BHSS Faculty and Staff Directory
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Md. Nurul Amin, ABD, MBA, MAcct, MCom, CMA, CFE; CPA
Chair, Department of Accounting and Management
Md.Amin@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Learning Resource Center, Room 301C
Professor Amin teaches Advanced Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Advanced Cost Management, Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, and Principles of Accounting. Prof. Amin’s research interests focus on the Asset-Liability Management for Commercial Banks at the time of Interest Rate Volatility. Prof. Amin is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). .
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Alecia Barbour, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Music - Department of History, English and Creative Arts
alecia.barbour@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 201A
Dr. Barbour's research on convergences of music, memory, and constructions of belonging has taken her from the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration in New York to the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in California. She is currently working on a project focused on "listening for loyalty" in U.S. sites of Japanese American incarceration and Enemy Alien internment during WWII. Courses she teaches at WVU Tech include Music in World Cultures, American Popular Music, Introduction to Music, and Introduction to the History of Jazz.
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Cortney Barko, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English - Department of History, English and Creative Arts
Cortney.Barko@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 108B
Cortney Barko is an Associate Professor of English at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. She received her PhD in English from Northern Illinois University in 2011, along with graduate certificates in Women’s Studies and Museum Studies. Her research interests include twentieth-century American literature, women’s literature, and feminist theoretical studies. Barko’s monograph, Writers and Artists in Dialogue: Historical Fiction About Women Painters, was published in 2016 by Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. She teaches first-year composition, literature, and communication courses.
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David Bernier, M.A.
Teaching Assistant Professor of Adventure Recreation Management in the Department of Sport and Recreation Management
dbernie1@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Tech Adventure House
Dave has worked in the outdoor adventure recreation field for more than 20 years. Originally from the mountains of New Hampshire and Maine, he is proud to call West Virginia home. Dave has an undergraduate degree in Outdoor Recreation and a master’s degree from WVU. He is an AMGA-certified SPI rock climbing instructor and has completed the AMGA Rock Guide Course. He is also an ACA L4 swift water rescue and whitewater kayak instructor and has been commercially guiding rafts on Class V sections of rivers for twenty years. Dave is also a current wilderness first responder.
He has worked in the college outdoor recreation field for a dozen years sharing amazing experiences with students. Before that, Dave ran a commercial adventure recreation business, worked with adjudicated youth programs and was a National Park Service whitewater rescue ranger. Dave has traveled extensively for recreation and adventure but says that some of the most fun that can be had outdoors is watching students pick up a new life long skill in adventure recreation.
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Rachel Bragg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English - Department of History, English and Creative Arts
Rachel.Bragg@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 108A
Dr. Bragg earned a Ph.D. in English from Old Dominion University with an emphasis in rhetoric and textual studies. Her research interests include visual rhetoric, document design, transfer, composition, and writing across the curriculum. Classes taught by Dr. Bragg include first year composition, scientific and technical writing, and communication studies.
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Patrick Brown Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History - Department of History, English and Creative Arts
patrick.brown3@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 201D
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Jemma Cook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
Jemma.Cook@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Classroom Building, 100A
Dr. Cook’s areas of expertise include behavior analysis and behavioral pharmacology. Her work focuses on reinforcement parameters, extinction, and relapse phenomena as related to behavior broadly with an emphasis on substance abuse. Dr. Cook encourages her students to understand how the behavior of humans and nonhuman animals interact with and are maintained by the environment. With this understanding, she helps her students design experiments to expand our knowledge about behavior and inform the development of potential behavioral or pharmacotherapies.
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George Coroian, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice - Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
George.Coroian@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Classroom Building, Room 101F
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Jordan Farmer, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor-Department of History, English and Creative Arts
jcf0009@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 201A
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Scott Fleming, Ph.D, CPA, CMA
Dean, College of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences
Scott.Fleming@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Room 110 Carter Hall
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Lauren Fowler, M.S.
Teaching Instructor of English - Department of History, English and Creative Arts
Lauren.Fowler1@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 201C
"I began teaching at WVU Tech as a visiting instructor of English in Fall 2016. I completed my M.A. at East Tennessee State University in 2015. My research interests include gothic literature, 20th and 21st century American literature, and popular culture. I have taught the following classes at WVU Tech: English Writing Studio, Composition and Rhetoric, Composition, Rhetoric, and Research, Short Story and Novel: Gothic Literature, and First Year Seminar."
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Cynthia Hall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology - Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
cynthia.hall@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Classroom Building, Room 100B
Dr. Hall’s specialty is in developmental and social psychology with focus on adolescent through adult attachment relationships and social cognition associated with autism spectrum disorders. She teaches courses in lifespan development, research methods, psychometrics, and social psychology. Prior to her position at WVU Tech she taught at Radford University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Hall completed multi-disciplinary training at the Civitan International Research Center, Sparks Clinics, where she conducted developmental assessments for infants and school-age children presenting with behavioral, developmental, and/or learning concerns.
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Tahseen Hasan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Department of Accounting and Management
tahseen.hasan@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Learning Resource Center, Room 303D
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Crosby Hipes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice - Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
crosby.hipes@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Classroom Building, Room 101C
I began at WVU Tech in the Fall 2018, and received a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in 2016. My expertise and research background are on stigmatized populations and inequality. At WVU Tech, I have earned two competitive system-wide fellowships: the IDEA Teaching Fellowship, and the Bridge Faculty Research Fellowship. Currently, my research is focused on public perceptions of drug offenders and formerly incarcerated people. Past research has focused on other stigmatized groups, such as military veterans and people with mental illnesses. My work has appeared in Social Science Research, Sociological Forum, Society & Mental Health, Armed Forces & Society, the TRAILs social science teaching repository, and the book Unequals focused on status and inequality.
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Mark Jones, M.S.
Chair, Department of Sport and Recreation Management
Mark.Jones@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room G10
Mr. Jones initially began full-time employment as a lecturer in the Department of Physical Education at WVU Tech in the fall of 2007. He also serves as a Program Coordinator for the Sport Management major. He participated four years as a student-athlete at NCAA Division I Delaware State University in Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track. Mr. Jones’ hobbies include running, hiking, kayaking, camping, and all outdoor activities. His hometown is in Milford, Delaware. He has one daughter, Natalie Jones, who resides with him in Charleston, West Virginia.
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Andrea (Andi) Kent, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science & Chair, Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
Andrea.Kent@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Classroom Building, Room 200B
Pronouns: They/Them/Their
Courses taught: American Government, International Relations, Comparative Government; Global Political Issues; State & Local Government, Public Administration; American Constitutional Law, Terrorism & National Security
Dr. Kent has been an IDEA Fellow, a Faculty Associate with the Teaching and Learning Commons, and the campus coordinator for First-Year Seminar. -
KyungMoon Kim, D.B.A
Associate Professor - Department of Accounting and Management
kyungmoon.kim@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Learning Resource Center, Room 301B
Teaching area – Organizational Behavior, Business Introduction, Principles of Marketing, Consumer Behavior Research area – Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management Academic Presentation & Publications: Academy of Management (2012), Southwest Academy of Management (2012-2014), Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics (2013)
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Brent Linsley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English - Department of History, English and Creative Arts
Brent.Linsley@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 201D
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Amanda McCarty, M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Health Services Administration - Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
aemccarty@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Classroom Building, Room 202A
Courses taught: Introduction to Health Care Organizations, Social Welfare, Health Insurance, Illness & Health Care, Health Care Strategic Planning, Death & Dying, Intro to Public Health, and Community Service. My interests are in public health, program evaluation, performance management and quality improvement.
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Angela Peterson, Ph.D., CMA
Associate Professor - Department of Accounting and Management
Angela.McCaskill@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Learning Resource Center, Room 301A
I have 20 years of industry experience in accounting holding positions from staff accountant to corporate controller. I hold a doctorate, a CMA and a CFE license. I enjoy traveling and spending time with the kids.
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Thomas McGraw, M.H.A
Associate Professor of Health Services Administration - Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
Thomas.McGraw@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Classroom Building, Room 101E
Courses taught: Collective Bargaining, Fundamentals of Health Care Administration, Health Care Planning, Health Law and Legislation, Illness and Health Care, Introduction to Health Care Organizations, Introduction to Welfare, Long Term Care Administration, Medical Ethics, and Principles of Micro Healthcare Finance. My interests are health care access and delivery.
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Caroline McKelvie, M.S.
Teaching Instructor of Sport and Recreation Management - Department of Sport and Recreation Management
cmckelvi@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room G1B
Ms. McKelvie is a Visiting Instructor in the Sport Studies department at WVU Tech. She was a member of the WVU Tech Women’s Soccer program from 2007-2011 and represented Scotland at the Under 15’s and U’17’s level. Ms. McKelvie’s research interests include culture shock among international student-athletes, professional athlete endorsement and psychology of coaching. In her free time, she enjoys playing and watching soccer, as well as spending time with family. Ms. McKelvie is originally from Drongan, Scotland.
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Joan Neff, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminal Justice - Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
joan.neff@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Classroom Building, Room 200C
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Devin Noor
Program Director and Teaching Assistant Professor of Culinary Arts
devin.noor@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Administration and Extension Service Building, Room 303
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Joshua Price, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Economics - Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
joshua.price@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Classroom Building, Room 200D
I joined WVU Tech in Fall 2018. I received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2016. My research areas are in applied microeconomics, public economics, health economics, and pedagogy. Currently, I am investigating the assumed connection between substance use and welfare eligibility/participation. I have taught the following courses at WVU Tech: Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Business/Economics Statistics, White Collar and Economic Crime, Public Economics.
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Paul H. Rakes, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of History, English and Creative Arts
paul.rakes@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 200B
Dr. Rakes holds a Ph.D. in history from WVU with a focus on Appalachia and technology studies with corresponding research and publications that focus on early coal mining in West Virginia. He teaches Appalachian Regional History, Revolutions in Science and Technology, Recent America, and United States surveys.
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Joshua Roe, Ph.D.
Program Director and Teaching Assistant Professor of Adventure Recreation Management
joshua.roe@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Tech Adventure House
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Marjorie Smith, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor of Business Management - Department of Accounting and Management
marjorie.smith@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Learning Resource Center, Room 303F
(Northcentral University) PhD
Teaching Experience: 30+ years; Human Resource, Bus. Statistics, Org. Behavior; Research interest: Organizational Behavior
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Dawn Surbaugh, M.S.
Program Coordinator of Aviation, Regents Bachelor of Arts and Early Enrollment
Dawn.Surbaugh@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Interdisciplinary Science Building, Room 112
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Tara Taylor
Administrative Secretary Senior, Department of Social Sciences
tara.taylor3@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Classroom Building, Room 202B
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Douglas Terry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English - Department of History, English and Creative Arts
dterry5@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 200C
Douglas Terry, Assistant Professor of English, teaches courses in English composition, American literature, and popular culture. His research examines race and education in 19th and 20th century American literature, particularly in newspapers and periodicals. He holds a PhD from West Virginia University.
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Mark Vecellio, M.F.S.
Assistant Professor of Forensic Investigation - Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
Mark.Vecellio@mail.wvu.du
Office: Interdisciplinary Science Building, Room B02
Professor Vecellio has more than 25 years of experience in the field of criminal investigations and forensics and has worked across the world, having served as a supervisory special agent within the U.S. Department of Defense. His specializations include crime scene processing and reconstruction, forensic photography, and death investigations. Professor Vecellio possesses Master's Degrees in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice and completed a fellowship in forensic medicine with a focus on forensic pathology. He has published several articles and a book on topics related to his specializations and has over twelve years of teaching experience in college and in federal training academies. He is also actively involved in cold case investigations. He teaches courses in forensic investigations, crime scene processing, forensic photography, death investigations, and fingerprint science.
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Connie Walker
Administrative Associate, Office of the Dean
connie.walker@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 110
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Amy Webb
Administrative Secretary-Senior - Department of History, English and Creative Arts
amy.webb@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Carter Hall, Room 200
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Andrew Wheeler, M.F.S.
Associate Professor of Forensic Investigation - Department of Social Sciences and Public Administration
Andrew.Wheeler@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Interdisciplinary Science Building, Room B02C
My interests are incident reconstruction, staged scenes, and investigator perception
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Diana Woods
Program Director of the Launch Lab
diana.woods@mail.wvu.edu
Office: Innovation Building, Room 109