Faculty & Staff

ADMINISTRATION

DR. PAUL HAUGHT, Dean for the School of Arts
DR. NEAL A. PALMER, Chair of History and Political Science
DR. CLAYANN GILLIAM PANETTA, Chair of Literature and Languages
DR. TRACIE L. BURKE, Chair of Behavioral Sciences
DR. RICHARD POTTS, Chair of Education and Director of Graduate Education
DR. SCOTT GEIS, Chair of Religion and Philosophy
MRS. JANA BROUSSARD TRAVIS, Chair of Visual and Performing Arts
DR. SAMANTHA M. ALPERIN, Director of Undergraduate Education and M.A.T. Program
DR. J. BURTON FULMER, Director of Catholic Studies Program

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

CONRAD J. BROMBACH, Professor
B.A., St. Mary's College (Winona); M.Ed., Loyola University (Chicago); M.A., St. Louis University; Ed.D., University of New Orleans
Phone: (901) 321-3356
E-Mail: brombach@cbu.edu

TRACIE L. BURKE, Professor, Director of Honors Program
B.S., University of Montana; M.S., M.A., Ed.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3357
E-Mail: tburke@cbu.edu

MARY CAMPBELL, Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., M.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
Phone: (901) 321-3107
Email: mcampbe6@cbu.edu

RENA DURR, Professor
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Phone: (901) 321-3353
E-Mail: rdurr@cbu.edu

MARGARET A. MILLER, Professor
B.A., Carlow College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Phone: (901) 321-3338
E-Mail: mmiller@cbu.edu
Website: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/mmiller/

ELIZABETH M. NELSON, Professor
B.A., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University
Phone: (901) 321-3362
E-Mail: enelson@cbu.edu

MAUREEN E. O'BRIEN, Assistant Professor
B.A., Christian Brothers University; M.S. The University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of North Carolina Greensboro
Phone: (901) 321-4303
E-Mail: mobrien@cbu.edu

RODNEY J. VOGL, Chair, Professor
B.S., University of Iowa; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University
Phone: (901) 321-4297
E-Mail: rvogl@cbu.edu

EDUCATION

SAMANTHA ALPERIN, Associate Professor
B.S.B.A., University of Tennessee; MAT, Ed.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3116
E-Mail: salperin@cbu.edu

WENDY ASHCROFT, Assistant Professor
B.A., Psychology (with Honors), Rhodes College; M.A., Special Education (Concentration: Multi-handicapped), University of Memphis; Ed.D., Special Education, University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3514
E-Mail: washcrof@cbu.edu

ELLEN S. FAITH, Professor
B.A. Regents College; M.A., Vermont College; Ed.M., Ed.D., Harvard University
Phone: (901) 321-3017
E-Mail: esfaith@cbu.edu

RICHARD POTTS, Chair of Education Department, Assistant Professor
B.A., English, Southern Illinois University; M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Memphis; M.A., English, University of Memphis; Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3020
E-Mail: rpotts@cbu.edu 

BROTHER MICHAEL A. SCHMELZER, Assistant Professor
B.A., Christian Brothers College; MAT, St. Mary's College; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Phone: (901) 321-3583
E-Mail: mschmelz@cbu.edu

TALANA VOGEL, Associate Professor
B.S., M.S., Florida State University; Ed.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-4101
E-Mail: tvogel@cbu.edu

NANCY WILDER, Visiting Assitant Professor and NCATE Assessment Coordinator
B.S., University of Memphis; M.Ed., University of Memphis; Graduate Studies in Special Education, Vanderbilt University
Phone: (901) 321-3385
E-Mail: nwilder@cbu.edu

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF

DANIEL MESSINGER, Administrative & Licensing Officer Assistant
Phone: (901) 321-4350
E-Mail: dmessinger@cbu.edu

RITA RANISZEWSKI, Director of Assessment & Records, Licensing Officer
B.A., in History with English minor, Siena College; M.A.T., English Concentration, Memphis State University; M.R.E., Loyola University; M.B.A., Christian Brothers University
Phone: (901) 321-3070
E-Mail: rranisze@cbu.edu

HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE

MARIUS M. CARRIERE, JR, Professor
B.A., University of Louisiana-Lafayette; M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Phone: (901) 321-3366
E-Mail: mcarrier@cbu.edu

BENJAMIN JORDAN, Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A. History, Bard College; Ph.D., United States History, University of California, San Diego; M.A., United States History, University of California, San Diego
Phone: (901) 321-4406
E-Mail: bjordan1@cbu.edu

KARL LEIB, Associate Professor
B.A., SUNY Albany; M.A., SUNY Albany;Ph.D., Syracuse University
Phone: (901) 321-3337
E-Mail: kleib@cbu.edu

NEAL A. PALMER, Department Chair and Associate Professor
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., The University of Rochester
Phone: (901) 321-3249
E-Mail: npalmer@cbu.edu

LITERATURE & LANGUAGES

ELIZABETH P. BROADWELL, Professor
B.A., Guilford College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Phone: (901) 321-4114
E-Mail: lbroadwe@cbu.edu

MARY TERRELL CARGILL, Professor
B.A., M.A., Memphis State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
E-Mail: mcargill@cbu.edu

ROSE G. DEAL, Professor Emeritus
Doctor of Letters, University of Bari and Naples, Italy

ROGER R. EASSON, Professor
B.A., M.A., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., University of Tulsa
Phone: (901) 321-3351
E-Mail: reasson@cbu.edu

KAREN B. GOLIGHTLY, Assistant Professor
B.A., Rhodes College; M.F.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Phone: (901) 321-4483
E-Mail: kgolight@cbu.edu

FEDERICO GOMEZ-UROZ, Assistant Professor
B.S., M.S., University of Granada, Spain; M.A., The University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3355
E-Mail: fgomezur@cbu.edu

STEPHEN E. GRICE, Professor
A.B., University of Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern Illinois
E-Mail: sgrice@cbu.edu

BROTHER ALLEN JOHNSON, FSC, Assistant Professor
B.A., LaSalle University; M.L.A., Johns Hopkins University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Phone: (901) 321-3348
E-Mail: ajohnson@cbu.edu

BROTHER FRANCISCO MARTIN, FSC, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Spanish
D.P.L., University of Villaneuva; M.A.T., St. Mary's College
Phone: (901) 321-3496
E-Mail: fmartin@cbu.edu

VINCENT O'NEILL, Visiting Professor
B.A., M.A., University of Windsor, Ontario; Ph.D., University College of the Univesity of London, England
Phone: (901) 321-3346
E-Mail: voneill@cbu.edu

CLAYANN GILLIAM PANETTA, Chair of Department and Associate Professor
B.A., Blue Mountain College; M.A., Ph.D., Old Dominion University
Phone: (901) 321-3955
E-Mail: cpanetta@cbu.edu

KRISTIN A. PRUITT, Professor Emeritus
B.A., Southwestern at Memphis; Ph.D., University of North Carolina
E-Mail: kpruitt@cbu.edu

ANN MARIE WRANOVIX, Professor
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University
Phone: (901) 321-3352
E-Mail: awranovi@cbu.edu

RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY

DAVID DAULT, Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., University of the South; M.A., Columbia Theological Seminary; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Phone: (901) 321-3341
E-Mail: ddault@cbu.edu
Website: http://www.daviddault.com/

J. BURTON FULMER, Catholic Studies Director and Assistant Professor
B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., George Mason University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Phone: (901) 321-3359
E-Mail: jfulmer@cbu.edu

SCOTT GEIS, Department Chair and Associate Professor
B.A., Bethel College; M. Div. Bethel Theological Seminary; M.Th. Duke University; Ph.D. Marquette University
Phone: (901) 321-3349
E-Mail: sgeis@cbu.edu

PAUL A. HAUGHT, Dean for the School of Arts
B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., University of North Texas; Ph.D. Tulane University
Phone: (901) 321-3579
E-Mail: phaught@cbu.edu

EMILY A. HOLMES, Assistant Professor
B.A., Tulane University; M.Phil., University of Cambridge; M.T.S., Harvard University; Ph.D., Emory University
Phone: (901) 321-3325
E-Mail: eholmes1@cbu.edu

PETER F. LIMPER, Professor Emeritus
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Yale University
E-Mail: plimper@cbu.edu

PHILIP J. MALONEY, Associate Professor
B.A., M.A., University of Montana; Ph.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3368
E-Mail: pmaloney@cbu.edu

JAMES BUCHANAN WALLACE, Assistant Professor
B.A., Sewanee (The University of the South); M.Div., Candler School of Theology, Emory University; Ph.D., Emory University
Phone: (901) 321-3018
E-Mail: jwallac6@cbu.edu

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS

MATTHEW HAMNER, Visiting Assistant Professor
B.F.A., Auburn University; M.F.A., University of Central Florida
Phone: (901) 321-3026
E-Mail: mhamner@cbu.edu

PAMELA HASSLER, Adjunct Lecturer
B.F.A., Memphis College of Art; M.S., University of Tennessee; M.F.A., Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
E-Mail: phassler@cbu.edu

NICK PEÑA, Visiting Assistant Professor
B.F.A., Southern Illinois University; M.F.A., University of Missouri
Phone: (901) 321-3350
E-Mail: npena@cbu.edu
Website: http://www.nickpena.net/

JANA BROUSSARD TRAVIS, Department Chair and Assistant Professor
B.F.A., M.F.A., The University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3386
E-Mail: jtravis@cbu.edu
Website: http://www.janatravis.com/