Meet Our Faculty Experts

Across every division, our faculty bring research, insight, and real-world perspective to the questions shaping our world.

Yamil Acevedo

Executive Vice President

Wesley Seminary

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

globalChristianity
wesleyanTheology
hispanicMinistry
interculturalLeadership
churchLeadership

Charlie Alcock

Assistant Professor

School of Theology and Ministry

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

discipleship
youthMinistry
spiritualFormation
wesleyanChurch
latinAmerica
christianLeadership

Elaine Bernius

Professor

School of Theology and Ministry

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

theBible
newTestament
womenInTheBible
biblicalInterpretation

Toby Buchanan

Professor; SME for the MSW Generalist Field Program, Behavioral and Health Sciences

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

adoption
fosterCare
childWelfare
familyResilience
mentalHealth
socialWork
juvenileDelinquency
collegeReadiness
family

Clark Cully

Technology Division Chair, DeVoe School of Business, Technology, and Leadership

DeVoe School of Business, Technology and Leadership

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

artificialIntelligence
cybersecurity
nationalSecurity
informationTechnology
dataAnalytics
innovationCulture
AiEthics

Erin Davis

Professor

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

mentalHealth
studentSuccess
positivePsychology
counseling
collegeStudents
relationships
multiculturalCounseling

Lanta Davis

Professor of Honors Humanities and Literature

John Wesley Honors College

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

christianFormation
literature
reading
christianEducation

Erin Devers

Professor

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

psychology
decisionMaking
cognitiveBias
creativity
criticalThinking
studentSuccess

Amanda Drury

Professor

School of Theology and Ministry

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

trauma
spiritualFormation
youthMinistry
theology
family
christianEducation

Misty Emmons

Dean, Division of Nursing

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

nursing
nursePractitioners
nursingEducation
cardiovascularHealth
cancerCare
aging
palliativeCare
healthcareLeadership
nursingWorkforce

Cindy Faulkner

Professor

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

healthcareAdministration
healthPolicy
healthcareQuality
publicHealth
populationHealth
mentalHealth
addiction
strategicPlanning
healthcareLeadership

Cynthia Faulkner

Associate Professor

DeVoe School of Business, Technology and Leadership

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

socialWork
mentalHealth
addiction
domesticViolence
childWelfare
fosterCare
family
researchMethods
onlineEducation

Anne Greeley

Professor

School of Arts and Humanities

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

artHistory
modernArt
museums
italianArt
artConservation

Daniel Hall

Assistant Professor

School of Arts and Humanities

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

creativity
drawing
biomimicry
natureInspiredDesign
printmaking
sculpture
visualCommunication
designThinking
artEducation

Sarah Hamsher

Professor

School of Integrated Learning and Development

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

higherEducation
adultEducation
onlineEducation
teacherEducation
scienceOfReading
curriculumDesign
studentRetention
workforceDevelopment
accreditation

J. Russell (Rusty) Hawkins

Dean, John Wesley Honors College; Professor of Honors Humanities and History

John Wesley Honors College

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

race
americanHistory
evangelicalism
civilRights
christianity

Robert Jesiolowski

Professor

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

socialWork
forensicMentalHealth
counseling
criminalJustice
virtualReality
onlineEducation
childWelfare
addiction
socialPolicy

Daniel Jones

Professor

School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

genetics
molecularBiology
boneHealth
biotechnology

Steven Keil

Director of the Center for Applied Ethics and AI

DeVoe School of Business, Technology and Leadership

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

russiaUkraineWar
foreignPolicy
defensePolicy
energySecurity
europeanSecurity
militaryAid
NATO
russia
U.S.-EuropeRelations

Dutch Kendall

Professor

DeVoe School of Business, Technology and Leadership

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

finance
supplyChain
procurement
riskManagement
organizationalDevelopment
workplaceSpirituality
manufacturing
economics
sixSigma

David King

Professor, Social Work

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

socialWork
mentalHealth
christianCounseling
trauma
familyTherapy
behavioralHealth
christianEthics
resilience
healthcareQuality

Matthew Kreitzer

Professor; Dean of the School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

neuroscience
brainHealth
visionScience
migraine
stemEducation

Stephen Leonard

Associate Professor

School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

chemistry
biochemistry
drugDiscovery
cellBiology
infectiousDisease

Daniel Lin

Associate Professor

School of Arts and Humanities

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

classicalMusic
musicEducation
pianoPerformance
performingArts
musicTheory
concertPerformance

Mike Linville

Professor

DeVoe School of Business, Technology and Leadership

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

leadership
followership
globalLeadership
cross-CulturalLeadership
ukraine
organizationalChange
emotionalIntelligence
humanitarianAid
leadershipDevelopment

James Long

Associate Professor of Social Work

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

christianCounseling
mentalHealth
biblicalCounseling
familyTherapy
addiction
socialWork
marriage&Family
child&AdolescentCounseling
trauma

Keith Lowe

Assistant Professor

School of Arts and Humanities

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

illustration
childrensLiterature
visualStorytelling
graphicDesign

Sharon Loza

Associate Professor and Program Director of Psychology and Human Services

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

earlyChildhoodEducation
specialEducation
infant&ToddlerDevelopment
educationPolicy
educationEquity
publicHealth
programEvaluation
disabilityEducation
globalEducation

Alisha Mack

Associate Professor

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

nursing
primaryCare
nursePractitioners
bioethics
lifestyleMedicine
obesity
diabetes
telehealth
healthCoaching

Tony Manganello

Associate Professor

School of Arts and Humanities

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

nationalSecurity
intelligence
russiaUkraineWar
militaryStrategy
cybersecurity
terrorism
foreignPolicy

Shawn Matter

Assistant Professor

DeVoe Division of Business - On Campus

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

businessLaw
businessEthics
employmentLaw
firstAmendment
intellectualProperty

Brent Moore

Division Chair, Behavioral and Health Sciences; Professor

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

counseling
mentalHealth
playTherapy
ADHD
dyslexia
addiction
trauma
multiculturalCounseling
clergyMentalHealth

Jonathan Morgan

Professor

School of Theology and Ministry

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

theology
earlyChristianity
churchHistory
theBible
apologetics

Jennifer Noseworthy

Professor of Biology; Chair, Division of Natural Sciences

School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

agriculture
gardening
healthyEating
plantScience

Joshua Nwokeji

Clapp Endowed Chair; Associate Professor of Computer Science

School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

artificialIntelligence
cybersecurity
softwareEngineering
dataScience
engineeringEducation

Jessie Pablo

Assistant Professor, Field Director, Behavioral and Health Sciences

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

socialWork
immigration
culturalIntegration
immigrantCommunities
communityDevelopment
socialWorkEducation
familySupport
trauma-InformedCare
parenting

Phoenix Park-Kim

Professor

School of Arts and Humanities

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

classicalPiano
classicalMusic
africanAmericanComposers
musicEducation
crossCulturalMusic

Stephen Pierce

Associate Professor

School of Arts and Humanities

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

africanHistory
colonialAfrica

Mark Rennaker

Chair of the Department of Leadership and Followership Studies

DeVoe School of Business, Technology and Leadership

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

leadership
followership
servantLeadership
ethicalLeadership
organizationalCulture
employeeResilience
workplaceWell-Being
clergyFinances
pastoralLeadership

Warren Rogers

Professor, Blanchard Endowed Chair of Physics

School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

physics
astronomy
cosmology
undergraduateResearch

Jason Runyan

Professor

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

psychology
positivePsychology
happiness
humanBehavior
compassion
mentalHealth
decisionMaking
wellBeing

Matthew Sattley

Professor

School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

microbiology
environmentalMicrobiology
bacteria
antarctica
extremophiles
photosynthesis
microbialEcology
genomics
waterPurification

Corey Sizelove

Associate Professor

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

emergencyNursing
disasterPreparedness
traumaCare
schoolSafety
nursePractitioners

Amy Smelser

Assistant Professor; Chair, Division of Modern Language, Literature and Communication

School of Arts and Humanities

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

journalism
mediaLiteracy
storytelling
newsMedia
christianLiterature

Henrik Söderström

Professor

School of Arts and Humanities

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

creativity
designThinking
creativeDesign
visualArts
arts

Anneke Stasson

Professor of Honors Humanities and History

John Wesley Honors College

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

evangelicalism
churchHistory
christianityInChina
missions
women&Christianity

Timothy Steenbergh

Professor; Chair, Division of Behavioral Sciences

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

addiction
gambling
psychology
studentSuccess
resilience
positivePsychology
smartphoneUse

Adam Thompson

Professor; Chair, Division of Health and Human Performance

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

athleticTraining
sportsMedicine
rehabilitation
exerciseScience
humanPerformance
workplaceStress
burnout
injuryPrevention

Jeanelle VerWayne

Associate Professor

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

socialWork
onlineEducation
mentalHealth
school-BasedMentalHealth
hispanicFamilies
socialPolicy
family
crisisResponse
higherEducation

Lindsey Vigesaa

Professor of Criminal Justice

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

artificialIntelligence
corrections
criminalJustice
criminalJusticeEthics
criminology
cybercrime
prisonerReentry
publicSafety
victimology

Daphne Washington

Associate Professor

School of Integrated Health

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

counseling
multiculturalCounseling
positivePsychology
lifeCoaching
christianCounseling
mentalHealth
humanDevelopment
schoolCounseling
studentSuccess

Sam Young

Assistant Professor

School of Arts and Humanities

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

americanHistory
civilWar
americanSouth
christianityInAmerica
historicalMemory
publicHistory

Core Faculty

Haley Juber

Assistant Professor; Doctor of Physical Therapy Director of Clinical Education

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

Phillip Palmer

Professor; Program Director

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

Priya Pockyarath

Assistant Professor

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

Associated Faculty

Melissa Cook

Professor of Exercise Science

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Areas of Expertise and Experience:

Brittney Millspaugh Storms

Associate Professor; Anatomist

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Areas of Expertise and Experience:


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Meet Our
World-class Team

At Indiana Wesleyan University, our university faculty are more than educators. They are mentors, ministry leaders and champions of teaching excellence. Within our faculty directory, you’ll discover individuals with diverse backgrounds, deep academic credentials and a shared passion for equipping students to impact the world through Christ.

From college professors to education faculty, each member of our team embodies a distinct teaching philosophy that integrates faith, scholarship, and service. With a strong emphasis on character formation and leadership in higher education, IWU faculty lead by example in and out of the classroom.

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