Faculty & Staff

Dr. Renée L. Baptiste | MH 272

Department Head
(256) 782-5560 | baptiste@jsu.edu 

Professor

Dr. Wendy Freeland | MH 205

Piano
(256) 782-8258 | wfreeland@jsu.edu 

Dr. Doug Gordon | MH 244

Music Theory
(256) 782-5578 | dgordon@jsu.edu 

Dr. Nathan Wight | MH 260

Director of Operatic Activities
(256) 782-5559 | nwight@jsu.edu 

Associate Professor

Dr. Shellie Beeman | MH 203

Voice
(256) 782-5047  | sbeeman@jsu.edu

Dr. Jeremy Benson | MH 101

Flute | Orchestral Studies
(256) 782-5062 | jlbenson@jsu.edu

Dr. Kenneth Bodiford | MH 312

Director of Bands
(256) 782-5175 | kenbodiford@jsu.edu

Dr. Tony Logsdon | MH 206

Saxophone | Music Education
(256) 782-5877 | jlogsdon@jsu.edu

Dr. Andy Nevala | MH 107

Director of Jazz Studies | Piano
(256) 782-5883 | anevala@jsu.edu

Dr. Chris Probst | MH 103

Trumpet | Class Brass | Trumpet Ensemble
High Brass Academic Advisor
(256) 782-5044 | cprobst@jsu.edu

Dr. James Woodward | MH 249

Music Theory | Aural Skills | Composition
(256) 782-8235 | jwoodward@jsu.edu

Dr. Eliezer Yanson Jr. | MH 201

Director of Choral Activities
(256) 782-5544 | eyanson@jsu.edu

Assistant Professor

Dr. Sarah Burns | MH 202

Music Education
(256) 782-5873 | 

Dr. Matthew Jordan | MH 301

Percussion | Class Percussion | Percussion Ensemble
Percussion Academic Advisor
(615) 397-5785 | mgjordan@jsu.edu

Dr. Rachel Park | MH 204

Piano | Accompanying
(256) 782-5049 | kpark@jsu.edu

Dr. Jeremy Stovall | MH 302

Assistant Director of Bands
(256) 782-5061 | jstovall@jsu.edu

Dr. Casey Thomas | MH 104

Trombone | Sackbut
Low Brass Academic Advisor
(256) 782-5858 | cwthomas@jsu.edu

Instructor

Mark Brandon | MH 207

Clarinet
(256) 782-5048 | mbrandon@jsu.edu 

Blair Callaway | MH 208

Music Education
(256) 782-5044 | bcallaway@jsu.edu 

Clint Gillespie | MH 307

Associate Director of Bands | Percussion
(256) 782-5630 | cgillesp@jsu.edu 

Christopher D. Hosmer | MH 106

Distinguished Instructor of Tuba & Euphonium 
Technology of Music | Introduction to Music
Music Department Webmaster
(256) 782-5063 | chosmer@jsu.edu 

Eryn Oft | MH 255

Double Reeds | Music History
Advanced Introduction to Music
(256) 782-5046 | eoft@jsu.edu 

Jeffrey Solomon | MH 105

Horn
(256) 782-5559 | jsolomon@jsu.edu

Adjunct

Brant Blackard | MH 134

Percussion
(256) 782-5559 | 

Jason Casanova | MH 182

Euphonium | Tuba
(256) 782-5559 | jcasanova@jsu.edu  

Diane Chong | MH 181

Strings
(256) 782-5559 | 

Joel Clevenger | MH 182

Trombone
(256) 782-5559 | 

Chris Enghauser | MH 181

Bass | Combos
(256) 782-5559 | cenghauser@jsu.edu 

Emrah Kotan | MH 107

Jazz Drumset
(256)782-5559 |

Dr. Thomas McCutchen 

Steel Band | Distinguished Professor
tmccutchen@jsu.edu

Dr. Cory O'Neal

Gospel Choir
(256) 782-5559 | csoneal@jsu.edu

Pam Smith

Supervising Internships (Instrumental)
(256) 782-5559 | psmith474@bellsouth.net 

Ben Weatherford | MH 257

Guitar | Improvisation | Combos
(256) 782-5559 | bweatherford@jsu.edu 

Luke Weathington | MH 183

Saxophone
(256) 782-5559 | lweathington@jsu.edu 

C. Brad Whitfield | MH 183

Trumpet
(256) 782-5559 | cbwhitfield@jsu.edu

Eric Wilcox | MH 257

Voice | Class Voice 
(256) 782-5559 | ewilcox@jsu.edu 

Alison Woodward

Choreography
(256) 782-5559 | awoodward@jsu.edu 

Staff

Mindy Carroll | MH 274

Office Assistant
(256) 782-5559 | mcarroll7@jsu.edu

Kimberly Cooper | MH 254

Department Secretary
(256) 782-5551 | krcooper@jsu.edu

Sandra Duval

University Bands Secretary
(256) 782-5562 | slynch@jsu.edu

Emeriti Faculty (Retired)

Carl Anderson

Clarinet

Dr. Richard Armstrong

Voice

Dr. Myrtice Collins

Gospel Choir

Dr. Susie Francis Dempsey

Piano

Dr. Jim Fairleigh 

Department Head

Dr. James E. Roberts

Trombone

Dr. Dave Walters

Director of University Bands