DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM

The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains six levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, (3) Adjunct, (4) Adjunct Research Co-Mentor, (5) Affiliate, and (6) Adjunct Teaching.

Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Adjunct Research Co-Mentor members may serve as co-chair of a master's or doctoral committee. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one adjunct or affiliate graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.

Teaching adjunct members may not serve on graduate committees.

M. DAVID ARANT, Professor, PhD (1994), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2017]

J. RICHARD FISCHER, Professor, PhD (1994), Southern Illinois University at Carbondale [2018]

JOSEPH HAYDEN, Associate Professor, PhD (2002), Indiana University [2015]

DAN L. LATTIMORE, Professor, PhD (1971), The University of Wisconsin-Madison [2016]

SANDRA H. UTT, Associate Professor, PhD (1983), Ohio University [2016]

JIN YANG, Associate Professor, PhD (2004), Southern Illinois University at Carbondale [2016]

CARRIE BROWN, Assistant Professor, PhD (2008), The University of Missouri [2014]

THOMAS J. HRACH, Assistant Professor, PhD (2008), Ohio University [2014]

LURENE CACHOLA KELLEY, Assistant Professor, PhD (2005), The University of Memphis [2013]

ERIN WILLIS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2011), The University of Missouri [2017]

VICKYE HESTER, MA (2008), The University of Memphis [2014]

JEFFRY M. IRELAND, BA (1996), The University of Memphis [2013]

ANDREW SMITH, Instructor, MA (2010), The University of Memphis [2015]

GRANT SMITH, MA (2008), University of Missouri [2013]

JASON R. TERRLL, BA (1991), The University of Memphis [2014]

DAVID A. WATERS, BA (1981), The University of Memphis [2015]

DARRIN M DEVAULT, MA (2002), University of Memphis [2014]

CANDACE C. JUSTICE, Professor, MA (1991) [2013]

OLIVIA A. MILLER, Instructor, BLS (1994), The University of Memphis [2013]

OTIS L SANFORD, BA (1975), University of Mississippi [2014]

ROBERT L. WILLIS, Instructor, MA (1993), Ball State University [2015]

NOTE: Termination date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets.