Faculty Bios

Departments: Art Bible and Philosophy Biology Business Administration and Economics Chemistry and Physics Education and Special Education English Health and Human Performance, Sports Management and Sports Medicine History and Politics Mathematics Modern Languages Music Psychology and Sociology Library
Department of Art
	Sharon Linnehan Assistant Professor of Art linnehan@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-6513 Arrival at Erskine: 2002 Education Background: B.F.A., St. Mary's College; M.A., Michigan State University; M.F.A., University of North Dakota
Department of Bible and Philosophy
	William Borden Evans Younts Professor of Bible and Religion Department Chair wbevans@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8896 Arrival at Erskine: 1993 Education Background: B.A., Taylor University; M.A.R., Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
	John Makujina Professor of Biblical Studies makujina@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8733 Arrival at Erskine 2007 Education Background: B.C.A. Southwestern Assemblies of God University, M.A. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Ph.D. Westminster Theological Seminary
	David D. Reiter Associate Professor of Philosophy reiter@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8891 Arrival at Erskine 2007 Education Background: B.A. Covenant College, M.A.R. Westminster Seminary, Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Biology
	Anna Blenda Assistant Professor of Biology blenda@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-6553 Arrival at Erskine: 2008 Education Background: B.S/M.S. Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Ukraine, Ph.D. Institute of Agroecology and Biotechology, Ukraine Ph.D. Clemson University
	Mary Lang Olson Edwards Professor of Biology Department Chair edwards@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8875 Arrival at Erskine: 1989 Education Background: B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University
	Janice Haldeman Professor Emerita of Biology haldeman@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8724 Arrival at Erskine: 1967 Education Background: B.S., Rollins College; M.A., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Clemson University
	Al Mina Associate Professor of Biology mina@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-349-8875 Arrival at Erskine 2008 Education Background: B.S. Clemson University, M.D. Medical University of South Carolina
	Naoma Nelsen Assistant Professor of Biology nelsen@erskine.edu Office Phone 864-379-6686 Arrival at Erskine 2008 Education Background: B.S. Southwest Missouri State University, M.S. Texas A & M University, Ph.D. Clemson University
	David Bruce Ritland Professor of Biology dritland@erskine.edu Office Phone:864-379-8817 Arrival at Erskine: 1991 Education Background: B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Florida
Department of Business Administration and Economics
	Ben C. Jeffords Associate Professor of Business Administration jeffords@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8854 Arrival at Erskine: 1999 Education Background: B.S., Clemson University; Master of Accountancy, University of South Carolina
	Tracy McCurry Department Chair Assistant Professor of Business Administration mccurry@erskine.edu Office Phone 864-379-6586 Arrival at Erskine: 2010 Education Background: B.S. Lander University, M.B.A. Clemson University
Department of Chemistry and Physics
	Chrystal Dawn Bruce Associate Professor of Chemistry cbruce@erskine.edu Office Phone:864-379-6573 Arrival at Erskine: 2003 Education Background: B.S., University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
	Tiffany R. Hayden Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics hayden@erskine.edu Office Phone 864-379-8874 Arrival at Erskine 2009 Education Background: B.S. University of Texas at Austin, M.S. University of Pittsburg, PA, Ph.D. Baylor University
	Ekaterina I. Michonova-Alexova Assistant Professor of Physics emichon@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-6579 Arrival at Erskine: 2007 Education Background: M.S. Sofia University, Bulgaria, M.Ph., Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine of NYU
	Richard Charles Schelp Professor of Physics schelp@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-6697 Arrival at Erskine: 2000 Education Background: B.S., Houghton College; M.S., Rensselear Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
	Howard Edward Thomas Dr. & Mrs. James Rogers Young Professor of Chemistry Department Chair hthomas@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8824 Arrival at Erskine: 1976 Education Background: B.Sc., Ph.D., University of Bristol, England
Department of Education and Special Education
	Todd Bruce Instructor of Secondary Education tbruce@erskine.edu Office Phone:864-379-8756 Arrival at Erskine: 2003 Education Background: B.A., M.S., University of Tennessee
	Margaret Emery Professor of Secondary Education emery@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8771 Arrival at Erskine: 2002 Education Background: B.A., Michigan State University; M.S., University of Utah; Ph.D.,University of New Mexico
	Joanne G. Jumper Associate Professor of Education Department Chair jumper@erskine.edu Office Phone:864-379-8753 Arrival at Erskine: 2003 Education Background: B.A., Newberry College; M.Ed. and Ed. Specialty, Clemson University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
	Dale Smith Assistant Professor dsmith@erskine.edu Office Phone:864-379-6300 Arrival at Erskine: 2005 Education Background: A.B., Erskine College; M.A., University of South Carolina
Department of English
	Norton Bradley Christie Professor of English nbc@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8863 Arrival at Erskine: 1991 Education Background: A.B., Davidson College; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., Duke University
	Joan Elizabeth Little Professor of English Department Chair little@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8849 Arrival at Erskine: 1976 Education Background: A.B., Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois
Department of Health and Human Performance, Sports Management and Sports Medicine
	William Gideon Alston Professor and Chairman of Health and Human Performance, Sports Management and Sports Medicine Department Chair alston@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8840 Arrival at Erskine: 1987 Education Background: B.S., Atlantic Christian College; B.S. University of North Carolina at Wilmington; M.A.T., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
	Scott DeCiantis Athletic Training Education Program Director/Instructor deciantis@erskine.edu Arrival at Erskine 2008 Office Phone: 864-379-8899 Education Background: B.S., Erskine; M.S., University of Kentucky
	Adam Hayes Weyer Assistant Professor / Assistant Athletic Director / Head Athletic Trainer weyer @erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8890 Arrival at Erskine: 2005 Education Background: B.S., Erskine College; M.Ed., Auburn University
	Rick Wilson Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance wilson@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-6689 Arrival at Erskine 2009 Education Background: B.A., M.Ed., Malone College
Department of History and Politics
	Sandra Lynn Chaney Professor of History chaney@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8856 Arrival at Erskine: 1994 Education Background: B.A., University of Montana; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of North Carolina
	Thomas R. Farmer Visiting Assistant Professor of History farmer@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8809 Arrival at Erskine: 2011 B.A. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D. University of North Carolina School of Law, M.A. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Ph.D. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
	Howard Davis Grier McDonald - Boswell Professor of History dgrier@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8809 Arrival at Erskine: 1991 Education Background: A.B., Erskine College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
	John Macaulay Assistant Professor of History Department Chair macaulay@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-6507 Arrival at Erskine 2008 Education Background: A.B. Erskine College, M.T.S. Duke University, Ph.D. University of South Carolina
	Ashley Woodiwiss Grady Patterson Professor of Politics woodiwiss@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8837 Arrival at Erskine: 2007 Education Background: B.A., M.A., Ph.D. UNC – Chapel Hill
Department of Mathematics
	Kokou Yano Abalo Dr. & Mrs. James Rogers Young Professor of Mathematics Department Chair abalo@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8870 Arrival at Erskine: 2001 Education Background: B.S., College Protestant; M.S., Kharkov State University; M.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., Clemson University
	Artur Gorka Associate Professor of Mathmatics gorka@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-6597 Arrival at Erskine: 2004 Education Background: M.Sc., Nicolaus Copernicus University; Ph.D., Clemson University
Department of Modern Languages
	Michael Burriss Visiting Instructor of Spanish burriss@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8804 Arrival at Erskine: 2011 A.B. Erskine College;, M.A., Auburn University, Ph.D., candidate, University of Georgia
	Esperanza Granados Professor of Modern Languages Department Chair egranados@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8857 Arrival at Erskine: 2001 Education Background: B.A., Universidad Industrial de Santander; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
	Monique Michel Assistant Professor of Modern Languages (French)michel@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8737 Arrival at Erskine: 2008 Education Background: B.A. University of Grenoble, France Maîtrise University of Franche – Comté, France Ph.D. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
	Alex Salinas Assistant Professor of Modern Languages salinas@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8801 Arrival at Erskine 2010 Education Background: B.A. Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Bolivia. M.A. Universidad Simon Bolivar, Ecuador, Ph.D. candidate, University of New York at Stony Brook
Department of Music
	Robert P. Glick Department Chair Associate Professor of Music glick@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8719 Arrival at Erskine: 1989 Education Background: B.A., Lebanon Valley College; M.S.M., Southern Methodist University; M.Div., Erskine Seminary
	James Brooks Kuykendall Associate Professor of Music bkuykend@erskine.edu Office Phone:864-379-6695 Arrival at Erskine: 2006 Education Background: A.B., Erskine College; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
	Mark A. Nabholz Assistant Professor of Music nabholz@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8827 Arrival at Erskine: 2011 B.M. Houghton College, M.M. Eastman School of Music, D.M.A., University of South Carolina
	Brad Parker Assistant Professor of Music parker@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8842 Arrival at Erskine 2008 Education Background: B.Mus Wilfrid Laurier University, M.Mus Eastman School of Music, D.M.A. Eastman School of Music
Department of Psychology and Sociology
	Robert J.F. Elsner Professor of Psychology elsner@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-6570 Arrival at Erskine: 2005 Education Background: B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; M.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia; M.A.P.M., Erskine Theological Seminary
	John Roger Showalter Professor of Psychology Department Chair showaltr@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8868 Arrival at Erskine: 1974 Education Background: B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University
	Stephen B. Sniteman Professor of Sociology sniteman@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8778 Arrival at Erskine: 1993 Education Background: B.A., East Carolina University; M.S., Troy State University; Ph.D., Utah State University
McCain Library
	Elizabeth L. Elsner Access Services Librarian and Instructor belsner@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8714 Arrival at Erskine: 2006 B.S.B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina
	Frederick W. Guyette Librarian and Assistant Professor fguyette@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8784 Arrival at Erskine: 1995 Education Background: B.A., Florida State University; M.A., Pacific School of Religion; M.L.S., Florida State University; M.Div., Erskine Theological Seminary
	John F. Kennerly Head Librarian and Associate Professor kennerly@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8788 Arrival at Erskine: 1995 Education Background: B.A., Charleston Southern University; M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina
	Sara M. Morrison Librarian and Assistant Professor morrison@erskine.edu Office Phone: 864-379-8747 Arrival at Erskine: 1999 Education Background: B.A., King College; M.A., Westminster Theological Seminary; M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Faculty Bios

Department of Art

Department of Bible and Philosophy

Department of Biology

Department of Business Administration and Economics

Department of Chemistry and Physics

Department of Education and Special Education

Department of English

Department of Health and Human Performance, Sports Management and Sports Medicine

Department of History and Politics

Department of Mathematics

Department of Modern Languages

Department of Music

Department of Psychology and Sociology

McCain Library