Jan 02, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Hayes School of Music Faculty


Hayes School of Music

JOSEPH LEWIS AMAYA (1989)
Professor
B.S., State University of New York at Potsdam
M.M. Florida State University
D.M. Florida State University

SAMUEL AMBROSE (2023)
Assistant Professor
B.M.E., Florida State University
M.M., Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
D.M.A., University of Maryland, College Park

HIU-WAH AU (2008)
Professor
B.A., Chinese University of Hong Kong
M.M., Eastman School of Music
Ph.D, Eastman School of Music

NANCY E. BARGERSTOCK (1999)
Professor
B.M., The Julliard School of Music
M.M., The Julliard School of Music
D.M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

JOBY RAY BELL (2004)
Professor
B.M., Appalachian State University
M.M., Rice University
D.M.A., Rice University

ADAM BOOKER (2017)
Associate Professor
B.M., Texas State University
M.M., Texas State University
D.M.A., University of Texas, ADST.J

JOSEPH ANDREW BROWN (2019)
Assistant Professor
B.M., Appalachian State University
M.M., Appalachian State University
D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin

LAURA S. BROWN (2020)
Associate Professor
B.M., Appalachian State University
M.M., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

LAURELLE CARTWRIGHT (2023)
Lecturer
B.E., The College of The Bahamas
M.M.T., Appalachian State University

ALICIA M. CHAPMAN (2015)
Associate Professor
B.M., Mannes College of Music
M.M., Mannes College of Music
D.M.A., City University of New York

KATURAH R. CHRISTENBURY (2011)
Senior Lecturer
B.A., Milligan College
M.M.T., Appalachian State University

NICHOLAS CLINE (2019)
Assistant Professor
B.M., Columbia College Chicago
M.M., Indiana University
D.M.A., Northwestern University

CASEY COLLINS (2024)
Assistant Professor
B.S., Elon University
M.M., East Carolina University
Ph.D, University of Michigan

DAKOTA CORBLISS (2021)
Assistant Professor
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.M., University of Miami
D.M.A., University of South Carolina

ALEXANDRA DEE (2022)
Assistant Professor
B.M.E., Florida State University
M.M., Florida State University
D.M.A., Northwestern University

TYLER DELLAPERUTE (2023)
Lecturer
B.A., Cedarville University
M.M., Appalachian State University

JAMES R. DOUTHIT (2017)
Dean and Professor
B.M., Mars Hill College
M.M., Northwestern University
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music

ERIN ELLINGTON (2024)
Lecturer
B.S., Ball State University
M.M., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

ROBERT JOSEPH FALVO (1993)
Professor
B.M., State University of New York, Fredonia
M.M., Manhattan School of Music
D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music

JASON GARDNER (2019)
Assistant Professor
B.M.E., Taylor University
M.M., Ball State University
D.M.A., University of Illinois

CATHERINE H. GARNER (2022)
Assistant Professor
B.M., Louisiana State University
M.M., Florida State University
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music

SOO K. GOH (2019)
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
B.A., Luther College
M.M., Bowling Green State University
D.M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

ANDREW HANNON (2015)
Associate Professor
B.M., Southern Illinois University
M.M., Southern Illinois University
D.M.A., University of South Carolina

SCOTT DUANE KALLESTAD (2006)
Professor
B.S., University of North Dakota
M.M., University of North Texas
D.M.A., University of North Texas

ERIC EDWARD KOONTZ (2005)
Professor
B.M., Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati
M.M., M.M.A., Yale University
D.M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

JACOB KOPCIENSKI (2023)
Assistant Professor
B.M., Bowling Green State University
M.M., M.A., West Virginia University
Ph.D., The Ohio State University

ADAM KOSSLER (2022)
Assistant Professor
B.M., East Carolina University
M.M., Appalachian State University
D.M.A., Florida State University

CHRISTINE P. LEIST (2000)
Associate Dean and Professor
B.M., Florida State University
M.M., University of Miami
Ph.D., Michigan State University

MELISSA ANN LESBINES (2006)
Senior Lecturer
B.M., Eastman School of Music
M.M., Eastman School of Music

GENNARD LOMBARDOZZI (2016)
Associate Professor
B.M., Concordia College
M.M., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
D.M.A., Stony Brook University

PEDRO EGEU MAIA DA SILVA (2024)
Assistant Professor
B.M., Brasilia School of Music; B.M., University of Southern Mississippi
M.M., Florida State University
D.M.A., Florida State University

GREG R. MCCANDLESS (2015)
Associate Professor
B.M., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.M., Florida State University
Ph.D., Florida State University

MARY GAYLE GREEN MCCLUNE (2001)
Senior Lecturer
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.M., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

CATHY HARBISON MCKINNEY (1997)
Professor
B.S., Duke University
M.A., University of Northern Colorado
Ph.D., University of Miami

DAVAUGHN L. MILLER (2022)
Associate Professor
B.A., Hampshire College; B.M., Appalachian State University
M.M., Columbia University
Ph.D., Columbia University

SUSAN WILSON MILLS (2006)
Professor
B.A., Rollins College
M.A., University of Central Florida
Ed.D., University of Central Florida

KELLIE MOTTER (2024)
Assistant Professor
B.M., University of Maryland
M.M., Indiana University
D.M.A., Indiana University

ANDERSON PAGE (2003)
Senior Lecturer
B.A, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
M.M., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

JULIA A. PEDIGO (1985)
Professor
B.M.E., Illinois Wesleyan University
M.M., College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
D.M.A., University of Michigan

PRISCILLA PEEBLES PORTERFIELD (1990)
Professor
B.M., University of Michigan
M.M., University of Michigan
D.M.A., University of Michigan 

RODNEY THOMAS REYNERSON (1980)
Professor
B.M., Murray State University
M.M., Indiana University
D.M., Indiana University

JOHN STANLEY ROSS (2006)
Associate Professor
B.M.E., Olivet College
M.M., University of Michigan
D.M.A., Michigan State University

LISA ADKINS RUNNER (2006)
Professor
B.A., Milligan College
M.A., East Tennessee State University
Ed.D., Appalachian State University

NANCY APRIL SCHNEELOCH-BINGHAM (2001)
Professor
B.M., Appalachian State University
M.M., Appalachian State University
D.M., Florida State University

MELODY SCHWANTES (REID) (2014)
Associate Professor
B.M., Appalachian State University
M.M., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., Aalborg University

LAURIE RUTH SEMMES (2003)
Professor
B.M., Lawrence University
M.M., Eastman School of Music
Ph.D., Florida State University

NATALIE SHAFFER (2024)
Lecturer
B.A., West Virginia Wesleyan College
M.M., M.A., West Virginia University
D.M.A., West Virginia University

BAIR D. SHAGDARON (2000)
Professor
B.M., Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Russia)
M.M., Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Russia)
D.M.A., Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Russia)

E. REEVES SHULSTAD (2009)
Professor
B.A., Converse College
M.M., Florida State University
Ph.D., Florida State University

BRADY SPITZ (2023)
Assistant Professor
B.M., University of North Texas
M.M., Louisiana State University
D.M.A., Rice University

JAMES M. STOKES, JR. (2008)
Professor
B.M.E., Indiana University
M.M., The Ohio State University
D.M.A., The Ohio State University

KATHERINE DAGMAR STRAND (2018)
Professor
B.A., Allegheny College
M.M., Virginia Commonwealth University
Ph.D., Northwestern University

KIM LOUISE WANGLER (2005)
Professor
B.M., State University of New York at Potsdam
M.M., Michigan State University
M.B.A., Norwich University

ELLIE WEE (2017)
Associate Professor
B.M., New England Conservatory
M.M., New England Conservatory
D.M.A., Arizona State University

DAVID A. WELLS (2023)
Assistant Professor
B.M., Arizona State University
M.M., Florida State University; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
D.M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

TODD TOBIAS WRIGHT (1990)
Professor
B.M.E., Pikeville College
M.A., Ed.S., Appalachian State University
M.M., University of South Florida

ROBERT J. WUAGNEUX (2023)
Assistant Professor
B.M., Mercer University
M.M., Appalachian State University; M.A., Stony Brook University
Ph.D., Stony Brook University

SCOTT DAVID WYNNE (2006)
Professor
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University
M.M., University of Miami

TYLER C. YOUNG (2022)
Lecturer
B.M., Appalachian State University
M.M., Appalachian State University
D.M.A., Cleveland Institute of Music

ROGER ZARE (2022)
Assistant Professor
B.M., University of Southern California
M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music
D.M.A., University of Michigan