Office of the Chair, Staff & Faculty
Dr. Jeremy Wendt — Chair and Professor — Educational Technology
931-372-3181 — jwendt@tntech.edu ›
Olivia Newman, CAP — Administrative Associate
931-372-3181 — onewman@tntech.edu ›
Loren Morlote — Financial Associate
931-372-3458 — lmorlote@tntech.edu ›
Members of the Faculty (alphabetical)
Dr. James Akenson, Professor — Secondary / Elementary Education: History
931-372-3066 — jakenson@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Luke Anderson, Instructor — Secondary Education: English
931-372-3541 — slanderson@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Holly P. Anthony, Professor — Secondary Education: Math / STEM
931-372-3854 — hanthony@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Assistant Professor — Higher Education Ph.D. Program
931-372-6235 — atrigatti@tntech.edu
Dr. Jane Baker, Professor — Early Childhood Education
931-372-3079 — jbaker@tntech.edu ›
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 ›
Natalie Beach, Lecturer — Special Education
931-372-3857 — nbeach@tntech.edu ›
Lindsey Braisted, Instructor — Literacy
931-372-6388 — lbraisted@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Amy Callender, Assistant Professor — Special Education
931-372-3550 — acallender@tntech.edu ›
Dr. George Chitiyo, Professor — Research
931-372-3676 — gchitiyo@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Melissa Comer, Professor — Elementary Education; Literacy; 2+2 Program: Roane State Community College
(Oak Ridge)
865-481-2000, ext. 2363 — mcomer@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Perihan Fidan, Lecturer — Elementary Education
931-372-6307 — pfidan@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Cory Gleasman, Assistant Professor — Computer Science Education
931-372-3557 — cgleasman@tntech.edu ›
Dr. K. Rene Grimes, Lecturer — Special Education
931-372-3100 — kgrimes@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Julie Howard, Associate Professor — Library Science
(931) 372-3103 — jlhoward@tntech.edu >
Dr. Martha Howard, Professor — Early Childhood Education
931-372-6280 — mhoward@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Janet Kesterson Isbell, Professor — Literacy; Research
931-372-3824 — jisbell@tntech.edu ›
Angela Jones, Senior Lecturer — Elementary Education; 2+2 Program: W.H. Swain / Scott County Center
865-256-7094 — arjones@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Krystal Kennedy, Assistant Professor — Special Education; Applied Behavior Analysis
931-372-3105 — kkennedy@tntech.edu ›
Cale Koester, Senior Lecturer — Educational Technology
931-372-6482 — ckoester@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Alicia Laffoon, Senior Lecturer — Elementary Education; 2+2 Program: Roane State Community College
(Harriman)
(865) 385-3000, ext. 4338 — alaffoon@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Marlana Lastres, Instructor — Research
931-372-3087 — mlastres@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Rebekah C. Marcum, Senior Lecturer — Early Childhood Education
(931) 372-3535 — rmarcum@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Elizabeth McMillan, Lecturer — Elementary Education; 2+2 Program: Chattanooga State Community College
(Hamilton Co.)
(423) 994-8287 — emcmillan@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Jennifer Meadows, Associate Professor— Elementary Education; Math / STEM
Assistant Director / Millard Oakley STEM Center
(931) 372-6269 — jrmeadows@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Kelly Moore, Senior Lecturer— Secondary Education; Science / STEM
(931) 372-3191 — kellymoore@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Queen Ogbomo, Associate Professor— Elementary Education
(931) 372-3618 — qogbomo@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Eunsung Park, Assistant Professor— Educational Technology
931-372-3116 — epark@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Kristen Pennycuff-Trent, Professor— Elementary Education; 2+2 Program: Pellissippi State Community College
(Knoxville)
(865) 694-6214 — ktrent@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Stephanie J. Richards, Assistant Professor— Elementary Education; 2+2 Program: Motlow State Community College
(Main Campus)
(931) 393-1746 — srichards@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Dorota Silber-Furman, Assistant Professor — ESL Education
(931) 372-6570 — dsilber@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Kinsey Simone, Instructor— Quantitative Research
(931) 372-3623 — ksimone@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Matthew Smith, Professor and Interim Associate Dean — Instructional Leadership
(931) 372-3177 — mrsmith@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Sandi Smith-Andrews, Associate Professor — Educational Technology: Non-Licensure (General)
(931) 372-3207 — sjsmith@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Amber Spears, Associate Professor — Elementary Education: Literacy
(931) 372-6265 — aspears@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Leslie Suters, Professor — Elementary Education; 2+2 Program: Roane State Community College (Oak
Ridge)
(865) 481-2000 ext. 2320— lsuters@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Leann Taylor, Senior Lecturer — Instructional Leadership
(931) 372-3783— fltaylor@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Sara Wehrmann, Lecturer — Instructional Leadership
(931) 372-6567— swehrmann@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Callie Welch, Lecturer — Special Education
(931) 372-3377— cwelch@tntech.edu ›
Dr. Stephanie Wendt, Professor — Elementary Education: Science
(931) 372-3459— swendt@tntech.edu ›
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