Faculty by Department

For administrative employees, see the list of Administrative Staff.

To search faculty and staff by name, see Employee Directory.

Ancient and Modern Language Department

third floor of Jackson Hall

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

Maureen Murov • 869-5259
Chair of Ancient and Modern Language Department; Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Smith College, 1992. M.Phil., Yale University, 1994. Ph.D., Yale University, 1996.

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

Steve Clark • 869-5257
Associate Professor of Classics and French
B.A., Yale University, 1976. M.A., University of Iowa, 1985. Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1988.

Janine Demerath • 869-5268
Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., Universidad Tecnologica Equinoccial, 1995. M.A., Middlebury College, 2002.

Mark Gruettner • 869-5251
Professor of German
B.A., Texas A&M University, 1984. B.S., Texas A&M University, 1984. M.A., Texas Tech University, 1987. Ph.D., Washington University, 1993.

Dana Kress • 869-5252
Professor of French
B.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1976. M.A., University of Tennessee, 1985. Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1992.

Lina Perez-Vasquez 
Lecturer in Ancient & Modern Languages
B.A., Pontifical Bolivariana University in Colombia, 1997.

Tomas Weidmer-Ocampo • 869-5259
Lecturer in Foriegn Languages
M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1986.

Art and Visual Culture

Turner Art Center

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

Lisa Nicoletti • 869-5261
Chair of Art and Visual Culture Department; Associate 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.

Diane Dufilho • 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.

Leia Lewis • 841-7271
Lecturer in Art

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

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

Michael Futreal • 841-7330
Lecturer in New Media
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1993. M.S., North Carolina State University, 1996.

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

Kent Judkins • 869-5261
Lecturer in Art
B.A.E., University of Washington, 1985. M.A., California State Hayward, 1988.

Graham Mears • 869-5260
Lecturer in Art
B.A., West Surrey College of Art and Design, 1988. M.F.A., University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, 1992.

Greg VanHoosier-Carey • 841-7273
Biedenharn Chair of Communication
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1989. M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1991. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1995.

Biology Department

second floor of Mickle Hall

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

Beth Leuck • 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 • 869-5212
Warters Chair of Biology ; Chair of the Department
B.S., Michigan State University, 1973. M.S., University of Oklahoma, 1975. Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1980.

Cynthia Brame • 869-5097
Broyles Inaugural Chair
B.S., Centre College, 1994. Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1999.

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

Scott Chirhart • 869-5209
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Southwestern University, 1998. Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2003.

Wendy Pruitt • 869-5211
Lecturer in Biology
B.A., Middlebury College. Ph.D., Middlebury College.

Frost School of Business

second floor of Jackson Hall

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

Chris Martin • 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.

Harold Christensen • 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 • 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.

David Hoaas • 869-5112 • 869-5148
Professor of Economics
B.S., Bemidji State University, 1982. M.A., Duke University, 1983. Ph.D., Duke University, 1986.

Betsy Rankin • 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 • 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.

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

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

Phillip Balsmeier • 869-5141
Lecturer in Business
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1973.

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

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

Phillip Haley 
Lecturer in Business
B.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1984. M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1986.

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

Franklin Hughes 
Lecturer in Business
B.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1978. M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1980.

Patricia Humphrey 
Lecturer in Business
B.S., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1990. M.B.A., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1991. D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1999.

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

Cherie Rains • 869-5120
Lecturer in Business
B.A., Trenton State College, 1994. M.A., Syracuse University, 1996. Ph.D., Purdue University, 1999.

Joseph Shea 
Lecturer in Business
B.A., Tulane University, 1974. J.D., Louisiana State University, 1978.

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

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

Chemistry Department

third floor of Mickle Hall

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

Ernest Blakeney • 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.

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

Mary Robert Garrett • 869-5221
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Macalester College, 2002. Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.

Terrie Johnson • 820-0686
Lecturer in Chemistry
B.S., James Madison University, 1983. M.Ed., University of Portland, 1987.

Amanda Lawrence • 402-3314
Lecturer in Chemistry
B.S., Rhodes College, 1998. M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.

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

Rosemary Seidler • 869-5231
Professor Emerita of Chemistry
B.S., Loyola University. Ph.D., Tulane University.

Thomas Ticich • 869-5229
Professor 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

Sue Hernandez • 869-5066
Chair of Education Department; Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Louisiana State University, 1971. M.Ed., Louisiana State University, 1986. Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1989.

Keith Burton
lecturer in Education
B.A., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1991. M.Ed., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1993.

Arleen Hague
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Louisiana State University at Shreveport, 1987. M.Ed., Louisiana State University at Shreveport, 1992.

Ethel Haughton 
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Louisiana College, 1959. M.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1977. Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1996.

Sherry Kerr 
Lecturer in Education
Ed.D., UCLA, 2002.

Lynda LeBlanc 
Lecturer in Education
B.S., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1998.

Phyllis Leone 
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1972. M.Ed., Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, 1977. Ph.D., Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, 1992.

Sharon Little • 869-5069
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1971. M.Ed., University of New Orleans, 1976. Ph.D., University of New Orleans, 1977.

Sherri Loflin 
Lecturer in Education
B.S., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1998. M.Ed., Centenary College of Louisiana, 2003.

Charles Lowder
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1987. B.A., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1982. M.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1996.

Martha Maple 
Lecturer in Education
B.S., Henderson State University, 1958. M.Ed., Centenary College, 1983.

Robert Prickett • 869-5225
Assistant Professor of Education
M.A., Ball State University, 2004. M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1998. Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005.

Sarah Reeks
Lecturer in Education
B.S., Mississippi University for Women, 1980. M.Ed., Centenary College, 1984.

Robert Rogers 
Lecturer in Education
B.S., University of Arkansas, 1974. M.B.A., Centenary College, 1990.

Dominic Salinas 
Lecturer in Education
B.S., Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 1977. M.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1982. Ed.D., Vanderbilt University, 1982. Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1998.

Kenneth Schwab • 869-5101
Professor of Education
B.S., Purdue University, 1969. M.Ed., University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 1972. Ed.D., Indiana University, 1978.

Karen Soul • 869-5065
Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1994. M.Ed., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1998. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2005.

Ellyn Thompson-McKinney • 869-5223
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Louisiana State University at Shreveport. M.Ed., Louisiana State University at Shreveport.

Anita Walker 
Lecturer in Education
B.S., University of North Texas, 1968. M.Ed., University of North Texas, 1974. Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1989.

Rosemary Woodard 
Lecturer in Education
B.S., Central Michigan University, 1976. M.Ed., Northwestern State University, 1992.

English Department

third floor of Jackson Hall

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

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

Kathy Fell • 869-5106
Associate Professor of English
B.S.E., Southern Arkansas University, 1976. M.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1978. Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1986.

Jeanne Hamming • 869-5082
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Grand Valley State University, 1995. M.A., West Virginia University, 1997. Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2003.

Ashley Havird
Lecturer in English
B.A., University of South Carolina, 1975. M.A., University of Florida, 1978.

David Havird • 869-5240 • 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.

Earle Labor • 869-5084
Wilson Professor of American Literature
B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1949. M.A., Southern Methodist University, 1952. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1961.

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

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

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

Jennifer Strange • 869-5256
Lecturer in English
B.A., Centenary College, 1999. M.F.A., University of Florida, 2001.

Kim VanHoosier-Carey • 869-5253
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Emory University, 1989. M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1992. Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1997.

Geology Department

first floor of Mickle Hall

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

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

Jeffrey Agnew • 869-5231
Lecturer of Geology
B.S., Central Michigan University, 1996. M.S., University of Florida, 2001.

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

Health and Exercise Science Department

Fitness Center; Gold Dome

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

Daniel Henderson • 869-5080
Visiting Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
B.S., Wheaton College, 1980. M.S., Indiana University, 1988. Ph.D., Indiana University, 1995.

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

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

Victoria LeFevers • 869-5088
Professor of Health and Exercise Science
B.S.E., Southern Arkansas University, 1968. M.A., Texas Woman, 1969. Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, 1971.

Andrew Shaw 
Lecturer in Exercise Science
B.S., Temple University, 1972.

Martha Siskron • 272-6514
Lecturer in Exercise Science
B.S., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1996.

Wendi Stanley 
Lecturer in Health & Exercise Science
B.S., Samford University, 2001. M.S., University of Dayton, 2005.

Wendi Wilcox-Stanley 
Lecturer in Health and Exercise Science
B.S., Samford University. M.S., University of Dayton.

History and Political Science Department

basement of Magale Library

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

Rodney Grunes • 869-5180
Chair of the Departments of History & Political Science; Professor of Political Science
A.B., Drew University, 1963. A.M., Duke University, 1967. Ph.D., Duke University, 1972.

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

Melanie Bailey • 869-5185
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., University ofRichmond, 1997. M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999. Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003.

Philip Barker • 869-5186
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Texas A&M, 1997. M.A., University of Colorado, 2001. Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2005.

Steven Mitton • 869-5185
Lecturer in History
Ph.D., Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, 2005. B.A., Western State College of Colorado, 1993. M.A., University of Texas at Arlington, 1995.

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

Mathematics Department

Wright Mathematics Building

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

Mark Schlatter • 869-5206
Chair of Mathematics Department; Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Rice University, 1987. Ph.D., University of California at Berkley, 1995.

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

Christopher Brandt • 869-5204
Lecturer in Mathematics
M.S., Stephen F. Austin State University, 2003. B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University, 2001.

Mark Goadrich • 869-5194
Broyles Eminent Scholars Chair in Computational Mathmatics
M.S., University of Wisconsin, 2000. B.A., Kenyon College, 1998. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007.

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

Meadows Museum of Art

phone 318-869-5169
fax 318-869-5730
www.centenary.edu/meadows

Diane Dufilho • 869-5169
Director of Meadows Museum
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.

Hurley School of Music

Hurley Music Building

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

Gale Odom • 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.

Christopher Allen 
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Webster University, 1984.

Leon Brown
Lecturer in Music
A.B., Stanford University, 1977. M.A., San Jose State at California, 1992.

Ronald Bukoff • 869-5247
Associate Professor of Music ; Director of Music Library
B.A., Chapman College, 1977. M.A., Indiana University, 1979. Ph.D., Cornell University, 1988. M.L.S., Indiana University, 1994.

Laura Crawford • 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
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1975. M.M., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1979.

Horace English • 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.

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

Gay Grosz • 869-5072
Instructor of Music
B.M., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1990. M.Mus., Louisiana State University, 2000.

Peter Haas
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Boston University, 1982.

John Harper
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Centenary College of Louisiana. M.F.A., Virginia Tech. M.M., Florida State.

David Hobson • 869-5200
A.C. "Cheesy" Voran Choir Director; Lecturer in Music
B.M., Centenary College of LA, 1998. M.Mus., Emory University, 2003.

Sally Horak
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music, 1971.

Samara Humbert
Administrator for Suzuki School
D.M.A., University of Oregon, 2007. M.M., University of Oregon, 2004. B.M., Arizona State University, 2001.

Tom Hundemer
Lecturer in Music
B.M., University of Southern Mississippi, 1976. M.A., University of Iowa, 1979.

Robert Maynard
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Northeast Louisiana University, 1980.

Adrienne Moffett-Smith
Adjunct in Music
B.M., New England Conservatory, 1979.

Thomas Phillips
Adjunct in Music
B.M., University of Missouri, 1972. M.A., University of Iowa, 1975. M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1983.

Joy Ratcliff
Lecturer in Music
B.A., Centenary College, 1977. M.A., San Jose State University, 1981.

Michael Scarlato
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Centenary College, 1977. M.M., University of Miami, 1982.

Ross Smith • 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.

Thomas Stone • 869-5238
Professor of Music
B.M., Lawrence University, 1979. M.M.E., DePaul University, 1983. D.M.A., University of Cincinatti College--Conservatory of Music, 1996.

Chandler Teague
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Centenary College, 1974.

Julia Thorn • 869-5175
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Loyola University, 1980. M.M., Loyola University, 1981. D.M.A., University of Alabama, 1997.

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

Holly Watson
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Birmingham-Southern College, 1983. M.L.S., Eastman School of Music, 1984. D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 1987.

Susan Yankee • 869-5248
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Hart School of Music, University of Hartford, 1992. M.M., Yale University, 1994.

Theresa Zale-Bridges
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

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

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

Darrel Colson • 869-5104
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Louisiana State University, 1977. M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1981. Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1987.

Physics Department

first floor & basement of Mickle Hall

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

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

Jerry Lisantti • 869-5219
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Idaho, 1978. M.S., University of Oregon, 1979. Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1985.

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

Jeff Trahan
Professor Emeritus of Physics
B.S., Tulane University, 1963. M.S., Louisiana State University, 1969. Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1972.

Psychology Department

Centenary Square

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

David Stafford • 841-7269
Interim Chair of the Department; Bill and Sarah James Eminent Scholars Chair of Psychology
B.A., West Virginia University, 1991. M.S., University of Florida, 1994. Ph.D., University of Florida, 1996.

Amy Hammond • 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.

Gary Milford 
Lecturer in Psychology
B.S., Louisiana Tech, 1962. M.S., Auburn University, 1964. Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 1966.

Glenda Pritchett
lecturer in Psychology

Matt Weeks • 841-7268
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1996. M.S., The University of Memphis, 1998. Ph.D., The University of Memphis, 2001.

Charles Wilcox 
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

Peter Huff • 869-5049
Chair of Religious Studies Department; T.L. James Eminent Scholars Chair of Religion
B.A., Mercer University, 1980. M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1984. Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 1994.

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

Susan Brayford • 869-5050 • 869-5240
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Thiel College, 1968. M.A.R., Iliff School of Theology, University of Denver, 1994. Ph.D., Iliff School of Theology, University of Denver, 1998.

Jana De Benedetti 
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.

Katy Valentine • 869-5049
Lecturer in Religious Studies
B.A., Centenary C ollege of Louisiana, 2000. M.T.S., Garrett - Evangelical Theolgical Seminary.

Sociology Department

basement of Magale Library; Centenary Square

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

Loren Demerath • 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.

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

Stephanie Bass • 841-7340
Lecturer in Sociology
B.S., University of Mississippi, 1994. M.S.W., Tulane University, 1995.

James Conerly 
Lecturer in Sociology
B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1960. M.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1962.

Kenna Franklin
Lecturer in Sociology
M.S.W., University of Michigan, 1982. B.A., Grambling State Unversity, 1981. B.S., Grambling State Unversity, 1981.

Laura Goadrich
Lecturer in Sociology
B.A., Southwestern University, 2000. M.S., University Wisconsin at Madison, 2002. M.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2005.

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

Theatre and Dance Department

Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

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

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

Adrienne Brooks-Johnson
Lecturer in Dance

Lisa Renee Smith Cheveallier • 869-5060
Instructor In Dance
B.A., Centenary College, 1992.

Katie DuPont 
Lecturer in Dance
B.A., Centenary College of LA, 2005.

Ginger Folmer • 869-5077
Professor of Theatre, Speech, and Dance
B.A., Centenary College, 1964. M.A., Syracuse University, 1967.

Lauren Gamble • 869-5077
Lecturer in Dance

Josephine Glorioso 
Lecturer in Theatre
B.A., Centenary College, 1972. M.F.A., Southern Methodist University, 1976.

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

Heather Hooper • 869-5242
Lecturer in Theatre
B.A., Centenary College, 1995.

Jeffrey Kallenberg 
Lecturer
B.A., Columbia University, 2003.

Angela Rosenkrans 
Lecturer in Dance
B.A., Centenary College, 1996. M.F.A., Sam Houston State University, 1999.

Andrew Shaw 
Lecturer in Theatre
B.S., Temple University, 1972.