
Faculty and Staff
Program Director

Howard Pickett
Associate Professor of Ethics and Poverty Studies, and Director of the Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability, and Adjunct Professor of Law
picketthy@wlu.edu
Founder

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
Core Members

Melina Bell
Professor of Philosophy and Law
Washington Hall 312
540-458-8899
bellm@wlu.edu

Ryan Brink
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
Assistant Director
Mattingly 312
540-458-4669
jdavidson@wlu.edu

Timothy M. Diette
Executive Director of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty
Professor of Economics
Mattingly 102
540-458-8220
diettet@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

John D. King
Clinical Professor of Law, Director of Experiential Education and Director, Criminal Justice Clinic
381 Lewis Hall
kingj@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
Director of the Mudd Center for Ethics and Jo M. and James M. Ballengee Professor of Cognitive Behavioral Science
Mattingly 209
540-458-4073
murdockk@wlu.edu

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

Joan M. Shaughnessy
Roger D. Groot Professor of Law
488 Lewis Hall
shaughnessyj@wlu.edu

Katharine L. Shester
Associate Professor of Economics
Huntley 104
540-458-8607
shesterk@wlu.edu

Alexander C. Sutton
DeLaney Postdoctoral Fellow, Shepherd Program
Mattingly 109
540-458-4842
asutton@wlu.edu

Erin Taylor
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Washington Hall 320
540-458-8051
taylore@wlu.edu
Affiliated Faculty

Niels-Hugo Blunch
Professor of Economics
On-leave 2022-23
Huntley 113
540-458-8619
blunchn@wlu.edu

Michelle D. Brock
Associate Professor of History
Newcomb 316
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

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

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

Sascha L. Goluboff
Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Newcomb 208
540-458-8807
goluboffs@wlu.edu

Joseph Guse
Professor of Economics
Huntley 103
540-458-8915
gusej@wlu.edu

Rebecca C. Harris
Professor of Politics
Huntley 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
Huntley 309
540-458-8346
hessa@wlu.edu

Wan-Chuan Kao
Associate Professor of English
Payne Hall 214
540-458-8345
kaow@wlu.edu

Harvey Markowitz
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Newcomb 308
540-458-8214
markowitzh@wlu.edu

Eric D. Moffa, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Newcomb 107
540-458-8778
moffae@wlu.edu

David R. Novack
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Newcomb Hall 312
novackd@wlu.edu

Stephanie Sandberg
Assistant Professor of Theater
Lenfest Center 309
540-458-8004
sandbergs@wlu.edu

Haley Sigler, Ph.D.
Director of Education Studies, Associate Professor
Newcomb Hall 109
540-458-8284
siglerh@wlu.edu

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