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2019-2020 Academic Bulletin (July 2019 Ed) 
    
2019-2020 Academic Bulletin (July 2019 Ed) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Instructors for Academic Year 2019-2020


Abhyankar, Vrushali Pavan, Assistant Professor, 2018; Master of Science-Oral Science, The University of Iowa (2016); Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Pune, India (1998); Master of Science-Prosthodontics, University of Mumbai, India (2003)       

Al Dayeh, Ayman Abdul Hamid, Assistant Professor & Dir, 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)       

Albin, Pamela Fly, Instructor, 2016; Bachelor of Science-Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1979)               

Albright, Jimmy E., Professor, 1974; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1963); Residency-Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bethesda Naval Hospital, MD (1973)           

Anderson, Kenneth M., Associate Professor And C, 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 P., Professor, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy-Biological Sciences-Microbiology, Mississippi State University (1981); Master of Science-Microbiology, West Virginia University (1974)           

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)            

Blanton, Alan O., Associate Professor, 2016; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1983)               

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

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

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

Brown, Daniel E., Associate Dean, 2011; Juris Doctor, University of Memphis (2000); Bachelor of Business Administration Finance, Memphis State University (1982)           

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)       

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

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

Christiansen, Cassandra H., 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)       

Citrin, Nechama S., Assistant Professor, 2017; Doctor of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (2012)               

Clark, Shawna Renee, Assistant Professor, 2009; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (5/25/2012)               

Claro-Woodruff, Wanda Irene, Associate Professor, 2016; Master of Science-Oral Biology, The University of California, Los Angeles (1987); Certificate/Residency-Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, University of California, Los Angeles (1987); Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (1977)       

Clemmons III, Joseph Virgil, Assistant Professor, 2018; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1987)               

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

Collins, Bobby Lee, 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 G., Professor, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy (Biochemistry), Purdue University (1969)               

Cosby, Harry T., Assistant Professor, 2017; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1988); Master of Science: Health, Physical Education & Recreation, Memphis State University (1982)           

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

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

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

Dean, Michael Joseph, Assistant Professor, 2018; Doctor of Dental Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis (1987)               

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

DeSchepper, Edward Joseph, Professor, 2013; Master of Science in Dentistry, Indiana University (2000); Master of Arts-Adult & Continuing Education (MAEd), University of Missouri - Kansas City (1987); Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Missouri - Kansas City (1981)       

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

Dormois, Larry David, Assoc 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)           

Duff, Marlin Franklin, Assistant Professor, 2016; Doctor of Dental Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Dentistry (1988)               

Dyer, Nakeshi L., Assistant Professor, 2011; Doctor of Education, University of Memphis (August 6, 2017); Master of Science - Counseling, University of Memphis (August 16, 2009)           

Fagala, Kyle David, Instructor, 2008; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2010); Master of Dental Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2013)           

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

Galvan, Ramon, Assistant Professor, 2018; Doctor of Dental Surgery, New York University (5/13/1993)               

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)       

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)               

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

Herr II, Michael J., Assistant Professor, 2008; Doctor of Philosophy-Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2013)               

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

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

Hollis, Wainscott, Associate Professor & Dir, 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, Professor, 2010; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2015); Doctor of Philosophy in Oral Science, University of Iowa (2004); Master of Science in Dental Public Health, University of Iowa (2001)       

Honig, Marcia G., Professor, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy-Neurobiology, Yale University (1980); Master of Philosophy, Yale University (1978)           

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-Endodontics, Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry (1989)           

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)           

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)       

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

Kimmelman, James R., Professor and Interim Cha, 1971; Doctor of Dental Surgery, West Virginia University (1965); Master of Science in Periodontology, University of Iowa (1969)           

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

Langham, Sue Elizabeth, Associate Professor, 2009; Doctor of Dental Medicine, University of Florida (1980)               

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

Malik, Kafait U., Professor, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy-Pharmacology, University of Sarajevo (1966); Master of Science-Pharmacology, University of Sarajevo (1966); Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Punjab (1961)       

Mancarella, Salvatore, Assistant Professor, 2013; Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical & Pathological Morphology, Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (2007)               

Mayall, Rebecca E., Assistant Professor, 2009; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2011)               

McBride, Michael A., Assoc Prof & Director, 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); Pediatric Dentistry Residency, Ohio State University (1993)           

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

McKinney, Jerry G., Assistant Professor, 2017; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (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 A., Assistant Professor, 2014; Master of Education, Christian Brothers University (2011); Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene, Indiana University (1979)           

Myers, Dayna D., Assistant Professor, 2014; Master of Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2016); Associate of Applied Sciences, The Northeast Mississippi Junior College (1983)           

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

O’Dell, Josanne Mildred, Assistant Professor, 2015; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Colorado (1990); Certificate-Endodontics, University of Southern California (1995)           

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

Park, Melburn R., Associate Professor, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, State University of New York at Buffalo (1974)               

Parthasarathi, Kaushik, Associate Professor, 2008; Doctor of Philosophy-Bioengineering, Pennsylvania State University (1999)               

Pennington, Vernon C., 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)               

Pledger II, James W., Associate Professor, 1999; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2001); Certificate-Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2005)           

Pourmotabbed, Tayebeh, Professor, 1989; Doctor of Philosophy-Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (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 C., Dean, 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 C., 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)           

Rollins, Gary N., Assistant Professor, 2012; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1975)               

Russell, Lynn S., Associate Prf. & Chair, 1977; Doctor of Education, University of Memphis (2016); 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 & Asst Dean, 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)           

Schaal, Kathleen L., Demonstration Teacher, 2018; Master of Science-Health Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1989); Bachelor of Science-Dental Hygiene, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (19780           

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

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

Selvidge, LeRoy A., Assistant Professor, 2012; Doctor of Dental Surgery, West Virginia University (1976)               

Shafter, Mohamed Amer, Assistant Professor, 2015; Bachelor of Oral Surgery & Dentistry, Al-Fateh University of Medical Sciences, Libya (2004); Doctor of Science in Dentistry-Prosthodontics, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (2015); Certificate-Advanced Graduate Study in Prosthodontics, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (2015)       

Shahrabi-Farahani, Shokoufeh, Associate Professor & Dir, 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)       

Shelton, Felicity Hope, Assistant Professor, 2004; Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2007); Master of Science- Endodontics, University of Maryland Baltimore (2010)           

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); Pediatric Dentistry Residency, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2020)           

Stein, Sidney H., 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, Edwin L., Professor, 1990; Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan               

Thomas, Elizabeth G., Instructor, 1993; Bachelor of Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1983); Dental Hygiene Certificate, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1971)           

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)           

Triplett, Orpheus L., Associate Professor, 2012; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Howard University (1983)               

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

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

Venturin, Jaqueline De Souza, Assistant Professor, 2017; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil (1997); Certificate-Temporal-Mandibular Dysfunction and Oral-Facial Pain, Conselho Federal de Odontologia, Brazil (2003)           

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)       

Wasson, Waletha, Professor and Dir, 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, 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., 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)       

Werlitz, Kiesha D., Instructor, 2017; Bachelor of Science-Dental Hygiene, Southern Illinois University (2001)               

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)           

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)