Media Resources

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Lipscomb University aims to provide excellent resources and connections for media professionals. This page offers everything you need to support your digital and web needs, including contact information of expert faculty and staff. Members of the media are invited to utilize these resources freely or contact our public relations office for inquiries.

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Faculty Experts Guide

Many Lipscomb faculty are recognized for their scholarly expertise and excellence in their fields. The Lipscomb Experts Guide is designed to help you find experts who are available to provide their insights on a broad range of topics. Click on each faculty member's name to view their complete profile. A comprehensive list of all faculty and staff is provided in our Faculty & Staff Directory.

Please contact Kim Chaudoin via kim.chaudoin [at] lipscomb.edu (email )or at 615-966-6494 to make the arrangements for you.

Media Contacts

Public Relations and Communication

Kim Chaudoin
Vice President of Communications and Marketing
(615) 966-6494
kim.chaudoin@lipscomb.edu

Bible & Ministry

Carlus Gupton

Assistant Dean, Director of Doctor of Ministry, and Professor in Hazelip School of Theology

Field: Church leadership, Congregational Health and Growth | Focus Areas: Coaching and Consulting with Church Leaders on Missional Strategies, Change Initiatives, Leadership Enrichment, Leadership Team Building

Aaron Howard

Assistant Professor of Ethics, Worship, and Reconciliation

Field: Ethics, Racial Reconciliation, Worship Music, Gospel Music | Focus Areas: Diversity, Race, Black Church, Racial Reconciliation, Contemporary Worship, Gospel Music, Evangelicalism, Multiculturalism, Sexual Ethics

Business

Andy Borchers

Professor and Associate Dean

Field: Business | Focus Areas: Operations and Supply Chain, Sustainability and IT

Donita Brown

Instructor

Field: Health Care IT | Focus Areas: Leadership

Julio Rivas

Associate Professor of Finance

Field: Finance | Focus Areas: Finance, Economics

Education

Emily Mofield

Assistant Professor

Field: Gifted Education | Focus Areas: Gifted Education, Creativity, Coaching, Curriculum Design, Differentiation, Social-emotional Learning, Perfectionism

Megan Parker Peters

Interim Associate Dean, Director of Accreditation, Assessment, & Research

Field: Gifted Education, School Psychology, Teacher Preparation | Focus Areas: Gifted Education, School Psychology, Teacher Preparation

Carol Santiago-Sota

Professor

Field: Education, Communication, Culture | Focus Areas: Education with Technology, (Digital) Storytelling, Violence and Nonviolence and Peace Education, Digital Cultures

Engineering

Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson

Associate Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering

Field: Engineering | Focus Areas: Thermal Fluid Sciences, Engineering Education Research, Humanitarian Engineering, Engineering Design, Diversity Equity and Inclusion in Engineering

Todd Lynn

Professional Engineer

Field: Civil Engineering | Focus Areas: Construction Materials and Pavements

Entertainment and the Arts

Beki Baker

Associate Professor; Chair of Theatre

Field: Theatre | Focus Areas: Directing, Performance

Tom Bancroft

Founder of Undergraduate and MFA Animation Program

Field: Animation | Focus Areas: 2D Character Animation, Character Design , Filmmaking, Crowdfunding

Beth Morrow

Director, School of Hospitality & Entertainment Management

Field: Hospitality | Focus Areas: Coaching, Conflict Management, Events Management, Workforce Development

Higher Education

Trace Hebert

Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies

Field: Education Leadership | Focus Areas: Higher Education Leadership, Higher Education Issues, Enrollment Trends in Faith-based Universities

Public Service

G. Dodd Galbreath

Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Programs

Field: Sustainability | Focus Areas: Stormwater, Flood Management, Sustainability/Environmental Careers, Natural Resource Conservation Planning, Soil Conservation and Erosion, Renewable Energy Technologies and Applications, Wetlands Conservation, State Environmental Law, Public Service for the Environment, Environmental Regulatory Boards

Steve Joiner

College of Leadership and Public Service, Executive Director for Institute for Conflict Management

Field: Conflict Management and Mediation | Focus Areas: Organizational, Public Policy Conflict

Sciences

Chelsia Harris

Executive Director & Associate Professor of Nursing

Field: Nursing | Focus Areas: Nursing Education, Nursing Administration and Leadership, Medical-Surgical, Advanced Family Practice, Occupational Health

Kam Nola

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Field: Pharmacy Practice | Focus Areas: Rheumatology, Vulnerable and Underserved Populations, Communication Skills, Health Care Policy & Delivery, Pharmacoeconomics, Academic Affairs

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Greg Carpenter

Instructor, Lipscomb Online

Field: Literature, English | Focus Areas: Comics, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, August Wilson, Tennessee Williams, Shakespeare

T. Brian Cavitt

Professor

Field: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Polymers, Plastics | Focus Areas: Coatings, Biofilms, Healthcare-associated infections, Surface Chemistry, Bacterial

Chris J. Gonzalez

Program Director and Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy

Field: Therapy | Focus Areas: Mental health, Relationships, Emerging Adults, Congregations as Relational Systems, Spirituality

Jan Elaine Harris

Tenured Associate Professor

Field: English, Poetry, Writing | Focus Areas: Poetry, Writing, Intersections of Faith and Art

A.J. Heritage

Assistant Professor & Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Field: Psychology | Focus Areas: Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, ADHD in Kids & Teens, Sport Psychology

Bonny Millimaki

Associate Professor and Director of the Biomolecular Science

Field: Genetics | Focus Areas: Neural Development

Hunter Stanfield

Assistant Professor

Field: Family Science, Marriage and Family Therapy | Focus Areas: Healthy Masculinity, Men's Mental Health Help-Seeking, Aging and Sexual Health, Intimate Relationships