Faculty

Lynn Hodge, PhD
Department Head and Professor, Math Education; Director, Center for Enhancing Education in Mathematics and Sciences

Tara Moore, PhD, BCBA-D
Associate Department Head, Programs, Recruitment, and Data; Associate Professor, Special Education, and Director, Tennessee Tiered Supports Center

Stewart Waters, PhD
Associate Department Head and Associate Professor, Social Science Education

Kristin Rearden, PhD
Assistant Department Head and Clinical Professor, STEM Education/Science

Janine Al-Aseer, PhD
Director of University-Assisted Community Schools and Clinical Assistant Professor

Sherry Mee Bell, PhD
CEHHS Director of Literacy Initiatives and Professor, Special Education

David F. Cihak, PhD
CEHHS Associate Dean, Professional Licensure; Director, Graduate School of Education and Professor, Special Education

Mari Beth Coleman, PhD
Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor, Special Education

Susan Groenke, PhD
Director, Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Professor, English Education

Frances Harper, PhD
TPTE Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor, STEM Education/Math

Theresa Hopkins, PhD
Co-Coordinator of VolsTeach and Clinical Associate Professor, VolsTeach, STEM Education/Math

Joshua Kenna, PhD
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor, Social Science Education

Yolanda Kirkpatrick, PhD
Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies; Co-Coordinator of VolsTeach and Clinical Associate Professor, VolsTeach, STEM Education/Science

Judson Laughter, PhD
CEHHS Director of Faculty Affairs and Professor, English Education

Deborah Reed, PhD
Professor, Senior Literacy Scholar and Director of the Tennessee Reading Research Center

David Smith, PhD
Director of the Center on Deafness and Research Professor, Deaf Studies

Donna Alderman, MEd
Senior Lecturer, Special Education and Special Education Internship Supervisor

Ashlee Anderson, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Cultural Studies in Educational Foundations

Mehmet Aydeniz, PhD
Professor, STEM Education/Science

Pamela Bazis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Literacy Education

Joy Bertling, PhD
Assistant Professor, Art Education

Stergios Botzakis, PhD
Professor, Literacy Education

Alexis Boucher, PhD
Assistant Professor, Special Education

David Bowers, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Math

Amy Broemmel, PhD
Associate Professor, Elementary and Literacy Education

Clara Lee Brown, EdD
Associate Professor, ESL Education

James Coda, PhD
Assistant Professor, World Languages and ESL

Samantha Cooper, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Literacy Education

Missy D. Cosby, PhD
Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Math

Jeffrey Davis, PhD
Professor, Deaf Studies

Miranda Davis
Lecturer, Literacy Education

Elizabeth Dyer, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Math

Calvin Farley, MS
Senior Lecturer, Deaf Studies

Amanda Galbraith, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Art Education

April Haggard, MA
Senior Lecturer, Deaf Studies and ASL Program Coordinator

Enilda Romero-Hall, PhD
Associate Professor, STEM Education/Learning, Design, and Technology

Leala Holcomb, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Deaf Studies

Jennifer Jordan, PhD
Clinical Professor, Elementary and Literacy Education

Nicholas Kim, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Math Education; CEEMS Research & Project Coordinator; East TN STEM Hub Assistant Director

Geri Landry, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor and Art, Math and Social Science Education JEP Coordinator

James A. Larsen, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, STEM Education/Math

Alex Lishinski, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Association, STEM Education/Educational Technology

Elizabeth MacTavish, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, STEM Education/ Science, Educational Technology, & VolsTeach

Amy Maples, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Associate and East TN STEM Hub Coordinator

Linda McClanahan, EdS
Clinical Supervisor, Elementary Education

Sukanya Moudgalya, PhD
Assistant Professor, STEM ed/Learning, Design, and Technology

Julie Owens, PhD
Assistant Professor, Special Education

Megan Wylie Potts, MS, RID: NIC, ASLTA
Lecturer, Deaf Studies and Educational Interpreting Program Coordinator

Shalaunda Reeves, PhD
Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Educational Technology

Amanda Rigell, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Elementary Education

Joshua Rosenberg, PhD
Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Science

Kristen Secora, PhD
Assistant Professor, Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Special Education

Cheryl Shahan, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Deaf Studies

Michael Skyer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Deaf Studies

Cate Smith, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Special Education

Francheska Starks, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cultural Studies in Educational Foundations, Children's and Young Adult Literature & Elementary Education

William (Bill) Stricklen, MA
Senior Lecturer, Deaf Studies

Ethan Swafford, MS
Lecturer, Deaf Studies

Zoi Traga-Philippakos, PhD
Associate Professor, Literacy Education

Allison Varnes, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, English Education and Children's & Young Adult Literature

Kelly Wallace, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Elementary and English Education

Kimberly A. Wolbers, PhD
Professor, Deaf Studies

Rachel Wong, PhD
Assistant Professor, STEM Education/Learning, Design, and Technology