Faculty & Staff
Administration
Dr. Tiffany Boykin, Academic Dean
Pamela Williams, Educational Liaison
Flora Roberson, Educational Tech Specialist
Departmental Faculty
Dr. Celeste Bryson, Behavioral Healthcare
Prof. Tari Colon, Criminal Justice
Dr. Wilton Gleaton, Public Safety
Dr. Amanda Graham, Counseling Psychology
Dr. Dana Knighten, Social Ministry
Dr. Ken Larimore, Christian Social Work
Dr. Debra Newell, Gerontology
Dr. Olivia Owusu-Boakyewaah, Social Ministry
Dr. Wayne Rhodes, Chaplaincy
Dr. David Simmons, Hospice & Palliative Care
Prof. Karl Taylor, Correctional Chaplaincy
Dr. Darryl Tukufu, Christian Sociology
Dr. Howard Woodruff, Crisis Preparation & Intervention
Jointly Appointed Faculty
Dr. J. L. Guerriero, Creative Arts Therapy
Dr. Hal Scott, Military & Veterans Health
Dr. Melinda Whitman, Criminal Justice
Affiliate Faculty
Darryl Tukufu, PhD
Senior Professor of Christian Sociology
Urban Studies Specialist
Missions Experience: USA
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology with Community Organization & Social Change Specialization, University of Akron, Akron, OH
- Master of Arts in Urban Studies with Public Administration Specialization, University of Akron, Akron, OH
- Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
Doctoral Dissertation
- Voluntary Association Membership Trends among African Americans and European Americans: a test of a broader classification typology
Master's Thesis
- Variations in the Voting Patterns of Blacks in Akron
Certifications / Continuing Education
- Critical Components of Effective Governance, National Center for Nonprofit Boards
- Certified Diversity Professional, Cleveland State University Department of Psychology, and NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science
Teaching Specializations
- Sociology
- Urban Studies
- Human Services
- African American Studies
Academic Experiences
- Assistant Professor of Sociology, Bethel University, McKenzie, TN
- Adjunct Professor, Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
- Adjunct Professor, Cambridge College, Memphis, TN
- Adjunct Professor, Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies, Memphis, TN
- Vice President for External Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer, Victory University, Memphis, TN
- Associate Professor of Urban Studies & Sociology, Victory University, Memphis, TN
- Vice President for Academic Affairs, Victory University, Memphis, TN
- Executive Director, Intercultural Dialog Council, Crichton College, Memphis, TN
- Lecturer, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
- Director of Public Services Division, Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH
- Adjunct Faculty, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
- Adjunct Faculty, Marylhurst College, Lynn, Oregon
- Assistant Professor of Sociology, LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, TN
- Lecturer, State Technical Institute, Memphis, TN
- Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
- Assistant Professor of African-American Studies, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Pan African Studies, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Research Experiences
- Senior Advisor, Adolescent Male Study, Memphis Urban League
- Research Associate, Rural Poverty Study, Memphis State University & University of Mississippi
- Graduate Research Assistant, Urban Studies, University of Akron, Akron, OH
- Graduate Research, Neighborhood Development Project, Youngstown Area Urban League, Youngstown, OH
Publications
- “Enlarging the Field: African American Adolescence in a Gestalt Context,” by Deborah L.Plummer, Ph.D. and Darryl S.Tukufu, Ph.D. in The Heart of Development: Gestalt Approaches to Working with Children, Adolescents and Their Worlds, Volume II: Adolescence, edited by Mark McConville and Gordon Wheeler, Hillsdale, New Jersey: The Analytic Press, 2001.
- A Final Report of Forum Results to the Lorain Port Authority, by Dr. Darryl Tukufu and Dr. Denise M. Keron, Elryria, OH: Public Services Institute of Lorain County Community College, 1994.
- A Guide Toward the Successful Development of African-American Males, 2nd Edition The Remix, by Darryl S. Tukufu, Ph.D. Lakeland, TN: The Tukufu Group, 2008
- Healed: Adjusting to Our New Normal, by Dr. Jacqueline Jackson, and Dr. Darryl Tukufu, Memphis, TN: RiverHouse Publishing, 2014
- “Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow Coalition: Working Class Movement or Reform Politics?” in Humanity and Society, Volume 14, No. 2., May 1990
- Nubian Elegance Rare and Divine: A Guide for High Achieving African-American Students, by Darryl S. Tukufu, Ph.D. Uniondale, N.Y.: Royal Fireworks Press, 2002
- R to the 3rd Power: Reflection, Regeneration and Revitalization in the New Millennium, by Darryl S. Tukufu, Ph.D. Richmond Heights, OH: The Tukufu Group, 2000.
- “Race and Economic Development in the Lower Mississippi Delta,” by Bruce Williams, Michael Timberlake, Bonnie Thornton Dill, and Darryl Tukufu, Memphis State University: Center for Research on Women, 1992.
Professional Experiences
- President, Memphis Urban League, Memphis, TN
- President, Urban League of Middle Tennessee, Nashville, TN
- President, Tukufu Group, Lakeland, TN
- Executive Director, Greater Cleveland Roundtable, Cleveland, OH
- President, Urban League of Portland, Portland, WA
- Project Director, Volunteer & Employment Project for Kellogg Foundation, Akron, OH
- Executive Director, Fair Housing Contact Service, Akron, OH
- Manager, Neighborhood Services Division, Akron-Summit Community Action Agency, Akron, OH
- EEO Officer & Fair Labor Standards Officer, City of Akron, Akron, OH
- Acting Director and EEO Officer, Youngstown Hometown Plan, Youngstown, OH
- Deputy Director & Housing Director, Youngstown Area Urban League, Youngstown, OH
Community Service
- Board Member, National Civil Rights Museum
- Steering Committee member, Common Ground, dialogs in race & ethnicity
- Board Member, Memphis Challenge
- Board Member, Leadership Academy,Memphis, TN
- President's Council, LeMoyne-Owen College
- Member, TN African American Initiative, American Diabetes Association
- Board Member, Association of Non-Profit Executives
- Board Member, Nashville DID (Diversity in Dialog)
- Member, Olivet Housing & Community Development Corp, Cleveland, OH
- Community Advisor, Junior League of Cleveland
- Member, Lorain County OH, Leadership Taskforce
- Board Member, Lorain County OH United Way
- Planning committee member, Cleveland Urban League, African American Family Conference
- Western Regional Vice President, National Association of Executives, National Urban League
- Commissioner, Port of Portland (Oregon), apponted by Gov. Barbara Roberts, confirmed by Oregon Senate
- Member, NIKE External Minority Affiars Review Board, Portland, Oregon
- Board Member, Memphis Urban League
- Life Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Special Recognitions
- Tennessee Education Association, E. Harper Johnson Human Relations Award
- Who's Who in Black America
- Who's Who in the West
- Executive of the Year, Western Regional Council of Urban League Guilds
- 3rd Place, National Urban League Whitney M. Young, Jr. Leadership Award in Race Relations
- Outstanding Contributions to the African-American Community, LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, TN
Membership in Professional Organizations (past & present)
- American Sociological Association
- National Speakers Association
- American Society for Training & Development
- American Leadership Forum (Oregon Chapter)
- Leadership Cleveland
- Leadership Memphis