Directory

Jessica Adkins, PhD
Clinical Instructor
Area: Interdisciplinary Early Childhood (IEC)
adkinsj3@utk.edu

Jun Ai, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Interdisciplinary Early Childhood (IEC)
jai1@utk.edu

Samara Akpovo, PhD
Associate Professor
Area: Interdisciplinary Early Childhood (IEC)
smadrid1@utk.edu

Mehmet Aydeniz, PhD
Professor
Area: STEM Education – Science
maydeniz@utk.edu

Kelly L. Boles, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Data Science
klboles@utk.edu

David Bowers, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Area: STEM Education
dbowr14@utk.edu

Robyn Brookshire, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Area: Interdisciplinary Early Childhood (IEC)
rbrooks8@utk.edu

Lori Caudle, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Interdisciplinary Early Childhood (IEC)
lcaudle@utk.edu

Missy D. Cosby, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: STEM Education
mdcosby@utk.edu

Frances Harper, PhD
Associate Professor & Unit Head,
IEC, STEM Education, & LDT/IT Unit
Area: STEM Education
fharper1@utk.edu

Melody Hobbs, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Area: Interdisciplinary Early Childhood
mhobbs@utk.edu

Lynn Hodge, PhD
Professor & Department Head
Director, CEEMS
lhodge4@utk.edu

Kathy Kidd, MS
Clinical Instructor
Associate Director, ELC
Area: Early Learning
kkidd@utk.edu

Nicholas Kim, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Area: STEM/VOLSTEACH
nkim2@utk.edu

Yolanda Kirkpatrick, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Area: STEM/VOLSTEACH
yfkirkpa@utk.edu

Amy Maples, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
CEEMS Coordinator, East TN STEM Hub
amaples8@vols.utk.edu

Elizabeth Newton, PhD
Center Director, ELC
Area: Early Learning
edemarti@utk.edu

Sukanya Moudgalya, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: STEM – Learning, Design, & Technology (LDT)
smoudgal@utk.edu

Shalaunda Reeves, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: STEM – Educational Technology
sreeve10@utk.edu

Melanie Roberts, MS
Clinical Instructor
Area: Interdisciplinary Early Childhood (IEC)
mrobe135@utk.edu

Enilda Romero-Hall, PhD
Associate Professor
Area: Learning, Design, & Technology (LDT)
eromeroh@utk.edu

Joshua Rosenberg, PhD
Associate Professor
Area: STEM – Science
jrosenb8@utk.edu

Anne Miller Stott, PhD
Clinical Instructor
Area: Interdisciplinary Early Childhood (IEC)
astott@utk.edu

Hanall Sung, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Data Science
hanallsung@utk.edu

Dani Rose Thibus, PhD
Clinical Instructor
Area: Early Learning
drose@utk.edu

Rachel Wong, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: STEM – Instructional Technology
rwong2@utk.edu

Yilang Zhao, PhD
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Area: STEM – MVP Program
yzhao97@utk.edu

Janine Al-Aseer, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Boyd Schools Collaboration Hub
Area: University Assisted Community Schools (UACS)
jalaseer@utk.edu

Ashlee Anderson, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Area: Cultural Studies of Educational Foundations
abander@utk.edu

Katherine Beeler, EdD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Area: Elementary Education
kbeeler@utk.edu

Joy Bertling, PhD
Associate Professor
Area: Art Education
jbertling@utk.edu

Stergios Botzakis, PhD
Professor
Area: Literacy Education
sbotzaki@utk.edu

Clara Lee Brown, EdD
Professor
Area: ESL Education
cbrown26@utk.edu

James Coda, PhD
Associate Professor
Area: World Language Education
jcoda@utk.edu

Samantha Cooper, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Area: Literacy Education
scoope54@utk.edu

Calvin Farley, MS
Senior Lecturer
Area: Deaf Studies
cfarley4@utk.edu

Susan Groenke, PhD
Professor
Director, CCYAL
Area: English Education
sgroenke@utk.edu

April Haggard, MA
Distinguished Sr. Lecturer
Area: Deaf Studies
akirby1@utk.edu

Sharon Hill, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Deaf Studies
shill95@utk.edu

Leala Holcomb, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Area: Deaf Studies
lholcomb5@utk.edu

Shawn (Bear) Holder
Lecturer
Area: Deaf Studies
sholde10@utk.edu

Emily Holtz, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Elementary Education
eholtz@utk.edu

Amanda Hufstedler, EdS
Lecturer
Area: Literacy
ahufsted@utk.edu

Jennifer Jordan, PhD
Clinical Professor
Area: Elementary Education
jjorda15@utk.edu

Joshua Kenna, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, Graduate Studies
Area: Social Science Education
jkenna@utk.edu

Geri Landry, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Areas: STEM Education – Math & Science
glandry@utk.edu

Judson Laughter, PhD
Professor
CEHHS Director, Faculty Affairs
Area: English Education
jlaught3@utk.edu

Elizabeth MacTavish, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Areas: STEM Education – Science, Educational Technology, VOLSTEACH
emactav@utk.edu

Megan Potts, MS
Lecturer
Area: Deaf Studies
mpotts10@utk.edu

Kristen Rearden, PhD
Clinical Professor
Area: STEM Education – Science
krearden@utk.edu

Marianne Rice, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Literacy
mrice44@utk.edu

Amanda Rigell, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Elementary Education
arigell@utk.edu

Cheryl Shahan, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Area: Deaf Studies
cshahan1@utk.edu

Michael Skyer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Deaf Studies
mskyer1@utk.edu

David Smith, PhD
Research Professor
Director, COD
Area: Deaf Studies
dsmit147@utk.edu

Francheska Starks, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Cultural Studies in Education, Children’s & YA Literature, Elementary Education
fstarks1@utk.edu

William Stricklen, MA
Distinguished Sr. Lecturer
Area: Deaf Studies
wstrick7@utk.edu

Ethan Swafford, MS
Lecturer
Area: Deaf Studies
eswaffo8@utk.edu

Zoi Traga-Philippakos, PhD
Associate Professor
Area: Literacy Education
zphilipp@utk.edu

Allison Varnes, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Assistant Director, CCYAL
Area: Children’s & YA Literature
avarnes@utk.edu

Kelly Wallace, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Area: English Education
kbailes@utk.edu

K. Stewart Waters, PhD
Professor & Unit Head,
Language, Culture, & Teacher Education Unit
Area: Social Science Education
kwaters2@utk.edu

Kimberly Wolbers, PhD
Professor
Area: Deaf Studies
kwolbers@utk.edu

Donna Alderman, MEd
Distinguished Sr. Lecturer
dalderm1@utk.edu

Katherine Austin, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Area: Special Education
katie.austin@utk.edu

Alexis Boucher, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Special Education
abouche5@utk.edu

David Cihak, PhD
Professor & CEHHS Associate Dean
Graduate School Director, Office of Professional Licensure
Area: Special Education
dcihak@utk.edu

Mari Beth Coleman, PhD
Associate Professor
Co-Director, Undergraduate Studies
Area: Special Education
mbc@utk.edu

Patricia Higgins, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Area: Educational Psychology
phiggin5@vols.utk.edu

Merilee McCurdy, PhD
Professor & Unit Head,
School Psychology, Educational Psychology, & Special Education Unit
Area: School Psychology
mccurdy2@utk.edu

Tara Moore, PhD
Associate Professor
Head of Recruitment, Programs, & Data
Area: Special Education
tmoorepa@utk.edu

Julie Owens, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Special Education
jowens57@utk.edu

Kai Zhuang Shum, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Educational Psychology
kshum1@utk.edu

Chris Skinner, PhD
Professor
Area: School Psychology
cskinne1@utk.edu

Cate Smith, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Area: Special Education
ccaudle1@utk.edu

Xiao-Yin Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Area: Educational Psychology
xchen54@utk.edu

Brian Wilhoit, PhD
Clinical Professor
Director, KLASS
Area: Educational Psychology
bwilhoit@utk.edu

Deborah Reed, PhD
Professor
Director, TRRC
Areas: Special Education, Literacy
dreed20@utk.edu

Kristen Secora, PhD
Assistant Professor
Areas: Audiology/Speech Pathology (AUSP), Communications Disorders, Deaf Studies, Special Education
ksecora@utk.edu

Angela Wegner, PhD
Center Director, CLEE
Area: Special Education
awegner1@utk.edu