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Department of History, Political Science, Geography and Africana Studies
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561
Phone: (615) 963-5471
Fax: (615) 963-5497

 

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FACULTY LISTING

Trena Armstrong (M.A., University of Louisville, 2012)
Instructor
Africana Studies
210 Elliott Hall
(615) 963-5561
tarmstrong4@tnstate.edu

James Baxter (Ed.D., Tennessee State University, 1990)
Instructor
American History
420 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5471
jbaxter@tnstate.edu

Gashawbeza Bekele (Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2007)
Assistant Professor of Geography
Social Geography, Geographic Informations Systems
413B Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5499
gbekele@tnstate.edu

Michael Bertrand (Ph.D., University of Memphis, 1995)
Associate Professor of History
Twentieth-Century U.S. History
220 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-1376
mbertrand@tnstate.edu

Julian Blackshear (J.D., University of Tennessee, 1970)
Assistant Professor
American Politics and Law
216 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5471
jblackshear@tnstate.edu

Pamela Bobo (M.Ed., Tennessee State University, 1998)
Instructor
Tennessee History
420 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-2573
pbobo@tnstate.edu

Sheri Browne (Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2002)
Associate Professor of History
Nineteenth-Century U.S. History
220 Crouch Hall (615) 963-5505
sbrowne@tnstate.edu

Theron Corse (Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1995)
Associate Professor of History
Latin American History
220 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-7457
tcorse@tnstate.edu

Elizabeth Dachowski (Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1995)
Professor of History
Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern European, and World History
413D Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5507
edachowski@tnstate.edu

Joel Dark (Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1998)
Professor of History
Modern European History
413C Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5516
jdark@tnstate.edu

Crystal de Gregory (Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2011)
Instructor
American History
216 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-7554
cdegreog@tnstate.edu

Daniel Gibran (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1990)
Professor of Political Science
International Relations Theory, International Security, International Political Economy
209 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5650
dgibran@tnstate.edu

James Haney (Ph.D., Kent State University, 1971)
Associate Professor of History
African-American History
215 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5514
jhaney@tnstate.edu

Ronald Hardy (M.A., Middle Tennessee State University, 1991)
Instructor
American History
216 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5471
rhardy@tnstate.edu

Daniel Herring (M.A., University of Tennessee, 1975)
Instructor
American History
216 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5471
dherring@tnstate.edu

Hoyt King (Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1976)
Associate Professor of Political Science
Public Administration, State and Local Government
210A Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5502
hking@tnstate.edu

Bobby L. Lovett (Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1978) Retired
Professor of History
African-American History, State and Local History

Elizabeth McClain (M.S., Tennessee State University, 1971)
Assistant Professor of History
African-American History, Civil Rights
208 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5503
emcclain@tnstate.edu

Gloria McKissack (M.A., Tennessee State University, 1985)
Instructor
American History
420 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-2139
gmckissack@tnstate.edu

John Miglietta (Ph.D., New York University, 1995)
Professor of Political Science
International Politics, Middle East
211 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5515
jmiglietta@tnstate.edu

Mayibuye Monanabela (Ph.D., University of Utah, 1972)
Professor of Africana Studies
201B Elliott Hall
(615) 963-5587
mmonanabela@tnstate.edu

Kyle Murray (Ph.D., University of Limerick-Ireland, 2011)
Instructor
Global Political Economy, International Relations Theory and History
209A Crouch Hall
(615) 963-1394
kmurra10@tnstate.edu

Adebayo Oyebade (Ph.D., Temple University, 1995)
Professor of History
African History
209 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5506
aoyebade@tnstate.edu

David Padgett (Ph.D., University of Florida, 2001)
Associate Professor of Geography
Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Justice
213 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5508
dpadgett@tnstate.edu

Jyotsna Paruchuri (Ph.D., Agra University, 1982)
Professor of Political Science
Political Philosophy, Comparative Government
211 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5509
jparuchuri@tnstate.edu

Robert Evins Pickard (M.P.A., George Washington University, 1989; M.A., Eastern Michigan University, 1978)
Instructor
American History
420 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5471
rpickard@tnstate.edu

Brian Russell (Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 2004)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
American Politics
413E Crouch Hall
(615) 963-4930
brussell7@tnstate.edu

Erik Schmeller (Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1999)
Department Head
Professor of History
Early American History, British History
210B Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5510
eschmeller@tnstate.edu

Griff Watson (D.A., Middle Tennessee State University, 1985)
Instructor
American History
420 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5471
gwatson@tnstate.edu

Learotha Williams, Jr. (Ph.D., Florida State University, 2003)
Assistant Professor of History
Public History, African American History
413A Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5513
lwilli22@tnstate.edu

Rico X (M.P.P., University of Michigan, 2002)
Instructor
Africana Studies
201 Elliott Hall
(615) 963-5561
rico.x@tnstate.edu

Wosene Yefru (Ph.D., Howard University, 1983)
Professor of Africana Studies
201C Elliott Hall
(615) 963-7462
wyefru@tnstate.edu