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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
ANNE ACKER
Assistant Professor of English
Email: eacker@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5369
Came to Tusculum:
FAISAL AL-KHATEEB
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Email: falkhateeb@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 8329
Came to Tusculum:
JORDAN BAKER
Assistant Professor of Biology
M.S., Biology, East Tennessee State University B.S., Biology, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Email: jbaker@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5422
Came to Tusculum: 2018
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: 5012
Came to Tusculum: 2005
WILLIAM BLEDSOE
Assistant Professor of Art & Design
Email: wbledsoe@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5142
Came to Tusculum: 2016
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
Associate Professor of Physical Education Sport Studies
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: 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
CINDY BOWMAN
Adjunct Faculty, Education: Organizational Training & Performance Management
Email: cbowman@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum:
HAROLD BRANSTRATOR
Associate Professor of Management
Email: hbranstrator@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5414
Came to Tusculum: 2016
KEN BREWER
Associate 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
REBECCA JANE BROWN
Associate Professor of Nursing/BSN Director
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
JEFF BURLESON
Assistant Professor of Talent Development
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
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Email: sbyrd@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5279
Came to Tusculum: 2010
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. 5613
Came to Tusculum: 2014
MARY COOPER
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Director of the Honors Program
Ph.D., Political Science, Yale University
M.A., International Relations, Yale University
B.A., International Relations, Syracuse University
Email: mcooper@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5418
Came to Tusculum: 2016
HAILEY DAEHNKE
Assistant Professor of Sport Management
Ph.D, Kinesiology, Texas A&M University
MS.Ed, Emphasis in Sport Management, Wayne State College
BS, Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Email: hdaehnke@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 423-787-8348 or 423-636-7300 ext. 8348
Came to Tusculum:
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
CODY EDWARDS
Adjunct Instructor & Football Defensive Coordinator Coach
Email: cedwards@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum:
BRUCE EWING
Assistant Professor of Education
Theory and Practice of Teacher Education: Special Education, University of Tennessee M.S. Elementary Education; Individualized Instruction, University of Tennessee B.A. Art History, University of Tennessee
Email: bewing@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5011
Came to Tusculum: 2018
JACOB FAIT
Dean of the College of Business; Executive Director of the Center for Civic Advancement
PhD, Organizational Leadership, Gannon University
MBA, Duquesne University
BSBA, Accounting, Duquesne University
Email: jfait@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 7389
Came to Tusculum: 2017
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
ROBERT GALL
Chair of Psychology
Email: rgall@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5416
Came to Tusculum: 2016
DEBORAH GIETEMA
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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
Professor of Political Science; Chair, Department of Social Sciences
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
Associate 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
GARRY GRAU
Adjunct Faculty, Education: Organizational Training & Performance Management
Email: ggrau@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum:
TRICIA HUNSADER
Dean of the College of Education; Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
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: 5227
Came to Tusculum: 2016
HEATHER HENSON-RAMSEY
Dean of College of Science, Technology, & Mathematics
Professor of Biology
PhD, Population Medicine NCSU
DVM, NCSU
BS Biology UNCW
Email: hhenson-ramsey@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 8355
Came to Tusculum: 2019
CAROL HICKS
Assistant Professor of Nursing
M.S., Nursing, East Tennessee State University B.A., Political Science, East Tennessee State University B.S., Nursing, East Tennessee State University
Email: chicks@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5484
Came to Tusculum: 2018
KEVIN HILL
Associate Professor of Management
PhD, Business Management Northcentral University MBA, University of California MA, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies California State University BS, Safety Science, University of Southern California
Email: khill@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5428
Came to Tusculum:
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
JONATHAN HOUGHTON
Adjunct Instructor & Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
Email: jhoughton@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5361
Came to Tusculum:
DR. WEI HU
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2019
Email: whu@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5144
Came to Tusculum: 2019
ADAM JACKSON
Adjunct Instructor & Tennis Head Coach
Email: ajackson@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5732
Came to Tusculum:
VICKY JOHNSON
Assistant Professor of English
M.A., English, East Tennessee State University B.A., English, Tusculum University
Email: vjohnson@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5698
Came to Tusculum: 2016
CHERI JONES FLYNN
Professor of Accounting and Law
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
CONOR KEITZER
Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences
Ph.D., Fisheries and Aquatic Biology, Purdue University, 2013 M.S., Biology, Marshall University, ___ B.S., Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, ____
Email: ckeitzer@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5265
Came to Tusculum: 2016
ANGELA KEATON
Professor of History
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
ALICE LAWSON
Assistant Professor of Nursing
MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, East Tennessee State University B.S., Nursing, East Tennessee State University
Email: alawson@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5483
Came to Tusculum: 2018
SUSAN MONTELEONE
Associate Professor of Biology
Email: smonteleone@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5476
Came to Tusculum: 2017
LANNA MONDAY EMMETT
Assistant Professor of Art & Design
M.S., Interactive Communications/Interactive Media, Quinnipiac University B.S., Communications, East Tennessee State University B.S., Political Science, East Tennessee State University
Email: lmonday@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5381
Came to Tusculum: 2017
DESIRAE MATHERLY
Chair, Department of English & Fine Arts; 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
CAMERON MATHIS
Adjunct Instructor; Assistant Athletic Trainer
Email: cmathis@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum:
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 Communication
Ph.D., Communication, Purdue University M.A., Communication, College of Charleston B.A., Communication: Speech/Theatre, Anderson University
Email: kdmiller@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5783
Came to Tusculum: 2016
CALLIE MONTGOMERY
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Certificate, Family Nurse Practitioner, East Tennessee State University M.S., Nursing, King B.S., Nursing, East Tennessee State University
Email: cmontgomery@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5434
Came to Tusculum: 2019
DR. KELLEN MYERS
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D. Mathematics, Rutgers University, 2015
Email: kmyers@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5268
Came to Tusculum: 2019
PETER NOLL
Associate 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
DERRICK PROFFITT
Assistant Professor of Business
Email: dproffitt@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum:
AMY JO PARKER
Senior Instructor of Nursing
A.S., Nursing, Suny University at Buffalo B.S., Nursing, State University of New York at Geneseo
Email: aparker@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5481
Came to Tusculum: 2017
DOUGLAS “CHUCK” PEARSON
Chair of Department of Natural Sciences & Associate Professor of Natural Sciences
Ph.D. (Biophysics), The Ohio State University, 1999 B.S. (Physics), Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1993
Email: cpearson@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5332
Came to Tusculum: 2016
HOLLIE PELLOSMAA
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington M.S., Health Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Texas at Arlington MHuServ., Rehabilitation Counseling, Griffith University B.A., Phycology and English, Albion College
Email: hpellosmaa@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5013
Came to Tusculum: 2017
ROBBIE POTEETE
Adjunct Faculty, Education: Organizational Training & Performance Management
Email: rpoteete@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum:
ASHLEY RATTNER
Assistant Professor of English
PhD, Literary and Cultural Studies, University of Memphis, 2018
MA, English, University of Memphis, 2013
BA, English, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010
Email: arattner@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 8327
Came to Tusculum: 2019
JOSHUA L. RAY
Associate 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
Ph.D., Sport Management, North Central University
Email: sreed@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5077
Came to Tusculum: 2012
CHRIS ROACH
Adjunct Instructor; Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach
Email: croach@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum:
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
CHRISTI SAYLES
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Email: csayles@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone:
Came to Tusculum: 2013
STELLA SCHRAMM
Professor of Economics
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
MINJIE SHAO
Assistant Professor of Finance
PhD, Business Admin-Finance, University of Central Florida MS, Management, University of Central Florida MA, Applied Economics, University of Central Florida BS, International Economics, Harbin Institute of Technology
Email: mshao@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5019
Came to Tusculum:
KATHERINE SMITH
Associate 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
MIRIAM STRODER
Associate Dean of College of Education - Teacher Education
Assistant Professor of Education
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, specialization in literacy, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
M.A.E., Education, Western Kentucky University
B.S.E., Early Childhood and Elementary Education, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Email: mstroder@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5475
Came to Tusculum: 2018
THOMAS TALLEY
Assistant Professor of Nursing
DNP, Nurse Practitioner, King University M.S.N., Nursing, King University A.S.N., Nursing, Walters State Community College
Email: ttalley@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5432
Came to Tusculum: 2019
WAYNE THOMAS
Dean of the College of Civic and Liberal Arts
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
DANIEL THOMPSON
Adjunct Instructor
Email: dthompson@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 5308
Came to Tusculum:
KELSEY TROM
Associate 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
JIM WATKINS
Assistant Professor of Sport Studies
PhD, Kinesiology, Mississippi State University
MEd, Higher Education, Auburn University
BA, History, Mississippi State
Email: jwatkins@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 423-636-7300 Ext. 8349
Came to Tusculum:
SUSAN WALL
Interim Dean of Nursing
MSN Program Director
Assistant Professor of Nursing
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
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
TIM WILSON
Assistant Professor of Sport Management
Email: twilson@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: Ext. 5424
Came to Tusculum: 2018
WALTER WIMBERLY
Instructor of Computer Science & Information Technology
M.S. Computer Information Systems
Email: wwimberly@tusculum.edu
Campus Phone: 8328
Came to Tusculum: 2019