School of Arts and Sciences Faculty
Meet Our Faculty
Small classes mean the person teaching your course is the person who knows your work. Faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences teach their own classes, run their own labs and studios, and advise the research, internships, and senior projects that students carry into graduate school and their first jobs.
They are organized by department below. If you are not sure where to start, the department chair is a good first email.
Communication
Cara T. Mackie, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Associate Professor of Communication
- 863.680.3863
- 863.680.6244
- cmackie@flsouthern.edu
- Chatlos Building
Pamela Dykes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
- 863.680.6168
- pdykes@flsouthern.edu
- Chatlos Building
Alex Ortiz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication
- 863.680.3003
- 863.680.6244
- aortiz@flsouthern.edu
- Chatlos Building
Mike Trice, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication
- 863.680.4155
- 863.680.6244
- mtrice@flsouthern.edu
- Chatlos Building
Fine Arts
Art History and Museum Studies
Kristen Carter, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Art History and Museum Studies, Associate Professor of Art History
- 863.680.4348
- kcarter@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson Humanities Building - 316
Dance
Catherine "CJ" Inzirillo, MFA
Adjunct Dance Professor
- ctisoinzirillo@flsouthern.edu
- Wynee Warden Dance Studio
Cory-Jeanne Murakami "CJ" Houck-Cox, BA
Dance Adjunct Faculty
- 863.680.5060
- 813.944.8870
- chouckcox@flsouthern.edu
- Wynee Warren Dance Building - 2
Music
Martha Placeres, DMA
Department Chair, Director of Orchestra and String Studies
- 863.680.4216
- mplaceres@flsouthern.edu
- Music Building - 116
Jeffrey Benatar, DMA
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies
- 863.680.4136
- jbenatar@flsouthern.edu
- Music Building - 112
Fen-Fang Chen, Ph.D., D.A.
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Piano and Keyboard Studies
- 863.680.4230
- 863.680.4395
- fchen@flsouthern.edu
- Music Building - 136
Jo Jossim, Ph.D.
Professor of Music
- 863.680.4213
- 863.680.4395
- jjossim@flsouthern.edu
- Music Building - 122
Benjamin Montgomery, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music, Assistant QEP Director
- 863.680.4233
- bmontgomery2@flsouthern.edu
- Music Building - 116
Theatre Arts
Christianne Roll, Ed.D.C.T.
Professor of Musical Theatre, Musical Theatre Program Coordinator
- 863.680.3015
- 863.680.4457
- croll@flsouthern.edu
- Honeyman Pavilion - 116
Christopher Arthur
Assistant Professor of Costume Design
- 863.680.4228
- carthur@flsouthern.edu
- Spivey Fine Arts - H122
James Beck, MFA
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
- 863.680.4227
- 863.680.4457
- jbeck@flsouthern.edu
- Buckner Theatre
Natasha "Tasha" Martin, MFA
Assistant Professor of Theatre, Theatre Performance Program Coordinator
- 863.680.4185
- nmartin4@flsouthern.edu
- Spivey Fine Arts - H244
Benjamin South, ABD, Certificate in Vocology
Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre
- 863.944.0159
- bsouth@flsouthern.edu
- Buckner Theatre
Visual Arts and Design
William Otremsky
Department Chair, Professor of Art
- 863.680.4224
- 863.680.3758
- wotremsky@flsouthern.edu
Samuel "Sam" Romero, MFA
Professor of Art
- 863.680.4222
- 863.680.3758
- sromero@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson Humanities - 116
Jermaine "Jay" Johnson, M.A.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Digital Media
- 863.680.4979
- jjohnson8@flsouthern.edu
- Spivey - H206
Kelly Sturhahn, MFA
Foundations Program Director, Associate Professor of Art
- 863.680.3018
- 863.680.3758
- ksturhahn@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson Humanities - 306
Sarah Tice, MFA
Assistant Professor of Film
- 863.680.4133
- 863.680.3758
- stice@flsouthern.edu
- Spivey Fine Arts Center - H203
Natural Sciences
Biology
Nancy Morvillo, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Professor of Biology
- 863.680.6240
- nmorvillo@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 126
Christopher Brandon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
- 863.680.4353
- cbrandon@flsouthern.edu
- Berry Citrus - C303
Allison Durland Donahou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology
- 863.680.4490
- adurland@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 144
Kaitlin Gallagher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology
- 863.680.3876
- kgallagher2@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 135
Lauren Griffiths, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology Ecology
- 863.680.4388
- lgriffiths@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 130
Shea Keene, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Horticulture Science
- skeene@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 144
Eric Kjellmark, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
- 863.680.6284
- 863.680.3970
- ekjellmark@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 127
Gabriel Langford, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, George W. Truitt Chair in the Sciences, Marine Biology Program Director
- 863.680.4318
- 863.680.3970
- glangford@flsouthern.edu
- Berry Citrus Science - C305
Melanie Langford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Biotechnology Program Director
- 863.680.4580
- mlangford@flsouthern.edu
- Berry Citrus Science - 202
Jason Macrander, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Honors Program Director
- 863.680.4351
- jmacrander@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 129
Alyssa Smith
Instructor of Microbiology
- 863.680.4462
- asmith24@flsouthern.edu
- Jack M. Berry Citrus Science Building - c306
Christy Wolovich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
- 863.680.5076
- cwolovich@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 139
Chemistry and Physics
Deborah Bromfield-Lee, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Professor of Chemistry, QEP Director, PLU National Secretary, Pre-Pharmacy Coordinator
- 863.680.4321
- dbromfieldlee@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 216
Melissa Ferreira, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- mferreira@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 219
Lorraine Laguerre Van Sickle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- llaguerrevansickle@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 213
Jason Montgomery, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
- 863.680.4322
- 863.680.3970
- jmontgomery@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 218
Scott Wallen, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- swallen@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 212
Computer Science
Christian Roberson, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Professor of Computer Science
- 863.680.5058
- croberson@flsouthern.edu
- Weinstein Computer Science Center - 119
Kyle Burke
Associate Professor of Computer Science
- kburke@flsouthern.edu
- Weinstein Computer Science Center - 115
Jonathan Cazalas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science
- 863.680.6283
- jcazalas@flsouthern.edu
- Weinstein Computer Science Center - 117
Matthew Eicholtz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science
- 863.680.5056
- meicholtz@flsouthern.edu
- Weinstein Computer Science Center - 118
Mathematics
Mark Hughes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Chair of the Department of Mathematics
- 863.680.4331
- mhughes@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 146
Daniel Jelsovsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
- 863.680.3748
- 863.680.3970
- djelsovsky@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 142
Barrett McDonald
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
- 863.680.4852
- bmcdonald@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 137
Susan McLoughlin
Instructor of Mathematics
- 863.680.4982
- smcloughlin@flsouthern.edu
- Polk Science - 141
Humanities
English
Peter Schreffler, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Associate Professor of English
- 863.680.4343
- 863.680.4147
- pschreffler@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson Humanities - 328
Erica Bernheim, Ph.D.
Professor of English
- 863.680.4324
- ebernheim@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson Humanities - 309
Catherine Eskin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English and Modern Languages
- 863.680.4345
- ceskin@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson Humanities - 320
Brad Hollingshead, Ph.D.
Professor of English
- 863.680.5012
- bhollingshead@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson Humanities - 325
Keith Huneycutt, Ph.D.
Professor of English
- 863.680.4344
- 863.680.4147
- khuneycutt@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson Humanities - 319
Modern Languages
Jose Garcia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish, Program Coordinator
- 863.680.4309
- 863.680.4147
- jgarcia@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson Humanities - 326
Melissa Garr, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
- 863.680.4201
- mgarr@flsouthern.edu
- Christoversen Humanities - 317
Religion and Philosophy
History and Political Science
Kelly McHugh, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Professor of Political Science, Director of Prestigious Fellowships
- 863.680.4313
- kmchugh@flsouthern.edu
- Ordway - 131
R. Bruce Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science, Dr. Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay Jr. Chair in American History, Government, and Civics
- 863.680.4311
- 785.727.3309
- 785.727.3309
- 863.616.6407
- randerson2@flsouthern.edu
- Ordway - 128
James Denham, Ph.D.
Professor of History
- 863.680.4312
- 863.616.6407
- jdenham@flsouthern.edu
- McKay Archives
Julie Lester
Associate Professor of Political Science, MPA Program Director
- 863.680.4970
- jlester@flsouthern.edu
- Edge - 234A
Richards Plavnieks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
- 863.680.4314
- rplavnieks@flsouthern.edu
- Edge Hall - 236 C
Ramona Teepe Lawrence, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of History
- 863.680.4962
- rteepe@flsouthern.edu
- Edge Hall - 236 A
Criminology
Lisa Carter, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminology
- 863.680.4307
- 863.680.3866
- lcarter@flsouthern.edu
- Edge - 317
Colette B. Harris, Esq., PhD
Assistant Professor of Criminology
- 863.680.4339
- charris5@flsouthern.edu
- Edge - 319
Psychology
Leilani Goodmon, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- 863.680.4587
- 863.680.3866
- lgoodmonriley@flsouthern.edu
- Ordway - 137
Victoria Lew, Ph.D.
MSIO Director, Assistant Professor of Psychology
- 863.680.5049
- vlew@flsouthern.edu
- Ordway - 161
Heather Love, MSW, LCSW, DSW Candidate
Visiting Professor of Psychology
- 863.680.4953
- 863.225.2512
- hlove@flsouthern.edu
- Ordway - 248
Deah Quinlivan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
- 863.680.4476
- 863.680.3866
- dquinlivan@flsouthern.edu
- Ordway - 24
Patrick Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
- 863.680.4477
- 863.680.3866
- psmith@flsouthern.edu
- Ordway - 252
Susan Serrano, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Associate Professor of Mathematics
- 863.680.4970
- 863.680.3970
- sserrano@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson - 324
Shena Rowland
Administrative Assistant
- 863.680.6296
- srowland@flsouthern.edu
- Christoverson Humanities - 323
Social Sciences