2024-2025 Catalog

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

Mackenzie Alcorn, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.A., University of Alabama
M.S., University of Tennessee

Flora R. Alvarez Gomez, Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad Bancaria de Mexico
M.Ed., Universidad Interbancaria para el Desarrollo
Ph.D., Universidad De La Singularidad Y Las Ciencias De La Complejidad

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

Sheila J. Calloway, Adjunct Instructor of Public Service Management
B.A., J.D., Vanderbilt University

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

Lacie Carpenter, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.M., M.M., Stephen F. Austin State University
M.S., Walden University
M.A., University of Limerick (Ireland)

Hannah G. Cole, Adjunct Instructor of English
A.A., Volunteer State Community College
B.A., Austin Peay State University
M.A., Tennessee Technological University

Thomas W. (Toby) Compton, Adjunct Instructor of Public Service Management
B.A., Lipscomb University
M.S.P., Cumberland University

Cindy F. Conley, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology

B.S., Central Missouri State University
M.S., Murray State University
M.A., Ed.S., Tennessee Technological University
Ph.D., Tennessee State University

Joseph Cortez, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Upper Iowa University
M.A., Arizona State University
Ed.D., University of Southern California

Karah Cox, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., University of South Florida
M.A., Arizona State 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

T. Eric Creel, Adjunct Instructor of Speech
A.S., Columbia State Community College
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.A., Austin Peay State University
Ph.D., Liberty University

Thomas R. Darden, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education
A.S., Motlow State Community College
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
M.Ed., Cumberland University

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

Susan A. DeMay, Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.A., Eckerd College
M.S., George Peabody College for Teachers
M.A., Tennessee Technological University

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

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

J. Brandon Elkins, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
A.A.S., Walters State Community College
B.S., Cumberland College
M.S., University of the Cumberlands

Karen E. Espenant, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Tennessee State University
M.B.A., M.F.A., Lipscomb University

John R. Essary, Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.F.A., M.A., Cumberland University

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

Nickye Goslin-Hamlet, Adjunct Instructor of Speech
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.Ed., Vanderbilt University

Carolyn B. Gregory, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.S.P., Cumberland University

Carol Harp, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
Ph.D., Tennessee State University

Carlita Harrington, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
M.S., Walden University

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

William P. Huber, Adjunct Lecturer of Music
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Taylor Johnson, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Cumberland University
M.A., University of South Florida

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 

Jason Jordan, Adjunct Instructor of Speech
B.A., Vanderbilt University
M.B.A., Mays Business School

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 Lockhart, Adjunct Instructor of Music
B.A., South Carolina State University
M.A., Tennessee State University

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

Tyler McNew, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., M.A., Tennessee Technological University

Joshua R. Mills, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., M.A., Tennessee Technological University

Michael Mullins, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
A.S., Volunteer State Community College
B.S., Bethel University
M.S.P., Cumberland University

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

Matthew Pace, Adjunct Instructor of History
A.S., Volunteer State Community College
B.S., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Jessica L. Padgett, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.Ed., University of Washington
M.S.E.S., Cumberland University

Johnny L. Park, Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.F.A., Middle Tennessee State University
M.F.A., University of Memphis

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

Debra J. Perry, Adjunct Instructor of Dance
B.F.A., M.S.Ed., University of Miami

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

J. Michael Pigg, Adjunct Instructor of Education
B.S., Lipscomb University
M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.Ed., Carson-Newman University
Ed.D., Lipscomb University

Ginger Pilarski, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
B.S., M.S., Grand Canyon University

Jennifer Ruch, Adjunct Instructor of History
B.A., M.A., Texas State University
Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University

Lena Russomanno, Adjunct Instructor of Political Science
A.S., Cumberland University
B.A., M.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Clint A. Satterfield, Adjunct Instructor of Education
B.S., University of North Alabama, Tuscaloosa
M.A., Ed.S., Tennessee Technological University
Ed.D., Union University

Patricia G. Shallenberger, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Cumberland University

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

Jason B. Smith, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education and Athletic Coaching
B.S., M.A., Ed.D., Tennessee State University

Stacey Sparkman, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
M.S., Lipscomb University

Christopher W. Tucker, Adjunct Instructor of History
B.A., Southern New Hampshire University
M.A.L.S., Dartmouth College
M.A., Clark University

Michael Vaughn, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education
B.S., M.S., Middle Tennessee State University

Joel F. Wade, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
M.S., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Kerrice D. Watson, Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education & Athletic Coaching
B.S., M.A.E., Cumberland University

Kaitlyn Wilkinson, Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice
B.A., M.A., American Military University

Sarah Wolfe, Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., M.S., East Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University

Alyssa Wood, Adjunct Instructor of Art
B.S., M.F.A., University of Miami

Amy Wood, Adjunct Instructor of English
M.A., Amherst College
M.F.A., Spalding University

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