College of Health Sciences (Faculty & Staff)

Ronald De Vera Barredo, PT, DPT, EdD, FAPTA, Dean

Dental Hygiene

Mr. Gary-Lee A. Lewis, R.D.H., Department Chair

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Gary-Lee A. Lewis, R.D.H., Assistant Professor

B.S.,1992, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, AAS; 2000, Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 2006, Tennessee State University

Laura Nichols, DDS, Supervisory Dentist

Medical University of South Carolina, MS., Columbia University, MA., Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, DMD

Janice Williams, Associate Professor

BSDH, University of Mississippi, MS, Old Dominion University

Gwendolyn Battiste, Assistant Professor

AAS., 1999, Tennessee State University; BSDH., 2000, Tennessee State University; MPH., 2008, Walden University

Illeana Brandt, Assistant Professor

AAS., 2007, Tennessee State University; BSDH., 2008, Tennessee State University; MSHCLI., Trevecca Nazarene University

Toya Stoudemire, Assistant Professor

AAS., 2005, Tennessee State University; BSDH., 2006, Tennessee State University; MHA., 2022, Austin Peay State University

Clinical Supervisors: K. Sykes, T. Robertson, S. Beltran, K. Gordon, B. Kibbel, A. Armstrong

Public Health, Health Administration and Health Sciences

Elizabeth Brown, PhD, Associate Professor and Department Chair

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Charles Brown, Associate Professor

B.S., 2011, Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 2002, Belmont University; Ph.D., 2005, Middle Tennessee State University

Elizabeth Brown, Associate Professor

B.S., 1991, Tennessee State University; M.S.P.H., 2004, Meharry Medical College; Ph.D., 2008, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Jemal Gishe, Associate Professor

B.Sc., 1995, Addis Ababa University; M.Sc., 2000, Addis Ababa University; Graduate Diploma, 2001, Abdus Salaam ICTP; Ph.D, 2006, University of South Florida

Alexis Heaston, Assistant Professor

B.S., 2009, Austin Peay State University; M.S., 2009, Austin Peay State University; Ed.S., 2014, Tennessee State University; M.A.T., 2015, Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., 2018, Tennessee State University

Wendelyn Inman, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1978, Wittenberg University, Ph.D., 1985, Vanderbilt University

Owen Johnson, Associate Professor
B.S., 1995, Forth Valley State University; M.S., 1998, Dr.P.H., 2005, University of Kentucky

Mohamed Kanu, Associate Professor and Associate Dean 
B.A., 1989, University of Sierra Leone; M.A. 1999, University of Memphis; MPH, 2001, Saint Louis University; Ph.D., 2004, Saint Louis University

Frank Pleban, Associate Professor

B.S., Central Michigan University; M.A., Central Michigan University; M.S., Wayne State University; Ph.D., 2002, Southern Illinois University

Miranda Sanford-Terry, Associate Professor

B.A., 2006, Eastern Illinois University; M.S., 2008, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., 2013, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tokesha Warner, Assistant Professor

B.S., 1996, Earlham College; M.H.A., 2009, Bellevue University; Ed.D., 2020, Tennessee State University

Respiratory Care & Health Information

Valerie Brock, EdD, RHIA, Department Chair

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Valerie Brock, EdD, EdS, MBA, RHIA, CPC, Assistant Professor, Program Director

B.S., 1977, Tennessee State University; M.B.A., 2000, University of North Alabama; EdS, 2000, Middle Tennessee State University; EdD, 2023, Tennessee State University

Brenda Batts, RRT-NPS, Assistant Professor,                                             

A.S, 1987, Tide Water Community College, B.S., 1991, Georgia State University, M.P.H., 1997, University of Alabama-Birmingham; DHA, 2023 Virginia University of Lynchburg

Devin Sherman, Medical Director
M.D., 2004, East Tennessee State University

Human Performance and Sports Science

Jason Smith, EdD, Department Chair

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Agnes Boyd, Instructor
B.S., 1980, Tennessee State University; M.A.Ed., 1987, Tennessee State University

Jennifer Mayes-Brown, Instructor
B.S., 2008, University of North Alabama; M.A., 2009, University of North Alabama

Robbie Cochrum, Associate Professor
B.S., Greeneville College; M.S., 2010, Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., 2015, Middle Tennessee State University

Poliala Dickson, Associate Professor
B.S., 2004, Middle Tennessee State University; M.H.S., 2008, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2016, Middle Tennessee State University

James E. Heimdal, Associate Professor
B.S., 1980, Tulane University; M.Ed., 1988, University of New Orleans; Ph.D., 1992, The University of Southern Mississippi

William E. Johnson, Professor
A.A., 1978, De Anza College; B.S., 1980, California Polytechnic State University; M.A., 1981, Stanford University; Ph.D., 1993, University of New Mexico.

Sarah Martinez-Sepanski, Assistant Professor

Timothy Jones, Associate Professor
B.S., 1993, Ohio University; M.S., 1995, Frostburg State University; Ed.D., 2005, Tennessee State University

Jason Smith, AssociateProfessor
B.S., 2001, Tennessee State University; M.A., 2003, Ed.D., 2014, Tennessee State University

School of Nursing

Courtney Nyange, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, Executive Director 

Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Program

Shaquita Bonds, DNP, FNP-c, Director 

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Hamzah Alghzawi, Associate Professor

B.S.N., 2009, Al al-Bayt University; M.S.N., 2011, The Hashemite University; Ph.D., 2019, University of Maryland

Tiffany Barnett, Associate Professor

A.S.N., 2005, Columbia State Community College; B.S.N., 2009, Tennessee State University; M.S.N., 2013, Tennessee State University

Shaquita Bonds, BSN Program Director

Associate Professor B.S.N., 2007, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; D.N.P., 2017, East Tennessee State University

Francesca Bradshaw, Assistant Professor

B.S.N., 2002, Emory University; M.S.N., 2005, Emory University

Carol Campbell, Assistant Professor

B.S.N., 1975, Florida A&M; M.S.N., 1979, Vanderbilt University

Kennithia Carter, Associate Professor

B.S.N., 2006, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.N., 2009, Tennessee State University; D.N.P., 2012, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Rachel Faulkner, Associate Professor

B.S.N., 2012, Eastern Michigan University; D.N.P., 2023, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Carmen Germany, Assistant Professor

B.S.N., 2008, Langston University; M.S.N., 2014, Walden University

Courtney Harris, Assistant Professor

B.S.N., 2003, University of Virginia; M.S.N., 2022, Middle Tennessee State University

Aaliyah Hunt, Assistant Professor

B.S.N., 2009, The University of Memphis; M.S.N., 2015, Frontier Nursing University

Cathy Lovelace, Associate Professor

B.S.N., 1980, M.S.N., 1983, University of Alabama at Huntsville; D.N.P., 2017, Grand Canyon University at Phoenix

Eddie Manley, Associate Professor

B.S.N., 2006, Mountain State University; M.S.N., 2009, Austin Peay State University; D.N.P., 2020, Murray State University 

Nancy Morton, Assistant Professor

B.S.N., 1993, Rhode Island College; M.S.N., 2014, Austin Peay State University

Marida Pace-Newbern, Associate Professor

B.S.N., 2004, Austin Peay State University; M.S.N., 2008, Austin Peay State University; D.N.P., 2020, Union University

Roslyn Pope, Assistant Professor

B.S.N., 1992, Bowling Green State University; M.S.N., 2011, Tennessee State University

Trenna Richardson, Associate Professor

A.S.N., 1993, Texarkana Community College; B.S.N., 1995, University of Texas at Arlington; M.S.N., 2007, University of Tennessee; D.N.P., 2022, Post University

Constance Shelton, Assistant Professor

B.S.N., 1983, Tuskegee University; M.S.N., 1994, Vanderbilt University

Britney Thorne, Assistant Professor

B.S.N., 2012, Alverno College; M.S.N., 2020, Tennessee Technological University