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Bernie Ankney
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| Journalism and Communication, Media, Communication Technology | |
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David R. Bains
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| Religion and Philosophy, Religious Architecture, Worship Space | |
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Kristin A. Bakkegard
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| Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Alabama Biodiversity, Zoology | |
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S. Jonathan Bass
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| History, Civil Rights, Alabama and Birmingham History and Culture, Political Science and Politics, Civil Rights, Birmingham and Alabama History and Culture | |
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Lisa J. Battaglia
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| Religion and Philosophy, Buddhism | |
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Wilton H. Bunch
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| Science and Technology, Health, Medical Ethics, Religion and Philosophy, Medical Ethics | |
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M. Brad Busbee
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| Language, Literature and Film; Medieval Literature and Culture | |
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Stephen Linn Chew
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| Science and Technology, Psychology, The Science of Learning and Teaching | |
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William P. Collins
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| Political Science and Politics, Government, U.S. Constitution | |
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Carol Ann Vaughn Cross
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| History, Women’s Studies, History, Ave Maria Grotto | |
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Lawrence J. Davenport
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| Science and Technology, Alabama Botany and Wildlife | |
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Theresa C. Davidson
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| Political Science and Politics, Race Relations, Social Class and Inequality, Gender Studies | |
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Annie DeVries
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| global and comparative history, imperialism, modern Egypt, the modern Middle East, and women’s and gender history | |
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Elizabeth G. (Betsy) Dobbins
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| Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Alabama Biodiversity | |
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Betsy Emmons
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| Sport, Sports Media, Journalism and Communication, Social Media | |
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Angela D. Ferguson
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| Education; International Education; German Language and Culture; Language, Literature and Film | |
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Rosemary Mims Fisk
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| Education; Education in China; American Literature; Language, Literature and Film | |
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H. Hugh Floyd
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| Science and Technology, Environment and Health | |
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Shannon R. Flynt
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| Arts, Art History | |
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Eric J. Fournier
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| History, Education, Flipped Classroom Learning, Innovative Teaching, World Geography | |
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Ryan Galloway
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| Journalism and Communication, Debate | |
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Marissa Grayson
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| Education, Education Politics, American Institutions, Public Policy, Political Science and Politics, Education Politics, American Institutions, Public Policy | |
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Denise J. Gregory
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| Education, Science and Technology, Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Fields | |
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Tim Hall
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| Early American religious history and the Atlantic world | |
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Amanda Howard
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| Health, Parenting, Trauma in Children, Foster Care, Parent-Child Attachment | |
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Lynda J. Jentsch
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| Language, Literature and Film; Spanish Language and Culture | |
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Mikle D. Ledgerwood
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| French Language and Culture; Language, Literature and Film; World Languages and Cultures; French History; Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Jeffery M. Leonard
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| Religion and Philosophy, Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Hebrew Language, History and Culture of the Land of Israel, Semitic Languages, Ancient Near Eastern Myth and Religion | |
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John Mayfield
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| History, American South, Civil War, Reconstruction, Colonial Era | |
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Jennifer McClure
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| Religion and Philosophy, Sociology of Religion, Religious Congregations, Religious Organizations and Leaders, Congregational Health, Faith Development, Statistics, Social Psychology, and Prosocial Behavior | |
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Anthony Minnema
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| Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle Ages, conflict and coexistence between different faiths in the premodern period | |
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Rhonda G. Parker
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| Journalism and Communication, Communication in Relationships | |
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Jennifer L. Rahn
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| Science and Technology, Coastal Geography | |
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Josh Reeves
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| Science and religion | |
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Kenneth B.E. Roxburgh
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| History, Religion and Philosophy, Baptist History | |
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Richard Rush
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| Public relations writing for journalistic media, crisis communication, event planning, visual communication, design application and mass media production | |
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Dennis L. Sansom
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| Religion and Philosophy; Ethics; Religion; Philosophy in Literature; Philosophy in Literature; Language, Literature and Film | |
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Fred Shepherd
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| Political Science and Politics, Human Rights, International Relations, Genocide | |
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Serena Simoni
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| History, International Relations, Organized Crime, International Security, Italian Politics, Political Science and Politics, International Relations, Security, Organized Crime, Italian Politics | |
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Julie Sims Steward
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| Modern Poetry; Literature; Language, Literature and Film | |
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Chuck Stokes
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| Religion and Philosophy, Young Evangelicals, Impact of Parental Divorce on Young Adults | |
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James R. Strange
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| History, Religion and Philosophy, Early Christianity and Judaism, Archaeology of Palestine | |
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Stephen R. Todd
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| History, Ancient Greek History, Military | |
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W. Jason Wallace
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| Religion and Philosophy, Western Intellectual History, Catholicism in the South | |
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David Weigel
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| Science and Technology, Astronomy, Physics, Space, Technology | |
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Julie Hedgepeth Williams
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| History, Titanic, Wright Brothers, Colonial Media | |
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Sandra Willis
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| Health, Sport, Spirituality and Physical Health, Religion and Philosophy, Spirituality and Physical Health | |
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Geoffrey Wright
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| American Literature and Film; Language, Literature and Film | |