speakers bureau

Huntington University's Speakers Bureau is a collection of the finest minds who are ready and willing to share their expertise with you. Looking for a source on urban legends? Or are you interested in hosting a HU faculty author? The Huntington University Speakers' Bureau is a resource for media constituents, business and community organizations and the general public to contact HU faculty with questions or for possible speaking engagements. Use the directories below to search for faculty experts by topic. Contact and biographical information as well as high-resolution downloadable photos are available (click on the photo to open and download the high-resolution image).

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A    

Aeneid
Dr. Del Doughty

African American literature
Dr. Jack Heller 

Animation
Bryan Ballinger
Steve Leeper 

American Church History
Dr. Tom Bergler

American Literature
Dr. Linda Urschel

American Religion
Dr. Tom Bergler

American Religious History
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

Dr. Tom Bergler

American Revolution
Dr. Jeffrey Webb

American politics/elections
Dr. Jeffrey Webb

Adolescent culture
Dr. Tom Bergler
Dr. Karen Jones

Ancient Greece and Rome
Dr. Mark Fairchild

Art
Rebecca Coffman
Ken Hopper
Barb Michel 

Bible
Dr. Chaney R. Bergdall
Dr. Mark Fairchild
The Rev. Dr. Kent Eilers  

Biology
Dr. Bruce Evans 

Business
David W. McEowen
Dr. Ann C. McPherren
James M. O'Donnell
Anita J. Wickersham 

Biblical Archaeology
Dr. Mark Fairchild 

Bob Dylan
Dr. Jack Heller 

C

Cancer
James M. O'Donnell  

Cervantes
Dr. Del Doughty 

Chemistry
Dr. William Bordeaux
Dr. Ruth Nalliah  

Chemisty demonstrations (for children through high school students)
Dr. Ruth Nalliah 

Chemistry of dyes and pigments
Dr. Ruth Nalliah 

Children's Literature
Cynthia Steury 

Children's Literature Illustration
Bryan Ballinger
China (Zhuhai City Teacher Training Program)
Dr. Luke Fetters 

Chinese language instruction
Dr. Luke Fetters
Charismatic/Pentecostal Christianity
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Christian counseling
Dr. Mike Cook 

Christian higher education
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Christian Ministry with college and young adults
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Christianity and drama/theatre
Dr. Jack Heller 

Christianity and literature
Dr. Jack Heller 

Christianity and scholarship
Dr. Jack Heller 

Contemporary Literature
Dr. Del Doughty  

Communication
Dr. Lance Clark
Dr. Kevin Miller
Dr. Michael Rowley 

Community Health Nursing
Kathy Buck 

Contemporary Christianity
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

Contemporary Church
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

Constitution
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

Counseling
Dr. Jerry Davis
Dr. Mike Cook  

Criminal Justice and Prison
Dr. Jack Heller 

Critical Care Nursing
Kathy Buck 

Critiques of worldview studies
Dr. Jack Heller 

Digital Media Arts
Bryan Ballinger
Dr. Lance Clark
J. Stephan Leeper 

Discipleship
Dr. Mike Cook  

Don Quixote
Dr. Del Doughty 

Early Childhood Education
Dr. Susie Boyer 

Early Christian Church
Dr. Mark Fairchild 

Economy
James M. O'Donnell 

Ecumenism, especially Evangelical—Roman Catholic cooperation
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Education
Dr. Susie Boyer
Dr. Stephen D. Holtrop
Dr. Terrell Peace
Dr. Evelyn Priddy
Dr. Cynthia Steury
Dr. Joni Schmalzried 

Elementary Science
Dr. Susie Boyer 

English
Dr. Del Doughty
Dr. Jack Heller
Dr. Todd Martin
Dr. Linda Urschel  

English lanuage Instruction
Dr. Luke Fetters 

Emerging Adults/Young Adults, Religious Life
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Exercise Science
Dr. Matthew Ruiz 

F

Faith Learning Integration
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Founding Fathers
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

Friendships
James M. O'Donnell 

Film Studies
Dr. Lance Clark 

First Amendment and censorship
Dr. Jack Heller 

Gender in contemporary literature
Dr. Del Doughty  

Grief work
James M. O'Donnell 

Greco-Roman culture
Dr. Mark Fairchild  

God
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

Haiku
Dr. Del Doughty 

Heart problems
James M. O'Donnell 

High Ability Education
Dr. Susie Boyer
Higher Education
Dr. G. Blair Dowden  

Historical Jesus
Dr. Mark Fairchild  

History
Dr. Dwight D. Brautigam
Dr. Paul E. Michelson
Dr. Tim Smith
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

History of Youth
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Health Care
James M. O'Donnell  

Homer
Dr. Del Doughty  

I

Illness
James M. O'Donnell  

Iliad
Dr. Del Doughty 
Intentional Christian Communities
Dr. Tom Bergler  

Islam
Dr. Mark Fairchild 

Immigration
Dr. Jeffrey Webb  

Impact of youth and youth ministry on Roman Catholic, Evangelical, Mainline Protestant and African American Churches in America
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Information Technologies
Dr. Del Doughty 

Investments
James M. O'Donnell 

J

James Joyce
Dr. Del Doughty 

Kindergarten
Dr. Susie Boyer  

L

Leadership
Dr. G. Blair Dowden 

Library Services
Anita Gray 

M

Mathematics
Dr. Francis Jones
Dr. Win Wetherbee
Dr. Yu Yan
Dr. Matthew Wright 

Marketing
David W. McEowen
James M. O'Donnell 

Media
Dr. Lance Clark 

Media effects
Dr. Lance Clark 

Men's ministry
James M. O'Donnell 

Ministry
Dr. Karen Jones
Dr. Tom Bergler
Dr. Luke Fetters 

Missions
Dr. Karen Jones
Dr. Tom Bergler
Dr. Luke Fetters 

Modern Poetry 

Dr. Del Doughty 

Music
Dr. George Killian Jr. 

New Testament studies
Dr. Mark Fairchild 

Novel
Dr. Del Doughty 

Nonviolence
Dr. Del Doughty 

Nursing
Dr. Diana Shenefield
Sheila Counterman 

Nursing Education

Dr. Diana Shenefield 

Nursing Leadership

 Dr. Diana Shenefield 

Oral history
Dr. Linda Urschel  

Quality in the early childhood education
Dr. Susie Boyer 

Pacifism
Dr. Del Doughty 

Paul (Bible)
Dr. Mark Fairchild 

Parenting training
Carla MacDonald 

Pediatric Nursing

Dr. Diana Shenefield 

Philosophy
Dr. David Alexander 

Physical Education
Dr. Jody Davenport 

Physics
Dr. Jonathan Bratt 

Poetry 

Dr. Del Doughty 

Political Studies
Dr. Dwight Brautigam 

Politics
Dr. Lance Clark  

Pop culture
Dr. Lance Clark 

Pulpit supply
Dr. Mike Cook  

Project Learning Tree
Dr. Susie Boyer 

Psychology
Dr. Tanner Babb
Dr. Carrie Lloyd
Dr. Laura Gerig 

Q

Q (Bible)
Dr. Mark Fairchild 

R

Race in contemporary literature
Dr. Del Doughty 

Race in the U.S.
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

Recreation Management 

Refugees
Kathy Buck 

Regional dialects
Dr. Linda Urschel  

Relationships between faith and science
Dr. Ruth Nalliah 

Religion
Dr. Chaney R. Bergdall
Dr. Mark Fairchild
Dr. Edwin Woodruff Tait
The Rev. Dr. Kent Eilers 

Religion and popular culture
Dr. Tom Bergler  

Religion in adolescence and young adulthood
Dr. Tom Bergler 

S

Scholarship of Teaching

Dr. Diana Shenefield 

Science history anecdotes
Dr. Ruth Nalliah 

Shakespeare
Dr. Jack Heller 

Short-term missions
Dr. Karen Jones 

Sociology
Dr. Mary Ruthi 

Social Work
Dr. Carla MacDonald 

Spiritual Formation
Dr. Mike Cook 
Dr. Tom Bergler 

T

Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
Cynthia Steury 

Teen culture
Dr. Tom Bergler
Dr. Karen Jones 

Theatre
Jay Duffer
Jonathan Hicks 

Transcultural nursing
Dr. Margaret Winter 

U

Urban legends
Dr. Linda Urschel  

U.S. foreign policy
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

V

Virgil
Dr. Del Doughty 

Volunteerism
Dr. Karen Jones 

W

Women's studies
Dr. Linda Urschel  

World Religion
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

Writing instruction
Dr. Linda Urschel  

Writing for popular audiences
Dr. Jeffrey Webb 

Y

Young Adults religious life
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Youth and Religion in the Civil Rights movement 
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Youth culture and the Church
Dr. Tom Bergler 

Youth Ministry
Dr. Tom Bergler
Dr. Karen Jones 

Youth Ministry history
Dr. Tom Bergler  

Youth Culture
Dr. Tom Bergler
Dr. Karen Jones