Nov 22, 2024  
2022-2023 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2022-2023 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

12. Administration and Faculty


 

12.1 Administration

Nora R. Miller (2001) President, B.A., Mississippi University for Women, M.B.A., Mississippi State University

Brian Anderson (1998) Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science, B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Marty Brock (2010) Dean, College of Business and Professional Studies and Professor of Management Information Systems, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Jennifer Claybrook (2021) Director of Athletics and Recreation

Mark Ellard (2019) Vice President for Administration and CFO, B.S., University of Alabama; M.B.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham; Certified Public Accountant

Jessica Harpole (2009) Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students, A.A., East Mississippi Community College; B.S., Mississippi University for Women, M.S., Florida State University

Martin L. Hatton (1992) Dean, School of Education, Director of Graduate Studies, and Professor of Communication, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama

Brandy Larmon (2008) Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing, ASN, B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; Ed.D Delta State University

Carla Lowery (2001) Chief Information Officer and Instructor of Management Information Systems, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., Mississippi State University

Anika Perkins (1999) Executive Director of University Relations, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Kent State University

Amanda Clay Powers (2016) Dean of Library Services and Professor, B.A., Wellesley College; M.L.I.S., Simmons College

Andrea Stevens (2001) Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations, B.S., Mississippi University for Women

Scott Tollison (2004) Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Managemant Information Systems,  B.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

12.2 Graduate Faculty

Emmanuel Ahua (2019) Assistant Professor of  Health Education, R.N., Vom General Hospital Nigeria; B.S., Eastern Washington University; M.S., University of Central Missouri; H.S.D., Indiana University, Bloomington

Ashley Alexander (2019) Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., Mississippi Univerisity for Women; M.S., Mississippi University for Women

Laura Ball (2019) Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.A., B.S., West Virginia University; M.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln;

Deana Baulch (2021) Assistant Professor of Education**, B.A., B.S., Mississippi State University; M.S., Arkansas State University; Ph.D., Liberty University

Mark H. Bean (1991) Professor of Health & Kinesiology and Department Chair, B.S., Mississippi State University; M.Ed., The University of Louisiana at Monroe; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Kelly Bennett (2019) Assistant Professor of Education, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Mississippi

Martha A. Brock (2010) Dean, College of Business and Professional Studies and Professor of Management Information Systems, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

David B. Carter (2001) Department Chair of Theatre and Associate Professor in Theatre, B.A., University of North Carolina-Asheville; M.F.A., North Carolina School of the Arts

Catherine Cotton (2021) Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology; B.A, Marshall University, M.A. Marshall University; Ph.D. University of North Carolina Greensboro

Sueanne Davidson (2006) Professor of Nursing, Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., University of Alabama; M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; D.N.P., University of Alabama at Birmingham

Shahara ‘Tova Dente (2020) Assistant Professor of English and Women’s Studies, B.A., Tougaloo College; M.A., University of Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Alabama

Kimberly Dorsey (2008) Professor of Management, B.B.A., Mississippi State University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Jackson State University

Kendall Dunkelberg (1994) Director, MFA Creative Writing Program and Professor of English, B.A., Knox College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin

Hope Durst (2021) Instructor of Education, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Rachel Fryatt (2021) Adjunct Professor of Speech-Language Pathology

Wesley H. Garrett (2009), Director of Legal Studies and Associate Professor of Legal Studies, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; J.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

Candy Grant (2020) Assistant Professor of Public Health, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Teresa Hamill (1993) Department Chair of Graduate Nursing and Associate Professor of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; M.S.N., University of Texas; F.N.P. Certificate, Mississippi University for Women; D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women

Lynn Hanson (2002) Clinic Director and Instructor of Speech-Lanaguage Pathology, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women

Chrystal Hodges (2013) Associate Professor of Education, B.A., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., University of Mississippi

Janette Hreish (2019) Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi

Stephanie Kelley (2017) Instructor of Speech-Langauge Pathology, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women

Dee Larson (1998) Chair, Department of Business; Coordinator, Graduate Studies in Business; and Professor of Management and Marketing, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Thomas Lee (2016) Visiting Assistant Professor of English/Creative Writing, B.A., M.S., Mississippi State University; M.F.A., Spalding University

Alena Lester (2016) Associate Professor of Nursing, Graduate Nursing, A.S.N., Mississippi Delta Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women

Melinda Lowe (2019) Director of Outreach and Innovation and Coordinator of Education, B.S., Mississippi State University; M.Ed., Mississippi University for Women

Andrew Luccassen, III (2010) Professor of Finance and Economics, B.S., Birmingham Southern College; M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Hunter Manasco (2018) Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.A., Birmingham-Southern College; B.S., M.S., University of Montevallo; Ph.D., University of South Alabama

Carey McCarter (2006) Professor of Nursing, Graduate Nursing, B.B.A., Mississippi State University, B.S.N., M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; D.N.P., University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis

Mary Miller (2016) Visiting Assistant Professor of English/Creative Writing, B.A., Mississippi State University; M.A., University of Southern Mississippi; M.F.A., The University of Texas-Austin

Chad Murphy (2012) Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology, B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Janie New (2021) Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology

Kathy Newman (2018) Assistant Professor of Theatre, A.A., North Greenville University; B.A., LaGrange College; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi

Sally Pearson (2001) Associate Professor of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women

Shonda R. Phelon (2011) Associate Professor of Nursing, Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; Post Master’s FNP certificate, University of Alabama at Huntsville; Post Master’s PMHNP certificate, University of Northern Kentucky; D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women

Irene T. Pintado (2007) Assistant Professor of Health Education, B.S., Barry University; M.Phil., University of Utah; Ph.D. University of South Florida

Jennifer Pounders (2021) Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., University of Mississippi

Rachel Powell (2020) Adjunct Professor of Speech-Language Pathology

Chanley Rainey (2016) Assistant Professor of Political Science, B.A., Huntingdon College; Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

Scott Tollison (2004) Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor in Management Information Systems; B.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Beth Turner (2013) Instructor of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women

Elaine Walker (2019) Assistant Professor/Graduate Studies Librarian, B.S., University of South Alabama; M.I.L.S., University of Southern Mississippi

John Williams (2010) Instructor of Accounting, B.A., Sewanee-The University of the South; M.B.A., The University of Mississippi

Brandy Wilson (2018) Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing, B.A., University of Arkansas; B.A., University of Arkansas; M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., Florida State University