Staff & Faculty

For undergraduate student & Psychology Department assistance:

Dr. Joshua Shive
Professor and Interim Chair; Undergraduate Student & Main Office Support

Office: 303 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5160
Email: jshive@tnstate.edu

For graduate student support & Psychology Department assistance:

Jamila Chambers
Administrative Assistant III; Graduate Student & Main Office Support

Office: 303 Clay Hall
Phone: (615) 963-5141
Email: jchamb12@tnstate.edu

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Faculty
	James Campbell, Ph.D. Associate Professor Ph.D., Oklahoma State University M.S., Oklahoma State University B.A., Central State University Research Interests: Male gender role socialization; marriage and couple issues; children and adolescents. Office: 305B Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-5144 Email: jcampbell21@tnstate.edu Faculty CV
	Lisa de la Mothe, Ph.D. Associate Professor Ph.D., Vanderbilt University M.A., Vanderbilt University B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin Research Interests: Neuroanatomical and neurochemical organization of the auditory system. What happens in the brain when we do something? Phone: (615)963-1390 Schedule an appointment Email: ldelamot@tnstate.edu Faculty CV
	John Dossett, Ph.D. Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville M.S., Ball State University B.S., Ball State University Research Interests: Sexual behavior and decision making; statistics and critical thinking; instruction and assessment. Office: 304C Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-1559 Email: jdossett@tnstate.edu
	Richard P. Garvin Jr., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D., Trevecca Nazarene University M.A., Fisk University B.B.A., Philander Smith College Research Interests: Mental Health diagnoses, Racial Identity Development, Race-Based Traumatic Stress, and Africultural Coping. Office: 308A Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-7799 Email: rgarvin@tnstate.edu
	Marie Hammond, Ph.D. Professor Ph.D., University of Missouri M.Ed., University of Missouri B.M.E., Olivet College Research Interests: Career and identity development in African Americans and STEM students; culturally appropriate career interventions and measures for African American students; contextual influences on career and professional development; mid-life career change. Office: 313 Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-5191 Email: mhammond1@tnstate.edu Faculty CV Faculty Web Page
	Omesh Johar, Ph.D. Associate Professor Ph.D., Iowa State University M.S., Iowa State University B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Research Interests: Behavioral health, racial inequality, emotion, social psychology Office: 305D Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-4951 Email: ojohar@tnstate.edu
	Esther M. Lynch, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D., Tennessee State University M.S., Tennessee State University B.S., Utica College of Syracuse University Research Interests: Relationship issues, integrated behavioral health, and trauma in marginalized populations Office: 308AA Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-5152 Email: emendez@tnstate.edu Faculty CV
	Raquel Martin, Ph.D Assistant Professor Ph.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences M.S., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences M.S., Lipscomb University B.S., Fisk University Research Interests: Racism Related Stress, Racial Identity Development, Racial Socialization, Anti-racist and anti-oppressive health care Office: 317 Clay Hall;Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-5150 Email: rmarti42@tnstate.edu Faculty Website & CV
	Megan Morrison, Ph.D. Associate Professor Ph.D., Southern Illinois University M.S., Southern Illinois University B.S, B.A., University Of Southern Indiana Research Interests: Perception and treatment of intercultural relationships and multiracial individuals, relationship dynamics in intracultural versus intercultural relationships, stereotypes and prejudice, cultural diversity, application of statistical techniques and methodologies Office: 317AA Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-5153 Email: mmorri33@tnstate.edu Faculty Website
	Robin Oatis-Ballew, Ph.D. Professor Ph.D., Howard University M.S., Howard University B.A., Fisk University Research Interests: Service Learning in Graduate Education, Culturally Inclusive Classrooms, Women’s Issues Office: 305A Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-1558 Email: roatisballew@tnstate.edu Faculty Website & CV
	Joan Popkin, Ph.D. Professor Ph.D., University of Tennessee M.S., University of Tennessee B.S., University of Tennessee Research Interests: Women's issues; diversity and multicultural issues; development of children and adolescents. Office: Clay 308B; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-1385 Email: jpopkin@tnstate.edu
	Kimberly Pusey, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of South Alabama M.A., University of South Alabama B.A., University of South Florida Research Interests: Etiology of crime and criminal behaviors, extra-legal factors that impact justice outcomes, recidivism reduction programs and strategies. Office: Clay 311; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-6141 Email: kpusey@tnstate.edu
	Brooke Rappaport, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Georgia M.S., Tulane University B.S., Tulane University Research Interests: Ally/accomplice/co-conspirator development; intersectional feminism; multicultural and relational supervision and training Office: 308DD Clay Hall Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-1569 Email: brappapo@tnstate.edu CV
	Lauren Rocha, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi M.Ed., Texas A&M University B.S., The University of Texas at Brownsville Research Interests: Legislative Advocacy Model for Counseling Students. Office: 303A Clay Hall Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-5345 Email: lrocha2@tnstate.edu
	Mary Shelton, Ph.D. Associate Professor Ph.D., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University M.S., George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University B.S., University of the South Research Interests: Development and diversity related to ethnic identity. Office: 304D Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-7984 Email: mshelton@tnstate.edu
	Joshua Shive, Ph.D. Professor Ph.D. Purdue University M.S., Purdue University B.S., Truman State University Research Interests: human factors, visual perception Office: 317D Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-5160 Email: jshive@tnstate.edu Faculty Web Page
	Amy Sibulkin, Ph.D. Professor Ph.D., Cornell University M.S., Cornell University B.A., Clark University Research Interests: Vegan research and activism; scholarship of teaching. Office: 305C Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963 - 5088 Email: asibulkin@tnstate.edu Faculty CV
	Thurman Webb, Ed.D. Associate Professor Ed.D., Walden University M.S., Tennessee State University B.S., Tennessee State University Research and Professional Interests: Rebrand the Black Man Office: 303B Clay Hall; Schedule an appointment Phone: (615) 963-1593 Email: twebb@tnstate.edu

Staff & Faculty

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