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2015-2016 Academic Catalog (Jan 2016) 
    
2015-2016 Academic Catalog (Jan 2016) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Instructors for Academic Year 2015-2016


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Adsit, Karen, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1996; Doctor of Education, University of Houston (1991)

Al Dayeh, Ayman, Assistant Professor, 2014; Doctor of Philosophy in Oral Biology, University of Washington (2012); Master of Science in Dentistry, University of Washington (2011); Bachelor of Oral and Dental Surgery, Beirut Arab University (2003)

Albright, Jimmy E., Professor, 1974; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1963)

Anderson, Kenneth Mark, Associate Professor, 2003; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1989); Master of Science in Dentistry, Ohio State University (2003)

Aubertin, Mary A., Associate Professor, 2002; Doctor of Dental Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis (1988)

Babu, Jegdish, Professor, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences - Microbiology, Mississippi State University (1981)

Bland, Paul S., Associate Professor and Chair, 1994; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1992); Certificate in Periodontology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1994)

Blen, Bernard J., Associate Professor, 2000; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1968)

Braxton, Ashanti D., Assistant Professor, 2011; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry (2008)

Brooks, Jeffrey H., Associate Professor, 2008; Doctor of Dental Medicine, The University of Mississippi (1988); Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1992)

Burrows, John Michael, Assistant Professor, 2001; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2002) Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2005)

Burton, Eddie L., Associate Professor, 1976; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Iowa (1976)

Calhoun, Cynthia, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1993; Doctor of Education in Higher and Adult Education, University of Memphis (2003); Master of Arts in Sociology, University of Memphis (1976); Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Fisk University (1974)

Callahan III, William, Assistant Professor, 2012; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1984)

Christian, James Mintzer, Associate Professor, 2010; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Temple University (1978); Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut (1981)

Clement, David, Professor, 2012; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Minnesota (1981); Certificate in Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1992)

Cohen, James, Associate Professor, 1968; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1967)

Collins, Bobby, Professor, 2008; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Iowa (1975); Master of Science in Teaching, University of Memphis (1969); Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Memphis (1965)

Cook, George A., Professor, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Auburn University (1974)

Cooper, Terrance, Professor, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Purdue University (1969)

Covington, John, Professor and Associate Dean, 1981; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1981); Master of Science in Individual Studies, University of Memphis (1977)

Crim, Susan, Teaching Associate, 2008; Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Organizational Development, University of Louisville (2006); Bachelor of Science in Health Education, East Tennessee State University (1974); Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene, East Tennessee State University (1974)

Dabbous, Mustafa K., Professor, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1967)

Dalton, Frank, Assistant Professor, 2013; Doctor of Dental Medicine, University of Mississippi (1983)

Dehghan, Mojdeh, Associate Professor, 2005; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Baylor College of Dentistry (1990)

DeSchepper, Ed, Professor and Associate Dean, 2013; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Missouri - Kansas City (1981); Master of Science in Operative Dentistry, Indiana University (2000)

Dingeldein, Patricia P., Assistant Professor, 2012; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1984)

Fagala, Kyle David, Instructor, 2008; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2010)

Ford, John C., Assistant Professor, 2010; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1981)

George, Lloyd, Professor and Associate Dean, 2002; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (1976)

Gregory, Paul N., Assistant Professor, 1993; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Missouri - Kansas City (1971); Master of Health Administration, University of Memphis (1998)

Handman (Nettles), Risa, Assistant Professor, 2014; Master of Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2007); Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, Georgia Regents University - Medical College of Georgia (1993)

Hamre, Kristin Marie, Associate Professor, 1991; Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomy, University of Iowa (1991)

Harrison, Janet A., Professor and Chair, 2002; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (1981)

Hart, Glenn T., Associate Professor, 1972; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1970)

Hassid, Aviv I., Professor, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of Minnesota (1974)

Hatch, Robert H., Assistant Professor, 2007; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1977)

Herron, Paul, Associate Professor, 1989; Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience-Psychology, Michigan State University (1980)

Hilger, Terrence, Associate Professor, 2011; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Case Western Reserve (1969)

Holder-Ballard, Cassandra B., Associate Professor, 1996; Doctor of Education in Higher and Adult Education, University of Memphis (2006); Master of Public Health Administration, University of Memphis (1990); Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, Tennessee State University (1984)

Hollis, Wainscott, Assistant Professor, 2005; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1991); Master of Dental Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2015)

Hong, Liang, Associate Professor, 2010; Doctor of Philosophy in Oral Science, University of Iowa (2004); Master of Science in Dental Public Health, University of Iowa (2001)

Honig, Marcia, Professor, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology, Yale University (1980)

Hori, Roderick T., Associate Professor, 1998; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, University of California San Diego (1993)

Huang, George, Professor and Director, 2012; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Taipei Medical University (1983); Master of Science in Dentistry in Endodontics, Boston University (1989); Certificate of Advanced Study in Endodontics, Boston University (1988)

Jain, Vinay, Associate Professor, 2007; Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (2003); Master of Dental Surgery in Prosthodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2010)

Jensen, Mark Edward, Professor and Chair, 2015; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Minnesota (1976)

Kamala Raghavan, Sajeesh Kumar, Associate Professor, 2012; Doctor of Philosophy in Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia (2006); Master of Science in Medical Informatics, Erasmus University (2002)

Karunagaran, Sanjay, Assistant Professor, 2012; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry (2009); Master of Science in Dentistry, Indiana University (2008)

Kemp, Phillip A., Instructor, 2009; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1988)

Khuri, Ayda, Teaching Associate, 2008; Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2002); Master of Arts in Anthropology, University of Memphis (1985)

Kimmelman, James R., Professor, 2005; Doctor of Dental Surgery, West Virginia University (1965); Master of Science in Periodontology, University of Iowa (1969)

Korioth, Tom V., Professor, 2013; Doctor of Philosophy in Oral Physiology/Occlusion, University of British Columbia (1992); Dental Surgeon, University Cayetano Heredia (1984); Certificate in Prosthodontics, University of Minnesota (2002)

Langham, Sue E., Assistant Professor, 2009; Doctor of Dental Medicine, University of Florida (1980)

Lee, Marilyn D., Professor, 1984; Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1980); Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1974)

Livada, Rania, Associate Professor, 2011; Doctor of Dental Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2003); Master of Science in Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham (2009); Certificate in Periodontology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry (2008)

Lloyd, Adam, Associate Professor and Chair, 2009; Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Wales (1994); Master of Science, Baylor College of Dentistry (2003); Certificate in Endodontics, Texas A & M University-Baylor College of Dentistry (2001)

Malik, Kafait U., Professor, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, University of Sarajevo (1966)

Maness, Holland, Associate Professor, 2013; Doctor of Dental Medicine, Georgia Health Sciences University (2002); Certificate in Orthodontics, Medical College of Georgia (2007)

Marchesan, Melissa A., Associate Professor, 2014; Dental Surgeon, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (1998); Master of Science in Dentistry - Endodontics, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (2002)

McBride, Michael A., Associate Professor, 2003; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1982); Certificate in Combined Prosthodontics, VA Medical Center, Memphis TN (1994)

McCann Jr., Billy Westmoreland, Assistant Professor, 2015; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1991)

McGuire, Judith W., Associate Professor, 2012; Doctor of Dental Medicine, Medical College of Georgia (1977)

Migliorati, Cesar A., Professor and Chair, 2009; Dental Surgeon, University of Sao Paulo (1972); Master of Science in Oral Biology, University of California San Francisco (1984)

Migliorati, Erica Krohn Jany, Assistant Professor, 2010; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (1973)

Miles, Michelle, Assistant Professor, 2014; Master of Science in Health Education & Promotion, Mississippi State University (2013); Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1993)

Miller, David, Assistant Professor, 2004; Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1984)

Mobilian, Beth, Assistant Professor, 2014; Master of Education, Christian Brothers University (2011); Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene, Indiana University (1979)

Myers, Dana D, Instructor, 2014; Master of Dental Hygiene Education (in progress),  University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Mississippi (1985); Associate Degree in Health Related Sciences/Dental Hygiene, Northeast Mississippi Community College (1983)

Nelson, David R., Professor, 1994; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1985)

Nelson, Randall J., Professor, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomy, Vanderbilt University (1980)

Noyes, Williams Howard, Assistant Professor, 2013; Doctor of Dental Surgery, West Virginia University (1983)

O’Connell, Kristen, Associate Professor, 2008; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, University of Rochester (2003); Master of Science-Pharmacology, University of Rochester (2000)

O’Dell, Josanne Mildred, Assistant Professor, 2015; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Colorado (1990)

Owens, Barry Mark, Professor, 1990; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1986)

Pennington, Vernon, Assistant Professor, 1985; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1984)

Phebus, Jeffrey G., Associate Professor, 1988; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1987)

Pifer, Linda W., Professor, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center (1972)

Pourmotabbed, Tayebeh, Professor, 1989; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore (1986)

Radic, Marko Z., Associate Professor, 2000; Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences, University of California Irvine (1987); Bachelor of Science in Genetics, University of California, Davis (1982)

Ragain Jr, James, Associate Professor, 2013; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1984); Doctor of Philosophy in Oral Biology, Ohio State University (1998); Master of Science in Restorative Dentistry, University of Michigan (1991)

Redmond, David C., Assistant Professor, 2007; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1981)

Robbins Jr., Morris L., Professor, 2001; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1958)

Robinson, Quinton, Associate Professor, 1986; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1984); Master of Science in Orthodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1988)

Russell, Lynn, Assistant Professor, 1977; Master of Education, Christian Brothers University (2010); Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1977); Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1975)

Ryan, James Patrick, Professor, 1988; Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1985)

Sadeghi, Mehdi, Assistant Professor, 2001; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1998)

Scarbecz, Mark, Professor, 1999; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University of Arizona (1991); Master of Arts in Sociology, University of Arizona (1983)

Scroggs, Reese Schiller, Associate Professor, 1992; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, University of Illinois at Chicago (1989)

Seeberg, John Douglas, Assistant Professor, 2010; Doctor of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (1969)

Seeberg, Marcia Scott, Instructor, 2010; Master of Science in Counseling Psychology, Nova Southeastern University (1989)

Selecman, Audrey, Assistant Professor, 2001; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2004); Master of Dental Surgery in Prosthodontics , University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2007)

Shahrabi-Farahani, Shokoufeh, Assistant Professor, 2013; Doctor of Medical Science, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (2013); Doctor of Dental Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences  & Health Services (1996); Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (2013)

Sharp, Harry K., Professor, 1983; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1971); Certificate in Pedodontics, University of Alabama-Birmingham (1977)

Shelton, Felicity H., Assistant Professor, 2014; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2007),;Master of Science IN Biomedical Science , University of Maryland, Baltimore (2010)

Shiloah, Jacob, Professor, 1977; Doctor of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine (1971); Certificate in Periodontology, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (1977)

Shintaku, Werner Harumiti, Associate Professor, 2011; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Sao Paulo (1998); Master of Science in Dental Diagnostic Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (2010)

Simon, James F., Professor, 2000; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Iowa (1969); Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, University of New Orleans (1982)

Smith, Robert K., Assistant Professor, 1987; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1982)

Smith, Robert Wood, Assistant Professor, 1978; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Howard University (1973)

Smith, Toddrick, Assistant Professor, 2004; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2007)

Stegman, Elaine C., Assistant Professor, 1999; Master of Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2010); Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1977)

Stein, Sidney H., Associate Professor, 1998; Doctor of Dental Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis (1982); Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester (1992); Master of Science, University of Rochester (1989)

Suttle Jr, Dale Parker, Associate Professor, 1993; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin (1975)

Sweatman, Trevor W., Professor, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Pharmacology, Southampton University Medical School (1981)

Tipton, David A., Professor, 1984; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1978); Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, University of Memphis (1988)

Thomas, Elizabeth, Instructor, 1993; Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1983)

Thomason, Donald, Professor, 1990; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine (1986)

Trojan, Terry Martin, Associate Professor and Chair, 2009; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Michigan (1970); Master of Science in Orthodontics, University of Michigan (1974)

Tylka, Daniel F., Professor, 2013; Doctor of Dental Medicine, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (1983); Certificate in TMJ & Craniofacial Pain, University of Minnesota (1988)

Versluis, Antheunis, Professor, 2010; Doctor of Philosophy in Numerical Modelling and Process Analysis, University of Greenwich (1994)

Versluis, Daranee, Associate Professor, 2010; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Chulalongkorn University (1987); Doctor of Philosophy in Oral Biology, University of Minnesota (1998); Master of Science in Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1991)

Wasson, Waletha, Associate Professor, 1988; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1979); Master of Science in Restorative Dentistry, University of Michigan (2001); Master in Public Administration, University of Memphis (1988)

Waters, Christopher, Professor, 1999; Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University (1991)

Waters, Robert S., Professor, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy in Biobehavioral Science, University of Connecticut (1978)

Weeda, Lawrence W., Professor and Chair, 1998; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Missouri - Kansas City (1974); Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of the Navy, Portsmouth, Virginia 1984

Wells, Martha H., Associate Professor, 2010; Doctor of Dental Medicine, Georgia Health Sciences University (2006); Master of Science in Restorative Dentistry, Ohio State University (2008); Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, Ohio State University/Nationwide Children’s Hospital (2008)

Wicks, Russell Anthony, Professor and Chair, 1993; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1978); Master of Science in Prosthodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1993)

Woods, Marjorie A., Professor, 1987; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1984)

Yates, Jere L., Associate Professor, 1986; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1972); Master of Science in Pedodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1975)