Campus Directory

B.S., California University of Pennsylvania

B.S., Methodist College; M.B.A., Methodist University

B.A., Illinois Institute of Technology; M.B.A., M.A.F.M., Keller Graduate School of Management

Bio:

Mfon Akpan is Assistant Professor of Accounting.  Mr. Akpan’s area of expertise is generating an estimated valuation of earned social media from corporate social responsibility engagement to generate an estimated return on investment and trend analysis. His professional activities include serving as a steering committee member for the American Accounting Association’s (AAA) Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting (CTLA) and planning committee member for the AAA’s Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section (TLC). He is a five-time TEDx speaker, and his most recent TEDx talk gives practical steps on how we can return to life after the COVID-19 pandemic. Mfon is a doctoral candidate in Accountancy at Indiana Wesleyan University.

B.S., Fayetteville State University; M.Ed., Methodist University

Bio:

Alexis (Alex) Allaman joined the Methodist University staff in the fall of 2018 as an assistant softball coach, after graduating from Fayetteville State University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a concentration in physical education. Allaman received her Master’s degree from MU in coaching education and athletic administration.

She will work with the outfielders as well as managing other day-to-day responsibilities.

Prior to her arrival at Methodist, she was the assistant coach at Fayetteville State for two seasons. She assisted Jackie Stickley in leading the Broncos to winning a southern division championship in 2017 and to the CIAA conference championship game in 2018.

Allaman was a three-year letter winner, two-time All-CIAA selection, a 2015 CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic selection and a 2016 All-CIAA preseason selection at Fayetteville State. She received All-CIAA First Team honors in 2016 and All-CIAA Second Team honors at the conclusion of 2015; both as a center fielder.

As a student-athlete at Fayetteville State, she played in 106 games with 320 at-bats, 101 hits, 74 runs scored, 19 doubles, 9 home runs, and 81 RBIs. Allaman finished with a career hitting average of .316 and a slugging percentage of .491

Allaman is not new to the USA South. She began her collegiate career at Greensboro College before transferring to FSU. At Greensboro she played in 33 games, had a .283 batting average, .339 on-base percentage, a .434 slugging percentage, and hit 12 doubles. Allaman earned USA South honors as Rookie of the Week going 4-for-7 (.571) with one run scored and one RBI in a doubleheader against Lynchburg. She also was on the All-Academic Conference Team.

B.S.N., Western Carolina University; M.P.H., Walden University

Bio:

Ms. Lynetta Allen-Geddie has held multiple nursing and supervisory positions, Ms. Geddie has worked in the health care field for the past 35 years.  Ms. Allen-Geddie understands the needs of the college population and as a Fayetteville native knows many of the resources located in the city.

B.A., Methodist University

Bio:

Gabrielle earned her bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Methodist University in 2015 and holds a minor in creative writing. She serves as the staff advisor for Beta Sigma Phi sorority and serves on several committees at MU.

Outside of her work at Methodist University, she serves on the Fayetteville Millennial Advisory Commission, which advises Fayetteville City Council on ways to make the city a place where millennials and future generations want to live and recreate. She joined the commission in 2019 and currently serves as its vice chair.

B.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

B.S., B.M., University of Maryland at College Park; M.M., Peabody Conservatory

Bio:

Heather Arnold is a native of Maryland, but has been teaching and playing bassoon in Fayetteville, NC. for the past eight years. She is currently the adjunct professor of bassoon at Methodist University and the University of NC. at Pembroke. She also teaches private bassoon lessons at Snyder Music Academy and at several middle and high schools throughout the area. For the past three years, she has been a double-reed adjudicator for All-District Band auditions. Heather also plays in the Snyder Church Orchestra, is a member of the FayAllegro wind quintet, and is a free-lance performer in Fayetteville, Southern Pines, and Wilmington.

Before moving to Fayetteville, Heather earned both her Masters degree and Graduate Performance Diploma in bassoon performance from Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Md. She studied with Linda Harwell (National Symphony). Heather also earned her Bachelor of Music degree and Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland at College Park. Throughout her studies, she played second bassoon in the National Philharmonic and Gettysburg Symphony Orchestra, and was an active free-lance performer in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia.

Since 2000, Heather has been making Baroque and Contra bassoon reeds for James Kopp Reeds in Oregon. She has also given master classes in reed-making for music education students at UMCP, and enjoys teaching the art of reed-making to her current students.

B.A., Wabash College; M.D., Washington University School of Medicine

Bio:

Dr. Aul also serves as the Medical Advisor to the Athletic Training Program.

B.A., Methodist College; M.S.A., Central Michigan University; CPA

Professional Affiliations:

AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
NCACPA - North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants

Bio:

Dawn Ausborn received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Methodist College in 1989.  She worked six years with the public accounting firm, Murphy & Black Accountants, in Fayetteville, before joining Methodist in 1995 as an accountant.  She became a certified public accountant in 1996 and received her Master’s degree in Human Resources in 2000 from Central Michigan University.  She was promoted to Assistant Controller in 1996 and to Controller in 2003, before joining the President’s cabinet as Associate VP for Business Affairs and Controller in January 2013.  She was promoted to Vice President for Business Affairs in April 2016.

B.A., M.A., Rollins College

Bio:

After 35 years as head baseball coach at Methodist, Austin sports a 1,054-473-9 career record, and is only the sixth coach in the history of NCAA Division III baseball to reach the 1,000-win plateau. Austin’s teams have never won fewer than 22 games in a season. Included in that are 17 30-win seasons and two 40-win seasons. Currently, the Monarchs have enjoyed 33 straight 20-win seasons under Austin. He is currently sixth overall among all-time NCAA Division III head coaches and fourth among active Division III head coaches in victories.

During his tenure at Methodist, he has guided the Monarchs to six NCAA Division III College World Series (1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996), finishing no lower than fifth. Their best finish occurred in the 1995 season, when the Monarchs wound up as the NCAA Division III runners-up.

Under Austin’s guidance, Methodist has tallied 20 Dixie Intercollegiate/USA South Athletic Conference (DIAC) championships, six NCAA Division III South Regional titles and 21 NCAA Division III National Tournament berths. Methodist has also earned recognition as the country’s top-ranked NCAA Division III team on three different occasions, including the 2002 season. Under Austin’s watch, the Monarchs have averaged an impressive 31 victories a season, a true model of consistency and success.

Austin’s accomplishments have earned him numerous coaching honors during his career. He has been selected the Dixie Intercollegiate/USA South Athletic Conference Coach of the Year ten times, the NCAA Division III South Region Coach of the Year seven times in 11 years and the North Carolina College Coach of the Year twice.

In addition to producing championship teams at Methodist, Austin has also molded many a dynamic player at Methodist. A total of 29 players under Austin have garnered NCAA Division III All-American honors, and 129 players have been selected first team

B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia; M.S.N., Grand Canyon University

Bio:

Mitzi Averette received her B.S. in Nursing in 1977 and worked in hospitals and other healthcare settings for over 25 years before transitioning her career to include academic teaching.  Starting as a part time clinical instructor, she then accepted a full time position focused on teaching in the simulation lab setting in 2010.  Ms. Averette was chosen in 2011 as one of only twenty faculty from across the United States to participate in the National League for Nursing Leadership Development Program and she became a Certified Simulation Healthcare Educator in 2012.

Ms. Averette completed her Masters in Nursing Leadership in 2015 and passed the Certified Nurse Educator exam that same year. In 2017, she took over the role of Simulation Director at Methodist University which involves not only simulated clinical experiences for nursing courses but includes interprofessional experiences with all other departments within the School of Health Sciences. She has published articles in peer reviewed journals such as Nurse Educator and the Journal of Nursing Regulation.

In addition to her passion for teaching with simulation, Ms. Averette is also dedicated to helping our community address and reduce the negative impact of substance use disorder (SUD).  She is involved in several county and state-wide initiatives which are working to identify and implement evidence-based solutions.  In 2017, her article about supporting students with SUD was published by the National Student Nurses Association.  Ms. Averette was then invited to speak at the North Carolina Board of Education Summit in 2019 on the topic of “Recovery Rising.”

B.S., B.H.S., M.S.

B.S., University of Mississippi

Bio:

Kemper Baker entered his first season at the helm of the Monarchs in 2016 after serving as the head coach of the Coastal Georgia men’s and women’s tennis teams since 2013.

A native of Richmond, Va., Baker attended graduate school at Samford University, where he played two years for the men’s tennis program before becoming an assistant coach with the Bulldogs men’s and women’s teams in 1999.

In 2002, Baker was promoted to head coach for the men’s team and spent nine years with the Bulldogs, leading the team to three conference championships and two NCAA tournament berths.

Baker’s 2005 and 2006 teams finished second in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. The 2005 team was the OVC team champion after going 8-0 in conference play, and Baker was named conference coach of the year.

In 2007 and 2008, Baker brought two Top 25 Mid-Major recruiting classes to Samford, and in 2008, he led the Bulldogs to the OVC tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament. The 2008 team finished the season 15-9 overall and posted an 11-1 mark in conference play. Baker led his last Samford team in 2011 to the Southern Conference championship and an NCAA tournament appearance.

Baker has an overall record of 171-86 in his 10 years as a head coach and has coached 29 all-conference players and 62 all-conference academic performers.

During his time at Samford, Baker served as president of Bulldog Tennis Camps Inc., which hosted summer camps that attracted 400 junior tennis players each year.

Baker has served on the ITA Southern Region Division I Ranking Committee and was a 2010 NCAA Site Representative for the first and second rounds in Waco, Texas. He is a certified professional of the Professional Tennis Registry, a member of the ITA, member of the Advisory Staff and Competition

B.A., M.A.A.E., University of Central Florida; M.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Teaching Philosophy

My objective is to correct American financial illiteracy.

Personal Interests:

International travel and foreign politics

Research:

Economic development, impact of culture/religion in economics, taxes, defense spending, welfare spending

M.A., City College of New York; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Bio:

Dr. Hem C. Basnet is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Reeves School of Business at Methodist University. Dr. Basnet teaches both the undergraduate and graduate level Economics and Finance courses. Dr. Basnet's research areas are Consumer Finance, International Finance, Time Series Analysis, Economic/Monetary Integration and Economic Development. He has published his research in some of the leading Economics journals such as World Development, Journal of Economics and Finance, Applied Economics etc. His research has been widely cited in academic community.

Recent Publications:

Regional Economic Integration in Mercosur: The Role of Real and Financial Sectors, (2017), Review of Development Finance, forthcoming (with Gyan Pradhan).

International Migration, Workers' Remittances and Permanent Income Hypothesis, (2017), World Development, 96, p438-450 (with Sokchea Lim).

Internet, consumer spending and credit card balance: Evidence from U.S. Consumers (2016), Review of Financial Economics, 30, p11-22 (with Ficawoyi Donou-Adonsou)

Impact of oil price shocks on output, inflation, and the real exchange rate: evidence from selected ASEAN Countries (2015), Applied Economics, 47(29), p3078-3091 (with Kamal Upadhyaya).

Exchange rate movements and policy coordination in Latin America (2015), Journal of Economics and Finance, 39(4), p679-696 (with Subhash Sharma).

Monetary policy synchronization in the ASEAN-5 region: an exchange rate perspective (2015), Applied Economics, 47(1), p100-112 (with Subhash Sharma and Puneet Vatsa).

Do remittances attract foreign direct investment? An empirical investigation (2014), Global Economy Journal; 14 (1), p1-9 (with Kamal Upadhyaya).

Economic integration in Latin America (2013), Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 28 (4), p551-579 (with Subhash Sharma).

B.S., Atlantic Christian College; M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Bio:

Peggy G. Batten has been teaching at Methodist University since 1993. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. She also holds an M.S. degree in Mathematics with a Minor in Operations Research from North Carolina State University. She did her undergraduate work at Atlantic Christian College, now known as Barton College, in Wilson, N.C. She was awarded the 1999 Methodist College Professor of the Year, The Alfred E. Cleveland Award for Excellence in Teaching at Methodist University in 2010, and the Jane Weeks Gardiner Award for Excellence in Academic Advising in 2018. She has taught most of the courses offered in the mathematics department. Dr. Batten has served as an AP Calculus Reader for the Collegeboard. She has two articles published in the journal Communications in Algebra.

Research Interests:

Matrix Theory, Lie Algebras

B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

B.S.N., Spring Arbor University; M.S.N., D.N.P., George Washington University; CNE

Bio:

Dr. Bearringer began her nursing career 28 years ago, first as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), then an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN-RN), to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and graduated from George Washington University with an MSN-Nurse Practitioner (MSN-NP).

Dr. Bearringer later returned to George Washington University in 2014 to complete her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), including a major in nursing education. She presented her doctoral research on Gender Differences of Modifiable Lifestyle Behaviors and Clinical Factors in Asian Americans with Chronic Kidney Disease, at a cultural diversity conference in San Antonio, Texas and at an annual international conference for advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Dr.  Bearringer has since then become nationally certified by the National League of Nursing (NLN) as a Certified Nurse Educator.

As a nursing educator, Dr. Bearringer has taught Adult Health I & II, Leadership & Health Policy, Pharmacology, Research, Pathophysiology, Capstone, and a pre-nursing course. Her clinical experience includes working as an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurse, a local and regional case manager for an international healthcare organization, a hospital cardiovascular case manager, rounding for cardiothoracic surgeons, and later specializing in nephrology working both as an RN and a Nurse Practitioner in Ohio, Michigan and Washington, DC.  Her special interests in nursing education include acute and chronic diseases, holistic nursing care approach, active learning strategies, cognitive science research in healthcare education, testing and evaluation research, and inter-professional simulation clinical experiences, including local and state presentations on immersive active learning strategies using simulation experiences.

Dr. Bearringer personal interests include sketching and watercolor painting; the theater, museums, and music; but most of all, spending time with her four grandchildren.

B.S., M.S., Fayetteville State University

Undergraduate Teaching Areas:

Intro to College Math, College Algebra, Finite Mathematics & Applied Statistics

Research Interests:

Real Analysis and Galois Groups

Personal Interests:

Hunting & Fishing

B.S., M.S., Bloomsburg University; LAT, ATC, EP-C

Bio:

Jordan Bettleyon has been a part of the Methodist University Athletic Training staff since August 2018. He is primarily responsible for the women’s soccer and men’s baseball teams.

Jordan is a native of Pennsylvania where he attended Bloomsburg University for his master’s degree in athletic training and bachelor’s in exercise science. While in school, Jordan was the President of the Bloomsburg Sports Medicine Association and was a research intern for the DoD and NCAA through the Grand Alliance Care Consortium for concussion research.

Prior to full-time employment at Methodist, Jordan worked for Star Physical Therapy and Fitness in Marion Heights (Pa.) as an Athletic Trainer. He assisted in the care of post-surgical patients as well as being contracted to a local high school for event coverage and treatment of athletes.

Jordan is a Certified Athletic Trainer, a Certified Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine, and a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

B.S., Methodist University; M.P.A., DeVry University

Bio:

Lt. Janet Bird leads the Safety and Support Services Section, which executes many important duties that impact the entire University community. These duties include fire and life safety program compliance and training, crime prevention, driver safety training, emergency preparedness, access control, and administration of the vehicle registration and campus ID card programs.

B.S., Oklahoma Christian University; M.A., Oklahoma State University

Bio:

Coach John Blackburn comes to Methodist after serving as the head women’s tennis coach at Eastern Illinois University since 2005 while also serving as the head men’s coach at EIU for eight seasons. He was promoted to Director of Tennis prior to the 2013-14 season. Over his past three seasons, Blackburn led the women’s team at EIU to a 37-19 overall record and reached the semifinals of the conference tournament in two of the past three seasons and he was named the 2015 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Coach of the Year.

Prior to his time at Eastern Illinois, Blackburn spent four years as the men’s and women’s tennis coach at Coker College, an NCAA Division II program located in Hartsville, S.C. At Coker, Blackburn was charged with restarting a men’s program that had been on a one-year hiatus from competition. The Coker programs saw marked improvement as they rose three spots in the conference standings each of Blackburn's years there. Prior to that, Blackburn coached at NAIA affiliated Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida (1999-2001). In 1997-98, he was assistant women’s coach at Oklahoma State and in 1996 he served as both the men’s and women’s assistant at Oklahoma Christian University.

Blackburn earned his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Christian in 1996 and a Master of Arts from Oklahoma State in 1999.

B.A., M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., Northern Illinois University

Bio:

Suzanne Blum Malley is provost at Methodist University. Dr. Blum Malley holds a Ph.D. in English: Rhetoric and Composition Studies from Northern Illinois University, an M.A. in Spanish Applied Linguistics and Hispanic Literatures, and a B.A. in Spanish, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her areas of research include multilingual and digital literacies and globally networked learning environments. She is passionate about supporting student success.

B.A., M.P.A., Old Dominion University

Student Service Hours

Tuesdays and Wednesdays by appointment

B.A., Lynchburg College; M.B.A., James Madison University

B.S., University of Arkansas at Little Rock; M.P.S.L., Christopher Newport University; Ph.D., Old Dominion University

Bio:

Mark teaches Justice Studies courses, MJA courses, and is the Director of the Center for Excellence in Justice Administration. His research interests are police turnover and police leadership development.

Mark retired as a Lieutenant from the Virginia Beach Police Department in September 2009.  His last assignment was with the Department’s Operations Division in the 2nd Precinct as a Patrol Lieutenant.  In that assignment, he was responsible for leading night operations in the Oceanfront Community Oriented Policing area.

He previously served as a Sergeant in Professional Development & Training as the Department’s leadership development coordinator.  He served as the lead faculty member and coordinator for the Department’s West Point Leadership Course.  He also managed the Department’s multi-rater feedback program and served as a leader coach.  He was also responsible for developing leadership and followership training for the Department’s Basic Recruit Academy, the Field Training Officer’s Course, the Sergeant’s Preparatory Course, and the Field Training Sergeant’s Course.

Mark also served as a Patrol Sergeant, a Detective Sergeant, a Master Police Officer, a Drug Recognition Expert on the Department’s DUI Task Force, and a SWAT Officer.

Mark received a B.A. degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a Master’s in Public Safety Leadership from Christopher Newport University.  He was awarded a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Urban Policy, with a cognate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Old Dominion University in August 2009.

Mark served 26 years on active and reserve duty and retired as a Major from the U. S. Army Reserve.  He served over 18 years as a Special Forces Officer, twice commanding a Special Forces A Detachment.

B.A., Western Carolina University; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; D.M., University of Phoenix

Bio:

After working for approximately 40 years in senior administrative positions for some of the country’s largest health care organizations, Dr. Brady retired in 2012 and transitioned into full-time teaching.  In his health care career, he held leadership roles for Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Ind., Tenet Healthcare in Palm Springs, Calif., and Harbin Clinic in Rome, Ga.  His real-world experience is incorporated into his courses.

Dr. Brady earned his bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Journalism from Western Carolina University in 1972, his Master of Science in Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1984, and the Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix in 1995.  He also earned a management certificate from William and Mary in 1980.

Research Interests:

Dr. Brady’s primary research interest deals with quality improvement in health care organizations.  His studies examine the leadership philosophies and management styles within health care organizations and their impact on patient care and overall quality.  Hospital quality is most often the responsibility of quality improvement teams and his research deals with the interactions of team members and its impact on sustainable quality improvement and patient care.

B.A.

B.A., Ashland University; M.A., Kent State University; M.F.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Dissertation:

Thomas King at Sadler’s Wells and Drury Lane: Proprietorship and Management in Late Eighteenth-Century English Theatre, 1771-1788

Teaching:

Theatre Survey, Acting, Directing, Dramatic Literature, Theatre History

Playwriting:

High Strung Quartet for Unstrung Voices (John Glines, NYC; West Coast Ensemble, LA; Neptune Productions, San Francisco; Reality Theatre, Columbus, OH), Taking Leave (Humbolt State University), Miller’s Point (Ohio State University), Friendship Calls (Washington & Lee University), Gravel Pudding (University of Virginia), Broken Cadences (University of Virginia), Last Lunch (Ashland University), Bull Black (Kent State University).

Acting:

Mister in Sunday in the Park With George, Marley’s Ghost in A Christmas Carol, J.P. Morgan in Ragtime, Moonface Mullins in Anything Goes, Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Nicely-Nicely in Guys and Dolls, Charlie in Tintypes, Flint in Something’s Afoot, Judge Thatcher and Counsetor Robinson in Big River, Oolie in The Salvation of Sunshine Billy (premiere), Owen Musser in The Foreigner, Chrysale in Learned Ladies, Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing.

Directing:

Tar Heel Tales, Little Shop of Horrors, Red and Blue, The Spitfire Grill, Little Red Riding Hood: The Opera, Godspell, A Christmas Carol, Woyzeck, Man of La Mancha, Hook, Line and Sinker (premiere), Anything Goes, The Duck Variations, Our Town, Story Theatre, The Taming of the Shrew.

B.S., Methodist University

B.A., M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D., New York University

Bio:

Dr. Broome is chair of the Education Department. She joined Methodist University in 2016, and has been working with the education department to modernize its curricular offerings. Prior to Methodist, Dr. Broome taught in North Carolina Public Schools for nine years. Her research interests include gifted education, philosophy and teaching, pre-service teachers, and critical thinking. She has presented at the National Association for Gifted Children conference, the American Association of Teaching and Curriculum conference, and the National Council of Teachers of English conference. She also presented at the Methodist University B.F. Stone Lyceum in 2018.

B.A.; M.B.A., Methodist University

B.S., State University of New York at Fredonia

Bio:

Jack Brunecz was announced as the University's first full-time cross country coach in January of 2015.

Brunecz came to Methodist after serving as the Head Cross Country and Track & Field coach at Pine Forest High School since 2010. At Pine Forest, Brunecz took a program with just three athletes and built it into a roster of over 50 and helped the program gain regional and statewide notoriety. He was named the 2011 Mid-South Atlantic Conference Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year and in 2014 took the boy's program to the State Championship for the first time since 1987. Brunecz developed six first team all-conference runners and 15 second team all-conference honorees in cross country, while coaching 12 conference champions, 10 regional champions, three state champions, 40 state qualifiers and 13 National qualifiers with a National Champion on the track & field side.

Brunecz ran collegiately at the State University of New York at Fredonia, where graduated from in 2006 with a bachelor of science in education. He still races competitively and in 2013 ran a personal best in the marathon of 2:40:48 in between racing in the Boston Marathon in 2012 and 2014. Brunecz also posted a new PR in the 5k in 2014 with a 15:41. He has been teaching at Howard Hall Classical Elementary school since 2008, and he holds a USATF Level 1 certification.

B.S.S., Cornell College; M.B.A., University of Iowa; PGA member.

Bio:

Bob received a Bachelor of Special Studies in Business and Economics from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa in 1981, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Iowa in 1986. Bob’s first job in golf was as the Men’s Golf Coach at Central College, a nationally ranked Division III program, where he coached and taught from 1986-1994. Bob’s teams won nine straight conference championships, competed for the national championship each year, and had multiple All-Americans. Bob was selected the IIAC Conference Coach of the Year seven times and served as the Chair of Division III Men’s Golf for three years.

Bob left coaching and joined the PGA, becoming a member in May 1997. Since then, he has served as an assistant professional, Head professional, General Manager/Director of Golf and General Manger/Managing Partner. Bob has worked for clubs in Iowa, Illinois, and Texas. He hosted three PGA Tour events while General Manager and Director of Golf at TPC at Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. Bob served on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Section of the PGA and was voted Section Merchandiser of the Year for Resort Properties in 2003.

Personal Statement:

I have been blessed during my time in golf – it has allowed me to travel to some of the most beautiful places, but more importantly introduced me to many of the special people within our industry. Golf truly is a game based on honesty and integrity, and the players, employees, coaches and fellow PGA Professionals I call friends are those who have, and will, serve our industry well into the future. My job here in the Methodist University PGA/PGM Program simply provides me a chance to give back to a game that has provided so much to my

B.A., Northeast Missouri State University; M.S.A., Central Michigan University; M.S.S., U.S. Army War College

B.S., Elizabeth City State University; M.S., University of Indiana at Bloomington

Bio:

JerNettie Burney graduated from Elizabeth City State University with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. She obtained her masters’ from Indiana University-Bloomington in Human-Computer Interaction and design.

Much of her interest in research stemmed from the competitiveness in her master’s program, which required students to be fluid in problem discovery, critical thinking, and innovative solutions. As a result, she is interested in creating technologies in interdisciplinary fields. Technology utilization has become an integral part of any discipline’s daily routine and those in the computer science field must work with practitioners to design and implement technologies which can lead to greater solutions.

JerNettie believes that everyone who works in the technology field needs to have flexibility. Working with computers means essentially working with different backgrounds, personalities, and cultures to create the optimal product. Though skills are major assets, skill without knowledge of the targeted group or area will not produce an effective solution. Through research, social interactions, and iterative designing, a product can become an essential part of a user’s daily life in the long term. Usability is a must.

Some of JerNettie’s favorite hobbies are reading books, playing logic games, writing, and watching movies.

B.B.A., M.B.A.

Bio:

Campbell joined the staff of the women’s basketball program in the fall of 2020, after three years as an assistant coach at Fayetteville Christian Academy, where he coached JV and varsity players in the boys and girls programs. He was named an FCA Assistant Coach of the Year after the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. Coached one All-American nominee, three all-state players and 10 players that would sign to play collegiately.

During that same time span he also served as the head coach of Team Unified (AAU) in Laurinburg, North Carolina.

B.S., Campbell University

B.S., M.A., East Carolina University; Ed.D., Regent University

Bio:

Dr. Carter comes to Methodist University from Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Fla., where she served as the Associate Vice President in the Division of Continuing Education and Student Services.  She earned her baccalaureate and master's degrees in English from East Carolina University and her Ed.D. from Regent University.  Her major responsibilities at Methodist are directing our Extended Learning Programs (MU at Night, Fort Bragg Campus, and E-Learning), helping to assess all academic programs, and helping with several new strategic planning initiatives, including assisting with the development of our Center for Teaching and Learning.

B.M., Los Andes University at Bogotá-Colombia; M.M., D.M., University of Southern Mississippi

Bio:

Carlos Castilla, has been featured as a soloist with orchestras and chamber ensembles, as well as in solo recitals in different cities of Latin-America and the United States. Carlos is the co-founder of Duo Guitiano, along with Cuban-American pianist Amanda Virelles. Duo Guitiano specializes in the repertoire originally written for the guitar-piano duo setting, from 19th century to the present day. In their path, they have rescued forgotten scores from the golden age of the guitar/piano duo, bringing back to life the tradition of this peculiar ensemble.

Dr. Castilla holds a Bachelor of Music from Los Andes University at Bogotá-Colombia where he studied with Maestro Jaime Arias Obregón, and also holds a Master degree and a Doctorate in Guitar performance and pedagogy from the University of Southern Mississippi, studying with Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo.

Before coming to the United States, Carlos worked as a guitar professor at Universidad del Atlántico in his native Barranquilla, Colombia, where he also founded and directed the Philharmonic Society of Barranquilla (SOFIBA), institution that organized and promoted a vast array of cultural events in the community.

Carlos is a devoted teacher and performer and is constantly engaged in recitals, chamber music collaborations, recording sessions and musical theater shows. After living in Nashville, TN for four years, where he taught at Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee State University, he currently resides in Fayetteville, NC and teaches at Methodist University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina State University, Coastal Carolina Community College, and is the owner and founder of Fayetteville School of Music, LLC.

Carlos’ recordings of solo and duo repertoire are available on iTunes, Amazon and Cdbaby.

B.S., Methodist University

B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.C.J., University of South Carolina; Ed.D., North Carolina State University

Bio:

Dr. Darl Champion, Sr. is a tenured professor within the School of Public Affairs. Dr. Champion earned his master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of South Carolina and a doctorate in adult education with a minor in public administration from North Carolina State University. At the undergraduate level he has taught courses in policing urban society, juvenile delinquency, criminal justice planning, terrorism and homeland security, organizational behavior in criminal justice organizations, police administration, interpersonal communications for criminal justice personnel, ethical foundations of criminal justice, and criminology. At Webster University he has taught graduate courses in administration of justice, police and society, security management and administration, and behavioral issues. In 1997 he was named the Outstanding Instructor at Fayetteville Technical Community College; in 1988 he was named the Margaret Lange Willis Outstanding Educator in North Carolina. In 2004 he was named Professor of the Year at Methodist University. He has presented numerous papers at professional conferences, and in 2002 co-authored a textbook entitled An Introduction to American Policing. He has been a peer reviewer for the journal Crime and Delinquency. Dr. Champion has been a long-term member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Science, the American Society of Criminology, American Society of Public Administration, and the American Society of Industrial Security. He served ten years as a member of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and is currently a member of the governing board of the Carolina’s Institute for Community Policing. In the local community he serves on the Public Safety Committee of Fayetteville MetroVisions.

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Southwestern Louisiana

Bio:

Dr. Chan earned his doctorate degree in computer science from University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in 1994. He joined Methodist University as a faculty member in the Computer Science Department in 2001. He served as chair of the department from 2005 – 2011. As department chair, he led the effort to restructure the Computer Information Technology (CIT) program and added a concentration in Interactive Multimedia Application Development in the CIT major. He also coached students to compete in the ACM Mid-Atlantic Regional Programming Contest. He was appointed Dean of Science and Human Development in 2011. As school dean, he supported and contributed to the university’s initiative of starting an engineering program in the school. He was the founding director of the summer STEM Camp for middle school students in 2012 at MU and served as the camp’s director for the next five years. While Dr. Chan is grateful for the opportunities to serve the university in various capacities, his passion remains in his classroom. Courses he has taught are in the areas of Intro to Programming, GUI development, Operating Systems Concepts, Database Management Systems, Data Structures/Algorithms, Theory of Computation, System Design and Analysis, and Web Programming. His research interests include Mobile Computing, Software Maintenance, Programming Concepts, and Database Management and Technologies. In his leisure, he enjoys spending time with his family, nature walks, and reading.

Diana works in the Office of Student Accounts, handling the following:

• Past Due Payments
• Collections
• Payment Plans
• Billing Questions
• ROTC
• Student Refunds
• Tuition Payments

B.S., Ohio State University; D.P.T., University of St. Augustine; Ed.D., University of St. Augustine

Bio:

Dr. Matthew Condo has practiced physical therapy for 19 years. A 2002 graduate of The Ohio State University, Dr. Condo also has earned a DPT degree in 2015 and Ed.D. degree in 2019 both from the University of St. Augustine. He has practiced in a variety of settings including occupational health, corporate health, orthopedics, acute care, and vestibular rehabilitation. Dr. Condo currently teaches anatomy, differential diagnosis, and diagnostic imaging in the DPT program at Methodist University.

B.S., Murray State University; M.Ed., Campbell University

Bio:

Serving as an Assistant Professor and the Advising Coordinator for the PGA/PGM program, Conley is in his 34th year at Methodist University (32nd as the Head Men’s Golf Coach). He earned a Master of Education degree from Campbell University (NC) in 1991 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Murray State University (KY) in 1986.

Conley has been a member of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) since 1996. He has achieved the highest level of rating at the PGA-USGA Rules of Golf Workshop. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor and teaches courses in the PGA Golf Management Program-Intro to PGM 1 and 2.

In 2006, Conley was inducted into the Golf Coaches’ Association of America (GCAA) Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the USA South Athletic Conference Hall of Fame (2010) and the Fayetteville Sports Club Hall of Fame (2012).

During his tenure as the men’s coach, his teams have won 12 NCAA Division III National Championships and 23 of the Monarchs’ 31 USA-South Athletic Conference Championships. His players have won nine individual NCAA Division III National Titles, 96 All-America Honors and 22 All-America Scholar Honors. Representing the GCAA, he coached the USA team to victory in the USA-Japan Matches in Tochigi-Ken, Japan in 1998. He has been awarded Coach of the Year honors by the GCAA seven times nationally in Division III, 16 times in the South Region, and 21 times in the USA-South Athletic Conference.

B.S.N., M.Ed., Kent State University; D.N.P., Carlow University

B.S., M.S.

B.A., University of New Mexico; M.A., Humboldt State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University

Academic & Research Interests:

Institutional labor, institutional ethnography, materialist feminisms, community engaged research, writing program administration, multimodal composing, graduate education, writing in the disciplines, food justice.

B.A., Saint Michael’s College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

Bio:

Dr. Cronin received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His first book (The Cross, the Fall, and the Resurrection) looks at the Social Gospel Movement and the Democratic Party. His second book (Mormons in American Politics) deals with the rise to power of prominent Mormon politicians. His ongoing research focuses on religion and politics.

Research Interests:

Religion and politics, Fundamentalist rhetoric, minority religions in majority politics, social movements and religion, religious leaders as political leaders

Personal Interests:

Volunteering, softball, guitar, hiking, the Cubs, the Patriots, and the Durham Bulls.

B.A.

Bio:

Shasta Culbreth, Associate Director of Admissions, is in charge of internal operations. Shasta’s duties include managing communications for accepted students, supervising the support staff, and coordinating campus visits. A native of Sampson County, Shasta has been an employee of Methodist University since May 1996.

B.S., Campbell University; M.B.A., Methodist University

B.S. Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Bio:

Dr. John Dembosky earned his Ph. D. in geology from the University of Pittsburgh after earning undergraduate degrees in Earth and Space Science and General Science Education. He is a long standing member of the Geological Society of America and the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, but also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a lifetime member of the Carolina Geological Society. He has studied Mars within the United States Geological Survey Branch of Astrogeology and taught courses such as Structural Geology and Remote Sensing before coming to Methodist University in 2005. Dr. Dembosky has specialized in the tectonics of Southwestern North America and teaches several courses across the geosciences which include geology, meteorology, physical oceanography, astronomy, and planetary geology. He has also initiated a course in introductory geographical information systems (GIS). Dr. Dembosky is a proponent of the liberal arts and sciences and serves as the MU Director of General Education.

Doctoral Thesis:

Paleotectonic Restoration of Miocene Extensional Strain of Crystalline Rock Provinces and Terranes in Southwestern North America

Research Interests:

Geology of Southwestern U.S., Planetary Geology, GIS & Remote Sensing

B.S., M.B.A., Methodist University

B.A., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; M.A., North Carolina Central University; M.L.S., East Carolina University

Bio:

Marian Dillahunt is an associate professor of English at Methodist University. She holds a B.A. in Professional Writing from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, an M.A. in English Literature from North Carolina Central University, and an M.L.S. from East Carolina University. She pursued her Ph.D. in rhetoric, composition, and English as a Second Language at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She has published and presented to professional organizations on a wide variety of topics related to African-American studies, Afro-futurism, gender studies, professional writing, technology integration and gamification in education, and first-year composition studies. She has authored several publications, and she is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching excellence and leadership. She is currently writing a novel and Christian stand-up comedy.

B.A., Azusa Pacific University; M.A., California State University at Los Angeles; D.M.A., Ohio State University

Bio:

Dr. Keith Dippre is currently a Professor of Music at Methodist University, teaching such courses as music theory, aural skills, and composition.  Dr. Dippre also received a Regional Artist Project Grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville and Cumberland County and was an artist-in-residence at the Artist’s Enclave at I-Park (East Haddam, Conn.). In October of 2003, his piece “Pilgrim’s Blues” (for piano, violin, and cowbell) premiered in Northampton, Mass. commemorating the tercentenary celebration of Jonathan Edwards.  He has had commissions and performances with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, and his current publishers are Imagine Music (Medina, N.Y.) and Ars Nova Music (Seattle, Wash.), and Renforth Music (New Brunswick, Canada).

On his Fall 2009 sabbatical, he took part in the Fresno New Music Festival and was a guest lecturer at Azusa Pacific University.  He was also the recent recipient of ASCAPLUS awards for 2010, 2013, and the 2012 Henry Grady Miller Cup award for his choral work “Daughters of Song.”  In 2014, he accepted the Faculty Research and Creative Expression award at Methodist University.  In 2016, he performed his piece “Lengua No Más” at the College Music Society National Conference in Santa Fe, N.M.  He continues to co-direct the Cape Fear New Music Festival every spring at Methodist University.  His most recent publishing is “Ruins of the Pueblo” with Ars Nova Press.

Announcing the release of “California Low Brow”, composed by Keith Dippre and performed by Scott Marosek.  The work was recorded in May of 2021 in the Matthews Ministry Center and is now available on Spotify as well as several other platforms.

B.A., Loyola University of New Orleans; Ph.D., George Mason University

Bio:

Matt Dobra holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from George Mason University, a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from Monash University, and a B.A. in History from Loyola University, New Orleans.  He is currently Associate Professor of Economics in the Reeves School of Business at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina.  His primary research interests lie in the fields of resource economics, public economics, and political economy.

Teaching Philosophy:

“The First Law of College Teaching: Any professor who, subject to the restraints of common sense and common decency, does not seize every opportunity to offend the sensibilities of his students is insulting and cheating them, and is no college professor at all” -- Eugene Genovese

Web Site:

https://sites.google.com/site/mattdobra

B.S., Methodist University; M.S., University of Tennessee

B.S.N., East Carolina University; M.B.A., M.S.N., D.N.P., Union University

Bio:

Dr. Dodson has been a Registered Nurse for nearly a decade and a half. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from North Carolina State University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Carolina University, and a Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Business Management, and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Union University.

Dr. Dodson’s nursing experience is vast and includes intensive care, perioperative, psychiatric mental health, case management, and population health.  She holds a certification in case management. Dr. Dodson’s doctoral project focused on the development and implementation of a Business Plan for an Enhanced Integrated Care Management Program. Dr. Dodson was recently published in the field of death, dying, and grief.

Dr. Dodson has been teaching in the Nursing Program here at Methodist University since Fall of 2018. During this time as a nurse educator, she has taught courses in psychiatric mental health nursing, fundamentals, adult health, community nursing, nursing informatics, and pre-nursing.

Dr. Dodson is a native of Fayetteville and lives here with her family and her dog.  She has strong connections to the community and is involved with church, our military, and veterans.  Passionate about health care and the expanding and critical role of the nurse, Dr. Dodson is dedicated to fostering the development of new nurse graduates that are more than competent to meet the challenges and demands of caring compassionately for others.

B.A., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., University of Leicester; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Bio:

Dr. Cameron Dodworth is an Associate Professor in English, specializing in nineteenth-century British literature. Dr. Dodworth’s research interests include Gothicism, nineteenth-century art and literature (particularly Realism, Impressionism, and Naturalism), adaptation studies, and food studies in literature. As an undergraduate completing his B.A. at Nebraska Wesleyan University, Dr. Dodworth majored in English, history, and French, and minored in art. He was also a four-year letterman in soccer and sang in the University Choir. Dr. Dodworth also holds a M.A. in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a M.A. in Victorian Studies from the University of Leicester.  Dr. Dodworth earned his Ph.D. in English, with a certificate in Nineteenth-Century Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is currently earning an A.A. in Culinary Arts at Fayetteville Technical Community College. Dr. Dodworth loves Nebraska Cornhusker football and basketball, loves watching and playing most sports, loves cooking, loves watching movies, and loves anything to do with literature and art.

Selected Publications

“Fears of Consumption and Being Consumed: The Gothicization of Food in Victorian Literature.”  Chapter 29. The Routledge Companion to Literature and Food.  Ed.  Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Donna Lee Brien.  Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2018.  329-341.

“The Strokes of Brush and Blade: How Basil Hallward Executed Dorian Gray in the Style of Naturalism.” Studies in Gothic Fiction 4.1 (Spring 2016).

“Haunted Tomes, Haunted Canvases: Supernatural Realism in Nineteenth-Century Novels and Paintings.” Supernatural Studies 2.2 (Summer 2015): 74-93.

“The Mystery of the Moors: Purgatory and the Absence/Presence of Evil in Wuthering Heights.”  Brontë Studies 37.2 (April 2012): 125-135.

“‘Give Us No More of Body that Shows Soul’: The Metaphysical Interior via the Physical Exterior in ‘My Last Duchess’ and ‘Fra Lippo Lippi.’”  Victorians Institute

Bio:

Lt. Carl Douglas leads the Security Services Section, which is the largest, and perhaps most visible, within the Department. He supervises the Security Officers, who patrol in vehicles and on foot, responding to calls for service, providing support for athletic and other special events, and enforcing University parking regulations.

Eric is responsible for the administrative functions of Monarch Press and finishing work on print projects, such as collating, folding and stapling.

B.S., Fayetteville State University; M.F.S., George Washington University; D.B.A., Northcentral University

Bio:

Dr Steve Downs is a retired United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5) and serves as an Associate Professor of Applied Forensic Science at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC.  His core courses taught here are focused on practical, hands on, crime scene investigations. Prior to his current position he was a Senior Instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Brunswick, Ga., where he taught Federal, State, and Local law enforcement officers multiple forensic and law enforcement courses.  Prior to FLETC, he served nearly 30 years in the US Army with over 25 years of experience a CID Special Agent culminating in his last assignment at Fort Hood, Texas, where he provided investigative oversight of all felony investigations in which the US Army has an interest in the southwest United States.  Steve led the multi-agency task force of the mass murder on 5 Nov 2009 there at Fort Hood.  Steve retired as the second highest ranking CID Agent in the US Army.  He received his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Fayetteville State University, master’s degree in Forensic Science from George Washington University, and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) with a specialization in Criminal Justice from Northcentral University.  He is a fellow with the American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS), a graduate of the FBI National Academy (Session 214), a graduate of the Canadian Police College Major Case Management Course, and a graduate of the Fire/Arson Course at The National Fire Academy.  He currently is the faculty advisor for the Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Association (CJFSA) here which is a club for students interested in these areas.

Professional Organizations:

• https://www.aafs.org/
• https://www.fbinaa.org/
• https://www.mpraonline.org/
• https://www.moaa.org/
• http://www.nciai.com/

B.A., M.A.T., University of North Carolina at Wilmington

B.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Bio:

B.M., East Carolina University; M.M., Meredith College; D.M.A., Boston University

Bio:

Dr. Susan Durham-Lozaw, Professor of Music, joined the Monarchs in 2015 as Coordinator of the Voice Program.  She also serves as Chair in the Department of Performing Arts.  She holds a B.M. in Vocal Pedagogy from East Carolina University, an M.M. in Vocal Pedagogy and Voice Performance from Meredith College, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education from Boston University. Additionally, Susan has earned certifications in all three levels of Somatic Voiceworks™-The LoVetri Method at the Contemporary Commercial Vocal Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah University. She completed post-graduate training in the Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Voice with renowned Singing Voice Specialist and Voice Pathologist, Dr. Wendy LeBorgne at the Institute as well. Susan has served as a performing participant at the Richard Miller Institute of Vocal Pedagogy at Belmont University, Joan Melton’s One Voice course in New York City, the Professional Vocal Pedagogy Workshop at the Boston Conservatory/Berklee College of Music, and in countless masterclasses throughout her career.

As a singer with both national and international performances to her credit, Susan specializes in music theater, but sings opera, oratorio, and concert literature with equal ease. She studies with Jeannette LoVetri and Liz Caplan, both of New York, N.Y. Among her many accolades, Susan is especially honored to have received the title of Best Female Vocalist in the category of music theater from Talent America in New York City and a Cantey V. Sutton Performing Arts Award for her performance in H.M.S. Pinafore in Raleigh, N.C. Locally, Susan has performed with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, the Fayetteville Symphonic Band, and the Cumberland Oratorio Singers.

Susan is a member of NATS, NAfME, The College Music Society, and The Voice Foundation.

B.A., Temple University; Ph.D., University of California at San Diego

Bio:

I've been at MU since 1999! Before that I taught at Cal State East Bay and UC Santa Cruz among other Bay Area schools.

My doctorate is in Modern European History. I've also taught Philosophy, Human Development, and Sociology. At MU I teach mostly World History of all sorts. I like to learn and I'm not done yet.

My research is on theories and practices of change, identity, and complex adaptive systems. My wife and I also own a farm where we practice regenerative agriculture with a team of pigs, goats, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, birds, snakes, rodents, hawks, buzzards, coyotes, pollinators, beetles, fungal mycelia, soil bacteria, and neighbors.

B.A., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

B.S., Methodist College; M.S.E., Brockport State University

Bio:

Dave Eavenson, a graduate of Methodist College, took over as head coach of the Monarchs' football program for the 2011 season. While embarking on just his second season as head coach, Eavenson has spent 12 seasons on the Monarch football staff.

Since returning to his alma mater, Eavenson has developed the Monarchs into one of the top offensive teams in the USA South Athletic Conference/Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. In 2005, Methodist produced 2,000 yards rushing in a season for the third straight year, and the Monarchs set individual records for single season yards rushing, passing completions and passing yards.

Throughout Eavenson’s tenure, the Monarch offense has ranked consistently in the upper tier of the conference and during the 2003 season they spent much of the season ranked in the Top 15 in the nation in rushing offense.

Prior to returning to Methodist, Eavenson coached for four seasons at Brockport State, a NCAA Division III school. Eavenson served the Golden Eagles as the defensive backs coach and was the recruiting coordinator.

Eavenson was a student assistant coach at Methodist from 1993-1996, coaching wide receivers during that period. He received his bachelor’s degree from Methodist in 1996, and his master’s degree from Brockport State in 1999. Eavenson and his wife Jennifer have two children.

B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.A., Murray State University; Ed.D., North Carolina State University

Bio:

Dr. Edwards completed his B.A. in Psychology/Communication Studies at UNC Charlotte in 1997.  He earned a Master of Arts in Organizational Communication in 1999 from Murray State University.  His Doctor of Education degree, earned in 2006 from NC State University, specializes in Higher Education Administration.

His scholarly interests include leadership communication, cultural communication, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Dr. Edwards regularly teaches the following courses:

• ACL 1500 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
• ACL 1510 Speech Communication
• ACL 3600 Exploring Cross-Cultural Communication
• LSS 2850 Collegiate Leadership Competition

Additionally, he serves as the Executive Director for the Institute for Community Leadership for the 2019-2020 and the 2020-2021 terms.

B.A.S., Northwest Florida State College

M.S., Amirkabir University of Technology; Ph.D., Wichita State University

Bio:

Parisa Eimanzadeh received her B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. She received her M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial, systems and Manufacturing Engineering from Wichita State University. She then joined Methodist University as an assistant professor in 2018. Her research focuses on simulation, optimization and stochastic modeling in healthcare systems. She is also interested in data analytics with application in Industrial Engineering.

Dissertation Title:

Nurse-staffing and skill-mix optimization in inpatient settings using a stochastic modeling approach.

Professional Organizations:

• Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), 2014 - Present
• Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 2014 - Present
• American Society for Quality (ASQ), 2013 - Present

Service Activities:

• Institutional Effectiveness Committee Member, Methodist University, 2019
• Vice president of APICS Wichita Chapter, 2016
• Treasurer of the Iranian Students Association, Wichita State University, 2016
• Graduate student leader of Society of Women Engineers (SWE), 2013

Selected Courses:

• Engineering Probability and Statistics I (EGR 3310)
• Engineering Probability and Statistics II (EGR 3320)
• Engineering Economy (EGR 3100)
• Operations Research (ISE 3300)
• Engineering Management (ISE 4310)
• Special Topics - Data Analytics (ISE 4850)

B.M., Susquehanna University; M.M., East Carolina University

Bio:

Laura Eis earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Susquehanna University in 2001. She received a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy and a Certificate of Advanced Performance Studies in viola from East Carolina University in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Currently Ms. Eis is a member of the Fayetteville Symphony, the Wilson Symphony, and concertmaster of the Pitt Community College Orchestra. She has been the assistant director for the North Carolina Suzuki Institute since 2007 and is a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and treasurer of the North Carolina and Eastern North Carolina Suzuki Associations. Ms. Eis maintains a private violin and viola studio in Greenville, NC, and is an adjunct faculty member at Fayetteville State University, Methodist University, and Pitt Community College.

B.S., Methodist University

B.A., Methodist College; M.A., Campbell University

B.S., Montclair State University; OTD, Mary Baldwin University

Degrees:

B.S., Methodist University

Bio:

Connor is originally from Clinton, Iowa, and is a 2019 graduate of Methodist University, where he studied Marketing with a concentration in PGA Golf Management. Before Connor started working at Methodist University, he conducted his last internship at Adare Manor in Adare, Ireland, which will host the 2026 Ryder Cup. Connor is also in the process of finishing his MBA, with a specialization in International Business, at Louisiana State University-Shreveport.

B.S., City College of the City University of New York; M.S.W., Fordham University; Ph.D., Yeshiva University

Bio:

Dr. Fagan began teaching at Methodist University in August 2011 after teaching full time for one year at Southwest Minnesota State University, where she also served as Director of Field Instruction and Student Social Work Association Advisor. Born and raised in New York City, she began teaching as an adjunct in 2001 at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY. She also taught at Brooklyn College (CUNY) and Yeshiva University’s Stern College.

It was her very positive experience as an adjunct that motivated her to return to school for her doctorate, which she earned in May 2010, allowing her to fulfill her desire to teach full time in a university. Her dissertation examined the impact of demographics, social support and health beliefs on adherence to hemodialysis treatment regimen. Her 20 years as a nephrology social worker inspired this dissertation topic. Her research interests include health disparities, ethics and aging.

Dr. Fagan brings to Methodist University over 30 years of practice experience in the areas of juvenile justice, child welfare, AIDS services, nursing home services and nephrology social work. She is a regular at Chapel on Wednesdays and enjoys participating in activities to support MU and its students. Her community interests include homeless services, working to achieve social justice, and policy advocacy.

Personal Interests:

• Sudoku
• crossword puzzles
• crocheting
• knitting
• listening to jazz

B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.S., University of Dayton; Ed.D., Gardner-Webb University

Bio:

Patricia Fecher is the Director of the Teaching & Learning Center, Assistant Professor of Education, and Director of Field Experience and Student Teaching at Methodist University. Dr. Fecher holds an Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Gardner-Webb University, an M.S. in Education from the University of Dayton, and B.S. in Elementary Education & Early Childhood Education from Bowling Green State University. Prior to coming to Methodist, Dr. Fecher worked in the public school system as an ELA Curriculum Coordinator and Instructional Coach. Her areas of research include Adult Learning Theory, Professional Development, and Literacy.

B.S., Buena Vista University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University

Undergraduate Teaching Areas:

First Year Seminar, Intro to College Math, Finite Mathematics, College Algebra, Integrated Pre-calculus, Pre-calculus I, Pre-calculus II, Calculus I, Calculus II, Differential Equations, History of Mathematics, Modern College Geometry, Mathematics for Teachers I, and Mathematics for Teachers II

Research Interests:

Current research focus is in K-16 mathematics education. More specifically, research focus areas include future educators’ mathematical understanding and preparation; teachers’ mathematical content knowledge, understanding, and training; the development of children’s algebraic and geometric understanding, procedural versus conceptual error analysis, the use and understanding of manipulatives; STEM/Mathematical critical thinking; Calculus sequence preparation; and mathematical literacy.

In the area of pure mathematics, prior research focused on boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations and dynamic equations on time scales.

B.A., William Jewell College

Bio:

Nan joined the Housing & Residence Life staff in 2011.

B.A., University of Virginia; M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Bio:

Reference Liaison Areas:

Applied Communication, Art, English, History, Mass Communications, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy and Religion, Psychology, Sociology, Teacher Education, Theatre

M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska; D.Sc., Baylor University; D.M.Sc., Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

B.S., M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska; D.S., Baylor University

Bio:

Jen Fleck, Admissions Administrative Assistant, joined Methodist University in July 2017. Her main responsibilities include coordinating campus visits, assisting with the communication flow to prospects, processing applications, and answering the primary Admissions line.

B.S., M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D. North Carolina State University

Bio:

After I finished my doctoral work I spent three years in a post-doctoral research program. I missed working with people, and decided to try teaching. I found this so rewarding, and so time consuming that I focused my creative interests on trying to make my classes both meaningful and challenging and on my many and varied hobbies, one of which is reading. I never imagined that these passions would converge and lead to my part in Methodist’s first Quality Enhancement Plan, developing a culture of reading, or in my giving a presentation with several of my colleagues on this project at one of the annual meetings of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.  I was also one of the charter members of the North Carolina Health Occupations Advisors organization, and was delighted to be selected as one of the first honorary inductees to the physician assistant organization Pi Alpha National Honor Society.

I became a biologist because I grew up in the country, and while I was growing up spent most of my free time observing plants and animals, both wild and domestic. Gradually this lead to my interest in understanding physiological pathways. I remain a nature watcher, though.

B.S.M.E., Ph.D., Washington University

Bio:

Dr. Foreman’s research focuses on the application of engineering principles and modern technology towards assessment and intervention for persons with neuromotor conditions. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and subsequently earned a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation and Participation Science from the Washington University School of Medicine. During his graduate work, he gained experience working with video motion capture, force transducers, electromyography, and dynamometers for measuring the kinematics and kinetics of human motion. His dissertation involved the development and testing of a custom software system combining the Microsoft Kinect, online video games, and virtual feedback mechanisms to provide intense and motivating upper extremity therapy for persons with chronic stroke. His current research continues this line of work toward developing and establishing evidence for more affordable, accessible, and customizable rehabilitation solutions for those with motor impairments that affect their participation in daily life.

B.S., M.A.Ed., Union University; Ph.D., Auburn University

Bio:

Dr. Fox has research experience relating to various characteristics of gait and joint load, including effects of footwear and cadence. He specializes in the use of motion capture devices and force plates. Prior to joining the DPT faculty, Dr. Fox has taught high school science and was a graduate teaching assistant at Auburn University. He earned a B.S. in Sports Medicine and an M.A.Ed. from Union University, and a Ph.D. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Biomechanics from Auburn University. Dr. Fox's specific research examines force capacity in multi-articular movements and changes in electromechanical delay associated with preparatory movements.

B.A., M.A., M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Middlebury College

B.M., University of the North Carolina School of the Arts; M.M., Manhattan School of Music

Bio:

Principal harpist for the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Winifred Garrett is Adjunct Harp Instructor at Methodist University, NC State University, Bennett College, and Guilford College. Harpist in Residence at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, N.C., Ms. Garrett teaches adult harp students through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke. Harp instructor for Grammy Award winner Justin Robinson of the NC Chocolate Drops, Ms. Garret has coached four students to first prize/first chair wins in local and regional competitions and auditions. As Founder/Artistic Director/Harp Instructor of “The Harp Studio,” she has worked to bring the harp to the children and greater community of the Triangle via private harp lessons, harp ensembles, summer harp camps, and concerts.

Performing her solo debut with the Winston-Symphony Piedmont Triad Symphony in 1994, Ms. Garrett has been a freelance orchestral musician with the North Carolina Symphony, Western Piedmont Orchestra, Long Bay Philharmonic, South Carolina Philharmonic, Greensboro Symphony, and Wilmington Symphony. Her choral credits include performances with the Boys Choir of Harlem, the Girls Choir of Harlem, the Hickory Choral Society, Bel Canto, and the Concert Singers of Cary. Highlights from her performances in New York include performances with Stevie Wonder at the Metropolitan Opera House, Marvin Gaye at Radio City Music Hall, and playing the Off Broadway and Japan tour of The Fantasticks.  Her film credits include the Spike Lee directed films Mo Better Blues and School Daze. Principal harpist for the Longleaf Opera, Ms. Garrett has also performed for the North Carolina Theater, Broadway South, Carolina Ballet, and the Dance Theater of Harlem.

Personal Interests:

I love interior design, Greek cuisine, the study of the universe, and spending time in museums with my family…and of course…ice cream.

M.A., Idaho State University

Bio

Dipa got her Master’s in Sociology from Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID and Master’s in English from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Dipa has been teaching Principles of Sociology, Gender and Society, Sociology of Health and Illness, and Marriage and Family since 2016. Her research interests include Gender and Sexuality and Women’s Health.

Publication

Sharma Gautam, Dipa and Gesine Hearn. 2019. No time, no money, no luck: Barriers to prenatal care among dalit women in rural Nepal. Health Care For Women International.  

B.S., Methodist University; M.S.W., North Carolina State University

Bio:

Mr. Gill is an experienced Graduate Teaching Assistant with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education and in mental health. He is skilled in communication, anger management, leadership, community outreach, and grief counseling. He holds a Master of Social Work from N.C. State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Sport Management from Methodist University. My goal is to become a mental health professional for athletes. As a former athlete, I want to help others realize their potential outside of their athleticism. I am dedicated to incorporating a holistic approach to athletes and their lives through mental health, academic achievement, and both personal and professional success.

Mr. Gill supervises Cumberland and Sanford Halls.

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., University of South Carolina

B.A., Wake Forest University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

Bio:

I have a passion for research and teaching, which is why I never really left the college environment after completing my first degree. As an undergraduate, I studied economics and Russian at Wake Forest University before earning my Ph.D. in economics from Florida State University. My research centers on economic analysis of government policy, with recent emphasis on monetary policy and international trade. I have published research in several academic journals and recently published a book entitled How Trade with China Threatens Western Institutions: The Economic Roots of a Political Crisis. I’ve never been one to be content with the status quo, and my research often takes innovative, perhaps quirky, approaches. This bleeds over into my teaching, which is very thought-provoking by design.

Bio:

Summer Gonzales, Assistant Director of Admissions, joined the Methodist University Admission staff in 2013. Originally from California, Summer has called North Carolina home since 2004. Summer is responsible for students whose last name falls between A and C, and her travel territory includes various in- and out-of-state locations.

B.A., Bethany College

B.S., M.S., Eastern New Mexico University; M.D., University of New Mexico

B.S., Middle Tennessee State University

B.A., O.T.D., Washington University in St. Louis

Certification:

OTR/L, CLA

Bio:

Dr. Gronski joined the faculty in 2016 as the founding Program Director of the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program. In addition to her academic position, she conducts early childhood eligibility evaluations for Cumberland County Schools.  She is nationally certified (NBCOT) and licensed to practice occupational therapy in NC. She holds the academic leadership credential (CLA) from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Academic Leadership Institute.

Dr. Gronski has served the profession as a member of AOTA’s Commission on Practice, Emerging Leaders Development Committee, and the Knowledge Translation Content Development Board.  She is currently serving as President (2019-20201) of the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association (NCOTA). Dr. Gronski’s most recent peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters address occupational therapy interventions for young children to support self-care skills and sleep.

Dr. Gronski has served on the Executive Board of the Partnership for Children of Cumberland County since 2017 and is an active member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church, serving as a lector and a faith formation catechist. In 2019, she was honored as one of the Fayetteville Observer’s “40 Under 40”.

Research Interests:

Early childhood, movement and learning, pediatric food allergy impact and self-management, early powered mobility (“GoBabyGo” program), teaching and learning outcomes in doctoral occupational therapy education, interprofessional education and faculty development

Personal Interests:

Cooking, raising boys, road trips, eliminating clutter, small towns and local eateries

M.S., Tianjim Medical College; Ph.D., University of Louisville

Doctoral Thesis:

Development of GABAergic neuron in the cat visual cortex

Research Interests:

Sickle Cell Disease

Personal Interests:

Soccer, travel, and foods

B.S., M.B.A.

B.S., Taibah University; M.S., Hood College; D.Sc., Towson University

Bio:

Dr. Hafez graduated with D.Sc. Information Technology from Towson University. For the last four years, Dr. Hafez has been working on social media mobile platforms for the mild cognitively impaired elderly. His research interests focus on assistive technologies for the elderly with cognitive disabilities in professional settings and retirement, accessible security techniques for people with visual or cognitive declines, game-related technologies, and ubiquitous mobile healthcare, specifically wearable technology.

Dr. Hafez obtained his M.S. Information Technology and Cybersecurity Certificate from Hood College and B.S. Chemistry from Taibah University. Dr. Hafez also granted a Graduate Diploma in Commerce & Administration, majoring in International Business from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Dr. Hafez worked as an Adjunct Professor for three years at the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Towson University.

Taught courses:

• COSC 109: Computers and Creativity
• CIS 265: Visual Basic Programming

Teaching schedule at Methodist University:

• CSC 2010 Intro to Computer Science
• CSC 3250 Programming Languages
• CSC 3500 Computer Graphics

A.S., University of South Carolina Upstate

B.S., D.P.T., Elon University

Bio:

Stacia Hall is an Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Education. She has been a physical therapist for 14 years and worked in a variety of rehabilitation settings. She maintains active clinical practice in the area of outpatient neurological rehabilitation.

Certifications:

• American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
• LSVT Big, Certified Clinician for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
• Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults
• Certificate of Achievement in Vestibular Rehabilitation from Emory University
• Advanced Credentialed Clinical Instructor

B.S., Shaw University; M.S., M.B.A., University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Teaching Philosophy:

Professor Hamzah’s teaching philosophy focuses on engaging the students and empowering them to be active participants in the design of his course content and delivery

Research:

Operations management, systems modeling and business technology assessment

B.A., Queens University of Charlotte; M.Ed., American Intercontinental University; Member of the USPTA & PTR, USTA High Performance Coach

Bio:

Certified by the USPTA and PTR, Scott has over 30 years of experience in the tennis and private club industry as a tennis director, general manager, and club owner.

Scott has passed all levels of the USTA Sport Science Program and has earned the RacquetFit Certification for Tennis Physiological Connection and Etcheberry Certified for Strength, Conditioning and Movement in Sports. He served as a USTA National Zonals Coach and USTA National Clinician for many years and was the 2004 & 2005 USTA/Southern Junior Davis Cup coach.

Selected as the 1999 South Carolina USPTA Professional off the Year, Scott served as the Director of the Western North Carolina USTA High Performance Competitive Training Center for eight years. He has coached 71 players who have gone on to play collegiate tennis, including 19 players ranked #1 in the state in their age division. Scott also coached two future NCAA Division I Singles Champions: Thai Kwiatkowski (Virginia) in 2017 and Mallory Cecil (Duke) in 2009.

Honored as the USTA/ITA Community Service Award in 2004, Scott has served in various capacities in the tennis industry including the USTA/North Carolina Board of Directors, numerous USTA/North Carolina and USTA/South Carolina committees and president of three community tennis associations (Charlotte Tennis Association, Beaufort Tennis Association and Sea Island Tennis Association).

With a background in strategic planning, Scott is one of the few tennis professionals to transition to serving as a general manager of private clubs. He spent over 15 years in strategic management of private clubs and has served as a consultant for several golf and country clubs. Scott is the owner of Deer Valley Athletic Club in Boone, N.C. with over 450 members offering tennis, pool, golf and fitness programs.

B.S., M.E.S.S., University of Florida; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University; LAT, ATC

B.S., Methodist University

Bio:

Alexis Harris is a native of Fayetteville, N.C. and 2021 graduate of Methodist University with a degree in Kinesiology. She joined the Office of Admissions in June 2021 as the Admissions Receptionist and Administrative Assistant. Her main responsibilities include assisting with the communication flow to prospective students, greeting campus visitors, and answering the University switchboard.

B.S., Methodist University; M.S.A., Liberty University

B.A., M.Ed., North Carolina State University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Bio:

During the summer of 2012, Todd D. Harris joined the Methodist University staff as the Associate Dean of Students. Dr. Harris has worked in the field of student affairs for the past 23 years. He has extensive experience in housing and residence life, new student orientation, student conduct, crisis management and leadership development. Prior to arriving at Methodist, Dr. Harris served students at several institutions including NC State University, Georgetown University, and Lake Forest College. Dr. Harris earned his undergraduate degree in public relations and master’s degree in college student development from NC State University. He completed his doctorate in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education from UNC-Wilmington. Dr. Harris is a native of Raleigh, N.C.

Mike is responsible for the production of all printing and copy requests, from design to completion.

B.S., University of Mount Union

Bio:

Ben Hart comes to Methodist University after spending the 2017 season as a student assistant at the University of Mount Union. Previously, Hart spent four years as a defensive end for the Purple Raiders, and was a member of the 2015 national championship team.

Hart graduated with a degree in sport business, and minors in French and coaching.

Hart will be coaching the defensive ends and JV defensive line.

B.S., Methodist University; M.S., Life University; ATC

Bio:

Sarah Hayden has been a part of the Methodist University Athletic Training staff since August 2018. She is primarily responsible for the women’s basketball and softball teams.

Sarah received her master’s in sport health science in 2016 from Life University in Marietta, Georgia. While at Life, she was a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the men’s and women’s rugby teams.

Sarah attended Methodist University from 2010 through 2014 when she received her Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training.

Prior to full-time employment at Methodist, Sarah worked at Lindenwood University-Belleville (Ill.) as an Assistant Athletic Trainer. She was responsible for men’s rugby as well as men’s and women’s swimming and diving.

B.S., Regent College; B.S., Austin Peay State University; OTD, Belmont University

Bio:

Anna Heinz joined the Methodist staff prior to the 2020 season, following a four-year playing career at UNC Pembroke.

A defensive specialist at Pembroke, Heinz amassed 1,516 digs in her career with a single-season high of 568 in her final campaign with the Braves. Her 5.18 digs per set rate in 2019 ranked 47th nationally in Division II. Twice during her career she totaled 32 digs in a match.

A seasoned player for Pembroke, Heinz played in 122 matches accumulating 408 sets played.

A Salemburg, North Carolina, native, Heinz was a four-year letter at Lakewood High School, also playing on the softball team. As a senior, she led the conference in digs with 693 -- tops in the state -- and in aces with 97, and was named to the volleyball all-conference team. Heinz finished her prep career with the school record in career digs (1,668).

B.S., Methodist College

Bio:

Helms joined his alma mater’s cross country and track and field staff in August 2013. In addition to his responsibilities at MU, he also works at College Lakes Elementary in Fayetteville as a second grade teacher.

Helms graduated from Methodist in May 2006 with a degree in elementary education. As a college student-athlete, he competed on three Monarch cross country teams that qualified for NCAA Southeast Regionals, and earned All-Mason-Dixon Conference honors for the distance medley relay in track and field.

He is currently working toward a master’s degree in physical education-sports administration at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

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B.S., M.S.W., East Carolina University; Ph.D., Walden University

Bio:

Dr. George Hendricks serves as the Senior Director for Community Affairs. Prior to his current appointment, he served as Dean of the School of Public Affairs, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Chair of the Social Work Department. George has twelve years of practice experience in School Social Work where he worked with at-risk elementary school, middle school, high school and alternative school students. His research interests and dissertation include the academic achievement of homeless children. In May 2019, George and Rev. Kelli Taylor published, “A Fresh Expression of ‘And Are We Yet Alive’” in the Asbury Theological Journal. He also has a motivational speaking business, George Hendricks Motivational Speaking. Dr. Hendricks is a two-time past presenter at the B. F. Stone Lyceum. His favorite quote is by Gandhi, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Dr. Hendricks is an active member at St. Andrews United Methodist Church, He was recognized as the Cumberland County School Social Worker of the Year. He also earned the Exemplary Teacher Award and the Distinguished Professor of the Year award at MU and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the East Carolina University School of Social Work.

Dr. Hendricks is married to Kelly Hendricks, an R.N. with the Cumberland County Health Department. George and Kelly have two children, Tanner and Trevor.

Research Interests:

• Academic achievement of homeless children
• Methamphetamine

Personal Interests:

• Tennis
• Reading
• Kayaking

B.S., Methodist University; M.S., University of Florida

Bio:

Meghan has a Master’s degree from the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Her specific areas of interest are veterinary shelter medicine and animal behavior. She also has a graduate certificate in non-profit leadership from the University of Florida.

Research Interests:

Meghan’s research explored the perils of breed assignment in animal shelter settings, as they relate to breed specific legislation and euthanasia of dangerous breeds. This project tested the accuracy of canine breed assignment using DNA samples from dogs whose specific breed and background were unknown. The DNA test results revealed if the breeds assigned to the dogs by shelter workers were correct, or if they were in fact different breeds all together.

B.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Bio:

Aloysius Henry joined the Methodist men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach in the summer of 2015. A native of St. Lucia, Henry graduated from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Prior to enrolling at UNCG, Henry attended Three Rivers College (Mo.) from 2008-10 and earned an associate’s degree in general education.

While at Three Rivers, Henry played under junior college coaching legend Gene Bess, and helped the team to the NJCAA national championship game. He averaged 11.5 points and 7.3 rebounds in his final season.

He then transferred to UNCG and played two seasons for the Spartans, appearing in 63 games with 36 starts and averaging 7.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game en route to earning a pair of varsity letters.

After graduating, Henry played one season of professional basketball in the Baltic League as a member of Estonia’s KK Parnu before returning stateside and coaching the Cape Fear girl’s varsity team for the 2014-15 season.

B.S., M.Ed., Frostburg State University; North Carolina Teaching Licensure in Physical Education (K-12)

Bio:

John Herring serves as the Program Coordinator for Physical Education and Health Education. He also oversees the Wellness Program. His primary areas of teaching are physical education, adapted physical education, health education, education, exercise and sport science and wellness. John has been teaching since 1983 at both public and private schools and colleges/universities.

He joined the PXS Department (then Wellness and Exercise Science) at Methodist University in 2006 and led the development of a revised Physical Education major (now Physical Education and Health Education) and a revised Strength and Conditioning major (now Exercise and Sport Science). He also contributed to the revision of the Applied Exercise Science major (now Kinesiology and in the School of Health Sciences). A thorough program evaluation of the Wellness program led to numerous changes, made to better meet the needs of all of the students at Methodist University. Most recently University approval was achieved for a concentration in Physical Education within the Master’s of Education program. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is still needed for final approval of the concentration.

His research interests include positive behavior management, teacher behavior change, physical education for children with disabilities, design and evaluation of achievement-based curricula in physical education, assessment-based instruction, and motivation in physical education. John enjoys reading, volleyball, writing, coaching youth sports and spending time with his family.

B.S., Westfield State University

B.S.W., Methodist University; M.S.W., Fayetteville State University

Bio:

Professor Hinds is currently a doctoral student at Walden University.  Her employment experiences include Social Work Case Manager, Clinical Social Work Therapist and Supervisor, Teacher Assistant, Legislative Assistant – North Carolina General Assembly, and adjunct Instructor for Fayetteville Technical Community College.

Professional Affiliations:

• NASW Member since 2005
• Certified SBIRT Trainer
• PACE Committee Member
• Institute for Community Leadership 2015/2016

B.S., Methodist University

Bio:

Jessica earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Professional Golf Management from Methodist University.  She is a Class A member of the PGA of America.

B.S., Methodist College; M.S., Armstrong Atlantic State University; DPT, University of Montana

Pelvic Health Certified
Athletic Trainer Certified

Bio:

Dr. Hodges has worked as a physical therapist since 2001 working in home health, sports medicine, and pelvic health. She is licensed to practice physical therapy in North Carolina and is an American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women’s Health Physical Therapy. Dr. Hodges has been a resident of Fayetteville for much of her life graduating high school from Fayetteville Christian School. She received her Bachelors of Science degree from Methodist College, Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from Armstrong Atlantic State University and a Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Montana. Dr. Hodges is a certified athletic trainer, has completed training in dry needling, occupational medicine, manual therapy, sports rehabilitation, nutrition, has a certificate in pelvic health and is a board-certified clinical specialist in Women’s Health Physical Therapy.

Dr. Hodges maintains a very active life with her husband raising their three children and two dogs. Together they founded and run the ministry Ladies of Value and work with the Fayetteville Dream Center in Cumberland County. During her free time, Dr. Hodges has completed an Ironman, several Half Ironman’s, marathons, triathlons, and loves endurance training. Dr. Hodges has a passion for life and living it to the fullest.

B.A., Valparaiso University; Ph.D., Fordham University

Bio:

My introduction to philosophy explores fundamental ideas about justice and personal love—two topics we spend a great deal of time sorting through regardless of job or technical degree.  In courses on religion, my approach is existential, treating questions of faith just as those who hold their beliefs actually do.  In either case, what matters is that these things matter, since what we care about, and how we understand those concerns, determines how we live outside the classroom.  No surprise, then, that my own scholarship devotes special attention to the Danish writer Søren Kierkegaard, who once said: “If we should believe nothing that we cannot see with our physical eyes, then we first and foremost ought to give up believing in love.”  More surprising may be how students end up learning something about their own selves—for example, whether one truly, actually thinks playing a video game is more enjoyable than changing a diaper.  At first blush, the answer seems obvious until you try to fit that answer into a coherent view of what is worthwhile in human life.

In addition to books and fountain pens, my other tools include a hammer, saw, drill, block plane, and sewing machine.  These are handy for constructing a cool desk and chair, for example, to go with the books and pens.

Publications include The Divine Madness of Romantic Ideals, A Reader’s Guide for Kierkegaard’s Stages on Life’s Way, and the forthcoming Exceptionally Common Courage, Fear and Trembling and the Puzzle of Kierkegaard’s Authorship.

B.A., Elon College; M.S., University of Tennessee; PGA member

Bio:

A native of Poquoson, Va., Jerry Hogge earned his B.A. from Elon University his M.S. from the University of Tennessee. After graduation, Jerry became a faculty member at Kennesaw College in Kennesaw, Ga.

Introduced to golf at 26 by the late Bill Strausbaugh, Jerry became hooked on the game and decided to make it into his career. Earning his PGA Class A Membership in 1977, Jerry first took a position as Assistant Golf Professional at Argyle Country Club in Silver Springs, Md., then Lakewood Country Club in Rockville, Md. a few years later. He became Vice President and Director of Golf at Canaan Valley Resorts in Davis, W. Va., where he directed retail golf and ski operations and managed three full-time food and beverage operations.

In 1987, Jerry became the Director of the PGA Golf Management Program at Methodist College. Under his direction, the Program has graduated over 1,000 graduates and has a 100% job placement since 1989. The Program was accredited by the PGA of America in 1999. Program graduates are the most outstanding and highly sought prospects in the golf industry job market.

Jerry has been recognized by the PGA of America and the Carolinas PGA Section:

• 1999 Horton Smith Award Recipient – Carolina’s PGA Section
• 2001 Bill Strausbaugh Carolina’s Section Award Recipient
• 2002 Bill Strausbaugh National Award Recipient

Teaching Philosophy:

Education is a lifelong progress that allows one to apply principles learned in the classroom to everyday practical application. I attempt to make the classroom an exciting place by applying academic principles through real life stories and situations. The more I facilitate discussion, the more everyone learns and participates. My goal for students is for them to be able to use their education and have a position in the golf industry upon graduation.

B.S., University of South Carolina; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Doctoral Thesis:

Development of an Ionically-Assembled On-Column Enzyme Reactor for Capillary Electrophoresis

Professional Societies:

American Chemical Society

Research Interests:

Dr. Hooper Marosek has several research interests. She is involved in forensic research with our Applied Forensic Science department. She utilizes chemical instrumentation to analyze gunshot residue (GSR) on T-shirt samples, the age of dried bloodstains, and hemoglobin and certain proteins in human bones. Some of Dr. Hooper’s work has been published in the Journal of Forensic Research.

Dr. Hooper Marosek is also involved in research that is applicable to the fields of athletic training and exercise science. She has analyzed the content of several sports drinks and various products utilized by athletes to alleviate muscle cramps during practice, sport, or competition. These findings are under review for publication in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

In addition to her laboratory research, Dr. Hooper has served as a forensic consultant. She has worked with legal teams in Pennsylvania, Florida, and New York. She has published several chapters in a collaborative book with other forensic experts to educate law enforcement officials and attorneys about the science of drug and alcohol testing.

Personal Interests:

Her personal interests include clog dancing (recreational and competitive), music (clarinet, piano), art, sports, forensics, being a mom, Gamecock sports, chemistry, puzzles (crosswords, soduku). She is married and has daughter, a dog, and a cat.

B.A., Coastal Carolina University; M.G.D., North Carolina State University

Bio:

Tori Hord, a multiple year ADDY award winner, completed her undergraduate degree in graphic design at Coastal Carolina University and her Masters in Graphic Design at North Carolina State University.

During her time at NC State much of her research centered around digital correspondence and how the development of new technologies such as Virtual Reality could not only facilitate, but also enrich emotional expression and connectivity in an age of digitally mediated communication. She remains very much interested in how new information environments can enhance communication, the role designers might have in shaping such experiences and what that might mean in terms of design education. Other areas of research that she is passionate about are the evolution of typography, and the impacts of visual metaphor and semiotics within visual storytelling.

Tori considers inspiration to be an integral pillar of both design practice and education. Inspiration sparks creativity, evokes motivation, and facilitates progress. Design is about finding creative solutions to problems, but she has learned that simply imparting tools and skills is not enough. Ultimately, it is moments of inspiration that turn skills and tools into creative and successful design. Therefore, constructing an environment that creatively empowers and inspires is the most valuable thing that she can give her students and it is her hope that providing this will encourage them to create thoughtful, successful, and inspiring design solutions.

In addition to her love of design and scholarship, she enjoys hiking with her husband and their dogs, spending time with her family, and tackling a good DIY project.

B.S., Campbell University; M.S., Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

Bio:

From 1983 to 2004, I served in the United States Army as a Special Forces Green Beret, with deployments in several countries to include Africa and Afghanistan. I have authored several peer-reviewed papers that are published in IEEE journals and conferences. My philosophy is: No task is too hard if you adopt an “I can do this” mentality.

A few of the classes I teach in the Computer Science department are Programming (gaming and App Development, Java, C++, C#, Visual Basic, Assembly Language), Architecture, App Development, Computer Literacy, Azure, AWS, Networking, Computer Security, Senior Project, Database, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, AWS, and other various courses.

I know from experience, that setting your standards high can be challenging but very rewarding as well. I expect every student to push themselves beyond their comfort zone and seek perfection in every assignment!

Undergraduate Teaching Areas:

Visual Basic Programming, Assembly Language, Software Engineering, Computer Networks, Unix Programming, Computer Architecture, Computer Security

Research Interests:

Computer Security, Software Engineering, Programming, GUI Development, Operating Systems, Database Management, Client-Server computing, Computer Graphics

Personal Interests:

Playing chess, camping, exercising, reading IT Literature

M.A., Washington State University; Ph.D., Clemson University

B.A., Columbia State University