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Faculty

2024-2025 Full-Time Faculty School of the Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Outdoor Recreation
(2008)
Associate Professor of Music Business

Chair, Studies in Communication and the Arts
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., Montreat College
M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Benjamin Brandenburg
, Ph.D. Candidate
(2014)
Director of Critical Thinking

Studies in History, Language, and Literature
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., Northwestern College
A.B.D., Temple University

(2018)
Assistant Professor of Music Business

Studies in Communication and the Arts
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.M., University of North Texas
M.S., University of Colorado Denver

(2023)
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education

Studies in Education and Outdoor Recreation
Faculty of Science and Human Services

B.S., East Tennessee State University
M.S., University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Ed.D., East Tennessee State University

(2016)
Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity

Studies in Cybersecurity
Director, Faculty of Technology and Human Industry

B.A., University of Northern Iowa
M.S. Bellevue University

(2024)
Assistant Professor of Business

B.A., University of North Carolina, Asheville
M.S. United States Sports Academy
D.S.L., Regent University

(2024)
Assistant Professor of Psychology & Human Services

B.A., Gardner-Webb University
M.A. Lenoir-Rhyne University
Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Charlotte

(2022)
Assistant Professor of Business and Economics

Chair, Studies in Business and Economics
Faculty of Technology and Human Industry

B.A., Boise State University
M.A., Boise State University
M.A., George Mason University
Ph.D, George Mason University

(2022)
Director of Teacher Education

Assistant Professor of Education
Chair, Studies in Education and Outdoor Recreation
Faculty of Science and Human Services

B.A., Simmons College
M.A., Simmons College
Ed.D., Southern Wesleyan University

(2022)
Assistant Professor of English

Studies in History, Language, and Literature
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., Simpson University
M.A., California State University, Chico
M.A., Pacifica Graduate Institute
Ph.D, Pacifica Graduate Institute

(1993)
Professor of History and Writing

Studies in History, Language, and Literature
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., Rider College
M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University

Assistant Professor of Bible and Writing
Anna Hardy
, Ph.D.
(2023)
Assistant Professor of Natural Science

Studies in Natural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Science and Human Services

B.S., Wheaton College
M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Wilmington

(2019)
Instructor of Cybersecurity

Studies in Cybersecurity
Faculty of Technology and Human Industry

B.S., Montreat College
M.S., University of Maryland

Joshua Holbrook
, Ph.D. Candidate
(2017)
Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Science

Studies in Natural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Science and Human Services

B.S., Palm Beach Atlantic University
M.S., Florida Atlantic University

(2021)
Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Chair, Studies in Psychology and Human Services
Faculty of Science and Human Services

B.A. Western Kentucky University
M.A. East Tennessee State University
M.Div. Samford University
Ph.D. University of Alabama

(2024)
Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity (Data Science)

B.S., Georgia Southwestern State University
M.S., Ajou University
Ph.D., Kennesaw State University

(2024)
Assistant Professor of Business (Finance and Accounting)

B.A., Nicholls State University
M.B.A., Louisiana State University
Ph.D., International School of Management, Paris.

(1992)
Professor of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science

Chair, Studies in Natural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Science and Human Services

B.S., M.A., College of William and Mary
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Natural and Health Sciences Lab Coordinator
(2022)
Assistant Professor of Visual Communication and Design

Studies in Communication and the Arts
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
M.F.A., Miami University of Ohio

(2016)
Professor of Communication

Studies in Communication and the Arts
Director, Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., George Mason University
M.A., Ph.D., Regent University

Paul Owen
, Ph.D.
(2001)
Professor of Bible and Ministry

Studies in Bible, Theology, and Ministry
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., Life Pacific College
M.A., Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh

(2022)
Assistant Professor of English

Chair, Studies in History, Language, and Literature
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression
Director of the Writing Program (Writing Scholar Mentor Program and the Writing Center)

B.A., Houghton College
M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

(2020)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Studies in Psychology and Human Services
Faculty of Science and Human Services

B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.S., West Chester University

(2019)
Interim Associate Dean for Adult and Graduate Studies
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

B.A., Bloomsburg University
M.S., West Chester University
Ed.D., Liberty University

(2018)
Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity

Chair, Studies in Cybersecurity
Faculty of Technology and Human Industry

B.S., West Virginia University
M.S., The George Washington University

Assistant Professor of English

Studies in History, Language, and Literature
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.S., Emporia State University
M.A., Kansas State University
Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Timothy Shanahan
, D.B.A. candidate
(2023)
Assistant Professor of Business

Studies in Business and Economics
Faculty of Technology and Human Industry

B.B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.P.A., SUNY at Brockport
D.B.A. candidate, Indiana Wesleyan University

(2022)
Director of the Team and Leadership Center
Instructor of Outdoor Recreation Studies

Studies in Education and Outdoor Recreation
Faculty of Science and Human Services

Alexander Sosler
, M.Div., Ed.D.
(2018)
Assistant Professor of Bible and Ministry

Chair, Studies in Bible, Theology, and Ministry
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., Southern Evangelical Bible College
M.Div., Ed.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

(2017)
Associate Professor of Chemistry

Studies in Natural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Science and Human Services

B.S., Campbell University
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

(2019)
Assistant Professor of Music

Studies in Communication and the Arts
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., Dordt College
M.A., California State University

(2016)
Professor of History and Honors Program Director

Studies in History, Language, and Literature
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., Indiana Wesleyan University
M.A., Miami University of Ohio
M. St., University of Oxford, Jesus College
D. Phil., University of Oxford, Jesus College

(2021)
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science

Studies in Natural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Science and Human Services

B.A., Bethel College
Ph.D., Baylor University

(2024)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Outdoor Recreation

B.S., M.S. Montreat College

Mark Wells
, Ph.D.
(2006)
Professor of Bible and Ministry

Studies in Bible, Theology, and Ministry
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., Friends University
M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Baylor University

Visiting Professor of English
(2021)
Assistant Professor of Honors and History

Studies in History, Language, and Literature
Faculty of Christianity, Culture, and Human Expression

B.A., High Point University
M.A.T.S. Reformed Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Robyn York
, Ed.D.
(2018)
Associate Professor of Exercise Science

Studies in Natural and Health Sciences
Director, Faculty of Science and Human Services

B.S., California State University, Fullerton
M.S., The Pennsylvania State University
Ed.D., Walden University

2024-2025 Full-Time Faculty School of the Adult & Graduate Studies

(1997)
Professor of Psychology, Human Services, and Clinical Mental Health

B.S., Evangel College
M.Ed., Converse College
M.Ed., Clemson University
Ed.D., East Texas State University

(2022)
Assistant Professor of Speech Language Pathology for AGS

B.S., Andrews University
M.Ed., Valdosta State University
Ed.D., Grand Canyon University

(2022)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

B.A., Asbury University
M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Regent University

(2016)
Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity

Studies in Cybersecurity
Director, Faculty of Technology and Human Industry

B.A., University of Northern Iowa
M.S. Bellevue University

(2024)
Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy for AGS

B.S., University of Georgia
M.S., Mercer University School of Medicine
Ph.D., Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Paul Gratton
, D.B.A.
(2017)
Associate Professor of Business Administration for AGS.

B.S., Iowa State University
M.P.A., Drake University
D.B.A., George Fox University

(2014)
Associate Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

B.A., East Carolina University
M.A., Argosy University
Ed.D., Argosy University

(2019)
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

Ed.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro
M.A., University of Alabama
B.A., University of Tennessee

(2024)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

B.S.; M.A. Montreat College
Ph.D. Capella University

(2019)
Interim Associate Dean for Adult and Graduate Studies
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

B.A., Bloomsburg University
M.S., West Chester University
Ed.D., Liberty University

(2018)
Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity

Chair, Studies in Cybersecurity
Faculty of Technology and Human Industry

B.S., West Virginia University
M.S., The George Washington University

(2011)
Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity for AGS

Department Chair, Business and Technology

B.A. Lakeland College
M.B.A. Columbia College of Missouri
D.B.A. National University

Assistant Professor of CMHC