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Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership

The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.

Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.


FULL MEMBERS

CELIA ROUSSEAU ANDERSON, Associate Professor, PhD (2002), The University of Wisconsin-Madison [2028]

JEFFREY M. BYFORD, Associate Professor, PhD (2002), University of Oklahoma [2026]

LAURA BAYLOT CASEY, Associate Professor, PhD (2006), Mississippi State University [2026]

BEVERLY E. CROSS, Associate Professor, PhD (1992), The Ohio State University [2026]

LUANN LEY DAVIS, Assistant Professor, PhD(2016), University of North Carolina Charlottee [2024]

DIANA DELGADO, Assistant Professor, PhD (2008), University of Nevada, Reno [2024]

WILLIAM HUNTER, Assistant Professor, EdD (2011), University of Cincinnati [2020]

LAURIE MACGILLIVRY, Professor, EdD (1992), The University of Houston [2026]

JAMES N. MEINDL, Assistant Professor, PhD (2011), The Ohio State University [2024]

CLIF MIMS, Associate Professor, PhD (2004), University of Georgia [2020]

DEANNA OWENS-MOSBY, Associate Professor, PhD (2010), Capella University [2026]

J. HELEN PERKINS, Associate Professor, EdD (1999), Oklahoma State University [2026]

ANGILINE POWELL, Associate Professor, PhD (1999), University of Alabama [2019]

AMANDA ROCKINSON-SZAPKIW, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), Regent University [2022]

CRAIG SHEPARD, Associate Professor, PhD (2008) The University of Georgia [2030]

ANDREW TAWFIK, PhD (2012) University of Missouri [2022]

BRIAN L. WRIGHT, Assistant Professor, PhD (2007), Tufts University [2026]

ANNA FAULKNER, Assistant Professor, PhD (2020), University of Texas Austin [2026]

WIDELINE SERAPHIN, Assistant Professor, PhD (2019), The Pennsylvania State University [2026]

SUMAN RATH, Associate Professor, PhD (2022), University of Kansas

WESAM SALEM, Assistant Professor, EdD (2019), University of Memphis [2029]


ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

ERIKA C. BULLOCK, Assistant Professor, PhD (2013), Georgia State University 

LAUREN BURROW, Assistant Professor, EdD (2012), University of Houston 

ALFRED HALL II, Assistant Professor, PhD (1999), George Mason University 

ERICA HERNANDEZ-SCOTT, Clinical Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), University of Missouri-Kansas City 

NEAL MILLER, Assistant Professor, PhD (2012), The Ohio State University 

RICHARD WEST, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), University of Georgia 

JEREMY TODD WHITNEY, Assistant Professor, PhD (2011), University of Louisville 

KIMBERLY A. ALEXANDER, PhD (2014), Saint Louis University 

CHAD EPPS, MD (2000) Medical College of Georgia 

FELICIA FOWLER, EdD (2000), University of Memphis 

NANCY GALLAVAN, PhD (1994), University of Denver 

BRIAN GREEN, MD (2001), University of Tennessee 

TORRE KELLEY, EdD (2010), Trevecca Nazarene University 

LINDA MCNATT PAGE, EdD (2005), Union University 

ANDREW POLLY, PhD (2006), University of North Carolina at Charlotte 

DAMARIS PURTLE, PhD (2002), University of Arkansas at Little Rock 

ELIZABETH J. SHUMATE, PhD (2012), Harding University 

GORDON SUTHERLIN, PhD (1990), Memphis State University 

ALANA TEAGUE, EdD (2012), Trevecca Nazarene University 

THOURAYA AL-NASSAR, PhD (2020), University of Nevada, Reno

KATHRYN (KATIE) SHARPE, EdD (2019), University of Memphis 

LOGAN CALDWELL, PhD (2020), University of Memphis  

LASHEBA W. HILLIARD, PhD (2019), Grand Canyon University 

OLAYINKA MOHORN-MINTAH, PhD (2021), University of Illinois Chicago

TIFFANY E. LONOZA, EdD (2019), Gwynedd Mercy University 

ALISHA MILIAM, EdD (2022), University of Memphis 


EXTERNAL MEMBERS

VICKIE S. COOK, PhD (2004), Capella University [2020]

HELENA CURTAIN, PhD (1997), University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee [2022]

YVONNE EARNSHAW, PhD (2014), Florida State University [2022]

PATRICK MCFADDEN, PhD (1999), The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor [2022]

MEGHAN PFEIFFER, EdD (2018), University of Memphis [2022]

CLAIRE KNOWLES, EdD (2016), University of Memphis [2023]

JUAN CARLOS MORALES,EdD (2018), University of Miami [2022]

VIVIAN GUNN MORRIS, Professor, PhD (1973), George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University [2020]

ALLISON POTTER, PhD (2004), University of Memphis [2020]

NOELLE TRENT, PhD (2014). Howard University [2022]

JILLIAN WENDT, EdD (2013), Liberty University [2022]

ROBERT L. WILLIAMSON, Assistant Professor, EdD (2009), The University of Memphis [2019]

ANNE H. ZACHRY, PhD (2009), University of Memphis [2022]

DEANNA GARMAN, EdD (2012), East Tennessee State University [2023]

KRISTINA NEELY, PhD (2006), The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada [2023]

ERIN SHAW, EdD (2017), The University of Memphis [2023]

SCOTT VANN, EdD (2019), The University of Memphis [2024]

DONNA WAKE, EdD (2007), Temple University [2024]

RACHAEL SCHLES, PhD (2020), University of Pittsburgh [2024]

KAREN MACBETH, PhD (2004), Ohio State University [2024]

MELISSA CATER, PhD (2006), Louisiana State Univeristy [2024]

MARIA DEL SOCORRO HUBBARD, EdD (2020),  University of Memphis [2024]

JENNY JONES, PhD (2017), Mississippi State University [2017]

TRACY TUTEN, PhD (1996), Virginia Commonwealth University [2024]

MICHAEL LOEW, Ed.D. (2005),  Union University [2025]

KIRIKO TAKAHASHI, PhD (2015), University of Hawaii at Manoa [2025]

CHELSIE DUBAY, EdD (2021), East Tennessee State University [2025]

RACHEL MANNAHAN, PhD (2022), University of Arizona [2026]

MICHELLE ARMSTRONG, PhD (2021), University of Memphis [2026]

LACRETIA DYE, PhD (2012), Western Michigan University [2027]

TARN CHAMBERS GIVAN, PhD (2023), Clark Atlanta University [2027]


 NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.