Administration and Faculty
Administration and Faculty
MGA Administration
University President
President Christopher Blake, Ph.D., President
President’s Cabinet
David Jenks, Ph.D., Provost
Amanda Funches, MAcc., Vice President Finance, Business and Operations
Jennifer Brannon, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Affairs
Nancy White, MPA., VP for University Advancement & Ex. Director of the MGA Foundation
Ben Corpus, Ed.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management
Merritt Wall, Chief Government & Community Relations Officer
Victoria Fowler, MBA., Executive Director of Marketing & Communications
Geoff Dyer, MMIS., Chief Information Officer
Pamela Booker, M.P.A., Chief Human Resources Officer
Monica Baloga, Ph.D., Special Asst. to the President for Accreditation and Strategic Planning
Jenia Bacote, J.D., Chief Officer of Campus Culture & Community/Title IX Coordinator
Michael Brown, M.S., Director of Athletics
Graduate School Administration
Donna P. Balding, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School
Paige Alford, Graduate School Operations Manager
Sheree Keith, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the School of Arts & Letters
Joseph Lease, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of English
Michael North, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Media, Culture, and the Arts
Marc Miller, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Business
Everod Davis, DBA, MBA, Assistant Dean of the School of Business
Kevin Floyd, Ed.D., Interim Dean of the School of STEM
Jed Edge, MSIT, Chair of the Department of Information Technology
David Biek, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Education & Behavioral Sciences
Paul Gladden, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Psychology & Criminal Justice
Rhonda Amerson, Ed.D., Chair of the Dept of Teacher Education & Social Work
Tara Underwood, D.H.A., Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Donna Ingram, DNP, MSN, RN, Assistant Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Patrice Pierce, DNP, MSN, SANE, RN, Chair of the Department of Nursing
Betsy McDaniel, COTA/L, Chair of the Dept of Rehabilitation Science & Fitness
Graduate Faculty
Program Coordinators & Graduate Support Staff
Rhonda Amerson, Ed. D., Department Chair & Associate Professor, Teacher Education and Social Work
Everod Davis, DBA, MBA, Assistant Dean & Assistant Professor, School of Business
Sumitra Himangshu-Pennybacker, Ph.D., Professor & Graduate Coordinator, Teacher Education and Social Work
Christopher Brewer, Admissions & Certification Officer, Teacher Education and Social Work
Kerry Garrett, DHA, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, Assistant Professor, Nursing
Brittani McNeal, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Program Director of Doctor of Science in Public Safety, Psychology and Criminal Justice
Valerie Mercer, Ed.D., MSIT, Coordinator & Assistant Professor, Information Technology
Monica Miller, Ph. D., Associate Professor, English
Andre Nicholson, Ph.D., Professor of New Media and Communication, Media, Culture, and the Arts
Vicky Sandoval, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Information Technology
Traci Swartz, OTD, OTR/L, Program Director & Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Science and Fitness
Full-Time Graduate Faculty
Angela Adams, DNP, APRN-C, Associate Professor, Nursing
Rhonda Amerson, EdD., Department Chair & Associate Professor, Teacher Education and Social Work
Amy Berke, Ph.D., Part Time Instructor, English
Kelly Causey, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Social Work
Robert Coleman Arnold, Ph.D., Part Time Instructor, Information Technology
Matthew Caverly, EMR & SAR II, Assistant Professor of Public Safety, Psychology and Criminal Justice
Mary Christian, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English
Loretta Clayton, Ph.D., Professor, English
William Cole, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Teacher Education and Social Work
Andrew Davidson, M.F.A., Associate Professor, English
Lorraine Dubuisson, Ph.D., Professor, English
Alex Ekwuaju, Ph.D., LL.M., M.S., LL.B., BL, Part Time Instructor, Psychology and Criminal Justice
Kevin Floyd, Ed.D., Interim Dean and Professor, School of Computing
Tabitha Floyd, J.D., MAcc, Assistant Professor, Accounting and Finance
Kohnfon Titus Fofung, Ph.D, Part Time Instructor, Information Technology
David Fuller, Ph.D., Special Assistant to Provost, Office of the Provost
Kerry Garrett, DHA, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, Assistant Professor, Nursing
James Hagler, DPA, MSS, Assistant Professor, Health Services
Tammy Haislip, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Social Work
John Hall, Ph.D., Associate Professor, History and Political Science
Patrick Haris, DSc
Luminita Hartle, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Social Work
Eugenia Herbst, OTD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Rehabilitation Science and Fitness
William Hervey, J.D., LL.M., Professor, Health Services
Shaun Hope, D.Sc., Lecturer, Information Technology
Teri Jackson, DNP, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C, Assistant Professor, Nursing
Jonathan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Computer Science
Richard Kilburn, Ph.D., Department Chair & Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
Joobum Kim, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Computer Science
Joseph Lease, Ph.D., Chair, English
Doyeon Lee, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Information Technology
Xia Li, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Kembley Lingelbach, Ph.D., CISSP, MMIS, Associate Professor, Information Technology
Gerald Lucas, Ph.D., Professor, English
Thomas Matyok, Ph.D., M.S., M.S., B.A., A.A., Associate Professor of Public Safety, Psychology and Criminal Justice
Gregory McAmis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Management and Marketing
Valerie Mercer, Ed.D., MSIT Coordinator & Assistant Professor, Information Technology
Marc Miller, Ph.D., Dean of School of Business, School of Business
Monica Miller, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English
Barry Monk, Ph.D., Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
Cindy Montgomery, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Media, Culture, and the Arts
Clay Morton, Ph.D., Professor, English
Sonya Mosley, Ed. D., Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Social Work
Angela Munoz, MSIT, D.Sc., Assistant Professor, Information Technology
Benita Muth, Ph.D., Professor, English
Storm Murray, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, English
Anthony Narsing, Ph.D., P.Eng., Professor, Management and Marketing
Andre Nicholson, Ph.D., Professor of New Media and Communication, Media, Culture, and the Arts
Michael North, Ph.D., Department Chair & Assistant Professor of Public Relations, Media, Culture, and the Arts
Karen Ochoa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Social Work
Crystal O'Leary-Davidson, Ph.D., Professor, English
Emily Riggs, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Science and Fitness
Neil Rigole, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Information Technology
Erica Russell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Safety, Psychology and Criminal Justice
Kendra Russell, Ph.D., RN, Professor and Director of Program Innovation & Evaluation, Nursing
Vicky Sandoval, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Information Technology
Jo Ann Saxon, DNP, AGACNP, Assistant Professor, Nursing
Soumitro Sen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Relations, Media, Culture, and the Arts
Hali Sofala-Jones, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, English
Scott Spangler, D.Sc., Associate Professor, Information Technology
John Steigerwald, ATP, MEI, CFII, DBA, Professor, Aviation Science and Management
Alan Stines, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Information Technology
Jane Strong, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Social Work
Traci Swartz, OTD, OTR/L, Program Director & Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Science and Fitness
Elisha Tribble, DNP, FNP, Associate Professor, Nursing
Winfield Tufts, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Management and Marketing
Kelly Whiddon, Ph.D. in English, Professor, English
Elizabeth Williams, DSc, Part Time Instructor, Information Technology
Adam Young, M.F.A., Associate Professor, English
Graduate Admissions Personnel
Margo Woodham, M.S., B.S., Interim VP Enrollment Management
Jacqueline “Jacqui” Duca, Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
Mallory Miller, M.Ed., Graduate Admissions Recruiter II