Our Faculty


Wesleyan FULL-TIME Faculty listing

PHDs, NOT TEACHING ASSISTANTS. Wesleyan’s faculty has been ranked among the best in the nation. You won’t find a large lecture hall on the Wesleyan campus. Our professors teach seminar style and expect students to join in the conversation. Wesleyan’s full-time faculty members hold the highest degrees in their fields from places like Oxford, MIT, Georgetown, Duke, Loyola University, University of California at Berkeley, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, and Yale.

Wesleyan College’s faculty have been ranked among the Nation’s Best by Forbes Magazine, highlighted and reported by CBS Money Watch, and by The Princeton Review. According to student surveys conducted by The Princeton Review, Wesleyan students praise these “excellent…open-minded professors who teach … how to look at things from different perspectives.”

Listen to a few of our exceptional professors in these videos.

 

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Mary Craig
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
Chenny Q. Gan
M.A. Program Director, Professor of Music (478) 757-5147 Profile
Moriah Lavender
Director of Graduate Education Programs (478) 757-5198 Profile
Laura Lease
Associate Professor of English / Dean for Teaching, Learning, & Student Success (478) 757-5232 Profile
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Natasha Lehner
Assistant Professor of Art in Photography and Video (478) 757-5189
Michael McGhee
Associate Professor of Music, Dean, School of Media, Arts, and Culture (478) 757-2433 Profile
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A. Rowan
Assistant Professor of Psychology (478) 757-3706
Kimberly Seabrooks
Assistant Professor of Nursing and Student Success Coach (478) 757-2876 Profile
Seth D. Selke
Associate Professor of Business & Director of Graduate Business Programs (478) 757-5184 Profile
Deonna Tanner
Dean of the School of Applied Science and Nursing (478) 757-5168 Profile
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Christine Vega
tenure-track Assistant Professor of Biology (478) 757-5276
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Matthew Wentz
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Melissa Williams
Assistant Professor of Culture, Literature, and Media (478) 757-3789 Profile
Ying Zhen
Professor of Business and Economics (478) 757-3917 Profile
Wesleyan Adjunct Faculty 2026-2027

WESLEYAN COLLEGE ADJUNCT FACULTY 2026-2027

  • Yen-Ting Beck, Instructor of Art. MA (Fine Arts, Ceramics), Southern Illinois University; BS (Fine Art, Art and Design), Southern Illinois University.

  • Heather Beers, Instructor of Music. DME (Music Education), Indiana University; MM (Double Bass Performance), Indiana University; BM (Double Bass Performance), Capital University, OH.

  • Nancy Brynteson, Instructor of Nursing. B.A. (Psychology), Georgia College and State University; BSN, MSN (Nursing Education), Chamberlain College.

  • Erin Bowler, Instructor of Professional Practice Seminar. MS for Teachers (Childhood Education), Pace University; MEd (Higher Education Administration), Northeastern University; BA (History), Boston College.

  • Emma Butler, Instructor of English. MAEd (Secondary Education, English), Kennesaw State University; BAEd (English Education), University of Mississippi. 

  • Hazel Caldwell, Instructor of Art. MA (Art Therapy; ATR and LPC Eligible), Eastern Virginia Medical School; BA (Studio Art, minor in Psychology), College of Charleston.

  • Terence Cantwell, Instructor of Music. MM (Music), University of Georgia; BMus (Performance), University of Georgia.

  • Sergey Chernokov, Instructor of Computer Science. MBA (Information Systems), Georgia College and State University; BBA (Management Information Systems), Georgia College and State University.

  • Rosalyn De Luna, Instructor of Mathematics. MEd (Mathematics), Georgia State University; BA (Mathematics), Mercer University.

  • Anna Dejdar, Instructor of Psychology. MSEd (Counseling), University of Pennsylvania; MSEd (Leadership), University of Pennsylvania; BFA (Psychology), Bryn Mawr.

  • Xandrya Edwards, Instructor of Music. MM (Vocal Performance), University of Georgia; BA (Vocal Performance), Kennesaw State University.

  • Yvonne Gabriel, Instructor of Art. MFA (Fine Art and Painting), Savannah College of Art and Design; BA (concentrations in Writing and Art); RN, St. Franciscus Hospital, the Netherlands.

  • Mariana Furlin '92, Instructor of Art and Education. MS (Art Education), Florida State University; BA (Psychology), Wesleyan College.

  • Denise Greaves, Instructor of Business. EdD (Leadership), American College of Education; JD, University of the District of Columbia; EdS (Media), University of West Georgia; MBA (Human Resources Management), University of Phoenix; BA (Criminal Justice), Long Island University.

  • Linda Hall, Instructor of Health and Physical Education. PhD (Clinical Counseling), Restoration Theological Seminary; MS (Counseling and Human Development), Troy University; BA (Psychology), University of Alabama.

  • Yuri Hayashi, Instructor of Art. MFA (Painting), University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; BFA (Studio Art), Edinboro University.

  • Hillary Hoover, Instructor of Communication. MA (Speech Communication), Minnesota State University; BS (Speech), Kansas State University.

  • Michelle Kania, Instructor of Health and Physical Education. MS (Kinesiology), University of Illinois at Chicago.

  • I-Fan Knotts, Instructor of Spanish. PhD (Spanish), Texas Tech University; MA (Romance Languages), Texas Tech University; BA (Spanish), Texas Tech University.

  • Georgia James, Instructor. MA (English), Valdosta State University; BA (English; concentration in Literature, Language, Letters).

  • Allarey A. Magallano, Instructor of Nursing. MSN (Nursing Administration), Georgia College and State University; BSN, Georgia College and State University.

  • Mary Marques, Instructor. MA (Marriage and Family Therapy), Touro University Worldwide; BA (Psychology), California State University, Long Beach; Graduate Certification (Educational Technology and Online Instruction), Liberty University.

  • Amy McKee, Instructor of Business. DBA (Accounting), Argosy University; MBA (Human Resource Management), DeVry University; MAFM (Accounting), DeVry University; BS (Computer Programming), Youngstown University; BS (Business Management), DeVry University.

  • Colin Miller, Instructor of Biology. MS (Medical Physiology); BS (Biochemistry, Professional Track: Pre-Medicine).

  • Sarah Montgomery, Instructor of Religious Studies. MDiv, Candler School of Theology, Emory University; BA (minor in Social and Economic Justice), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Certificate (Church and Community Leadership), Faith in the City.

  • Theresa Mosbrucker, Instructor of Spanish. MA (Spanish Language and Culture), University of Salamanca, Spain; BA, University of Georgia.

  • Stephen Ohara, Instructor of History. MA (History), Virginia Tech; BA (History, minor in Journalism), University of Richmond.

  • Barbara Rowan, Instructor of Business. PhD (Assessment and Measurement), James Madison University; MS (Psychology), Georgia College and State University; BA (Mathematics), Malone College.

  • Andrew Russell, Instructor of Business. JD, Albany Law School; BA (Psychology), State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

  • Michael Salem, Instructor of Environmental Science. MS (Marine and Environmental Sciences), Long Island University; MS (Management Information Systems), Nova Southeastern University; BS (Biology), Long Island University.

  • Lisa Sloben '00, Instructor of Art History. ALM (Museum Studies), Harvard University; BA (Art History), Wesleyan College; AAS, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York.

  • Mark Robert Stecher, Instructor of Mathematics. MS (Mathematics), Louisiana State University A&M; BA (Mathematics), Brewton Parker College.

  • Jessica Tucker, Instructor of Professional Practice Seminar. MEd (Health Promotion), Georgia College and State University; BS (Health Education), Georgia College and State University.

  • Shara Veda, Instructor of Spanish and Afro-Latina History and Culture. PhD, University of St. Andrews, Scotland; MA (Latin America Area Studies), University of London; MA (Modern Languages, Spanish), University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

  • Cuyler Warnock, Instructor of Mathematics. PhD (Mathematics), University of South Carolina; MA (Mathematics), University of South Carolina; BS (Mathematics), Georgia College and State University.

  • Vincent Youngbauer, Instructor of History. PhD (Curriculum and Instruction; Language, Culture, and Society), The Pennsylvania State University; MS (Education), Wilkes University; BS (Secondary Education, Social Studies), The Pennsylvania State University.

  • Allana Zuckerman, Instructor of Psychology. PhD (Community Psychology), Georgia State University; MA (Community Psychology), Georgia State University; BA (Psychology, Thesis Distinction, and Africana Studies), Pomona College.

Wesleyan Emeriti Faculty
  • Dr. Fletcher Clark Anderson, Professor Emeritus of Music (1970-2005)

  • Dr. H. Elizabeth Bailey, Professor Emerita of Art (1976-2020)

  • Mr. Arch F. Beckelheimer, Jr., * Associate Professor Emeritus of English (1962-1991)

  • Dr. Ernestine Bledsoe 1933, * Professor Emerita of Education and Psychology (1954-1977)

  • Dr. David A. Bobbitt, Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication (1999-2021)

  • Dr. Holly Boettger-Tong, Professor Emeritus of Biology (2000-2026)

  • Ms. Nadine Cheek 1979, Professor Emerita of Music (1997-2023)

  • Dr. Lillian M. Cowie, * Professor Emerita of Biology (1956-1980)

  • Dr. William Leonard Curry, *Professor Emeritus of Psychology (1970-2007)

  • Ms. Frances de La Rosa, Professor Emerita of Painting and Drawing (1998-2023)

  • Mr. Charles Edward Eikner, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Music (1973-2013)

  • Dr. Glenda Ferguson, Professor Emerita of Chemistry (1991-2025)

  • Dr. Horace Benton Gray, * Professor Emeritus of Education (1962-1976)

  • Ms. Patricia Ross Hardeman 1968, * Professor of Biology and Registrar Emerita (1974-1985; 1988-2014)

  • Ms. Mary Pate Hatfield 1948, * Professor Emerita of Speech (1951-1980)

  • Dr. Joseph A. Iskra, Jr., Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics (1983-2021)

  • Dr. Hilary Watson Kight, Professor Emerita of Mathematics (1984-2009)

  • Dr. Frazer Lively, Professor Emerita of Theatre (1997-2024)

  • Mr. George W. McKinney, * Professor Emeritus of Theatre (1964-1989)

  • Mr. Norman Parrish McLean, * Professor Emeritus of Music (1952-1985)

  • Dr. Darlene Debault Mettler, * Professor Emerita of English (1987-2008)

  • Dr. Glenna Dod Meyer, Professor Emerita of Business and Economics (1983-2020)

  • Ms. Eunice Ann Munck 1938, * Professor Emerita of English (1950-1991)

  • Dr. Bernard Constantine Murdoch, * Professor Emeritus of Psychology (1954-1991)

  • Dr. Patrick C. Pritchard, * Professor Emeritus of Education (1999-2019)

  • Dr. Jacob S. Quiambao, * Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Religion, and Missions (1974-1991)

  • Dr. Barry Rhoades, Professor Emeritus of Biology (1995-2024)

  • Ms. Hasseltine Neal Roberts 1960, * Librarian Emerita (1964-2004)

  • Dr. Sylvia L. Ross 1992 (HON), * Professor Emerita of Music (1960-1993)

  • Dr. Wanda Schroeder, Professor Emerita of Biology (1995-2025)

  • Ms. Cornelia Anna Shiver 1925, * Associate Professor Emerita of History (1952-1974)

  • Dr. William Earl Strickland, * Professor Emeritus of Religion (1960-1979)

  • Dr. Leah Audrey Strong, * Professor Emerita of American Studies and United States Language and Literature (1961-1987)

  • Dr. Leah Marcile Taylor, Professor Emerita of History (1969-2005)

  • Dr. Philip Davis Taylor, Professor Emeritus of Economics (1991-2018)

  • Ms. Corawayne W. Wright, * Associate Librarian Emerita (1969-1989)

  • Ms. Ruth Harley Young, * Librarian Emerita (1959-1963

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