Academic Program Directors
Each academic department or program has designated a tenured or tenure-track faculty member who is the director of graduate studies. This individual, with the assistance of the other graduate faculty, is responsible for the administration of each program(s) in the department/unit and also serves as the contact person.
DDS
Dr. Ed DeSchepper, Associate Dean
edeschep@uthsc.edu
Physical Therapy
Dr. Barry Dale
knz626@uthsc.edu
Occupational Therapy
Dr. Anne Zachry
azachry@uthsc.edu
Health Informatics and Information Management
Dr. Rebecca Reynolds
rreynol5@uthsc.edu
Histopathology
Dr. Keisha Burnett
kbrook13@uthsc.edu
Cytopathology
Dr. Keisha Burnett
kbrook13@uthsc.edu
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Dr. Kathy Kenwright
kkenwrig@uthsc.edu
Audiology
Dr. Patrick Plyler
pplyler@utk.edu
Speech-Language Pathology
Dr. Devin Casenhiser
devin@uthsc.edu
BSN
Dr. Randy Johnson
rjohn181@uthsc.edu
DNP
Dr. Bobbie Bellflower
bbellflo@uthsc.edu
DNP Nurse Anesthesia
Dr. Dwayne Accardo
daccardo@uthsc.edu
DNP Nurse Midwifery
Dr. Kate Fouquier
kfouquie@uthsc.edu
Advanced Practice Nursing
Dr. Elizabeth Paton
epaton@uthsc.edu
MD
Dr. Mike Whitt, Associate Dean
mwhitt@uthsc.edu
Physician Assistant
Mr. Kris Maday
kmaday@uthsc.edu
PharmD
Dr. Dawn Havrda, Associate Dean
dhavrda@uthsc.edu
BSPS
Dr. Dawn Havrda, Associate Dean
dhavrda@uthsc.edu
Nuclear Pharmacy
Dr. Susan Morgan
smorgan@uthsc.edu
Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Max Fletcher and Dr. Susie Miranda
mfletch4@uthsc.edu
smirand5@uthsc.edu
Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Richard Smith
rsmith@uthsc.edu
Dental Sciences
Dr. Dave Cagna, Associate Dean
dcagna@uthsc.edu
Epidemiology
Dr. Simonne Nouer
snouer@uthsc.edu
Health Outcomes Policy Research
Dr. Simonne Nouer
snouer@uthsc.edu
Laboratory Research and Management
Dr. Meiyun Fan
MFan2@uthsc.edu
Nursing Science
Dr. Carolyn Graff
jgraff@uthsc.edu
Pharmaceutical Science
Dr. Hassan Almoazen
halmoaze@uthsc.edu
Pharmacology
Dr. Jeffery Steketee
jstekete@uthsc.edu
Speech and Hearing Science
Dr. James Lewis
jdlewis@uthsc.edu