Directory

College of Education

Departmental Contacts

Psychology

Education Practice and Leadership

Teacher Education & Student Services


Leadership Team

Janet Finch

Janet Finch, Ed.D.
Dean of College听
Professor

Office: E-403 Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site
Phone: (615) 963-5451
Email:听 jfinch@tnstate.edu

Dr. Nicole Arrighi

Nicole Kendall Arrighi, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean, Teacher Education
Professor

Office: 351 AWC
Phone: (615) 963-5482
Email:听nkendall@tnstate.edu

Joshua Shive

Joshua Shive
Interim Chair, Psychology
Professor

Office: 303 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5160

Email:听 jshive@tnstate.edu

Dr. Kisha Bryan

Beth Christian, Ph.D.听
Chair, Education Practice and Leadership
Professor听听

Office: H405 AWC
Phone: (615) 963-5466
Email: bchristian1@tnstate.edu听

COE Building Front

College of Education
Robert E. Clay Hall, College of Education Building
Tennessee 福利影院最新网址
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209

College of Education (COE) Offices

Mrs. Ruth Gordon

Mrs. Ruth Gordon
Senior Office Assistant,
Dean Office 听

Office: 118 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5451
Email:听 rgordon1@tnstate.edu

K. Avant

Ms. Karen Avant
Administrative Assistant,
Educational Leadership Department

Office: Clay Hall 103
Phone: (615) 963-5450
Email:听 kavant@tnstate.edu听
Mrs. Gervaise Clark

Mrs. Gervaise Clark
Administrative Assistant,
Education Practice and Leadership Department

Office: AWC H400
Phone: (615) 963-5465
Email:听 geclark@tnstate.edu

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Psychology (PSYC)
Main Office: 303 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5141

James Campbell

James Campbell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor听

B.A., 1982, Central 福利影院最新网址; M.S., 1984, Oklahoma
福利影院最新网址; Ph.D., 1991, Oklahoma 福利影院最新网址

Office: 308C Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-2920

Email:听 jcampbell21@tnstate.edu

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Lisa de la Mothe
Assistant Professor听

B.S., 2001, University of Tennessee at Martin; M.A., 2006,听Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., 2008, Vanderbilt University

Office: 305D Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-1390

Email:听 ldelamot@tnstate.edu

John Dossett

John Dossett, Ph.D.听
Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, M.S., Ball 福利影院最新网址, B.S., Ball 福利影院最新网址

Office: 304C Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-1559

Email:听 jdossett@tnstate.edu听

Richard Garvin

Richard P. Garvin Jr., Ph.D.听
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Trevecca Nazarene University, M.A., Fisk University, B.B.A., Philander Smith College

Office: 听 听 听311 Clay Hall
Phone: 听 听 (615) 963-7799
Email:听 听 听rgarvin@tnstate.edu

Marie Hammond

Marie Hammond, Ph.D.
Associate Professor听

B.M.E., 1978, Olivet College, M.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1999, University of Missouri

Office: 305B Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5191

Email:听 mhammond1@tnstate.edu

Esther Lynch

Esther M. Lynch, Ph.D.听
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Tennessee 福利影院最新网址, M.S.,听Tennessee 福利影院最新网址, B.S., Utica College of Syracuse University

Office: 听 听 听308AA Clay Hall
Phone: 听 听 (615) 963-5152
Email:听 听 听 听 emendez@tnstate.edu听

Raquel Martin

Raquel Martin, Ph.D
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, M.S., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, M.S., Lipscomb University
B.S., Fisk University

Office: 听 听 听317 Clay Hall
Phone: 听 听 (615) 963-5150
Email:听 听 听听rmarti42@tnstate.edu

Megan Morrison

Megan Morrison, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Office: 听 听 317AA Clay Hall
Phone: 听 听(615) 963-5153
Email:听听听听听听mmorri33@tnstate.edu

Robin Oatis-Ballew

Robin Oatis-Ballew, Ph.D.
Associate Professor听

B.A., 1995, Fisk University; M.S., 1998, Howard University;听
Ph.D., 2001, Howard University

Office: 305A Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-1558

Email:听 roatisballew@tnstate.edu

Joan Popkin

Joan Popkin, Ph.D.听
Associate Professor听

B.S., 1995, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1996,听
University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 2002, University of Tennessee

Office: 105A Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-1385

Email:听 jpopkin@tnstate.edu

Brooke Rappaport

Brooke Rappaport, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of Georgia, M.S., Tulane University, B.S., Tulane University

Office:听 听 308DD Clay Hall
Phone: 听 听(615) 963-1569
Email: 听 听 听brappapo@tnstate.edu

Lauren Rocha

Lauren Rocha, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi,听 M.Ed., Texas A&M University, B.S., The University of Texas at Brownsville

Office:听 听 303A Clay Hall听
Phone: 听 听(615) 963-5345
Email: 听 听 听lrocha2@tnstate.edu

Joshua Shive

Joshua Shive, PH.D.
Interim Chair, Psychology
Professor

B.S., Truman 福利影院最新网址; M.S., Purdue University;
Ph.D., Purdue University听听

Office: 303 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5160

Email:听 jshive@tnstate.edu

Amy Sibulkin, Ph.D.

Amy Sibulkin
Professor听

B.A., 1976, Clark University; M.S., 1979, Cornell University;
Ph.D., 1981, Cornell University听

Office: 305C Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5088

Email:听 asibulkin@tnstate.edu

Thurman Webb

Thurman Webb, Ed.D.
Associate Professor

Ed.D., Walden University, M.S., Tennessee 福利影院最新网址, B.S., Tennessee 福利影院最新网址

Office: 听 听 听308A Clay Hall
Phone: 听 听 (615) 963-1593
Email: 听 听听听twebb@tnstate.edu

TWilliams

Tiffany Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Cleveland 福利影院最新网址, M.S.,听听Cleveland 福利影院最新网址, B.A.,听听Cleveland 福利影院最新网址

Office: 听 听 308C Clay Hall
Phone: 听 听(615) 963-2175
Email:听 听 听听twill278@tnstate.edu听听

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Assessment & Accreditation
Main Office:听 103 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5045

Assessment & Accreditation

Samantha Graves, M.Ed.
Data Analyst

B.S. Tennessee 福利影院最新网址, 1999; M.S.,听 Tennessee 福利影院最新网址, 2001

Office:听 听 听103 Clay Hall
Phone: 听 听(615) 963-6915
Email:听 听 听 sgrave11@tnstate.edu听听

Education Practice and Leadership (EDCI & EDAD)
Main Office: H400 Avon Williams Off-Campus Instructional Site (AWC)
Phone: (615) 963-5465

Dr. Nicole Arrighi

Nicole Kendall Arrighi, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean, Teacher Education
Professor

B.S.听 1999, University of Tennessee at Martin
M.S.听 2000, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
Ed.D. 2005, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址

Office: 351 AWC
Phone: (615) 963-5482
Email:听nkendall@tnstate.edu

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Beth Christian, Ed.D.
Department Chair, Education Practice and Leadership
Professor

B.A.听 1991, University of Tennessee
M.A.听 1993, Middle Tennessee 福利影院最新网址
Ph.D. 2002, Peabody College of听Vanderbilt University

Office: H405 AWC
Phone: (615) 963-5324
VSCC Campus: (615) 230-3706
Email:听bchristian1@tnstate.edu

Dr. Kisha Bryan

Kisha Bryan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

B.A.听 听 1999 Voorhees College
M.A.T. 2001, 福利影院最新网址 of New York
Ph.D.听 2012, University of Florida听

Office: G405 AWC
Phone: (615) 963-5466
Email:听 kbryan@tnstate.edu

Dr. Sumita Chakraborti-Ghosh

Sumita Chakraborti-Ghosh, Ph.D.
Professor听

B.S.听 1975, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India
B.S.听 1987, Utah 福利影院最新网址
M.A.听 1979, Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta India
Ph.D. 1998, New Mexico 福利影院最新网址

Office: F414 AWC
Phone: (615) 963-5476听
Email:听听schakraborti@tnstate.edu听听

Dr. Soala Dede

Soala Dede, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor

B.S., 2004, M.Ed. 2010, Ed.D. 2017, Vanderbilt University

Office: E-408
Phone: (615) 963-5304
Email:听 sdede@tnstate.edu听

T&L department

Ehichoya Edokhamhen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

B.S.听 听2008,听Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria
M.A.听 2017, East Tennessee 福利影院最新网址
Ph.D. 2023, East Tennessee 福利影院最新网址

Office: F402 AWC
Email:听eedokham@tnstate.edu

Eleni Elder

Eleni Elder, Ed.D.
Professor听

B.A., 1985, University of Mary Washington
M.Ed., 1998, Virginia Commonwealth University
Ed.D., 2002, Florida Atlantic University

Office: G-404
Phone: (615) 963-7296
Email:听ecoukos@tnstate.edu

Janet Finch

Janet Finch, Ph.D.
College of Education Dean/Professor

B.S., 1972, M.A., 1978, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址;
Ph.D.,1985, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

blue star Celebrating 25 years of Service

Office: E-403
Phone: (615) 963-7038
Email:听听jfinch@tnstate.edu

Kirmanji Gundi

Kirmanj Gundi, Ed.D. (K-12 Coordinator)
Professor

B.S., 1986, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址
M.Ed., 1994, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址
Ed.D., 1998, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址

Office: F409
Phone: (615) 963-2299
Email:听听Kigundi@tnstate.edu

T& L department Faculty Guy

Retta Guy, Ed.D.
Professor

B.A. 1982, University of Kentucky
MPA. 1995, Kentucky 福利影院最新网址
Ed.D. 2004, University of Kentucky

Office: F405 AWC
Phone: (615) 963-5465
Email:听rguy@tnstate.edu

Dr. Dong Hyun Kang

Donghyun Kang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

B.A.听 听2003, Seoul National University of Education
M.Ed. 2007, Seoul National University of Education
Ph.D. 2019, Texas A&M University

Office: E409 AWC
Phone:听 (615) 963-5465
Email:听 dkang@tnstate.edu

Faculty Website

Dr. Show Mei Lin

Show Mei Lin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

B.A.听 听 听1981 Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
M.S.W. 1985, California 福利影院最新网址, Fresno
Teacher Certification 1997, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ph.D.听 听 2009 The University of Oklahoma

Office: H401 AWC听
Phone: (615) 963-1348听
Email:听听slin@tnstate.edu听

Graham Matthews

Graham P. Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

B. A.听 听 听1969, Central 福利影院最新网址
M.A.听 听 听1970, University of Michigan
Ph.D.听 听 1976, University of Michigan
M. Div. 1982, Vanderbilt University Divinity School

Office: F413 AWC
Phone: (615) 963-5029
Email:听 gmatthews2@tnstate.edu

Dr. Terrance McNeil

Terrance McNeil, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor听

B.S., 1994, Florida A&M University
M.Ed., 2011, Full Sail University; 2018, Florida A&M University

Office: E-407
Phone: 615-963-2111
Email:听听 tmcneil3@tnstate.edu
Michael Harris

Robbie Melton,听 Ph.D.
Interim Provost, Interim Vice President/Professor听听

Ed.S., Wayne 福利影院最新网址,1976
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1979

Dr. Robbie K. Melton
(615) 963-5301
rmelton@tnstate.edu
Trinetia Respress

Trinetia Respress, Ed.D. (Higher Education Coordinator)
Interim Graduate Dean/Professor听听

B.B.A., 1989, University of West Georgia
M.A., 1994, Tennessee Technological University
Ed.D., 1997, East Tennessee 福利影院最新网址

Office: Suite 400
Phone: (615) 963-7371
Email:听听听听trespress@tnstate.edu听听
Heraldo Richards

Heraldo Richards, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

B.A., 1975, University of Chicago
M.A., 1985, University of Michigan
Ph.D., 1993, Northwestern University

Office: H407 AWC
Phone: (615) 963-5620听
Email:听听hrichards@tnstate.edu

TRoberts

Twianie Roberts, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor

B.S., 1988, Fisk University;
M.S., 1990, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址
Ed.D., 1993, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址

Office: 407
Phone: (615) 963-2299
Email:听 trober25@tnstate.edu

Eric Vogel

Eric Vogel, Ph.D.
Professor

B.A., 1971, Louisiana 福利影院最新网址 at New Orleans
M.Ed., 1974, University of New Orleans
Ph.D., 1983, Florida 福利影院最新网址

Office: H-409
Phone: (615) 963-7089
Email:听听evogel@tnstate.edu

Celeste Williams

Celeste Williams, Ed.D.
Professor

B.S., 1987, Guilford College; M.S., 1995; Ed.D. 2001, 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听
Tennessee 福利影院最新网址

blue starCelebrating听20 years of Service

Office: H406 AWC
Phone: (615) 963-5446听
Email:听 cwilliams@tnstate.

Dr. Hyeong Jean Yoo

Hyeon Jean Yoo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

B.S., 2007, M.A. 2010 Gyeongsang National University, South Korea;
M.S. 2021, Auburn University
Ph.D. 2021, Auburn University

Office: F411 AWC
Email:听hyoo@tnstate.edu


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Office of Teacher Education & Student Services
Main Office: 107 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5459

Dr. Nicole Arrighi

Nicole Kendall Arrighi, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean, Teacher Education
Professor

B.S., 1999, University of Tennessee at Martin, M.S. 2000,
Peabody College听of Vanderbilt University, Ed.D, 2005,
Tennessee 福利影院最新网址

Office: 112A Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5482
Email:听nkendall@tnstate.edu
Program Coordinator

Ms. Zora Bates
Program Coordinator听
Teacher Education & Student Services (TESS)听

Office: 112 Clay Hall
Phone: 615-963-2193
Email: zbates@tnstate.edu

Linda Fair

Ms. Linda Fair
Field Placement & Clinical Experience听
Teacher Education & Student Services (TESS)听

Office: 103 Clay Hall
Phone: 615-963-4885
Email: Lfair@tnstate.edu听 听

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Ruby W. Martin Curriculum Laboratory
Global Student Support Services Lab/GRACIE-OTL

Main Office: 212 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-6901

Dr. Rhonda Stewart

Rhonda Stewart , Ed .D.
Director/Activity Director
Adjunct

B.S., 2000, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址; M.Ed.,2002, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址;
Ed.S., 2005, Middle Tennessee 福利影院最新网址, Ed.D., 2017 Tennessee 福利影院最新网址听

Office: 212A Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-6897
Email: rstewart@tnstate.edu

D Hayes

Debbie Hayes, Ed.D听
Program Coordinator/Academic Success Coach-Psychology, Adjunct

B.A., 1989, Berry College; M.L.A.S, 2006, Vanderbilt University;
Ed.D., 2021, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址听

Office: 212 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-6915
Email: dhayes36@tnstate.edu听听

Sgithua

Susan Githua, Ed.D.听听
Project Coordinator/Academic Success Coach-Psychology, Adjunct

B.S., 2002, Kenyatta University; M.S., 2015, Tennessee State Univesity;
Ed.D., 2021, Tennessee 福利影院最新网址听

Office:听 212 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-6921
Email:听 sgithua@tnstate.edu听听

N Walker

Ms. Nakayla Walker, M.Ed.听
Academic Success Coach-Elementary Education, Adjunct听

B.S., 2017, Middle Tennessee 福利影院最新网址; M.Ed., 2020, Middle Tennesse 福利影院最新网址

Office:听 212 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-6892
Email:听 nwalke11@tnstate.edu听听

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