FACULTY DIRECTORY
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Dr. Katherine Abernathy
Chair, Department of Humanities; Professor of English
251.442.2467
kabernathy@umobile.edu
Mrs. Barbara Brousseau
Associate Professor of French
251.442.2786
bbrousseau@umobile.edu
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Amy Burdette
Instructor of English
251.442.2307
aburdette@umobile.edu
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Dr. Lonnie Burnett
President, University of Mobile, Professor of History
251.442.2220
lburnett@umobile.edu
Dr. Julie Biskner
Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences;
Associate Professor of Government and Law and Criminology
251.442.2556
jbiskner@umobile.edu
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Ms. Megan Cary
Associate Professor of Graphic Arts
251.442.2676
mcary@umobile.edu
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Mr. Danny Chancey
Assistant Professor of English,
Director of Writing Center
251.442.2491
dbchancey@umobile.edu
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Dr. Cassidy Cooper
Associate Professor of Sociology
251.442.2586
ccooper@umobile.edu
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Mr. 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, Associate 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
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. Buddy Landry
Chair, A&S Graduate Studies
Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Counseling
251.442.2293
rlandry@umobile.edu
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Dr. Lynne Leonard
Program Director, Marine Science
251.422.2245
lleonard@umobile.edu
Dr. Ashley Lindsey
Assistant Professor of Biology
251.442.2408
alindsey@umobile.edu
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Ms. Susan Ling
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
251.442.2389
sling@umobile.edu
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Dr. Ted Mashburn
Associate Dean;
Professor of Humanities
251.442.2391
tmashburn@umobile.edu
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Dr. Gyromas Newman
Associate 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
Dr. Michael Rands
Assistant 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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Dr. Aimee Var
Associate Professor of Psychology
251.442.2314
avar@umobile.edu
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SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN STUDIES
Dr. Endel Lee
Visiting Associate Professor
United States Navy Chaplaincy, Retired Rear Admiral
elee@umobile.edu
Dr. Robert Olsen
Director, Intercultural Studies
Associate Professor
251.442.2205
rolsen@umobile.edu
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Dr. Jay Robertson
Director, Theology
Associate Professor
251.442.2335
jrobertson@umobile.edu
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Dr. Doug Wilson
Executive Director, Center for Christian Calling
Professor of Biblical Studies
251.442.2267
dwilson@umobile.edu
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GRACE PILOT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Ms. Shannon Brown
Assistant Professor of Business
251.442.2254
sbrown@umobile.edu
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Dr. Kathy Dunning
Dean and Associate Professor of Accounting
251.442.2281
kdunning@umobile.edu
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Mrs. J.B. Locke
Director of Administrative Services
251.442.2219
jlocke@umobile.edu
Ms. 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
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Dr. Amy Taylor
Associate Professor of Business
251.442.2409
ataylor@umobile.edu
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Mr. Rusty Roberts
Associate Professor of Accounting
251.442.2464
rroberts@umobile.edu
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Mrs. 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
Associate Professor of Education
251.442.2341
amilner@umobile.edu
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Dr. Katherine Reeves
Associate Dean, Assistant Professor of Education
251.442.2313
kreeves@umobile.edu
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Dr. Joyce Woodburn
Dean, School of Education
Associate Professor of Education
251.442.2945
jwoodburn@umobile.edu
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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
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Dr. Roger Breland
Dean Emeritus, Alabama School of the Arts
251.442.2216
rbreland@umobile.edu
Mr. Steve Dunn
Associate Professor/Instrumental Music
251.442.2447
sdunn@umobile.edu
Mr. Andrew Goodwin
Dean, Alabama School of the Arts
Assistant Professor of Music
251.442.2552
agoodwin@umobile.edu
Dr. Kathryn Hedlund
Associate Professor of Music/Voice
251.442.2897
khedlund@umobile.edu
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Mr. Kenneth Hughes
Chair, Department of Music and Associate Professor of Music/Instrumental Studies
251.442.2321
khughes@umobile.edu
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Dr. Christopher Lovely
Associate Professor/Piano and Theory
251.442.2305
clovely@umobile.edu
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Dr. Kadisha Onalbayeva
Director of Piano Studies/Professor of Music
Steinway Artist
251.442.2285
konalbayeva@umobile.edu
Mr. Chris Springer
Director of 8Eighty Records
251.442.2553
cspringer@umobile.edu
Mr. Greg Wiggins
Instructor of Music
251.442.2781
gwiggins@umobile.edu
COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Ms. Tammy Brown
Assistant Professor Nursing
251.442.2446
tbrown@umobile.edu
Ms. 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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Mrs. Mattie Easter
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Undergraduate School of Nursing Advisor
251.442.2337
measter@umobile.edu
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Dr. Beverly Fox
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
251.442.2350
bfox@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
Ms. Laurie Houston
Assistant Professor of Nursing
251.422.2362
lhouston@umobile.edu
Dr. Melinda McGaughy
Associate Professor of Nursing
251.422.2342
mmcgaughy@umobile.edu
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Dr. Kendra Strenth
Assistant Professor of Nursing
251.442.2559
kstrenth@umobile.edu
Ms. Ashley Smith
Instructor of Nursing
251.442.2329
asmith@umobile.edu
Ms. Heather Smith
Visiting Instructor of Kinesiology
251.442.2258
hsmith@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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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
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