CCLA Faculty

Welcome to the College of Civic and Liberal Arts at Tusculum University, where we prepare students for engaging and purposeful citizenship through empathy, critical thinking, and collaborative work. Meet our wonderful CCLA Faculty below:

Heather Henson-Ramsey
Interim Dean of College of Civic & Liberal Arts
hhenson-ramsey@tusculum.edu
(423)636-7300 ext. 8355

Cindy Pippin
Administrative Assistant for the College of Civic & Liberal Arts
cpippin@tusculum.edu
(423)636-7300 ext. 5236

ARTS OUTREACH

Rouja Green
Director of the Center for the Arts
rgreen@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 8326

Steven Schultz
Director of Arts Outreach 
sschultz@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5624

Erin Schultz
Costume Director
eschultz@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5470

COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS 

Kurtis Miller
Chair of Communication & Fine Arts and Associate Professor of Communication
kdmiller@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5783

David Gonzalez
Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music
dgonzalez@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5258

Lanna Monday Emmett
Assistant Professor of Art & Design
lmonday@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7381

ENGLISH & LANGUAGES

Anne Acker
Chair of English & Languages and Associate Professor of English
eacker@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5369

Vicky Johnson Bós
Associate Professor of English
vjohnson@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7410 ext. 5698

Holly Ratcliff
Instructor of English
hratcliff@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5234

Kelsey Trom
Associate Professor of English
ktrom@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7420 ext. 5420

HISTORY, MUSEUM STUDIES, & RELIGION

Joel Van Amberg
Chair of History, Museum Studies & Religion and Professor of History
jvanamberg@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5355

Angela Keaton
Professor of History
akeaton@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5692

Peter Noll
Professor of Public History & Museum Studies and Museums Coordinator
pnoll@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5348

Jeffrey Perry
Associate Professor of History
jeperry@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7473

Travis Williams
Professor of Religion
trwilliams@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5272

Josh Renner
Museum Assistant
jrenner@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 8333

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Mikaela Cooney
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
mcooney@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7427

Shelby Ward
Director of the Center for Civic Advancement &
Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
sward@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5092

Aja Matthews
Assistant Professor of Sociology 
amatthews@tusculum.edu
(423) 636-7300 ext. 5472