Department of History, Geography, and Political Science
Faculty

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
413 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)
Associate 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)
Associate Professor of History
Modern European History
413C Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5516
jdark@tnstate.edu

Crystal de Gregory (M.A., Vanderbilt University, 2005)
Instructor
American History
216 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5471
cdegreog@mytsu.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@mytstu.tnstate.edu

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

Milton Kennerly (Ed.S., Peabody College, 1977)
Instructor
American History
216 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5471
mkennerly@mytsu.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)
Professor of History
African-American History, State and Local History
320 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-7519
blovett@tnstate.edu

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@mytsu.tnstate.edu

Terry L. Miethe (Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1984)
Instructor
American History
216 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5471
tmiethe@mytsu.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

Uzoma Miller (M.A., Jackson State University, 1997)
Instructor
American History
216 Crouch Hall
(615) 963-5471
umiller@mytsu.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@mytsu.tnstate.edu

Brian Russell (Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 2004)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
American Politics
413E Crouch Hall
(615) 963-2529
brussell7@tnstate.edu

Erik Schmeller (Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1999)
Associate 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@mytsu.tnstate.edu

Learotha Williams (Ph.D., Florida State University, 2003)
Assistant Professor of History
Public History, African American History