School of Business and Professional Studies Faculty and Staff School of Business and Professional Studies Dr. Eric Dickson Interim Dean, School of Business & Professional Studies edickson@truman.edu (660) 785-4346 Personal Pronouns: He/him/his 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 Business & Economics Dr. Yasemin Akcan Barto Assistant Professor of Economics yakcan@truman.edu (660) 785-4367 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. Sunghan Bae Assistant Professor of Business Administration sbae@truman.edu (660) 785-4521 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. Michael Barnes Associate Professor of Accounting, Graduate Program Director, Audit Guru mbarnes@truman.edu (660) 785-4294 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Mr. Jim Bergman Instructor of Business Administration jbergman@truman.edu (660) 785-4364 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Mr. Jack Bryan GTRA jbryan@truman.edu Dr. Xiaofen Chen Professor of Economics xiaofen@truman.edu (660) 785-4644 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. Jason Chrisman Lecturer in Business Administration jasonc@truman.edu (660) 785-4364 Dr. Musa Demirtas Associate Professor of Business Administration mdemirtas@truman.edu (660) 785-4375 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. Liz Diers Associate Professor of Accounting lizdiers@truman.edu (660) 785-4352 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Ms. Billi Gordy Academic Advisor bgordy@truman.edu (660) 785-4303 Prof. Andrew Greiner Assistant Professor of Accounting agreiner@truman.edu (660) 785-5550 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. Isaac Ison Associate Professor of Accounting iison@truman.edu (660) 785-4571 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. Stacey Kaden Business and Economics Department Chair; Associate Professor of Accounting skaden@truman.edu (660) 785-4362 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. Jie Li Assistant Professor of Business Administration jieli@truman.edu (660) 785-4377 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. Huanxin Liu Assistant Professor of Business Administration hliu@truman.edu (660) 785-4331 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. John McNeill Assistant Professor of Economics mcneill@truman.edu (660) 785-4056 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Personal Pronouns: he/him Chris Miller chrismiller@truman.edu Dr. Kathy Otero Associate Professor of Accounting kotero@truman.edu (660) 785-4369 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. Yung-hwal Park Professor of Business Administration yhpark@truman.edu (660) 785-4249 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Mr. Scott Templeton Associate Professor of Business Administration stempleton@truman.edu (660) 785-4359 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Robert Yawson ryawson@truman.edu Dr. Haneul Yi Assistant Professor of Business Administration hyi@truman.edu (660) 785-6019 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Dr. Lin Zhang Professor of Business Administration linzhang@truman.edu (660) 785-4365 Summer Office Hours Available By Appointment (in-person or via zoom). Military Science Jacqueline Donnelly Assistant Professor of Military Science jdonnelly@truman.edu (660) 785-4454 Monday and Wednesday 1100-1300 Friday 1230-1430 Other days/times by appointment only. 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 Brandon Smith National Guard Recruiter brandonsmith@truman.edu (660) 785-4451 Deven Tucker Senior Military Science Instructor dtucker@truman.edu 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 Laurie Hall Clinical Coordinator lrhall@truman.edu (660) 785-4564 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 1030-1230 and 1530-1700; Wednesday 1030-1230 and 1430-1600; and Friday 1030-1230 and 1330-1430, 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 Google Calendar scheduling function. 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/Wednesday: 12:00PM - 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 Dr. Albien Rafael Tubongbanua EdD in Nursing - Associate Professor albien@truman.edu (660) 785-4561 MONDAY 10:30 Nursing Research 11:30 Nursing Research LUNCH BREAK 01:00 Office Hours 02:00 Office Hours 02:30 Office Hours 03:00 Office Hours 03:30 Office Hours WEDNESDAY 10:30 Nursing Research 11:30 Nursing Research LUNCH BREAK 01:00 Office Hours 02:00 Office Hours 02:30 Office Hours 03:00 Office Hours 03:30 Office Hours FRIDAY 10:30 Nursing Research 11:30 Nursing Research LUNCH BREAK 01:00 Office Hours 02:00 Office Hours 3-5 Faculty Meetings 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 Brenda Wheeler bwheeler@truman.edu (660) 785-4557 Psychology & Counseling Daniel Bates dgbates@truman.edu Carol Brennan cbrennan@truman.edu Dr. Yuna Ferguson Professor of Psychology yferguson@truman.edu (660) 785-7574 MW 2:30 - 4:30pm; Tu 10am-12pm virtual only; other times by appointment Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers Dr. Donna Gatewood Group Facilitator dgatewood@truman.edu Dr. Jessica Hinman jhinman@truman.edu Dr. Maryellen Jensen Associate Clinical Professor and Director of Applied Behavior Analysis mjensen@truman.edu Dr. Katie Judd Department Chair; Associate Professor of Psychology kjudd@truman.edu (660) 785-4660 Spring 2026 Monday/Wednesday: 9:00-11:00 Tuesday/Thursday: 10:00-11:30 Or by appointment Personal Pronouns: She/Her Dr. Elsa Leggett Associate Professor of Counseling mleggett@truman.edu Office Hours: Wednesdays 1 - 4 and 6 - 7. Central Time Zoom Virtual Office Link: Visit w Dr. Leggett Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers Alan Lobaugh alobaugh@truman.edu Dr. Suzanne Maniss smaniss@truman.edu Juawice McCormick juawice@truman.edu Cameron Ortega cortega@truman.edu Dr. Chris Rosado Lecturer in Applied Behavior Analysis crosado@truman.edu Personal Pronouns: He / Him / His Dr. Katrina Schmerold Associate Professor of Psychology kschmerold@truman.edu (660) 785-4667 MWF: 10–10:15am; 12:30–1:15pm; 2:30–3:30pm Also by appointment (in-person and/or Zoom) Personal Pronouns: she/her Dr. Fred Shaffer Professor of Psychology fshaffer@truman.edu (660) 785-4667 M-F 9:30-10:30 and by appointment. You may request a Zoom appointment for another time. Personal Pronouns: He/Him 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 Le'Ann Solmonson lsolmonson@truman.edu 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 ctodd@truman.edu Dr. Jeffrey Vittengl Professor of Psychology vittengl@truman.edu (660) 785-6041 12:30-1:20 PM Tu, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM W, 12:30-1:20 PM Th, and by appointment on days when classes are in session. Dr. Karen Vittengl Professor of Psychology ksmith@truman.edu (660) 785-6033 Summer 2026 In person: by appointment. Zoom: Monday-Thursday 1:30-3:00pm and by appointment. (Office hours June 29 will be 3:30-5 rather than 1:30-3) Office hours are held on days when regular classes are in session and by appointment. Summer office hours are June 1 through July 23. (Note that my office has moved to VH 2326) Personal Pronouns: she/her Dr. Karl Witt Counseling Program Chair/Associate Professor of Counseling karlwitt@truman.edu Dr. Caitlyn Ybarra cybarra@truman.edu Monday: 8am - 2pm CST Wednesday: 11am - 2pm CST **By appointment Personal Pronouns: she/her/ella Communication Disorders Dr. Megan Batzer Assistant Professor mbatzer@truman.edu (660) 785-4670 Spring 2026 Mondays: 9:30-11:00 am Wednesdays: 9:30-10:30 am *Other times by appointment. Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers Samantha Bishop sbishop@truman.edu (660) 785-7425 Dr. Julia Edgar Professor jedgar@truman.edu (660) 785-4255 Fall Semester, 2023 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 - Thursday 10:00-11am Anytime by appointment Please email for an appointment. Sheila Garlock sgarlock@truman.edu (660) 785-4669 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. Connie Ikerd Department & Clinic Secretary chelton@truman.edu (660) 785-4669 Tina Leslie tleslie@truman.edu (660) 785-4669 Ms. Melissa Passe Director of Clinical Education, Truman Speech and Hearing Clinic passe@truman.edu (660) 785-7425 I typically supervise in the clinic on M-W and am often available in between clinic sessions. Some "typical" office hour times are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons. However I travel extensively, work from home on occasion and am also frequently pulled into student meetings. I am also in other clinical rooms, offices and labs at any given time and am thus often not sitting at my desk. It is best to e-mail me a request to meet! Personal Pronouns: She/her/hers Jillian Pulis jpulis@truman.edu (660) 785-4291 Ms. Andrea Richards Clinical Instructor arich@truman.edu (660) 785-4345 To request an appointment, please email arich@truman.edu. Personal Pronouns: she, her, hers Dr. Amy Teten Communication Disorders Department Chair; Associate Professor of Communication Disorders ateten@truman.edu (660) 785-4675 Spring, 2026: Monday/Wednesday 8:30 - 9:30 or by appointment (ateten@truman.edu) Education Dr. Jill Arnold Associate Professor of Education jmarnold@truman.edu (660) 785-4389 Summer 2026 Office Hours: (Virtual) Mondays: 9:00 - 11:00 AM Please email jmarnold@truman.edu to schedule at least 24 hours in advance. Instr. Melissa Chapman Instructor in Education mchapman@truman.edu (660) 785-4385 Summer 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Personal Pronouns: she/her Dr. Madeline Good Assistant Professor of Elementary Education mgood@truman.edu (660) 785-6073 Summer 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. 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 Office Assistant sjensen@truman.edu (660) 785-4386 Summer 2026 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 5:30 AM - 1:30 PM Personal Pronouns: she/her Dr. Holly Kincaid Assistant Professor of Education hkincaid@truman.edu (660) 785-4187 Summer 2026 Office Hours: (Virtual) By appointment. Please email hkincaid@truman.edu to schedule at least 24 hours in advance. Beth Knoot Lecturer in Education, MAE Gifted Education bzim@truman.edu Summer 2026 Office Hours: (Virtual) By Appointment. Dr. Robin Lady Crosby Lecturer in Education, MAE Gifted Education, National Board Certified Teacher rlady@truman.edu Summer 2026 Office Hours: Virtual Hours By Appointment. Dr. Christopher Maglio Professor of Education, MAE Foundations and Assessment cjmaglio@truman.edu (660) 785-4403 Summer 2026 Office Hours: By appointment via Zoom or phone. Personal Pronouns: he/him Christine Nobbe Lecturer in Education, MAE Gifted Education cnobbe@truman.edu Summer 2026 Office Hours: (Virtual) By appointment. Dr. Enrique Pareja Associate Professor of STEM Education, MAE Mathematics and Science epareja@truman.edu (660) 785-4780 Summer 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Dr. Martha Strange Associate Professor of Special Education mstrange@truman.edu (660) 785-4396 Summer 2026 Office Hours: (Virtual) Monday-Thursday: 9:00 AM - Noon Other times by appointment. Dr. Paul Yoder Professor of Education, MAE Foundations and Educational Psychology pyoder@truman.edu (660) 785-4502 Summer 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Sarah Young Lecturer in Education, MAE Gifted Education syoung@truman.edu Summer 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 Summer 2026 Office Hours: By appointment. Melody Jennings Instructor in Exercise Science jennings@truman.edu (660) 785-7259 Spring 2026 Office Hours: MW= 10:30-11:20 & 12:30-2:20 T/TH no office hours F=9:30-10:20 Personal Pronouns: SHE, HERS Liz Jorn Instructor in Exercise Science; Faculty Athletics Representative ljorn@truman.edu (660) 785-4462 Spring 2026 Office Hours: Monday 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday 9:00-12:00 noon. Other hours available by appointment. Mr. Carson Lackey Exercise Science Instructor cdlackey@truman.edu (660) 785-4460 Spring 2026 Office Hours: M/W/F: 9:30-11:15 a.m. & 1:00-2:00 p.m. T/TH: 1:00-2:00 p.m. Additional hours available by appointment. Dr. Jerry Mayhew Professor Emeritus of Exercise Science jmayhew@truman.edu (660) 785-4469 Spring 2026 Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 1:30 -4:30 p.m. Personal Pronouns: he/him Kale Moore kcmoore@truman.edu (660) 785-4402 Spring 2026 Office Hours: Office hours by appointment. Dr. James Padfield Professor of Exercise Science padfield@truman.edu (660) 785-4406 Spring 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 Spring 2026 Office Hours: M= 1:30-3:30 p.m., T=11:00-12:00 noon, W=1:00-3:00 p.m. TH=11:00-12:30 p.m., F=8:00-9:30 a.m. Additional hours available by appointment. Dr. Brandy Schneider Assistant Professor of Exercise Science; Director of Athletic Training Program bschneider@truman.edu (660) 785-4407 Spring 2026 Office Hours: M=11:30-12:00 noon. T=9:00-10:30 a.m. W=11:30-12:00 noon TH-9:00-10:30 a.m. F=9:00-10:30 a.m. Or by appointment Personal Pronouns: She/Her Dr. Brian Snyder Professor of Exercise Science bsnyder@truman.edu (660) 785-7255 Spring 2026 Office Hours: M=9:40-10:18 a.m. & 11:25-12:30 T=9:32-10:18 & 1:10-2:10 W=9:32-10:18 & 11:25-12:30 TH=9:32-10:18 & 1:10-2:10 F=9:32-10:18 & 11:25-12:30 Additional hours by appointment Mrs. Amanda Starks Instructor in Health and Exercise Sciences astarks@truman.edu (660) 785-4783 Spring 2026 Office Hours: Office hours available by appointment. Kaz Yanagi Instructor in Athletic Training, Clinical Education Coordinator kyanagi@truman.edu (660) 785-7351 Spring 2026 Office Hours: M/W 8:00-9:30 a.m. T/TH=1:30-3:30 Wednesday afternoons by appointment=1:30-3:30. School of Business and Professional Studies