(left to right): Barbara Rauscher, Tabitha Toney, Sarah Kulinski, Dr. Paulina Ruf, Dr. Marilyn Dallman Seymour, Becky Townsend, Dr. Scott Schaefer, Dr. Amy Wood, Dr. Daniel Johnson, Scott Coppock, Dr. Shaun Williams. Not pictured is Dr. Patrick McConnell.

New faculty members announced

Lenoir-Rhyne has added several new faculty members this fall. They include Scott Coppock, visiting instructor of mathematics; Dr. Daniel Johnson, visiting assistant professor of biology; Sarah Kulinski, assistant professor of nursing; Dr. Patrick McConnell, visiting assistant professor of communication; Barbara Rauscher, instructor and clinical supervisor in the health sciences; Dr. Paulina Ruf, assistant professor of sociology; Dr. Scott Schaefer, visiting assistant professor of biology; Dr. Marilyn Dallman Seymour, visiting assistant professor of English; Tabitha Toney, clinical lab assistant in nursing; Becky Townsend, coordinator of the Reese Institute; Dr. Shaun Williams, assistant professor of biology; and Dr. Amy Browder Wood, assistant professor of counseling.

Coppock holds a bachelor of science in mathematics from Beuna Vista University of Storm Lake, La., and a master’s in mathematics from Appalachian State University. He also taught math at ASU. He previously worked as a teaching assistant and resident advisor at Buena Vista University, and as an assistant soccer coach at Marshalltown Community College in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from N.C. State University, a master’s in forest biotechnology/molecular biology from NCSU and a doctorate in plant physiological ecology at Wake Forest University.
Johnson received a Graduate Student Research Award from the Botanical Society of America in 2005. He has worked as a research assistant at Wake Forest, NCSU and RJ Reynolds Plant Science Department.

Kulinski received her bachelor of science in nursing from Lenoir-Rhyne College, a master of arts in higher education from ASU, and a master of science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is registered nurse in North Carolina and taught nursing at Caldwell Community College. She also worked as a nurse at Caldwell Memorial Hospital and Valdese General Hospital.

McConnell earned a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Humbolt State University in Arcata, Calif., a master’s in liberal studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a doctorate in mass communication from the University of Georgia at Athens, Ga. He has taught at several colleges, including the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College, the University of Utah, and the University of Limoges, France. McConnell also served as a graduate research assistant and has presented his research as several conferences.

Rauscher holds a bachelor of science in nursing from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa., and a master of science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has taught nursing at Catawba Valley Community College and served as assistant nurse manager at Frye Regional Medical Center. She also worked as a nurse at several other hospitals.

Ruf holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and Spanish from Hope College in Holland, Mich.; and a master’s in sociology and development administration from Western Michigan University. She also completed the graduate specialty program in gerontology at Western Michigan. In addition, she holds a Ph.D. in sociology from Western Michigan University. She has previously taught at The University of Tampa and at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minn.

Schaefer holds an associate’s degree from McHenry County College, a bachelor of science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He previously worked as a teaching and research assistant. He was a postdoctoral associate in horticulture at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

He has published several papers based on his research. Seymour holds a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a master’s in humanities with an emphasis in Women’s Studies from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.; and a doctorate in English language and literature from the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla. She has served as an adjunct faculty member at several colleges, including Lenoir-Rhyne.

Toney holds a bachelor of science in nursing from Lenoir-Rhyne College. She has worked as a nurse at Frye Regional Medical Center.

Townsend holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences with an ecology concentration from N.C. State University, and a master’s in natural resource policy and administration from N.C. State. She has worked as a program coordinator for the Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program at N.C. State University.

Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and a doctorate in chemical physics from Ohio State University. He has worked as a graduate assistant and adjunct instructor of physics and has published several scientific papers based on his research.

Wood holds a bachelor’s degree in politics from Wake Forest University, a master of arts in agency and community counseling from Lenoir-Rhyne, and a doctorate in counseling and counselor education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has worked as a partner and therapist at The Counseling Group in Hickory.

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