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Education Highlights
Contact Information
Dr. Richard Potts
Chair
Department of Education
(901) 321-3020

Ms. Kären Brandon
Assistant to Chair
Department of Education
(901) 321-4350

Mr. Mack Faith
Director of Assessment & Records
Department of Education
(901) 321-3070

Dr. Samantha Alperin
Director of MAT Program
Department of Education
(901) 321-3116

Dr. Wendy Ashcroft
Director of Field Experience
Department of Education
(901) 321-3514

Dr. Talana Vogel
Graduate Director - MSEL Program
Department of Education
(901) 321-4101

Ms. Jamie Daugherty
Director of Graduate Admissions
Graduate and Professional Studies
(901) 321-3319


Meet the Faculty
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY MEMBERS

RICHARD POTTS, Chair of Education Department, Assistant Professor
B.A., English, Southern Illinois University;
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Memphis;
M.A., English, University of Memphis;
Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3020
Email: rpotts@cbu.edu
SAMANTHA ALPERIN, Associate Professor
B.S.B.A., University of Tennessee;
MAT, Ed.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3116
Email: salperin@cbu.edu
ELLEN S. FAITH, Associate Professor
B.A. Regents College;
M.A., Vermont College;
Ed.M., Ed.D., Harvard University
Phone: (901) 321-3017
Email:
esfaith@cbu.edu
BROTHER MICHAEL A. SCHMELZER, Assistant Professor
B.A., Christian Brothers College;
MAT, St. Mary's College;
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Phone: (901) 321-3583
Email:
mschmelz@cbu.edu
TALANA VOGEL, Associate Professor
B.S., M.S., Florida State University;
Ed.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-4101
Email:
tvogel@cbu.edu
WENDY ASHCROFT, Assistant Professor
B.A., Psychology (with Honors), Rhodes College;
M.A., Special Education (Concentration: Multi-handicapped), University of Memphis;
Ed.D., Special Education, University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3514
Email: washcrof@cbu.edu
KENDRA DUNCAN, Assistant Professor
B.S., Crighton University, Omaha, NE;
M.S., Leadership and Policy Studies, K-12 Administration and Supervision, University of Memphis
Ph.D (ABD) Educational Leadership, K-12 University of Mississippi
Phone: (901) 321-3385
Email:
kduncan4@cbu.edu

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS

KÄREN BRANDON, Assistant to Chair
(Upcoming)
Phone: (901) 321-4350
Email: kbrandon@cbu.edu
MACK FAITH, Director of Assessment & Records
(Retired)
Phone: (901) 321-3070
Email: rfaith@cbu.edu
NICOLE KLITZ, LANCE Program Director
M.A.T., Christian Brothers University;
B.A., English, University of St Thomas
Phone: (901) 321-3119
Email: nklitz@cbu.edu
JAMIE DAUGHERTY, Director of Graduate Admissions
B.A., English, Christian Brothers University;
M.A., English, University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3319
Email:
jdaugher@cbu.edu