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