Faculty
Our faculty are seasoned professionals with strong academic backgrounds and life experiences. Their depth of experience will help you make an impact in the world.
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Joseph Shih, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology BiologyDr. Shih has had a wide range of experience in biology higher education. While he currently teaches anatomy and physiology in the biomedical cciences at William Jewell College, prior to his current position he was an assistant professor of biology at the University of Saint Mary, where he taught... -
Eleanor "Lea" Skelton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Civil Engineering, EngineeringDr. Skelton, P.E., specializes in geotechnical engineering including modeling and full-scale experimental testing. Prior to joining the faculty at Jewell, Dr. Skelton worked for over seven years as a geotechnical engineer where she developed site exploration plans, determined soil properties and... -
Elizabeth Sperry, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy; Senior Tutor of the Oxbridge Honors Program Core Curriculum, Oxbridge History of Ideas, PhilosophyDr. Sperry’s teaching and scholarship focus on American philosophy, social philosophy, epistemology, feminist theory and moral psychology. Her publications include “The Contested Marriage of Rorty and Feminism” in A Companion to Rorty (Wiley Blackwell, ed. Alan Malachowski, 2020) and “Dupes of... -
Michael Stoll, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education and Chair Education - Curriculum and Instruction (M.S.Ed.), Education - Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education, Secondary EducationDr. Stoll’s main research interests are in the areas of literacy and thinking in the disciplines, social studies education and curriculum development. A former secondary teacher, he has worked in schools in the Chicago, New York City, and Kansas City metropolitan areas and currently collaborates... -
Jace’Karmon Thomas, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Education Education - Curriculum and Instruction (M.S.Ed.), Education - Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education, Secondary EducationDr. Thomas' teaching philosophy is to prepare students to be productive and considerate educators through theoretical and authentic learning experiences. She gained teaching experience in middle grades mathematics in Dallas and Kansas City urban settings, where she was also certified to teach... -
Melissa Timmons, M.S.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing Nursing -
Jen Townsley, D.M.A.
Instructor of Voice MusicOriginating from the state of New York, Dr. Jen Townsley is an instructor of voice, language diction and opera workshop at Jewell. Townsley has a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music, where she was awarded the Harriette Yeckel Award, the... -
Thomas Vansaghi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Nonprofit Leadership; Director of the Pryor Leadership Program; Director of Strategic Planning Core Curriculum, Nonprofit Leadership -
Abigail Vegter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science Political ScienceDr. Vegter graduated from the University of Kansas with her Ph.D. in political science, concentrating in the subfields of American politics and public policy with a minor in research methodology. She maintains an active research agenda focusing on religion and politics, gun politics, public opinion...