College of Fine Arts and Communication Faculty

J. Christopher Buddo, Dean
(BM, James Madison University; MA, DMA, University of Iowa)
Jeffrey T. Ward, Interim Associate Dean of Assessment
(BA, Rollins College; MM, East Carolina University; DMA, Shenandoah University)
Laura C. Prividera, Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
(BS, University at Albany State University of New York; MA, PhD, Bowling Green State University)
Michael Crane, Associate Dean of Research, Marketing and Outreach
(BA, MA, University of Missouri)
Mary Jane Gaddis, Director of Development
(AAS, Wake Forest Technical College)
Michael C. Hardy, Director of the Institute of Outdoor Drama
(BA, Duke University; MA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

School of Art and Design

Michael H. Drought, Director and Professor
(BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Kelly Adams, Associate Professor
(BFA, MFA, East Carolina University)
Alice Arnold, Professor
(BFA, Illinois Wesleyan University; MA, EdD, University of Illinois)
Cynthia A. Bickley-Green, Professor
(BA, MA, University of Maryland; MA, George Washington University; PhD, University of Georgia)
Carl R. Billingsley, Professor
(BFA, MFA, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
Beth Blake, Associate Professor
(BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University; MFA, Ohio University)
Ken Bova, Assistant Professor
(BFA, Sam Houston State University; MFA, Montana State University)
Jessica Christie, Associate Professor
(Studies in Art History, University of Munich; MA, University of Erlangen, Nurenberg, West Germany; MA, PhD, University of Texas, Austin)
Linda Darty, Professor
(BS, University of Florida; MFA, East Carolina University)
Michael Dermody, Associate Professor
(BA, MFA, California State University, Sacramento; MS, Ithaca College; MFA, National University)
Michael H. Duffy, Professor
(BA, MA, University of New Hampshire; MA, Michigan State University; PhD, University of Illinois)
Scott Eagle, Associate Professor, Assistant Director, Graduate Director
(BFA, MFA, East Carolina University)
Robert Ebendorf, Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor
(BFA, MFA, University of Kansas)
Matthew Egan, Associate Professor
(BFA, University of Windsor; MFA, University of South Dakota)
Michael William Ehlbeck, Professor
(BFA, University of Illinois; MFA, University of Florida)
Seo Eo, Associate Professor
(BFA, Utah State University; MFA, Indiana University)
Holly Garriott, Teaching Instructor and Executive Director of Emerge Gallery
(BS, James Madison University; BFA, East Carolina University; MFA East Carolina University)
Wayne Godwin, Associate Professor
(BS, MAEd, East Carolina University; MPD, North Carolina State University)
Ronald S. Graziani, Associate Professor
(BA, University of California, Los Angeles; MA, State University of New York, Stony Brook; PhD, University of California, Los Angeles)
Erick Y. Green, Associate Professor
(BA, North Carolina State University; MFA, University of Southern California)
Robin Haller, Assistant Professor
(BFA, MFA, Kent State University)
Mi Sook Hur, Associate Professor
(BFA, Seoul National University, Korea; MFA, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Hanna Jubran, Professor
(BFA, MFA, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
Daniel Kariko, Assistant Professor
(BA Nicholls State University, MFA Arizona State University)
Audrey M. Kilgore, Associate Professor
(BS, Atlantic Christian College; MFA, East Carolina University)
Nanyoung Kim, Associate Professor
(BA, MA, Seoul National University; EdD, MA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Kate LaMere, Associate Professor
(BFA, Iowa State University, MA, PhD, University of Minnesota)
Timothy Lazure, Associate Professor
(BFA, Rochester Institute of Technology; MFA University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth)
Susan Luddeke, Teaching Instructor
(BFA, MFA, East Carolina University)
Punam Madhok, Associate Professor
(BFA, Visva-Bharati University; MA, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Mark Malley, Associate Professor
(BS, MS, Southern Connecticut State University; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Craig D. Malmrose, Professor
(BA, State University of New York, Fredonia; MFA, Rochester Institute of Technology)
Joan Mansfield, Associate Professor
(BFA, MFA, East Carolina University)
Ann Melanie, Academic Advisor
(BFA, MFA, East Carolina University)
Sharon Pruitt, Associate Professor
(BS, Case Western Reserve University; MA, Howard University; PhD, The Ohio State University)
Robert Quinn, Associate Professor
(AA, Young Harris College; BSEd, PhD, University of Georgia, Athens; MSEd, Auburn University, Montgomery)
Dindy Reich, Teaching Instructor and Coordinator of the Youth Arts Festival
(BA, Grinnell College; MFA, Indiana University)
Lisa Beth Robinson, Assistant Professor
(BA, University of Redlands, CA; MFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MLIS, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Terry Smith, Professor
(BA, BFA, California State University, Northridge; MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art)
Borim Song, Assistant Professor
(BFA, MFA, Seoul Women’s University; EdM, EdD, Columbia University, Teachers College)
Gunnar Swanson, Associate Professor
(BA, University of California, Los Angeles; MFA, California State University, Fullerton)
Michael Tierno, Assistant Professor
(BA, MFA, City College of New York)
James Tisnado, Associate Professor
(BA, California State University Chico; BFA, University of Iowa; MFA, Ohio University)
Carl Twarog, Professor
(BA, State University of New York, Buffalo; MFA, Massachusetts College of Art)
Michael Voors, Professor
(BFA, Indiana University; MFA, Eastern Michigan University)
Catherine C. E. Walker Bailey, Professor
(BFA, MFA, East Carolina University)
Angela Franks Wells, Assistant Professor
(BA, Scripps Women’s College; MFA, Arizona State University)
Ken Wyatt, Associate Professor
(BS, Norfolk State University; MFA, Temple University)
Christine Zoller, Associate Professor
(BS, State College of Buffalo, New York; MFA, The University of Georgia)

School of Communication

Linda Godbold Kean, Director and Professor
(BS, University of Illinois; MA, PhD, University of Wisconsin)
Barbara C. Bullington, Teaching Instructor
(BA, MS, Shippensburg University)
Michael Cavanagh, Teaching Instructor
(BA, MA, Colorado State University; JD, University of Denver, College of Law)
Rebecca J. Dumlao, Professor
(BS, Penn State University; MS, Oregon State University; PhD, University of Wisconsin)
Cindy J. Elmore, Associate Professor
(BS, James Madison University; MA, University of Leicester; PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Festus Eribo, Professor
(BA, MA, State University of Leningrad; PhD, University of Wisconsin)
Todd A. Fraley, Associate Professor
(BS, James Madison University; MA, PhD, University of Georgia)
Linda Freeman, Assistant Professor
(BBA, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MPA, Harvard University; PhD, University of Minnesota)
Pamela Davis Hopkins, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BA, Clemson University; MA, Pennsylvania State University; PhD, East Carolina University)
John W. Howard, III, Associate Professor
(AS, North Country Community College; BA, SUNY Binghamton; MS, University of Rochester; MA, PhD, Bowling Green State University)
Glenn Hubbard, Assistant Professor
(BS, MA, Appalachian State University; PhD, University of Tennessee)
Jin-Ae Kang, Assistant Professor
(BA, Handong University; MA, Sogang University; PhD, The University of Alabama—Tuscaloosa)
Kris Kirschbaum, Assistant Professor
(BA, University of California, Los Angeles; MA, PhD, University of New Mexico)
Brian L. Massey, Associate Professor
(BA, MA, University of West Florida; PhD, Florida State University)
Aysel Morin, Associate Professor
(BA, MA, Anadolu University; PhD, University of Nebraska)
Laura C. Prividera, Associate Professor
(BS, University at Albany, State University of New York; MA, PhD, Bowling Green State University)
Keith Richards, Assistant Professor
(BA, Kent State University; MA, PhD, University of Connecticut)
Sachiyo M. Shearman, Associate Professor
(BA, Kitakyushu University; MA, PhD, Michigan State University)
Eric B. Shouse, Associate Professor
(BA, Indiana University; MA, San Diego State University; PhD, University of South Florida)
Deborah M. Thomson, Associate Professor
(BA, MA, PhD, University of North Carolina)
Mary Tucker-McLaughlin, Assistant Professor
(BA, University of Illinois; MS, Southern Illinois University)
Charles Twardy, Teaching Instructor
(BA, MA, MS, Northwestern University)
Tulika Varma, Assistant Professor
(BSc, Delhi University; MS, Ohio University; PhD, Louisiana State University

School of Music

Jeffrey J. Bair, Associate Professor
(BM, Bowling Green State University; MM, University of North Texas; DMA, University of North Texas)
Joanne M. Bath, Hardy Distinguished Professor
(BM, Denison University; MM, University of Michigan)
Mary A. Burroughs, Professor
(BM, University of Missouri; MM, University of Wisconsin; DMA, University of Illinois)
Kerry D. Carlin, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Keyboard Department
(BM, Cleveland Institute of Music; MM, DME, Indiana University)
Amy Carr-Richardson, Associate Professor
(BM, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; MM, PhD, Florida State University)
R. Scott Carter, Professor and Associate Director
(BM, MM, East Carolina University; DMA, University of Cincinnati)
Rachel Copeland, Assistant Professor
(BM, MM, Baylor University)
Andrew Crane, Associate Professor
(BM, MM, Brigham Young University; DMA, Michigan State University)
Carroll V. Dashiell, Jr., Associate Professor
(BM, MM, Howard University)
Marc R. Faris, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BM, Eastman School of Music; PhD, Duke University)
Leonid Finkelshteyn, Teaching Instructor
(BM, MM, Leningrad Conservatory)
Elliot P. Frank, Professor
(BM, University of Georgia; MM, Southern Methodist University; DM, Florida State University)
Catherine Garner, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BM, Louisiana State University; MM, Florida State University; DMA, Eastman School of Music)
Alisa W. Gilliam, Teaching Instructor
(BM, MM, East Carolina University)
Ara Gregorian, Professor
(BM, MM, Juilliard School of Music)
Emanuel Gruber (Gour), Professor
(BM, MM, The Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance)
Daniel Guberman, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BM, Eastman School of Music; MA, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Christine M. Gustafson, Professor
(BM, Indiana University; MM, Eastman School of Music; DMA, University of Texas)
Michelle P. Hairston, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Music Education/Music Therapy
(BM, MEd, EdD, University of Georgia; RMT-BC)
Linda R. High, Associate Professor
(BM, Texas Christian University; MM, North Texas State University; EdD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
Thomas J. Huener, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Theory, Composition, and Musicology
(BA, Kalamazoo College; MM, Southern Illinois University; MFA, PhD, University of Iowa)
C. Gregory Hurley, Associate Professor
(BM, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; MM, University of Texas; PhD, University of Wisconsin)
Edward Jacobs, Professor
(BA, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; MA, University of California at Berkeley; DMA, Columbia University)
Jay A. Juchniewicz, Assistant Professor
(BME, MME, PhD, Florida State University)
Hye-Jin Kim, Assistant Professor
(BM, Curtis Institute of Music; MM, GD, New England Conservatory of Music)
John Kramar, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Vocal Studies
(BM, Eastman School of Music; MM, Curtis Institute of Music)
Thomas McCaslin, Associate Professor
(L. Mus, McGill University; MM, Arizona State University)
Nicole D. McCaslin, Teaching Instructor
(BM, Boston University; MM, Arizona State University)
Kevin N. Moll, Associate Professor
(BA, University of Pennsylvania; MM, New England Conservatory of Music; PhD, Stanford University)
Douglas Monroe, Assistant Professor
(BM, Michigan State University; MM, University of Arizona, DMA, The Ohio State University)
Christopher Nappi, Teaching Instructor
(BM, Manhattan School of Music)
Jocelyn Nelson, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BM, MA, Lamont School of Music; DMA, University of Colorado)
Bo N. Newsome, Teaching Instructor
(BM, Artist’s Diploma, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music)
John B. O’Brien, Professor
(BM, MM, DMA, University of Southern California)
Melissa L. Reardon, Assistant Professor
(BM, Curtis Institute of Music; MM, GD, New England Conservatory of Music)
Mario Rey, Associate Professor
(BA, Florida International University; MA, Florida Atlantic University; MM, University of South Florida; PhD, Florida State University)
Jami Rhodes, Assistant Professor
(BM, East Carolina University; MM, University of South Carolina; DMA, Louisiana State University)
Mark D. Richardson, Associate Professor
(BM, University of Kansas; MM, PhD, Florida State University)
Jorge L. Richter, Associate Professor
(BA, Parana State School of Music; MM, Andrews University; DMA, Michigan State University)
Andrew Scanlon, Teaching Instructor
(BM, Duquesne University; MM, Yale University)
Keiko Sekino, Associate Professor
(BA, MM, Yale University; DMA, Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University)
Perry Smith, Associate Professor
(BM, Oberlin College; MM, Indiana University; DMA, University of Kentucky)
William Staub, Teaching Instructor
(BM, Arizona State University; MM, Michigan State University)
Eric A. Stellrecht, Teaching Instructor
(BM, University of Wisconsin; MM, University of Michigan)
Mark A. Taggart, Professor
(BA, University of Louisville; MFA, DMA, Cornell University)
Britton E. Theurer, Professor
(BM, Western Michigan University; MM, Bowling Green State University; DMA, Florida State University)
Christopher Ulffers, Associate Professor and Associate Director
(BM, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; MM, Indiana University)
Jonathan D. Wacker, Professor
(BM, North Texas State University; MM, University of Nevada, Reno; DM, Indiana University)
Lori Wacker, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BM, University of Saskatchewan; MM, PhD, Indiana University)
Cynthia Wagoner, Assistant Professor
(BS, MS Indiana State University; PhD, University of North Carolina Greensboro)
Jeffrey T. Ward, Associate Professor
(BA, Rollins College; MM, East Carolina University, DMA, Shenandoah University)

School of Theatre and Dance

John Shearin, Professor and Director
(AB, The College of William and Mary; MFA, The Pennsylvania State University)
Robert Caprio, Associate Professor
(BFA, East Carolina University; MFA, Syracuse University)
Jill Carlson, Associate Professor
(BS, Illinois State; MFA, Western Illinois University)
John A. Carlson, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BA, Salisbury State University; MFA, Western Illinois University)
Patricia Clark, Professor
(BFA, MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University)
F. Leonard Darby, Associate Professor
(BFA, MFA, Florida State University)
Teal Darkenwald, Assistant Professor
(BFA, State University of New York; MFA, University of Arizona)
John Dixon, Assistant Professor
(BA, University of Maryland; MBA, University of Washington)
Teresa A. Donohue, Associate Professor
(BA, University of the Pacific; MFA, University of California, Davis)
Gregory Funaro, Associate Professor
(BA, University of New Hampshire; MA, Brown University; MFA, Florida State University)
Tommi Galaska, Teaching Instructor
(BFA, East Carolina University)
Hector Garza, Assistant Professor
(BA, California State University; MFA, Western Illinois University)
Erich Keil, Assistant Professor
(BA, Western Michigan University; MFA, University of California-Los Angeles)
Dirk Lumbard, Teaching Instructor
(Equivalent professional experience)
Cybele Moon, Assistant Professor
(BFA, Ohio University; MFA, California Institute of Arts)
Marissa Nesbit, Assistant Professor
(BA, Pitzer College; MFA, Texas Women’s University; PhD, Ohio State University)
Mollye Otis, Teaching Instructor
(BM, University of Kentucky; MM, University of Kentucky)
Galina R. Panova, Associate Professor
(Ballet Artist, Perm Choreographic School of Ballet, Russia)
Jeni Parker, Associate Professor
(BA, Lehigh University; MFA, Ohio University)
T. Reid Parker, Associate Professor
(BA, Western Carolina University; MFA, Ohio University, Athens)
Rhonda Riley, Teaching Instructor
(BM, East Carolina University; MM, University of South Florida)
Natalie Stewart, Associate Professor
(BA, University of Utah; MFA, National Theatre Conservatory, Denver, Colorado)
Josiah Stocker, Piano Accompanist
(BM, University of Idaho; MM, University of Idaho)
Michael H. Tahaney, Associate Professor
(BA, University of Central Florida; MFA, San Diego State University
Patricia Weeks, Associate Professor
(BA, Mississippi State University; MA, Texas Woman’s University; MFA, University of Utah)
Jeffery Woodruff, Teaching Instructor
(BA, East Carolina University; MA, American University)