{"id":1140,"date":"2022-01-17T12:58:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T17:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/?page_id=1140"},"modified":"2024-09-11T13:44:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T18:44:41","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"herdpress-block wp-block-herdpress-profiles has-white-background-color has-background\">\n    <div class=\"herdpress-block__container py-12 lg:py-18 px-6 lg:px-0\">\n        \n    <h2  class=\"block__heading\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mt-8 lg:mt-12\">\n            <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1    gap-8 lg:gap-12 mt-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/Barksdale-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/Barksdale-1.jpg 311w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/Barksdale-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" class=\"h-36 w-36 lg:h-48 lg:w-48 flex items-center justify-center rounded-lg mx-auto object-cover\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"profile__title mt-6 text-xl lg:text-2xl font-semibold\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/profile\/kevin-barksdale\/\">Kevin Barksdale<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"profile__position mt-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-semibold\">Chair &#038; Professor specializing in Appalachian, West Virginia, and Native American History<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile__contact mt-4 flex flex-wrap justify-center space-x-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3046962956\">3046962956<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:barksdale@marshall.edu\">Email<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/Diener-2023-scaled-e1694108196116-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/Diener-2023-scaled-e1694108196116-1-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/Diener-2023-scaled-e1694108196116-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/Diener-2023-scaled-e1694108196116-1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/Diener-2023-scaled-e1694108196116-1.jpg 1373w\" alt=\"\" class=\"h-36 w-36 lg:h-48 lg:w-48 flex items-center justify-center rounded-lg mx-auto object-cover\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"profile__title mt-6 text-xl lg:text-2xl font-semibold\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/profile\/laura-michele-diener\/\">Laura Michele Diener<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"profile__position mt-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-semibold\">Phi Alpha Theta &#038; History Club Faculty Advisor &#038; Professor specializing in Ancient and Medieval History, Romans, Vikings, Queens and Princesses<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile__contact mt-4 flex flex-wrap justify-center space-x-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3046962954\">3046962954<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:diener@marshall.edu\">Email<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/AO2_5050.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/AO2_5050-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/AO2_5050-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/AO2_5050-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/AO2_5050.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" class=\"h-36 w-36 lg:h-48 lg:w-48 flex items-center justify-center rounded-lg mx-auto object-cover\" \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"profile__title mt-6 text-xl lg:text-2xl font-semibold\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/profile\/cicero-m-fain-iii\/\">Cicero M. 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class=\"profile__title mt-6 text-xl lg:text-2xl font-semibold\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/profile\/alice-gorton\/\">Alice Gorton<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"profile__position mt-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-semibold\">Assistant Professor specializing in modern British imperial and environmental history<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile__contact mt-4 flex flex-wrap justify-center space-x-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:gortona@marshall.edu\">Email<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/bkletzer_profile-crop.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/bkletzer_profile-crop-983x1024.jpg 983w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/history\/files\/bkletzer_profile-crop-288x300.jpg 288w, 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