Faculty and Staff

John Bing John Bing
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
Professor of Anthropology

Dr. John Bing spent three of the first four years after graduating from college in East Africa, first as a student at Makerere College in Kampala, Uganda, and then teaching for two years in the North of Uganda at Lango College. He has taught at Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., and the...
jbing@heidelberg.edu
(419)-448-2067

David Bush David Bush
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology
Director, Center for Historic & Military Archaeology

Dr. David Bush earned his B.A. from Miami University, his M.A. from Kent State University and his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. Areas of expertise include forensic anthropology and historic archaeology.


dbush@heidelberg.edu
(419)-448-2327
Gary Keener Gary Keener
B.S., M.S., J.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Economics

Dr. Gary Keener earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kentucky and a J.D. from the University of Richmond. Courses taught include Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Principles of Microeconomics, Law and Economics, Sport Management and Public Finance. Dr. Keener’s research...
gkeener@heidelberg.edu
(419)-448-2039

Tom Newcomb Tom Newcomb
B.A., J.D.
Professor of Criminal Justice and Political Science

Professor Newcomb retired as a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in 2005 and, after a semester at Harvard's Institute of Politics, came to Ohio. Over his 25 years of service, Tom served at the senior-executive level in each of the three branches of our federal...
tnewcomb@heidelberg.edu
(419)-448-2897

Melissa Nye Melissa Nye
Bachelor of Arts
Administrative Assistant for Graduate Studies, Psychology, and Political Science/Anthropology/Criminal Justice

Melissa began working in the Graduate Studies office in April 2008. Since then she has transformed the office into a more organized and efficient department and is continuously striving to improve the graduate experience. She is dedicated to helping graduate students with any questions or...
mnye@heidelberg.edu
(419)-448-2288

Marc O’Reilly Marc O’Reilly
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Dr. O’Reilly is originally from Montreal, Canada. Having grown up in a bilingual (French-English) family, he attended French-speaking schools, including Le Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, until university. Like most Canadians, he grew up playing hockey and was an avid hockey fan, especially of...
moreilly@heidelberg.edu
(419)-448-2208
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Traci Sittason Stark Traci Sittason Stark
B.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Dr. Traci Sittason Stark earned her bachelor’s degree from Duke University, and her master’s degree and Ph.D. from Ohio University. She has been at Heidelberg since 2004 and teaches courses in General Psychology, Social Psychology and Sport Psychology. She enjoys spending time...
tstark@heidelberg.edu
(419)-448-2251
Name Title(s) Phone Number
Martin Koop Adjunct Instructor of Political Science (419)-448-2288
Arnold "Skip" Oliver Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Peter Piraino Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice