Department of Art and Design
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]
LORELEI 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]
EARNESTINE JENKINS, Professor, PhD (1997), Michigan State University [2026]
RICHARD 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]
KATE ROBERTS, Assistant Professor, MFA (2015) Alfred University [2024]
MICHAEL SCHMIDT, Associate Professor, PhD, (2019), University of Memphis [2026]
JED JACKSON, Professor, MFA (1980), Cornell University [2025]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
LUCAS CHARLES, Professor, MGD (2002), North Carolina State University
SANAZ FIEZI, Assistant Professor, MFA (2023) Rutgers University, Mason School of the Arts
MATTHEW S. GAYNOR, Professor and Chair, MFA (1988) Yale University
GARY GOLIGHTLY, Professor, MFA (1995), University of Memphis
LAURAL HACKLEY, Assistant Professor of Practice, PhD (2020), Brown University
KELSEY HARRISON , Assistant Professor, MFA (2017), School of Art Institute Chicage
DAVID HORAN, Associate Professor of Practice, BLS (1994), Memphis State University
REBECCA HOWARD, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), The Ohio State University
COE LAPOSSY, Assistant Professor, MFA (2013), Tufts University
ROMONA SONIN LEE, Associate Professor of Practice, MFA (1998), University of Memphis
MATTHEW LEMMOND, Assistant Professor, MGD (2019), North Carolina State University
WILLIAM MCKENOWN, Associate Professor, PhD (2005), Flordia State University
DEEPANJAN MUKHOPADHYAY, Assistant Professsor, MFA (2018), University of Georgia
YANGBIN PARK, Assistant Professor, MFA, (2013), Temple University
JOSHUA ROBERSON, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), University of Pennsylvania
LISA WILLIAMSON, Visiting Professor, PhD (2022), Institute for Doctoral Studies inf the Visual Arts
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
DONALD H. HOLLY, PhD (2002), Brown University [2026]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets (used for Full and External).