Faculty Directory

Meet Our Distinguished Faculty

The College of Behavioral and Health Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University brings together exceptional educators, researchers, and practitioners dedicated to student success. Our faculty members are recognized leaders in their fields, committed to student success and innovative research.

Dr. Joshua Harms

Interim Chair

Dr. James Abbott

Assistant Professor

Dr. Jonathan Coats

Lecturer

Paul J Fantuzzi

Lecturer

Dr. Thomas J. Jurkanin

Professor

Dr. Robert D. Rogers

Associate Professor

Dr. Carter F. Smith

Associate Professor

Dr. Ben Stickle

Professor

Greg Tarr

Lecturer

Dr. Lee Wade

Professor

Christopher Paul Westmoreland

Instructor

Lynda R. Williams

Professor

Dr. Elizabeth Quinn Wright

Professor

Dr. Lauren E Rudd

Director

Dr. Frederick Steven Cottle

Professor

Dr. Jasmin Kwon

Professor

Dr. Bethany Ann Wrye

Interim Chair

Cindy D. Ayers

Master Instructor

Dr. Kathryn Guillot Blankenship

Associate Professor

Virginia Bogle, RD, LDN

Master Instructor

Dr. Angie Bowman

Associate Professor

Katie Brooks

Lecturer

Dr. Tracy Bruen

Associate Professor

Dr. Bev Clanton

Master Instructor Coordinator

Dr. Janet Colson, R.D.

Professor

Dr. Karen C. Davis

Associate Professor

Dr. Sarah Achelpohl Harris

Lecturer

Shannon Josey

Lecturer

Dr. Andrew Owusu

Professor

Carly Ratley

Lecturer

Dr. Kendra Rosales

Assistant Professor

Dr. Lisa Schrader

Lecturer

Lisa Shepherd, MS, RD

Lecturer

Chipper Smith

Lecturer

Elizabeth Lanphier Smith

Clinic Coordinator

Dr. Elizabeth A Smith, RD, LDN

Associate Professor

Dr. Kahler W. Stone

Associate Professor

Katy Stone

Instructor

Dr. Chandra Russell Story

Professor

Dr. Kristi Lynn Stringer

Assistant Professor

Dr. Vaughn W. Barry

Interim Chair

Dr. Don Belcher

Professor

Dr. Marissa Bello

Assistant Professor

Dr. Helen Binkley

Professor

Dr. Jennifer L. Caputo

Professor / Coordinator

Dr. Dave Clark

Senior Instructor

Dr. John M. Coons

Professor

Jennifer Ross Craze

Lecturer

Dr. James Lee Farnsworth II

Associate Professor

Dr. Peter Grandjean

Dean

Dr. Brandon Grubbs

Associate Professor

Hillary M Hodges

Lecturer

Dr. Samantha Johnson

Associate Professor / Coordinator

Dr. Mario G Novo

Lecturer

Dr. Kristi Phillips

Master Instructor Coordinator

Angela Ramos

Master Instructor Coordinator

Francisco Ramos-Grasa

Instructor

Dr. Sonya L. Sanderson

Professor

Dr. Stephanie Wise

Lecturer

Dr. Bethany A. Rhoten

Director

Melissa Kimberly Allen

Clinical Assistant Professor

Brittany Clark

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Yvonne Marie Creighton

Assistant Professor

Dr. Joyce Anne Finch

Assistant Professor

Dr. Michelle Finch

Associate Professor

Dr. Amanda J Flagg

Professor

Leigh Ann Grant

Clinical Associate Professor

Julie Honey

Clinical Assistant Professor

Mary Lynn Hubbard

Clinical Associate Professor

Dr. Amy L. Huff

Assistant Professor

Dr. Barbara Whitman Lancaster

Associate Professor

Dr. Deborah Lee

Professor of Practice

Dr. Brittany Marks

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Leigh Ann McInnis

Professor

Dr. Richard C. Meeks

Associate Professor

Dr. Shelley Caswell Moore

Professor

Dr. L. Kay Murphree

Associate Professor

Melissa Palicka

Clinical Associate Professor

Kristi Plunk

Clinical Associate Professor

Dr. TaRessa Poole

Clinical Assistant Professor

Karin Randolph

Clinical Associate Professor

Dr. Jenny Lynn Sauls

Professor

Dr. Sherri L. Stevens

Professor

Dr. Andrea Taylor

Assistant Professor

Dr. Ashley Tomlinson

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Temeka Rene Tunstall

Lecturer

William Todd Vickrey

Clinical Assistant Professor

Andrea Westfall

Clinical Assistant Professor

Rachel Young

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Marie Patterson

Director

Ashley Bjork

Clinical Assistant Professor

Shannon Michal Colvin

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Edward “Dunk” Eastham

Clinical Assistant Professor

Stephanie McAdams

Clinical Assistant Professor

William Bradley McCrary

Clinical Assistant Professor

Kelsey Purcell

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Jennifer Rayburn

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Lana Spry

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Nancy J. Stone

Chair

Dr. Madeline Berkowitz

Assistant Professor

Dr. Stuart Bernstein

Professor

Dr. Jazzmin Cohen

Lecturer

Dr. Drew Cook

Lecturer

Dr. Margaret C. Fahey

Assistant Professor

Dr. Loraine Fernandez

Lecturer

Dr. Paul S. Foster

Professor

Dr. Mark C. Frame

Professor

Dr. Dana K. Fuller

Professor

Dr. Jessica Gaby

Assistant Professor

Dr. Annie Galizio

Assistant Professor

Dr. Michael Hein

Professor

Dr. Jay E Hinnenkamp

Associate Professor

Dr. Aimee Holt

Associate Professor

Dr. James R. Houston

Associate Professor

Dr. Alexander T. Jackson

Associate Professor

Dr. WIlliam Langston

Professor

Dr. Taylor Lewis

Assistant Professor

Dr. James P. Loveless

Associate Professor

Dr. Cyrille Magne

Professor

Dr. Seth Marshall

Associate Professor

Dr. Patrick McCarthy

Professor

Dr. Maddison North

Assistant Professor

Dr. John Pennington

Professor

Jessica Prater

Lecturer

Dr. Tiffany D. Rogers

Associate Professor

Dr. Joe Rustum

Lecturer

Dr. Greg W. Schmidt

Associate Professor

Dr. Ciera E. Schoonover

Associate Professor

Dr. Todd Smith

Full time Lecturer – Distance Education

Dr. Rebecca Stayton

Assistant Professor

Dr. James Tate

Professor

Dr. Corey M. Teague

Instructor

Dr. Kim Ujcich Ward

Professor

Dr. Judy Van Hein

Professor

Shannon Walker

Instructor

Dr. Megan Zeringue

Assistant Professor

Dr. Vickie Harden

Chair

Dr. Patricia M. Bamwine

Assistant Professor

Dr. Carmelita L. Dotson

Associate Professor

Dr. Amanda Fackler

Assistant Professor

Trish Hayes

Lecturer

Dr. Tim King

Lecturer

Dr. Sylvester Amara Lamin

Associate Professor

Jamie Lynn Langley

Lecturer

Dr. Crispin R Mbamba

Assistant Professor

Dr. Ariana Wall Postlethwait

Professor

Dr. Justin C Singleton

Assistant Professor

Jessica Teter

Lecturer

Amanda Widup

Instructor

Dr. Chandra Russell Story

Interim Chair

Merry Armstrong

Lecturer

Dr. Rudy Dunlap

Professor

Dr. Colby B. Jubenville

Professor

Dr. Yi (Vanessa) Liu

Assistant Professor

Dr. Hwayong Son

Assistant Professor

Dr. Karen P.S. Tan

Assistant Professor

Dr. Elizabeth A. Whalen

Associate Professor

Tim Wilson

Lecturer