Faculty

Faculty

Dr. Thomas H. Crofts

Professor
English
Director, Minor in Classical and Medieval Studies

BA, 1990, Bard College
MPhil, 1992, Trinity College, Dublin
MA, 1997, University of Wisconsin, Madison
PhD, 2003, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Courses Taught: Chaucer and Medieval Literature, Arthurian Literature, Ancient Greek

Dr. William Burgess

Professor
History
Department of History Chair

AA, 1970, Florida College
BS, 1972, University of South Florida
MA, 1975, University of South Florida
PhD, 1985, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Area of Specialization: Greek History, Roman History, Medieval History, Classical Literature, Ancient and Medieval Christianity, Buddhism, Ancient Religions

Dr. Michael Anthony Fowler

Assistant Professor
Art History
Art and Design

BA, 2006, The Colorado College
MTS, 2008, Harvard University
MA, 2010, Tufts University
MA, 2012, Columbia University
MPhil, 2013, Columbia University
PhD, 2019, Columbia University

Courses Taught: Classical Art, Medieval Art, Art Study Tour: Designing Cultural Heritage (study abroad in Greece)

Dr. Julie Fox-Horton

Assistant Professor
Cross-Disciplinary Studies
MPS Program Coordinator, Archival Studies Certificate Coordinator

BA, University of North Carolina at Asheville


MA, East Tennessee State University


PhD, University of Kentucky

Courses Taught: The Viking World, The British Isles and Vikings, Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval Europe, The Black Death in Europe, Torture and the Culture of Pain from the Ancient to the Early Modern Period, Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire, Women in the Middle Ages, The Middle Ages, Heresy, Dissent, and Inquisition, WITCH: Persecuting and Prosecuting Other, The Medieval Manuscript Tradition

Dr. Keith Green

Professor
Philosophy, Religious Studies

BA, 1980, Saint Olaf College
Mdiv, 1984, Yale University
PhD Brown University

Area of Specialization: Religious studies, Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, and other courses in religious ethics, philosophy of religion, and women and gender in 'western' religious thought.

Dr. Ian Hensley

Assistant Professor
Philosophy

BA, University of Virginia
MA, Cornell University
PhD, Cornell University

Courses Taught: History of Ancient Philosophy, Stoicism, Medieval Philosophy

Dr. Brian Jeffrey Maxson

Professor
History

BA, 2002, Michigan State University


MA, 2003, Northwestern University
PhD, 2003, Northwestern University

Courses Taught: Medieval and Carolingian Europe, the Middle Ages, Renaissance Europe, Early Modern Europe, regular "topics" classes focused on the global Middle Ages and/or early modern periods

Dr. Joshua Reid

Associate Professor
English
Associate Department Chair of Literature and Language

BA, 2000, Virginia Tech


MA, 2004, University of Kentucky
MA, 2012, University of Kentucky


PhD, 2013, University of Kentucky

Courses Taught: Bible as Literature, Dante's Divine Comedy

Deanne Toye

Adjunct Instructor
Latin

BA, 1989, University of Georgia
MS, 1998, University of Tennessee

Courses Taught: Latin 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020

Faculty Emeritus

Dr. Jeffrey Gold

Professor
Philosophy

BA, 1973, University of Wisconsin, Madison
MA, 1975, Ohio State University
PhD, 1978, Ohio State University

Areas of Specialization: Plato, Ancient Greek Philosophy