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听Below is a directory of TSU personnel organized by expertise and specialization. It is provided as a resource for media organizations seeking expert information on various topics. The individual experts provided all information and have granted their permission to be contacted directly.听

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Agriculture

Insect Pests
Karla Michele Addesso, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, (615) 963-5616
kaddesso@tnstate.edu

Plant stress-Pathogenicity Interactions, Molecular Screening, Molecular Genetics
Ahmad听Aziz, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
(615)听963-1595
aaziz@tnstate.edu听


Sustainable Design, Historic Preservation, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Sustainability
A. De Ruiz Ballard,听M.S.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5623
aballard@tnstate.edu听


Entomology, Wood-boring Insects, Japanese Beetles, Fire Ants Alicia听Bray, Ph.D.
Research Associate
(615)听963-5160
abray@tnstate.edu听


Biotechnology, crop rotation, legumes
Matthew Blair, Ph.D., Research assistant professor, (615) 963-7467
mblair@tnstate.edu听

Physiology and Genetics in Beef Cattle and Meat Goats
Richard听Browning, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-5837
rbrowning@tnstate.edu听


Weed Science, Integrated Pest Management, Sustainable Agriculture
Fitzroy Bullock, Ph.D.
Professor-Extension Svc Adm
(615)听963-5449
fbullock@tnstate.edu听


Agricultural Economics
Carter听Catlin, Ph.D.
Associate Dean-Research
(615)听963-5819
ccarter@tnstate.edu听


Food Safety, Biosensors, Foodborne Pathogens, Microbial Contamination of Food
Fur-Chi Chen,听Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-5410
fchen1@tnstate.edu听


Ornamental Horticulture
Arvazena Clardy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-4887
aclardy@tnstate.edu听


Agricultural Economics, International Agriculture
Sammy听Comer, M.S.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5820
scomer@tnstate.edu听


Bio-fuel Crop Production, Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Chemistry
Jason听de Koff, Ph.D.
Asst Pro-Agronomy/Soil Sci
(615)听963-4929
jdekoff@tnstate.edu听


Water Quality, Soil Science
Samuel听Dennis, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
(615)听963-5822
sdennis@tnstate.edu听


Plant Pathology, Genetics of Plant-associated Bacteria; Soft Rot Pathogenesis
Charles听Dumenyo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5634
cdumenyo@tnstate.edu听


Soil Science, Environmental Science
Desh听Duseja, Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5439
dduseja@tnstate.edu听


Bio-remediation, Phytoremediation
Emmanuel听Dzantor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-2546
edzantor@tnstate.edu听


Agribusiness, Rural Development
Enefiok听Ekanem, Ph.D.
Research Professor
(615)听963-5823
eekanem@tnstate.edu听


Nursery Crops, Plant Breeding
Nick听Gawel, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean
(931) 668-3233
ngawel@tnstate.edu听


Food Safety, Emergency Preparedness
Sandria听Godwin, Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5619
sgodwin@tnstate.edu听


Caron Sequestration, Forestry, Geospatial Information Systems
Solomon听Haile, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor-Extens Svc
(615)听963-5445
shalie@tnstate.edu听


Cultural Practices on Horticultural Crops, Plant Science
William听Hayslett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5438
whayslett@tnstate.edu听


Food Safety, Microbial Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5437
akilonzotheng@tnstate.edu听


Food Marketing, Food Economics
Lan听Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
(615)听963-4935
lli@tnstate.edu听


Agricultural Extension
Latif听Lighari, Ph.D.
Associate Dean-Extension
(615)听963-1594
Lighari@tnstate.edu听


Plant Pathology, Nursery Crops, Integrated Disease Management\
Margaret听Mmbaga, Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听931-815-5143
mmmbaga@tmstate.edu听


Poultry Nutrition, Animal Biotechnology
Samuel听Nahashon, Ph.D.
Research Professor/Agr
(615)听963-2575
snahashon@tnstate.edu听


Childhood Obesity Prevention
Veronica Oates, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5625
voates@tnstate.edu听


Entomology, Nursery Crops, imported fire ants, Japanese Beetles
Jason听Oliver, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
(931) 668-3572
joliver@tnstate.edu听


Animal Science, Goats,听Plant Nutrition, Sustainable Organic Farming
An Peischel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5539
apieschel@tnstate.edu听


Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Agronomy, International Agriculture, Fertilizer Management, Green House operation, Hydeoponics
Dharmalingar听Pitchay, Ph.D.
Assoc Pro- Consumer Hort & Org
(615)听963-4890
dpitchay@tnstate.edu听


Agriculture Student Achievement, Critical Thinking
Chandra Reddy, Ph.D.
Professor 
Dean and Director of Research/Administrator of Extension
College of Agriculture, Human & Natural Sciences
(615)听963-7561
creddy@tnstate.edu听


Agriculture Education, Critical Thinking, Extension Education
John Ricketts, Ph.D.
Assoc Professor-Extens Svc
(615)听963-7620
jricket1@tnstate.edu听


Remote Sensing, Air Quality, Agricultural Meteorology, Plant Growth Modeling
Alvin听Wade, M.S., M.ED
Associate Professor
(615)听963-5533
awade@tnstate.edu听


Food Development and Health promotion
Ying Wu, Assistant Professor, (615) 963-5824
ywu@tnstate.edu

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Business

Economics and Finance
Dharmendra Dhakal Ph.D. Professor (615) 963-7345
ddhakal@tnstate.edu

Management
Phyllis Flott, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-7123
pflott@tnstate.edu

Economic Impact Analysis
Soumen Ghosh, Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-7172
sghosh@tnstate.edu


Human Resources
Carrie Hurst, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7341
churst@tnstate.edu

Quality Management
Joel Jolayemi, Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-7134
jjolayemi@tnstate.edu

Leadership, Organizational Development
Tyrone听Miller, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor-Extens Svc
(615)听963-1843
tmiller@tnstate.edu 听


Supply Chain Management
Festus Olorunniwo, Ph.D.
Department Head
(615)听963-7346听
folorunniwo@tnstate.edu


Marketing
Ramaprasad Unni,听Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-7343
runni@tnstate.edu

Economics and Finance
Achintya Ray, Ph.D. Associate Professor (615) 963-7347
aray4@tnstate.edu

Consumer Behavior, E-commerce, Retailing and Consumer Information Processing
Roger听Sauve, Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5828
rsauve@tnstate.edu 听


Micro Loans
Abu Wahid, Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-7149
awahid@tnstate.edu


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Education

Education, Teacher Prep
Kimberly King-Jupiter, Ph.D. Dean (615) 963-5451
kkingjup@tnstate.edu

Health Fitness, Sports Performance, Exercise Science
James听Bass, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5609
jbass@tnsate.edu


Counseling with Children and Adolescents, Family Psychology, Issues Related to Men and Masculinity, Supervision and Training of Psychologists
James听Campbell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-5144
jcampbell21@tnstate.edu

Educational Technology, Cooperative Learning, Project based Learning
Charles听Dickens, Ed.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5029
cdickens@tnstate.edu


Kurdish and Middle Eastern Issues, Educational Administration and Leadership
Kirmanj听Gundi, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-2298
kgundi@tnstate.edu


Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Visual Literacy, Philosophy of Education
John听Hunter, Ed.D.
Professor
(615) 听963-7051
jmhunter@tnstate.edu


Elementary Education, Education Technology
Nicole听Kendall, Ed.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5482
nkendall@tnstate.edu


Elementary Education, Pre-service Teachers, Math Education, Science Education, Professional Development for Teachers
Marcia听Millet, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7622
mmillet@tnstate.edu


Special Education, Teen Sexuality Issues, Preparing Students for Praxis
Judith听Presley, Ed.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5468
jpresley@tnstate.edu


Elementary-Teacher Education Methods
Mary A. Pangle,听Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-2126
mpangle@tnstate.edu


Education, Teacher preparation
Heraldo Richards, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Professor (615) 963-5620听hrichards@tnstate.edu

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History / Culture / Literature

Elizabethan Literature; Writing; Women鈥檚 Studies; Writing in the Disciplines, Rhetoric & Composition; Feminist Theory; Popular Culture; British Literature
Samantha Morgan-Curtis, Ph.D.
Associate Prof & WRITE Director
(615)听963-1536听 Smorgan-curtis@tnstate.edu


Medieval European History, Manuscripts and Archives, Church History, French History and Culture, English History and Culture
Elizabeth Dachowski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5507 鈥撎�edachowski@tnstate.edu


Germany and Modern Europe
Joel Dark, Ph.D.
Professor
(615) 963-5516
jdark@tnstate.edu


African and African American Literature, Women鈥檚 Literature
Rebecca Dixon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5728听
rdixon@tnstate.edu


African History
Adebayo Oyebade, Ph.D., Professor (615) 963-5506
aoyebade@tnstate.edu听

Early American History
Erik Schmeller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-5510 - eschmeller@tnstate.edu


Public History, Historic Preservation, Civil War and Reconstruction, African-American History (Slavery, Emancipation, Civil Rights, and African-American Intellectual History)
Learotha Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5513
Lwilli22@tnstate.edu


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International Affairs

Agricultural Economics, International Agriculture
Sammy听Comer, M.S.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5820
scomer@tnstate.edu 听


International Relations, International Security, International Political Economy
Daniel Gibran, Ph.D., Professor, (615) 963- 5650
dgibran@tnstate.edu

Kurdish and Middle Eastern Issues, Educational Administration and Leadership
Kirmanj听Gundi, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-2298听
kgundi@tnstate.edu
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(Public Health) Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Immigrant Health, International Health
Mohamed听Kanu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7326听
mkanu@tnstate.edu 听

International Organizations, Nuclear Proliferation, Middle East Politics and History
John Miglietta,听Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5515
jmiglietta@tnstate.edu
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Global Political Economy, International Relations
Kyle Murray, Ph.D., Professor (615) 963-1394听
kmurra10@tnstate.edu听

Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Agronomy, International Agriculture, Fertilizer Management, Green House operation, Hydeoponics
Dharmalingar听Pitchay, Ph.D.
Assoc Pro- Consumer Hort & Org
(615)听963-4890
dpitchay@tnstate.edu 听


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Mass Communications & Media (Journalism)

Mass Communication, Radio/TV News, Sports Journalism
Terry Likes, Ph.D.
Department Head/Professor
(615)听963-5804
tlikes@tnstate.edu


Media Management, Media Programming, Media Production, Sports Media, Digital Media
Joe Richie, M.M.A.
Manager
(615)听963-1582听
jrichie@tnstate.edu


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Mathematics

Bio-Mathematics
Dorjsuren Badamdorj, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-5811 鈥撎� dadamdo@tnstate.edu


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Medical / Health

Disease Control, Health
Stephanie Bailey, Ph.D. Interim Dean and Director of Public Health Initiative (615) 963-5924
sbaile11@tnstte.edu

Geriatrics, Cardiopulmonary
Ronald听Barredo, PT, DPT, Ed. D., GCS
Assistant Dean
(615)听963-5932
rbarredo@tnstate.edu


Behavioral Health Sciences, Maternal Child Health Revlon Briggs, M.S.,听DHA (ABD)
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7331
rbriggs@tnstate.edu


(Health and Human Sciences) Geriatrics, Health Education and Health Promotion, Child Health, Health Disparities
Elizabeth听Brown, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7252
ebrown@tnstate.edu


Clinical Chemistry, Hematology/Coagulation, Medical Parasitology, Urinalysis/Body Fluids, and Immunology
Wanda听Burrell, MT (ASCP) MSPH
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7334
wburrell@tnstate.edu听


Community Health
Rita Fleming, M.S.
Asst Prof- Health Education
(615)听963-2135
rfleming@tnstate.edu 听


Musculoskeletal System, Spine and Hands
Kevin Lawrence, PT, DHS, OCS
Associate Professor
(615)听963-1388
klawren2@tnstate.edu听


Speech and Language Development/Disorders, Preschool/School Age Populations
Iris听Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-7030
ijohnson@tnstate.edu听

(Public Health) Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Immigrant Health, International Health
Mohamed听Kanu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7326听
mkanu@tnstate.edu听

Personal Health Records, Confidentiality of Patient Records
Elizabeth听Kunnu, Ed.S., M.Ed., RHIA
Department Head
(615)听963-7430
ekunnu@tnstate.edu听


Neuro-rehabilitation, Parkinson鈥檚 Disease
David听Lehman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-5946
dlehman@tnstate.edu听


Board Certified and State Licensed in Occupational Therapy, Areas of Specialization: Hand Injuries, Pediatrics Farm Related Injuries
Stephen Penick, MSOT, OTR/L, CPAM
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5953
spenick@tnstate.edu

Health Promotion, Disease Prevention
Edilberto听Raynes, MD, Ph.D. (ABD)
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-2190
eraynes@tnstate.edu听


(Anthropology) Health Disparities, Cultural Competency, Cancer Prevention Among Women and Minorities
Elizabeth听Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-7222
ewilli18@tnstate.edu听


Geriatrics and Community Dentistry
Janice听Williams, MS RDH, BSDH, MS
Assistance Professor
(615)听963-5839
jwilliams128@tnstate.edu听


Issues Related to Nursing Education and Nursing Workforce Preparation
Kathy Martin,听Ph.D.
Dean-School of Nursing
(615)听963-5251
kmatrtin@tnstate.edu听


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Music

Southern Music; Race Relations; Southern History
Michael Bertrand, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-1376 鈥撎� mbertrand@tnstate.edu


Latin America, Cuba, Argentina, Guatemala, Caribbean, Religion in Latin America
Theron Corse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-7457听
tcorse@tnstate.edu


Commercial Music, Music Industry
Mark Crawford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5210 鈥撎� mcrawford@tnstate.edu


Distance Education in Music, Music Accreditation, Text book publishing
Robert Elliott, Ph.D.
Professor/Department Head
(615) 963-5347听 relliott@tnstate.edu


Reginald McDonald,听Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5353听
rmcdonald@tnstate.edu

Instrumental Performing Ensembles and Bands, Aristocrat Of Bands

Darryl Nettles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-5358听
dnettles@tnstate.edu

Vocal Music, Early Jazz

Music Education
Patricia Reeves,听Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7785
preaves@tnstate.edu


Classical Guitar
Richard Todd, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7753听
rtodd@tnstate.edu


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Politics / Public Service / International Affairs

International Relations, International Security, International Political Economy
Daniel Gibran, Ph.D., Professor, (615) 963- 5650
dgibran@tnstate.edu

Kurdish and Middle Eastern Issues, Educational Administration and Leadership
Kirmanj听Gundi, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-2298
kgundi@tnstate.edu


International Organizations, Nuclear Proliferation, Middle East Politics and History
John Miglietta,听Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5515
jmiglietta@tnstate.edu


Program Evaluation, Community needs Assessment, Employee Turnover, Employee Turnover, Organizational Culture and Effectiveness Oscar Miller,听Ph.D.
Dean of Arts & Sciences
(615)听963-5559 - omiller@tnstate.edu


Global Political Economy, International Relations Kyle Murray, Ph.D., Professor (615) 963-1394听
kmurra10@tnstate.edu听

American National, State, and Local Politics
Brian Russell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-4930听
brussell7@tnstate.edu


Civil and Criminal Law
Robert Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5032
rsmith@tnstate.edu


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Politics & Public Service

Public Policy and Management
Michael Harris, Ph.D., Dean and Professor (615) 963-7201听mharris50@tnstate.edu

Non-Profit, Representative Bureaucracy; Organization Theory, Public Budgeting
Joan听Gibran, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7255
Jgibran01@tnstate.edu 听

Public Sector, Ethics in Public Administration
Ann Marie Rizzo,听Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-7250
arizzo@tnstate.edu 听


Research Methods & Qualitative Techniques, Organizational Theory & Behavior, Public Policy
Rodney听Stanley, Ph.D.
Department Head
(615)听963-7249
rstanley@tnstate.edu>听

Public Budgeting and Finance, Public Policy Analysis and Economics, Performance Management
Megan Streams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7112
mstreams@tnstate.edu 听


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Social Issues (family, parenting, human development)

Men鈥檚 Issues, Men and Masculinity
Christopher听Blazina, Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5152
cblazina@tnstate.edu


Criminal Justice, Racial Disparities in Social Control Efforts, Sentencing as Related to War on Drugs
Debroah Burris-Kitchen, Ph.D.
Department Head
(615) 963-7648 鈥撎�
dburris-kitchen@tnstate.edu


Child Welfare/Culturally Competent Public Child Welfare Practice听
Delores Butler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615) 963-7666听
dbutler@tnstate.edu


Gerontology, Faith and Health
Barbara听Canada, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-2294
bcanada@tnstate.edu 听


Community Health
Rita Fleming, M.S.
Asst Prof- Health Education
(615)听963-2135
rfleming@tnstate.edu 听


Work-Life Balance in Women, Women鈥檚 Issues, Multicultural Counseling
Robin听Oatis-Ballew, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-1558 -roatisballes@tnstate.edu


Human Development, Parenting, Family Relationships
Margaret听Machara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5628
mmachara@tnstate.edu听


Family Life, Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
Javiette听Samuel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-7885
Jsamuel1@tnstate.edu听


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Technology / Science / Engineering

STEM Education and Manufacturing in Tennessee S. Keith Hargrove,听Ph.D.
Dean of Engineering
(615)听963-5399 -skhargrove@tnstate.edu


Environmental Modeling, Storm Surge Prediction
Muhammad Akbar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (615) 963-5393听makbar@tnstate.edu听

Physics
Orville Bignall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 963-5870
obignall@tnstate.edu


Geoffrey Burks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615) 277-1622
gburks@tnstate.edu

Astronomy

Astronomy
John Henry, Ph.D. Research Specialist, Center of Excellence, (615) 277-1616听ghenry@tnstate.edu听

Engineering Design, Modeling and Simulation, and Optimization of System
Landon听Onyebueke, Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5425
lonyebueke@tnstate.edu


Computer Networking, Network Security, Machine Learning
Sachin Shetty, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, (615) 963-2160
sshetty@tnstate.edu

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Urban / Community Planning

Transportation
Deo听Chimba, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(615)听963-5430
dchimba@tnstate.edu


Urban Planning and Land use Issues
David Padgett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(615)听963-5508 - dpadgett@tnstate.edu


Sustainable Community Planning, Landscape Architecture
Surendra听Singh, Ph.D.
Professor
(615)听963-5829
sssingh@tnstate.edu听

Community Planning, Environmental Planning and Design
George Smith, Ph.D. assistant professor (615) 963-1233,听
gsmith6@tnstate.edu

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