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2016-2017 Academic Catalog (Jan 2017) 
    
2016-2017 Academic Catalog (Jan 2017) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Instructors for Academic Year 2016-2017


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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)

Binkley, Lesley, Assistant Professor, 1978; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1974); Master of Science, Ohio State University (1978)

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)

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)

Claro-Woodruff, Wanda, Associate Professor, 2016; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of California-Los Angeles (1977)

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)

Dormois, Larry, Associate Professor, 1979; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1975); Master of Science-Pedodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1981)

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

Ferreira, Cimara F, Associate Professor, 2010; Doctor of Philosophy-Dental Implantology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2007); Master of Science-Dental Implantology, Unversidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2004)

Ghadri, Najib, Assistant Professor, 2009; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Damascus, Syria; Master of Dental Sciences, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2015); Certificate-Advanced Periodontology Program, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2015)

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

Hamilton, Bruce N, Assistant Professor, 2015; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1976)

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

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)

Hill, Anne, Assistant Professor, 2015; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1983)

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, Associate 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)

Jones, Vickie E, Assistant Professor, 2013; Bachelor of Science-Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2000)

Karydis, Anastasios, Assistant Professor, 2008; Doctor of Philosophy-Oral & Craniofacial Science, University of California, San Francisco (2009); Master of Science-Oral & Craniofacial Science, University of California, San Francisco (2004); Certificate in Periodontology, University of California, San Francisco (2007)

Kemp, Phillip A, Friend - 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, 1971; 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, 1982; 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)

Miles, Michelle, Assistant Professor, 2008; Master of Science in Health Education & Promotion, Mississippi State University (2013); Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1993)

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, Associate Professor, 2007; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1981)

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, Associate Professor and Chair, 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)

Schafer, Duane, Associate Professor, 2016; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Ohio State University (1983); Certificate-Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Naval Postgraduate Dental School (1996)

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, 1979; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1971); Certificate in Pedodontics, University of Alabama-Birmingham (1977)

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

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

Umsted, David, Assistant Professor, 2011; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1977)

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

Versluis, Daranee, 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)

Walinski, Christopher, Associate Professor, 2015; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Ohio University (1989)

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, Larry K, Assistant Professor, 2011; Doctor of Dental Medicine, The University of Mississippi Medical Center (2006); Master of Science, Ohio State University (2010)

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, 1978; 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, 1985; 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)