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Seven Appointed to D&E Faculty Davis & Elkins College welcomed seven additional faculty members at the start of the 2021-2022 academic year. Joining the full-time faculty rank are: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Dr. Jerod Caligiuri, Assistant Professor of Communications Dr. Andrew Jones, Instructor of Nursing Victoria Klinger, Assistant Professor of History Dr. Bryan Kozik, Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Peggy McQueen, Instructor of Psychology Kim Morgan and Assistant Professor of Theatre Dr. Aubrey Neumann. Caligiuri comes to D&E from Tucker County High School where he taught upper level math and engineering. He also has worked as a teaching fellow, teaching assistant and tutor at the University Dr. Jerrod Caligiuri of Pittsburgh, and as a math, physics and jazz band instructor at Carlbrook School in South Boston, Virginia. In addition, he was named a Pittsburgh Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Center Research Fellow for three years at the University of Pittsburgh and as a Buhl Academy Science Education Fellow. He holds a Ph.D. and Master of Science degree in physics and astronomy, both from the University of Pittsburgh, a Bachelor of Science in astronomy and astrophysics and a Bachelor of Science in physics with a minor in mathematics, both from Pennsylvania State University. He completed additional study to earn an Accelerated Certification for Teaching from Wheeling Jesuit University. He also holds West Virginia permanent certification in mathematics and physics, and Project Lead the Way certifications in principles of engineering, digital electronics and engineering design and development. Jones previously served as an assistant professor in the Communication Department at LCC International University in Klaipėda, Lithuania, where he taught advanced, intermediate and introductory level courses and received Dr. Andrew Jones the Faculty Award for Excellence. Prior to that, Jones was director of forensics in the Department of Communication and an adjunct instructor at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. While working toward his Ph.D., he instructed advanced and introductory courses at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 16
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As an author, his work has been published in Baltic Journal of Law & Politics, Studies of Communication in the 2016 Presidential Campaign, International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication and Quarterly Journal of Speech. In addition, Jones has delivered numerous public lectures and conference presentations throughout the United States and Europe. Jones earned a Ph.D. in communication studies from Louisiana State University. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in communication from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre and speech from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. He is a member of the National Communication Association, Rhetoric Society of America, Rhetoric Society of Europe and European Communication Research and Education Association. Klinger, a D&E alumna, has worked as an educator and nurse. Most recently, she served as the primary instructor at the Randolph Technical Center School of Practical Nursing. In the clinical Victoria Klinger setting, Klinger has worked as the assistant director of nursing at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation Center in Boone, North Carolina, and in medical oncology as a Registered Nurse in the chemotherapy unit as well as an oncology nurse navigator at the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center, an affiliate of Watauga Medical Center in Boone, North Carolina, in addition to other settings and facilities for more than 21 years in the nursing field. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Lees McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina, an Associate in Science in nursing from D&E, and a Practical Nursing degree from Fred Eberle School of Practical Nursing in Buckhannon, West Virginia. She also is an Oncology Certified Nurse and is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in nursing, specializing in nursing education from Capella University.
Kozik has taught in the U.S. and abroad. Most recently, he was a research fellow and visiting lecturer of history at the University of Warsaw. He has also taught as a graduate student and adjunct professor at the University of FlorDr. Bryan Kozik ida and University of Alabama. His work has been presented throughout the world at the Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, Sixteenth Century Society & Conference, Annual Convention of the Austrian and Central European Centers and American Historical Association Annual Meeting, among others. He earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Florida and holds a Master of Arts degree in history from the University of Alabama and a Bachelor of Arts degree in peace, war and defense/history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kozik was a Fullbright U.S. student to Poland and was selected for a postdoctoral research fellowship with the Foundation for Civic Space and Public Policy. McQueen comes to D&E from Lancaster County Christian School in Pennsylvania where she was director of assisted learning. She also has worked as an assistant professor and coordinator of disability services Dr. Peggy McQueen at the University of Valley Forge, an assistant professor at Glenville State College and an adjunct professor at West Virginia University, as well as a program coordinator and teacher in supported learning classrooms. She earned an Ed.D. in educational psychology with a minor in special education from WVU. She also holds a Master of Education in counseling, a graduate certification in mentally and physically handicapped and a Bachelor of Science in elementary education, all from California University of Pennsylvania.
