Our Research TEAM
Our team has changed and grown over the years and we have been honored to collaborate with a number of faculty members and graduate students in exploring our common interests within the scope of career commitment and retention in STEM fields.
The Current Senior Faculty
Thomas W. Broyles, Ph.D.
Elaine D. Martin, Ph.D.
Co-PI, Senior Researcher
Co-PI, Senior Researcher
Dr. Hammond founded CCRS in 2012. She is a Professor and core faculty member in the APA-accredited doctoral concentration in counseling psychology at Tennessee State University. She was awarded the Psychology Department Distinguished Researcher award in 2021 and is a Fellow (Div. 17) in the American Psychological Association. Read more about Dr. Hammond's experience and research interests on her faculty website available below.
Dr. Broyles joined the CCRS research team in 2014. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at Tennessee State University as well as a State Program Leader (4-H/Youth Development) of Agriculture at Tennessee State University. Read more about Dr. Broyles's experience and research interests on his faculty website available below.
Dr. Martin joined the CCRS research team in 2012. She is a Professor of Biological Sciences in the College of Life & Physical Sciences. In addition to serving as Co-PI in the CCRS research team, she has been PI on project Tiger Teach - designed to increase the number of biology teachers of Color - and was Co-PI on Tennessee State University's Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in STEM. Read more about Dr. Martin's experience and research interests on her faculty website available below.
Marie S. Hammond, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Ranganathan "Nathan" Parthasarathy, Ph.D.
Artenzia C. Young-Seigler, Ph.D.
Co-PI, Senior Researcher
Co-PI, Senior Researcher
Dr. Ranganathan Parthasarathy is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Tennessee State University and faculty advisor to American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter at TSU College of Engineering. He conducts research in materials and structures and is a registered professional engineer in Tennessee. He is also working on enhancing educational experience and career preparation for undergraduate and graduate engineering students as part of CCRS. Please see his website below.
Dr. Young-Seigler joined the CCRS team in 2016. She is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences in the College of Life & Physical Sciences. She has served as president of the TSU faculty senate; teaches Biology and Biophysical Sciences courses/labs; is a Co-PI on Project Tiger Teach; and completed her Master's in Counseling Psychology in May of 2021. Read more about Dr. Young-Seigler's experience and research interests on her faculty website available below.
The Current Graduate Research Assistants
Leah Kepley, M.Ed.
Graduate Research Assistant
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Gavyn McCall
Graduate Assistant, Title III Fellow
Leah is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology PhD program at Tennessee State University. She received her M.Ed. in Human Development Counseling with a specialization in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Vanderbilt University and her B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Trevecca Nazarene University. Her clinical and research interests include minority identity development, supervision and training best practices, and developmental theory for emerging adults.
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The Current Advisory Board
Ruth Greene, Ph.D.
Randall E. Schumacker, Ph.D.
Todd Sherron, Ph.D.
ECR Core & EiR Advisory Board Member
ECR Core Advisory Board Member
Grant Evaluator
Jonathan Steinberg, M.A.
George Marcoulides, Ph.D.
Bradley T. Erford, Ph.D.
ECR Core & EiR Advisory Board Member
ECR Core & EiR Advisory Board Member
ECR Core & EiR Advisory Board Member
Kayce Gill, M.S.
ECR Core & EiR Advisory Board Member
Ariana Hunt
Safeyah Ashari
Carlos Beane, Ph.D.
C. Korsi Dumenyo, Ph.D.
John Hall, Ph.D.
S. Keith Hargrove, Ph.D.
Janelle Wilson
Faizi Crofts
Shania Norvell
We would like to thank all of our previous Co-PIs for their hard work and contribution to the team.
​William Hayslett, M.S.
Bethany King Wilkes, Ph.D.
D'Etra Young, Ph.D.
Graduate Research Assistants on Internship
We would like to thank all of our previous graduate research assistants for their hard work and contribution to the team. We would also like to congratulate all of our former GRAs who have moved on to their pre-doctoral internships or begun their careers.
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Jenna S. Lehmann, M.S.
Previous Co-PIs
Current Research Volunteers
Derron Ambrose, Ph.D.
Marios Argyrides, Ph.D.
Lillian Audette, Ph.D.
Andre Bean, Ph.D.
Amy B. Berman, Ph.D.
Calisha Brooks, Ph.D.
Carmen B. Buckner, Ph.D.
Martez Burks, Ph.D.
Rickey Leachman, M.A.
Olivia Jackson, M.A.
Jessica "Jaye" Cappretto, Ph.D.
Dana Foster, Ph.D.
Sarah Girresch-Ward, Ph.D.
Susan Githua, Ph.D.
Ivan Greenfield, B.S.
Shereen Haj-Hassan, Ph.D.
Denver Hall, Ph.D.
Twanna Irvin
Kristeena G. Jenkins, Ph.D.
Jonathan Gilbert, M.S.
Katie Johnson, Ph.D.
Matthew Kettelhake, M.S.
Rickey Leachman, M.A
Tonya McKoy, Ph.D.
Tara Mikula, Ph.D.
Michael Oyeteju, Ph.D. Carrie Ponder, B.S.
Natalie Rochester, Ph.D.
Katy Roth, Ph.D.
David Shelton, Ph.D.
Ina Simpson, Ph.D.
Pernella Singleton-Deams, Ph.D.
Morgan Swain-Sears, Ph.D. Cecily Taylor, M.S.
Carin Teeters, Ph.D.
Rebecca Temple, Ph.D.
N. Westmoreland, B.S.
Kevin Wright, B.S.