Faculty and Staff

Chair

Linda Dzuris

Chair, Department of Performing Arts, Professor of Music and University Carillonneur
Email: ldzuris@clemson.edu
Office: 221C Brooks
Phone: 864-656-6538

Audio Technology Faculty

Audio Program Director and Assistant Professor of Practice, Audio
Courses: Acoustics of Music, Audio Engineering, Electronic Comp, Introduction to Audio Technology, Music Business
Email: haltsta@clemson.edu

Jeffrey Bruton

Visiting Professor of Practice, Audio
Courses: Intro to Audio Technology, Intro to Music Technology, Principles of Arts Administration
Email: brutonj@clemson.edu

Woody Moore

Principal Lecturer and Production Manager
Courses: Entertainment Rigging, Live Sound Reinforcement
Email: kmoore2@clemson.edu
Phone: 864-656-1479

Melvin Villaver

Assistant Professor of Audio Technology and Global Black Studies
Courses: Hip Hop and African American Contemporary Culture, Hip Hop Production Techniques, The Music of Black Americans
Email: mvillav@clemson.edu
Office: 116 Brooks

Music Faculty

Braxton Ballew

Applied Lecturer, bass
Email: cballew@clemson.edu

Hazen Duane Bannister Jr

Applied Lecturer, jazz piano
Email: hbannis@clemson.edu
Phone: 864-656-3043

Anthony Bernarducci

Associate Professor of Music, Director of Vocal Studies, and Music Program Director
Courses: Composition
Email: bernar5@clemson.edu
Office: 119B Brooks

Emily Blandon Kovar

Applied Lecturer, piano
Courses: Beginning Class Piano, Intermediate Class Piano
Email: eblando@clemson.edu

John Bleuel

Applied Lecturer, saxophone
Email: jbleuel@clemson.edu

Luke Browder

Lecturer of Choral and Vocal Studies
Courses: Music History to 1750
Email: llbrowd@clemson.edu
Office: 215 Brooks

Paul Buyer

Professor of Music and Director of Percussion
Courses: Applied Percussion, World Music
Email: pbuyer@clemson.edu
Office: 118 Brooks
Phone: 864-650-2187

David A. Conley

Lecturer and Instructor of Tigeroar and Take Note
Courses: Music in the Western World
Email: conley2@clemson.edu
Phone: 864-656-1565

Lauren Crosby

Assistant Professor of Music
Courses: Aural Skills, Music Theory
Email: lhcrosb@clemson.edu
Office: 213 Brooks

Jonathan Edward Doyel

Applied Lecturer, voice
Email: jdoyel@clemson.edu

Heather Haithcock

Applied Lecturer, Voice
Email: hhaithc@clemson.edu

Emily Hamlyn

Assistant Director of Bands
Courses: Music in the Western World
Email: ehamlyn@clemson.edu
Office: 119E

Timothy Ray Hurlburt

Principal Lecturer and Associate Director of Bands
Email: thurlbu@clemson.edu
Office: 119D Brooks
Phone: 864-656-3380

Rhea Jacobus

Lecturer
Courses: Music in the Western World
Email: rjacobu@clemson.edu

Lea Kibler

Applied Lecturer, flute
Courses: Applied Flute Lessons, Flute Ensemble, Music in the Western World
Email: lkibler@clemson.edu

Adam Michael Knight

Applied Lecturer, jazz guitar
Courses: Jazz Guitar, Jazz Combos, Beginning Guitar Class, Intermediate Guitar Class
Email: aknigh2@clemson.edu

Eric Lapin

Principal Lecturer of Music, clarinet
Courses: History of Jazz
Email: elapin@clemson.edu
Office: 212 Brooks

Christine Lee Lance

Applied Lecturer, cello
Email: ryul@clemson.edu

Linda Li-Bleuel

Professor of Music
Courses: Applied Piano Lessons, Music History Since 1750, Music in the Western World (Honors), Piano Accompanying
Email: llibleu@clemson.edu
Office: 216 Brooks

Layne Mauldin

Applied Lecturer, percussion
Email: mauldi3@clemson.edu

Steve Newbrough

Applied Lecturer, guitar
Courses: Beginning Class Guitar, Intermediate Class Guitar
Email: snewbro@clemson.edu
Phone: 828-674-3081

Lisa Sain Odom

Assistant Professor of Music, Vocal Studies and Musical Theatre
Email: odom@clemson.edu
Office: 214 Brooks

Maria Ortiz Laboy

Applied Lecturer, Clarinet
Courses: Applied Clarinet Lessons
Email: mortizl@clemson.edu

Kimberly Souther

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Orchestra
Courses: History of American Music
Email: kwsouth@clemson.edu
Office: 119A

Mark J Spede

Professor of Music and Director of Bands
Email: mspede@clemson.edu
Office: 119C Brooks
Phone: 864-656-6587

Andrew Stephens

Applied Lecturer, bassoon
Email: amstphn@clemson.edu

Emily Waggoner

Applied Lecturer, harp
Email: waggon3@clemson.edu

Leslie Taylor Warlick

Lecturer of Music, Violin and Viola
Courses: Applied Music, violin and viola, Music in the Western World
Email: lwarlic@clemson.edu

Steve Wilson

Applied Lecturer, trombone and low brass
Email: swils24@clemson.edu

Ryan Wilson

Lecturer and Director of the Bluegrass Ensemble
Email: rwilso9@clemson.edu

Charles F Wood

Applied Lecturer, banjo
Email: cfwood@clemson.edu

Drew Ziemba

Applied Lecturer, trumpet
Email: mziemba@clemson.edu

Theatre Faculty

Jason Adkins

Lecturer, Theatre
Courses: Theatre Appreciation
Email: adkins@clemson.edu

Jenni Baldwin

Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre
Email: jdbaldwi@clemson.edu
Phone: 864-656-3043

Becky Becker

Professor of Theatre
Courses: Script Analysis, Stage Directing, Theatre History
Research Interests: New Plays, Cross-Cultural Theatre, Hidden Histories, Social Justice, Embodied Cognition
Email: becker1@clemson.edu
Office: 210 Brooks

Davion Brown

Lecturer, Theatre
Courses: Acting, Theatre Appreciation
Email: davion@clemson.edu

Carol Collins

Senior Lecturer, Theatre
Courses: Creative Drama, Structure of Drama, Theatre Appreciation (Honors)
Email: collinc@clemson.edu
Office: 222A Brooks

Kendra Johnson

Professor of Theatre
Courses: African American Theatre, Costume Design, Theatre Appreciation
Research Interests: Costume History, African American Theatre, Costume Construction, African American Dress
Email: kjohns7@clemson.edu
Office: 211 Brooks

Matt Leckenbusch

Senior Lecturer and Theatre Program Director
Courses: Stagecraft
Email: mlecken@clemson.edu
Office: 109A Brooks
Phone: 864-656-3043

Tony Penna

Associate Professor of Theatre
Courses: Stage Management, Stage Lighting, Theatre Appreciation
Email: tpenna@clemson.edu
Office: 219 Brooks
Phone: 864-656-6961

Kailey Potter

Lecturer, Theatre
Courses: Theatre Appreciation
Email: mkpotte@clemson.edu

Shannon Robert

Professor of Theatre
Courses: Scene Painting
Research Interests: Sustainable Sourcing in the Entertainment Industry
Email: shanrob@clemson.edu
Office: 209 Brooks

Erin Rodgers

Costume Technology Lecturer and Shop Manager
Courses: Special Topics in Costume Design, Theatre Appreciation
Research Interests: Historical Patterning, Fashion/Dress History, Tailoring, and Millinery
Email: eerodge@clemson.edu
Office: 203 Brooks

Kerrie Seymour

Associate Professor of Theatre
Courses: Acting, Special Topics in Theatre, Theatre Appreciation
Email: kseymou@clemson.edu
Office: 208 Brooks

Dance Faculty

Cheryl Hosler

Instructor of Dance
Courses: Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Dance Composition, Dance for Musical Theatre, Jazz Dance, Tap Dance
Email: chosler@clemson.edu
Office: 220 Brooks