CTAT Staff
Dr. Susan Sutton
Director of the Center of Teaching Arts & Technology & Distance Education
Before coming to RSCC, Susan was an assistant professor in the Department of Information Media at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN. While working on her Ph.D., she spent two years as a graduate teaching associate at the University of Tennessee teaching online graduate courses for the new online master’s degree program in Instructional Technology and three years teaching courses that prepared pre-service teachers how to integrate technology into the curriculum. Susan has three years of experience teaching in a K-12 special education setting and has an eLearning certification from The Internet eLearning Institute at the University of Tennessee. Susan enjoys teaching faculty how to use various technologies, but also enjoys working with K-12 teachers out in the field who want to learn more about technology integration.
Susan’s academic credentials include a B.S. in Education, with a concentration in Special Education – Hearing Impaired from Ball State University, an M.S. in Education, with a concentration in Instructional Technology from the University of Tennessee, and a Ph.D. in Education, with a concentration in instructional technology from the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Chris Turpin
Instructional Design Specialist
Chris is an east Tennessee native and RSCC alum. After finishing his associate’s degree Chris attended Lincoln Memorial University where he earned a bachelor’s in English, and later The Ohio State University where he earned a master’s and doctorate in Digital Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies.
As a 5th generation Appalachian, Chris is deeply committed to region and its people. He is a firm believer in the transformational power of both education and technology, while being aware of the unthoughtful application of both can lead to systemic inequality.
In his free time Chris enjoys hanging out with his awesome wife, composing electronic music, and doing technical projects.
Haley Paletta
Office Assistant
In 2016, Haley started attending Roane State Community College working towards an Associate of Science degree. She will be graduating this summer and starting at King University in August to continue her education in Healthcare Administration. Haley started working for CTAT in June of 2018.