Faculty of the College
The following is a list of faculty members for the 2024-2025 academic year. The dates following the title are the year the individual joined the Marietta College staff, not necessarily the date of the current position.
Kevin Alten
Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, 2014
B.S., Ohio Northern University, M.D., The Ohio State University
Jenna Andersen
Head Women's Basketball Coach, 2018
B.S. Marietta College
Nathan P. Anderson
Associate Professor of English, 2007
B.A., M.F.A. Eastern Washington University, Ph.D. Ohio University
Douglas Ankrom
Assistant Professor of Accounting, 2023
B.A. Marietta College, M.S. Ohio University
Thomas Arison
Head Men's and Women's Golf Coach, 2016
B.S. Wagner College, M.B.A. McKendree University
Kristi Barnes
Associate Professor of Psychology, 2023
B.A. Marietta College, M.A. West Virginia University
Andrew Beck
Associate Professor of Geology, 2019
B.A. Albion College, Ph.D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Brent E. Beeson
Assistant Professor of Music Therapy, 2019
B.S., M.S. Radford University
Joseph Bergin
Head Men’s Soccer Coach, 2013
B.A. Marietta College
S. Lynn Bostrom
McCoy Associate Professor of Biology, 2013
B.A. DePauw University, Ph.D. Brandeis University
Nathan Bradley
Instructor of Theatre, 2022
B.F.A. Marietta College, M.F.A. Ohio University
Ann E. Bragg
Professor of Physics, Director of the Anderson Hancock Planetarium, 2008
B.A. Rice University, Ph.D. Harvard University
Brian Brewer
Head Baseball Coach, Instructor of Health and Physical Education, 1999
B.A. Marietta College, M.Ed. John Carroll University
David J. Brown
Professor of Biology, Honors Director, 2002
B.S., M.S. Ohio University, Ph.D. Duke University
Angela L. Burdiss
Interim Director of the Legacy Library, Technical Services and Systems Librarian, Associate Professor, 1999
B.S. Bowling Green State University, M.L.S. Kent State University
Dawn L. Carusi
Associate Professor of Communication, Director of Gender Studies Program, 2003
B.S., M.A. West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. Ohio University
Jennifer Castle
Head Softball Coach, 2012
B.S. Ashland University
Timothy D. Catalano
McCoy Associate Professor of English, Hillyer Associate Professor of English Literature, Rhetoric, and Oratory, 2001
B.A. Wilmington College, M.A. University of Dayton, Ph.D. University of Louisville
Miranda M. Collins
Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies,2022
B.S. Alderson-Broaddus College, M.P.A.S. University of Nebraska, PA-C, M.Ed. Marietta College
Stephanie Craig
Assistant Professor of Education, 2020
B.S. Indiana University, M.Ed. Olivet Nazarene University, Ph.D. University of Kansas
Richard K. Danford
Vice President for Student Life & Diversity, Associate Professor of Spanish, 1998
B.S., M.A. Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Gregory J. Delemeester
McCoy Professor, Milton Friedman Professor of Economics, 1986
B.S. Michigan State University, Ph.D. Texas A&M University
Charles Doan
William Van Law Plankey Associate Professor of Psychology, 2018
B.A. Miami University, M.S., Ph.D. The Ohio University
Alicia M. Doerflinger
Professor of Psychology, 2007
B.S. Niagara University, M.S., Ph.D. Purdue University
Brandon C. Downing
Associate Professor of History, 2017
B.S., M.A. Slippery Rock University, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati
Debra Sue Egolf
Erwin Professor of Chemistry, 1989
B.S. Lebanon Valley College, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University
Rachel Fairhurst
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, 2023
B.S., M.S. Alderson Broaddus University
Andrew Felt
McCoy Associate Professor of Theatre, 2009
B.A. California State University, San Bernardino, M.F.A. Ohio University
Casiha Felt
Assistant Professor of Theatre, 2022
B.A. California State University, San Bernardino, M.F.A. Ohio University
David C. Freeman
Professor of Petroleum Engineering, 1992
B.S. Marietta College, M.S. University of Oklahoma
Tej Gautam
Associate Professor of Geology, 2012
M.S., Ph.D. Kent State University
Christi Gierhart
Director of Physician Assistant Studies, 2022
B.S. University of Findlay, M.S. University of Nebraska Medica Center
John Grosel
McCoy Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, 2006
B.A. Miami University, M.D. The Ohio State University
Beverly J. Hogue
McCoy Professor of English, William R. and Marie Adamson Flesher Chair of Humanities, 2001
B.A. Asbury College, M.A. University of Kentucky, Ph.D. Bowling Green State University
Craig Howald
Rickey Associate Professor of Physics, 2004
B.A. Carleton College, Ph.D. Stanford University
Kenneth J. Itzkowitz
Henderson Professor of Philosophy, 1989
B.A. Vassar College, Ph.D. State University of New York, Stony Brook
Sarah Jacobs
Assistant Professor of Education, 2022
B.A., M.A. Millikin University
David L. Jeffery
Gilde Grose Distinguished Professor of Geology, 2003
B.S. Marietta College, Ph.D. Texas A&M University
James R. Jeitler
Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007
B.S. State University of New York at Buffalo, M.A., Ph.D. Clark University
Grace F. Johnson
McCoy Professor of Management and Accounting, 1989
B.S., M.S. University of South Florida, C.P.A.
Tanya Judd Pucella
McCoy Professor of Education and Leadership, Chair of the Education Department, 2006
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida
Sean Kaighin
Head Women's Soccer Coach, 2019
B.A. University of Toledo
Jacqueline Khorassani
Professor of Economics, 1994
B.A. College of Mass Communication, Tehran, Iran, M.S. University of Oregon, Ph.D. West Virginia University
Mitchell Krumm
Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2023
B.A. The Ohio State University, M.A., Ph.D. Indiana University
Dennis E. Kuhl
Rickey Professor of Physics, 2002
B.A. College of Wooster, M.S., Ph.D. Michigan State University
Duong Le
Associate Professor of Finance, 2014
B.S. Foreign Trade University, Vietnam, M.B.A., Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
Linda Lockhart
Associate Professor of Communication, 2018
B.A. Marietta College, M.S., Ph.D. The Ohio University
Katrina Lustofin
Associate Professor of Biology, 2008
B.A. State University of New York at Buffalo, M.A. University of California, Davis, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jeremy May
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2022
B.S. M.S. Grand Valley State University, Ph.D. Florida International University
Ryan K. May
McCoy Professor of Psychology, 2002
B.A. Anderson University, M.S., Ph.D. The University of Memphis
Kathryn N. McDaniel
McCoy Professor of History, 2001
B.A. Davidson College, M.A., Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
David G. McShaffrey
Professor of Biology, 1989
B.S., M.S. University of Akron, Ph.D. Purdue University
Holly Menzel
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2004
B.A. James Madison University, M.A., M.S. University of Kentucky
Matthew Menzel
Professor of Mathematics, 2004
B.A. Coe College, M.A., Ph.D. University of Kentucky
Mark A. Miller
Professor of Mathematics, 1991
B.S.E. John Brown University, M.S., Ph.D. University of Colorado at Denver
Molly Mills
Assistant Professor of Biology, 2024
B.S. Mercyhurst University, Ph.D. The Ohio State University
James Morell
Assistant Professor of Management, 2023
B.A. Marietta College, M.S., Ph.D. The Ohio University, D.B.A. DePaul University
Michael A. Morgan
McCoy Associate Professor of Political Science, 2018
B.A. Case Western Reserve University, M.S. The Ohio State University Ph.D. University of Kentucky
Marilee Morrow
McCoy Professor of Mass Media, McKinney Media Center Director, 1998
B.S. Ohio University, M.A. West Virginia University
Greg Myhr
Head Men's Rowing Coach, 2019
B.A. University of Wisconsin
Kimberly Suzanne Parsons
McCoy Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Investigative Studies Director, 2010
B.S., Ph.D. Ohio University
Kevin L. Pate
McCoy Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2001
B.S. Otterbein College, Ph.D. Yale University
Alexandra K. Perry
Dean of the McDonough Center for Leadership & Business, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, 2019
M.Ed. Montclair State University, M.S. Mount Sinai, Ed.D Montclair State University, D.P.H. University of North Carolina
Tom Perry
Assistant Professor of Marketing, 2003
B.S. West Virginia University. M.A. Marietta College
Susan Peterson
Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, 2015
B.S. Marietta College, M.S., Ph.D. Texas A&M University
Brad Pierce
Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, 2024
B.S., M.S. Marietta College
Jolene Powell
McCoy Professor of Art, 2002
B.A. West Virginia Wesleyan College, M.A. West Carolina University, M.F.A. Boston University
Eric Putnam
Head Men’s and Women's Cross Country/Track Coach, 2023
Craig Rabatin
Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, 2015
B.S., M.A. West Virginia University
Amanda Rider
Associate Professor of Education, 2019
B.A., M.M. The Ohio University
Brian Rider
Assistant Professor of Education, 2021
B.S. Ohio University, M.A. University of St. Francis, Ed.D. Aurora University
Jon Rogers
Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, 2021
B.A. Hanover College, M.A. Bowling Green State University, M.Ed., Ed.D. Montclair State University
Sara Alway Rosenstock
McCoy Professor of Art and Graphic Design, 2009
B.F.A. New York College of Ceramics, Alfred University, M.F.A. Tyler School of Art, Temple University
David A. Sams
Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, 2016
B.S., M.S. Ohio University, M.S. Marietta College
Md. Rakibul H. Sarker
Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, 2012
B.S., M.S, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Ph.D. Texas Tech University
Mark Schaefer
Professor of Political Science, 2005
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. West Virginia University
Cheongmi Shim
Assistant Professor of Communication, 2015
M.A., Ph.D. University of Kansas
Mark E. Sibicky
McCoy Professor of Psychology, 1990
B.A. University of Connecticut, M.A. Colgate University, Ph.D. University of Arkansas
Joseph Smith
Assistant Professor of Physics, 2021
B.A. College of Wooster, M.S., Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Lori Smith
Assistant Professor in Communication and Media Studies, 2004,
B.S.J. Ohio University, M.A. Marietta College
Rick Smith
Associate Professor of Sports Medicine, 2016
B.S. Florida Atlantic University, M.S. University of the Incarnate Word
Heather Sowards
McCoy Assistant Professor of English, 2016
B.A. Marietta College, M.A. Marshall University, Ph.D. Ohio University
Christopher Stockus
Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2024
B.A. Salisbury University, M.S. University of Central Missouri, Ph.D. University of North Carolina Greensboro
Joseph E. Straw
Reference and Instruction Librarian, Professor, 2007
B.A., M.L.S., M.A., Kent State University
Jaclyn Tate
Professor of Sports Medicine, 2009
B.S. Ohio University, M.S. University of West Florida, Ed.D. University of St. Augustine
J. Peter Thayer
Reference & Access Services Librarian, Associate Professor, 1997
B.P.S., B.S. State University of New York, Utica, M.L.S. State University of New York, Albany
Christina Thomas
Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Land & Energy Management, 2014
J.D. South Texas College
David Torbett
Israel Ward Andrews and Molly C. Putnam Professor of Religion and History, 2007
B.F.A. New York University, M.Div. Andover Newton Theological School, Ph.D. Union Theological Seminary
John Tynan
Professor of Mathematics, 2001
B.A. Grove City College, M.S., Ph.D. Ohio University
Robert Van Camp
Professor of Computer Science, 2008
B.S. West Liberty State College, M.S. University of West Virginia College of Graduate Studies, Ph.D. Nova Southeastern University
Jonathan K. VanderWal
Head Men’s Basketball Coach, 2007
B.A. Albion College M.Ed. Defiance College
Andrew Waddle
Head Football Coach and Instructor of Health and Physical Education, 2013
B.A. Wittenberg University, M.A. Liberty University
Suzanne H. Walker
Professor of Communication, Associate Provost, 1999
B.S. University of Indianapolis, M.A., Ph.D. Indiana University
Merewyn Weinkauf
Assistant Professor of Music, Staff Accompanist, 2004
B.M. East Texas Baptist University, M.M. Baylor University
Ainsley Weisman
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, 2021
B.S. University of Kentucky, M.M.S. Arcadia University
Nicole Whitaker
Assistant Professor of STEM Education, 2022
B.S. Wofford College, M.Ed. Lipscomb University, Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Matthew Williamson
Associate Professor of Computer Science, 2017
B.S. Marietta College, Ph.D. West Virginia University
Matthew Young
McCoy Professor of History, 2000
B.A. Kenyon College, M.A., Ph.D. Bowling Green State University