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Southwest Baptist University offers more than 80 areas of academic study taught by highly qualified faculty who are here to teach and invest in the lives of our students. We are thankful for these faculty members who are dedicated to sharing their expertise with our students in a caring, Christ-centered environment.

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Full-Time Faculty

College of Arts and Sciences

Kevin Schriver, Psy.D., Dean

Division of Arts & Humanities

Jeffery Waters, D.M.A., Division Head

Area of Art

Chadd Caldwell, M.F.A.
Grant Cochran, M.F.A.
W. Mitch Yung, M.F.A.

Area of History and Political Science

Coyle Neal, Ph.D.
Kwasi Ofori-Yeboah, Ph.D.
James Smith, Ph.D.
Tim Wood, Ph.D.

Area of Music

Robert Carney, D.M.A.
Brian Hopwood, D.M.A.
Sarah Howes, D.M.A.
Melinda Smashey Jones, D.M.A.
James Tarrant, D.M.A.
Jeffery Waters, D.M.A.
Renee Waters, D.M.A.
Terri Wehmeyer, D.M.A.

Area of Theatre

Rebecca Rankin, M.F.A.
Jonathan Wehmeyer, M.A.

Area of Philosophy

Zach Manis, Ph.D.

Division of Behavioral Sciences

Shelley Kilpatrick, Ph.D., Division Head
Chris Dinwiddie, Ph.D.
Bill DuVall, Ph.D.
Debbie Gamble, M.A.
Jennifer Maloney, Ed.D.
Matthew Rice, J.D.
Phil Rohrer, Ed.S.
Neoma Sanders, M.S.W.
Phillip Truscott, Ph.D.
Debbie Walker, Psy.D.
Dwayne Walker, M.S.W.
Bill Walkup, M.S.

Division of Christian Ministry

Matt Kimbrough, Ph.D., Assistant Provost for Spiritual Formation
Bing Bayer, Ph.D.
Don Denton, Ph.D.
Duke Jones, Ph.D.
Michael Fuhrman, Ph.D.
Prosperly Lyngdoh, Ph.D.
Kelly Malone, Ph.D.

Division of Language & Communication

Holly Hill-Stanford, Ph.D., Division Head

Area of Language and Literature

Autumn Finley, Ph.D.
Holly Hill-Stanford, Ph.D.
Carla Kirchner, M.F.A.
Elsy Shuford, D.D.S.
Todd Sukany, M.A.

Area of Communication Arts

David Bailey, Ph.D.
Jordan Compton, M.A.
Rachael Morrow, M.B.A.

Division of Natural Sciences

Perry Tompkins, Ph.D., Division Head

Area of Biology

Craig Endres, Ph.D.
John Murphy, Ph.D.
Hillary Glauser-Patton, Ph.D.
Dennis Siegfried, Ph.D.
Renfang Taylor, Ph.D.
Tao Wei, Ph.D.

Area of Chemistry and Physics

Craig Masters, Ph.D.
John Patton, Ph.D.
Perry Tompkins, Ph.D.
Danielle West, Ph.D.
Jena Whetstine, Ph.D.

College of Health Professions

Brittney Hendrickson, D.N.P., Dean

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Josh Layman, D.P.T., Division Head
Ashley Boles, D.P.T.
Terry Cox, D.P.T.
Amber Fleer, D.P.T.
Herb Hamann, D.P.T.
Kevin Jones, D.P.T.
Sarah Jones, D.P.T.
Connie Matheny, Ph.D.
Beverly McNeal, D.P.T.
Becky Schoeneberg, D.P.T.
Tom Sneed, D.P.T.
Marsha Trantham, M.S.P.T.

Bachelor and Graduate Level Nursing and Health Sciences

Cindy Todd, D.N.P., Division Head

Area of Graduate Nursing

Suzie Morrow, D.N.P.

Area of Pre-Licensure BSN

Nancy Delmont, M.S.N., Program Coordinator
Heather Daulton, M.S.N.
Tori O'Brien, B.S.N.
Blair Stockton, B.S.N.
Julie Wilken, M.S.N.

Area of RN-BSN Nursing

Kati Clancy, M.S.N.
Leigha Pellegren, M.S.N.

Associate Level Nursing and Health Sciences

Renay McCarley, D.N.P., Division Head

Area of ASN Program

Savana Ayers, M.S.N.
Brian Batson, B.S.N.
Cynthia Beasley, M.S.N.
Tamara Boyd, Instructor
Terri Briggs, M.S.N.
Kimberly Burks, M.S.N.
Kristi Burks, M.S.N.
Rebecca Cave, M.S.N.
Suzanne Givens, M.S.N.
Tamara Glessner, M.S.N.
Camille Kochs, M.S.N.
Rachel Kopsas, M.S.N.
Shannon McKinzie, M.S.N.
Kelly Paulie, M.S.N.
Cindy Reed, M.S.N.
Jodie Snider, M.S.N.
Debbie Stoughton, B.S.N.
Sherri Young, M.S.N.

Area of ASN-Bridge Program

Courtney Smith, B.S.N.

Area of ASR Program

Nicole Helsel, B.S.
Jason Young, B.S.

Area of Biology (Springfield)

Michael Dickerson, M.S.
Paula Steiert, M.S.

College of Professional Programs

Troy Bethards, D.B.A., Dean

Division of Computing and Mathematics

Kevin Hopkins, Ph.D., Division Head

Area of Computing

Tim DeClue, Ph.D., Department Chair
Jim Cain, Ph.D.
Meilani Conley, M.S.
Amos Gichamba, Ph.D.
Jeff Kimball, Ph.D.
Baochuan Lu, Ph.D.

Area of Mathematics

Stephen Bowling, Ph.D.
Tim Chappell, M.S.
Bob Glasgow, Ph.D.

Division of Education

Kevin Patterson, Ed.D, Division Head
Mick Arnold, Ed.D.
Julie Bryant, Ed.D.
Nancy Colbaugh, Ed.D.
Tammy Condren, Ed.D.
Benny Fong, Ed.D.
Jennifer Fox, Ed.D.
Dwight Haun, Ed.D.
Pam Hedgpeth, Ed.D.
Chuck Lentz, Ph.D.
Scott Morrison, Ed.D.
Sarah Russback, Ed.D.
Tamara Samek, Ed.D.
Colleen Shuler, Ed.D.
Joe Sartorius, Ph.D.
Duane Widhalm, Ed.D.

Division of Kinesiology

Todd John, M.A., Division Head

Area of Health, Physical Education & Recreation

John Hinsley, Ed.D.

Area of Exercise Science

Jason Halverson, M.A.
Russell Hendrix, M.S.Ed.

Area of Sports Management

Gina Whitehead, M.S.

Robert W. Plaster College of Business

Troy Bethards, D.B.A., Dean

Division of Business

Nathan Wright, J.D. Division Head

Area of Accounting

Jenell Wagner, M.Acc.
Kristin Hamm, M.Acc.

Area of Business

Levi Bridge, D.B.A., MBA Coordinator
Angela Brown-Peterson, D.B.A.
Ryder King, M.B.A.
David Liu, D.B.A.
John Zietlow, D.B.A.

University Success Center

Dana Steward, Ed.D., Assistant Provost for General Education and Transition
Julie DuVall, M.A.
Shonna Fore, Career Services Director
Kevin Konyha, M.Ed.
Kevin Marcum, M.S.
Jodi Meadows, Ph.D.