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.

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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]

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

JAMES N. MEINDL, Professor, PhD (2011), The Ohio State University [2030]

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

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

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

ANDREW ATEF TAWFIK, Associate Professor, PhD (2012) The University of Memphis [2030]

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]

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

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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

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

LAUREN BURROW, EdD (2012), University of Houston 

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

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

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

RICHARD WEST, PhD (2009), University of Georgia 

JEREMY TODD WHITNEY, 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 

HUAN GAO, PhD (2023), University of Florida

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 

KAYLA LARKIN, PhD (2024), University of Miami 

KEISHANA L. BARNES, PhD (2024), University of Memphis

JASMYN JONES, PhD (2023), Old Dominion University

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EXTERNAL MEMBERS

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]

KIMBERLY WARFIELD, PhD (2014), Mississippi College [2027]

BRIAN TAYLOR JOHNSON, EdD (2021), University of Memphis [2027]

ADRIANE JOHNSON-WILLIAMS, PhD (2008) University of Wisconsin [2027]

BROOKE BROWN, PhD (2017) Old Dominion University [2027]

TRACI CIHON, PhD (2007), The Ohio State University [2028]

KEISHA BURNETT, EdD (2017) The University of Memphis [2028]

 

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