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615-494-8658 | Email

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Professor

615-898-5274 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Regions in the Global South

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Chairperson

615-898-2634 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: MOLDOVA, RUSSIA, UKRAINE

Languages Spoken: RUSSIAN, UKRAINIAN

Areas of Global Specialization: FORMER SOVIET UNION, HUMAN RIGHTS, JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

Department Chair

615-898-2795 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, The Baltics, Lithuania, Bulgaria

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Areas of Global Specialization: International Documentary Production

Assistant Professor (She/Her)

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Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: India, South Asia

Languages Spoken: Bengali, English, Hindi

Areas of Global Specialization: Indian Children's and YA Literature, South Asian Book History

Professor | Editor-in-Chief of Sociological Spectrum | Past President of the Mid-South Sociological Association (MSSA), Archivist of the MSSA

615-898-2696 | Email

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Areas of Global Specialization: Epidemiology, suicide, depression, diabetes, homicide, violent crime, motor vehicle accidents, divorce

Professor

615-898-2317 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Germany, Iran, China, Poland

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University Provost

(615) 898-2953 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Israel

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(615) 904-8371 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Latin America

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Areas of Global Specialization: Human Trafficking, Immigration

Assistant Professor

(615) 898-2275 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Postcolonial and Settler Colonial Nations, United States (global impacts of U.S. rhetoric and media)

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Areas of Global Specialization: Colonialism and empire, Critical Race and Whiteness Studies, Gender, Feminist Theory, and Queer movements, Globalization, Nationalism and nationalist movements

Assistant Professor

615-898-2476 | Email

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JCB IT Resources Director

615-898-2359 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Ecuador

Languages Spoken: Spanish

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Professor

615-494-8752 | Email

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Areas of Global Specialization: Apparel Industry

Professor

615-898-2332 | Email

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Associate Professor - Digital Agriculture

615-898-5833 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: China

Languages Spoken: English, Chinese

Areas of Global Specialization: Study abroad

Jacobs Chair of Accounting

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Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Central and Eastern Europe; former Soviet Union; Central Asia; Southeast Asia

Languages Spoken: Russian

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Assistant Professor

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Professor, Political Science and International Relations, College of Liberal Arts

(615) 904-8035 | Email

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Areas of Global Specialization: International Politics, International Relations, Peace/War, Security

Professor

615-898-2545 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Britain, Ireland

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Areas of Global Specialization: Imperialism

Assistant Professor

(615) 898-2358 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Germany

Languages Spoken: German

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Associate Professor of Anthropology

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Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: United States

Languages Spoken: English

Areas of Global Specialization: Salt Production

Lecturer

(910) 813-4689 | Email

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Director, Journalism and Strategic Media, College of Media and Entertainment

615-494-7747 | Email

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Adjunct Instructor

(615) 848-4101 | Email

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(615) 898-2121 | Email

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Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Live Production Degree Concentration

615-898-5862 | Email

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Assistant Professor, Exercise Science Undergraduate Program Coordinator

(615) 904-8358 | Email

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615-904-8238 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: China

Languages Spoken: Chinese, English

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Director, Center for Chinese Music and Culture, Associate Professor, School of Music, Graduate Adviser.

(615) 898-5718 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Singapore, Canada, Japan, and Korea

Languages Spoken: English and Chinese (mandarin)

Areas of Global Specialization: Chinese Music, World Music, Cross-cultural music, Cultural Anthropology.

Professor

615-494-7681 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Brazil

Languages Spoken: English

Areas of Global Specialization: Archaeology, Bioarchaeology

Professor | Actuarial Sciences Coordinator

615-904-8339 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: China

Languages Spoken: Chinese, English

Areas of Global Specialization: Research and Education in Actuarial Science and Data Science

Assistant Professor

(615) 898-5641 | Email

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Assistant Professor of Finance

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Professor

615-904-8309 | Email

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Languages Spoken: English

Areas of Global Specialization: Human Rights, International Politics, Social/Cultural Issues

Professor

615-898-2421 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Argentina, Canada, Germany, Honduras, Italy

Languages Spoken: Spanish

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(615) 494-8987 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Canada

Languages Spoken: English and French

Areas of Global Specialization: Global Christianities

Associate Professor

615-898-2804 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Russia

Languages Spoken: Russian, German

Areas of Global Specialization: Former Soviet Union, Archives, Libraries

Professor

(615) 494-7744 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Kenya, Tanzania

Languages Spoken: Kamba, Kiswahili

Areas of Global Specialization: Community Resource Access, Participatory GIS, Regional Development, Urban Development, Water Issues

Professor

615-904-8340 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: China, France, Italy , Japan, South Korea , Spain, UK

Languages Spoken: Japanese , Korean

Areas of Global Specialization: Art, Fashion, Study Abroad

Assistant Professor & MLS Program Director

615-898-2583 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Canada, United States

Languages Spoken: English, French

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6158985561 | Email

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Associate Professor

615-904-8275 | Email

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Assistant Professor

615-898-5763 | Email

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Professor and Chief Online Learning Officer

+1 615-494-8909 | Email

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Areas of Global Specialization: online learning, e-learning, instructional design

Associate Professor

(615) 904-8154 | Email

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Department Chair

(615) 898-2553 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: UK, United States

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Areas of Global Specialization: Music production

Professor

615-904-8349 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Western Europe

Languages Spoken: German (limited)

Areas of Global Specialization: Environmental Sociology, Animals and Society, Public Opinion, Social Movements

Professor | Graduate Advisor and Coordinator | Department Chair

615-904-8372 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Brazil

Languages Spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish

Areas of Global Specialization: watershed physical processes

Professor

615-898-2284 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Cuba

Languages Spoken: French, German, Portuguese, Spanish

Areas of Global Specialization: Geopolitics of sugarcane in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly in the Caribbean

Professor

615-898-5767 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China), China, D.R. Congo, Sub-Saharan Africa

Languages Spoken: English, French, Lingala, Tshiluba (two Congolese languages)

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615 494-8854 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: India, Nepal

Languages Spoken: Hindi, Nepalese

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Professor

615-494-7701 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: International issues in heritage (Europe, Turkey)

Languages Spoken: French

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Associate Professor

615-898-2461 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Peru (Lima mostly)

Languages Spoken: Español

Areas of Global Specialization: Collaborative art projects, Fine Arts: Printmaking, Book Arts, Artist's Books, Bookbinding; some Graphic Arts, comics, hand-lettering

Associate Professor; Director of General Education English

(615) 898-2722 | Email

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Professor of English and Associate Dean, University Honors College

615-898-2699 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Italy

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Professor

615-898-5867 | Email

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Professor, Nutrition and Food Science, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences

615-898-5201 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Invited to Speak:  Germany, Puerto Rico, Iceland, Switzerland, Poland, Malaysia, China, India, Austria, Thailand, Italy, Greece, Philippine Islands, United Arab Emirates

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Assistant Professor of Marketing and Neuromarketing

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Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Italy

Languages Spoken: English, French, German, Italian

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Director of the Center for Popular Music, Professor of Musicology

615-898-2449 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Hawaii/Pacific Islands, Italy, Latin America, Mexico, Tejano culture in the U.S.

Languages Spoken: Italian, Spanish

Areas of Global Specialization: Global String Band Music, Music and Ethnic Identity , Music and Human Migration, Musicology/Ethnomusicology

Associate Professor | Director of Forensics

(615) 898-2273 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Middle East and North Africa: Iraq and Kurdish Regions

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Areas of Global Specialization: Post Colonialism

Assistant Professor of Mathematics (Data Science )

+1 (615) 904-82 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Nepal

Languages Spoken: Nepali

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+1 (615) 898-54 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Haiti

Languages Spoken: Creole

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Associate Dean & Professor

615-898-2695 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Southeast Asia, United Arab Emirates

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Areas of Global Specialization: International communication, public relations, corporate social responsibility, international media & PR program accreditation

Senior Instructor of History

(615) 904-8162 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Russia, United States

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Areas of Global Specialization: History of Capitalism, History of Communism, The Cold War

Professor

615-898-2569 | Email

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Professor

615-898-2966 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Middle East, Syria

Languages Spoken: Arabic, proficient , French, basic

Areas of Global Specialization: International Accreditation

Instructor

(615) 494-7842 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Japan

Languages Spoken: English, Japanese

Areas of Global Specialization: Education

(615) 898-2888 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Kazakhstan

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Areas of Global Specialization: health, HIV, substance use disorders, stigma

Vice Provost for International Affairs

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Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Denmark, Equator, France, Japan, Mexico , Myanmar, Namibia, South Africa, Spain, Vietnam, Zambia

Languages Spoken: French, Portuguese, Spanish

Areas of Global Specialization: Assessment of Second/Foreign Language Proficiency, Comprehensive Internationalization of the Academy, International Student Recruitment , Study Abroad, Visa Compliance and Homeland Security

Assistant Professor of Economics

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Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Thailand

Languages Spoken: Thai, English

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Assistant Professor

+1 (615) 904-84 | Email

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Assistant Professor

(615) 904-8137 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Asia, Singapore

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Professor

615-898-2005 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic , Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia , Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, the USA, and Zimbabwe

Languages Spoken: Chinese, English

Areas of Global Specialization: Cross-cultural research, measurement invariance, global comparisons

(615) 898-2423 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Germany, Italy

Languages Spoken: German, Italian

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Adjunct Professor of Songwriting

(615) 319-7872 | Email

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+1 (615) 898-29 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Italy

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Assistant Professor of the Holocaust

+1 (615) 898-26 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: France

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Interim Associate Dean and Professor

+1 (615) 898-29 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: United Kingdom

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Areas of Global Specialization: Comparative Policing History and Concepts (American vs. British); Education Abroad

Lecturer

(615) 904-8160 | Email

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(615) 898-5156 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: Great Britain

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Areas of Global Specialization: Post-1945 British film, literature, and popular culture, particularly representations of 1960s Swinging London and the permissive society.

Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor

(615) 904-8296 | Email

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Professor | Martin Chair of Insurance

615-898-2813 | Email

Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: United Kingdom

Languages Spoken: English

Areas of Global Specialization: Insurance

(615) 898-2026 | Email

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Countries and/or Territories of Expertise: France, Lebanon, Qatar

Languages Spoken: Arabic, French

Areas of Global Specialization: Diversity, Equity, Global south, Inclusion, underserved and underrepresented countries/communities