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Tara L. S. Kishbaugh 2004
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Wheaton College;
Ph.D., Dartmouth College.

Daniel Ott, 2022    NEW2022
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
B.M., West Virginia University;
M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.

Faculty

Gail Arthur 2020  
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., University of Virginia;
M.S., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Lindy Backues 2022    NEW2022
Associate Professor of Business and Leadership
B.Ed.S., University of Missouri;
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary;
M.Sc., Eastern University;
Ph.D., Leeds University.

Kirsten E. Beachy 2007
Associate Professor of English,
Director of the EMU Core
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.F.A., West Virginia University.

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Sarah Bixler 2019
Assistant Professor of Formation and Practical Theology,
Associate Dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.Div., Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary.

Johanna Burkholder 2022    NEW2022
Instructor of Accounting
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.B.A. (anticipated May 2022), Eastern  Eastern Washington University.

Owen D. Byer 1991,1999
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Messiah College;
M.A.S., Pennsylvania State University;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Delaware.

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Kate Clark 2011
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.S.N., D.N.P., University of Virginia.

Kevin Clark 1989
Assistant Professor of Spiritual Formation and Direction
B.S., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.A., Eastern Mennonite Seminary;
D.Min., Graduate Theological Foundation.

Jennifer Cline 2018
Assistant Professor of Counseling
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., James Madison University.

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Jeffrey Copeland 2009
Professor of Biology
B.A., University of Virginia;
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology.

Greg Czyszczon 2018
Assistant Professor of Counseling
B.S., M.Ed., M.A., Ed.D., Ph.D., James Madison University.

Bethany Detamore 2019
Instructor of Nursing
B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan;
M.S.N., Western Governors University.

Debbi DiGennaro 2022    NEW2022
Instructor of Social Work
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.S.W., Ohio State University.

Penny Driediger 2011
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Supervised Ministry
B.A., M.Div., Eastern Mennonite University.

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Katherine Evans 2011
Associate Professor of Special Education
B.S., Baylor University;
M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., The University of Tennessee.

Paula Facci 2022  NEW2022
Assistant Professor of Peacebuilding
B.A., São Paulo State University;
M.A., University of Innsbruck;
Ph.D., University Jaume I.

Hannah Ferguson 2022     NEW2022
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Nursing
B.S., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.S.N., University of Virginia.

Bonnie Fisher 2022     NEW2022
Instructor of Psychology
B.S., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.Ed., James Madison University.

Marcille Frederick 2015
(sabbatical leave summer 2023)   
Director of Sadie Hartzler Library
B.A., Beloit College;
M.A., M.L.S., University of Wisconsin;
M.Phil.F., Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto.

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Cyndi D. Gusler 2001
Professor of Art
B.S., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.F.A., James Madison University.

Kim Hall 2022      NEW2022
Instructor of Psychology  Psychology  
B.A., State University of New York College at Geneseo;
M.A., Ed.S., James Madison University.

Cheree Hammond 2010
Associate Professor of Counseling
B.A., Colorado Mesa University;
M.A., James Madison University;
Ph.D., University of Virginia.

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Carol Grace Hurst 2014
(sabbatical leave spring 2023)   
Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.S.W., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Carleen Overacker 2007
Instructor of Health and Physical Education
B.A. Roanoke College;
M.A. Hollins University.

Gaurav Pathania 2021      NEW2021
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Peacebuilding
M.A., Kurukshetra University;
M.A.,  Jawaharlal Nehru University;M.Phil., Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ph.D., Jawaharlal  Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Byron Peachey  2022    NEWPeachey 2022
Assistant Professor of Intercultural Programs
B.A., The Catholic University of America;
M.A., Washington Theological Union;
M.A., Eastern Mennonite University.

Justin Poole 2013
Associate Professor of Theater
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.A., Villanova University;
Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Marcia Pusey 2012
Instructor of Nursing
B.S. Eastern Mennonite University;
M.S., University of Virginia.

Timothy Reardon 2022       NEW2022
Assistant Professor of New Testament
B.A., Houghton College;
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary;
Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary.

Gloria I. Rhodes 1988-1992, 1995
Associate Professor of Conflict Studies
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.S., Ph.D., George Mason University.

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Kevin S. Seidel 2008
Professor of English
B.A., University of California, Berkeley;
M.A., Regent College;
Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Timothy Seidel 2015
(sabbatical leave spring 2023)   
Associate Professor of Community and International Development
B.S., Messiah College;
M.A., American University School of International Service;
M.T.S., Wesley Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., American University.

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Cathy K. Smeltzer Erb 2002
(sabbatical leave spring 2023)   
Jesse T. Byler Professor of Teacher Education
B.S., Eastern Mennonite University;
M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Toronto.

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Jennifer M. Ulrich 1989
Catalog Librarian
B.A., Goshen College;
M.L.S., Indiana University;
M.A., Claremont Graduate University.

Anna Westfall 2015
(sabbatical leave spring 2023)   
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., James Madison University;
M.F.A., University of New Mexico.

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Paul Yoder 2016
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., Eastern Mennonite University;
Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Mary Ann Zehr, 2021   NEW2021
Instructor of Writing
B.A., Goshen College;
M.A., Indiana University;
M.Ed., University of Maryland College Park.

Howard Zehr 1996
Professor of Conflict Studies 
B.A., Morehouse College;
M.A., University of Chicago;
Ph.D., Rutgers University.

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Ann Ridder, MBA, MLS (ASCP) CM, B.A.
Program Director, Augusta Health
B.A., Bridgewater College;
M.B.A., Eastern Mennonite University.

Coaches

Justin Carey  2022       NEWCarey 2022
Head Coach, Men’s Soccer
B.S., University of Mary Washington; 
M.B.A., Eastern Mennonite University.

Kyle Dickinson 2020
Associate Coach, Track and Field, Cross Country
B.S., Shippensburg University;
M.S., California University of Pennsylvania.

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Bob Hepler 2018
Head Coach, Cross Country, Track and Field, Women’s Triathlon
B.A., UCLAUniversity of California, Los Angeles;
M.B.A., Santa Clara University;
M.S., Loyola University.

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Casey Steinbrecher 2020
Head Coach, Women's Volleyball
B.A., Ball State University;
M.A., University of Dallas.Andre Swartzentruber 2020
Head Coach, Golf
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University.

Emeriti

Helen Benoit Anderson 1980-2007
Professor Emerita

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