School of Business and Professional Studies Faculty and Staff School of Business and Professional Studies Dr. Lance Ratcliff Associate Dean, School of Business and Professional Studies lratcliff@truman.edu (660) 785-4384 Mr. Josh Roland Deans' Administrative Assistant jroland@truman.edu (660) 785-4346 Office Hours: Mon.- Thur. 8:00am - 4:00pm, Friday 8:00am - 12:00pm Personal Pronouns: He/Him/His Robert Yawson Dean and Professor of Business Administration ryawson@truman.edu (660) 785-4346 Business & Economics Dr. Yasemin Akcan Barto Assistant Professor of Economics yakcan@truman.edu (660) 785-4367 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2462): MWF: 9:00 AM - 12:20 PM Bennett Alton Teaching Assistant balton@truman.edu Dr. Sunghan Bae Assistant Professor of Business Administration sbae@truman.edu (660) 785-4521 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2434): MW: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM & 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM T Th: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Also available by appointment. Ethan Ball Teaching Assistant eball@truman.edu Dr. Michael Barnes Associate Professor of Accounting, Graduate Program Director, Audit Guru mbarnes@truman.edu (660) 785-4294 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2440): Monday: 10:30AM - 11:20AM; 12:30PM - 1:20PM; 2:30PM - 3:30PM Tuesday: 12PM - 3PM Wednesday: 10:30AM - 11:20AM; 12:30PM - 1:20PM; 2:30PM - 3:30PM Friday: 10:30AM - 11:20AM; 12:30PM - 1:20PM And by appointment (in person and online via Zoom). Mr. Jim Bergman Instructor of Business Administration jbergman@truman.edu (660) 785-4364 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2446): MWF 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (by appointment) Jack Bryan Teaching Assistant jbryan@truman.edu Dr. Xiaofen Chen Professor of Economics xiaofen@truman.edu (660) 785-4644 Fall 2026 Office hours: T TH 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ; W 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Online (Zoom link posted on Brightspace and at office door): M W 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Dr. Jason Chrisman Lecturer in Business Administration jasonc@truman.edu (660) 785-4364 Fall 2026 Office Hours by appointment. Dr. Musa Demirtas Associate Professor of Business Administration mdemirtas@truman.edu (660) 785-4375 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2332): MWF: 11:25 AM - 12:25 PM (in-person) M: 1:25 PM - 3:25 PM (in-person) Th: 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM via Zoom or anytime by appointment. Zoom link: (https://truman-edu.zoom.us/j/85851501825) Meeting ID: 858 5150 1825 Office hours during Finals Week are by appointment only. Dr. Liz Diers Associate Professor of Accounting lizdiers@truman.edu (660) 785-4352 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2430): MWF: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM T Th: 8:00-9:00 AM; 4:30-5:30 PM or by appointment. Isaac Epp Teaching Assistant iepp@truman.edu Pujan Gauli Administrative Assistant pgauli@truman.edu (660) 785-4383 Ms. Billi Gordy Academic Advisor bgordy@truman.edu (660) 785-4303 Caroline Heckman checkman@truman.edu Dr. Isaac Ison Associate Professor of Accounting iison@truman.edu (660) 785-4571 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2442): Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM & 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM & 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Also available by appointment. Dr. Stacey Kaden Business and Economics Department Chair; Associate Professor of Accounting skaden@truman.edu (660) 785-4362 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2336): Mon: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tue: 12:00 - 1:00 PM Wed: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Thu: 12:00 - 3:00 PM Also available by appointment via Zoom: Zoom: 785 785 4362 Zoom name: staceykaden Dr. Jie Li Assistant Professor of Business Administration jieli@truman.edu (660) 785-4377 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2438): MWF: 10:30 AM -11:30 AM MW: 1:30 PM - 5:00PM Available in-person or via Zoom. Dr. Huanxin Liu Assistant Professor of Business Administration hliu@truman.edu (660) 785-4331 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2452): MWF: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM; 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM Also available by appointment (In person or via Zoom). Dr. John McNeill Assistant Professor of Economics mcneill@truman.edu (660) 785-4056 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2456): Mon: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Wed: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM Personal Pronouns: he/him Josh Mengwasser Teaching Assistant jmengwasser@truman.edu Chris Miller chrismiller@truman.edu Dr. Kathy Otero Associate Professor of Accounting kotero@truman.edu (660) 785-4369 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2466): MWF: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Th: 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Also available by appointment. Dr. Yung-hwal Park Professor of Business Administration yhpark@truman.edu (660) 785-4249 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2448): MWF: 9:00 - 9:20 AM, 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM, 2:20 PM - 5:00 PM Sadie Reddan Teaching Assistant sreddan@truman.edu Mr. Scott Templeton Associate Professor of Business Administration stempleton@truman.edu (660) 785-4359 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2334): MW: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (by zoom) TTh: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (in-person) Tommy Wilson Teaching Assistant twilson@truman.edu Leann Woodring Teaching Assistant lwoodring@truman.edu Dr. Haneul Yi Assistant Professor of Business Administration hyi@truman.edu (660) 785-6019 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2436): TTh: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Also available by appointment. Dr. Lin Zhang Professor of Business Administration linzhang@truman.edu (660) 785-4365 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2432): MWF: 1:00 - 2:30 PM M: 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM T Th: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM -1:30 PM Military Science Sebern Huntsman shuntsman@truman.edu Jenna McNeil ROTC Office Assistant jmcneil@truman.edu (660) 785-7658 M-F 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Alain Polynice Military Science Instructor apolynice@truman.edu (660) 785-4451 Brandon Smith National Guard Recruiter brandonsmith@truman.edu (660) 785-7658 Deven Tucker Senior Military Science Instructor, Dept Chair dtucker@truman.edu (660) 785-4453 Bradley Young Human Resources Assistant bradleyyoung@truman.edu (660) 785-4680 Monday - Friday 8:00AM to 2:00PM Office is open outside of listed hours (You are welcome to come by) Please schedule appointments here: https://calendar.app.google/9wVwcHegmawRGS6JA or email for availability. Nursing Mary Bohon mbohon@truman.edu (660) 785-4557 Prof. Kellie Griffin Assistant Professor - Nursing kgriffin@truman.edu (660) 785-7506 Mon 10-12 & 1-4 Wed 9-12 Fri 10-12 Others by appointment, virtual meeetings available as well. Personal Pronouns: She, her Laurie Hall Clinical Coordinator lrhall@truman.edu (660) 785-4564 Mackenzie Homann mhomann@truman.edu Brenda Mitchell Assistant Professor - Maternal/Neonatal Nursing bdmitchell@truman.edu (660) 785-4560 Monday & Wednesday 1:00PM - 3:00PM Friday 9:00AM - 12:00AM Sign-up sheet on Office Door Dr. Teak Nelson Phd - Nursing - Professor of Nursing tnelson@truman.edu (660) 785-4563 Academic Year (Fall/Spring Semesters): Monday and Wednesday 12:00 - 5:00 PM, as well as additional hours as designated on the Google Calendar (see link below). Office hours will be conducted during these times by appointment using Outlook booking. When scheduling a time to meet for office hours you will have the following options (note which kind of meeting you are scheduling in the comments box: A. Face-to-face (HS 3230) B. Zoom ( Zoom Link: ): Waiting room will be enabled to prevent others from joining in until their own appointment times - thus ensuring privacy). Personal Pronouns: She/Her Prof. Sheena Nichols MSN - Associate Professor snichols@truman.edu (660) 785-4570 Monday through Thursday from 12:00pm-3:00pm. Please use the following link to schedule a time to meet with me. Jana Ogden MSN - Associate Professor - Tenured janaogden@truman.edu (660) 785-4270 Monday: 2:30PM - 5:00PM Friday: 9:00AM - Noon, 2:30PM - 5:00PM Tuesday/Thursday/Friday: By Appointment Students may stop by my office to sign up for an appointment time OR email me to sign up for an appointment Personal Pronouns: she/her Kathy Veatch Nursing Department Secretary kveatch@truman.edu (660) 785-4557 Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Dr. Cindy Waller Nursing Department Chair - Associate Professor cwaller@truman.edu (660) 785-4569 Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM No appointment necessary Psychology & Counseling Dr. Daniel Bates Assistant Professor of Counseling dgbates@truman.edu My office hours are Monday 12pm from 6pm, and Tuesday 12pm to 6pm. Dr. Jessica Hinman jhinman@truman.edu Dr. Maryellen Jensen Associate Clinical Professor and Director of Applied Behavior Analysis mjensen@truman.edu Dr. Katie Judd Associate Professor of Psychology kjudd@truman.edu (660) 785-4660 Fall 2026 Monday through Thursday: 9:00-10:00 & 12:30-1:30 Or by appointment Personal Pronouns: She/Her Dr. Elsa Leggett Professor of Counseling mleggett@truman.edu Office Hours: Tuesday 1 – 7 and Wednesday 12 - 3 Central Time and by appt Zoom Virtual Office Link: Visit w Dr. Leggett Schedule time: Personal Pronouns: she / ella Alan Lobaugh alobaugh@truman.edu Dr. Suzanne Maniss Assistant Professor smaniss@truman.edu Tuesday: 11:00 - 12:00, Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 or by appointment. Personal Pronouns: she/her Juawice McCormick juawice@truman.edu Cameron Ortega cortega@truman.edu Dr. Katrina Schmerold Associate Professor of Psychology kschmerold@truman.edu (660) 785-4667 MWF: 12:30–1:15pm; 2:30–3:45pm Also by appointment (in-person and/or Zoom) Personal Pronouns: she/her Dr. Fred Shaffer Professor of Psychology fshaffer@truman.edu (660) 785-4667 MWF 9:00-9:20 am, TTh 11:00 AM–11:50 AM, and by Zoom appointment, MWF 3:00-4:00 pm Personal Pronouns: He/Him Kim Slaughter kslaughter@truman.edu Dr. Maverick Smith Assistant Professor in Psychology msmith@truman.edu (660) 785-4667 Student Hours (in-person, Zoom or by appointment): Tuesdays: 10:00am – 12:00pm Thursdays: 1:00pm – 3:00pm Fridays: 11:30am – 1:30 pm See syllabus for Zoom option Personal Pronouns: he/him/his Jennifer Stam Fountain jfountain@truman.edu (660) 785-4667 Sara Sweet Dept. Support Secretary for Psychology & Counseling ssweet@truman.edu (660) 785-4667 Michelle Thorn mthorn@truman.edu Dr. Robert Tigner Professor of Psychology rtigner@truman.edu (660) 785-4611 In person Wednesdays 10-1 (VH2340)) via Zoom Mondays anytime 8-5 (email rtigner@truman.edu to set time) Chris Todd Assistant Professor of Counseling ctodd@truman.edu Office Hours: 8:00 am- 12 pm Monday-Wednesday (all times central) **Or by appointment Dr. Jeffrey Vittengl Professor of Psychology vittengl@truman.edu (660) 785-6041 12:30-1:20 PM Tu, 9:30-11:50 AM W, 12:30-1:20 PM Th, and by appointment on days when classes are in session. Dr. Karen Vittengl Department Chair/Professor of Psychology ksmith@truman.edu (660) 785-6033 Fall 2026 (August 18 - December 4) In person: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 1:30-3:00pm and by appointment Zoom: by appointment. Office hours are held on days when regular classes are in session, and by appointment. (Note that my office has moved to VH 2326) Personal Pronouns: she/her Dr. Karl Witt Counseling Program Chair/Professor of Counseling karlwitt@truman.edu M-R 8-9 a.m., 12-1 p.m.; M 6-8 p.m. (All times Central.) Dr. Caitlyn Ybarra Assistant Professor of Counseling cybarra@truman.edu Mondays: 8am - 2pm CST Tuesdays: 11am - 2pm CST Thursdays: 8am - 10pm CST **By appointment Personal Pronouns: she/her/ella Communication Disorders Dr. Megan Batzer Assistant Professor mbatzer@truman.edu (660) 785-4670 Fall 2026: Mondays 11:30 am-12:20 pm and Mondays/Wednesdays 8:30 am-9:00 am. Additional times are available by appointment. Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers Samantha Bishop Director of Clinical Education sbishop@truman.edu (660) 785-7425 Please email for an appointment. Dr. Julia Edgar Professor jedgar@truman.edu (660) 785-4255 Appointmens are readily available by appointment! Just send an email or call and a mutually available time will be determined. Personal Pronouns: she / her / hers Dr. Ilene Elmlinger Professor ashbaugh@truman.edu (660) 785-7423 Monday and Wednesday - 8:30-9:30am Tuesday and Thursday - 10:00 - 11:00am Anytime by appointment Please email for an appointment. Katy Glaspie kglaspie@truman.edu (660) 785-4669 Patricia Hanson Clinical Instructor thanson@truman.edu (660) 785-4676 Please email to make an appointment (thanson@truman.edu). Zoom appointments available upon request. Sara Hines shines@truman.edu (660) 785-4669 Connie Ikerd Department & Clinic Secretary chelton@truman.edu (660) 785-4669 Tina Leslie tleslie@truman.edu (660) 785-4669 Melissa Passe passe@truman.edu (660) 785-7425 Ms. Jillian Pulis Faculty Clinical Instructor jpulis@truman.edu (660) 785-4291 Office Hours Mondays and Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 3:30–5:00 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 4:30–5:00 p.m. Fridays: By appointment Stephanie Search stephanies@truman.edu (660) 785-4669 Dr. Amy Teten Communication Disorders Department Chair; Associate Professor of Communication Disorders ateten@truman.edu (660) 785-4675 Fall, 2026: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 1:30 - 2:20 or by appointment (ateten@truman.edu) Education Dr. Jill Arnold Associate Professor of Education jmarnold@truman.edu (660) 785-4389 Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 3:00 - 4:00 PM Tuesdays: 9:00 - 11:00 AM (Virtual) (Please schedule 24 hours in advance, other hours as time allows) Wednesdays: 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM Instr. Melissa Chapman Instructor in Education mchapman@truman.edu (660) 785-4385 Fall 2026 Office Hours: Monday 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. or by appointment Personal Pronouns: she/her Jenna Cook Lecturer in Education jrcook@truman.edu Fall 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Dr. Madeline Good Assistant Professor of Elementary Education mgood@truman.edu (660) 785-7620 Fall 2026 Office Hours: Mondays 9:30am - 2:30pm Wednesdays 9:30am - 1:30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays via Zoom appointment Viewable live schedule link: Personal Pronouns: She/her Mrs. Charisse Hatfield Certification Officer/Assessment Coordinator chatfield@truman.edu (660) 785-4395 Fall/Spring Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Summer Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Mrs. Sarah Jensen Education Department Secretary sjensen@truman.edu (660) 785-4386 Fall 2026 Office Hours: Monday: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Friday: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Will be on leave from September 26th until the end of the semester. Personal Pronouns: she/her Tim Johnston Education GTRA tjohnston@truman.edu Fall 2026 Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday: 12:00 - 1:20 PM Matt Kennedy Lecturer in Education mkennedy@truman.edu Fall 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Dr. Holly Kincaid Assistant Professor of Education hkincaid@truman.edu (660) 785-4187 Fall 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 PM Thursdays 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Other times by appointment. Dr. Robin Lady Crosby Lecturer in Education, MAE Gifted Education, National Board Certified Teacher rlady@truman.edu Fall 2026 Office Hours: Virtual Hours By Appointment. Dr. Lynn Lowrance Lecturer in Education, MAE Elementary Education llowrance@truman.edu (660) 785-4386 Fall 2026 Office Hours: Virtual Hours By Appointment Only. Dr. Christopher Maglio Professor of Education, MAE Foundations and Assessment cjmaglio@truman.edu (660) 785-4403 Fall 2026 Office Hours: On Campus Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday: 9:00 am - 11:30 am Virtual Office Hours: By appointment via Zoom. Other times by appointment Personal Pronouns: he/him Jennifer Meyer jmeyer@truman.edu (660) 785-4386 Fall 2026 Office Hours: Virtual hours by appointment. Jason Miller Lecturer in Education jasonmiller@truman.edu Fall 2026 Office Hours: Virtual hours by appointment. Dr. Enrique Pareja Associate Professor of STEM Education, MAE Mathematics and Science epareja@truman.edu (660) 785-4780 Fall 2026 Office Hours: MW: 07:30 to 09:00 (VH 2360) MW: 13:30 to 15:30 (VH 2360/MG 3012) T: 09:30 to 12:30 (MG 3012) Calendly link: . Zoom meeting link: Dr. Christi Sanderson Lecturer in Education, MAE Gifted Education sanderson@truman.edu Fall 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Email to schedule a phone/video conference. Dr. Jocelyn Stevens Chair, Department of Education, Professor of Music Education; Music MAE Program Advisor jstevens@truman.edu (660) 785-7266 Fall 2026 Office Hours (in VH 2350): Mondays 1:00-3:00, Tuesdays 10:00-12:00, or by appointment Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers Dr. Martha Strange Associate Professor of Special Education mstrange@truman.edu (660) 785-4396 Fall 2026 Office Hours: Monday: 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Thursday: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Supervision of interns may affect office hours Monday-Friday so scheduling an appointment is advisable. Flexible F2F and virtual office hours available upon request. Dr. Paul Yoder Professor of Education, MAE Foundations and Educational Psychology pyoder@truman.edu (660) 785-4502 Fall 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Sarah Young Lecturer in Education, MAE Gifted Education syoung@truman.edu Fall 2026 Office Hours: Virtual Hours By Appointment. Exercise Science Dr. Julene Ensign Department Chair, Associate Professor of Exercise Science, MAE Physical Education jensign@truman.edu (660) 785-4672 Fall 2026 Office Hours: M: 8:30-12, T 10:30-12, W 8:30-12, R 10:30-1 Melody Jennings Instructor in Exercise Science jennings@truman.edu (660) 785-7259 Fall 2026 Office Hours: M-F= 9:30-10:15 a.m. MWF=10:30-11:15 a.m., 12:30-1:20 p.m. T/TH=9:00-10:00 a.m. Personal Pronouns: SHE, HERS Liz Jorn Instructor in Exercise Science; Faculty Athletics Representative ljorn@truman.edu (660) 785-4462 Fall 2026 Office Hours: T/TH= 9:00-12:00 (noon) W=2:30-3:30 P.M. F=8:00-9:00 A.M. Other hours available by appointment. Mr. Carson Lackey Exercise Science Instructor cdlackey@truman.edu (660) 785-4460 Fall 2026 Office Hours: M/W/F: 9:30-11:20 a.m. T/TH: 1:00-3:00 p.m. Additional hours available by appointment. Dr. Jerry Mayhew Professor Emeritus of Exercise Science jmayhew@truman.edu (660) 785-4469 Fall 2026 Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 12:30 -4:30 p.m.,or by appointment. Personal Pronouns: he/him Kale Moore kcmoore@truman.edu (660) 785-4402 Fall 2026 Office Hours: MW=10:00-11:00 a.m. MWF=1:30-2:00 p.m. T/TH=by appointment Dr. James Padfield Professor of Exercise Science padfield@truman.edu (660) 785-4406 Fall 2026 Office Hours: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday -- Friday Additional office hours by appointment only. Dr. John Palazzolo Assistant Professor jpalazz@truman.edu (660) 785-5959 Fall 2026 Office Hours: Tues=1:00-3:00 p.m. TH=12:00-3:00 p.m., F=8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Additional hours available by appointment. Dr. Brian Snyder Professor of Exercise Science bsnyder@truman.edu (660) 785-7255 Fall 2026 Office Hours: T/TH=10:30-12:00 noon, 1:00-2:30 p.m. F=10:30-11:30 a.m. Additional hours are always available by appointment. Mrs. Amanda Starks Instructor in Health and Exercise Sciences astarks@truman.edu (660) 785-4783 Fall 2026 Office Hours: 9:00-10:00 A.M. on Thursdays. Other appointments available upon request. Kaz Yanagi Instructor in Athletic Training, Clinical Education Coordinator kyanagi@truman.edu (660) 785-7351 Fall 2026 Office Hours: M,W, TH=1:30-3:00 P.M. T/TH=9:00-11:00 A.M. Other office hours available by appointment. School of Business and Professional Studies