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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Associate Professor of Health & Human Performance
B.S., M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington
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
Assistant Professor of Teaching & Learning
B.S., M.E., The University of Tennessee at Martin, Ed.D., The University of Memphis
B.S., M.S., Austin Peay State University
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
Minoa D. Uffelman (2005)
Professor of History
B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
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.
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
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.
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.
Professor of Computer Sciences
B.A., Zhejiang University; M.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., University of Louisville.
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