We have a large First-Gen community that includes students, faculty, staff and alumni. We are here to encourage, support and celebrate you along your journey.

This directory includes first-generation faculty and staff at Marshall University. If you are a first-generation student, the faculty and staff listed below have been in your shoes and want to connect with and support you during your Marshall journey.

If you are a faculty or staff member from a family in which neither parent earned a bachelor’s degree and would like to be included in our directory, please complete the request form below. The directory is managed by Student Support Services.

First Generation Faculty and Staff

Name	Title	Department	Email
Daniela Acevedo	Coordinator of Student Support Services	School of Physical Therapy	acevedo8@marshall.edu
C. Michelle Alford	Library IT Consultant Sr.	University Libraries	michelle.alford@marshall.edu
Mindy Allenger	Professor	COEPD Literacy Education	allenger1@marshall.edu
Kelli Adkins	Director	Graduate Admissions	kelli.adkins@marshall.edu
Samantha Aretz	Business Intelligence and Data Analyst	Institutional Research and Planning	samantha.aretz@marshall.edu
Bonnie Bailey	Director	Student Support Services	bonnie.bailey@marshall.edu
Zach Bailey	Student Support Specialist	University College	bailey403@marshall.edu
Tricia Ball	Executive Director	Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (iCenter)	ballt@marshall.edu
Gretchen Beach	Assistant Dean/Head of Digital & Technical Services	University Libraries	beachgr@marshall.edu
Penny Basenback	Administrative Assistant	College of Engineering and Computer Sciences	gruber2@marshall.edu
Jodi Bell	Paralegal	Office of General Counsel	bell78@marshall.edu
Marybeth Beller	Associate Professor	College of Liberal Arts, Department of Political Science	beller@marshall.edu
Jean Ann Bevans	Associate Director of Customer Service	Office of Student Financial Assistance	bevans@marshall.edu
Jodi Biller	Director of Clinical Improvement	Marshall Health Network	Jodi.Biller@mhnetwork.org
Ann Marie Bingham	Professor of Music	School of Music, CAM	binghama@marshall.edu
JoAnn Black	Director, Technology Support	Information Technology	joann.black@marshall.edu
Jessica Bradley	Assistant Professor/Licensed Clinical Psychologist	Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, JCESOM	elliott70@marshall.edu
Emily Brammer	Grant Writer	MURC (WV Grant Resource Centers)	brammer35@marshall.edu
Gabe Brown	Director	Community Service and Family Programs	brownga@marshall.edu
Brittany Bruce	Director of Grant Opperations	MURC	brittany.bruce@marshall.edu
Josh Brunty	Associate Professor	Cyber Forensics and Security, Computer Science	josh.brunty@marshall.edu
Mandy Campbell	Dual Credit Program Manager	University College	campbelp@marshall.edu
Eric Casto	Associate Registrar – Student Records	Registrar’s Office	casto37@marshall.edu
Gena Chattin	Research and ETD Librarian	University Libraries	chattin2@marshall.edu
Sarah Clemins	Associate Professor	Communication Disorders College of Health Professions	nuckels@marshall.edu
Kassandra Contreras	HR Representative	Human Resources	contreras2@marshall.edu
Tom Cuchta	Assistant Professor	Department of Mathematics and Physics	cuchta@marshall.edu
Holly Cyphert	Associate Professor	College of Science	damron40@marshall.edu
Sarah Davis	Senior Director of Advising	Advising	sarah.davis@marshall.edu
Tiffany Davis	Assistant Director of Digital Marketing	University Marketing and Communications	tiffany.davis@marshall.edu
Richard Egleton	Professor and Assistant Dean	School of Medicine	egleton@marshall.edu
Mary Beth Ferda	Director of Student Engagement & Community Outreach	Honors College	marybeth.ferda@marshall.edu
Toni Ferguson	Academic Advisor	College of Education & Professional Development	fergusont@marshall.edu
Caylin France	Student Support Specialist	Student Support Services	bradshaw15@marshall.edu
Kimberly Fry	Accountant	Payroll and Accounts Payable	fry@marshall.edu
Billy Gardner	Associate Professor, Program Director	Cyber Forensics & Security Program/COS	gardner62@marshall.edu
Dawn Goel	Professor	Psychology Department	dawn.goel@marshall.edu
Jenn Griggs	Director of Grant Development	MURC – Grants Development	griggsj@marshall.edu
Alyssa Hager	Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator	Student Affairs	hager135@marshall.edu
Jake Hamilton	Student Support Specialist	Student Support Services	hamiltonja@marshall.edu
Peggy Proudfoot Harman	Professor, Chair, and MSW Program Director	Social Work	Proudfoothar@marshall.edu
Tiffany Hartman	Assistant Dean of Student Life	Student Affairs	tiffany.hartman@marshall.edu
Courtney Hessler	Admissions Communications Systems Manager	Enrollment Services	sealey3@marshall.edu
Brian Hoey	Dean	Honors College	hoey@marshall.edu
Carol Hurula	Director of Academic Business Affairs	Office of Academic Affairs	hurula@marshall.edu
Zach Jenkins	Director	Heart of Appalachia Talent Search TRIO Program	zachary.jenkins@marshall.edu
Cynthia Jones	Associate Professor	School of Pharmacy	jonescy@marshall.edu
Rich Jones	Professor and Chair	Department of Communications Studies	jonesri@marshall.edu
Coria Kent	Director, MURC Human Resources	Marshall University Research Corporation	kent1@marshall.edu
Penny Koontz	Associate Professor & Psychology Clinic Director	Department of Psychology	koontz7@marshall.edu
Eugene Lacy	Director	Upward Bound TRIO Program	lacy13@marshall.edu
Grey Leffingwell	Diagnostics Specialist	HELP Program	leffingwel27@marshall.edu
Megan Lemon	Assistant Director of Recruitment	Office of Recruitment	megan.lemon@marshall.edu
Charise Lindsey	Assistant Director for Leadership Development and Wellness	Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine	hale24@marshall.edu
Marianna Linz	Professor/Chair	Department of Psychology	linz@marshall.edu
Melissa Lovejoy	Professor	School of Nursing	lovejoym@marshall.edu
Ashley Marion	Administrative Assistant	Financial Aid Office	flora14@marshall.edu
Lisa Martin	Senior Director of Student Advocacy and Accountability	Student Affairs	martil@marshall.edu
Amy McCallister-Ethel	College Enrollment Coordinator	Marshall University Enrollment Services	amy.ethel@marshall.edu
Cris McDavid	Director	Office of Career Education	mcdavidc@marshall.edu
Kristen Martin	Senior Finance Officer	Marshall University Research Corporation	martinkr@marshall.edu
Teresa McSweeney	HR Representative	Human Resources	hardest4@marshall.edu
Amy Melton	Director	Technology Transfer Office	amy.melton@marshall.edu
K. Renna Moore	Coordinator of Registration and Tutor Development	HELP Program	moorek@marshall.edu
Shayna Morrison	Assistant Professor	Dept. of Sociology/Anthropology, COLA	morrisons@marshall.edu
Wendy Perkins	Associate Professor	Criminal Justice and Criminology	perkinsw@marshall.edu
Cynthia Persily	Senior Associate Dean for Government Affairs and Healthcare Policy	School of Medicine	persilyc@marshall.edu
Margie Phillips	Instructor	College of Business	philli10@marshall.edu
Amanda Preece	Assistant Professor	College of Education and Professional Development	amanda.preece@marshall.edu
Pamela Puppo	Assistant Professor & Herbarium Curator	Biological Sciences	puppo@marshall.edu
Lisa Ransbottom	Executive Administrative Assistant	Finance	pitkinl@marshall.edu
Missy Reed	Professor	COEPD/Special Education	reed@marshall.edu
Mary-Louise Risher	Associate Professor	Biomedical Sciences	risherm@marshall.edu
Jennifer Robinette	Program Coordinator	Drinko Academy	robinett@marshall.edu
Jerry Ross	Vice President for Enrollment Management	Enrollment Management	jerry.ross@marshall.edu
Kandice Rowe	Director, SCOPES	College of Education and Professional Development	rowe39@marshall.edu
Niki Rowe-Fortner	Associate Vice President for Grant Development	MURC	kandice.napier@marshall.edu
Megan Russell	Director of Student Progressions	School of Pharmacy	megan.russell@marshall.edu
Patricia Saunders	Administrative Assistant	W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communication	patricia.saunders@marshall.edu
Britney Sergent	Research Technician II	SOM-Biochemistry	martinezb@marshall.edu
Meghan Sexton-Harness	Library Research Specialist	University Libraries	sexton73@marshall.edu
Shawn Schulenberg	Professor and Faculty Senate Chair	Political Science/COLA	schulenberg@marshall.edu
Derek Scarbro	Director	Advanced Manufacturing Center	derek.scarbro@mfg.marshall.edu
Elizabeth Sheets	Coordinator	Workforce & Economic Development	appell1@marshall.edu
Marcie Simms	Vice President	Student Affairs	marcie.simms@marshall.edu
Sherri Stepp	Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies	Undergraduate Studies	sherri.stepp@marshall.edu
Julie Snyder-Yuly	Associate Professor	Communication Studies, COLA	snyderyuly@marshall.edu
Wes Spradlin	Director Off-Campus Centers and Academic Programs	Academic Affairs	spradlin2@marshall.edu
Sharon Stackpole	Mental Health Specialist	Counseling Center	stackpole3@marshall.edu
Robyn Stafford	Academic Counselor	University College	messeng1@marshall.edu
Autumn Starcher-Patton	Assistant Professor	Department of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences	starcher29@marshall.edu
Wesley Stites	Dean	College of Sciences	stites@marshall.edu
Jessica Tackett-Napier	Adjunct Instructor	College of Business	tackett66@marshall.edu
Mindy Thornton	Director of Campus Based Services	WV Autism Training Center	wass1@marshall.edu
Jill Treftz	Professor	English Department	treftz@marshall.edu
Phillip Vallejo	Director of Bands	School of Music	vallejop@marshall.edu
Laura Walker	Operations Coordinator	School of Physical Therapy	laura.walkers@marshall.edu
Denise Wiley	Assistant Director/Business Operations	Facilities & Operations	wileyden@marshall.edu
Lisa Williamson	Director of Orientation, Outreach & Special Events	Office of Recruitment	lisa.williamson@marshall.edu
Devon Wright	Instructor	Department of Mathematics and Physics	tivener1@marshall.edu
Shannon Zornes	Administrative Assistant	Heart of Appalachia Talent Search TRIO Program	zornes@marshall.edu

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If you identify as first-generation and would like to appear in our first-generation faculty and staff directory, we encourage you to complete this form. If you are unsure whether or not you’re considered first-generation, please contact us at firstintheherd@marshall.edu.

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