ED.D. Administration and Faculty

Ed.D. Administration and Faculty

ALICE PATTERSON, Director of the Ed.D. Program

B.S., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; M.Ed., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

 

RYAN LONGNECKER, Director of the Ed.D. Program Online; Associate Professor of Leadership Studies
B.A., Belmont University; M.A.T., Trevecca Nazarene University; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University.

Full-Time Faculty

JAMES AGEE, Associate Professor of Business

B.A., Eastern Nazarene College; M.A., Trevecca Nazarene University; Ph.D., State University of New York, Albany.

JONATHAN BARTLING, Associate Vice President for Academic Services and Accreditation
B.S., Olivet Nazarene University; M.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., Capella University. 

MARK BELL, Dissertation Advisor
B.S., Kaplan University; M.B.A., Bethel University; Ph.D., Regent University.

JUDY BIVENS, Assistant Director of Accreditation and Assessment

B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin; M.A.T., Middle Tennessee State University; Master Plus 30 in Technology, Western Kentucky University; M.S.I.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Ed.D., Tennessee State University.

KRISTIN BLEDSOE, Associate Director of Ed.D. Online Program, Associate Professor of Leadership
B.S., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.Ed., Trevecca Nazarene University; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University.

JONATHAN B. BURCH, Associate Professor of Management

B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University.

MELINDA BURCH, Associate Professor of Teacher Education
B.S., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.   

JONATHAN DOWNS, Adjunct Professor, Dissertation Advisor and Reader
B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University; M.A., Emporia state University; M.B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University; Ed.D., Northcentral University.

SAMUEL D. GREEN, Director for the Center for Worship
B.S., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.M.Ed., Belmont University; Ed.D., Tennessee State University; Advanced Graduate Certificate of Worship Studies, Institute for Worship Studies.  

PATRICK OSBORNE, Associate Provost for Ongoing Education
B.A., Morehead State University; M.A., Morehead State University; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University.

EDWARD PIATT, Adjunct Professor
B.S., Purdue University; M.B.A., Governors State University; Ed.D., Olivet Nazarene University.  

NORIO SHOJI-SCHAFFNER, Adjunct Professor, Online Ed.D. Program
B.A., The Ohio State University; M.A., Ashland Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Regent University.

PRSCILLA SPEER, Associate Librarian

B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.L.I.S., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; M.S.I.D.T, Trevecca Nazarene University.

TANDY K. TAYLOR, Director of Undergraduate Teacher Education

B.A., Belmont University; M.Ed., Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Tennessee State University.

HEIDI VENTURA, Associate Dean of Academic Integrity and Innovation
B.M., Palm Beach Atlantic University; M.B.A., Palm Beach Atlantic University; Ph.D., Regent University. 

DEBORAH WATTS
B.S., Lipscomb University; M.B.A., Lipscomb University; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University.

JEFFREY WELLS, Associate Professor of Communication Studies; Chair for the Department of Communication Studies
B.S., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.A., Auburn University; M.A., Roosevelt University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.