Faculty and Staff

Meet the Teaching and Learning Team

The faculty believe perspective gives meaning to the intellectual and practical elements of curriculum and instruction and these must be explored with students for their underlying assumptions, and for their relative strengths and weaknesses. The theoretical and practical paradigms that shape American education are explored for their implications in today's increasingly global classroom.

Teaching & Learning (EDCI)
Main Office: 203 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5465
Campus P.O. Box 9561

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, 91制片厂

Office: 112A Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5482
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Beth Christian

Beth Christian, Ed.D.
Interim Chair, Teaching & Learning
Professor

B.A.听 1991, University of Tennessee
M.A.听 1993, Middle 91制片厂
Ph.D. 2002, Peabody College of听Vanderbilt University

Office: 216 Clay Hall
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, State University of New York
Ph.D.听 2012, University of Florida

Office: 211D Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5466
Email: 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 State University
M.A.听 1979, Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta India
Ph.D. 1998, New Mexico State University

Office: 209B Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5476
Email:听schakraborti@tnstate.edu

Mrs. Gervaise Clark

Mrs. Gervaise Clark
Administrative Assistant III听

Office: 203 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5465
Email:听geclark@tnstate.edu

Dr. Latoya Johnson

Latoya Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

B.S.听 听 2007, University of Southern Mississippi
M.A.T. 2011, Bellhaven University
Ph.D.听 2015, University of Georgia

Office: 211A Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-1346
Email: ljohns91@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: 209C Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5465
Email: dkang@tnstate.edu

Dr. Show Mei Lin

Show Mei Lin, Ph.D.
Professor

B.A.听 听 听1981 Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
M.S.W. 1985, California State University, Fresno
Teacher Certification 1997, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ph.D.听 听 2009 The University of Oklahoma

Office: 209A Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-1348
Email: slin@tnstate.edu

Graham Matthews

Graham P. Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

B. A.听 听 听1969, Central State University
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: 204B Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5029
Email:听 gmatthews2@tnstate.edu

Dr. UrLeaka Newsome

UrLeaka Woodard Newsome, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

B.S.听 听2002, Mercer University
M.S.听 2005, Louisiana Tech University
Ph.D. 2016, University of Georgia

Office: 211D Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5477
Email: unewsome@tnstate.edu

Dr. Edokhamhen

Ehichoya Edokhamhen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

B.S.听 听2008, 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: eedokham@tnstate.edu

Heraldo Richards

Heraldo Richards, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Education
Associate Professor

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

Office: 112 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5620
Email:听 hrichards@tnstate.edu

Celeste Williams

Celeste Williams, Ed.D.
Professor

B.S.听 1987, Guilford College
M.S.听 1995, 91制片厂
Ed.D. 2001, 91制片厂

Office: 211C Clay Hall听
Phone: (615) 963-5446听
Email:听 cwilliams@tnstate.edu

DrGuy

Retta Guy, Ed.D.
Professor

B.A. 1982, University of Kentucky
MPA. 1995, Kentucky State University
Ed.D. 2004, University of Kentucky

Office: 203 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5465
Email: rguy@tnstate.edu

Dr. Hyeong Jean Yoo

Hyeon Jean Yoo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

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

Office: 216 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5465
Email: hyoo@tnstate.edu


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