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Behavioral and Social Sciences

Faculty and Staff

 

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Dr. James S. Day, Chair
Associate Professor of History

Ph.D., Auburn University

(205) 665-6187     Jeter 100-A

dayjs@montevallo.edu
Courses: United States, Technology, Southern, Military

Dr. Robert W. Barone
Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., Ohio State University
(205) 665-6181    Jeter 100-C

baroner@montevallo.edu

Courses: England, Renaissance and Reformation, Medieval European History

Dr. John Bawden
Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., University of California at Riverside
(205) 665-6190    Jeter E

jbawden@montevallo.edu 

Courses: Colonial Latin America, Modern Latin American History

Dr. John Burling

Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., University of Arizona

(205) 665-6444     Comer 301B

burlingj@montevallo.edu

Courses: Social, Statistics, Biological

Dr. Carl Doerfler
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Ph.D., Texas A & M University

(205) 665-6178     Jeter Basement 2-C

doerflerc@montevallo.edu

Courses: Public Policy, American Government, Research Methods

Professor Jeannie Duke

Practicum Director and Instructor of Social Work

M.S.W. University of Alabama

(205) 665-6185     Jeter Basement 2-D

dukej@montevallo.edu

Courses: Skills for Social Work Practice, Practicum, and Seminar

Dr. Wilson Fallin, Jr.
Professor of History
Ph.D., University of Alabama

(205) 665-6183     Jeter Basement 1-D

fallin@montevallo.edu
Courses: African-American, Africa, Southern, United States

Ms. Amanda T. Fox

Departmental Secretary

(205) 665-6180     Jeter 100

foxat@montevallo.edu

Dr. Kristen Gilbert

Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., University of Memphis

(205) 665-6445      Comer 301C

gilbertk@montevallo.edu

Courses:  Fundamentals, Cognitive, History, Senior Seminar

Dr. Stephen Higley

Associate Professor of Geography

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(205) 665-6182     Jeter Basement 1-C

higley@montevallo.edu

Courses: World Regional, Human, Urban, Political

http://higley1000.com/

Dr. Laurel Hitchcock
Director of Social Work Program and Assistant Professor of Social Work
Ph.D.,
(205) 665-6176    Jeter 100-B

lhitchcock@montevallo.edu 

Courses: Social Policy, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Groups and Communities

Dr. Clark E. Hultquist
Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., Ohio State University

(205) 665-6179     Jeter Basement 2-B

hultquic@montevallo.edu
Courses: Europe, France, Japan, Advertising

Dr. Jason Newell

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Ph.D., University of Alabama

(205) 665-6184    Jeter Basement 2-A

jnewell2@montevallo.edu

Courses: Research, Mental Health; Social Welfare, Individuals and Families, Practice

Dr. Stephen Parker
Associate Professor of Sociology

Ph.D., Indiana University

(205) 665-6177     Jeter 200

Parker@montevallo.edu
Courses: Pop Culture, Education, Sex Roles & Gender, Theory, Stratification

 

Dr. Megan Sherod
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D.,
(205) 665-6446    Comer 301-A

msherod@montevallo.edu 

Courses: Clinical, Lifespan Developmental

Dr. Ruth Truss
Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., University of Alabama

(205) 665-6188     Jeter Basement 1-B

trussr@montevallo.edu
Courses: Military, American South, American

Dr. Scott Turner
Professor of Political Science

Ph.D., University of Georgia

(205) 665-6199     Jeter Basement 1-A

turners@montevallo.edu

Courses: International Relations; Comparative Politics; Political Theory

   

 

 

Adjunct Faculty

 

 

 

A. Jill Cooley

Adjunct Instructor of History

M.A., University of Alabama

acooley2@montevallo.edu

Courses: World Civilization

 

Professor O.J. Carson
Instructor of Sociology

Associate Professor of Sociology, Retired

M.A., Louisiana State University

carsonoj@montevallo.edu
Courses: Marriage & Family, Social Problems

 

 

Clarence 'Pete' Couch

Adjunct Instructor of Social Work

M.S.W., University of Alabama

couchcg@montevallo.edu

Course: Substance Abuse

 

 

Scott Ellison

Adjunct Instructor of History

M.A., University of Montevallo

ellisons@montevallo.edu

Courses: World Civilization

 

 

Matthew Downs

Adjunct Instructor of History

A.B.D., University of Alabama

downsm@montevallo.edu

Courses: World Civilization

 

M. Ryan Floyd

Adjunct Instructor of History

A.B.D., University of Alabama

floydr@montevallo.edu

Courses:  World Civilization; US History, Latin American

 

 

C. Bruce Foster

Adjunct Instructor of History

M.A., University of Montevallo

fostercb@montevallo.edu

Course:  World Civilization

 

 

Leslie Keener

Adjunct Instructor of Psychology

Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham

ljkeener@montevallo.edu

Fields:  World Civilization

 

 

Gregory Sheinfeld

Adjunct Instructor of Sociology

 

gsheinfeld@montevallo.edu

Courses:  Introduction to Sociology

 

 

Carol Vance

Adjunct Instructor of Sociology

M.A., University of Alabama

cvance1@montevallo.edu

Courses:  Criminology

 

 

Lauran Wright

Adjunct Instructor of History

M.Ed., University of Montevallo

wrightl@montevallo.edu 

Courses:  World Civilization