Jul 11, 2025  
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

College of Health Sciences (Faculty & Staff)


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

Dental Hygiene

Illeana Brandt, Ed.D., R.D.H., Assistant Professor and Interim Department Chair

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

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

Teri Forster, DDS, Supervisory Dentist

AAS in Dental Hygiene, 1982, Tennessee State University; BS in Dental Hygiene, 1991, Tennessee State University; DDS, 1996, Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

Janice Williams, Associate Professor

BS in Dental Hygiene; 1997, University of Mississippi; MS,; 2000, Old Dominion University

Gwendolyn Battiste, Assistant Professor

AAS in Dental Hygiene, 1999, Tennessee State University; BS in Dental Hygiene, 2000, Tennessee State University; MPH, 2008, Walden University

Illeana Brandt, Assistant Professor

AAS in Dental Hygiene; 2007, Tennessee State University; BS in Dental Hygiene; 2008, Tennessee State University; MSHCLI, 2020, Trevecca Nazarene University; Ed. D., 2024, Trevecca Nazarene University

Toya Stoudemire, Assistant Professor

AAS in Dental Hygiene, 2005, Tennessee State University; BS in Dental Hygiene, 2006, Tennessee State University; MHA, 2022, Austin Peay State University

Brenda Kibbel, RDH, Clinic Supervisor

AAS in Dental Hygiene, 2000, Tennessee State University; BS in Dental Hygiene, 2003, Tennessee State University; M.Ed., 2014, Tennessee State University

Tauheedah Robinson, RDH, Clinic Supervisor

AAS in Dental Hygiene, 2001, Tennessee State University; BS in Dental Hygiene, 2015, Sienna Heights University

Keyvetta Sykes, RDH, Clinic Supervisor

AAS in Dental Hygiene, 2003, Tennessee State University; BS in Dental Hygiene, 2005, Tennessee State University

Rickeda Watson, RDH, Clinic Supervisor

AAS in Dental Hygiene, 2005, Tennessee State University; BS in Dental Hygiene, 2006, Tennessee State University; MHA in Health Care Administration, 2022, Austin Peay State University. 

Destiny Hathaway, Clinic Assistant

Bachelor of Science in Biology, 2023, Alabama A&M University

Dorothy Fisher, Clinic Administrative Assistant

Diya Ghosh, Senior Administrative Assistant

BS in Healthcare Administration, 2024, Trevecca Nazarene University;  BA in Political Science, 2003, Calcutta University (India)

Clinical Supervisors: K. Sykes, T. Robertson, B. Kibbel, R. Wason

 

Public Health, Health Administration, and Information 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

Krystal Massey, MPH, RHIA, Assistant Professor

B.S. 2008, Tennessee State University; MPH 2011, Tennessee State University

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

Kalai Mugilan, Assistant Professor

B.S.,1992; MPH (1994); MA (1996); Ph. D. (2005), University of Alabama-Birmingham

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

Sanjoy Saha, Assistant Professor

B.S., University of Dhaka; MS, University of Dhaka; MDM, University of Dhaka; Ph.D., Texas Tech 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

 

Human Performance and Sports Science

Jason Smith, EdD, Department Chair

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Ashley Allen, Instructor
B.B.A., 2008 Tennessee State University; M.A., 2018 Tennessee State University; J.D., 2022 Nashville School of Law

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

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.

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

Sarah Martinez-Sepanski, Assistant Professor
B.S., 2016, Illinois State University; M.S., 2018, Western Michigan University; Ph.D., 2021, Middle Tennessee State University

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

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

Sharika Starks, Administrative Assistant III
B.S., 2008, Tennessee State University, M.S., 2011, Tennessee State University

 

School of Nursing and Respiratory Care

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

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

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

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

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

Addisalem Techane, Associate Professor

B.S.N., 2016, Tennessee State University; M.S.N., 2020, Walden University; D.N.P., 2024, Walden University

Britney Thorne, Assistant Professor

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

Brenda Batts, RRT-NPS, Assistant Professor, Program Director                                             

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

Phidomise Leveque, CRT, RRT-NPS Assistant Professor 

A.S. 2005, Nashville State Community College; B.S. 2014, Tennessee State University; M.S., 2017, Northeastern University

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