Apr 16, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Beaver College of Health Sciences Faculty


Beaver College of Health Sciences

Department of Nursing

REBEKAH E. ALMOND (2018)
Clinical Instructor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MSN, Appalachian State University

JEAN S. BERNARD (2016)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing and Undergraduate Program Director 
BSN, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MSN, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Ph.D., East Tennessee State University

MELINDA A. BOGARDUS (2021)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MSN, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ph.D., East Tennessee State University

DANA E. BRACKNEY (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, Rush University
MSN, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., East Tennessee State University

MARY A. COLEMAN (2019)
Clinical Instructor in the Department of Nursing and RN to BSN Coordinator
BSN, Carson Newman University
MSN, Duke University

WHITNEY H. HICKS (2020)
Clinical Instructor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, Appalachian State University
MSN, Duke University

TAMMY M. HALEY (2020)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, Winston Salem State University
MSN, Western Carolina University

ANGELA M. KOONTZ (2013)
Clinical Instructor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, Winston Salem State University
MSN, Western Carolina University

SUSAN H. LANE (2013)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
MSN, Gardner Webb University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

REBECCA L. LILJESTRAND (2021)
Clinical Instructor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, University of Northern Colorado
MPH, Loma Linda University
DNP, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

GREGORY S. MARLER (2019)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, Lenoir-Rhyne University
MSN, DNP, Duke University

SARAH R. MARTIN (2018)
Clinical Instructor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, Garder-Webb University
MSN, Appalachian State University

KRISTEN M. MORGAN (2019)
Clinical Instructor in the Department of Nursing
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.S.N., East Carolina University

KATHLEEN M. RAYMAN (2015)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Nursing
BSN, University of Pittsburgh
MSN, Ph.D., University of Virginia

MICHELE L. RUDISILL (2020)
Clinical Instructor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MSN, MHA, University of Phoenix
DNP, Garnder-Webb University

REBECCA L. TURPIN (2016)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, Tennessee Technology University
MSN, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ph.D., East Tennessee State University

HEATHER W. VENRICK (2018)
Clinical Instructor in the Department of Nursing
ADN, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
MSN, DNP, Vanderbilt University

AMBER C. WELBORN(2020)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing
BSN, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MSN, East Carolina University

Department of Nutrition & Health Care Management

JOHN T. ARROWOOD (2016)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management and Assistant Internship Coordinator
B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
M.S., Winthrop University

M. MARGARET BARTH (2016)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
B.S., University of Illinois at Medical Center, Marquette University
MPH, University of Illinois School of Public Health
MBA, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

MELISSA M. BRYAN (2013)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management and Undergraduate Program Director in Nutrition
BS. David Lipscomb University
MS, Georgia State University

ALISHA R. FARRIS (2017)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
B.S., M.S., University of Central Arkansas
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

JAMIE B. GRIFFIN (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
B.S., University of Georgia
M.S., Saint Joseph College
Ph.D., Auburn University

MELISSA DAVIS GUTSCHALL (2009)
Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management and Graduate Program Director in Nutrition
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

BROOKE E. HARMON (2020)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management 
B.S., Winthrop University
M.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

AMANDA HEGE (2021)
Lecturer in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management and Director of the Dietetic Internship Program
B.S., University of Cincinnati
M.P.H., University of Kentucky

SYDEENA E. ISAACS (2021)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management 
B.S., M.S., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

SANDI J. LANE (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management and Graduate Program Director in Health Care Management
B.S., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
M.S., University of New Haven
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

JOONGHEE LEE (2021)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
B.S., Seoul University
Ph.D., Auburn University

PAUL B. MOORE (2014)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management 
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.S., University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University

DANIELLE L. NUNNERY (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

ASHLEY V. PARKS (2021)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
B.S., M.P.H., California State University, Fresno
M.Tech, Georgetown University
Dr.Ph., University of California, Los Angeles

MANAN ROY (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
MA, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

JULIE A. SAKOWSKI (2020)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
B.S., Case Western Reserve University
M.A., Ph.D., The University of Houston

TRENT JOSEPH SPAULDING (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management and Undergraduate Program Director in Health Care Management
B.S., M.I.S.M., Brigham Young University
Ph.D., Arizona State University

KYLE LOUISE THOMPSON (2010)
Associatet Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
B.A., Oral Roberts University
M.S., East Carolina University
DCN, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

DAVID R. WILLIAMS (2003)
Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
B.A., Wofford College
M.B.A., M.H.A., Georgia State University
Ph.D., The University of Alabama at Birmingham

LAUREL T. WENTZ (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
M.S., University of Florida
Ph.D., Florida State University

Department of Public Health & Exercise Science


MELANIE D. AUSTIN (2000)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., M.S., Appalachian State University

REBECCA A. BATTISTA (2009)
Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
B.S., University of Delaware
M.S., Indiana University Bloomington
Ph.D., Michigan State University

MARGARET BROWN (2022)
Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.A., Duke University
MPH., Emory University
Ph.D., University of North Carlolina at Greensboro

RICHARD W. CHRISTIANA (2014)
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., State University of New York at Binghamton
M.A., State University of New York at Albany
Ph.D. University of Georgia

KELLY J. COLE (2016)
Professor and Chair in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

SCOTT R. COLLIER (2009)
Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., State University of New York at Cortland
M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University

CAROL B. COOK (2017)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., M.S., Appalachian State University 

ZACHARY J. FARRIS (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., University of Central Arkansas
M.S., University of Arkansas
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

KIMBERLY S. FASCZEWSKI (2016)
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science and Graduate Program Director in Exercise Science
B.A. University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
M.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

KEANE C. HAMILTON (2020)
Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science 
B.A., Fort Lewis College
M.S., University College Dublin

B. ADAM HEGE (2015)
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science and Undergraduate Program Director in Public Health
B.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington
M.A., High Point University
M.P.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

LAINEY E. HUNNICUTT (2022)
Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., M.S., Appalachian State University

REBECCA M. KAPPUS (2015)
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., University of Toledo
M.S., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

ROBERT J. KOWALSKY (2022)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
M.S, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

ZHONG LIU (2022)
Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
M.D., Nanjing Railway Medical College
M.M., Southeast University, China

JEFFREY M. McBRIDE (2003)
Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., West Virginia University
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Southern Cross University (Australia)

MARCO MEUCCI (2014)
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S.S., University of Rome Foro Italico (Italy)
M.S., Universidade de Tràs-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal)
Ph.D. University of Rome Foro Italico (Italy)

ALAN R. NEEDLE (2013)
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., Boston University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware

MATTHEW J. ROGATZKI (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
M.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Ph.D., Auburn University

CHRISTOPHER M. SEITZ (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
M.P.H., Dr.P.H., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

R. ANDREW SHANELY (2008)
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., California State University, Fullerton
M.A., Northern Arizona University
Ph.D., University of Florida

JARED W. SKINNER (2019)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., M.S., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Florida

CAROLINE J. SMITH (2013)
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.Sc., Ph.D., Loughborough University (United Kingdom)

JONATHON L. STICKFORD (2015)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science and Honors Director in Exercise Science
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University

COLLEEN M. TARANTINO (1995)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., University of Pittsburgh
M.A., Appalachian State University

MARTIE P. THOMPSON (2021)
Blue Cross NC Distinguished / Endowed Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University 

N. TRAVIS TRIPLETT (2003)
Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science and Undergraduate Program Director in Exercise Science
B.S., Wake Forest University
M.S., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

JENNIFER SCHROEDER TYSON (2020)
Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.A., Appalachian State University 
MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

HERMAN VAN WERKHOVEN (2014)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science 
B.Eng., B.S.S., University of Pretoria (South Africa)
M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

SHENGHUI WU (2022)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
M.D., M.M., Southeast University, China
Ph.D., Chinese University of Hong Kong

KILLIAN D. WUSTROW (2020)
Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., Wake Forest University 
M.S., Appalachian State University

JENNIFER J. ZWETSLOOT (2009)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science and Honors Director in Public Health
B.S., M.A., California State University, Chico
Ph.D., East Carolina University

KEVIN A. ZWETSLOOT (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science
B.S., M.A., California State University, Chico
Ph.D. East Carolina University

Department of Recreation Management & Physical Education


LEANNE M. BLEDSOE (2020)
Lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.A., Barton College
M.A., Western Carolina University

JOSEPH A. BOITNOTTE (2013)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University

MARY ANN BOLICK (2002)
Lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., Appalachian State University

JERRY P. CANTWELL (2005)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., M.S., Appalachian State University

SHANNON D. CLINE (2018)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Florida
M.S., Indiana University

ERIC D. FRAUMAN (2005)
Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., University of Florida
Ph.D., Clemson University

MARION (MANDY) BOYD HARRISON (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.A., Appalachian State University
M.A., Southern Illinois University
Ph.D., Clemson University

KRISTIAN LAMAR JACKSON (2008)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., North Carolina State University
M.Ed., University of Georgia

JANA JOY JAMES (2007)
Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education 
B.S., University of Georgia
M.S., Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., Clemson University

JOHN J. JANOWIAK (1992)
Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
M.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Ph.D., University of Oregon

JILL JURIS (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.A., B.S., Appalachian State University 
M.S., East Carolina University
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

TERRI DENISE MITCHELL (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S.J., M.S., West Virginia University
Ph.D, University of Florida

DEREK JASON MOHR (2000)
Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia University

EDGAR L. PECK III (2009)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education and Program Director
A.A., Mohawk Valley Community College
B.A., B.S., M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

ERIK RABINOWITZ (2005)
Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.A., Colorado State University
M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

BENJAMIN ANDREW SIBLEY (2007)
Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education 
B.S., Wake Forest University
M.A., University of South Carolina (Columbia)
Ph.D., Arizona State University

DANIEL S. THERIAULT (2019)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education and Undergraduate Program Director in Recreation Management
B.S., M.S., East Carolina University
Ph.D., Texas A&M University

BROOKE C. TOWNER (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia University

BYRON J. TOWNER (2018)
Lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., M.S., West Virginia University

J. SCOTT TOWNSEND (2001)
Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.S., M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia University

SUSAN G. WEIDMANN (2020)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
B.Sc., Iowa State University
M.Sc., University of Portsmouth
Ph.D., University of Otago
 

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

DAWN C. BOTTS (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S., Mississippi University for Women
M.A., University of Tulsa
Ed.D., Delta State University

LAURA R. CHAPMAN (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., Michigan State University
M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University

KARALEE K. COLE (2016)
Clinical Educator and Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S., M.A., University of Iowa

JENNIFER C. DALTON (2011)
Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Undergraduate Program Director in Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., Kent State University
M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

GAIL S. DONALDSON (2017)
Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Interim Clinical Program Director
A.B., Duke University
M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia

STEFAN A. FRISCH (2018)
Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S., University of Illinois
M.A., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., Northwestern University

ASHLEY GOODMAN (2008)
Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Graduate Program Director in Athletic Training
B.S., Gardner-Webb University
M.A., The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ph.D., University of South Carolina (Columbia)

HOLLY A. HANLEY (2018)
Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Director of Clinical Education
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

R. JORDAN HAZELWOOD (2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S., University of Illinois
M.Ed., University of Georgia
Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina

BLISS HEMRIC (1996)
Clinical Educator in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University

RACHEL HOGE (2021)
Instructor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., M.A., University of Kansas

EMILY R. HORNBACK (2016)
Clinical Educator in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S., M.S., Appalachian State University

JENNIFER S. HOWARD (2015)
Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S., High Point University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

EMILY K. HUTELMYER (2021
Clinical Educator in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., M.S., Appalachian State University

JOSEPH F. KLEIN, III (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., Marietta College
Ph.D., University of South Alabama

GRETA M. KNIGGA-DAUGHERTY (2018)
Instructor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., Bowling Green State University
M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Purdue University

EMILY R. LAKEY (2015)
Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S., University of Massachusetts
M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

ASHLEY N. MARSHALL (2019)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S., Lynchburg College
M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia

JAIME L. MARSHALL (2021)
Lecturer in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., M.A., Gallaudet University

GARY H. McCULLOUGH (2014)
Associate Dean in the Beaver College of Health Sciences and Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., Washington and Lee University
M.S., University of Tennessee
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

KIMBERLY C. McCULLOUGH (2014)
Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Graduate Program Director in Speech-Language Pathology
B.A., M.S., Baylor University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee 

LAURIE A. RIVERA (2005)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Coordinator of Clinical Education
B.S., Appalachian State University
M.Ed., The Citadel

LISA ROSE (2022)
Lecturer in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., M.A., Gallaudet University

BENJAMIN A. RUSSELL (2017)
Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
AuD., Ph.D., University of South Florida

REBECCA F. SMITH (2021)
Clinical Educator in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S., Texas Christian University
M.S., Stephen F. Austin State University

JENNIFER P. VAN GILDER (1999)
Clinical Educator and Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., M.A., Appalachian State University

GEORGE W. WOLFORD (2022)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
B.A., Truman State University
M.A., M.S., Purdue University
Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands

JENNIFER L. WOMACK (2022)
Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Graduate Program Director in
Occupational Therapy
B.A., Wake Forest University
M.S.,M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., Luleå University of Technology

Department of Social Work

BENJAMIN E. ALEXANDER-EITZMAN (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.A., The Colorado College
M.S.W., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., Washington University

ROBERT S. BROCE (2014)
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.S., M.S.W., Brigham Young University, Utah
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Doctoral Fellowship, Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development, Virginia Commonwealth University

EMILY K. DAKIN (2014)
Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.A., Oberlin College
M.S.S.A., Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco

SARAH S. DONOVAN (2015)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work
B.A., Appalachian State University
M.S.W., UNC- Chapel Hill

PETER R. FAWSON (2014)
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.SA.W., M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Utah

LEAH R. HAMILTON (2013)
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.S.W., Metropolitan State College of Denver
M.S.W., University of Denver
Ph.D. Public Policy, University of Arkansas

KRISTIN W. HARMON (2014)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work
B.S.W., Appalachian State University
M.S.W., Appalachian State University

MICHAEL L. HOWELL (2008)
Professor in the Department of Social Work 
B.S.W., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
M.S.S.W., University of Louisville
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

MARIE T. HUFF (2017)
Dean of the Beaver College of Health Sciences and Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.A., University of North Carolina Asheville
M.S.W., University of Georgia
Ph.D., University of South Carolina

DENISE L. LEVY (2008)
Associate Dean in the Beaver College of Health Sciences and Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.S.E.D., M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Georgia

TYNECCA LYNCH (2020)
Lecturer in the Department of Social Work
B.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice
M.S.W., Adelphi University
Ph.D., Capella University

MAUREEN A. MACNAMARA (2014)
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.S., Cornell University
M.S.W., Columbia University
Ph.D., University of Denver

DEBORAH L. PHILLIPS (2010)
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work and Graduate Program Director
B.A., Furman University
M.S., Florida State University
M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Georgia

DANIEL S. PLATT (2022)
Lecturer in the Department of Social Work
B.S.W., Appalachian State University
M.S.W., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

LAUREN E. RENKERT (2000)
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.S.W., Florida Atlantic University
M.S.W., Barry University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee

HEATHER THORP (2006)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Field Director
B.S.W., The Ohio State University
M.S.S.A., Case Western Reserve University
Ed.D., Appalachian State University

JENNY C. TONSING (2018)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work
M.S., South Asian Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
M.S.W., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ph.D., Royal Holloway, University of London

J. ANNETTE T. WARD (2012)
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work
B.A., Mars Hill College
M.S.W., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

KATHRYN B. WARREN (2022)
Lecturer in the Department of Social Work
B.S., Barton College
M.S.W., University of South Carolina at Columbia

KELLY A. WILLIAMS (2009)
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.A., M.S.W., University of Michigan
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

RACHEL L. WRIGHT (2014)
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.A., Brigham Young University, Hawaii
M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Utah