Faculty and Staff

Howard Pickett
Director of the Shepherd Program, Associate Professor of Ethics and Poverty Studies
Mattingly 301
540-458-4592
picketthy@wlu.edu

Harlan Beckley
Fletcher Otey Thomas Professor of Religion, Emeritus; Founding Director of the Shepherd Poverty Program; Founding Executive Director of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty
Newcomb 312
540-458-8164
beckleyh@wlu.edu

Melina Bell (she/her)
Professor of Philosophy and Law
Washington Hall 312
540-458-8899
bellm@wlu.edu

Ryan Brink
Assistant Director of the Shepherd Program and Campus Kitchen Coordinator
Mattingly 307
540-458-8784
rbrink@wlu.edu

Marisa Charley
Associate Director | Bonner Program Director | Instructor of Poverty Studies
Mattingly 310
540-458-8131
charleym@wlu.edu

Jenny Davidson
Associate Director | Instructor of Poverty Studies
Mattingly 312
540-458-4669
jdavidson@wlu.edu

Jonathan Eastwood
Professor of Sociology and Department Chair, Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Newcomb Hall 104
540-458-8777
eastwoodj@wlu.edu

Fran Elrod
Associate Director | Instructor of Poverty Studies
Mattingly 304
540-458-8230
elrodf@wlu.edu

Art Goldsmith
Jackson T. Stephens Professor of Economics
Huntley 212
540-458-8970
goldsmitha@wlu.edu

Joseph Guse
Professor of Economics
Hopkins 207
540-458-8915
gusej@wlu.edu

Molly Michelmore
Professor of History, Department Head
Newcomb Hall 103
540-458-8779
michelmorem@wlu.edu

Twentieth Century U.S. Political, Cultural and Social

Karla Murdock
Jo M. and James M. Ballengee Professor of Cognitive Behavioral Science
on sabbatical leave 2024-2025
Parmly 151
540-458-8248
murdockk@wlu.edu

Marcos Perez
Associate Professor of Sociology
Newcomb Hall 225
540-458-8793
mperez@wlu.edu

Candice Robinson
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Newcomb Hall 305
540-458-8113
crobinson2@wlu.edu

Katharine L. Shester
Professor of Economics
Hopkins 102
540-458-8607
shesterk@wlu.edu

Alexander C. Sutton
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Newcomb Hall 316
540-458-8774
asutton@wlu.edu

Erin Taylor
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Washington Hall 316
540-458-8051
taylore@wlu.edu

Henryatta Ballah
Assistant Professor of History
Newcomb 218
540-458-8456
hballah@wlu.edu

Nineteenth and Twentieth-century Africa, the Atlantic World, Civil Wars, Youth and Social Movements, and Women's History

Niels-Hugo Blunch
Professor of Economics
Huntley 113
540-458-8619
blunchn@wlu.edu

Michelle D. Brock
Professor of History
Newcomb 219
540-458-8780
brockm@wlu.edu

The Age of the Witch-hunts, history of Medieval, early modern, and modern Britain, Scottish history, the British Reformations

Jamie Casey
Professor of Economics
Holekamp 119
540-458-8102
caseyj@wlu.edu

Lynn G. Chin
Associate Professor of Sociology
Newcomb 210
540-458-8791
chinl@wlu.edu

Lubabah Chowdhury
Assistant Professor of English
Washington Hall 111
540-458-8755
lchowdhury@wlu.edu

Aly Colón
John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Media Ethics Emeritus
Reid 120
540-458-8433
colona@wlu.edu

Nneka Dennie
Assistant Professor of History
Newcomb 221
540-458-8963
ndennie@wlu.edu

African American history, Black feminism, Women's history, Caribbean history

Emily Filler
Assistant Professor of Religion
Tucker Hall 208
540-458-8788
efiller@wlu.edu

Jewish and continental philosophy; Biblical and rabbinic interpretation; Religion and politics; American Judaism; Jewish feminist thought; Religion and science fiction; Interreligious dialogue

Sascha L. Goluboff
Director of Community-Based Learning, Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Newcomb 208
540-458-8807
goluboffs@wlu.edu

Romina Green
Assistant Professor of History
Newcomb Hall 205
540-458-8094
rgreen@wlu.edu

Rebecca C. Harris
Professor of Politics
Holekamp 204
540-458-8199
harrisr@wlu.edu

Andrew M. Hess
Ehrick Kilner Haight, Sr. Term Professor of Business Administration and Associate Department Head of Business Administration
Hopkins 204
540-458-8346
hessa@wlu.edu

Wan-Chuan Kao
Associate Professor of English and Chair of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program
Payne Hall 214
540-458-8345
kaow@wlu.edu

Robin LeBlanc
Professor of Politics
Holekamp 107
540-458-8612
leblancr@wlu.edu

Andrea Lepage
Pamela H. Simpson Professor of Art History
Wilson 3014
540-458-8305
lepagea@wlu.edu

Eric D. Moffa, Ed.D.
Acting Director of Education Studies, Associate Professor of Education
Newcomb 107
540-458-8778
moffae@wlu.edu

Franklin Sammons
Assistant Professor of History
Newcomb Hall 211
540-458-8772
fsammons@wlu.edu

Stephanie Sandberg
Associate Professor
Lenfest Center 309
540-458-8004
sandbergs@wlu.edu

Haley Sigler, Ph.D.
Director of Education Studies, Associate Professor
On Leave Fall 2024
Newcomb Hall 107
540-458-8284
siglerh@wlu.edu

Shikha Silwal
Associate Professor of Economics
Holekamp 213
540-458-8256
silwals@wlu.edu

Chantal Smith
Assistant Professor of Economics
Huntley 313
540-458-8617
csmith@wlu.edu