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.

RICHARD J. BLOOMER, Assistant Professor, PhD (2003), The University of North Carolina at Greensboro [2010]

RANDAL K. BUDDINGTON, Visiting Professor, PhD (1983), University of California at Davis [2013]

LINDA ECK CLEMENS, Professor, EdD (1994), The University of Memphis [2012]

BENEDICT P. DYSON, Associate Professor, PhD (1994), The Ohio State University [2013]

CAROL MITCHELL EADY, Professor, PhD (1977), Texas Woman’s University [2013]

MICHAEL H. HAMRICK, Professor, EdD (1973), The University of Tennessee, Knoxville [2012]

RICHARD L. IRWIN, Professor, EdD (1990), The University of Northern Colorado [2012]

YUHUA LI, Associate Professor, PhD (1994), Texas A&M University [2013]

WASIM MAZIAK, Associate Professor, PhD (1990), Kiev Medical Institute [2012]

BARBARA MCCLANAHAN, Assistant Professor, EdD (1990), The University of Memphis [2009]

JEBOSE OKWUMABUA, Associate Professor, PhD (1985), The University of New Mexico [2008]

ROBIN R. ROACH, Associate Professor, EdD (1989), Vanderbilt University [2008]

FRANK D. ROSATO, Professor, EdD (1973), The University of Tennessee, Knoxville [2012]

BRIAN K. SCHILLING, Assistant Professor, PhD (2004), The University of Memphis [2010]

TERRA SMITH, Associate Professor, PhD (1997), Oklahoma State University [2009]

RICHARD M. SOUTHALL, Assistant Professor, EdD (2001), The University of Northern Colorado [2010]

KENNETH D. WARD, Associate Professor, PhD (1998), The University of Memphis [2010]

LAWRENCE WEISS, Professor, EdD (1979), The University of Georgia [2012]

PAUL M. WRIGHT, Assistant Professor, PhD (2001), The University of Illinois-Chicago [2013]

JORIS DRAYER, Assistant Professor, PhD (2007), University of Northern Colorado [2013]

MICHAEL G. HUFFMAN, Associate Professor, PhD (1985), The University of Utah [2011]

CAROL C. IRWIN, Assistant Professor, PhD (2003), Kent State University [2013]

WEIDONG LI, Assistant Professor, PhD (2004), Louisiana State University [2010]

ANNE MARX, Instructor, EdD (2006), University of Arkansas [2012]

TIMOTHY D. RYAN, Assistant Professor, PhD (2007), Texas A & M University [2013]

SHARON VAN OTEGHEN, Professor, PED (1973), Indiana University [2012]

MICHELLE STOCKTON, Assistant Professor, PhD (2005), University of Memphis [2012]

ADJUNCT MEMBERS

JOYCE B. BITTLE, PhD (1977), University of Tennessee-Knoxville [2010]

HEATHER O. CHAMBLISS, PhD (2000), The University of Georgia [2008]

MICHAEL DYSON, PhD (2004), Monash University, Australia [2009]

ANDREW C. FRY, PhD (1993), The Pennsylvania State University [2010]

MARY W. FRY, PhD (1994), Purdue University [2010]

MILLICENT MEEKS, MS (1989), Memphis State University [2011]

KATHERINE MORRIS, MA (1997), University of Maryland [2008]

PHYLLIS A. RICHEY, PhD (1996), University of Mississippi [2009]

KAREN RINGWALD-SMITH, MS (1996), University of Memphis [2010]

LESLIE SCHILLING, MA (2001), Appalachian State University [2010]

PEDRO VELASQUEZ, M.D. (1983), Universidad Central de Venezuela, School of Medicine [2008]

MARGARET R. WILLIAMS, EdD (2001), The University of Memphis [2010]

ADJUNCT TEACHING MEMBER

WILLIAM AKEY, PhD (2006), The University of Memphis [2010]

GINGER H. ARMISTEAD, MS (2002), The University of Memphis [2010]

TAGHRID ASFAR, MD (1993), Aleppo School of Medicine, Syria [2010]

CHARLOTTE CAPERTON-KILBURN, MS (2000), The University of Memphis [2007]

JACQUELINE DE FOUW, MSN (1998), Oakland University [2010]

BETH EGAN, MS (1994), Memphis State University [2010]

MARY COCKE READ, MA (2003), The University of Memphis [2010]

MARIE A. SELL, PhD (1989), The University of Kansas [2008]