2021-2022 Catalog

School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts Adjunct Faculty

Richard S. Adams, Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.M., Berklee College of Music
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
D.M.A., University of Memphis

Elizabeth L. Anderson, Adjunct Instructor of English
A.A., Nashville State Community College
B.S., B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
M.A.Ed., Austin Peay State University
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Sharon K. Anderson, Adjunct Instructor of Education
B.S., M.A., Ed.S., Tennessee Technological University
Ed.D., Tennessee State University

Sydne A. Anderson, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.A., Fisk University
M.S., Lipscomb University

Weslea C. Bell, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Mississippi College
M.A., Mississippi State University

L. Cheryl Bevill, Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
B.A., M.A.T., Middle Tennessee State University
Ed.D., Tennessee State University

Gregory W. Bronson, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Simyka M. Carlton, Adjunct Instructor of Education
B.S., Bethel University
M.A.E., Cumberland University
Ed.D., Walden University 

Gabrielle L. Chapman, Adjunct Instructor of Sociology
B.A., M.S., Clemson University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Thomas W. (Toby) Compton, Adjunct Instructor of Public Service Management
B.A., Lipscomb University
M.S.P., Cumberland University

Korey E. Cooper, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
A.S., Kaplan College for Professional Studies
B.S., M.S., Southwest University
M.S., Tennessee State University

John R. Cox, Adjunct Instructor of Education
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.A., Ed.S., Tennessee Technological University

Robert C. Cox, Adjunct Instructor of Public Service Management
B.A., Vanderbilt University
M.S.P., Cumberland University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Joseph E. Craig, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.S., University of Tennessee, Martin
M.S.P., Cumberland University

Karli Brito Cunha, Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.F.A., M.B.A., Cumberland University

Timothy C. Davis, Adjunct Instructor of English
M.F.A., Queens University of Charlotte

Susan A. DeMay, Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.A., Eckerd College
M.S., Vanderbilt University (Peabody College)
M.A., Tennessee Technological University

Eli A. Dickinson, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.S., University of North Alabama
M.S., Western Kentucky University

Sandra L. Elliott, Adjunct Instructor of Music and Director of Choirs
A.A., Cumberland University
B.A., Samford University
M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
M.A.E., Cumberland University

Stephen B. Finch, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education
B.S.F.S., Georgetown University
M.S.Ed., University of Southern Maine
Ed.D., Vanderbilt University (Peabody College)

William H. Fitzhugh, Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.S., M.Mu., Austin Peay State University

Richard P. Garvin, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.B.A., Philander Smith College
M.A., Fisk University
Ph.D., Trevecca Nazarene University

Sally H. Govan, Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.F.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.F.A., University of Hartford 

Lisa K. Harris-Overstreet, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Tawnee R. Hegree, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education and Athletic Coaching
A.A., Antelope Valley College
B.S., M.Ed., Cumberland University

Joyce K. Hendrixson, Adjunct Instructor of Sociology
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.A., Indiana University

Jennifer L. Hixon, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.S., Northwestern State University
M.A., Psy.D., Alliant International University

William P. Huber, Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

C. Alan Hutchison, Adjunct Instructor of Speech
B.A., M.A., Lipscomb University
M.A., Austin Peay State University

Nathan R. James, Adjunct Instructor of Political Science
B.S., Lambuth University
B.S., Westminster College Oxford University
M.P.A., Tennessee State University

David A. Johnson, Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Taylor B. Johnson, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Cumberland University
M.A., University of South Florida

Roy L. Jones, Adjunct Instructor of Public Service Management
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
M.S.P., Cumberland University
J.D., Nashville School of Law 

Christopher T. Link, Adjunct Instructor of History
B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
M.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.Ed., Lipscomb University

Cecilia J. Lockhart, Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.A., South Carolina State University
M.A., Tennessee State University

Damon J. MacNaught, Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.A., Hartwick College
M.F.A., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana 

Thomas A. Maynard, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Western Kentucky University
J.D., Nashville School of Law

Michael J. McDermott, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Lipscomb University
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Amy L. Mears, Adjunct Instructor of Religion
B.A., Furman University
M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Joshua R. Mills, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., M.A., Tennessee Technological University

Karen L. Mills, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.F.A., Spaulding University

Julie W. O'Bryant, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Wright State University
M.S., Louisiana State University, Lafayette

Jessica L. Padgett, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.Ed., University of Washington
M.S.E.S., Cumberland University

Janet M. Parker, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Michigan State University
M.A., Austin Peay State University
Ed.S., Tennessee Technological University
Ed.D., Tennessee State University

Joy S. Patton, Adjunct Instructor of Political Science
B.A., Centre College
M.S., Troy State University
Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi

W. Luke Patton, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Lyon College
M.A., University of Memphis
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

J. Michael Poindexter, Adjunct Instructor of Fine Arts
B.F.A., Memphis College of Art
M.F.A., Yale University School of Art

Laura L. Redmond, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., M.A., Oakland University

Jennifer E. Ruch, Adjunct Instructor of History
B.S., M.A., Texas State University

David P. Sartor, Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.Mus., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.Mus., Middle Tennessee State University

Rory D. Sellgren, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Alvernia College
M.A., Claremont School of Theology
M.A., Ph.D., University of Leeds (United Kingdom)

Robert W. Shankle, Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.A., University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Shelby N. Shelton, Assistant Director of Athletic Bands and Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.A., Lidenwood University
B.Ed., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Laura M. Short, Adjunct Instructor of Anthropology
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Texas A & M University, College Station

Layla J. Smallwood, Adjunct Instructor of History
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
M.Ed., Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University

Jason B. Smith, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education and Exercise and Sport Science
B.S., M.A., Ed.D., Tennessee State University

Holly A. Staggs, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
M.A., Southern New Hampshire University

Matthew T. Swank, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.A., Ida College
M.S., Argosy University

Christopher W. Tucker, Adjunct Instructor of History
B.A., Southern New Hampshire University
M.A.L.S., Dartmouth College
M.A., Clark University

Joel F. Wade, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
M.S., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Trina H. Winters, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.S., Xavier University of Louisiana
M.S., Lipscomb University

Caitlyn D. Wollett, Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.M., Bethel University
M.M., Austin Peay State University

Kate E. Worley, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University
M.T.S., Vanderbilt University
M.A., Trevecca Nazarene University

Eugenia R. (Jenny) Yelen, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.A., M.F.T., Trevecca Nazarene University

Joseph A. Zajdel, Adjunct Instructor of Education
B.A., Otterbein University
M.Ed., Ed.D., Tennessee State University