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2015-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Liberal Arts



Gloria C. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor, Dean
Joel Dark, Ph.D., Professor, Associate Dean

Art

Carlyle Johnson, M.F.A., Department Chair

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Brandon Donahue, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2000, Tennessee State University; M.F.A., 2013, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Samuel Dunson, Associate Professor
M.F.A., 2000, Savannah College of Art and Design; B.S., 1992, Tennessee State University.

Cynthia Gadsden, Instructor
B.A., 1983, Talladega College; M.B.A., 1987, Tennessee State University; B.S., 2006, Tennessee State University; M.A., 2008, Ohio University

Xingkui Guo, Professor
B.F.A., 1992, Nanjing University (China); M.F.A., 2003, University of Cincinnati.

Carlyle Johnson, Professor and Department Chair
B.F.A., 1975, M.F.A., 1977, The Ohio State University.

Michael McBride, Instructor
B.S., 1980, Tennessee State University; M.S., 1993, Illinois State University

Jane A. McKinney, Associate Professor
B.A., 1974, Scarritt College; M.A., 1977, George Peabody College for Teachers; M.F.A., 1993, Memphis College of Art.

Kaleena Sales, Assistant Professor
B.S., Tennessee State University; M.S., 2006, Virginia Commonwealth; M.F.A., 2014, Savannah College of Art and Design

Communications

Terry Likes, Ph.D., Department Chair

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Shaunte Caraballo,
B.A., 2004, California Baptist University; M.F.A., 2007,California State University, Long Beach

Morgan Ginther, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2003; M.A. 2006, Iowa State University; Ph.D., 2001, Memphis State University

Patrick E. Idoye, Professor
B.A., 1974, University of Ibadan (Nigeria); M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1981, Florida State University

Coreen Jackson, Associate Professor
B.A., 1984, William Jewel College; M.S., 1987, Brooklyn University; Ph.D. 1991, Howard University

Kimberly Johnson, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1997, Northwestern University; M.Div., 2003, McCormick Theological Seminary; Ph.D., 2011, University of Memphis

Lawrence James, Professor
B.S., 1971, South Carolina State College; M.A., 1972, Texas Technological University; Ph.D., 1976, Wayne State University

Terry Likes, Professor and Department Chair
B.A., 1985, Maryville University; M.A., 1988, Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., 1996, University of Kentucky

Jacqueline W. Mitchell, Professor
B.A., 1969, Howard University; M.A., 1970, Ph.D., 1973, The Ohio State University

Donald C. Page, Professor
B.A., 1970, Hope College; M.A., 1973, Western Michigan University; Ph.D., 1977, University of Michigan

Melissa Richie, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1996, M.A., 2002, M.F.A., 2010, Ohio University

James Stephens, Associate Professor and Advisor (The Meter)
B.A.A., 1989, Central Michigan University, M.A., 1995, Michigan State University

Qi Tang, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1997, Sichuan International Studies University (China); M.A., 2000, Ph.D., 2008, Bowling Green State University

Tameka Winston, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2001, Alcorn State University; M.A., 2005, Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., 2009, Tennessee State University

Criminal Justice

Deborah Burris-Kitchen, Ph.D., Department Chair

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Deborah Burris-Kitchen, Professor and Department Chair
B.A., 1988, Indiana University; M.A., 1990; Ball State University; Ph.D., 1995, Western Michigan University

Michael Montgomery, Associate Professor
B.S., 1974, Eastern Kentucky University; M.S., 1979, Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., 2007, Public Administration, Tennessee State University

Robert Smith, Associate Professor
B.A., 1972, Tennessee State University; J.D., 1977, Howard University Law School

Larry D. Woods, Professor
B.A., 1966, Emory University; J.D., 1969, Northwestern University School of Law

History, Political Science, Geography and Africana Studies

Erik S. Schmeller, Ph.D., Department Chair

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Gashawbeza Bekele, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1997, Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia); M.Phil., 2001, University of Oslo (Norway); Ph.D., 2007, West Virginia University

Michael T. Bertrand, Associate Professor
B.A., 1985, M.A., 1988, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Ph.D., 1995, University of Memphis

Sheri Bartlett Browne, Professor
B.A., 1986, Lewis and Clark College; Ph.D., 2002, University of Minnesota

Theron E. Corse, Associate Professor
B.A., 1988, University of Georgia, Athens; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1995, Vanderbilt University

Elizabeth E. Dachowski, Professor
B.A., 1984, Indiana University; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1995, University of Minnesota.

\Joel H. Dark, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts
B.A., 1990, Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1998, Vanderbilt University.

Hoyt A. King, Associate Professor
B.A., 1964, Southern University; M.A., 1968, Atlanta University; Ph.D., 1976, West Virginia University.

John P. Miglietta, Professor
B.A., 1984, Fordham University; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1995, New York University.

Mayibuye Monanabela, Professor
B.S., 1969, Northeastern State University (Oklahoma); M.S., 1970, Utah State University; M.L.I.S., 1987, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.S.J., 1991, University of Illinois; Ph.D., 1972, University of Utah

Adebayo O. Oyebade, Professor
B.A., 1981, M.A., 1985, University of Ife (Nigeria); Ph.D., 1995, Temple University

David A. Padgett, Associate Professor
B.S., 1987, Western Kentucky University; M.S., 1992, Ph.D., 2001, University of Florida

Andrew J. Patrick, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1996, University of Colorado-Boulder; M.A., 1997, University College London (United Kingdom); M.Sc., 2005, University of Southern Maine; Ph.D., 2011, University of Manchester (United Kingdom)

Jyotsna Paruchuri, Professor
B.A., 1959, Queen Mary College, (India); M.A., 1961, Presidency College (India); Ph.D., 1981, Agra University (India)

Brian Russell, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1995; M.A., 1998, University of Arkansas; Ph.D., 2004, University of Tennessee

Erik S. Schmeller, Professor and Department Chair
B.S., 1991, Fort Hays State University; M.A., 1993; Ph.D., 1999, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Learotha Williams, Jr., Assistant Professor
B.A., 1996; M.A., 1998; Ph.D., 2003, Florida State University

Wosene Yefru, Professor
B.A., 1972, Wilmington College; M.A., 1974, Ohio University; Ph.D., 1983, Howard University

Languages, Literature, and Philosophy

Lucus Powers, Ph.D., Professor and Interim Department Chair

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Jill Anderson, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2005, Purdue University; M.A., 2007, Ph.D., 2011, University of Mississippi.

Natasha Atwood, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2001, Vanderbilt University; M.A., 2005, Northeastern University; Ph.D. 2011, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Charles Bowie, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1996, University of West Florida; B.A., 1998 Oakwood College; M.T.S., 2000; M.A.; Ph.D., 2008, Vanderbilt University

Michael Catanzaro, Associate Professor
B.A., 1992, Temple University; M.A., 1993, University of Louisiana-Monroe; Ph.D., 2001, University of Toledo

James Daniel, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1996, University of West Florida; B.A., 1998 Oakwood College; M.T.S., 2000; M.A.; Ph.D., 2008, Vanderbilt University

Jane M. Davis, Associate Professor
B.A., 1976, Hofstra University; M.A., 1973, College of the Holy Cross; Ph.D., 1984, Stanford University

Rebecca Dixon, Associate Professor
B.A., 1992, Oberlin College; M.A., 1996, Temple University; Ph.D., 2000, Temple University

Johnanna L. Grimes, Associate Professor and Director of the University Writing Center
B.A., 1969, Virginia State College; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1980, Northwestern University

Jennifer Hayes, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2006, University of Tennessee; M.A., 2010, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2013, Middle Tennessee State University

M. Wendy Hennequin, Associate Professor
B.S., 1989, Central Connecticut State University; M.A., 1992, Central Connecticut State University; Ph.D., 2006, University of Connecticut

Jocelyn A. Irby, Professor
B.A., 1969, Bennett College; M.S., 1971, Fort Valley State College; M.A., 1990, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1996, Southern Illinois University

Marc R. Mazzone, Associate Professor
B.A., 1984, Williams College; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1993, Indiana University

Clara C. Mojica-Diaz, Professor
B.A., 1982, Universidad Nacional (Colombia); M.A., 1984, Ph.D., 1992, University of Illinois

James A. Montmarquet, Professor
B.A., 1969, George Washington University; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1978, University of Chicago

Samantha Morgan-Curtis, Associate Professor
B.A., 1991, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; M.A., 1993, University Tennessee at Knoxville; Ph.D., 2002, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Cynthia Murillo, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1994, Indiana University; M.A., 2001, University of Central Florida; Ph.D., 2008, University of New Mexico

Jewell Parham, Instructor
B.S., 1973, Tennessee State University; M.A., Tennessee State University

Elaine A. Phillips, Associate Professor
B.A., 1989, Vassar College; M.F.A., 1992, Arizona State University; M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 1996, Vanderbilt University

Michelle Pinkard, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2000, Paul Quinn College; M.A., 2005, Morgan State University; Ph.D., 2013, Arizona State University

Lucas A. Powers, Professor
B.A., 1984, M.A., 1986, University of North Carolina; Ph.D., 1990, Vanderbilt University

Ana I. Rueda-Garcia, Associate Professor
B.A., 1976, Universidad Industrial de Santander (Colombia); M.A., 1979, Illinois State University; Ph.D., 1990, University of Illinois

Philip Shafer, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2004, Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., 2006, Middle Tennessee State University

Asalean Springfield, Professor
B.A., 1959, Eastern Michigan University; M.A., 1967, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1976, American University

Rod Taylor, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1994; M.A., 1999, Missouri State University; Ph.D., 2007, Indiana University

Jeffrey Thompson, Associate Professor
B.A., 1981, Trevecca Nazarene University; M.A., 1991, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2007, Middle Tennessee State University

Heidi Noyes Williams, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2004, M.A., 2007, Murray State University

Michelle Wise, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1995; M.A., 1999, University of South Alabama

Music

Robert L. Elliott, D.M.A., Department Chair

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Mark Crawford, Associate Professor
A.A., 1983, B.S., 1985, Freed-Hardeman College; M.M., 2009, Austin Peay State University; M.Ed., 1989, Ed.D., 2006, Vanderbilt University

Sean Daniels, Assistant Professor
B.M., 1989, Alabama State University; M.M., 1991, Ohio State University; D.M.A, 2004, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Thomas L. Davis, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1970, Southern University; M.M., 1971, Michigan State University

Robert L. Elliott, Professor and Department Chair
B.A., 1980, University of New Orleans; M.M.E., 1992, Loyola University-New Orleans; D.M.A., 2003, University of Memphis

Reginald A. McDonald, Associate Professor
B.M.E. 1991, Alabama State University; M.M.Ed., 1997 State University of West Georgia; Ed.S., 2002, Clark Atlanta University; Ed.D., 2009, University of Alabama

Darryl G. Nettles, Associate Professor
B.F.A., 1983, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.M., 1987, D.M.A., 1995, University of Illinois.

Ljerka Rasmussen, Assistant Professor
B.A. 1984, University of Sarajevo; M.A. 1987, Wesleyan University; Ph.D. 1999, Wesleyan University

Patricia L. Reeves, Associate Professor
B.M., 1987, Jackson State University; M.S., 1995, Florida International University; Ph.D., 2002, Florida State University

Jeffrey Tackett, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1989, M.S., 2002 Tennessee State University.

Richard D. Todd, Associate Professor
B.M. 1990, University of Cincinnati; M.M. 1993, Southern Methodist University; D.M.A., 2007, North Texas University