Faculty & Staff
Department Faculty
SAMANTHA ALPERIN, Graduate Program Director, Director of Teacher Education, Associate Professor
B.S.B.A., University of Tennessee; MAT, Ed.D., University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-3116
E-Mail: salperin@cbu.edu
WENDY ASHCROFT, Director of Field Experience, 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
E-Mail: washcrof@cbu.edu
CORT CASEY, Assistant Professor
B.B.A., University of Mississippi; M.A.T. University of West Alabama; Ed. D. University of Memphis
Phone: (901) 321-4101
Email: cort.casey@cbu.edu
ELLEN S. FAITH, Coordinator of M.Ed. Program, TFA/MTF Partnership Coordinator, Professor
B.A. Regents College; M.A., Vermont College; Ed.M., Ed.D., Harvard University
Phone: (901) 321-3017
E-Mail: esfaith@cbu.edu
RICHARD POTTS, Chair of Department of Education, 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
E-Mail: rpotts@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
E-Mail: mschmelz@cbu.edu
NANCY WILDER, NCATE Coordinator, Visiting Assistant Professor
B.S., University of Memphis; M.Ed., University of Memphis; Graduate Studies in Special Education, Vanderbilt University
Phone: (901) 321-3385
E-Mail: nwilder@cbu.edu
Department Staff
DANIEL MESSINGER, Administrative and Licensing Officer Assistant
B.A., Christian Brothers University
Phone: (901) 321-4350
E-Mail: dmessinger@cbu.edu
RITA RANISZEWSKI, Director of Assessment & Records, Licensing Officer
B.A., in History with English minor, Siena College; M.A.T., English Concentration, Memphis State University; M.R.E., Loyola University; M.B.A., Christian Brothers University
Phone: (901) 321-3070
E-Mail: rranisze@cbu.edu
