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304 Administration Building
University of TN at Martin
Martin, TN 38238
(731) 881-7615
Director: Bud Grimes
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Office of University Relations - A Guide to Speakers and Sources

This guide is designed to acquaint the news media with the wide range of human resources available at the University of Tennessee at Martin. In addition to the news media, service organizations, municipalities and others will find this guide useful in the selection of speakers or experts for various projects and/or meetings.

The guide is prepared in alphabetical order by general topic and broken down into subtopics. For assistance in making contacts or for more information call the Office of University Relations at (731) 881-7615.

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	AEROSPACE

	ROBERT ALLEN LEMASTER
	Professor of Engineering Department of Engineering Office phone: 881-7382 Aerospace applications of science and technology (20 years of experience on Air Force, Star Wars and NASA projects) How the lessons learned in sports correlate with what's required to be successful in science and technology fields of employment

	AGRICULTURE

	TIMOTHY N. BURCHAM
	Interim Chair of the Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources /Professor of Agricultural Engineering Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7260 GPS/GIS in Agriculture and Natural Resources Land Surveying and Geomatics Graduate Programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources Systems Management

	PAULA GALE
	Professor of Soil Science Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7326 Soil Science; Soil Conservation; Soil Fertility Wetlands; Land Use Composting; Environmental Education

	JOEY E. MEHLHORN
	Chairholder, Gil Parker Chair of Excellence in Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources/Professor of Agricultural Economics Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7275 Agricultural Policy Issues Agricultural Management and Marketing Issues International Agriculture

	RICHARD SHADDEN
	Professor of Agricultural Engineering Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7264 Management and Treatment of Biodegradable Agricultural Waste Composting

	ART

	LANE LAST
	Professor of Art Department of Visual and Theatre Arts Office phone: 881-7489 Visual Art Graphic Design Computer / Media Arts

	DIANE SHAW
	Associate Professor of Art Department of Visual and Theatre Arts Office phone: 881-7417 Studio Arts (Drawing and Painting) Art Education (K-College) Public Relations / Grant Writing for an Art Museum

	ATHLETICS

	JERRY CARPENTER
	Head Golf Coach Office of Intercollegiate Athletics Office phone: 881-7665 High School Athletics, TSSAA, Referee Games

	PHIL DANE
	Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Office of Intercollegiate Athletics Office phone: 881-7661 UT Martin Athletics, NCAA Rules

	ROBERT ALLEN LEMASTER
	Professor of Engineering Department of Engineering Office phone: 881-7382 How the lessons learned in sports correlate with what's required to be successful in science and technology fields of employment

	ATHLETIC TRAINING / SPORTS MEDICINE

	JANET RASMUSSEN-WILBERT, Ed.D., ATC, LAT
	Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance/Athletic Training Department of Health and Human Performance Office phone: 881-7339 Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Allied Health Care Professions Preparation; Clinical Internships

	BIOFUELS

	TIMOTHY N. BURCHAM
	Interim Chair of the Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources /Professor of Agricultural Engineering Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7260 Biofuels and Energy

	JOEY E. MEHLHORN
	Chairholder, Gil Parker Chair of Excellence in Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources / Professor of Agricultural Economics Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7275 Biofuels

	RICHARD SHADDEN
	Professor of Agricultural Engineering Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7264 Production and Use of Renewable Bio-energy Resources – Methane, Ethanol and Biodiesel

	BIOLOGY

	JOHN L. COLLINS
	Professor of Biology Department of Biological Sciences Office phone: 881-7172 Genetics, Molecular Biology, DNA Technology

	ANN GATHERS
	Associate Professor of Biology Department of Biological Sciences Office phone: 881-7178 Email: agathers@utm.edu Human anatomy and physiology Nervous system – brain and spinal cord Vision

	JENNIFER GREENWOOD
	Associate Professor of Biology Department of Biological Sciences Office phone: 881-7175 Email: jgreenwood@utm.edu Algae Human Impact on Freshwater Ecosystems

	H. DAWN WILKINS
	Associate Professor of Biology Department of Biological Sciences Office phone: 881-7188 Conservation Biology Ornithology: Natural History of Cavity Nesting Birds

	BREAST CANCER

	VICTORIA SENG
	Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs/Dean, Graduate Studies/Professor of Nursing Office phone: 881-7855 Breast Cancer Issues

	BUSINESS / FINANCE

	MAHMOUD M. HADDAD
	Professor of Finance Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7249 Finance, Business

	THOMAS H. PAYNE
	Chairholder, Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking/Interim Chair of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science/Professor of Finance Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7324 Globalization, International Finance, Stock and Bond Markets, Trends in Higher Education-Economic Update, Banking, Federal Reserve Policy, Personal Finance, Technology in Banking and Financial Services

	PHILIP J. YOUNG
	Chairholder, Tom E. Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise/Professor of Finance Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7228 Financial Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

	BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

	P. MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH
	Professor of Management Department of Management, Marketing, Computer Science, and Information Systems Office phone: 881-7325 Human Resource Management Organizational Effectiveness and Environmental Sustainability Business Ethics, Power and Politics in Organizations Leadership Organizational Communication, Employee Motivation, Teams, Industrial Psychology Time Management

	KIATTISAK PHONGKUSOLCHIT
	Assistant Professor of Management Department of Management, Marketing, Computer Science, and Information Systems Office phone: 881-7209 Production and Service Operations Management

	CHILDREN / YOUTH

	STUART CURRIE
	Assistant Professor of Human Performance Department of Health and Human Performance Office phone: 881-1858 Issues in Youth Sport

	ELAINE HARRISS
	Chair, Department of Music Professor of Music Department of Music Office phone: 881-7402 What Can Music Do for Children?

	CIVIL RIGHTS / RACIAL RELATIONS

	DAVID BARBER
	Associate Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7465 Civil Rights Racial Relations

	CLIMATE

	TODD ALBERT
	Assistant Professor of Meteorology Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7438 Climate, Meteorology, Climate Change, and Global Warming Glaciers, Mountain Glaciers, and the Greenland Ice Sheet Satellite and Field-based Observations of Glaciers, Climate, and Meteorology

	COLLEGE PREPARATION

	JUDY RAYBURN
	Director of Admissions Office of Admissions Office phone: 881-7032 Getting Ready for College

	COMMUNICATIONS

	TERESA COLLARD
	Assistant Professor of Communications Department of Communications Office phone: 881-7557 Leadership and Interpersonal Communications, Public Speaking Skills, Self-Esteem

	RODNEY FREED
	Instructor of Communications Department of Communications Office phone: 881-7532 Television Production, Directing and Editing, Photojournalism (video and still)

	JENIFER HART, LMSW
	Clinical Coordinator of Counseling Services Student Health and Counseling Services Office phone: 881-7750 Being an Effective Communicator

	JEFF HOYER
	Associate Professor of Communications Department of Communications Office phone: 881-7533 Understanding internal communications in a corporation dealing with employee morale Tools and techniques in building relationships inside and outside of the company Using newsletters to promote the corporate agenda Management skills and techniques in working with hard-to-work-with employees How small companies can build a big-company image on a shoestring Techniques and tips to improve corporate proposal writing

	J. PRESTON PRATHER
	Professor Emeritus of Science Education Home phone: 731-588-1131 The Primary Importance of the Secondary Audience: A Key Factor in Public Relations and Communications

	RICHARD ROBINSON
	Assistant Professor of Communications Department of Communications Office phone: 881-7555 Radio Broadcasting Broadcast News Media Propaganda Efforts; Political Media Campaigns

	COMPUTERS

	SHANNON BURGIN
	Chief Information Officer/Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Information Technology Services Office phone: 881-7890 Technology – Software, Hardware, Networks, Servers, Training, Labs, Electronic Communication, Web Sites Information Technology Organizational Structures

	STEVE HOLT
	Director of Web Services Instructional Technology Center Office phone: 881-7609 General Technology Technological Change Web Design

	BOB MOSELEY
	IT Administrator III Information Technology Services Office phone: 881-7852 Computers, Viruses, Networks, Hackers

	CONFLICT RESOLUTION / PREVENTION

	TERESA COLLARD
	Assistant Professor of Communications Department of Communications Office phone: 881-7557 Conflict Resolution

	JENIFER HART, LMSW
	Clinical Coordinator of Counseling Services Student Health and Counseling Services Office phone: 881-7750 Conflict Prevention and Management

	DISTANCE LEARNING

	TIMOTHY N. BURCHAM
	Interim Chair of the Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources /Professor of Agricultural Engineering Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7260 Computer Technologies for Online / Distance Education

	TOMMY CATES
	Executive Director, Office of Extended Campus and Online Studies/Professor of Management Office phone: 881-7638 Online Degree Programs

	BRIAN DONAVANT
	Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Department of Behavioral Sciences Office phone: 881-3510 Email: bdonavant@utm.edu Online Education; Online Training

	DERRICK HEAD
	Assistant Director, Online Studies Office phone: 881-7959 Online Degree Programs

	ECOLOGY

	H. DAWN WILKINS
	Associate Professor of Biology Department of Biological Sciences Office phone: 881-7188 Animal Ecology

	ECONOMICS

	CAHIT ERKAL
	Professor of Physics Department of Chemistry and Physics Office phone: 881-7432 Chaos Applied to Financial Markets

	MAHMOUD M. HADDAD
	Professor of Finance Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7249 Economics and Finance

	THOMAS H. PAYNE
	Chairholder, Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking/Interim Chair of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science/Professor of Finance Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7324 Globalization, Stock and Bond Markets, Trends in Higher Education-Economic Update, Banking, Federal Reserve Policy

	PHILIP J. YOUNG
	Chairholder, Tom E. Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise/Professor of Finance Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7228 Money and Banking, Federal Reserve Policy

	EDUCATION

	STUART CURRIE
	Assistant Professor of Human Performance Department of Health and Human Performance Office phone: 881-1858 Physical Education Coaching Education

	BRIAN DONAVANT
	Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Department of Behavioral Sciences Office phone: 881-3510 Email: bdonavant@utm.edu Adult Education

	CAHIT ERKAL
	Professor of Physics Department of Chemistry and Physics Office phone: 881-7432 Gifted Education

	J. PRESTON PRATHER
	Professor Emeritus of Science Education Home phone: 731-588-1131 Review of the History and Philosophy of Science, with Implications for 21st Century Science Teaching and Learning Implications of the “Industrial” and “Constructivist” Concepts of Education for Curriculum and Instruction

	BETH N. QUICK
	Chair of the Department of Educational Studies/Associate Professor Department of Educational Studies Office phone: 881-7210 Teacher Education; Early Childhood Education Educational Policy and Advocacy Emergent Literacy

	THOMAS RAKES
	Chancellor, University of Tennessee at Martin Office phone: 881-7500 What's Next: What Works and What Doesn't

	ENVIRONMENT

	TIMOTHY N. BURCHAM
	Interim Chair of the Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources/Professor of Agricultural Engineering Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7260 Onsite Waste Water Treatment Systems

	PAULA GALE
	Professor of Soil Science Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7326 Environmental Education Wetlands, Soil Science, Soil Conservation

	JENNIFER GREENWOOD
	Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Office phone: 881-7175 Email: jgreenwood@utm.edu Algae Human Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems

	EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY

	ROSEMARY GRAY
	Equity and Diversity Officer/Title VI Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator/ADA Coordinator Office of Equity and Diversity Office phone: 881-3305 Email: rgray20@utm.edu or equityanddiversity@utm.edu Website: www.utm.edu/departments/equalopp/ Equal opportunity and diversity

	JENIFER HART, LMSW
	Clinical Coordinator of Counseling Services Student Health and Counseling Services Office phone: 881-7750 Diversity Training

	EVOLUTION

	MICHAEL A. GIBSON
	Professor of Geology Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7435 Geology and Geologic History of Tennessee Evolution

	FOLKLORE

	J. PRESTON PRATHER
	Professor Emeritus of Science Education Home phone: 731-588-1131 The Last Days of Mr. Ray Hicks, Dean of Traditional American Storytelling

	FOREIGN LANGUAGES

	ROBERT D. PECKHAM
	Professor of French Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages Office phone: 881-7424 Why study a foreign language? The Role of Digital Communication Technology in Language Learning

	FOREIGN POLICY / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

	ALICE-CATHERINE CARLS
	Tom Elam Distinguished Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7472 Russian Foreign Policy; European Foreign Policy U.S. Foreign Policy (Current and Historical Background) Cold War Holocaust Studies The Silk Road of the 21st Century

	DAVID COFFEY
	Chair of the Department of History and Philosophy/Professor of History Office phone: 881-7342 American History; War and Military History Latin American and Mexican History; Current Events and Culture Military History and Issues Politics and International Relations

	MAHMOUD M. HADDAD
	Professor of Finance Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7249 International Issues and Middle East Topics

	MALCOLM KOCH
	Executive Director, Center for International Education Office phone: 881-1017 Programs which contribute to the internationalization of UT Martin

	JEFF ROGERS
	Associate Professor of Geography Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7442 International Conflicts

	FOSSILS AND PALEONTOLOGY

	MICHAEL A. GIBSON
	Professor of Geology Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7435 Geology and Geologic History of Tennessee Earth Science and Geoscience Education (K-16) Fossils and Paleontology

	GENEALOGY

	RICHARD SAUNDERS
	Curator, Special Collections/University Archives Associate Professor of Library Science Paul Meek Library Office phone: 881-7094 Family history; preserving and organizing family documents and photos

	GEOGRAPHY

	JEFF ROGERS
	Associate Professor of Geography Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7442 Maps, Cartography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

	GEOLOGY

	MICHAEL A. GIBSON
	Professor of Geology Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7435 General Geology Questions Geology and Geologic History of Tennessee Earth Science and Geoscience Education (K-16) Geologic Hazards (earthquakes, flooding, etc.)

	GLOBAL EDUCATION

	J.C. KIM
	Assistant Professor of Sport Management Department of Health and Human Performance Office phone: 881-7667 Global Education

	GOVERNMENT

	CHRIS BAXTER
	Associate Professor of Political Science Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7367 Government and Politics; Courts

	BEAU E. PEMBERTON, J.D.
	Adjunct Professor of Law Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7226 Operation of Local, State, or Federal Governments

	GRIEF ISSUES

	JENIFER HART, LMSW
	Clinical Coordinator of Counseling Services Student Health and Counseling Services Office phone: 881-7750 Grief Issues

	HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

	JOHN SCHOMMER
	Professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics and Statistics Office phone: 881-7366 Habitat for Humanity

	HEALTH

	GLORIA ANN BROWNING, Ph.D., RN
	Assistant Professor of Nursing Department of Nursing Office phone: 881-7145 Email: gbrowning@utm.edu Health Promotion Among Rural Older Adults Community Health Nursing Wellness and Nutrition Medical-Surgical Problems

	SHANNON DEAL
	Director, Student Health and Counseling Services Office phone: 881-7750 Health Issues

	CAHIT ERKAL
	Professor of Physics Department of Chemistry and Physics Office phone: 881-7432 Heartbeat; EKG Research

	DEBORAH GIBSON, Ph.D., C.H.E.S.
	Professor of Health and Human Performance Department of Health and Human Performance Office phone: 881-7321 Human Sexuality; Teen Health Health Promotion; Community Health Smoking Cessation; Substance Abuse

	JENIFER HART, LMSW
	Clinical Coordinator of Counseling Services Student Health and Counseling Services Office phone: 881-7750 Suicide Prevention and Awareness / QPR Training Alcohol and Drug Topics Mental Health Topics; Positive Living; Grief Issues

	VICTORIA SENG
	Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs/Dean, Graduate Studies/Professor of Nursing Office phone: 881-7855 Women’s Health Issues

	JANET RASMUSSEN-WILBERT, Ed.D., ATC, LAT
	Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance/Athletic Training Department of Health and Human Performance Office phone: 881-7339 Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Allied Health Care Professions Preparation; Clinical Internships

	HISTORY

	DAVID BARBER
	Associate Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7465 Civil Rights History History of the Sixties African-American History

	ALICE-CATHERINE CARLS
	Tom Elam Distinguished Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7472 20th Century European History The Holocaust The European Union East-Central European History, Literature and Culture

	DAVID COFFEY
	Chair of the Department of History and Philosophy/Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7342 American History; Civil War and Related Issues Military History and Issues Latin American and Mexican History

	DONNA COOPER GRAVES
	Associate Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7469 Women's History

	NATHAN HOWARD
	Associate Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-3470 Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance History; Church History

	DAN MCDONOUGH
	Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7436 American Revolution, Lincoln and the Civil War, Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, Founding Fathers, Revolutionary and Civil Wars

	J. PRESTON PRATHER
	Professor Emeritus of Science Education Home phone: 731-588-1131 The Pivotal Role of Francis Bacon in the Scientific and Historical Revolutions of the 17th and 18th Centuries

	RICHARD SAUNDERS
	Curator, Special Collections/University Archives Associate Professor of Library Science Paul Meek Library Office phone: 881-7094 West Tennessee Family and Community History

	HUMOR

	STEVE HOLT
	Director of Web Services Instructional Technology Center Office phone: 881-7609 Humor

	J. PRESTON PRATHER
	Professor Emeritus of Science Education Home phone: 731-588-1131 Humorous examples of traditional American storytelling include: Legend of the Flying Cross: A Modern Fable of Fallible Purpose and Piety A Day Off from Church: Social and Cultural Recollections from the 1940s and ‘50s Epiphany of the Cottonwood Tree: A Youthful Encounter with Gender Equity The Tennessee Teaching Machine: Do you really believe what you think you know? How to Not Wrestle a Bear: A Practical Purview of the Pitfalls of Personal Pride and Peer Pressure

	HYPNOSIS

	HENRY PARKER
	Professor of Philosophy Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7545 Medical Hypnotherapy as a Means of Alleviating Pain

	INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

	MALCOLM KOCH
	Executive Director, Center for International Education Office phone: 881-1017 Programs which contribute to the internationalization of UT Martin

	INVESTING

	ARNOLD REDMAN
	Professor of Finance Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7248 Investing and Financial Planning

	PHILIP J. YOUNG
	Chairholder, Tom E. Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise/Professor of Finance Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7228 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA); Security Analysis; Portfolio Management

	LAW ENFORCEMENT

	BRIAN DONAVANT
	Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Department of Behavioral Sciences Office phone: 881-3510 Email: bdonavant@utm.edu Law Enforcement/Police: Operations, Training, Policy

	LAW SCHOOL

	CHRIS BAXTER
	Associate Professor of Political Science Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7367 Law School (Pre-Law Advising)

	LEADERSHIP

	P. MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH
	Professor of Management Department of Management, Marketing, Computer Science, and Information Systems Office phone: 881-7325 Organizational Effectiveness Power and Politics in Organizations Leadership Organizational Communication; Employee Motivation; Teams

	BEAU E. PEMBERTON, J.D.
	Adjunct Professor of Law Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7226 Leadership and Motivational Topics

	THOMAS RAKES
	Chancellor, University of Tennessee at Martin Office phone: 881-7500 Leadership Strategies for the Professional Leadership for the Next Decade Learning to Make Good Decisions

	LEGAL ISSUES

	BEAU E. PEMBERTON, J.D.
	Adjunct Professor of Law Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7226 Legal Issues including Estate Planning (Wills, Powers of Attorney and Trusts), Probate Law, Planned Giving, Criminal Law, Contract Law, Eminent Domain/Property Law, Domestic Relations Law (Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support) Business Law (Corporations, Partnerships, LLC and Sole Proprietorships), Agriculture Law Issues (Land Use, Conservation, etc.)

	LIBRARY PLANNING

	MARY VAUGHAN CARPENTER
	Director, Paul Meek Library Office phone: 881-7071 Library Planning Customer Service

	LITERATURE

	LYNN ALEXANDER
	Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts/Professor of English Office phone: 881-7400 Contemporary Literature; Victorian Studies

	ALICE-CATHERINE CARLS
	Tom Elam Distinguished Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7472 20th Century Polish and Eastern European Literature

	ROY NEIL GRAVES
	Professor of English Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages Office phone: 881-7301 Shakespeare's Lost Sonnets; Poetry; Readings of Original Poetry

	JEFFREY LONGACRE
	Assistant Professor of English Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages Office phone: 881-7295 Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century British and Irish Literature Modernism; Romanticism William Blake; James Joyce Film Studies; Gothic / Horror Literature and Film Popular Culture

	MATHEMATICS

	DERRICK HEAD
	Assistant Director, Online Studies Office phone: 881-7959 Applied Mathematics (Differential Equations and Mathematical Modeling)

	JOHN SCHOMMER
	Professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics and Statistics Office phone: 881-7366 History of Mathematics Point-Set Topology

	MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS

	JULIE FLOYD
	Assistant Professor of Nursing; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Department of Nursing Office phone: 881-7134 Email: jfloyd11@utm.edu Mental health and illness

	MUSIC

	ELWOOD DOSS JR.
	Technical Director/Piano Technician Department of Music Office phone: 881-1852 Care and maintenance of grand and upright pianos How a piano works Technical aspects of the inner workings of the piano

	ELAINE HARRISS
	Chair, Department of Music/Professor of Music Department of Music Office phone: 881-7402 Music and Young Children Piano Flute Music for the Trio of Piano, Flute and Clarinet

	JULIE HILL
	Associate Professor of Music, Percussion Department of Music Office phone: 881-7418 Email: jhill@utm.edu Music, Percussion World Music, Brazilian Culture

	ROBERTO MANCUSI
	Assistant Professor of Voice Department of Music Office phone: 881-7405 Email: rmancusi@utm.edu Singing, opera, vocal music Effective/dynamic use of the speaking voice

	NATURAL DISASTERS

	MICHAEL A. GIBSON
	Professor of Geology Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7435 Natural Disasters

	NURSING

	RUBY L. BLACK
	Professor of Nursing Department of Nursing Office phone: 881-7133 Stroke Awareness, Community Health Nursing, Nursing Education, Health Promotion

	GLORIA ANN BROWNING, Ph.D., RN
	Assistant Professor of Nursing Department of Nursing Office phone: 881-7145 Email: gbrowning@utm.edu Community Health Nursing Medical-Surgical Problems Nursing Education

	JULIE FLOYD
	Assistant Professor of Nursing; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Department of Nursing Office phone: 881-7134 Email: jfloyd11@utm.edu Health assessment and care

	MARY RADFORD, Ed.D., RN, CNOR
	Interim Chair, Department of Nursing / Assistant Professor Department of Nursing Office phone: 881-7140 Email: marye@utm.edu Perioperative nursing Nursing education Emotional intelligence in nursing students Physical examination

	OLYMPIC RIFLE SHOOTING

	BOB BEARD
	Rifle Coach Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Office phone: 881-7586 Olympic Rifle Shooting

	ONLINE STUDIES

	TOMMY CATES
	Executive Director, Office of Extended Campus and Online Studies/Professor of Management Office phone: 881-7638 Online Degree Programs

	DERRICK HEAD
	Assistant Director, Online Studies Office phone: 881-7959 Online Degree Programs

	ORNITHOLOGY

	H. DAWN WILKINS
	Associate Professor of Biology Department of Biological Sciences Office phone: 881-7188 Ornithology: Natural History of Cavity Nesting Birds

	PET THERAPY

	LINDA WREN LUTHER
	Assistant Professor of Nursing Department of Nursing Office phone: 881-7131 Benefits of pet therapy in the elderly, pediatric and/or acute/chronically ill population

	PHOTOGRAPHY

	RODNEY FREED
	Instructor of Communications Department of Communications Office phone: 881-7532 Photojournalism

	TREVOR RUSZKOWSKI
	Coordinator of Photographic Services Office of University Relations Office phone: 881-7625 Photography, Digital Photography, PhotoShop

	RICHARD SAUNDERS
	Curator, Special Collections/University Archives Associate Professor of Library Science Paul Meek Library Office phone: 881-7094 Preserving and organizing family documents and photos; scrapbooks

	PHYSICS

	CAHIT ERKAL
	Professor of Physics Department of Chemistry and Physics Office phone: 881-7432 Elementary Particle Physics Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Physics Education EKG Research Other Physics-Related Topics

	LINGHONG LI
	Assistant Professor of Physics Department of Chemistry and Physics Office phone: 881-7431 Email: lilyli@utm.edu Optical Biophysics Laser Interferometry X-ray

	POLITICS

	CHRIS BAXTER
	Associate Professor of Political Science Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science Office phone: 881-7367 Government and Politics; Courts

	DAVID COFFEY
	Chair of the Department of History and Philosophy/Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7342 Latin American and Mexican History, Current Events and Culture Politics and International Relations

	DAN MCDONOUGH
	Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7436 Current Politics; Politics in Chicago and Boston

	POSITIVE PARENTING

	JENIFER HART, LMSW
	Clinical Coordinator of Counseling Services Student Health and Counseling Services Office phone: 881-7750 Positive Parenting

	PUBLIC RELATIONS

	BUD GRIMES
	Director, Office of University Relations Office phone: 881-7615 Public Relations Planning

	PUBLIC TELEVISION

	SUE LASKY
	WLJT-TV Ready to Learn Coordinator Office phone: 881-7561 Children and Television Educational Television as a Teaching Tool; Media Literacy

	MONICA SHUMAKE
	WLJT-TV General Manager and CEO Office phone: 881-7561 Public Television

	QUILTING

	LINDA ARANT
	Student Services Specialist Office of Graduate Studies Office phone: 881-7012 Quilting

	RELIGION

	NATHAN HOWARD
	Associate Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7384 Church and state issues Relations between religions in the East and West (Jew, Muslin, Christian)

	JOHN SCHOMMER
	Professor of Mathematics Department of Mathematics and Statistics Office phone: 881-7366 Catholicism

	SMOKING CESSATION

	DEBORAH GIBSON, Ph.D., C.H.E.S.
	Professor of Health and Human Performance Department of Health and Human Performance Office phone: 881-7321 Health Promotion; Community Health Smoking Cessation; Substance Abuse

	SPORT MANAGEMENT

	J.C. KIM
	Assistant Professor of Sport Management Department of Health and Human Performance Office phone: 881-7667 Sport Management

	STRESS MANAGEMENT

	JENIFER HART, LMSW
	Clinical Coordinator of Counseling Services Student Health and Counseling Services Office phone: 881-7750 Stress Management

	P. MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH
	Professor of Management Department of Management, Marketing, Computer Science, and Information Systems Office phone: 881-7325 Stress Management

	STUDENT LIFE

	LOUIS RAGSDALE
	Coordinator for Greek Life Office of Student Affairs Office phone: 881-7527 Greek Life / Getting Involved (recruitment, new member education)

	SUBSTANCE ABUSE

	DEBORAH GIBSON, Ph.D., C.H.E.S.
	Professor of Health and Human Performance Department of Health and Human Performance Office phone: 881-7321 Health Promotion; Community Health Smoking Cessation; Substance Abuse Teen Health

	JENIFER HART, LMSW
	Clinical Coordinator of Counseling Services Student Health and Counseling Services Office phone: 881-7750 Alcohol and Drug Topics

	TECHNOLOGY

	SHANNON BURGIN
	Chief Information Officer/Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Information Technology Services Office phone: 881-7890 Technology - Management, Staffing, Budgeting, Software, Hardware, Networks, Servers, Training, Labs, Infrastructure, Electronic Communication, Web Sites, Policy, Leadership

	JOEY E. MEHLHORN
	Chairholder, Gil Parker Chair of Excellence in Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources/Professor of Agricultural Economics Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7275 Teaching Technology

	TIME MANAGEMENT

	ELAINE HARRISS
	Chair, Department of Music/Professor of Music Department of Music Office phone: 881-7402 Time Management for Busy People

	JENIFER HART, LMSW
	Clinical Coordinator of Counseling Services Student Health and Counseling Services Office phone: 881-7750 Time Management

	P. MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH
	Professor of Management Department of Management, Marketing, Computer Science, and Information Systems Office phone: 881-7325 Time Management

	TOURISM

	JEFF ROGERS
	Associate Professor of Geography Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7442 "Gas-Food-&-Lodging"

	UT MARTIN

	THOMAS RAKES
	Chancellor, University of Tennessee at Martin Office phone: 881-7500 UT Martin Update

	UT MARTIN GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND ADMISSION

	LINDA ARANT
	Student Services Specialist Office of Graduate Studies Office phone: 881-7012 Graduate Programs and Admissions

	TIMOTHY N. BURCHAM
	Interim Chair of the Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources /Professor of Agricultural Engineering Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7260 Graduate Programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources Systems Management

	WILDLIFE

	ERIC PELREN
	Professor of Wildlife Biology Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources Office phone: 881-7263 Wildlife

	WOMEN'S ISSUES

	LYNN ALEXANDER
	Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts/Professor of English Office phone: 881-7400 Women/Gender Studies

	TERESA COLLARD
	Assistant Professor of Communications Department of Communications Office phone: 881-7557 Women's Issues Self-Esteem

	DONNA COOPER GRAVES
	Associate Professor of History Department of History and Philosophy Office phone: 881-7469 Women's History Issues Pertaining to Women

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