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Leadership Team

	Janet Finch, Ed.D. Dean of College听 Professor Office: Robert Clay Hall, room 118 Phone: (615) 963-5451 Email:听 jfinch@tnstate.edu
	Rajah Smart, Ed.D.听 Assistant Dean, College of Education Associate Professor Office: 112 Clay Hall听 Phone: (615) 963-5620听 Email:听听hrichards@tnstate.edu
	Nicole Kendall Arrighi, Ed.D. Assistant Dean, Teacher Education Professor Office: 112A Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5482 Email:听nkendall@tnstate.edu 听
	Joshua Shive Interim Chair, Psychology Professor Office: 303 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5160 Email:听 jshive@tnstate.edu
	Beth Christian, Ph.D.听 Interim Chair, Teaching & Learning听 Professor听听 Office: 203 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5466 Email: bchristian1@tnstate.edu听
	Twianie Roberts, Ed.D. Interim Chair, Education Leadership Assistant Professor Office: Clay Hall 103 听 Phone: (615) 963-5450 听 Email:听听 trober25@tnstate.edu
	Rhonda Stewart, Ed.D. Director/Activity Director Adjunct Office: 212A Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-6897 Email: rstewart@tnstate.edu听

College of Education
Robert E. Clay Hall, College of Education Building
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3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209

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College of Education (COE) Offices

	Mrs. Ruth Gordon 听 Senior Office Assistant, Dean Office 听	Office: 118 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5451 Email:听 rgordon1@tnstate.edu
	听 Ms. Karen Avant Administrative Assistant, Educational Leadership Department 听	Office: Clay Hall 103 听 Phone: (615) 963-5450 听 Email:听听 kavant@tnstate.edu听
	Mrs. Gervaise Clark Administrative Assistant, Teaching & Learning Department	Office: 203 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5465 Email:听听 geclark@tnstate.edu
	Ms. Jamila Chambers听 Administrative Assistant, Psychology Department 听听	Office: 听听听303 Clay Hall Phone: 听听 (615) 963-5141 Email: 听听听 jchamb12@tnstate.edu

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Educational Leadership (EDLD)
Main Office: 103 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963- 5450

	Twianie Roberts, Ed.D. Interim Chair, Education Leadership Assistant Professor B.S., 1988, Fisk University; M.S., 1990, 91制片厂; Ed.D., 1993,听 91制片厂听	Office: Clay Hall 103 听 Phone: (615) 963-5450 听 Email:听听 trober25@tnstate.edu
	Trinetia Respress, Ed.D. Interim Graduate Dean听 Professor听 B.B.A., 1989, University of West Georgia; M.A., 1994, Tennessee Technological University; Ed.D., 1997,听 East听91制片厂.	Office: 107 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5045 Email:听 trespress@tnstate.edu
	Soala Dede, Ed.D. Assistant Professor B.S., 2004, M.Ed. 2010, Ed.D. 2017, Vanderbilt University听听	office: Clay Hall 106听 Phone: (615) 963-5304听 Email:听听sdede@tnstate.edu听
听	Eleni Elder, Ed.D. Associate Professor听 B.A., 1985, University of Mary Washington; M.Ed. 1998, Virginia Commonwealth University; Ed.D., 2002, Florida Atlantic University	Office: A404听 Avon Williams Campus Phone: (615) 963-7296 Email:听 ecoukos@tnstate.edu
	Janet Finch, Ed.D. Dean, College of Education Professor B.S., 1972, M.A., 1978, 91制片厂; Ph.D.,1985, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University	Office: L401听 Avon Williams Campus Phone: (615) 963-7038 Email:听 jfinch@tnstate.edu
听	Kirmanji Gundi, Ed.D. Professor听 B.S., 1986, 91制片厂; M.Ed., 1994, 91制片厂; Ed.D., 1998,听 Tennessee State听University.	Office: 103 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-2299 Email:听 kigundi2@tnstate.edu
	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 听	Office: Clay Hall 108-A Phone: 615-963-2111 Email:听听tmcneil3@tnstate.edu
听	Eric Vogel, Ph.D. Professor听 B.A., 1971, Louisiana State University at New Orleans;听M.Ed.,听 1974, University of New Orleans; Ph.D., 1983, Florida State University 听	Office: A403 Avon Williams Campus Phone: (615) 963-7089 Email:听 evogel@tnstate.edu听
	Rajah Smart, Ed.D. Assistant Dean, College of Education Associate Professor B.A. 1997, Western Michigan University, 2000; M.Ed., University of Phoenix, 2006, Policy Fellowship, Michigan State University, 2012; Ed.D., University of Michigan, 2019	Office:听听听103 Clay Hall Phone: 听听(615) 963-5045 Email:听听听 rsmart@tnstate.edu听
	Robbie Melton, Ph.D. Interim Provost & VP for Academic Affairs Professor Ed.S., Wayne State University, 1976; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1979	Dr. Robbie K. Melton (615) 963-5301 rmelton@tnstate.edu

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

	James Campbell, Ph.D. Associate Professor听 B.A., 1982, Central State University; M.S., 1984, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D., 1991, Oklahoma State University 听	Office: 308C Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-2920 Email:听 jcampbell21@tnstate.edu
	听 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, Ph.D.听 Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, M.S., Ball State University, B.S., Ball State University	Office: 304C Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-1559 Email:听 jdossett@tnstate.edu听
	Richard P. Garvin Jr., Ph.D.听 Assistant Professor Ph.D., Trevecca Nazarene University, M.A., Fisk University, B.B.A., Philander Smith College 听	Office: 听听听311 Clay Hall Phone: 听听 (615) 963-7799 Email:听听听rgarvin@tnstate.edu
	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 M. Lynch, Ph.D.听 Assistant Professor Ph.D., 91制片厂, M.S.,听91制片厂, 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, 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听
	Megan Morrison, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D., Southern Illinois University 听	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, 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, 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, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Georgia, M.S., Tulane University, B.S., Tulane University 听	Office:听听 308DD Clay Hall Phone: 听听(615) 963-1569 Email: 听听听brappapo@tnstate.edu
	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 听	Office:听听 303A Clay Hall听 Phone: 听听(615) 963-5345 Email: 听听听lrocha2@tnstate.edu
	Mary Shelton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor听 B.S., 1975, University of the South; M.S., 1989, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; 1999, Ph.D.,听 George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University 听	Office: 304D Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-7984 Email:听 mshelton@tnstate.edu
	Joshua Shive, PH.D. Interim Chair, Psychology Professor B.S., Truman State University; 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 Professor听 B.A., 1976, Clark University; M.S., 1979, Cornell University; Ph.D., 1981, Cornell University听听	Office: 305C Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5088 Email:听 asibulkin@tnstate.edu
	Thurman Webb, Ed.D. Associate Professor Ed.D., Walden University, M.S., 91制片厂, B.S., 91制片厂听	Office: 听听听308A Clay Hall Phone: 听听 (615) 963-1593 Email: 听听听听twebb@tnstate.edu
	Tiffany Williams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D., Cleveland State University, M.S.,听听Cleveland State University, B.A.,听听Cleveland State University 听	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

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Rajah E. Smart, Ed.D.

Assistant Dean/Associate Professor

B.A. 1997, Western Michigan University, 2000; M.Ed., University of Phoenix, 2006, Policy Fellowship, Michigan State University, 2012; Ed.D., University of Michigan, 2019

Office:听听听103 Clay Hall
Phone: 听听(615) 963-5045
Email:听听听 rsmart@tnstate.edu听

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Samantha Graves, M.Ed.
Data Analyst

B.S. 91制片厂, 1999; M.S.,听 Tennessee State University, 2001

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

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Teaching & Learning (EDCI)
Main Office: 203 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5465

	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, 91制片厂听	Office: 112A Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5482 Email:听nkendall@tnstate.edu
	Kisha Bryan, Ph.D. Professor B.A., 1999 Voorhees College; M.A.T., 2001, State University of New听York; Ph.D., 2012, University of Florida 听	Office: 211 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5466 Email:听 kbryan@tnstate.edu
	Sumita Chakraborti-Ghosh, Ph.D.听 Professor听 B.S., 1975, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India; B.S., 1987, Utah State University; M.A., 1979, Rabindrabharah University, Calcutta, India; Ph.D., 1998, New Mexico State University 听	Office: 209B Clay Hall听 Phone: (615) 963-5476听 Email:听听schakraborti@tnstate.edu听听
	Beth Christian, Ph.D.听 Interim Chair, Teaching & Learning听 B.A., 1991, University of Tennessee; M.A., 1993,听 Middle 91制片厂; Ph.D., 2002, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University	Office: 216 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5324 VSCC Campus: (615) 230-3706 Email:听bchristian1@tnstate.edu听
	Ehichoya Edokhamhen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor B.S.听听2008,听Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria M.A.听 2017, East 91制片厂 Ph.D. 2023, East 91制片厂	Office: 203 Clay Hall Email:听eedokham@tnstate.edu听
	Retta Guy, Ed.D. Professor B.A. 1982,听 University of Kentucky MPA. 1995,听 Kentucky State University Ed.D. 2004, University of Kentucky 听	Office: 203 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5465 Email:听rguy@tnstate.edu听
	Latoya Johnson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor B.S., 2007,听University of Southern Mississippi; M.A.T., 2011, Belhaven University; Ph.D., 2015, University of Georgia 听	Office: 211A Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-1346 Email:听 ljohns91@tnstate.edu
	Donghyun Kang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor B.A., 2003, Seoul National University of Education; M.Ed., 2007, Seoul National University of Education;听Ph.D., 2019, Texas A&M University 听听	Office: 105C Clay Hall Phone:听 (615) 963-5465 Email:听 dkang@tnstate.edu Faculty Website听听
	Graham P. Matthews, Ph.D. Associate Professor B. A., 1969, Central State University; M.A., 1970, University of Michigan; Ph.D., 1976, University of Michigan; M. Div., 1982,听Vanderbilt University听 Divinity School. 听	Office: 204B Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5029 Email:听听 gmatthews2@tnstate.edu
	Show Mei Lin, Ph.D.听 Assistant Professor B.A. 1981听Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan; M.S.W. 1985, California State University,听Fresno; Teacher Certification 1997, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada;听Ph.D.2009 The听 University of Oklahoma	Office: 209A Clay Hall听 Phone: (615) 963-1348听 Email:听听slin@tnstate.edu听
	UrLeaka Woodard Newsome, Ph.D. Assistant Professor B.S., 2002, Mercer University; M.S., 2005, Louisiana Tech University, Ph.D., 2016, University of Georgia	Office: 211D Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-5477 Email:听 unewsome@tnstate.
	Heraldo Richards, Ph.D.听 Associate Dean, College of Education Associate Professor B.A., 1975, University of Chicago; M.A., 1985, University of Michigan; Ph.D., 1993, Northwestern University 听	Office: 112 Clay Hall听 Phone: (615) 963-5620听 Email:听听hrichards@tnstate.edu
	Celeste Williams, Ed.D.听 Professor B.S., 1987, Guilford College; M.S., 1995, Ed.D. 2001, 听听听听听听听听听听听 91制片厂听听Celebrating听20 years of Service 听	Office: 211C Clay Hall听 Phone: (615) 963-5446听 Email:听听 cwilliams@tnstate.
	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 听	Office: 203 Clay Hall Phone: Email:听hyoo@tnstate.edu

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

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

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

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

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

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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

	Rhonda Stewart , Ed .D. Director/Activity Director Adjunct B.S., 2000, 91制片厂; M.Ed.,2002, 91制片厂; Ed.S., 2005, Middle 91制片厂, Ed.D., 2017 91制片厂听	Office: 212A Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-6897 Email: rstewart@tnstate.edu听
	Debbie Hayes, Ed.D听 Program Coordinator/Academic Success Coach-Psychology, Adjunct听 B.A., 1989, Berry College; M.L.A.S, 2006, Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., 2021, 91制片厂听	Office: 212 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-6915 Email: dhayes36@tnstate.edu听听
	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, 91制片厂听	Office:听 212 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-6921 Email:听 sgithua@tnstate.edu听听
	Ms. Nakayla Walker, M.Ed.听 Academic Success Coach-Elementary Education, Adjunct听 B.S., 2017, Middle 91制片厂; M.Ed., 2020, Middle Tennesse State University	Office:听 212 Clay Hall Phone: (615) 963-6892 Email:听 nwalke11@tnstate.edu听听