Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research
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
ROSIE PHILLIPS BINGHAM, Professor, PhD (1977), The Ohio State University [2026]
SHA'KEMA BLACKMON, Assistant Professor, PhD (2010), Loyola University Chicago [2019]
SARA K. BRIDGES, Associate Professor, PhD (1999), The University of Memphis [2026]
ALISON HAPPEL-PERKINS, Associate Professor, PhD (2011), Georgia State University [2026]
LEIGH HARRELL-WILLIAMS, Associate Professor, PhD (2014), Virginia Tech [2026]
YEH HSUEH, Associate Professor, EdD (1997), Harvard University [2025]
SUZANNE H. LEASE, Associate Professor, PhD (1989), Southern Illinois University-Carbondale [2025]
O. RICHARD LIGHTSEY, JR., Associate Professor, PhD (1992), The University of Maryland, College Park [2025]
CHRISTIAN MUELLER, Assistant Professor, PhD (2006), University of Kentucky [2029]
SUSAN NORDSTROM, Associate Professor, PhD (2011), University of Georgia [2027]
ELIN OVREBO, Assistant Professor, PhD (2009), The University of Memphis [2025]
DENISE L. WINDSOR, Associate Professor, PhD (2008), University of Nevada, Las Vegas [2029]
YONGHONG JADE XU, Professor, PhD (2003), The University of Arizona [2029]
STEPHEN ZANSKAS, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), Michigan State University [2026]
STEVE WEST, Full Professor, PhD (2000), Texas Tech University [2025]
MELANIE BURGESS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2019), Old Dominion University [2026]
CHI LI, Assistant Professor, PhD (2019), Old Dominion University [2027]
ELI JONES, Assistant Professor, PhD (2016), Brigham Young University [2028]
MICHELLE BRASFIELD, Assistant Professor, EdD (2015), University of Memphis [2028]
FRANCES ISABELLE ELLMO, Assistant Professor, PhD (2020), University of Memphis [2029]
PAMELA COGDAL, Associate Clinical Professor, PhD (1988), Southern Illinois University at Carbondale [2025]
ERAINA SCHAUSS, Associate Professor, PhD (2011), George Washington University [2029]
MADELINE BRODT, Assistant Professor, PhD (2020), University of Massachusetts Boston [2029]
JENNIFER RENICK, Assistant Professor, PhD (2022), University of California, Irvine [2031]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
JOHN R. MCCONNELL, III, Visiting Assistant Professor, PhD (2013), University of Memphis
PATRICK MURPHY, Assistant Professor, PhD (2018), Auburn University
ANTHONY T. PERONE, Visiting Assistant Professor, PhD (2013), University of Illinois at Chicago
RYAN WILLIAMS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2012), Loyola University Chicago
CHIA-CHEN YANG, Assistant Professor, PhD (2014), University of Winsconsin-Madison
CHRISTINE BERTZ, Assistant Professor, PhD (2011), University of Mississippi
TODD ZOBLOTSKY, Assistant Professor, EdD (2003), University of Memphis
CAROLYN RANSFORD-KALDON, Assistant Professor, PhD (2007), Pennsylvania State University
KAREN WESTERMAN KITCHENS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2016), University of Memphis
SEAN HOLDEN, PhD (2018) The University of Memphis
ERIC HOSMAN, PhD (2017), The University of Memphis
MARTIN JONES, PhD (2007), Indiana University Bloomington
CAROLYN KALDON, PhD (2007), The Pennsylvania State University
VICKI MURRELL, PhD (2005), University of Memphis
TEGAN JEMMA REEVES, PhD (2018), The University of Memphis
ROBERT STENSRUD, EdD (1980), Drake University
YAPING YUE, EdD (2007), Nanjing Normal University
CRYSTAL L. WHITE, PhD (2020), The University of Memphis
JUSTIN KEITH DODSON, PhD (2019), The University of Memphis
KOLA L. BROWN, PhD (2024), The University of Memphis
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
YASUKO KANAMORI, MS (2016), Missour State University [2025]
DENA ADELE EVANS, PhD (2010), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC [2025]
MICHAEL VITACCO, PhD, (2002), University of North Texas [2025]
NAKESHI DYER, EdD, (2017), The University of Memphis [2025]
ROBERT W. ADAMS, PhD, (2014), The University of Memphis [2025]
NANCY P. GALLAVAN, PhD, (1994), University of Denver [2025]
APRYL A. ALEXANDER, PhD, (2012), Florida Institute of Technology [2026]
KATHRYN HAYNES OWENS, PhD (2017), University of Kentucky [2026]
ASHLEY B. BATASTINI, Associate Professor, PhD (2015), Texas Tech University [2026]
LEIGH F. HOLMAN, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), Sam Houston State University [2027]
ERIC MONTRECE BROWN, PhD (2017), Old Dominion University [2027]
JACQUELYN M. PELZER, DVM (1997), Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine [2027]
TONI SAIA, PhD (2019), University of Arizona [2027]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.
