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.
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]
DIANA DELGADO, Assistant Professor, PhD (2008), University of Nevada, Reno [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]
ANGILINE POWELL, Associate Professor, PhD (1999), University of Alabama [2024]
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]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
ERIKA C. BULLOCK, Assistant Professor, PhD (2013), Georgia State University
LAUREN BURROW, Assistant Professor, EdD (2012), University of Houston
ALFRED HALL II, Assistant Professor, PhD (1999), George Mason University
ERICA HERNANDEZ-SCOTT, Clinical Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), University of Missouri-Kansas City
NEAL MILLER, Assistant Professor, PhD (2012), The Ohio State University
RICHARD WEST, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), University of Georgia
JEREMY TODD WHITNEY, Assistant Professor, 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
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
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
SCOTT VANN, EdD (2019), The University of Memphis [2024]
DONNA WAKE, EdD (2007), Temple University [2024]
RACHAEL SCHLES, PhD (2020), University of Pittsburgh [2024]
KAREN MACBETH, PhD (2004), Ohio State University [2024]
MELISSA CATER, PhD (2006), Louisiana State Univeristy [2024]
MARIA DEL SOCORRO HUBBARD, EdD (2020), University of Memphis [2024]
TRACY TUTEN, PhD (1996), Virginia Commonwealth University [2024]
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 [2007]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.