Virginia Wesleyan is blessed to have a dedicated, scholarly
faculty who are committed to student success. I am pleased to introduce the new
members of our faculty for 2015-16:
Dr. M. Annette
Clayton
Assistant Professor of Social Work and
Internship Director
Ph.D., Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth
University, 2008
Formerly Assistant Professor of Social Work,
United Arab Emirates University, 2013-15; School Social Worker and High School
Student Advocate, Newport News Public Schools, 1991-2012
Dr. William J. McConnell
Assistant Professor of Education
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Old
Dominion University, 2015
Formerly Elementary Teacher, Chesapeake Public
Schools, 2000-13
Dr. Bryson Mortensen
Assistant Professor of Music and Director of
Choral Music
D.M.A., Choral Conducting, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Formerly Director of Choral Activities,
University of Wisconsin—Rock County, 2010-15
Dr. William R. Pruitt
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, 2006
Ph.D., Criminology and Public Policy,
Northeastern University, 2011
Formerly Assistant Professor of Criminal
Justice, Elmira College, 2012-15
Ms. Sophie Rondeau
Technical Services Librarian
Master of Library and Information
Science), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2012
Master of Music, Vocal
Performance, University of Manitoba, 2008
Formerly Technical Specialist, Cataloging and
Acquisitions, Syracuse University Libraries, 2014-15, and Media Librarian,
Radio Archives, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Winnipeg, 2006-14
Dr. Antje Verena
Schwennicke
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Ph.D., Political Science, Indiana University
Formerly Visiting Scholar and Post-Doctoral
Fellow, Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism,
University of Pennsylvania, 2013-15
Dr. Jason Squinobal
Assistant Professor of Music and Director of
Instrumental Music
Ph.D., Ethnomusicology, University of
Pittsburgh, 2009
Formerly Assistant Professor of Music,
University of Minnesota, Morris, 2012-15
Dr. Jill
Sturts
Assistant Professor of Recreation and Leisure
Studies
Ph.D., Leisure Behavior, Indiana University,
2015
Formerly Assistant Director of Programs,
Department of Recreational Services, Ashland University, 2006-09
Please join me in welcoming them to the Virginia Wesleyan community!
