Faculty & Staff
Liberty University’s School of Music is proud to include world-class musicians as their faculty and staff. These professors are committed to the mission of the School of Music: to train and equip musicians to be Champions for Christ!
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Administrative Faculty
Dr. Stephen Müller
Dean, School of Music
swmuller@liberty.edu
Dr. Sean Beavers
Online Dean, School of Music
sbeavers@liberty.edu
Dr. Paul Rumrill
Associate Dean, Center for Music & Worship
prumrill@liberty.edu
Dr. Gabriel Miller
Associate Dean, Center for Music Education & Performance
jgmiller1@liberty.edu
Department Chairs
Dr. Mark Greenawalt
Chair, Department of Applied Music; Associate Professor of Music, Voice
mgreenawalt@liberty.edu
Dr. David Hahn
Chair, Department of Commercial Music; Associate Professor of Music and Worship, Voice
dmhahn@liberty.edu
Dr. John W. Hugo
Chair, Department of Ensembles; Professor of Music, Voice, and Conducting
jwhugo@liberty.edu
Dr. Rebecca Watson
Chair, Department of Music Education; Associate Professor of Music Education and Double Reeds
rwatson10@liberty.edu
Instrument Area Coordinators
Dr. Michael Brennan
Coordinator of Guitar Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Guitar
mbrennan@liberty.edu
Dr. Cassandra Hibbard
Coordinator of Woodwind Studies; Assistant Professor of Music, Clarinet
chibbard@liberty.edu
Dr. Taeseong Kim
Coordinator of Keyboard Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Piano
tkim@liberty.edu
Dr. Samantha Miller
Coordinator of Vocal Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Voice
srmiller1@liberty.edu
Dr. Andrew Phillips
Coordinator of Brass Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Brass
atphillips2@liberty.edu
Dr. Luca Trombetta
Coordinator of Strings Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Viola & Violin
dltrombetta@liberty.edu
Jay Ware
Coordinator of Percussion and Drum Set Studies; Assistant Professor of Music, Percussion
rware3@liberty.edu
Residential Faculty
Kyle Bailey
Assistant Professor of Music Theory
kcbailey@liberty.edu
Scott Bullman
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
sbullman@liberty.edu
Dr. Patricia Campbell
Associate Professor of Music, Voice
pcampbell@liberty.edu
Dr. Kevin Chiarizzio
Associate Professor of Music Education, Brass
kchiarizzio@liberty.edu
Keith Cooper
Assistant Professor of Music, Guitar
kcooper21@liberty.edu
Dr. Mindy Damon
Associate Professor of Commercial Music, Voice
bmdamon@liberty.edu
Dr. Yevgeniy Dovgalyuk
Assistant Professor of Music, Violin
ydovgalyuk@liberty.edu
Daryl Duff
Assistant Professor of Music, Voice
edduff@liberty.edu
David Feldman
Associate Professor of Music, Cello, and Bass
dfeldman@liberty.edu
Everett Godwin
Adjunct Professor of Music
esgodwin@liberty.edu
Linda Granger
Associate Professor of Music, Voice
lzgranger@liberty.edu
Kevin Haglund
Adjunct Professor of Voice
klhaglund@liberty.edu
Dr. Tad Hardin
Adjunct Professor of Piano
pthardin@liberty.edu
Dr. Stanley Harris
Assistant Professor of Music Education; Assessment Coordinator
sharris226@liberty.edu
Joseph Henson
Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies, Saxophone
jdhenson@liberty.edu
Alycia Hugo
Adjunct Professor of Flute
ahugo@liberty.edu
Dr. Rick Jupin
Associate Professor of Music and Worship, Voice
rmjupin@liberty.edu
Dr. Stephen P. Kerr
Professor of Music; Director of Marching Band
spkerr@liberty.edu
Dr. Woori Kim Smith
Associate Professor of Music, Piano
wkim1@liberty.edu
Dr. Wayne Kompelien
Professor of Music, Voice; Director of Opera Workshop
wbkompel@liberty.edu
Clifford Lambert
Adjunct Professor of Music and Voice
celambert@liberty.edu
Don Marsh
Associate Professor of Music and Worship, Songwriting
dmarsh@liberty.edu
Nicholas Martinez
Adjunct Professor of Voice
nmartinez8@liberty.edu
Daniel Mixer
Associate Professor of Sound Recording & Music
dmixer@liberty.edu
Dr. Leon Neto
Associate Professor of Music, Guitar and Voice
lneto@liberty.edu
Kim Parker
Adjunct Professor of Piano
kparker48@liberty.edu
Chris Piorkowski
Associate Professor of Film Scoring
cpiorkowski@liberty.edu
Nirva Ready
Assistant Professor of Commercial Music, Voice
nready@liberty.edu
Dr. David Schmal
Coordinator of Film Scoring; Professor of Commercial Music
dkschmal@liberty.edu
Dr. James Siddons
Adjunct Professor of Music
jdsiddons@liberty.edu
Dr. Curtis Smith
Adjunct Professor of Piano
crsmith12@liberty.edu
Dr. Dwight Spencer
Associate Professor of Music, Guitar
ddspencer@liberty.edu
Dr. Daniel Suttles
Associate Professor of Music, Piano, and Conducting
dsuttles@liberty.edu
Kristin Szandzik
Adjunct Professor of Harp
kquint@liberty.edu
Adelaide Trombetta
Assistant Professor of Music; Voice Director of Opera Workshop
amuir@liberty.edu
Madison Warren
Adjunct Professor of Voice
mwarren5@liberty.edu
Dr. Kathryn Wert
Associate Professor of Music Education, Piano
klvoelker@liberty.edu
Dr. Samuel Wellman
Professor of Music, Piano, and Composition
swellman@liberty.edu
Jon Werking
Assistant Professor of Commercial Music & Entrepreneurial Studies
jwerking@liberty.edu
Kim Witt
Assistant Professor of Keyboard Pedagogy
kbwitt@liberty.edu
Nathan Zwald
Associate Professor of Audio Engineering & Music Production; Director of Audio Production
njzwald@liberty.edu
Online Faculty
Dr. Douglas Anthony
Adjunct Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology
dranthony@liberty.edu
Kyle Bailey
Adjunct Professor of Worship
kcbailey@liberty.edu
Dr. Zeb Balentine
Adjunct Professor of Worship
zbalentine@liberty.edu
Dr. Sean Beavers
Online Dean, School of Music; Professor of Music
sbeavers@liberty.edu
Dr. John Benham
Adjunct Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology
jbenham@liberty.edu
Dr. Michael Brennan
Adjunct Professor of Worship
mbrennan@liberty.edu
Dr. Hanna Byrd
Adjunct Professor of Worship
hjbruce@liberty.edu
Dr. Joshua Carver
Adjunct Professor of Music Theory
jacarver1@liberty.edu
Dr. Scott Connell
Adjunct Professor of Worship
rsconnell@liberty.edu
Keith Cooper
Adjunct Professor of Worship
kcooper21@liberty.edu
Dr. Tony Cooper
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Doug Crawley
Adjunct Professor of Worship
Dr. Keith Currie
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. Mindy Damon
Adjunct Professor of Worship
bmdamon@liberty.edu
Dr. Lori Danielson
Adjunct Professor of Worship
ldanielson3@liberty.edu
Dr. Lindsey Graham
Adjunct Professor of Worship
lmgraham@liberty.edu
Dr. Mark Greenawalt
Adjunct Professor of Worship
mgreenawalt@liberty.edu
Dr. David Hahn
Adjunct Professor of Worship
dmhahn@liberty.edu
Dr. Lee Harland
Adjunct Professor of Worship and Music History
Dr. Stanley Harris
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
sharris226@liberty.edu
Joseph Henson
Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies, Saxophone
jdhenson@liberty.edu
Dr. Allen Hightower
Adjunct Professor of Worship ahightower7@liberty.edu
Dr. John W. Hugo
Chair, Department of Ensembles; Professor of Music, Voice, and Conducting
jwhugo@liberty.edu
Dr. Gregory Janicki
Adjunct Professor of Worship
gjanicki@liberty.edu
Dr. Stephen P. Kerr
Professor of Music; Director of Marching Band
spkerr@liberty.edu
Dr. Taeseong Kim
Associate Professor of Music, Piano
tkim@liberty.edu
Dr. John D. Kinchen III
Adjunct Professor of Worship
jkinchen@liberty.edu
Dr. Stephen Klingbeil
Adjunct Professor of Worship
sklingbeil1@liberty.edu
Don Marsh
Adjunct Professor of Worship
dmarsh@liberty.edu
Dr. Kimberly Martin
Adjunct Professor of Worship and Ethnomusicology
kamartin@liberty.edu
Dr. George McDow
Adjunct Professor of Ethnomusicology
ghmcdow@liberty.edu
Dr. Philip McFarland
Adjunct Professor of Worship
prmcfarland@liberty.edu
Dr. Kelsey McGinnis
Adjunct Professor of Worship
kmcginnis11@liberty.edu
Dr. Jeff Meyer
Adjunct Professor of Ethnomusicology
jtmeyer@liberty.edu
Dr. Gabriel Miller
Adjunct Professor of Worship
jgmiller1@liberty.edu
Dr. Samantha Miller
Coordinator of Vocal Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Voice
srmiller1@liberty.edu
Daniel Mixer
Associate Professor of Sound Recording & Music
dmixer@liberty.edu
Dr. John Mohler
Adjunct Professor of Worship
jrmohler@liberty.edu
Dr. Becky Morrison
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
bmorrison18@liberty.edu
Dr. Stephen Müller
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
swmuller@liberty.edu
Dr. Leon Neto
Adjunct Professor of Ethnomusicology
lneto@liberty.edu
Dr. Janicka Newbill
Adjunct Professor of Worship
jnewbill@liberty.edu
Dr. Jerry Newman
Adjunct Professor of Worship
jlnewman@liberty.edu
Chris Pfeifer
Adjunct Professor of Commercial Music and Music History
cpfeifer2@liberty.edu
Dr. Andrew Phillips
Coordinator of Brass Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Brass
atphillips2@liberty.edu
Dr. Eddie Robinson
Adjunct Professor of Worship
earobinson3@liberty.edu
Dr. Paul Rumrill
Associate Dean, Center for Music & Worship
prumrill@liberty.edu
Dr. David Schmal
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
dkschmal@liberty.edu
Dr. Thomas Seel
Adjunct Professor of Worship
taseel@liberty.edu
Dr. Timothy Sharp
Adjunct Professor of Conducting
twsharp@liberty.edu
Dr. James Siddons
Adjunct Professor of Worship
jdsiddons@liberty.edu
Dr. Wayne Singleton
Adjunct Professor of Worship
wsingleton1@liberty.edu
Dr. Curtis Smith
Adjunct Professor of Piano
crsmith12@liberty.edu
Dr. Dwight Spencer
Associate Professor of Music, Guitar
ddspencer@liberty.edu
Dr. Brian Stiffler
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
bstiffler@liberty.edu
Dr. Nathan Street
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
nstreet4@liberty.edu
Dr. Monica Taylor
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
mtaylor89@liberty.edu
Dr. Rebecca Watson
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
rwatson10@liberty.edu
Jon Werking
Adjunct Professor of Commercial Music
jwerking@liberty.edu
Dr. Kathryn Wert
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
klvoelker@liberty.edu
Dr. Rodney Whaley
Adjunct Professor of Worship
rdwhaley@liberty.edu
Dr. Vernon Whaley
Adjunct Professor of Worship
vwhaley@liberty.edu
Dr. Sue Whittaker
Adjunct Professor of Worship
mswhittaker1@liberty.edu
Dr. Brenda Widger
Online Chair, School of Music; Adjunct Professor of Worship
bwidger@liberty.edu
School of Music Staff
Alissa Passburg
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean
apassburg@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3875
Kaitlyn Collier
Administrative Director, School of Music
kmknapp@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2215
Joy Davis
Administrative Assistant, School of Music
ejdavis13@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2282
Pat Edmiston
Director of Programming and Special Events, School of Music
pedmiston@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4188
Stephanie Wilkinson
Administrative Assistant, School of Music
sgates4@liberty.edu
Tommy Goddard
Assistant Director of Athletic Bands & Drumline
tpgoddard@liberty.edu
John Leggett
Piano Technician
jleggett11@liberty.edu
Stephanie Pritchard
Faculty Support Coordinator, Online Music Studies
skpritchard1@liberty.edu
(434) 592-6564
Dr. Christy Solomon
Administrative Director, Coordinator of Publishing/Copyright Management
cgstone@liberty.edu
(434) 592-7093
Patrick Shorts
Accompanist and Arranger; Assistant Director of LU Praise
pjshorts@liberty.edu
Kevin Williams
Director of Event Operations
kmwilliams8@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2039
Timmy Williamson
Director of Communication, School of Music
tjwilliamson2@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2203