Faculty
Our faculty don’t just know your name, they know you!
Oglethorpe professors are passionate about their teaching and about their students. And unlike the big state schools, NONE of our classes are taught by graduate assistants.
With a student-faculty ratio of 15:1 and an average class size of 17, Oglethorpe provides an environment in which the university’s commitment to teaching excellence is evident.
The foundation of this excellence can be found in the quality of the nationally-ranked Oglethorpe faculty, their dedication to providing a rigorous learning environment and their impressive achievements as scholars. The role of Oglethorpe faculty as teacher and as scholar is often combined with the role of collaborator and mentor at Oglethorpe.
Get to know our faculty
Core
Matthew Wild
Lecturer of Core Studies; A_LAB Faculty Liaison and Service Learning Coordinatormwild@oglethorpe.edu
Art
Jeffrey H. Collins
Senior Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies404.504.3452
jcollins@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Library 2nd Fl
Alan Loehle
Professor of Art (Division Chair)404-364-8411
aloehle@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Robinson 113
Communication
Kate Keib
Assistant Professor of Communication and Rhetoric Studies404-504-3459
kkeib@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Robinson 101
Anne M. Rosenthal
Associate Professor of Communication & Rhetoric Studies404-364-8532
arosenthal@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Robinson 102
Seema Shrikhande
Professor of Communication and Rhetoric Studies; Manning M. Pattillo Professor of Liberal Arts404-364-8891
sshrikhande@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Robinson 101
Katharine Zakos
Assistant Professor of Communication & Rhetoric Studieskzakos@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Robinson 107
Music
Dr. Brent Runnels
Senior Lecturer in Music; Director of Music404-364-8397
brunnels@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Goodman Hall Piano Studio
Philosophy
Devon Belcher
Associate Professor of Philosophy404-364-8375
dbelcher@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Hearst 312
Amanda Printz Whooley
Assistant Professor of Philosophy404-364-8495
aprintz@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Hearst 319
History
Ronald P. Bobroff
Associate Professor of HistoryOffice (History): 404-364-8530
Office (CGE): 404-364-8899
rbobroff@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 315
Room #: TLCC A_LAB 240
Nicholas B. Maher
Associate Professor of History404-504-3473
nmaher@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Hearst 306
W. Bradford Smith
Professor of History, Director of the Honors Program404-364-8384
bsmith@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 317
Glenn R. Sharfman
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of History404-364-8318
gsharfman@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Provost Suite, Lupton 3rd Floor
Politics
Stephen Herschler
Associate Professor of Politics; Interim Director of the Center for Global Education404-364-8433
sherschler@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 301
Kendra A. King Momon
Professor of Politics (Division II Chair); Director of the Rich Foundation Urban Leadership Program404-364-8351
kking@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 305B
Joseph M. Knippenberg
Professor of Politics404-364-8341
jknippenberg@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 309
John D. Orme
Professor of Politics; Manning M. Pattillo Professor of Liberal Arts404-364-8342
jorme@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 313
Biology
Lea Marie Alford
Assistant Professor of Biology404-364-8403
lalford@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Goslin 227
Roarke E. Donnelly
Professor of Biology; Director of Environmental Studies Program404-364-8401
rdonnelly@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Robinson 103
Karen L. Schmeichel
Assistant Professor of Biology (Division Chair)404-364-8402
kschmeichel@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Goslin 224
Chemistry
Keith H. Aufderheide
Professor of Chemistry404-364-8405
kaufderheide@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Provost Suite, Lupton 3rd Floor
Gregory Gabriel
Assistant Professor of Chemistry404-364-8406
ggabriel@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Goslin 318
Humayun Kabir
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry404-364-8350
hkabir@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Goslin 321
Physics
Michael K. Rulison
Professor of Physics; Honor Council Secretary404-364-8409
mrulison@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Goslin 319
Psychology
John S. Carton
Professor of Psychology (Division Chair)404-364-8381
jcarton@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Hearst 308
Lisa J. Hayes
Assistant Professor of Psychology404-364-8391
lhayes1@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Hearst 316
Justin C. Wise
Associate Professor of Psychology404-364-8386
jwise@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Hearst 318
Leah R. Zinner Gottesman
Associate Professor of Psychology404-364-8390
lzinner@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Hearst 310
Sociology
Accounting
Business Administration
Lynn M. Guhde
Mack A. Rikard Professor of Economics & Business Administration (Division Chair)404-504-1179
lguhde@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 319
Economics
Cassandra C. Copeland
Professor of Economics404-364-8464
ccopeland@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 314
Peter J. Kower
Associate Professor of Economics404-364-8347
pkower@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 303
English
Reshmi J. Hebbar
Assistant Professor of English404-364-8370
rhebbar@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Robinson 105
Robert B. Hornback
Professor of English (Division Chair)404-364-8379
rhornback@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Robinson 109
Sarah Terry
Associate Professor of English; CORE Director404-364-8393
sterry@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Hearst 313
Theatre
Chinese
French
Jay Lutz
Professor of French; Frances I. Eeraerts '76 Professor of Foreign Language404-364-8395
jlutz@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Hearst 307
German
Japanese
Spanish
Mario Chandler
Professor of Spanish (Division Chair)404-364-8382
mchandler@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Hearst 320
Computer Science
Brian Patterson
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science404-504-1322
bpatterson@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 313
Mathematics
John C. Merkel III
Associate Professor of Mathematics404-364-8519
jmerkel@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 302
John C. Nardo
Associate Provost; Professor of Mathematics404-364-8327
jnardo@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Lupton 311
Philip D. Tiu
Associate Professor of Mathematics (Division Chair)404-364-8431
ptiu@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Goslin 321
Librarians
Eli Arnold
Interim Library Director, University Librarian404-364-8885
earnold@oglethorpe.edu
Room #: Weltner Library
