Humanities

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4440
Academic/Non-Academic
Academic
Department Code
HUM

Gary Morrill-Carpenter

Education

  • M.A., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 2022
  • B.A., Dalton State College, 2020
  • A.S., Chattanooga State Community College, 2016
     

Courses Taught:

  • ENGL 0900-Integ LS Writing and Reading
  • ENGL 1010-Composition I
  • ENGL 1020-Composition II
     

What is your favorite book-to-movie adaptation?

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max

 

 

Mary White, M.A.

Tenure-track since: 2021

Education:

M.A., Auburn University, 2003
B.A., Spring Hill College, 1989

Courses Taught:

COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication

What hobby do you enjoy?

I am an avid gardener, focusing on vegetables and pollinator flowers. I also enjoy hiking, camping and RV camping.

Drake Farmer, M.A.

Tenure-Track since: 2020


Education:

  • M.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2018
  • B.A., Lee University, 2014


Courses Taught:

  • ENGL 0810-Learning Support Writing
  • ENGL 1010-English Composition I


What is your favorite hobby?

Michael Lewis, M.A.

Education:

  • A.S., Roane State Community College, 2020
  • B.A., Tennessee Technological University, 2022
  • M.A., Tennessee Technological University, 2024


Courses Taught:

  • ENGL 1010-Composition I
  • ENGL 1020-Composition II


What hobby do you enjoy?

I love making music. I've been playing guitar since high school, dabble in piano, and am fascinated by music composition/theory.

Shawn Brabham, M.A.

Tenured since: 2010

Education:

M.A., Tennessee Tech Univ, 2003
B.A., Middle Tennessee Univ, 1998

Courses Taught:

CSHU1001-College Success for Humanities
ENGL1010-English Composition I
ENGL1020-English Composition II
ENGL2210-Early British Literature
ENGL2410-Early European Literature
ENGL2420-Modern European Literature
HUM1010-Early Humanities
HUM1020-Modern Humanities

What is your favorite book?

Trae Cotton, Ph.D.

Tenure-Track since: 2020

Education:

  • Ph. D., Walden University, 2004
  • M.A., Eastern New Mexico University, 1998
  • B.A., University of North Texas, 1993


Courses Taught:

  • COMM 2025: Fundamentals of Speech Communication


What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?

South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town)

 

 

Jennifer Smith, Ph.D.

Education:

  • Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2023
  • M.A., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 2004
  • B.A., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 2002

 

Course Taught:

  • ENGL 1010-Composition I
  • ENGL 1020-Composition II
  • ENGL 2410-Early European Literature
  • ENGL 2420-Modern European Literature
  • ENGL 2630-Children’s Literature
  • HUM 1010-Early Humanities

 

What hobby do you enjoy?

Priscilla Gitshlag, M.A.

Tenure-Track since: 2018

Education:

M.A., Austin Peay State University, 2017
M.S., University of Miami, 2003
B.A., University of Miami, 2001

Course Taught:

COMM 2025-Fundamentals of Communication

What is your favorite book?

The Harry Potter Series- Everyone needs to read Harry Potter! The movies are pretty good, but the books are 1000 times better. If you don’t have time to read all 7 books, listen to the audiobook version by Jim Dale. Simply the best!

April Kidd

Education:

  • B.S., Bob Jones University, 2002
  • M.A.T., East Tennessee State University, 2005
     

Courses Taught:

  • COMM 2025-Fundamentals of Speech Communication
  • ENGL 0900-Integ LS Writing and Reading
     

What is your favorite place you've ever traveled to?

Ibiza, Spain

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