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Below is a directory of TSU personnel organized by expertise and specialization. It is provided as a resource for media organizationsseeking expert information on various topics. The individual experts provided all information and have granted their permission to be contacted directly.
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TOPICAL GUIDE Business / Economics (finance, marketing , organizational culture) Education (textbooks, instructional design, leadership, psychology, multi-cultural, preparation) History / Culture / Literature (music/literature, preservation) Mass Communications & Media (journalism) Social Issues (children, family, drugs, criminal justice, welfare) Technology / Computer Science / Engineering Urban Planning (transportation, landscaping) |
Insect Pests
Karla Michele Addesso, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, (615) 963-5616
kaddesso@tnstate.edu
Plant stress-Pathogenicity Interactions, Molecular Screening, Molecular Genetics
Ahmad Aziz, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
(615) 963-1595
aaziz@tnstate.edu
Sustainable Design, Historic Preservation, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Sustainability
A. De Ruiz Ballard, M.S.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5623
aballard@tnstate.edu
Entomology, Wood-boring Insects, Japanese Beetles, Fire Ants Alicia Bray, Ph.D.
Research Associate
(615) 963-5160
abray@tnstate.edu
Biotechnology, crop rotation, legumes
Matthew Blair, Ph.D., Research assistant professor, (615) 963-7467
mblair@tnstate.edu
Physiology and Genetics in Beef Cattle and Meat Goats
Richard Browning, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5837
rbrowning@tnstate.edu
Weed Science, Integrated Pest Management, Sustainable Agriculture
Fitzroy Bullock, Ph.D.
Professor-Extension Svc Adm
(615) 963-5449
fbullock@tnstate.edu
Agricultural Economics
Carter Catlin, Ph.D.
Associate Dean-Research
(615) 963-5819
ccarter@tnstate.edu
Food Safety, Biosensors, Foodborne Pathogens, Microbial Contamination of Food
Fur-Chi Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5410
fchen1@tnstate.edu
Ornamental Horticulture
Arvazena Clardy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-4887
aclardy@tnstate.edu
Agricultural Economics, International Agriculture
Sammy Comer, M.S.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5820
scomer@tnstate.edu
Bio-fuel Crop Production, Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Chemistry
Jason de Koff, Ph.D.
Asst Pro-Agronomy/Soil Sci
(615) 963-4929
jdekoff@tnstate.edu
Water Quality, Soil Science
Samuel Dennis, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
(615) 963-5822
sdennis@tnstate.edu
Plant Pathology, Genetics of Plant-associated Bacteria; Soft Rot Pathogenesis
Charles Dumenyo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5634
cdumenyo@tnstate.edu
Soil Science, Environmental Science
Desh Duseja, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5439
dduseja@tnstate.edu
Bio-remediation, Phytoremediation
Emmanuel Dzantor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-2546
edzantor@tnstate.edu
Agribusiness, Rural Development
Enefiok Ekanem, Ph.D.
Research Professor
(615) 963-5823
eekanem@tnstate.edu
Nursery Crops, Plant Breeding
Nick Gawel, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean
(931) 668-3233
ngawel@tnstate.edu
Food Safety, Emergency Preparedness
Sandria Godwin, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5619
sgodwin@tnstate.edu
Caron Sequestration, Forestry, Geospatial Information Systems
Solomon Haile, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor-Extens Svc
(615) 963-5445
shalie@tnstate.edu
Cultural Practices on Horticultural Crops, Plant Science
William Hayslett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5438
whayslett@tnstate.edu
Food Safety, Microbial Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5437
akilonzotheng@tnstate.edu
Food Marketing, Food Economics
Lan Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
(615) 963-4935
lli@tnstate.edu
Agricultural Extension
Latif Lighari, Ph.D.
Associate Dean-Extension
(615) 963-1594
Lighari@tnstate.edu
Plant Pathology, Nursery Crops, Integrated Disease Management\
Margaret Mmbaga, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 931-815-5143
mmmbaga@tmstate.edu
Poultry Nutrition, Animal Biotechnology
Samuel Nahashon, Ph.D.
Research Professor/Agr
(615) 963-2575
snahashon@tnstate.edu
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Veronica Oates, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5625
voates@tnstate.edu
Entomology, Nursery Crops, imported fire ants, Japanese Beetles
Jason Oliver, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
(931) 668-3572
joliver@tnstate.edu
Animal Science, Goats, Plant Nutrition, Sustainable Organic Farming
An Peischel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5539
apieschel@tnstate.edu
Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Agronomy, International Agriculture, Fertilizer Management, Green House operation, Hydeoponics
Dharmalingar Pitchay, Ph.D.
Assoc Pro- Consumer Hort & Org
(615) 963-4890
dpitchay@tnstate.edu
Agriculture Student Achievement, Critical Thinking
Chandra Reddy, Ph.D.
Professor
Dean and Director of Research/Administrator of Extension
College of Agriculture, Human & Natural Sciences
(615) 963-7561
creddy@tnstate.edu
Agriculture Education, Critical Thinking, Extension Education
John Ricketts, Ph.D.
Assoc Professor-Extens Svc
(615) 963-7620
jricket1@tnstate.edu
Remote Sensing, Air Quality, Agricultural Meteorology, Plant Growth Modeling
Alvin Wade, M.S., M.ED
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5533
awade@tnstate.edu
Food Development and Health promotion
Ying Wu, Assistant Professor, (615) 963-5824
ywu@tnstate.edu
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Economics and Finance
Dharmendra Dhakal Ph.D. Professor (615) 963-7345
ddhakal@tnstate.edu
Management
Phyllis Flott, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-7123
pflott@tnstate.edu
Economic Impact Analysis
Soumen Ghosh, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-7172
sghosh@tnstate.edu
Human Resources
Carrie Hurst, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7341
churst@tnstate.edu
Quality Management
Joel Jolayemi, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-7134
jjolayemi@tnstate.edu
Leadership, Organizational Development
Tyrone Miller, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor-Extens Svc
(615) 963-1843
tmiller@tnstate.edu
Supply Chain Management
Festus Olorunniwo, Ph.D.
Department Head
(615) 963-7346
folorunniwo@tnstate.edu
Marketing
Ramaprasad Unni, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-7343
runni@tnstate.edu
Economics and Finance
Achintya Ray, Ph.D. Associate Professor (615) 963-7347
aray4@tnstate.edu
Consumer Behavior, E-commerce, Retailing and Consumer Information Processing
Roger Sauve, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5828
rsauve@tnstate.edu
Micro Loans
Abu Wahid, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-7149
awahid@tnstate.edu
Education, Teacher Prep
Kimberly King-Jupiter, Ph.D. Dean (615) 963-5451
kkingjup@tnstate.edu
Health Fitness, Sports Performance, Exercise Science
James Bass, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5609
jbass@tnsate.edu
Counseling with Children and Adolescents, Family Psychology, Issues Related to Men and Masculinity, Supervision and Training of Psychologists
James Campbell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5144
jcampbell21@tnstate.edu
Educational Technology, Cooperative Learning, Project based Learning
Charles Dickens, Ed.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5029
cdickens@tnstate.edu
Kurdish and Middle Eastern Issues, Educational Administration and Leadership
Kirmanj Gundi, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-2298
kgundi@tnstate.edu
Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Visual Literacy, Philosophy of Education
John Hunter, Ed.D.
Professor
(615) 963-7051
jmhunter@tnstate.edu
Elementary Education, Education Technology
Nicole Kendall, Ed.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5482
nkendall@tnstate.edu
Elementary Education, Pre-service Teachers, Math Education, Science Education, Professional Development for Teachers
Marcia Millet, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7622
mmillet@tnstate.edu
Special Education, Teen Sexuality Issues, Preparing Students for Praxis
Judith Presley, Ed.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5468
jpresley@tnstate.edu
Elementary-Teacher Education Methods
Mary A. Pangle, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-2126
mpangle@tnstate.edu
Education, Teacher preparation
Heraldo Richards, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Professor (615) 963-5620 hrichards@tnstate.edu
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History / Culture / Literature
Elizabethan Literature; Writing; Women’s Studies; Writing in the Disciplines, Rhetoric & Composition; Feminist Theory; Popular Culture; British Literature
Samantha Morgan-Curtis, Ph.D.
Associate Prof & WRITE Director
(615) 963-1536 Smorgan-curtis@tnstate.edu
Medieval European History, Manuscripts and Archives, Church History, French History and Culture, English History and Culture
Elizabeth Dachowski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5507 – edachowski@tnstate.edu
Germany and Modern Europe
Joel Dark, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5516
jdark@tnstate.edu
African and African American Literature, Women’s Literature
Rebecca Dixon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5728
rdixon@tnstate.edu
African History
Adebayo Oyebade, Ph.D., Professor (615) 963-5506
aoyebade@tnstate.edu
Early American History
Erik Schmeller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5510 - eschmeller@tnstate.edu
Public History, Historic Preservation, Civil War and Reconstruction, African-American History (Slavery, Emancipation, Civil Rights, and African-American Intellectual History)
Learotha Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5513
Lwilli22@tnstate.edu
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Agricultural Economics, International Agriculture
Sammy Comer, M.S.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5820
scomer@tnstate.edu
International Relations, International Security, International Political Economy
Daniel Gibran, Ph.D., Professor, (615) 963- 5650
dgibran@tnstate.edu
Kurdish and Middle Eastern Issues, Educational Administration and Leadership
Kirmanj Gundi, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-2298
kgundi@tnstate.edu
(Public Health) Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Immigrant Health, International Health
Mohamed Kanu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7326
mkanu@tnstate.edu
International Organizations, Nuclear Proliferation, Middle East Politics and History
John Miglietta, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5515
jmiglietta@tnstate.edu
Global Political Economy, International Relations
Kyle Murray, Ph.D., Professor (615) 963-1394
kmurra10@tnstate.edu
Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Agronomy, International Agriculture, Fertilizer Management, Green House operation, Hydeoponics
Dharmalingar Pitchay, Ph.D.
Assoc Pro- Consumer Hort & Org
(615) 963-4890
dpitchay@tnstate.edu
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Mass Communications & Media (Journalism)
Mass Communication, Radio/TV News, Sports Journalism
Terry Likes, Ph.D.
Department Head/Professor
(615) 963-5804
tlikes@tnstate.edu
Media Management, Media Programming, Media Production, Sports Media, Digital Media
Joe Richie, M.M.A.
Manager
(615) 963-1582
jrichie@tnstate.edu
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Bio-Mathematics
Dorjsuren Badamdorj, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5811 – dadamdo@tnstate.edu
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Disease Control, Health
Stephanie Bailey, Ph.D. Interim Dean and Director of Public Health Initiative (615) 963-5924
sbaile11@tnstte.edu
Geriatrics, Cardiopulmonary
Ronald Barredo, PT, DPT, Ed. D., GCS
Assistant Dean
(615) 963-5932
rbarredo@tnstate.edu
Behavioral Health Sciences, Maternal Child Health Revlon Briggs, M.S., DHA (ABD)
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7331
rbriggs@tnstate.edu
(Health and Human Sciences) Geriatrics, Health Education and Health Promotion, Child Health, Health Disparities
Elizabeth Brown, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7252
ebrown@tnstate.edu
Clinical Chemistry, Hematology/Coagulation, Medical Parasitology, Urinalysis/Body Fluids, and Immunology
Wanda Burrell, MT (ASCP) MSPH
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7334
wburrell@tnstate.edu
Community Health
Rita Fleming, M.S.
Asst Prof- Health Education
(615) 963-2135
rfleming@tnstate.edu
Musculoskeletal System, Spine and Hands
Kevin Lawrence, PT, DHS, OCS
Associate Professor
(615) 963-1388
klawren2@tnstate.edu
Speech and Language Development/Disorders, Preschool/School Age Populations
Iris Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-7030
ijohnson@tnstate.edu
(Public Health) Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Immigrant Health, International Health
Mohamed Kanu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7326
mkanu@tnstate.edu
Personal Health Records, Confidentiality of Patient Records
Elizabeth Kunnu, Ed.S., M.Ed., RHIA
Department Head
(615) 963-7430
ekunnu@tnstate.edu
Neuro-rehabilitation, Parkinson’s Disease
David Lehman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5946
dlehman@tnstate.edu
Board Certified and State Licensed in Occupational Therapy, Areas of Specialization: Hand Injuries, Pediatrics Farm Related Injuries
Stephen Penick, MSOT, OTR/L, CPAM
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5953
spenick@tnstate.edu
Health Promotion, Disease Prevention
Edilberto Raynes, MD, Ph.D. (ABD)
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-2190
eraynes@tnstate.edu
(Anthropology) Health Disparities, Cultural Competency, Cancer Prevention Among Women and Minorities
Elizabeth Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-7222
ewilli18@tnstate.edu
Geriatrics and Community Dentistry
Janice Williams, MS RDH, BSDH, MS
Assistance Professor
(615) 963-5839
jwilliams128@tnstate.edu
Issues Related to Nursing Education and Nursing Workforce Preparation
Kathy Martin, Ph.D.
Dean-School of Nursing
(615) 963-5251
kmatrtin@tnstate.edu
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Southern Music; Race Relations; Southern History
Michael Bertrand, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-1376 – mbertrand@tnstate.edu
Latin America, Cuba, Argentina, Guatemala, Caribbean, Religion in Latin America
Theron Corse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-7457
tcorse@tnstate.edu
Commercial Music, Music Industry
Mark Crawford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5210 – mcrawford@tnstate.edu
Distance Education in Music, Music Accreditation, Text book publishing
Robert Elliott, Ph.D.
Professor/Department Head
(615) 963-5347 relliott@tnstate.edu
Reginald McDonald, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5353
rmcdonald@tnstate.edu
Instrumental Performing Ensembles and Bands, Aristocrat Of Bands
Darryl Nettles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5358
dnettles@tnstate.edu
Vocal Music, Early Jazz
Music Education
Patricia Reeves, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7785
preaves@tnstate.edu
Classical Guitar
Richard Todd, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7753
rtodd@tnstate.edu
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Politics / Public Service / International Affairs
International Relations, International Security, International Political Economy
Daniel Gibran, Ph.D., Professor, (615) 963- 5650
dgibran@tnstate.edu
Kurdish and Middle Eastern Issues, Educational Administration and Leadership
Kirmanj Gundi, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-2298
kgundi@tnstate.edu
International Organizations, Nuclear Proliferation, Middle East Politics and History
John Miglietta, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5515
jmiglietta@tnstate.edu
Program Evaluation, Community needs Assessment, Employee Turnover, Employee Turnover, Organizational Culture and Effectiveness Oscar Miller, Ph.D. Dean of Arts & Sciences (615) 963-5559 - omiller@tnstate.edu
Global Political Economy, International Relations Kyle Murray, Ph.D., Professor (615) 963-1394
kmurra10@tnstate.edu
American National, State, and Local Politics
Brian Russell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-4930
brussell7@tnstate.edu
Civil and Criminal Law
Robert Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5032
rsmith@tnstate.edu
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Public Policy and Management
Michael Harris, Ph.D., Dean and Professor (615) 963-7201 mharris50@tnstate.edu
Non-Profit, Representative Bureaucracy; Diversity, Organization Theory, Public Budgeting
Joan Gibran, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7255
Jgibran01@tnstate.edu
Public Sector, Ethics in Public Administration
Ann Marie Rizzo, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-7250
arizzo@tnstate.edu
Research Methods & Qualitative Techniques, Organizational Theory & Behavior, Public Policy
Rodney Stanley, Ph.D.
Department Head
(615) 963-7249
rstanley@tnstate.edu>
Public Budgeting and Finance, Public Policy Analysis and Economics, Performance Management
Megan Streams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7112
mstreams@tnstate.edu
Social Issues (family, parenting, human development)
Men’s Issues, Men and Masculinity
Christopher Blazina, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5152
cblazina@tnstate.edu
Criminal Justice, Racial Disparities in Social Control Efforts, Sentencing as Related to War on Drugs
Debroah Burris-Kitchen, Ph.D.
Department Head
(615) 963-7648 –
dburris-kitchen@tnstate.edu
Child Welfare/Culturally Competent Public Child Welfare Practice
Delores Butler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7666
dbutler@tnstate.edu
Gerontology, Faith and Health
Barbara Canada, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-2294
bcanada@tnstate.edu
Community Health
Rita Fleming, M.S.
Asst Prof- Health Education
(615) 963-2135
rfleming@tnstate.edu
Work-Life Balance in Women, Women’s Issues, Multicultural Counseling
Robin Oatis-Ballew, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-1558 -roatisballes@tnstate.edu
Human Development, Parenting, Family Relationships
Margaret Machara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5628
mmachara@tnstate.edu
Family Life, Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
Javiette Samuel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7885
Jsamuel1@tnstate.edu
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Technology / Science / Engineering
STEM Education and Manufacturing in Tennessee S. Keith Hargrove, Ph.D.
Dean of Engineering
(615) 963-5399 -skhargrove@tnstate.edu
Environmental Modeling, Storm Surge Prediction
Muhammad Akbar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (615) 963-5393 makbar@tnstate.edu
Physics
Orville Bignall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5870
obignall@tnstate.edu
Geoffrey Burks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 277-1622
gburks@tnstate.edu
Astronomy
Astronomy
John Henry, Ph.D. Research Specialist, Center of Excellence, (615) 277-1616 ghenry@tnstate.edu
Engineering Design, Modeling and Simulation, and Optimization of System
Landon Onyebueke, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5425
lonyebueke@tnstate.edu
Computer Networking, Network Security, Machine Learning
Sachin Shetty, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, (615) 963-2160
sshetty@tnstate.edu
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Transportation
Deo Chimba, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5430
dchimba@tnstate.edu
Urban Planning and Land use Issues
David Padgett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5508 - dpadgett@tnstate.edu
Sustainable Community Planning, Landscape Architecture
Surendra Singh, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5829
sssingh@tnstate.edu
Community Planning, Environmental Planning and Design
George Smith, Ph.D. assistant professor (615) 963-1233,
gsmith6@tnstate.edu
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