The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains six levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, (3) Adjunct, (4) Adjunct Research Co-Mentor, (5) Affiliate, and (6) Adjunct Teaching.
Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Adjunct Research Co-Mentor members may serve as co-chair of a master's or doctoral committee. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one adjunct or affiliate graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.
Teaching adjunct members may not serve on graduate committees.
JACK W. BUCHANAN, Associate Professor, MSEE, MD (1975), The University of Kentucky [2010]
JOEL BUMGARDNER, Associate Professor, PhD (1994), The University of Alabama at Birmingham [2010]
AMY L. DE JONGH CURRY, Assistant Professor, PhD (1997), The University of Memphis [2010]
DENIS DIANGELO, Associate Professor, PhD (1993), McMaster University [2010]
FRANK A. DiBIANCA, Professor, PhD (1970), Carnegie Mellon University [2009]
EUGENE C. ECKSTEIN, Professor, PhD (1975), Massachusetts Institute of Technology [2010]
M. WALEED GABER, Assistant Professor, PhD (1991), University College of London [2010]
WARREN O. HAGGARD, Professor, PhD (1994), The University of Alabama at Birmingham [2010]
BRIAN KELLY, Assistant Professor, PhD (2005), The University of Tennessee, Memphis [2009]
GARY S. KEYES, Professor, PhD (1969), Northwestern University [2010]
ERNO LINDNER, Professor, PhD (1985), Technical University of Budapest [2012]
JOO LENG ONG, Professor, PhD (1994), The University of Alabama at Birmingham [2009]
STEVEN M. SLACK, Associate Professor, PhD (1989), The University of Washington [2012]
YUNZHI YANG, Assistant Professor, PhD (1997), Sichuan University [2012]
MICHAEL R.T. YEN, Professor, PhD (1973), The University of California at San Diego [2012]
RENNOLDS S. OSTROM, PhD (1998), University of California, Irvine [2012]
ANDY CARTER, PhD (1979), University of London, UK [2009]
EDWARD ERNEST CHARLES MARGERRISON, PhD (1991), St. George's Hospital Medical School, London [2008]
JOHN P. MOSELEY, PhD (1992), University of Alabama, Birmingham [2009]
LAURA WHITSITT, MS (1988), Memphis State University [2008]
YOULING YUAN, PhD (2000), Zhejiang University, PRC [2009]
MARY ANTHONY, MS (1996), Christian Brothers University [2008]
STEVEN J. BARES, PhD (1983), Oregon State University [2009]
SYAMAL K. BHATTACHARYA, PhD (1979), Memphis State University [2009]
DAVID R. CAGNA, DMD (1990), Medical University of South Carolina [2009]
EDWARD CHAUM, PhD (1986) and M.D. (1987),Cornell University [2010]
HARRY S. COURTNEY, PhD (1985), Univeristy of Tennessee, Memphis [2010]
SEMAHAT S. DEMIR, PhD (1975), Rice University [2010]
ZHENG FAN, PhD (1992), Tokyo Medical and Dental University [2007]
ELIZABETH FITZPATRICK, PhD (1990), Ohio State University [2009]
JEFFREY M. GROSS, PhD (1991), Memphis State University [2009]
ROBERT GYURCSÁNYI, PhD (1999), Budapest University of Technology & Economics [2009]
KAREN A. HASTY, PhD (1981), The University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences [2009]
CLAUDIA M. HILLENBRAND, PhD (2000), University of Wurzburg [Germany] [2010]
BRENT HOFFMEISTER, PhD (1995), Washington University [2009]
POLLY HOFMANN, PhD (1987), The University of Pittsburgh [2007]
JONATHAN H. JAGGAR, PhD (1995), The University of Sheffield [2006]
LISA K. JENNINGS, PhD (1976), The University of Tennessee, Memphis [2009]
JAN LANGMAIER, PhD (1987), Charles University, Prague [2009]
DAVID M. MIRVIS, MD (1970), Yeshiva University [2009]
SATORU KENNETH NISHIMOTO, PhD (1980), University of California, San Diego [2009]
ROBERT OGG, PhD (1991), University of Virginia [2009]
JACK E. PARR, PhD (1967), Purdue University [2010]
BRADFORD D. PENDLEY, PhD (1992), Cornell University [2009]
OMAIMA SABEK, PhD (1999), London University [2010]
MARK S. SMELTZER, PhD (1990), Kansas State University [2011]
RICHARD A. SMITH, PhD (1997), The University of Memphis [2009]
JUDITH SOBERMAN, MD (1982), University of Pittsburgh [2008]
YAO SUN, PhD (1989), Harbin Medical University, PRC [2009]
PIN TONG, PhD (1966), California Institute of Technology [2009]
RICHARD W. TREHARNE, PhD (1976), The University of Pennsylvania [2009]
HAI H. TRIEU, PhD (1995), Case Western Reserve University [2009]
ANN M. VIANO, PhD (1996), Washington University [2011]
WILLIAM C. WARNER, MD (1983), Tulane University [2011]
CHRISTOPHER M. WATERS, PhD (1991), Vanderbilt University [2009]
JOSEPH C. WENKE, PhD (2003), Texas A & M University [2010]
ADJUNCT RESEARCH CO-MENTOR
ZUYAO SHAN, PhD (2003), Cleveland State University [2009]