Faculty
The Department of Art and Design Faculty Bios and Contact
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 255
Joseph Herring, chair of the Department of Art and Design and professor, teaches art and design.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 267
Thomas Asmuth, professor, teaches digital and experimental media.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 269
Dale Castellucci, adjunct instructor and sculpture lab supervisor, teaches painting, drawing, sculpture and design.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 235
Nicholas Croghan, adjunct and director of Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA)
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 261
John Dougherty is an instructor of art who specializes in graphic design and new media.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 265
Carrie Fonder, associate professor, teaches sculpture, sculptural art, art appreciation and art foundations studies, including drawing and 2D design.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 259
Valerie George, professor, teaches sculpture, video and installation.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 257
Jim Jipson teaches photography, mixed-media and conceptually based art courses.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 208
Dr. Barbara Larson, professor of modern European art history, teaches 19th and 20th-century courses, including art and science in the 19th century, 19th-century European art, women and art, and modern art.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 253
John Markowitz, lecturer, teaches painting and art history.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 261
Marzia Ransom is an Italian artist who works and lives in Pensacola. Marzia’s areas of specialization regarding her art practice include large-scale "epic" oil paintings and wet process photography. Marzia’s research focuses on early Medieval reliquaries, from "body parts" to portable altars.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 269
Caroline Ritter is a full-time adjunct instructor and ceramics lab supervisor at the University of West Florida, specializing in ceramics.
- Department: Art and Design
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 263
Dr. Justin M. Sturgeon is an authority on the visual culture of late-medieval Western Europe.
Adjunct Faculty
The Department of Art and Design Adjunct Faculty Contact Information
Shelley Henseler
- Adjunct
- Department: Art and Design
- phone850.474.2045
- emailshenseler@uwf.edu
- Office Location: Building 82, Room 208
- Courses: Graphic Design, Typography, Interactive Applications for Web Design, Digital Illustration
- Short Bio: Shelley Hensler received an MA in Illustration Design from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2012. Shelley teaches graphic design, typography, interactive applications for web design and digital illustration. Shelley is also the director of strategic communication and assessment in the Office of Design and Communication in the UWF Division of Academic Engagement and Student Affairs.
Yvonne LeBrun
- Adjunct
- Department: Art and Design
- phone850.474.2045
- emailylebrun@uwf.edu
- Office Location: 82/253
- Courses: Drawing, 2D-Design, Art Appreciation
- Short Bio: Yvonne LeBrun received an MFA in Creative Technologies and Practices from the University of South Alabama in 2020. Yvonne teaches Drawing, 2D-Design, Art Appreciation, and other foundation classes.
Kelly Leitermann
- Adjunct
- Department: Art and Design
- phone850.474.2045
- emailkschmidt@uwf.edu
- Office Location: 82/253
- Courses: 2D-Design, Art Appreciation, Printmaking
- Short Bio: Kelly Leitermann holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago, '16. Kelly teaches Drawing, 2D-Design, Art Appreciation and Printmaking.
Mia McCann
- Adjunct
- Department: Art and Design
- emailmmccann@uwf.edu
- Courses: Color Theory, Contemporary Design Culture
- Short Bio: Mia McCann received an M.Ed. in Instructional Design from East Central University in 2019 and a BFA from the University of West Florida in 2012. Mia teaches Graphic Design at UWF. She is the owner of a Pensacola-based graphic design studio that focuses on logos and branding.
Julie McGrath
- Adjunct
- Department: Art and Design
- phone850.474.2045
- emailart@uwf.edu
- Office Location: 82/253
- Courses: Digital Illustration and Illustration Design courses
- Short Bio: Julie McGrath received an MA in Illustration Design from Savanna School of Art and Design in 2011; an MA in Arts Administration from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2016; and an MA in Art History from Lindenwood University in ’19.
Jason Pinckard
- Adjunct
- Department: Art and Design
- phone850.474.2045
- emailjpinckard@uwf.edu
- Office Location: 82/208
- Courses: Foundation Studio Art, Drawing, Painting, 2D-Design, Art Appreciation
- Short Bio: Jason Pinckard received an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from the University of South Florida in 2019. Jason teaches foundation studio art classes, including Drawing, Painting, 2D-Design and Art Appreciation.
Caitlin Rhea
- Adjunct
- Department: Art and Design
- phone850.474.2045
- emailcrhea@uwf.edu
- Office Location: 82/253
- Courses: Art Appreciation
- Short Bio: Caitlin Rhea received an MFA in Sculpture from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2011 and a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2007. Caitlin teaches Art Appreciation courses for UWF. She is also the Curator of Education and Public Programs at the UWF Pensacola Museum of Art.
Jenea Wood
- Adjunct
- Department: Art and Design
- phone850.474.2045
- emailjwood2@uwf.edu
- Office Location: 82/253
- Courses: Art Appreciation, Digital Art, Typography
- Short Bio: Jenea Wood received an MFA in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2018. Jenea teaches Art Appreciation, Digital Art and Typography. She is also a senior web and design specialist with the Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties' Florida Department of Health.