AUM Faculty & Staff
Directory
David Feltmate
Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. David Feltmate is Professor of Sociology at Auburn University at Montgomery. He is a sociologist of religion by training and researches the intersections of religion, popular culture, and ideology in the United States of America with a particular focus on humor. Dr. Feltmate is the author of two books on religion and humor; Drawn to the Gods: Religion and Humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy (New York University Press 2017) and Religion and Humour: An Introduction (Routledge 2024) and various articles and edited book chapters. He is also the editor of the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, the series editor for the Wiley series in Religion and Popular Culture, and a co-chair of the Religion and Popular Culture Unit at the American Academy of Religion. Dr. Feltmate teaches courses at all levels to AUM students, including Introduction to Sociology (SOCI 2000), Social Problems (SOCI 2010), Human Sexuality (SOCI 2050), World Religions (RELI 2010), Social Theory (SOCI 3000), and Sociology of Religion (SOCI 4360) to undergraduate students and Social Theory (SOCI 6000) and World Religions and Terrorism (HSEM 6320) at the graduate level. He has also taught a variety of special topics courses, such as Religion and Popular Culture and Cults and New Religious Movements. He is also a martial arts instructor at The Martial Arts Center in Pike Road, AL.
William Fenn
Department Chair; Associate Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
William Fenn has worked at Auburn University at Montgomery since 2011. He received his MFA in Studio Art from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his BA in Art from California State University, Fresno. He is a photographer whose work includes use of artificial intelligence, digital practices, and analog processes such as black and white film, color film, and 19th century alternative techniques like wet-plate, cyanotype, and platinum printing.
Carlos Ferrer
Coordinator
Jesse Firman
Director of Athletic Communications
Alyssa Fitzgerald
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Dr. Cornell Edison Foo is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology. He teaches an array of courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels; Ethical Issues in Sport, Sport Finance, Facilities Management of Sport Venues, Leadership in Sport Organizations, Sport Marketing, Sport Sociology, and Psychology of Czoaching rank among the courses that have been led under his guidance. The focus of his research is on sport migration, and the recruitment of primarily international student athletes. Other areas of interests are in service quality and facilities management, the evolution of sport marketing, leadership theory, and most recently, the abuse and discrimination of game officials.
Faculty’s Expertise: Sport Migration, Student Athlete, International Student Athlete, Recruitment, Sport Facilities Management, Service Quality, Referees, Soccer Referees.
Angela Fowler
Lecturer | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Angela Fowler teaches writing and literature courses, specializing in research methods and 19th century British literature. She likes to research and write about nineteenth-century literature, Sherlock Holmes, and gothic literature. She often injects popular culture themes into her composition courses, as she considers media literacy vital to critical thinking. A graduate of both Mississippi State University (undergraduate and Master’s) and Auburn University (PhD), she has enjoyed teaching at AUM since 2015. She is currently writing a scholarly companion to Arthur Conan Doyle for McFarland Publications. In her spare time, she loves traveling, reading science fiction and fantasy, watching horror movies, and trying out recipes from her mother’s recipe book.
Heath Fowler
Senior Lecturer | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Heath Fowler has taught English at Auburn University at Montgomery since Fall of 2013. He teaches composition courses as well as “Business and Professional Writing” and “Technical Writing.”
Heath graduated from Mississippi State University in December of 2003 with a B.A. in Communication and a double emphasis in Journalism and Public Relations. He worked in newspapers for 7 years, serving as a copy editor, page designer, and assistant copydesk chief at the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal for four years before working as a copy editor and page designer at the Montgomery Advertiser for three years.
He then left newspapers to continue his education at Auburn University, earning his Master of Technical and Professional Communication degree in May of 2013, minoring in Rhetoric and Composition. He continued his studies while teaching at AUM, earning his Certificate of Teaching Writing in Fall of 2019.
Outside of academia, his interests include music, travel, and attending sci-fi/fantasy conventions. He lives in Montgomery, Alabama, with his wife, Dr. Angela Fowler, and their dog, Goofy.
Paul Fox
Senior Director, Clinical Assistant Professor
Paul Fox
Senior Director, Clinical Assistant Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
MA, PhD, Auburn University
Bio: Dr. Fox joined the AUM family in fall 2016. He serves as Director of the Warhawk Academic Success Center (WASC) and is a member of the History Department. His passion for teaching and helping students inside the classroom led him into the arena of student success and retention. Assisting students achieve their academic goals and become lifelong learners motivates his work.
Outside of the WASC, Dr. Fox is an historian of seventeenth and eighteenth century Britain with a focus on Scottish ecclesiastical politics. Prior to coming to AUM, he taught at Kennesaw State University, Columbia State Community College, and Auburn University.
James Francisco
Department Chair, Associate Professor | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Francisco teaches courses on Micro and Macroeconomics, Sports Economics, Law and Economics, Economic Data and Statistics, and International Trade. His research has covered sports economics, sports gambling, education, international economics, and the economics of law and policy. He has been at AUM since 2013, and served as Chair of the Economics Department since 2022. Prior to becoming an Economist, he earned a JD, and practiced law.
