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Psychological Sciences & Counseling

Faculty & Staff

Joshua Shive

Dr. Joshua Shive
Professor and Department Chair

Office:      Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room I403
Phone:     (615) 963-5160
Email:      jshive@tnstate.edu

 

 

 

 

 

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Joseph Burey assistant professor Joseph Burey, Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorPh.D., University of Minnesota
M.A., University of Minnesota
B.Sc, University of Windsor

Office:  Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room H413
Phone: (615) 963-5088
Email:  jburey1@tnstate.edu 

 

Lisa Del la Mothe assistant professor Lisa de la Mothe, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorPh.D., Vanderbilt University
M.A., Vanderbilt University
B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room I405

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Phone: (615) 963-7185
Email: ldelamot@tnstate.edu 

John Dossett assistant professor John Dossett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S., Ball State University
B.S., Ball State UniversityOffice: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room I406;

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Phone: (615) 963-1559
Email: jdossett@tnstate.edu

Richard P. Gavin Jr. Richard P. Garvin Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Trevecca Nazarene University
M.A., Fisk University
B.B.A., Philander Smith College

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room F412

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Phone: (615) 963-7799
Email: rgarvin@tnstate.edu

Marie Hammond Marie Hammond, Ph.D.
Professor

Ph.D., University of Missouri
M.Ed., University of Missouri
B.M.E., Olivet College

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room H410

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Phone: (615) 963-5191
Email: mhammond1@tnstate.edu 

Johar Omesh Omesh Johar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ph.D., Iowa State University
M.S., Iowa State University
B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room E406

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Phone: (615) 963-4951
Email: ojohar@tnstate.edu 

 

Esther Kynch Esther I. Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ph.D., Tennessee State University
M.S., Tennessee State University
B.S., Utica College of Syracuse University

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room K434;

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Phone: (615) 963-5152
Email: emendez@tnstate.edu

Raquel Martin Raquel Martin, Ph.D
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
M.S., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
M.S., Lipscomb University
B.S., Fisk University

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room F435

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Phone: (615) 963-5150
Email: rmarti42@tnstate.edu

Megan Morrison Megan Morrison, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
M.S., Southern Illinois University
B.S, B.A., University Of Southern Indiana

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room G402

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Phone: (615) 963-5153
Email: mmorri33@tnstate.edu

Robin Oatis-Ballew Robin Oatis-Ballew, Ph.D.
Professor

Ph.D., Howard University
M.S., Howard University
B.A., Fisk University

Office:  Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room I404

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Phone: (615) 963-1558
Email: roatisballew@tnstate.edu

Joan Popkin Joan Popkin, Ph.D.
Professor

Ph.D., University of Tennessee
M.S., University of Tennessee
B.S., University of Tennessee

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room F403

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Phone: (615) 963-1385
Email: jpopkin@tnstate.edu

Kimberly Pusey Kimberly Pusey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of South Alabama
M.A., University of South Alabama
B.A., University of South Florida

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room F401

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Phone: (615) 963-7096
Email: kpusey@tnstate.edu

 

Brooke Rappaport Brooke Rappaport, Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorPh.D., University of Georgia
M.S., Tulane University
B.S., Tulane University

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room F406

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Phone: (615) 963-1569
Email: brappapo@tnstate.edu

Lauren Rocha Lauren Rocha, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
M.Ed., Texas A&M University
B.S., The University of Texas at Brownsville

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room I402;

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Phone: (615) 963-5345
Email: lrocha2@tnstate.edu

Joshua Shive Joshua Shive, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim ChairPh.D. Purdue University
M.S., Purdue University
B.S., Truman State University

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room I403

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Phone: (615) 963-5160
Email: jshive@tnstate.edu

 

Thurman Webb Thurman Webb, Ed.D.
Associate Professor

Ed.D., Walden University
M.S., Tennessee State University
B.S., Tennessee State University

Office: Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site, Room G403

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Phone: (615) 963-1593
Email: twebb8@tnstate.edu