Directory

Departmental Leadership Faculty

Lynn Liao Hodge, PhD – Department Head and Professor, Math Education; Director, Center for Enhancing Education in Mathematics and Sciences (CEEMS) – A204 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex lhodge4@utk.edu 865-974-8778

 

Tara Moore, PhD, BCBA-D – Associate Department Head, Programs, Recruitment, and Data; Director, Tennessee Tiered Supports Center and Associate Professor, Special Education – A409 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex tmoorepa@utk.edu 865-974-6459

 

Stewart Waters, PhD – Associate Department Head, Associate Professor, Social Science – A106 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex Education kwaters2@utk.edu 865-974-7930

 

Kristin Rearden, PhD – Assistant Department Head and Clinical Professor, STEM Education/Science – 419 Philander P. Claxton Education Complex krearden@utk.edu 865-974-1162

 

Janine Al-Aseer, PhD – Director of University-Assisted Community Schools and Clinical Assistant Professor – A507 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex jalaseer@vols.utk.edu 865-974-5406

 

David F. Cihak, PhD – CEHHS Associate Dean, Professional Licensure; Director, Bailey Graduate School of Education & Professor, Special Education – 335 Philander P. Claxton Education Complex dcihak@utk.edu 865-974-6638

 

Mari Beth Coleman, PhD – Co-Director of TPTE Undergraduate Affairs and Associate Professor, Special Education – A416 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex mbc@utk.edu 865-974-4456

 

Susan Groenke, PhD – Director, Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature (CCYAL) and Professor, English Education – A223 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex sgroenke@utk.edu 865-974-4242

 

Frances Harper, PhD – TPTE Director of Diversity and Inclusion and  Associate Professor, STEM Education/Math – 446 Philander P. Claxton Education Complex francesharper@utk.edu 865-974-4040 https://francesharper.com/

 

Theresa Hopkins, PhD – Co-Coordinator of VolsTeach and Clinical Associate Professor, VolsTeach, STEM Education/Math – 430 Philander P Claxton Education Building, thopkins@utk.edu 865-974-3544

 

Joshua Kenna, PhD – Director of TPTE Graduate Studies and Associate Professor, Social Science Education – A107 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex jkenna@utk.edu 865-974-4144

 

 

Yolanda Kirkpatrick, PhD – Co-Director of TPTE Undergraduate Studies; Co-Coordinator of VolsTeach and Clinical Associate Professor, VolsTeach, STEM Education/Science – 431 Philander P Claxton Education Building, yfkirkpa@utk.edu  865-974-9382

 

Judson Laughter, PhD – CEHHS Director of Faculty Affairs and Professor, English Education – A418 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex jud.laughter@utk.edu 865-974-8385

 

 

Deborah Reed, PhD – Professor, Senior Literacy Scholar, and Director of the Tennessee Reading Research Center – 2318 Dunford Hall dreed20@utk.edu 865-974-6281

 

David Smith, PhD – Director of the Center on Deafness and Research Professor and Team Lead, Deaf Studies – A213 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex dsmit147@utk.edu 865-329-7530

 

Faculty

Donna Alderman, MEd – Senior Lecturer, Special Education and Special Education Internship Coordinator – A404 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex dalderm1@utk.edu 865-974-0439

 

Ashlee Anderson, PhD – Clinical Associate Professor, Cultural Studies in Education – 417 Philander P. Claxton Education Complex abanders@utk.edu 865-974-1278

 

 

Mehmet Aydeniz, PhD – Professor, STEM Education/Science – A408 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex maydeniz@utk.edu 865-974-0885 

 

Pamela Bazis, PhD – Assistant Professor, Literacy Education – A219 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex pbazis@utk.edu 865-974-2626 

 

 

Sherry Mee Bell, PhD – Professor Emeritus and CEHHS Literacy Initiatives Coordination – A421 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex sbell1@utk.edu 865-974-4154

 

Joy Bertling, PhD – Assistant Professor, Art Education – A109 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex jbertling@utk.edu 865-974-8602 https://joybertling.com/

 

Stergios Botzakis, PhD – Professor, Literacy Education – A220 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex sbotzaki@utk.edu 865-974-6159 http://twitter.com/@sbotzakis http://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/

Alexis Boucher, PhD – Assistant Professor, Special Education – A220 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex abouche5@utk.edu

 

 

David Bowers, PhD – Research Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Math – A407 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex dbower14@utk.edu 865-974-4235 

 

Amy Broemmel, PhD – Associate Professor, Elementary and Literacy Education – A113 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex broemmel@utk.edu 865-974-4225

 

 

Clara Lee Brown, EdD – Associate Professor, ESL Education – A405 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex cbrown26@utk.edu 865-974-4146

 

 

James Coda, PhD – Assistant Professor, World Languages / ESL – A419 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex jcoda@utk.edu

 

 

Samantha Cooper, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor, Literacy Education – A209 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex scoop54@utk.edu

 

 

Missy Cosby, PhD – Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Math – A509 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex mdcosby@utk.edu

 

 

 

Miranda Davis, MA – Lecturer, Literacy Education – A210 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex mdavi217@utk.edu

 

 

 

Elizabeth Dyer, PhD – Research Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Math – A410 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex edyer8@utk.edu 865-974-5394

 

Calvin Farley, MS – Senior Lecturer, Deaf Studies – A208 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex cfarley4@utk.edu 865-329-7874

 

 

April Haggard, MA – Senior Lecturer, Deaf Studies and ASL Program Coordinator – A215 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex akirby1@utk.edu 865-238-0722

 

 

Enilda Romero-Hall, PhD – Associate Professor, STEM Education/Learning, Design, and Technology – A411 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex eromeroh@utk.edu

 

 

Jennifer Jordan, PhD – Clinical Professor, Elementary and Literacy Education – A112 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex jjorda15@utk.edu 865-974-2272

 

 

Geri Landry, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor, STEM/Math and STEM, Art, and Social Sciences Job-Embedded Practitioner Programs Coordinator – A237 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex glandry@utk.edu 865-974-5283  

 

Alex Lishinski, PhD – Research Assistant Professor, STEM Education, Computer Science Education – 420 Philander P. Claxton Education Building alishins@utk.edu 

 

Elizabeth MacTavish, PhD – Clinical Associate Professor, VolsTeach, STEM Education/ Science & Educational Technology – 445 Philander P. Claxton Education Complex emactav@vols.utk.edu 865-974-0498

 

 

Sukanya Moudgalya, PhD – Assistant Professor, STEM ed/Learning, Design, and Technology – 416 Philander P. Claxton Education Complex smoudgal@utk.edu

 

Julie Owens, PhD – Assistant Professor, Special Education – A413 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex jowens57@utk.edu

 

 

Megan Wylie Potts, MS, RID: NIC – Lecturer, Deaf Studies and Educational Interpreting Program Coordinator – A217 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex mpotts10@utk.edu 865-974-4212

 

 

Shalaunda Reeves, PhD – Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Educational Technology – 418 Philander P. Claxton Education Complex sreeve10@utk.edu 865-974-9505

 

 

Amanda Rigell, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor, Elementary Education – A114 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex arigell@utk.edu

 

 Joshua Rosenberg, PhD – Associate Professor, STEM Education/Science – 420 Philander P. Claxton Education Complex jmrosenberg@utk.edu 865-947-5973 https://joshuamrosenberg.com 

 

 

Kristen Secora, PhD – Assistant Professor, Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Special Education – A216 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex ksecora@utk.edu 865-974-3435

Cheryl Shahan, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor, Deaf Studies – A211 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex cshahan1@utk.edu 865-264-2233

 

Michael Skyer, PhD – Assistant Professor, Deaf Studies – A218 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex mskyer1@utk.edu

 

Cate Smith, PhD – Clinical Associate Professor, Special Education – A412 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex ccaudle1@utk.edu 865-974-4156

 

Francheska Starks, PhD – Assistant Professor, Cultural Studies, Children’s and Young Adult Literature & Elementary Education – A224 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex fstarks1@utk.edu 865-974-0334

 

William (Bill) Stricklen, MA – Senior Lecturer, Deaf Studies – A212 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex wstrick7@utk.edu 865-229-4871

 

 

Ethan Swafford, MS – Lecturer, Deaf Studies – A219 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex eswaffo8@vols.utk.edu

 

 

Zoi Traga-Philippakos, PhD – Associate Professor, Literacy Education – A222 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex zphilipp@utk.edu 865-974-1920

 

 

Allison Varnes, PhD – Assistant Director and Clinical Assistant Professor, Center for Children’s & Young Adult Literature – 224 Philander P. Claxton Education Complex avarnes@utk.edu 865-974-2305

 

Kelly Wallace, PhD – Clinical Assistant Professor, Elementary and English Education – A415 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex kbailes@vols.utk.edu 865-974-0443

 

Kimberly A. Wolbers, PhD – Professor, Deaf Studies – A214 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex kwolbers@utk.edu 865-974-2375

 

Rachel Wong, PhD – Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Learning, Design, and Technology – A420 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex rwong2@utk.edu

 

 

Adjunct Faculty (Spring 2023) 

Jeff Beard, PhD – Adjunct Assistant Professor, Educational Technology jbeard8@utk.edu

 

Jordan Gilliam Belcher, MA – Adjunct Clinical Instructor, VolsTeach Clinical Supervision (School-Based) jgilli11@utk.edu

 

 

 

Connie Boyd, M.S – Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Mathematics Job-Embedded Practitioner Programs cboyd9@utk.edu

 

 

Stephanie Brennan, PhD – Adjunct Lecturer, TPTE Grow Your Own & Project Inspire sbrenna4@vols.utk.edu 865-974-6642

 

 

Kristopher (Kris) Colvin, MS – Adjunct Lecturer, Deaf Studies (ASL) kcolvin@vols.utk.edu

 

 

Jennifer (Jen) Cook, PhD – Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Special Education jcook28@vols.utk.edu

 

 

Davenport, Darlene, MS – Adjunct Clinical Instructor, World Language / ESL Job-Embedded Practitioner Student Supervision / Clinical Supervision (Interns) ddavenport@utk.edu

 

Brittany Elander, MEd – Adjunct Lecturer, Elementary Education belander@utk.edu

 

 

 

Sara Evans, PhD – Adjunct Lecturer, Deaf Studies (ASL & ASL Lab Coordination) sevans44@utk.edu

 

 

Yvette Freter, PhD – Adjunct Lecturer, Cultural Studies in Education yfreter@utk.edu 865-974-8145

 

 

Anna Gibbs, MEd – Adjunct Lecturer, Special Education agibbs14@utk.edu 865-974-8186

 

 

 

Diana Gossett, MS – Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Special Education Supervision (Interns) dgosset4@utk.edu

 

 

Gwynetta Hampton, PhD – Adjunct Lecturer, Special Education gdraper1@utk.edu

 

 

Dan Hoffman, PhD – Adjunct Lecturer, Deaf Studies (ASL) dhoffma5@utk.edu

 

 

 

Lila Holt, PhD – Adjunct Assistant Professor, Educational Technology (and Lecturer, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science) – 546 Min H Kao Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Bldg lholt@utk.edu 865-974-0233

 

Miriam Larson, PhD – Adjunct Lecturer, Learning, Design, and Technology mlarson2@utk.edu

 

 

Craig Lemak, MS – Adjunct Lecturer, Deaf Studies (ASL) clemak@utk.edu 

 

 

Sara McCane-Bowling, PhD – Adjunct Lecturer, Special Education xbs316@utk.edu

 

 

 

Linda McClanahan, EdS – Adjunct Clinical Supervisor, Elementary Education – 411 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex lmcclana@utk.edu 865-804-1456

 

 

Jennifer McNally, MS – Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Clinical Supervision (Interns) jbegley1@utk.edu

 

 

 

Brooke Milanovich, MS – Adjunct Lecturer, Art Education mlindse1@utk.edu

 

 

Chelsie Nunn, MS – Adjunct Lecturer, Art Education cnunn4@utk.edu

 

 

 

 

Blair Barrons Payne, MEd – Adjunct Lecturer, Special Education spayne27@utk.edu

 

 

Lisa Ross, EdS – Adjunct Lecturer, Special Education lross14@utk.edu

 

 

 

 

Anthony Schmidt, PhD – Clinical Instructor, Data Science Education aschmi11@utk.edu

 

 

Katherine Shultz, EdS – Adjunct Lecturer, Social Science Education kbordwin@utk.edu (email is correct)

 

 

Ashlee Smethers – Adjunct Instructor, Special Education ashlee.smethers@utk.edu 865-974-2739 

 

 

Melody Weintraub, MS – Adjunct Lecturer, Art education & Supervisor, Art education interns and Art education Job-Embedded Practitioner programs, mweintr3@utk.edu 

 

Post-Doctoral Research Associates and Research Associates 

Amanda Galbraith, PhD – Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Art Education/STEM, Data Visualization Project (with Joy Bertling) – A110 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex agalbra6@utk.edu 865-974-8602 

 

Leala Holcomb, PhD – Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Deaf Studies, Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) (with Kimberly Wolbers) lholcom5@utk.edu 

 

Nick Kim, PhD – Post-Doctoral Research Associate, STEM Education, VolsTeach, VolsTeach for Appalachia, GrowSTEM, & East Tennessee STEM Hub, & CEEMS Research & Project Coordinator (with Lynn Hodge) – 429 Philander P Claxton Education Building nkim2@utk.edu 865-974-9381 

 

James Larsen, PhD – Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Culturally Relevant Robotics: A family and teacher (CRRAFT) partnership (with Frances Harper) – 101 Greve Hall jlarse13@utk.edu 865-974-4040

Amy Maples, PhD – Postdoctoral Research Associate, East Tennessee STEM Hub Coordinator amaples8@vols.utk.edu, phone number

 

 

Distinguished Faculty Retirees 

Richard (Dick) L. Allington, PhD – Professor Emeritus (Retired 2017), Reading Education

 

 

Susan Benner, EdD – Professor Emerita (Retired 2017), Special Education

 

 

Jo Ann Cady, PhD – Professor Emerita (Retired 2020), STEM Education/Math

 

 

Jeffrey Davis, PhD – Professor, Deaf Studies – A218 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex jdavis49@utk.edu 865-974-0427

 

 

Patricia Davis-Wiley, EdD – Professor Emerita (Retired 2020), World Language, ESL Education (In Memoriam, 2023)

 

 

Colleen Gilrane, PhD – Associate Professor Emerita (Retired 2021), Elementary and Literacy Education

 

 

Joan Grim, MS – Senior Lecturer (Retired 2022), Special Education

 

 

Amos Hatch, PhD – Professor Emeritus (Retired 2017), Elementary / Urban Multicultural Education

 

 

Dorothy A. Hendricks, EdD – Assistant Professor Emerita (Retired 2015), Social Science Education

 

Carol LaCava, MS – Lecturer Emerita (Retired 2021), Deaf Studies

 

 

 

Anne McGill-Franzen, PhD – Professor Emerita (Retired 2018), Literacy Education

 

 

 

Blanche W. O’Bannon, EdD – Professor Emerita (Retired 2020), STEM Education/ Educational Technology

 

 

 

Brenda Simmons Stephenson, MS – Senior Lecturer Emerita (Retired 2016), Deaf Education (In Memoriam, 2023)

 

 

Barbara Thayer-Bacon, PhD – Professor Emerita (Retired 2021), Cultural Studies in Education

 

 

 

Thomas (Tom) N. Turner, EdD – Professor Emeritus (Retired 2015), Social Science Education, Middle School and Elementary Education

 

Deborah A. Wooten, PhD – Professor Emerita (Retired 2021), Literacy Education

 

 

 

Administrative Staff 

Teresa Allmon
Business Manager
A207 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex
tallmon@utk.edu
865-974-6228

 

 

 

 

Project and Grant Staff

Rethika Ambalam – Undergraduate Research Assistant, Culturally Relevant Robotics: A family and teacher (CRRAFT) partnership (with Frances Harper) rambalam@vols.utk.edu

Tiarra Baker – Media Specialist, Center for Enhancing Education in Mathematics and Science (CEEMS) jxf264@vols.utk.edu 

Doretha Benn – Pond Gap School Program Assistant, University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) (with Janine Al-Aseer) dbenn@utk.edu 

Melissa Breeden – Administrative Specialist, Tennessee TSC – 121 Greve Hall mbreede2@utk.edu 865-974-2760 (with Tara Moore)

Macy Burchfield – Undergraduate Research Associate, Center for Enhancing Education in Mathematics and Sciences (CEEMS) (with Lynn Hodge) mburchf3@vols.utk.edu 

Jennifer Cook, PhD – Teaching and Learning Training Specialist, UT Personalized Learning at Your Speed (UT-PLAYS) Special Education (with Tara Moore) jcook28@vols.utk.edu 865-974-4156 

Charles Flowers, Jr. – Graduate Research Assistant, Early Childhood Education, Culturally Relevant Robotics: A Family and Teacher (CRRAFT) partnership (with Frances Harper) cflower1@vols.utk.edu 

Amanda Galbraith, PhD – Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Art Education/STEM, Data Visualization Project – A110 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex agalbra6@utk.edu 865-974-8602 (with Joy Bertling)

Amanda Garner – Graduate Research Assistant, Science Education, Data in Science (with Joshua Rosenberg) ahendr21@vols.utk.edu

Amie Kahovec – Graduate Research Assistant, Culturally Relevant Robotics: A Family and Teacher (CRRAFT) partnership (with Frances Harper) akahovec@vols.utk.edu 

Allie Kahl – Graduate Research Assistant, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Social Media Support, Center on Enhancing Education in Mathematics and Science (CEEMS) akahl@vols.utk.edu

Abbey Kochman, Undergraduate Assistant, Culturally Relevant Robotics: A Family and Teacher (CRRAFT) partnership (with Frances Harper) akochman@vols.utk.edu

James Larsen, PhD – Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Early Childhood Education, Culturally Relevant Robotics: A family and teacher (CRRAFT) partnership (with Frances Harper) – 101 Greve Hall jlarse13@utk.edu 865-974-4040

Temvy Matsebula – Graduate Research Assistant, Early Childhood Education, Culturally Relevant Robotics: A Family and Teacher (CRRAFT) partnership (with Frances Harper) tmatsebu@vols.utk.edu

Sarah Narvaiz – Graduate Research Assistant, Evaluation, Statistics, and Methodology, Institute for Education Sciences – Konfound Project (with Joshua Rosenberg) snarvaiz@vols.utk.edu

Casey Olmstead – Sunbright School Coordinator, University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) (with Janine Al-Aseer)colmste1@utk.edu

Bethany Parker – Graduate Research Assistant, Cultural Studies in Education, Culturally Relevant Robotics: A Family and Teacher (CRRAFT) partnership (with Frances Harper) betdpark@vols.utk.edu

Shekinah Pobi – Undergraduate Research Assistant, Black and Latinx Parents Leading chANge & Advancing Racial (PLANAR) Justice in Elementary Mathematics (with Frances Harper) spobi@vols.utk.edu

Tabatha Rainwater – Graduate Research Assistant, STEM Education, Black and Latinx Parents Leading chANge & Advancing Racial (PLANAR) Justice in Elementary Mathematics (with Frances Harper) rainwater@utk.edu 

Blaine Sample – Pond Gap School Coordinator, University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) (with Janine Al-Aseer) ksample2@utk.edu 

Rachel Saulsburry, PhD – Project Coordinator, Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI), Center on Deafness (with Kimberly Wolbers and David Smith) siwi.rachel@utk.edu  

Jamie Smith, PhD – Teaching and Learning Training Specialist, UT Personalized Learning at Your Speed (UT-PLAYS) Special Education (with Tara Moore) jasmith@vols.utk.edu  865-974-2760 

Kelsey Spurgin, PhD – Research Assistant, Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) (with Kimberley Wolbers) kholton@vols.utk.edu 

Omiya Sultana – Graduate Research Assistant, Science education, Data in Science (Joshua Rosenberg) osultana@vols.utk.edu

Rita Swartzentruber – Graduate Research Assistant, Art Education, Data Visualization Project (with Joy Bertling) rswartz2@vols.utk.edu 

Tayla Thomas – VolsTeach Undergraduate Research Assistant, Educational Uses of Social Media (with Joshua Rosenberg) hqm263@vols.utk.edu

Hannah Thompson – Graduate Research Assistant, Early Childhood Education, Culturally Relevant Robotics: A Family and Teacher (CRRAFT) partnership (with Frances Harper) hthomp28@vols.utk.edu 

Tabitha Wandell – Graduate Research Assistant, Art Education & STEM, Data Visualization Project (with Joy Bertling) twandell@vols.utk.edu 

Francia Zelaya – Graduate Research Assistant, STEM Education, Black and Latinx Parents Leading chANge & Advancing Racial (PLANAR) Justice in Elementary Mathematics; and Culturally Relevant Robotics: A family and teacher (CRRAFT) partnership (with Frances Harper) fzelayaz@vols.utk.edu

Graduate Teaching / Research Associates 

Tiarra Baker, Graduate Teaching Assistant (CEEMS) jxf264@vols.utk.edu

Mary Katherine Bentley, Graduate Teaching Assistant (ELED) mbentl10@vols.utk.edu

Katherine Blake, Graduate Teaching Associate (Literacy & SPED) bys829@vols.utk.edu

Janae Bluhm, Graduate Research Assistant (STEM/Data Science Ed)

Amanda Carter, Graduate Teaching Associate (SPED) acarter5@vols.utk.edu

Gretchen Cook, Graduate Teaching Associate (CSE) gcook7@vols.utk.edu

Liv Detwiler, Graduate Teaching Associate (WLEL) ldetwile@vols.utk.edu

Jaquelina Schmittlen-Garbocci, Graduate Teaching Assistant (STEM) jschmi39@vols.utk.edu

Amanda Garner, Graduate Teaching Assistant (STEM & ELED) ahendr21@vols.utk.edu (email is correct)

Jared Huisingh, Graduate Teaching Assistant (ELED) jhuising@vols.utk.edu

Dani Rimbach-Jones, Graduate Teaching Assistant (STEM/ETEC) drimbach@vols.utk.edu

Erica Jones, Graduate Teaching Assistant (STEM/ETEC) ejones54@vols.utk.edu

Cammie Lawton, Graduate Teaching Associate (CCYAL, DEI & Literacy) cmcgreev@vols.utk.edu (email is correct)

Emily MacDonald, Graduate Research Associate (Roseberg/STEM) eamcdonald@utk.edu

Neal Monroe, Graduate Teaching Associate (ESL) nmonroe3@vols.utk.edu

Megan Mundie, Graduate Teaching Assistant (TPTE) mmundie@utk.edu

Sarah Narvaiz, Graduate Research Assistant (STEM) snarvaiz@vols.utk.edu

Bethany Parker, Graduate Teaching Assistant (CSE & STEM/Math/CRRAFT) betdpark@vols.utk.edu 

Tabatha Rainwater, Graduate Research Associate (STEM/Math/CRRAFT grant) tabatharainwater@utk.edu

Carlos Gonzalez Roman, Graduate Research Assistant (STEM) jgonza29@vols.utk.edu

Jessica Schwind, Graduate Teaching Assistant (TPTE) jschwin1@vols.utk.edu

Dennis Stevenson, Graduate Teaching Assistant (SSED) dsteve26@vols.utk.edu

Ashley Stroud, Graduate Teaching Assistant (Literacy ed) astroud1@vols.utk.edu

Omiya Sultana, Graduate Teaching Assistant (ETEC & Math Ed) osultana@vols.utk.edu

Jessica Summers, Graduate Teaching Assistant (Literacy & SPED) jsumme12@vols.utk.edu

Rita Swartzentruber, Graduate Research Assistant (Art ed & STEM/Data Visualization Project grant) rswartz2@vols.utk.edu 

Mary Terry, Graduate Teaching Assistant (CSE) marymica@vols.utk.edu 

Jonathan Blake Trent, Graduate Teaching Assistant (ENED) jtrent5@vols.utk.edu

Tabitha Wandell, Graduate Research Assistant (Art Ed & STEM/Data Visualization Project grant) twandell@vols.utk.edu

Julia Watts, Graduate Teaching Assistant (CCYAL & DEI) jwatts4@vols.utk.edu

Katelyn White, Graduate Teaching Assistant (SSED) whitek@vols.utk.edu

Keaton Wilson, Graduate Research Assistant (Literacy ed) snp784@vols.utk.edu

Hongyan Yang, Graduate Teaching Assistant hyang49@vols.utk.edu

Francia Zelaya Zapata, Graduate Teaching Assistant (STEM/Math) fzelayaz@vols.utk.edu

PhD / EdS Students 

Alammari, Marwah, Doctoral Student, Special Education / Deaf Education / Interpreter Education malammar@vols.utk.edu

Alghamdi, Mohammed, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, ESL Education, malgham5@vols.utk.edu

Alnasser, Ahmed, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, aalnasse@vols.utk.edu

Anderson, Laura, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, lander62@vols.utk.edu

Avant, Antwan, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, aavant1@vols.utk.edu

Bentley, Mary, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, mbentl10@vols.utk.edu

Bernhardt, Kristina, Doctoral Student, Special Education / Deaf Education / Interpreter Education kbernha1@vols.utk.edu

Blake, Katherine, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, katblake@vols.utk.edu

Borrego, Genie, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, gborrego@vols.utk.edu

Butler, Jennifer, Doctoral Student, Special Education / Deaf Education / Interpreter Education, jbutle50@vols.utk.edu

Carter, Amanda, Doctoral Student, Special Education / Deaf Education / Interpreter Education, acarter5@vols.utk.edu

Cleveland, Carol, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, bdx693@vols.utk.edu 

Clark, Amanda, Specialist in Education, Educational Technology, aclar116@vols.utk.edu

Cook, Gretchen, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, Cultural Studies in Education, gcook7@vols.utk.edu 

Deloach, Brian, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, shv427@vols.utk.edu

Detwiler, Liv, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, World Languages Education ldetwile@vols.utk.edu

Dillingham, Heather, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, hdillin1@vols.utk.edu

Dotson, Tabatha, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, tmdotson@vols.utk.edu

Doty, Jennifer, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, jdoty6@vols.utk.edu

Douglass, Melvin, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, mdougl27@vols.utk.edu

Edmondson, Dylan, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, dedmond7@vols.utk.edu

Ekstrum, Ashley, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, aekstrum@vols.utk.edu

Eshbaugh, Jessica, Doctoral Student, Special Education / Deaf Education / Interpreter Education (Deaf Education), eshbaugh@vols.utk.edu

Foreman, Tanya, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, tforema3@vols.utk.edu

Schmittlen Garbocci, Jaquelina, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, jschmi39@vols.utk.edu 

Gardner, Joseph, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, jgardn14@vols.utk.edu

Hendricks, Amanda, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, STEM education ahendr21@vols.utk.edu

Huisingh, Jared, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, jhuising@vols.utk.edu

Krupa, Megan, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education mhall108@vols.utk.edu (email is correct)

Rimbach-Jones, Dani G., Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, drimbach@vols.utk.edu

Lawton (McGreevy), Cammie J., Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, cmcgreev@vols.utk.edu (email is correct)

Lee, Tur Chung, Doctoral Student, Special Education / Deaf Education / Interpreter Education tlee55@vols.utk.edu 

Malone, Carol, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, cmalone1@vols.utk.edu

McDonald, Emily, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education vng393@vols.utk.edu

McGill, Ellen, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, ejohns50@vols.utk.edu (email is correct)

Monroe, Neal, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, nmonroe3@vols.utk.edu

Mooneyham, John, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, moone10@vols.utk.edu

Morrow, Michael, Doctoral Student, Special Education / Deaf Education / Interpreter Education, mmorrow6@vols.utk.edu

Mundy, Megan, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, mmundie@utk.edu

Nelson, Jacob, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, jnelso38@vols.utk.edu

Noonan, Paige, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, pnoonan@vols.utk.edu

Parker, Bethany, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, Cultural Studies in Education, betdpark@vols.utk.edu

Peterson, Jennifer, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, jschmid4@vols.utk.edu

Piper, Leah, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, lpiper13@vols.utk.edu

Rainwater, Tabatha, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, rainwater@utk.edu

Richardson, Cheryl, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, cricha37@vols.utk.edu

Riddle, Matthew, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, mriddle7@vols.utk.edu

Rogers, Mei, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, mni@vols.utk.edu (email is correct)

Rose, Sarah, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Literacy Education, fzh294@vols.utk.edu

Sahin Ekici, Ebru, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, esahinek@vols.utk.edu

Schaefle, Jennifer, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, jschaefl@vols.utk.edu

Schwind, Jessica, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, jschwin1@vols.utk.edu

Stevenson, Dennis, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, dsteve26@vols.utk.edu 

Stroud, Ashley, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, astroud1@vols.utk.edu

Sultana, Omiya, Doctoral Candidate, Education-Teacher Education, osultana@vols.utk.edu

Summers, Jessica, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, Literacy Education, jsumme13@vols.utk.edu

Treffert, Lorna, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, ltreffer@vols.utk.edu

Terry, Mary, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, marymica@vols.utk.edu

Trent, Jonathan, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, jtrent5@vols.utk.edu

Trunzo, Angela, Doctoral Student, Special Education / Deaf Education / Interpreter Education atrunzo@vols.utk.edu 

Tutko, Carolyn, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, cforres6@utk.edu (email is correct)

Wandell, Tabitha, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, twandell@vols.utk.edu

Watts, Julia, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, Children’s and Young Adult Literature jwatts4@vols.utk.edu

Weaver, Jennifer, Specialist in Education, Teacher Education-Practitioner, jcaldw49@vols.utk.edu (email is correct)

Weyant, Jeannette, Doctoral Student, Special Education / Deaf Education / Interpreter Education jweyant@vols.utk.edu 

White, Katelyn, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, Social Science Education, whitek@vols.utk.edu

Williams, Joan, Doctoral Student, Education-Literacy Studies, jwilli40@vols.utk.edu

Zapata, Francia Zelaya, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education fzelayaz@vols.utk.edu

Zeller, Amanda, Doctoral Student, Education-Teacher Education, azeller1@vols.utk.edu