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Faculty and Staff

Sociology Program

All full-time faculty who are tenured or on the tenure track have earned the PhD degree.
Faculty are active in research, publications, professional associations, and community service.
The specialties and research interests of faculty crosscut national, international, and inter-continental boundaries.
Faculty have mentoring experience and extensive community contacts.

Karin Abel Assistant Professor PhD, Utah State University, 2015 212 F, Elliott Hall (615) 963-5553 kabel@tnstate.edu Curriculum Vitae
Lindsay Anderson Associate Professor PhD, Texas A&M University, 2011 212 D, Elliott Hall (615) 963-5558 lander40@tnstate.edu Curriculum Vitae
Roger W. Y. Klomegah Professor PhD, South Dakota State University, 1996 212 E, Elliott Hall (615) 963-1497 rklomega@tnstate.edu Curriculum Vitae
Ezell Lundy Full-Time Instructor MA, Harvard University, 2003 212 C, Elliott Hall (615) 963-5511 elundy@tnstate.edu Curriculum Vitae
Mahgoub Mahmoud Professor PhD, Brown University, 1983 212 G, Elliott Hall (615) 963-5511 mmahmoud@tnstate.edu Curriculum Vitae
Shakisia McKethan Administrative Assistant III 212, Elliott Hall (615) 963-5511 smckethan@tnstate.edu Professional Bio
Oscar Miller, Jr. Professor and Department Head PhD, Vanderbilt University, 1993 212 J, Elliott Hall (615) 963-5559 omiller@tnstate.edu Curriculum Vitae
Sharon Peters Full-Time Instructor PhD, Tennessee State University, 2008 211, Elliott Hall (615) 963-5511 speters@tnstate.edu Resume
Josie Scales Professor PhD, Howard University, 1989 212 B, Elliott Hall (615) 963-7770 jscales@tnstate.edu Curriculum Vitae
Ismail H. Yigit Assistant Professor PhD, Mississippi State University, 2020 211 A, Elliott Hall (615) 963-5557 iyigit@tnstate.edu Curriculum Vitae