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Areas of Expertise
A. Christson Adedoyin, BSc (Econ), MSW, MATS, PhD
Program Evaluation, Public Policy Analysis, Social Welfare Analysis, Integration of Faith and Learning (IFL), Spirituality in the Workplace, Social Entrepreneurship, Police-Community Relationships, Technology and Social Welfare Services Delivery and Faith-Based Interventions to address Socio-Economic and Health Disparities among African Americans, African Immigrants, and African Refugees
Beth Aho, MS, CCC-SLP
Adult communication, cognitive, and swallowing disorders
Ramona Carroll Albin
Evidence, criminal law, criminal procedure, public health law, law teaching and learning, trial advocacy
M. Ahinee Amamoo, PhD, MS
Epidemiology, biostatistics, data management and database development
Jeff Anderson
Legal research and writing, civil procedure and complex litigation, legislation/statutory interpretation, appellate advocacy, civil litigation
Robin W. Andrews
Legal research and writing, public school law, and special education law
John Arnold, PhD, RPh
Health, Pediatric Pharmacy, Novel Dosage Forms, Stability of Compounded Dosage Forms
Shannon Ashe, EdD, LAT, ATC, CSCS
Healthcare Simulation, Nontraditional athletic training (specifically performing arts sports medicine), Athletic Training and sports rehabilitation
Kelly Atkins, PhD, DPT, PT
Preclinical Models of Neurotrauma, Spinal Cord Injury, Neuropathic Pain, Neuroprotection
David R. Bains
Religion and Philosophy, Religious Architecture, Worship Space
Kristin A. Bakkegard
Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Alabama Biodiversity, Zoology
Amanda Barron, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE
Critical Care Nursing, Oncology Nursing
S. Jonathan Bass
History, Civil Rights, Alabama and Birmingham History and Culture, Political Science and Politics, Civil Rights, Birmingham and Alabama History and Culture
Jennifer Beall, PharmD, BCPS, CHSE
Health, Experiential Education (Pharmacy)
William H. Belski
Business, Accounting Standards, Financial Accounting Issues, Accounting Ethics, Business Ethics, Capital Market Research and Earning Management, Not-For-Profit Accounting and Reporting
Courteney L. Benjamin, PhD, CSCS
Thermoregulation, Hydration and sports nutrition, Athlete monitoring, Exercise performance
Kim W. Benner, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FALSHP, FPPA
Health, Clinical and Pediatric Pharmacy
Cynthia Gurdak Berry, DNP, RN, CNE, COI
Health, Disaster Preparedness, Burns and Trauma, Critical Care
C. Scott Bickel, PhD, PT
Exercise physiology, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, skeletal muscle, spinal cord injury, rehabilitation in China
Amy B. Bigham, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Health, Rural Family Health, Pediatrics, Health Care Technology
Karen J. Birkenfeld
Education, Mathematics and Science Education
Amy E. Broeseker, RN, PharmD, PhD, FNAP
Health, Critical Care, Spirituality, End-of-Life Care, Religion and Philosophy, End-of-Life Care, Spirituality, Moral Development
Stephen A. Brown, JD, PharmD
Community pharmacy practice management, Pharmacy law
Joy Buchanan
Data Analysis, Economics, Economic History, Public Policy and Regulation, Experimental Design, Wages and Compensation, Behavioral Economics
M. Brad Busbee
Language, Literature and Film; Medieval Literature and Culture
Laura S. Byland
Arts, Theatre for Youth, Children’s Theatre
Terri Cahoon, DNP, CRNA
Health, Anesthesia Pharmacology, Patient Safety
Art Carden
Business, Economic History, Public Policy and Regulation, Walmart and Big-Box Retail, Causes and Consequences of Economic Growth, Development Policy in Alabama
Kameron C. Carden, PhD, CCC/SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd.
PhD, CCC/SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd
Charles M. Carson
Business, Group Dynamics, Teamwork, Absenteeism, Family Business Issues, Production, Factory Worker Motivation and Management, Entrepreneurship; Supervisory Styles, Effective Teaching Methods
Melondie R Carter, PhD, RN
Population health, adult health, and mental health
Rachel Bailey, PhD, MSc
Risk perception and communication, culture, medical anthropology, epidemiology, children's health, vaccination, voluntary sector
Mark Castle
Arts, Theatre Acting, Directing, Playwriting
Marshall E. Cates, PharmD, BCPP, FASHP, FCCP, FALSHP
Health, Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy, Mental Illness
David P. Cecil, PhD, LICSW
Clinical counseling and therapy practices, mental health, program evaluation, research, policy analysis, international education and research
Kristie Chandler
Education, Human Development and Family Science
Sherri H. Chatman, DNP, FNP-BC
Pediatrics, End of life care
Stephen Linn Chew
Science and Technology, Psychology, The Science of Learning and Teaching
Jane Cobia
Education, K-12 School Finance, Organizational Dynamics
Jennifer Coleman, PhD, RN, CNE, COI, ANEF
Pediatric Nursing, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Diversity, Culturally Sensitive Care, Health Disparities, Children with Type 1 Diabetes
Andrea Collins, DNP, FNP-C, CNE, COI
Adult health, Integrative medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine, Medical Missions, Nursing Education
Cyndi Cortes, DrPH, MSN, MRE, CPNP-PC, CRRN, COI
Health, Developmental Disabilities, Global Health, Healthcare and Missions, Migrant Population Health, Pediatric Health, Population Health, Public Health, Respite Caregiving, Spirituality and Health, Vulnerable Populations
Colin M. Coyne
Strategy, Higher Education Policy, Leadership Characteristics and Practices, College Retention and Persistence, Commercial Real Estate, Finance and Investment Structuring, Family Business Governance and Practice, Environmental and Social Sustainability
Carol Ann Vaughn Cross
History, Women’s Studies, Ave Maria Grotto
Michael A. Crouch, PharmD, MBA, FASHP
Pharmacy Leadership, Interprofessional Education, Cardiology
Lawrence J. Davenport
Science and Technology, Alabama Botany and Wildlife
Emily Bonds Davey
Contracts, lawyering, mediation, alternative dispute resolution, civil litigation, local government
Theresa C. Davidson
Political Science and Politics, Race Relations, Social Class and Inequality, Gender Studies
Jonathan Davis
Education, Domestic Violence, Family Relations, Families and Health
LaJuana S. Davis
Criminal law and procedure, evidence, appellate advocacy, business crimes, interviewing and counseling, and postconviction remedies
Michael E. DeBow
Property, business organizations, administrative law, legislation, and local government
Renee M. DeHart, PharmD, MSW, BCPS, FCCP
Health, Continuing Education for Pharmacists
Brannon P. Denning
Constitutional law, United States Supreme Court
Mark DeVine
Religion and Philosophy, Work and Faith, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, History and Doctrine
Annie DeVries
global and comparative history, imperialism, modern Egypt, the modern Middle East, and women’s and gender history
Alyssa DiRusso
Wills, trusts and estates, estate and gift tax, estate and trust administration, taxation of nonprofit organizations, and federal income tax
Trravis D. Dixon, PhD
Science and Technology, Space and Missile Operations (U.S. Air Force)
Elizabeth G. (Betsy) Dobbins
Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Alabama Biodiversity
B. DeeAnn Dugan, PharmD, BCACP
Health, Ambulatory Care, Diabetes, Spirituality in Health Care, Quality Care, High Risk Care, Low Income Patients, Spirituality in Healthcare
Clif Eason
Marketing analytics, customer experience, branding, sales
Leslie Sturdivant Ennis
Education, Education Law, Negotiation, Contact Resolution
Karen Flynn, EdD, CCC-SLP
Early intervention and literacy, Dementia, Huntington’s Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, Universal Design Instruction
Cynthia Frownfelter-Lohrke
Business, Computers, Technology, Systems Topics, Financial Planning, Retirement, Income Taxes, Fraud, Investments, Estate Planning
Thomas L. Fuller
Religion and Philosophy, Church Administration, Faith-based Institutions, Christian and Theological Education, Religion, Faith and Culture
Clara Gerhardt
Education, Problem-Based Learning, Family Therapy, Parenting
Mark S. Gignilliat
Religion and Philosophy, Old Testament, Theology, History and Doctrine
Erin N. Gilchrist
Education, Secondary English Education
Greg Gorman, PhD
Health, Drug-Drug Interactions and Drug-Herbal Interactions with Chemotherapeutic Agents, Drug Metabolism
Lisa E. Gurley, PhD, RN, CNE, COAT, CPHQ
Adult Medical, Surgical and Perioperative Nursing; Nurse Education, Recruitment and Retention
Mary Gurney
Arts, Theatre Costume Design and Construction
Jennifer McClure Haraway
Religion and Philosophy, Sociology of Religion, Religious Congregations, Religious Organizations and Leaders, Congregational Health, Faith Development, Statistics, Social Psychology, and Prosocial Behavior
J. Michael Hardin
American Statistical Association Fellows, Analytics, Big Data, Data Mining, Informatics, Academics
Courtney N. Haun, PhD, MPH
Healthcare administration, public health, quality improvement
Howard P. Hendrickson, PhD
Bioanalytical chemistry, Pharmacokinetics, Drug metabolism
Lisa Herbinger, DNP, CRNA, COI
Neonatal and pediatric anesthesia, Anesthesia induced neuroapoptosis, Trauma/Coagulopathy, Evidence based practice
Celeste Hill
Education, Human Development and Family Dynamics
Amanda S. Hilsmier
Education, Inclusion, Special Needs in Middle and Secondary Education
Lynn Hogewood
Legal education, lawyer wellness, professionalism, critical analysis and thinking, and cognition and lifelong learning
Amanda Howard
Health, Parenting, Trauma in Children, Foster Care, Parent-Child Attachment
Blake Hudson
Property, environmental and natural resources law
Peter J. Hughes, PharmD, MSEd, BCPS
Health, Drug Information, Pharmacy Education, Medication Safety
John B. Hurt, MPAS, PA-C
Emergency medicine, Urgent care, Surgery and surgical disease
Maryam Iranikhah, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP
Health, Osteoporosis, Bone Health, Geriatrics
Allison Jackson, PhD
Health, Sport, Motor Development, Students with Disabilities in Physical Education
Kelly Jackson, PhD, CCC-SLP
School age language and articulation; dysphagia; geriatric communication disorders
Kristen Johnston, DNP, FNP-BC, COI, AE-C
Health, Teen Pregnancy, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, and Local Medical Missions
Steven T. Jones
Business, Credit Scoring, Financial Services, Corporate Finance, Insurance, Finance Theory
Patricia Jumbo Lucioni, MD, PhD
Health, Nutrition Sciences, Metabolism, Mitochondrial Bioenergetics, Human Genetics, Glycosylation
Alan P. Jung, PhD
Health, Undergraduate Research in Health Fields
Layne Keele
Contracts, conflict of laws, pretrial practice, civil litigation
Mike Kendrach, PharmD, FASHP
Health, Drug Usage Patterns, Pharmacy Education Techniques
Kristin Kenning
Arts, Opera (Production, Literature, Singers)
Carol L. Koch, EdD, CCC-SLP
Health, Pediatric Speech and Language Disorders, Speech Sound Disorders, Early Intervention, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Paul Kuruk
Commercial transactions, international business transactions, trade law, and human rights law
Jeffrey Kyle, PharmD, BCPS
Health, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Teaching Effectiveness
Hannah Landgrave, DNP, RN, CCRN, CNE
Critical care nursing, Adult health nursing
Gregory K. Laughlin
Law, Information Access and Control
Maria D. Ledbetter, DNAP, CRNA, COI
Obstetric Anesthesia and neuraxial blocks, Quality and Safety in Anesthesia, Online teaching and education-Quality Matters for Higher Education, Evidence-based Practice
Jeffery M. Leonard
Religion and Philosophy, Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Hebrew Language, History and Culture of the Land of Israel, Semitic Languages, Ancient Near Eastern Myth and Religion
Lindsey R. Pitts, MSN-RN
Pediatrics, Emergency Pediatrics, Community Health
Jonathan Linebaugh
New Testament and Christian Theology
Melissa Galvin Lumpkin, PhD, MPH
Behavior Change, Issues Related to Older Population
David R. Luthin, PhD
Health, Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Disorders
Piotr J. Małysz
Religion and Philosophy, Church History, Church Relations, Reformation, Lutheranism, European Christianity, Poland
Edward C. Martin
Law, Torts, products liability, damages, professional responsibility, environmental law, law and technology, civil litigation
Matthew Mazzei
Strategic Management, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Entrepreneurship
Sara Helms McCarty
Business, Volunteering, Charitable Giving, Education Policy, Religion and Economics, Labor Economics, Religion and Philosophy, Volunteering and Charitable Giving
Tim McFarlin
Property, contracts, intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks, and patents
Kerry P. McInerney
Mediation, trial advocacy, regulatory compliance, legal research and writing
Megan Mileski, PhD, RN
Health, Labor and Delivery Nursing, Women’s Health
Anthony Minnema
Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle Ages, conflict and coexistence between different faiths in the premodern period
Joey Mullins
Sport, Sports Information for Samford Athletics
Osvaldo Padilla
Religion and Philosophy, New Testament, Biblical Studies
Kevin Pan
Data analytics, statistical analysis, quantitative methods, information systems, education data analytics, informatics, knowledge-based systems
Rhonda G. Parker
Journalism and Communication, Communication in Relationships
Jill N. Pence EdD, RN, CNE, CHSE
Health, Obstetric, Simulation and Experiential Learning, Post-Operative Nursing
John Petrella, PhD
Health, Sport, Skeletal Muscle Changes and Aging, Resistance Training
Steven Potaczek
Commercial Music, Music Production, Recording
Valerie Prince, PharmD, BCPS, FAPHA
Health, Adult Medicine, Acute Care
Laura S. Promer, MS, CCC-SLP, C-SLDI, AOGPE
School age language based reading and writing disorders
Jennifer L. Rahn
Science and Technology, Coastal Geography
Carol J. Ratcliffe, DNP, RN, COI, FACHE
Health, Nursing and Health Care Administration, Practice and Advocacy
David E. Robbins, PhD, MSEE
Healthcare informatics, biospecimen informatics, data science, machine learning, software engineering, software ecosystems, semantic web, concept maps
C. Jean Roberson, DSW, LICSW
Faith–Based Social Work and Church Social Work
Tracey M. Roberts
Federal taxation, tax policy, real property, environmental law
Sarah Ross, PhD, DPT, PT, GCS, CEEAA
Geriatrics, skilled nursing and rehabilitation
William G. Ross
Law, Professional responsibilities, civil procedure, constitutional law, American legal history, civil litigation
Don Sandley
Arts, Theatre Criticism, Acting, Directing, Film, Playwriting, Screenwriting
William Scogin, ScD, DPT, OCS, COMT
Orthopedics, Manual therapy, Surface anatomy
Tonya Shanahan, FNP-BC, DNP
Healthcare for the homeless
Lora Shelton, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE
Health, Adult Health Nursing, Women’s Heart Health, Mission Nursing
Tarsha Shepard
Education, Emerging Literacy, Reading
Fred Shepherd
Political Science and Politics, Human Rights, International Relations, Genocide
Serena Simoni
History, International Relations, Organized Crime, International Security, Italian Politics, Political Science and Politics, International Relations, Security, Organized Crime, Italian Politics
Jessica Skelley, PharmD, BCACP
Health, Family Medicine, Ambulatory Care, Anticoagulation, Diabetes, Patient Safety
Rachel Slaton, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FALSHP
Health, Drug Information, Medication Safety, Ambulatory Care
David M. Smolin
Constitutional law, family and juvenile law, bioethics and law, international human rights/ children’s rights, children and the law, law and religion, criminal law and procedure, children’s issues, health law, international law, education law, and criminal law
Courtney D. Spells, DNP, RN CLN
Trauma Nursing, Burn Care, Orthopedics, Process Improvement
Maryam T. Stevenson
Torts, professional responsibility, administrative law, immigration law, mental health law
Julie Sims Steward
Modern Poetry; Literature; Language, Literature and Film
Chuck Stokes
Religion and Philosophy, Young Evangelicals, Impact of Parental Divorce on Young Adults
Anna-Leigh Stone
Banking, Financial Institutions, Bank Regulation
James R. Strange
History, Religion and Philosophy, Early Christianity and Judaism, Archaeology of Palestine
Sarah H. Szynkiewicz, PhD, CCC-SLP
Swallowing disorders
Laura Domm Taaffe
Legal research and writing, labor law, employment law
Jeremy Thornton
Nonprofit Organization/Philanthropy; Public Policy/Tax Policy; Economics of Religion; Competition/Pricing Strategy
Stephen R. Todd
History, Ancient Greek History, Military
Bruce Waldrop, PhD, RPh
Health, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Signal Transduction Mechanisms
W. Jason Wallace
Religion and Philosophy, Western Intellectual History, Catholicism in the South
X. Robert Wang, PhD
Health, Cystic Fibrosis, Drug Discovery, Protein Misfolding Diseases, Molecular Chaperones
Douglas D. Webster
Religion and Philosophy, Pastoral Theology, Preaching, Ministry, Evangelical Theology
Darin W. White
Business, Strategic Planning, Competitive Reconnaissance, Marketing Strategy Development, Retailing, Leadership Coaching, Business Coaching, Marketing Research, Political, Sports, Nonprofit Marketing, International Marketing, Franchising, Advertising, Branding, Pricing, New Product Development, Sales, Sales Management Training, Sports Marketing
Monique Witherspoon
Education, Organization, Leadership and Policy
Mary Worthington, PharmD, BCPPS, BCPS, AE-C
Health, Pediatric Pharmacy, Cerebral Palsy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Geoffrey Wright
American Literature and Film; Language, Literature and Film
Laura Wynn, MSN, RN
Women’s and Infant’s Health, Nursing Medical/Surgical Nursing
Stephanie Wynn, DNP, RN-BC, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, COI
Health, Psychiatric Nursing, Mental Health, Veterans Health
Rusty Yerkes
Business, Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, Investments, Portfolio Management, Financial Planning, Corporate Financial Analysis, Financial Risk, Management, Derivatives, Treasury Management, Banking
Richard Yoakum, MS, LPC
Health, Mental Health Counseling and Crisis Intervention
Ashley York, DNP, AGNP-C, WHNP-BC
Cardiology, Menopause, Hospice, Adult Medicine
