AUM Faculty & Staff
Directory
LisaMarie Malischke
Assistant Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. LisaMarie Malischke is an Anthropologist specializing in archaeology, with a background in hard science and medicine. Traditionally, my research focuses on post-contact 18th-century French and Indigenous interactions at forts and villages. I am trained in conflict and battlefield archaeology and, in partnership with Auburn University and Dr. Meghan Buchanan, we research and instruct field school students at the Civil War Conscription Camp #1, Camp Watts, in Notasulga, Alabama. At AUM, I also teach Cultural Anthropology, Introductory Archaeology, Public Archaeology, and Collections and Museum Curation Management for the Museums Studies Certificate. I am a board-member with the Alabama Archaeological Society and I enjoy mentoring students, instructing them in the field and in the lab, and taking them to conferences and on field trips.
Luke Manning
Lecturer | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Luke Manning grew up in upstate New York and rural Michigan. He completed a BA in Philosophy at Michigan State University, then earned a PhD in Philosophy from UC Santa Barbara. His research specializations include Philosophy of Language, Logic, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Art, and Philosophy of Fiction. He previously taught at Western Michigan University and at Auburn (main campus), and he joined AUM in 2020. At AUM he has taught courses including Applied Ethics, Introduction to Logic, Reasoning and Critical Thinking, Philosophy of Art & Literature, and Social & Political Philosophy. His other interests include music, chocolate, and Mexican food.
Chapel McCullough
Assistant Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Chapel McCullough serves as Assistant Professor of Music at Auburn University at Montgomery in Montgomery, AL. His duties including directing AUM Spirit Band (pep band), Choir, and AUMcappella ensemble, as well as teaching music courses for the Department of Fine Arts. Dr. McCullough holds PhD and master’s degrees in Music Education from Auburn University in Auburn, AL and a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, KY.
Jacqueline McNett
Assistant Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Jackie Chavez McNett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology at Auburn University at Montgomery. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from The University of Alabama, a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from The University of Alabama, and her Ph.D. from Mississippi State University. Dr. McNett teaches for the graduate program in Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Her research and teaching interests include homeland security, emergency management, criminological theory, crime and deviance, jury studies, and fear of crime. Currently, she serves as the advisor for the department’s criminal justice club The American Criminal Justice Association – Lambda Alpha Epsilon (ACJA-LAE) and is co-advisor for the Beta Delta Chapter of the Criminal Justice Honor Society Alpha Phi Sigma.
Andy Milstead
Lecturer | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Andy Milstead has taught Spanish at the college level since 2004 and has also worked in a variety of technology-related roles. He previously served as Director of Technology for the Modern Languages and Classics department at the University of Alabama and as Administrative/Technology Director for Samford University’s Language Technology Forum. He has led or co-led students on six study abroad trips to Costa Rica and one to Spain. Dr. Milstead has always valued the role of technology in education and consistently seeks to apply modern technologies to language learning. He is currently exploring ways to integrate modern AI systems into the language learning experience. When he isn’t teaching, Dr. Milstead enjoys computer programming (particularly web development) and kayaking local lakes and rivers.
Theresa Pelfrey
Associate Professor and Director of Legal Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Theresa Pelfrey, Director of Legal Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology, joined Auburn University at Montgomery in 2009. She earned her Juris Doctor, Master of Social Work, and Bachelor of Science in Education degrees from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Licensed to practice law in Alabama, she engaged in the private practice of law prior to joining AUM. She worked previously as a social worker. She has taught a variety of Legal Studies courses from Introduction to the American Legal System to Alternative Dispute Resolution. Her research interests focus on children’s rights, parental rights, family law, juvenile law, and estate law.
Robert K. Perkins
Department Chair and Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Robert K. Perkins specializes in and trains on diversity, equity, and inclusion in work organizations. Dr. Perkins’s extensive career in law enforcement, community organizing, and higher education spans 30 years, both within and outside the academy. He has also been published in national and international scholarly journals, uncovering the objective truths in various social phenomena, including social inequality, criminal justice, immigration, environmental racism, implicit biases, and emotional intelligence.
Hillary Porter
Advising and Recruiting Coordinator | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Advising for the following:
- All students with more than 57 earned credit hours in the following majors:
- Art
- Fine Art
- Communication (non-Theatre concentrations)
- Criminal Justice (legal studies)
- Economics
- English
- History
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Social Work
Kimberly Pyszka
Department Chair; Professor of Anthropology | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Kimberly Pyszka is a historical archaeologist that specializes in studies of landscapes and architecture of the US Southeast. She has conducted archaeological research throughout the Southeast, including South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Alabama, including on the AUM campus. Dr. Pyszka has published several peer-reviewed journal articles and in 2023 published, The Archaeology of Protestant Landscapes: Revealing the Formation of Community Identity in the US South. Some of her favorite classes to teach include Death and Dying, Themes in Food, Culture, and History, and Historical Archaeology. Dr. Pyszka also serves on the Alabama National Register of Historic Places Review Board.
