FACULTY DIRECTORY
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Dr. Katherine Abernathy
Chair, Department of Humanities; Professor of English
251.442.2467
kabernathy@umobile.edu
Kim Albins
Assistant Professor of Marine Science
251.442.2245
kalbins@umobile.edu
Amy Burdette
Instructor of English
251.442.2307
aburdette@umobile.edu
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Megan Cary
Associate Professor of Graphic Arts
251.442.2676
mcary@umobile.edu
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Danny Chancey
Assistant Professor of English,
Director of Writing Center
251.442.2491
dbchancey@umobile.edu
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Phillip Counselman
Chair, Department of Visual Arts;
Associate Professor of Art
251.442.2283
pcounselman@umobile.edu
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Dr. Matthew Downs
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor of History
251.442.2588
mdowns@umobile.edu
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Dr. Nancy Gautier
Professor of Computer Information Systems and Mathematics
251.442.2572
ngautier@umobile.edu
Dr. Troy Henderson
Chair, Department of Mathematics;
Professor of Mathematics
251.442.2298
thenderson@umobile.edu
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Dr. Glenn Hollingsworth
Chair of the Deptment of Marriage and Family Counseling
Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Counseling
251.442.2351
ghollingsworth@umobile.edu
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Dr. Salomon Itza
Professor of Physics
251.442.2248
sitza@umobile.edu
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Dr. Ashley Lindsey
Assistant Professor of Biology
251.442.2408
alindsey@umobile.edu
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Susan Ling
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
251.442.2389
sling@umobile.edu
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Dr. Cynthia Littlejohn
Assistant Professor of Biology
251.442.2265
clittlejohn@umobile.edu
Dr. Ted Mashburn
Associate Dean;
Professor of Humanities
251.442.2391
tmashburn@umobile.edu
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Dr. Pamela Buchanan Miller
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Assistant Professor of English
251.442.2360
pmiller@umobile.edu
Dr. Gyromas Newman
Professor of Communication
251.442.2594
gnewman@umobile.edu
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Dr. Jeremy Padgett
Assistant Professor of Communication
251.442.2381
jpadgett@umobile.edu
Michael Rands
Professor of English
251.442.2537
mrands@umobile.edu
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Dr. Michael Robinson
Associate Professor of History
251.442.2335
mrobinson@umobile.edu
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SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN STUDIES
Brian P. Boyle
Vice President for Advancement
Instructor of Christian Studies
251.442.2287
bboyle@umobile.edu
Dr. Nathan Harris
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Assistant Professor of New Testament and Biblical Interpretation
nharris@umobile.edu
Dr. Robert Olsen
Director, Intercultural Studies
Associate Professor of Church History & Historical Theology
251.442.2205
rolsen@umobile.edu
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Dr. Charles Smith
President and Associate Professor of Christian Leadership
csmith@umobile.edu
Dr. Jay Robertson
Director, Theology
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
251.442.2335
jrobertson@umobile.edu
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Dr. Doug Wilson
Executive Director, Center for Christian Calling
Professor of Old Testament & Hebrew
251.442.2267
dwilson@umobile.edu
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GRACE PILOT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Dr. Kathy Dunning
Dean, Grace Pilot School of Business
Professor of Accounting
251.442.2281
kdunning@umobile.edu
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J.B. Locke
Director of Administrative Services
251.442.2219
jlocke@umobile.edu
Lesa Moore
Vice President for Marketing and Public Relations, Instructor of Marketing
251.442.2207
lmoore@umobile.edu
Terry Motley
Assistant Professor of Marketing
251.442.2410
tmotley@umobile.edu
Dr. Sevints Nuriyeva
Professor of Global Business and Management
251.442.2466
snuriyeva@umobile.edu
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Dr. Amy Taylor
Associate Professor of Business
251.442.2409
ataylor@umobile.edu
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Dr. Rusty Roberts
Associate Professor of Accounting and Dean of Students
251.442.2464
rroberts@umobile.edu
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Karon Bishop
Assistant Professor of Education
251.442.2353
kbishop@umobile.edu
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Dr. Karen Dennis
Associate Professor of Education
251.442.2529
kdennis@umobile.edu
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Dr. Cynthia Erickson
Assistant Professor of Education
251.442.2392
cerickson@umobile.edu
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Dr. Jessica Freeland
Assistant Professor of Education
251.422.2354
jfreeland@umobile.edu
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Dr. Ashley Milner
Dean, School of Education
Associate Professor of Education
251.442.2341
amilner@umobile.edu
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Dr. Michelle Moore
Assistant Professor of Education
251.442.2558
mmoore@umobile.edu
ALABAMA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Dr. Stephanie Archer
Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Music Education
251.442.2315
sarcher@umobile.edu
Dr. Roger Breland
Executive Director, Roger Breland Center for Performing Arts
251.442.2216
rbreland@umobile.edu
Dr. Kara Claybrook
Assistant Professor of Music
251.442.2323
kclaybrook@umobile.edu
Steve Dunn
Chair, Department of Music, Director of Instrumental Music
251.442.2447
sdunn@umobile.edu
Dr. Andrew Goodwin
Dean, Alabama School of the Arts
Assistant Professor of Music
251.442.2552
agoodwin@umobile.edu
Associate Dean, Alabama School of the Arts, Associate Professor of Music
Dr. Kathryn Hedlund
Chair, ASOTA Graduate Studies,
Professor of Music, Director of Vocal Studies
251.442.2897
khedlund@umobile.edu
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Kenneth Hughes
Associate Dean, Roger Breland Center for Performing Arts
251.442.2321
khughes@umobile.edu
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Dr. Kadisha Onalbayeva
Director of Piano Studies/Professor of Music
Steinway Artist
251.442.2285
konalbayeva@umobile.edu
Alexandra Trosper
Assistant Professor of Music
251.442.2554
atrosper@umobile.edu
Greg Wiggins
Instructor of Music
251.442.2781
gwiggins@umobile.edu
COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Shannon Thomas
Assistant Professor of Nursing
sathomas@umobile.edu
Tammy Brown
Assistant Professor Nursing
251.442.2446
tbrown@umobile.edu
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Beverly Collier
Instructor of Nursing
251.442.2455
bcollier@umobile.edu
Dr. Lori DeLong
Dean School of Health and Sport Science
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
251.442.2302
ldelong@umobile.edu
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Mattie Easter
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Undergraduate School of Nursing Advisor
251.442.2337
measter@umobile.edu
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Graduate Dean, School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing
251.442.2339
Coordinator of Clinical Education, Master of Athletic Training
Dr. Todd Hicks
Executive Dean of the College of Health Professions
Professor of Nurse Anesthesiology
251.442.2203
thicks@umobile.edu
Dr. Melinda McGaughy
Associate Professor of Nursing
251.422.2342
mmcgaughy@umobile.edu
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Victoria Park
Assistant Professor of Nursing
vpark@umobile.edu
Lauren Roberts
Nurse Anesthesia Director of Clinicals
School of Nurse Anesthesia
lroberts@umobile.edu
251.442.2429
Dr. Kendra Strenth
Assistant Professor of Nursing
251.442.2559
kstrenth@umobile.edu
Ashley Smith
Instructor of Nursing
251.442.2329
asmith@umobile.edu
Dr. Melissa Thomas
Associate Professor of Kinesiology,
Program Director, Master of Athletic Training
251.442.2324
mthomas@umobile.edu
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Stephanie Verkouille
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
sverkouille@umobile.edu
Dr. Sarah Witherspoon
Dean, School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing
251.442.2445
switherspoon@umobile.edu
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