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Teresa Garrett
Executive Vice President and Provost
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Florida State University, 1994
Ph. D. , Duke University, 1998
Todd M. Tinsley, 2007-
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Interim Chair, Department of Art
Professor of Physics
B.A., Hendrix College, '98
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, '05
Kiril Kolev, 2011-
Associate Provost for Engaged Learning
Professor of Politics
B.A., Whittier College, 2004
M.S., Duke University, 2008
Ph.D., Duke University, 2011
Todd Berryman, 2006-
Associate Provost for Advising & Academic Success
Professor of History
B.A., Millsaps College, 1997
M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004
Laura MacDonald, 2015-
Associate Provost for Faculty Development
Charles S. and Lucile Esmon Shivley Odyssey Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Hendrix College, 2009
Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2014
Jericka S. Battle, 2020-
Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A, Hendrix College, 2016
Ph.D., Texas A&M, 2022
Garbine Vidal-Torreira, 2013-
Special Assistant to the Provost
Faculty Director of the Hendrix Women's Leadership Community
Professor of Spanish
B.A., University of Deusto-Bilbao, '07
Certificate of Pedagogical Aptitude. (Since 2018 considered an M.A.), University of Deusto-Bilbao, '07
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, '09
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, '13
Fred R. Ablondi, 1998-
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., College of William and Mary, 1987
M.A., Catholic University of America, 1989
Ph.D., Marquette University, 1995
Erick Axxe, 2023-
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of Arkansas, 2015
M.A., Ohio State University, 2019
Ph.D., Ohio State University , 2023
Gina Bergfeld, 2015-
Chair, Department of Economics and Business
Chair, Master of Arts in Accounting Program
Associate Professor of Economics and Business
B.A., Hendrix College, 2003
M.A., Hendrix College, 2004
C.P.A., Arkansas, 2006
Zachary Brandner, 2023-
Assistant Professor and Murphy Fellow in Spanish
B.A., Texas Tech University , 2014
M.A., Texas Tech University , 2017
Ph.D., Texas Tech University , 2022
Christopher Camfield, 2010-
Professor of Mathematics
Faculty Athletics Representative
B.S., University of Cincinnati, 2002
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2008
Christian K. Campolo, 2002-
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Bucknell University, 1990
M.A., University of Kansas, 1994
Ph.D., University of California-Riverside, 2003
Andres Caro, 2007-
Chair, Biochemistry-Molecular Biology Program
Cynthia Cook Sandefur Odyssey Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Buenos Aires, 1993
M.S., University of Buenos Aires, 1993
Ph.D., University of Buenos Aires, 1999
Lilian Contreras-Silva, 2000-
Professor of Spanish
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1994
M.A., Louisiana State University, 1997
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2000
Emmy Corey, 2022-
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Birmingham-Southern College, 2008
M.Div., Candler School of Theology, 2013
Ph.D., Emory University, 2023
Severine Cottrant-Estell, 2012-
Instructor of French
B.A., Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, 1998
B.A., Universite Stendhal de Grenoble, 1999
M.A., University of Arkansas, 2002
Jennifer Dearolf, 2002-
Chair, Health Sciences Program
Professor of Biology
B.A., St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1996
M.S., University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1998
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002
James Dow, 2011-
Director of the Steel Center
Chair, Environmental Studies Program
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Massachusetts Boston, 2002
Ph.D., City University of New York, 2010
Carol Ann Downes, 2017-
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Westmont College, 2012
M.A., Rice University, 2014
Ph.D., Rice University, 2017
Andrea A. Duina, 2004-
Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Illinois-Champaign, 1992
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1998
Postdoc, Harvard Medical School, 1998-2004
Daniel J. Edquist-Whelan, 2006-
Charles Prentiss Hough Odyssey Professor of Politics
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, '88
M.A., American University, '93
Ph.D., University of Denver, '06
Gabriel Ferrer, 2002-
Chair, Study of the Mind/ Neuroscience Program
Dr. Brad P. Baltz & Reverend William B. Smith Odyssey Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Rice University, 1994
M.S., University of Virginia, 1996
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2002
Melissa Freiley, 2021-
Associate Librarian
B.A., Texas Women's University, 2006
M.S.I.S., University of North Texas, 2018
Cori French, 2011-
Instructor of Spanish
B.A., University of Central Arkansas, 2008
M.A., University of Central Arkansas, 2010
J.D. Gantz, 2018-
Chair, Health Sciences Program
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Mount Union College, 2010
M.S., Miami University, 2014
Ph.D., Miami University, 2018
Mark Goadrich, 2014-
Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Kenyon College, 1998
M.S., University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2000
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2007
Anne J. Goldberg, 2005-
Chair, Department of Sociology/ Anthropology
Professor of Anthropology
B.A., College of William and Mary, 1991
M.A., Arizona State University, 1999
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2005
William M. Gorvine, 2006-
Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Dr. Brad Baltz & Rev. William B. Smith Odyssey Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Connecticut College, 1991
M.A., University of Virginia, 1997
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2006
Bill Gunderson, 2016-
Director, Odyssey Program
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Allegheny College, 2002
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2009
Julie Gunderson, 2016-
Chair, Department of Physics
Cynthia Cook Sandefur Odyssey Associate Professor of Physics
B.A., Hendrix College, 2006
Ph.D., Emory University, 2012
David Hales, 1992-
Thomas E. Goodwin Odyssey Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Pomona College, 1984
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1990
Postdoctoral Research, UCLA, 1990-1992
Courtney Hatch, 2008-
Chair, Natural Sciences Area
Nancy and Craig Wood Odyssey Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Hendrix College, 2000
Ph.D, University of Colorado, 2006
Latorya Hicks, 2020-
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Lane College, 1995
Ph.D., Wesleyan University, 2004
Antonio Horne, 2018-
Chair, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
Professor of English-Creative Writing
B.F.A., Alliant International University, 1983
M.B.A., University of California Los Angeles, 1988
M.F.A., University of Memphis, 1999
Sarah Irons, 2023-
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Centenary College of Louisiana, 2016
B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana, 2016
M.A., Rice University , 2020
Ph.D., Rice University, Expected 2023
Tyrone Jaeger, 2008-
Interim Director of the Hendrix-Murphy Program in Literature & Language
Professor of English-Creative Writing
B.A., Rollins College, 1990
M.A., University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2004
Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2008
Cathy Jellenik, 2012-
Professor of French
B.A., University of Delaware, 1991
M.A., University of Delaware, 1997
Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder, 2005
Lindsay Kennedy, 2011-
Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of North Carolina, 2006
M.A., University of North Carolina, 2008
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 2011
Peter Kett, 2014-
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Chair, Department of Chemistry
B.A., University of Cambridge, 2006
M.S., University of Cambridge, 2007
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2011
Megan Leonard, 2008-
Professor of Economics and Business
B.A., Hendrix College, 2002
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2007
Wenjia Liu, 2012-
Chair, Department of Languages
Chair, Interdisciplinary Minors
Associate Professor of Chinese
B.A., Fudan University, 2003
M.A., University of Oregon, 2006
Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2010
Hillary Looney, 2015-
Associate Professor of Economics and Business
B.A., Hendrix College, 1996
M.A., Hendrix College, 2003
C.P.A., Arkansas, 2005
Lauren Lusk, 2022-
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., University of Arkansas, 2010
M.F.A., Indiana University, 2014
Kim Maslin, 1997-
Bill and Connie Bowen Odyssey Professor of Politics
B.A., Wells College, 1989
Ph.D., Binghamton University, 1997
Colleen Mayo, 2023-
Assistant Professor and Murphy Fellow in English
B.A., Hendrix College, 2011
M.A., The Florida State University, 2018
Ph.D., The University of North Texas, 2023
Maureen McClung, 2011-
Judy and Randy Wilbourn Odyssey Professor of Biology
B.A., Hendrix College, 2001
PgDipSci, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2002
M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006
Ph.D., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 2013
Carmen Merrick, 2019-
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University, 2011
M.S., University of Texas at Dallas, 2014
M.A., University of Arkansas, 2017
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 2019
Rod Miller, 1998-
Professor of Art
B.F.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1985
M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1987
M.A., University of Iowa, 1994
Ph.D., University of Louisville, 1998
Andrew Morgan, 2014-
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2003
M.M., Temple University, 2009
D.M.A., University of Minnesota, 2014
Britt A. Murphy, 1998-
Director, Bailey Library
Librarian
B.A., Kenyon College, 1994
M.L.I.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1998
Richard C. Murray, 2003-
Chair, Department of Biology
Charles Prentiss Hough Odyssey Professor of Biology
B.Sc., University of Western Ontario, 1990
Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 1997
Jennifer Penner, 2005-
Professor of Psychology
Chair, Social Sciences Area
A.A., Hesston College, 1994
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1999
M.S., University of Oklahoma, 2001
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2005
Jennifer J. Peszka, 1999-
Virginia A. McCormick Pittman Distinguished Professor of Psychology
B.S., Washington and Lee University, 1994
M.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 1998
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 1999
Sasha Pfau, 2008-
Chair, Department of History
James and Emily Bost Odyssey Professor of History
B.A., Wellesley College, 1999
M.A., University of York, 2000
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2008
Alex Polyakov, 2024-
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M. in Piano Performance, National Music Academy of Ukraine, 2009
M.M./M.Ed. in Piano Performance, National Music Academy of Ukraine, 2010
B.M. in Orchestral Conducting, National Music Academy of Ukraine, 2013
M.M. in Orchestral Conducting, National Music Academy of Ukraine, 2014
Artist Diploma, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, 2013
D.M.A. in Orchestral Conducting, University of Michigan, 2023
Stanly H. Rauh, 2012-
Professor of Classics
B.A., University of Washington, 2001
B.A., University of Washington (Post-Baccalaureate), 2005
M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2007
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2012
Celeste Reeb, 2022-
Assistant Professor of English- Film and Media Studies
B.A., Salisbury University, 2012
M.A., Salisbury University, 2015
Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2020
Matthew Reid, 2023-
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Hendrix College, 2009
M.S., University of Louisiana, 2013
Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2018
Gretchen Renshaw, 2015-
Chair, Department of Music
Coordinator of Assessment
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Pennsylvania State University, 2010
M.M., University of Arkansas, 2012
M.M., Michigan State University, 2015
D.M.A., Michigan State University, 2015
Rebecca Resinski, 2000-
Chair, Classics Program
Professor of Classics
B.A., Bucknell University, 1990
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1993
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1998
Brigitte Rogers, 2006-
Chair, Theatre Arts and Dance
Professor of Dance
B.A., Henderson State University, 1995
M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 1998
Sarah Root, 2024-
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Central Arkansas, 2011
M.S., University of Central Arkansas, 2016
Ph.D, University of Central Arkansas, 2019
Lyle M. Rupert, 1987-
C. Louis and Charlotte Cabe Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business
B.A., Hendrix College, 1982
M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1985
Ph.D., University of Central Arkansas, 2015
C.P.A., Illinois, 1985
Andrew M. Schurko, 2011-
Morris and Ann Henry Odyssey Professor of Biology
B.Sc., University of Manitoba, 1997
Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 2003
Posdoctoral Researcher, University of Iowa
Posdoctoral Researcher, Emory University
Stacey A. Schwartzkopf, 2011-
Margaret Berry Hutton Odyssey Professor of Anthropology
Area Chair, Humanities Area
B.A., Arizona State University, 1994
M.A., Tulane University, 2001
Ph.D., Tulane University, 2008
Ralph D. Scott, 1979-
Professor of Economics and Business
B.A., Hendrix College, 1973
Ph.D., Tulane University, 1983
Lars Seme, 2008-
Instructor of Mathematics
Chair, Explorations
B.A., Hendrix College, 1995
M.S., Applied Mathematics, University of Missouri–Rolla, 1997
Delphia Shanks, 2018-
Chair, Department of Politics
Director, Arkansas Center for Civic Leadership
Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Grinnell College, 2001
M.A., Cornell University, 2016
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2018
Deborah Skok, 2001-
Professor of History
B.A., Bryn Mawr College, 1989
M.A., University of Chicago, 1992
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2001
Damon T. Spayde, 2007-
Julia Mobley Odyssey Professor of Physics
Chair, Department of Physics
B.A., Grinnell College, 1995
M.A., University of Maryland, 2000
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2001
Leslie Templeton, 1998-
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Hendrix College, 1991
M.A., University of Arkansas, 1995
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1998
Candice Thomas, 2023-
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2000
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2010
Alex Vernon, 2001-
M.E. and Ima Graves Peace Distinguished Professor of English
B.S., United States Military Academy, 1989
M.A., University of North Carolina, 1994
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 2001
Carol L. West, 1977-
Harold and Lucy Cabe Distinguished Professor of English
B.A., Franconia College, '72
M.A., Yale University, '74
M.Phil., Yale University, '76
Ph.D., Yale University, '80
Robert Williamson, 2008-
Director, Health Humanities
Chair, Humanities Area
Professor of Religious Studies
B.S., Clemson University, '95
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary, '01
M.St., Oxford University, '02
Ph.D., Emory University, '11
Ann Wright, 1998-
Charles Prentiss Hough Odyssey Professor of Physics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, '91
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, '96
Brent A. Yorgey, 2015-
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Williams College, 2004
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2014
Leslie Zorwick, 2007-
Chair, Department of Psychology
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Emory University, 2000
M.A., The Ohio State University, 2003
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2007
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