Curriculum and Instruction

Office of the Chair / Members of the Faculty

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Jeremy Wendt, Ed.D.

Chair and Professor

931-372-3181 | jwendt@tntech.edu

 Educational Technology

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Kathy Faulkner

Administrative Associate / Office of the Chair

931-372-3458 | kfaulkner@tntech.edu

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Olivia Newman, CAP

Administrative Associate / Office of the Chair

931-372-3181 | onewman@tntech.edu

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 Members of the Faculty

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Dr. James Akenson, Professor

Secondary / Elementary Education - History

931-372-3066 | jakenson@tntech.edu

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Dr. Holly P. Anthony, Professor

Secondary Education - Math / STEM

931-372-3854 | hanthony@tntech.edu

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Dr. Jane Baker, Professor

Early Childhood Education

931-372-3079 | jbaker@tntech.edu

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Dr. Jason Beach, Professor

Director / Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL)
Director / Jeffers Learning Resources Center (JLRC)

931-372-3069 | jbeach@tntech.edu

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Natalie Beach, Lecturer

Special Education
931-372-3857 | nbeach@tntech.edu

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Dr. Marilyn Bruckman, Associate Professor

Elementary Education

2+2 Program / Pellissippi State Community College (Knoxville)

865-539-7394 | mbruckman@tntech.edu

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Dr. Amy Callender, Assistant Professor

Special Education

931-372-3550 | acallender@tntech.edu

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Dr. George Chitiyo, Professor

Research

931-372-3676 | gchitiyo@tntech.edu

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Dr. Melissa Comer, Professor

Elementary Education / Literacy

2+2 Program / Roane State Community College (Oak Ridge)

865-481-2000, ext. 2363 | mcomer@tntech.edu

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Dr. Perihan Fidan, Lecturer

Elementary Education

931-372-6307 | pfidan@tntech.edu

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Dr. Cory Gleasman, Assistant Professor

Computer Science Education

931-372-3557 | cgleasman@tntech.edu

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Dr. Paula Greathouse, Associate Professor

Secondary Education - English

931-372-3541 | pgreathouse@tntech.edu

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Dr. K. Rene Grimes, Lecturer

Special Education

931-372-3100 | kgrimes@tntech.edu

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Dr. Martha Howard, Professor

Early Childhood Education

931-372-6280 | mhoward@tntech.edu

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Dr. Janet Kesterson Isbell, Professor

Literacy / Research

931-372-3824 | jisbell@tntech.edu

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Angela Jones, Senior Lecturer

Elementary Education

2+2 Program / W.H. Swain / Scott County Center

865-256-7094 | arjones@tntech.edu

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Dr. Krystal Kennedy, Assistant Professor

Special Education / Applied Behavior Analysis

931-372-3105 | kkennedy@tntech.edu

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Cale Koester, Senior Lecturer

Educational Technology

931-372-6482 | ckoester@tntech.edu 

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Dr. Nancy Kolodziej, Professor

Elementary Education / Literacy

(931) 372-6388 | nkolodziej@tntech.edu

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Dr. Alicia Laffoon, Senior Lecturer

Elementary Education

2+2 Program / Roane State Community College (Harriman)

(865) 385-3000, ext. 4338 | alaffoon@tntech.edu

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Dr. Rebekah C. Marcum, Senior Lecturer

Early Childhood Education

(931) 372-3535 | rmarcum@tntech.edu

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Dr. Elizabeth McMillan, Lecturer

Elementary Education

2+2 Program / Chattanooga State Community College (Hamilton Co.)

(423) 994-8287 | emcmillan@tntech.edu
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Dr. Jennifer Meadows, Associate Professor

Elementary Education - Math / STEM

(931) 372-6269 | jrmeadows@tntech.edu
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Dr. Kelly Moore, Senior Lecturer

Secondary Education - Science / STEM

(931) 372-3191 | kellymoore@tntech.edu
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Dr. Queen Ogbomo, Associate Professor

Elementary Education

(931) 372-3618 | qogbomo@tntech.edu
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Dr. Eunsung Park, Assistant Professor

Educational Technology
931-372-3116 | epark@tntech.edu

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Dr. Kristen Pennycuff-Trent, Professor

Elementary Education

2+2 Program / Pellissippi State Community College (Knoxville)

(865) 694-6214 | ktrent@tntech.edu 
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Dr. Larissa Rector, Lecturer

Research

(931) 372-3087 | lrector@tntech.edu 

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Dr. Stephanie J. Richards, Assistant Professor

Elementary Education

2+2 Program / Motlow State Community College (Main Campus)

(931) 393-1746 | srichards@tntech.edu
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Dr. Dorota Silber-Furman, Lecturer

Early Childhood Education / ESLP

(931) 372-6570 | dsilber@tntech.edu
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Kinsey Simone, Instructor

Research
931-372-3623 | ksimone@tntech.edu

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Dr. Matthew Smith, Professor

Instructional Leadership

(931) 372-6235 | mrsmith@tntech.edu 
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Dr. Sandi Smith-Andrews, Associate Professor

Educational Technology / Non-Licensure (General)

(931) 372-3207 | sjsmith@tntech.edu
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Dr. Amber Spears, Associate Professor

Elementary Education / Literacy

(931) 372-6265 | aspears@tntech.edu 
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Dr. Julie Stepp, Associate Professor

Library Science

(931) 372-3103 | jstepp@tntech.edu 
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Dr. Leslie Suters, Professor

Elementary Education

2+2 Program / Roane State Community College (Oak Ridge)

(865) 481-2000, ext. 2320 | lsuters@tntech.edu 
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Dr. Leann Taylor, Senior Lecturer

Instructional Leadership

(931) 372-3783 | fltaylor@tntech.edu 
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Dr. Sara Wehrmann, Lecturer

Instructional Leadership

(931) 372-6567 | swehrmann@tntech.edu 
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Callie Welch, Lecturer

Special Education
931-372-3377 | cwelch@tntech.edu 

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Dr. Stephanie Wendt, Associate Professor

Elementary Education - Science

(931) 372-3459 | swendt@tntech.edu 
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