Faculty and Staff Imagine. Discover. Create. School of Theology Deans Dr. C. Gregory DeLoach Interim Dean deloach_cg@mercer.edu (678) 547-6620 Dr. Karen Massey Associate Dean for Masters Degree Programs, Associate Professor of Christian Education and Faith Development, and Watkins Christian Foundation Chair massey_k@mercer.edu (678) 547-6460 Dr. Robert N. Nash Jr. Associate Dean for the D.Min. program and Arnall-Mann-Thomasson Professor of Missions and World Religions nash_rn@mercer.edu (678) 547-6477 School of Theology Faculty Dr. William Loyd Allen Sylvan Hills Baptist Church Professor of Church History and Spiritual Formation allen_wl@mercer.edu (678) 547-6472 Dr. Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford Carolyn Ward Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages and Director of the Masters of Theological Studies degree program walford_nd@mercer.edu (678) 547-6476 Dr. David G. Garber Jr. Associate Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew and Director of Distance Learning garber_dg@mercer.edu (678) 547-6413 Dr. David P. Gushee Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and Director of the Center for Theology and Public Life gushee_dp@mercer.edu (678) 547-6457 Dr. Denise McLain Massey Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling massey_dm@mercer.edu (678) 547-6428 Dr. Angela N. Parker Assistant Professor of New Testament and Greek parker_an@mercer.edu (678) 547-6430 Dr. Daniel Vestal Distinguished University Professor of Baptist Leadership and Director of the Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership vestal_dg@mercer.edu (678) 547-6538 Dr. Graham B. Walker Jr. John and Julia H. Zellars Professor of Theology walker_gb@mercer.edu (678) 547-6027 Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes Associate Professor of Practical Theology walker-barnes_cj@mercer.edu (678) 547-6442 Dr. Jeffrey G. Willetts Professor of the Philosophy of Religion willetts_jg@mercer.edu (678) 547-6495 School of Theology Adjunct Faculty Dr. Anna Brown Adjunct Professor brown_am@mercer.edu (678) 547-6470 Dr. Christopher Moore Adjunct Professor moore_cc@mercer.edu Dr. Nancy Penton Adjunct Professor penton_ni@mercer.edu School of Theology Emeritus Faculty Dr. R. Alan Culpepper Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus culpepper_ra@mercer.edu Dr. J. Truett Gannon Professor Emeritus gannon_t@mercer.edu Dr. Thomas B. Slater Professor Emeritus slater_tb@mercer.edu School of Theology Staff Nathan Cost Director of Admissions cost_na@mercer.edu (678) 547-6451 Megan Currie Admissions Counselor currie_ma@mercer.edu (678) 547-6052 Diane D. Frazier Administrative Assistant to the Dean frazier_d@mercer.edu (678) 547-6470 Dr. Michelle Brooks Garber Assistant to the Dean and Adjunct Professor garber_mb@mercer.edu (678) 547-6412 Nikki Carroll Hardeman Director of Outreach and Alumni Relations hardeman_ln@mercer.edu (678) 547-6357 Marie Mathieu Enrollment Associate mathieu_mc@mercer.edu (678) 547-6052 Beth Perry Public Services/Theology Librarian perry_sb@mercer.edu (678) 547-6435