Faculty & Staff
Administrative Faculty
Dr. Deanna Keith
Online Dean
Residential Interim Dean
SOEonlineDean@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7433
Dr. Michelle Goodwin
Associate Dean for Licensure Programs
Associate Dean for Residential Programs
mbgoodwin@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2445
Dr. Laurie Rice
Administrative Chair of Online Academic Programs
lrrice@liberty.edu
Dr. Kurt Michael
Administrative Chair of Doctoral Programs & Research
kmichael9@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3760
Residential Chairs
Dr. Esther Alcindor
Chair of Early and Elementary Education
ealcindor@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3461
Dr. Andrea Beam
Chair of Middle Grades and Secondary Education
abeam@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2192
Dr. Randall Dunn
Chair of Special Education
rdunn@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3716
See all Program Directors listed by school and program name.
Online Chairs
Dr. Russell Claxton
Online Chair
rlclaxton@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5825
Dr. Megan Cordes
Online Chair
mcordes@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4967
Dr. Monica Huband
Online Chair
mhuband@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4365
Shiree Thompson
Online Chair
sdcraft@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2558
Dr. Diane BridgeFaculty
Dr. Lisa Foster
Associate Professor
lafoster@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7912
Dr. Harvey Klamm
Assistant Professor
hlklamm@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4896
Dr. Karen Parker
Dean Emeritus
Accreditation Coordinator
Professor
kparker@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2836
Dr. Samuel Smith
Professor
sjsmith3@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4342
Dr. Maria Spaulding
Assistant Professor
mtlauta@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2555
Dr. James Swezey
Professor
jaswezey@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4903
Dr. Scott Watson
Professor
swatson@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2127
Dr. Michele Worley
Assistant Professor
msworley@liberty.edu
(434) 592-704
Field Placement and Gate Office
LaShauna Lewis
Director of External Field Experiences
gate3@liberty.edu
Yoon Patti
Assistant Director of Online Graduate Gate and Field Placement FieldPlacementOffice@liberty.edu
Anne Walker
Assistant Director of Online Undergraduate Gate and Field Placement FieldPlacementOffice@liberty.edu
Miranda Arnold
Coordinator of Local Field Experiences
field@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5055
Akira M. Hanson
Gate Coordinator
gate3@liberty.edu
Joanne Jones
Gate Coordinator
gate3@liberty.edu
Grace Fucello
Undergraduate Gate Coordinator
uapply@liberty.edu
Kayleigh Funk
Practicum Coordinator
FieldPlacementOffice@liberty.edu
Licensure Office
Virginia Shank
Director of Student Teaching
vemckinney1@liberty.edu
Nydia Miller
Teacher Licensure Manager
gate4@liberty.edu
Melanie Cox
Teacher Licensure Secretary
gate4@liberty.edu
Shawn Ruiz
Director of Licensure Programs
SOElicensure@liberty.edu
Shantae Porter AndersonDoctoral Programs and Research Office
Kirsten Hoegh
Director of Doctoral Support
klstaaby@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2413
Geoff Matthews
Dissertation Coordinator
gmatthews@liberty.edu
(434) 592-7043
Megan Stinson
Doctoral Student Support Coordinator
mestinson2@liberty.edu
(434) 592-6542
Ali Wurm
Assistant Director of Doctoral Programs
awurm@liberty.edu
Faculty Support Coordinators
Ronda Heerspink
Residential Executive Director of Faculty Support
rlheerspink@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2423
Rochelle Jagst
Online Faculty Support Coordinator
rjagst@liberty.edu
(434) 582-7913
Katherine Saaid
Online Faculty Support Coordinator
kmsaaid@liberty.edu
Daniel Grafman
Online Faculty Support Coordinator
dgrafman@liberty.edu
Online Student Support Office
Jeremy Cantu
Director of Projects and Initiatives
jncantu@liberty.edu
Ryan Cardinale
Director of Student Support rjcardinale@liberty.edu
(434) 582-8957
Dr. Steve McDonald
Director of Assessment
samcdonald2@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5057
Emma Nash
Administrative Assistant ejnash1@liberty.edu
Sharon Leuz