Graduate Bulletin and Course Catalog
Faculty (S through V)
JON M. SAKEN (2005)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., University of Colorado
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
RENÉ ARMANDO SALINAS (2004)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences
B.S., B.S., Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Graduate Faculty
TRACIE McLEMORE SALINAS (2004)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences
B.S., William Carey College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Graduate Faculty
LYNN MOSS SANDERS (1987)
Professor in the Department of English; and Faculty Coordinator of the First Year Seminar in the University College
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ROBERT L. SANDERS (2003)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., Indiana University; M.L.I.S., University of Kentucky; Ed.D., University of Cincinnati
Graduate Faculty
JOSE ALMER T. SANQUI (2003)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences
B.S., University of the Phillipines at Los Banos; M.S., University of the Phillipines at Diliman; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Graduate Faculty
MARGARET FAYE SAWYER (1977)
Professor in the Department of Sociology
B.A., North Carolina State University; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., North Carolina State University
DENNIS MICHAEL SCANLIN (1984)
Professor in the Department of Technology
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ed.D., West Virginia University
Graduate Faculty
BARBARA A. SCARBORO (2005)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
B.S., East Carolina University; M.S., Southern Illinois University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
JOHN EDWARD SCARLATA (1999)
Professor in the Department of Technology
B.A., Adams State College; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
KATHERINE M. SCHARER (2005)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology
B.S., University of Washington; Ph.D., University of Oregon
ALLAN GREGORY SCHERLEN (2001)
Associate Professor and Librarian
B.A., The University of Texas at San Antonio; M.L.S., Appalachian State University; M.L.I.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
RENEE GANNON SCHERLEN (1992)
Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies
B.S.F.S., Georgetown University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Faculty
ROBERT C. SCHLAGAL (1992)
Professor in the Department of Language, Reading and Exceptionalities
B.A., Christopher Newport College of William & Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Graduate Faculty
NANCY APRIL SCHNEELOCH-BINGHAM (2001)
Associate Professor in the Hayes School of Music
B.M., M.M., Appalachian State University; D.M., Florida State University
Graduate Faculty
HENRY G. SCHNEIDER (1973)
Professor in the Department of Psychology
B.A., St. Bonaventure University; M.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Graduate Faculty
LYLE F. SCHOENFELDT (1996)
Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Case-Western Reserve University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University
Graduate Faculty
PAMELA WALLIN SCHRAM (1996)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Mars Hill College; M.A., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Graduate Faculty
KATHLEEN ANN SCHROEDER (1995)
Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning
B.A., M.A., The University of Texas; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Graduate Faculty
WILLIAM N. SCHULTZ, JR. (2008)
Instructor and Librarian
B.A., Skidmore College; M.L.S., Indiana University
ALEXANDER D. SCHWAB (2005)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry
B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., University of Akron
STEVEN WYANT SEAGLE (2004)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Graduate Faculty
MARY ELIZABETH SEARCY (2000)
Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Gardner-Webb University; M.S., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
LYNN A. SEARFOSS (2002)
Assistant Professor in the Department of English
B.A., M.A., University of Toledo; Ph.D., Purdue University
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
LINDA CAROL SECOR (1992)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
B.F.A., University of North Texas; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Woman's University
KATRINA SEITZ (2001)
Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology
B.A., North Carolina Wesleyan College; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
LAURIE RUTH SEMMES (2003)
Assistant Professor in the Hayes School of Music
B.M., Lawrence University; M.M., Eastman School of Music; Ph.D., Florida State University
Graduate Faculty
JODY MARGARET SERVON (2004)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Art; and Director of the Catherine J. Smith Gallery
B.F.A., Rutgers University; M.F.A., University of Arizona
BAIR D. SHAGDARON (2000)
Associate Professor in the Hayes School of Music
B.M., M.M., D.M.A., Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Russia)
XIARONG SHAO (2006)
Assistant Professor and Librarian
B.S., Northwest Agricultural University, China; M.S., University of Reading, UK; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; M.I.L.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania
BOBBY H. SHARP (1988)
Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning; and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Birmingham Southern College; M.Div., Duke University Divinity School; M.S., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
LARRY LEI SHI (2003)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing
B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China; M.S., University of International Business and Economics, P.R. China; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
RACHEL SHELI SHINNAR (2004)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Management
B.A., Tel-Aviv University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas
GLENDA F. SHORT (2007)
Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.S., East Central State University; M.S.W., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Graduate Faculty
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT SHREVE (2008)
Lecturer in the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science
B.S., M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
BENJAMIN ANDREW SIBLEY (2007)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science
B.S., Wake Forest University; M.A., University of South Carolina (Columbia); Ph.D., Arizona State University
ROY C. SIDLE (2008)
Professor in the Department of Geology; and Director of the Environmental Science Program
B.S. M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
LYNN MARIE SIEFFERMAN (2007)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology
B.A., B.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., Auburn University
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
SAMUELLA B. SIGMANN (2002)
Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University
TIMOTHY HOWARD SILVER (1984)
Professor in the Department of History
B.A., M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., College of William and Mary
Graduate Faculty
KATHLEEN MARIE LITTWIN SIMON (1994)
Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of the Department of Government and Justice Studies
B.A., Loyola University of Chicago; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
ALAN E. SINGER (2008)
Holshouser Distinguished Professor in Ethics in the Department of Management
B.A., Oxford University; B.S., University of London; Ph.D., University of Canterbury, Christchurch
MARY RUTH SIZER (1982)
Clinical Professor in the Department of Language, Reading and Exceptionalities; Clinical Supervisor; and Director of the Communication Disorders Clinic
B.A., Columbia College; M.A., Vanderbilt University
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
CHARLES L. SMITH (2002)
Lecturer in the University College; and Director of the Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University
KERMIT STEPHEN (STEVE) SMITH (2004)
Lecturer in the Department of Communication
B.S., Ohio University; M.A., Appalachian State University
MARILYN CRAFTON SMITH (1976)
Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Art
B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Iowa
TIMOTHY J. SMITH (2008)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology
B.A., B.S., Tulane University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany
TRACY W. SMITH (2000)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
A.B., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Graduate Faculty
JENNIFER STERLING SNODGRASS (2005)
Assistant Professor in the Hayes School of Music
B.M., Meredith College; M.M., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
JEFFREY TOD SOUKUP (2003)
Clinical Instructor in the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science; and Director of the Appalachian Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program at Watauga Medical Center
B.S., Florida Southern College; M.S.S., U.S. Sports Academy; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Graduate Faculty
PETER THOMAS SOULÉ (1993)
Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning
B.A., Florida Atlantic University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Graduate Faculty
BENJAMIN J. SOUZA (2008)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (Spanish)
B.A., Idaho State University; M.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
CHARLENE W. SOX (1984)
Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Graduate Faculty
NEVA JEAN SPECHT (1996)
Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of the Department of History
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware
Graduate Faculty
RICHARD ALBERT SPENCER (1992)
Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion
B.A., Mars Hill College; M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ROY DAVID SPICELAND, JR. (1992)
Associate Professor in the Department of Communication
B.A., Freed-Hardeman University; M.A., The University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
JULIE EVE SPRINKLE (2005)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work
B.S.W., Appalachian State University; M.S.W., University of South Carolina
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
KATHRYN LYNN STALEY (2004)
Instructor and Librarian
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Appalachian State University
H. LYNN STALLWORTH (2006)
Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting
B.Accountancy, M.Accountancy, University of Mississippi; Ph.D., Louisiana State University. CPA
Graduate Faculty
DEREK STANOVSKY (2003)
Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion
B.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Faculty
SUSAN CAROL STAUB (1987)
Professor in the Department of English
B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Graduate Faculty
KENNETH MARTIN STEELE (1991)
Professor and Assistant Chair of the Department of Psychology
A.B., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Bryn Mawr College; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Graduate Faculty
DRAGAN STEFANOVIC (1996)
Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies
B.S., Columbia College; M.S., Campbell University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Graduate Faculty
ALEXANDRA STERLING-HELLENBRAND (2003)
Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (German); and Director of the Global Studies Program
B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
BRUCE ERIC STEWART (2007)
Assistant Professor in the Department of History
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
GLENN ELLEN STARR STILLING (1985)
Professor and Librarian
B.A., M.A., M.L.S., University of South Carolina
Graduate Faculty
ROGER JAMES STILLING (1974)
Professor in the Department of English
B.A., Elon College; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Trinity College (Dublin)
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
LISA M. STINSON (1998)
Associate Professor in the Department of Art
B.A., Wells College; B.F.A., Alfred University; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design
JAMES EDGAR STODDARD (1998)
Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing
B.S.M.E., Massachusetts Maritime Academy; M.B.A., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
JAMES M. STOKES, JR. (2008)
Associate Professor in the Hayes School of Music
B.M.E., Indiana University; M.M., D.M.A., The Ohio State University
MARK C. STRAZICICH (2004)
Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
B.A., University of British Columbia; M.A., Simon Fraser University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington
SHERRY L. STREET (1997)
Clinical Professor in the Department of Language, Reading and Exceptionalities; and Clinical Supervisor
B.S., Indiana University; M.A., The University of Memphis
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
RUTH ANN STRICKLAND (1988)
Professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies
A.S., Mount Olive College; B.A., Campbell University; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Graduate Faculty
JAMES STRUEBER (2006)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology
B.A., Loretto Heights College; Bachelor of Architecture, University of Idaho; Master of Architecture, University of Colorado
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
WANDA C. STUTTS (2007)
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MICHELLE LYNN SURERUS (2007)
Instructor in the Department of Technology
B.S., M.Ed., Bowling Green State University; M.A., The Ohio State University
KIN-YAN E. SZETO (2005)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance
B.A., Chinese University of Hong Kong; M.A., University of London (UK); M.A., Beijing Film Academy, China; Ph.D., Northwestern University
PHYLLIS R. TALLENT (2008)
Practitioner in Residence in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.A., Ed.S., Appalachian State University; Ed.D., East Tennessee State University
BANKS COLVERT TALLEY III (2004)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology
B.A., B.E.D.A., M.I.D., North Carolina State University
RAHMAN TASHAKKORI (2000)
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science
B.S., Shahid Chamran University (Iran); M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Graduate Faculty
JOHN HOLSTON TASHNER (1976)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.S., Old Dominion University; Ed.D., University of Virginia
Graduate Faculty
BRETT F. TAUBMAN (2007)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; B.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., University of Maryland
JERIANNE TAYLOR (2006)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology
Bachelor of Industrial Technology, Master of Industrial Education, Clemson University; Ed.D., North Carolina State University
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
JESSE TAYLOR, JR. (1989)
Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion
B.A., Purdue University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
KAY E. TAYLOR (2001)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication
B.A., Auburn University; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
LARRY SHANE TAYLOR (2005)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication
B.A., M.A., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
CHRISTOPHER SHAWN THAXTON (2004)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
JILL E. THOMLEY (2000)
Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences
B.A., Harvard University; M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Graduate Faculty
JOEL ALLAN THOMPSON (1978)
Professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies
B.S., North Carolina State University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Graduate Faculty
HOLLY J. THORNTON (2006)
Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Graduate Faculty
JEFFREY SCOTT TILLER (1994)
Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Technology
B.E., M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduate Faculty
SCOTT CHANDLER TOBIAS (2001)
Associate Professor in the Hayes School of Music
B.M., Furman University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Georgia
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
BARBARA R. TODD (2008)
Practitioner in Residence in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
BRYAN C. TONEY (1997)
Lecturer in the Department of Management
B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., Georgia Institute of Technology
JAMES A. TOUB (1992)
Professor and Interim Assistant Chair of the Department of Art
B.A., Hampshire College; M.A., Ph.D., Boston University
J. SCOTT TOWNSEND (2001)
Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science
B.S., M.S., Ed.D., West Virginia University
Graduate Faculty
WOODROW R. TRATHEN (1993)
Professor in the Department of Language, Reading and Exceptionalities
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Utah
Graduate Faculty
GLENDA JENKINS TREADAWAY (1994)
Interim Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts; and Professor in the Department of Communication
B.S., Wingate College; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Ohio University
Graduate Faculty
N. TRAVIS TRIPLETT (2003)
Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science
B.S., Wake Forest University; M.S., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Graduate Faculty
CAROL A. TRUETT (1992)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.S., M.L.S., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Faculty
SHEA RICHARD TUBERTY (2002)
Associate Professor in the Department of Biology
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S., Ph.D., Tulane University
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
GAYLE M. TURNER (1999)
Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., Stanford University; M.I.T., Seattle University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Graduate Faculty
JOHN M. TURNER (1986)
Professor in the Department of Social Work; Director of the Social Work Program; and Director of the Institute for Health and Human Services
B.A., Emory & Henry College; M.S.W., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
MICHAEL JOHN TURNER (2008)
Roy Carroll Distinguished Professor of British History in the Department of History
B.A., Worcester College, University of Oxford; M.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., Worcester College, University of Oxford
CARL H. TYRIE (1982)
Associate Professor and Interim Assistant Chair of the Department of Communication; and Director of Broadcasting
B.A., Marietta College, Ohio; B.A., M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., Ohio University
EMMANUEL IKE UDOGU (2003)
Professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies
B.A., Appalachian State University; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Graduate Faculty
CONSTANCE J. ULMER (1995)
Associate Professor in the Department of Language, Reading and Exceptionalities
B.S., Central Michigan University; M.Ed., University of Virginia; Ed.D., East Texas State University
ALAN CHRISTOPHER UTTER (1995)
Professor in the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science; and Director of the Office of Student Research
B.S., M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Graduate Faculty
COLLEEN M. UTTER (1995)
Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science
B.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Appalachian State University
MARY A. VALANTE (1999)
Associate Professor in the Department of History
B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Graduate Faculty
SASKIA L. VAN DE GEVEL (2008)
Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Planning
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Southern Illinois University
ROBERT WAYNE VAN DEVENDER (1978)
Professor in the Department of Biology
B.S., Yale University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Graduate Faculty
JENNIFER PHARR VAN GILDER (1999)
Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Language, Reading and Exceptionalities; and Clinical Educator
B.A., M.A., Appalachian State University
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
SHANNON RICHARDSON VAUGHAN (2003)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies
B.S., The University of Tennessee at Martin; M.P.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
LINDA A. VELTZE (1991)
Professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
B.A., University of St. Thomas; M.A., Marquette University; M.L.S., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Graduate Faculty
MARK EDGAR VENABLE (1996)
Associate Professor in the Department of Biology
B.S., Western Carolina University; Ph.D., Wake Forest University
Graduate Faculty
ELZA ANN VILES (1997)
Professor and Associate University Librarian
B.M., M.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.S.L.S., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College
PETER DANIAL VILLANOVA (1993)
Professor in the Department of Management
A.A., Mesa College; B.S., San Diego State University; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Graduate Faculty
MARK WILLIAM VOGEL (1989)
Professor in the Department of English
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia
Associate Member of Graduate Faculty
