Teaching faculty

Phil Allman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marine Biology
B.S., North Carolina University, 1996; M.S., University of Maryland, 2000; Ph.D., Ohio University, 2006. GC, 2023-.

Andrew Ammons, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
B.A., Berea College, 2003; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2007. GC, 2009-.

Jessica Baldanzi, Ph.D.
Professor of English
B.A., Northwestern University, 1992; M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2003, Indiana University. GC, 2006-.

Hamanta (Manu) Bhattarai, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Physics
BS, Tribhuvan University , MS, Tribhuvan University ,;
PhD, University of Notre Dame,. GC, 2023-.

Beth Martin Birky, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Professor of English
B.A., Goshen College, 1983; M.A., Arizona State University, 1988; Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago, 1997. GC, 1993-.

Diana Boussom, B.A.
Instructor in American Sign Language and Sign Language Interpreting
B.A., Goshen College, 2020; M.A. (c), Rochester Institute of Technology. GC, 2023-.

Brianne Brenneman, M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Public Health
B.A., Goshen College, 2016; M.P.H., University of Michigan, 2019. GC, 2020-.

Robert Brenneman, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 1997; M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2009, University of Notre Dame. GC, 2020-.

Amy Lynn Budd, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Theater
B.A., Indiana State University, 1995; M.F.A., Purdue University, 2016. GC, 2020-.

Cheryl Caffee, RN, M.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Purdue University, 1996; M.S.N., Ball State University, 2005. GC, 2014-.

Neil Detweiler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
A.S.,  Hesston College, 2006; B.A., Goshen College, 2008; Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2015. GC, 2018-.

Suzanne Ehst, Ph.D. 
Professor of Education, Director of Secondary Education, Director of Goshen College Core Program
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 1997; M.A., Goddard College, 2004; Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 2017. GC, 2004-.

Natanael Fontan, M.S.W.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.S., Goshen College, 2018; M.S.W., Boise State University, 2020. GC, 2023-.

Cristobal Garza Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad Atonoma de Nuevo Leon, 1996; M.A., Miami University, 2008; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2019. GC, 2019-.

Colleen Geier, Ed.D.
Professor of Sign Language Interpreting
B.A. 1982, M.S. Ed. 1994, SUNY College Brockport; Ed.D., 2016, Walden University. GC, 2010-.

Jonathan Geiser, M.S.
Associate Professor of Business
B.A., Goshen College, 1982; M.S., American Graduate School of International Management, 1991. GC, 2008-.

Philipp Gollner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
B.A. equivalent, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 2007; M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, 2009; M.A., University of Chicago, 2010; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2016. GC, 2016-.

Anna Groff, MPA
Assistant Professor of Communication
BA, Goshen College, 2006; MA, Arizona State University, 2013.
GC, 2021-.

Carla Gull, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Education, Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Environmental Education Program
B.S., Brigham Young University, 1998; M.A., National Louis University, 2002; Ed.D., Argosy University, 2009. GC, 2023-.

Jeanette Harder, Ph.D., CMSW
Professor of Social Work and Director of the Masters of Social Work Program
B.A., Grace University, 1988; M.S.W. 1996, Ph.D. 2004, University of Texas, Arlington. GC, 2022-.

Andrew Hartzler, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Professor of Accounting
B.A., Goshen College, 1998; M.B.A., Liberty University, 2013. GC, 2014-.

Valerie J. Hershberger, M.S.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
B.S., Eastern Mennonite College, 1984; M.S., James Madison University, 1996. GC, 1996-.

Vicki Hershberger, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
A.A.S., Glen Oaks Community College; B.S.N., Goshen College, 2018; M.S.N., Ball State University, 2022. GC 2022-.

Matthew Hill, D.M.A.
Professor of Music
B.M., Southwest Missouri State University, 1987; M.M., University of Kansas,
1989; D.M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1995. GC, 2000-.

Scott Hochstetler, D.M.A.
Professor of Music
B.A., Goshen College, 1997; M.M., University of Michigan, 2000; M.A., Western Oregon University, 2005; D.M.A., Michigan State University, 2008. GC, 2008-.

Michelle E. Horning, C.P.A., M.S.
Professor of Accounting
B.A., Goshen College, 1991; M.S., Drexel University, 1995. GC, 1998-.

David Housman, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Allegheny College, 1979; M.S. 1982, Ph.D. 1983, Cornell University. GC, 1998-.

Kyle Hufford, M.A.
Associate Professor of Communication
B.S., Indiana Wesleyan University, 2002; M.A., Ball State University, 2009. GC, 2011-.

Roy Jackson, EdS, MFA
MFA, Assistant Professor of Education
BA, Western Michigan University, 1996; M.Ed, Aquinas College, 1998;
EdS, University of Georgia, 2008; MFA, Youngstown State University, 2022.
GC, 2023-.

Carol Jarvis, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Professor of Social Work
B.S.W. 1983, M.S.W. 1984, University of Georgia; Ph.D., Loyola University, 2009. GC, 1999-.

Merrill O. Krabill, M.F.A.
Professor of Art
B.A., Goshen College, 1979; M.F.A., Claremont Graduate School, 1986. GC, 2001-.

Luke Beck Kreider, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Religion and Sustainability
B.A., Goshen College, 2012; M.A., Yale Divinity School, 2018; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2020. GC 2022-.

Jewel Ilene Lehman, Ed.D.
Professor of Kinesiology
B.S., Eastern Mennonite College, 1987; M.S., James Madison University, 1994; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2003. GC, 2004-.

Brooke Lemmon, Ph.D.
Professor of Special Education
B.S., Indiana Wesleyan University, 2007; M.A., Ball State University, 2011; Ph.D., Ball State University, 2022. GC, 2015-.

Jeanne M. Liechty, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Professor of Social Work, Director of Social Work Programs
B.A., Goshen College, 1992; M.S.W., Smith College, 1994; Ph.D., Simmons College, 2005. GC, 1998-.

Alysha S. Liljeqvist, M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Business
B.A., Elon University, 2004; M.B.A., Presidio Graduate School, 2009. GC, 2019-.

Terry Martin, M.A.
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Goshen College, 1998; M.A., Universidad de Salamanca (Spain), 2007. GC, 2018-.

Sara Method, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Salem College, 2002; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 2008; M.F.A., Western Carolina University, 2020. GC 2022-.

Kathryn Meyer Reimer, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
B.A., Goshen College, 1983; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1991, University of Illinois. GC, 1990-.

Paul Meyer Reimer, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
B.A., Goshen College, 1984; M.S., Purdue University, 1985; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1993. GC, 1993-.

Beth Miller, RN, M.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Goshen College, 1999; M.S.N., Ball State University, 2014.  GC, 2012-.

Elizabeth Miller, M.A.
Assistant Professor of History and Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptist
B.A., Goshen College, 2006; M.A., Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 2013. GC 2022-.

Peter Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Goshen College, 2009; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2019. GC, 2019-.

William F. Minter, M.S.F.
Merry Lea Land Manager, Associate Professor of Environmental Science
B.S., Colorado State University, 1980; M.S.F., Purdue University, 1989. GC, 1991-.

John Mischler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Education
B.A., Augustana College, 2005; M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2009; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2014. GC, 2016-.

Raquel Montanez-Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, 2015; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2020. GC 2022-.

Brianna Nickel, PhD
Assistant Professor of Bible and Religion
BA, Goshen College, 2010; MS, Yale Divinity School University,;
PhD, University of Notre Dame. GC, 2021-.

Sara L. Patrick, M.S.
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Indiana State University, 2008; M.S., Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2015. GC, 2015-.

Jack “Les” Redfern, Ph.D.
Affiliate Faculty in Peace and Justice Studies
B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.Div., Baptist Theological Seminary; D.M., Union Presbyterian Seminary. GC 2021-.

Julie C. Reese, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
B.A., Goshen College, 1992; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 1998, Graduate School of Psychology Fuller Theological Seminary. GC, 2001-.

Jerrell Ross Richer, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
B.A., Goshen College, 1985; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1991, University of California-Santa Barbara. GC, 2007-.

Jason Samuel, M.A.
91.1 FM The Globe General Manager, Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., Goshen College, 1993; M.A., Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2010. GC, 2003-.

Gretchen Sauder, RN, FNP, M.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Goshen College, 1998; M.S.N., Widener University, 2014. GC, 2019-.

Jody D. Saylor, M.S.
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Hanover College, 1991; M.S., Purdue University, 1996. GC, 2002-.

Julia Schiavone Camacho, Ph.D.
Professor of History
B.A., University of Arizona, 1997; M.A., University of Texas, 2003. GC, 2019-.

Douglas M. Schirch, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Goshen College, 1982; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1987. GC, 2004-.

Jonathon Schramm, Ph.D.
Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Education
B.A. & B.S., Calvin College, 2001; Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2008. GC, 2012-.

Katie Schramm, RN, FNP-BC, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Calvin College, 2012; M.S.N., Goshen College, 2016. GC, 2020-.

Amanda E. Sensenig, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Goshen College, 2003; M.S. 2008, Ph.D. 2010, Colorado State University. GC, 2014-.

Ryan Sensenig, Ph.D.
Affiliate Faculty, Biology Department
B.S., Eastern Mennonite University, 1992; C.T., James Madison University, 1998; Ph.D., University of California Davis, 2007. GC, 2007-.

Susan Miller Setiawan, RN, FNP, M.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.A. 1992, B.S.N. 1995, M.S.N. 2013, GC, 2012-.

Regina Shands Stoltzfus, Ph.D.
Professor of Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies
B.A., Cleveland State University, 1998; M.A., Ashland Theological Seminary, 2001; Ph.D., Chicago Theological Seminary, 2017. GC, 2002-.

Jan Bender Shetler, Ph.D.
Director of Global Engagement, Professor of History
B.A., Goshen College, 1978; M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 1998, University of Florida. GC, 1999-.

Paul Shetler Fast, M.P.H., M.I.D.
Affiliate Faculty, Department of Global Education
B.A., Goshen College, 2008; M.I.D. 2010, M.P.H. 2015, University of Pittsburgh.

Jeanette Shown, M.S.
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.S., Indiana State University, 1979; M.S., University of Notre Dame, 1981; Graduate study (ABD), University of Washington. GC, 2015-.

Daniel A. Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Elizabethtown College, 1986; M.S., Bucknell University, 1988; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1992. GC, 1994-.

Robina Sommers, MA
Assistant Professor of Education
BA, Goshen College, 1989; MA, Indiana University at South Bend, 1997.
GC, 2023-.

Solomia Soroka, D.M.A.
Professor of Music
B.Mus., 1993, M.Mus., 1994, D.Mus., Kiev Conservatory, 1998; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2002. GC, 2004-.

Duane C. S. Stoltzfus, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication, Director of Adult and Graduate Programs
B.A., Goshen College, 1981; M.A., New York University, 1988; Ph.D., Rutgers
University, 2001. GC, 2000-.

H. Roz Woll, D.M.A. 
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Indiana University, 1992; M.M., Roosevelt University, 2005; D.M.A., City University of New York, 2021. GC, 2020-.

Jewel C. Yoder, RN, M.S.N., D.N.P.
Department Chair of Nursing and Public Health, Professor of Nursing
B.S.N, Goshen College, 1999; M.S.N. Regis University, 2011; D.N.P., Goshen College, 2020. GC, 2015-.

Kendra Yoder, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 1996; M.S.W. 2002, Ph.D. 2012, University of Missouri. GC, 2014-.  

Library Faculty

Eric Bradley, M.L.S.
Head of Research and Instruction
B.A., Grace College, 2006; M.L.S., Indiana University, 2009. GC, 2013-.

Fritz Hartman, M.L.S.
Library Director
B.A., Warren Wilson College, 2000; M.L.S., Indiana University, 2002. GC, 2004-.

Kelsey McClane, M.L.S.
Library Services Specialist
B.A., Ball State University, 2009; M.L.S., Clarion University, 2014. GC, 2019-.

Abigail Nafziger, M.L.I.S.
Head of Technical Services, Subscriptions, and Systems
B.A., Goshen College, 2006; M.L.I.S, Dominican University, 2010. GC, 2015-

Joe A. Springer, M.A.
Curator, Mennonite Historical Library
B.A., Goshen College, 1980; M.L.S., 1982, M.A., 1983, Catholic University. GC, 1986-.

Matilda (Tillie) Yoder, M.L.I.S.
Instruction, Reference, and Acquisitions Librarian / MHL Associate Librarian
B.A., Goshen College, 2012; M.L.I.S., Indiana University, 2017. GC, 2014-.

Academic Success Center Faculty

Michelle Blank, Ph.D. (c)
Director, Instructional Design and Learning Technologies
B.A., Goshen College, 1992; M.L.I.S, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 2012; M.A.E., Defiance College, 2016; Ph.D (c), University at Buffalo. GC 2021-.