Faculty Listing
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Najmul Abedin (1998)
Professor of Public Management
B.A., M.A., University of Dacca; Ph.D., University of Durham
Folashade Agusto (2011)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B. Tec, Ladoke Akinola University of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., University of Ilorin,
Nigeria
Tara Alvey (2011)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., Thomas More College; M.Ed., Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
Rex Ameigh (2004)
Professor of Radiologic Technology and Chair of Allied Health Sciences
B.A., Northwestern State University; B.S., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Center; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology
Amanuel Asfaw (2015)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Addis Ababa University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Ann Assad (2007)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., Southern
Illinois University.
Robert Atkinson (2013)
Assistant Professor of Languages and Literature
B.A., University of Southern California; M.A., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Christopher Bailey (2013)
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance
B.M., Belmont University; M.M., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Linda Barnes (1991)
Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., Vanderbilty University
Robert Baron (2012)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Lisa Barron (2011)
Associate Professor of Education and Coordinator of Clinical Teaching Experiences
B.M. Union University; M.M., Ed.S., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Tennessee
State University
Carol J. Baskauf (1993)
Professor of Biology
B.A., Bluffton College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Talon Beeson (2016)
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance
B.F.A., Shenandoah Univerisity; M.F.A., DePaul University
Elaine Berg (2000)
Professor of Library Administration
B.A., Presbyterian College; M.A., University of South Carolina
Neeta Bhasin (2014)
Assistant Professor of Languages and Literature
B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., Carnegie
Mellon University
Jennis Biser (2013)
Associate Professor of Economics
B.S., West Virginia University; M.A., Ph.D., George Mason University
Amy Black (2015)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Tennessee State University
Anne Black (1996)
Professor of Health and Human Performance
A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Kell Black (1993)
Professor of Art
B.A., State University of New York-Fredonia; M.F.A., University of Connecticut
John Blake (1994)
Professor of Engineering Technology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University, Professional Engineer
Michelle Blake (2012)
Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., Christian Brothers University; M.S.S.W., University of Louisville; Ph.D., The
Florida State University
Melissa Blanks (2016)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Tennessee State University
Kadi Bliss (2014)
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
A.A., Spoon River College; B.S., M.S., Western Illinois University; Ph.D., Southern
Illinois University Carbondale
Bobette Bouton (2014)
Associate Professor of Educational Specialties
B.A., Olivet Nazarene University; M.Ed., Vanerbilt University; Ph.D., University of
Georgia
Christopher Ross Bowron (2014)
Assistant Professor of Library Administration
B.A., Warren Wilson College; M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina
Eric Branscome (2011)
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Stephen F. Austin State University; M.M., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University
of North Texas
Carrie Brennan (2001)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Hartwick College; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Beatrix Brockman (2011)
Associate Professor of Languages and Literature/German
B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Chad Brooks (2005)
Professor of Biology and Interim Associate Provost of Research and Dean of the College
of Graduate Studies
B.S., University of Tennessee-Martin; M.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D.,
University of Oklahoma.
William Brooks (2011)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., M.S., Utah State University; Ph.D. South Dakota State University
Pennye K. Brown (2005)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
B.B.A., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Strayer University; M.B.A., Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University; Ph.D., Northcentral University.
Tucker Brown (2007)
Chair and Professor of Sociology
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University.
Benita Bruster (2007)
Professor of Education and Chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning
B.S., Cameron University of Lawton; M.Ed., North Texas State University; Ph.D., Texas
Woman's University.
Susan Bryant (1980)
Professor of Art
B.F.A., M.F.A., Indiana State University
Deborah Buchanan (2011)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.Ed., Salem State College; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Lori E. Buchanan (1986)
Professor of Library Administration
B.A., University of North Carolina; M.L.S., Indiana University
Spencer Buckner (1999)
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Karen Bullis (2015)
Assistant Professor of Communication
B.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville; M.S., Columbia University; M.F.A., New York
Film Academy
Audrey Bullock (2012)
Instructor of Mathematics
B.A., Indiana State University; M.A.Ed., Austin Peay State University
Rachel Bush (2015)
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Morehead State University; M.F.A., University of Memphis
Jonniann Butterfield (2010)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B. A., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University
Thomas Buttery (2004)
Professor of Education
B.A., Kean University; M.S., Ed.D., Indiana University.
Michele T. Butts (1993)
Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
John Byrd (1980)
Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Engineering Technology
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Murray State University.
Phyllis A. Camilleri (1994)
Professor of Geology
B.S., San Diego State University; M.S., Oregon State University; Ph.D., University
of Wyoming.
Mercy Cannon (2007)
Associate Professor of Languages and Literature and Associate Dean of the College
of Arts and Letters
B.S., Toccoa Falls College; M.A., Radford University; Ph.D., The University of Tennessee.
Arthur Carpenter (1988)
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., Florida State University
Mollie Cashner (2014)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Hanover College; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Tulane
University
Kenneth R. Cervelli (2007)
Assistant Professor of Languages and Literature
B.A., The University of Calgary; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Southern
Illinois University
Prentice Chandler (2017)
Dean and Professor of Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education
Ph.D., University of Alabama. Ed.S., University of Alabama. M.A.Ed., University of
North Alabama. B.S.Ed., University of North Alabama
Chin-Zue Chen (1985)
Professor of Engineering Technology
B.Ed., Taiwan Normal University; M.A., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., Iowa State
University
Christina Chester-Fangman (2006)
Associate Professor of Library Administration
B.A., Austin Peay State University; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky
James Church (2016)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
M.S., Ph.D., The University of Mississippi
Susan Cockrell (2012)
Professor of Accounting and Interim Chair of Accounting, Finance & Economics
B.S., M.A.S., University of Alabama, Huntsville; Ph.D., University of Alabama
Nicholas Coleman (2012)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Information Technology
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Kim Coggins (2016)
Assistant Professor of Psychological Science and Counseling
B.S., Wofford College; M.A., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University
of Wyoming
Paul Collins (2011)
Associate Professor of Art and Art Gallery Director
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.F.A., Yale University
Emily Hanna Crane (2008)
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.M., D.M., Florida State University
Charles Wallace Cross (1987)
Professor of History
B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Don Charles Dailey (1991)
Chair and Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Southern Indiana; Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine.
Linda Darnell (2010)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Austin Peay State University; OEC, Middle Tennessee State University
Rebecca Darrough (2015)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of Missouri; Teaching Certification, Austin Peay State University;
M.S., Fontbonne University; Certificate K-12 Educational Leadership, University of
Alaska; Ph.D., University of Missouri
Doris S. Davenport (1992)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Austin Peay State University; P.N.P., M.S.N., The University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga; D.S.N., University of Alabama.
Lesley Davidson (2006)
Instructor of Accounting
B.B.A., Austin Peay State University; M.Ac., Belmont University.
Mary Fran Davis (2009)
Instructor of Social Work
B.A., Northwestern State University; M.S.S.W., University of Louisville
Jack Deibert (1998)
Professor of Geology and Chair of the Department of Geosciences
B.S., Sonoma State University; M.S., University of Nevada; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.
David Denton (1994)
Dean of the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences and Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.S., University of Tennessee - Chattanooga; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
- Knoxville
Donna Dey (2012)
Instructor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., M.S., Austin Peay State University
Osvaldo Di Paolo Harrison (2010)
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Austin Peay State University; B.S., School of Commerce, Rosario, Argentina;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Kallina Dunkle (2012)
Associate Professor of Geosciences
B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Michael Dunn (2012)
Instructor of Communication
B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University
Leni A. Dyer (2001)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.A., Kennasaw State University; M.F.A., University of Alabama
Dzavid Dzanic (2016)
Assistant Professor of History and Philosophy
B.A., M.A., University of British Columbia; M.A. Ph.D., Harvard University
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Jill Eichhorn (2000)
Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of Women's Studies
B.A., M.A., University of Montana; Ph.D., Miami University of Ohio
Joseph Elarde (2014)
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.A., Northeastern Illinois University; M.B.A., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D.,
DePaul University
David Ellison (2016)
Assistant Professor of Communications
B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University
Debbie Ellison (2007)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Austin Peay State University.
Taylor Emery (2004)
Instructor of English
B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University
Dwayne Estes (2007)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Sue Cloud Evans (1980)
Professor of Administrative Office Management
B.S., University of North Alabama; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Memphis.
McLean Fahnestock (2016)
Assistant Professor of Art and Design
B.F.A., Middle Tennessee State University; M.F.A., California State University Long
Beach
Francisca Farrar (2006)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Ed.D., Vanderbilt University.
Korre D. Foster (2010)
Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities
B.A., Millikin University; B.M., Millikin University; M.M., University of Arizona;
D.M.A, University of Miami
Lucinda Fowinkle (2014)
Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology
B.S., M.S., University of Memphis
Norman Fox (2015)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Transylvania University; M.A., University of Kentucky; Graduate Certificate
in College Teaching and Learning, University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Jill Franks (1996)
Professor of English
B.A., University of New Hampshire; J.D., Western New England College; M.A., University
of Massachusetts, Amherst; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
Daniel Frederick (1994)
Professor of Geology
B.S., Indiana University; M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., The University
of Tennessee.
Kempa French (2005)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S., University of Tennessee Center of Health Sciences; M.S.N., University of Tennessee-Memphis.
Christos Frentzos (2006)
Professor of History & Philosophy
B.A., M.A., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., University of Houston
George M. Frogge (2014)
Assistant Professor of Public Management and Criminal Justice
B.S., Belmont University; M.C.J., Middle Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Lipscomb
University
Samuel S. Fung (1988)
Professor of Psychology
B.Th., Central Taiwan Theological College; B.A., M.A., Azusa Pacific University; D.Min.,
Western Evangelical Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.
Christina Galben (2013)
Assistant Professor of Agriculture
B.S., Austin Peay State University; D.V.M., Auburn University
Gina Garber (2004)
Professor of Library Administration
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., University of Tennessee
Christopher M. Gentry (2008)
Associate Professor of Geography
B.A., Indiana University Southeast; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana State University
Roxanne Gerbrandt (2008)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Nancy J. Snyder Gibson (2004)
Associate Professor of Library Instruction
B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.L.S., M.I.S., Indiana University.
C.M. Gienger (2011)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Central Washington University; M.S., Ph.D, University of Nevada, Reno
Amy Gillick (2016)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., CSU Long Beach; M.M., D.M.A., University of California
Elizabeth Anne Glass (1975)
Professor of Music
B.M., Stetson University; M.M., George Peabody College.
Rebecca A. Glass (1986)
Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., M.Ed., University of Montevallo; Ed.D., Auburn University.
William K. Glunt (1992)
Professor of Mathematics
A.A., Henderson Community College; B.S., Indiana State University; M.S., Ph.D., University
of Kentucky.
Moniqueka E. Gold (1999)
Chair of the Department of Educational Specialties and Professor of Education
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Vanderbilt University.
Dwonna Goldstone (2001)
Professor of African-American Literature
B.A., University of Iowa; M.A.T., Brown University; Ph.D., The University of Texas
at Austin.
Melissa Gomez (2011)
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., Clemson University; M.S., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Treveca Nazarene
University
James Goode (1980)
Professor of Agriculture
B.S., Texas A and M University; M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of
Missouri.
Patrick Gosnell (2015)
Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., Texas State University
Pamela J. Gray (2005)
Professor of Communication
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D. University
of Kentucky.
Anna Gregg (2007)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.S., Leningradski Public Agrarian University; M.P.A, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.
Barry Gresham (2011)
Instructor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Western Kentucky University
Loretta Griffy (1991)
Professor of Mathematics and Associate Provost for Student Success
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., The University of Memphis; Ed.S., Austin
Peay State University, Ed.D., Tennessee State University
David Grimmett (1983)
Professor of Management
B.S.A.E., West Virginia University; M.B.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., P.E.,
St. Louis University
Virginia Griswold (2013)
Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
Gina Grogan (2012)
Associate Professor of Educational Specialties
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ed.D., Tennessee
State University
Michael Gruszczynski (2013)
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska
David Guest (1992)
Chair of Languages & Literature and Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Vanderbilt
University.
Shirley Hagewood (1978)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.A.Ed., Austin Peay State University
Patricia Halbeck (1988)
Professor of Music
B.M., Northwestern University; M.Mu., University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill;
D.M.A., University of Oklahoma
Robert Halliman (1987)
Associate Professor of Management Technology
B.A.E., University of the State of New York - Regents College; M.A., Pepperdine University;
Ed.D., University of South Carolina
Steven W. Hamilton (1987)
Professor of Biology and Director of the Center of Excellence for Field Biology
B.A., State University of New York-Geneseo; M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Clemson
University
Amy Hamlin (2003)
Professor of Nursing
B.S., Carson Newman University; M.S.N., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Capella
University
Gregory Hammond (2010)
Associate Professor of History/Philosophy
B.A., Williams College; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of
Texas at Austin
Jennifer Harris (2016)
Assistant Professor of the Library
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., University of Kentucky
Kevin R. Harris (2008)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B S., University of Tennessee-Martin; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Florida
State University
Taj Hashmi (2011)
Assistant Professor of Public Management & Criminal Justice
B.A., M.A., University of Dhaka; Ph.D., University of Western Australia
Jessica Hatz (2011)
Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Marcus Hayes (2007)
Associate Professor of Dance
B.A.,Beloit College; M.F.A., Mills College.
Wendell Hensley (2008/2012)
Instructor and Coordinator of Culinary Arts/Professional Studies
A.A.S., Austin Peay State University
Jeeyoun Kathy Lee Heuston (2004)
Professor of Communication
B.J.M.C., M.A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Leslie Hiatt (2012)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Freed-Hardeman University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Stephanie Hicks Pass (2008)
Associate Professor of Social Work
B.P., University of Southern Mississippi; M.H.R., University of Oklahoma; M.S.W.,
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
Christina Hicks-Goldston (2009/2010)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.S., Texas Christian University; M.A., Emerson College; Ph.D., University of Southern
Mississippi.
Shondell Hickson (2011)
Associate Professor of Nursing and Lab Coordinator
B.S.N., Austin Peay State University; M.S.N., D.N.P., Murray State University
Tatsushi Hirono (2010)
Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., Takasaki City University (Japan); M.A., Waseda University (Japan); M.S.W., Washington
University; Ph.D., State University of New York
Brian J. Hock (2005)
Professor of Psychology
B.S., Lake Superior State University; M.A., Ph.D., Kent State University.
Bonnie Hodge (1993)
Student Success Specialist and Associate Professor
B.S., M.S.Ed., Troy State University.
D. Sean Hogan (2001)
Associate Professor of Library Administration
B.S., M.L.I.S., The University of Alabama
Roman Holovchak (2013)
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., M.A., Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine; Ph.D., Institute for
Physical Optics
Katherine Honea (2012)
Assistant Professor of Language and Literature
B.S., M.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of Florida
Michael Hooper (2004)
Associate Professor of Library Administration
B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.S., University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Robyn W. Hulsart (2006)
Professor of Professional Studies
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Webster University; Ed.D., University of
Nebraska
Katherine Hunt (2016)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Minnesota-Morris; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University
of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Uma Janardana Iyer (2001)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., M.Phil., University of Kerala, India; Ph.D., India Institute of Technology,
India.
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Eleanor Jator (2006)
Professor of Medical Technology
B.S., M.S., University of Ilorin, Nigeria; M.S., ASCP, Austin Peay State University;
Ph.D., Capella University.
Samuel N. Jator (1998)
Chair and Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
Rebecca Blanton Johansen (2009)
Professor of Biology and Center of Excellence for Field Biology
B.S., M.S., Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., Tulane University
Barry R. Jones (2005)
Chair and Professor of Art
B.F.A., Austin Peay State University; M.F.A., University of South Carolina.
Kelly Jones (2015)
Assistant Professor of History and Philosophy
B.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock; M.A., University of North Texas; Ph.D.,
University of Arkansas
Matthew O. Jones (2005)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Matthew T. Kenney (2001)
Professor of Political Science and Director of the President's Emerging Leaders Program
B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., Ph.D., Tulane University.
Kil-Joong Kim (1980)
Professor of Economics
B.A., Sogang University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
B. Alex King III (2000)
Professor of Physics and Chair of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., Austin College; M.S., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., University of Illinois
at Chicago.
Associate Professor of Mathematices
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., University of Missouri; M.S., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Memphis.
Christophe Konkobo (2013)
Associate Professor of Languages and Literature
M.A., Ph.D., The University of Iowa
Andriy Kovalskyy (2011)
Professor of Physics
Ph.D. Lviv State University, Ukraine
M.S., Austin Peay State University
Amy Lebkeucher (2005)
Professor of Biology (Rad. Tech.)
R.T., Vanderbilt School of Allied Health; B.S., College of St. Francis; M.S., University
of St. Francis.
Jefferson G. Lebkuecher (1992)
Professor of Biology
A.S., Volunteer State Community College; B.S., M.S., Tennessee Technological University;
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Leong Lee (2011)
Associate Professor of Computer Science
B.S., M.S., National University of Ireland; M.S., University of Missouri-Rolla; Ph.D.,
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Timothy J. Leszczak (2010)
Associate Professor of Health/ Human Performance
B.A., Rowan University; M.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
Lisa Lewis (2007)
Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Tennessee State University.
Jiang Li (2003)
Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.S., M.S., Bejing Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Samuel Ligo (2015)
Instructor of Mathematics & Statistics
B.S., West Point - New York; M.S., University of Missouri; M.E., University of Virginia
Chester T. Little (2010)
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Director of Chemical Engineering
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.S., University of Houston; P h.D., University
of Texas.
William Longhurst (2013)
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Charmaine Lowe (2008)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., University of Mississippi; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., Peabody College
of Vanderbilt University.
Larry Lowrance (1995)
Professor of Education
B.A., Union University; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Memphis.
Marsha Lyle-Gonga (2010)
Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., Our Lady of the Lake University; M.S., Trinity University; Ph.D., Walden University
Erin Lynch-Alexander (2012)
Assistant Professor of Educational Specialties
B.A., James Maison University; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., Tennessee State
University
Ying Ma (2013)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., M.A., Nanjing University; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Sharon C. Mabry (1970)
Professor of Music
B.Mu.Ed., Florida State University; M.Mu.Ed., D.M.A., George Peabody College
Pamela Magrans (2014)
Instructor of Languages and Literature
B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University
David Major (2004)
Professor of English
A.B., M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Meagan K. Mann (2008)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Northern Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Champaign
Sergei Markov (2006)
Professor of Biology
M.S., Ph.D., Moscow State University.
Christine Mathenge (2008)
Associate Professor of Geography
B.A., Moi University; M.A., Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Ph.D., Indiana University
Fred J. Matthews, Jr. (1983)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Baptist College of Charleston; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.
Marcy Ruth Maurer (1994)
Chair and Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., The Ohio State University; M.A., Miami University; D.A., Middle Tennessee State
University.
Daniel Mayo (2016)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Fisk University; Ph.D., Vanderbilty University
Victoria M. McCarthy (2008)
Chair and Associate Professor of Management, Marketing and General Business
B.A., Georgia State University; M.P.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., University
of Oklahoma
John McConnell (2014)
Associate Professor of Educational Specialties and Associate Dean of the College of
Education
B.S., University of Tennessee Knoxville; M.A., Ph.D., University of Memphis
Cynthia H. McWilliams (2000)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Murray State University; M.A., Morehead State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois
University.
Karen A. McFarland Meisch (2007)
Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics
B.S., Ashland University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
David Kirk Menser (1992)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Dan Meyer (2004)
Associate Professor of Accounting
B.B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., University of Missouri.
Darren Michael (2007)
Professor of Theatre
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi
Mark A. Michael (1995)
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Houghton College; Ph.D., State University of New York- Albany
Gloria Miller (2013)
Associate Professor of Marketing, Management, and General Business
B.B.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Rodney Mills (2011)
Associate Professor of Agriculture
B.S., Union College; M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Grace Moodt (2008)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Troy University; D.N.P., Duquesne University
Greg Moore (2004)
Professor of Health
B.B.A., University of Iowa; M.B.A., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt
University
Anthony Morris (2012)
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., Bradley University; M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
University
Carroll Bruce Myers (1970)
Chair and Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.A., Berea College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Stephanie Newport (1993)
Professor of Management
B.S., University of Maryland; M.B.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., University
of Texas at Arlington.
Tracy Nichols (2011)
Instructor of Communication
B.A., M.A., Austin Peay State University
John A. Nicholson, Jr. (2010)
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology
B.S., Purdue University; M.S., DePaul University; Ph.D., Utah State University
Paul Nicodemus (2004)
Professor of Psychology
A.A., Mount Vernon Nazarene University; B.S., Trevecca Nazarene University; M.S.,
Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Texas Technology University.
Benselamonyuy Ntatin (2007)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Jos; M.S., University of Ilorin; DICTP, International Center for
Theoretical Physics, Ph.D., Ruhr-University Bochum.
Dong Nyonna (2007)
Professor of Finance and Interim Chair of Accounting, Finance, and Economics
B.S., The University of Sc.&Tech.; M.S., The Norwegian University of Sc.&Tech.; M.B.A.,
University of Texas Pan American; M.A., Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Thomas O'Connor (2006)
Associate Professor of Public Management and Director of Global Security Studies
B.A., Knox College; M.A., University of Illinois; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Justin R. Oelgoetz (2008)
Professor of Physics
B.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University
Chinyere Ogbonna-McGruder (2003)
Professor of Public Management
B.S. Anambra State University of Technology; M.S., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D.,
Tennessee State University
Patty Orr (2008)
Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S., University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences; Ed.D., Vanderbilt
University
Frank E. Parcells (2001)
Professor of Mass Communication
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.
Dennis Pearson (2007)
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.
Patrick R. Perdew (1993)
Administrative Specialist and Associate Professor
B.S., M.S., Murray State University.
George Pesely (1990)
Professor of History
A.B., San Diego State University; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley.
Barbara R. Peterson (2007)
Associate Professor of Education
B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., Ed.D., Northern Illinois University
John Phillips (2012)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University
Michael D. Phillips (1990)
Professor of Finance
A.A., Fresno City College; B.S., M.B.A., California State University at Fresno; D.B.A.,
Mississippi State University.
Gilbert R. Pitts (2004)
Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Jerry D. Plummer (2000)
Professor of Economics
B.B.A., M.B.A., Tennessee State University; D.A. Middle Tennessee State University.
Yvonne Prather (1989)
Professor of Mass Communication
B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.
James Prescott (1996)
Professor of Public Management
B.S., Auburn University; M.P.A., University of South Alabama; Ph.D., Southern Illinois
University At Carbondale.
Jennie Preston-Sabin (1988)
Administrative Specialist and Associate Professor
B.S., M.S.Ed., State University of New York - Oneonta.
Norbert Puszkar (2003)
Professor of German
Magister Artium, Freie Universitat Berlin; Ph.D., University of Southern California.
David Rands (2012)
Associate Professor of History and Philosophy
B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., Ritsumeikan University, Japan; Ph.D., University
of Southern California
Nell K. Rayburn (1988)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., David Lipscomb College; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
William Rayburn (1993)
Chair of Leadership and Organizational Administration and Professor of Leadership
Studies
B.E., M.B.A., Vanderbilt University; D.B.A., Southern Illinois University.
Scott Raymond (2015)
Assistant Professor of Art Animation
B.F.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.F.A., Academy of Art University
Leslie Reed (2006)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Austin Peay State University; M.S.N., Tennessee State University, Ph.D. Capella
University
Robin B. Reed (2001)
Professor of Chemistry
B.S. Rhodes College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
William Renkl, Jr. (1989)
Professor of Art
B.F.A., Auburn University; M.F.A., University of South Carolina.
Margaret Rennerfeldt (2011)
Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Theatre & Dance
B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; M.A.T., Rockford College
Noel Rennerfeldt (2012)
Associate Professor of Theatre
B.S., Wayne State University; M.A., Miami University, Ohio; M.F.A., Northern Illinois
University
Mary Eve Rice (2012)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Austin Peay State University; M.S., State University of New York at Stony
Brook, D.N.P., Murray State University
Gregory S. Ridenour (1996)
Professor of Geography
B.S., M.S., Northeastern Illinois University; Ph.D., Texas A & M University
Amy Ritchart (2014)
Instructor of Communication
B.S., M.A., Bowling Green State University
Tamara Michelle Robertson (2005)
Professor of Nursing
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S.N., Murray State University; D.N.P., Duquesne
University.
Gail Robinson-Oturu (2005)
Professor of Music
B.M.Ed., M.M.Ed., Howard University; Ph.D., New York University.
Jordy Rocheleau (2001)
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
D. Michelle Rogers (2009/2006)
Instructor of Biology
B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.S., University of Tennessee
Douglas R. Rose (2009)
Chair and Professor of Music
B.M.Ed., B.M., Memorial University; M.A., M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., State University
of New York at Stony Brook
Tasha Ruffin (2014)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Jacksonville State University; M.S.N., University of Phoenix
Miguel R. Ruiz-Aviles (1996)
Professor of Spanish
B.A., University of Puerto Rico; M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of
Nebraska- Lincoln.
William Rupp (2010)
Professor of Management
B.A., Azusa Pacific University; M.B.A., University of Montana; Ph.D., University of
Georgia
Steven T. Ryan (1977)
Professor of English
A.A., Ellsworth Junior College; B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., Iowa State
University; Ph.D., University of Utah.
Ramanjit K. Sahi (2007)
Professor of Mathematics
M.S., San Jose State University; Ph.D., The University of Texas.
Hassan Said (2003)
Professor of Accounting
M.B.A., College of Insurance of the Society of New York; M.A., Ph.D., University of
Alabama.
Adel Salama (1990)
Professor of Electronics Technology/Engineering Technology
B.S., Alexandria University (Egypt); M.S., Cairo University; Professional Engineer;
A.B.D. Vanderbilt University
Adriane Sanders (2014)
Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Memphis
Anthony Sanders (2012)
Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., University
of Louisville
James H. Sanders (1985)
Enhanced Lab Facilitator and Assistant Professor
B.S., M.A.Ed., Austin Peay State University.
Abu K. Sarwar (1984)
Professor of Engineering Technology
B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; M.S. Carleton University;
Ph.D., Louisiana Tec University
Perry Scanlan (2006)
Professor of Medical Technology
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago.
Joseph R. Schiller (1994)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Sarah Lundin-Schiller (1993)
Professor of Biology
B.A., The University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of California, School of Medicine.
John P. Schnettler (2010)
Associate Professor of Music and Director of Athletic Bands
B.M., University of Central Florida; M.A., University of South Florida; M.M., University
of South Florida
Laura Schultz (2014)
Instructor of Languages and Literature
B.A., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; M.A., University of Wisconsin
Jane Semler (2009/2010)
Associate Professor of Medical Technology
B.S., Northern Illinois University; M.S., University of Georgia, Athens
Sumen Sen (2015)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., R K Mission Vidyamandir; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology; M.S., University
of Cential Florida
Roscoe Shain (1978)
Professor of Business Law
B.S., M.B.A., University of Louisville; J.D., Nashville School of Law.
Bettina Shank (2015)
Assistant Professor of Nursing
M.S., Austin Peay State University
Daniel P. Shea (2008)
Associate Professor of Literature
B.S., Frostburg State University; M.A., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University
of Oregon
Yingtao Shen (2013)
Associate Professor of Management, Marketing , and General Business
B.S., M.S., Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Ph.D., University of Alberta
Omie Shepherd (1997)
Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., M.S., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.
Kenneth C. Shipley, Jr. (2005)
Professor of Art
B.A., M.F.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Phillip Short (2016)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.S., David Lipscomb University; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Kristen Sienkiewicz (2014)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., Boston
University
Marisa Sikes (2014)
Assistant Professor of Languages and Literature
B.A., M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Ann L. Silverberg (1994)
Professor of Music
B.M., Ithaca College; M.M., Indiana University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Lynn Diane Sims (2008)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Robert A. Sirk (1995)
Professor of Geography
B.A., Shepherd College; M.S., Marshall University; Ph.D., Kent State University.
J. Allyn Smith (2006)
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology
Vicky Smith (2015)
Assistant Professor of Teaching Education
D. Ed., Libscomb Univeristy
Tamara Smithers (2012)
Associate Professor of Art
B.A., College of Charleston; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Temple University
Ellen Smyth (2009/05-07)
Instructor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Tennessee Technological University
David R. Snyder (2003)
Professor of History
B.S., M.A., Indiana University-Bloomington; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Jennifer L. Snyder (2005)
Associate Professor of Art
B.F.A., M.A.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Florida State University.
Karen Sorenson (1987)
Professor of French
B.A., Beloit College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Andrea Spofford (2013)
Associate Professor of Languages and Literature
B.A., Colorado State University; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts; Ph.D.,
The University of Southern Mississippi
Becky Starnes (2004)
Professor of Public Management
A.A., Palomar College; B.B.A., National University; M.B.A., Gonzaga University; Ph.D.,
Auburn University.
David Steele (2003)
Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University
of Tennessee.
Gregg M. Steinberg (1996)
Professor of Health and Human Performance
B.S., University of California - Santa Barbara; M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D.,
University of Florida.
John Steinberg (2013)
Professor and Chair of History and Philosophy
B.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
David Eugene Steinquest (1985)
Professor of Music
B.M.E., Northeast Louisiana; M.M., University of Michigan.
Gary Stewart (2006)
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., Ed.S., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University.
Peter H. Stoddard (1988)
Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., Hiram College; M.S.W., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
University.
Donald Sudbrink (2006)
Chair and Professor of Agriculture
B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Auburn University.
Lisa Sullivan (2007)
Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Cameron M. Sutt (2008)
Associate Professor of History
B.S., M.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Kevin S. Tanner (2008)
Associate Professor of History
B.A., University of Rochester; M.S, Murray State University; M.S., Ph.D, Binghamton
University
Cindy L. Taylor (1992)
Professor of Biology
B.S., M.S., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
Jaime R. Taylor (1995)
Dean of College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and Professor
of Physics and Astronomy
B.S., Austin Peay State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee Space Institute
Jennifer Thayer (2016)
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Finance, and Economics
B.S., Austin Peay State University; J.D., Cumberland School of Law at Samford University
Amy Thompson (2012)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Antonio S. Thompson (2008)
Professor of History
B.A., Austin Peay State University; M.A., Western Kentucky University; Ph.D., University
of Kentucky
Jeffrey Thompson (2013)
Assistant Professor of Social Work
M.S.W., Alabama A&M University; D.Min., The Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Jennifer Thompson (2009/2008)
Associate Professor of Allied Health
B.S., M.S.M., Austin Peay State University
Stephen A. Truhon (2005)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Tyler Turner (2009/2010)
Instructor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Memphis; M.S., University of Memphis
Minoa D. Uffelman (2005)
Professor of History
B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
Patrick Vincent (2016)
Assistant Professor of Art and Design
B.A., B.F.A., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Arizona State University
Jackie Vogel (2004)
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Carson Newman College; M.S., Ed.D., University of Tennessee.
John X. Volker (1999)
Professor of Management
B.S., M.B.A., Murray State University; Ph.D., Walden University.
David M. von Palko (1983)
Professor of Mass Communication
B.S., Arizona State University; M.A., Northern Arizona University; J.D., Nashville
School of Law.
Mickey Wadia (1993)
Professor of English
B.A., The University of Calcutta; M.A., Jadavpur University; Ph.D., University of
Southwestern Louisiana.
Mohammed Waheeduzzaman (1992)
Chair and Professor of Public Management
B.A., M.A., University of Dhaka; M.A., Villanova University; Ph.D., Kent State University.
Anne Wall (2004)
Professor of Education
B.S., University of Kansas; M.A., Ed.S., Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., Tennessee
State University
Ling Wang (2014)
Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., Shandong University; M.A., Shandong University of Finance; M.A.Ed., Austin Peay
State University; Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University
William Ward (2016)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Delaware; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Robert Waugh (2014)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., Capital University; M.M., University of Oklahoma
Dixie Webb (1992)
Dean of the College of Arts and Letters and Professor of Art
B.G.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas
Joseph E. Weber (2007)
Director of Library Services and Associate Professor of Library Administration
B.S., M.A., Central Michigan University; M.S., University of Kentucky
Jane Wessel (2016)
Assistant Professor of Language and Literature
B.A., Binghamtom University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware
Lauren Wells (2007)
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Timothy Wesley (2014)
Assistant Professor of History and Philosophy
B.S., M.A., Tennessee Technological University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Colleen White (2013)
Instructor of Biology
B.A., M.S., Austin Peay State University
Danielle White (1977)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., The University of Evansville
Charla White-Major (2007)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Jeffrey Williams (2014)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Muhlenberg College; M.M., Peabody Conservatory; D.M.A., University of Miami
Andrew T. Wilson (1998)
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Murray State University; M.S., University of Tulsa; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University
Timothy F. Winters (1997)
Professor of Classics
B.A., The University of Arizona, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Stefan Woltmann (2013)
Associate Professor of Biology
B.A., SUNY; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Tulane University
Gregory Wolynec (2003)
Professor of Music and Director of Bands
B.M., SUNY Potsdam/Crane School of Music; M.M., D.M.A., Michigan State University.
Lisa R. Wolynec (1987)
Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., University of Illinois; D.M.A., Louisiana State University
Jeffrey Neal Wood (1984)
Professor of Music
B.Mus., Oberlin College Conservatory of Music; M.A., M.Mus., Ph.D., State University
of New York-Stony Brook.
Charles B. Woods (1992)
Professor of Psychology
B.A., B.S., University of Wyoming; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida
Kathryn Woods (2014)
Associate Professor of Professional Studies
B.B.A., Freed-Hardeman University; M.B.A., Lipscomb University; Ed.D., Trevecca Nazarene
University
Nanci S. Woods (1992)
Professor of Psychology
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida.
Kebede Wordofa (2011)
Associate Professor of Library Systems
B.S., M.Sc., Addis Abab University, Ethiopia
Amy M. Wright (2007)
Professor of English
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Denver
Christopher Wright (2014)
Assistant Professor of Public Management and Criminal Justice
B.A., Southern Utah University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California
Bing Xiao (2016)
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
B.A., Beijing Institute of Technology; M.A., Peking University; Ph.D., University
of Georgia
Pei Xiong-Skiba (1993)
Professor of Physics
B.S., Fudan University (China); M.S., Southeastern Massachusetts University; Ph.D.,
Wesleyan University.
Jennifer Yantz (2014)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University
Stanley Yates (1994)
Professor of Music
G.D.M., Sandown College of Performing Arts (England); M.M., University of Liverpool;
D.M.A., University of North Texas.
B.A., University of Dallas; M.S., National Louis University; J.D., Norman Manley Law School; LL.b., The University of the West Indies; Ph.D., Georgia State University
Yingbing Yu (2007)
Professor of Computer Sciences
B.A., Zhejiang University; M.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., University of Louisville.
Xin Zhang (2008)
Associate Professor of Management
B.S., M.S., Central South University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Yunying Zhang (2010)
Associate Professor of Communication
B.A., Xi’an Foreign Languages University; M.A., Washington State University; Ph.D.,
Washington State University
Gregory R. Zieren (1991)
Professor of History
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., University of London; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Kathyrn A. Zimmerman (2009)
Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Tennessee State University
Updated: 6/22/17