Carmichael Crutchfield joined the faculty of Memphis Theological Seminary in Fall 2012. His research interests include Human Development, the Human Brain, Teaching and Learning issues, the Formation and Nurture of Christians, African American Adolescent Males, Discipleship, and Critical Pedagogy. Dr. Crutchfield has published a book chapter, written book reviews, given scholarly presentations at Religious Education Association meetings and beyond. Most notably, he gave the Spring 2015 Bowen Lectures, featuring his research in the field of Critical Pedagogy, at Memphis Theological Seminary. He has given hundreds of ecclesial presentations/workshops/seminars across the United States and beyond.He is also the General Secretary of the Department of Christian Education of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church where he has written and published numerous curricula, including the first published Vacation Bible School material for his denomination. In addition, Dr. Crutchfield has published numerous articles in his denomination’s Sunday school curriculum as the Managing Editor and written several articles in the denomination’s official periodical, The Christian Index. He is a board member of Religious Education Association, Paine College and Lane College. He is a life time member of the NAACP and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.