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2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

College of Education (Faculty & Staff)


Janet M. Finch, Ph.D., Dean

Nicole K. Arrighi, Ed.D., Assistant Dean

Department of Education Practice and Leadership

Beth Morton Christian, Department Chair

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Nicole Kendall Arrighi, Professor
B.S., 1999, University of Tennessee at Martin; M.S., 2000, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; Ed.D, 2005, Tennessee State University.

Sumita Chakraborti- Ghosh, Professor
B.S., 1975, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India; B.S., 1987, Utah State University; M.A., 1979, Rabindrabharah University, Calcutta, India; Ph.D., 1998, New Mexico State University.0

Beth Morton Christian, Professor
B.A., 1991, University of Tennessee; M.A., 1993, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2002, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Soala Dede, Assistant Professor

B.S., 2004, M.Ed., 2010, Ed. D., 2017, Vanderbilt University 

Ehichoya Edokamhen, Assistant Professor

B.S.   2008, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria, M.A.  2017, East Tennessee State University, Ph.D. 2023, East Tennessee State University

Eleni D. Elder, Professor
B.A., 1985, University of Mary Washington; M.Ed., 1998, Virginia Commonwealth University; Ed.D., 2002, Florida Atlantic University

Janet M. Finch, Professor
B.S., 1972, M.A., 1978, Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1985, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Kirmanj Gundi, Professor
B.S., 1986, Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 1994, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1998, Tennessee State University

Retta Guy, Professor

B.A. 1982, University of Kentucky, MPA. 1995, Kentucky State University, Ed.D. 2004, University of Kentucky

Kisha Bryan Jordan, Associate Professor

B.A.    1999 Voorhees College, M.A.T. 2001, State University of New York, Ph.D.  2012, University of Florida

Donghyun Kang, Assistant Professor

B.A.   2003, Seoul National University of Education, M.Ed. 2007, Seoul National University of Education, Ph.D. 2019, Texas A&M University

Show-Mei Lin, Professor
B.A., 1981, Soochow University; M.S.W., 1985, California State University, Fresno; Ph.D, 2009, The University of Oklahoma.

Graham Matthews, Associate Professor

B.A. 1969, Central State University, M.A.     1970, University of Michigan, Ph.D.    1976, University of Michigan
M.Div. 1982, Vanderbilt University Divinity School

Terrance McNeil, Assistant Professor

B.S., 1994, Florida A&M University; M.Ed., 2011, Full Sail University; 2018, Florida A&M University

Robbie Melton, Professor
B.S., 1972, Wayne State University; M.Ed., 1974, Wayne State University; Ed.D., 1979, University of Michigan

Trinetia L. Respress, Professor
B.B.A., 1989, University of West Georgia; M.A., 1994, Tennessee Technological University; Ed.D., 1997, East Tennessee State University

Heraldo Richards, Professor
B.A., 1975, University of Chicago; M.A., 1985, University of Michigan; Ph.D., 1993, Northwestern University

Twainie Roberts, Associate Professor

B.S., 1988, Fisk University; M.S., 1990, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 1993, Tennessee State University

Eric Vogel, Professor
B.A., 1971, Louisiana State University at New Orleans; M.Ed., 1974, University of New Orleans; Ph.D., 1983, Florida State University

Celeste Williams, Professor
B.S., 1987, Guilford College; M.S., 1995; Ed.D., 2001, Tennessee State University

Jewell Winn, Professor
B.B.A., 1981, Middle Tennessee State University; M.P.A., 1988, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 2008 Tennessee State University

Hyeon Jean Yoo, Assistant Professor

B.S.  2007, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea, M.A.  2010 Gyeongsang National University, South Korea,
M.S.  2021, Auburn University, Ph.D. 2021, Auburn University

Department of Psychological Sciences and Counseling 

Joshua Shive, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Interim Department Chair

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James Campbell, Professor
B.A., 1982, Central State University; M.S., 1984, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., 1991, Oklahoma State University

Lisa de la Mothe, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2001, University of Tennessee at Martin; M.A., 2006; Ph.D., 2008, Vanderbilt University

John Dossett, Associate Professor
B.S., 1990, M.A., 1995, Ball State University; Ph.D., 2000, University of Tennessee

Richard P. Garvin, Jr., Assistant Professor
B.B.A. 2006, Philander Smith College, M.A., 2011, Fisk University, Ph.D., 2020, Trevecca Nazarene University

Marie S. Hammond,  Professor
B.M.E., 1978, Olivet College; M.A., 1980; Ph.D., 1999, University of Missouri

Omesh Johar, Associate Professor
B.Tech, 2007, Indian Institute of Technology, M.S., 2011, 2014, Ph.D., 2014, Iowa State University

Esther Lynch, Associate Professor
B.S., 2009, Syracuse University, MS, 2013, Ph.D., 2017, Tennessee State University

Megan Morrison, Associate Professor
B.S., B.A., 2012, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, M.A., 2014, Ph.D., 2018, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Raquel Martin, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2010, Fisk University; M.S., 2012, Lipscomb University; M.S., 2016; Ph.D., HSP, 2019, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Robin Oatis-Ballew, Associate Professor
B.A., 1995, Fisk University; M.S., 1998, Howard University; Ph.D., 2001, Howard University

Joan Popkin, Associate Professor
B.S., 1995, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1996, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 2002, University of Tennessee

Kimberly Pusey, Assistant Professor
B.A., 2018, University of South Florida, M.A., 2020, Ph.D., 2023, University of South Alabama

Brooke Rappaport, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2012, M.S., 2013, Tulane University, Ph.D., 2019, University of Georgia

Lauren Rocha, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2013, University of Texas at Brownsville; M.Ed., 2018, Texas A&M University; Ph.D., 2018, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Joshua Shive, Professor
B.A., 2002, Truman State University; M.S., 2004; Ph.D., 2008, Purdue University

Amy Sibulkin, Professor
B.A., 1976, Clark University; M.S., 1979; Ph.D., 1981, Cornell University

Thurman Webb, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2000, Tennessee State University; M.S., 2006, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 2011, Walden University