Faculty by Department

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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
www.centenary.edu/latin
www.centenary.edu/spanish

Maureen Murov • 318-869-5259
Associate Professor of Spanish; Chair of Ancient and Modern Language Department
B.A., Smith College, 1992. M.Phil., Yale University, 1994. Ph.D., Yale University, 1996.

Antonio Ramallo
Lecturer in Spanish
M.A., SUNY, Buffalo, NY, 2002.

David Sommerfeldt 
Lecturer in French
B.A., University of Alberta, 2010.

Sara Frances Derby 
Lecturer in French
B.A., Vanderbilt University, 2009. M.A., Vanderbilt University, 2010.

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 • 318-869-5257
Associate Professor of Classics and French
B.A., Yale University, 1976. M.A., University of Iowa, 1985. Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1988.

Mark Gruettner • 318-869-5251
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 • 318-869-5252
Professor of French
B.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1976. M.A., University of Tennessee, 1985. Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1992.

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.

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.

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

James King
Lecturer in Art
B.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1997. M.F.A., Louisiana Tech University, 2007.

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.

Sara Hebert
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.

Biology Department

second floor of Mickle Hall

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

Cynthia Brame • 318-869-5097
Chair of the Biology Department; Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Centre College, 1994. Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1999.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Adam Sistrunk 
Lecturer in Finance
B.S., Northeast Louisiana University. M.S., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. M.B.A., Centenary College.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Joshua Lawrence • 318-841-7362
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.

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.

Education Department

Centenary Square

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

Lauren Escude' 
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1990. M.Ed., Centenary College, 1996.

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

Leslie Brice 
Lecturer in Education
B.S., Texas Christian University, 1987. M.S., Texas Christian University, 1996.

Amanda Bundrick 
Lecturer in Education
B.A., Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, 2004. M.A.T., Centenary College of Louisiana, 2007.

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

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

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 • 318-869-5069
Lecturer in Education
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1971. M.Ed., University of New Orleans, 1976. Ph.D., University of New Orleans, 1977.

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

Kenneth Schwab • 318-869-5101
Professor of Education
B.S., Purdue University, 1969. M.Ed., University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 1972. Ed.D., Indiana University, 1978.

Barzana White
Lecturer in Educaiton
B.S., LSUS, 1986. Sp.Ed., LSUS, 1989. Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1996.

English Department

third floor of Jackson Hall

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

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

Jeanne Hamming • 318-869-5082
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.

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

Eric Murphy 
Lecturer in Health & Exercise Science
B.S., Southern Arkansas University, 2003. M.S., Louisiana Tech University, 2006.

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

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.

Shelley Armstrong • 318-869-5277
Assistant 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.

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

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.

Christopher Parker • 318-869-5180 • 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.

Gloria Walker • 318-869-5186
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., California State University, Sacramento, 1988. M.A., California State University, Sacramento, 1994. Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2006.

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.

Mathematics Department

Wright Mathematics Building

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

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

Mark Schlatter • 318-869-5206
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Rice University, 1987. Ph.D., University of California at Berkley, 1995.

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.

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

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.

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

Leon Brown
Lecturer in Music
A.B., Stanford University, 1979. M.A., San Jose State at California, 1992.

Cathy DeRousse • 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 
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.

Gay Grosz • 318-869-5072
Collaborative Artist in Residence; Instructor of Music
B.M., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1990. M.Mus., Louisiana State University, 2000. D.M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2009.

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.

Sally Horak
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
Adjunct in Music
B.M., Northeast Louisiana University, 1980.

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.M., Centenary College, 1977. M.A., San Jose State University, 1981.

Dan Santelices
Lecturer in Music
B.M., Johns Hopkins University, 1985. M.M., Northern Illinois University, 1987.

Michael Scarlato
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.

Thomas Stone • 318-869-5238
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 • 318-869-5175
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.M., Eastman School of Music, 1984. D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 1987.

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

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

Jamie Newman 
Lecturer in Philosophy
B.A., Amherst College, 2003. Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010.

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.

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.

Jerry Lisantti • 318-869-5219
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Idaho, 1978. M.S., University of Oregon, 1979. Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1985.

Troy Messina • 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.

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.

David Stafford • 318-841-7269
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.

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

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.

Annie Blazer • 318-869-5050
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Michigan State University, 2001. M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004. Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009.

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.

Peter Huff • 318-869-5049
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.

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
Lecturer in Sociology
B.A., Centenary College. J.D., Vanderbilt University, 2008.

Henry Clay Walker 
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 and Dance 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.

Carol Anglin
Lecturer
B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1976. B.A., University of Alabama, 1982.

Katie DuPont 
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
Lecturer in Dance
B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana, 1992. J.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1996.

Chelsey Powell-Davenport 
Lecturer in Dance
B.A., Oklahoma City University, 1997.

Keeley Pratt • 318-869-5137
Adjunct Lecturer in Dance
B.S. 

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

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