Meet our Faculty and Staff

Meet our Asbury Faculty

Scholars, Teachers, Mentors, and Friends

Meet our faculty — scholars, teachers, mentors and friends.

“Asbury University staff and faculty are some of the most capable and caring individuals I have ever had the privilege to serve with. In addition to their high spiritual temperature, holy imagination, and self-expenditure for the sake of others—they are ‘student centric.’ Asbury is special because our people are special.”

Dr. Kevin J. Brown President

Alesha Graves, D.B.A., CPA

Associate Professor of Accounting
Dean, Dayton School of Business

Steve Clements ’83, Ph.D.

Runs the Washington Federal Seminar trip each January

Professor of Political Science
Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Department Chair

Margaret Park Smith, M.F.A.

Professor, Art & Design
Art & Design Department Chair

Brian Shelton ’89, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology
Dean, School of Christian Studies
Department Chair, Christian Thought
Wesley Scholar in Residence

Mark Schell ’87, D.M.A.

Professor of Church Music and Organ
Department Chair, Music
Men’s Glee Club Director

Jim Owens ’79, Ph.D.

Professor of Media Communication
Dean, School of Communication Arts
Department Chair of Media, Journalism, and Digital Storytelling
Department Chair of Communication and Theatre Arts

Sharon Bixler, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Education
Associate Professor

Paul Nesselroade ’89, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
Chair of Psychology Department
Director, Honors Program

Vins Sutlive, Ph.D.

Professor, Science
Dean, Shaw School of Sciences
Department Chair, Science & Health

Bonnie Descoteaux ’74, Ed.D.

Professor
Chair of Social Work Department
BSW Program Director

Cheryll Crowe-Johnson ’03, Ph.D.

Professor, Mathematics
Associate Dean, Shaw School of Sciences
Department Chair of Mathematics & Computer Science

Brian Hull, Ph.D.

Professor
Associate Dean, School of Christian Studies
Department Chair of Christian Ministry
Gardner Scholar

Michelle Smith, M.S.

Helped develop a partnership between Asbury’s Dayton School of Business and NASCAR

Associate Professor Sport Management
Chair of Management and Marketing Department

Emily Walsh ’98, D.B.A.

Former CEO of a multi-national company who teaches financial accounting and auditing

Associate Professor, Accounting
Department Chair, Accounting & Finance
Faculty Athletic Representative

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