Faculty Listing

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Najmul Abedin (1998)
Professor of Public Management
B.A., M.A., University of Dacca; Ph.D., University of Durham

Amirmasoud Agharebparast (2020)
Assistant Professor of Art & Design
B.S., Islamic Azad University; M.A., Art University of Isfahan; M.A., Pennsylvania State University

Isaac R. Aklamanu (2020)
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S.W., Eastern Washington University; Ph.D. Southern Illinois University

Tara Alvey (2011)
Assistant Professor of Educational Specialties
B.A., Thomas More College; M.Ed., Ph.D. Vanderbilt University

Ibukun Amusan (2020)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics & Statistics
B.S. University of Cape Town; M.S., Ph.D. Florida State University

Matthew Anderson (2018)
Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology
B.S. Austin Peay State University, M.S. University of Tennessee Space Institute

Amanuel Asfaw (2015)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Addis Ababa University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming

Robert Atkinson (2013)
Associate Professor of Languages and Literature
B.A., University of Southern California; M.A., Ph.D., Lehigh University

Adam Attwood (2019)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., M.A., M.Ed., Eastern Washington University; Ph.D., Washington State University

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Somaditya Banerjee (2017)
Assistant Professor of History and Philosophy
B.Sc., St. Xavier's College; M.Sc., University of Pune; M.S., University of Arkansas; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., The University of British Columbia

Laura Barnett (2020)
Assistant Professor of Educational Specialties
B.S., M.Ed., and Ed.S., Austin Peay State University, Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University

Zachary Barnes (2019)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University, M.A., Ball State University, Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University

Kevin Baron (2019)
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Management
B.A., MPA, Sonoma State University, M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida

Robert Baron (2012)
Associate Professor and Chair of Communication
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Lisa Barron (2011)
Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning and Coordinator of Clinical Teaching Experiences
B.M. Union University; M.M., Ed.S., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Tennessee State University

Carol J. Baskauf (1993)
Professor of Biology
B.A., Bluffton College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Talon Beeson (2016)
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance
B.F.A., Shenandoah University; M.F.A., DePaul University

Elaine Berg (2000)
Professor of Library Administration
B.A., Presbyterian College; M.A., University of South Carolina

Meghan Berindean (2017)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M, Pennsylvania State University, M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music, D.M., Florida State University

Neeta Bhasin (2014)
Assistant Professor of Languages and Literature
B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University

Md Al Masum Bhuiyan (2020)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics & Statistics
B.S., M.S., Univeristy of Dhaka; M.S., Ph.D. The University of Texas at El Paso

Leslie Binford (2020)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; M.S.N., Vanderbilt University; D.N.P., Belmont University

Jennis Biser (2013)
Associate Professor of Economics
B.S., West Virginia University; M.A., Ph.D., George Mason University

Amy Black (2015)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Tennessee State University

Jessica Blake (2019)
Assistant Professor of History and Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Smith College; Ph.D., University of California

John Blake (1994)
Professor of Engineering Technology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University, Professional Engineer

Kadi Bliss (2014)
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
A.A., Spoon River College; B.S., M.S., Western Illinois University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Bobette Bouton (2014)
Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., Olivet Nazarene University; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

James (Jamie) Bowen (2019)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., M.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., Arizona State University

Christopher Ross Bowron (2014)
Associate Professor of Library Administration
B.A., Warren Wilson College; M.L.S., University of South Carolina

Eric Branscome (2011)
Professor and Chair of Music
B.M., Stephen F. Austin State University; M.M., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of North Texas

Carrie Brennan (2001)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Hartwick College; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.

Beatrix Brockman (2011)
Associate Professor of Languages and Literature/German
B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Chad Brooks (2005)
Professor of Biology and Associate Provost of Research and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies
B.S., University of Tennessee-Martin; M.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Ellen Brown (2017)
Assistant Professor-Science Librarian
B.S., University of North Carolina, M.S.I.S., University of Tennessee

Pennye K. Brown (2005)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.B.A., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Strayer University; M.B.A., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ph.D., Northcentral University.

Tucker Brown (2007)
Professor and Dean of Behavioral and Health Sciences
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Benita Bruster (2007)
Professor of and Chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning
B.S., Cameron University of Lawton; M.Ed., North Texas State University; Ph.D., Texas Woman's University.

Spencer Buckner (1999)
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Karen Bullis (2015)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville; M.S., Columbia University; M.F.A., New York Film Academy

Audrey Bullock (2012)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Indiana State University; M.A., Ed.D., Austin Peay State University

Rachel Bush (2015)
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Morehead State University; M.F.A., University of Memphis

Kristen Butler (2018)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Indiana University; M.S., Western Kentucky University

Jonniann Butterfield (2010)
Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology
B. A., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

Thomas Buttery (2004)
Chair and Professor of Educational Specialties
B.A., Kean University; M.S., Ed.D., Indiana University.

Michele T. Butts (1993)
Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

John Byrd (1980)
Associate Professor of Engineering Technology
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Murray State University.

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Phyllis A. Camilleri (1994)
Professor of Geology
B.S., San Diego State University; M.S., Oregon State University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

Mercy Cannon (2007)
Professor and Chair of Languages and Literature
B.S., Toccoa Falls College; M.A., Radford University; Ph.D., The University of Tennessee

Tiffany Carter (2019)
Assistant Professor of Agriculture
B.A., Lincoln University; M.A., Ph.D., Kansas State University

Mollie Cashner (2014)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., Hanover College; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Tulane University

Timothy Catalano (2017)
Assistant Professor of Radiation Therapy
A.A.S., Erie Community College, B.S., Greensboro College, M.A., Duke University

Kakali Chakrabarti (2018)
Assistant Professor of Communications
M.A., University of Calcutta, Ph.D., Washington State University

Michael Chandler (2018)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Union University; M.M., University of Arkansas; M.A., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., University of North Texas

Prentice Chandler (2017)
Dean and Professor of Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education
Ph.D., University of Alabama. Ed.S., University of Alabama. M.A.Ed., University of North Alabama. B.S.Ed., University of North Alabama

Allen Chaparadza (2017)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Zimbabwe, Ph.D., Portland State University

Chin-Zue Chen (1985)
Professor of Engineering Technology
B.Ed., Taiwan Normal University; M.A., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., Iowa State University

Christina Chester-Fangman (2006) Professor of Library Administration
B.A., Austin Peay State University; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky

Pilsik Choi (2018)
Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing
B.A. Sungkyunkwan University; M.A. Michigan State University; Ph.D. University of Illinois

James Church (2016)
Associate Professor of Computer Science
M.S., Ph.D., The University of Mississippi

Susan Cockrell (2012)
Professor of Accounting
B.S., M.A.S., University of Alabama, Huntsville; Ph.D., University of Alabama

Nicholas Coleman (2012)
Associate Professor of Computer Science & Information Technology
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison

Kim Coggins (2016)
Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Counseling
B.S., Wofford College; M.A., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Wyoming

Paul Collins (2011)
Professor of Art
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.F.A., Yale University

Emily Hanna Crane (2008)
Professor of Music
B.M., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.M., D.M., Florida State University

Linda Crenshaw (1991)
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Notashia Crenshaw-Williams (2019)
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.S., Tennessee State University; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Trevecca Nazarene University

Charles Wallace Cross (1987)
Professor of History
B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Scott E. Culhane (2017)
Professor and Chair of Criminal Justice
B.A., B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; M.S., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso.

Kristy Cunningham (2020)
Assistant Professor of Library Science
B.A., M.B.A., Tennessee Technological University; M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Don Charles Dailey (1991)
Chair and Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Southern Indiana; Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine

Mary Dalton (2019)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
B.A., M.A., Georgian Court University; Ed.D., Montclair State University

Terry Damron (2019)
Assistant Professor of Management, Marketing, General Business
B.S., B.B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University

Linda Darnell (2010)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Austin Peay State University; OEC, Middle Tennessee State University

Rebecca Darrough (2015)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of Missouri; Teaching Certification, Austin Peay State University; M.S., Fontbonne University; Certificate K-12 Educational Leadership, University of Alaska; Ph.D., University of Missouri

Lesley Davidson (2006)

Instructor of Accounting
B.B.A., Austin Peay State University; M.Ac., Belmont University.

Jack Deibert (1998)
Professor of Geology and Chair of the Department of Geosciences
B.S., Sonoma State University; M.S., University of Nevada; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

Elif E. Demiral (2020)
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Finance, & Economics
B.S., London School of Economics & Political Science; MA., Ph.D. George Mason University

Jennifer Denk (2020)
Assistant Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Therapy
B.M., M.M., University of Miami

David Denton (1994)
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Administration
B.A., M.S., University of Tennessee - Chattanooga; Ph.D., University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Donna Dey (2012)
Instructor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., M.S., Austin Peay State University

Eugenii Donev (2020)
Assistant Professor of Physics, Engineering, & Astronomy
Ph.D., M.S., B.S., Vanderbilt University

Kallina Dunkle (2012)
Associate Professor of Geosciences and Associate Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison

Michael Dunn (2012)
Instructor of Communication
B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University

Leni A. Dyer (2001)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Kennasaw State University; M.F.A., University of Alabama

Dzavid Dzanic (2016)
Associate Professor of History and Philosophy
B.A., M.A., University of British Columbia; M.A. Ph.D., Harvard University

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Jessica Eckenrode(2017)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Jill Eichhorn (2000)
Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of Women's Studies
B.A., M.A., University of Montana; Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio

Joseph Elarde (2014)
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.A., Northeastern Illinois University; M.B.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., DePaul University

David Ellison (2016)
Assistant Professor of Communications
B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University

Debbie Ellison (2007)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Austin Peay State University.

Taylor Emery (2004)
Instructor of English
B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University; M.F.A., Murray State University.

Amanda Estep (2018)
Assistant Professor of Health & Human Performance
B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.S., Ph.D., George Mason University

Dwayne Estes (2007)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Sue Cloud Evans (1980)
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Administration
B.S., University of North Alabama; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Memphis.

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Kenneth Faber (2019)
Assistant Professor of History and Philosophy B.S., University of California; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

McLean Rachael Fahnestock (2016)
Associate Professor of Art and Design
B.F.A., Middle Tennessee State University; M.F.A., California State University Long Beach

Francisca Farrar (2006)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Ed.D., Vanderbilt University.

Korre D. Foster (2010)
Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities
B.A., Millikin University; B.M., Millikin University; M.M., University of Arizona; D.M.A, University of Miami

Lucinda Fowinkle (2014)
Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology
B.S., M.S., University of Memphis

Norman Fox (2015)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Transylvania University; M.A., University of Kentucky; Graduate Certificate in College Teaching and Learning, University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Daniel Frederick (1994)
Professor of Geology
B.S., Indiana University; M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., The University of Tennessee.

Kempa French (2005)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., University of Tennessee Center of Health Sciences; M.S.N., University of Tennessee-Memphis.

Christos Frentzos (2006)
Professor of History & Philosophy
B.A., M.A., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., University of Houston

Jessica Fripp (2017)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.Ed., Winthrop University, Ph.D., University of South Carolina

George M. Frogge (2014)
Associate Professor of Public Management and Criminal Justice
B.S., Belmont University; M.C.J., Middle Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Lipscomb University

Samuel S. Fung (1988)
Professor of Psychology
B.Th., Central Taiwan Theological College; B.A., M.A., Azusa Pacific University; D.Min., Western Evangelical Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.

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Christina Galben (2013)
Associate Professor of Agriculture
B.S., Austin Peay State University; D.V.M., Auburn University

Gina Garber (2004)
Professor of Library Administration
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., University of Tennessee

Florian Gargaillo (2018)
Assistant Professor of Language & Literature
B.A., M.A. Universite’ de Bourgogne, M.A, Ph.D. Boston University

Catherine Gatewood-Keim (2018)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., Sagina Valley State University, M.A., Central Michigan University, Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

Christopher M. Gentry (2008)
Professor of Geography
B.A., Indiana University Southeast; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana State University

Roxanne Gerbrandt (2008)
Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon

Eva Gibson (2019)
Assistant Professor of Psychological Science and Counseling
B.S., M.S., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Argosy University

Nancy J. Snyder Gibson (2004)
Associate Professor of Library Instruction
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.L.S., M.I.S., Indiana University

Madeline M. Giefer (2020)
Assistant Professor of Geosciences
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.S., University of Minnesota

C.M. Gienger (2011)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Central Washington University; M.S., Ph.D, University of Nevada, Reno

Amy Gillick (2016)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., CSU Long Beach; M.M., D.M.A., University of California

William K. Glunt (1992)
Professor of Mathematics
A.A., Henderson Community College; B.S., Indiana State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Moniqueka E. Gold (1999)
Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

Melissa Gomez (2011)
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance and Associate Dean of the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
B.S., Clemson University; M.S., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Treveca Nazarene University

Charles H. Gonzalez (2020)
Assistant Professor of Teaching & Learning
B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology; M.S.Ed., Niagara University; Ph.D., University of Buffalo, New York

Patrick Gosnell (2015)
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., Texas State University

Pamela J. Gray (2005)
Professor of Communication
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D. University of Kentucky

Anna Gregg (2007)
Professor of Political Science
B.S., Leningradski Public Agrarian University; M.P.A, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Barry Gresham (2011)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Western Kentucky University

Loretta Griffy (1991)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., The University of Memphis; Ed.S., Austin Peay State University, Ed.D., Tennessee State University

David Grimmett (1983)
Professor of Management
B.S.A.E., West Virginia University; M.B.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., P.E., St. Louis University

Virginia Griswold (2013)
Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University

David Guest (1992)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Manisha Gupte (2020)
Assistant Professor of Biology
M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington

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Catherine Haase (2019)
Assistant Professor Of Biology
B.S., Unity College; M.S., Suny College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Ph.D., University of Florida

Shirley Hagewood (1978)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.A.Ed., Austin Peay State University

Patricia Halbeck (1988)
Professor of Music
B.M., Northwestern University; M.Mu., University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill; D.M.A., University of Oklahoma

Matthew Hale (2018)
Assistant Professor of Communications
B.A., M.A., Western Kentucky University

Robert Halliman (1987)
Associate Professor of Management Technology
B.A.E., University of the State of New York - Regents College; M.A., Pepperdine University; Ed.D., University of South Carolina

Steven W. Hamilton (1987)
Professor of Biology and Director of the Center of Excellence for Field Biology
B.A., State University of New York-Geneseo; M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Clemson University

Amy Hamlin (2003)
Professor of Nursing
B.S., Carson Newman University; M.S.N., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Capella University

Gregory Hammond (2010)
Associate Professor of History and Philosophy
B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Erik Haroldson (2018)
Assistant Professor of Geosciences
B.S., University of Minnesota-Madison; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jennifer Harris (2016)
Assistant Professor of the Library
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky

Kevin R. Harris (2008)
Professor of Psychology
B S., University of Tennessee-Martin; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Brandon Di Paolo Harrison (2019)
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Finance, and Economics
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; B.B.A., Austin Peay State University; D.B.A., Creighton University

Osvaldo Di Paolo Harrison (2010)
Professor of Spanish
B.A., Austin Peay State University; B.S., School of Commerce, Rosario, Argentina; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Mir A. Hasan (2019)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.Sc., University of Dhaka; M.Sc., Ph.D., Florida State University

Jessica Hatz (2011)
Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Wyoming

Marcus Hayes (2007)
Professor of Dance and Chair of Theatre and Dance
B.A.,Beloit College; M.F.A., Mills College.

Andrew Hendrickson (2020)
Assistant Professor of Health & Human Performance B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.B.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Northcentral University

Mickey Hepner (2018)
Professor and Dean of the College of Business
B.B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Kristen Hershey (2010)
Professor of Nursing
B.S., East Carolina University, M.S., Tennessee State University, Ph.D., East Tennessee State University

Jeeyoun Kathy Lee Heuston (2004)
Professor of Communication
B.J.M.C., M.A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Leslie Hiatt (2012)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Freed-Hardeman University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Stephanie Hicks (2008)
Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., University of Southern Mississippi; M.H.R., University of Oklahoma; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Christina Hicks-Goldston (2009/2010)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.S., Texas Christian University; M.A., Emerson College; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi.

Shondell Hickson (2011)
Professor of Nursing and Lab Coordinator
B.S.N., Austin Peay State University; M.S.N., D.N.P., Murray State University

Terri Higdon (2018)
Assistant Professor of School of Nursing
B.S.N., Union University; M.S.N., Murray State University

Tatsushi Hirono (2010)
Professor of Social Work
B.A., Takasaki City University (Japan); M.A., Waseda University (Japan); M.S.W., Washington University; Ph.D., State University of New York

Brian J. Hock (2005)
Professor of Psychology
B.S., Lake Superior State University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University.

Bonnie Hodge (1993)
Student Success Specialist and Associate Professor
B.S., M.S.Ed., Troy State University.

Roman Holovchak (2013)
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., M.A., Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine; Ph.D., Institute for Physical Optics

Katherine Honea (2012)
Associate Professor of Language and Literature
B.S., M.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of Florida

Michael Hooper (2004)
Associate Professor of Library Administration
B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.S., University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Robyn W. Hulsart (2006)
Professor of Professional Studies
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Webster University; Ed.D., University of Nebraska

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Uma Janardana Iyer (2001)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., M.Phil., University of Kerala, India; Ph.D., India Institute of Technology, India.

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Eleanor Jator (2006)
Professor of Medical Technology
B.S., M.S., University of Ilorin, Nigeria; M.S., ASCP, Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Capella University

Samuel N. Jator (1998)
Chair and Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Ilorin, Nigeria

Porter F. Jennings (2019)
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., Sewanee: The University of the South; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia

Rebecca Blanton Johansen (2009)
Professor of Biology and Center of Excellence for Field Biology
B.S., M.S., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Tulane University

Barry R. Jones (2005)
Professor of Art and Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
B.F.A., Austin Peay State University; M.F.A., University of South Carolina

Matthew O. Jones (2005)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

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Matthew T. Kenney (2001)
Professor Political Science
B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., Ph.D., Tulane University.

Stephen Kershner (2018)
Assistant Professor of Languages and Literature
B.A., Denison University; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., State University of New York

Megan Kienzle (2019)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Iowa State University; M.A., Ph. D., University of Florida

Wansoo Kim (2019)
Assistant Professor of Art and Design
B.A., Seoul National University of Science and Technology; M.A., University of Nebraska

B. Alex King III (2000)
Professor of Physics and Chair of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy
B.S., Austin College; M.S., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

Nicholas Kirby (2014)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Barry Kitterman (1995)

Professor of English and University Osbudsman

A.B., University of California; M.F.A., University of Montana

Kelly Kleinhans (2020)
Associate Professor of Health & Human Performance
B.S., M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington

Nicole Knickmeyer (2004)
Chair and Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Counseling
B.A., University of Missouri; M.S., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Memphis.

Christophe Konkobo (2013)
Associate Professor of Languages and Literature
M.A., Ph.D., The University of Iowa

Andrew Kostakis (2019)
Assistant Professor of Languages and Literature
B.S., B.A., Binghamton University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University- Bloomington

Andriy Kovalskyy (2011)
Professor of Physics
Ph.D. Lviv State University, Ukraine

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Cheryl Lambert (2017)
Assistant Professor of Teaching & Learning
B.S., M.E., The University of Tennessee at Martin, Ed.D., The University of Memphis

Shelley Latchem (2015)

Assistant Professor of Allied Health Sciences
B.S., M.S., Austin Peay State University

Emily Lean (2020)
Professor and Director of Graduate Programs at College of Business
B.S.B.A., Union University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Amy Lebkeucher (2005)
Professor of Rad. Tech. and Chair of Allied Health Sciences
R.T., Vanderbilt School of Allied Health; B.S., College of St. Francis; M.S., University of St. Francis.

Jefferson G. Lebkuecher (1992)
Professor of Biology
A.S., Volunteer State Community College; B.S., M.S., Tennessee Technological University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Leong Lee (2011)
Chair and Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.S., M.S., National University of Ireland; M.S., University of Missouri-Rolla; Ph.D., Missouri University of Science & Technology

Timothy J. Leszczak (2010)
Professor of Health/ Human Performance and Associate Dean of College of Graduate Studies
B.A., Rowan University; M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

Lisa Lewis (2007)
Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Tennessee State University.

Jiang Li (2003)
Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.S., M.S., Bejing Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Samuel Ligo (2015)
Instructor of Mathematics & Statistics
B.S., West Point - New York; M.S., University of Missouri; M.E., University of Virginia

Alice Lin (2018)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.S., Zhejiang University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

William Longhurst (2013) Professor of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Charmaine Lowe (2008)
Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., University of Mississippi; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Marsha Lyle-Gonga (2010)
Professor of Political Science and Chair of Political Science and Public Management
B.A., Our Lady of the Lake University; M.S., Trinity University; Ph.D., Walden University

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Ying Ma (2013)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Nanjing University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Sharon C. Mabry (1970)
Professor of Music
B.Mu.Ed., Florida State University; M.Mu.Ed., D.M.A., George Peabody College

David Major (2004)
Professor of English
A.B., M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Ravi C. Manimaran (2019)
Associate Professor and Chair of Engineering Technology
B.S., Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers; M.S. Birla Institute of Technology; M.S., West Virginia University

Meagan K. Mann (2008)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Northern Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Champaign

Sergei Markov (2006)
Professor of Biology
M.S., Ph.D., Moscow State University.

Tomas M. Martinez (2020)
Instructor of Management, Marketing, & General Business
B.A., The University of Arizona

Christine Mathenge (2008)
Associate Professor of Geography
B.A., Moi University; M.A., Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Ph.D., Indiana University

Fred J. Matthews, Jr. (1983)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Baptist College of Charleston; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.

Marcy Maurer (1994)
Chair and Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., The Ohio State University; M.A., Miami University; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University.

Daniel Mayo (2016)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Fisk University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Victoria M. McCarthy (2008)
Chair and Professor of Management and Marketing
B.A., Georgia State University; M.P.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

John McConnell (2014)
Associate Professor of Educational Specialties
B.S., University of Tennessee-Knoxville; M.A.T., Ph.D., University of Memphis.

Cynthia H. McWilliams (2000)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Murray State University; M.A., Morehead State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

Karen A. McFarland Meisch (2007)
Professor of Biology and Interim Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
B.S., Ashland University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Daniel McKelvey (2020)
Assistant Professor of Psychological Science & Counseling
B.A., Sewanee: The University of the South; M.A., East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of South Alabama

Amye Melton (2018)
Assistant Professor of Management, Marketing, & General Business
B.S., Campbellsville University; M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University; D.B.A., Walden University

Cynthia Meyer (2019)
Assistant Professor of School of Nursing
B.S., M.S., Austin Peay State University

David Kirk Menser (1992)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Dan Meyer (2004)
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

Darren Michael (2007)
Professor of Theatre
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi

Mark A. Michael (1995)
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Houghton College; Ph.D., State University of New York- Albany

Gloria Miller (2013)
Associate Professor of Marketing, Management, and General Business
B.B.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Rodney Mills (2011)
Associate Professor of Agriculture
B.S., Union College; M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Grace Moodt (2008)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Troy University; D.N.P., Duquesne University

Greg Moore (2004)
Professor of Health
B.B.A., University of Iowa; M.B.A., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

Heather Moran (2020)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Austin Peay State University; M.S.N., Tennessee State University

Anthony Morris (2012)
Associate Professor and Chair of Art and Design
B.F.A., Bradley University; M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

Lori Morris (2018)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., M.A. Auburn University, M.A. Trevecca Nazarene University; Ed.D., East Tennessee State University

John Murray (2020)
Assistant Professor of Educational Specialties
B.A., M.Ed., The University of Virginia; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D. Auburn University

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Tracy Nichols (2011)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University.

John A. Nicholson, Jr. (2010)
Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.S., Purdue University; M.S., DePaul University; Ph.D., Utah State University

Paul Nicodemus (2004)
Professor of Psychology
A.A., Mount Vernon Nazarene University; B.S., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Texas Technology University.

Benselamonyuy Ntatin (2007)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Jos; M.S., University of Ilorin; DICTP, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Ph.D., Ruhr-University Bochum.

Dong Nyonna (2007)
Professor of Finance and Chair of Accounting, Finance, and Economics
B.S., The University of Sc.&Tech.; M.S., The Norwegian University of Sc.&Tech.; M.B.A., University of Texas Pan American; M.A., Ph.D., University of Mississippi

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Thomas O'Connor (2006)
Associate Professor of Public Management and Director of Global Security Studies
B.A., Knox College; M.A., University of Illinois; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Justin R. Oelgoetz (2008)
Professor of Physics
B.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Chinyere Ogbonna-McGruder (2003)
Professor of Public Management
B.S. Anambra State University of Technology; M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Tennessee State University

Patty Orr (2008)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S., University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

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Anuradha Pathiranage (2018)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S. University of Colombo; M.S., Ph. D. Middle Tennessee State University

Amanda Patrick (2018)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.S. University of West Indies; M.S., M.S., Ph.D. Southern Illinois University

Dennis Pearson (2007)
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

Patrick R. Perdew (1993)
Administrative Specialist and Associate Professor
B.S., M.S., Murray State University.

George Pesely (1990)
Professor of History
A.B., San Diego State University; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley.

John Phillips (2012)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University

Michael D. Phillips (1990)
Professor of Finance
A.A., Fresno City College; B.S., M.B.A., California State University at Fresno; D.B.A., Mississippi State University.

Emily Pica (2017)
Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences & Counseling
B.S., Mansfield University, M.S., The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Ph.D., Carleton University

Dale Pickard (2017)
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance
B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University, M.F.A., University of Virginia

Gilbert R. Pitts (2004)
Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Jerry D. Plummer (2000)
Professor of Economics
B.B.A., M.B.A., Tennessee State University; D.A. Middle Tennessee State University.

James Prescott (1996)
Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Auburn University; M.P.A., University of South Alabama; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University At Carbondale.

Jennie Preston-Sabin (1988)
Administrative Specialist and Associate Professor (Teaching and Learning / General Studies)
B.S., M.S.Ed., State University of New York - Oneonta.

Spencer Prewitt (2017)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., The University of Oklahoma, M.M., D.M.A., Bowling Green State University

Sherri K. Prosser (2019)
Assistant Professor of Educational Specialties
B.A.E., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Florida

Norbert Puszkar (2003)
Professor of German
Magister Artium, Freie Universitat Berlin; Ph.D., University of Southern California.

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David Rands (2012)
Associate Professor of History and Philosophy
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., Ritsumeikan University, Japan; Ph.D., University of Southern California

John A. Ray (2020)
Assistant Professor of Theater & Dance
B.M., M.M., Samfor University; D.M.A., The University of Alabama

Nell K. Rayburn (1988)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., David Lipscomb College; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

William Rayburn (1993)
Chair of Leadership and Organizational Administration and Professor of Leadership Studies
B.E., M.B.A., Vanderbilt University; D.B.A., Southern Illinois University.

Scott Raymond (2015)
Associate Professor of Art Animation
B.F.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.F.A., Academy of Art University

Robin B. Reed (2001)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S. Rhodes College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Evan M. Rehm (2019)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Penn State University; M.S., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Ph.D., Florida International University

William Renkl, Jr. (1989)
Professor of Art
B.F.A., Auburn University; M.F.A., University of South Carolina

Margaret Rennerfeldt (2011)
Professor Theatre & Dance
B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; M.A.T., Rockford College

Noel Rennerfeldt (2012)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.S., Wayne State University; M.A., Miami University, Ohio; M.F.A., Northern Illinois University

Evie W. Richner (2019)
Assistant Professor of Art and Design
B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Florida

Mary Eve Rice (2012)
Associate Professor of Nursing and Interim Director for the School of Nursing
B.S.N., Austin Peay State University; M.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook, D.N.P., Murray State University

Gregory S. Ridenour (1996)
Professor of Geography
B.S., M.S., Northeastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Texas A & M University

Misty Ring-Ramirez (2019)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.A., Texas Lutheran University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona

Amy Ritchart (2014)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.S., M.A., Bowling Green State University; M.F.A., Murray State University.

Tamara Michelle Robertson (2005)
Professor of Nursing
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S.N., Murray State University; D.N.P., Duquesne University.

Gail Robinson-Oturu (2005)
Professor of Music
B.M.Ed., M.M.Ed., Howard University; Ph.D., New York University.

Jordy Rocheleau (2001)
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.

D. Michelle Rogers (2009/2006)
Instructor of Biology
B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.S., University of Tennessee

Douglas R. Rose (2009)
Professor of Music
B.M.Ed., B.M., Memorial University; M.A., M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Tasha Ruffin (2014)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Jacksonville State University; M.S.N., University of Phoenix

Miguel R. Ruiz-Aviles (1996)
Professor of Spanish
B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Nebraska- Lincoln.

William Rupp (2010)
Professor of Management
B.A., Azusa Pacific University; M.B.A., University of Montana; Ph.D., University of Georgia

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Ramanjit K. Sahi (2007)
Professor of Mathematics
M.S., San Jose State University; Ph.D., The University of Texas.

Hassan Said (2003)
Professor of Accounting
M.B.A., College of Insurance of the Society of New York; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama.

Adel Salama (1990)
Professor of Electronics Technology/Engineering Technology
B.S., Alexandria University (Egypt); M.S., Cairo University; Professional Engineer; A.B.D. Vanderbilt University

Saeid Samadi-Dana (2019)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.S., The Kharazmi University of Tehran, M.S., Ph.D., The University of Tulsa

Adriane Sanders (2014)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis

Anthony Sanders (2012)
Associate Professor of Educational Specialties
B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., University of Louisville

James H. Sanders (1985)
Enhanced Lab Facilitator and Assistant Professor
B.S., M.A.Ed., Austin Peay State University.

Perry Scanlan (2006)
Professor of Medical Technology
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago.

Sarah Lundin-Schiller (1993)
Professor of Biology
B.A., The University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of California, School of Medicine.

Marcia M. Schilling (2018)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Austin Peay State University University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

John P. Schnettler (2010)
Associate Professor of Music and Director of Athletic Bands
B.M., University of Central Florida; M.A., University of South Florida; M.M., University of South Florida

Laura Schultz (2014)
Instructor of Languages and Literature
B.A., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; M.A., University of Wisconsin

Timothy Self (2020)
Assistant Professor of Leadership & Organizational Leadership- Hospitality Adminstration
B.S., California State University; M.S., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Purdue University

Jane Semler (2009/2010)
Professor of Medical Technology
B.S., Northern Illinois University; M.S., University of Georgia, Athens

Sumen Sen (2015)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., R K Mission Vidyamandir; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology; M.S., University of Cential Florida

Bettina Shank (2015)
Associate Professor of Nursing
M.S., Austin Peay State University

Daniel P. Shea (2008)
Professor of Literature
B.S., Frostburg State University; M.A., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Oregon

Yingtao Shen (2013)
Associate Professor of Management, Marketing , and General Business
B.S., M.S., Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Ph.D., University of Alberta

Omie Shepherd (1997)
Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., M.S., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Donna Short (2019)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.S., McKendree University; M.S., Ed.D., Walden University

Phillip Short (2016)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.S., David Lipscomb University; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Kristen Sienkiewicz (2014)
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., Boston University

Marisa Sikes (2014)
Assistant Professor of Languages and Literature
B.A., M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Ann L. Silverberg (1994)
Professor of Music
B.M., Ithaca College; M.M., Indiana University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Isaac Sitienei (2017)
Assistant Professor of Agriculture
B.S., Egerton University, M.Ed., Texas State University, M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University

J. Allyn Smith (2006)
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology

Tamara Smithers (2012)
Professor of Art
B.A., College of Charleston; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Temple University

Ellen Smyth (2009/05-07)
Instructor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Tennessee Technological University

David R. Snyder (2003)
Professor of History
B.S., M.A., Indiana University-Bloomington; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Jennifer L. Snyder (2005)
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., M.A.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Karen Sorenson (1987)
Professor of French
B.A., Beloit College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Andrea Spofford (2013)
Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Languages and Literature
B.A., Colorado State University; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi

David Steele (2003)
Professor of Sociology
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Tennessee.

Gregg M. Steinberg (1996)
Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., University of California - Santa Barbara; M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Florida.

John Steinberg (2013)
Professor of History
B.A., M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

David Eugene Steinquest (1985)
Professor of Music
B.M.E., Northeast Louisiana; M.M., University of Michigan.

Gary Stewart (2006)
Professor of Educational Specialties and Associate Dean of the Ericksson College of Education
B.A., M.A., Ed.S., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University.

Donald Sudbrink (2006)
Chair and Professor of Agriculture
B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Auburn University.

Lisa Sullivan (2007)
Chair and Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Cameron M. Sutt (2008)
Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History and Philosophy
B.S., M.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Cambridge

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Kevin S. Tanner (2008)
Associate Professor of History
B.A., University of Rochester; M.S, Murray State University; M.S., Ph.D, Binghamton University

Cindy L. Taylor (1992)
Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.

Jennifer Thayer (2016)
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Finance, and Economics
B.S., Austin Peay State University; J.D., Cumberland School of Law at Samford University

Amy Thompson (2012)
Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology
B.S., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Antonio S. Thompson (2008)
Professor of History
B.A., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

James Thompson (2020)
Assistant Professor of Educational Specialties
B.S., The University of South Carolina; M.A., M.B.A., Webster University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi

Jeffrey Thompson (2013)
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Social Work
B.A., Mid Continent University; M.S.W., Alabama A&M University; D.Min., The Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Jennifer Thompson (2009/2008)
Associate Professor of Allied Health
B.S., M.S.M., Austin Peay State University

Amy Tondreau (2018)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., Boston College; M.Ed., Rhode Island College; Ed.D., Colombia University

Stephen A. Truhon (2005)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Tyler Turner (2009/2010)
Instructor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Memphis; M.S., University of Memphis

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Minoa D. Uffelman (2005)
Professor of History
B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.

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Patrick Vincent (2016)
Associate Professor of Art and Design
B.A., B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Arizona State University

Jackie Vogel (2004)
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Carson Newman College; M.S., Ed.D., University of Tennessee.

John X. Volker (1999)
Professor of Management
B.S., M.B.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., Walden University.

David M. von Palko (1983)
Professor of Mass Communication
B.S., Arizona State University; M.A., Northern Arizona University; J.D., Nashville School of Law.

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Mickey Wadia (1993)
Professor of English
B.A., The University of Calcutta; M.A., Jadavpur University; Ph.D., University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Mohammed Waheeduzzaman (1992)
Professor of Public Management
B.A., M.A., University of Dhaka; M.A., Villanova University; Ph.D., Kent State University.

Lateesa Lanea Ayo Walker (2020)
Assistant Professor of Theater & Dance
B.A., San Diego State University; M.A., NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development; Ph.D., University of California

David Walker (2018)
Assistant Professor of Art & Design
B.A., Tennessee State University; M.F.A., The University of Memphis

Ling Wang (2014)
Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., Shandong University; M.A., Shandong University of Finance; M.A.Ed., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University

Tianyang Wang (2018)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.S., M.S., Jilin Univesity; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Sarai Ward (2020)
Assistant Professor of Health & Human Performance
B.S., Florida State University; M.S., Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

William Ward (2016)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Delaware; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Robert Waugh (2014)
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Capital University; M.M., University of Oklahoma

Dixie Webb (1992)
Professor of Art
B.G.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas

Joseph E. Weber (2007)
Director of Library Services and Associate Professor of Library Administration
B.S., M.A., Central Michigan University; M.S., University of Kentucky

Charles Weigandt (2018)
Assistant Professor/Program Director & Chief Helicopter Pilot, Aviation Science - Department of Engineering Technology. M.A., Austin Peay State University

Timothy Wesley (2014)
Associate Professor of History and Philosophy
B.S., M.A., Tennessee Technological University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Colleen White (2013)
Senior Instructor of Biology
B.A., M.S., Austin Peay State University

Danielle White (1977)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., The University of Evansville

Paula White (2020)
Assistant Professor of Languages & Literature
B.A., M.A., Jackson State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Sarah G. Whiteford (2019)
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
B.S., B.A., Lambuth University; M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., The University of Tennessee

Charla White-Major (2007)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Jeffrey Williams (2014)
Associate Professor of Music
B.A., Muhlenberg College; M.M., Peabody Conservatory; D.M.A., University of Miami

Jesse Williams (2020)
Assistant Professor of Languages & Literature B.A., East Tennessee State University; M.A., M.F.A., Hoolins University; Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University

Andrew T. Wilson (1998)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Murray State University; M.S., University of Tulsa; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

Debra Rose Wilson (2017)
Professor of Nursing and RN/BSN Program Coordinator
B.A., B.S.N., Lakehead University; M.S.N., Tennessee State University; Ph.D., Walden University

Timothy F. Winters (1997)
Professor of Classics and Director of Honors and President's Emerging Leaders Program (PELP)
B.A., The University of Arizona; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University

Stefan Woltmann (2013)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., SUNY; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Tulane University

Gregory Wolynec (2003)
Professor of Music and Director of Bands
B.M., SUNY Potsdam/Crane School of Music; M.M., D.M.A., Michigan State University.

Lisa R. Wolynec (1987)
Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., University of Illinois; D.M.A., Louisiana State University

Jeffrey Neal Wood (1984)
Professor of Music
B.Mus., Oberlin College Conservatory of Music; M.A., M.Mus., Ph.D., State University of New York-Stony Brook.

Nicole Wood (2017)
Assistant Professor of Library
B.A., Trevecca Nazarane Univerity; M.S.I.S., The University of Tennessee.

Charles B. Woods (1992)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., B.S., University of Wyoming; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

Kathryn Woods (2014)
Associate Professor of Professional Studies
B.B.A., Freed-Hardeman University; M.B.A., Lipscomb University; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene University

Nanci S. Woods (1992)
Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida

Shani Woods (2018)
Assistant Professor of Social Work
B.A., Tougaloo College; M.A., Clark Atlanta University; M.S., and Ph.D. University of Alabama

Kebede Wordofa (2011)
Associate Professor of Library Systems
B.S., M.Sc., Addis Abab University, Ethiopia

Amy M. Wright (2007)
Professor of English
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Denver

Christopher Wright (2014)
Associate Professor of Public Management and Criminal Justice
B.A., Southern Utah University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California

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Bing Xiao (2016)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., Beijing Institute of Technology; M.A., Peking University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Pei Xiong-Skiba (1993)
Professor of Physics
B.S., Fudan University (China); M.S., Southeastern Massachusetts University; Ph.D., Wesleyan University.

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Jennifer Yantz (2014)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University

Stanley Yates (1994)
Professor of Music
G.D.M., Sandown College of Performing Arts (England); M.M., University of Liverpool; D.M.A., University of North Texas.

Harold Young (1994)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Dallas; M.S. National Louis University; J.D., Norman Manley Law School; LL.B, The University of the West Indies; Ph.D., Georgia State University.

Yingbing Yu (2007)
Professor of Computer Sciences
B.A., Zhejiang University; M.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., University of Louisville.

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Alex Chengxian Zhang (2020)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.V.M., Huazhong Agricultural University; M.S., Ph.D., South Dakota State University

Xin Zhang (2008)
Associate Professor of Management
B.S., M.S., Central South University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Yunying Zhang (2010)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., Xi’an Foreign Languages University; M.A., Washington State University; Ph.D., Washington State University

Gregory R. Zieren (1991)
Professor of History
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., University of London; Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Joanna Zimmerle (2017)
Assistant Professor of Education Specialties
B.A., Tennessee State University; M.A.Ed., Austin Peay State University; Ed.S. and Ed.D., Union University.

Updated: Oct. 2020