University Personnel and Instructional Faculty

University Personnel
and
Instructional Faculty

College of Arts and Sciences

Gloria C. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor, Interim Dean

William E. Spencer, Ph.D. Assoc. Professor, Interim Assoc. Dean

Africana Studies

Amiri Y. Al-Hadid, Professor and Head
B.A., 1967, Alabama State University; M.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1974, University of California-Santa Barbara.

Mayibuye Monanabela, Professor
B.S., 1969, Northeastern State University (Oklahoma); M.S., 1970, Utah State University; M.L.I.S., 1987, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee; M.S.J., 1991, Univiversity of Illinois; Ph.D., 1972, University of Utah.

Wosene Yefru, Associate Professor
B.A., 1972, Wilmington College; M.A., 1974, Ohio University; Ph.D., 1983, Howard University.

Art

Herman Beasley, Professor
B.A., 1965, Jackson State University; M.A., 1971, George Peabody College for Teachers; Ed.D., 1978, Illinois State University.

Paul L. Grigsby, Associate Professor
B.S., 1969, M.A.Ed., 1972, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1981, Arizona State University.

Samuel Dunson, Assistant Professor
M.Y.A., 2000, Savannah College of Art and Design; B.S., 1992, Tennessee State University.

Carlyle Johnson, Professor, Department Head
B.F.A., 1975, The Ohio State University, M.F.A., 1977, The Ohio State University.

Nina L. Lovelace, Instructor
B.S., 1973, Fisk University; M.S., 1976, Illinois State University.

Michael McBride, Instructor
M.S., 1993, Illinois State University, B.S., 1980, Tennessee State University.

Jane A. McKinney, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1974, Scarritt College; M.A., 1977, George Peabody College for Teachers; M.F.A., 1993, Memphis College of Art.

Jerry Waters, Curator, Instructor
B.S., 1977, Tennessee State University, M.S., 1980, Vanderbilt University, M.A., 1993, Yale University.

Paul G. Zeppelin, Associate Professor
M.F.A., 1966, Lenin’s State Institute (Russia).

Biological Sciences

Mary Ann Asson-Batres, Associate Professor
B.S., 1970, University of Portland; M.A.T., 1971, University of Chicago; M.S., 1982, University of Oregon; Ph.D., 1990, Oregon Health Sciences University.

Margaret A. Blackshear, Associate Professor
B.S., 1967, Knoxville College; Ph.D., 1979, Meharry Medical College.

Carolyn A. Caudle, Associate Professor
B.A., 1967, Fisk University; M.A., 1970, Indiana University; M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1988, Meharry Medical College.

William Cumming, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Elementary Education
B.S., 1956, M.A., 1961, George Peabody College for Teachers.

Anthony O. Ejiofor, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1976, Ph.D., 1983, University of Nigeria at Nsukka.

Phillip F. Ganter, Associate Professor
B.A., 1973, Glassboro State College; Ph.D., 1981, University of North Carolina.

Carla Gardner, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1993, Fisk University; M.S., 1997, Tennessee State University; Ph.D. 2001, Meharry Medical College.

Lois W. Harlston, Associate Professor
B.S., 1971, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; M.S., 1987, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1990, Union Institute.

Abdallah M. Isa, Associate Professor
B.S., 1960, American University of Beirut (Lebanon); M.A., 1965, University of California; Ph.D., 1968, University of California Medical Center—San Francisco.

Michael T. Ivy, Associate Professor
B.A., 1978, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale); Ph.D., 1986, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Terrance L. Johnson, Professor and Head
B.S., 1974, M.S., 1976, East Texas State University; Ph.D., 1985, University of North Texas.

Prem S. Kahlon, Professor
B.S., 1956, Punjab University (India); M.S., 1962, Ph.D., 1964, Louisiana State University.

Gregory K. Komives, Associate Professor
B.S., 1959, University of Chicago; M.A., 1961, Ph.D., 1965, Indiana University.

Elaine D. Martin, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1981, M.Ed., 1985, University of Montevallo; Ph.D., 1990, University of Alabama.

Brenda S. McAdory, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1977, B.S., 1982, University of Tennessee at Nashville; M.S., 1988, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1997, Vanderbilt University.

E. Lewis Myles, Professor
B.S., 1974, M.S., 1976, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1985, University of Arizona.

Robert F. Newkirk, Professor
B.S., 1963, Livingstone College; M.S., 1968, Virginia State College; Ph.D., 1972, Colorado State University.

Andrew Peterson, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1989, B.S., 1991, Blinders University of South Australia; Ph.D., 1996, Australian National University.

John T. Robinson, Jr., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1985, North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., 1993, University of North Carolina.

Martha W. Stratton, Instructor
B.S., 1969, Tennessee State University; M.A.T., 1971, University of Chicago.

Xiaofei Wang, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1983, Sichuan University; M.S., 1987, Sichuan University; Ph.D., 1999, University of Hong Kong.

Benny Washington, Jr., Associate Professor
B.S., 1975, M.S., 1979, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1985, Atlanta University.

Artenzia Young-Seigler, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1990, Paul Quinn College; Ph.D., 1998, Meharry Medical College.

Chemistry

William Y. Boadi, Associate Professor
B.Sc., 1982, University of Science and Technology (Ghana); M.Sc., 1988, Ph.D., 1991, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology.

Daniel Domin, Associate Professor
B.S., 1987, Illinois Benedictine College; Ph.D., 1993, Perdue University.

Sujata Guha, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1994, University of Dubuque; Ph.D., 2000, Purdue University

Theodore Duello, Professor
B.S. 1966, Quincy College; Ph.D. 1971, St. Louis University

Mohammad R. Karim, Professor and Head
B.S., 1978, M.S., 1980, Jahangirnagar University (Bangladesh); Ph.D., 1989, Kent State University.

Joshua Moore, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1998, University of Pittsburg at Johnstown; Ph.D., 2003, Vanderbilt University.

Cosmas O. Okoro, Associate Professor
B.S., 1981, M.S., 1986, North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., 1993, Howard University.

Nsoki Phambu, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1989, Universite’ Henri Diderot (Paris, France); Ph.D., 1996, Universite’ Henri Poincare’ (France)

Koen P. Vercruysse, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1990, University of Ghent; Ph.D., 1995, University of Ghent

Margaret Whalen, Associate Professor
B.S., 1979, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ph.D., 1984, University of New Mexico.

Communications

Veronica Duncan-Walters, Assoc. Professor
B.A., 1988, University of Kentucky; M.A. 1990, University of Kentucky; Ph.D., 1995, University of Kentucky.

Pamela E. Foster, Instructor and Director of Student Publications
A.B., 1985, Smith College; M.S.J., 1989, Northwestern University.

Gary Hamilton, Assist. Professor
B.A., 1970, Pasadena College; M.A., 1978, Marshall University

Sandra W. Holt, Associate Professor and Director of University Honors Program
B.S., 1971, M.S. 1972, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1989, Florida State University.

Patrick E. Idoye, Associate Professor
B.A., 1974, University of Ibadan (Nigeria); M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1981, Florida State University.

Harriette B. Insignares, Professor
B.A., 1964, Fisk University; M.S.T., 1972, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., 1980, George Peabody College for Teachers.

Coreen Jackson, Assist. Professor
B.A., 1984, William Jewel College; M.S., 1987, Brooklyn University; Ph.D. 1991, Howard Univesity.

Lawrence James, Professor and Interim Head
B.S., 1971, South Carolina State College; M.A., 1972, Texas Technological University; Ph.D., 1976, Wayne State University.

Kimberley LaMarque, Assist. Professor
B.A., 1984, Columbia University; M.F.A., 1992, American Conservatory Theatre.

Jacqueline W. Mitchell, Professor and Special Assistant to the President
B.A., 1969, Howard University; M.A., 1970, Ph.D., 1973, The Ohio State University.

Donald C. Page, Professor
B.A., 1970, Hope College; M.A., 1973, Western Michigan University; Ph.D., 1977, University of Michigan.

Victoria D. Sturgeon, Associate Professor
B.S., 1973, Oklahoma State University; M.A., 1976, University of Kansas; M.S., 1983, Ed.D, 1986. Oklahoma State University.

Liqun Yan, Associate Professor
B.A., 1983, Nankai University (People’s Republic of China); M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1993, University of Missouri.

Criminal Justice

Deborah Burris-Kitchen, Associate Professor
B.A., 1988, Indiana University; M.A., 1990; Ball State University; Ph.D., 1995, Western Michigan University.

George Kakoti, Associate Professor
B.A., 1995, University of Dares Salaam Tanzania; M.A., 1998, India University.

C. Bruce Mallard, Associate Professor and Head
B.A., 1969, George Peabody College for Teachers; M.P.A., 1972, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1979, University of Tennessee.

Robert Smith, Associate Professor
B.A., 1972, Tennessee State University; J.D., 1977, Howard University Law School.

Larry D. Woods, Professor
B.A., 1966, Emory University; J.D., 1969, Northwestern University School of Law.

History, Geography, and Political Science

Michael T. Bertrand, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1985, M.A., 1988, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Ph.D., 1995, University of Memphis.

Reuben H. Brooks, Professor
B.A., 1967, Bemidji State University; Ph.D., 1972, University of Colorado.

Sheri Bartlett Browne, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1986, Lewis and Clark College; Ph.D., 2002, University of Minnesota.

Johnny L. Burchett, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1968, M.S., 1974, Tennessee State University.

Theron E. Corse, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1988, University of Georgia, Athens; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1995, Vanderbilt University.

Elizabeth E. Dachowski, Associate Professor
B.A., 1984, Indiana University; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1995, University of Minnesota.

Joel H. Dark, Associate Professor and Head
B.A., 1990, Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1998, Vanderbilt University.

Daniel K. Gibran, Professor
B.A., 1976, Middle East College (Lebanon); M.A., 1985, University of Kent at Canterbury (England); Ph.D., 1990, University of Aberdeen (Scotland).

James E. Haney, Associate Professor
B.A., 1965, Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College; M.A., 1969, Ohio University; Ph.D., 1971, Kent State University.

Hoyt A. King, Associate Professor and Acting Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Studies
B.A., 1964, Southern University; M.A., 1968, Atlanta University; Ph.D., 1976, West Virginia University.

Bobby L. Lovett, Professor
B.A., 1967, Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College; M.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1978, University of Arkansas.

Elizabeth E. McClain, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1966, M.S., 1971, Tennessee State University.

John P. Miglietta, Associate Professor
B.A., 1984, Fordham University; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1995, New York University.

Adebayo O. Oyebade, Associate Professor
B.A., 1981, M.A., 1985, University of Ife (Nigeria); Ph.D., 1995, Temple University.

David A. Padgett, Associate Professor
B.S., 1987, Western Kentucky University; M.S., 1992, Ph.D., 2001, University of Florida.

Jyotsna Paruchuri, Professor
B.A., 1959, Queen Mary College, (India); M.A., 1961, Presidency College (India); Ph.D., 1981, Agra University (India).

Erik S. Schmeller, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1991, Fort Hays State University; M.A., 1993, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; Ph.D., 1999, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Languages, Literature, and Philosophy

Doris M. Daniels, Professor
B.A., 1959, Women’s College—Karachi (Pakistan); B.Ed., 1960, Teachers Training College (Pakistan); M.A., 1962, George Peabody College for Teachers; Ph.D., 1988, Karachi University (Pakistan).

Rebecca Dixon, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1992, Oberlin College; M.A., 1996, Temple University; Ph.D., 2000, Temple University.

Sharynn Etheridge-Logan, Assistant Professor
M.A., 1991, University of Tennessee.

Dennis J. Gendron, Associate Professor and Vice President for Technology and Administrative Services
B.A., 1965, Merrimack College; M.A., 1968, Ph.D., 1975, University of North Carolina.

Johnanna L. Grimes, Associate Professor and Director of the University Writing Center
B.A., 1969, Virginia State College; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1980, Northwestern University.

William H. Hardy, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1964, Central State University; M.L.A., 1976, The Johns Hopkins University; M.Div., 1993, Vanderbilt University; D.Min., Drew University, 1998.

James L. Head, Professor
B.A., 1964, M.A., 1966, Texas Christian University; Ph.D., 1977, George Peabody College for Teachers.

Helen R. Houston, Professor
B.A., 1960, Bennett College; M.A., 1967, Scarritt College; M.A., 1968, Colorado State University; D.A., 1978, Middle Tennessee State University.

Jocelyn A. Irby, Associate Professor
B.A., 1969, Bennett College; M.S., 1971, Fort Valley State College; M.A., 1990, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1996, Southern Illinois University.

Gloria C. Johnson, Professor and Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
B.A., 1970, Tennessee State University; M.A., 1971, University of Illinois; Ph.D., 1990, University of Tennessee.

Robin W. Lee, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1987, Tusculum College; M.A., 1992, University of Tennessee.

Lynn C. Lewis, Associate Professor
B.A., 1974, Earlham College; M.A., 1979, Tennessee State University; M.B.A., Columbia University, 1983, Ph.D., 1999, University of Missouri.

H. Clark Maddux, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1987, Columbus College; M.A., 1996, Purdue University; Ph.D., 2001, Purdue University.

Marc R. Mazzone, Associate Professor
B.A., 1984, Williams College; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1993, Indiana University.

Andrew D. McQueen, Associate Professor
B.A., 1986, Mount Allison University (Canada); M.A., 1988, Queen’s University (Canada); Ph.D., 1997, Duke University.

Clara C. Mojica-Diaz, Associate Professor
B.A., 1982, Universidad Nacional (Colombia); M.A., 1984, Ph.D., 1992, University of Illinois.

James A. Montmarquet, Professor
B.A., 1969, George Washington University; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1978, University of Chicago.

Emily J. Orlando, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1991, Saint Anselm College, M.A., 1996, Ph.D., 2002, University of Maryland.

Nels C. Pearson, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1991, James Madison University; M.A., 1996, James Madison University; Ph.D., 2001 University of Maryland.

Elaine A. Phillips, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1989, Vassar College; M.F.A., 1992, Arizona State University; M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 1996, Vanderbilt University.

Lucas A. Powers, Associate Professor and Assistant Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
B.A., 1984, M.A., 1986, University of North Carolina; Ph.D., 1990, Vanderbilt University.

Timothy J. Quain, Associate Professor and Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
B.A., 1973, Quincy College; M.A., 1976, Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville; D.A., 1986, Middle Tennessee State University.

Jo Helen Railsback, Professor
B.A., 1956, Baylor University; M.A., 1957, University of Arkansas; Ph.D., 1969, University of Tennessee.

Monetha R. Reaves, Associate Professor and Director of Developmental Studies, Academic Advisement, and Orientation
B.A., 1963, LeMoyne College; M.A., 1971, George Peabody College for Teachers; D.A., 1978, Middle Tennessee State University.

Ana I. Rueda-Garcia, Associate Professor
B.A., 1976, Universidad Industrial de Santander (Colombia); M.A., 1979, Illinois State University; Ph.D., 1990, University of Illinois.

Marcus W. Singer, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1994, University of Maryland; M.A., 1996, University of Maryland; Ph.D., 2001, University of Maryland.

Asalean Springfield, Professor
B.A., 1959, Eastern Michigan University; M.A., 1967, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1976, American University.

Guillermo Valencia-Serna, Associate Professor
Licenciado en Ciencias de la Educacion, 1976, Universidad Pedagogica Nacional (Columbia); Doctor en Filosofia y Letras, 1978, Pontifica Universidad Javeriana (Columbia); Ph.D., 1990, University of Florida.

Louise W. Watkins, Professor
B.S., 1956, M.A., 1969, Memphis State University; Ph.D., 1986, Vanderbilt University.

Warren B. Westcott, Professor and Head
B.A., 1969, College of Charleston; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1980, University of South Carolina.

Music

Thomas L. Davis, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1970, Southern University; M.M., 1971, Michigan State University.

Oscar H. Dismuke, Instructor
B.S., 1974, Tennessee State University; M.A., 1988, Tennessee State University

Mark Crawford, Assistant Professor
A.A., 1983, B.S., 1985, Freed-Hardiman College; M.Ed., 1989, Vanderbilt University.

Robert L. Elliot, Associate Professor and Head
B.A., 1980, University of New Orleans; M.M.E., 1992, Loyola University; D.M.A., 2003, University of Memphis.

Carol S. Gafford, Associate Professor
B.A., 1959, Fisk University; M.M., 1961, Indiana University.

Edward L. Graves, Associate Professor
B.S.,1962, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1965, University of Illinois.

Reginald A. McDonald, Assistant Professor
B.M.E. 1991, Alabama State University; M.M.Ed., 1997 State University of West Georgia; Ed.S., 2002, Clark Atlanta University.

Darryl G. Nettles, Associate Professor
B.F.A., 1983, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.M., 1987, D.M.A., 1995, University of Illinois.

Christine M. Perkey, Assistant Professor
B.M., 1974, Augusta College; M.M., 1975, University of South Carolina; D.M.A., 1981, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

L. Grennetta Simpson, Associate Professor
B.S., 1956, Alabama State University; M.A., 1959, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1984, Vanderbilt University.

Richard D. Todd, Instructor
B.M. 1990, University of Cincinnati; M.M. 1993, Southern Methodist University.

Physics and Mathematics

Toby S. Anderson, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1993, Belmont University; M.S., 1995, Ph.D., 1998 Vanderbilt University.

Orville N. Bignall, Associate Professor
B.S., 1986, Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists; M.S., 1989, Ph.D., 1992, Florida State University.

Anjan Biswas, Assistant Professor
B.Sc., 1986, St. Xavier’s College; M.Sc., 1991, M.Phil., 1991, University of Calcutta; M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 1998, University of New Mexico.

Geoffrey S. Burks, Associate Professor
A.B., 1982, M.S., 1984, Ph.D. 1991, University of Chicago.

Colette J. Calmelet-Eluhu, Associate Professor
Licencie en Sciences, 1979, Maitrise, 1980, Universite des Sciences et Techniques, Montpellier (France); M.S., 1987, Ph.D., 1987, Vanderbilt University.

Kenneth A. Daniels, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1975, M.S., 1978, Syracuse University.

Arnold A. Dean, Associate Professor
B.S., 1961, Oakwood College; M.A., 1966, Andrews University; Ph.D., 1980, Vanderbilt University.

Kothandaraman Ganesan, Associate Professor
M.S., 1978, Ph.D., 1988, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Jeanetta W. Jackson, Associate Professor
B.S., 1973, Tennessee State University; M.A., 1976, University of Michigan. Ed.D., 1997, TSU.

Win Myint, Professor
B.E.E., 1959, M.S., 1961, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Govindaswamy Nagarajan, Professor
B.S., 1955, University of Madras (India); M.A., 1957, M.S., 1958, Ph.D., 1961, D.Sc., 1968, Annamalai University (India).

John C. Propes, Associate Professor
B.A., 1966, Eastern New Mexico University; Ph.D., 1971, Auburn University.

Minakshisundaram Rajagopalan, Professor
B.Sc., 1950, Andhra University (India); Ph.D., 1963, Yale University.

Michael E. Reed, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1996, M.S., 1998, Ph.D., 2004, University of Arkansas.

Huaizhong Ren, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1988, Zhejiang University (China); M.S., 1991, East China Normal University; Ph.D., 2004, University of Maryland.

Raymond E. Richardson, Professor
B.S., 1960, Rust College; M.S. 1963, Atlanta University; Ph.D., 1979, Vanderbilt University.

Moinuddin M. Sarkar, Professor
B.Sc., 1973, M.Sc., 1974, Rajshadi University (Bangladesh); M.S., 1982, University of Wisconsin; M.S., 1984, Marquette University; M.S., 1987, University of Illinois—Chicago; Ph.D., 1991, Kent State University.

Sivapragasam Sathananthan, Professor
B.Sc., 1981, University of Jaffna, (Sri Lanka); M.S., 1986, Marquette University; Ph.D., 1989, University of Texas—Arlington.

Sandra H. Scheick, Professor and Head
B.A., 1958, Vassar College; M.A., 1960, Ph.D., 1966, Syracuse University.

Kofi A. Semenya, Associate Professor
B.S., 1971, M.S., 1974, University of Ghana; Ph.D., 1980, University of North Carolina.

Thomas Taylor, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1988, Florida A&M University; Ph.D., 1998, Alabama A&M University.

Charles A. Williams, Associate Professor
B.A., 1960, Miles College; M.A., 1963, University of Illinois;
J.D., 1984, Nashville School of Law.

George K. Yang, Associate Professor
M.A., 1985, Ph.D., 1990, University of Maryland at College Park.

Social Work and Sociology

Anthony J. Blasi, Professor
B.A., 1968, St. Edward’s University; M.A., 1971, University of Notre Dame; M.A., 1984, University of St. Michael’s College (Canada); S.T.L., 1985, Collegium Christi Regis (Canada); Ph.D., 1974, University of Notre Dame; Th.D., 1986, Regis College and the University of Toronto.

Delores C. Butler, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1972, Indiana State University; M.S.S.W., 1978, University of Tennessee.

Robert S. Castor, Professor
B.A., 1966, Wayne State University; M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1977, University of Michigan; M.S.S.W., 1981, University of Tennessee.

Waldine DeBerry, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1968, Tennessee State University; M.S.W., 1972, University of Illinois, Chicago.

Baqar A. Husaini, Professor
B.A., 1957, Lucknow University (India); M.A., 1968, Ph.D., 1972, Wayne State University.

Barbara S. Kilbourne, Associate Professor
B.A., 1985, M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1991, University of Texas at Dallas.

William D. Lawson, Professor and Executive Vice President
B.A., 1968, Knoxville College; M.A., 1970, Atlanta University; Ph.D., 1978, Iowa State University

Mahgoub E. Mahmoud, Associate Professor
B.A., 1971, Cairo University at Khartoum (Sudan); Social Work Diploma, 1975, B.So., 1978, University of Khartoum (Sudan); M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1983, Brown University.

Oscar Miller, Jr., Associate Professor and Head
B.A., 1986, Murray State University; M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1993, Vanderbilt University.

Ernest C. Rhodes, Professor
B.S., 1957, Tennessee State University; M.A., 1964, Fisk University; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1977, University of Pittsburgh.

Edward K. Sanford, Associate Professor
B.A., 1979; M.A., 1981, North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., 1991, Howard University.

Josie A. Scales, Associate Professor
B.S., 1970, Tennessee State University; M.A., 1973, Fisk University; Ph.D., 1989, Howard University.

Vicki Gardine Williams, Professor and Director of Social Work
B.A., 1966, Morgan State University; M.S.W., 1970, Howard University.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Tilden J. Curry, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dean

Millicent Gray Lownes-Jackson, Ph.D., Professor, Associate Dean

Accounting and Business Law

Richard L. Banham, Associate Professor and Department Head
B.S., 1975, University of Utah; M.P.A., 1978; Ph.D., 1984; J.D., 1985, University of Texas (Austin); CPA.

Robert D. Hayes, Professor
B.S., 1974, M.B.A. 1976, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1986, University of Arkansas; CPA, CMA, ChFC.

Lewis Laska, Professor
B.S., 1969, Belmont College; J.D., 1972, Vanderbilt University; M.B.A., 1973, University of Tennessee at Nashville; Ph.D., 1978, George Peabody College; CPA.

Kenneth R. Lea, Professor
B.S., 1965, M.B.A., 1972, Middle Tennessee State University; D.B.A, 1980, Louisiana Tech University; CPA (FL, TN).

Grover L. Porter, Professor
B.S., 1956, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1964, University of North Carolina; Ph.D., 1973, Louisiana State University; CPA.

Ruthie G. Reynolds, Professor
A.S., 1965, Mary Holmes Junior College; B.S., 1967, University of Dubuque; MAC, 1970, University of Arizona; Ph.D., 1981, Georgia State University; J.D., 1990, Howard University; CPA.

Business Administration

Linda Carr, Associate Professor
B.B.A., 1978 Emory University; CPA, 1987 (Georgia); Ph.D., 1993, Georgia Sate University

Tilden J. Curry, Associate Professor and Dean
B.A., 1964, Louisiana State University; M.C.P., 1966, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., 1978, Florida State University.

Phyllis Flott, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1984, MBA, 1987, Emporia State University; Ph.D., 1996, University of North Texas.

Jolayemi, Joel, Associate Professor
B.S., 1977, M.S. 1980, University of Ibandan: M.S., 1983, Ph.D., 1985, Case Western Reserve University.

Xiaoming Li, Assistant Professor
B.E., 1993, Southeast University; M.S., 1997, Renmin University of China; M.S., 2000, Clemson University; Ph.D., 2003, Clemson University.

Millicent Lownes-Jackson, Professor, Associate Dean
B.A., 1972, Fisk University; M.B.A., 1975, Ph.D., 1981, Vanderbilt University.

Vaidotas Lukosius, Assistant Professor
B.E., 1996, Vilnius Geiminas Technical University; M.S., 1999, Helsinki University of Technology; Ph.D., 2003, New Mexico State University.

Louis Miller, Professor
B.A., 1955, Sir George Williams College; Ph.D., 1960, University of Rochester.

Festus O. Olorunniwo, Professor and Department Head
B.S., 1972, University of Lagos; M.S., 1978, Polytechnic University, N.Y.; Ph.D., 1981, University of Texas at Austin.

J. Byron Pennington, Associate Professor
B.S., 1957, University of Alabama; M.S., 1962, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., 1972, Ohio State University.

Sharon V. Thach, Professor
B.A., 1967, Michigan State University; M.A., 1980, Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., 1987, Michigan State University.

Business Information Systems

Augustus Bankhead, Professor and Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.S., 1957, M.S., 1958, Tennessee A & I State University; Ed.D., 1978, George Peabody College for teachers.

James A. Ellzy, Professor, Department Head
B.S., 1967, Maryland State College, Princess Ann; M.S., 1969, Indiana University; Ed.D., 1974, Northern Illinois University.

Aurore J. Kamssu, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1993, Advanced School of Economics and Commerce; M.A., 1996, University of Kansas, Kansas; Ph.D., 2000, University of Mississippi.

Gerald P. Marquis, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1964, Wayne State University; M.ED., 1968, Wayne State University; M.B.A., 1990, Wayne State University; Ph.D., 1997, Texas Tech. University.

Francisca O. Norales, Associate Professor and Teacher Education Coordinator
B.S., 1972, Andrews University; M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1980, Ball State University.

Jeffrey S. Siepke, Assistant Professor
B.S. (Honorary) 1992, University of Science and Technology, Ghana; M.S., 1997, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; M.B.A., 1999, University of Texas – Pan American; Ph.D., 2003, University of Texas – Pan American.

Santosh S. Venkatraman, Professor
B.S., 1984, Indian Institute of Technology; M.A., 1986, Ph.D., 1991, Texas A&M University.

Economics and Finance

Dharmendra P. Dhakal, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1973, M.A., 1976, Tribhuvan University; M.S., 1984, Ph.D., 1991, Southern Illinois University.

G. Bruce Hartmann, Professor
B.A., 1952, Kenyon College; M.B.A., 1958, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1974, State University of New York at Albany.

John M. Hasty, Jr., Professor
B.E.E., 1961, Georgia Institute of Technology; M.B.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1973, Georgia State University.

Nelson C. Modeste, Associate Professor
B.S., 1972, Tuskegee Institute; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1976, University of Illinois

William A. Perry, Professor and Acting Head
B.S., 1960, Drake University; M.A., 1962, North Texas State University; Ph.D., 1972, University of Oklahoma.

Abu Wahid, Professor
B.S., 1971, M.S., 1976, Jahanigaraagor University; M.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1989, University of Manitoba.

Achintya Ray, Assistant Professor
B.Sc., 1995, University of Calcutta; M.A., 1997, Delhi School of Economics; M.A. 2003, Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., 2004, Vanderbilt University.

Charles E. Weis, Professor
B.A., 1957, David Lipscomb University; J.D., 1961, Vanderbilt University; M.B.A., 1962, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., 1974, Arizona State University.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Peter E. Millet, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dean

Leslie J. Drummond, Ed.D., Professor, Associate Dean

John Mark Hunter, Ed.D., Professor, Assistant Dean

Judith Presley, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Assistant Dean

Educational Administration

Janet M. Finch, Professor, Department Head
B.S., 1972 M.A., 1978 Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1985 Vanderbilt University.

Christon Arthur, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1989, Caribbean Union College; M.A., 1995, Ed.S., 1998, Ph.D., 2000, Andrews University.

Robert L. Boone, Professor
B.S., 1970, M.A. Ed., 1974, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1983, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Joe L. Cornelius, Professor
B.S., 1968, M.A., 1969, Tennessee State University; Ed.D. 1977, University of Tennessee/Knoxville.

Denise Dunbar, Associate Professor
B.S., 1974, Northern Illinois University; M.Ed. 1983, Vanderbilt; Ed.D. 1989, Vanderbilt.

Michael C. Gates, Associate Professor
A.D., 1970, Highland Park Junior College; B.A., 1971, Wayne State University; M.A., 1974, Wayne State University; Ed.S., 1988, University of Detroit-Mercy; Ed.D., 1991, University of Michigan

Kirmanj Gundi, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1986, Tennessee State University, M.Ed., 1994 Tennessee State University, Ed.D., 1998, Tennessee State University.

Wayne Guyette, Professor
B.S., 1973, University of Nevada; M.S., 1977, Florida International University; Ph.D., 1978, Florida State University.

Pamela Harquail, Associate Professor
B.T. & B.A., 1975, St. Thomas University; M.Ed., 1980, University of New Brunswick; Ph.D., 1994, University of Southern Mississippi.

Ken J. Looney, Associate Professor and Associate VPAA
B.S., 1969, East Tennessee State University; M.P.A., 1981, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1995, Tennessee State University.

Barbara Nye, Professor, Director of Center for Policy and Basic Skills.
B.S., 1973, M.S., 1977, University of Tennessee/Knoxville; Ph.D., 1982, Vanderbilt University.

Paula Myrick Short, Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor, TBR
A.B., 1967, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; M.Ed., 1970, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Ph.D., 1983, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Karen Leigh Stevens, Associate Professor
B.A., 1977, Belmont College; M.Ed., 1988, Belmont College; Ed.D., 1997, Vanderbilt University.

Almose A. Thompson, Professor
B.S. 1962, U.C.L.A.; M.A., 1970, CSULB; Ed.D., 1972, University of California/ Los Angeles; J.D., 1988, Vanderbilt University.

Eric Vogel, Professor
B.A., 1971, Louisiana State University in New Orleans; M.Ed., 1974, University of New Orleans; M.H.M, 1992, University of Houston; Ph.D., 1983, Florida State University.

Roger W. Wiemers, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1992, International Bible Seminary; M.Ed., 1995, Ed.D., 1998, Tennessee State University.

Human Performance and Sport Sciences

Catana Starks, Professor and Interim Department Head
B.S., 1971, M.S., 1973, Ed.D., 1989; Tennessee State University, Nashville.

James Bass, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1962, M.Ed., 1967, Tennessee State University, Nashville.

Harry Beamon, Professor
B.S., 1969, M.A. Ed., 1970, Tennessee State University, Nashville; Ed.D., 1979, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Elizabeth Culbertson, Instructor
B.S., 1996, Morningside College; M.S., California University of Pennsylvania

Hezekiah Foreman, Professor
B.S., 1959, M.A., 1969, Tennessee State University, Nashville; Ph.D., 1980, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Judy Gentry, Instructor
B.S., 1974, George Peabody College, Nashville; M.A. Ed., 1983, Tennessee State University.

Essameldin Hamido, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1988, Ain Shamps University; M.A.Ed., 1996, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1999, Tennessee State University.

Jesse James, Associate Professor
B.S., 1973, M.A., 1975, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 2000, Tennessee State University.

Timothy Jones, Instructor
B.S., 1993, Ohio University; M.S., 1995, Frostburg State University.

Richard Miller, Associate Professor
B.S., 1948, North Carolina Central, Durham; M.S., 1954, Tennessee State University, Nashville A.B.D., 1975, University Illinois, Champaign.

Edna Overall, Instructor
B.S., M.A.Ed., 1970, Tennessee State University, Nashville.

Terry Silver, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1984, Appalachian State University; M.A.Ed., 2001, Tennessee State University, Ed.D, 2004, Tennessee State University.

Psychology

Roger Jones, Professor and Interim Department Head
B.A., 1963, MS., 1965, Ph.D., 1968, University of Georgia

Erlete M. Ascencao, Associate Professor
B.A., 1980, Berry College; M. A., 1982, Ph. D., 1986, Emory University; Ph. D., 1995, University of Tennessee

Helen R. Barrett, Professor and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
B.A., 1965, Barnard College; M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1970, Southern Illinois  University

Christopher Blazina, Associate Professor
B.S., 1988, Centre College; M.S., 1990, Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., 1996, University of North Texas.  

James E. Chatman, Associate Professor
B.A., 1972, M.A., 1974, Fisk University; Ph.D., 1979, Vanderbilt University

John Dossett, Assistant Professor|
B.S., 1990, Ball State University; M.A., 1995, Ball State University; Ph.D., 2000, University of Tennessee.

Deena Sue Fuller, Professor
A.A., 1966, Virginia Intermont College; B.S., 1968, M.S., 1971,  Tennessee Technological University; Ed.D., 1973, University of Tennessee

Linda Guthrie, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1965, Middle Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 1969, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2000, Tennessee State University

Marie S. Hammond, Assistant Professor.
B.M.E., 1978, Olivet College; M.A., 1980, University of Missouri; Ph.D., 1999, University of Missouri.

Rosemary G. Jeffries, Associate Professor
B.S., 1969, M.S., 1971, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1986, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Wendy Jordanov, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1991, East Tennessee State University; M.S., 1998, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 2001, University of Memphis.

Linda J. Knieps, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1986, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.S., 1989, Ph.D., 1997, Vanderbilt University

Pamela L. Knox, Professor
B.S., 1978, College of Charleston; M.S., 1981, Ph.D., 1984, Virginia Commonwealth University

Cornell D. Lane, Associate Professor
B.S., 1962, M.S., 1965, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1976,   University of Tennessee

Jeri L. Lee, Associate Professor.
B.A., 1978, East Texas Baptist University; M.S., 1979, Texas Christian University; Ed.D., 1994, Tennessee State University.

Marvin W. Lee, Assistant Professor,
B.A., 1976, University of North Carolina; M.S., 1978, Indiana University; Ph.D. 1987, University of California.

Peter Millet, Associate Professor and Dean of the College of Education
B.A., 1985, Oakland University; M.A., 1989, Ph.D., 1994, The Ohio State University.

Joan E. Popkin, Assistant Professor.
B.S., 1995, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1996, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 2002, University of Tennessee.

Stacie E. Putman, Assistant Professor.
B.A., 1991, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1997 University of Memphis; Ed.D., 2002, University of Memphis. 

Christy L. Scott, Assistant Professor,
B.A., 1996, Occidental College; M.S., 1998, Kansas State University; Ph.D., 2000, Kansas State University. 

Amy E. Sibulkin, Associate Professor
B.A., 1976, Clark University; M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1981, Cornell University

Stephen Trotter, Associate Professor
B.S., 1972, Stephen F. Austin University; M.S., 1976, University of Houston; Ph.D., 1981, University of Utah.

Teaching and Learning

Dean B. Roberts, Professor and Department Head
B.S., 1961, M.A., 1968, Northwest Missouri State University; Ed.D., 1974, University of Kansas.

Marino C. Alvarez, Professor
B.A. 1968, Fort Lewis College; M.A., 1978, Ed.D., 1980, West Virginia University.

Fannie Cathey, Associate Professor
B.S., 1968, Mississippi Valley State University; M.Ed., 1973, University of Houston; Ph.D., 1979, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Sumita Chakraborti-Ghosh, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1975, Calcutta University; B.S. 1987, Utah State University; M.A., 1979, Rabindrabharati University; , Ph.D., 1998, New Mexico State.

Charles Dickens, Associate Professor
B.A., 1967, George Peabody College of Teachers; M.S., 1972, University of Tennessee: Ph.D., 1979, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Leslie J. Drummond, Professor and Associate Dean
B.S., 1974, M.Ed., 1988, Ed.D., 1991, Tennessee State University.

Mary B. Dunn, Professor
B.S., 1971, George Peabody College; M.A., 1977, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1982 Vanderbilt University.

Blanche Jackson Glimps, Professor
B.S., Eastern Michigan University; M.Ed., Wayne State University; Ph.D., University of Michigan.

J. Ronald Groseclose, Professor
B.A., 1968, Emory & Henry College; M.A., 1971, East Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1974, East Tennessee State University

John Mark Hunter, Professor and Assistant Dean for Outreach
B.A., 1982, College of Charleston; M.M.A., 1983, University of South Carolina; Ed.D., 1991, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Dolores Mathis, Professor
B.A., 1967, Florida A & M University; M.A., 1969, Ohio State University; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1975, University of Michigan.

David F. McCargar, Associate Professor
B.A., 1973, Michigan State University; M.S., 1975 SUNY College at Buffalo; Ph.D., 1987, University of California of Los Angeles.

Judith Presley, Associate Prof. and Assistant Dean for Teacher Ed.
B.S. 1969, M.S., 1974, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1998, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Beth Quick, Associate Professor
B.S., 1989, M.Ed., 1990, Samford University; Ed.D, 1996, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Richard O. Renfro, Professor
B.Ed., 1961, M.Ed., 1963, Illinois State University; Ed.D., 1969 Indiana University.

Carole F. Stice, Professor
B.S., 1966, M.S., 1968, Murray State University; Ph.D., 1974, Florida State University.

Celeste Williams, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, Guilford College; M.S., 1995, Ed.D., 2001, Tennessee State University.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Decatur B. Rogers, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Dean

Mohan J. Malkani, Ph.D., Professor, Associate Dean

Aeronautical and Industrial Technology

William L. Anneseley, Associate Professor and Head
B.S., 1984, Barry University: M. Aero. Sci, 1985, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Ph.D., 1994, Pacific Western University.

Rucele Consigny, Professor
B.M., 1976, Chicago Musical College; B.S., 1964, M.S., 1965 Ph.D. 1969, Illinois Institute of Technology.

Architectural and Facilities Engineering

Nipha P. Kumar, Associate Professor, Interim Head
B. Arch., 1959, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; M.S., 1965, Iowa State University.

Hinton C. Jones, Jr., Associate Professor
B.S., 1967, Tennessee State University; M.Arch., 1970 Howard University; Arch.D., 1987, The University of Michigan.

Dwight D. Martin, Instructor
B.A., 1974, M.S., 1977, Southern Illinois University.

Michael Samuchin, Professor
B.Arch., 1969, University of Illinois; M.S., 1971, Ph.D., 1972, Northwestern University.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Farouk P. Mishu, P.E., Professor and Head
B.S., 1964, American Al-Hikma University, Iraq; Ph.D., 1974, Strathclyde University, Scotland.

Computer Science

Amiri Gamshad, Professor and Interim Head
B.S., 1961, University of Tehran (Iran); M.S., 1970, Iowa State University; Ph.D., 1975, University of Sussex (United Kingdom).

Wei Chen, Professor
B.S., 1982, Shanghai Marine Institute (China); M.S., 1991, Osaka University (Japan); Ph.D., 1994, Osaka University (Japan).

Ayoub Sarayloo, Associate Professor
B.S., 1973, Isfahan University (Iran); M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1982, Tennessee Technological University.

Ali S. Sekmen, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1995, ;M.Sc., 1997 Bilkent University (Turkey); Ph.D., 2000, Vanderbilt University.

Guifeng Shao, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1986, Wuhan University of Technology on Surveying and Mapping, M.E., 1991, Ph.D., 1995, Kyushu Institute of Technology(Japan).

Andrew J. Thomas, Jr., Instructor
B.S., 1973, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1985, Middle Tennessee State University.

Marsha R. Williams, Professor
B.S., 1969, Beloit College; M.S., 1971, University of Michigan; M.S., 1976, Ph.D., 1982, Vanderbilt University.

Fenghui Yao, Associate Professor
B.A., 1984, Dalian Maritime University(China); M.E., 1988, 1988, Ph.D., 1992, Kyushu Institute of Technology(Japan).

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Satinderpaul S. Devgan, P.E., Professor and Head
B.S., 1961, Guru Nanak Engineering College (India); M.S., 1965, Ph.D., 1970, Illinois Institute of Technology.

Carlotta A. Berry, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1992, Spellman College, B.S., 1993, Georgia Tech, M.S., 1996, Wayne State University
Ph.D., 2003, Vanderbilt University

Mohammad Bodruzzaman, Professor
B.S. (Hons) Physics, 1977, M.S., 1979, Jahangirnagar University(Bangladesh); M.S., 1984, Ph.D., 1990, Vanderbilt University.

Mohan J. Malkani, Professor and Associate Dean
B.S., 1953, M.S., 1955, M.S. University of Baroda (India); M.S. 1964, Mississippi State University; Ph.D., 1980, Vanderbilt University.

Liang Hong, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1994, M.S., 1997, Southeast University, Ph.D., 2002, University of Missouri- Columbia

Dhananjaya R. Marpaka, Associate Professor
B.S., 1976, M.S. Technology, 1979, Osmania University (India); M.S., 1986, Ph.D., 1990, Florida Institute of Technology.

Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Professor
B.S., 1979, University of Aleppo (Syria) ; M.S., 1986, Ph.D., 1991, Vanderbilt University.

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Hamid R. Hamidzadeh, Professor and Head
B.Sc., 1974, Arya Meher University (Iran) ; M.Sc., 1975; Ph.D., 1978, University of London.

Yvonne Y. Clark, P.E., Associate Professor
B.S., 1951, Howard University; M.S., 1972, Vanderbilt University.

Landon C. Onyebueke, Associate Professor
B.S., 1982, University of Ibadan (Nigeria) ; M.S., 1986, Ph.D., 1989, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine(France).

Decatur B. Rogers, P.E., Professor and Dean
B.S., 1967, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1969, M.S., 1971, Ph.D., 1975, Vanderbilt University.

Amir Shirkhodaie, Associate Professor
B.S., 1983, M.S., 1984, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., 1989, University of Cincinnati.

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Kathleen McEnerney, D.A., Professor, Dean

Marian Williams Patton, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Interim Assistant Dean

Cardio-Respiratory Care Sciences

Thomas John, R.R.T., Professor, Head
B.S., 1958, Kerala University; M.S., 1961, Gujarat University; Ph.D., 1970, Northeastern University

Steven Carey, R.R.T., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1983, M.S., 1997, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Dhiren Chatterji, R.R.T., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1975 Ravishanker University; M.S., 1992 Fort Hays State University

Bijoy John, Medical Director
M.D., 1993, Kilpauk Medical College, University of Madras India

Dental Hygiene

Marian Williams-Patton, R.D.H., Associate Professor, Head
B.S., 1962, Ed.M., 1977, Ed.D., 1990, Temple University

Carla Newbern, R.D.H., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1973, M.Ed., 1983, Tennessee State University

Rosalyn Word, R.D.H., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1980, M.P.A., 1981, Tennessee State University

Health Administration and Health Sciences

Rosemary Theriot, Professor, Head
B.S., 1980, M.S.P.H., 1982, Western Kentucky University; Ed.D., 1985, Indiana University

Larry R. Snyder, O.T.R., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1978, M.S., 1984, University of Wisconsin

Health Information Management

Elizabeth Kunnu, R.R.A., Assistant Professor, Head
B.S., 1978, Eastern Kentucky University; M.Ed., 1991, Ed.S., 2004 Tennessee State University

Carmen Fouche, RHIA., Instructor
B.S., 1996, Tennessee State University; M.A., 2002, Trevecca Nazarene University

Medical Technology

Theola Copeland, M.T., Assistant Professor, Interim Education Coordinator
B.S., 1971, Northeast Louisiana University; M.S., 1977, University of Kentucky

Wanda Burrell, M.T., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1972, Tennessee State University; M.S.P.H., 1981, Meharry Medical College

Kathleen McEnerney, D.A., Professor, Dean
B.S., 1970, M.S., 1976, Long Island University; D.A., 1989, The Catholic University of America

Occupational Therapy

Larry R. Snyder, O.T.R., Assistant Professor, Interim Head
B.S., 1978, M.S., 1984, University of Wisconsin

Patricia Gailey, O.T.R., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1979, M.S.O.T., 1998, Eastern Kentucky University

Debra Smart, O.T.R., Assistant Professor
B.S., 1990, Indiana University; M.S., 1996, Eastern Kentucky University; M.A., 2005, Trevecca

Speech Pathology and Audiology

Harold Mitchell, CCC/SLP, Professor, Head
B.S., 1962, South Carolina State College; M.S., 1964, University of Denver; Ph.D., 1972, Ohio State University

G. Pamela Burch-Sims, CCC/A, Associate Professor, Interim Head
B.S., 1977, Hampton University; M.A., 1978, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1993, Vanderbilt University

James Cantrell, CCC/SLP, Professor
A.B., 1973, Catawba College; M.A., 1975, M.A., 1977, Marshall University; Ph.D., 1986, Ohio University

Mary T. Fitzgerald, CCC/SLP, CCC/A, Associate Professor
B.A., 1968, M.S., 1969, Ph.D., 1985, Vanderbilt University

Iris Johnson, CCC/SLP, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1991, M.A., 1995, South Carolina State University; Ph.D., 1999, University of Memphis

Valeria Matlock, CCC/A, Assistant Professor
B.S, 1983, M.Ed., 1986, Ed.D., 2003, Tennessee State University

Tina Thompson Smith, CCC/SLP, Associate Professor
B.A., 1980, M.A., 1981, South Carolina State College; Ph.D., 1989, University of Illinois

SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

Constantine L. Fenderson, Ph.D., Professor, Interim Dean

Agricultural Sciences

Constantine L. Fenderson, Professor and Head
B.S., 1969, Tuskegee Institute; M.S., 1972, Ph.D., 1974, Michigan State University.

Sammy Comer, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1972, M.S., 1974, Tennessee State University.

Desh Duseja, Professor
B.S., 1961, M.S. 1963, Punjab Agr. University, Ludhiana, Pb, India; Ph.D., 1972, Utah State University.

William Hayslett, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1973, M.S. 1975, Tennessee State University.

Makonnen Lema, Associate Professor
B.S., 1977, M.S., 1980, Addis Ababa University; Ph.D., 1994, Oklahoma State University.

Surendra Singh, Professor
B.S., 1963, M.S., 1965, Agra University; Ph.D., 1972, Pennsylvania State University.

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Gearldean Johnson, Professor and Head
B.S., 1966, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1970, Ed.D., 1975, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

Sue Ballard de Ruiz, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, Western Kentucky; M.S., 1992, Virginia Tech.

Sandria Godwin, Professor
B.S., 1971, M.S., 1973, Ph.D., 1981, Kansas State University.

Margaret Machara, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1993, Virginia Tech; 1995, M.S., Auburn University; Ph.D.,2004, University of Kentucky

Ruth McDowell, Associate Professor
B.S., University of Maryland; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University.

Troy Wakefield, Jr., Professor
B.S., 1970, M.S., 1973, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1979, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

School of Nursing

Mary Ella Graham, Professor, Dean

Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Degree

Shirley M. Bass, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1987, University of New York; M.S.N., 1992, University of Tennessee Knoxville.

Bernardeen O. Fleming, Professor
B.S.N., 1959, Meharry Medical College; M.S.N., 1970, Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., 1990, Tennessee State University.

Mary Ann Helms, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1966, Oklahoma Baptist University; M.S.N., 1976, Medical College of Georgia.

Sandra F. Lea, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1988, William Carey College; M.S.N., 1993, University of Southern Mississippi.

Jacqueline C. Lewis, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1979, Coppin State College; M.S.N., 1983 Howard University.

Therese P. McLean, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1982, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; M.S.N., 1997, Tennessee State University.

Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Program

Barbara Buchanan-Covington, Professor
B.S.N., 1974, University of Tennessee at Memphis, M.S.N., 1984, University of Tennessee at Memphis; Ed.D., 1998, Tennessee State University.

Mary Ella Graham, Professor, Dean
B.S., 1974, Long Island University; M.Ed., 1975, Teachers College Columbia University; Ed.D., 1982, Teachers College Columbia University

Lorna Kendrick, Associate Professor
B.S.N., 1989, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, M.S.N., 1995, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, Ph.D., 2003, University of California at Los Angeles.

J. Gary Linn, Professor
B.A., 1968, Long Island University, M.A., 1972, University of Wisconsin; M.S., 1974, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ph.D. 1983, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Jane C. Norman, Professor
B.S., 1972, University of Tennessee Knoxville; M.S.N. 1976, Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., 1982, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Mary O. Pleas, Professor
B.S., 1966, Roosevelt University; M.Ed., 1969, University of Illinois; M.S.N., 1985, Meharry Medical College; Ed.D., 1989, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Antionette C. Rawls, Associate Professor
B.S.N., 1970, University of Tennessee Memphis, M.S.N., 1977, Vanderbilt University; Ed.D.
2000 Tennessee State University

Verla M. Vaughan, Professor
B.A., 1972, Tennessee State University; M.S.N., 1977 Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., 1995, Texas Woman’s University.

Betty L. Wilson, Assistant Professor
B.S.N., 1969, Tuskegee Institute, M.S., 1971, University of Michigan.

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, ADVISEMENT
AND ORIENTATION

Monetha R. Reaves, D.A., Associate Professor, Director

English

Victoria L. Batten, Instructor
B.A., 1990, Columbus College; M.A., 1994, Austin Peay State University.

Johnanna L. Grimes, Professor/Coordinator
B.A., 1969, Virginia State College; M.A., 1971, Ph.D, 1980, Northwestern University.

Jeffrey Thompson, Instructor
B.A., 1981, Trevecca Nazarene College; M.A., 1991, Tennessee State University.

Mathematics

Hayan M. Adi, Instructor
B.S., 1988, University of Mississippi; M.S., 1990, Tennessee State University.

Manuch Akbari, Assistant Professor/Coordinator
B.S.C., 1974, Tehran University; M.S.C./Diploma, M.Eng., 1978, UWIST; M.S.C., 1985, University of Memphis.

Shamsul Arefin, Instructor
B.S., 1986, Rust College; M.S., 1990, Tennessee State University.

Hanan Kuzat, Instructor
B.S., 1992, Khartoum University, M.S., 1997, Tennessee State University.

E. Jennell Sargent, Instructor
B.S., 1993, M.S., 1996, Tennessee State University.

Mohsen A. Shirani, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1984, M.S., 1986, University of Texas at Arlington.

Talavera, Isidoro (ABD), Assistant Professor
B.S., 1990, University of the State of New York; M.S.E., 1991, Harding University; M.A., 1993, University of Missouri; M.A., 1998, Vanderbilt University.

Denise E. Wynn, Instructor
B.S., 1982, Savannah State College; M.A., 1987, Tennessee Technological University.

Reading

Jane A. Asamani, Associate Professor/Coordinator
B.A., 1981, University of West Indies; M.A., 1986, Fisk University; Ed.S., 1993, Ed.D., 1995, Tennessee State University.

Carol Helton, Associate Professor
B.A., 1968, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt; M.Ed., 1973, University of Memphis; Ed.D., 1994, Tennessee State University.

Donna Thomas, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1981, M.Ed., 1995, Tennessee State University.

Instructional Staff

June D. Adams, Academic Advisor
B.S., 1980, M.V.T.E. 1992, Ed.S, 1995, Middle Tennessee
State University.

Denise C. Hulbert, Academic Advisor
B.S., 1978, M.S., 1982, Tennessee State University.

D. Lee McGahey, Advisement Center Coordinator/ Academic Advisor
B.S., 1996; M.S., 2000; ABD, 2004 Tennessee State University.

Lois Nixon, Teacher II, Writing Center
B.S., 1963, Jackson State University; M.Ed., 2000, Tennessee State University.

Thompson, Ann Teacher II, Reading Center
B.A., 1992, Tennessee State University; M.A., 2003, Austin Peay State University.

Michael J. Turner, Teacher II, Tutorial Computer Lab
B.S., 1992, M.A., 1994, Austin Peay State University.

Lesa Winfree Williams, Teacher II/Advisor
B.S. 1986, Tennessee State University.

AEROSPACE STUDIES

Albert Hill Jr., Colonel, USAF, Professor of Aerospace Studies
B.A., 1981, Southwest Texas State University; M.P.A., 1989, Troy State University

Erica L. Parks, Captain, USAF, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies
B.A., 1996, Alabama State University; M. Ed., 1999, William Carey College on the Coast

Todd Reynolds, Captain, USAF, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies
B.S., 1992, Florida State University; M.A., 2001, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Kevin J. Williams, Captain, USAF, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies
B.S., 1999, University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.M., 2003, Troy State University-Montgomery

Libraries/Media Centers

Ylldiz B. Binkley, Professor and Director, Libraries/Media Centers
B.S., 1966, University Ankara; M.L.S., 1971, George Peabody College; Ed. D., 1994, Tennessee State University.

Murle E. Kenerson, Associate Professor and Assistant Director, Libraries/Media Centers
B.S., 1970, Southern University; M.A., 1972, Colgate Rochester
Divinity School; M.L.S., 1980, University of Michigan; Ed.D., 1997, Tennessee State University.

Lynetta Alexander, Assistant Professor and Reference Librarian
B.S., 1973; Western Kentucky University; M.L.S., 1981, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Glenda Alvin, Assistant Professor and Head of Acquisitions
B.S. , 1974, Kent State University; M.S.L.S., 1976, Atlanta University; M.A., 1997, University of South Florida.

Mitchell Chamberlain, Instructor and Circulation/Information Access Librarian
B.S., 1974, Western Kentucky University; M, L.S., 1977, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Helen Chen, Professor and Coordinator, Avon Williams Campus Library
B.A., 1964, National Cheng Kung University; M.L.S., 1969, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ed.S., 1977, George Peabody College; Ph.D., 1978, Vanderbilt University.

Anita Etheridge, Assistant Professor and Government Documents Librarian B.S., 1983, David Lipscomb University; M.L.S., 1987, University of Tennessee.

Karen Gupton, Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Media Centers
B.S., 1969, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., 1981 Middle Tennessee State University.

Nancy Henthorne, Instructor and Reference Librarian
B.S., 1983, Austin Peay State University; M.L.S., 1998, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Sharon Hull, Assistant Professor and Special Collections Librarian
B.S., 1980, Tennessee State University; M.S.L.S., 1983, Atlanta University.

Fletcher Moon, Assistant Professor and Head Reference Librarian
B.A., 1976, Fisk University; M.L.S., 1979, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

James Paxman, Assistant Professor and Circulation Librarian
B.A., 1974, Christian Brothers University; M.L.S., 1984, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; M.A., 1993, Tennessee State University.

Annette Pitcher, Assistant Professor and Head, Circulation Department
B.S., 1967, Tennessee Technological University; M.L.S., 1971, George Peabody College

Joyce Radcliff, Assistant Professor and Serials Librarian
B. A., 1973 University of South Alabama
M.L.S., 1996, University of Alabama

Barbara Taylor, Assistant Professor and Head, Cataloging Department
B.S., 1971, Tennessee State University; M.L.S., 1976, George Peabody College.

Barbara VanHooser, Assistant Professor, Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian
B.S. 1977, Auburn University; M.S.L.S, 1986. Catholic University of America.

INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Research Faculty and Scientists

Stephen H. Kolison, Jr., Dean and Research Director
B.S., 1983, University of Liberia; M.S., 1986, Iowa State University; Ph.D., 1990, Iowa State University.

Nathaniel A. Adefope, Research Associate
B.S., 1977, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1979, Tennessee State University.

Anonya A. Akuley-Amenyenu, Research Associate
B.S., 1996, Tuskegee University; M.S., 1998, Tuskegee University.

Theophilus K. Amenyenu, Research Associate
B.S., 1994, University of Ghana, M.S., 1999, Tuskegee University

Nathaniel S. Appleton, Postdoctoral Research Associate
B.S., 1975, University of Liberia; M.S., 1981, University of the Philippines; Ph.D., 1999, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Ahmad N. Aziz, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1988, Barani Agricultural College; M.Phil, 1991, Quaid-e-Azam University; Ph.D., 1998, University of New Brunswick

Sarabjit M. Bhatti, Research Associate
B.S., 1977, Ranchi University, India; M.S., 1978, Ranchi University, India.

Richard Browning, Jr., Research Associate Professor
B.S., 1989, Prairie View A&M University; M.S., 1992, Texas A&M University; Ph.D., 1994, Texas A&M University.

Christopher J. Catanzaro, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1983, University of Missouri; M.S., 1986, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1992, North Carolina State University.

Carter Catlin, Jr., Associate Dean
B.S., 1971, Alabama A&M University; M.A.M.R.D., 1975, University of Florida; Ph.D., 1992, Michigan State University.

Fur-Chi Cheng, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, Chung Shan Medical and Dental College; M.S., 1994, University of Wisconsin – Stout; Ph.D., 1998, Auburn University

Sam O. Dennis, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1978, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., 1980, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1999, Alabama A&M University.

Desh Duseja, Professor
B.S., 1961, Punjab Agricultural University; M.S., 1963, Punjab Agricultural University; Ph.D., 1972, Utah State University

Emmanuel K. Dzantor, Research Associate Professor
B.S., 1974, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, M.S., 1978, University of Wisconsin, Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin

Enefiok P. Ekanem, Research Associate Professor
B.S.I.S.E., 1981, Ohio University; M.A., 1983, Ohio University; M.A., 1986, Ohio University; M.S., 1987, Ohio University; Ph.D., 1992, University of Minnesota.

Constantine L. Fenderson, Professor
B.S., 1969, Tuskegee Institute; M.S., 1972, Michigan State University; Ph.D., 1974, Michigan State University

Nick J. Gawel, Assistant Dean/Superintendent, Nursery Research Center
B.S., 1981, Michigan State University; M.S., 1984, Texas Tech University; Ph.D., 1989, Texas Tech University.

Sandria L. Godwin, Professor
Ph.D., 1981, Kansas State University; M.S., 1973, Kansas State University; B.S., 1971, Kansas State University

Robert E. Harrison, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1970, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute; M.S., 1972, Louisiana Tech University; Ph.D., 1975, University of Florida.

William Hayslett, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1973, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1975, Tennessee State University

Souleymane Kebe, Research Associate
B.S., 1989, New Mexico State University; M.S., 1994, Oklahoma State University

Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Postdoctoral Research Associate
B.S. 1992, University of Eastern Africa, Kenya; M.S. 1997 Tuskegee University,; Ph.D. 2003 Auburn University

Mackonnen Lema, Associate Professor
B.S., 1977, Haile Sellasie I University; M.S., 1980, Alemaya University;Ph.D., 1994, Oklahoma State University

Deborah E. Long, Research Associate
B.S., 1984, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1988, Tennessee State University.

Keri, Mario, Research Associate
B.S. 1981, Makerere University, Uganda; M.S.,1991 University of Manitoba; Ph.D. 2000 University of Manitoba

Margaret T. Mmbaga, Research Associate Professor
B.S., 1974, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; M.S., 1976, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin.

Frank Mrema, Postdoctoral Research Associate
BS, 1988, Sokoine University of Agriculture; MS 1993 ; Ph.D. 2001 Swedish University of Agriculture.

Safdar Muhammad, Research Associate Professor
B.S., 1989, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; M.S., 1992, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Ph.D., 1997, Mississippi State University.

Samuel N. Nahashon, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, Andrews University; M.S., 1990, Tuskegee University; Ph.D., 1994, Oregon State University

Emmanuel Nnodu, Associate Investigator
BS, 1965 University. of Nigeria; MS, 1977 Colorado State Un; Ph.D. 1980, Colorado State University. 

Samuel Ochieng, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1993, The Kenya Polytechnic, Nairobi, Kenya; Ph.D., 1997, University of Lund Sweden

Jason B. Oliver, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1990, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1999, Auburn University.

Roger J. Sauve, Research Associate Professor
B.S., 1969, University of Florida; M.S., 1969, University of Florida; Ph.D., 1978, University of Florida.

Ainong Shi, Postdoctoral Research Associate
B.S. 1983, Zhejiang University. China; MS 1986 Graduate School of CAAS, Bejing China; MS 2001, City University, Bellevue, WA. ;Ph.D. 1997, North Carolina State University.

Surendra P. Singh, Professor
B.S., 1963, Agra University; M.S., 1965, Agra University; Ph.D., 1972, Pennsylvania State University

Minsheng Wang, Postdoctoral Research Associate
BS, 1982, Nanjing Forestry University; MS, 1987, Chinese Academy of Forestry

Souping Zhou, Research Assistant Professor
B.S., 1985, Hebei Agricultural University, M.S., 1988, Shandong Agricultural University;Ph.D., 1998, Naijing Agricultural University

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM

Clyde E. Chesney, Administrator and Professor
B.S., 1972, North Carolina State University; M.S., 1974, North Carolina State University; Ph.D., 1980, Michigan State University

Fitzroy D. Bullock, Professor, Small Farms and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programs
B.S., 1973, Loma Linda University; M.S., 1975, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1980, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Leslie Speller-Henderson, Assistant Professor, Nutrition, Health, & Food Safety
B.S., 1985, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1996, Alabama A&M University

Thelma Sanders-Hunter, Associate Professor
B.S., 1974, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1980 Tennessee State University, Ed.D., 1989, Tennessee State University

Joshua Idassi, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1987, University of Kiril I Method; M.S., 1992, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Ph.D., 1996, Mississippi State University

Latif Lighari, Associate Administrator and Professor
B.S., 1969, Sindh Agricultural University; M.S., 1972, Sindh Agricultural University; Ph.D., 1979 University of Missouri

An H. Peischel, Assistant Professor, Goats and Small Ruminants
B.S., 1974, Southern Illinois University; M.S., 1975, Universidad Federal de Santa Maria; Ph.D., 1979 Kansas State University

Javiette V. Samuel, Assistant Professor, 4-H and Youth Development
B.S., 1996, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; M.S., 1999, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Ph.D., 2002, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Alvin E. Wade, Associate Professor, Community Resource & Economic Development
B.S., 1972, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1974, Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 1987 Tennessee State University

Richard Winston, Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Science
B.S., 1972, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1973 Tennessee State University