HPS Faculty

 
Randy Wood
Department Chair, Professor of Humanities
Randy Wood is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University where he received his Ph.D in History, his teaching and research specialties are Early Modern Europe; Tudor and Stuart England; Reformation; Reformed Theology; Puritan New England; History of the Family and French Revolution.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/rwood


 Sarah Brandenburg
Assistant to the Chair
Sarah Brandenburg is the Assistant to the Chair in the Department of History and Political Science. She is a graduate in Political Science and is currently working on a Master of Science in College Student Development.


Robert Barnett
Professor of History
Dr. Barnett is a winner of both Lee’s Excellence in Teaching Award and the Excellence in Advising Award. He also serves as a sponsor for Phi Alpha Theta and teaches Modern European as well as Cultural and Intellectual History.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/rbarnett


John Coats
Associate Professor of History
Dr. Coats teaches American History and sponsors Kappa Lambda Iota, Lee’s Mock Trial Team and serves as Vice President for the Bradley County Historical Society.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/jcoats

 
Dan Hoffman
Professor of History
Dr. Hoffman teaches Ancient and Medieval History. His numerous publications won him Lee’s Excellence in Scholarship Award.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/dhoffman
Aaron Johnson
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Dr Johnson has a Ph.D in Classics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His teaching and research specialties include Greek Literature and Philosophy, Early Christian Apologetics, Ethnic Identity and Greek Ethnography, Later Roman Empire and Roman Numismatics.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/ajohnson


Mary Mathias-Dickerson
Assistant Professor of Art
Mary is a graduate of Bradley University, Illinois. She joined Lee University in 2011. Her academic specialties include Painting, Drawing and Art HIstory


Mary McCampbell
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Dr McCampbell is a graduate of the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne where she received a Ph.D in Literature. Her Teaching and Research Specialties are Modern and Contemporary Literature and Continental Philosophy; Apocalypticism; Postmodern Theory; Southern Literature and Culture; Religion and Popular Culture and Film Studies.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/mccampbell



Nikki Velasco
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Dr. Velasco joined Lee University in 2010. She is a graduate of Stanford University. Her Academic Specialties include International Relations, Research Methods, and Political Economy of Development. She is also the co-sponsor of Pi Sigma Alpha.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/nvelasco


Timothy Passmore
Visiting Lecturer in Political Science
Tim Graduated from St. Andrews University in 2007 with M.Litt in International Security Studies. His Academic Specialties include International Relations, Terrorism, War and Conflict, International Law and Political Economy. He is also a co-sponsor of Pi Sigma Alpha.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/tpassmore
 

Thomas Pope
Lecturer in Political Science
Dr. Pope joined Lee University in 2010. He is a graduate of Baylor University. His Academic Specialties include Modern Political Philosophy as well as American Constitutional Law. He is also the sponsor of the College Democrats.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/thomaspope
 
 
John Simmons
Associate Professor of Art
John Simmons Graduated from Louisiana State University with an MA in Art History. His Academic Specialties include Renaissance Art History, Studio Painting (especially Oil and Acrylic), Western Humanities (esp. Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque), Twentieth Century Art, Watercolor and Ceramics.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/jsimmons


Stephen Swindle
Associate Professor of Political Science
Dr. Swindle is a Graduate of the University of California at San Diego. He joined Lee faculty in 2004. His Academic Specialties include Comparative Politics, American Government and Research Methods. He is also the Sponsor of Pi Sigma Alpha.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/sswindle


Jason Ward
Associate Professor of History
Dr. Ward is a Latin Americanist who is interested in playing History in a world context. He sponsors the publication of the Student Journal, ‘The Enlightenment’ and sponsors Kappa Lambda Iota.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/jward
 

Jared Wielfaert
Lecturer in Humanities
Jared Wielfaert is a Ph.D Candidate in History at the University of Toronto. His Teaching and Research Specialties are Early Medieval Europe; Carolingian Culture; Western Monasticism; Hagiography and the Cult of Saints and Medieval Popular Religion/Local Religion.
http://webpages.leeu.edu/jwielfaert


 
 

 

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