College of Arts and Sciences
TUSKEGEE
UNIVERSITY
2014
College of Arts and Sciences
Research Directory
April 2014
Office of the Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
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INFORMATION STATEMENT
The faculty profiles contained in this monograph, the second edition of the
Tuskegee University College of Arts And Sciences Research Directory, have been
compiled from information provided by faculty or from sources believed to be
reliable as of March 2014. The request for information from the faculty was sent
through the Council of CAS Department Heads in August 2013. If a profile was
not received by the deadline, one was created using information from departmental
websites. Final drafts of the profiles were sent electronically to faculty members
for their review and comment. However, in the event that the content of the profile
is displayed incorrectly or requires updating, please contact our office directly
(cas@mytu.tuskegee.edu ).
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences acknowledges the
efforts of the College of Arts and Sciences Council of Department Heads: Dr. John
Davidson, Biology; Dr. Albert Russell, Chemistry; Dr. Loretta Burns, English;
Professor Warren Duncan, Fine and Performing Arts; Dr. Lisa Hill, History and
Political Science; Dr. Herman Windham, Mathematics; Dr. Prakesh Sharma,
Physics; Dr. Vivian Carter, Psychology and Sociology; and Dr. Catherine Gayle,
Social Work.
We extend our thanks to faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences for their
cooperation in creating, compiling, and reviewing the research profiles found in
this Directory. We recognize Ms. Constanza Hoffman, CAS Budget Manager; Ms.
Porsha Thomas, work-study student; and Mr. Chris Renegar, campus
photographer; for their efforts in bringing this Research Directory to fruition.
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College of Arts and Sciences
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Tuskegee University College of Arts and Sciences Research
Directory. The directory is part of a systems approach to facilitate the coordination
and dissemination of scholarly opportunities within the College of Arts and
Sciences. Tuskegee University has a historical legacy and continued commitment
to the discovery of solutions to the most complex human problems in the United
States and around the world. Scholarly activity and research are central to such
discoveries. Within the University‘s College of Arts and Sciences the directory
promotes scholarship by highlighting faculty members’ research interests and
communicating these interests to funding agencies, to university administrators, to
students, and to other faculty. Thus, the directory makes the College of Arts and
Sciences research portfolio more visible and accessible to our students, staff,
current and potential investors, funding organizations, and the public at large.
Equally important, through its indices and categorization of faculty research
interests, the Directory offers a systems approach to enhance interdisciplinary
research, connecting faculty with similar research interests within the different
schools/colleges across campus, the surrounding area, and at institutions around
the world. Toward that end, access to this Directory will be available on compact
disc, on the College of Arts and Sciences web page, and as hard copy. It is my
hope and expectation that the synergy created by greater awareness of colleagues’
interests and activities will in itself spur new opportunities for scholarly
collaboration and external funding.
Fitzgerald B. Bramwell, Dean
April, 2014
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Contents
Biology .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Chastity Bradford, Ph.D. .........................................................................................................................................8
Lawrence Cobb, M.S. ..............................................................................................................................................9
Cesar D. Fermin, Ph.D. ......................................................................................................................................... 11
Gerald D. Griffin, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Douglas Hileman, Ph.D. ....................................................................................................................................... 12
Marcia T. C. Martinez, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................ 13
Lilian A. Okumu, Ph.D. ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Roberta M. Troy, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................ 15
Timothy Turner, Ph.D. ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Honghe Wang, Ph.D............................................................................................................................................ 17
Richard Whittington, Ph.D................................................................................................................................... 18
Clayton Yates Ph.D............................................................................................................................................... 19
Fu Zhao, Ph.D....................................................................................................................................................... 20
Chemistry .................................................................................................................................................... 21
Mohamed A. Abdalla, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................ 21
Mohamed O. Abdalla, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................ 22
Daniel A. Abugri, M.S. .......................................................................................................................................... 23
Mohammad A. S. Biswas, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................... 24
Willard E. Collier, Ph.D......................................................................................................................................... 25
Michael L. Curry, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................ 26
Gregory Pritchett, Ph.D. ...................................................................................................................................... 27
Melissa S. Reeves, Ph.D. ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Albert E. Russell, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Marilyn Tourne, Ph.D........................................................................................................................................... 30
English ........................................................................................................................................................ 31
Adaku T. Ankumah, Ph.D. .................................................................................................................................... 31
Eleanor J. Blount, Ph.D. ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Zanice Bond, Ph.D................................................................................................................................................ 33
Loretta S. Burns, Ph.D. ......................................................................................................................................... 34
Rhonda M. Collier, Ph.D. ..................................................................................................................................... 35
Steven E. Edwards, Ph.D. ..................................................................................................................................... 36
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Richard Evans Ph.D. ............................................................................................................................................. 37
Benjamin Hart Fishkin Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................ 38
A. Caroline Gebhard, Ph.D. .................................................................................................................................. 39
Mark Henderson, Ph. D. ...................................................................................................................................... 40
Hoytt, Marilyn Pryce, MBA, M.Ed........................................................................................................................ 41
Kristen B. Miller, Ph.D.......................................................................................................................................... 42
Bill F. Ndi, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................................... 43
Xavier Nicholas, Ph.D. .......................................................................................................................................... 44
Mary Olson, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................................ 45
Carolina Marquez-Serrano, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................ 46
Fine and Performing Arts ........................................................................................................................... 47
Wayne A. Barr, D.M.A.......................................................................................................................................... 47
Warren L. Duncan, M.M.E. .................................................................................................................................. 48
History and Political Science....................................................................................................................... 49
Lisa M. Bratton, M.B.A., M.A., Ph.D. ................................................................................................................... 49
Worth Kamili Hayes, Ph.D.................................................................................................................................... 50
Lisa Beth Hill, Ph. D. ............................................................................................................................................. 51
Joe B. Jimmeh, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................... 52
James B. McSwain Ph.D ....................................................................................................................................... 53
Darryl Lamont Roberts, Ph.D. .............................................................................................................................. 54
Clyde C. Robertson, Ph.D. .................................................................................................................................... 55
Thierno Thiam, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................... 56
Noel A.D. Thompson, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................. 57
Godfrey T. Vincent, Ph.D ..................................................................................................................................... 58
Mathematics ............................................................................................................................................... 59
Chadia Affane Aji, Ph.D. ....................................................................................................................................... 59
John W. Bales, Ph.D. ............................................................................................................................................ 60
LinLin Chen, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................................ 61
Betty N. Freeman, Ed.D. ...................................................................................................................................... 62
Lauretta Garrett, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................ 63
Zekeriya Y. Karatas, Ph.D. .................................................................................................................................... 64
Young Hee Yun Kim, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................... 65
Youngsoo Kim, Ph.D............................................................................................................................................. 66
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Mohammed A. Qazi, Ph.D. .................................................................................................................................. 67
Hussain Elalaoui-Talibi, Ph.D. .............................................................................................................................. 68
Ana M. Tameru, Ph.D. ......................................................................................................................................... 69
Herman L. Windham, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................. 70
Wen Yan, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................................... 71
Physics ........................................................................................................................................................ 72
Mashall L. Burns, Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................ 72
Zengjun Chen, Ph.D. ............................................................................................................................................ 73
Akshaya Kumar, Ph.D........................................................................................................................................... 74
Moses Ntam, Ph.D. .............................................................................................................................................. 75
Sesha S. Srinivasan, Ph.D. .................................................................................................................................... 76
Prakash C. Sharma, Ph.D., FAAS .......................................................................................................................... 77
Psychology and Sociology ........................................................................................................................... 78
Barbara Acker-Mills, Ph.D.,.................................................................................................................................. 78
Vivian L. Carter, Ph.D., MHR ................................................................................................................................ 79
Lonnie Hannon III, Ph.D. ...................................................................................................................................... 80
John Heath, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................................ 81
Li Huang, Ph.D. .................................................................................................................................................... 82
Lynn Jones, Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................................. 83
Joyce V. Rhoden, Ed. D ........................................................................................................................................ 84
Jennifer Ross, Ph.D. ............................................................................................................................................. 85
Andrew A. Zekeri, Ph.D........................................................................................................................................ 86
Social Work ................................................................................................................................................ 87
Catherine R. Gayle, Ph.D...................................................................................................................................... 87
Febreu Holston, M.S.W ....................................................................................................................................... 88
Jacqueline McArthur, M.S.W ............................................................................................................................... 88
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Biology
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Chastity Bradford, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: cbradford@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8822
Office Address: 209 Armstrong Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
RADFORD
and Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate
(AGEP) program coordinator. Her research focuses on
using genetic models, hemodynamic, molecular,
biochemical, and immunohistological analysis to
determine the role of the protective axis of the Renin
Angiotensin System in both systemic and pulmonary
hypertension in an effort to develop new therapeutic
targets for intervention.
Representative Publications:
1.
Research Fields:
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Collaborations:
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Dr. Mohan K. Raizada Physiology and
Functional Genomics University of FloridaCollege of Medicine
Dr. Dorette Ellis Pharamacodynamics University
of Florida- College of Pharmacy
Dr. Heidi Kleuss Department of Kinesiology
Auburn University
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Chastity Bradford attained her Bachelor of
Science Degree from Spelman College and she received
her Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Physiology from the
University of Alabama-Birmingham. She served as
assistant dean of the graduate school at the University of
Texas-El Paso
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2.
Cardiovascular Physiology
Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Cell Signaling
3.
4.
Chastity N. Bradford, C. Pellet, W. Kennedy, D.
Ely, D. Seth, L. Gabrielle Navar, M.K, Raizada, S.
Paul Oh. ROSA26 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
2 (ACE2) Knock-in Mice Exhibit Normal Cardiac
Function But Attenuated Angiotensin II-Induced
Hypertension. High Blood Pressure Council
Scientific Sessions 2011.
Chastity N. Bradford, Debra Ely, Mohan K.
Raizada. Targeting the Vasoprotective Axis of the
Renin Angiotensin System, A Novel Strategic
Approach to Pulmonary Hypertensive Therapy.
Current Hypertension Reports 2010; 12; 212-219.
Anderson J. Ferriera, Robson A. S. Santos, Chastity
N. Bradford, Adam P. Mecca, Colin Sumners,
Michael J. Katovich and Mohan K. Raizada
Therapeutic Implications of the Vasoprotective Axis
of the Renin Angiotensin System in Cardiovascular
Diseases. Hypertension 2010; 55 207-213.
Yoriko Yamazato, Anderson J. Ferreira, Kwon-Ho
Hong, Srinivas Sriramula, Joseph Francis, Masanobu
Yamazato, Lihui Yuan, Chastity N. Bradford,
Vinayak Shenoy, Suk P. Oh, Michael J. Katovich,
Mohan K. Raizada. Prevention of Pulmonary
Hypertension by Angio-tensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Gene Transfer. Hypertension. 2009;54;365-371.
Biology
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Lawrence Cobb, M.S.
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OBB
Research Fields:
 Microbial Food Safety
Biology
Instructor/Laboratory Coordinator, Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: lcobb@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8079
Office Address: 205 Armstrong Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Lawrence Cobb served since March 2006
as an instructor and laboratory
coordinator in the Department of
Biology. Along with the responsibilities
of the position, he serves as an academic
advisor to first-year students. Mr. Cobb
received his B.S. in Biology from
Tuskegee University in 2002 and a M.S.
in Microbiology with an emphasis in
Microbial Food Safety from Iowa State
University in 2005. Mr. Cobb was one of
two program coordinators for the
Biology/Chemistry Freshmen Mentoring
Program for the 2006-2007 academic
school year. He also devotes his time to
Graduate 4 Sure Tutorial Program
offered by the Biology Department.
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Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Cesar D. Fermin, Ph.D.
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ERMIN
Professor of Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
Dean of Graduate Studies & Research
Email: fermin_c@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-725-2336
Office Address: 44-320 Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Dr. Fermin is the author of hundreds of published reports
in peer-review journals, symposia, book chapters, and
scientific proceedings.
Representative Publications:
1.
2.
3.
Research Fields:
 Neurobiology
Developmental neurobiology (plasticity) of
balance/equilibrium
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Retrovirology
4.
Retrovirus infectivity using in vitro analysis of
human tumor derived cells.
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Fermin, Dean for Graduate Studies and Research at
Tuskegee University, served as Project Director for the
Tuskegee Research Center in Minority Institutions (20082011), and is the international academic and scientific
advisor for Univ. Tecnológica de Santiago (UTESA), in
the Dominican Republic. Dr. Fermin studied at Florida
Institute of Technology in 1975 where he obtained a MS
degree in Cell biology in 1977 and a PhD in Biology in
1981. From 1981-1983, he completed post-doctoral
study at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), and served
as assistant professor from 1983-1988. He then moved to
Tulane Medical School as associate professor, was
tenured and promoted to professor in 1991. He served as
director of Morphological Services, Ultrastructural
Pathology, and Pathology Informatics until moving to
Tuskegee University in 2006.
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5.
Rodriguez, S. K. Fadlalla, T. Graham, B. Tameru, C.
D. Fermin and T. Samuel. Immunohistochemical
Evaluation of AKT Protein Activation in Canine
Mast Cell Tumours. J Comp Pathol. 2012 147:171176
Kyoungsook Park, Abdela Woubit Salah, Cesar D.
Fermin, Dai-Wu Seol, and Moonil Kim. Hypoxia
inhibition of camptothecin-induced apoptosis by Bax
loss. Biologia 2012: 67/3:616-621.
Kyoungsook Park, Jeong Min Lee, Yongwon Jung,
Tsegaye Habtemariam, Abdela Woubit Salah, Cesar
D. Fermin and Moonil Kim. Combination of
cysteine- and oligomerization domainmediated
protein immobilization on a surface
plasmonresonance (SPR) gold chip surface. Analyst,
2011, 136, 2506.
Choi B, Fermin CD, Comardelle AM, Haislip AM,
Voss TG, Garry RF. Alterations in intracellular
potassium concentration by HIV-1 and SIV Nef.
Virol J. 2008; 5:60 PMC2396157
Choi B, Gatti PJ, Fermin CD, Vigh S, Haislip AM,
Garry RF. Down-regulation of cell surface CXCR4
by HIV-1. Virol J. 2008;5:6 PMC2248172
6. Choi B, Gatti PJ, Fermin CD, Vigh S, Haislip AM,
Garry RF. Down-regulation of cell surface CXCR4
by HIV-1. Virol J. 2008;5:6 PMC224817.
Biology
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Gerald D. Griffin, Ph.D.
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RIFFIN
Assistant Professor, Biology
College of Arts & Sciences
Email: ggriffin@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8829
Office Address: 104 Armstrong Hall
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
expression. Presently, Dr. Griffin leads the
neurovirology laboratory at Tuskegee. Here, he aims
to dissect neural modifications induced by HSV-1
infection as well as to look at how neuropeptides
regulate HSV-1 replication.
Representative Publications:
1.
Griffin GD, Flanagan-Cato LM. Ovarian hormone action
in the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus: remodelling to
regulate reproduction. J Neuroendocrinology. 23:465-71.
2011.
2.
Griffin GD, Ferri-Kolwicz S, Reyes BAS, Van Bockstaele
EJ, Flanagan-Cato LM. Ovarian hormone-induced
reorganization of oxytocin-labeled dendrites and synapses
lateral to the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus in female
rats. J. Comp. Neurol. 518: 4531-45. 2010.
3.
Griffin GD, Flanagan-Cato LM. Sex differences in the
dendritic arbor of hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus
neurons. Physiol Behav. 97:151-6. 2009.
4.
Griffin GD, Flanagan-Cato LM. Estradiol and
progesterone differentially regulate the dendritic arbor of
neurons in the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus of the
female rat (Rattus norvegicus). J. Comp. Neurol. 510:63140. 2008.
5.
Flanagan-Cato LM, Calizo LH, Griffin GD, Lee BJ,
Whisner SY. Sexual behaviour induced the expression of
activity-regulated cytoskeletal protein (ARC) and modifies
neuronal morphology in the female rat ventromedial
hypothalamus. J. Neuroendocrinology. 18:857-64. 2006.
6.
Jha SK, Jones BE, Coleman T, Steinmetz N, Law C-T,
Griffin G, Hawk J, Dabbish N, Kalatsky V, Frank MG.
Sleep-dependent plasticity requires cortical activity. J.
Neurosci. 25: 9266-74. 2005.
Research Fields:
 Herpes Simplex Virus Type I Latency in Sensory
Neurons
 Reciprocal interactions between nervous system
and viruses
 Role of neurotropic viruses in brain tumors
 Neurovirology, Behavioral neuroscience
Collaborations:
 Dr. Vishnu Suppiramaniam
Department of Pharmacal Sciences
Auburn University
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Gerald D. Griffin is a neurovirologist. His
research interests focus on the reciprocal interactions
between neurotropic viruses and neurons. He
received the Ph.D. degree in Neuroscience from the
University of Pennsylvania (UPENN) in 2009 where
he concentrated in neuroendocrinology. He
completed postdoctoral training in the Department of
Microbiology at UPENN where he focused on how
Herpes Simplex Virus Type I alters neuronal gene
Biology
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Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Douglas Hileman, Ph.D.
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ILEMAN
Associate Professor, Biology
College of Arts & Sciences
Email: dhileman@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8828
Office Address: 205 Armstrong Hall
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biology, Botany, Plant Physiology, General Biology,
as well as a course in Mathematics, Computers and
Biosciences. He serves as the coordinator of the
Marine Biology concentration in the Biology
Department and as the Tuskegee University
representative to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Program Committee. He has also been involved in
the recruitment of minority students into careers in
ecology and field biology, through the SEEDS
program funded by UNCF.
Research Fields:
 Physiological Plant Ecology
 Photosynthesis and Plant Water Relations
 Effects of Elevated CO2 on Plants
Collaborations:
 Dr. Ramble Ankumah
College of Agricultural, Environmental and
Natural Sciences, Tuskegee University
 Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Dauphin Island, AL
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Douglas Hileman received his B,S, from
Case Western Reserve University in 1972 and his
M.S and Ph.D. degrees from the University of
Michigan in 1975 and 1981, respectively. His
research has focused on the effects of elevated CO2
on the photosynthetic rates and water relations of
sweetpotato and peanut. This work is relevant to the
responses of crops to global climate change, as well
as to the possibility of growing crops in space as part
of a long-term space mission to Mars. Dr. Hileman
has taught courses in Ecology, Environmental
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Representative Publications:
1. Stanciel, K., D.G. Mortley, D.R Hileman,
P.A. Loretan, C.K. Bonsi, and W.A. Hill.
2000. Growth, pod, and seed yield, and gas
exchange of hydroponically grown peanut in
response to CO2 enrichment. HortScience
35:49-52.
2. Biswsas, P.K., D.R. Hileman, P.P. Ghosh, N.C.
Bhattacharya, and J.N. McCrimmon. 1996.
Growth and yield responses of field-grown
sweetpotato to elevated carbon dioxide. Crop Sci.
36:1234-1239.
3. Hileman, D.R., G. Huluka, P.K. Kenjige, N.
Sinha, N.C. Bhattacharya, P.K. Biswas, K.F.
Lewin, J. Nagy and G.R. Hendrey. 1994.
Canopy photosynthesis and transpiration of
field-grown cotton exposed to Free-Air CO2
Enrichment (FACE) and differential
irrigation. Agric. For. Meterol. 70:189-207.
Biology
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Marcia T. C. Martinez, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor, Biology
MARC Program Director
College of Arts and Sciences
E-mail: mmartinez@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8064
Office Address: Carver Foundation Rm. 17
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee Institute AL 36088
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Research Field:
 Immunology
 Autoimmune Disease
 Immune Response to Anti-Tumor Agents
Collaborations:
 Dr. Jerry C. Guyden
Department of Biology
The City College of CUNY, N.Y.,N.Y.
 Dr. Jesse Jaynes
Integrative Biosciences
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee Institute, AL.
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Marcia Martinez earned her Ph.D. from the
Graduate School of the City University of New York.
Her training included molecular, cellular and
developmental biology as well as in genetics and
immunology. Her research centers around the
contributory role of failures in central tolerance in the
thymus and the development of autoimmune disease
states such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Her
group focuses on understanding the relationship
between a specialized group of thymic epithelial cells
called nurse cells and their interaction with developing
T cells. She also serves as the Chair of the Tuskegee
University Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee, the Deputy Director for Research and
Training for the Tuskegee University Health
Disparities Research Institute and as the Program
Director for the Tuskegee University MARC U STAR
Honors Fellowship program.
Biology
Representative Publications:
1. Tonya Hendrix , Rajendra Chilukuri, Marcia
Martinez, Zachariah Olushoga, Andrew Blake,
Moazzam Brohi, Christopher Walker, Michael
Samms Jerry Guyden. Thymic nurse cells exhibit
epithelial progenitor phenotype and create unique
extra-cytoplasmic membrane space for thymocyte
selection. Cell Immuno 261: 81-92 2010
2. Martinez, M., Samms, M., Hendrix, T.M.,
Oluwaseun, A., Pezzano, M., and Guyden, J.C.
2007. Thymic nurse cell multicellular complexes
in HY-TCR transgenic mice demonstrate their
association with MHC restriction. Exp. Biol.
Med. 232:780-788.
3. Webb, O., Kelly, F., Benitez, J., Li, J., Parker, M.,
Martinez, M., Samms, M., Blake, A., Pezzano,
M. and Guyden, J.C. 2004. The identification of
thymic nurse cells in vivo and the role of
cytoskeletal proteins in thymocyte internalization.
Cellular Immunology. 228: 119-129.
4. Martinez, M., Pramanik, A., Moto-Ndje, S. and
Moore, C.W. 2003. Overexpression of genes
involved in vesicular trafficking to the vacuole
defends against lethal effects of oxidative damage.
Cell. and Molec. Biol. 49(7): 1025-1035.
5. Martinez, M., Pramanik, A., McKoy, J., Robert,
K. and Moore, C.W. 2003. Pleiotropic cellular
deficiencies conferred by the blm5-1 mutation of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cell. and Molec. Biol.
49(7): 1049-1056.
6. Pezzano, M., Samms, M., Martinez, M., and
Guyden, J. 2001. Questionable thymic nurse cell.
Microbiol. and Molec. Biol. Rev. 65(3): 390403.
7. Samms, M., Martinez, M., Fousse, S., Pezzano,
M. and Guyden, J.C. 2001. Circulating
macrophages as well as developing thymocytes
are enclosed within thymic nurse cells. Cellular
Immunology. 212: 16-28.
8. Moore, C.W., McKoy, J., Dardalhon, M.,
Davermann, D., Martinez, M., and Averbeck, D.
2000. DNA damage-inducible and RAD52independent repair of DNA double-strand breaks
in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics. 154: 1-13.
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Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Lilian A. Okumu, Ph.D.
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KUMU
Assistant Professor, Biology
E-mail: lokumu@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office phone: 334-727-4980
Office Address: Armstrong Hall, Room
209, Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Lilian Okumu is currently an Assistant Professor in
Biology. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree
in Biomedical Science and Technology at Egerton
University, Kenya, and a PhD in Reproductive
Physiology at University College Dublin, Ireland. She
has worked as a post-doctoral fellow for two and a half
years, at Tuskegee University’s Centre for Veterinary
Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health. Her research is
focused on elucidating the effects of endocrine
disrupting chemicals on the development of the male
and female reproductive structures. She is also focused
on deciphering possible intervention/ therapeutic targets
in ovarian and uterine cancers. She previously taught
Animal Production and Physiology as a graduate
student at UCD and co-taught Microanatomy
(Histology) to first year DVM students at Tuskegee
University’s Veterinary School.
Research Fields:
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Reproductive Physiology
Endocrinology
Ovarian and uterine cancers
Collaborations:
 Dr. Hari O. Goyal
Department of Biomedical sciences,
CVMNAH, Tuskegee University
 Dr. Amit K. Tiwari
Department of Biomedical Sciences,
CVMNAH, Tuskegee University
 Dr. Solomon O. Odemuyiwa
Department of Pathobiology, CVMNAH,
Tuskegee University
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Representative Publications:
1. Okumu L.A., Forde N., Mamo S.,
McGettigan P.A., Mehta J.P., Roche
J.F., Lonergan P. Temporal
Regulation of Fibroblast Growth
Factors in the Bovine Endometrium
and Conceptus. Reproduction. 2014
Feb 19. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:24554351
2. Okumu L.A., Braden T.D., Vail K.,
Simon L., Goyal H.O. Low
Androgen-Induced Penile Maldevelopment Involves Altered Gene
Expression For Biomarkers For
Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation
and a Key Enzyme Regulating
Cavernous Smooth Muscle Tone J
Urol. 2013 Dec 6. doi:
10.1016/j.juro.2013.11.101. [Epub
ahead of print] PMID: 24316094
Biology
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Roberta M. Troy, Ph.D.
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Founding Director, Health Disparities Institute for
Research & Education; Associate Professor of
Biology-College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: rmtroy@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office 334-725-2364, Fax 334-724-3919
Office Address: 70-112 John A. Kenney Hall,
Tuskegee, AL 36088
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Biographical Sketch:
Roberta M. Troy earned the B.S. and M.S. degrees in
biology from Tuskegee University, and the Ph.D. in
biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of
Florida, where she was a McKnight Pre-doctoral Fellow.
Subsequently, Troy continued her training at the Cleveland
Clinic Foundation, where she was a postdoctoral fellow in
molecular virology. She currently serves as the founding
director of the Health Disparities Institute for Research and
Education (HDIRE) at Tuskegee University and teaching
faculty in genetics, cell biology and health disparities.
Prior to that appointment, Troy served the university in
other capacities: interim provost, director of the SACSrequired Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), assistant
provost for undergraduate studies, Chair of the faculty
senate and head of the Department of Biology. Her
research area has focused on chemotherapeutic effects of
natural products on breast and cervical cancer cells in
African-American women specifically examining the
effect on proteins involved in tumor cell invasion and cell
immortality.
Research Fields:
 Cancer Biology
 Health Disparities
Collaborations:
 Dr. Vivian L. Carter
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of
Psychology & Sociology, Tuskegee
University
 Dr. Timothy Turner
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of
Biology, Tuskegee University
 Dr. Albert Russell
College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of
Chemistry, Tuskegee University
Biology
Representative Publications:
Apalangya, V.A., Bakupog, T., Tutson, C., Sefadzi, S.,
Early, B., Troy, R.M., Curry, M.L., Robinson, P.M.L.,
Powell, N.L. and Russell, A.E. (2012). Inhibition of MDAMB-231 breast cancer cell proliferation by simple diphenyl
chalcone and its chlorinated derivatives. Research &
Reviews: J. Oncology and Hematology. 1(2): 1-6.
2. Cunningham, J., Carter, V., Troy, R., and Davis, C.
(2012). A Survey of Risk Behaviors associated with the
Human Papillomavirus among African-American Female
College Students in Alabama. ASAPHERD Journal. 32
(2): 18-27.
3. Taylor, T.N., Dean, D., Troy, R., and Leggett-Robinson,
P.M. (2007). An Investigation of Cellular Toxicity of
Carbon Nanomaterials in African American Breast Cancer
Cells. NSTI-Nanotech 2: 345-347.
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Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
T
URNER
Timothy Turner, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
College of Arts & Sciences
Email: turner@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8787
Office Address: George Washington
Carver Hall Room 6
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Partnership. He received his B.S. degree in
biology from Jackson State University, Jackson,
MS and his Ph.D. degree in endocrinology/ tumor
biology from the University of California,
Berkeley.
His research interests focus on identifying and
disrupting signaling mechanisms involved in the
progression of prostate cancer to its invasive and
metastatic stages. Within this approach, his lab has
utilized luteinizing hormone releasing hormone
receptors as the tumor target for the delivery of cancer
drugs to prostate cancer cells. In addition to
administrative, research and teaching obligations, Dr.
Turner works to increase biomedical and cancer
research ongoing at Tuskegee University.
Research Fields:
• Signaling mechanisms in cancer progression
• Targeted cancer drug delivery
Collaborations:
 Dr. Alan Wells
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University
 Dr. Uppender Manne
Department of Pathology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
 Dr. James Lillard
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry,
& Immunology
Morehouse School of Medicine
 Dr. Richard Allman
Department of Medicine
Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and
Palliative Care
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Timothy Turner is the Deputy Director of
Research and Training in the Tuskegee University
National Center for Bioethics in Research and
Health Care, Program Director of the Center for
Biomedical Research/Research Centers at
Minority Institutions, and the Lead Principal
Investigator for the MSM/TU/UAB CCC
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Representative Publications:
1. Abdalla, M.O., Aneja, R., Dean, D., Rangari, V.,
Russell, A., Jaynes, J., Yates, C., and Turner, T.
(2010). Synthesis and Characterization of
Noscapine-Loaded Magnetic Polymer
Nanoparticles. Journal of Magnetism and
Magnetic Materials, 322: 190-196. PMCID:
PMC2784924
2. Theodore, S.C., Rhim, J., Turner, T., and Yates,
C. (2010). miRNA 26a Expression in a Novel
Panel of African American Prostate Cancer Cell
Lines. Journal of Ethnicity & Disease, 20: 96100. PMCID: PMC3118047
3. Josson, S., Sharp, S., Sung, S.-Y., Johnstone,
P.A.S., Aneja, R., Wang, R., Gururajan, M.,
Turner, T., Chung, L.W.K., and Yates, C.
(2010). Tumor-Stromal Interactions Influence
Radiation Sensitivity in Epithelial- Versus
Mesenchymal-Like Prostate Cancer Cells. Journal
of Oncology: 2010. 1-10. PMCID: PMC2926670
4. Yates, C., Sharp, S., Jones, J., Topps, D.,
Coleman, M., Aneja, R., Jaynes, J., and Turner,
T. (2011). LHRH-Conjugated Lytic Peptides
Directly Target Prostate Cancer Cells.
Biochemical Pharmacology, 81: 104–110.
PMCID: PMC2997383
5. Wang, H., Jones, J., Turner, T., He, Q.P., Hardy,
S., Grizzle, W.E., Welch, D.R., Yates, C. (2012).
Clinical and Biological Significance of KISS1
Expression in Prostate Cancer. Am J Pathol. 2012
Mar;180(3):1170-8. Epub 2012 Jan 6. PMID:
2222674
Biology
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Honghe Wang, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor, Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: wangh@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-724-4986
Office Address: 21 Carver Research Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
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Dr. Wang’s research interests also focus on targeting
specific molecules for drug development related to
cancer progression; identifying compounds from
medicinal plants or design molecules with promising
anti-cancer activity using cell-based assays and
molecular biological techniques; comprehensive
transcriptome and epigenome sequencing to reveal
factors associated with cancer prognosis.
Representative Publications:
Research Fields:
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Cancer Biology
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Anti-cancer Drug Development
Collaborations:
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Dr. Alan Perantoni, NIH, NCI, Frederick.
MD.
Dr. Erik Lillehoj School of Medicine,
University of Maryland
Dr. Byeng Min Department of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, Tuskegee
University
Dr. Yan Meng Alcorn University
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Honghe Wang obtained her academic
success by attending Northeast Agricultural
University (BS, MS) and Sun Yat-Sen University
(PhD). Her research focuses on identification of
transcription factors, microRNAs and cell signaling
molecules which are critical for cell proliferation,
migration, differentiation or metastasis in prostate
cancer, breast cancer and kidney cancers.
Biology
1. Wang, Honghe, J. Jones, T. Turner, Q. He, …,
and Clayton Yates. Clinical and Biological
Significance of KISS1 Expression in Prostate
Cancer. The American J. Pathology, 03/2012;
180(3):1170-8.
2. J. Jones, Honghe Wang, J. Zhou, ….Clayton
Yates. Nuclear kaiso indicates aggressive prostate
cancers and promotes migration and invasiveness
of prostate cancer cells. The American Journal
of Pathology. 2012, 181(5):1836-46.
3. O.A. Timofeeva, N. I. Tarasova, X. ......, Honghe
Wang, Milton L. Brown, and Anatoly Dritschilo.
STAT3 suppresses transcription of proapoptotic
genes in cancer cells with the involvement of its
N-terminal domain. PNAS 2013 110 (4) 12611266.
4. J. Jones, Honghe Wang, ….Clayton Yates.
Nuclear kaiso indicates aggressive prostate
cancers and promotes migration and invasiveness
of prostate cancer cells. MS submitted. Clinical
and Experimental Metastasis, 2014, Accepted.
5. Wang, Honghe, et al., STAT1 activation regulates
proliferation and differentiation of renal
progenitors.. Cellular Signaling, 2010 Nov;
22(11):1717-26.
6. W. Liu, Honghe Wang, et al., miR-23b* targets
proline oxidase, a novel tumor suppressor protein
in renal cancer. Oncogene, 2010 Jun 21.
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Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Richard Whittington, Ph.D.
HBCU-UP Director of Office of Undergraduate
Research
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: Whittingtonr@myTU.tuskegee.edu
Office 334-724-4218, Fax 334-724-3919
Office Address: Armstrong Building
1200 W. Montgomery Rd.
Tuskegee, AL 36088
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HITTINGTON
Biographical Sketch:
Research Fields:
 Microbiology
 Aquaculture
Professor Richard Whittington is the HBCU-Up Director of the
Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) at Tuskegee
University. He obtained his academic success by attending the
historic Tuskegee University (BS, MS) and Auburn University
(PhD). His research focuses on aquatic pathogens that
negatively impact production of major fish cultures such as
catfish and tilapia. For over seven years, he has taught courses
such as of Cell and Genetic Biology, Organismal Biology, and
Microbiology at both institutions. Dr. Whittington developed his
skill for working with young people through his involvement
with GROW CELLS Summer Academy, Integrative Biosciences
Research Experience for Undergraduates, Project GRAD
Knoxville, AMACHI Leadership Foundation, Southeast Science
Partnership, Fast Track Science Camp, and Science America
Camp.
Representative Publications:
Collaborations:
 Dr. Deidre Quinn-Gorham
School of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, and
Allied Health, Tuskegee University
 Drs. Olga Bolden-Tiller and Deloris Alexander
College of Agricultural, Environmental and
Natural Sciences, Tuskegee University
 Dr. Covadonga Arias
College of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries
and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University
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Whittington, R., Shoemaker, C.A, Lim, C., and Klesius,
P.H. 2003. Effects of dietary ß-hydroxy-ß-methylbutyrate
on growth and survival of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis
niloticus, vaccinated against Streptococcus iniae. Journal of
Applied Aquaculture. 14(3/4): 25-36.
Whittington, R., Lim, C.E., Klesius, P.H. 2004. Effect of ßd-glucan on the growth
response and efficacy of
Streptococcus iniae vaccine in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis
niloticus. 11th International Symposium on Nutrition and
Feeding in fish, Phuket Island, Thailand.
Whittington, R., Lim, C., and Klesius, P.H. 2005. Effect
of ß-D-glucan on the growth response and efficacy of
Streptococcus iniae vaccine. Aquaculture. 248: 217-225.
Biology
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Clayton Yates Ph.D.
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Associate Professor
Department of Biology
and Center for Cancer Research
Email: cyates@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8949
Office Address: Carver Research Hall
Room 22
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Clayton Yates received his Ph.D. from the
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. His
current research focuses on epigenetic genes that
promote prostate and breast cancer metastasis. Dr.
Yate’s group has currently identified multiple
prognostic biomarkers for metastasis, particularly in
African American patients. The lab is focused on
how these critical genes are regulated and the
translation of these findings to therapeutics.
Selected Publications:
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Epigenetic Gene Regulation
Prostate Cancer
Breast Cancer
Tumor Microenvironment
Tissue Engineering
Nano-Targeted Drug Delivery
Health Disparities Research
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Collaborators:
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Alan Wells, M.D. DMS University of
Pittsburgh
Ritu Andja Ph.D. Georgia State University
Johng Rhim M.D Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences
Leland Chung Ph.D. Cedar Saini Medical
Center
William Grizzle M.D Ph.D. University of
Alabama at Birmingham
Danny Welch Ph.D. University of Kansas
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Renee Reams Ph.D. FAMU
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Biology
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Shaniece Theodore, Timothy Turner, Johng Rhim,
Clayton Yates (2010) “miRNA 26a Expression in a
Novel Panel of African American Prostate Cancer
Cell Lines”. Ethnicity and Disease Volume 20, Supp
1, Pages S1-96-100 PMID: 20521394
R. Renee Reams, Krishna Rani Kalari, Honghe
Wang, Folakemi T. Odedina, Clayton Yates “
Detecting gene-gene interactions in prostate disease
in African American men” Infectious Agents and
Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S1. doi:10.1186/1750-93786-S2-S1
Jianjun Zhou, Honghe Wang, Virginetta Cannon,
Karen Marie Scott, Hongbin Song, Clayton Yates
“Side population rather than CD133+ cells
distinguishes enriched tumorigenicity in hTERTimmortalized primary prostate cancer cell”
Molecular Cancer 2011 Sep 14;10(1):112. PMID:
21917149
Clayton Yates, “Prostate Tumor Cell Plasticity: A
Consequence of the Microenvironment” Adv Exp
Med Biol. 2011;720:81-90.PMID: 21901620
Prasanthi Karna, Tucker Ezell, Sushma Reddy
Gundala, Margaret Long, Meenakshi Vij Gupta,
Ralphenia D. Pace, Clayton Yates, Satya Narayan
and Ritu Aneja “Polyphenol-rich sweet potato greens
extract inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in
prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo”
Carcinogenesis. 2011 Sep 26. PMID: 21948980
Honghe Wang, Jacqueline Jones, Qinghua P. He,
Shana Hardy, William E. Grizzle, Timothy Turner,
Danny Welch, and Clayton Yates. Clinical and
biological significance of KISS1 expression in
prostate cancer. (Am J Pathol) 2012 180(3):11701178.
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Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology
Fu Zhao, Ph.D.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology, College
of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: fzhao@myTU.tuskegee.edu
Office Address: Carver Building
1200 W. Montgomery Rd.
Tuskegee, AL 36088
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Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Fu Zhao received his doctorate in Insect
Immunology from College of Plant Sciences &
Technology Huazhong Agricultural University.He
obtained his academic success Inner Mongolia
University for the Nationalities (BS) Huazhong
Agricultural University (PhD). His research
focuses on cancer stem cell marker and therapeutic
target in African American prostate cancer patients .
Dr. Fu Zhao work involves explore the molecular
mechanism by which transcriptional repressor
promotes tumor growth and metastasis. My work
also focus on target molecules for drug development
related to cancer prevention and treatment ;identify
compounds or design molecules with promising
anti-cancer activity using cell –based assays and
molecular biological techniques.
Research Fields:
 Cell Biology
 molecular biology
Collaborations:
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Dr. Timothy Turner
Department of Biology
Tuskegee University
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Dr. Clayton Yates
Department of Biology
Tuskegee University
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Dr. Honghe Wang
Department of Biology
Tuskegee University
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Representative Publications:
1. Zhao, F., Stanley, D., Wang, Y., Zhu, F., Lei,
C. (2009) Eicosanoids mediate nodulation
reactions to a Mollicute bacterium in larvae of
the blowfly, Chrysomya megacephala. J. Insect
Physio. 55: 192 -196.
2.
Zhao, F., Chen, B., Wang, Y., Zhu, F., Lei, C.
(2009) Eicosanoids mediate nodulation
reactions to bacterial infections in larvae of the
oriental blowfly, Chrysomya megacephala.
Insect Sci. 16: 387-392.
3.
Wang, J., Zhao, F., Sun, Z., Huang, S., Lei, C.
(2008) Flight capacity of Chrysomy
megacephala. Chinese J Oil Crop Sci. 45(3):
448-552.
4.
Wang, X., Yang, Q., Zhou, X., Zhao, F., Lei,
C. (2007) Effect of photoperiod associated with
diapause induction on the accumulation of
metabolites in Sericinus montelus (Lepidoptera:
Papilionidae). Appl. Entomo. Zoo. 42: 419 424.
Biology
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Chemistry
Mohamed A. Abdalla, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
Email: abdallam@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: (334) 727-8933
Office Address: 102 Armstrong Hall
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
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BDALLA
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Abdalla received his Ph.D. from the University
of Alabama at Birmingham in Materials Science and
Engineering. His current research focuses on
polymer nanocomposite and their processing,
property and structure. His area of specialty is to
combine novel processing methods with chemical
and physical approach to develop polymer
nanoparticles for high temperature and fuel cell
applications. Dr. Abdalla work also encompasses
synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles;
these designed nanoparticles can be used for the
production of biofuels via heterogeneous catalysis.
Representative Publications:
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Research Fields:
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer
Nanocomposite
Fuel Cell Membrane
Biodegradable Polymers
Collaborations:
Dr. Derrick R Dean
Department of Materials Science and
Engineering
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Heshmat A. Aglan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tuskegee University
Dr. Gregory B. Thompson
Department of Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering
The University of Alabama
Chemistry
Sharmin, K., M.A. Abdalla, and H.A. Aglan."
Effect of fumed silica nanoparticles on the
proton conductivity of polyimide-phosphoric
anhydride membranes. Journal of Elastomers
and Plastics. London, UK, October 2012, 4356, doi:10.1177/0095244312459283
2. Magnetically Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy
Nanocomposites: Morphology, Thermal and
Mechanical. Abdalla, M.; Dean, D.; Theodore,
M.; Fielding, J.; Nyairo, E.; Price, G Polymer
51: 1614-1620. 2010
3. Cure behavior of epoxy/MWCNT
nanocomposites: The effect of nanotube surface
modification. Abdalla, M.; Dean, D.;
Robinson, P.; Nyairo, E. Polymer, 49
(15):3310-3317. 2008
4. The effect of interfacial chemistry on molecular
mobility and morphology of multiwalled carbon
nanotubes epoxy nanocomposite. Abdalla, M.;
Dean, D.; Adibempe, D.; Nyairo, E.; Robinson,
P.; Thompson, G. Polymer. 2007, 48(19): p.
5662-5670
5. Abdalla, M.A., H.G. Harding, T. Samuel, J.
Jayne, and H.A. Aglan." Development of
Gelatin Films with Designed Antimicrobial
Peptide and Silver Nanoparticles. International
Journal of Biomaterials Research and
Engineering. 2013, 1 (2): p. 13-29
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Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Chemistry
A
BDALLA
Mohamed O. Abdalla, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
Email: Abdalla@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: (334) 727-8163
Office Address: 102 Armstrong Hall,
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
area of specialty is development of bio-conjugated
nanoparticles for simultaneous imaging and
treatment of prostate cancer. Dr. Abdalla work
involves design, synthesis, characterization, and
biological evaluation of solid and porous magnetic
iron oxide nanoparticles. These nanoparticles have
the potential to be used for important medical
applications such as in vivo cancer imaging,
multiplexed molecular profiling, correlation of
biomolecular signatures (biomarkers) with clinical
outcome, early cancer detection, and targeted drug
delivery.
Research Fields:
 Synthesis and Characterization of
Nanomaterials
 Nanomedicine
 Nanobiotechnology
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Collaborations:
Dr. Timothy Turner
Department of Biology
Tuskegee University
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Dr. Clayton Yates
Department of Biology
Tuskegee University
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Derrick Dean
Department of Materials Science and
Engineering
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Abdalla received his doctorate in Integrative
Biosciences from Tuskegee University. His current
research interest of is the development,
characterization and biological evaluation of
nanomaterials for various biomedical applications
with special focus on cancer’s nanomedicine. His
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Representative Publications:
1. Mohamed O. Abdalla, T. Turner, C.
Yates, Review Article: “Chemotherapy of
prostate cancer by targeted nanoparticles
trackable by magnetic resonance imaging”,
ISRN Nanotechnology, vol. 2012, Article
ID 407429, 9 pages, 2012.
doi:10.5402/2012/407429.
2. Madan J, Baruah B, Nagaraju M, Abdalla
MO, Yates C, Turner T, Rangari V,
Hamelberg D, Aneja R., “Molecular
cycloencapsulation augments solubility and
improves therapeutic index of brominated
noscapine in prostate cancer cells”
Molecular Pharmaceutics. 9(5), 2012,
pp1470-80
3. M. O. Abdalla, P. Karna, H. Krishna Sajja,
H. Mao, C. Yates, T. Turner, R Aneja.,
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Enhanced noscapine delivery using uPARtargeted optical-MR imaging trackable,
nanoparticles for prostate cancer therapy”,
Journal of Controlled Release, 149(3),
2011, pp 314-322.
4. M. O. Abdalla, R. Aneja, D. Dean, V.
Rangari, A. Russell, J. Jaynes, C. Yates, T.
Turner, “Synthesis and characterization of
noscapine loaded magnetic polymeric
nanoparticles”. Journal of Magnetism and
Magnetic Materials, 322(2), 2010, pp 190196.
Chemistry
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Chemistry
Daniel A. Abugri, M.S.
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BUGRI
Instructor/Laboratory Coordinator, Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Email:dabugri@mytu.tuskegee.edu,abugrigh@yahoo.com
Office phone:3347248833
Office address: Armstrong Hall Room 102
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL, 36088
Biographical sketch:
Mr. Daniel Abugri received his BSc. from the
University for Development Studies, Navrongo,
Ghana and MSc. from Tuskegee University,
Tuskegee. Mr. Abugri current research encompassed
investigating natural sources of dyes, indicators,
antioxidants, anti-inflammatory agents, vaccine
development, method development, lipids, proteins
and enzymes which can be beneficial in terms of
cost, availability and safe for the user and the
environment. Mr. Abugri has published many of his
research work in high impact peer reviewed
Journals, and is also technical reviewer for some
high impact Journals in Chemistry.
Representative Publications:
Research Fields:
 Lipid and protein biochemistry
 Phytochemicals and natural products
 Methods and Instrument development
 Herbal medicine and molecular biology
 Trace elements chemistry
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Collaborations:
Dr. Kyle R. Willian
Department of Chemistry &Biochemistry
Auburn University
Mr. Ohene Boansi Apea
Department of Applied Chemistry &
Biochemistry
University for Development studies
Prof. Ralphenia Pace
Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences
Tuskegee University
Prof. Solaiman Sandra, Prof. Ramble Ankumah
Department of Agriculture & Environmental
Sciences, Tuskegee University
Chemistry
1. Abugri DA., Ohene B.A and G.
Pritchett (2012). Investigation of a
Simple and Cheap Source of Natural
Indicator for Acid-Base Titration: I
Effect of System Conditions on Natural
indicators. Green and Sustainable
Chemistry. Vol 2 (3) PP.117-122 DOI:
10.4236/gsc.2012.23017.
2. Abugri, Daniel A., McElhenney,
Wendell H, and Willian, Kyle R.,
“Comparison of Transesterification
Methods for Fatty acids Analysis in
Higher Fungi: Application to
Mushrooms”Food Analytical Methods,
2012, pp. 1-8.
3. Abugri, Daniel A., and Pelig-Ba
Kenneth B., Assessment of Fluoride
Content in Tropical Surface Soils used
for Crop Cultivation. African Journal
of Environmental Science &
Technology 20111, Vol. 5(9), pp. 653 660.
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Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Chemistry
B
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Mohammad A. S. Biswas, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Chemistry
College of Arts and Science
E-mail: mbiswas@mytu.tuskegee.edu
salam_biswas@hotmail.com
Office Phone: (334)724-4491
Office Address: 303 Armstrong Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Biswas received his Ph. D. in inorganic chemistry
from Auburn University, Auburn, AL. His research
focus was on Preparation and Reactions of
Fluorophosphonium Ions and Reactions of Silver
Hyponitrite with a series of Main Group Compounds.
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Current Research Interests:
Boron metallation reaction with carboranes
and second and third series transition
metals
Studies on lead pollution in the state
Nanomaterials research (in collaboration
with others)
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Representative Publications:
1. C. S. Hathorn, M. A. Biswas, P. N. Gichuhi
and A.C. Bovell-Benjamin. Comparison of
Chemical, Physical, Micro-Structural and
Microbial Properties of Breads Supplemented
with Sweetpotato Flour and High-Gluten
Dough. Food Science and Technology (LWT),
Vol. 41, (2008), pp. 803-815.
2. Syed S. Sohail, Baowu Wang, Mohammad
A.S. Biswas and Jun-Hyun Oh: Physical,
Morphological, and Barrier Properties of
Edible Casein Films with Wax Applications.
Journal of Food Science, Vol. 71, Nr. 4,
(2006), p-C255.
3. Farhana Pervin, Yuanxin Zhou, Mohammad
A. Biswas, Vijay K. Rangari, Shaik Jeelani.
Fabrication and Characterization of
montmorillonite clay-filled SC-15 epoxy.
Materials Letters, 60 (2006) 869-873.
4. M.A.S. Biswas, M.A.I. Chowdhury and M.E.
Nabi: Lead Pollution in Two Cities of
Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of
Environmental Science. Vol. 11, No. 3 (2005),
p- 323-327.
5. Hyun Joo, M.A. Salam Biswas, William E.
Hill, Michael Mckee: An experimental and
theoretical Evaluation of the Reactions of
Sliver Hyponitrite with Phosphorus Halides. In
Search of the Elusive Phosphorus-containing
hyponitrites. J. Phys. Chem. A, 109, 14201429. (2005).
Chemistry
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Chemistry
C
OLLIER
Willard E. Collier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: wcollier@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office 334-724-4490, Fax 334-724-3919
Office Address: Armstrong Building
1200 W. Montgomery Rd.
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Willard Collier is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry
at Tuskegee University. He attended Mississippi
State University where he earned a PhD. in
Chemistry. He has more than 10 years of teaching
experience including General Chemistry, Organic
Chemistry, and Biochemistry (GOB) courses along
with their labs. His current research projects
encompass medicinal plants, nanoparticles, and
computational chemistry. He is also active with
undergraduate chemistry student outreach to local
youth through presenting chemistry demonstrations
and encouraging science literacy. The outreach
presentations have included a Natural Dye Workshop,
The Chemistry of Thanksgiving, The Chemistry of
Christmas, and Green Chemistry.
Research Fields:
 Nanoparticles
 Medicinal Plants
 Computational Chemistry
Collaborations:
 Dr. Michael L. Curry
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of
Chemistry, Tuskegee University
 Dr. Thawalrat Ratanadachanakin
Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry,
Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
 Dr. Dennis A. Shannon
College of Agriculture, Department of
Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University
 Dr. Dongmao Zhang
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of
Chemistry, Mississippi State University
Chemistry
Representative Publications:
1. Collier, W. E. and Ratanadachanakin, T. 2013.
The potential of band[N]calicenes as carbon
dioxide hosts. The Journal of Interdisciplinary
Networks. 2(Special Issue No. 1): 112-117.
2. Ameer, F., Hu, W., Ansar, S., Siriwardana, K.,
Collier, W. E., Zou, S., and Zhang, D. 2013.
Robust and reproducible quantification of SERS
enhancement factors using a combination of
time-resolved Raman spectroscopy and solvent
internal reference method. J. Phys. Chem. C. 117:
3483-3488.
3. Gadogbe, M., Ansar, S. M., He, G., Collier, W.
E., Rodriguez, J., Liu, D., Chu, I-W., and Zhang,
D. 2013. Determination of colloidal gold
nanoparticle surface areas, concentrations, and
sizes through quantitative ligand adsorption.
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 405:
413-422.
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C
URRY
Michael L. Curry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: currym@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office phone: 334-724-4489
Office Address: Chemistry Building
Armstrong Hall Room 102
Tuskegee, AL, 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Michael Curry received his Ph.D.
degree from the University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa. His current research focuses on
the synthesis of novel nanocomposite
materials for potential applications in
technological and biological systems.
Research Fields:
 Physical and Mechanical
Characterizations of nanocomposites
 Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
 Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Nanowires
Collaborations:
 Dr. Martin G. Bakker
Department of Chemistry
University of Alabama
 Dr. Shane C. Street
Department of Chemistry
University of Alabama
 Dr. Albert Russell
Department of Chemistry
Tuskegee University
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Representative Publications:
1. M. Curry, K. Crews, V. Warke, M.
G. Bakker, K. Hong, J. Mays, and P.
Britt “Electrodeposition of cobalt
nanowires on H-terminated conductive
Si(111) surfaces via. co-block polymer
templating” J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A. 29,
031401 (2011)
2. D. Arrington, M. Curry, S. C. Street,
and Z. Giovanni “Copper
Electrodeposition onto Dendrimer
Modified n-doped Silicon Substrates”
Electrochemica Acta. 53, issue 5,
2644-2649 (2008)
3. M. Curry, J. Zhang, X. Li, M. L.
Weaver, and S. C. Street “Structural
characterizations of dendrimermediated Metallic Ti and Al thin film
nanocomposites” Thin Solid Films 515
3567-3573 (2007).
4. M. Curry, X. Li, F. Huang, M. L.
Weaver, and S. C. Street “A
tribological study of kinetically
influenced ultrathin Au and Cu metal
overlayers grown on dendrimer
mediated Si” Tribology Lett. 25 133140 (2007).
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Chemistry
P
Gregory Pritchett, Ph.D.
RITCHETT
Research Fields:
 Protein Chemistry
 Natural Products
 Bioenergetics
Collaborations:
 Dr. Jerry C. Smith Department of
Chemistry Georgia State University
 Mr. Ohene Boansi Apea Department of
Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry
University for Development Studies
Navrongo, Ghana
Chemistry
Associate Professor of Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: gpritch@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8836
Office Address: Armstrong Hall Room 102
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Pritchett received his Ph.D. in
Biophysical Chemistry from Georgia State
University. His research interests focus on
the investigation of structural changes in
isolated type I blue copper proteins using
NMR and CD. He is also interested in the
use of natural products for commercial
applications. His teaching interests have
focused on the improvement of student
performance in general college chemistry
through a weekly recitation period;
CHEM_STARS (CompreHensive
Engagement and Mentoring; Strategic
Teaching and Application of Reasoning
Skills).
Representative Publications:
1. Abugri DA., Ohene B.A and G. Pritchett.
Investigation of a Simple and Cheap
Source of Natural Indicator for Acid-Base
Titration: I Effect of System Conditions on
Natural indicators. Green and Sustainable
Chemistry. Vol 2 (3) PP.117-122 DOI:
10.4236/gsc.2012.23017.
2. Abugri, D.A., Tiimob, B.J., Apalangya,
V.A., Pritchett, G., WH McElhenney
W. H. (2012). Investigation of
Bioactive compounds and fatty acid
profiles in leaves and their health
implication. RCMI2012 San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
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Chemistry
Melissa S. Reeves, Ph.D.
R
EEVES
Associate Professor, Chemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: mreeves@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: (334)727-8237
Office Address: 102 Armstrong Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Reeves received her Ph.D. from Indiana University,
Bloomington. Her current research focuses on
simulating interactions between polymers and
inserted nanoparticles, particularly the effect of the
particle on the macroscopic properties of the
composite. Reeves’ teaching interests and innovations
have primarily related to the teaching of Physical
Chemistry. She currently uses the POGIL technique in
her upper-level courses. She is on the ACS Physical
Chemistry Exam Committee (2013).
Research Fields:
 Atomistic modeling of polymers and
carbon-based nanocomposites
 Ab initio studies of small organic
molecules and reaction transition states
 Chemical education: POGIL techniques,
assessment
Collaborations:
 Dr. Deepak Srivastava NASA Ames
Moffatt Field, CA
 Dr. Jeffrey Hinkley
NASA Langley
Langley, VA
 Dr. Alex Grushow
Department of Chemistry
Rider College, NJ
 Dr. Erica Harvey
Department of Chemistry
Fairmont State University, WV
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Representative Publications:
1. Rozlyn N. Chambliss, Deepak Srivastava, Maxim
Makeev, and Melissa S. Reeves, “Tensile and
compressive deformation of polyethylene with
varying temperature and strain rate,” PMSE
Preprints (2011).
2. Rozlyn N. Chambliss and Melissa S. Reeves,
“Simulated tensile behavior of graphenepolypropylene nanocomposites,” PMSE Preprints 98
(2008), 420-421.
3. Danielle L. Hudson, Jeffrey A. Hinkley, Thomas C.
Clancy, and Melissa S. Reeves “Molecular
modeling of penetrants in polyimides for aerospace
applications,”. Polymer Preprints 44 (2003), 1230.
4. H. Conner and M. S. Reeves, “Reaction of
Formaldehyde at the Ortho- and Para-Positions of
Phenol: Exploration of Mechanisms Using
Computational Chemistry,” Wood Adhesives 2000,
[International Symposium], 7th, S. Lake Tahoe, NV,
United States, June 22-23, 2000 (2001),
Meeting Date 2000, 483-487.
5.
M. S. Reeves, “Introduction to Matrices: A
Tutorial for Physical Chemists,” at the National
Science Foundation New Traditions for Physical
ChemistryWebSite
(http://www.niagara.edu/~tjz/mathcad/mathindx.h
tm) since September 1, 1997.
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USSELL
Albert E. Russell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: arussell@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8833
Office Address: Armstrong Hall Room 102
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Dr. Russell’s graduate research focused onasymmetric
catalysis, small molecule synthesis, and method development
for catalytic, enantioselective processes. Dr. Russell
completed a postdoctoral appointment at the University of
Maryland where he also worked as a graduate recruiter to
help increase the presence of minorities in the Chemistry
department. His research at Maryland included synthesis and
implementation of diazocarbonyl compounds for novel
transformations. His current research is very diverse and
includes synthesis and characterization of chalcones as
chemotherapeutic molecules, conversion of agricultural
waste into biofuels, use of functionalized nanoparticles as
alternative therapies to cancer treatment and the investigation
of transition metal catalysis of C-H activation from natural
Research Fields:
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Organic Synthesis
Synthetic Method Development
Synthesis of Small Molecule Chemotherapeutics
Biofuels
Organocatalysis
Collaborations:
 The Center for Enabling New Technologies in
Catalysis (CENT-C), University of Washington
 Dr. Michael P. Doyle Department of Chemistry &
Biochemistry University of Maryland
 Dr. P.K. Biswas Department of Agriculture
Tuskegee University
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Russell attended the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill where, in 2003, he obtained his Ph.D.
with a concentration in organic chemistry. While at
North Carolina, he received a GEM consortium
graduate fellowship from DuPont and was recognized
as a Sloan Scholar by the Alfred P. Sloan foundation.
Chemistry
Representative Publications:
1. “Blasting Off to a Bright Future: Integrating
Research, Teaching, and Community Service at
the Undergraduate Level in an Effort to Increase
the Number of African-Americans in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math Disciplines”
Russell, A.E.; Leggett-Robinson, P.M. Chem.
Educator 2008, 13, 1-5.
2. Noscapine Loaded Magnetic Polymeric
Nanoparticles” Abdalla, M.O.; Aneja, R.; Dean,
D.; Rangari, V.; Russell, A.E.; Jaynes, J.; Yates,
C.; Turner, T. Journal of Magnetism and
Magnetic Materials 2010, 322, 190-196
3. Inhibition of MDA-MB-321 Breast Cancer Cell
Proliferation by Diphenyl Chalcone and its
Chlorinated Derivatives” Apalagnya, V.;
Bakupog, T.; Tutson, C.; Early, B.; LegettRobinson, P.M.; Powell, N.; Russell,
A.E. Research & Reviews: Journal of Oncology
and Hematology, 2012, 7-12..
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OURNÉ
Marilyn Tourne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: mtourne@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-724-4532
Office Address: Armstrong Hall Room 301
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Marilyn Tourné (born Marilyn Prieto)
received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida,
Gainesville. Her current research focuses on
explosive analysis using high-field asymmetric
waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) and
mass spectrometry (MS) which provides two
separate orthogonal detection methods in a single
trace explosives detector. Dr. Tourné is also
interested in the development of novel analytical
platforms to increase sensitivity, selectivity, and
specificity of detection and deterministic
identification of target analytes.
Research Fields:
 Instrumentation and method development of
FAIMS/MS
 Modification and characterization of novel
analytical platforms for forensic analysis
 Development and applicability of novel
ionization sources
Collaborations:
 Dr. Said Boumsellek
Research Scientist/Engineer
Implant Sciences Corporation
 Dr. Herbert Hill
Department of Chemistry
Washington State University
 Dr. Mike Shepard
Explosives Division
Department of Homeland Security
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Representative Publications:
1. Tourné, Marilyn, Yost, Richard A., “Spherical
FAIMS: Comparison of Curved Electrode
Geometries” International Journal of Ion
Mobility Spectrometry, 14 (2-3), 61-69, 2011.
2. Prieto, Marilyn, Tsai, Chai-Wei, Boumsellek,
Said, Ferran, Robert J., Kaminsky, Ilya, Harris,
Scott, Yost, Richard A., “Comparison of
Rectangular and Bisinusoidal Waveforms in a
Miniature Planar High-Field Asymmetric
Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometer”
Analytical Chemistry, 83 (24), 9237-9243,
2011.
3. Bryant, Jennifer G., Prieto, Marilyn, Prox,
Todd A., Yost, Richard A., “Design and
Evaluation of a Novel Hemispherical FAIMS
Cell” International Journal of Mass
Spectrometry, 298 (1-3), 41-44, 2010.
4. Prieto, Marilyn, Yost, Richard A.,
“Hemispherical FAIMS/MS for Detection of
Explosives” Proceedings of the 60th Annual
Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry
and Applied Spectroscopy. 2009.
5. Rorrer, Leonard C. III, Prieto, Marilyn, Yost,
Richard A, “Evaluation of linear injection and
orthogonal injection into planar FAIMS-MS”
Proceedings of the 56th ASMS Conference on
Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, 2008.
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English
Adaku T. Ankumah, Ph.D.
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NKUMAH
Associate Professor, English
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: ankumahat@mytu.tuskegee.edu
tankumah@gmail.com
Office Phone: 334-727-8104
Office Address: Room 70-310
John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
African women authors like Mariama Bâ, Ama
Ata Aidoo and Tsitsi Dangarembga. Together
with her collaborators, they are currently
working on examining memory in literature and
its role in helping those dealing with painful,
fragmented pasts forge a wholesome future.
Representative Publications:
1. “Out of the Circle: United Marginals in
Francis B. Nyamnjoh’s The Travail of
Dieudonné Fears, Doubts, & Joys of Not
Belonging. Eds. Fishkin, Bejamin Hart,
Adaku T. Ankumah, and Bill F. Ndi.
Mankon, Bamenda: Langaa Research &
Publishing CIG, 2013. Print.
2. “Changing the Status Quo from the
Research Fields:
 Women’s literature, especially literature by
African women and women in the African
Diaspora.
 Genre: Drama and Short Story
 Postcolonial literature and theory
Collaborations:
 Dr. Festus Ndeh
Department of English
Troy University
 Dr. Bill Ndi
Department of English
Tuskegee University
 Dr. Benjamin Fishkin
Department of English
Tuskegee University
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Adaku T. Ankumah received her PhD
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She
has examined gender and politics in the works of
English
Margins” in Bill F. Ndi’s Gods in the Ivory
Towers. in Fears, Doubts, & Joys of Not
Belonging. Eds. Fishkin, Bejamin Hart,
Adaku T. Ankumah, and Bill F. Ndi.
Mankon, Bamenda: Langaa Research &
Publishing CIG, 2013. Print.
3. “Veiling the Past: Memory in Edwidge
Danticat’s The Dew Breaker.” In
Outward Evil, Inward Battle: Human
Memory in Literature. Eds. Fishkin,
Bejamin Hart, Adaku T. Ankumah, and
Bill F. Ndi. Langaa/Oxford African
Books Collective, 2013.
4. “Memory and Resistance in the Poetry
of Gcina Mhlophe.” In Outward Evil,
Inward Battle: Human Memory in
Literature. Eds. Fishkin, Bejamin Hart,
Adaku T. Ankumah, and Bill F. Ndi.
Langaa/Oxford African Books
Collective, 2013.
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English
B
LOUNT
Research Fields:
 African American women’s literature
 Slave narratives and neo-slave narratives
 Antebellum America 20th and 21st century
African American fiction
 American multiculturalism and feminism
 Novel and short story writing
Collaboration:

Dr. Tiffany Boyd Adams
Department of English
Claflin University

Dr. Sharynn Etheridge
Department of English
Claflin University
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Eleanor J. Blount, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
Department of English
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: blounte@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-725-2339
Office Address: Room 70-314
John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Blount began exploring the African
American condition with a BA degree in history
(African American) and a minor in English from
Paine College. She later received the MA
Professional Writing degree from Kennesaw
State University, specializing in fiction writing
and composition pedagogy. Her Ph.D. degree is
from the University of Georgia in creative
writing. The doctoral work centered around
research into the lives and literature of the
African American, particularly of the slave era,
and culminated in a dissertation which is a novel
that takes slavery and African American
women’s issues as its themes. Before entering
academia, she studied journalism and worked as
a news reporter.
Publications and Presentations:
1. Beloved Autonomy: Selfhood and Tragedy
in African American and Ancient Greek
Female Narratives, CLA Journal, Sep2010,
Vol. 54, 1
2. Reflecting on the Woman in the Mirror: An
African American Woman Looks at
Shameful Hair, presented at Society of
Women in Philosophy Mideast Conference,
Illinois State University, 2001
3. Music and Musicality in the Writing of
Margaret Walker, presented at CLA
Conference, University of South Carolina,
2011
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Zanice Bond, Ph.D.
B
OND
Assistant Professor, English
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: zbond@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-725-2310
Office Address: Room 70-313
John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Zanice Bond earned her Ph.D. in
American Studies from the University of Kansas in
Lawrence. She brings writing center work and
nearly ten years of community college teaching to
her position at Tuskegee University. Her research is
influenced by her work in oral history and
immigration history, as well as her training as an
embalmer and funeral director, making for a rich
and interdisciplinary approach to the study of
literature, community, and the American
experience.
Research Fields:
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Life Writing and Women’s Biographies
Oral History and Afro-Indigenous Intersections
Literature and Commemoration of the Civil
Rights Movement
Anti-Racism work and writing center studies
Collaborations:
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Ms. Moira Ozias
Writing Center
University of Oklahoma
Ms. Tami Albin
Library, University of Kansas
Ms. Christie Cooke
Department of English
Haskell Indian Nations University
Dr. Sheena Harris
Department of History
Austin Peay State University
English
Representative Publications/Presentations:
1. “Mildred Roxborough: Friend and Former
Resident of Brownsville, Tennessee.”
Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times
Volume 2. Ed. Beverly G. Bond and Sarah
Wilkerson Freeman. Athens: University of
Georgia Press. 2014 (in press).
2. “What did we learn and what do we do
next?” Women of Haywood Their Lives, Our
Legacy: Professional African American
Women in Haywood County, Tennessee. Ed.
Cynthia A. Bond Hopson. Lebanon, TN:
Touched By Grace Publication. 2012.
3. “Marion B. Jordon and the Pittsburgh (PA)
NAACP, 1952-1958” ASALH 97th Annual
Convention. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
September 27, 2012.
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English
Loretta S. Burns, Ph.D.
B
URNS
Research Fields:
 19th and 20th century American literature
 African American studies
 Women’s literature
 Interdisciplinary studies
Collaborations:
 Dr. Bill F. Ndi
Department of English
Tuskegee University
 Dr. Irene V. Jackson
Center for Ethnic Music
Howard University
 Dr. S. N. Burn Department of Mathematics
and Science
Alabama State University
 William Gantt
The Southern Literary Trail
Birmingham, Alabama
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Professor and Head, English
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: L_burns@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8100/334-727-8113
Office Address: Room 70-303
John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Loretta S. Burns received her Ph.D.
from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
She has studied at Ohio State University,
Columbia University, and the Sorbonne, and she
has conducted research at Harvard University as
a fellow at the Bunting Institute (now called the
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study) and at
Yale University as a recipient of an NEH grant.
Her ongoing research focuses on the influence of
African American oral forms (blues, spirituals,
ballads, and folktales) on written literature, and
her recent projects include a study of the
relationship between literary and cinematic
fiction and an examination of the
interconnections between literature and science.
She also writes fiction and poetry and has edited
three literary journals. Dr. Burns has taught at
Fisk University, the University of Florida, and
Washington University in St. Louis.
Representative Publications:
1. My Brother, My Sister (with Bill F. Ndi).
Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa RCIPGOxford African Book Collective, 2012.
2. “Tuskegee Institute.” The Companion to
Southern Literature. Eds. Joseph M. Flora
and Lucinda H. MacKethan. Baton Rouge:
LSU Press, 2002. 917.
3. “Voices and Visions from a Land Most
Strange.” Alabama English 2.1 (1990). 2534.
4. “The Structure of Blues Lyrics.” More Than
Dancing: Essays on Afro-American Music
and Musicians. Ed. Irene V. Jackson.
Westport: Greenwood Press, 1985. 221-237
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English
C
OLLIER
Rhonda M. Collier, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English
E-mail: collierr@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-725-2307
Office Address: Room 70-331
John A. Kenney Hall
1200 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Rhonda Collier holds a Ph.D. in
Comparative Literature from Vanderbilt University.
Additionally, she has a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial
and Health Systems Engineering from the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville and Georgia Tech,
respectively. She is fluent in Spanish and
Portuguese. She is committed to the Macon County
community as well as the exchange of ideas with
countries that are in the Global “South.” Her
interdisciplinary approach considers community
outreach, health disparities, women’s history, and
social action.
Research Fields:
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Afro-Brazilian Women’s Literature
Afro-Cuban Women’s Literature
Service-Learning and Writing
Social Movements and Change: Hip Hop
Global Health Disparities
Zora Neale Hurston in Alabama
Collaborations:
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Dr. Lisa Beth Hill
Department of History & Political Science
Tuskegee University
Mr. Silvio Humberto Passo Cunha
Instituto Cultural Steve Biko
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Ms. Claire Gonzalez
Center for Latin American Studies
Vanderbilt University
Dr. Dawn Duke
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ms. Deborah Gray
Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights
Multicultural Center
English
Representative Publications:
1. Collier, Rhonda. “From Hip Hop to Hip
Hope: Art and Public Theology.” Walking
Together: Christian Thinking and Public
Life in South Africa. Ed. Joel Carpenter.
Abilene Christian University Press. 2012.
2. Collier, Rhonda. “’Over the Rainbow’:
Finding Home in Cleage’s West End
Atlanta.” Pearl Cleage and Free
Womanhood: Essays on Her Prose Work.
Ed. Aisha Francis and T. Foster-Singletary.
McFarland. 2012.
3. Collier, Rhonda. Las Consecuencias de la
Obesidad en la Salud [The Health
Consequences of Obesity]. Tuskegee Area
Health Education Center, Inc and Central
Alabama Veterans Health Care Systems.
June 2012.
4. Collier, Rhonda. Guest
Editor. Obsidian Journal:Literature of the
African Diaspora. Vol. 13. No 1.
Spring/Summer 2012. ISSN 08884412.http://obsidian.chass.ncsu.edu/ojs/inde
x.php/obsidian/index.
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E
DWARDS
Areas of specialty:
 Public Speaking
 Oral Interpretation
 Humanities
 Art Appreciation
 Public Appearance Anxiety/Stage fright
 Play/Screenwriting
 Theatre/Drama Appreciation
 Acting
 Directing
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Stunts for TV & Film.
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Edwards received a multi-disciplinary Doctor
of Fine Arts in Theatre, Art, Music and Philosophy with
a concentration in Arts Management and
Screen/Playwriting from Texas Tech University. He
received his M.A. in Speech & Dramatic Arts from the
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a B.A. in
English & Speech from Texas Wesleyan University. Dr.
Edwards has co-authored several original plays,
screenplays, and musicals and is also a professional actor
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Steven E. Edwards, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Public Speaking/Drama
Department of English
College of Arts and Science
E-mail: sedwards@mytu.tuskege.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8101
Office Address: Room 70-311
John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
and director. He holds memberships in the Screen
Actors’ Guild, Actors’ Equity Association, and the
American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, the
unions of professional actors and stage managers in the
United States. He made his New York stage debut in The
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and was the “Sheriff of
Lanview” on ABC’s One life to Live. He was principal
on-camera spokesperson in national and international
commercials for such products as Xerox, Polaroid, A &
W Root Beer, Hanes, Coast Soap and Godiva
Chocolates. He is also a member of The Society of
American Fight Directors and the Dramatists Guild.
His independent film company (Ed-Man Productions)
in NY presented projects at the Cannes International
Film Festival, and received two Silver Awards for
producing two Japanese Music Videos at the Houston
International Film & Video Festival
Representative works and awards:
1. Best Director Award (Hughie, Eugene
O’Neill’s last play) Belfast Festival Fringe,
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2. Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Hughie)
Belfast Festival Fringe, Belfast, Northern
Ireland.
3. Co-author of the screenplay A Circle on the
Cross.
4. Co-producer of the film, A Circle on the
Cross.
5. Co-author of Wordsmith for the Goliard
Musical Ensemble, NYC.
6. Co-author of the musical The Adventures of
Maid Marian.
7. Co-author of the musical A Christmas
Dance.
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Richard Evans Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor, English
College of Arts and Science
E-mail: revans@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8101
Office Address: Room 70-314
John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
VANS
Representative Publications
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3.
4.
Research Fields:
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Classical Greek and Latin literatures
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Medieval literature
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Literary theory
5.
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Richard Evans obtained his B.A.
in Latin from the University of South
Carolina, the M.A. and M. Phil. in Classics
from Columbia University and the Ph.D. in
Comparative Literature from the University
of South Carolina.
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7.
English
“Greek, Too,” Laetaberis: The Journal of the
California Classical Association, New Series
No.
XIV, 2000-2005.
“Chrysoloras’ Greek: The Pedagogy of Cultural
Transformation.” American Classical League
Newsletter, Vol. 25, No. 2, Winter 2003. On-line
posting. Internet. January 2003.
http://txclassics.org/greek.htm.
“Greek, Too, A Presentation to the California
Classical Association—South.” On-line posting.
Internet. February 2002.
http://www.txclassics.org/greek.htm.
“Greek, Too: The Recovery of Greek in
American Schools,” Classics Technology Center
on the Web. On-line posting. Internet. November
2001.
http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/evans1.ht
ml.
“A Call for Greek in School: Recovery of a
Renaissance Tradition,” Texas Classics in Action
Winter 2000.
Reprinted in The American Classical
League Newsletter, Vol. 22, No.3, Spring
2000.
Reprinted in Athenaze Newsletter, Spring
2000.
National Committee for Latin and Greek,
American Classical League. On-line posting.
Internet. January 6, 2000.
http://www.promotelatin.org.
Texas Classics Association: Greek, Too.
On-line posting. Internet. June 2000.
http://www.txclassics.org/greek.htm.
“Ennius” in The Dictionary of Literary
Biography: Latin Writers. Ed.Ward Briggs. Vol.
211, 1999.
“Xenophon” in The Dictionary of Literary
Biography: Greek Writers. Ed.Ward Briggs.
Vol. 176, 1997.
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Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
English
Benjamin Hart Fishkin Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor, English
College of Arts and Science
E-mail: fishkinb@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8931
Office Address: Room 70-308
John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
ISHKIN
Research Fields:
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19th Century British Literature
Henry James and Problems Involving the
Post Civil War Family
Memory in the Literature of Thomas Wolfe,
F. Scott Fitzgerald, and August Wilson
Anglophone Cameroon Literature in the Age
of Globalization
Collaborations:
 Dr. Festus Ndeh
Department of English
Troy University
 Dr. Bill F. Indi
Department of English
Tuskegee University
 Dr. A. Ankumah
Tuskegee University
Department of English
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Biographical Sketch:
Professor Benjamin Hart Fishkin received
his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa in May of 2009. He now
teaches at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee
Alabama. His current research focuses on
British Literature in the nineteenth century.
Dr. Fishkin is currently exploring memory
and the issue of psychological trauma in
literature. This topic involves how
characters grapple with unpleasant
occurrences and what they must do to be
free of them.
Representative publications:
1. The Undependable Bonds of Blood: The
Unanticipated Problems of Parenthood
in the Novels of Henry James,
Saarbrucken, Germany, Lambert
Academic Publishing, 2011.
2. Stephen Wilhoit’s A Brief Guide to
Writing from Readings: An Anthology,
(Book Review) Pearson, 2010.
3. “Romantic Warrior, by Frank Akenten.“
(Book Review) Artistry Employs, 2009.
English
Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
English
A. Caroline Gebhard, Ph.D.
G
EBHARD
Professor, English
College of Arts and Sciences
E-mail: gebhard@mytu.tuskege.edu
Office Phone : (334) 727-8283
Office Address : 70-309 Bioethics Building
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Caroline Gebhard, a University of
Virginia Ph.D., has taught at Tuskegee since
1994. She examines how gender and race, as
well as history and place, shape art. She cocurated “African Visions/ American Spirit:
Edward L. Pryce,” at the Carver Museum. She
won a UNCF fellowship to conduct oral
histories, researching work in progress, Invisible
Legacy: The Women of Tuskegee, 1881-1981.
Research Fields:
 19th & Early 20th Century American Literature
 Women Studies
 African-American Studies
 Cultural Studies and Theory
Collaborations:
 Dr. Kathleen Diffley
Department of English,
University of Iowa
 Dr. Barbara A. Baker
Women’s Leadership Institute,
Auburn University
 Dr. Barbara McCaskill
Department of English,
University of Georgia
 Dr. Vivian L. Carter
Department of Sociology, Psychology
& Philosophy, Tuskegee University
 Dr. Gwendolyn S. Jones
Representative publications:
1. “Constance Feminore Woolson’s Two
Women: 1862.: A Civil War Romance of
Irreconcilable Difference,” Witness to
Reconstruction: Constance Fenimore
Woolson and the Postbellum South, 18731894, ed. Kathleen Diffley (U of
Mississippi P, 2011), 90-106.
2. “Albert Murray and Tuskegee Institute:
Art as the Measure of Place,” Albert
Murray and the Aesthetic Imagination of a
Nation, ed. Barbara A. Baker (U of
Alabama P, 2010), 114-129.
3. “Post-Bellum–Pre-Harlem”: African
American Literature and Culture, 18771919, anthology of original essays coedited with Barbara McCaskill (NYU P,
2006.)
4. “Reconstructing Southern Manhood:
Race, Sentimentality, and Camp in the
Plantation Myth,” in Haunted Bodies:
Gender and Southern Texts, ed. Anne
Goodwyn Jones & Susan V. Donaldson
(U of Virginia P, 1997), 132-155.
Professor Emeritus, English
Tuskegee University
English
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Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
English
Mark Henderson, Ph. D.
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Assistant Professor, English
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: mhenderson@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-725-2337
Office Address: 70-329 John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
ENDERSON
Biographical Sketch:
Mark Henderson received his
Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts
degrees from the University of
Louisiana at Monroe. He received his
doctorate in English from Auburn
University in August 2013. His
research interests are 19th- and 20thcentury American literature,
psychoanalytic theory, and the
American Gothic.
Research Fields:
 19th Century American Literature
 20th Century American Literature
 Psychoanalytic Theory
 The American Gothic
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Representative publications:
Ph. D. Dissertation: “Striking Back at
the New Overseer: Response to
White Panopticism in the Works of
Richard Wright, Ann Petry, and Ralph
Ellison”.
English
Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
English
Hoytt, Marilyn Pryce, MBA, M.Ed.
H
OYTT
Research Fields:
 Général Thomas-Alexandre
Dumas
 Alexandre Dumas, Père
English
Lecturer, French
Department of English
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: mhoytt@myu.tuskegee.edu
mhoytt1229@att.net
Office Phone: 334-725-2308
Office Address: 70-328 Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36083
Biographical Sketch:
Marilyn Pryce Hoytt is a graduate of
Spelman College. She holds a Master
of Education degree in French from
Auburn University. Fluent in French,
Hoytt studied, lived and worked
extensively in Paris, France, and in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; studied at la
Sorbonne, l’Institut Britannique;
received Diplome des Affaires
Françaises, Certificat de l’Institut
Catholique, Paris, France.
Representative Publications (in
progress):
1. Preface to Sentimentalement Votre,
by Dr. Bill Ndi.
2. L’Arbre Solitaire de Marilyn Hoytt
(original children’s book in
French, illustrated by Edward L.
Pryce)
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Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
English
M
Kristen B. Miller, Ph.D.
ILLER
Research Fields:
 Rhetorical theory
 Composition pedagogy
 Film
 Video games and literacy
 The horror genre
 Dystopian literature
 Modernist literature
 Science and literature
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Kristen Miller received her Ph.D. from
Auburn University in 2010. Her doctoral studies
focused on rhetoric and composition, and her
dissertation, Using Film to Teach Rhetoric and
Multimodal Literacy, examined uses for film-based
texts in first-year college composition classes in
order to improve students’ understanding of
rhetorical principles. After
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Assistant Professor, English
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English
E-mail: millerk@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-725-2359
Office Address: 70-317 John A. Kenney Hall
1200 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, AL 36088
serving many years as the assistant coordinator
of Auburn University’s writing center as a
graduate student, her primary research interests
focus on improving writing instruction and
tutoring; her current line of research for this
purpose seeks to adapt the teaching strategies
employed in the design of video games for
application to writing instruction. Other
research interests have her examining literature
and popular culture (particularly texts in the
horror genre) through a rhetorical lens. Her
overriding passion is for empowering students in
all facets of their lives through improved
communication skills and rhetorical literacy.
More complete information on her scholarly and
creative work can be found at her website,
http://kristenbmiller.net .
Representative Publications:
1. "Gaming As A Woman: Gender Difference Issues
in Video Games and Learning" in Immersive
Environments, Augmented Realities and Virtual
Worlds: Assessing Future Trends in Education,
edited by Steven D'Augustino. IGI Global, 2012.
2. "Examining Our Lore: A Survey of Students' and
Tutors' Satisfaction with Writing Center
Conferences" in The Writing Center Journal 29.1
(2009), with Isabelle Thompson, Alyson Whyte,
David Shannon, Amanda Muse, Milla Chappell,
and Abby Whigham.
3. "From Fears of Entropy to Comfort in
Chaos: Arcadia, The Waste Land, Numb3rs, and
Man's Relationship with Science" in Bulletin of
Science, Technology & Society 25.1 (2007), 81-94.
English
Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
Bill F. Ndi, Ph.D.
English
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DI
Assistant Professor, English
Department of English & Foreign Languages
College of Arts and Science
E-mail: wndi@mytu.tuskege.edu
drbillndi@gmail.com
Office Phone: 334 727 8694
Office Address: 70-306 John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Bill F. Ndi, received his doctorate from
the Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France. He now
teaches at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee Alabama.
His research focuses on the contributions of Early
Quakerism towards Peace, Globalization and
Internationalism. Dr. Bill F. Ndi’s group is now
working on Human memory and its usefulness
towards a harmonious whole in our global world. He
has authored numerous (poetry, drama and scholarly
works on early Quakerism as well as translations of
Early Quaker writings) publications in the English
and French languages
Representative publications:
Research Fields:
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17 Century Quakerism
17th Century Ideas and mentalities
Creative, professional and technical writing
Literatures in the English and the
French Languages
Globalization and the Media
Peace Studies and History of Internationalism
Translation and Translatology
Historical Linguistics
Anglophone Cameroons in the Age of Globalization
Collaborations:
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Dr. L. Burns
Department of English
Tuskegee University
Dr. Festus Ndeh
Department of English
Troy University
Dr. B. Fishkin
Department of English
Dr. A. Ankumah
Department of English
Tuskegee University
English
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Sentimentalement Votre: Les Pieds de mon Cœur.
(French Poetry) Langaa/Oxford African Books
Collective, 2014
Co-editor, Fears, Doubts, and Joys of not Belonging
Langaa/Oxford African Books Collective, 2014
My Brother My Sister (poetry in collaboration with
Loretta Burns) Bamenda-Cameroon/Oxford, LangaaRCIPG/ Oxford African Book Collective.2012
Edward Coxere’s Adventures by Sea, A French
Annotated Translation, Bamenda-Cameroon/Oxford,
Langaa-RCIPG/ Oxford African Book
Collective.2012
Letters of Elizabeth Hooton, The First Woman
Preacher (A French Annotated Translation),
Bamenda-Cameroon/Oxford, Langaa-RCIPG/ Oxford
African Book Collective.2011
“Names, an Envelope of Destiny in the Grassfields
of Cameron” in Kumar, Pattanayak, Johnson –
Framing My Name, Common Ground Publishing,
U.S.A.2010
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Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
English
Xavier Nicholas, Ph.D.
N
ICHOLAS
Associate Professor, English
College of Arts and Science
E-mail: xnicholas@mytu.tuskege.edu
Xavier_nicholas@att.net
Office Phone: 334 727 8288
Office Address: 70-300 John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Xavier Nicholas received his B.A.
degree in English from Tuskegee University
and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the
editor of The Poetry of Soul and Woke Up This
Mornin’: Poetry of the Blues. His poems have
been published in Black World, Callaloo, and
Chelsea, as well as other journals. Currently he
is working on a biography entitled Ralph
Ellison Remembered.
Research Fields:
 American Literature
 African American Literature
 Southern Literature
 Multi-ethnic Literature
Collaboration:
 Michael S. Harper
Department of English
Brown University
 John F. Callahan
Department of English
Lewis & Clark College
 Reginald McKnight
Department of English
University of Georgia
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Representative publications:
1. Xavier Nicholas, “Robert Hayden:
Some Introductory Notes,” in The
Michigan Quarterly Review, Vol. XXXI,
No. 3, Summer, 1992, pp. 301-4.
2. Xavier Nicholas, “A Conversation with
Reginald McKnight,” in Callaloo, Vol.
29, No. 2, Fall 2006.
3. Xavier Nicholas, “Ralph Ellison
Remembered: An Interview with Albert
Murray,” in Callaloo, Vol. 34, No. 1,
Winter 2011.
English
Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
English
Mary Olson, Ph.D.
O
LSON
Associate Professor, English
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: mcolson@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8776
Office Address: John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Mary Olson received her Ph.D. degree from
Purdue University. Her current research projects focus
on grammatical gender studies in Old English and
medieval material culture. Her work in text and image
theory developed an innovative model for
demonstrating the relationship between coded and
particularized graphic images.
Research Fields:
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Text and Image Theory
Old English grammatical gender studies
Medieval Material Culture
English
Representative Publications:
1. Fair and Varied Forms: Visual Textuality in
Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts. Medieval
History and Culture 15. New York: Routledge,
2003.
2. “Speaking Walls: Ekphrasis in Chaucer’s House of
Fame.” Enarratio 14 (2007). 118 – 138
(copyright date 2010)
3. “Wielding the Power of Popular Sentiment::
Women’s Agency in courtship and the Love
Letters of Anna Todd” Women’s Studies 37.7
(October-November 2008)
4. “Marginal Portraits and the Fiction of Orality: The
Ellesmere Manuscript.” Chaucer Illustrated: The
Canterbury tales in Pictures through Six
Centuries. Ed. Joseph Rosenburg. New Castle and
London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library,
2003.
5. “Is Relevance Relevant? Teaching the Middle
Ages at an HBCU.” Studies in Medieval and
Renaissance Teaching (Spring 2013).
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Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
English
M
Carolina Marquez-Serrano, Ph.D.
árquez-Serrano
Research Fields:
 Writing Fiction: Short Stories and Novels
 Spanish as a Foreign Language
 Latin American Literature
 Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar
Works
Collaboration:
 Dr. Loretta Burns
Department of English
Tuskegee University
 Mrs. Marilyn Hoytt
Department of English
Tuskegee University
 Dr. Tejinder Sara
College of Business and
Information Science
Tuskegee University
 Mr. Wayne A. Barr
Department of Fine and Performing Arts
Tuskegee University
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Associate Professor, Spanish
Department of English & Foreign Languages
College of Arts and Science
E-mail: marquzc@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8046
Office Address: 70-304 John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Carolina Marquez-Serrano, received her
doctorate from the State University of New York at
Buffalo in Spanish Language and Literature. She
now teaches at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee
Alabama. She has written several short stories and
completed her first novel, “La noche del Jaguar.”
Currently, she is working in her second novel, “El
libro de las transformaciones.” She has incorporated
in her teaching the use of drama and technology to
create literary work in English and Spanish. Dr.
Marquez has also done extensive translation from
Spanish, Portuguese, and German into the English
language for different disciplines.
Original Plays:
1. "Es su esencia" Bioethics Auditorium Kenney
Hall, April 2012 Tuskegee University
2. "Zara's Bedtime Stories"Auditorium Kellogg
Conference Center, February 2008 Tuskegee
University
3. "The Next Dream"Auditorium Kellogg
Conference Center, February 2006 Tuskegee
University
4. "A Long Night"Auditorium Kellogg
Conference Center, February 2005
Tuskegee University
English
Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
Fine and Performing Arts
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Wayne A. Barr, D.M.A
ARR
Assistant Professor
Director of Choral Activities
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: wabarr@mytu.tuskegee.edu
wayne_barr@att.net
Office Phone: (334) 727-8394
Office Address: University Chapel
67 Tuskegee University Suite 2
Tuskegee, AL, 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Wayne Barr received his
D.M.A. from The University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor. His current
project is a catalogue of pipe organs
in Black churches and academic
institutions in the United States of
America.
Performance Experience:
 2010 National Conductor, 105
Voices of History at the John F.
Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts
 Pipe Organ Recitalist
Representative Publication:
Wayne Barr, “A History of the Pipe
Organ in the Black Church,” in
Readings in African American
Church Music and Worship, ed.
James Abbington, (Chicago: GIA
Publications, Inc., 2001), 429-31.
Related Activity:
 Workshop presenter, clinician
 Co-Director, Italian Opera Study
Abroad Program
 Adjudicator for Alabama State
Performance Assessment for Middle
School and High School Choirs
Fine and Performing Arts
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Fine and Performing Arts
D
UNCAN
Performance Experience:
 Seven appearances at the Honda
Battle of the Bands Showcase –
Atlanta, GA
 Founder/Conductor - Macon County
Community Band
 Musical Director – Tuskegee
Repertory Theater
 Adjudicator – Alabama, Georgia,
Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas
 Special Performances at Battles of
the Bands in:Beaumont, TX; Baton
Rouge, LA; St. Petersburg, FL;
Birmingham, AL; Mobile, AL;
Montgomery, AL; Atlanta, GA;
Houston, TX
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Warren L. Duncan, M.M.E.
Head, Fine & Performing Arts Program
Director of Bands
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: duncan@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8325
Office Address: Band Cottage
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL, 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Warren L. Duncan received his Master
of Music Education degree from Auburn
University, Auburn, AL. and the
Bachelor of Science degree from Florida
A&M University, Tallahassee, FL.
Other current professional
responsibilities are: Vice-President of the
HBCU Band Directors Consortium and
Chairman of the Band Directors Council
for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference.
Fine and Performing Arts
Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
History and Political Science
B
RATTON
Lisa M. Bratton, M.B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of History and Political Science
Email Address: lbratton@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-724-4913
Office Address: John A. Kenney Hall
Room 70-100
1200 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Grants Received:
 Humanities Council of South
Carolina, Historic Brattonsville
Community Oral History Project
(Principal Investigator)
 Cal Humanities Community
Stories Grant (California) LofasLakeside Neighborhood
Professor Lisa Bratton received her
Ph.D. from Temple University in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her
diverse research interests include
economic exploitation in South
Africa's diamond industry, female
genital mutilation in east Africa, the
Tuskegee Airmen, and images of
Africans and African Americans in
advertising. Her current research
focuses on Historic Brattonsville, the
York County, S. C. plantation where
her ancestors were enslaved and the
documents spanning over a century
that have been preserved. Her
upcoming book, “I am the Forever,”
chronicles the lives of her onceenslaved great-great-grandparents
who went on to become among the
first landowners in York County.
 Alabama Historical Society
Public Discussion Grant
(Application in process)
History and Political Science
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History and Political Science
Worth Kamili Hayes, Ph.D.
H
AYES
Assistant Professor, History
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: whayes@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8541.
Office Address: Room 44-312
John A. Kenney Building
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Worth Kamili Hayes received his Ph.D.
from Emory University in 2010. His
research has uncovered the understudied, yet
critical role of Black private schools in postWorld War American educational history.
His current project examines community
activism among a “community of activists”
in Black Power era Chicago.
Research Fields:
 African-American Educational
History
 Black Private Education (K-12)
 Civil Rights and Black Power
Movements
 Black Nationalism
 Urban History
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Representative Publications:
1. Hayes, Worth K. “The Rise and Fall of
a Black Private School: Holy Name of
Mary and the Golden Age of Black
Private Education in Chicago, 19401990.” iIn Using Past as Prologue:
Ceontemporary Perspectives on African
American Educational History, edited by
Chris Span, Dionne Danns, and Michelle
Purdy (forthcoming from Information
Age Publishing, (2014).
2. Hayes, Worth K. “The Very
Meaning of Our Lives: Howalton Day
School and Black Chicago’s Dual
Educational Agenda.” American
Educational History Journal 37 (2010).
History and Political Science
Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
History and Political Science
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ILL
Lisa Beth Hill, Ph. D.
Associate Professor and Chair,
Department of History and Political Science
Email: lhill@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-724-4974
Office Address: John A. Kenney Hall
Room 70-103
1200 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Lisa Beth Hill received her Ph.D. from
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia in 1999.
Current research focuses on emancipated
African Americans in New Haven, CT, during
the Reconstruction Era with emphasis on
women’s activism. Research on this topic
addresses the issues of race, gender, political,
and income inequality in New England during
the late nineteenth century and its effects on the
early to mid -twentieth century.
Research Fields:
 Women’s Studies/African and African
American, Race, Class and Gender
 Civil War
 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
 Public History- Particularly African
American and Diasporic-related sites
 Oral History – African American women
activists
Collaborations:
 Dr. Rhonda Collier- Associate Professor,
Department of English, Tuskegee University
 Mr. Dana Chandler – Archivist, Tuskegee
University
“Favela Rising” – Teacher’s workshop
(2/23-2/24/2012) in conjunction with
Vanderbilt University’s Institute of Latin
American Studies
 Dr. Homer Fleetwood, II
Department of History
Morgan State University
Exploring and maximizing Distance
Education at HBCU’s (Fall 2010 to present)
History and Political Science
Representative Publications:
1. Hill, Lisa Beth. The African American
Reader, Revised edition, (Dubuque, IA:
Kendall-Hunt Publishing Co.), Fall 2012.
(Foreward, Afterword and article authored
by Dr. Hill).
2. Hill, Lisa Beth. The African American
Reader, First edition, (Dubuque, IA:
Kendall-Hunt Publishing Co.), Fall 2009.
(Foreward, Introduction and Afterword and
authored by Dr. Hill).
3. “Daisy E. Lampkin.” Essay in Black
Women in America: An Historical
Encyclopedia, edited by Darlene Clark Hine,
(Brooklyn: Carlson Publishing Company),
1993. Reprint, 2002.
4. “The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.” Article
in The Reader’s Companion to U.S.
Women’s History, edited by Wilma
Mankiller, Gwendolyn Mink, Gloria
Steinem, et al., (New York: Houghton
Mifflin Company), 1998.
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History and Political Science
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Joe B. Jimmeh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History & Political Science
College of Arts & Science
Email: kaija@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: (334)724-4495/ (334) 421-1434
Office Address: John A Kenney Hall,
Room 70-102
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
With educational background in the Social
Sciences (Economics, Politics, History, Sociology,
and Public Administration), Dr. Jimmeh obtained
his PhD in International Relations from Syracuse
University. His current research is on Liberia,
Africa, and Comparative Perspectives on Public
Administration and Public Policy.
Representative Publications:
Research Fields:
 International/Comparative Politics
 Public Administrative/ Public Policy
 Development Issues
Collaborations:
 Dr. Godfrey Vincent
Tuskegee University
 Immauel Ness
Brooklyn College, CUNY
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1. Jimmeh, Joe; "Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism in
Liberia: The Struggle for Territorial Integrity,
Sovereignty,
and
Democracy,"
Palgrave
Encyclopedia on Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism.
New York: Palgrave MacMillan, (2015)
2. Jimmeh, Joe, Lisa Bratton and Godfrey T. Vincent.
South Africa...San Diego, California: Cognella
Academic Publishing, (2014).
3. Jimmeh, Joe; Vincent, Godfrey. Contending
Perspectives on Neoliberal Globalization (2014).
Cognella Academic Publishing, San Diego, CA.
4. Jimmeh, Joe. “Comparative Social Development:
The Use of Symbols by African and AfricanAmerican Elites.” Journal of Alabama Academy of
Service (1990)
5. Jimmeh, Joe. “Development as a Social Problem” in
selected Social Problems and Issues (Copley, 1988)
History and Political Science
Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
History and Political Science
James B. McSwain Ph.D
MS
C
WAIN
Professor, History and Political Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: jmcswain/2mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8200
Office Address: John A. Kenney Hall
Room 70-108
1200 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. James B. McSwain received his Ph.D. from
Memphis State University in 1986. Current
research on the risk management of petroleum
addresses how four Gulf South municipalities—
Houston, Galveston, New Orleans and Mobile—
used their police powers to devise public
policies to regulate the storage and distribution
of fuel oil, 1901-2012. He is currently
completing a book manuscript on this topic
under a contract from Louisiana State University
Press.
Research Fields:
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Risk, Hazards and Disasters in Historical
Context
Petroleum Industry on the Gulf Coast
19th C Fire Insurance and Petroleum
Hazards
Riparian Rights on Alabama Gulf Coast
Risk Management, Vulnerability Studies
Representative Publications:
1.
2.
Professional Activities:
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Life member, The Bibliographic Society,
London, England
Elected Member of Board of Directors,
Gulf South History & Humanities
Conference, 2009-2012
Book Review Editor, Gulf South Historical
Review, 1988-1997
Book Reviews in History: Reviews of New
Books, Memphis Commercial Appeal,
Journal of Mississippi History, Georgia
Historical Quarterly, Albion, Perspectives
on Political Science, Alabama Review, EHNet, Pacific Historical Review, Enterprise
& Society, Journal of Southern History and
the Canadian Journal of History.
History and Political Science
3.
James B. McSwain, “Fire Hazards and
Protection of Property: Municipal
Regulation of the Storage and Supply of
Fuel Oil in Mobile, Alabama, 1894-1910,”
Journal of Urban History 28 (#5 July 2002):
599-628.
James B. McSwain, “Urban Government
and Environmental Policies: Regulating the
Storage and Distribution of Fuel Oil in
Houston, Texas, 1901-15,” Journal of
Southern History 71 (#2 May 2005): 279320.
James B. McSwain, “Gushers, Reservoirs,
and Pipelines: Tracing Houston’s Rise to
Energy Prominence,” Cite: The Architecture
+ Design Review of Houston 79 Summer
2009, pp. 34-35.James B. McSwain, “To
Antique and New Lands: Travels ‘Without’
as Journeys Within,” Gulf South Historical
Review 7 (#1 Fall 1991): 80-92.
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Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
History and Political Science
R
OBERTS
Research Fields:
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International Relations
Comparative Politics
Political Methodology
Space and International Affairs
Directed Energy Weapons; Cyberwar, Bioethics and
War, Oxygen Therapeutics-- Polyheme, Hemopure
Darryl Lamont Roberts, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Political Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Email Address: darrylroberts@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8560
Office Address: John A. Kenney Hall Room
70-107 1200 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Darryl Lamont Roberts received his Ph.D. from
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1984, and is a
recipient of the Hubert H. Humphrey Award. He was
awarded the distinguished 'Master Teacher' Award at
Tuskegee University in 2004, and is an Honorary Member
of the International Institute for Space Law (Paris),
formerly a Faculty Research Scholar at Harvard
University and a Research Scholar at the London School
of Economics and Political Science. He has traveled to
Great Britain, France, Japan, India, Pakistan, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Nicaragua, and Canada as part of his research.
Professor Roberts has also delivered lectures on Directed
Energy Weapons and Battle Management at the United
States Air Force Academy. His current research focuses
on ‘Space and Markets’, ‘Bioethics, Government, and
Oxygen Therapeutics’, and ‘Barack Obama and the
American Presidency’. Dr. Roberts is also Director of the
Tuskegee University Institute on the American Presidency
in the Department of History and Political Science, and
Chief Executive Officer of CAMPAIGNANALYTICA,
LLC.—Think Tank.
Representative Publications:
Collaborations:
 Pamela Foster, M.D., MPH
 Assistant Director
University of Alabama at Tusculoosa
Community and Rural Medicine
Institute of Rural Health
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487
 Walter Hill, Ph.D.
Professor
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Political Science Department
St. Mary’s City, Maryland, 20686
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1.
2.
3.
Darryl Roberts, “War and the Historical
Formation of States,” in Michael Banks, ed.,
State and Society in International Relations,
London: Simon and Schuster, 1991, pp. 137-166.
Darryl Roberts, Space and International
Politics: Models of Growth and Constraint in the
Militarization. A Review of Walter
McDougall's, ...the Heaven and the Earth: A
Political History of the Space Age. Journal of
Peace Research, Vol.23, No.3, September, 1986,
pp. 291-298.
Darryl Roberts, “ Logics and Evidences of
War: Progress and Contradictions,” Millennium,
Spring, 1987.
History and Political Science
Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
History and Political Science
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Clyde C. Robertson, Ph.D.
OBERTSON
Associate Professor, History
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of History and Political Science
Email: clrobertson@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8544
Office Address: John A. Kenney Hall
Room 70-101
1200 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Clyde C. Robertson received his Ph.D. from
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA in 1998. The
following is a brief listing of his current research
interests: The impact of disasters on African Americans
& their communities; Identifying the most effective
African American leadership styles of the Civil &
Human Rights Era, & Developing a more utilitarian
approach to Africana Studies.
Representative Publications:
1.
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Research Fields:
Africana Studies & History
20th century African American History
Racism and Segregation
African American Civil/Human Rights Era
movements & leaders
Social Movements and Change
Hurricane Katrina (2005) & its impact on the African
American community in New Orleans, LA
African American youth development
2.
3.
Collaborations:
Dr. Joyce King
(Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair)
Educational Policy Studies
Georgia State University
Dr. Ahati Toure
Department of History & Political Science
Delaware State University
History and Political Science
4.
Robertson, Clyde. “Blueprint for the Development
of African American Youth.” (Journal Of African
American History, Volume 97, No. 1-2, Pgs. 163173, Special African American & Movements for
Reparations: Past, Present, & Future Issue.
ASALAH, Washington, D.C., Spring 2012
Robertson, Clyde. Africa Rising: Multidisciplinary
Discussions on Africana Studies and History from
Ancient Times Through Modernity, Trenton, NJ:
Africa World Press, 2010
Robertson, Clyde. “New Directions in Africana
Studies/Africalogy: Bridging the Gap Between
Liberal Arts and Utilitarianism.” (Journal of
American Studies of Turkey, No. 29, Pgs. 5-14,
Ankara, Turkey, Spring 2009)—Co-authored with
Dr. Ahati Toure.
Robertson, Clyde. “The Saddest Days: The Making
of a Documentary.” (Journal Of African American
History, Volume 93, No. 3, Special Hurricane Katrina
Issue, ASALAH, Washington, D.C., September 2008).
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Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
History and Political Science
T
HIAM
Thierno Thiam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Political Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of History and Political Science
Email: thiamt@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-725-5489
Office Address: John A. Kenney Hall
Room 70-110
1200 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
is currently collaborating on a book focusing on
African Sustainable Development and Emerging
Technologies, as first author. Thiam holds a Ph.D. in
Political Science from Purdue University. He serves
as co-chair of the committee on internationalization
at Tuskegee University.
Research Fields:
 International Organizations
 Democracy and Democratic Transitions
 Political Reforms
 Sustainable Development
 Theories of International Relations
Collaborations:
 Dr. Gilbert Rochon President & Professor
Tuskegee University
 Dr. Bert A. Rockman Former Chair &
Professor of Political Science Purdue
University
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Thiam joined Tuskegee University in
December 2010 from the Institute for State
Effectiveness (ISE) based in Washington D.C. The
ISE blends conceptual thought, analysis and direct
experience to rethink relations between citizen, state
and market in the globalized world. Dr. Thiam’s
academic activities span across several major
universities including Howard University where he
taught the Graduate Seminar in Comparative Politics,
the University of Maryland – College Park, where he
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Representative Publications:
1. “Democracy and Education: Evolution of the
Tuskegee University Governance Model” (with
Gilbert L. Rochon) In Reimagining Democratic
Societies: a New Era of Personal and Social
Responsibility Council of Europe Higher
Education Series 18 (February 2013)
2. “The Emergence of ECOWAS and the Limits of
the Paradigms of International Politics.” Politeia
29 (3) 2010.
3. “Real-Time Remote Sensing in Support of
Ecosystem Services & Sustainability.” (with
Gilbert L. Rochon et al.) In Peter Liotta, et al,
eds. Ecosystems Services & Environmental
Security. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
(volume 69, 2010)
4. “Best Management Practices (BMPs) for
Corporate, Academic and Governmental
Transfer of Sustainable Technologies to
Developing Countries.” (with Gilbert L. Rochon,
et al.) In Clean Technologies & Environmental
Policy, Berlin: Springer (March 2009).
5. “The United States: The Political Context of
Administrative Reform.” (with Bert A.
Rockman) In The International Handbook of
Public Management Reform, eds. Shaun
Goldfinch and Joe Wallis (August 2009).
History and Political Science
Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
History and Political Science
Noel A.D. Thompson, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor, Political Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: thompsonn@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office number: (334) 727-8277
Office address: 70-109 John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
HOMPSON
University. His research interests span a number
of social and economic problems at the local,
national and international levels. He is also a
student of Alabama Politics, and is a guest
columnist for the Tuskegee News.
Representative Publications:
1.
2.
Research Fields
 Public Policy
 Macroeconomic issues
 Economic Development
 Community development
 Nonprofit Organizations
Collaborations:
 Dr. Curtis Jolly - Auburn University
 Dr. John Dunkelberger - Auburn
University
 Dr. Robert Zabawa - Tuskegee
University
 Dr. Ntam Baharanyi - Tuskegee
University
 Dr. John Schelhas - Tuskegee
University
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Noel A.D. Thompson obtained his
Bachelors of Arts Degree in History & Political
Science from Jackson State University in
Mississippi, the Master of Science in Applied
Economics from Tuskegee University and a
Ph.D. in Political Science from Auburn
History and Political Science
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4.
5.
6.
7.
Noel A.D. Thompson, Robert Zabawa, Ntam
Baharanyi, and John Schelhas. Community
Capital the Alabama Black Belt, November
2005.
Noel A.D. Thompson. Litigation as a Form of
Interest Group: African American Farmers in the
Pigford versus Glickman case. Ph.D.
Dissertation, 2004.
Noel A.D. Thompson. Tax and Estate Planning
for Small Farmers, 2003.
Noel A.D. Thompson and John Dunkelberger.
“Structural Changes in Agriculture: How
Alabama Compares with the Southeast and U.S.”
Highlights of Agricultural Research Vol. 47, No.
3, Fall 2000.
Noel A.D. Thompson and John Dunkelberger.
“Structural Changes in Alabama Agriculture:
1992 Compared to 1997” Highlights of
Agricultural Research Vol. 46, No.4, winter
1999.
Noel A.D. Thompson. Selected Demographic
and Agricultural Statistics or Alabama: State
and Counties, 1960-1992, September 1998.
C.M. Jolly, Lavaughn Johnson, and Noel A.D.
Thompson. The Effects of NAFTA on Alabama’s
Agriculture. AECIT -43, October 1993.
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Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
History and Political Science
Godfrey T. Vincent, Ph.D
V
INCENT
Assistant Professor, History
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of History and Political Science
Email: gvincent@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8105
Office Address: John A. Kenney Hall
Room 70-106
1200 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Godfrey Vincent received his Ph.D
from Morgan State University, Baltimore,
Maryland in 2011. His current research focuses
on Neo-liberal Globalization. Addressing the
issues of income inequality in the Global South,
exploitation of resources, and governance, Dr.
Vincent’s group is currently developing
alternative models of development that seeks to
address all forms of disparities.
Research Fields:
 New World Slavery and Emancipation
 Racism and Segregation
 Civil Rights and Affirmative Action
 Social Movements and Change;
Globalization and Political Economy
 Labor History, focusing on new forms
of labor struggles and organizations.
Collaborations:
 Dr. Joe Jimmeh
Department of History & Political Science
Tuskegee University
 Dr. Immanuel Ness
Department of Political Science
Brooklyn College, CUNY & The CUNY
Graduate Center
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Representative Publications:
1. Vincent, Godfrey. Review of Politics of
Identity in Small Plural Societies: Guyana,
Fiji Islands, Trinidad and Tobago by
Stacey-Ann Wilson. WorkingUSA: The
Journal of Labor and Society, Vol. 15, No.
3 (Sept., 2012) : 460-465.
2. Vincent, Godfrey. “The Oilfields
Workers’ Trade Union, Trinidad and
Tobago (1937- ).” The International
Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest.
Ness, Immanuel (ed). Blackwell Online.
May 23 2012.
http://www.revolutionaryprotestencycloped
ia.com/subscriber/tocnode?id=g978140518
4649_yr2012_chunk_g9781405184649184
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3. Vincent, Godfrey. Review of Eric
Williams and the Making of the Modern
Caribbean by Colin A. Palmer. Journal of
International Working Class History, 71,
Issue 01 (2007) : 22
History and Political Science
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
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Chadia Affane Aji, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: affane@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-725-2358
Office Address: Kenney Hall 70-356
Department of
Mathematics
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
lie in the areas of numerical analysis,
computational applied mathematics, nonlinear
partial differential equations, complex analysis,
and on improving students’ learning in STEM
disciplines. Dr. Aji is involved in retention
activities at Tuskegee University. In particular,
she works closely with sources on campus to
design strategies to assist incoming freshmen
cope with first year mathematics classes. She
developed teaching modules to improve
students’ learning in mathematics using
technology. Dr. Aji has also been a principle
investigator or co-principle investigator on
numerous interesting and engaging NSF
projects. She served on various NSF and DoD
panels.
Research Fields:
 Applied Mathematics
 Numerical Analysis
 Mathematics Education
Collaborations:
 Dr. Gilbert L. Rochon
President of Tuskegee University
 Dr. Narenda K. Govil
Department of Mathematics
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
 Dr. Saad Biaz
Department of Computer Science
Auburn University
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Chadia Affane Aji received her Ph.D. and
M.S. in Mathematics from Auburn University
and a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from
Texas A&M University. Her research interests
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Representative Publications:
1.
2.
3.
4.
C. Affane-Aji, N. K. Govil, “On the Region
Containing All the Zeros of a Polynomial,”
Chapter book in Nonlinear Analysis. Springer
Optimization and its Applications, 2012, Volume
68, 39-55, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3498-6_3
C. Affane, S. Biaz, N. K. Govil, “On Annuli
Containing All the Zeros of a Polynomial,”
Mathematical and Computer Modeling, 2010, 52
(9-10): 1532-1537
C. Affane-Aji, H. Elalaoui-Talibi, “A
Partitioning Algorithm for Computing Limiting
Distributions of Ill-Conditioned Markov
Chains,” Advances and Applications Statistical
Sciences (AASS), 2010, No. 2, 511-519
C. Affane, Saad Biaz, S. Elnashai, F. Uhlig, “A
Geometric Level Set Method for Transcendental
Equations from Chemical Engineering,” The
Alabama Journal of Mathematics, 2009, 1-7.
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
John W. Bales, Ph.D.
B
ALES
Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts and Scieces
Email: jbales@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-724-4217
Office Address: Department of Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Tuskegee University
1200 Montgomery Road
Tuskegee Institute, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor John Bales received his PhD from
Auburn University in 1975. His current interests
are web-based mathematics instruction and
twisted group algebras-in particular, CayleyDickson algebras and Clifford algebras.
Research Fields:
 Twisted group algebras
 Web-based instruction
Sponsored Research:
 NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center
Summers 1994-95
 Johns Hopkins Applied Physics
Laboratory, Summer 1997
 Oak Ridge National Laboratory-High
Performance Computing, Summer 1998
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Representative Publications:
1. Precalculus Tutorial (2000)
http://jbales.us/precal/index.html
2. Bales, John W. “Cayley-Dickson and
Clifford algebras as twisted group
algebras” arXiv:1108.1375 (2003)
3. Bales, John W. “Applications of synthetic
division” Alabama Journal of Math. Vol 35
(2010)
4. Bales, John W. “A catalog of CayleyDickson-like products” arXiv:1107:1301
(2011).
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
LinLin Chen, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: linsquarechen@gmail.com
Office Phone: 334-727-8757
Office Address:
John Kenny Hall
Room 70-345 Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
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Biographical Sketch:
Dr. LinLin Chen received her Ph. D. degree
in Mathematics in August 2012 from
University of Texas at Arlington. Her
current research focuses on non-associative
algebra over finite fields and the application
of polynomials over Galois Field.
Research Fields:
 Non-associative algebra
 Finite Geometries
 Application of polynomials
Collaborations:
 Minerva Cordero
Department of Mathematics
University of Texas at Arlington

Vikram Jha
Department of Mathematics
Glasgow Caledonian University,
Scotland, UK
Representative Publications:
1. Ubiquity of PG(2, q) in Translation
Planes and Ubiquity of tangent
Subplanes in Semifield Planes, worked
with Dr. Vikram Jha, prepared.
2. Nonexistence of “Fractional Subplanes”
in Albert Planes, worked with Dr.
Vikram Jha, prepared.
3. LL Chen, M Cordero, “New Examples
of Fractional Dimensional Semifield
Planes”, Note di Matematica, 32 (2012),
no. 2, 57-61.
4. New Examples of Fractional
Dimensional Semifield planes (II),
Cordero, M., and Chen, L., Electronic
Notes in Discrete Mathematics, pages
71-75.
 Dimitar Grantcharov
Department of Mathematics
University of Texas at Arlington
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Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
F
REEMAN
Betty N. Freeman, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts and Science
Email: bfreeman@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-725-2357
Office Address:
John Kenny Hall 70-355
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Research Interests:
 Impact of Teaching Methodology on
Mathematical Comprehension
 Enhancement of Mathematical
Skills and Application
Collaborations:
 Jamye W. Carter
Department of Mathematics
Alabama State University
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Betty N. Freeman received the Ed.D. in
Administration of Higher Education from
The University of Alabama. She also
holds the Master of Science degree in
computer science from Troy State
University and the Master of Arts degree
in mathematics from Central Missouri
State University. Additional study was
done in mathematics at the University of
Colorado and in mathematics education
at The Ohio State University. She served
as the Director of the Teacher Education
Center at Alabama State University for
eight years.
Representative Publications:
1. B. N. Freeman, J. W. Carter, Finite
Mathematics: A Conceptual Approach,
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2002.
2. B. N. Freeman, A Longitudinal Study of
Factors Affecting Academic Achievement at
a Historical Black University: An
Evaluation of the Impact of Developmental
Courses, The University of Alabama, 1993.
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
G
ARRETT
Lauretta Garrett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: garrettl@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8629
Office Address: Kenney Hall 70-353
Department of Mathematics
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch
Research Fields:
 Students' internal representations of
mathematics
 The mathematical learning of pre-service
teachers and entry level college
mathematics students
 The use of technology for mathematical
learning
Collaborations:
 Dr. Chadia Aji
Department of Mathematics
Tuskegee University
 Dr. Mohammed Qazi
Department of Mathematics
Tuskegee University
 Dr. W. Gary Martin, dissertation advisor
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Auburn University
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Dr. Lauretta Garrett received her Ph.D. in
Mathematics Education from Auburn University, a
Master of Education in Mathematics Education from
Columbus State University in Columbus Georgia,
and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from
Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. Her primary
research interest is in building insight into the
images, connections, and other representations that
exist in students' minds as they consider
mathematical ideas and helping students build useful
mathematical understanding from those internal
representations. She has presented or co-presented
both pedagogical and content based professional
development workshops for Alabama in-service
teachers. She has also presented her work at national
conferences, including conferences of the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.
Representative Publications:
1. Garrett, L., Levi, I., Chahine, I. (2014). The
technology dichotomy: Computer aided
instruction versus conceptual development
technology. MathAMATYC Educator. 5(2),
18-25.
2. Garrett, L. (2014). Adult students open
interactions: Mediating higher level
thinking. International Journal of Education
in Mathematics, Science and Technology,
2(1), 1-10.
3. Aji, C. A., Garrett, L., & Biaz, S. (2013).
The integration of Scilab into college
calculus. Alabama Journal of Mathematics,
37, http://ajmonline.org/2013/scilab.php
4. Garrett, L. (2012). Building understanding
and fostering empowerment through
technological interactions. Adults Learning
Mathematics: An International Journal,
7(2), 7-22.
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
K
ARATAS
Zekeriya Y. Karatas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
E-mail: zkaratas@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8590
Office Address: Room 70-346
John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Zekeriya Y. Karatas received his
Ph.D. from the from the University
of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
His current research focuses on
classification of groups whose
subgroups have certain properties.
He is also interested in
representation and character theory
of groups.
Research Fields:
 Group Theory
 Representation Theory
Collaborations:
 Dr. Martyn R. Dixon
Department of Mathematics
University of Alabama
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Representative Publications:
1. M. R. Dixon and Z. Y. Karatas,
Groups with all subgroups
permutable or soluble, Int. J.
Group Theory 2 (2013), no. 1, 3743.
2. M. R. Dixon and Z. Y. Karatas,
Groups with all subgroups
permutable or of finite rank, Cent.
Eur. J. Math. 10(3) (2012), 950957.
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
Young Hee Yun Kim, Ph.D.
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Associate Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
E-mail: ykim@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8555
Office Address: Room 70-363
John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
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research focuses on analysis of
mathematical modeling and numerical
methods in systems analysis.
Representative Publications:
Research Fields:
 Analytical and numerical
methods in systems analysis
 Mathematical modeling and
analysis of systems
Collaborations:
 Dr. S.A. Belbas
Department of Mathematics
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
 Dr. Jong Ha
Turner College of Business
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA
Biographical Sketch: Professor Young H.
Kim received her Ph. D. from the University
of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Her current
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1. Young Hee Yun Kim, Scientiae
Mathematicae Japonicae, 70, No. 3,
pp 367-371: e2009, 541-545 (2009).
2. S. A. Belbas, Young Hee Kim,
Journal of Mathematical Analysis
and Application, Vol. 366, pp 181194 (2010).
3. Cheong-A Lee, Ho-Yeol Bang, Jong
Wook Ha, Joo Young Lee, Young
Hee Yun Kim, Journal of
Management and Marketing
Research, Vol. 7, pp 124-131 (2011).
4. Kim Y., Kim. K., "Basic Statistics with
Excel", Ore Publishing Company, S.
Korea,ISBN: 978-89-966380-0-1 (2011)
5. Cheong-A Lee, Ho-Yeol Bang, Jong
Wook Ha, Joo Young Lee, Young
Hee Yun Kim,
Journal of International
Management Studies (JIMS), Vol. 13,
Number 4, pp 37-50 (2013).
6. S. A. Belbas, Young Hee Kim,
Applied Mathematics and
Computation (re-submitted).
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
K
IM
Research Fields:
 Algebraic K-theory
 Algebraic Topology
 Algebraic Geometry
 Computer Algebra Systems
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Youngsoo Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: kimy@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8589
Office Address: Room 70-358
John A. Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Youngsoo Kim received his Ph.D
from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. His current research focuses on
the study of topology of algebraic spaces,
especially homotopy theory of motivic
spaces and its application to algebraic Ktheory. He is also interested in the use of
computer algebra systems for development
of computer algorithms to solve conjectures
or to find counterexamples in geometry of
numbers.
Representative Publications:
1. Kevin Charles Jones, Youngsoo Kim,
Andrea H. Mhoon, Rekha Santhanam,
Barry J. Walker, and Daniel R. Grayson,
The additivity theorem in K-theory, Ktheory 32 (2): 181-191, June 2004
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
Mohammed A. Qazi, Ph.D.
Q
AZI
Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: maqazi@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8139
Office Address: Dept. of Mathematics
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Mohammed A. Qazi received his Ph.D. from
the École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal,
Canada. His research focuses on various
extensions of Bernstein-type inequalities which
play an important role in the Theory of
Approximation. He is also interested in various
aspects of the Theory of Functions of a Complex
Variable. Dr. Qazi regularly presents his
research findings at national and international
forums. In addition, he serves as a PI / Co-PI on
several externally funded projects that are
designed to 1) improve mathematics and science
education in local K-12 schools, and 2) increase
the participation of under-represented groups in
STEM.
Research Fields:
 Constructive Theory of Functions
 Approximation theory
Collaborations:
 Dr. Narendra K. Govil
Department of Mathematics and
Statistics
Auburn University
 Dr. Ram N. Mohapatra
Department of Mathematics
University of South Florida
 Dr. Q. I. Rahman
Département de Mathématiques et de
Statistique
Université de Montréal
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Representative Publications:
1. Qazi, M. A. and Rahman, Q. I. The SchwarzPick Theorem and its Applications. Annales
Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, Vol
LXV, No. 2, Sectio A, (2011), 149 – 167.
2. Mohapatra, R. N., Qazi, M. A. and Rahman,
Q. I. On Fractional Order Derivatives of
Trigonometric Polynomials. East Journal on
Approximations 13 (2007), 105 - 122.
3. Dryanov, D.P., Qazi, M. A. and Rahman, Q.
I. Local Behavior of Entire Functions of
Exponential Type, Computational Methods
and Function Theory 2 (2002), 319 – 336.
4. Qazi, M. A. On the Maximum Modulus of
Polynomials, Proceedings of the American
Mathematical Society 115 (1992),337-343.
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
ELALAOUI-
Hussain Elalaoui-Talibi, Ph.D.
T
ALIBI
Professor, Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
E-mail: talibi@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8212
Office Address: Room 70-348 JAKH
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Hussain Elalaoui-Talibi received his
Ph. D. from Auburn University, Auburn. His
current research focuses on random sets in
Polish spaces, Palm measures, and MarczewskiBurstin-like characterizations of sigma algebras
and measurable functions.
Representative Publications:
Research Fields:
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Closed Random Sets
Palm Measures
Exchangeable and Regenerative Sets
Marczewski Measurable Sets and
Functions
Convergence in Distribution
Markov Chains
Collaborations:
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Dr. L. Peterson
Department of Mathematics and
Statistics Auburn University
Dr. K. Casukhela
Department of Mathematics
Ohio State University
Dr. J. Brown
Department of Mathematics
Auburn University
Dr. C. Affane Aji
Department of Mathematics
Tuskegee University
1. Affane Aji C., Elalaoui-Talibi, H., “A
Partitioning Algorithm for Computing
Limiting Distributions of Ill-Conditioned
Markov Chains”, Advances and
Applications in Statistical Sciences, Vol. 1,
Issue 2, 2010, 511-519.
2. Peterson, L., Elalaoui-Talibi, H.,
“Convergence in Distribution of Random
Compact Sets in Polish Spaces”, Statistics
and Probability Letters, 78 (2008), 736-738.
3. Casukhela, J., Casukhela, K. , ElalaouiTalibi, H., “A New Approach to Poisson
Approximation of Simple Point Processes
Using Compensators”, Journal of
Theoretical Probability, Vol 19, No. 4,
December 2006, 899-909.
4. Elalaoui-Talibi, H., “Palm Measure
Duality for Exchangeable Interval
Partitions”, Stochastics and Stochastic
Reports, Vol. 66, 1999, 277-286.
5. Brown, J., Elalaoui-Talibi,H. “MarczewskiBurstin-Like Characterizations of Sigma
Algebras, Ideals, and Measurable
Functions”, Colloquium Mathematicum,
Vol. 82 (2), 1999, 277-286.
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
T
AMERU
Ana M. Tameru, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: atameru@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8301
Office Address: BIOE 70-349
Department of Mathematics
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Ana M. Tameru received her Ph.D. from Auburn
University, Auburn, Alabama. Her research centers
on Biomathematics to develop mathematical models
for infectious diseases. She has been collaborating
with different universities such as Arizona State
University, Alabama State University and others. Dr.
Tameru’s expertise in these areas will help in the area
of mathematical models to address applied
mathematics research.
Representative Publications:
Research Fields:
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Biomathematics
Applied Mathematics
Ordinary Differential Equations
Collaborations:
 Dr. Carlos Castillo-Chavez
Exec. Director and Regent’s Professor
MCMSC
Arizona State University
 Dr. Shreekumar Pillai
Professor of Biology
Department of Biological Sciences
Alabama State University
 Dr. Aprillya Lanz
Department of Mathematics
Norfolk State University
 Ms. Shernita Lee
Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences
Virginia Tech
 Dr. Johnny Henderson
Department of Mathematics
Baylor University
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1. Barley, K., Murillo, D., Roudenko, S.,
Tameru, A. and Tatum, S., A Mathematical
Model of HIV and Malaria Co-Infection in
Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of AIDS and
Clinical Research, Volume 3, Issue 7,
(2012), doi: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000173
2. Lee, S. L. and Tameru, A. M., A
Mathematical Model of Human
Papillomavirus (HPV) in the United Stated
and its Impact on Cervical Cancer. Journal
of Cancer 3 (2012), 262 – 268. doi:
10.7150/jca.4161
3. Lanz, A. and Tameru, A., Solution
Matching for a Second Order Boundary
Value Problem on Time Scales.
International Journal of Mathematics and
Mathematical Sciences, Volume 2012
(2012), Article ID 46586, 7-pages.
4. Tameru, A., A two-point boundary problem
for a higher order differential equation.
Communications on Applied Nonlinear
Analysis, Volume 10, No 3 (July 2003) 6583.
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
Herman L. Windham, Ph.D.
W
Chair and Associate Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: windham@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8556
Office Address: John Kenny Hall, 70-366
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088
INDHAM
Research Interests:
 Geometry
 Number Theory
 Learning Styles
Collaborations:
 Dr. Louis Dale
Department of Mathematics
University of Alabama at
Birmingham

Dr. David C. McKay
Department of Mathematics
University of North Carolina at
Asheville
 Dr. Carolyn H. Gathright
Departments of Curriculum and
Instruction and Mathematics
Tuskegee University
Biographical Sketch:
Herman Windham received his Ph. D.
from Purdue University. His research
interests are vary which include exploring
classical geometric relations, using
technology tools to investigate geometric
relations, enhancing student preparation
and learning, and exploring selected
topics in number theory. In
collaboration with The University of
Alabama at Birmingham since Fall 1991,
Windham has served as either Campus PI
or Co-PI on such NSF funded Programs
as ALSAMP, AGEP, and BD.
Publications:
1. Carolyn Gathright and Herman
Windham, “Prime Numbers
Connected to the Stirling Numbers of
the Second Kind”. The Journal of the
Alabama Academy of Sciences, Vol.
78, No. 2, April 2007.
2. Haghdad Memauri and Herman
Windham, “On Asymptotes of the
Graphs of Algebraic Functions”.
The Pentagon, Spring 1993, 39-50.
3. Chandra Misra, William L. Lester,
and Herman L. Windham,
“Relationship between the Scores on
the First Test and the Final Course
Grade”. The Journal of the Alabama
Academy of Sciences, Vol. 58, No.
2. April, 1997.
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Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
Y
AN
Wen Yan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
College of Arts and Science
Email: WY0615900@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8291
Office Address: John Kenny Hall
Room70-351
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Wen Yan received his Ph. D. degree in
Mathematics with specialization algebra
from Auburn University. His current
research focuses on linear and multilinear
algebra, Lie algebras and matrix analysis.
Representative Publications:
1.
Research Fields:
 Linear and multilinear algebras
 Classical Lie algebras
 Numerical range and matrices
Collaborations:
 Tin-Yau Tam
Department of Mathematics
Auburn University
 Desheng Wang
Department of Mathematics
Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore
 You’an Cao
Department of Mathematics
Xiangtan University, China
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
W. Yan, T. Y. Tam, Anti-diagonals of
symmetric and skew symmetric matrices with
prescribed Eigenvalues, Linear Algebra and
its Applications 438 (2013), 1446–1453.
D. Bozkurt, T. Y. Tam, W. Yan, Singular
values and eigenvalues of matrices
in son(C) and spn(C), Annals of Functional
Analysis, 5 (2014), 94-100.
W. Yan, Numerical range of a pair of strictly
upper triangular matrices, Proyecciones, 30,
No.1, 2011, 77-90
T.Y. Tam, W. Yan, Unitary completions of
complex symmetric and skew symmetric
matrices, Appl. Math. E-notes, 7, 2007, 8492.
C.H. Cheng, Y.A. Cao, W. Yan, On the
Langlands parameters for Aq(λ) for the
exceptional simple Lie groups, Algebra
Colloq., 7, No. 4, 2000, 425-439.
Y.A. Cao, W. Yan, J.Y. Zou, On the explicit
limitations of irreducible unitary
representations for nonsplit F4, Natur. Sci. J.
Xiangtan Univ. 19, No. 4, 1997, 121-128
Mathematics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Physics
Mashall L. Burns, Ph.D.
B
Professor, Physics
College of Arts & Sciences
Email: m_burns@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8997
Office Address: Luther Foster Hall 506
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
URNS
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Marshall Burns received his
Ph.D. in Physics from Kent State
University in 1972. His current
research is focused on pedagogic
theory in teaching Modern Physics
and Thermodynamics.
Research Fields:
 Modern Physics &
Thermodynamics
Representative Publications:
1. Marshall L. Burns, “Modern
Physics for Science and
Engineering”, Physics
Curriculum & Instruction, Inc.
(2012).
 Collaborations:
None
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Physics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Physics
C
Zengjun Chen, Ph.D.
HEN
Assistant Professor, Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: chenz@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8299
Office Address: Luther Foster Hall 508
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. from Auburn
University, Alabama. His current
research focuses on experimental
characterization of Wide Band-gap
Semiconductor Materials, especially 4HSiC. One critical problem is the poor
interface quality between SiC and SiO2,
which significantly lowers the channel
mobility of MOS devices on SiC. Dr.
Chen’s goal is seeking effective
approaches to increase the channel
mobility.
Research Fields:
 Characterization of wide band-gap
semiconductor materials (4H-SiC,
GaN, etc)
 Synthesis of low imensional
 Nano-materials
 Theoretical simulation of
 solid state materials
Collaborations:
 Dr. Sarit Dhar
Department of Physics
Auburn University
 Dr. Minseo Park
Department of Physics
Auburn University
 Dr. Ayayi C. Ahyi
Department of Physics
Auburn University
Representative Publications:
1. Zengjun Chen, Ayayi C. Ahyi,
Xingguang Zhu, et al, “MOS
Charateristics of (000-1) 4H-SiC,”
Journal of Electronic Materials,
39(5), 2010, 526-529.
2. Mingyu Li, Ayayi C. Ahyi,
Xingguang Zhu, Zengjun Chen, et
al, “Nickel Ohmic Contacts to Ntype (0001) 4H-SiC,” Journal of
Electronic Materials, 39(5), 2010,
540-544.
3. Xingguang Zhu, Ayayi C. Ahyi,
Mingyu Li, Zengjun Chen, et al,
“The effect of nitrogen plasma
anneal on the interface trap density
and the mobility of 4H-SiC
MOSFET”, Solid-state Electronics,
57, 2011, 76-79.
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Physics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Physics
K
UMAR
Akshaya Kumar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: akumar@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8968
Office Address: Luther Foster Hall, Room 504
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Akshaya Kumar received his Ph. D.
degree in Physics with specialization in
one and two photon spectroscopy of rare
earth ions doped in glasses from Banaras
Hindu University, India. His current
research focuses on various applications
of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
and developing rare earth ions doped
glasses as sensors.
Research Fields:

Laser Induced Breakdown
Spectroscopy

Laser Induced Fluorescence
Spectroscopy

Multi-photon Spectroscopy
Collaborations:
 William R. Heffner
International Materials Institute
Lehigh University, PA
 P. C. Sharma
Tuskegee Unibversity
 Jagdish P. Singh
Institute of Clean Energy
Technology, Mississippi State
University, Starkville, MS
Representative Publications:
1. Akshaya Kumar, F.Y. Yueh, J. P.
Singh and Shane
Burgess,“Characterization of
Malignant Tissue Cells Using Laser
Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy”,
Applied Optics 43(2004)5399.
2. Akshaya Kumar, D.K.Rai and
S.B.Rai,,“Optical Properties of
Er3+ ions doped in Oxyfluoroborate
Glass.”SpectrochimicaActa-A 58
(2002)3067-3075.
3. Akshaya Kumar, D.K.Rai and
S.B.Rai , “Luminescence of Gd3+
ions doped in Oxyfluoro-borate
Glasses”, Solid State
Communications, 117 (2001) 387.
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Physics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Physics
Moses Ntam, Ph.D.
N
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: MNtam@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-724-4156
Office Address: 104 Wilcox E Physics
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
TAM
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Moses Ntam received his Ph. D.
degree in theoretical solid state physics
from Auburn University. His current
research focuses on first-principles
calculation of thermal transport
properties of crystal solids and Earth
minerals.
Representative Publications:
Research Fields:

Solid state physics

Material Science

Earth Science
Collaborations:
 Dr. Alex Goncharov
Geophysical Laboratory
Carnegie Institution of Science,
Washington DC
 Dr Abby Karvenr
Mineral Physics
UCLA
 Dr Olivier Delaire
ORNL,Tennessee
1. Tang, Ntam, Dong, S. G.
Raineyl,“Thermal conductivity of the
Earth’s lower mantle”, ( Accepted for
publication in Geophysical Review
Letters 2014)
2. Moses Ntam, Jianjun Dong, Tang
Xiaoli,“First-principles calculation of
lattice thermal conductivity of
ferropericlase (Mg, Fe)O at lower
mantle conditions” (Manuscript under
revision).
3. Moses Ntam, Bin Xu, J. J. Dong,
Density Dependence of phonon
liftimes in corundum structured
Al203, (Manuscript under revision)
4. Moses Ntam, JJ Dong“Lattice
dynamics of B1-structured alkaline
Earth oxides, (Manuscript under
revision)
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Physics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Physics
Sesha S. Srinivasan, Ph.D.
S
Assistant Professor, Physics
College of Arts & Sciences
Email: srinivas@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8996
Office Address: Luther Foster Hall Room 512
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
RINIVASAN
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Sesha Srinivasan received his Ph.D.
in Solid State Physics from Banaras
Hindu University, India. His current
research is focused on to develop novel
material systems for hydrogen storage,
photocatalysis, biofuel and biomedical
applications.
Research Fields:

Hydrogen Energy Storage

Solar Energy - Photocatalysis

Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Collaborations:
 Drs Lee Stefanakos / Yogi
Goswami
Clean Energy Research Center
University of South Florida
 Dr. Jan Gryko
Department of Earth & Phy Sci
Jacksonville State University
 Dr. P. C. Sharma
Department of Physics
Tuskegee University
Representative Publications:
1. S.S. Srinivasan, M.U. Niemann,
J.R. Hattrick-Simpers, K. McGrath,
P.C. Sharma, D.Y. Goswami, E.K.
Stefanakos, “Effects of nano
additives on hydrogen storage
behavior of the complex hydride
LiBH4/LiNH2/MgH2”, Int. J.
Hydrogen Energy, 35 (2010) 96469652.
2. S.S. Srinivasan, P.C. Sharma,
“Development of Novel
Nanostrucutres and Nanoscale
Complex Hydrides for Reversible
Hydrogen Storage” (Book Chapter),
InTech Publishing, ISBN 980-953307-354-0, (2012).
3. S.S. Srinivasan, C. Li, N. Kislov,
M.Schmidt, E.K. Stefanakos, D.Y.
Goswami, “Enhancement of TiO2
Photocatalytic Activity by N- Doping
Using the Gas Phase Impregnation
Method,” Mater. Res. Soc. Symp.
Proc. Vol. 1217-Y03-35, 2010.
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Physics
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Physics
S
HARMA
Prakash C. Sharma, Ph.D., FAAS
Professor and Chair, Physics
College of Arts & Sciences
Email: pcsharma@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8998
Office Address: Luther Foster Hall 503
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor P. C. Sharma received his Ph. D. (1972)
degree in Solid State Physics from one of the
leading Asian Centers of Advance Physics,
Banaras University, India, and post Ph. D.
training at Switzerland and Sweden. His current
research focuses on photo-catalysis, lasers,
phonon scattering, fundamental principles and
their applications in semiconductors and
superconductivity.
Research Fields:
 Sustainable Energy - Solar Energy
 Phonon Interactions/ Wide Gap Semiconductors
e.g. SiC
 Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Lattice &
Superconductivity
 Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Collaborations:
 Dr. Himanshu Jain
International Materials Institute
Lehigh University
 Dr. Carlo Pantano
Penn State U.
 Dr. Mahi Singh
Department of Physics, University of Western
Ontario, London, Canada
Representative Publications:
1. S.S. Srinivasan and P.C. Sharma,
“Development of Novel Nanostrucutres and
Nanoscale Complex Hydrides for Reversible
Hydrogen Storage” (Book Chapter), In
Print, ISBN 980-953-307-354-0, (2012).
2. P.C.Sharma et. al.“Effects of nano
additives on hydrogen storage behavior of
the complex hydride LiBH4/LiNH2/MgH2”,
Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 35, 9646-9652,
(2010).
3. Kumar, P.C. Sharma, “Application of
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy”, Jl
Alabama Academy of Science,77 (3-4),
2006.
4. P. C. Sharma et. al., “Hole Phonon
Scattering in Mercury Cadmium Telluride,
Physical Review, B23, 3004, 1981.
5. P. C. Sharma et. al., “Electron-Phonon
Scattering in Li-Doped Silicon in
Intermediate Concentration Region”, J.
Phys.,C,London 13 (10), 2001,1980.
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Psychology and Sociology
Barbara Acker-Mills, Ph.D.,
A
Assistant Professor, Psychology and Sociology
College of Arts & Sciences
Email: backer@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-725-2335
Office Address: 44-302 Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
CKER-MILLS
Trinity Episcopal church in Auburn, AL.Dr. AckerMills’ research investigates how humans process
auditory information, including speech and music.
Her work in human factors includes developing
auditory displays in helicopter cockpits and
developing ways to enhance speech communication
in noisy environments. Preventing hearing loss with
the use of medication also is an interest. Finally, Dr.
Acker-Mills evaluates motor learning and
biomechanics in pianists. Dr. Acker-Mills was the
recipient of an American Psychological Association
Dissertation award and of a National Science
Foundation/North Atlantic Treaty Organization
postdoctoral fellowship.
Research Fields:
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Auditory perception and cognition
Human factors
Motor movement in pianists
Representative Publications:
1. Acker-Mills, B., Robinette, M., Adams, M., and
Ahroon, W. (2007). Effects of N-acetylcysteine
on hearing thresholds and otoacoustic emissions
following noise exposure. U.S. Army Science
Conference presentation. ADA433105.
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Barbara Acker-Mills earned her bachelor’s
degree in piano performance from Salem College
(NC). She completed a MM degree in piano and a
PhD in cognitive psychology from Binghamton
University. Dr. Acker-Mills worked as a research
psychologist for Sikorsky Helicopter in Stratford, CT
and for the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Lab in
Fort Rucker ,AL. She also was a faculty member in
both the psychology and music departments at
Auburn University, and currently is organist at Holy
2.
Acker-Mills, B., Houtsma, A.J.M., and Ahroon,
W.A. (2006). Speech intelligibility in noise
using throat and acoustic microphones. Aviation,
Space, and Environmental Medicine, 77(1), 26 31.
3.
Acker-Mills, B. (2006). The effect of auditory
alerts on performance of concurrent tasks.
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference
on Auditory Display, London, UK. (June 20-23,
2006).
4. Crawly, E., Acker-Mills, B., Pastore, R., & Weil,
S. (2002). Change detection in multi-voice
music: The role of musical structure, musical
training, and task demands. Journal of
Experimental Psychology: Human Perception
and Performance, 28(2), 367-378.
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Psychology and Sociology
Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
Psychology and Sociology
Vivian L. Carter, Ph.D., MHR
C
Chair, Psychology and Sociology
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: vlcarter@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8737
Office Location:
44-313 Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
ARTER
Biographical Sketch:
Sociology from the University of Oklahoma. She is
currently PI on two community based research
programs, U54 Cancer Research Partnership
Community Outreach Component and The Medicaid
Meaningful Use Program (HDIRE). Professor Carter
also serves as the Deputy Director for Community
Engagement for the Health Disparities Institute for
Research and Education (HDIRE).
Representative Publications:
Research Fields:
 Race
 Gender
 Health Disparity
 Organizational
Development/Transformation
 Social Stratification
 Criminology and Criminal Justice
Collaborations:
 Caroline Gebhard and Gwen Jones
Department of English, Tuskegee University
 Timothy Turner and Roberta Troy P20
Cancer Research Partnership Department of
Biology, Tuskege University
 Norma Dawkins Food and Nutritional
Science, Tuskegee University
 Stephen Sodeke and Timothy Turner
Tuskegee National Center for Bioethics
 William Carroll Comprehensive Cancer
Center, UAB
 Roberta Troy Health Disparities Institute
(HDIRE), Tuskegee University

Edith Powell and Frederick Tippett
Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health
Psychology and Sociology
1. Carter, Vivian L., Fredrick Tippett and
Dennis Anderson. 2010. “Increasing
Prostate Cancer Screening Among Rural
African American Men: An Education
Intervention”. Journal of the Poor and
Under Served. Meharry School of Medicine
(Fall 2010) Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services
2. Carter, Vivian L., Norma Dawkins and
Barbara Howard. 2010. “Health Lifestyle: A
Community Based Approach to Cancer Risk
Reduction”. Journal of the Poor and Under
Served. Meharry School of Medicine (Fall
2010)
3. Carter, Vivian L., Stephen O. Sodeke,
Isaac Mwase and Timothy Turner. “When
Health Care Physicians are Not Sure What
to Do: Breast Cancer Screening”. African
American Perspectives. November, 2009.
4. Carroll, William R., Connie L. Kohler,
Vivian L. Carter, Lonnie Hannon, Joni B.
Skipper, and Eben L. Rosenthal. 2009.
“Barriers to early detection and treatment of
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in
African American men” Head and Neck
Oncology Journal, Summer 2009.
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Psychology and Sociology
H
ANNON
Research Fields:
 Structural Inequality
 Neighborhood Social and Economic
Disadvantage
 Economic Sociology
 Health Disparities
Collaborations:
 Akilah Dulin Institute for Community
Health Promotion Brown University
 Olivio Clay Department of Psychology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
 Richard Aliman Center for Aging,
Department of Medicine University of
Alabama at Birmingham
Lonnie Hannon III, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Sociology
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: lhannn@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Address: 44-315 Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Phone: 334-725-2352
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Hannon completed his graduate work at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham. His
dissertation focused on neighborhood and
socioeconomic factors influencing urban migration
among African Americans. Dr. Hannon’s study of
socioeconomic factors and life quality has evolved
into a theoretical approach that uses macroeconomic
transitions and structural inequality as root factors
associated with health disparities, neighborhood
disadvantage, and economic stagnation. As a
significant component of his personal mission, Dr.
Hannon believes that student development and
service to the community is critically important to the
future of the United States. Dr. Hannon regularly
teaches Urban Society, Statistics, and Introduction to
Sociology. He ensures that each student receives the
care and personal development needed to function at
the highest level. He also serves as a mentor to
students and neighborhood youth with the goal of
helping them achieve their most positive selves.
Representative Publications:
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Hannon, L., Sawyer P., and Allman R.M.
(2012). The Influence of Community and the
Built Environment of Physical Activity. Journal
of Aging and Health, 24 (3), 384-406.
Dulin A. K., Hannon L., Fernandez J. R., and
Cockerham W. C. (2011). The defining moment:
Children’s conceptualization of race and
experiences with racial discrimination. Journal
of Ethnic and Racial Studies 34(4):662-682.
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Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
Psychology and Sociology
H
EATH
John Heath, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Sociology
College of Arts and Sciences
Assistant Professor biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and
Allied Health
Email: jheath@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Address: 2013 Williams Bowie
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Phone: 334-724-4643
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. John Heath received his Ph.D in Experimental
Psychology and Behavioral Toxicology from Auburn
University. His training and research mainly focuses
in the area of reproductive and behavioral effects of
toxics and toxicants, specifically, the effects of both
inorganic and organic mercury on reproduction and
fertility in males and females, and the cognitive
effects with respect to learning and memory.
Research Fields:
 Behavioral Toxicology
 Reproductive Toxicology
 Environmental Toxicology
 Environmental Teratology
 Investigation into the effects of organic and
inorganic mercury on reproduction and the
cognitive and motor effects of mercury
polluted waterways in Alabama on the rural
population.
Collaborations:
Tuskegee University:
 Dr. Hari Goyal, Reproductive Toxicology
 Dr. Liz Simmon, Reproductive Toxicology
Auburn University:
 Dr. Tim Braden, Hormonal Resarch
Jacksonville State University:
 Dr. Al Nichols, Envoronmental Chemical
Toxicology
University of Hawaii:
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Dr. Cedomir Todorovic, Neuro,
Toxicological Insults.
Psychology and Sociology
Representative Publications:
1. Newland, M. C., Hoffman, D., Heath, J. C., Donlin,
W. D. (2013). Response inhibition is impaired by
developmental methylmercury exposure: Acquisition of
low-rate lever-pressing. Behavioural Brain Research
253, 196-205.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2013.05.038
2. Heath, J. C., Braden, T. D., Abdelmageed, Y., &,
Goyal H. O. (2012). The effects of chronic ingestion of
mercuric chloride on fertility and testosterone levels in
male Sprague Dawley rats Journal of Biomedicine and
Biotechnology, Published online 2012 July 4.
doi: 10.1155/2012/815186
3. Robinson, V., Johnson, J.A., Davis, C & Heath, J. (2011).
Homeless shelters in Alabama: A study of women’s health
services. National Technology and Social Science
Conference Procesdings, 48, 208-218.
4. Heath, J.C., Adbelmageed, Y., Braden, T.D., Williams,
C.S., Williams, J.W., Paulose, T., Hernandes-Ochoa, I.,
Gupta, R., Flaws, J.A., Goyal H.O. (2011). Genetically
Induced Estrogen Receptor a mRNA (Esr1)
Overexpression Does Not Adversely Affect Fertility or
Penile Development in Male Mice. Journal of Andrology,
32 (3) 282-294.
5. Heath, J.C., Banner, K.M., Reed, M.N., Pesek, E.F., Cole,
N., Li, J., Newland, M.C. (2010). Dietary Selenium
protects against selected signs of aging and
Methylmercury Exposure. Neurotoxicology, 31 (2) 169179.
6. Heath, J.C., Jackson, C.A., Yamani, N.M., Aaron,
A., Cruz, S. Owen, M. Stobaeus (2012). Effects of
Methmercury pubescent exposure on the brain and
reproductive system. The Toxicologist 114(1) 180.
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Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
Psychology and Sociology
H
UANG
Li Huang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: huangl@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-724-5490
Office Address: John Kenney Hall, 44-301
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL, 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Li Huang received her Ph.D from
Auburn University. She finished her postdoc training at the University of South
Carolina. Her training and research mainly
focus in the area of human development and
family area of developmental psychology.
Her current research focuses on the etiology
of problem behaviors among immigrant and
minority youth.
Representative Publications:
Research Fields:
 Adolescent adjustment and wellbeing
 Etiology of problem behaviors,
deviance, violence, and health
compromising behaviors
 Statistics method
Collaborations:
 Dr. Alexander, T. Vazsonyi
Department of Family Studies
Department of Psychology,
University of Kentucky
 Dr. Patrick Malone
Department of Psychology
University of South Carolina
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1. Huang, L., Malone, P., Lansford, J. E. et al.
(2012). Measurement Invariance of
Discipline in Different Cultural Contexts.
Family Sciences, 2, 212-219.
2. Vazsonyi, A. T., & Huang, L. (2010).
Where self-control comes from: On the
development of self-control and its
relationship to deviance over time.
Developmental Psychology, 46, 245-257.
3. Vazsonyi, A. T., Trejos, E., & Huang, L.
(2006). Risky sexual behavior, alcohol use,
and drug use: A comparison of Eastern and
Western European adolescents. Journal of
Adolescent Health, 39, 753.e1-753.e11.
4. Vazsonyi, A. T., Trejos, E., & Huang, L.
(2006). Are developmental processes
affected by immigration? Family processes,
internalizing behaviors, and externalizing
behaviors. Journal of Youth and
Adolescence, 35, 795-809.
Psychology and Sociology
Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
Psychology/Sociology
J
ONES
Lynn Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: jonesg@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8830
Office Address: 44-304 Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Lynn Jones earned her degrees, Bachelor of
Science in Sociology and Master of Education in
Counseling from Tuskegee University. She earned
the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counseling from
Clark Atlanta University. Dr. Jones has over twenty
years of experience in higher education. She has
international experience in Malawi and Uganda, in
teaching and in assisting on various public health
projects.
Representative Publications:
The Relationship Between Adolescent Violent
Behavior and Family Environment, Illegal Drug
Usage, and Peer Association, Clark Atlanta
University (1998)
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Research Fields:
Adolescent Violent Behavior
HIV Testing Amongst College Students at HBCUs
HIV Prevention and Education
Mental Health in Mbale, Uganda
Collaborations:
National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health
Care—Tuskegee University-Public Health Ethics
Fellows. Engaged in applied research project
involving Alabama Black Belt counties, the focus of
which is character formation, identity and youth
violence prevention
National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health
Care—Tuskegee University—Youth Hope Builders.
The Youth Hope Builder’s Academy was conceived
to guide Black children to lead positive and
constructive lives, to prepare them to make hopebuilding choices, and to guide them to be strong
moral leaders in today’s world.
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Psychology and Sociology
Joyce V. Rhoden, Ed. D
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychology
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College of Arts and Sciences
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Email Address: jrhoden@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8244
Office Address: Counseling Center
100G Old Administration Bldg
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Rhoden received her doctoral degree in
Counseling and Student Personnel from the
University of Oklahoma. She is a National
Certified Counselor, holds a Master of
Education degree in Counseling and a
Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Dr.
Rhoden is also a certified public school
teacher.
Professional Experience:
 Director of Counseling and Testing
Center (1985- present)
 Adjunct faculty in the College of
Arts and Sciences (1991-present)
Creative Products:
 The academic stress questionnaire
 A Revised Freshman Seminar
 Campus/Community Initiative on
Drug and Alcohol Prevention
 Non-Traditional Students: Returning
Older Women
 Support Services on Campus: A
Blueprint for Success Choices
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Psychology and Sociology
Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
Psychology and Sociology
R
OSS
Research Fields:
 Attachment and caregiving
behavioral systems
 Parenting and coparenting
 Intergenerational transmission
of attachment
Collaborations:

Dr. Yvonne Caldera,
Department of Human
Development and Family
Studies, Texas Tech University
Psychology and Sociology
Jennifer Ross, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Department of Psychology and Sociology
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: jross@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: (334) 727-8689
Office Address: 44-305 Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Jennifer Ross received her
doctoral degree in Human
Development and Family Studies
from Texas Tech University. Her
dissertation examined socialcontextual factors related to maternal
caregiving behaviors and infant
attachment security in MexicanAmerican families. Her current
research focuses on the influence of
coparenting and acculturation on
maternal sensitivity and insensitive
caregiving in Mexican-American
mothers with a toddler, and also
explores whether mother-infant
attachment relationships are universal
or culture-specific.
Representative Publications:
1. Benson, M. J., McWey, L. M., &
Ross, J. J. (2006). Parental
attachment and peer relations in
adolescence: A meta-analysis.
Research in Human Development,
3, 33-43.
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Psychology and Sociology
Andrew A. Zekeri, Ph.D.
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Professor, Sociology
College of Arts & Sciences
E-mail: Zekeri@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8086
Office Address: 44-325 Kenney Hall
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL, 36088
EKERI
Biographical Sketch:
Professor Andrew A. Zekeri received his Ph.D. from
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
His current research foci include Community
Economic Development Strategies, Rural Poverty,
Food Insecurity in Alabama Black Belt,
Conspiracy Theories about HIV/AIDS in the Rural
South, Health Disparities, and Rebuilding Lives after
Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Zekeri’s group is currently
developing a Community Based Epidemiologic of
Health Model to study HIV/AIDS in the Black Belt
Counties of Alabama.
Research Fields:
 Community Economic Development
 Food Insecurity
 Poverty and Rural Development
 HIV/AIDS Conspiracy
 Food Insecurity among women living with
HIV/AIDS
Collaborations:
 Dr. Berhanu Tameru
Biomedical Information Management
Systems, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Nursing and Allied Health Tuskegee
University
 Dr. Rueben Warren
National Center for Bioethics in Research
and Health Care Tuskegee University
 Dr. Robert Zabawa
George Washington Carver Agricultural
Experiment Station Tuskegee University
 Dr. Tom Miachi
Department of Sociology Kogi State
University Ayangba, Nigeria
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Representative Publications:
1. Zekeri, Andrew A. and Rueben Warren
“Functions on the Job in relation to Data,
People, and Things among Agricultural
Students from Southern Land-Grant
Universities” College Student Journal, 47
(2):373-378, 2013
2. Zekeri, Andrew A. and Rueben Warren
“Educational Attainment, Agricultural Jobs
and Income Among Alumni from
Historically Black Land-Grant Colleges and
Universities” College Student Journal, 45
(4):891-896, 2011.
3. Zekeri, Andrew A. “Household Food
Insecurity and Depression among Single
Mothers in Rural Alabama ” Journal of
Rural Social Sciences, 25 (1):90-102, 2010.
4. Zekeri, Andrew A. Tsegaye Habtemariam, B.
Tameru, D. Ngawa & V. Robnett. “Conspiracy
beliefs about HIV/AIDS among HIV-positive
African-American patients in rural Alabama"
Psychological Reports, 104 (2): 388-394, 2009.
5. Zekeri, Andrew A. (2013) “Community Capital
and Local Economic Development Efforts,
“Professional Agricultural Workers Journal: Vol. 1:
No. 1, Article 7.
Psychology and Sociology
Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
Social Work
G
AYLE
Catherine R. Gayle, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Social Work
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: gaylec@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8306
Office Address: John A. Kenney Hall
Room 44-334
1200 Old Montgomery Road
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Catherine R. Gayle received her
Ph.D. from Clark-Atlanta University.
Her current research focuses On
Spirituality and The Views and Habits
of Men and Women of the Presbytery.
Representative Publications:
1. Gayle, Catherine R. “I Did Not
Ask For This: A Candid
Discussion on Sexual Assault”
Author House Publisher 2009.
Research Fields:
 Spirituality
 Family & Children Services
 Sexual Assault
 Post Traumatic Syndrome
Collaborations:
 Dr. George P. Lee
Vanderbilt University
 Dr. Adegboye Adeyamo
Savannah State University
Social Work
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Social Work
Febreu Holston, M.S.W
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OLSTON
Instructor, Part Time
Department of Social Work
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: fholston@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8169
Office Address: John A. Kenney Hall
Room 44-329
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Febreu Holston received her M.S.W.
from the University of Georgia,
Athens.
Her current activities focus on
providing educational content to the
students in the Social Work program
utilizing educational materials,
classroom discussion, instruction, and
guest speakers.
She also coordinates the department’s
Community Advisory committee.
She is the Admission’s Coordinator
for the students who meet the formal
curriculum requirement for admission
into the Social Work program in their
junior year.
She retired from the State of Alabama
Department of Human Resources in
the position of County Human
Resources Director, which included
the duties of supervision of agency
programs, policy and regulations
review in order to provide assistance
and services in compliance with Title
VI of the 1984 Civil Rights Act.
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Social Work
Division of Natural and Applied Social Sciences
Jacqueline McArthur, M.S.W
Social Work
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RTHUR
Director of Field Instruction
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Social Work
Email Address:
jmcarthur@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Office Phone: 334-727-8300
Office Address: Bioethics Building
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Biographical Sketch:
Graduate of Tuskegee University with a Bachelor of
Science in Social Work. Received her MSW from
Florida State University. Presently Director of Field
Instruction-Internship Supervision Activities: duties
include placement of junior and senior level social
work students, coordinating with field sites in
Montgomery, Auburn, Tuskegee and Union Springs,
assessing field work experiences, maintaining records
of all student and site-related documentation, and
performing ongoing evaluation of all field sites.
Research Fields:
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Professional Agriculture Workers
Conference PWAC December 2008-2011
Gardening with Youth as a Means to
Develop Science, Work and Life Skills.
Faculty and Library Partnerships, Workshop
on Embedded Librarians, Alabama Library
Association; College, University and Special
Libraries Division, February 2008.
“Blackboard: Benefits of Gradebook”
Curriculum Enhancement Workshop,
Tuskegee
University College of Veterinary Medicine,
Nursing and Allied Health. June 2008
The Technology Transfer Project, IBM
Academic Initiative – Tuskegee –
Technology Transfer Project-
Collaborations:
 Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service (CSREES) Grant
Youth
 Garden Project/CAENS – provides
resources to Youth Garden Project and
After-school Program
Social Work
Representative Publications:
1. Youth Garden Project (Hard-cover Photo Essay
Book) What’s Growing On!”
2. Chapter 3: Communicating Research Findings in
a Web Site, in Quantitative Problem-Solving
Methods, F. A. Taylor, 2008
3. Trends in Training College Faculty, Staff and
Students in Computer Literacy. Primary
Research Group, 2007. (Referred/Published)
4. Youth Gardening Impact on Youth
Development: A Literature Review, for
Coupling Informal and Formal Learning To
Enhance Youth Presentation to Engineering,
Computer Science, April 16, 2007
5. Apple Computer Workshop – Dual Boot
Systems November 1, 2007 Atlanta
6. Apple Computer Workshop- iTunes U
Deployment & Management November 2, 2007
– Atlanta
7. Gardening with Youth as a Means to Develop
Science, Work and LifeSkills. Jacqueline
McArthur, Walter Hill, Carlton Morris,
Tuskegee University, Alabama.
8. Guy Trammel Tuskegee Safe Haven Project,
Tuskegee, Alabama Children, Youth and
Environments Vol. 20 No. 1 (2010).
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