Sep 13, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY


 

Angelisa Andrade
Instructor | 2023
B.S, Washington Adventist University
M.A., Washington Adventist University
 
Andrea Baldwin
Professor | 2016
B.S., University of the West Indies
M.B.A., Universidad de Montemorelos
Ph.D., Andrews University
 
Alicia Barksdale
Professor | 2021
B.M., The Catholic University of America
M.S., Towson University
D.M.A., Boston University
 
LaVonne Browne
Assistant Professor | 2024
B.S., Oakwood College
M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
 
Mark Di Pinto
Professor | 2003
B.M., Columbia Union College
M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
 
Melinda Ekkens-Villanueva
Professor | 2005
B.S., Columbia Union College
M.S., Appalachian State University
Ph.D., Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
 
José Alvin Fuentes
Assistant Professor | 2011
B.S., Atlantic Union College
M.S., Southern Adventist University and California University of Pennsylvania
 
Richard Grant
Assistant Professor | 2001
B.A., Newbold College
M.A., Andrews University
 
Tijuana Griffin
Professor | 2010
B.S., Columbia Union College
M.S., University of Maryland
M.S.N., University of Phoenix
Ph.D., Capella University
 
Bradford Haas
Associate Professor | 2004
B.A., Andrews University, Newbold College Campus
M.A., Royal Holloway and New Bedford College
University of London-Egham
 
Preston Hawes
Professor | 2006
B.M., Columbia Union College
M.M., Yale University
D.M.A., Peabody Conservatory of Music of The Johns Hopkins University
 
Olive Hemmings
Professor | 2002
B.A., Northern Caribbean University
M.A., Andrews University
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
 
Ralph Johnson
Professor | 2012
B.A., University of Alabama
M.S., Florida State University
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
 
Issa Kagabo
Professor | 2001
B.S., MSc, National University of Rwanda
M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Montreal
 
Cheryl Kisunzu
Professor | 2013
B.S., Ph.D., Andrews University
M.S., Rush University
 
Daniel Lau
Professor | 2008
B.M., Loma Linda University
M.M., D.M.A., Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
 
Michael Lee
Professor | 2000
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland
 
Brian Liu
Assistant Professor | 2018
B.S., Southern Adventist University
M.M. Eastman School of Music
M.B.A. University of Maryland University College
D.M.A., Catholic University of America
 
Beulah Manuel
Professor | 2007
B.A., Spicer Memorial College
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Pune
 
Emma Martin
Instructor & Clinical Coordinator/Practicum Supervisor Music Therapy | 2023
BM, Slippery Rock University
MM, University of Kentucky
 
Leonardo Tavares Martins
Professor | 2024
B.P.E., State University of Campinas (Unicamp)
M.P.E., State University of Campinas (Unicamp)
Ed.D., State University of Campinas (Unicamp)
 
Nicholas Miller
Professor | 2023
B.A. Pacific Union College
M.A., University of Notre Dame
J.D., Columbia University Law School
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
 
Kristin Mitas
Associate Professor | 2014
A.A., Montgomery College
B.S., George Washington University
M.S., University of Maryland
 
Jercilla Murmu
Associate Professor | 2014
B.S.N., College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
M.S., Washington Adventist University
D.N.P. Southern Adventist University
 
Dhaya Nandipamu
Associate Professor I 2017
B.S., M.SN., Christian Medical College and Hospital
D.N.P., Marymount University
 
John Okon
Associate Professor | 2022
B.A., Mount St. Mary College
M.S., College of New Rochelle
D.A., State University of New York
 
Oluwakemi Opanubi
Associate Professor | 2019
B.A., Andrews University
B.S., Washington Adventist University
M.B.A., Southwestern Adventist University
M.S., Washington Adventist University
Ph.D., Catholic University of America
 
Bogdan Scur
Associate Professor | 2001
B.A., Andrews University
M.A., Vanderbilt University
 
Andrew Smith
Assistant Professor | 2019
B.A., Seton Hall University
M.S., Rutgers University
M.A., Argosy University
Ed.D., Argosy University
 
Fitzroy Thomas
Professor | 1998
B.A., West Indies College
B.A., Columbia Union College
M.A., Howard University
 
Deborah Thurlow
Associate Professor | 1989
B.A., Columbia Union College
M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music
D.M.A., University of Maryland
 
Patrick Williams
Professor I 2010
B.S., Northern Caribbean University
M.B.A., Ph.D. Andrews University
 
Helen Wilson
Professor I 2017
B.S.N., M.S.N., Christian Medical College and Hospital, India
D.N.P., University of Maryland
 
Jason Wynter, Ph.D.
Professor I 2024
B.S., Northern Caribbean University
M.S., Northern Caribbean University
Ph.D., Northern Caribbean University