2022-2023 Catalog

Oakley School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts Adjunct Faculty

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

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

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

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

Katherine A. Clark, Adjunct Instructor of English
A.A., Lorain County Community College
B.A., Saint Vincent College
M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Korey E. Cooper, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.S., M.S., Southwest University of Louisiana
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

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

Dayron Deaton-Owens, Adjunct Instructor of Sociology
B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

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

Brian P. Eastin, Adjunct Instructor of Political Science
B.A., University of Texas, Arlington
M.A., University of Dallas

Ted D. Edinger, Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.S., Bowling Green State University
M.A.T., University of Idaho, Moscow

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

Kim Y. Finch, Adjunct Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Sung-Shin Women's University, (Republic of Korea)
M.A., Fayetteville State University
C.A.S., University of Southern Maine
Ed.D., Vanderbilt University (Peaybody College)

Stephen B. Finch, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education
B.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

Michelle D. Gillis, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.S., Bethune-Cookman College
M.S., Nova Southeastern University
M.A.F., Sierra Nevada University
Ph.D., University of Florida

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

Avery-Ana H. Green, Adjunct Lecturer of Art
B.F.A., Cumberland University

D. Leny Hamm, Adjunct Lecturer of Art
A.S., Community College of the Air Force
A.S., Volunteer State Community College

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

Tara L. Henry, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., State University of New York, Buffalo

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

Taylor B. Howle, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.S., M.A., Tennessee Technological University

William P. Huber, Adjunct Lecturer 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

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 

Nicholas P. Krause, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., M.A., Colorado State University

Meredith Lewis, Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.F.A., Tennessee Technological University
M.F.A., Washington State University

Christopher T. Link, Adjunct Instructor of Social Science
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

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

C. Trevor McMurray, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.A., King College
M.S., M.B.A., University of the Cumberlands

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

Josh E. Nelson, Assistant Director of Athletic Bands
B.Mus., East Tennessee State University

Jared A. Oakes, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Welch College
M.A., University of Dallas

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

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

Di Ann C. Perry, Adjunct Lecturer of English
B.S.Ed., University of Tennessee, Martin

Bill R. Phillips, Adjunct Lecturer of Public Service Management
B.G.S., University of Nebraska, Omaha

Shelby H. Phillips, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.A., Union University
M.S., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
M.S., Lipscomb University

John A. Ray, Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.M., M.M., Samford University
M.A., Trevecca Nazarene University
D.M.A., University of Alabama

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

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

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

Brady M. Shrader, Adjunct Instructor of Political Science
B.A., Bluefield State University
M.A., Marshall University

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

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

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