Degree Program Contacts

College of Arts and Sciences

Phone: 901.678.3067, FAX: 901.678.4831
Home Page:www.memphis.edu/cas/
E-mail: rkreuz@memphis.edu
107 Scates Hall
Abby Parrill-Baker, PhD, Dean
Roger Kreuz, PhD, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies -- 901.678.3372
Victoria Tardugno, College Director of Graduate Studies, vcrynlds@memphis.edu

Department of Anthropology
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2080, FAX: 901.678.2069
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/anthropology/
E-mail: mmtrapp@memphis.edu
316 Manning Hall 
Keri Brondo, Ph.D., Chair
Micah Trapp, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.2080

Department of Biological Sciences
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2581, FAX: 901.678.0173
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/biology/
E-mail: grad_studies_coordinator@memphis.edu
201 Life Sciences
Dave Freeman, PhD, Chair
Omar Skalli, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.1730

Department of Chemistry
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2622, FAX: 901.678.3447
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/chem/
E-mail: dlbaker@memphis.edu
213 Smith Chemistry
Gary Emmert, PhD, Chair
Daniel Baker, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.4426

Department of City and Regional Planning, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2161, Fax: 901.678.4162
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/planning/
E-mail: casanto@memphis.edu
208 McCord Hall
Charles Santo, PhD, Chair and Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.3566

Department of Computer Science
Master Applicant Information
Doctorate Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.5465, Fax: 901.678.1506
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/cs/
E-mail: info@cs.memphis.edu
375 Dunn Hall
Lan Wang, PhD, Chair -- 901.678.2727
Scott Fleming, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.3142
E-Mail: sdflming@memphis.edu

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2737, FAX: 901.678.5279
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/cjustice/
311 McCord Hall 
K.B. Turner, PhD, Chair
E-mail: kbturner@memphis.edu
James McCutcheon, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator
Email: jcmcctch@memphis.edu

Department of Earth Sciences
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2177, FAX: 901.678.2178
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/earthsciences/
107 Johnson Hall 
Daniel Larsen, PhD, Chair
Andrew Mickelson, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.4361
E-mail: amicklsn@memphis.edu

Center for Earthquake Research & Information
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2007, FAX: 901.678.4734
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/ceri/
E-mail: capowell@memphis.edu
3890 Central Ave
Charles Langston, PhD, Director 
Christine Powell, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.8455

Department of English
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2651, FAX: 901.678.2226
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/english/
E-mail: ego@memphis.edu
467 Patterson Hall 
Joshua Phillips, PhD, Chair
Jeffrey Scraba, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.4768

Department of History
Applicant Information - Master's
Applicant Information - PhD
Phone: 901.678.2515, FAX: 901.678.2720
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/history/
E-mail: amdaily@memphis.edu
219 Mitchell Hall 
Daniel Unowsky, PhD, Chair
Andrew Daily, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.2868

Department of Mathematical Sciences
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2482, FAX: 901.678.2480
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/msci/
E-mail: (Mathematics): mbotelho@memphis.edu
373 Winfield Dunn Hall 
Irena Lasiecka, PhD, Chair
Fernanda Botelho, PhD, Mathematics Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.3131
E. O. George, PhD Statistics Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.5088

Department of Philosophy
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2535, FAX: 901.678.4365
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/philosophy/
E-mail: philosophy@memphis.edu
337 Clement Hall 
Dr. Remy Debes, PhD, Interim Chair -- 901.678.2535.
Michael Monahan, PhD, Graduate Admissions Director -- 901.678.2535
E-Mail: mjmnahan@memphis.edu
Timothy Roche, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.3355

Department of Physics and Materials Science
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2410, FAX: 901.678.4733
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/physics/
E-mail:  xshen1@memphis.edu
216 Manning Hall 
Firouzeh Sabri, PhD, Chair
Xiao Shen, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.1668

Department of Political Science
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2395, FAX: 901.678.2983
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/polisci/
E-mail: jmabrnth@memphis.edu
437 Clement Hall 
Matthias Kaelberer, PhD, Department Chair
Nicole Detraz, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.2395
Eric Groenendyk, PhD, Graduate Recruiting Coordinator -- 901.678.3462

Department of Psychology
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2145, FAX: 901.678.2579
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/psychology/
E-mail: cywshngt@memphis.edu
202 Psychology Building 
Randy G. Floyd, PhD, Chair
Robert Cohen, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.4679

Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.3360; FAX 901.678.2981
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/padm/
Email: mpa@memphis.edu
124 McCord Hall 
Sharon Wrobel, PhD, Chair -- 901.678.4720
John Topinka, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.3365

Department of Sociology
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2611, FAX: 901.678.2525
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/sociology/
E-mail: joseph.lariscy@memphis.edu
231 Clement Hall 
Jeni Loftus, PhD, Interim Chair
Joseph Lariscy , PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.2612

School of Social Work
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2616; FAX: 901.678.2981
Home Page:  www.memphis.edu/socialwork/
Susan Neely-Barnes, PhD, Chair
Email:  snlybrns@memphis.edu
Elena Delavega, PhD, MSW Program Coordinator -- 901.678.3270
Email: mdlavega@memphis.edu
Katie Norwood, MSW Admissions Coordinator -- 901.678.3198
Email: kknrwood@memphis.edu

Department of World Languages and Literatures
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2506, FAX: 901.678.5338
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/wll/
E-mail: fburgos@memphis.edu
108 Jones Hall
William Thompson, PhD, Chair
Fernando Burgos, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.3158
Denis D. Grele, PhD, Graduate Advisor of French -- 901.678.3150

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Phone: 901.678.2350, FAX: 901.678.5118
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/ccfa/
E-mail: rfisher3@memphis.edu
Anne Hogan, PhD, Dean -- 901.678.2350
Ryan Fisher, PhD, Associate Dean and College Director of Graduate Studies -- 901.678.2350

Department of Architecture
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2724, FAX: 901.678.1755
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/architecture/
Email: jlbrker1@memphis.edu
404 Jones Hall 
Michael D. Hagge, MArch, MCRP, Chair
Jennifer Barker, MArch, Coordinator of Graduate Studies -- 901.678.3097

Department of Art
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2216, FAX: 901.678.2735
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/art/
E-mail: mwcarlsl@memphis.edu
200 Art and Communication Building
Richard Lou, MFA, Chair
William McKeown, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.2842
Fred Albertson, PhD, Art History Graduate Advisor -- 901.678.2941

Art Museum
Phone: 901.678.2224, FAX: 901.678.5118
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/amum/
E-mail: artmuseum@memphis.edu
142 Communication and Fine Arts Building
Leslie Luebbers, PhD, Director and Coordinator -- 901.678.2224
Graduate Certificate Program in Museum Studies
E-mail: lluebbrs@memphis.edu

Department of Communication and Film
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2565, FAX: 901.678.4331
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/communication/
E-mail:  commdept@memphis.edu
212 Art and Communication Building
Craig Stewart, PhD, Interim Chair
Marina Levina, PhD, Director of Graduate Studies -- 901.678.2577, mlevina@memphis.edu

Department of Journalism and Strategic Media
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2401, FAX: 901.678.4287
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/jrsm/
E-mail: thrach@memphis.edu
300 Meeman Journalism 
David Arant, PhD, Chair
Thomas Hrach, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.4779

Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2541, FAX: 901.678.3096
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/music/
E-mail: marendt@memphis.edu
123 Music Building
Kevin Sanders, DMA, Director
Marcin Arendt, DMA, Graduate Coordinator -- 720.226.8623

Department of Theatre and Dance
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2523, FAX: 901.678.1350
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/theatre/
E-mail: theatre@memphis.edu
143 Theatre Building
Jacob Allen, MMu, Chair
Sarah Brown, MFA, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.3137

College of Education

Phone: 901.678.4265, FAX: 901.678.4778
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/education/
Email: szanskas@memphis.edu
Kandi Hill-Clarke, PhD, Dean -- 901.678.5495
Stephen Zanskas, PhD, Associate Dean -- 901.678.4021

Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2841, FAX: 901.678.5114
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/cepr/
100 Ball Hall 
Steve West, PhD, Chair – 901.678.2841
Pam Cogdal, PhD, Counseling Program Director – 901.678.4931 pcogdal@memphis.edu, 100B Ball Hall
Melynda Whitwell, Admissions – 901.678.2841 mdlong@memphis.edu, 100 Ball Hall

Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2365, FAX: 901.678.3881
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/icl/
E-Mail: icl-graduate-studies@memphis.edu
404 Ball Hall 
Sandra Nichols, PhD, Department Chair - 901.678.2862 S.Cooley-Nichols@memphis.edu
Lee Allen, PhD, Director and Coordinator of Graduate Programs -- 901.678.4073
Shelby Tate, Academic Service Associate -- 901.678.3921
Stormey Warren, Admissions, -- 901.678.2363 shutsell@memphis.edu, 215 Ball Hall

Department of Leadership
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2369, FAX: 901.678.0505
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/lead/
Email: leadership@memphis.edu
123 Ball Hall
R. Eric Platt, PhD, Department Chair
William Akey, EdD, Graduate Studies Coordinator  (Higher and Adult Education, Graduate Certificate in HIAD, & MS in Student Affairs)
E-mail: wakey@memphis.edu
Susan Copeland, Graduate Studies Coordinator (Leadership and Policy Studies, Masters in School Administration, & Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership)
E-mail: scopelnd@memphis.edu

College of Health Sciences

Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.4316, FAX: 901.678.3591
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/healthsciences/
E-mail: lweiss@memphis.edu
106 Elma Roane Field House
Richard J. Bloomer, PhD, Chair
Lawrence Weiss, EdD, Graduate Studies Coordinator and College Director of Graduate Studies -- 901.678.4648
Ruth Williams-Hooker, EdD, Coordinator, Clinical Nutrition program -- 901.678.3108

College of Professional and Liberal Studies

Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.4056, FAX: 901.678.4049
Home Page: https://www.memphis.edu/cpls/
E-mail: cplsgrad@memphis.edu
201 Brister Hall
Richard Irwin, EdD, Executive Dean
Joanne Gikas, EdD, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies Coordinator

Fogelman College of Business and Economics

Phone: 901.678.2432, FAX: 901.678.3759
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/fcbe/
Damon Fleming, PhD, Dean – 901.678.3633
Charles A. Pierce, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Research; College Director of Graduate Studies -- 901.678.4620
Chen Zhang, PhD, Associate Dean for  Faculty and Administration -- 901.678.4653

Business Administration
Balaji Krishnan, Director, MBA Programs -- 901.678.2786
Carol Thomas, Ph.D. Program Admission -- 901.678.3499
Carmen Astorne-Figari, Ph.D., Director, Online and Professional MBA Programs -- (901) 678-5528
Marja Martin-Carruth, Manager, EMBA Program -- 901.678.3405
Applicant Information
Emily Melonas Smith, Professional MBA and Online MBA Advisor – 901.678.3656
Online MBA Applicant Information | Professional MBA Applicant Information
Anna Myers, IMBA  -- 901.678.3442

School of Accountancy
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.4569, FAX: 901.678.4282
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/accountancy/
200 Fogelman Administration
Kenton Walker, PhD, Director
James Lukawitz, PhD, Master's Program Coordinator -- 901.678.3030
Zabihallah Rezaee, PhD, PhD Program Coordinator -- 901.678.4569

Department of Economics
Master's Applicant Information | PhD Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2785, FAX: 901.678.5380
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/economics/
400 Fogelman Administration
William Smith, PhD, Chair
Jamin D. Speer, PhD, Master's Program Coordinator -- 901.678.2785
Joonhyung Lee, PhD, PhD Program Coordinator -- 901.678.1659

Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Master's Applicant Information | PhD Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.5930, FAX: 901.678.4705
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/finance/
402 Fogelman Administration
P.K. Jain, PhD, Interim Chair
P.K. Jain, Finance Master's Program Coordinator -- 901.678.4642
Thomas H. McInish, PhD, Finance PhD Program Coordinator -- 901.678.5930

Department of Management
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.4551, FAX: 901.678.4705
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/management/
202 Fogelman Administration
Kurt Kraiger, PhD, Chair
Kristen Jones, PhD, PhD Program Coordinator -- 901.678.4788

Department of Business Information and Technology
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.4613, FAX: 901.678.4705
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/bitm/
300 Fogelman Administration
Sandra Richardson, PhD, Interim Chair
Balaji Krishnan, PhD, Master's Program Coordinator -- 901.678.4613
Euntae Ted Lee, PhD, PhD Program Coordinator -- 901.678.2697
Anna Myers, Business Information and Technology Advisor -- 901.678.3442

Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Applicant Information
Phone: (901) 678-2667, FAX: 901.678.4151
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/mscm/
Gregory Boller PhD, Interim Chair
George Deitz, PhD, PhD Program Coordinator -- 901.678.4552

Herff College of Engineering

Phone: 901.678.2171, FAX: 901.678.4180
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/herff/
E-mail: rwmeier@memphis.edu
104 Engineering Science 
Richard Sweigard, PhD, Dean
Roger Meier, PhD, Director of Graduate Programs and College Director of Graduate Studies -- 901.678.3284

Department of Biomedical Engineering
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.3733, FAX: 901.678.5281
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/bme/
E-mail: jlwllm17@memphis.edu
330 Engineering Technology 
Eugene Eckstein, PhD, Chair
John Williams, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.5485

Department of Civil Engineering
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2746, FAX: 901.678.3026
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/ce/
E-mail: rwmeier@memphis.edu
104 Engineering Science 
Shahram Pezeshk, PhD, Chair
Roger W. Meier, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.3284

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2175, FAX: 901.678.5469
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/eece/
E-mail: alrobins@memphis.edu
206 Engineering Science 
Chrysanthe Preza, PhD, Chair
Aaron Robinson, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.4996

Department of Engineering Technology
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2225, FAX: 901.678.5145
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/et/
E-mail: kberisso@memphis.edu
203 Engineering Technology 
Scott Southall, MS, Chair
Kevin Berisso, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.4300

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2173, FAX: 901.678.3980
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/me/
E-mail: ttan@memphis.edu
312 Engineering Science 
Ali Fatemi, PhD, Chair
Teong Tan, PhD, Graduate Studies Coordinator -- 901.678.2701

Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management

Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2962 Fax: 901.678.0034
Homepage: www.memphis.edu/wilson/
E-mail: mcllahan@memphis.edu
3700 Central Avenue, Suite 140
Radesh Palakurthi, PhD, Dean -- 901.678.3430, rplkrthi@memphis.edu
Rui Qi, PhD, Director of Graduate Studies -- 901.678.4725,  rqi1@memphis.edu
Carol Silkes, PhD, Hospitality Management Graduate Studies Coordinator--901.678.5699, csilkes@memphis.edu
Tim Ryan, PhD, Sport Commerce Graduate Studies Coordinator--901.678.5003, tdryan@memphis.edu

Loewenberg College of Nursing

School of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.5800, FAX: 901.525.1282
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/csd/
E-mail: admissionscsd@memphis.edu
4055 North Park Loop, Memphis, TN 38152
Linda D. Jarmulowicz, PhD, Dean -- 901.678.5800
Lisa Lucks Mendel, PhD, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and College Director of Graduate Studies -- 901.678.5865

School of Public Health

Phone: 901.678.4501, FAX: 901.678.0372
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/sph/
236A Robison Hall
E-mail: mlevy@memphis.edu
James Gurney, PhD, Dean
Marian Levy, Dr. PhD, RD, Associate Dean & Director of Graduate Studies -- 901.678.4514

Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Doctorate Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678-2794, FAX: 901.678.1715
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/sph/programs/
208 Robison Hall
Ken Ward, PhD, Division Director
Satish Kedia, PhD, Doctoral Coordinator -- 901.678.1433

Division of Health Systems Management and Policy
Doctorate Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2794, FAX: 901.678.0383
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/sph/programs/
132 Robison Hall
Aram Dobalian, PhD, JD, MPH Division Director
SangNam Ahn, PhD, MPSA, Doctoral Coordinator -- 901.678.5688

Division of Epidemiology
Doctorate Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.2794, FAX: 901.678.1715
Home Page: www.memphis.edu/sph/programs/
208 Robison Hall
Hongmei Zhang, PhD, MS, Division Director
Xinhua Yu, MD, PhD, MS, Doctoral Coordinator -- 901.678.3433

MPH, MHA, and Certificate Programs
Applicant Information
Phone: 901.678.1710, FAX: 901.678.0372
Home Page:www.memphis.edu/sph/programs/
225 Robison Hall
Shirl Sharpe, MS, Academic Services Coordinator