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Teresa Garrett Executive Vice President and ProvostProfessor of Chemistry B.S., Florida State University, 1994
Ph. D. , Duke University, 1998

Todd M. Tinsley, 2007- Associate Provost for Academic AffairsProfessor of Physics B.A., Hendrix College, '98
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, '05

Leslie Templeton, 1998- Associate Provost for Faculty DevelopmentProfessor of Psychology B.A., Hendrix College, 1991
M.A., University of Arkansas, 1995
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1998

Kiril Kolev, 2011- Associate Provost for Engaged LearningProfessor 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 SuccessProfessor 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

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

Jakob Anderson, 2023- Assistant Professor of Chemistry A.A. , Santa Fe College, 2012
B.S. , Belhaven University, 2015
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2022

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

Jericka S. Battle, 2020- Assistant Professor of Psychology B.A, Hendrix College, 2016
Ph.D., Texas A&M, 2022

Gina Bergfeld, 2015- Associate Professor of Economics and BusinessChair, Department of Economics and BusinessCoordinator, Master of Arts in Accounting Program B.A., Hendrix College, 2003
M.A., Hendrix College, 2004
C.P.A., Arkansas, 2006

Terri Bonebright, 2014- Professor of Psychology B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1986
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1992
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1996

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 MathematicsFaculty 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- Professor of ChemistryChair, Biochemistry-Molecular Biology Program 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

Hope Coulter, 2016- Director of Hendrix-Murphy ProgramsAssociate Professor of English-Creative Writing A.B., Harvard University, 1982
M.F.A., Queens University of Charlotte, 2011

Jennifer Dearolf, 2002- Professor of BiologyChair, Health Sciences Program 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- Professor of PhilosophyChair, Steel Center 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 PoliticsChair, Department of Politics B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, '88
M.A., American University, '93
Ph.D., University of Denver, '06

Izat El Amoor, 2022- Assistant Professor of Sociology B.A., Ben Gurion University, 2010
M.A., University of Cincinnati, 2016
M.Phil., New York University, 2020
Ph.D., New York University, 2022

Irmina Fabricio, 2005- Instructor of Spanish B.A., University of Havana, 1983
M.A., University of Central Arkansas, 2005

Gabriel Ferrer, 2002- Dr. Brad P. Baltz & Reverend William B. Smith Odyssey Professor of Computer ScienceChair, Study of the Mind/ Neuroscience Program B.A., Rice University, 1994
M.S., University of Virginia, 1996
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2002

Melissa Freiley, 2021- Assistant 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- Associate Professor of Biology B.S., Mount Union College, 2010
M.S., Miami University, 2014
Ph.D., Miami University, 2018

Melissa Gill, 2008- Professor of Art B.F.A., University of Arizona, 1994
M.A., Purdue University, 1997
M.F.A., Indiana University, 2000

Mark Goadrich, 2014- Professor of Computer ScienceChair, Department of Mathematics and 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- Professor of AnthropologyChair, Department of Sociology/ 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- Professor of Religious StudiesChair, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies B.A., Connecticut College, 1991
M.A., University of Virginia, 1997
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2006

Bill Gunderson, 2016- Associate Professor of ChemistryDirector, Odyssey Program B.S., Allegheny College, 2002
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2009

Julie Gunderson, 2016- Cynthia Cook Sandefur Odyssey Associate Professor of Physics B.A., Hendrix College, 2006
Ph.D., Emory University, 2012

William Haden Chomphosy, 2017- Associate Professor of EconomicsChair, Environmental Studies Program B.A., Hendrix College, 2013
M.A., Colorado State University, 2015
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2018

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

Jonathan Hancock, 2013- Associate Professor of HistoryChair, Department of History B.A., Dartmouth College, 2006
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013

Courtney Hatch, 2008- Nancy and Craig Wood Odyssey Professor of ChemistryChair, Natural Sciences Area 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

J. Brett Hill, 2005- Nancy and Craig Wood Odyssey Professor of Anthropology B.A., University of Colorado, 1984
M.A., Arizona State University, 1995
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2002

Antonio Horne, 2018- Associate Professor of Theatre ArtsChair, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance B.F.A., Alliant International University, 1983
M.B.A., University of California Los Angeles, 1988
M.F.A., University of Memphis, 1999

Andy Huss, 2022- Assistant Professor of Art B.F.A., Northern Michigan University, 1988
M.F.A., University of Michigan, 1991

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- Professor of English-Creative WritingChair, Department of English 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 ChemistryChair, 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- Associate Professor of ChineseChair, Department of LanguagesChair, Interdisciplinary Minors 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

Matthew Lopas, 2000- Professor of Art B.A., University of Michigan, 1983
B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1991
M.F.A., Yale School of Art, 1995

Lauren Lusk, 2022- Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts B.A., University of Arkansas, 2010
M.F.A., Indiana University, 2014

Laura MacDonald, 2015- 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

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- LibrarianDirector, Bailey Library B.A., Kenyon College, 1994
M.L.I.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1998

Richard C. Murray, 2003- Professor of BiologyChair, Department of Biology B.Sc., University of Western Ontario, 1990
Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 1997

Ann Muse, 2002- Professor of Theatre Arts B.A., Hendrix College, 1983
M.F.A., University of Memphis, 1997

Maxine Payne, 2002- Willis H. Holmes Distinguished Professor of ArtChair, Department of Art B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas, 1993
M.A., University of Iowa, 1996
M.F.A., University of Iowa, 1997

Jennifer Penner, 2005- Professor of PsychologyChair, 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- 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

Allie Ray, 2023- Assistant Professor of Mathematics B.S., Oklahoma Baptist University, 2007
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington, 2015

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- Associate Professor of MusicChair, Department of Music Coordinator of Assessment 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- Professor of ClassicsChair, Classics Program B.A., Bucknell University, 1990
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1993
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1998

Lavinia Roberts, 2022- Assistant Professor and Murphy Fellow in Theatre Arts B.F.A., University of Kansas, 2009
M.A., New York University, 2012
M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, Expected 2022

Brigitte Rogers, 2006- 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 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 MathematicsChair, Explorations B.A., Hendrix College, 1995
M.S., Applied Mathematics, University of Missouri–Rolla, 1997

Delphia Shanks, 2018- Associate Professor of Politics B.A., Grinnell College, 2001
M.A., Cornell University, 2016
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2018

Samyak Shertok, 2024- Assistant Professor of English-Creative Writing B.A., Brigham Young University, 2011
M.F.A. (Fiction), Arizona State University, 2014
M.F.A. (Poetry), University of Mississippi, 2018
Ph.D., University of Utah, 2023

Allison K. Shutt, 1997- Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor of History B.A., William Smith College, 1983
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1986
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1995

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 PhysicsChair, Department of Physics B.A., Grinnell College, 1995
M.A., University of Maryland, 2000
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2001

Dorian Stuber, 2007- Professor of English B.A., University of King’s College, 1997
M.A., University of Western Ontario, 1999
M.A., Cornell University, 2002
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2006

Shamindri Tennakoon Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2014
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2022

Marianne Tettlebaum, 2024- Assistant Professor of English B.A. , Brown University, 1996
M.A., Cornell University, 2001
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2004
M.S.W., Washington University, 2022

Candice Thomas, 2023- Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2000
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2010

Phan Truong, 2023- Assistant Professor of Chemistry B.A., Kenyon College, 2011
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2018

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

Garbine Vidal-Torreira, 2013- Professor of SpanishSpecial Assistant to the ProvostFaculty Director of the Hendrix Women's Leadership Community 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

José R. Vilahomat, 2002- Professor of Spanish B.A., Universidad de la Habana, '92
M.A., Florida International University, '97
Ph.D., Florida International University, '03

Janice Weddle, 2017- Associate Librarian B.A., Truman State University, 2005
M.A., Truman State University, 2006
M.A., University of Missouri, 2013

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- Professor of Religious StudiesChair, Humanities Area 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- Associate Professor of Computer Science B.A., Williams College, 2004
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2014

Leslie Zorwick, 2007- Professor of PsychologyChair, Department 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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