FACULTY DIRECTORY
COLLEGE of ARTS & SCIENCES
Dr. Katherine Abernathy
Associate Professor of English
251-442-2467
kabernathy@umobile.edu
Dr. Lesley Baggett
Assistant Professor of Biology
251-442-2408
lbaggett@umobile.edu
Mrs. Maria “Lourdes” Baumer
Instructor in Spanish
251-442-2345
mbaumer@umobile.edu
Mrs. Barbara Brousseau
Assistant Professor of French
251-442-2786
bbrousseau@umobile.edu
Dr. Lonnie Burnett
Vice Provost and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of History
251-442-2319
lburnett@umobile.edu
Dr. Julie Biskner
Associate Professor of Political Science
251-442-2556
jbiskner@umobile.edu
Mr. Steve Carey
Associate Professor of Biology
251-442-2346
scarey@umobile.edu
Dr. Cassidy J. Cooper
Assistant Professor of Sociology
251-442-2586
ccooper@umobile.edu
Mrs. Rachael Counselman
Instructor in English
251-442-2317
rcounselman@umobile.edu
Dr. Randy Craig
Associate Professor of Biology
251-442-2265
rcraig@umobile.edu
Dr. Matthew L. Downs
Assistant Professor of History
251-442-2588
mdowns@umobile.edu
Mrs. Kim Fobes
Instructor in English
251-442-2307
kfobes@umobile.edu
Dr. Nancy Gautier
Professor of Computer Information Systems and Mathematics
251-442-2572
ngautier@umobile.edu
Dr. Troy Henderson
Professor of Mathematics
251-442-2298
thenderson@umobile.edu
Ms. Alison K. Henry
Assistant Professor of Biology
251-442-2258
ahenry@umobile.edu
Dr. Salomon Itza
Professor of Physics
251-442-2248
sitza@umobile.edu
Dr. Ted Mashburn
Professor of Humanities
251-442-2391
tmashburn@umobile.edu
Dr. Gyromas W. Newman
Assistant Professor of Communication
251-442-2594
gnewman@umobile.edu
Dr. Jamie O’Mally
Assistant Professor of Psychology
251-442-2318
jomally@umobile.edu
Dr. Jeremy Padgett
Assistant Professor of Communication
251-442-2381
jpadgett@umobile.edu
Dr. Michael Rands
Assistant Professor of English
mrands@umobile.edu
Dr. Michael Robinson
Assistant Professor of History
251-442-2335
mrobinson@umobile.edu
Dr. Stephen J. Schuler
Associate Professor of English
251-442-2426
sschuler@umobile.edu
Dr. Gail Shelly
Professor of Chemistry
251-442-2490
gshelly@umobile.edu
Mrs. Morgan Snellgrove
Instructor in Mathematics
251-442-2389
msnellgrove@umobile.edu
Mr. Gholamreza Tashbin
Instructor of Mathematics
251-442-2411
gtashbin@umobile.edu
Dr. Aimee Var
Assistant Professor of Psychology
251-442-2314
avar@umobile.edu
SCHOOL of BUSINESS
Dr. Jane Byrd
Professor of Management
251-442-2233
jbyrd@umobile.edu
Mr. Nick Cillo
Assistant Professor of Finance & Management
251-442-2371
ncillo@umobile.edu
Dr. Kathy Dunning
Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Accounting
251-442-2281
kdunning@umobile.edu
Dr. Todd Greer
Dean, School of Business
251.442.2701
tgreer@umobile.edu
Mrs. J.B. Locke
Director of Administrative Services
251-442-2219
jlocke@umobile.edu
Dr. Sevints Nuriyeva
Assistant Professor of Global Business and Management
251-442-2466
snuriyeva@umobile.edu
Mr. Rusty Roberts
Assistant Professor of Accounting
251-442-2464
rroberts@umobile.edu
Dr. Amy Taylor
Associate Professor of Business
251-442-2409
ataylor@umobile.edu
SCHOOL of CHRISTIAN STUDIES
Mr. Kyle Beshears
Associate Dean, Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
251.442.2407
kbeshears@umobile.edu
Dr. Robert Olsen
Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
251-442-2205
rolsen@umobile.edu
Dr. Jay Robertson
Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
251-442-2335
jrobertson@umobile.edu
Dr. Doug Wilson
Dean, Office for Global Engagement
Professor of Christian Studies
251-442-2267
dwilson@umobile.edu
SCHOOL of EDUCATION
Mrs. Karon Bishop
Instructor in Education
251-442-2353
kbishop@umobile.edu
Mrs. Brenda Chastain
Assistant Professor in Education
251-442-2354
bchastain@umobile.edu
Dr. Carolyn D. Corliss
Dean, Professor of Education and Certification Officer
251-442-2276
ccorliss@umobile.edu
Dr. Karen Dennis
Assistant Professor of Education
251-442-2529
kdennis@umobile.edu
Dr. Audrey Eubanks
Professor of Education
241-442-2217
aeubanks@umobile.edu
Dr. Cynthia Erickson
Assistant Professor of Education
251-442-2392
cerickson@umobile.edu
Dr. Ashley Milner
Assistant Professor of Education
251-442-2341
amilner@umobile.edu
Dr. Katherine Reeves
Associate Dean, Assistant Professor of Education
251-442-2313
kreeves@umobile.edu
ALABAMA SCHOOL of the ARTS
Dr. Steve Bowersox
Chair, Department of Worship Leadership and Technology and Assistant Professor of Worship
251.442.2551
sbowersox@umobile.edu
Dr. Roger Breland
Dean Emeritus, Alabama School of the Arts
251-442-2216
rbreland@umobile.edu
Ms. Megan Cary
Associate Professor of Graphic Design
251-442-2676
mcary@umobile.edu
Mr. Phil Counselman
Chair, Department of Art and Associate Professor of Art
251-442-2283
pcounselman@umobile.edu
Mr. Steve Dunn
Assistant Professor/Instrumental Music
251-442-2447
sdunn@umobile.edu
Mr. Bruce Earnest
Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs and Director of Musical Theatre
251-442-2325
bearnest@umobile.edu
Andrew Goodwin
Associate Director of Worship Leadership and Artist-In-Residence
251-442-2552
agoodwin@umobile.edu
Dr. Charlotte Hester
Associate Professor of Music Education
251-442-2315
chester@umobile.edu
Dr. Kathryn Hedlund
Assistant Professor of Music/Voice
251-442-2897
khedlund@umobile.edu
Mr. Kenneth Hughes
251-442-2321
khughes@umobile.edu
Dr. Patrick Jacobs
Director of Opera and Professor of Music/Voice
251-442-2554
pjacobs@umobile.edu
Mrs. Rebeca Lake
Chair, Department of Theatre and Assistant Professor of Theatre
251-442-2394
rlake@umobile.edu
April Livingston
Adjunct Instructor of Art
alivingston@umobile.edu
Mr. Christopher Lovely
Assistant Professor/Piano and Theory
251-442-2305
clovely@umobile.edu
Dr. Al Miller
Dean, Alabama School of the Arts
Professor of Music
251-442-2357
amiller@umobile.edu
Dr. Kadisha Onalbayeva
Director of Piano Studies/Associate Professor of Music
Steinway Artist
251-442-2285
konalbayeva@umobile.edu
Chris Springer
Director of 8Eighty Records
251-442-2553
cspringer@umobile.edu
Dr. Andy Wood
Assistant Professor of Worship Leadership
251-442-2251
awood@umobile.edu
COLLEGE of HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Ms. Tammy Brown
Instructor of Nursing
251.442.2446
tbrown@umobile.edu
Mrs. Diann Carithers
Associate Professor of Nursing
251-442-2455
dcarithers@umobile.edu
Mrs. Debra Chastang
Associate Professor of Nursing
251-442-2393
dchastang@umobile.edu
Dr. Lori DeLong
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
251-442-2302
ldelong@umobile.edu
Mrs. Mattie Easter
Assistant Professor of Nursing; Success Coach
251-442-2337
measter@umobile.edu
Dr. Linda Fontenot
Associate Professor of Nursing and Interim Chair of Graduate Nursing Programs and Interim Program Director for Nurse Practitioner Program
251-442-2339
lfontenot@umobile.edu
Dr. Glenn Holllingsworth
Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Counseling
251-442-2351
ghollingsworth@umobile.edu
Dr. Nancy Huff
Professor of Kinesiology
251-442-2362
nhuff@umobile.edu
Dr. Buddy Landry
Chair, Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Counseling
251-442-2293
rlandry@umobile.edu
Mrs. Jenelle McElroy
Director, Center for Excellence in Healthcare Practice, Assistant Professor of Nursing
251-442-2329
jmcelroy@umobile.edu
Ms. Hilary Seay
Instructor of Nursing
251.442.2462
hseay@umobile.edu
Dr. Kathryn Sheppard
Dean, School of Nursing Professor of Nursing
251-442-2343
ksheppard@umobile.edu
Dr. Melissa Thomas
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
251-442-2324
mthomas@umobile.edu
Dr. Sarah Witherspoon
Assistant Professor of Nursing
251-442-2445
switherspoon@umobile.edu
251.442.2342
