Associate Professor Rank

Jon P. Bossley, Ph.D., 2016

Associate Professor of Biology

B.A., 1992, Ohio State University; M.Ed., 2004, Ashland University; Ph.D., 2016, The Ohio State University 

Aaron Brumit, D.P.T., 2025

Associate Professor of Biology

B.S., 1993, Ashland University; B.S.P.T., 1995, Ohio University; D.P.T., 2006, Chatham University

Timothy G. Chesnut, M.B.A., 1996

Associate Professor of Finance

B.A., 1990, Mount Vernon Nazarene University; M.B.A., 1995, The Ohio State University

Cyril Enyi, Ph.D., 2025

Associate Professor of Mathematics

B.S., 2008, Ebonyi State University; M.S., 2011, Africa University of Science and Technology; Ph.D., King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Debra J. Garee, D.N.P., 2011

Associate Professor of Nursing and Chair of the Division of Health and Life Sciences

B.S.N, 1995, University of Cincinnati; M.S.N., 2010, Indiana Wesleyan University; D.N.P., 2023, Grand Canyon University 

Pheba L. George, Ph.D., 2019

Associate Professor of Biology

B.S., 2004, M.S., 2005, and Ph.D., 2012, Alabama A&M University; M.B.A, 2025, and M.Div. 2025, Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Judy L. Gregg, D.N.P., 2011

Associate Professor of Nursing and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

B.S.N., 1989, Excelsior College; M.S., 1990, Indiana Wesleyan University; D.N.P., 2017, Carlow University 

Marc V. Hedrick, J.D., 2023

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

B.S., 1992, and M.S., 1997, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; J.D., 2003, Regent University School of Law 

Binyang Hou, Ph.D., 2017

Associate Professor of Physics

B.S., 2003, University of Science and Technology of China; M.S., 2008, and Ph.D., 2011, University of Illinois at Chicago

Chris A. Ingersol, M.S., 1986

Associate Professor of Biology

B.S., 1979, Southern Nazarene University; M.S., 1982, Southwest Missouri State University 

Tiffanie Jones, Ph.D., 2025

Associate Professor of Social Work

B.S., 2006, Dillard University; M.S.W., 2008, University of Missouri; Ph.D., 2013, Howard University

Tae Kyu Kwon, Ph.D. 2019

Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., 2004, Seoul National University; M.S., 2012, and Ph.D., 2015, Purdue University 

Elizabeth J. Napier, Ed.D., 2007

Associate Professor of Education

B.S., 2002, Ohio University; M.A., 2006, Muskingum College; Ed.D., 2019, Walden University  

Luiz Oliveira, Ph.D., 2020

Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, 2007; M.S., Ecole Normale Supèrieure de Lyon and Sapienza University of Rome, 2008; Ph.D., University of Lyon and Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission at Grenoble, 2012 

Stephen R. Samuel, Ph.D., 2024

Associate Professor of Exercise Science

B.P.T., 2008, NITTE Institute of Physiotherapy; M.P.T., 2011, and Ph.D., 2017, Manipal Academy of Higher Education 

Justin K. Sorensen, M.F.A., 2016

Associate Professor of Art

A.A.S., 2007, SUNY Jamestown Community College; B.F.A., 2009, Kutztown University; M.F.A., 2013, Rhode Island School of Design

Krishana White, Ed.D., 2013

Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 2007, Mount Vernon Nazarene University; M.Ed., 2010, Ashland University; Ed.D., 2017, Capella University

Rachel M. Young, Ph.D., 2022

Associate Professor of Social Work and Chair of the Division of Human and Public Service

B.S.W. and M.S.W., 2006, Andrews University; M.Phil., 2019, and Ph.D., 2020, Walden University