Faculty
Our faculty are seasoned professionals with strong academic backgrounds and life experiences. Their depth of experience will help you make an impact in the world.
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Michele Peck, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor of Education Elementary EducationMichele Peck retired from Liberty Public Schools after teaching at the elementary level for 30 years. During her time at Liberty, she had the opportunity to teach gifted students, as well as open and work in a unique teaching environment, EPiC Elementary. She received her M.A. in Education from... -
Debra Penrod, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing Nursing -
Shelley Peters, M.M.E.
Adjunct Instructor in Music, Horn Music, Music Education -
Shane Price, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry Biochemistry, ChemistryDr. Price earned a B.A. in chemistry and a B.A. in physics from William Jewell College and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. Dr. Price has experience with research in both analytical and biophysical chemistry. His current research interests are in method development for the careful study of... -
Patricia Richter, D.N.P.
Assistant Professor of Nursing Nursing -
Jenn Ryan, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Assistant Professor NursingRyan holds a Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner degree from University of Central Missouri. She has experience as a family nurse practitioner at a rural family practice clinic. Her career focus has been in primary care and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Prior to... -
Kelli Schutte, Ph.D.
Professor of Business; A. Major and Dorothy Hull Chair of Communication in Business Accounting, Business AdministrationDr. Schutte is a professor of management, human resources and organizational behavior. Her dissertation topic focused on organizational culture from a human resource perspective with an emphasis on work/life initiative effectiveness. She has been a contributor to numerous publications including the... -
Maggie Sherer, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics Physics -
Elizabeth Sperry, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy; Senior Tutor of the Oxbridge Honors Program Core Curriculum, Oxbridge History of Ideas, PhilosophyDr. Sperry’s teaching and scholarship focus on American philosophy, social philosophy, epistemology, feminist theory and moral psychology. Her publications include “The Contested Marriage of Rorty and Feminism” in A Companion to Rorty (Wiley Blackwell, ed. Alan Malachowski, 2020) and “Dupes of...