FACULTY DIRECTORY
COLLEGE of ARTS & SCIENCES
Dr. Katherine Abernathy
Associate Professor of English
251.442.2467
kabernathy@umobile.edu
Mrs. Maria “Lourdes” Baumer
Assistant Professor of Spanish
251.442.2345
mbaumer@umobile.edu
Mrs. Barbara Brousseau
Associate Professor of French
251.442.2786
bbrousseau@umobile.edu
Dr. Lonnie Burnett
President, University of Mobile, Professor of History
251.442.2319
lburnett@umobile.edu
Dr. Julie Biskner
Associate Professor of Political Science
251.442.2556
jbiskner@umobile.edu
Mr. Danny Chancey
English Faculty,
Director of Writing Center
251.442.2491
dbchancey@umobile.edu
Dr. Cassidy J. Cooper
Associate Professor of Sociology
251.442.2586
ccooper@umobile.edu
Dr. Randy Craig
Professor of Biology,
Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
251.442.2265
rcraig@umobile.edu
Dr. Matthew L. Downs
Dean, Associate Professor of History
251.442.2588
mdowns@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
Dr. Glenn Hollingsworth
Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Counseling
251.442.2351
ghollingsworth@umobile.edu
Dr. Salomon Itza
Professor of Physics
251.442.2248
sitza@umobile.edu
Dr. Buddy Landry
Chair, A&S Graduate Studies
Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Counseling
251.442.2293
rlandry@umobile.edu
Dr. Ted Mashburn
Professor of Humanities
251.442.2391
tmashburn@umobile.edu
Dr. Gyromas W. Newman
Associate Professor of Communication
251.442.2594
gnewman@umobile.edu
Dr. Jeremy Padgett
Assistant Professor of Communication
251.442.2381
jpadgett@umobile.edu
Dr. Michael Rands
Assistant Professor of English
251.442.2537
mrands@umobile.edu
Dr. Michael Robinson
Associate Professor of History
251.442.2335
mrobinson@umobile.edu
Dr. Stephen J. Schuler
Professor of English
251.442.2426
sschuler@umobile.edu
Mrs. Morgan Snellgrove
Instructor in Mathematics
251.442.2389
msnellgrove@umobile.edu
Dr. Aimee Var
Assistant Professor of Psychology
251.442.2314
avar@umobile.edu
SCHOOL of BUSINESS
Katie Allred
Assistant Professor of Software Development and Digital Media
251.442.2410
kallred@umobile.edu
Shannon Brown
Assistant Professor of Business
sbrown@umobile.edu
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
Dean and Associate Professor of Accounting
251.442.2281
kdunning@umobile.edu
Dr. Todd Greer
Vice President for Academic Affairs
251.442.2701
tgreer@umobile.edu
Mrs. 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
Dr. Sevints Nuriyeva
Associate Professor of Global Business and Management
251.442.2466
snuriyeva@umobile.edu
Dr. Amy Taylor
Associate Professor of Business
251.442.2409
ataylor@umobile.edu
Mr. Rusty Roberts
Associate Professor of Accounting
251.442.2464
rroberts@umobile.edu
CENTER for CHRISTIAN CALLING
Dr. Endel Lee
Visiting Professor
United States Navy Chaplaincy, Retired Rear Admiral
Dr. Blake Newsom
Director, Christian Ministry
Dr. Robert Olsen
Director, Intercultural Studies
Assistant Professor
251.442.2205
rolsen@umobile.edu
Dr. Jay Robertson
Director, Theology
Assistant Professor
251.442.2335
jrobertson@umobile.edu
Dr. Benjamin Stubblefield
Visiting Assistant Professor
Dr. Doug Wilson
Dean, Center for Christian Calling; Program Director,
Graduate Studies; and Professor of Biblical Studies
251.442.2267
dwilson@umobile.edu
SCHOOL of EDUCATION
Mrs. Karon Bishop
Instructor in Education
251.442.2353
kbishop@umobile.edu
Debra Chancey
Dean, School of Education
251.442.2332
dchancey@umobile.edu
Mrs. Brenda Chastain
Assistant Professor in Education
251.442.2354
bchastain@umobile.edu
Dr. Karen Dennis
Associate Professor of Education
251.442.2529
kdennis@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
Dr. Joyce Woodburn
Associate Professor of Education
251.442.2945
jwoodburn@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
Associate Professor/Instrumental Music
251.442.2447
sdunn@umobile.edu
Dr. Bruce Earnest
Vice President of Advancement and Associate Professor of Music and Theatre
251.442.2325
bearnest@umobile.edu
Andrew Goodwin
Associate Director of Worship and Instructor of Music
251.442.2552
agoodwin@umobile.edu
Dr. Charlotte Hester
Associate Professor of Music Education
251.442.2315
chester@umobile.edu
Dr. Kathryn Hedlund
Associate Professor of Music/Voice
251.442.2897
khedlund@umobile.edu
Mr. Kenneth Hughes
Chair, Department of Music and Associate Professor of Music/Instrumental Studies
251.442.2321
khughes@umobile.edu
Dr. Patrick Jacobs
Director of Opera and Professor of Music/Voice
251.442.2554
pjacobs@umobile.edu
Dr. Maryann Kyle
Chair of Graduate Programs and Professor of Voice and Vocal Pedagogy
251.442.2323
mkyle@umobile.edu
Dr. 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/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
Assistant Professor Nursing
251.442.2446
tbrown@umobile.edu
Mrs. Diann Carithers
Undergraduate Department Chair, Associate Professor of Nursing
251.442.2455
dcarithers@umobile.edu
Dr. Lori DeLong
Dean School of Health and Sport Science
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. Beverly Fox
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
251.442.2350
bfox@umobile.edu
Dr. Curtis Mathis
Graduate Chair
School of Nursing
251.442.2342
cmathis@umobile.edu
kstrenth@umobile.edu
Dr. Melissa Thomas
Associate Professor of Kinesiology,
Program Director, Master of Athletic Training
251.442.2324
mthomas@umobile.edu
Dr. Sarah Witherspoon
Dean of the School of Nursing
Director, the Master of Science in Education and Administration Graduate Program
Professor of Nursing
251.442.2445
switherspoon@umobile.edu