DENNIS ASHFORD
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
B.S., Chemistry, Northern Kentucky University
Email: dashford@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 423-636-7471
Came to Tusculum: 2017
GEIR BERGVIN
Associate Professor of Marketing
Ph.D., Marketing, The Union Institute and University
M.B.A., Marketing, Ball State University
B.A., Marketing, Northern Michigan University
Email: gbergvin@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5012
Came to Tusculum: 2005
WILLIAM BLEDSOE
Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual Communications and Design
Email: wbledsoe@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5142
Came to Tusculum: 2016
MICHAEL J. BODARY
Assistant Professor of English
Ph.D., English - Professional Writing concentration, University of Memphis
M.A.,English - Professional Writing concentration, University of Memphis
B.A., Anthropology and English, University of Memphis
Email: mbodary@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5678
Came to Tusculum: 2012
ANTÔNIO BÓS
Professor of Economics
Ph.D., Economics, University of Tennessee
M.S., Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
B.S., Agriculture, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Email: abos@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5282
Came to Tusculum: 1996
ANGELO BOTTA
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
M.A. Physical Education, East Tennessee State University
B.S. Physical Education and Health, Tusculum College
A.A. Humanities and Social Sciences, County College of Morris
Email: abotta@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5444
Came to Tusculum: 2012
DAVID BOW
Professor of Physical Education
D.A., Physical Education, Middle Tennessee State University
M.A., Health and Physical Education, Tennessee Tech University
B.S., Health and Physical Education, Tennessee Tech University
Email: dbow@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5333
Came to Tusculum: 1977
HAROLD BRANSTRATOR
Associate Professor of Management
Email: hbranstrator@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5022
Came to Tusculum: 2016
KEN BREWER
Assistant Professor of Psychology
M.A. in Clinical Psychology from East Tennessee State University
B.A. in Psychology from Auburn University
Email: kbrewer@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5441
Came to Tusculum: 2012
SHANNON BREWER
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
M.S., Mathematics, East Tennessee State University
B.S., Mathematics, East Tennessee State University
Email: sbrewer@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5248
Came to Tusculum: 2009
AMY BROOKS
Director, Athletic Training Program, Assistant Professor, and Assistant Athletic Trainer
M.Ed., Education, Troy University
B.A., Athletic Training, Appalachian State University
Email: abrooks@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5129
Came to Tusculum: 2006
REBECCA JANE BROWN
Asscociate Professor of Nursing
M.S.N., Nursing, University of Tennessee
B.S.N., Nursing, Lenoir Rhyne College
Email: rjbrown@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5436
Came to Tusculum: 2013
DEBORAH BRYAN
Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., Printmaking, East Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Kent State University
M.A., Psychology, Kent State University
B.A., Political Science, Kent State University
Email: dbryan@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5274
Came to Tusculum: 2007
JEFF BURLESON
Assistant Professor of Education
Ph.D. Education: Human Resource Development and Training, Old Dominion University
MRC Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Kentucky
Bachelors of Science in Special Education, East Tennessee State University
Email: jburleson@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5607
Came to Tusculum: 2014
SUZANNE BYRD
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
Ed.D, Education Leadership & Management, Capella University
M.A., Education, East Carolina University
B.S., Health and Physical Education, East Carolina University
Email: sbyrd@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5279
Came to Tusculum: 2010
JAMIE CYPHERS
Instructor of Talent Development
M.S., Instructional Technology, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
B.A., English and Education, East Tennessee State University
A.A., Education, Northeast State Community College
Email: jcyphers@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5475
Came to Tusculum: 2017
TIM CARTER
Associate Professor of Marketing and Management
DBA, Marketing, Argosy University
M.A., Organizational Management, Tusculum College
B.S., Organizational Management, Tusculum College
Email: tcarter@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5287
Came to Tusculum: 2014
DIANN CASTEEL
Professor of Education
Ed.D. Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, East Tennessee State University
M.A. Reading Specialist, East Tennessee State University
B.S. History and Psychology, East Tennessee State University
Email: dcasteel@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5126
Came to Tusculum: 1996
MARY COOPER
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
Email: mcooper@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5009
Came to Tusculum: 2016
MICHAEL DILLON
Associate Professor of Business
Ph.D. Finance, University of Cincinnati
M.B.A. Finance Focus, Xavier University
A.B. Economics, Kenyon College
Email: mdillon@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5022
Came to Tusculum: 2013
KATHERINE EVERHART
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Ph.D. in Sociology from Vanderbilt University
M.A. in Sociology from University of North Carolina-Charlotte
B.A. in Sociology from University of North Carolina-Asheville
Email: keverhart@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5472
Came to Tusculum: 2017
HEATHER ELOUEJ
Associate Professor of English
M.F.A., Fiction Writing, Washington University in St. Louis
B.A., English, Georgia College and State University
Email: helouej@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5697
Came to Tusculum: 2008
RHONDA FAWBUSH
Associate Professor of Accounting and Business Law
J.D., University of Tennessee
M.Acc., Tax Concentration, University of Tennessee
B.S., Accounting, University of Tennessee
Email: rfawbush@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5240
Came to Tusculum: 2000
PAUL FOX
Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D., Education Administration, East Tennessee State University
M.A., Reading, East Tennessee State University
B.A., Arts, Tusculum College
Email: pfoxjr@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5693
Came to Tusculum: 2011
DAVID FRAZIER
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.A., Mathematics, University of Louisville M.S., Computer Science, East Tennessee State University.
Email: dfrazier@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5249
Came to Tusculum: 2010
LINDA GARRETT
Assistant Dean, School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Professor of Nursing
Email: lgarrett@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum: 2015
ROBERT GALL
Associate Professor of Psychology, Psychology Department Chair
Email: rgall@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5416
Came to Tusculum: 2016
DEBORAH GIETEMA
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Coordinator for Developmental Math
M.S. Mathematics Education, University of Tennessee
B.A. Liberal Studies Teacher Education, Carson-Newman College
Email: dgietema@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5354
Came to Tusculum: 2011
TROY GOODALE
Associate Professor of Political Science
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
M.A., Political Science, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
B.A., Political Science, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Email: tgoodale@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5660
Came to Tusculum: 2007
PEGGY GOODSON-ROCHELLE
Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D. Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, East Tennessee State University
M.A. Special Education, East Tennessee State University
B.S. Education, University of Tennessee
Email: prochelle@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5421
Came to Tusculum: 2013
ROBIN GORDON
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences
M.A., Adult Education, Tusculum College
B.A., Education, University of Montana
Email: rgordon@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5777
Came to Tusculum: 2000
TRICIA HUNSADER
Dean, School of Education
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, specialization in elementary education and specialization in mathematics, University of South Florida
M.A., Elementary Education, University of South Florida
B.A., Finance, University of South Florida
Email: thunsader@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum: 2016
WILLIAM HENNAGE
Interim Dean, School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing
MS, Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Email: whennage@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5438
Came to Tusculum: 2016
RAYMOND HATFIELD
Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D. Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, East Tennessee State University
M.A. Education, Tusculum College
B.S. Biology, East Tennessee State University
Email: rhatfield@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5337
Came to Tusculum: 2011
BLAIR HENLEY
Associate Professor of Computer Science
M.S. Educational Administration and Policy Analysis, Lincoln Memorial University
B. S. Engineering Technology, East Tennessee State University
Ed.D. Education Administration and Policy Analysis, East Tennessee State University
Email: bhenley@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum: 2012
KATHY HIPPS
Assistant Professor of Library Science, Information Literacy Librarian/ Asst. Cataloger
M.S. Information Sciences, University of Tennessee
B.S. Organizational Management, Tusculum College
Email: khipps@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5123
Came to Tusculum: 2007
ERICA HUTTON
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Email: ehutton@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5413
Came to Tusculum: 2016
VICKY JOHNSON
Assistant Professor of English
Email: vjohnson@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5698
Came to Tusculum: 2016
LISA JOHNSON
Associate Vice President for Student Success
Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D, Leadership and Policy Analysis,East Tennessee State University
ME.D Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, East Tennessee State University
B.S., Education, East Tennessee State University
Email: ljohnson@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5226
Came to Tusculum: 2004
CHERI JONES FLYNN
Associate Professor of Management
J.D. Law, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
M.S., Accounting, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Email: cjones@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5014
Came to Tusculum: 2001
JASON JONES
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
Ph.D., Teaching and Administrating:Sports Administration, University of Southern Mississippi
M.S., Sports Administration, University of Southern Mississippi
B.S. (Cum Laude), Sports Administration, Belhaven College
Email: jrjones@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5239
Came to Tusculum: 2010
CONOR KEITZER
Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences
Email: ckeitzer@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5267
Came to Tusculum: 2016
ANGELA KEATON
Associate Professor of History and Commons
Ph.D., History, University of Tennessee
M.A., History, Marshall University
B.A., History, Concord University
Email: akeaton@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5692
Came to Tusculum: 2006
MERVE KESTER
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Email: mkester@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5415
Came to Tusculum: 2016
JO ALISON LOBERTINI
Acting Dean of the School of Business & Technology
Assistant Professor of Literature
Ph.D., Postsecondary and Private Sector Leadership, East Tennessee State University
M.A., English, East Tennessee State University
B.A., History, University of Tennessee
Email: jlobertini@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5008
Came to Tusculum: 2016
CARLTON K. LARSEN
Associate Professor of Political Science
Ph.D. Political Science, Rutgers University
M.A. Political Science, Rutgers University
B.A. Political Science, University of California at San Diego
Email: clarsen@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum: 2012
ELIZABETH “BETSY” LOVEDAY
Associate Professor of Education
Ed.D., Special Education, University of South Carolina
M.Ed., Memphis State University
Email: bloveday@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5032
Came to Tusculum: 2007
ELIZABETH LOWRY
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Email: elowry@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5266
Came to Tusculum: 2016
SUSAN MONTELEONE
Associate Professor of Biology
Email: smonteleone@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5476
Came to Tusculum: 2017
LANNA MONDAY
Assistant Professor of Art
Email: lmonday@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5381
Came to Tusculum: 2017
DESIRAE MATHERLY
Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Ohio University
M.A., Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Ohio University
B.A., Philosophy and English, East Tennessee State University
Email: dmatherly@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5640
Came to Tusculum: 2009
CLAY MATTHEWS
Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., English, Oklahoma State University
M.A., English, Southeast Missouri State University
B.A., English, Southeast Missouri State University
Email: cmatthews@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5234
Came to Tusculum: 2010
JACK McCANN
Associate Professor of Marketing and Management
Ph.D. Organization and Management, Capella University
M.A. Organizational Management, Tusculum College
M.S. Marketing, Golden Gate University
Email: jmccann@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 606-269-2753
Came to Tusculum: 2014
DEBRA MCGINN
Associate Professor of Biology
M.A.T., Secondary Education (Biology & Mathematics), East Tennessee State University, 2003
M.D., Vanderbilt Medical School, 1982
M.S., Microbiology, University of Michigan, 1975
B.S., Medical Lab Sciences, University of Illinois, 1974
Email: dmcginn@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5141
Came to Tusculum: 2004
FRANK MENGEL
Arts Outreach Technical Director
M.A. Communication -- Theatre, Wichita State University
B.S. Mathematics, University of Alaska Anchorage
B.S. Secondary Education, University of Alaska Anchorage
Email: fmengel@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5559
Came to Tusculum: 1998
KURTIS MILLER
Assistant Professor of Communications
Email: kdmiller@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5783
Came to Tusculum: 2016
PETER NOLL
Assistant Professor of Public History and Museum Studies
Ph.D. Agricultural History and Rural Studies, Iowa State University
M.A. Historical Administration, Eastern Illinois University
B.A. History, North Central College
Email: pnoll@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5348
Came to Tusculum: 2011
JEFFREY PERRY
Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., History, Purdue University
M.A., History, University of South Florida
B.A., History, University of South Florida
Email: jeperry@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5473
Came to Tusculum: 2017
DOUGLAS PEARSON
Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences
Email: cpearson@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5142
Came to Tusculum: 2016
HERBERT POLLARD
Assistant Professor of Accounting
DBA, Nova Southern University
M.A., Accounting, Georgia State University
M.Ed., Georgia Southern University
B.S., Education, Georgia Southern University
Email: bpollard@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum: 2013
JOSHUA L. RAY
Assistant Professor of Management
Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Tennessee
B.A., Arts and Sciences, University of Tennessee
Email: jray@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5287
Came to Tusculum: 2013
SABRINA REED
Assistant Professor of Sport Studies
M.S. Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of North Carolina, Greenesboro
B.S. Psychology, East Tennessee University
A.S. Education, Northeast State Technical Community College
Email: sreed@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5077
Came to Tusculum: 2012
GRETA ROBINETTE
Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N. Nursing Education from King College
M.S.N. Nursing Education from King College
Email: grobinette@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5432
Came to Tusculum: 2012
MADISON SOWELL
Provost / Vice President of Academic Affairs
Email: msowell@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum: 2018
STELLA SCHRAMM
Professor of Management
Ph.D., Economics, University of Tennessee
M.B.A. Finance, University of New Orleans
Email: sschramm@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5021
Came to Tusculum: 2000
KATHERINE SMITH
Assistant Professor Psychology
Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Kentucky,
M.S. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Kentucky,
B.S. in Psychology from East Tennessee State University
Email: kjsmith@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5440
Came to Tusculum: 2012
NANCY THOMAS
Associate Professor of English
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
M.A., University of Evansville
B.A., University of Evansville
Email: nthomas@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5369
Came to Tusculum: 2001
WAYNE THOMAS
Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Associate Professor of English
MFA, Creative Writing, emphasis in Fiction and Nonfiction, West Virginia University
MFA, Creative Writing, emphasis in Scriptwriting, Georgia College and State University
B.A., Theatre History and Literary Criticism, Georgia College and State University
Email: wthomas@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5285
Came to Tusculum: 2005
KELSEY TROM
Assistant Professor of English
M.F.A. Creative Writing (Fiction), Virginia Commonwealth University
B.A. English, University of Virginia
Email: ktrom@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5420
Came to Tusculum: 2014
JOEL VAN AMBERG
Professor of History and Chair, Department of History and Museum Studies
Ph.D., History, University of Arizona, 2004
M.A., Church History, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1996
A.B., Religious Studies, Bowdoin College (summa cum laude), 1994
Email: jvanamberg@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5355
Came to Tusculum: 2005
SUSAN WALL
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Graduate Clinical Director of the Family Nurse Practicioner program
DNP, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
MS, Nursing Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
BS, Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
AS, Nursing, Rockingham Community College
Email: swall@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5431
Came to Tusculum: 2017
HOMER EARNEST WEEKS
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business
MBA, New York University
MSP, University of Tennessee
BA, University of Tennessee
Email: hweeks@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum: 2015
TRAVIS B. WILLIAMS
Associate Professor of Religion
Ph.D., University of Exeter
Th.M., New Testament, Dallas Theological Seminary
B.A., Biblical Studies, Tennessee Temple University
Email: trwilliams@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5272
Came to Tusculum: 2011
HAO YU
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
M.S., Virginia Tech
B.S., Ocean University of China
Email: hyu@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5268
Came to Tusculum: 2016