Oct 14, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

13. Administration and Faculty


13.1 Administration

Nora R. Miller (2001) President, B.A., M.S., 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) Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Management Information Systems and Workforce Development, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

David Brooking (2014) Executive Director of Enrollment Management, B.S. Auburn University-Montgomery; M.Ed., University of Southern Mississippi; Ed.D., University of Alabama

Karen Clay (2014) University Council, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., University of Tennessee; J.D., Mississippi College

Jessica Harpole (2009) Vice President of Student Affairs, 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 and Professor of Communication, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

Brandy Larmon (2008) Dean, Bill & Jo-Ann Vandergriff 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) Vice President for Operations and CFO, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.B.A., 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 Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Management Information Systems and Workplace Development, B.B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Kim Whitehead (2004) Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Founding Director of the Women’s College and Professor of English, B.A., Jacksonville State University; M.Div., Southern Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University

Kelly Woodford (2024) Dean, College of Business & Professional Studies and Professor of Legal Studies, B.S., Spring Hill College, J.D., Georgetown University

 

13.2 Faculty          

Christy Adams (2023) Assistant Professor of Education (Reading), B.S., M.E.D., Mississippi University for Women, Ph.D., Mississippi State University

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

Kristy Alpe (2019) Associate Professor of Health Care Management/MIS, B.S., University of Mississippi Medical Center; M.S., Mississippi State University; D.H.A., University of Mississippi Medical Center

Entidhar Al-Rashid (2024) Visiting Assistant Professor of English, M.A., Missouri State University, Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas

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

Haley Bailey (2022), Instructor of Nursing, BSN, A.S.N., East Mississippi Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N. University of North Alabama

Lynsey Baker (2023), Instructor of Nursing, ASN, A.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; B.S., Azusa Pacific University; M.S.N., University of North Alabama

Kelly Ballard (2018) Director, Office of Field Experience and Associate Professor of Education, B.S. Mississippi University for Women; M.Ed., Ph.D, University of Mississippi

Dorothy Berglund (2006) Department Chair of Psychology and Family Science and Professor of Family Science, B.A., M.S., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Valentin Bogdan (2013) Professor of Music, B.M., Wayne State University; M.M., Michigan State University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Miami

Marty Brock (2010) AVPAA/Professor of Management Information Systems and Workforce Development/Director of Graduate Studies, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Cecilia Brooks (2019) Assistant Professor of Family Science, B.B.S., University of Arizona; M.B.A, Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Barbara Brown (2021) Instructor of Nursing, BSN, A.S.N., B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama

Edward Bruster (2013) Instructor of Physics, B.S., Grambling State University; M.S., Louisiana Tech University

Alison Buehler (2024) Assistant Professor of Special Education, B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., University of Arizona; Ed.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Todd Bunnell (2003) Director, Writing Center & Coordinator of Composition and Instructor of English, B.A., Wright State University; M.A., Mississippi State University

Brian Burnes (2022) Associate Professor of Biology Education, B.S., Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology

Michael Calvery (2009) Instructor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN,  B.S.N., Cumberland University; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Huntsville

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

Allison Caston (2007) Instructor of Nursing, ASN, B.S.N., M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women

Ian Childers (2011) Associate Professor of Art, B.F.A., Shorter University; M.F.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Elizabeth Ashley Chisolm (2013) Professor of Legal Studies and Title IX Coordinator, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; J.D., Mississippi College School of Law

Christina Chunn (2023) Instructor of Public Health Education, A.A., Spokane Community College; B.S., Eastern Washington University, M.P.H., Mississippi University for Women

Nora Corrigan (2008) Professor of English, B.A., College of William and Mary, M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina

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

Davida Crossley (2020) Associate Professor of Microbiology, B.S., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Jianwen Crump (2023) Assisant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., Mississippi Univeristy for Women; M.A., Louisiana Tech University; Ed.D., William Carey University

Amanda Dahl (2007) Instructor of Nutrition, B.S., M.S.; Mississippi State University

Rachel Damms (2023) Collection Development Librarian and Assistand Professor, B.A., Mississippi University for Women, M.L.I.S., University of Southern Mississippi

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

Christy Davis (2024) Instructor of Nursing, MSN, A.A., A.A.S., Holmes Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women

Scarlett Davis (2019) Instructor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, A.A,, Itawamba Community College, B.S.N., Mississippi Univeristy for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama

Sacha Dawkins (2004) Professor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, A.D.N., Bevill State Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; D.N.P., Samford University

Shahara ‘Tova Dente (2020) Associate Professor of English & Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies & Graduate Director of Women’s Leadership, B.A. Tougaloo College; M.A. University of Mississippi; Ph.D. University of Alabama

Christy Dickerson (2020) Instructor of Accounting, B.S. University of Southern Mississippi; M.P.A. University of Southern Mississippi

Shawn Dickey (1999) Professor of Art, B.S., B.F.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.F.A., Texas Tech University

Kristi DiClemente (2015) Department Chair and Associate Professor of History, B.A., Millersville University; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ph.D., University of Iowa

Thomas Dodson (2009) Assistant Professor of Biology, B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.S., Ohio University

Josh Dohmen (2018) Director of Ina E. Gordy Honors College and Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., Simpson College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Memphis

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

Jill Drouillard (2020) Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, B.A., Goucher College; M.Sc. London School of Economics and Political Science; M.A. Universite Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee; Ph.D. Universite  Paris Sorbonne IV

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

Hope Durst (2021) QEP Director and Assistant Professor of Education, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Candace Evans (2018) Assistant Professor of Nursing, ASN, A.A., Jones County Junior College; B.S., Mississippi State University; B.S.N, Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., D.N.P., University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jon Fessenden (2021) Assistant Professor of Music Therapy, B.A., George Washington University; M.A., State University of New York; M.S., Molloy College; M.M., City University of New York

Kristen Figgins (2024) Assistant Professor of English/Teacher Education, B.A., University of Texas-Permian Basin; M.A., University of Louisiana-Lafayette, 
Ph.D, University of Arkansas

Ann Fletchall (2013) Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography, B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University

Ethan Flurry (2023) Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Emily Ford (2024) Jumpstart Coordinator/Visiting Instructor of Education, B.S., Mississippi State University; M.S., University of Memphis

Rose Ford (2019) Assistant Professor of Education, B.S., M.Ed., Mississippi University for Women

Dionne Fortenberry (2000) Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Dillard University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Elizabeth Fountain (2017) Associate Professor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, A.A., Hinds Community College-Raymond; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Birmingham; D.N.P., Samford University

Ann Fletchall Frazier (2013) Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography, B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., Ph.D., Arizaona State University

Bobby Fuller (2021) Visiting Department Chair of Education, B.S., M.E.D., P.H.D., Mississippi State University

Jordan Funderburk (2024) Instructor of Nursing, BSN, A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; B.S.N., Western Governors University; M.S.N., University of North Alabama

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

Karen George (2018) Coordinator and Associate Professor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, Advance Placement Option, A.A.S., Itawamba Community College; B.S., University of North Alabama; M.S.N., Delta State University; D.N.P., Samfor University

Georgia Graham (2024) Instructor of Early Childhood Education and Director of the Child and Parent Development Center, B.S., M.S., Mississippi State University

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

Hannah Gray (2023) Instructor of Nursing, BSN, A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; B.S.N., University of Alabama; M.S.N., University of North Alabama

April Greenway (2016) Associate Professor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, A.A.S., Northeast Mississippi Community College; B.A., Mississippi State University; M.S.N., University of North Alabama; D.N.P., Samford University

Lisa Griffin (2015) Instructor of Nursing, ASN, A.S.N., B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center

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

Thomas Haffey (2010) Instructor of Marketing and Management, B.B.A., M.B.A., Mississippi State University

Travis Hagey (2018) Associate Professor of Biology, B.S., Western Washington University; Ph.D., University of Idaho

Joshua Hanes (2008) Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Millsaps College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Eric Harlan (1991) Instructor of Broadcasting, B.A., M.A., Western Kentucky University

Kaitlyn Harmon (2023) Instructor of Nursing, ASN, A.A., A.A.S., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., Delta State University; M.S.N., Chamberlain University

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

Mary Helen Hawkins (2014) Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts/Certificate Program Coordinator, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., Mississippi State University

Bentrice Heard (2022), Instructor of Nursing, BSN, A.S.N., B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., Walden University

Ghanshyam Heda (2008) Professor of Biology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Osmania University-India

Lisa Hester (2018) Associate Professor of Nursing, BSN, A.A., A.A.S., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; D.N.P, Samford University

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

Erinn Holloway (2007) Coordinator of Study Abroad Program and Instructor of Spanish, B.A., M.A., Mississippi State University; J.D., California Western School of Law

Jonathon Hooks (2008) Professor of Social Studies Education, B.A., Elon University; M.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., University of Alabama

Renea Hopple (2023) Instructor of Nursing, MSN, B.S.N., Kennesaw State University; M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women

Susan Hurley (2016) Associate Professor of Voice, B.M., Rutgers University; M.M., Rice University; D.M.A., Arizona State University

Ragan Jeffreys (2024) Instructor of Accounting, B.S., Mississippi University for Women, M.A.C., University of Alabama

Elizabeth Jenkins (2024) Instructor of Undergraduate Nursing Success and Wellness Coordinator, A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Western Governors University

Laurel Jones (2023) Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women

Beverly Joyce (2003) Professor of Art, B.F.A., Memphis College of Art; M.A., University of Memphis; Ph.D., University of Kansas

Rebecca Kelley (2018) Instructor of Nursing, BSN, A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; M.S.N, Samford University

Lindsay Kemp (2020) Assistant Professor of Graduate Nursing, A.D.N., Bevill State Community College; B.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Birmingham

Hwamog Kim (2019) Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.S.; Sejong University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Holleen Krogh (2000) Professor of Psychology, B.A., University of Texas; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

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

Dee Larson (1998) Department Chair and Professor of Marketing and Management/MBA Coordinator, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

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

Youn Mi Lee (2006) Professor of Family Science, B.A., M.A., Sook Myung Women’s University; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Shana Lenoir (2018) Instructor of Nursing, ASN, B.S.N., University of North Alabama; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center

Xiaoxia Li (2007) Associate Professor of Chemistry, B.E., Chongging University; M.S., Zhejiang University; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Tina Long (2018) Instructor of Nursing, ASN, A.D.N., Bevill State Community College; M.S.N., Samford University

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

Zane Lynn (2024) Instructor of Voice, B.M., Mississippi University for Women; M.M., University of Mississippi

Terry Maddox (2023) Instructor of Nursing, BSN, A.S., A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; BSN, University of Alabama-Birmingham; M.S.N., University of Alabama

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

Douglas Mark (2024) Associate Professor of Brass, B.A., B.M., Northwestern University; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music

Lynn McConnell (2023) Part-Time Instructor of Speech-Language Pathology, B.A., University of North Texas; M.S., Texas Woman’s University

Jessica McDill (2024) Instructor of Management, B.S., M.Ed., Mississippi University for Women

Stephen Meek (2022) Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, B.F.A., University of Kansas; M.F.A., Academy of Art University

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

Lindsay Mitchell (2016) Associate Professor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, A.A., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama; D.N.P., Samford University

Amy Mobley (2016) Instructor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, A.A.S., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Alabama

Matthew Moniz (2023) Visiting Assistant Professor of English, B.A., University of Notre Dame, M.F.A., McNeece State University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Gladys Mooneyham (2011) Instructor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Alabama   

Richard Morgan (2021) Instructor of Public Health /Internship Coordinator, B.A.B., Andersonville Theological Seminary; B.S., M.P.H., Mississippi University for Women                                    

Julia Mortyakova (2012) Department Chair of Music and Professor of Music, B.M., Vanderbilt University; M.A., New York University; D.M.A., University of Miami-Coral Gables

Tyler Muddle (2020) Assistant Professor of Kinesiology-Exercise Science, B.S., M.S., University of Central Florida

Chad Murphy (2012) Coordinator, Graduate Studies in Public Health and Professor of Health Education, B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

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

Anh-Andrew Nguyen (2020) Assistant Professor of Psychology, A.A., Santa Fe College; B.A., University of Ottawa; M.Sc., Ph.D., Queen’s University

Benjamin Onyeagucha (2019) Assistant Professor of Biology, B.S., M.S., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

Bonnie Oppenheimer (1998) Department Chair of Sciences and Mathematics and Professor of Mathematics, B.S., B.M., Baldwin-Wallace College; M.A.T., University of Chicago; M.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin

Andrea Osbirn (2019) Instructor of Nursing, BSN, A.A., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama

Carmen Osburn (2005) Professor of Music, B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.A., Drexel University

Deana Pendley (2019) Visiting Instructor of Education and Program Support Specialist, B.A.E., University of Mississippi; M.Ed., Mississippi College

Shonda Phelon (2011) Chair and Professor of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., University of Mississippi School of Nursing; M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women

Lindsey Phyfer (2024) Instructor of Nursing, BSN, B.S.N., Samford University, M.S.N., Auburn University

Tabitha Pilkington (2024) Instuctor of Nursing, BSN, A.A.S., Itawamba Community College; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama

Anita Pintado (2023) Access Services Librarian and Assistant Professor, A.O.C.A., The Culinary Institute of America; B.A., Barry University, M.S.L.S., Catholic University of America

Irene Pintado (2007) Department Chair and Professor of Health Education, B.S., Barry University; M.Ph., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of South Florida

Sarah Poiani (2024) Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Emma Saddler Moss Chair, B.S. High Point University; M.S., Ph.D., University of New Mexico

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

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

Leigh Ann Puckett (2012) Professor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, B.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; M.S.N., Delta State University; D.N.P., Samford University

Jared Quist (2021) Metadata Librarian and Assistant Professor, B.A., Saginaw Valley State University; M.L.I.S., Wayne State University

Chanley Rainey (2016) Director, Center for Women’s Research and Public Policy and Associate Professor of Political Science, B.A., Huntington College; Pd.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

Melissa Reeves (2024) Instructor of Music Education/Director of Bands, B.M., M.M., University of Mississippi

Hillary Richardson (2017) Coordinator of Undergraduate Research/Information Literacy Librarian and Associate Professor, B.A., Millsaps College; M.A., University of Mississippi; M.L.I.S., University of Southern Mississippi

Thomas Richardson (1988) Professor of English, and Eudora Welty Chair, A.B., Davidson College; M.Ed., Ph.D., Duke University

Jiben Roy (2004) Professor of Chemistry, B.S., M.S., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan-Canada

Mary Helen Ruffin (2012) Department Chair and Professor of Nursing, ASN, B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Alabama; Ph.D., William Carey University

Clara Rustin (1994) Professor of Nursing, ASN, A.S.N., Pearl River Junior College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; D.N.P., Samford University

Stephanie Salvaterra (2022) Archivist and Special Collections Librarian and Assistant Professor, B.A., Marquette University; M.A.S., University of British Columbia

Robert Sample (2019) Associate Professor of Microbiology, A.S., Lincoln Land Community College; A.G.E., Lincoln Land Community College; A.A.S., Community College of the Air Force; M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center

Tiffany Sanders (2023) Instructor of Nursing, ASN, A.S.N., Mississippi University for Women, M.S.N., Nebraska Methodist College

Maria Scott (2005) Department Chair and Professor of Nursing, ASN, BSN, B.S.N., M.S.N., Mississippi University of Women; D.N.P., Samford University

Amber Lynn Shaw (2022) Instructor of Nursing, ASN, A.A.S., Bevill State Community College; M.S.N., Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing

Sarah Shotts (2015) Instructor of Theatre, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Goldsmiths University of London

Adrian Sligh (2011) Professor of Nursing, ASN, B.S., The University of Mississippi; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama; D.N.P., Samford University

Barry Smith (2006) Department Chair and Professor of Communication, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

David Smith (1983) Professor of Legal Studies, B.S., Carson-Newman College; J.D., University of Mississippi

Melissa Smith (2011) Professor of Communication and Gibbons Chair of Journalism, B.A., Auburn University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

Kymara Sneed (2024) Assistant Professor of History, B.A., Fort Valley State University, M.A., University of West Georgia; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Alexander Stelioes-Willis (2003) Department Chair and Associate Professor of Art, B.F.A., Washington University; M.F.A., Indiana University

Emily Stidham (2021) Instructor of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women

Tara Sullivan (2012) Instructor of Nursing, BSN, A.S.N., Bevill State Community College; M.S.N., Samford University

Hannah Sumerford (2017) Associate Professor of Nursing, BSN, A.A.S, Itawamba Community College-Tupelo; B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Birmingham; D.N.P., Samford University

Robyn Talley (2019) Instructor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, A.S.N, Northeast Mississippi Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Alabama

Bronwyn Teague (2022) Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.F.A., University of Southern Mississippi

James Todd (2008) Professor of Nursing, Tupelo RN-BSN, A.S.N., Northeast Mississippi Community College; B.S.N., M.S.N., University of North Alabama; D.N.P., Samford University

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

Laura Beth Turner (2017) Associate Professor of Graduate Nursing, MSN, B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women

Thomas Velek (1997) Professor of History, B.A., Millikin University; M.A., J.D., Washington University School of Law; Ph.D., Edinburgh University-Scotland

Reyna Vergara (2019) Assistant Professor of Spanish, B.S., M.Div., Baylor University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Tracee Watkins (2023) Director and Associate Professor of Culinary Arts Institute, B.S., Mississippi University for Women, M.B.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University

Deborah Watson (2023) Assistant Professor of Kinesiology-Exercise Science, B.A., Muhlenberg College; D.P.T., University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Kaitlynn Wheeler (2022) Instructor of Nursing, BSN, B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of North Alabama

Kim Whitehead (2004) Senior AVPAA/Founding Director, Women’s College/Professor of English, B.A., Jacksonville State University; M.Div., Southern Seminary; Ph.D., Emory University

Ross Whitwam (1999) Professor of Biology, B.S., M.S., Carleton University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

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

Kelly Woodford (2024) Dean, College of Business and Professional Studies and Professor of Legal Studies, B.S., Sprin Hill College; J.D., Georgetown University

Lestonio Yarbrough (2019) Assistant Professor of Management, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., Troy University; D.B.A., Belhaven University

 

13.3 Child and Parent Development Center

Beth Bryan Fullerton (2019) Lead Early Childhood Educator, B.S., Mississippi State University

Georgia Graham (2024) Instructor of Early Childhood Education/Director of the Child and Parent Development Center, B.S., M.S., Mississippi State University

Jordan Mize (2024) Lead Early Childhood Educator B.S., Mississippi State University

Haley O’Mary (2024) Lead Early CHildhood Educator, B.S., Mississippi University for Women

Sherriee Sanders (2019) Lead Early Childhood Educator, B.S., Mississippi University for Women

Matthew Strahan (2021…hired as manager in 2023) Manager of the Child and Parent Development Center, B.S., Mississippi Univeristy for Women

 

13.4 Emeriti Administration

Sheila Adams (1973-2018) Dean Professor Emerita of Nursing, Bill & Jo-Ann Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing, A.A., Sullins College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Emory University; Ed.D., Mississippi State University

Jim Borsig (2012-2018) President Emeritus, B.S., M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Gail Gunter (1974-2016) Dean Emerita of Library Services, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.L.S., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

Hal E. Jenkins, II (1999-2011) Dean and Professor Emeritus of Education, College of Education and Human Sciences, B.S.E., Delta State University; M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., Mississippi State University

Sue Jolly (2005-2015) Dean and Professor Emerita of Education and Human Services, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Claudia A. Limbert (2002-2010) President Emerita, B.A., Bethel College, M.A., Ph.D., Boston University

Tammie McCoy  (1999-2022) Dean and Professor Emerita of Nursing, Bill & Jo-Ann Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Professor of Nursing, A.A., Northeast Mississippi Community College; B.A., B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., University of Mississippi

Clyda S. Rent (1989-2001) President Emerita , A.B., M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University

 

13.5 Emeriti Faculty

Jessica Lynn Alexander (1975-2008) Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Mississippi

James Allen (1965-2014) Associate Professor Emeritus of Music, B.M., M.M., University of Southern Mississippi

Twila Alpe (2000-2021) Professor Emerita of Education, B.S., Northeast Louisiana University; M.Ed., Ed.D., Mississippi State University

Mark Bean (1991-2021) Professor Emeritus of Health and Kinesiology, B.S., Mississippi State University; M.Ed., Northeast Louisiana University; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Suzanne Meriweather Bean (1989-2008) Professor Emerita of Education, B.S., Delta State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Suzanne L. Bennett (1981-2007) Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.A., Harding University; M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women

William (Peppy) Biddy (1987-2018) Professor Emeritus of Theatre and Director of Graduate Theatre, B.F.A. University of Mississippi; M.F.A., Trinity University

Lauren Brandon (2003-2020) Professor Emerita of Microbiology, B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Chicago

Laverne Bray (1966-1976) Assistant Professor Emerita of Business, B.A., Blue Mountain College; M.B.Ed., University of Mississippi

Gloria Bunnell (1999-2016) Professor Emerita of English, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Dorothy Burdeshaw (1973-1994) Professor Emerita of Health and Kinesiology, A.B., Judson College; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ed.D., University of Texas

Marie Byrne (1997-2018) Professor Emerita of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S. East Stroudsburg State University; M.A., Trenton State College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Hubert James Davidson, Jr. (1975-2007) Professor Emeritus of Paralegal Studies, B.A., J.D., University of Mississippi

Carl J. Doumit (1973-2004) Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, B.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.A.T., M.S., Ph.D., Tulane University

Cherry Dunn (1999-2019) Visiting Assistant Professor Emerita of Music, B.M.E., Mississippi University for Women; M.M., D.M.A., University of Alabama

Elaine Evans (1986-2017) Professor Emerita of Accounting, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women, E.D.D, Mississippi State University

Lawrence L. Feeney (1968-2003) Professor Emeritus of Art, B.A., St. Ambrose College; M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa

Jon R. Fortman (1968-2004) Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, B.S., University of Florida; M.Ed., Louisiana State University; M.A., Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

K. Randell Foxworth (2008-2019) Professor Emeritus of Health and Kinesiology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

David H. Frank (1965-2001) Professor Emeritus of Art, B.S., University of Minnesota; M.F.A., Tulane University  

Bobby Fugitt (1999-2021) Associate Professor Emeritus of Library Services, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.L.S., University of Alabama

Barbara Ann Garrett (1967-1991) Professor Emerita of Health and Kinesiology, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.Ed., Ed.D., Mississippi State University

Janice Giallourakis (1983-2013) Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.S.N., Alverno College; M.S.N., Case Western Reserve University

Robert Gibson (1989-2020) Professor Emeritus of Art, B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.F.A., University of Tennessee

Theo J. Gordon (1973-1999) Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.S., M.S., Rutgers University 

Teresa Hamill (1993-2024) Professor Emerita of Graduate Nursing, B.S., Mississippi State University; B.S.N., University of Mississippi; M.S.N., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; F.N.P. Certificate, D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women 

Lynn Hanson (1984-2021) Director Emerita of the Speech and Hearing Center, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women

Michelle Harmon (1982-2018) Professor Emerita of Speech-Language Pathology, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Bryan Hilliard (2005-2020) Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, B.A., Elon University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Jane Hinton (1974-2005) Professor Emerita of English, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Rita Hinton (1993-2012) Professor Emerita of Philosophy, B.S., Mississippi State University; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Jane C. Hodges-Crater (1971-1996) Professor Emerita of Education, B.S., M.Ed., Mississippi University for Women; Ed.D., University of Mississippi

Richard Holden (2002-2017) Professor Emeritus of Education, B.S., South Dakota State University; M.S., Troy University; M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Sarah Howell (1972-2011) Assistant Professor Emerita of Associate Nursing, A.D.N., B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center

James W. Hunt (1963-1989) Professor Emeritus of Education, B.S., Mississippi College; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Mississippi

Joyce M. Hunt (1976-2009; 2012-2016) Professor Emerita of Business, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ed.D., Mississippi State University

Dorothy Kerzel (1997-2023) Professor Emerita of Mathematics, B.S., Lewis and Clark College; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., Washington State University

Mary Jo Kirkpatrick (1976-2015) Assistant Professor Emerita of Nursing, ASN, B.S.N., University of Mississippi; M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women

R. Bruce Lacey (1973-2003) Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, A.B., Albion College; M.S., Ph.D., Michigan State University

Thomas Michael Longton (1990-2015) Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish, B.A., M.A., University of Arizona; M.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Alabama

Paul Mack (2006-2017) Professor Emeritus of Biology, B.S., University of California-Riverside; M.S., University of California-Davis; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Linda Mahoney (2005-2016) Professor Emerita of Education, B.A., Goshen College; M.Ed., Ed.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce

Patricia H. Matthes (1980-2004) Professor Emerita of Library Services, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.L.S., University of Alabama

Margaret E. McClintock (1996-2009) Professor Emerita of Management Information Systems, B.S., San Diego State University; M.B.A., Ph.D., Ohio University

Linda S. (Cox) Mills (1987-2007) Professor Emerita of Nursing, BSN Program, B.S.N., Florida State University; M.S.N., University of Alabama; Ed.D., University of Mississippi

Martha Jo Mims (1970-2000) Professor Emerita of Human Sciences, B.S., M.S., Ed.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Florida State University

Deborah Miranda (1994-2015) Professor Emerita of Nursing, BSN, A.D.N., Morehead State University; B.S.N., University of Kentucky; M.S.N., University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Richard Montalto (1988-2016) Professor Emeritus of Music, B.A., University of New Orleans; M.A., Tulane University; D.M.A., University of North Texas

Barbara Moore (1996-2011) Professor Emerita of Gifted Studies, B.S., Northwestern University; M.A., San Francisco State University; M.S., University of Southern Maine; Ph.D., University of Virginia

Karen Nabors (1992-2023) Professor Emerita of Nursing, ASN, B.S.N., University of Alabama; M.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; Ed.D. University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa 

Thomas D. Nawrocki (1970-2012) Professor Emeritus of Art, B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A., University of Wisconsin

Amy Pardo (1997-2022) Professor of English, B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

William S. Parker (1974-2007) Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, B.A., Wabash College; M.S., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of Utah

M. Judy Pate (1973-1998) Assistant Professor Emerita of Mathematics, B.A., Harding College, M.Ed., M.C.S., Mississippi State University; Ed.S., Mississippi University for Women

Sally Pearson (2001-2022) Associate Professor of Emerita of Graduate Nursing, B.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; M.S.N., D.N.P., Mississippi University for Women 

Bridget Smith Pieschel (1983-2020) Professor Emerita of English and Director of the Center of Women’s Research and Public Policy, B.S., M.S., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., University of Alabama

Stephen R. Pieschel (1967-1992) Assistant Professor Emeritus of English, B.A., St. Louis University; M.A., University of Mississippi

George Pinchuk (2004-2019) Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, M.D., Kyiv Medical University; Ph.D., Academy of Medical Sciences, USSR

R. Glenn Rhyne, Jr. (2001-2010) Professor Emeritus of Economics, B.S. Western Carolina University; M.A., Appalachian State University; D.B.A. Mississippi State University

Alma J. Roberts (1966-1981) Assistant Professor Emerita of Business, B.S., Livingston University; M.E., University of Texas, Austin

Van Roberts (1988-2022) Professor Emeritus of Communication, B.A., Mississippi State University; M.A., University of Mississippi; Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Sarah P. Sanders (1971-1995) Professor Emerita of Home Economics, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.S., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Florida State University

Robert Seney (1993-2006) Professor Emeritus of Gifted Studies, B.A., University of Missouri; M.Div., Nashotah House; Ed.D., University of Houston

Harry L. Sherman (1961-1992) Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, B.S., Jacksonville State College; M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Cathy Smith (2004-2020) Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.S.N., Mississippi University for Women; M.S.N., University of Alabama-Huntsville; D.N.P., Samford University

Patricia Smyth (1994-2017) Professor Emerita of Nursing, B.S.N., State University of New York; M.S.N., University of Pittsburg; D.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham

Carole Ann Stewart (1972-2001) Professor Emerita of Health and Kinesiology, B.S., Murray State University; M.S., Indiana University; Ed.D., University of Mississippi

Rebecca S. Stockwell (1964-1992) Professor Emerita of History, B.A., LaGrange College; M.A., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Leslie Stratyner (1997-2024) Professor Emerita of English, B.A., M.A., University of New York-Albany; Ph.D., Louisiana State University and A&M College

Marilyn R. Swingle (1967-1992) Professor Emerita of Music, B.M., M.M., Ph.D., Florida State University

Joan T. Thomas (1961-1987) Professor Emerita of Health and Kinesiology, B.S., Mississippi University for Women; M.A., Ed.D., Mississippi State University

Joy Townsend (1995-2018) Assistant Professor Emerita of Speech-Language Pathology, B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S., Mississippi University for Women

Martha Fulton Wells (1964-1996) Emma Ody Pohl Professor Emerita of Health and Kinesiology, B.S., University of Montevallo; M.S., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Florida State University

Nancy Wheeley (1967-2017) Assistant Professor Emerita of Library Services, Muskingum College; M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh

John Williams (2010-2024) Instructor Emeritus of Accounting, B.S., Sewanee-The University of the South; M.B.A., University of Mississippi

Janet Woodcock (2007-2023) Instructor Emerita of English, B.A., M.A., Mississippi State University

Shaochen Yang (1988-2012) Professor Emerita of Mathematics, B.S., National Chengchi University (Taiwan); M.S., Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee