Faculty & Staff

Dean Dr. Staci Stone | MH 272

Interim Department Head | (256) 782-5560

Dean of School of Arts & Humanities
(256) 782-5690 | slstone@jsu.edu  

Professor

Dr. Renee L. Baptiste | MH 202

Director of Music Education
(256) 782-5873 | baptiste@jsu.edu 

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. 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. 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. 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. Chris Probst | MH 103

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

Visiting Instructor

Eric Wilcox

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

Instructor

Mark Brandon | MH 207

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

Blair Callaway | MH 208

Music Education
(phone) | 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 

Adjunct

Jason Casanova

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

Jean Ellison

ENCORE! (Show Choir) | Vocal
(256) 782-5559 | jtellison@jsu.edu

Chris Enghauser | MH 181

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

Lisa Gillespie 

Elementary Music Materials and Methods
(256) 782-5559 | lgillespie@jsu.edu

Susan McCall

Supervising Internships (Vocal)
(256) 782-5559 | smccall@jsu.edu

Dr. Thomas McCutchen 

Steel Band | Distinguished Professor
tmccutchen@jsu.edu

Cory O'Neal

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

Pam Smith

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

Jeffrey Solomon | MH 105

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

Ben Weatherford | MH 181

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

Luke Weathington 

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

C. Brad Whitfield 

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

Estefania Cuevas Wilcox | MH 257

Introduction to Music | JSU Music Academy
(256) 782-5559 | ecwilcox@jsu.edu 

Alison Woodward

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

Staff

Kimberly Cooper | MH 254

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

Sandra Duval

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

Jessica Mayberry

Clerical Assistant 
(256) 782-5559 | jmayberry@jsu.edu 

Emeritus 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

Dr. Thomas McCutchen | MH 272

Department Head | Distinguished Professor
Percussion | Steel Band
(256) 782-5560 | tmccutchen@jsu.edu