Samantha Morgan-Curtis, Ph.D., Professor, Interim Dean
Joel Dark, Ph.D., Professor, Associate Dean
Art
Kaleena Sales, Associate Professor, MFA, Interim Department Chair
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Sue Ballard De Ruiz, Associate Professor
M.S. 1992, (Housing/Interior Design and Resource Management) Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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
B.F.A., 1975, M.F.A., 1977, The Ohio 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
LaKesha Moore, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., 2009, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; B.F.A., 2005, Washington University St. Louis, MO
Kaleena Sales, Associate Professor
B.S., Tennessee State University; M.S., 2006, Virginia Commonwealth; M.F.A., 2014, Savannah College of Art and Design
Communications
Tameka Winston, Ed. D., Interim Department Chair
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Sean Allen, Assistant Professor
M.A., 2016, Rhetorical Studies, Hofstra University; B.A., 2013, Wiley College Secondary Education
Patrick Clinton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2018, University of Louisiana Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; M.F.A., 2013, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
William Flood, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., 2013, Performance, The University of Louisville; B.A., 2002, Acting/Wright State University
Eric Frazen, Assistant Professor
M.F.A., 2012, Product Design-Michigan State University; B.A., 2008, Comm Studies and Performance-South Dakota
Patrick E. Idoye, Professor
B.A., 1974, University of Ibadan (Nigeria); M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1981, Florida State University
Lawrence James, Professor
B.S., 1971, South Carolina State College; M.A., 1972, Texas Technological University; Ph.D., 1976, Wayne State University
Michael Jeffries, Ph.D., Associate Professor
B.A., 1995, Harding University; M.A., 2003, Harding University Theology; Ph.D., 2013, Regent University
Kimberly Johnson, Associate Professor/Director
B.A., 1997, Northwestern University; M.Div., 2003, McCormick Theological Seminary; Ph.D., 2011, University of Memphis
David Lee
M.F.A., 2015, Directing, Illinois State University; B.F.A., 2001, Acting & Directing, University of Arizona
Terry Likes, Professor and Department Chair
B.A., 1985, Maryville University; M.A., 1988, Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., 1996, University of Kentucky
A. Mason Chambers
B.S., 2016, Mass Communications, Tennessee State University; M.F.A., 2011, Visual Media Arts Emerson College
Jacqueline W. Mitchell, Professor
B.A., 1969, Howard University; M.A., 1970, Ph.D., 1973, The Ohio State University
Marc Payne
B.F.A., 1993, Professional Theater, North Carolina A&T; M.F.A., 1990, Acting, State University of NY-Binghamton
Joseph Richie, Associate Professor
Studied English, music, and theater at Florida State University, received a B.A..1980, English, Voorhees College; M.M.A., 1983, Media Arts, University of South Carolina
Karen Russell, Associate Professor
M.S., 1998, Mass Communications, Arkansas State University; B.S., 1991 Radio/TV, Arkansas State University
Qi Tang, Associate Professor
B.A.,1997, Sichuan International Studies University (China); M.A., 2000, Ph.D., 2008, Bowling Green State University
Arierelle Vincent Taylor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
M.B.A, 2015, Management, Wayne State University; B.A. 2010, English & Communications, University of Michigan
Erik Werner
M.A. 2017, Organizational Leadership, Trevecca University; B.A. 1998, Communications, UT Knoxville
Tameka Winston, Ed.D., Associate Professor and Interim Department Chair
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., Professor and Department Chair
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Lynette Barnes, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
Deborah Burris-Kitchen, Professor and Department Chair
B.A., 1988, Indiana University; M.A., 1990; Ball State University; Ph.D., 1995, Western Michigan University
Mark Chaires, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Criminal Justice, State University of New York, Albany
Ronald Craig, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
George Kakoti, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Indiana University, J.D., Indiana University
Michael Montgomery, Professor
B.S., 1974, Eastern Kentucky University; M.S., 1979, Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., 2007, Public Administration, Tennessee State University
Robert Smith, Assistant 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
Adebayo Oyebade, Ph.D., Professor and Department Chair
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Corey Barwick, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2016, Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder
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
Keisha Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2015, East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Southern California
Sheri Bartlett Browne, Professor
B.A., 1986, Lewis and Clark College; Ph.D., 2002, University of Minnesota
Shameka Cathey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2013, (Political Science) Howard University, M.P.P.A., (Master of Public Policy and Administration) Mississippi State University
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
K.T. Ewing, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2014, History, University of Memphis
John P. Miglietta, Professor
B.A., 1984, Fordham University; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1995, New York University
Kyle Murray, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2011, Political Science, University of Limerick, Ireland
Adebayo O. Oyebade, Ph.D., Professor and Department Chair
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)
Andrea Ringer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2018, History, University of Memphis, M.A., Public History, University of Arkansas-Little Rock, B.A. History., Texas A&M University- B.A. History
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
Maat Sekhmet, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2009, Africology and African American Studies, Temple University
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
Michelle Pinkard, Ph.D., Associate 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
Charles Bowie, Associate Professor
B.A., 1996, University of West Florida; B.A., 1998 Oakwood College; M.T.S., 2000; M.A.; Ph.D., 2008, Vanderbilt University
Rebecca Dixon, Professor
B.A., 1992, Oberlin College; M.A., 1996, Temple University; M.A., 2021, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2000, Temple Universit
Christopher Field, Associate Professor
B.A., 2003, University of Cincinnati; MA, 2005, University of Dayton; Ph.D., 2015, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Shane Gomes, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2010, University of Hawaii at Hilo; M.A., 2015, University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., 2020, North Dakota State University
Phillip Grayson, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2004, University of South Carolina-Aiken; M.A., 2006, University of Tulsa; Ph.D., 2017, St. John’s University
Jennifer Hayes, Associate Professor
B.A., 2006, University of Tennessee; M.A., 2010, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2013, Middle Tennessee State University
Shannon Hayes, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2009, University of California-Santa Cruz; M.A., 2012, State University of New York-Stony Brook; Ph.D. 2019, University of Oregon
M. Wendy Hennequin, Professor
B.S., 1989, Central Connecticut State University; M.A., 1992, Central Connecticut State University; Ph.D., 2006, University of Connecticut
Zeba Khan-Thomas, Assistant ProfessorB.A., 2009, Florida State University; M.A., 2013, North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D. 2019, Indiana University-Bloomington
Francesco Masala, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2011, Universita di Genova (Italy); M.A., 2015 University of Kentucky; Ph.D., 2018 University of Kentucky
Marc R. Mazzone, Associate Professor
B.A., 1984, Williams College; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1993, Indiana University
Emily Murray, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2002, University of Tennessee; M.A., 2006, Middle Tennessee State University; 2015, University of South Carolin
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
Katrina Newsom, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2005, Marygrove College; M.A., 2011, Wayne State University; Ph.D., 2018, Wayne State University
Megan O’Neil, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2005 Auburn University, M.A., 2013 University of Kentucky; Ph.D., 2016 University of Kentucky
Olufemi Oyebade, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2010, Vanderbilt University; M.A., 2012 Tennessee State University
Roxane Pajoul, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2007, Paris VII (France); M.A., 2009, Paris VII (France); M.A., 2013, Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., 2018, Vanderbilt 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, Associate 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
Philip Shafer, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2004, Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., 2006, Middle Tennessee State University
Justin Whitney, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2004, University of Texas-Austin; M.A., 2012, Texas State University-San Marcos; Ph.D., 2018, The University of Utah
Heidi Noyes Williams, Associate Professor
B.A., 2004, M.A., 2007, Murray State University
Michelle Wise, Associate Professor
B.A., 1995; M.A., 1999, University of South Alabama
Music
Robert L. Elliott, D.M.A., Department Chair
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Robert Bryant, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.,2012, Curriculum & Instruction Mercer University, M.Ed., 2017, Higher Education Administration, Georgia Southern University, M.M., 2008, Music Education, Florida State University
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
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
Derrick Greene, Assistant Professor
B. S. 2016, Tennessee State University, M.M., 2018, University of Memphis
Larry Jenkins, Assistant Professor
M.M. 2014, Howard University, B.S. 2009, Tennessee State University
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
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
J. Van Dyke, Assistant Professor
M.M., 2004, Keyboard Performance, Austin Peay State University, D.M.A., 2011, Piano Performance, Ohio State University
Sociology, Social Work, and Urban Professions
Oscar Miller, Professor and Department Chair
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Karen Abel, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Sociology, 2015, Utah State University; M.S. Sociology 2010, Utah State University; B.S. Sociology (Magna Cum Laude). 2005, University of Utah; A.S. Individualized (High Honors), 2003, Utah Valley University
Barbara S. Kilbourne, Professor
B.A., 1981, Geography, University of Texas at Dallas; M.A., 1985, Public Affairs and Demography, University of Texas at Dallas; Ph.D.,1991, Political Economy (Emphasis in Social Stratification and Demography, University of Texas at Dallas
Roger Klomegah, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Sociology, South Dakota State University; M.A., Sociology, University of Manitoba; B.A. in Sociology and Linguistics, University of Ghana
Mahgoub E. Mahmoud, Professor
B.A., 1971, Cairo University at Khartoum (Sudan); Social Work Diploma, 1975, B.So., 1978, University of Khartoum (Sudan); M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1983, Brown University
Oscar Miller, Jr., Professor and Department Chair
B.A., 1986, Murray State University; M.A.,1988, Ph.D., 1993, Vanderbilt University
Edward K. Sanford, Associate Professor
B.A., 1979; M.A., 1981, North Carolina Central University; Ph.D.,1991, Howard University.
Josie A. Scales, Associate Professor
B.S., 1970, Tennessee State University; M.A.,1973, Fisk University; Ph.D., 1989, Howard University
Ismail H. Yigit, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., 2020, Sociology, Mississippi State University (MSU); M.A., 2013, Sociology, Istanbul University (IU); B.A., 2009, Philosophy, Bursa Uludag University
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