Faculty and Staff

Meet the Education Practice and Leadership 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.

Education Practice and Leadership
Main Office: H400 Avon Williams Campus
Phone: (615) 963-5465
Campus P.O. Box 9561

	Beth Christian, Ed.D. Department Chair, Education Practice and Leadership 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: AWC H405 Phone: (615) 963-5324 VSCC Campus: (615) 230-3706 Email:听bchristian1@tnstate.edu听听
	Mrs. Gervaise Clark Administrative Assistant III听 Office: AWC H400 Phone: (615) 963-5465 Email:听geclark@tnstate.edu 听
	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 Email Me
	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: AWC G405 Phone: (615) 963-5466 Email: kbryan@tnstate.edu
	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: AWC F414 Phone: (615) 963-5476 Email:听schakraborti@tnstate.edu听
	Soala Dede, Ed.D. Assistant Professor B.S., 2004, M.Ed. 2010, Ed.D. 2017, Vanderbilt University Office: AWC E-408 听 Phone: (615) 963-5304 听 Email:听听 sdede@tnstate.edu听
	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: AWC F402 Email: eedokham@tnstate.edu听听
	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: AWC G-404 Phone: (615) 963-7296 Email:听ecoukos@tnstate.edu 听
	Janet Finch, Ph.D. College of Education Dean/Professor B.S., 1972, M.A., 1978, 91制片厂; Ph.D.,1985, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University 听听 Celebrating 25 years of Service Office: AWC E-403 Phone: (615) 963-7038 Email:听 jfinch@tnstate.edu 听
	Kirmanj Gundi, Ed.D. 听 (K-12 Coordinator) Professor B.S., 1986, 91制片厂 M.Ed., 1994, 91制片厂 Ed.D., 1998, 91制片厂 Office: AWC F-409 Phone: (615) 963-2299 Email:听 Kigundi@tnstate.edu 听
	Retta Guy, Ed.D. Professor B.A. 1982, University of Kentucky MPA. 1995, Kentucky State University Ed.D. 2004, University of Kentucky Office: AWC F405 Phone: (615) 963-7176 Email: rguy@tnstate.edu听听
	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: AWC E409 Phone: (615) 963-5465 Email: dkang@tnstate.edu
	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: AWC H401 Phone: (615) 963-1348 Email: slin@tnstate.edu
	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: AWC F413 Phone: (615) 963-5029 Email:听 gmatthews2@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 Office: AWC E-407 Phone: 615-963-2111 Email:听听 tmcneil3@tnstate.edu
	Robbie Melton,听 Ph.D. Interim Provost, Interim Vice President/Professor听听 Ed.S., Wayne State University,1976; Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1979 Dr. Robbie K. Melton (615) 963-5301 rmelton@tnstate.edu 听
听	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 91制片厂 Office: AWC-Suite 400 Phone: (615) 963-7371 Email:听听 trespress@tnstate.edu 听
	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: AWC H407 Phone: (615) 963-5620 Email:听 hrichards@tnstate.edu 听
	Twianie Roberts, Ed.D. Professor B.S., 1988, Fisk University; M.S., 1990, 91制片厂; Ed.D., 1993,听 91制片厂 Office: AWC 407 听 Phone: (615) 963-2299 听 Email:听听 trober25@tnstate.edu 听
	Eric Vogel, Ph.D. Professor B.A., 1971, Louisiana State University at New Orleans; M.Ed.,听1974, University of New Orleans; Ph.D., 1983, Florida State University Office: AWC H-409 Phone: (615) 963-7089 Email:听 evogel@tnstate.edu听听
	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: AWC H406 Phone: (615) 963-5460听 Email:听 cwilliams@tnstate.edu 听
	Jewell Winn, B.BA, M.PA, Ed.D (Associate Professor) Executive Director for International Programs & Academic Global Engagement Senior International Officer/Fulbright Scholar Liaison Office: AWC Phone: (615) 963-4977 Email:听 jwinn@tnstate.edu听听
	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: AWC F411 Phone: (615) 963-5465 Email: hyoo@tnstate.edu

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