Faculty
Maryville College's Humanities faculty is a diverse and talented group of people. They are listed here, with information about their backgrounds and the courses they teach.
Susan Schneibel
Professor of Comparative Literature, Chair - Division of Humanities
Education: B.A. Emmanuel College
M.A. Rutgers University; Oxford University
Dr. Phil., University of Erlangen-Nurnberg.
Courses: ENG 162 Interpreting Literature
ENG 208 Modern - Fantasy/Science Fiction
ENG 221 American Literature/Puritan Romance
ENG 222 American Literature - Realism and Modernism
ENG 322 Advanced Studies in American Literature
ENG 348 The Novel in English
Anita Bergeson
Visiting Instructor of English Composition
Education: B.A. Jamestown College (English and History - Political Science)
M.A. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Ph.D. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Courses: CMP 110 English Composition
CMP 120 Advanced Composition & Speech
LIT 270 Early Western Literary Tradition
Lynn K. Coning
Assistant Professor of English
Education: B.A. Maryville College
M.A. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Courses: CMP 110 English Composition
CMP 120 Advanced Composition & Speech
ENG 212 Children’s Literature
Lee C. Davis
Instructor of English
Education: M.A. University of California (Education)
Ph.D. University of Oregon (Anthropology and Education)
Courses: CMP 110 English Composition
CMP 120 Advanced Composition and Speech
ENG 312 Linguistics and ESL
FRS 140 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the American Community
Jason Ezell
Adjunct Instructor of English
Education: B.A. Maryville College
M.A. University of Virginia
Courses: CMP 110 English Composition
CMP 120 Advanced Composition & Speech
Marian Kelly
Adjunct Professor of English
Education: B.A. Rhodes College
Ph.D. Tulane University
Courses: CMP 110 English Composition
CMP 120 Advanced Composition & Speech
FRS 140 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the American Community
Sam Overstreet
Professor of English and Collins Professor in the Humanities
Education: B.A. Yale University
Ph.D. Cornell University (Medieval Studies)
Courses: CMP 110 English Composition
CMP 120 Advanced Composition and Speech
ENG 219 Advanced Rhetoric and Grammar
ENG 241 Survey of British Literature I
ENG 311 History of the English Language
ENG 331 Chaucer in Middle English
ENG 332 Shakespeare
FRS 140 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the American Community
HUM 201 Perspectives in the Humanities
LIT 270 Early Western Literary Tradition
Will Phillips
Associate Professor of English
Education: B.A. University of the South
M.A. University of North Carolina
Ph.D. University of North Carolina
Courses: CMP 110 English Composition
CMP 120 Advanced Composition & Speech
ENG 208 Modern Fantasy & Science Fiction
ENG 222 American Literature - Realism and Modernism
ENG 322 Harlem Renaissance
ENG 335 English Literature of the 19th Century
FRS 140 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the American Community
ETH 490 Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethical Thought
LIT 290 Modern Western Literature Tradition
David Powell
Adjunct Instructor of English/Learning Center Writing Specialist
Education: B. A. Maryville College
M. A. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Courses: CMP 110 Perspectives on the Individual
ENG 213 Creative Writing - Poetry
ENG 219 Advanced Rhetoric and Grammar
ENG 242 Survey of British Literature II
ENG 315 Business and Technical Writing
LIT 270 Early Western Literary Tradition
Scott Steele
Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center
Education: B.A. Maryville College
M.Ed. University of Massachusetts
Courses: CMP 110 English Composition
CMP 120 Advanced Composition and Speech
FRS 140 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the American Community
Kim Trevathan
Instructor of Writing
Education: B.A. University of Louisville
M.A. University of Illinois
M.A. University of Wyoming
M.F.A. University of Alabama
Courses: CMP 110 English Composition
CMP 120 Advanced Composition & Speech
ENG 200 Words and the Land
ENG 214 Fiction Writing
ENG 217 Journalism
ENG 314 Creative Nonfiction
ENG 317 Public Relations
ENG 349 Documentary Film
LIT 290 Modern Western Literature Tradition
Summar West
Visiting Instructor of English Composition
Education: B.A. Maryville College
M.A. University of Chicago
Courses: CMP 110 English Composition
CMP 120 Advanced Composition and Speech
LIT 290 Modern Western Literature Tradition
Ahmed Abdelrahman
Adjunct Instructor of German
Education: B.A. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
M.A. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
A.B.D. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Courses: GER 110 Elementary German
GER 120 Elementary German II
GER 201 Intermediate German I
GER 202 Intermediate German II
Dan Hickman
Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
Education: B.A. University of Tennessee-Knoxville (Int'l Business, Spanish)
M.A. University of Tennessee-Knoxville (Spanish Literature)
M.A.T. Georgetown University (Linguistics/Second Language Acquisition - Spanish)
Ph.D. Indiana University (in progress) (Spanish w/ minor in Hispanic Linguistics)
Courses: SPN 110 Spanish
Elisabeth Rogers Lanois
Associate Professor of French
Education: B.A. The University of the South
M.A. Middlebury French School
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Courses: FRN 110 Elementary French I
FRN 120 Elementary French II
FRN 201 Intermediate French I
FRN 202 Intermediate French II
FRS 120 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the Individual
LIT 290 Modern Western Literature Tradition
SOC 200 Travel Course: Martinique/Paris
Geoffrey Mitchell
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Education: B.A. Hillsdale College
M.A. University of Missouri- Columbia
Ph.D. Tulane University
Courses: SPN 110 Beginning Spanish I
SPN 120 Beginning Spanish II
SPN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPN 225 Conversation and Composition
SPN 262 Introduction to Literature In Spanish
SPN 301 Spanish
Peninsular Literature to 1700
SPN 302 Spanish Peninsular
Literature from 1800 to Present
SPN 312 Spanish-American Literature of the 20th Century
Neisa Pamfil
Instructor of Spanish and Psychology
Education: B.A. Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela
M.S. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
M.A. Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela
Courses: FRS 120 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the Individual
PSY 218 Psychology Of Adolescence
PSY 333 Counseling
PSY 335 Abnormal Psychology
SPN 110 Elementary Spanish I
SPN 120 Elementary Spanish II
SPN 225 Conversation and Composition
SPN 262 Introduction to Spanish Literature
Asami Segi
Adjunct Instructor of Japanese
Education: Nagasaki Wesleyan Junior College, Japan (English and Education)
Master of Language, Tennessee Wesleyan University (Communication and Humanities)
Courses: JPN 110 Elementary Japanese I
JPN 120 Elementary Japanese II
JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I
JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II
Alan Watts
Instructor of Spanish
Education: B.A. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
B.S. University of Tennessee-Knoxville (Communications)
M.A. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Courses: SPN 110 Elementary Spanish I
SPN 120 Elementary Spanish II
Aaron Astor
Assistant Professor of History
Education: B.A. Hamilton College (Philosophy)
M.A. Northwestern University
Ph.D. Northwestern University
Courses: FRS 130 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the Environment
HIS 112 19th Century United States History
HIS 249 Appalachian History & Literature
HIS 303 African American History
WCV 190 Modern Western Civilization
Dan Klingensmith
Associate Professor of History
Education: B. A. Harvard University
M. A. University of Chicago
Ph. D. University of Chicago
Courses: ETH 490 Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethical Thought
HIS 221 Twentieth Century European History
HIS 243 Pre-Modern and Modern World History
HIS 333 Modern Asian History
HUM 201 Perspectives on the Humanities
WCV 180 Foundations of Western Civilization
WRC 340 World Cultures - Indian Subcontinent
Nancy Locklin-Sofer
Associate Professor of History
Education: B.A. Hartwick College
M.A. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ph.D. Emory University
Courses: FRS 140 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the American Community
HIS 162 Introduction to History Methods
HIS 242 Ancient World History
HIS 321 The Enlightenment
HIS 342 Topics in Pre-modern World History
WCV 180 Foundations of Western Civilization
Doug Sofer
Assistant Professor of History
Education: B.A. Hartwick College
M.A. University of Texas-Austin
Ph.D. University of Texas-Austin
Courses: FRS 130 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the Environment
HIS 111 Colonial and Revolutionary America
HIS 243 World Civilization from 1500 to the 20th Century
HIS 334 Studies in Latin American History
HIS 335 Studies in African History
SRS 480 Senior Seminar on Comparative Nationalism
WCV 180 Foundations of Western Civilization
WCV 190 Modern Western Civilization
WCV 390 Western Civilization and Modernity
Margaret (Peggy) Parks Cowan
Associate Professor of Religion
Education: B.A. Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
M.A. St. Mary's University of San Antonio (Theology)
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
Courses: BIB 130 Hebrew Bible World and Culture
BIB 140 New Testament World and Culture
ETH 490 Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethical Thought
FRS 140 Freshman Seminar-Perspectives on the American Community
ORN 110 Perspectives on the College
REL 200 Travel-Study Course during J-term
REL 344 Explorations in Biblical Studies
REL 349 Women and Religion
Andrew Irvine
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Education: B.A. (Hons) University of Sydney, Australia (English Literature)
M.T.S. Boston University
S.T.M. Boston University
Ph.D. Boston University
Courses: BIB 140 New Testament World and Culture
ETH 490 Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethical Thought
PHL 162 Introduction to Philosophy and Logic
PHL 201 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
PHL 205 Early Modern Philosophy from 16th to 18th Century
PHL 206 Enlightenment and Late Modern Philosophy, 18th to 20th Century
PHL 207 Contemporary Philosophy
PHL 326 Philosophy of Religion
PHL 348 Comparative Philosophy
REL 326 Contemporary Theology
REL 346 Explorations in Christian Thought and Culture
Bill Meyer
Associate Professor of Philosophy & Ralph W. Beeson Professor of Religion
Education: B.A. Northwestern University (Economics)
M.A. University of Chicago
B.D. University of Edinburgh (II.1 Joint Honors Degree in Philosophical Theology & New Testament Studies)
Ph.D. University of Chicago (Ethics & Society)
Courses: BIB 140 New Testament World and Culture
ETH 490 Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethical Thought
HUM 201 Perspectives in the Humanities
PHL 162 Introduction to Philosophy and Logic
PHL 201 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
PHL 205 Early Modern Philosophy from 16th to 18th Century
PHL 206 Enlightenment and Late Modern Philosophy, 18th to 20th Century
PHL 207 Contemporary Philosophy
PHL 326 Philosophy of Religion
REL 228 Introduction to Christian Theology
REL 326 Contemporary Theology
REL 346 Explorations in Christian Thought and Culture
Brian Pennington
Associate Professor of Religion
Education: B.A. Georgetown University
M.T.S. Candler School of Theology
Ph.D. Emory University
Courses: REL 212 World Religions
REL 348 Religion and Violence
WRC 340 The Indian Subcontinent
Phillip Sherman
Instructor of Biblical Studies and Ethics
Education: B.A. Emory & Henry College (German Language & Literature)
M.Div. Candler School of Theology, Emory University
A.B.D. Emory University
Courses: BIB 130 Hebrew Bible World and Culture
BIB 140 New Testament World and Culture
ETH 490 Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethical Thought
FRS 120 Freshman Seminar - Perspectives on the Individual
