Faculty & Administrative Family

Karen Avant
Administrative Assistant

Carole de Casal, Ed.D.
Professor

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

Soala Dede, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor

B.S., 2004, M.Ed. 2010, Ed.D. 2017, Vanderbilt University 

Eleni Elder, Ed.D.
Professor 

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

Office: Clay Hall 108-B
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: AWC 349
Phone: (615) 963-7038
Email: jfinch@tnstate.edu

Kirmanj Gundi, Ed.D. 
Professor

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

Office: Clay Hall 104
Phone: (615) 963-2299  Email: kigundi@tnstate.edu 

Terrance McNeil, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor

B.S., 1994, Florida A&M University; M.Ed., 2011 Full Sail University; Ed.D., 2018, Florida A&M University 

Trinetia Respress, Ed.D.
Professor 

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

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: Clay Hall 209-D
Phone: (615) 963-7089
Email: evogel@tnstate.edu