Undergraduate Catalog
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The College of Arts and Sciences Faculty and Staff

HENRY A. KURTZ, Ph.D., Dean
LINDA A. BENNETT, Ph.D., Associate Dean
JOY CLAY, Ph.D., Asociate Dean
WILLIAM J. THOMPSON, Ph.D., Assistant Dean
MELISSA BUCHNER, M.A., Director of Administration
PATSY KRECH, M.Ed., Director of Undergraduate Advising
JESSICA CLIFFORD KELSO, M.A., Pre-Professional Advisor

 

AEROSPACE STUDIES
JACQUELINE G. RANDOLPH, Lt. Col., USAF,
Professor of Aerospace Studies

VERICO B. FLEMING, (2010), Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Personnel
BRANT A. GAST (2010), Captain, United States Air Force, Assistant Professor: B.S., 2001, Park University; M.S., 2010, TVI University
JACQUELINE G. RANDOPH (2011), Detachment Commander, Chair: B.S., 1989 Metropolitan State College of Denver; M.S., 1997, Central Michigan University; M.S., 2004, Air Command and Staff College
DERRICK P. RUSSELL (2009), Captain, United States Air Force, Assistant Professor; B.S., 2005, American Intercontinental University; M.S., 2010, Trident University International

ANTHROPOLOGY
RUTHBETH D. FINERMAN, Ph.D., Chair

LINDA A. BENNETT (1986), Professor, Associate Dean: B. A., 1965, Clarion State College; M.A., 1966, Indiana University; Ph.D., 1976, American University
KERI BRONDO (2007), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1997, University of Delaware; M.A., 1999, Iowa State University; Ph.D.,  2006, Michigan State University
ROBERT CONNOLLY (2007),  Director, C.H. Nash/Chucalissa Museum: B.A., 1989, M.A.,  1991, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., 1996 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MICHAEL R. DUKE (2011), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1984, Ph.D., 1996, University of Texas at Austin
RUTHBETH D. FINERMAN (1985), Professor, Chair: B.A., 1977, M. A., 1979, Ph.D., 1985, University of California at Los Angeles
KATHRYN HICKS (2008), Assistant Professor: B.A., University of Calgary; Ph.D., 2008, Northwestern University
STANLEY E. HYLAND (1976), Associate Professor, Head, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy: B.A., 1969, M.A., 1970, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., 1976, University of Illinois
KATHERINE LAMBERT-PENNINGTON (2007), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1994, University of Miami; M.A., 1997 University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 2005, Duke University
ROSS SACKETT (2004), Instructor: Ph.D., 1996, University of California, Los Angeles
CHARLES WILLIAMS, JR. (1979), Associate Professor: B.A. 1969, Rust College; M.A., 1976, Ph.D., 1981, University of Illinois

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
RANDALL J. BAYER, Ph.D., Chair

RANDALL J. BAYER (2007), Professor, Chair: B.S., 1978 Cornell University; M.S., 1980, Ph.D., 1984, Ohio State University
MELVIN L. BECK (1974), Professor: B.S., 1967, Arkansas Tech. College; Ph.D., 1974, University of Arkansas
CHARLES J. BIGGERS (1969), Professor: B.S., 1957, Wake Forest University; M.A., 1959, Appalachian State University; Ph.D., 1969, University of South Carolina
MARTHA P. BROWN (1966), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1963, M.S., 1966, Memphis State University; Ed.D., 2006, University of Memphis
KING-THOM CHUNG (1988), Professor: B.S., 1965, National Taiwan University; M.A., 1967, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., 1972, University of California, Davis
JUDITH A. COLE (2003), Associate Professor: B.A., 1977, University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., 1985, University of Connecticut
LEWIS B. COONS (1976), Professor, Director of Integrated Microscopy Center: B.A., 1964, M.S., 1966, Utah State University; Ph.D., 1970, North Carolina State University
MICHAEL H. FERKIN (1995), Professor: B.S., 1977, M.S., 1982, SUNY, Brockport; Ph.D., 1988, Boston University
DAVID A. FREEMAN (2002), Associate Professor: B.A., 1991, Kent State University; Ph.D., 1996, University of Connecticut
T. KENT GARTNER (1976), Professor: B.S., 1960, Rutgers University; Ph.D., 1965, University of California, Davis
RAMIN HOMAYOUNI (2006), Associate Professor, Director, Bioinformatics Program: B.S., 1989, Ph.D., 1996 University of Houston
MICHAEL L. KENNEDY (1974), Professor: B.S., 1966, M.S., 1968, Memphis State University; Ph.D., 1975, University of Oklahoma
CHARLES A. LESSMAN (1988), Professor: B.A., 1970, M.S., 1975, Ph.D., 1980, University of Minnesota
ANDREW LIU (2008), Assistant Professor: B.A.,  1992, Shandong Normal University; M.S., Chinese Academiy of Sciences; Ph.D., 2003, University of Michigan
CARLOS E. LOPEZ-ESTRANO (2003), Associate Professor: B.S., 1990, Central University of Venezuela; Ph.D., 1996, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
DUANE McKENNA (2010), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1998, Western Michigan University; M.S., 2000, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., 2006, Harvard University
TAKUYA NAKAZATO (2008), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1997, Indiana University South Bend; Ph.D., 2005, Indiana University Bloomington
DONALD D. OURTH (1974), Professor: B.A., 1961, M.A., 1966, University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., 1969, University of Iowa
MATTHEW J. PARRIS (2000), Associate Professor: B.A., 1994, St. John's University; Ph.D., 1999, University of Missouri, Columbia
S. REZA PEZESHKI (1994), Professor: B.S., 1971, University of Tehran; M.S., 1977, Ph.D., 1982, University of Washington
STEPHAN J. SCHOECH (2000), Professor: B.S., 1988, M.S., 1990, Arizona State University; Ph.D., 1995, University of Washington
STEVEN D. SCHWARTZBACH (2001), Professor: B.A., 1969, State University of New York, Buffalo; Ph.D., 1975, Brandeis University
BILL A. SIMCO (1966), Professor: B.S., 1960, College of the Ozarks; M.A., 1962, Ph.D., 1966, University of Kansas
OMAR SKALLI (2010), Associate Professor: Director of Integrated Microscopy Center: M.S., 1982, Ph.D., 1987, University of Geneva
ANNA BESS SORIN (2003), Instructor, Director, Biology Advising & Resource Center: B.A., 1992, Union College; M.S., 1995, Ph.D., 2002, University of Michigan
STANLEY E. STEVENS, JR. (1989), Professor: B.A., 1966, M.A., 1968, Ph.D., 1971, University of Texas, Austin
THOMAS R. SUTTER (1999), Professor, Chair of Excellence in Functional Genomics: B.S., 1980, St. Bonaventure University; Ph.D., 1988, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
BARBARA J. TALLER (1983), Associate Professor: B.S., 1971, Baldwin-Wallace College; Ph.D., 1978, University of Wisconsin-Madison
TIT-YEE WONG (1985), Professor: B.S., 1974, M.S., 1976, Murray State University; Ph.D., 1981, University of Houston

CHEMISTRY
ABBY L. PARRILL, Ph.D., Chair

DANIEL BAKER (2006), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1992, Central Michigan University; Ph.D., 1998, University of Arizona
PETER K. BRIDSON (1980), Associate Professor: B.S., 1975, Ph.D., 1978, University of London
THEODORE J. BURKEY (1985), Professor: B.S. 1976, Harvey Mudd College; M.S., 1978, Ph.D., 1982, University of California, San Diego
CHHABIL DASS (1994), Associate Professor: B.Sc., 1962, M.Sc., 1964, Rajasthan University; Ph.D., 1984, University of Nebraska
GARY L. EMMERT (2002), Professor: B.S., 1988, M.S., 1992, Tennessee Technological University; Ph.D., 1999, Miami University (Ohio)
MARK BARRY FREILICH (1985), Associate Professor: B.S., 1966, Brooklyn College (C.U.N.Y.); Ph.D., 1974, Purdue University
TOMOKO FUJIWARA (2007), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1997,  M.Eng., 1999, Ph.D., 2001 Kyoto Institute of Technology
XIAOHUA HUANG (2010), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1996, Jilin University; M.S., 2001, Peking University; Ph.D., 2006, Georgia Institute of Technology
HENRY A. KURTZ (1983), Professor, Dean: B.S., 1972, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 1977, University of Florida
YING-SING LI (1982), Professor: B.S., 1960, Cheng Kung University; Ph.D., 1968, University of Kansas
ABBY L. PARRILL (1998), Professor, Chair: B.S., 1992, Central Michigan University; Ph.D., 1996, University of Arizona
RICHARD L. PETERSEN (1980), Associate Professor: B.S., 1969, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., 1975, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
EUGENE PINKHASSIK (2000), Associate Professor: M.S., 1991, University of Kazan; Ph.D., 1997, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
PAUL S. SIMONE (2010), Assistant Professor: B.S., 2002, M.S., 2006, Ph.D., 2008, University of Memphis;
YONGMEI WANG (2003), Professor: B.S., 1985, University of Science and Technology, Hefei, China; Ph.D.,1990, University of Notre Dame
C. EDWIN WEBSTER (2005), Associate Professor: B.S., 1995, University of West Florida; Ph.D., 1999, University of Florida
XUAN ZHAO (2008), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1993, Nankai University; M.S., 1996, Peking University; Ph.D., 2002, Texas A&M University

COMPUTER SCIENCE
SAJJAN G. SHIVA, Ph.D., Chair

DIPANKAR DASGUPTA (1997), Professor: B.E., 1981, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, India; M. Tech, 1987, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India; Ph.D., 1993, University of Glasgow, UK
SCOTT D. FLEMING (2011), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1999, M.S., 2001, Western Michigan University; Ph.D., 2009, Michigan State University
STANLEY PHILLIP FRANKLIN (1972), Professor: B.S. 1959, Memphis State University; M.S., 1962, Ph.D., 1963, University of California at Los Angeles
MAXIMILIANO  H. GARZON  (1984), Professor: B.S., 1975, National University of Columbia; M.S., 1980, Ph.D., 1984, University of Illinois, Urbana
TIMOTHY W. HNAT (2011), Assistant Professor: B.S., 2005, M.E., 2006, University of Louisville; Ph.D., 2011, University of Virginia
SANTOSH KUMAR (2006), Associate Professor: B.Tech., 1998, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University; M.S., 2002, Ph.D., 2006, Ohio State University
KING-IP LIN (1996), Associate Professor: B.S., 1990, University of Hong Kong; M.S., 1993, University of Maryland; Ph.D., 1996, University of Maryland, College Park
KRIANGSIRI MALASRI (2007), Instructor/Coordinator: B.S., 2003, M.S., 2005, Georgia Institute of Technology
VINHTHUY PHAN (2003), Associate Professor: B.A., 1998, Brandeis University; M.S., 2001, Ph.D., 2003, State University of New York at Stony Brook
VASILE RUS (2004), Associate Professor: B.S., 1997, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; M.S., 1999, Ph.D., 2002, Southern Methodist University
LINDA SHERRELL (2001), Instructor: B.S., 1972, M.S., 1974, Auburn University; Ph.D., 1995, Louisiana State University
SAJJAN G. SHIVA (2002), Professor, Chair: B.E., 1969, Bangalore University: M.E.E., 1971, Ph.D., 1975, Auburn University
LAN WANG (2004), Associate Professor: B.S., 1997, Peking University, China; M.S., 1999, Ph.D., 2004, University of California at Los Angeles
QUISHI WU (2006), Associate Professor: B.S., 1995, Zhejiang University, China; M.S., 2000, Purdue University; Ph.D., 2003, Louisiana State University

EARTH SCIENCES
MERVIN J. BARTHOLOMEW, Ph.D., Chair

ANZHELIKA ANTIPOVA (2011), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1992, Odessa State University; M.A., 2007, Ph.D., 2010, Louisiana State University
MERVIN J. BARTHOLOMEW (2002), Professor, Chair: B.A., 1964, The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., 1969, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 1971, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
JER-MING CHIU (1982), Professor: B.S., 1971, National Taiwan Normal University; M.S., 1974, National Central University, Taiwan; Ph.D., 1982, Cornell University
RANDEL T. COX (1999), Associate Professor: B.S., 1981, M.S., 1986, University of Arkansas; Ph.D., 1995, University of Missouri
CURTIS H. CRAMER (2009), Research Associate Professor: B.A., 1969, University of Puget Sound; M.S., Ph.D., 1976, Stanford University
HEATHER DESHON (2007), Assistant Research Professor: B.S., 1999, Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., 2004, University of California, Santa Cruz
DAVID H. DYE (1981), Professor: B.A., 1972, Memphis State University; M.A., 1976, Louisiana State University; Ph.D., 1980, Washington University
JUDSON FINLEY (2009), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1996 University of Wyoming; M.A., 2001, Ph.D., 2008, Washington State University
ARLEEN A. HILL (2003), Associate Professor: B.S., 1994, Mary Washington College; M.S., 1998, Ph.D., 2002, University of South Carolina
ARCHIBALD C. JOHNSTON (1979), Professor: B.S., 1967, Rhodes College; Ph.D., 1978, University of Colorado
HSIANG-TE KUNG (1981), Professor: B.S., 1968, Chinese Culture University; M.S., 1972, Ph.D., 1980, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
CHARLES A. LANGSTON (2001), Professor: B.S., 1972, Case Western Reserve University; M.S., 1974, Ph.D., 1976, California Institute of Technology
DANIEL LARSEN (1995), Professor: B.S., 1985, Arizona State University; M.S., 1988, Ohio State University; Ph.D., 1994, University of New Mexico
BEATRICE MAGNANI (2006), Research Associate Professor: M.S., 1994, Ph.D., 1999, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
ANDREW M. MICKELSON (2005), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1990, Beloit College ; M.A., 1996, Ph.D., 2002, Ohio State University
EZRA OZDENEROL (2003), Associate Professor: B.S., 1996, University of Ankara (Turkey); M.L.A., 1996, Ph.D., 2000, Louisiana State University
CHRISTINE POWELL (1999), Professor: B.A., 1971, SUNY Binghampton; M.A., 1973, Princeton; Ph.D., 1976, Princeton
JOSE PUJOL (1985), Professor: B.S., 1968, Universidad del Sur, Argentina; M.S., 1982, University of Alaska; Ph.D., 1985, University of Wyoming
PAMELA M. RIDDICK (2006), Instructor: B.S., 1986, M.S., 1990, Memphis State University
ROBERT SMALLEY, JR. (1987), Research Professor: B.S., 1975, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S., 1978, Ph.D., 1988, Cornell University
GEORGE H. SWIHART (1988), Professor: A.B, 1979, Colby College; M.S., 1981, University of Iowa; Ph.D., 1987, University of Chicago
GREGORY TAFF (2007), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1993, Dartmouth College; M.S., 1996, Columbia University; Ph.D., 2007, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
ROY B. VAN ARSDALE (1993), Professor: B.A., 1972, Rutgers University; M.S., 1974, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., 1979, University of Utah
MITCHELL M. WITHERS (2001), Associate Research Professor: B.S., 1992, Millersville University; M.S., 1994, Ph.D., 1997, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

ENGLISH
ERIC LINK, Ph.D., Chair

AYANNA ADAMS (2011), Instructor: B.A., 2006, M.A., 2008, University of Memphis
TERRY ANSBRO (2011), Instructor: B.A., 1997, University of West Florida; M.A., 1999, The University of Georgia
GREGORY E. BARLOW (2011), Instructor: B.A., 2004, Valdosta State University; M.A., 2006, Georgian Southern University
RICHARD C. BAUSCH (2005), Professor, Chair of Excellence: B.A., George Mason University, 1973; M.F.A., 1975, University of Iowa
JOHN BENSKO (1998), Professor; B.A., 1973 University of Alabama; M.F.A., 1979, University of Alabama; Ph.D., 1985, The Florida State University
SHARON BETH BISHOP (2006), Instructor: B.A., 1993, Maryville College; M.F.A., 2001, University of Memphis
CARLOS BOLTON (2007), Instructor: B.A., 2002, Christian Brothers University; M.F.A., 2006, University of Memphis
THERON BRITT (1990), Associate Professor: B.A., 1978, University of Oregon; M.A., 1982, Ph.D., 1990, University of California at Irvine
LORINDA COHOON (2004), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1992, West Chester University; M.A., 1994, Simmons College; Ph.D., 2001, University of Southern Mississippi
SHELBY CROSBY (2008), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1997, Morehead State University; M.A., 2003, Ph.S., 2007, State University of New York at Buffalo
TERESA SPROUL DALLE (1984), Associate Professor: B.A., 1970, Memphis State University; M.S., 1974, M.A., 1975, Ph.D., 1983, University of Arizona
BRENDA KAY DRIVER (2004), Instructor: B.A., 1970, M.A., 1974, Memphis State University
LESLIE D. GRAFF (2010), Instructor/Coordinator: B.A., 1998, M.A., 2000, Truman State University; Ph.D., 2009, SUNY at Buffalo
SAGE GRAHAM (2004), Associate Professor: B.A., 1989, Rhodes College; M.A., 1995, University of Memphis; Ph.D., 2003, Georgetown University
CHARLES EDWARD HALL, JR. (1984), Associate Professor: B.A., 1976, Oakland University; M.A., 1979, University of Florida; Ph.D., 1983, University of Florida
DARRYL P. HANRAHAN-DOMINGO (2011), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2001, University of Toronto at Scarborough; M.A., 2002, Ph.D., 2008, University of Toronto 
CARY HOLLADAY (2002), Associate Professor: M.A., 1982, Pennsylvania State University
KRISTEN IVERSON (2003), Associate Professor: B.A., 1981, University of Colorado; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1996, University of Denver
JOSEPH JONES (2004), Associate Professor: B.A., 1983, M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 2002, University of Arizona
TAMMY R. JONES (2007), Instructor: B.A., 1990, Delta State University; M.A., 1992, Memphis State University
LOEL KIM (1999), Associate Professor: B.A., 1990, University of Wyoming; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1998, Carnegie Mellon University
ERIC C. LINK (2008), Professor, Chair: B.S., 1988, Evangel College; M.A., 1991, Southwest Missouri State University; ph.D., 1995, Purdue University
SONJA A. LIVINGSTON (2010), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1993, M.S., 1997, SUNY Brockport; M.F.A., 2004, University of New Orleans
CATHERINE GIMELLI MARTIN (1990), Professor: B.A., 1970, Ph.D., 1989, University of California at Santa Cruz
REGINALD MARTIN (1983), Professor: B.S., 1977, Boston University; M.A., 1979, Memphis State University; Ph.D., 1985, University of Tulsa; M.F.A., 1993, Norwich University
BRAD MCADON (2002), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1985, Western Baptist College; M.A., 1997, Sonoma State University; Ph.D., 2002, Texas A&M University
PHILIP MCCARTHY (2008), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1991, Thames Polytechnic; M.A., 2003, Ph.D., 2005, University of Memphis
LADRICA MENSON-FURR (2003), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1993, Spelman College; M.A., 1995, Ph.D., 2002, Louisiana State University
CAREY JAMES MICKALITES (2007), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1994, M.A., 1996 East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 2005, Michigan State University
JOHN MILES (2009), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1998, Trinity University; M.A., 2002, The University of Arizona; Ph.D., 2009, Duke University
VERNER MITCHELL (1999), Associate Professor: B.A., 1979, United States Air Force Academy; M.A., 1985, Colorado State University; Ph.D., 1995, Rutgers University
JOSHUA PHILLIPS (2002), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1991, Columbia University; M.A., 1995, Ph.D., 2002, University of Chicago
GENE ALAN PLUNKA (1983), Professor: B.A., 1971, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; M.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1978, University of Maryland-College Park
SUSAN POPHAM (2001), Associate Professor: B.A., 1990, M.A., 1996, Ph.D., 2000, University of Louisville
CATHERINE POWERS DICE (2005), Instructor: B.A., 1989, M.A., 1991, Memphis State University
RHONDA R. POWERS (2010), Instructor: B.A., 1998, M.A., 2000, Missouri State University
KATHRYN RIDLEY (2004), Instructor: B.A., 2000, M.A., 2003, University of Memphis
COURTNEY MILLER-SANTO (2011), Instructor: B.A., 1998, Washington and Lee University; M.F.A., 2011, University of Memphis
KATHY LOU SCHULTZ (2006), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1990, Oberlin College; M.F.A., 1996, San Francisco State University; Ph.D., 2006, University of Pennsylvania
JEFFREY M. SCRABA (2006), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1990, M.A., 1993, University of Calgary; Ph.D., 2006, Rutgers University
STACY S. SMITH (2009), Instructor: B.A., 1990, M.A.T., 1991, M.A., 2006, University of Memphis
DMITRI STANCHEVICI (2008), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1998, Moldova State University; Ph.D, 2007, Texas Tech University
STEPHEN TABACHNICK (2000), Professor: B.A., 1966, University of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1967, University of Chicago; Ph.D., 1971, University of Connecticut
EMILY THRUSH (1990), Professor: B.A., 1971, Duke University; M.A., 1979, University of Florida; Ph.D., 1990, Georgia State University
CYNTHIA GRANT TUCKER (1967), Professor: B.A., 1963, Denison University; Ph.D., 1967, University of Iowa
SARAH BETH TYLER (2009), Instructor: B.A., 2006, M.A., 2008, University of Memphis
BRANDY T. WILSON (2011), Instructor: B.A., 2001, University of Arkansas; M.A., 2003, Ph.D., 2008, Florida State University

FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
RALPH ALBANESE, Ph.D., Chair

RALPH ALBANESE (1990), Professor, Chair: B.A., 1966, M.A., 1968, Queens College; Ph.D., 1972, Yale University
PILAR ALCALDE (1998), Associate Professor of Spanish: B.A., 1988, Universidad Complutense , Madrid , Spain ; M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 1998, University of Southern California
LINDSEY ASTON (2011), Instructor of Spanish: B.A., 2008, M.A., 2010, University of Memphis 
ADORACION BERRY (2007), Instructor of Spanish: B.A., Faculdade Paulistana de Ciencias e Letras, Sao Paolo; M.A., 2000, University of Memphis
FERNANDO BURGOS (1981), Professor of Spanish: B.S., 1970, M.A., 1973, University of Chile; Ph.D., 1980, University of Florida
SARA CEPEDA (2006), Instructor of Spanish: B.A., 2002, M.A., 2004, University of Memphis
ROBERT FAGLEY (2011), Instructor of French: B.A., 2000, Slippery Rock University; M.A., 2002, Ph.D., 2009, University of Pittsburgh
JAIME M. FERRAN (2005), Assistant Professor of Spanish: B.A., 1987, M.A., 1997, Syracuse University; Ph.D., 2003, University of North Carolina
LOURDES GABIKAGOJEASKOA (2005), Assistant Professor of Spanish: B.A., 1991, Universidad de Deusto; M.A., 1998, University of Nevada; Ph.D., 2005, University of Arizona
COSETTA GAUDENZI (2002), Associate Professor of Italian: Laurea, 1992, Università di Bologna; M.A., 1993, University of Warwick; Ph.D., 2000, University of Texas at Austin
DENIS GRELE (2007), Associate Professor of French: Licence, 1991, M.A., 1994, Universitee de Caen; Ph.D., 1999, New York University
SUSAN M. JOHNSON (1985), Associate Professor of French: B.A., 1973, University of Chicago; M.A., 1975, Michigan State University; M.L.S., 1983, Ph.D., 1983, Indiana University
JENNIFER JOHNSTON (2010), Instructor of Spanish: B.A., 1993, University of Florida; M.A., 2001, University of Memphis
ROBERT KELZ (2010), Assistant Professor of German: B.A., 1998, Tulane University; M.A., 2006, Ph.D., 2010, Vanderbilt University
NANCY L. MAGALLANES (2002), Instructor of Spanish: B.A., 1969, Rhodes College; M.A., 1973, Vanderbilt University
YUKI MATSUDA (2000), Associate Professor of Japanese: B.A., 1989, Michigan State University; M.A., 1991, University of Massachusetts; M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 1997, University of Southern California
MONIKA NENON (1993), Professor of German: M.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1987, University of Freiburg, Germany
FATIMA R. NOGUEIRA (2005), Associate Professor of Spanish: M.A., 2000, The University of Memphis; M.A., 2003, Vanderbilt University
ERROL O'NEILL (2008),  Instructor of French: B.A., 1997, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; M.A., 2000, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
IVAN ORTEGA-SANTOS (2008), Assistant Professor of Spanish: B.A., 1999, Universidad de Deusto; M.A., 2003, University of Arizona; Ph.D., 2008, University of Maryland
HEIKE POLSTER (2007), Assistant Professor of German: M.A., 2002, The University of Georgia; Ph.D., 2007, Washington University
ROMAR RODRIGUEZ (2009), Instructor of Spanish: B.A., 1995, Unversidad Santa Maria; M.A.,  2007, University of Memphis
JULIA SHAPIRA (2011), Instructor of Classics: B.A., 2002, University of California-Berkeley; Ph.D., 2011, University of Michigan
SUSAN K. SILVER (2000), Associate Professor of French: B.A., 1982, M.A., 1991, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Ph.D., 1996, Tulane University
R. CLAY TANNER (1997), Instructor of Spanish and Language Lab Coordinator: B.A., 1985, Baker University; M.A., 1988, University of Iowa
WILLIAM JOHN THOMPSON (1989), Associate Professor of French, Assistant Dean: B.A., 1983, M.A., 1984, McMaster University, Canada; Ph.D., 1989, Cornell University
VANIA BARRAZA TOLEDO (2008), Assistant Professor of Spanish: B.A., 1998,  Universidad Austral de Chile; M.A., 2000, Catholic University of America; Ph.D., 2005, The University of Arizona
ARACELI TRUJILLO (2011), Instructor of Spanish: B.A., 2007, M.A., 2009, University of California-Santa Barbara
FRANCISCO VIVAR (1996), Professor of Spanish: B.A., 1979, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain; M.A., 1990, California State University; Ph.D., 1995, University of California-Los Angeles
LAN ZHANG (2007), Assistant Professor of Chinese: B.A., 1997, M.A., 2000, Beijing Language University; Ph.D., 2007, University of South Carolina

HISTORY
JANANN M. SHERMAN, Ph.D., Chair

JAMES M. BLYTHE (1992), Professor: B.S., 1968, M.A., 1972, Penn State University; M.A., 1982, Ph.D., 1987, Cornell University
BEVERLY G. BOND (1996), Associate Professor: B.S., 1969, M.A., 1969, Memphis State University; M.Ed., 1976, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1996, University of Memphis
PETER J. BRAND (2001), Associate Professor: B.A., 1990, University of Texas at Arlington; M.A., 1992, Memphis State University; Ph.D., 1998, University of Toronto
WALTER ROBERT BROWN (1965), Associate Professor: B.A., 1962, Millsaps College; M.A., 1963, Ph.D., 1973, Emory University
MARGARET M. CAFFREY (1988), Associate Professor: B.A., 1969, College Misericordia; M.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1986, University of Texas
COLIN B. CHAPELL (2011), Instructor: B.A.. 2004, Covenant College; M.Phil., 2006, University of Cambridge; Ph.D., 2011, University of Alabama
CHARLES WANN CRAWFORD (1962), Professor, Director, Oral History Research Office: B.A., 1953, Harding College; M.A., 1958, University of Arkansas; Ph.D. 1968, University of Mississippi
ANDREW M. DAILY (2011), Instructor: B.A., 2001, Lewis and Clark College; Ph.D., 2011, Rutgers University
GUIOMAR DUENAS-VARGAS (2003), Associate Professor: B.A., 1969 Xavier University; M.A., 1983, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
JAMES EDWARD FICKLE (1968), Professor: B.S., 1961, Purdue University; M.A., 1963, Ph.D., 1970, Louisiana State University
ARAM G. GOUDSOUZIAN (2004), Associate Professor: B.A., 1994, Colby College; M.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Ph.D., 2002 Purdue University
DENNIS H. LAUMANN (2000), Associate Professor: B.A., 1992, State University of New York at Binghampton; M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Los Angeles
COURTNEY L. LUCKHARDT (2011), Instructor: B.A., 2003, University of California Los Angeles; M.M.S., 2005, Ph.D., 2011, University of Notre Dame
SCOTT MARLER (2007), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1996 University of Houston-Clear Lake; M.A., 2000, Ph.D., 2007, Rice University
SUSAN EVA O'DONOVAN (2009), Associate Professor: B.A., 1987, M.A., 1990, Ph.D., 1997, University of California San Diego
SUZANNE ONSTINE (2006), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1991, University of Arizona; M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 2001, University of Toronto
CATHERINE PHIPPS (2006), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1990, Carleton College; M.A., 1998, Duke University
SARAH POTTER (2008), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1999, Columbia University; M.A., 2002, Ph.D., 2008, University of Chicago
KENT SCHULL (2007), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1999, Brigham Young University; M.A,, 2003, Ph.D., 2007, University of California, Los Angeles
JANANN M. SHERMAN (1994), Professor, Chair: B.S., 1985, The School of the Ozarks; M.A., 1990, Ph.D., 1993, Rutgers University
ARWIN D. SMALLWOOD (2003), Associate Professor: B.A., 1988, M.A., 1990, North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., 1997, Ohio State University
STEPHEN K. STEIN (2001), Assistant Professor, Director, History Online Degree Program: B.A., 1989, M.A., 1992, University of Colorado at Denver; Ph.D., 1999, The Ohio State University
DANIEL L. UNOWSKY (1999), Professor: B.A., 1988, University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., 2000, Columbia University
ROBERT YELLE (2006), Assistant Professor: A.B., 1988, Harvard University; J.D., 1993, University of California at Berkeley; Ph.D., 2002, University of Chicago
ANDREI ZNAMENSKY (2008), Associate Professor: M.A., 1984, Samara (Kuibyshev) University, Russia; Ph.D., 1989, St. Petersburg Herzen University, Russia; Ph.D., 1997, University of Toledo

 BORNBLUM JUDAIC STUDIES

SARA ABOSCH (2009), Visiting Assistant Professor: B.A., 1986, M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 2004, SUNY Buffalo
SHAUL BAR (1990), Professor: B.A., 1978, Haifa University; M.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1988, New York University
STEPHEN D. BENIN (1987), Associate Professor: B.A., 1969, University of Rochester; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1980, University of California, Berkeley

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
JOHN R. HADDOCK, Ph.D., Interim Chair

MANOHAR LAL AGGARWAL (2005), Assistant Professor: B.A., Punjab University ( India ); M.A., 1960, Ph.D., 1977, Delhi University
GEORGE A. ANASTASSIOU (1986), Professor: B.A., 1975, University of Athens, Greece ; M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1984, University of Rochester
DALE BOWMAN ARMSTRONG (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor: B.S., 1984, Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1993, University of Memphis
DIONYSIA S. BACOPULOS (1989), Instructor: B.S.E., 1979, M.S., 1982, Memphis State University
PAUL NEVILLE BALISTER (1998), Professor: B.A., 1987, M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1992, Cambridge University
BELA BOLLOBAS (1994), Professor, Hardin Distinguished Chair of Excellence in Combinatorics: Dr. Rer. Nat., 1967, Budapest; Ph.D., 1972, D.Sc., 1985, Cambridge University
MARIA F. BOTELHO (1988), Professor: B.S., 1980, University of Porto; Ph.D., 1988, University of California, Berkeley
JAMES T. CAMPBELL (1984), Associate Professor: B.S., 1978, Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., 1982, Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
HONGQIU CHEN (2000), Associate Professor: B.S., 1983, Chengdu University of Sciences and Technology; M.A., 1988, Academia Sinica; Ph.D., 1998, University of Texas, Austin
ANNITA THORNTON DAVIS (1998), Instructor: M.S., 1995, University of Memphis
BARBARA DAVIS (2009), Instructor: M.S., 1983, Southern University of New Orleans; M.S., 1986, University of New Orleans
LIH-YUAN DENG (1984), Professor: B.S., 1975, M.S., 1977, National Taiwan University; M.S. 1979, Purdue University; M.S., 1982, Ph.D., 1984, University of Wisconsin-Madison
DAVID DWIGGINS (2006), Instructor: B.A., 1980, Southwestern at Memphis; M.S., 1984, Memphis State University; Ph.D., 1993, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
RALPH J. FAUDREE, JR. (1971), Professor, Provost: B.S., 1961, Oklahoma Baptist University; M.S., 1963, Ph.D., 1964, Purdue University
MISTY TURNER FREEMAN (2005), Instructor: B.S., 1990, M.S., 1992, University of Mississippi
EBENEZER O. GEORGE (1983), Professor: B.A., 1968, Harvard University; M.S., 1972, University of Illinois; Ph.D., 1977, University of Rochester
GISELE RUIZ GOLDSTEIN (1996), Professor: B.S., 1980, Ph.D., 1986, Tulane University
JEROME A. GOLDSTEIN (1996), Professor: B.S., 1963, M.S., 1964, Ph.D., 1967, Carnegie Mellon University
ANGELA GRANT (1999), Instructor: B.A., 1980, Stephens College; M.S., 1984, Ph.D., 1988, University of Arkansas
JOHN R. HADDOCK (1970), Professor, Interim Chair: B.A., 1966, M.S., 1968, Ph.D., 1970, Southern Illinois University
THOMAS C. HAGEN (2003), Associate Professor: M.S., 1995, University of Texas at Dallas ; Ph.D., 1998, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
JAMES E. JAMISON (1970), Professor: B.S., 1965, M.S., 1967, Ph.D., 1970, University of Missouri, Rolla
ANNA H. KAMINSKA (1989), Professor: M.S., 1973, Ph.D., 1978, Doctor Habilitatus, 1986, A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
ROBERT KOZMA (2000), Professor: M.Sc.. 1982, Moscow Energy University; M. Sc., 1988, Eotvos University; Ph.D., 1992 Delft University of Technology
JENO LEHEL (2001), Professor: M.S., 1968, Eotvos Lorand University; Ph.D., 1984, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
PEI-KEE LIN (1986), Professor: B.S., 1973 Tsing Hua University; M.S., 1981, Ph.D., 1980, Ohio State University
KENNETH MCCLAIN (1986), Instructor: B.A., 1962, Mississippi State University; M.A., 1966, Louisiana State University
RANDALL MCCUTCHEON (2001), Associate Professor: B.A., 1988, Anderson College; Ph.D., 1995, The Ohio State University
VLADIMIR S. NIKIFOROV (2003), Professor: M.S., 1978, Ph.D., 2004, Sofia State University
JANET G. PITTS (2004), Instructor: B.S., 1975, M.A.T., 1992, Memphis State University
SAMANTHA RUSSELL (2011), Instructor: B.A., 2001, M.S., 2009, Arizona State University
BETTE R. VETETO (1994), Instructor: B.S.Ed., 1970, M.Ed., 1976, Memphis State University
MATÈ WIERDL (1995), Professor: B.S.,1985, The Eotvos Lorand University; Ph.D., 1989, The Ohio State University
LEI WANG (2011), Instructor: M.S., 2006, M.S., 2008, Texas A&M University
ALISTAIR WINDSOR (2007), Assistant Professor: B.Sc., 1995, B.C.A., 1995 Victoria University of Wellington; Ph.D., 2002, Pennsylvania State University
BENTUO ZHENG (2010), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1999, M.S., 2002, Peking University; Ph.D., 2007, Texas A&M University

MILITARY SCIENCE
LTC. STEVEN B. SIGLOCH,JR., M.S.A.
Professor of Military Science

CASSIUS V. DAVIS (2006), Government Service 9, Supply Technician
VENSON L. HERRON (2011), Sergeant First Class, United States Army, Military Science Instructor
SCOTT D. JUSZKIEWICZ (2011), Master Sergeant, United States Army, Senior Military Science Instrutor
JOSEPH KILNER (2010), Contractor, Assistant Professor: B.A., 2004, Providence College

NAVAL SCIENCE
CAPTAIN BRADLEY C. MAI, USN
Professor of Naval Science

ISAAC AUSTIN (2009), DOD, GS-5, Administrative Officer
CEDRIC CRAWFORD (2004), DOD, GS-6, Human Resource: B.S., 2009, Park University
CORNELIUS HARRIS (2005), DOD, GS-7, Supply Officer: B.S., 2010, Park University
MICHAEL JACOBS (2009), Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Assistant Professor of Naval Science: B.S., 2006, University of Memphis
FRANK KAMMER (2009), Gunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
EDWARD MAY (2011), Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Assistant Professor of Naval Science: B.A., 2006, Virginia Tech & State University
BRADLEY C. MAI (2012), Captain, U.S. Navy, Professor of Naval Science: B.S., 1985, United States Naval Academy; M.S, 1993, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ROBERT WICKHAM (2009), Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, Assistant Professor of Naval Science: B.A., 2005, University of Colorado, Boulder; M.S., 2008, Touro University International

PHILOSOPHY
DEBORAH P. TOLLEFSON, Ph.D., Chair

STEPHAN BLATTI (2008), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1997, Ohio State University; B.Phil., 2000, D.Phil., Oxford University
PLESHETTE DEARMITT (2006), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1991 Duquesne University; M.A., 1997, Ph.D., 2006, DePaul University
REMY DEBES (2006), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1997, Boston University; Ph,D., 2006, University of Michigan
SHAUN GALLAGHER (2011), Professor, Morrie and Lillian Moss Chair of Excellence: B.A., 1971, St. Columban's College; M.A., 1976, Villanova University; M.A., 1987, State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., 1990, Bryn Mawr College
BILL E. LAWSON (2005), Distinguished Professor: B.A., 1975, M.A., 1977, Ph.D., 1980, University of North Carolina
MARY BETH MADER (2002), Associate Professor: A.B., 1982, Smith College; Ph.D., 1998, University of Texas at Austin
SARAH MILLER (2003), Associate Professor: B.A., 1996, Haverford College; M.A., 1999, Ph.D., 2003, State University of New York at Stony Brook
THOMAS NENON (1985), Professor, Vice Provost for Assessment, Institutional Research and Reporting: B.A., 1972, Regis College; M.A., 1974, Boston College; Ph.D., 1983, University of Freiburg
HOKE ROBINSON (1981), Professor: B.A. 1969, George Washington University; M.A. 1971, University of Texas; Ph.D., 1978, State University of New York, Stony Brook
TIMOTHY ROCHE (1985), Associate Professor: B.A., 1974, Washington and Lee University; M.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1984, University of California-Davis
KAS SAGHAFI (2006), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1990, Duquesne University; M.A., 1995, Ph.D., 2002, DePaul University
JOHN L. TIENSON (1987), Professor: B.A. 1963, University of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1966, Ph.D., 1970, University of Illinois, Urbana
DEBORAH P. TOLLEFSON (2002), Associate Professor, Chair: B.A., 1992, St Anselm College; M.A., 1995, University of South Carolina; Ph.D., 2002, Ohio State University

PHYSICS
SHAH JAHAN, Ph.D., Chair

B. N. NARAHARI ACHAR (1984), Professor: B.Sc., 1960, Mysore University, India; M.S., 1965, Ph.D., 1968, Pennsylvania State University
DONALD R. FRANCESCHETTI (1979), Professor: B.S., 1969, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1974, Princeton University
ELIZABETH GIRE (2010), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2001, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 2007, University of California, San Diego
JOHN W. HANNEKEN (1979), Professor: B.S., 1971, Ohio University; M.S., 1974, University of Houston; M.A., 1977, Ph.D., 1979, Rice University
M. SHAH JAHAN (1980), Professor, Chair: B.Sc. 1963, M.S., 1964, Rajshahi University (Bangladesh); Ph.D., 1977, University of Alabama
MOHAMED LARADJI (2002), Professor: B.Sc., 1986, University of Sidi Bel-Abbes (Algeria); M.Sc., 1989, Ph.D., 1993, McGill University
SANJAY R. MISHRA (1999), Professor: B.Sc., 1987, M.S., 1989, South Gujarat University; Ph.D., 1996, University of Missouri, Rolla
FIROUZEH SABRI (2007), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1995 University of Wales at Swansea; M.S., 1997, Ph.D., 2002, Cambridge University
JOAN T. SCHMELZ (1998), Professor: B.S., 1980, M.S., 1982, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., 1987, Pennsylvania State University
LAM YU (2008), Assistant Professor: B.S., 2000, Trinity University; M.S., 2004, Ph.D., 2006, Rice University

POLITICAL SCIENCE
MATTHIAS KAELBERER, Ph.D., Chair

ROBERT G. BLANTON, III (1997), Professor, Director of International Studies: B.A., 1989, North Carolina State University; M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 1996, University of South Carolina
SHANNON LINDSEY BLANTON (1999), Professor, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Programs: B.A., 1989, Georgia College; M.A., 1991, University of Georgia; Ph.D., 1996, University of South Carolina
MICHELLE L. BLISS (2011), Instructor: B.A., 2001, J.D., 2009, University of Memphis
NICOLE DETRAZ (2009), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2002, Louisiana State University; M.A., 2005, Ph.D., 2009, Colorado State University
ERIC GROENENDYK (2009), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2001, Ph.D., 2009, University of Michigan
LISA HUFFSTETLER (2003), Instructor: B.A., 1991, University of California, Riverside; M.A., 1995, University of South Carolina
DOUGLAS R. IMIG (1998), Professor: B.A., 1984, St. Mary's College of Maryland; M.A., 1986, Ph.D., 1991, Duke University
MATTHIAS KAELBERER (2004), Professor: B.A., University of Tubingen; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1997, Princeton University
HEATHER LARSEN (2006), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2000, M.A., 2002, Ph.D., 2006, University of Washington
J. HARVEY LOMAX (1977), Associate Professor: B.A. 1970, Furman University; M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1979, University of Chicago
WILLIAM DAVID MADLOCK (2002), Instructor: B.A., 1973, M.A., 1977, Memphis State University
SHARON STANLEY (2006), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1999, Dartmouth College; M.A., 2000, Ph.D., 2006, University of California, Berkeley
GLENN DALE THOMAS (2009), Instructor: B.A., 1990, M.A., 1992, Arkansas State University; Ph.D., 1999, University of South Carolina

PSYCHOLOGY
FRANK ANDRASIK, Ph.D., Chair

FRANK ANDRASIK (2010), Professor, Chair: B.A., 1971, Wright State University; M.S., 1973, Ph.D., 1979, Ohio University
J. GAYLE BECK (2008), Professor, Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence: A.B., 1979, Brown University; Ph.D., 1984 State University of New York at Albany
KRISTOFFER S. BERLIN (2012), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1996, The University of California-Santa Cruz; M.S., 2003, Ph.D., 2007, University of Wisconsin
JEFFREY S. BERMAN (1985), Professor: B.A., 1972, Reed College; A.M., 1976, Ph.D., 1979, Harvard University
CHARLES DOUGLAS BLAHA (2003), Professor: B.A., 1976, University of California at Santa Barbara; Ph.D., 1986, University of Oregon
ROBERT COHEN (1976), Professor: B.A., 1970, University of Virginia; M.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1975, Miami University (Ohio)
MELLONI NICOLE COOK (2003), Associate Professor: B.S., 1991, Mary Washington College; Ph.D., 1996, Pennsylvania State University
WILLIAM ORRINGTON DWYER (1969), Professor: B.A., 1964, College of Wooster; M.A., 1968, Ph.D., 1969, Southern Illinois University
THOMAS KEVIN FAGAN (1976), Professor: B.S.Ed., 1965, M.A., 1966, Ph.D., 1969, Kent State University
RANDY FLOYD (2001), Associate Professor: B.A., Hendrix College, 1994; M.Ed., 1995, Ph.D., 1999, Indiana State University
J. BARRY GHOLSON (1974), Professor: B.A., 1964, Kent State University; M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1968, University of Iowa
ARTHUR C. GRAESSER (1985), Professor: B.A., 1972, Florida State University; Ph.D., 1977, University of California-San Diego
DAVID A. HOUSTON (1992), Associate Professor: B.A., 1975, Northwestern University; J.D., 1980, Ph.D., 1989, Indiana University
XIANGEN HU (1993), Professor: B.S., 1982, M.S., 1985, Huazhong University; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Irvine
KATHERINE M. KITZMANN (1996), Associate Professor: B.A., 1986, The College of William and Mary; M.A. 1990, The College of William and Mary; Ph.D., 1997, University of Virginia
ROGER JAMES KREUZ (1988), Professor: B.A., 1983, University of Toledo; M.A., 1985, Ph.D., 1987, Princeton University
MAX LOUWERSE (2003), Professor: M.A., 1996, University of Utrecht; Ph.D., 2001, University of Edinburgh
MEGHAN MCDEVITT-MURPHY (2006), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1997, Rutgers University; M.S., 2001, Ph.D., 2004, Auburn University
ELIZABETH BENTON MEISINGER (2007), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2000, University of North Carolina; M.S., Ph.D., 2006, University of Georgia
ANDREW WILLIAM MEYERS (1976), Professor, Vice Provost for Research: B.A., 1970, University of Rochester; M.S., 1972, Ph.D., 1974, Pennsylvania State University
GUY MITTLEMAN (1990), Professor: B.A., 1978, M.S., 1981, Ph.D., 1985, University of Michigan
JAMES MURPHY (2006), Associate Professor: B.A., 1995, Seton Hall University; M.S., 1999, Ph.D., 2003, Auburn University
ROBERT ALLEN NEIMEYER (1983), Professor: B.A., 1976, University of Florida; Ph.D., 1982, University of Nebraska
THERESA MONTGOMERY OKWUMABUA (2003), Instructor/Coordinator: B.S., 1976, Southern University; M.S., 1977, University of Georgia; Ph.D., 1982, Memphis State University
ANDREW MCGREGOR OLNEY (2007), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1998 University College of London; M.S., 2001, University of Sussex; Ph.D., 2006, University of Memphis
GILBERT R. PARRA (2005), Associate Professor: B.A., 1996, New Mexico State University; M.A., 1999, Ph.D., 2004, University of Missouri-Columbia
PHILIP I. PAVLIK (2011), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1992, University of Michigan; Ph.D., 2005, Carnegie Mellon University
LESLIE A. ROBINSON (2002), Associate Professor: B.A., 1978, Rhodes College; M.S., 1981, Florida State University; Ph.D., 1990, Memphis State University
HELEN J.K. SABLE (2008), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1995, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; M.S., 1998, Kansas State University; Ph.D., 2001, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
JEFFREY J. SABLE (2011), Visiting Assistant Professor: B.A., 1995, Drury College; M.S., 1999, Kansas State University; Ph.D., 2003, University of Missouri-Columbia
LYNDA M. SAGRESTANO (2006), Associate Professor, Director, Center for Research on Women: B.S., 1988, Duke University; M.A., 1990, Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Berkeley
JAMES P. WHELAN (1990), Associate Professor: B.A., 1980, LaSalle College; M.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1989, Memphis State University

SOCIOLOGY
MARTIN LEVIN, Ph.D., Chair

SETH B. ABRUTYN (2011), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2000, Western Michigan University; M.A., 2004, San Diego State University; Ph.D., 2009, University of California-Riverside
GRAVES E. ENCK (1974), Associate Professor: B.A. 1961, North Texas State University; M.A., 1968, Texas Christian University; Ph.D., 1975, Yale University
WESLEY L. JAMES (2009), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2001, University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A., 2004, Ph.D., 2009, Mississippi State University
MARTIN L. LEVIN (2007), Professor, Chair: S.B., 1958 Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 1967, Johns Hopkins University
ANNA S MUELLER (2011), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2002, Wellesley College; M.A., 2005, Ph.D., 2011, University of Texas at Austin
LARRY R. PETERSEN (1977), Professor: B.A., 1972, M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1977, Washington State University
JAMES D. PRESTON (1971), Professor: B.S., 1962, Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., 1964, Ph.D., 1967, Mississippi State University
CAROL RAMBO (1993), Associate Professor: B.A., 1986, M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1993, University of Florida
WANDA RUSHING (1998), Associate Professor: B.A., 1973, M.A., 1981, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Ph.D., 1998, University of Tennessee
JOSEPH C. VENTIMIGLIA (1981), Associate Professor: B.A. 1967, M.A., 1968, Indiana University; Ph.D., 1973, University of Wisconsin
JUNMIN WANG (2008), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1997, M.A., 2000, Beijing University; Ph.D., 2007, New York University

SCHOOL OF URBAN AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY
STANLEY E. HYLAND, Ph.D., Head of School

 

DIVISION OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING
KENNETH M. REARDON, Ph.D., Director

REZA BANAI (1983), Professor: B.Arch., 1973, Miami University; M.Arch., 1975, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; M.A., Ph.D., 1983, University of Pennsylvania
KENNETH M. REARDON (2008), Professor, Director: B.A., 1975, University of Massachusetts Amherst; M.A., Master of Urban Planning, 1982, Hunter College/CUNY; Ph.D., 1990, Cornel University
SUSAN ROAKES (1991), Associate Professor: B.A., 1981, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; M.S.P., 1987, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 1991, University of Wisconsin-Madison
LAURA SAIJA (2010), Visiting Associate Professor: M.Arch/Eng., 2002, Ph.D., 2006, University of Catania; Ph.D.,
CHARLES A. SANTO (2005), Associate Professor: B.A., 1996, Washington and Lee University; M.U.R.P., 1999, Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., 2005, Portland State University
DAVID E. WESTENDORF (2009), Associate Professor: B.A., 1978, Yale University; Ph.D., 2006, Cornell University

CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
RANDOLPH DUPONT, Ph.D., Chair

PHYLLIS BETTS (1996), Associate Professor: B.A., 1972, M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1978, University of Chicago
RANDOLPH DUPONT (2003), Professor, Chair: B.A., 1973, Loyola University of the South; Ph.D., 1981, University of Texas at Austin
W. RICHARD JANIKOWSKI (1988), Associate Professor: B.A., 1979, Loyola University of Chicago; J.D., 1982, DePaul University
WAYNE J. PITTS (2004), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1991, Western Carolina University; M.A., 1995, Ph.D., 2003, University of New Mexico
K.B. TURNER (2003), Associate Professor: B.S., 1983, Jackson State University; M.S., 1988, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Ph.D., 1996, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
MARGARET VANDIVER (1992), Professor: B.S., 1975, University of Colorado; M.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1989, Florida State University

DIVISION OF PUBLIC ADMINSTRATION
MICHAEL HOWELL-MORONEY, Ph.D., Director

JOY A. CLAY (1990), Professor, Associate Dean: R.N., 1968, Illinois Masonic Hospital School of Nursing; B.A., 1971, University of Washington; M.A., 1974, Loyola University; Ph.D., 1991, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
DAVID N. COX (1978), Professor: B.A., 1965, Ball State University; M.A., 1968, University of Queensland; Ph.D., 1977, Indiana University
LAURA HARRIS (2005), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1990, Tulane University; M.A., 1992, Memphis State University; Ph.D., 1999, State University of New York, Albany
LEIGH HERSEY (2009), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1994, University of Georgia; M.Ed., 1997, Temple University; Ph.D., 2009, Arizona State University
CHARLES E. MENIFIELD (2004), Associate Professor: B.A., 1990, M.P.A., 1992, Mississippi State University; Ph.D., 1996, University of Missouri-Columbia
JASON SONNENFELT (2008), Instructor: B.A., 1999, Macalester College; M.P.A., 2001, University of Nebraska-Omaha
SHARON WROBEL (2010), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1991, M.P.A., 1995, Arizona State University; M.S., 2000, Ph.D., 2005, University of Texas-Dallas

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
STEVEN SOIFER, Ph.D., Chair

M. ELENA DELAVEGA (2011), Assistant Professor: B.S., 2006, University of Houston-Downtown; M.S.W., 2008, Ph.D., 2010, University of Houston
ROBIN LENNON-DEARING (2010), Assistant Professor: B.S.W., 1996, M.S.W., 1998, University of South Florida; Ph.D., 2004, University of Georgia
SUSAN NEELY-BARNES (2010), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1996, Duke University; M.S.W., 1999, Washington University; Ph.D., 2005, University of Washington
GARY F. SCHNEIDER (2004), Director of Field Placement and Community Outreach: B.S., 1970, North Dakota State University; M.S.S.W., 1988, University of Tennessee , Knoxville
CATHERINE SIMMONS (2010), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1993, University of Delaware; M.Ed., 1996, Wilmington College; M.S.W., 1996, Delaware State University; Ph.D., 2006, University of Texas-Arlington
LAURA C. TAYLOR (2011), Director of Undergraduate Field Placement and Community Outreach: B.A., 1995, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; M.S.W., Loyola University, Chicago
GREGORY WASHINGTON (2009), Assistant Professor: B.A., 1982, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, M.S., 1995, Chicago State University; M.S.W., 1999, Ph.D., 2003, Clark Atlanta University
KATHRYN WHITTED (2006), Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Program Coordinator: B.S.W., 1996, Northern Michigan University; M.S.W., 1998, Western Michigan University; Ph.D., 2005, University of Tennessee

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