May 07, 2025  
2024-2026 Tougaloo College Catalog 
  
2024-2026 Tougaloo College Catalog

The Faculty


Abdelrahman, Kamal Ahmed (1992)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S., Winona State University
M.S., Murray State University
M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Albert, Laurence (2014)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Morehouse College
Grad. Dip., St. Louis Conservatory of Music

Allen, Fatissa (2000)
Instructor of Mathematics
B.S., Tougaloo College
M.S., Northern Illinois University

Banerjee, Santanu (2001)
Professor of Physics
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Barker, Larry A. (2022)
Assistant Professor of Accounting 
B.B.A., Jackson State University 
M.B.A., Mississippi College  
M.S.H.E., Purdue Global 
Ph.D., Jackson State University 

Barringer, John (2019)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Stetson University
M.D., University of Miami School of Medicine

Bekoe, Daniel (2023)
Instructor of French
B.A., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
M.A., Mississippi State University

Biswas, Pradip (2007)
Associate Professor of Physics
B.Sc., University of Calcutta, India
M.Sc., Ph.D., Jadavpur University,
Calcutta, India

Bonner, Shelia (2022)
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Tougaloo College
M.Ed., Mississippi College

Brumfield, Marcus (2023)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Tougaloo College
M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Carter, Alvin (2022)
Lecturer of Health and Recreation
B.A., Tougaloo College
M.T.S., Liberty University
M.S., Jackson State University

Davidson, Vicki (2020)
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
B.A., Tougaloo College
M.A., Mississippi College
Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Evans, Terrance J. (2018)
Instructor of Music
B.M., Jackson State University
M.M., University of Mississippi

Feng, Manliang (2011)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Shaanxi Normal University
Ph.D., Jackson State University

Freeman, Miranda (2007)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Tougaloo College
M.A., Jackson State University
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Gibson, Jason (2023)
Instructor of History
B.A., M.A., Jackson State University

Grant-Lee, Mary (2023)
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
B.A., M.Ed., Mississippi College
Ed.D., Mississippi State University

Harris-Allen, Roshunda (2014)
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., Jackson State University
M.S., Jackson State University
Ph.D., Jackson State University

Hosemann, John D. (2020)
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of Southern Mississippi
M.A., University of Southern Mississippi

Hubbard, Johnny (2023)
Instructor of Music
B.A., M.A., Jackson State University

James, Kedra L. (2016)
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Tougaloo College
M.A., Kansas State University
Ph.D., University of Alabama

Kapusta, Karina (2022)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.Sc., M.Sc., Oles Honchar Dnipro National University
Ph.D., Jackson State University

Khan, Shaila (1998)
Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of Dhaka
M.A., Ph.D., University of Manitoba

Laiju, Meherun Nessa (2007)
Associate Professor of Sociology
B.S.S., Dhaka University,
M.A., Jackson State University
Ph.D., Jackson State University

Lewis, Thomas D. (2020)
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., Campbellsville University
M.A., Ball State University
Ph.D., Tulane University

Li, Lianna (2014)
Associate Professor of Biology
M.D., China Medical University, Shenyang
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., Kent State University

Long, Lawren (2022)
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
B.B.A., Jackson State University
M.P.A., Belhaven University
Ph.D., Jackson State University

Mabry, Jerrika (2022)
Assistant Professor of Special Education
B.S. M.S., Jackson State University
Ed.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Magee-Woods, Natasha (2024)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Jackson State University
J.D., University of Mississippi

Mao, Jinghe (2001)
Professor of Biology
M.S., M.D., Hubei Medical College
Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Melvin, Diva Whalen (2021)
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Tougaloo College
Ph.D., Meharry Medical College

Miley, April O. (2025)
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., Alcorn State University
M.S., Jackson State University
M.A., Psy.D., California School of Professional Psychology

Mohamed, Elsaudi (1997)
Associate Professor of Economics
B.S., University of Khartoum
M.S., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., Colorado State University

Montgomery, Andrea (2002)
Associate Professor of Music Education
B.M.E., M.M.E., Jackson State University
M.Ed. Mississippi College
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Mustafaa, Ayesha (2015)
Instructor of Mass Communication
B.A., Bucknell University
M.A., Columbia University

McPhail, Ann Marie (2023)
Assistant Professor of Music
B.A., Clark Atlanta University
M.M., Georgia State University

Primer, III, Jessie, (2004)
Associate Professor of Music
B.M., Alcorn State University
M.M.Ed., Jackson State University
Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Samarakkody, Miraj (2025)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.Sc., University of Peradeniya
ABD, Texas Tech University

Sampson, III, Josiah J. (2023)
Professor of Biology
B.S., Jackson State University
B.A., Elizabeth City State University
M.Ed., Tennessee State University
M.P.A., University of Alabama
Ph.D., Meharry Medical College

Sanders, Karlos (2007)
Associate Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., Jackson State University
M.F.A., Chapman University

Smith, Aleesha (2015)
Instructor of Mass Communication/
Public Relations
B. A., Tougaloo College
M.A., University of Georgia

Smith, Jr., John E. (2024)
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., University of Houston
M.S., Springfield College
Ed.D., University of Houston

Smith, Paris (2017)
Instructor of Mathematics
B.S., Jackson State University
M.S., Jackson State University

Wang, Xiuquan (2015)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Hebei Normal University
M.S., Southern Illinois University
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Wansley Pickens, Erin (2014)
Instructor of Mass Communication
B.A., University of Memphis
M.S., Mississippi College

White, Demetria (2022)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Tougaloo College
M.S.T., Jackson State University
M.S., Colorado Technical University

Woods, William Leon (1973)
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Tougaloo College
M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University