Loewenberg College of Nursing
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
GLORIA CARR, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), University of Texas Arlington [2032]
JILL DAPREMONT, Professor, EdD (2008), Argosy University [2030]
SHERI HOWARD, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), William Carey University [2027]
DEBRA LYNCH KELLY, Professor, PhD (2014), Virginia Commonwealth University [2032]
SOHYE LEE, Associate Professor, PhD (2017), University of Minnesota [2027]
ANNAPOORNA MARY, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), University of Tennessee [2029]
VIKTORIYA PLESHKAN, Assistant Professor, PhD (2018), Walden University [2031]
GENAE D. STRONG, Professor PhD (2005), University of Tennessee Health Science Center [2029]
REBA UMBERGER, Associate Professor, PhD (2011), University of Tennessee Health Science Center [2027]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
REBECCA ADKINS, Clinical Associate Professor, MSN (1997), University of Tennessee Health Science Center
TRACIE LAVETTE AUGUSTA, Assistant Professor, PhD (2023), University of Memphis
LINDA BILLINGS, Clinical Associate Professor, DNP (2015), Union University
JACKIE BUFORD, Clinical Associate Professor, MSN (2016), University of Memphis
CULETA BYARS, Clinical Assistant Professor, DNP (2018), University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
SAMANTHA CALHOUN, Clinical Assistant Professor, MSN (2017), University of Memphis
ALEXANDER DAVIS, Clinical Assistant Professor, PhD (2020), Catholic University of America
FATIMA ABDEIRAHMAN FALZYOUD, Assistant Professor, PhD (2022), University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
YOLANDA FLEMMONS, Clinical Assistant Professor, MSN (2012), University of Memphis
KRISTIN GEATER, Clinical Assistant Professor, MSN (2019), University of Memphis
DANA EL HAJI, Associate Professor, PhD (2012), University of Colorado
BRAD HARRELL, Clinical Professor, DNP (2009), University of Tennessee Health Science Center
DEUNDRA HEARNE, Assistant Professor, PhD (2020), William Carey College
JOY HOFFMAN, Clinical Professor, DNP (2013), University of Tennessee Health Science Center
MELANIE JACOBS, Clinical Associate Professor, MSN (2012), University of Memphis
KERRI KITCHEN, Clinical Assistant Professor, MSN (2013), University of Memphis
STACEY D. LABARRE-POWELL, Clinical Assistant Professor, DNP (2017) Union University
R.KAYE LITANO, Clinical Associate Professor, MSN (2011), Union University
AMY LUCKEY, Clinical Associate Professor, MSN (2014),University of Memphis
CANDACE MCGOWEN, Clinical Associate Professor, DNP (2021), University of Alabama
HELEN MITCHELL, Clinical Assistant Professor, DNP (2015), Saint Louis University
E. BETSY MOORE, Clinincal Assistant Professor, MSN (2011), Walden University
RENEE MORRIS, Clinical Associate Professor, MSN (2012), University of Memphis
ANGELA OIGBOKIE, Clinical Associate Professor, DNP (2018), Delta State University
PAULETTE PALMER, Clinical Associate Professor, DNP (2019), University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
SHKENDIE PAPRANIKU, Clinical Associate Professor, DNP (2021), East Tennessee State University
KRISTY PATRICK-LEWIS, Clinical Assistant Professor, DNP (2022), Walden University
FELESHA PERRY, Clinical Associate Professor, DNP (2016), University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing
JASON SASSER, Clinical Professor, DNP (2017), University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
MELISSA SHOAFF, Clinical Assistant Professor, MSN (2007), University of Memphis
JANYE WILSON, Clinical Assistant Professor, DNP (2020) Vanderbilt University
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
RAMONA PHINEHAS, MD, (2003), Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgium [2029]
NOTE: Expiration date of Graduate Faculty membership is indicated in brackets.