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Department of
Classical Studies

Alisa DeBorde, Ph.D.

Chair,
Department of Classical Studies
University of South Florida

Degrees Earned

BA in English Education, Southeastern University

MA in Literature in Composition, University of South Florida

PhD in Literature and Composition, University of South Florida

Biography

Alisa DeBorde returned to her alma mater as a full-time English professor after over a decade in middle school, high school, and college education. In addition to teaching at Southeastern, she has taught at Polk State College, the University of South Florida, and Lipscomb University. Dr. DeBorde’s dissertation focused on trauma in nineteenth-century fiction. This project historicizes trauma, examining the ways nineteenth-century literature participates in the cultural formation of trauma pre-Freud. Dr. DeBorde completed her dissertation Spring 2018.

Dr. DeBorde taught in the Humanities Department at the Lakeland campus for eleven years before becoming a full-time online professor in 2015. She has served as an online liaison for the Department of English since 2013. In 2017, she became the Assistant Chair of the Foundational Core for the School of Unrestricted Education. Currently, Dr. DeBorde teaches the following classes at Southeastern: English Composition I & II, Introduction to Literature, and Introduction to Humanities. In the past, she has taught British Literature, Women’s Literature, Adolescent Literature, and Oral Interpretation.

Dr. Deborde and her husband have four children: Mariva, Max, Cosette, and Fantine. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking, and running.

Email: amdeborde@seu.edu

ADJUNCT CLASSICAL STUDIES FACULTY

Trish Adams, M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Chemistry
University of North Carolina Wilmington

Email: pkadams@seu.edu

Beth Bilynskyj

Email: esbilynskyj@seu.edu

Josh Britt, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of History
University of South Florida

Email: jebritt@seu.edu

Chris Butynski

Email:

Colette Cantrell, M.S.
Adjunct Professor of Chemistry

Email: clcantrell@seu.edu

Lindsey Carrington, M.A.
Adjunct Professor of History
San Diego State University

Email: lccarrington@seu.edu

Jeannie Chase, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Durham University

Email: jechase@seu.edu

Joe Childs

Email:

Dawn Clement

Email: dmclement@seu.edu

Tiffany Cooper

Email:

Sarah Cox, M.A.
Adjunct Professor of History
North Carolina State University

Email: sccox@seu.edu

David Crum, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of History
University of the Free State

Email: dtcrum@seu.edu

Jeremy Denton, M.S.
Adjunct Professor of Math
Saint Leo University

Email: jmdenton@seu.edu

Scott Douglass, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor of Education
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Email: smdouglas@seu.edu

Carrie Douglass, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Education
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Email: cbdouglas@seu.edu

Lori Dykstra, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor of Education
Bethel University

Email: lrdykstra@seu.edu

Meghan Griffin, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
University of Central Florida

Email: mlgriffin@seu.edu

Paul Harlan, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Music
University of California at Los Angeles

Email: psharlan@seu.edu

Richard Harris, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor of Communication
Nova Southeastern University

Email: rcharris@seu.edu

Mark Jedrzejczyk, M.A.
Adjunct Professor

Email: majedrzejczyk@seu.edu

Autumn Kennedy

Email: ahkennedy@seu.edu

Rustin Lloyd, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor of History
Southeastern University

Email: rblloyd@seu.edu

Caleb McGee, M.A.
Adjunct Professor of History

Email: csmcgee@seu.edu

Casey McLemore, M.S.
Adjunct Professor of English
University of Montevallo

Email: ckmclemore@seu.edu

Brian Niece, M.A.
Adjunct Professor
Trevecca Nazarene University

Email: bmniece@seu.edu

Terri Paton, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Education
Northcentral University

Email: tkpaton@seu.edu

Zak Schmoll, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Faulkner University

Email: zdschmoll@seu.edu

Anita Simpkins, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Education
University of Virginia

Email:

Grace Veach, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of English
University of South Florida

Email: gveach@seu.edu

Samantha Webb, M.A.
Adjunct Professor of English
Southern New Hampshire University

Email: srwebb@seu.edu

Department of
Communication

Chad Neuman, Ph.D.

Chair,
Department of Design, Department of Communication, and Department of Visual Arts
Regent University

Degrees Earned

B.A. in Communication, Southeastern University

M.A. in Journalism and Media Studies, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

Ph.D. in Communication, Regent University

Biography

Dr. Chad Neuman brings expertise and experience to Southeastern from a variety of communication- and digital media-related fields. He is an internationally published writer, published in various magazines, journals, and websites including American Fitness, Succeed, the Journal of Mass Media Ethics, and CreativePro (where he has written a popular column as contributing editor). His professional experience includes web designer and layout designer at the Winter Haven News Chief, internet development director at an award-winning advertising design agency, technology librarian at the Lakeland Public Library system, and managing editor of two graphic design and photography magazines at Kelby Media Group. He has also done freelance graphic design and photographic work for several years.

Dr. Neuman has taught in the United States, Italy, and Australia. He teaches primarily in the area where digital media, journalism, and visual communication overlap. The graduates from his classes have become award-winning professionals at newspapers, magazines, public relations firms, broadcast news organizations, and other various media companies.

Dr. Neuman teaches the following courses: Survey of Digital Media and Design, Magazine Design and Production, Photography, Digital Layout and Design, International Photojournalism and Visual Storytelling, Storytelling and Persuasion, and Communication Seminar. His research interests include media ethics and issue framing, mythic branding and corporate storytelling, narrative journalism, and rhetoric of digital media.

He and his wife enjoy spending time with their daughter and son. Dr. Neuman’s hobbies include playing soccer and skateboarding.

Email: ctneuman@seu.edu

Christopher R. Clark, M.F.A.

Associate Professor of Film Production
Hollins University

Degrees Earned

B.A. in English and Psychology, Taylor University

M.Div, Covenant Theological Seminary

M.F.A. in Screenwriting, Hollins University

Biography

Christopher Clark is experienced in local and national TV production, independent filmmaking, and short and feature-length filmmaking. After receiving his M.F.A. in screenwriting, he taught filmmaking at Bryan College for seven years. Professor Clark successfully developed Bryan College’s first film program by emphasizing story and craft. His program included such film classes as scriptwriting, photography, silent film, European cinema, and documentary filmmaking, producing well-rounded filmmakers. Within the first four years of the program, Professor Clark sent a graduate to the American Film Institute, one of the top film schools in the nation.

At Southeastern University, he teaches Film Appreciation, Narrative Structure in Film, Directing for Film, Documentary Film Production, Film Practicum, Screenwriting, Communication Seminar, and Senior Capstone Development.

Professor Clark continues to write, produce, and direct short films, feature films, and documentaries. His most recent film, “Two Guys Over Lunch,” is in post-production, and he plans to enter it into the film festival circuit.

Professor Clark has spent the past year as a chaplain for an international school in the Dominican Republic. He combines his knowledge of film and ministry experience to leave a lasting impact on students.

Email: crclark@seu.edu

Adrienne S. Garvey, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Broadcasting
Regent University

Program Coordinator, Digital Journalism, Broadcasting

Degrees Earned

B.A. in Communication Studies, Evangel University

M.S. in Electronic Media, Kutztown University

Ph.D. in Communication, Regent University

Biography

Adrienne Garvey spent 13 years in the television news industry before she started her teaching career. She worked as a reporter, producer, and fill-in anchor at two stations in Missouri, then spent 10 years at WGAL in Lancaster, PA., as a producer and assignment manager. While at WGAL, Dr. Garvey produced the governor’s two inaugurations and live shows for four Olympics. She was also part of the team that won a Regional Emmy Award for the coverage of the Amish school shooting in 2006.

Dr. Garvey has been teaching for several years, focusing her efforts on courses like Writing for News Media, Broadcast News Writing, Public Speaking, Professional Performance Skills, and Video Production.

Dr. Garvey’s research in the field of trauma and journalism has won two first-place awards at the Broadcast Education Association’s national conference. She has presented that research and has served on a number of panels during the BEA Conference over the last few years. She has also served as co-chair for the Radio News Division for the BEA’s Festival of Media Arts. Outside of BEA, Garvey has presented her research at the Southeast Colloquium of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), and she has served as an evaluator for writing and photography for the Assemblies of God’s Fine Arts Festival on the district and national levels.

With the acceptance of her paper, “Are We Teaching Trauma? A Survey of Accredited Journalism Schools in the United States, to Journalism Practice,” written in conjunction with Dr. Gretchen Dworznik of Kent State University, Dr. Garvey became a published author in 2019.

Dr. Garvey serves as a certified lay chaplain with Christ in Action, a volunteer organization that assists people in crisis.

Email: asgarvey@seu.edu

Sheila S. Guzmán, M.S.

Assistant Professor of Public Relations
University of Southern Mississippi

Degrees Earned

B.S. in English, University of Southern Mississippi

M.S. in Public Relations, University of Southern Mississippi

A.P.R. (Accredited in Public Relations), the Universal Accreditation Board

Biography

Sheila Skipper Guzmán is an accredited public relations professional with 30 years’ experience in the field. Her professional career has given her expertise in strategic communication planning, writing and editing, media relations, design and layout, and website and social media management.

While a public relations career professional, Professor Guzmán also taught public relations and journalism courses as an adjunct faculty member at Christian universities in the Jackson, Mississippi, area.

A love for Jesus and the Christ-centered environment of a Christian college campus are the factors that led Professor Guzmán to change professions at the height of her career. She believes that bringing the Christian faith into the classroom is critical for students to understand how to integrate their faith into the work world.

She teaches public relations courses, Writing for the Mass Media, Introduction to Mass Media, and Fundamentals of Speech.

Email: saguzman@seu.edu

Richard C. Harris, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Communication
Nova Southeastern University

Degrees Earned

B.A. in Christian Ministries, Indiana Wesleyan University

M.M. in Pastoral Ministries, Bethel College

M.A. in Communication, Spring Arbor University

Ed.D. in Adult Education, Nova Southeastern University

Biography

Dr. Richard Harris brings extensive expertise and experience to Southeastern University from a wide variety of areas. Having served as a senior pastor for 31 years in Illinois, Indiana, and Florida, and having taught public speaking at Purdue University and Spring Arbor University, he is now the lead professor of speech in the Department of Communication. Dr. Harris teaches Fundamentals of Speech, Intro to Mass Communication, Communication Theory, and Media Ethics.

In addition to his work in the Department of Communication, Dr. Harris has also taught Homiletics for the Barnett College of Ministry & Theology and graduate-level courses for the College of Education at Southeastern University.

Dr. Harris has served in various administrative roles during his years at SEU. He served as associate director of academic programs for the Division of Continuing and Adult Education and as director of evening programs.

A popular speaker on college campuses and in church and corporate settings, Dr. Harris speaks on his dramatic transformation as well as the “Three Essential Skills for Success: Thinking, Speaking, and Persuading.” He captivates his audiences with stories they’ll never hear anywhere else and challenges them with lessons he has learned on his journey. In the classroom, Dr. Harris is passionate about the subjects he teaches and seeks to provide a safe, high-energy atmosphere where students can learn real-world life skills that will advance them in their careers.

Email: rcharris@seu.edu

Bethany R. Miller, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Film
Florida State University

Degrees Earned

B.S. in Film Studies, Southeastern University

M.F.A. in Film Production, Florida State University

Biography

Bethany Ruth Miller is an active filmmaker with an adoration for empowering the next generation of Christian filmmakers. She has worked in multiple capacities throughout the film production process on more than 50 short films, as well as five feature-length films.

While earning her Southeastern University film degree, Professor Miller attended the Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAFSC) program. While there, she was selected as the only female director that semester. She interned at Terri Taylor Casting, aiding with the casting of four feature films as well as assisting in a casting session with director Spike Lee.

At FSU, Professor Miller served as a Graduate Assistant and was elected, by her peers, as the Head of Thesis Casting. Her master thesis film, “Death at Dinner,” as well as her other short film, “Dad in a Box,” are currently being shown in the festival circuit. She is presently in pre-production for her feature-film directorial debut.

Overjoyed to return to her alma mater, Professor Miller is excited to equip her students with the knowledge and skills they need to go out and create society-shaking art for the glory of God. At Southeastern University, she teaches Intro to Film Production, Film Appreciation, Cinematography, Edit for Story, Film Practicum, Screen Acting, Directing for Film, Producing for Film, Senior Capstone Production, and Digital Video Editing, .

Email: brmiller@seu.edu

Paul B. Stewart, Ph.D.

Professor of Communication
University of Maryland, College Park

Degrees Earned

B.S. in Speech Education, Greenville University

M.A. in Communication Theory, Wichita State University

Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Public Address, University of Maryland, College Park

Biography

Paul B. Stewart comes to the College of Arts and Media at Southeastern University with a B.S. in Speech Education (Greenville University), an M.A. in Communication Theory (Wichita State University), and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Public Address (University of Maryland, College Park).

Dr. Stewart’s research interests include propaganda, communication ethics, and media ecology – particularly the way in which technological forces totalize our culture and manage and manipulate human experience. Dr. Stewart thinks that Jacques Ellul is the most amazing rhetorical scholar since Augustine and is pleased to know that both scholars were devout Christians!

Dr. Stewart’ students can be expected to read primary source texts (real live books). He believes that reading is the soul of education and that Christians, if they hope to build the Kingdom of God, must be reading people. In fact, “Till We Have Faces,” by C.S. Lewis is one of his top five books (Lewis was most proud of this book – a book that few people have ever read).

Dr. Stewart is married to Ruth, a nurse, and together they have 5 kids (artists, teachers, a communication expert, and one law enforcement officer). In his spare time he likes to compose music, keep bees, and go to yard sales.

Email: pbstewart@seu.edu

ADJUNCT COMMUNICATION FACULTY

Kathryn Holmes, M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Speech
Liberty University

Email: kjholmes@seu.edu

Joe McLeod, M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Broadcasting
University of Central Florida

Email: jnmcleod@seu.edu

Department of
Humanities

Rustin B. Lloyd, Ed.D.

Chair,
Department of Humanities
Southeastern University

Degrees Earned

B.A. in History, Southeastern University

M.A. in History, University of Central Florida

Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership, Southeastern University

Biography

Rustin Lloyd has a strong connection to Southeastern University. He spent four years actively involved in student life at Southeastern as he pursued his undergraduate degree. Professor Lloyd completed his M.A. degree at the University of Central Florida, where he concentrated in public history. He recently completed an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Southeastern University.

At Southeastern University, Dr. Lloyd teaches Western Civilization 17th Century to Present, American History from Discovery to 1877, American History from 1877 to Present, Public History, The United States (1917-1945), American Christianity and Culture since 1945, American Religious History, The Emergence of Modern America, The United States since 1945, The Vietnam Era, and The History of Florida.

While at the University of Central Florida, he worked on numerous public history projects ranging from an exhibit on the civil rights movement to the creation of an online digital repository and exhibit focusing on various Central Florida histories. His M.A. thesis, titled “The Politics of the Righteous,” explored the political activism of conservative evangelicals in Central Florida during the 1970s and 1980s.

After obtaining his master’s degree, Dr. Lloyd became the lead social science instructor at a private secondary academy in Orlando, where he developed and taught courses in philosophy, government, economics, and history.

Dr. Lloyd seeks to diminish the perception that history is just a list of facts. He encourages his students to think deeply about the narrative of humanity and challenges them to establish connections with the past that can make their lives and faith more meaningful.

Dr. Lloyd is proud to be a faculty member at his alma mater. He feels that a private Christian liberal arts education allows for a more holistically developed person and believes that Southeastern University has the opportunity to uniquely foster both faith and intellect without compromise.

Email: rblloyd@seu.edu

Joshua Britt, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History
University of South Florida

Degrees Earned

B.A. in Classical Civilizations, University of South Florida

M.A. in Early Modern European History, University of South Florida

Ph.D. in Medieval European History, University of South Florida

Biography

Dr. Joshua Britt joined Southeastern University in 2017 as an online instructor before joining the Department of Humanities as an assistant professor of history in 2020. His research interests center on medieval monasticism and how the radically ascetic practice of religious reclusion, called anchoritism, informed medieval notions of salvation. At the University of South Florida and at SEU, he has taught courses such as the The Medieval West, Historical Analysis, Modern European History, Acquisition of Knowledge, U.S. History to 1877, and World Civilizations. He presents regularly at academic conferences.

Through his teaching, Dr. Britt hopes to convey to his students the sheer delight of engaging with the voices of the past, but also to help them acquire the skills of critical reading, critical thinking, and clear and persuasive writing. By allowing students to craft their own historical narratives based on primary sources and critiqued through group and class discussions, the students in his classes hone skills they will continue to use in whatever profession they choose.

In addition to teaching history, Dr. Britt also serves SEU as the Director of Global Education, overseeing all study abroad programs, and he serves part-time on the staff of Lakeland Vineyard as the pastor of worship ministry.

Email: jebritt@seu.edu

Debra A. Brown, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English
Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Degrees Earned

B.S. in Public Relations, University of Florida

M.A. in English, East Carolina University

Ph.D. in Composition & TESOL, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Biography

Debbie Brown’s most cherished possession is her relationship with God and His son, Jesus Christ. She believes Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount” to be a beautiful example of ethos, pathos, and logos in action, and frequently includes it in her classroom.

At Southeastern University, she teaches English Composition I, English Composition II, Intro to Literature, and Intro to Humanities.

Professor Brown spent 15 years helping organizations communicate more effectively with their internal and external audiences. She has worked with IBM, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Red Cross, CARE International, and many other national and international organizations. In 1999, Professor Brown opened her own P.R. agency, The P.R. Guru, to help clients build confidence, credibility, and trust through communication. Her clientele has included companies throughout the United States and London.

Eight years ago, Professor Brown brought her excellence in corporate communications to the classroom, where she teaches college students the No. 1 skill all employers want from their employees: the ability to write well. A successful writer herself, she has 38 published articles in consumer and professional publications.

Email: dabrown@seu.edu

Marlon M. Dempster, M.A.

Associate Professor of
Literature & Composition
California State University

Degrees Earned

B.A. in English, Vanguard University

M.A. in English, California State University, Long Beach

Ph.D. Studies, King’s College, University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Biography

Marlon Dempster, who brings a passion for active, student-led education to his classes, has been leading university-level students through the learning process since 1993. Professor Dempster served as an adjunct instructor for Azusa Pacific and Vanguard universities for several years before joining the full-time faculty at Vanguard in 1999.

Professor Dempster’s areas of research are modern Irish and postmodern American literature, James Joyce, metafiction, and post-structural literary theory. At Southeastern, Professor Dempster teaches Composition I & II, Introduction to Literature, World Literature, and British Literature I & II.

His passion in college was literature, and he wants to lead his students to experience and develop a similar passion for intellectual stimulation through literature. In pedagogy, Professor Dempster is committed to active learning theory and strategy, and he designs his classes to induce students to engage with the interpretive process. To him, pure lecture and “content-transfer” are not the best ways to create critical thinkers and competent interpreters.

Professor Dempster has served as a copy editor for “Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies” and assisted in the building of, and supported the continuance of, Vanguard University’s undergraduate journal “Synecdoche.” Currently, he serves as one of two faculty supervisors for “The Oracle” at Southeastern University. Professor Dempster has also been a visiting lecturer in graduate courses at Vanguard University and conducted pastoral lectures in Southern California on postmodernism and the post-modern church.

Email: mmdempster@seu.edu

Amanda Forrester, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of English
University of Tampa

Degrees Earned

B.A. in Liberal Studies, Saint Leo University

M.F.A. in Creative Writing, University of Tampa

Biography

Professor Forrester has worked in higher education for over nine years and joined the College of Arts and Media in 2021. She teaches English Composition I and Advanced Poetry. Previously, she taught Academic Writing I and II at Saint Leo University and at Keiser University but felt a calling to teach at Southeastern University and followed God’s will.

Professor Forrester is a published author with a full-length book of poetry, Resurrection, from Word Poetry (2021), which was also her creative thesis, and is concerned with trauma that girls and women can experience and the recovery process. Dozens of her poems have appeared in magazines, journals, and anthologies, such a Chasing Light: Poems inspired by Burgert Brothers photographs (2019), and Azahares (2019), a Spanish language literary magazine.

As a supporter of literary arts and artists in Florida and beyond, Professor Forrester serves as President of Florida Literary Arts Coalition, Inc., which offers the annual Other Words literary conference and the Writers’ Circuit. She previously served on the Board of YellowJacket Press.

With an inherent interest in the intersectionality of things, Professor Forrester’s current research is concerned with multicultural literature and languages, and faith, trauma, and healing. She founded the Las Mujeres de la Possibilidades focus group and tries to write translations.

An avid animal lover, Professor Forrester has two cats and one dog. When she’s not reading and writing, she’s thinking about reading and writing and how God helps you heal when nobody else will.

Email: ajforrester@seu.edu

Annette Graves, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of English
University of West Florida

Degrees Earned

B.A. in Religion, University of Iowa

M.A. in English, University of Iowa

Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, University of West Florida

Biography

As the coordinator of the English and Intercultural Studies (EIS) major, Dr. Annette Graves infuses her classes with a heart for missions and her passion for Jesus Christ. Dr. Graves teaches College Reading and Writing, English Composition I and II, Introduction to Literature, Advanced Grammar, and Advanced Creative Nonfiction.

In 2013, Dr. Graves initiated and co-led the department’s first literary study tour of England––a short-term study abroad option for SEU undergraduates interested in fulfilling general education humanities course requirements with international experiences. Dr. Graves also serves as the faculty sponsor of the Timothy Project, a student organization providing mentoring opportunities for students with a call to missions.

Prior to her position with Southeastern University, Dr. Graves taught English at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa and Centerville, Iowa. She coordinated the TESOL certification program at the Brownsville Revival School of Ministry in Pensacola, Florida, from 2001 to 2005. She taught English as a foreign language (EFL) in Ramallah, Palestine, and Ammon, Jordan, in 2000, and was senior instructor of EFL at the University of West Florida from 2006 to 2009.

Dr. Graves was acting director of the Intensive English Program at UWF in 2009 and director of the Ashland Center for English Studies at Ashland University from 2009 to 2010. She has written several articles on homeschooling for trade magazines and was a supervising teacher for home educators in Iowa from 1993 to 1998.

She is a member of the George MacDonald Literary Society, the National Association for Developmental Education, the International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education and TESOL, and the International Association for English Language Professionals.

She and her husband, Andrew, are ordained ministers with Liberty Network (a cell of Church Foundational Network). They maintain membership with Brownsville Assembly of God in Pensacola while supporting local, student-inspired ministry outreaches, such as Heart of the Father Ministries.

Email: nagraves@seu.edu

Cameron H. McNabb, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English
University of South Florida

Degrees Earned

B.A. in English, University of Maryland

M.A. in English, University of South Florida

Ph.D. in English, University of South Florida

Biography

Dr. Cameron Hunt McNabb joined Southeastern in 2012 after several years of teaching English at the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa. Her academic interests include medieval and early modern drama, disability studies, and pedagogy. She has taught courses such as the History of the English Language, Introduction to Shakespeare, Milton Across the Disciplines, and Medieval Philosophy, Theology, and Literature as well as a variety of Composition and Literature courses.

Dr. McNabb has published widely on medieval and early modern literature, including peer-reviewed articles in Early Theatre and Studies in Philology. She is also the editor for The Medieval Disability Sourcebook, an open-access volume on disability in the Middle Ages. She is an active member of the Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society as well as the Society for the Study of Disability in the Middle Ages, and her work has won numerous awards, including Early Theatre’s Best Interpretive Essay for 2017.

Email: chmcnabb@seu.edu

Scott Morgan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English
St. John’s University

Degrees Earned

B.A. in English, Iona College

M.S. in Secondary Education: English, Queens College, City University of New York

M.A. in English, St. John’s University

Ph.D. in English, St. John’s University

Biography

Scott Morgan has been an educator in Christian schools since 2001. He began teaching in a small Lutheran school in Queens, NY., and he has taught students of all ages and in most subjects during his career. In 2010, Professor Morgan felt that God was leading him to teach writing to college students, and he has been doing so ever since.

Professor Morgan believes in creating a culture of active writing in his classrooms. Students will write independently, collaboratively, analytically, and creatively during each class session. This mixture of techniques has proven to be successful for Scott in helping students enjoy becoming better writers.

At Southeastern University, he teaches English Composition I, English Composition II, Intro to Literature, British Literature I & II, American Literature, and Intro to Shakespeare.

In 2007, Professor Morgan was the Lutheran Schools’ Association Teacher of the Year award winner (Grades 4-8) for the New York Metropolitan Area. He was Warner University’s Professor of the Year in 2016-2017.

Scott and his wife, Kelly, have a daughter, Eloise, and they enjoy visiting the Disney theme parks together.

Email: semorgan@seu.edu

Jason R. Old, M.A.

Associate Professor of Spanish
University of South Florida

Degrees Earned

B.A. in Spanish Literature, North Carolina State University

M.A. in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies, University of South Florida

Biography

Jason Old is an Associate Professor of Latin American Studies and Spanish who specializes in political, cultural, and transnational histories in Latin America. His main areas of expertise are Cuba and Nicaragua.

Since coming to Southeastern University, Jason has expanded the Department of Humanities by adding new courses to the Spanish minor, creating a Latin American and Caribbean Studies minor, and developing and directing two, four-week Spanish language and culture study-abroad programs in Nicaragua and Cuba.

Jason teaches the following courses at Southeastern University: Spanish Grammar (Levels 1-4), Spanish Conversation, Spanish-American Culture and Civilization, Central America, Latin American History, Latin American Literature, Latin American Icons, History of Nicaragua, History of Cuba, American History II (1877 to present), Women and Guerrilla Movements in Latin America, and Latin American Film.

Jason was also the co-founder and executive director of CAN Fútbol Foundation (CANFF) from 2008-2018. CANFF was a sport and development nonprofit organization that used soccer as the vehicle to promote education, community development, and public health in Roatan, Honduras. He is also the founder and CEO of Anthrotourist Travel—a Tampa-based adventure, education, and immersion travel company whose mission is to provide its clients with authentic and immersive travel experiences.

He has been recognized for his work in Latin America, including, among other accolades: receiving the Paul G. and Ernestine G. Hatcher Modern Language Lecture Series from Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY (2011); speaking at the Latin American Congress of Thought in Holguin, Cuba (2013); speaking at the University of South Florida, Tampa’s Spanish Fair on multiple occasions; speaking at a forum on Cuba hosted by the University of South Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (2017); and presenting his research on surf transnationalism at the Global Wave Conference at Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Australia (2020).

He has authored the following books: “Cuba: Behind the Embargo (2^nd ed.),” 2015 and “Anthrotourist: An Improvised Journey through Latin America (2^nd ed),” 2011.

Jason is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in history at the University of South Florida. His working dissertation is titled: “Transnational Surfistas: A transnational surf history of the development of Nicaragua’s Emerald Coast.”

Email: jrold@seu.edu

ADJUNCT HUMANITIES FACULTY

Kathryn Boney, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of English
University of South Florida

Email: kbboney@seu.edu

Aaron Lewis, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of History
University of South Florida

Email: adlewis1@seu.edu

Huiyuan “Tia” Luo, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Mandarin
University of Central Florida

Email: hluo@seu.edu

Caleb McGee, M.A.
Adjunct Professor of History
Liberty University

Email: csmcgee@seu.edu

Marissa Beck-Dean, M.M.
Adjunct Professor of German
University of South Florida

Email: mebeckdean@seu.edu

Alan Snyder, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of History
American University

Email: kasnyder@seu.edu

Department of
Music

Mark A. Belfast Jr., Ph.D.

Assistant Dean,
Chair, Department of Music
Associate Professor of Music Education
Florida State University

Degrees Earned

B.M.E. in Music Education, Auburn University

M.Ed. in Music Education, Auburn University

Ph.D. in Music Education, Florida State University

Biography

Dr. Mark A. Belfast, Jr. is an associate professor of music education at Southeastern University. He serves as Assistant Dean of the College of Arts & Media and Chair of the Department of Music. He also coordinates the music education degree program, teaches music education courses, supervises student teachers and directs instrumental ensembles. Dr. Belfast holds a PhD in music education from Florida State University, where he continues to serve as an assistant director of the FSU Summer Music Camps. Dr. Belfast earned the degrees of Master of Education in music education and Bachelor of Music Education from Auburn University. While at Auburn, he performed with and served as business manager for the Auburn Knights Orchestra, an 18-piece big band established in 1930.

Dr. Belfast’s teaching experience includes undergraduate and graduate music education courses, as well as directing public school instrumental music programs in Alabama and Georgia. His research interests include teacher effectiveness, music teacher curriculum and training, jazz pedagogy and performance, and music for special populations. Dr. Belfast has presented research and educational clinics in regional, national, and international venues, including the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference, NAfME Biennial Northwest Division Conference, Desert Skies Symposium on Research in Music Education, Florida Music Education Association Professional Development Conference, and the Special Music Education and Music Therapy Pre-Conference Seminar for the International Society for Music Education (ISME) World Conference. The results of his research have appeared in the Florida Music Director, The Journal of the Desert Skies Symposium on Research in Music Education, the Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, and the NBA Journal. In addition to his roles as a researcher and educator, Dr. Belfast serves on the board of the ISME Special Music Education and Music Therapy commission, is the NAfME Collegiate Advisor for the state of Florida, and he maintains an active agenda as a speaker, clinician and adjudicator.

Email: mabelfast@seu.edu

Annabelle M. Gardiner, M.M.

Assistant Chair,
Associate Professor of Violin
Eastman School of Music

Degrees Earned

B.M. in Violin Performance, Eastman School of Music

M.M. in Performance and Literature, Eastman School of Music

Biography

Annabelle Gardiner, a member of the Spiritus faculty piano trio, teaches violin, string techniques, chamber music, chamber orchestra, and music theory at Southeastern University.

While earning her degrees at Eastman School of Music, she studied violin with Zvi Zeitlin and Oleh Krysa, and chamber music with members of the Cleveland Quartet.

Professor Gardiner has been performing with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra since 2006 and was appointed as Assistant Concertmaster in August 2010. In September of 2017, she began her post as Associate Concertmaster.

She is a former member of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. A regular substitute violinist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, she has worked with internationally renowned conductors such as James DePreist, Sir Neville Marriner, Leonard Slatkin, and John Williams. Abroad, Professor Gardiner has performed with her husband, Ronald Gardiner, in the Philippines, Malaysia, Switzerland, Germany, and China.

As a chamber musician, Professor Gardiner performs with the Kozmik String Quartet and the Bella Musica Ensemble. In addition to her orchestral career, she has extensive performing experience ranging from Broadway musicals and pop/rock concerts to 20th century music. She has appeared in concerts with orchestral backup for the likes of Idina Menzel, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Carrie Underwood, and Rascal Flatts. She has also been a member of several recording projects for Busch Gardens, Disney, and Hal Leonard Music Publishers.

Professor Gardiner also performs as Associate Concertmaster with Opera Tampa, Concertmaster of the Bach Festival of Central Florida, and as a Disney musician. At Disney, she performs with the Candlelight Orchestra at Epcot, and at Hollywood Studios, she was a member of the orchestra for the Music of “Pixar Live! A Symphony of Characters.”

During the summers, Professor Gardiner teaches and performs at the Masterworks Festival, where she directs the String Intensive Studies Program.

Email: amgardiner@seu.edu

Jason T. Aylward, M.M.

Assistant Professor of Music
Director of Bands and Orchestra

Central Michigan University

Degrees Earned

M.M. in Conducting, Central Michigan University

M.M. in Trumpet Performance, Central Michigan University

B.M. in Trumpet Performance, Concordia College

Biography

Jason Thomas Aylward is an assistant professor of music at Southeastern University. Jason directs the Wind Ensemble, the Orchestra, and the Jazz band. Hailed by Patron as “a musician for all seasons,” Jason has appeared in concert conducting at the Round Top Festival Institute, the Idyllwild Chamber Arts Festival, the Twin Cities Orchestra at the 2017 NFA Conference, and at Carnegie Hall as Assistant Conductor of the CreArtBox ensemble. Additionally, he has held positions as Conductor and Artistic Director for Vintage Strings, Founder and Conductor Emeritus of the Chippewa River Chamber Orchestra, and Le Train Bleu. As an educator, he previously held the position Director of Performing Arts at Marion Military Institute, and has worked with the orchestra, opera, theatre, band, and choral programs at Central Michigan University.

As a composer, he’s premiered works with the Round Top Festival, Judson College, Fredericksburg Brass Festival, A-Stage Theatre in Minneapolis, the Fargo Monday Night Big Band, the CMU Symphony Orchestra, and CMU Chamber Singers. He won the 2016 CMU Orchestral composition competition with his work, “On The Shoulders of Running Water”, and the 2017 CMU ACDA Choral composition competition with his work, “Memory, hither come”.

As a trumpet player, Jason maintains an active career as an orchestral and chamber musician. He has performed with the Midland Symphony, the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra, the Round Top Festival Orchestra, and the Maryland Winds, and the Detroit Chamber Winds.

Jason’s primary conducting teachers are Ransom Wilson, José-Luis Maúrtua, Peter Haberman, and Scott Jones. He also studied jazz arranging with Allen Carter. He holds Masters Degrees in Orchestral Conducting and Trumpet from Central Michigan University, and a Bachelors degree in Trumpet Performance from Concordia College, in Moorhead. Jason is currently completing his DMA in trumpet at the Peabody Conservatory with Joe Burgstaller.

In his spare time Jason enjoys reading, running, and working with horses.

Email: jtaylward@seu.edu

Edward Bryant, M.M.

Associate Professor of Music (Voice)

New England Conservatory of Music

Degrees Earned

B.M. in Vocal Performance, Gordon College

M.M. in Vocal Performance (Concentration in Opera), New England Conservatory of Music

Biography

Currently the Chair for the Department of Music at Southeastern University, Edward Bryant majored in drama (acting option) at Carnegie-Mellon University before transferring to Gordon College, where he graduated with a degree in vocal performance. While at Carnegie-Mellon, Professor Bryant also performed for two seasons with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera summer stock company.

As a graduate student at the New England Conservatory of Music, he performed several leading tenor roles with the New England / Boston Conservatory opera theatre under the direction of John Moriarty. In Boston, Professor Bryant also served as the tenor section leader and tenor soloist at Historic Park Street Church on the Boston Commons. He has been a member of the Walt Disney World Voices of Liberty, toured with the Mantovani Orchestra, apprenticed with the Orlando Opera, and was a resident artist for several years with the Central Florida Lyric Opera.

Currently a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Professor Bryant teaches voice lessons, vocal pedagogy, and vocal diction. In addition, he is the music department artistic and stage director at SEU and has directed several operas, including “Le nozze di Figaro,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “Die Fledermaus.”

Email: ebryant@seu.edu

Daniel A. Gordon, Ph.D.

Professor of Choral Music Education
Florida State University

Degrees Earned

B.M.Ed. in Music Education, State University of New York, College at Fredonia

M.M. in Music Education, Florida State University

Ph.D. in Music Education, Florida State University

Biography

As a career educator for the past 40 years, Dr. Daniel Gordon has helped spread the joy of music to schools, communities, and churches across America.

After teaching for 15 years in the public schools of New York and Florida, he served as choral director and chair of music education at The Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, and director of vocal studies at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. Dr. Gordon also spent three seasons as musical director of the Ottawa Choral Society, where he collaborated with the National Arts Centre Orchestra under the direction of Pinchas Zukerman.

In addition to overseeing the choral education program at Southeastern University and teaching, Dr. Gordon is also the director of fine arts ministries at First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland, where he works with choirs of all ages. He believes that, with God’s help, Southeastern is developing one of the most dynamic music programs in America.

Dr. Gordon’s research and performance interests are the teaching of music in urban schools, involvement with secondary schools’ choirs, and different aspects of church music and traditional worship.

Email: dagordon@seu.edu

Charles J. Hulin, D.M.A.

Associate Professor of Music
Peabody Institute of
The Johns Hopkins University

Degrees Earned

B.M. in Piano Performance, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

M.M. in Piano Performance, The Juilliard School of Music

D.M.A. in Piano Performance, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

Biography

A prize-winner in the Hilton Head International Piano Competition and a recipient of special recognition for collaborative work in the Liszt-Garrison International Piano Competition, Dr. Hulin studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky at Juilliard and Ellen Mack at Peabody while participating in the masterclasses of Leon Fleisher. Before moving to Florida in 2010, he performed extensively in the Mid-Atlantic states frequently appearing with members of the United States Naval Academy Band and as a soloist for performances of the Richmond Ballet. He has participated in a wide range of festivals including the Third Practice Festival of electro-acoustic music, the University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium, and the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.

At Peabody, Dr. Hulin also studied composition with Thomas Benjamin and has since produced works in a variety of genres including a series of pieces for student orchestra, hymn-inspired concert works, and collaborations with visual artists. His recent endeavors include “Pilgrimage of Practice,” a faith-integrating class piano curriculum currently in use at Southeastern.

Dr. Hulin’s academic appointments have included lecturer in piano at the College of William and Mary, visiting assistant professor at the University of Richmond, and assistant professor of Music at Chowan University. At Richmond, Dr. Hulin taught new courses in the music of the United States, and he introduced world music to the curriculum at Chowan in addition to developing an interdisciplinary course titled Music and Revolution. He has presented research regarding the music of Franz Liszt for the College Music Society and numerous lecture-recitals on the practice of parlor music in the Antebellum South for museums and historical societies, particularly in his home state of North Carolina.

At Southeastern, Dr. Hulin teaches piano and music theory. In the summers, he coordinates the Lasker Summer Music Festival, an organization that supports Christian musicians in the integration of their artistic work and faith. His recording, “Be Thou My Vision,” is available through the CD Baby Music Store.

Email: cjhulin@seu.edu

Nathaniel Reynolds, M.M.

Assistant Professor of Music
(Low Brass)
University of Maryland

Degrees Earned

B.M.E. in Music Education, University of Central Arkansas

M.M. in Trombone Performance, University of Maryland

Biography

Professor Nathaniel Reynolds is an Assistant Professor of music at Southeastern (FL) University. His duties include teaching the Low Brass studio, directing the SEU Pep Band, coaching the SEU Student Brass Quintet, teaching music theory courses, and advising the Bachelor of Arts degree processes for undergraduate students. Professor Reynolds holds a Master of Music in Trombone Performance from the University of Maryland, where he served as a graduate assistant to the athletic bands. He received a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Central Arkansas.

Professor Reynolds’ teaching experience includes undergraduate music theory courses, collegiate-level athletic bands, and trombone applied lessons. His research interests include bridging the gap between the trombone as an instrument and electronic music, film scoring in the 21^st century, perceptions of performance quality, and standards-based music instruction.

Professor Reynolds most recently performed as a freelance trombonist and music educator in the Baltimore/Washington DC area. He has had the privilege of performing with some of the area’s most outstanding musicians at world-renowned facilities such as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Washington National Cathedral, and the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

Email: nmreynolds@seu.edu

Tosh Sargeant, M.A.

Assistant Professor of Music
Director of Church Music, Music Business, and Music Technology
University of College Cork (Ireland)

Degrees Earned

B.M. in Music Composition, Florida Southern College

M.A. in Music Composition, University College Cork (Ireland)

Biography

Tosh Sargeant is the Director of the Church Music and Music Business programs at Southeastern University. Professor Sargeant has taught undergraduate progressive techniques in music education, music theory, music appreciation, and music composition courses. As well as secondary chorus, piano, and music technology. He is currently completing his PhD in music education with a concentration in racial diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of South Florida.

Tosh has lead worship for a variety of Christian congregations in the Lakeland area and performed and toured with artists such as Tooth and Nail recording artist Copeland, RCA Records recording artist Relient K, Jared Anderson (New Life Worship, Desperation Band), Bethel recording artist Josh Baldwin, and with countless Florida based punk, progressive rock, metal, and Americana bands. His most recent songwriting project Fount, an 8-piece Americana band, occasionally plays throughout the Central Florida area. Tosh has also composed music for high school orchestra and chorus, string quartets, saxophone quintets, percussion ensembles, and other small chamber ensembles and has also written music for modern dance, dance for camera, tv, and commercial advertisements.

Email: jmsargeant@seu.edu

Tyson Voigt, D.M.A.

Assistant Professor of Percussion
Frost School of Music,
University of Miami

Degrees Earned

B.M.E. in Music Education, Baylor University

M.M. in Percussion Performance, Baylor University

D.M.A in Percussion Performance, Frost School of Music, University of Miami

Biography

Dr. Tyson Voigt is an avid orchestral, chamber, and contemporary percussionist whose performances range from the latest avant-garde to early music classics. His performances frequently include cross-genre and interdisciplinary collaborations, spanning coast-to-coast and beyond. He currently serves as Assistant Professor and Director of Percussion Studies at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.

Tyson has performed with numerous orchestras (Imperial Symphony Orchestra, Midland/Odessa Symphony Orchestra and Chorale, The Orchestra Now, Florida Grand Opera, West Palm Beach Symphony, Miami Symphony), chamber groups (Two, Resound Duo, The Sebastians, Unbound Ensemble, renew music group), commercial bands (Current Nine, Erica Lane), jazz groups (Basin Brass Band, Good Time Family Band, Dan Ferguson Trio), and as a soloist across the country and in Europe. These engagements have taken him to Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many other wonderful venues. These engagements included work with several of music’s superstars, such as Pulitzer Prize-winning composers David Lang and Steve Reich as well as renowned composers Alejandro Viñao, Scott McAllister, Paul Dooley, and Charles Mason. He has also performed and studied with many of today’s top percussionists including Steven Schick, Meehan/Perkins Duo, Svet Stoyanov, So Percussion (quartet), Michael Burritt, Matthew Strauss, Tom Freer, and many others.

Tyson’s greatest love is for chamber music, fueled by his ardor for contemporary music and a desire for social dialogue. A prime example is the soprano/percussion Resound Duo, with Dr. Jennifer Voigt, soprano. The duo is devoted to commissioning new works addressing social topics through dramatic performance. With 13 commissions thus far, the two most recent are Scott McAllister’s “Little Jagged Jesus,” exploring the inner spiritual struggle of a cancer patient, and their 2018 premiere “Majkas” by Dominican composer Jose Puello, examining sexism through the lens of motherhood. Additionally, as a passionate educator, Tyson has teamed up with percussionist Matthew Nichols as Just Two. Just Two is dedicated to recording previously under-celebrated percussion music, especially that found on high school contest lists around the country. Their first volume of works, titled Just Two, will be released through the Hoot/Wisdom Recordings label in 2022.

Tyson holds degrees from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and from Baylor University. He is an artist endorser for Remo, and a member of the Percussive Arts Society and NAfME. In addition to performing and teaching, he enjoys spending time at home with his wife and two children.

Email: tjvoigt@seu.edu

ADJUNCT MUSIC FACULTY

Aric Brian, M.M.
Adjunct Professor of Trumpet
University of South Florida

Email: ajbrian@seu.edu

Charles Beutel, M.M.E.
Adjunct Professor of Bassoon
Florida State University

Email: beutelce@aol.com

Shudong Braamse, D.M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Voice
Michigan State University

Email: slbraamse@seu.edu

Dionne Chandler, D.M.
Adjunct Professor of Oboe
Florida State University

Email: adchandler@seu.edu

Ronald Gardiner, M.M.
Adjunct Professor of Cello
Eastman School of Music

Email: rkgardiner@seu.edu

Gretchen Geist, M.M.
Adjunct Professor of Voice
University of South Florida

Email: mggeist@seu.edu

Victoria Keller, M.M.
Adjunct Professor of Piano
University of South Florida

Email: vrkeller@seu.edu

Steve Luciano
Adjunct Professor of Commercial Guitar

Email: smluciano@seu.edu

Stacey McColley, M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet
University of California at San Diego

Email: swmccolley@seu.edu

Mark Neuenschwander, M.M.
Adjunct Professor of
Bass Guitar
Butler University

Email: mlneuenschwander@seu.edu

Elsa Kate Nichols, D.M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Flute
University of Arizona

Email: eknichols@seu.edu

Robert Phillips, D.M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Classical Guitar
University of Miami

Email: rmphillips@seu.edu

Marissa Beck-Dean, M.M.
Adjunct Professor of Voice
University of South Florida

Email: mebeckdean@seu.edu

John D. Ralph
Adjunct Professor of Percussion

Email: jdralph@seu.edu

Richard Sparrow, M.M.
Adjunct Professor of Horn
University of South Florida

Email: rpsparrow@seu.edu

Jennifer Voigt, D.M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Voice
University of Miami

Email: jcvoigt@seu.edu

Katherine Weintraub, D.M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Saxophone
Eastman School of Music

Email: kmweintraub@seu.edu

Department of
Visual Arts

Thomas W. Weil, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design/Visual Arts
Academy of Art University

Degrees Earned

A.A. in Photography and Art, Ventura College

B.F.A. in Fine Art Painting, Photography and Printmaking, Columbus College of Art & Design

M.F.A. in Fine Art Painting, Graphic Design, Academy of Art University

Biography

Thomas Weil began studying art at Columbus Art School’s Saturday youth class, then continued his pursuit throughout elementary and high school. After high school, he entered the Marine Corps, spending six months aboard ship in the Mediterranean Sea.

Professor Weil attended Ventura College after leaving active duty and was a member of Xi Gamma Iota (Ex G.I.). After graduating from art school in Ohio, he worked a variety of jobs in the graphic arts industry prior to the digital revolution. As computer technology entered the industry, he obtained on-the-job knowledge by experimentation and sharing. Professor Weil joined the Army Reserve and worked as an illustrator in a Psyops (Psychological Operations) unit, where he designed propaganda leaflets in anticipation of the Cold War possibly escalating in Europe.

After moving to New York, then Florida, Professor Weil continued reserve duty in the Army National Guard as an infantryman. He trained in the Panama Canal Zone and Jungle School, but considers Hurricane Andrew Relief the most important experience of his military service. Military training included instructional schools and leadership academies with non-commissioned officer promotions from E-4 corporal to E-8 company first sergeant.

After years of professional experience in the field, Professor Weil turned his attention to acquiring a professorial role. He was able to turn his industry experience and leadership training into a fulfilling vocation teaching art and computer graphics on the collegiate level. He earned his master’s degree with a concentration in painting and graphic design through the Academy of Art University.

Currently, Professor Weil pursues painting and researching the history of technology as it relates to the visual arts. At Southeastern University, he teaches 2-D Design, Color Theory, Digital Layout & Design, Typography, Senior Capstone, Photography, Magazine Design & Production, Web Page Design, Advanced Digital Imaging, Advertising Design, and Advanced Illustration.

Email: twweil@seu.edu

Saied Farisi, M.F.A.

Associate Professor of Graphic Design/Visual Arts
California State University

Degrees Earned

B.A. in English Language and Linguistics, Tabriz Azad University, Iran

B.F.A. in Design, University of Utah

M.F.A. in Design, California State University of Fullerton

Doctoral student, of Higher Education Leadership, Franklin University

Biography

After getting his bachelor’s degree, Saied Farisi immigrated to the United States to continue his education, translating and publishing numerous books and articles.

He received his B.F.A. in Design, then moved to California and worked in various design and entertainment firms in Los Angeles and Orange County while in graduate school at California State University of Fullerton. During his graduate studies, Professor Farisi began teaching as an adjunct faculty member at California State Fullerton University and Cal Poly Pomona. After receiving his M.F.A., he taught as an Assistant Professor at Cal Poly Pomona and then at San Diego State University before joining the faculty of Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates and Chapman University in California. In addition, he was accepted into a Ph.D. program at the Ozyegin University in Turkey. Currently he is a Doctoral student at the Franklin University studying Higher Education Leadership.

Professor Farisi’s primary research interests complement each other. Recently, he has been researching a more effective and objective pedagogical methodology for creative fields, using language and linguistics as a base, referred as “Visual Translation”. His other research interests are Motion Design, Ux/Ui, App and 3D design, and constantly training himself in the most current technology. He has done a comparative analysis of Latin and Persian/Arabic typography and typeface design, and is a practitioner “Tazhib,” a form of Islamic art, designing Persian rugs.

Finally, working as a freelance designer, he maintains his connections with the design industry, learning the most current trends. He runs an international branding and design group specialized in manufacturing high-end custom built metallic and specialty labels. All his design and business practices benefit his students at Southeastern, where he teaches Fundamentals of Motion Design, Intro to Web Design & Development, Magazine Design & Production, Digital Layout & Design, Web Page Design, Advanced Digital Imaging, Advertising Design, Advanced Illustration, and Senior Capstone as well as graduate courses. He is also the coordinator of the Graduate program of the Art of Design Management at the SEU.

Email: sfarisi@seu.edu

ADJUNCT VISUAL ARTS FACULTY

Gabriel Fennmore, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Art
Ohio State University

Email:
gmfennmoreanderson@seu.edu

Rick Runion, BFA
Adjunct Professor of Photography
Ohio University

Email: rerunion@seu.edu

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