Next Thursday, as 670 freshmen begin their first day of classes
at Bellarmine University, they’ll be joined by 11 new faculty members who will be starting their first full academic year on campus.
“These 11 new faculty members are joining a remarkable community of teachers and students who are
passionately committed to scholarship and service, as I quickly learned when I arrived at Bellarmine last year, ” said Dr. Susan M. Donovan, Bellarmine’s president. “Our strong academic reputation is a credit to the life’s work
of our faculty, and these new educators will contribute meaningfully to that through their research and their work with students, inside and outside their classrooms."
The new hires will help ensure that Bellarmine continues to maintain its
12:1 student to faculty ratio, small class sizes and personal attention to each student. The new faculty members are filling a combination of newly-created positions and positions that became available through retirement or departure from the university.
NEW FACULTY MEMBERS
Ms. Melissa Baker
Nursing Instructor
Family nurse practitioner, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville
Master of Science in Nursing Education, University of Southern Indiana
Bachelor
of Science in Nursing, Indiana University Southeast
Dr. Julianne EversAssistant Professor, Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Kentucky
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bellarmine University
Master of
Science in Sport Studies, Miami University
Bachelor of Arts, California State University at Sonoma
Ms. Debi HattonNursing Instructor and Director of Simulation
Master of Science in Nursing Education, Duke University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bellarmine University
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Kentucky
Dr. Jessica IvyAssistant Professor, Education
Ph.D. in Education, University of Mississippi
Master
of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Mississippi
Bachelor of Arts in Education, University of Mississippi
Dr. Robert KelleyAssistant Professor, Computer Science
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering and Computer
Science, University of Louisville
Master of Science in Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky
Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Louisville
Dr. Ainsley Lambert-SwainAssistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Cincinnati
Master of Arts in Sociology, University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Morehead State University
Dr. Michael LaRoccoAssistant Professor, Communication
Ph.D.
in Cinema and Media Studies, University of Southern California
Master of Arts in Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick (England)
Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago
Dr. Kelly RuppelAssistant Professor of Nursing (started in January 2018)
Ph.D. in Nursing from University of Missouri-St. Louis
Master of Science in Nursing, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bradley University
Mr. Cody RyanNursing Instructor
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bellarmine University
Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, History, Education,
Georgetown College
Dr. David ScottAssistant Professor, Philosophy
Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Kentucky
Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
Dr. Nisha VermaAssistant Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D in Chemistry, Oklahoma State University
Master of Science in Applied Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kurukshetra University (India)
Bachelor of Science in Medical Science,
Kurukshetra Univeristy
These new faculty members are starting their time at Bellarmine with a two-day orientation session. Throughout their first year, they will take part in programs offered by Bellarmine's
Faculty Development Center that
are designed to create a culture of hospitality for new faculty as they acclimate to the Bellarmine community.