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2017-2018 Academic Bulletin (Catalog) (Jan 2018) 
    
2017-2018 Academic Bulletin (Catalog) (Jan 2018) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Instructors for Academic Year 2017-2018


Abell, Amy Noel, Friend-Volunteer Assistant Professor, 2016; Doctor of Philosophy-Physiology & Biophysics, University of Iowa (1998) 

Ackerman, Terrence F, Professor, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, University of Rochester (1975) 

Adatrow, Pradeep Chitra, Associate Professor, 2006; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2008); Master of Public Health, University of Alabama - Birmingham (2005); Certificate in Prosthodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2014); Master of Science in Dentistry, Indiana University Purdue 2006

Adebiyi, Adebowale, Associate Professor, 2004; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, National University of Singapore (2004) 

Al Dayeh, Ayman Abdul Hamid, 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)   

Albritton, Lorraine, Professor, 1991; Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences, The University of Tennessee Knoxville (1986) 

Alexandrov, Anne Wheeler, Professor, 2014; Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Texas Woman’s University (2002); Master of Science in Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (1993); Bachelor of Science Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (1991)   

Almoazen, Hassan, Assistant Professor, 2007; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Long Island University (2002) 

Armstrong, William Earl, Professor, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience - Psychology, Michigan State University (1979) 

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

Bailey, James E, Professor, 1994; Master of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1992); Doctor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1990)   

Beranova, Sarka, Associate Professor, 1996; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of Akron (1995) 

Binkley Jr, Lesley H, 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 & Chair, 1994; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1992); Certificate in Periodontology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1994)   

Bowlin, Gary Lee, Friend-Professor, 2014; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, The University of Akron (1996) 

Brescia Jr, William Fred, Associate Professor, 2006; Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University (2002); Master of Science in Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin - Madison (1973)   

Bumgardner, Joel, Friend-Associate Professor, 2006; Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1994); Master of Science-Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1989)   

Bursac, Zoran, Professor, 2014; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center(2003); Master of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (1999);   

Cagna, David Richard, Professor & Associate Dean , 2004; Doctor of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina (1990); Master of Science in Prosthodontics, University of Texas HSC-San Antonio (2003); Certificate in Prosthodontics, University of Texas HSC-San Antonio (1994)   

Callaway, Joseph C, Associate Professor, 1995; Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, University of Washington (1989) 

Casenhiser, Devin Mark, Associate Professor, 2011; Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign (2004); Master of Arts in Classics, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign (1998)   

Chauhan, Subhash C, Professor, 2013; Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, H.N.B. Garhwal University (1997) 

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

Coday, Mathilda C, Professor, 1993; Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, University of Memphis (1992) 

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

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

Cox, John V, Associate Professor, 1989; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, University of Rochester (1984) 

Crowder, David H, Associate Professor, 1982; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1968); Master of Science in Orthodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1974)   

Curry, Amy DeJongh, Friend-Assistant Professor, 2001; Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis (1997) 

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

Davis, Robert Lowell, Professor, 2013; Doctor of Medicine, University of California - San Diego (1983) 

Diangelo, Denis J, Professor, 1993; Doctor of Philosophy, McMaster University (1993) 

Donaldson, Martin E., Associate Professor, 2003; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Detroit (1976); Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine (1978)   

Donkor, Isaac O, Professor, 1993; Doctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry, Duquesne University (1988) 

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

Eckstein, Eugene C, Friend-Professor, 1992; Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1975); Master of Science-Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1970) 

Ennis, Matthew, Professor and Chair, 2003; Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience, New York University (1988) 

Erickson, Mary Louise, Associate Professor, 1997; Doctor of Philosophy in Speech Science & Technology, University of Southern California (1989); Master of Music in Vocal Arts, University of Southern California (1984)   

Fan, Meiyun, Associate Professor, 2006; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2000) 

Fan, Zheng, Professor, 1998; Doctor of Philosophy-Medical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (1992) 

Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth A, Associate Professor, 2000; Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Ohio State University (1990) 

Foehring, Robert C, Professor and Vice Chair, 1988; Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience, University of Florida (1985) 

Funk, Amy J, Friend-Adjunct Assistant Professor , 2001; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University (1995); Bachelor of Science, Colorado State University (1990)   

Garcia-Godoy, Franklin, Professor & Associate Dean, 2009; Doctor of Philosophy-Biotechnology, University of Siena, Italy (2012); Doctor of Philosophy-Dental Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam (2012); Master of Science-Pediatric Dentistry, University of Illinois (1979); Certificate-Pedodontics, University of Illinois (1979)

Gatwood, Justin D, Assistant Professor, 2014; Doctor of Philosophy in Social & Administrative Sciences, University of Michigan (2014); Master of Public Health, The Ohio State University (2009)   

Ghadri, Najib, Assistant Professor, 2009; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Damascus, Syria (2008); Master of Dental Sciences, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2015); Certificate-Advanced Periodontology Program, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2015)   

Graff, Joyce Carolyn, Professor, 2001; Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, University of Kansas (2001); Master of Science in Nursing, University of Kansas (1988); Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Medical College of Georgia (1969)   

Hamilton, David J, Associate Professor, 2005; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Atlantic Veterinary College University of Prince Edward Island (1992) 

Hamman, Nathan Reed, Assistant Professor, 2004; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2007); Master of Dental Sciences - Orthodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2010)   

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

Hare, Marion Elizabeth, Associate Professor, 1981; Doctor of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1989); Master of Science in Epidemiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2004)   

Harkrider, Ashley W, Professor, 1994; Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of Texas at Austin (1999); Master of Arts in Audiology, University of Tennessee Knoxville (1995)   

Harris, Edward F, Professor Emeritus, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, Arizona State University (1977) 

Harris, Leonard, Friend-Assistant Professor, 2011; Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine (2005) 

Hartig, Margaret T, Professor, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1993); Master of Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1977); Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Kansas (1974)   

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

Hathaway, Donna K, University Distinguished Professor  , 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, University of Texas at Austin (1984); Master of Science-Nursing, University of Missouri (1980); Bachelor of Science-Nursing, University of Missouri (1971)   

Hedrick, Mark S, Professor, 1997; Doctor of Philosophy in Hearing & Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University (1991) 

Hevener, Kirk E, Assistant Professor, 2001; Doctor of Philosophy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2008); Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2005)   

Jensen, Mark Edward, Professor and Chair, 2015; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Minnesota (1976); Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota (1982); Master of Science-Major Plant Physiology, University of Minnesota (1973)   

Johnstone, Patti Michele, Associate Professor, 2006; Doctor of Philosophy in Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin - Madison (2006); Master of Arts in Communicative Disorders & Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo (1984)   

Jones, Byron C, Professor, 2014; Doctor of Philosophy-Psychology, University of Arizona (1975) 

Jones, Tamekia, Associate Professor, 2013; Doctor of Philosophy-Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham (2008) 

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)   

Karydis, Anastasios, Associate 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-Periodontology, University of California, San Francisco (2007)   

Kocak, Mehmet, Associate Professor, 2011; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis (2011) 

Korioth, Tom V., Professor & Director, 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)   

Laribee, Ronald N, Associate Professor, 2008; Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology & Immunology, Indiana University (2003); Bachelor of Science in Biology, Indiana University (1997)   

Lewis, James Douglas, Assistant Professor, 2015; Doctor of Philosophy in Speech and Hearing Science, The University of Iowa (2013); Doctor of Audiology, The University of Iowa (2010)   

Li, Wei, Professor, 1999; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Columbia University in the City of New York (1999) 

Lindner, Erno, Friend-Professor, 2005; Doctor of Science in Analytical Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1994); Doctor of Philosophy in Analytical Chemistry, Technical University of Budapest (1985)   

Livada, Rania, Friend-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)   

Lothstein, Leonard, Associate Professor, 1988; Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology, Vanderbilt University (1982) 

Lou, Jennifer Stewart Blakely, Assistant Professor, 2013; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2008) 

Loveless, Vivian S, Associate Professor, 1974; Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1976) 

Lowe, Tao Lu, Associate Professor, 2011; Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Chemistry, University of Helsinki Finland (1998) 

Lu, Yi, Associate Professor, 1995; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nebraska Medical Center (1992) 

Madlock-Brown, Charisse Renee, Assistant Professor, 2015; Doctor of Philosophy-Informatics, University of Iowa (2014); Master of Arts-Library & Information Science, University of Iowa (2008)   

Magid, Richard, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2005; Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2003) 

Marchesan, Melissa Andreia, Associate Professor, 2014; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil (1998); Master of Science-Endodontics, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil (2002)   

Marion, Tony N, Professor, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy-Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1982) 

McCarthy Maeder, Jillian Heather, Assistant Professor, 2011; Doctor of Philosophy in Human Sciences, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (2011); Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (2004)   

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

Meibohm, Bernd, Professor, 1999; Doctor of Natural Sciences, Technical University Carolo-Wilhelmina (1994) 

Mihalko, William M, Professor, 2008; Doctor of Philosophy, Virginia Commonwealth University (1993) 

Morshed, Bashir Iqbal, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2014; Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical, Carleton University, Ottawa Canada (2010); Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Windsor, Ontario Canada (2004)   

Mozhui, Khyobeni, Assistant Professor, 2003; Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2009) 

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) 

Nouer, Simonne S, Associate Professor, 2007; Doctor of Philosophy in Tropical Medicine, Federal University of Goias (2006) 

Ogg, Robert, Friend-Associate Professor, 2006; Doctor of Philosophy-Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia (1991) 

Paprocki, Gregory J, Assistant Professor, 2011; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Minnesota (1983) 

Parris, William G, Associate Professor, 1985; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1983); Master of Science in Orthodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1985)   

Patten, Elena, Demonstration Teacher, 2014; Doctor of Philosophy in Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2010) 

Pendley, Bradford Daniel, Friend-Assistant Professor, 2007; Doctor of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2007); Doctor of Philosophy in Analytical Chemistry, Cornell University (1992)   

Plyler, Patrick Norton, Professor, 2003; Doctor of Philosophy in Speech and Hearing Science, University of Tennessee Knoxville (1998); Master of Arts in Audiology, University of Tennessee Knoxville (1993); Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Auditory Pathology, East Carolina University (1992)   

Ragain Jr, James C, 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)   

Rao, Radhakrishna, Professor, 2000; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, The M.S. University of Baroda, India (1986/1987) 

Rehg, Jerold E, Friend-Professor, 1992; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri (1966) 

Reilly, Kevin Joseph, Assistant Professor, 2014; Doctor of Philosophy in Speech Science, University of Washington (2004) 

Reynolds, Rebecca B, Professor, 1994; Doctor of Education in Higher and Adult Education, University of Memphis (2008); Master of Health Administration, University of Memphis (1997); Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1993)   

Roan, Esra, Friend - Assistant Professor, 2010; Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati (2007) 

Rogers, Tiffani S, Friend-Adjunct Assistant Professor , 1998; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee University (1997); Bachelor of Science-Laboratory Animal Science, North Carolina A&T State University (1993)   

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

Saltuklaroglu, Tim, Professor, 2004; Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Sciences & Disorders, East Carolina University (2004) 

Sanford, Brooke A, Assistant Professor, 2010; Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis (2013); Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis (2008)   

Scalzo, Kathleen Faulkner, Assistant Professor, 2015; Doctor of Philosophy in Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington (2012) 

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

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

Schuetz, Erin Gallagher, Friend-Associate Professor, 1997; Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University (1983) 

Seagroves, Tiffany N, Associate Professor, 2005; Doctor of Philosophy in Cell & Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine (1999) 

Sen, Saunak, Professor, 2015; Doctor of Philosophy-Statistics, The University of Chicago (1998) 

Senogles, Susan E, Professor, 1989; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of Minnesota (1984) 

Sharp, Burt M, Professor, 1998; Doctor of Medicine, University of Cincinnati (1975) 

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

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, Richard A, Associate Professor, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy in Cell Biology, University of Memphis (1997); Master of Science-Biology, University of Memphis (1983; Bachelor of Science-Biology, University of Memphis (1979) 

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)   

Sullivan, Ryan David, Assistant Professor, 2011; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ross University (2011)  

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) 

Thomas, Edwin L, Professor, 1990; Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan (1970) 

Thomas, Fridtjof, Associate Professor, 2007; Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics, Stockholm University (2001) 

Thomason, Donald B, Professor, 1990; Doctor of Philosophy-Physiology & 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)   

Tolley, Elizabeth A, Professor, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (1981) 

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)   

Versluis, Antheunis, Professor, 2010; Doctor of Philosophy in Numerical Modelling and Process Analysis, University of Greenwich (1994); Bachelor of Science - Special Education-Communication Disorders    

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)   

Vinall, Craig V, Assistant Professor, 2014; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Texas A&M University (2009); Master of Dental Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2016); Certificate - Advanced Pediatric Dentistry Program, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2016)   

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

Wan, Jim Y, Professor, 1994; Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics, Yale University (1987) 

Wang, Junling, Professor, 2005; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland Baltimore (2005) 

Wasson, Joe L, Professor, 1964; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1960); Master of Science in Orthodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1962)   

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)   

White-Means, Shelley Irene, Professor, 1998; Doctor of Philosophy in Health Economics, Northwestern University (1983) 

Wicks, Mona N, Professor, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Wayne State University (1992) 

Wicks, Russell A, 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) 

Williams, John Leicester, Friend-Professor, 2009; Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University (1981) 

Williams, Richard A, Associate Professor, 1985; Master of Science-Orthodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science; Center (1985); Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1983)   

Wilson, Thaddeus A, Associate Professor, 2000; Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison (2000); Master of Science-Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1995)   

Yi, Ae-Kyung, Associate Professor, 2000; Doctor of Philosophy-Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (1993)