsa, 1964. M.B.A., Centenary College, 1997.

S. Maurice "Maury" Hicks • 318-869-5141
Lecturer in Business
B.A., Texas Christian University, 1974. J.D., Louisiana State University Law Center, 1977.

David Hoaas • 318-869-5148
Professor of Economics
B.S., Bemidji State University, 1982. M.A., Duke University, 1983. Ph.D., Duke University, 1986.

Franklin Hughes • 318-869-5141
Lecturer in Business
B.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1978. M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1980.

Donald Jagot • 318-518-1690
Lecturer in Business
B.S., Louisiana State University - New Orleans, 1967. M.B.A., Tulane University, 1986.

Betsy Rankin • 318-869-5155
Professor of Economics
B.A., Auburn University, 1978. M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1980. Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1983.

Helen Sikes • 318-869-5182
Professor of Accounting & Finance
B.S., Louisiana State University in Shreveport, 1984. M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1989. D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1995.

Adam Sistrunk • 318-869-5141
Lecturer in Finance
B.S., Northeast Louisiana University. M.S., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. M.B.A., Centenary College.

M. Lea Stroud • 318-869-5154
Lecturer in Business
B.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1979. J.D., Tulane Law School, 1992.

Carol Taylor • 318-869-5141
Lecturer in Business
B.S., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1978. M.B.A., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1993.

Kelly Weeks • 318-869-5183
Associate Professor of Business
B.A., Rhodes College, 1992. M.S., The University of Memphis, 1998. Ph.D., The University of Memphis, 2002.

Chemistry Department

third floor of Mickle Hall

phone 318-869-5229
www.centenary.edu/chemistry

Joshua Lawrence • 318-841-7362
Chair of the Chemistry Department; Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Rhodes College, 1998. Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.

Ernest Blakeney • 318-869-5230
Sklar Chair of Chemistry
B.S., Spring Hill College, 1960. M.S., Mississippi State University, 1970. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1972.

David Brownholland • 318-869-5221
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2002. B.S., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2002. Ph.D., Purdue University, 2008.

John Sedlak • 318-797-1891
Lecturer in Chemistry
B.Ch.E, Rensselaer Poly, 1961. M.A., St. Joseph College, 1966. Ph.D., Carleton University, 1971.

Thomas Ticich • 318-869-5229
Grayson Chair of Chemistry
B.S., Cook College, Rutgers University, 1982. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1988.

Education Department

Centenary Square

phone 318-869-5223
www.centenary.edu/education

Dominic Salinas • 318-869-5225
Director of Department of Education; Instructor
B.S., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1977. M.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1982. Ed.D., Vanderbilt University, 1998.

Lauren Escude' • 318-869-5223
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1990. M.Ed., Centenary College, 1996.

Arleen Hague • 318-869-5069
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Louisiana State University at Shreveport, 1987. M.Ed., Louisiana State University at Shreveport, 1992.

Genell Harris • 318-869-5223
Visiting Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1977. M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1981. Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana, 1993.

Patsy Latin • 318-869-5223
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Southern University, Baton Rouge, 1977. M.Ed., Louisiana State University, Shreveport, 1980.

Sharon Little • 318-869-5065
Lecturer in Education
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1971. M.Ed., University of New Orleans, 1976. Ph.D., University of New Orleans, 1997.

Barzanna White • 318-869-5223
Lecturer in Education
B.S., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1986. Sp.Ed., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1989. Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1996.

English Department

third floor of Jackson Hall

phone 318-869-5254
www.centenary.edu/english

Jeanne Hamming • 318-869-5082
Chair of the English Department; Associate Professor of English
B.A., Grand Valley State University, 1995. M.A., West Virginia University, 1997. Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2003.

David Havird • 318-869-5085
Professor of English
B.A., University of South Carolina, 1974. M.A., University of South Carolina, 1976. Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1986.

Jeff Hendricks • 318-869-5086
Professor of English
B.A., Centenary College, 1975. M.A., University of Illinois, 1976. Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1983.

Earle Labor • 318-869-5084
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1949. M.A., Southern Methodist University, 1952. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1961.

Michael Laffey • 318-869-5249
Lecturer in English
B.A., University of Minnesota, 1993. M.A., University of Florida, 1997.

George Newtown • 318-869-5083
Professor of English
B.A., University of Arkansas. M.Phil., Yale University. Ph.D., Yale University.

Steve Shelburne • 318-869-5255
Brown Professor of English
B.A., Furman University, 1978. M.A., Claremont Graduate School, 1979. Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1987.

Foreign Language Department

third floor of Jackson Hall

phone 318-869-5254
fax 318-869-5411
www.centenary.edu/french
www.centenary.edu/german
www.centenary.edu/latin
www.centenary.edu/spanish

Dana Kress • 318-869-5252
Chair of the Foreign Language Department; Professor of French
B.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1976. M.A., University of Tennessee, 1985. Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1992.

Laura Addington • 318-869-5252
Lecturer in Spanish
B.S., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1983. M.L.A., Louisiana State University, 2002. M.Ed., Louisiana State University, 2003.

Heather Leland
Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., University of Southern Mississippi. M.A.T., University of Southern Mississippi.

Maureen Murov • 318-869-5259
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Smith College, 1992. M.Phil., Yale University, 1994. Ph.D., Yale University, 1996.

Genevieve Tournebize • 318-869-5252
Lecturer in French

Geology Department

first floor of Mickle Hall

phone 318-869-5234
fax 318-869-5203
www.centenary.edu/geology

David Bieler • 318-869-5234
Chair of Geology Department; Associate Professor of Geology
A.B., Oberlin College, 1971. A.M., Dartmouth College, 1974. Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1983.

Scott Vetter • 318-869-5055
Woolf Professor of Geology
B.S., Millersville University, 1981. M.S., North Carolina State University, 1984. Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1989.

Health and Exercise Science Department

Fitness Center; Gold Dome

phone 318-869-5088
www.centenary.edu/health

Shelley Armstrong • 318-869-5277
Part-time Professor of Health & Exercise Science
B.S., Centenary College, 2000. M.A.T., Centenary College, 2003. Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 2007.

Margaret Jordan • 318-869-5277
Lecturer in Health & Exercise Science
B.S., Southern Arkansas, 1974.

Jeremy Lichtig • 318-841-7314
Lecturer in Athletics
M.A., Ohio University, 2005. B.A., Auburn University, 2002. D.M.A., United States Sports Academy, 2008.

Andrew Shaw • 318-227-7575
Lecturer in Exercise Science
B.S.W., Temple University, 1972.

John "Jack" Ward • 318-869-5088
Lecturer in Health & Exercise Science
B.S., University of New Orleans, 1977. M.D., Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, 1981.

History and Political Science Department

basement of Magale Library

phone 318-869-5180
www.centenary.edu/history

Sam Shepherd • 318-869-5187
Chair of the Department; Professor of History
B.A., University of Delaware, 1970. M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1972. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1980.

John Bailey • 318-869-5121
Lecturer in History
B.A., Idaho State University, 1975. M.A., University of Oregon, 1977.

Chad Fulwider • 318-869-5185
Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., Emory University, 2008. B.A., East Tennessee State University, 1998. M.A., Florida International University, 2000.

Matt Murphy • 318-869-5186
Assistant Professor of Political Science
M.A., Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1994. A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1991.

Christopher Parker • 318-869-5180
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Colgate University, 2005. M.A., SUNY at Stony Brook, 2008. Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook, 2011.

Mathematics Department

Wright Mathematics Building

phone 318-869-5035
www.centenary.edu/math

David Thomas • 318-869-5035
Chair of the Mathematics Department; Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Southeastern Louisiana University, 1969. M.S., Tulane University, 1973. Ph.D., Tulane University, 1974.

Katherine Brandl • 318-869-5205
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of California Santa Cruz, 1995. M.S., University of Oregon, 1997. Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2001.

Mark Goadrich • 318-869-5194
Brolyes Eminent Scholars Chair in Computational Mathematics; Assistant Professor of Computer Science
M.S., University of Wisconsin, 2000. B.A., Kenyon College, 1998. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007.

Hurley School of Music

Hurley Music Building

phone 318-869-5235
fax 318-869-5248
www.centenary.edu/music

Gale Odom • 318-869-5235
Dean of the School of Music; Professor of Music
B.M., North Texas State University, 1975. M.M., Indiana University, 1978. D.M.A., University of North Texas, 1991.

Janice Aiken • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Conservatory of Music Cincinnati, 1978. M.Mus., Conservatory of Cincinnati, 2003.

Leon Brown • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music
A.B., Stanford University, 1979. M.A., San Jose State at California, 1992.

Laura Crawford • 318-869-5639
Lecturer in Music ; Director of the Suzuki Violin School
B.M., University of Texas--Austin, 1975. M.M., University of Texas--Austin, 1976.

Cathy DeRousse • 318-841-7239 • 318-841-7239
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1975. M.M., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1979.

Horace English • 318-869-5174
Professor of Music
B.M., Shorter College, 1962. M.C.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1964. D.M., Florida State University, 1969.

Adrienne Gabriel • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music
B.M., New England Conservatory, 1979.

Todd Gabriel • 318-869-5403
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., The Juilliard School, 1980. M.M., Louisiana State University, 1984. D.M.A., University of Arizona, 2003.

David Hobson • 318-869-5200
A.C. "Cheesy" Voran Choir Director; Lecturer in Music
B.M., Centenary College of LA, 1998. M.S.M., Emory University, 2003. D.M.A., Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, 2010.

Terry Hopkins • 318-869-5135
Part-time Lecturer in Music
B.M.E., Northwestern State University, 1977. M.M., Northwestern State University, 1989.

Sally Horak • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music, 1971.

Tom Hundemer • 318-869-5247
Lecturer in Music
B.M., University of Southern Mississippi, 1976. M.A., University of Iowa, 1979.

Robert Maynard • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Northeast Louisiana University, 1980.

Thomas Phillips • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music
B.M., University of Missouri, 1972. M.A., University of Iowa, 1975. M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1983.

Joy Ratcliff • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Centenary College, 1977. M.A., San Jose State University, 1981.

Michael Scarlato • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Centenary College, 1977. M.M., University of Miami, 1982.

Ross Smith • 318-869-5071
Associate Professor Of Music
B.M., Brigham Young University, 1992. M.M., University of Michigan, 1994. D.M.A., University of Michigan, 1997.

Chandler Teague • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Centenary College, 1974.

Kristina Vaska-Haas • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music
B.M., SUNY Postdam, 1982. M.M., Northern Illinois University, 1984.

Holly Watson • 318-869-5235
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Birmingham-Southern College, 1983. M.M., Eastman School of Music, 1984. D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 1987.

Cory Wikan • 318-869-5175
Visiting Instructor of Music
B.A., Luther College, 1999. M.M., Northwestern, 2002.

Theresa Zale Bridges • 318-869-5235
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Northwestern University, 1985. M.M., Eastman School of Music, 1988.

Philosophy Department

second floor of Smith Building

phone 318-869-5698
fax 318-869-5168
www.centenary.edu/philosophy

Chris Ciocchetti • 318-869-5246
Chair of the Philosophy Department; Associate Professor of Philosophy
B.Phil., Cornell College, 1995. M.A., University of Kentucky, 1997. Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2000.

Ken Aizawa • 318-869-5698
Charles T. Beaird Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Chicago, 1983. M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1988. Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1989.

Jamie Newman • 318-869-5698
Lecturer in Philosophy
B.A., Amherst College, 2003. Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010.

Physics Department

first floor & basement of Mickle Hall

phone 318-869-5219
www.centenary.edu/physics

Juan Rodriguez • 318-869-5218
Chair of Physics Department; Keen Chair of Engineering
B.S., Centenary College, 1980. Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1987.

Troy Messina • 318-869-5217
Assistant Professor of Physics; Wortham Chair of Engineering
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1996. M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1999. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2002.

Psychology Department

Centenary Square

phone 318-841-7269
www.centenary.edu/psychology

Matt Weeks • 318-841-7268
Chair of the Department; Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1996. M.S., The University of Memphis, 1998. Ph.D., The University of Memphis, 2001.

Adam Blancher • 318-869-7269
Lecturer
B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana, 2002. M.S., University of Louisiana at Monroe, 2004. M.A., Louisiana Tech University, 2009. Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University, 2011.

Amy Hammond • 318-841-7267
Assistant Professor in Psychology
B.A., University of California at Irvine, 1991. M.A., University of Chicago, 1996. Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2003.

Jonathan Westfall • 318-841-7269
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 2009. M.A., University of Toledo, 2007. B.A., University of Akron, Akron Ohio, 2004.

Charles Wilcox • 318-841-7269
Lecturer
B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1983. M.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1984. Ph.D., Pacific Western University, 1995.

Religious Studies Department

first floor of Smith Building

phone 318-869-5049
fax 318-869-5168
www.centenary.edu/religion

David Otto • 318-869-5051
Chair of the Religious Studies Department; Webb Chair of International Studies
B.A., Centenary College, 1983. M.A., Scarritt Graduate School, 1985. Ed.D., Vanderbilt University, 1990.

Jana De Benedetti • 318-869-5049
Lecturer in Religious Studies
B.A., State University of New York, 1981. M.A., State University of New York, 1986. D.A., State University of New York, 1997.

Spencer Dew • 318-869-5050
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 1997. M.A., University of Chicago Divinity School, 2001. Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School, 2009.

Sociology Department

basement of Magale Library; Centenary Square

phone 318-869-5161
www.centenary.edu/sociology

Loren Demerath • 318-869-5161
Chair of Sociology Department; Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of Massachusetts--Amherst, 1986. M.A., Indiana University, 1992. Ph.D., Indiana University, 1995.

Stuart McMahen • 318-869-5161
Lecturer in Sociology
B.A., Centenary College. J.D., Vanderbilt University, 2008.

Henry Clay Walker • 318-869-5161
Lecturer in Sociology
B.S., Lewis & Clark College, 1993. J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 1998.

Michelle Wolkomir • 318-869-5054
Associate Professor of Sociology; Crawford Chair of Liberal Arts
B.A., Dickinson College, 1988. M.A., North Carolina State University, 1991. Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1999.

Theatre Department

Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

phone 318-869-5242
www.centenary.edu/theatre

Don Hooper • 318-869-5076
Chair of Theatre and Dance Department; Professor Theatre and Dance
B.A., East Texas State University, 1980. M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, 1982.

Katie DuPont • 318-869-5242
Lecturer in Dance
B.A., Centenary College of LA, 2005.

Emily Heugatter • 318-869-5720
Assistant Professor of Theatre
B.F.A., University of Utah, 2003. M.F.A., DePaul University, 2006.

Anna Maria Keele • 318-869-5242
Lecturer in Dance
B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1992. J.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1996.

Keeley Pratt • 318-869-5137
Adjunct Lecturer in Dance
B.S., Centenary College of Louisiana, 2001.

Andrew Shaw • 318-227-7575
Lecturer in Theatre
B.S.W., Temple University, 1972.

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