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Trinetia Respress, Ed.D.
Interim Department Chair, Professor 

B.B.A., 1989, University of West Georgia; M.A., 1994,
Tennessee Technological University; Ed.D., 1997, 
East Tennessee State University.

Office: 103 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5450
Email: trespress@tnstate.edu

Carole de Casal, Ed.D.
Professor

B.A., 1971, M.Ed. 1978, Ed.D. 1980, University of Utah 
MBA, 2007, Novus University

Office: Avon Williams Campus
Phone: (615) 963-
Email: cdecasal@tnstate.edu

Denise Dunbar, Ed.D.
Professor

B.S., 1974, Northern Illinois University; M. Ed., 1983,
George Peabody College at Vanderbilt University;
Ed.D., 1989, George Peabody Collegeat Vanderbilt University

Office: 104 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5128
Email: ddunbar@tnstate.edu

Eleni Elder, Ed.D.
AssociateProfessor 

B.A., 1985, University of Mary Washington; M.Ed.,
1998,
Virginia Commonwealth University; Ed.D., 2002, Florida
Atlantic University

Office: A404 Avon Williams Campus
Phone: (615) 963-7296
Email: ecoukos@tnstate.edu

Janet Finch, Ph.D
Professor

B.S., 1972, M.A., 1978, Tennessee State University;
Ph.D.,1985, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt
University

  Celebrating 25 years of Service

Office: L401 Avon Williams Campus
Phone: (615) 963-7038
Email: jfinch@tnstate.edu

Micheal Freeman
Assistant Professor

B.GS., 1980, The University of Iowa; M.A., 1983, The
University of Iowa; Ph.D., Unversity of Maryland-College
Park 

Office: 108A Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-2111
Email: mafreeman@tnstate.edu

Kirmanji Gundi, Ed.D.
Professor 

B.S., 1986, Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 1994,
Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1998, 
Tennessee State University.

Office: 108 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-2298
Email: kigundi2@tnstate.edu

Mrs. Tracey Harris
Administrative Assistant III 

A.S., 1994, Nashville State Technical Community College;
B.S., 2002, Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 2008, 
Tennessee State University; Ed.S., 2011, Tennessee State
University 

Office: 103 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5450
Email: tsmith10@tnstate.edu

Karen Stevens, Ed.D.
Professor

B.A., 1977, Belmont College; M.Ed., 1988, Belmont
College; Ed.D., 1997, Vanderbilt University

  Celebrating 15 years of Service

Office: 108C Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5448
Email: kstevens@tnstate.edu

Eric Vogel, Ph.D.
Professor 

B.A., 1971, Louisiana State University at New Orleans; M.Ed., 
1974, University of New Orleans; Ph.D., 1983,
Florida State University

Office: A403 Avon Williams Campus
Phone: (615) 963-7089
Email: evogel@tnstate.edu