Chairs and Department Contacts

2022-2023 

HURLEY SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES

SCIENCES
Dr. Jay Bolin, Dean

Department of Biology

  • Dr. Joe Poston, Chair
  • Dr. Jay Bolin (Dean)
  • Dr. Carmony Hartwig
  • Dr. Erin Witalison
  • Dr. Connie Lowery 
  • Dr. Amanda Rushing

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

  • Dr. Richard Macri, Chair
  • Dr. Carol Ann Miderski
  • Dr. Quinton Rice
  • Dr. ChaMarra Saner (Interim Provost & V.P. for Academic Affairs)
  • Ms. Lorraine Van Sickle

Department of Environment and Sustainability

  •  Dr. Luke Dollar, Chair
  •  Dr. Bahy Abdel-Mesih
  • Dr. Sue Calcagni
  • Dr. Andrew Jacobson
  • Dr. Mercedes Quesada-Embid

 

HUMANITIES
Dr. Gordon Grant, Dean 

Department of English

  • Dr. Kerstin Rudolph, Chair
  • Dr. Gordon Grant (Dean)
  • Dr. Jamie Henthorn
  • Ms. Shelly Palmer
  • Dr. Patrick Swaney

Department of History

  • Dr. Anne Marie Martin, Chair
  • Dr. Lydia Hayes

Department of Modern Foreign Languages

  • Dr. Mike Wilson, Chair
  • Ms. Alexandra Henderson

Department of Religion & Philosophy

  • Dr. Megan Flocken, Chair

 

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Dr. Kimberly Creamer, Dean 

Department of Politics

  • Dr. Michael Bitzer, Chair
  • Dr. Norris Feeney

Department of Psychology

  • Dr. Sheila Brownlow, Chair
  • Dr. Jennifer Klebaur
  • Dr. Diana Riser

Department of Sociology

  • Dr. Buster Smith, Chair
  • Dr. Timothy Clark
  • Dr. Maria Vandergriff-Avery 

 

GOODMAN SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Dr. Kimberly Creamer, Dean

Department of Teacher Education

  • Dr. Christina Azmy, Chair
  • Dr. Kimberly Creamer (Dean)
  • Dr. Melissa Tapp
  • Ms. Jennifer Barbee

 

KETNER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Dr. Imran Chowdhury, Dean
Dr. Christine Lynn, Associate Dean

Department of Accounting

  • Dr. Yan Gibson

Department of Business, Economics, and Society - BBA, MBA

  • Dr. Joanna Trammell, Chair
  • Dr. Eric Hake
  • Dr. Steve Hiatt
  • Dr. Jeremiah Nelson
  • Dr. Jamie Slate
  • Dr. Pam Thompson
  • Dr. Jennifer Yurchisin

Department of Marketing, Communication, and Digital Media

  • Dr. Joanna Trammell, Chair
  • Dr. Sarah Jackson
  • Dr. Scott Morton           

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

  • Dr. Sharon Sullivan, Chair (Associate Provost)
  • Dr. Katherine Baker
  • Dr. Jason Hunt
  • Dr. John Zerger

 

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND HUMAN PERFOMANCE

Dr. Jim Hand, Dean

Department of Exercise Science

  • Dr. Victor Romano, Chair
  • Dr. Suzanne Bowser
  • Dr. Ryan Fairall
  • Dr. Kaela Hierholzer

Department of Nursing

  • Dr. Valerie N. Rakes, Chair
  • Dr. Alison Atwater
  • Ms. Dana Sain
  • Ms. Rachel Sinz
  • Ms. Sarah Sweatt

Department of Sport and Health Sciences

  • Dr. Chad Betters, Chair (and Program Chair, Mental Health Counseling)
  • Dr. Rachel Brejcha
  • Dr. Brianna Randall
  • Dr. Kaitlin Mueller

Department of Sport Management

  • Dr. Duane Aagaard, Chair
  • Dr. Kirby Boehm
  • Dr. Troy Carlton

 

SHUFORD SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

Dr. Phillip Burgess, Dean 

Department of Music

  • Mr. Jeff Little, Chair
  • Dr. Julie Chamberlain
  • Dr. Ben Jones
  • Dr. Renee McCachren
  • Mr. Aaron Shay

Department of Theatre Arts

  • Ms. Erin Dougherty, Chair
  • Mr. Nicolas Fuqua
  • Dr. Beth Homan
  • Ms. Ashley Love
  • Mr. David Pulliam
  • Mr. Chris Zink 

 

CATAWBA ONLINE

Ms. Mary Beth Messner, Associate Dean

  • Ms. Melissa Butler, Instructional Designer
  • Ms. Laura Holland, eLearning Support Specialist
  • Ms. Donna James, Birth-Kindergarten

 

LEARNING RESOURCES & LIBRARY

Mr. Earl Givens, Jr., Dean of Digital Learning (Interim Vice Provost)

  • Ms. Amanda Bosch
  • Ms. Constance Grant