The Graduate Faculty

A. Louise Fincher
2014. Interim President for the University. Professor of Athletic Training. B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University; M.S., Indiana State University; Ed.D., University of Alabama.

John W. Wells
2017. Chancellor of the University. Chairperson of the Faculty. Professor of Political Science. B.A., Carson-Newman University; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Michael J. Puglisi
1988-1993, 2010. Provost and Dean of Faculty; Associate Professor of History. B.A., James Madison University; M.A. and Ph.D., The College of William and Mary.

Kristi Angelopoulou
2015. Associate Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S., Minnesota State University; M.A. and M.S., University of Central Florida; DPT, Northeastern University.

Amanda Bird-Blevins
2020. Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy.

Emily Bodfish
2024.  Physician Assistant Studies. B.S. Emory & Henry College; MPAS Emory & Henry College

Will Bodfish
2022. Physical Therapy. B.A. Emory & Henry College; DPT Emory & Henry Collee

David Burkholder
2021. Associate Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling. B.S., Geneva College; M.Ed. Ohio University; Ph.D. Kent State University.

Jessica R. Burkholder
2021. Associate Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling. B.S., Miami University, M.A., Denver Seminary, Ph.D., Kent State University.

Amy Burns
PRC

Julia M. O. Castleberry
2016. Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Director of the Falls Prevention Center. B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., Duke University; DPT, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Hannah Caudill
2023. Professor of Occupational Therapy. B.A., Emory & Henry College, Doctorate of OTD, Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences at Mary Baldwin University.

Eric Coley
2012. Department Chair and Program Director, Department of Physical Therapy. B.S., Emory & Henry College; DPT, Duke University School of Medicine; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Edward H. Davis
1991. Professor of Geography. B.A., University of North Carolina; M.A., University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Phil Davis
2021. Department Chair and Program Director, Department of  Physician Assistant Studies. B.S., George Washington University; MPAS, University of Nebraska; Orthopaedic Fellowship, U.S. Air Force.

Whitney Ennis 
2019. Professor of Occupational Therapy. B.S. Health and Science Studies, Quinnipiac University; M.S. Occupational Therapy, Quinnipiac University, OTD, Thomas Jefferson University. 

Amy Evans
2020. Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy. B.S., Elizabethtown College; M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; DOT, Radford University.

Chase Edwards 
 2022. Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S. Athletic Training, Emory & Henry College; M.A. Exercise Physiology & Human Performance, East Tennessee State University; DPT, Emory & Henry College. 

Sandra Frederick
2018. Assistant Professor of Education. B.S., Auburn University; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., East Tennessee State University.

Teri Gilley
2015. Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy/Academic Fieldwork Coordinator. B.S. and M.S., Shenandoah University. D.H.Sc. Radford University-Carilion.

John Graham
2013. Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S., Davidson College; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Mark Hainsworth
2008. Instructor of Education. B.S., State University of New York at Fredonia; B.S., Clarkson University; M.S., University of Maryland; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

William Handy, MD, 
Clinical Professor and Medical Director of Physician Assistant Studies 

Amy Hopkins Mason 
PRC

John Jackson
2015. Department Chair and Program Director, Occupational Therapy. B.S., Medical College of Georgia; M.A., Texas Woman’s University; Ed.D., Texas Tech University.

Blake Justice 
2022. Interim Dean, School of Health Sciences. B.S., Appalachian State University; M.S., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

Misty Justuh
Professor of Physician Assistant Studies 

Victoria Koger 
2023. Library. B.A., Lynchburg College; MLIS, The Florida State University. 

Thomas Little
1994. Professor of History. B.A. and M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Rice University

Amelia McReynolds
2020. Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Assistant Studies.

Ashlee Medley
2017. Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S. and M.S., University of Kentucky; D.P.T., University of St. Augustine.

Rose Pignataro
2020. Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of Physical Therapy.

R. Christopher Qualls
1990-1992, 1999. Professor of Psychology. B.A., David Lipscomb College; M.M.F.T., Abilene Christian University; M.S. and Ph.D., Memphis State University.

Ed Ranzenbach
2024. Director of Clinical Education, Assistant Clinical Professor of Physician Assistant Studies. Physician Associate, Stanford University Medical Center; B.A., SUNY Excelsior College; MPAS, University of Nebraska Medical Center; DMSc, University of Lynchburg. 

Stephanie Rutledge
2020. Founding Department Chair and Associate Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling. B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Louisiana Tech University; Ph.D., University of New Orleans.

Kathleen C. Savage
2021. Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Director of Clinical Education. B.S. Virginia Commonwealth University; M.S.Ed., University of Kentucky; D.P.T., College of St. Scholastica.

Matt Tirrell 
2023. Associate Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling. B.A., Rutgers University. M.S., Monmouth University; ABD/Doctoral Candidate, Montclair State University.

Angela Lynne Umbarger
2016. Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy. B.A., University of Arizona; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., University of Toledo.

Stephanie Williams
2016. Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy. B.A., Eastern Kentucky University; O.T.D., Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.