Department of Art
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
BRYNA BOBICK, Professor, EdD (2008), University of Georgia [2027]
LUCAS CHARLES, Professor, MGD (2002), North Carolina State University [2022]
LORELEI H. CORCORAN, Director of Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology - IEAA, Professor, PhD (1988), The University of Chicago [2028]
HAMLETT DOBBINS, MFA, Visiting Assistant Professor, MFA (2018), University of Iowa [2023]
GARY GOLIGHTLY, Professor, MFA (1995), University of Memphis [2022]
EARNESTINE JENKINS, Professor, PhD (1997), Michigan State University [2026]
RICHARD A. LOU, Professor, MFA (1986), Clemson University [2027]
LESLIE LUEBBERS, Assistant Professor and Director, Art Museum of the University of Memphis, PhD (2001), New York University [2026]
WILLIAM McKEOWN, Associate Professor, PhD (2005), Florida State University [2022]
SARAH KATE ROBERTS, Assistant Professor, MFA (2015) Alfred University [2024]
MICHAEL R. SCHMIDT, Associate Professor, PhD, (2019), University of Memphis [2026]
JED JACKSON, Professor, MFA (1980), Cornell University [2025]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
PATRICIA V. PODZORSKI, Associate Professor, PhD (1994), The University of California
JOSHUA ROBERSON, Associate Professor PhD (2007), University of Pennsylvania
REBECCA HOWARD, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), The Ohio State University
DAVID L. HORAN, Assistant Professor of Practice, BLS (1994), Memphis State University
ROMONA SONIN LEE, Associciate Professor of Practice, MFA (1998), University of Memphis
LISA WILLIAMSON, Visiting Instructor, MFA (2015), Memphis College of Art
KELSEY HARRISON, Assistant Professor, MFA, (2017), School of Art Institute Chicago
LUCIENNE AUZ, Assistant Professor, PhD (2014), University of Washington
CHRISTINE COE LAPOSSY, Assistant Professor, MFA (2013), Tufts University
YANGBIN PARK, Assistant Professor, MFA, (2013), Temple University
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
HUDD BYARD, Visiting Assistant Professor, MFA (2014), University of Memphis [2024]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets (used for Full and External).