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Zackary Ross, Honors Program Director

Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2014
Office: Library B04A
Email: zross@bellarmine.edu
Phone: 502.272.8431

Dr. Zackary Ross is Director of the Honors Program and Associate Professor of Theatre. He has a Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a master鈥檚 degree in Educational Theatre from New York University, and is an honors graduate of Lewis and Clark College鈥檚 theatre department in Portland, Oregon.

In addition to his experience as an educator, Zack is an active theatre artist. As a director, his most recent productions include She Kills Monster, Romeo & Juliet, Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, Asking Strangers the Meaning of Life, Commedie of Errors, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Blithe Spirit, and 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. As and actor, he has appeared most recently in Frederick Knott's Wait Until Dark, The Neo-futurists Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, Christopher Durang's The Actor鈥檚 Nightmare, and Wendy Kesselman's adaptation of The Dairy of Anne Frank. His dramaturgy credits include The Illusion freely adapted from Pierre Corneille鈥檚 L鈥橧llusion Comique by Tony Kushner, Iphigenia and Other Daughters by Ellen McLaughlin, and Buried Child by Sam Shepard.

Zack's research interests include theatrical adaptation, contemporary drama, theatre and social change, early modern drama, and trauma studies. Recently, Zack published a chapter entitled 鈥�Too Much Memory: Interrogating the National Trauma of the War on Terror鈥� in Reflecting 9/11: New Narratives of Crisis, Disaster and Change (2016).

Courtney Keim, Honors Program Assistant Director

Ph.D., University of Memphis
Office: Library B04B
Email: akeim@bellarmine.edu
Phone: 502.272.8019

Dr. Courtney Keim is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Assistant Director of the Honors Program. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Christian Brothers University and her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, with a concentration in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, from the University of Memphis. Her research focus is on organizational wellness and psychologically healthy workplace practices. Dr. Keim teaches courses such as Honors Introductory Psychology, Personality Psychology, Professions in Psychology, Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Leadership. She also supervises psychology internships, advises student theses, and enjoys mentoring students.
 
Dr. Keim is President of the Kentucky Psychological Foundation, where she leads initiatives in diversity, equity, and inclusion, psychologically healthy workplaces in Kentucky, student mentorship programs, and highlighting psychological research. In addition, Dr. Keim has consulted with many organizations, including departments within Louisville Metro Government, Norton Behavioral Medicine, and Maryhurst.
 
Dr. Keim enjoys cooking with her husband and daughter, practicing yoga, baking all kinds of sourdough breads and goodies, and watching sports.