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 as Champions for Christ!
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Administrative Faculty
Dr. Vernon WhaleyDean, School of Music
vwhaley@liberty.edu
Dr. Sean BeaversAssociate Dean, Graduate and Online Music Studies
sbeavers@liberty.edu
Dr. Stephen MüllerAssociate Dean, Center for Music Education & Performance
swmuller@liberty.edu
Dr. Paul RumrillAssociate Dean, Center for Music & Worship
prumrill@liberty.edu
Department Chairs
Dr. Mark GreenawaltChair, Department of Applied Music; Associate Professor of Music, Voice
mgreenawalt@liberty.edu
Dr. David HahnChair, Department of Commercial Music; Assistant Professor of Music and Worship, Voice
dmhahn@liberty.edu
Dr. John W. HugoChair, Department of Music Theory and History; Professor of Music, Voice, and Conducting
jwhugo@liberty.edu
Dr. Stephen P. KerrChair, Department of University Bands; Professor of Music; Director of Bands
spkerr@liberty.edu
Dr. Katherine MorehouseChair, Department of Multi-Ethnic Music Studies; Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology
khmorehouse@liberty.edu
Dr. Rebecca WatsonChair, Department of Music Education; Assistant Professor of Music Education and Double Reeds
rwatson10@liberty.edu
Area Coordinators
Dr. Michael BrennanCoordinator of Guitar Studies; Associate Professor of Music, Guitar
mbrennan@liberty.edu
Dr. Tad HardinCoordinator of Keyboard Studies; Assistant Professor of Piano
pthardin@liberty.edu
Dr. Cassandra HibbardCoordinator of Woodwind Studies; Assistant Professor of Music, Clarinet
chibbard@liberty.edu
Dr. Samantha MillerCoordinator 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. David SchmalCoordinator of Film Scoring; Professor of Commercial Music
dkschmal@liberty.edu
Dr. Luca TrombettaCoordinator of Strings Studies; Assistant Professor of Music, Viola & Violin
dltrombetta@liberty.edu
Jay WareCoordinator of Percussion and Drum Set Studies; Assistant Professor of Music, Percussion
rware3@liberty.edu
Faculty
Dr. Patricia CampbellAssociate Professor of Music, Voice
pcampbell@liberty.edu
Dr. Kevin ChiarizzioAssociate Professor of Music Education, Brass
kchiarizzio@liberty.edu
Keith CooperAssistant Professor of Music, Guitar
kcooper21@liberty.edu
Dr. Mindy DamonAssociate Professor of Commercial Music, Voice
bmdamon@liberty.edu
Dr. Yevgeniy DovgalyukAssistant Professor of Music, Violin
ydovgalyuk@liberty.edu
Daryl Duff
David FeldmanAssociate Professor of Music, Cello, and Bass
dfeldman@liberty.edu
Dr. Ruth FoleyAssociate Professor of Music, Voice
rifoley@liberty.edu
Linda Granger
Joseph Henson
Dr. Rick JupinAssociate Professor of Music and Worship, Voice
rmjupin@liberty.edu
Dr. Taeseong Kim
Associate Professor of Music, Piano
tkim@liberty.edu
Dr. Woori Kim SmithAssistant Professor of Music, Piano
wkim1@liberty.edu
Dr. Wayne KompelienProfessor of Music, Voice; Director of Opera Workshop
wbkompel@liberty.edu
Don MarshAssociate Professor of Music and Worship, Songwriting
dmarsh@liberty.edu
Dr. Gabriel Miller
Associate Professor of Music, Theory
jgmiller1@liberty.edu
Dr. Leon NetoAssistant Professor of Music, Guitar, and Voice
lneto@liberty.edu
Chris PiorkowskiAssociate Professor of Film Scoring
cpiorkowski@liberty.edu
Dwight Spencer
Assistant Professor of Music, Guitar
ddspencer@liberty.edu
Dr. Daniel SuttlesAssociate Professor of Music, Piano, and Conducting
dsuttles@liberty.edu
Adelaide TrombettaAssistant Professor of Music; Voice Director of Opera Workshop
amuir@liberty.edu
Dr. Kathryn Voelker
Assistant Professor of Music Education, Piano
klvoelker@liberty.edu
Dr. Samuel WellmanProfessor of Music, Piano, and Composition
swellman@liberty.edu
Nathan ZwaldAssistant Professor of Sound Engineering and Music; Director of Audio Production
njzwald@liberty.edu
Executive Staff
Alissa Passburg
Administrative Director
apassburg@liberty.edu
(434) 592-3875
Stephanie Pritchard
Faculty Support Coordinator, Graduate and Online Music Studies
skpritchard1@liberty.edu
(434) 592-6564
Christy Solomon
Administrative Director
cgstone@liberty.edu
(434) 592-7093
Becca Stegall
Administrative Director
rstegall@liberty.edu
(434) 592-6563
Kim Witt
Executive Administrator, School of Music
kbwitt@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2562
Directors and Coordinators
Hanna Byrd
Director of Practica, Adjunct Professor of Worship
hbyrd3@liberty.edu
(434) 592-5569
Pat Edmiston
Director of Programming and Special Events, School of Music
pedmiston@liberty.edu
(434) 592-4188
David Pritchard
Coordinator of Equipment Tuning and Repair, School of Music
dspritchard1@liberty.edu
(434) 592-7729
Christy Solomon
Coordinator of Publishing/Copyright Management
cgstone@liberty.edu
(434) 592-7093
Kevin Williams
Director of Event Operations, School of Music
kmwilliams8@liberty.edu
Timmy Williamson
Director of Communication, School of Music
tjwilliamson2@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2203
Administrative Assistants & Secretarial Staff
Kaitlyn Collier
Administrative Assistant, Center for Music Education & Performance
kmknapp@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2215
Stephanie Gates
Program Content Editor
sgates4@liberty.edu
Meghan Lambert
Receptionist, School of Music
meobrien2@liberty.edu
(434) 592-6568
Rebecca McKennett
Administrative Assistant, Center for Music and Worship
rkmckennett@liberty.edu
(434) 582-2282
Patrick Shorts
Staff Accompanist and Arranger
pjshorts@liberty.edu
Adjunct and Online Professors
Kyle Bailey, B.M., M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Music
Dr. Zeb Balentine, B.A., M.A., D.W.S
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. John Benham, B.M., M.A., Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor of Worship and Ethnomusicology
jbenham@liberty.edu
Scott Bullman, B.M., M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
sbullman@liberty.edu
Dr. Hanna Byrd, B.S., M.A., D.W.S.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. Joshua Carver, B.M., M.M., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. Jamie Coates, B.S., M.A., D.W.S.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Tony Cooper, B.A., M.A., D.W.S. (ABD)
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. Doug Crawley, B.M.Ed., M.C.M., D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music and Worship
dcrawley3@liberty.edu
Dr. Keith Currie, B.M.E., M.M.E., D.M.A
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. Lorie Danielson, B.M., M.M., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. Lindsey Graham, B.M., M.A., D.W.S.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Kevin Haglund, B.M., M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Applied Music Studies
Mike Harland, B.A., M.C.M.
Assistant Professor of Worship Studies, Songwriting
mharland@liberty.edu
Alycia Hugo, B.M., M.M.
Assistant Professor of Music, Flute
ahugo@liberty.edu
Reka Jobaggy, B.M., M.M.
Adjunct Professor of Music, Voice
Dr. John Kinchen, B.M., M.M., D.M.A
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. Stephen Klingbeil, B.M., M.M., D.M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Cliff Lambert, B.M., M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Music, Voice
Dr. Kimberly Martin, B.S., M.A., D.W.S.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. Gary Mathena, B.M., M.M.Min., D.W.S.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. George McDow, B.M.E., M.M.E., Ph.D.
LUO Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology
ghmcdow@liberty.edu
Dr. Jeff Meyer, B.M., M.A., Ph.D.
LUO Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology
jtmeyer@liberty.edu
Dr. John Mohler, B.M.E., M.M., M.A., D.W.S.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. Jerry Newman, B.M., M.A., Ed.S., D.W.S.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Kimberly Parker, B.M., M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Music, Piano
Kristin Quint, B.M., M.M.
Adjunct Professor of Harp
Dr. Doug Randlett, B.A., B.M., M.A., D.Min.
Associate Dean of Ministry Training,
Rawlings School of Divinity – Worship Leadership
Paul Randlett, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (ABD)
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. Thomas Seel, B.M., B.A., M.M., M.B.A., D.M.A
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship
Larry Seipp, B.M., M.M.
Assistant Professor of Music, Trumpet
lmseipp@liberty.edu
Dr. Tim Sharp, B.M., M.C.M., D.M.A
Adjunct Professor of Graduate Conducting
Dr. James Siddons, B.M., M.M., M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D.
Professor of Music
(434) 592-4899
jdsiddons@liberty.edu
Dr. Curtis Smith, B.M., M.M., D.M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Music, Piano
Dr. Monica Taylor, B.M., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Music Education
Dr. Rodney Whaley, B.A., M.A., M.Div., D.Min.
Assistant Professor of Worship Studies
rdwhaley@liberty.edu
Brenda Widger, B.M.E., M.A.
Adjunct Professor of Music and Worship