Graduate Faculty

John Arnn, Associate Professor of Music (1981)
B.M.E., Murray State University; M.M., Indiana University; Additional Study, Hartt College, University of Hartford, Eastman School of Music

H. Mike Awalt, Professor of Philosophy (1970)
B.A., Baylor University; B.D., M.Div., Southwestern Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor University

Madeline S. Bridges, Professor of Music and Associate Dean, Academic Studies, School of Music (1998)
B.M., Shorter College; M.M.E., Peabody College/Vanderbilt; Ed.D., University of Alabama

Katherine Brown, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator (2002)
B.S., Chicago State University; M.S., Purdue University; Ed.D. Candidate, National-Louis University

Emily A. Bullock, Assistant Professor of Music (1999)
B.M., University of Colorado; M.M., University of Tulsa; D.M.A., University of Colorado

S. Gail Bursch, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (1997)
B.H.S., M.S.Ed., University of Kentucky

Richard L. Churchman, Assistant Professor of Management (2000)
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.B.A., Tennessee State University; D.B.A., Mississippi State University

James Michael Clapper, Professor of Marketing (1997)
B.S., M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

John W. Coker, Associate Professor of Accounting (1991)
B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University; C.P.A., State of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Sharon L. Crumpton, Professor of Mathematics (1979)
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.S., University of Tennessee; Ed.D., University of Tennessee; Additional Study, University of Evansville

Cynthia Anne Cox, Assistant Professor of English (1992) B.A., Ohio Dominican College; M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, Ohio State University

Cynthia R. Curtis, Professor of Music and Dean , College of Visual and Performing Arts (1980)
B.S., Springhill College; B.M.E., M.M., Baylor University; Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

David Earl Curtis, Associate Professor of English and Director, Graduate Studies in English (1996)
B.A., M.A., University of North Florida; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Corinne H. Dale, Professor of English (1986)
B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; M.A. Ph.D., University of Michigan

Nancy S. Darr, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy (1998)
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.S., University of Southern California; D.P.T.Sc., Loma Linda University

Jane Dillard-Eggers, Associate Professor of Accounting (1998)
B.S., M.B.A., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama

Sharon Dowdy, Assistant Professor of Nursing (1986)
B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia; M.S.N., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

D. Keith Ellis, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Bands (1986)
B.M., Furman University; M.M.E., North Texas State University; D.A., University of Mississippi

Kristie B. Elsberry, Professor of Music (1981)
B.M., Shorter College; M.M., Ph.D., Florida State University

Deen Entsminger, Associate Professor of Music (1988)
B.M.E., Shenandoah Conservatory of Music; M.M., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Clifford L. Eubanks, Professor of Management (1992) B.S., Arkansas State University; M.B.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Gregory K. Faulk, Associate Professor of Finance (1993)
B.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.B.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Jane B. Finley, Associate Professor of Accounting (1995)
B.B.A., Emory University, M.ACC., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Florida State University

Linda Ford, Associate Professor of Music (1976)
B.M., Baylor University; M.M., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Timothy J. Gmeiner, Music Librarian with Associate Professor Rank (1979)
B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.M., M.L.S., George Peabody College

Paul M. Godwin, Professor of Music (1973)
B.A., Arkansas Tech; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University

David G. Greathouse, Professor of Physical Therapy and Associate Dean, School of Physical Therapy (1996)
B.S., Marshall University; Certificate of Physical Therapy (P.T.), D.T. Watson School of Physiatrics; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Robert B. Gregg, Professor of Music and Director, Graduate Studies in Music (1984)
B.M.E., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.M.E., Ph.D., North Texas State University

Yvette C. Hachtel, Professor of Occupational Therapy (1997)
B.A., Queens College; Certificate-Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University; M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh; J.D., Duquesne University

Marjorie S. Halbert, Associate Professor of Music (1979)
B.M.E., M.M.E., Ouachita Baptist University; Additional study, University of Arkansas

Jason R. Hall, Assistant Professor of Physical Education (2000)
B.S., Belmont University; M.S., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D. Candidate, Florida State University

John S. Halle, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1997)
B.S., M.S., University of Oregon; M.P.T., Baylor University; Ph.D., University of Iowa

Ernest W. Heard, Jr., Director of Library Services with Professor Rank (1979)
B.A., Centenary College; M.A., Scarritt College; M.L.S., George Peabody College; Ed.D., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

Leslie Jones Higgins, Associate Professor of Nursing and Director, Graduate Studies in Nursing (1995)
B.S.N., M.S.N, Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Catherine A. Hinton, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1999)
B.A., University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., Tennessee State University

Richard M. Hoffman, Associate Professor of Music (2000)
B.M., Campbell University; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

Harry Hollis, Professor of Management (1991)
B.A., University of Tennessee; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Additional study, Vanderbilt University, University of Louisville

Sandra S. Hutchins, Associate Professor of English (1998)
A.A., Freed-Hardeman College; B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., Memphis State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Trevor F. Hutchins, Professor of Education and Associate Dean, School of Education (1998)
B.S., M.Ed., Monash University; M.A., London University; Ph.D., Indiana University

Frances Joy Kimmons, Associate Professor of Education (1996)
B.A., M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University;Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

Lorry Liotta-Kleinfeld, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy (1997)
A.S., Palm Beach Junior College; B.S., Florida International University; M.S., Kent State University; Ed.D. Candidate, Nova Southeastern University

Robert P. Lambert, Professor of Marketing (1974)
B.S., M.S., Northwestern State University; D.B.A., Memphis State University

W. Daniel Landes, Associate Professor of Music (1983)
B.M., Shenandoah Conservatory of Music; M.M., University of Maryland; D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Ronnie L. Littlejohn, Professor of Philosophy and Chair, Department of Philosophy (1984)
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Baylor University

Robert D. Marler, Professor of Music (1979)
B.M., University of Missouri; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati

Marcia A. McDonald, Professor of English and Associate Provost (1981)
B.A., Stetson University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Leigh Ann McInnis, Instructor of Nursing (1998)
B.S.N., M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Kenneth McLeod,Assistant Professor of Music (2002)
B.M., University of British Columbia; M.A., McMaster University; Ph.D., McGill University

Scott D. McPhee, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy (1996)
B.A., University of Washington; B.S., University of Puget Sound; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.P.A., Western Kentucky University; Dr.P.H., University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Margaret P. Monteverde, Professor of English and Associate Dean, School of Humanities (1988)
B.A., Chatham College; M.A., Leeds University; Ph.D., Ohio State University

Keith B. Moore, Professor of Music (1980)
B.A., Jacksonville State University-Ala; M.M., University of Louisville; D.M.A., University of Cincinnati

C. Steven Murphree, Professor of Biology (1991)
B.S., M.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Ph.D., Auburn University

Douglas Murray, Professor of English (1987)
A.B., Pfeiffer College; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina

John H.E. Paine, Professor of Literature (1980)
B.A., Eckerd College; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University

John N. Pell, Instructor of Music (1980)
Study at Boston University and Berklee School of Music

Mary Frances Phenicie, Education Librarian with Associate Professor Rank (1989) B.S., Belmont College; M.L.S., George Peabody College; M.Ed., Belmont University

Robbie C. Pinter, Professor of English (1986)
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University; M.A., University of Mississippi; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

William W. Pursell, Associate Professor of Music (1980)
B.M., M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

Gipsie B. Ranney, Professor of Management (1996) B.S., Duke University; M.E.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University

T. Kevin Robinson, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (1998) B.S., East Carolina University; M.S., University of Kentucky

Sheron Leigh Salyer, Assistant Professor of Nursing (1997)
B.S.N., University of Alabama-Huntsville; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Birmingham; Additional study, Vanderbilt University

Edgar T. Scruggs, Assistant Professor of Music (2000)
B.S., University of Tennessee; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D.Candidate, Florida State University

Richard C. Shadinger, Professor of Music and Associate Dean for Performance Studies, School of Music (1974)
B.M., Shorter College; M.C.M., D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Lynne S. Shores, Associate Professor of Nursing (1995)
B.S.N., Vanderbilt University; M.S., University of Tennessee-Memphis; Ph.D., George Peabody College-Vanderbilt

Annette M. Sisson, Professor of English (1989)
B.A., University of Evansville; M.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Indiana University

Joseph C. Smolira, Assistant Professor of Finance (1999)
B.S., Wheeling Jesuit College; M.B.A., Marshall University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

James C. Stamper, Professor of Education (1980)
B. A., Carson-Newman; M.A., Ed.D, University of Tennessee; Additional study, Harvard University

Susan Lee Taylor, Associate Professor of Management (2000)
B.S., M.B.A., Nicholls State University; D.B.A., Mississippi State University

Jennie Carter Thomas, Professor of Management (1989)
B.A., George Peabody College; M.S., Tennessee State University; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University

Michael L. Voight, Professor of Physical Therapy (1998)
B.S., Portland State University; M.Ed., University of Virginia; D.P.T., University of St. Augustine

Dorothy Lee Warren, Associate Professor of Accounting and Associate Dean, College of Business Administration (1998)
B.A., Randolph-Macon Women's College; M.B.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Jerry L. Warren, Professor of Music (1969)
B.M., Samford University; M.S.M., D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Debra Bond Wollaber, Professor of Nursing and Dean, College of Health Sciences (1988)
B.S., Hartwick College; M.S., Russell Sage College; Ph.D., Syracuse University

M. Elizabeth (Beth) Woodard, Assistant Professor of Management (2000)
B.S., Clemson University; M.H.S.A., Medical University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham

Thomas C. Wooten, Associate Professor of Accounting (1994)
B.B.A., M.P.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Georgia State University

Ted D. Wylie, Professor of Music (1985)
B.M., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.M., D.M., Indiana University

Part-Time Faculty

Mark Acker, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Denise Bellardo, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Jacob Block, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Lawrence Bond, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Roxanne Brunetti, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Michael Burcham, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Arthur F. Dalley, II, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Jimmy T. Davis, Adjunct Instructor of Communications
Mary Dietrich, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Steve Gill, Adjunct Instructor of Business Law
Erik Gratton, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Raylean Henry, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Licia Jaskunas, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Darrin Johnson, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Margaret Johnson, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Philip E. Johnston, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Carol Krueger-Brophy, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Lee Carroll Levine, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Todd London, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Amy McMaster, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Lillian B. Nanney, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Heather Patton, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Cathleen C. Pettepher, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Teressa Plummer, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Joel Reist, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Elizabeth Richards, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Denise Rose, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Melissa Rose, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Gayle Sloan, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
Elisabeth Small, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Tara Smith, Adjunct Instructor of Occupational Therapy
David Spencer, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Marcia Hornbrook Stamer, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Robert Thompson, Adjunct Instructor of Music
Cissy Voight, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Lauren Watson, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Therapy
Leslie West-Sands, Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Martin Acree, M.D.
Susan L. Adams, R.N., C.S., F.N.P., M.S.N.
Karen Alexander, A.R.N.P.
Joe Allison, M.D.
Veena Anan, M.D.
Nancy Anness, M.S.N, F.N.P.
Faye Austin, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
John E. Baites, Jr., M.D.
Wendy Baker, M.D.
Paul Barnett, M.D.
Cathy P. Barrett, M.S.N., F.N.P.
Ronald Barriault, M.D., C.C.F.P.
Samuel R. Bastian, M.D.