Administration and Faculty

The Board of Trustees State Institutions of Higher Learning, State of Mississippi

Members Whose Terms Expire May 7, 2024

TOM DUFF, Second (Southern) Supreme Court District
ALFRED E. MCNAIR, JR., Second (Southern) Supreme Court District
CHIP MORGAN, First (Central) Supreme Court District
DR. J. WALT STARR, Third (Northern) Supreme Court District

Members Whose Terms Expire May 7, 2021

KAREN L. CUMMINS, Third (Northern) Supreme Court District
DR. FORD DYE, Third (Northern) Supreme Court District
SHANE HOOPER, Third (Northern) Supreme Court District
HAL PARKER, First (Central) Supreme Court District

Members Whose Terms Expire May 7, 2018

ALAN PERRY, First (Central) Supreme Court District
CHRISTINE LINDSAY PICKERING, Second (Southern) Supreme Court District
C.D.SMITH, JR., First (Central) Supreme Court District
DOUGLAS ROUSE, Second (Southern) Supreme Court District

Officers of the Board

ALAN PERRY, President
DOUG W. ROUSE, Vice President
DR. GLENN BOYCE, Commissioner of Higher Education

Officers of Administration

Academic Deans

Faculty

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ABNEY, JILL M., Instructor of History and Social Studies Education. B.A., Transylvania University; M.A. Eastern Kentucky University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
ABRA, ALLISON J., Assistant Professor of History. B.A. University of Manitoba; M.A. Queen’s University; Ph.D. University of Michigan.
ABREU, LAUREL, Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A., The University of Alabama; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida.
ADAMS, JACQUELYN, Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., The Curtis Institute of Music; M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., SUNY, Stony Brook.
ADAMS, STEPHEN TODD, Instructor of Computer Engineering Technology. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
ADERER, KAREN, Instructor of Social Work. B.S., M.S.W., The University of Southern Mississippi.
ADKINS, NELL, Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S.B.A., M.P.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Florida State University.
AGLER-LIN, LIN-MIAO, Associate Professor of Psychology. M.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
ALLEN, LINDA M., Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Western Washington University; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
ALFORD, MAC H., Professor of Biological Sciences. B.A., B.S., Mississippi College; M.S., Duke University; Ph.D., Cornell University.
ALI, DIA L., Professor of Computer Science and Statistics. B.Com., Ain Shams University; M.B.A., Eastern Washington University; Ph.D., Lehigh University.
ANDERSON-LEWIS, CHARKARRA, Associate Professor of Public Health. B.S., M.P.H., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham.
ANDERSON, JENNIFER, Instructor of Interdisciplinary Studies. B.S., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
ANDERSON, MARY, Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S.B.A., Arizona State Unviersity; M.P.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; D.B.A., Louisiana Tech University. C.P.A.
ANDERSON, PATSY L., Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., University of Mississippi; M.N., Louisiana State University; D.N.S., Louisiana State University.
ANDERSON, TONI, Instructor of Interdisciplinary Studies. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., University of Mississippi.
ANESTIS, JOYE, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Millsaps College; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
ANESTIS, MICHAEL, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Yale University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
ANGUS, KATIE, Assistant Professor of French. B.A., B.S., M.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.
ANNULIS, HEATHER, Professor of Human Capital Development and Assistant Director of WLPI. B.A., M.S., University of Louisiana of Lafayette; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
ANTHONY, KATHRYN ELIZABETH, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
ARANA SANCHEZ, AUXILIADORA, Instructor of Spanish. B.A., M.A.T.L., The University of Southern Mississippi.
ARIAIL, MARY, Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., University of Georgia; B.S. H.E., Colorado State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
ARNAU, RANDOLPH C. III, Professor of Psychology. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Texas A & M University
ARONSON, ROBIN, Professor of Theatre. B.A., Michigan State University; M.F.A., University of Connecticut, Storrs.
ARRINGTON, AMY B., Assistant Professor of Public Health. B.B.A., J.D., University of Mississippi.
ASKEW, MARY ELLEN, Clinical Instructor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.A.E., M.Ed., University of Mississippi.
ASPER, VERNON L., Professor of Marine Science. B.A., Messiah College; M.S., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
ATKINS-SAYRE, WENDY LYNN, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Communication Studies. B.A., M.A., Texas State University San Marcos; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
AZADBAKHT, ELENA, Assistant Professor, Health and Nursing Librarian. B.A., M.S. I., University of Michigan.
AZOULAY, JASON D., Assistant Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering. B.S., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara.
BAERTICH, CYNTHIA, Instructor of Spanish. B.A., M.A.T.L., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BAI, FENGWEI, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. Ph.D., Fudan University.
BALAMURUGAN, KUPPAREDDI, Associate Professor of Forensics. B.S., M.S., Madurai Kamaraj University, India; Ph.D., University of Madras, India.
BALL, ANGELA, Professor of English. B.A., Ohio University; M.F.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Denver.
BANERJEE, BIKRAMJIT, Associate Professor of Computer Science. B.S., Jadavpur University; M.S., University of Tulsa; Ph.D., Tulane University.
BARBOR, KENNETH E., Director of the Hydrographic Science Research Center. B.S., University of Michigan; M.S., U.S. Naval Post-Graduate School.
BARRON, JONATHAN N., Professor of English. B.A., Tufts University; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.
BARTHELME, MELANIE, Director, Writing Center and Senior Lecturer of English. B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BARTHELME, STEVEN T., Director, Center for Writers and Professor of English. B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., The Johns Hopkins University.
BASS, JERRY O., Associate Professor of Geography. B.A., M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Texas.
BATASTINI, ASHLEY, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., University of Pittsburgh; M.S., Drexel University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
BATES, PHILIP D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., University of California-Davis; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
BEARD, R. DANIEL, Associate Professor of Music. B.S., Chemical Engineering, Auburn University; M.M., Ph.D., Florida State University.
BECK, ALLISA L., Associate Professor, Arts and Letters and Collection Management Librarian. B.A., University of South Alabama; M.L.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BECK, PAUL J., Horne Professor of Accounting. A.B., University of Illinois; M.P.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
BECTON, BRET, Associate Professor of Management. B.S.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., The University of Tulsa; Ph.D., Auburn University.
BEDENBAUGH, ANGELA OWEN, Research Associate Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
BEEDLE, JON, Associate Professor of Instructional Technology. B.S., Mississippi State University; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
BERTRAM, DEAN, Instructor of Forensics and Coordinator of Outreach Projects. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BES, EMILY R., Instructor of Public Health. B.S., M.P.H., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BETOUNES, DAVID ELTON, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics. B.Arch., University of Southern California, Los Angeles; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
BIBER, PATRICK, Associate Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.S., University of Brisbane, Australia; Ph.D., University of Miami.
BISWAS, AMITAVA, Associate Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University.
BISWAS, PARTHAPRATIM, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., M.S., University of Burdwan; Ph.D., SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences.
BLACKMON, BRET J., Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
BLACKWELL, CINDY, Assistant Director of The School of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.U.P., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
BLANKENSHIP, ANN, Assistant Professor of Educational Administration. B.A., University of the South; J.D., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
BOADE, ERIN, Instructor of English. B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
BOLTON, JOEL, Assistant Professor of Management. B.A., Texas A & M University; M.B.A., Sam Houston State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
BOMHOLD, CATHARINE A., Associate Professor of Library and Information Science. M.S., M.A., University of Illinois Urbana; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
BOOTH, DEBORAH, Instructor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BOWENS, MELINDA, Instructor of Child and Family Studies. B.S., Auburn University; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BOYCE, JANET, Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., Southern Illinois University; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BOYD, JOSEPH C., Instructor of Kinesiology. B.S., William Carey University; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BOYD, SEAN, Associate Professor of Theatre. B.S., East Central University; M.A., Oklahoma State University; M.F.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.A., London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
BOYKINS, ANITA D., Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Lewis University; M.S.N., University of Tennessee; D.N.Sc., University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
BOZZOLO, FRANCIS H., Instructor of Biological Sciences. B.A., University of California Santa Cruz; Ph.D., University of California Davis and San Diego State University.
BRADLEY, GREG, Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management. B.S.B.A., M.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Northcentral University.
BRANNOCK, JENNIFER, Professor, Curator, Rare Books and Mississippiana. B.A., M.L.S. University of Kentucky.
BRAZEAL, MICHELLE, Instructor of Social Work. B.A., University of South Alabama; M.S.W., University of Alabama.
BRELAND, JACOB, Assistant Professor of Management. B.S., M.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
BREWINGTON, JENNIFER, Instructor of English. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BREZINSKI, DARLENE R., Associate Professor of Forensic Science. B.S., Mundelein College; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University.
BRISTOL, DOUGLAS W. JR., Associate Professor of History. B.A., M.A., University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Ph.D., University of Maryland.
BROOME, JOHNATHAN HUGH, Instructor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S. William Carey University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BROWN, JOHN, Instructor of Accounting. B.S., M.S, The University of Southern Mississippi. C.P.A.
BROWN, MARIA, Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.N., University of Mississippi.
BROWN, H. QUINCY, Assistant Professor, Human Capital Development, B.S., Southern Illinois University, M.A., Webster University, Ed.D., The University of West Florida
BRUMBELOE, JOSEPH, Associate Professor of Music. B.M., Indiana University/Purdue University; M.M., Ph.D., Indiana University.
BRUTON, SAMUEL, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.
BRYANT, SABRINA H., Assistant Professor of Medical Laboratory Science. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center.
BUIJSMAN, MAARTEN, Assistant Professor of Marine Science. B.S., M.S., Delft University of Technology; Ph.D., Utrecht Univeristy.
BULLOCK, MARY, Instructor of Mathematics. A.A, Southwest Mississippi Community College; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
BURGESS, BRIGITTE, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Assessment and Associate Professor of Merchandising. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Tennessee.
BURNETT, JOANNE E., Associate Professor of French. B.A., Central Methodist College; M.A., University of Illinois; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
BURTON, ANGELA M., Assistant Professor of Legal Studies. B.A., Yale University; J.D., Hofstra University.
BUSH, J. THERESA, Assistant Professor of Theatre. B.A., University of the South; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University.
BUTTS, MARY JANE, Professor of Nursing. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.N., University of Mississippi; D.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham.
CAMPBELL, CHRISTOPHER P., Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., Webster University; M.S., Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
CANNON, GORDON CLAUDE, Vice President for Research, The Thomas Waring Bennett Jr Distinguished Professor in the Sciences, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.
CAO, JOANNE T., Assistant Professor of Marketing. B.S.B.A., M.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
CAPPER, DANIEL JR., Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
CAPRON, DANIEL, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Province College; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
CAREY, CRAIG, Assistant Professor of English. B.S., Syracuse University; M.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
CARLAN, PHILIP, Professor and Assistant Chair of Criminal Justice. B.S., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
CARRACELAS-JUNCAL, CARMEN, Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A., M.A., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
CARTER, GREG, Professor of Geography, Gulf Coast. B.S., M.S., Auburn University; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.
CARTWRIGHT, TERESA WALKER, Instructor of Nutrition and Food Systems. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
CASEY, MATTHEW, Assistant Professor of History. B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
CATE, SARAH, Assistant Professor of Political Science. B.A., M.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
CHAMBERS, DOUGLAS, Associate Professor of History. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.
CHARLES, NORA, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Northwestern University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
CHATHAM, CYNTHIA, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., University of Mississippi; M.S.N., D.S.N., University of Alabama, Birmingham.
CHEN, ALLEN, Assistant Professor of Art. B.F.A., San Jose State University; M.F.A., Notre Dame University.
CHEN, CHING-SHYANG, Professor of Mathematics. B.S., National Cheng-Kung University; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
CHEN, GAOLE, Assistant Professor of Finance. B.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of South Florida.
CHEN, KUO LANE, Associate Professor of Computer Science. B.A., National Cheng-Chi University; M.S., Georgia State University; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology.
CHESNUT, STEVEN R., Assistant Professor of Educational Research. B.S., M.Ed., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
CHISM, KIMBERLY, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. B.S., M.S., California State University-Fresno; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.
CHOI, JUWON, Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism. B.S., Kyunghee University; B.B.A., National Institute for Lifelong Education; M.S., Sejong University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
CHOI, WINSTON, Assistant Professor of Public Health. B.A., Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; M.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama.
CHRISTENSEN, KENNETH, Instructor of Interdisciplinary Studies. B.A., M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi.
CIRALDO, NICHOLAS, Associate Director of School of Music and Associate Professor of Music. B.M. Indiana University; M.M., New England Conservatory; D.M.A., University of Texas.
CLASSEN, AUDRA, Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University; M.S.E., Ph.D. Special Education, University of Kansas.
CLOUD, STEVEN J., Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.S. Ed., Western Carolina University; M.S.P., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
COCHRAN, DAVID M., Associate Professor of Geography. B.A., University of Texas; M.A. George Washington University; Ph.D., Kansas University.
COCHRAN, KATHERINE, Associate Professor of English. B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
COLE, AMBER T., Instructor of Accounting. B.S., Louisiana State University; M.P.A., The University of Southern Mississippi. C.P.A.
COLEMAN, JACOB, Instructor in Music. B.M. University of Georgia; M.M., University of Oregon; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin.
COLEMAN, J. JERRY JR., Instructor of Geography. B.A., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
COLEMAN, LOREN SAXTON, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., North Carolina State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
COLEMAN, MARCUS JEROME, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
COLEMAN, STEPHEN E., Instructor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
COLLINS, BRIAN J., Associate Professor of Management. B.S., M.E.T., Purdue University; M.B.A., University of North Carolina—Charlotte; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
CONLIN, LINDSEY, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., M.S., University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
CONNELL, CAROL LAWSON, Professor of Nutrition and Food Systems. B.S., M.S., Auburn University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
CONNELL, GRADY ERICH, Director of School of Construction, Professor of Architectural and Construction. B. Envr., Texas A&M University; B.Arch., City University of New York; M.Arch., University of Texas, Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
COTTON, JACOB, Assistant Professor of Art and Design. B.F.A., M.F.A., Louisiana Tech University.
COURTS, JENNIFER, Assistant Professor of Art History. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University.
COYNE, MARY LOUISE, Director of the RN-BSN Program and Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., William Carey College; M.S.N., D.N.Sc., The Catholic University of America.
CREDEUR, DANIEL P., Assistant Professor of Kinesiology. B.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
CREEL, STACY, Associate Professor of Library and Information Science. B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S., Specialist, Florida State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
CROWE, WILLIAM, Captain USA and Assistant Professor of Military Science. B.S., University of Central Florida.
CULLEY, JENNIFER, Assistant Professor, Collection Management and Aquisitions Librarian. B.S., James Madison University; M.L.I.S., University of Alabama.
CUNNINGHAM, CHRIS, Assistant Professor. B.A., M.L.I.S., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
CWIKLA, JULIE, Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Fairfield University; M.S., New York University; Ph.D., University of Delaware.
DAHLEN, ERIC REYNOLDS, Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., Pacific Lutheran University; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University.
DANFORTH, MARIE ELAINE, Professor of Anthropology. A.B., Albion College; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.
DARNELL, M. ZACHARY, Assistant Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Duke Univeristy.
DART, EVAN, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
DAVIES, DAVID RANDALL, Professor and Director of The School of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., University of Arkansas; M.A., Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
DAVIS, ANITA P., Associate Professor of Music. B.M.E., M.M., Ph.D., Florida State University.
DAVIS, KIMBERLEY MICHELE, Associate Professor of Music. B.S., University of South Alabama; M.M., D.M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi.
DAVIS MICHEAL A., Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Ph.D., Auburn University.
DAVIS, SHELIA, F.A.A.N., Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Georgia State University.
DAWOUD, AMER, Associate Professor of Computer Engineering Technology. B.S., Kuwait University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Canada.
DEAN, JACK LEE, Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Activities. B.M.E., M.M., The University of Southern Mississippi; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin.
DEAN, PETER, Associate Professor, Education and Psychology Librarian. B.A., M.L.S., Simmons College.
DEARMEY, MICHAEL HOWARD, Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., Memphis State University; M.A., Ph.D., Tulane University.
DETTMAN, CRAIG, Associate Professor of Theatre. B.A., University of Texas, El Paso; M.F.A., San Diego State University.
DILLON, KEVIN S., Associate Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.S., University of West Florida; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
DING, JIU, Professor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
DIXON, CLIFTON, Associate Professor of Geography. B.S., Louisiana State University; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Texas A & M University.
DOAN, ROBERT J., Assistant Professor of Kinesiology. B.S., Grand Valley State University; M.S., Winthrop University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
DOBSON, SUSAN, Instructor of Public Health. B.A., William Carey College; M.P.H., The University of Southern Mississippi.
DOLBOW, DAVID R., Assistant Professor of Kinesiology. B.S., M.Ed., Boston University; Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University; D.P.T., Belmont University.
DOLEAC, MILES, Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures. B.F.A., North Carolina School of the Arts; M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Tulane University.
DONAHUE, MATTHEW G., Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., The University of Wisconsin at Parkside; Ph.D., The Ohio State University.
DONALDSON, JANET R. Chair and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
DOUGLAS, DEANNA, Professor of Art. B.F.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.F.A., University of Mississippi.
DRUMM, RENEE’, Associate Dean of the College of Health and Professor of Social Work. B.S., Andrews University; M.S.W., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Texas Women’s University.
DUAN, XIAOJIE, Assistant Professor, Catalog Librarian. M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
DUFRENE, BRAD ANDREW, Professor of Psychology. B.S., M.A., Louisiana State University., Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
EADENS, DANIEL W. , Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership. B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of South Florida.
ECHEVARRIA, DAVID J., Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of New York at Stony Brook.
EICKELMANN, ALLAN, Instructor of Philosophy and Religion and Interdisciplinary Studies. B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.A., University of Chicago; M.S., Aurora University; D.Min., McCormick Theological Seminary.
ELASRI, MOHAMED, Associate Dean of the College of Science and Technology, The Thomas Waring Bennett Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Sciences and Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University at Stillwater.
ENGLERT, K. TRACY, Associate Professor, Science and Technology Librarian. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., University of Illinois.
EYE, JOHN, Professor and Dean of University Libraries. B.S., M.S., St. Cloud State University; M.L.I.S., Wayne State University; Ed.S., Ed.D., University of South Dakota.
FASTRING, DANIELLE R., Assistant Professor of Public Health. B.S., M.P.H., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Tulane University.
FAY, TEMPLE HAROLD, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics. B.S., Guilford College; M.S., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., University of Florida.
FELDMAN, ANASTASIA. Visiting Instructor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., University of California at Berkeley; M.A., Graduate Theological Union.
FENNELL, DANA M., Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A., Barry University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida.
FENNELL, WANDA R., Instructor of Management. B.S., M.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi.
FILCE, HOLLIE, Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of New Orleans.
FILIZ, ELIF, Assistant Professor of Economics. B.A., Yildiz Technical University; M.Sc. in Economics, Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
FIORENTINI-WRIGHT, GINA, Instructor of Public Health. B.S., M.P.H., The University of Southern Mississippi.
FISHER, DIANE J., Associate Dean of College of Education and Psychology and Professor of Instructional Technology. B.S., Delta State University; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
FLYNN, LEISA REINECKE, Chair of Marketing and Merchandising and Professor of Marketing. B.A., Spring Hill College; M.B.A., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
FLYNT, ALEX S., Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Austin Peay State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
FOLEY, CHRISTOPHER, Assisstant Professor of English. B.A., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., The University of California.
FOLLETT, WESTLEY, Associate Professor of History. B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto.
FONDER-SOLANO, LEAH, Associate Professor of Spanish. B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.
FORSTER, MICHAEL, Professor of Social Work. B.A., Louisiana State University, New Orleans; M.S.W., University of Illinois, Chicago; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
FORSYTH, MAURICE M., Professor of Practice of Business Law. B.A., Tulane University; J.D., University of Mississippi.
FOSTER, HOLLY, Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs. B.A., M.A., George Mason University; M. Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia.
FOSTER, JAYME, Associate Professor of Marketing. B.S., M.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
FOX, J. Assistant Professor of Educational Administration. B.S., Cairn University; M. Div., Trinity International University; M.S., Cairn University; Ph.D., University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
FRANKE, DAMON, Associate Professor of English. B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
FRASIER-ROBINSON, SUSAN MICHELE, Assistant Professor, Education and Psychology Librarian. M.A., University of Louisiana; M.L.I.S., Louisiana State University.
FULLER, GREGORY ALAN, Director and Professor of Choral Activities. B.M.E., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.M., Ph.D., University of Missouri.
FUNDERBUNK, CASEY MALONE MAUGH, Vice Provost for the Gulf Park campus and Associate Professor of Communication Studies. B.A., Huntingdon College; M.A., Colorado State University; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University.
FUNK, MARY, Instructor of Interdisciplinary Studies. B.S., Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; M.B.A., William Carey University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
GARLAND, CHRISTOPHER, Assistant Professor of English. B.A., M.A., University of Auckland; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida.
GARRIDO-BAEZ, LUISA, Instructor of Italian and Spanish. B.A., Universidad de Granada; M.S. Indiana University, Bloomington.
GAUDET, CYNDI, Director, WLPI and Professor of Human Capital Development. B.S., M.Ed., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
GAUT, MARCUS M., Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., B.G.S., University of Louisiana at Monroe; M.S.N., Loyola University; D.N.P., Samford University.
GEHLAWAT, MONIKA, Associate Professor of English. B.A., Stanford University; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
GEISZ-EVERSON, MARJORIE, CRNA Program Director and Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Southeastern Louisiana University; M.S. (CRNA), Charity Hospital/Xavier University; Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia.
GENTILE, PHILLIP, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. A.B., Youngstown State University; M.F.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., University of Rochester.
GIBBS, SHERRHONDA, Associate Professor of Management. B.S., Grambling State University; M.B.A., Winona State University; Ph.D., Jackson State University.
GIBSON, TROY, Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
GILBERT, FAYE W., Dean of the College of Business and Professor of Marketing. B.S.B.A., M.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
GILES, MICHAEL COMER, Assistant Director of Recreational Sports and Instructor of Human Performance. B.S., University of Alabama; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
GILLESPIE, JEANNE L., Professor of Spanish. B.A., Purdue University; M.A., University of Texas, Austin; Ph.D., Arizona State University.
GILMORE, MELANIE, Director of Family Nurse Practitioner program and Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
GINN, CLYDE NEULAN, Vice President Emeritus for Administrative Affairs and Professor of Educational Leadership and Research. B.S., M.Ed., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ed.D., McNeese State University.
GINN, LINDA K., Associate Professor, Catalog Librarian. B.S., M.L.I.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
GOERTZEN, CHRISTOPHER JACK, Professor of Music. B.A., Austin College; M.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
GOMEZ DEL MORAL, ALEJANDRO, Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Amhearst College; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
GONSOULIN, SIDNEY J., Director of Intramural-Recreational Sports. B.S., M.S., Louisiana State University.
GOODMAN, RALPH R., Research Professor of Marine Science, Institute of Marine Sciences. B.S.E., M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
GOODWIN, KIMBERLY R., Associate Professor of Finance. B.S., University of Delaware; M.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., George Washington University; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
GORDON, EVELYN J., Assistant Professor of Sport Coaching Education. B.S., M.S., Angelo State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
GORE, CHARLOTTE, Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., William Carey College; M.N., Louisiana State University.
GORE, LEE PARTEE, University Legal Counsel. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; J.D., University of Mississippi. C.P.A., C.I.A.
GORZEGNO, JANET MARY, Professor of Art, B.A., Drew University; M.F.A., Yale University.
GOSHORN, EDWARD, Chair and Associate Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Memphis.
GOSHORN, JENNIFER D., Clinical Instructor of Audiology. B.S., University of Central Arkansas; M.A., Louisiana State University.
GOULD, TRENTON E., Interim Dean of the College of Education and Psychology, Dean of the College of Health and Professor of Kinesiology. B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio University.
GRAHAM, DEBBIE, Clinical Field Specialist of Social Work. B.A., University of Mississippi; M.S.W., The University of Southern Mississippi.
GRAHAM, JUANITA C., Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., University of Mississippi.
GRAHAM, WILLIAM (MONTY), Chair and Professor of Marine Science. B.S., University of North Carolina at Wilmington; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz.
GRAMES, HEATH, Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy. B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D., Brigham Young University.
GRAVES, JEREMY, Instructor of Information Technology. B.S.B.A., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
GRAY, PATRICK, Instructor of English. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., William Carey College.
GREEN, BRADLEY A., Professor of Psychology. B.S., University of Houston; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A & M University.
GREEN, CAROL D., Associate Professor, Serials Librarian. B.S., M.L.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
GREEN, FREDERICK P., Professor of Recreation. B.S., M.S., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
GREEN, LISA, Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Mississippi College; M.S.N., DNP, The University of Southern Mississippi.
GREENE, KATHANNE WESTBROOK, Associate Professor of Political Science. B.S., Auburn University; M.P.P.A., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Utah.
GREENE, KEVIN, Assistant Professor of History and Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies. B.A., Vermont State College, Johnson State; M.A., East Carolina University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
GREENHOW, DANIELLE R., Instructor of Marine Science. B.S., Eckerd College; Ph.D., University of South Florida.
GREER, TAMMY, Director of American Indian Studies and Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of New Orleans; M.S., Ph.D., Tulane University.
GRIFFIS, MATTHEW, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science. B.A., Trent University; B.Ed., Queen’s University; M.L.I.S., Ph.D., University of Western Ontario.
GRIFFITT, ROBERT JOSEPH, Associate Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.S., University of North Carolina, Wilmington; M.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
GRIMES, DARRELL JAY, Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.A., M.A., Drake University; Ph.D., Colorado State University.
GRIVNO, MAX L., Associate Professor of History. B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland.
GUGLANI, LAURA, Assistant Professor of Spanish. B.A., State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo; M.S., Nazareth College of Rochester; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo.
GULLEDGE, LAURA, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. B.A., University of Florida; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Florida.
GUO, SONG, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., M.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
GUO, YANLIN, Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Hebei Normal University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
GUTIERREZ, MELISSA A., Instructor and Lab Coordinator of Biological Sciences. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
GWOZDZ, LAWRENCE STEPHEN, Professor of Music. B.M.E., State University of New York, Fredonia; M.M., University of Nebraska; D.M.A., University of Iowa.
HAFER, EDWARD, Associate Professor of Music. B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.M., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
HAJNAL, ALAN, Associate Professor of Psychology. M.S., University of PECS; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
HALEY, ANDREW P., Associate Professor of History. B.A., Tufts University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
HALL, MARGARET JEAN, Professor of Medical Laboratory Science. A.B., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.S., University of Denver; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
HALL, STACEY ANN, Chair and Associate Professor of Economi Development, Tourism and Sport Management. B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
HAMDAM, LEILA J., Associate Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.S., Rowan University of New Jersey; M.S., Ph.D., George Mason University.
HAMILTON, CLAIRE L., Coordinator of Interior Design Program and Associate Professor of Interior Design. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
HANDLEY, CYNTHIA S., Assistant Professor of Medical Laboratory Science. B.S., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
HANNON, JOHN JEFFREY, Associate Professor of Construction. B.S., Oklahoma State University; M.S., University of Oklahoma.
HANSON, LINDA, Instructor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., Ferris State University; M.A., Central Michigan University.
HARBAUGH, BONNIE L., Chair Department of Systems Leadership and Health Outcomes and Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.N., University of Texas, Austin; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
HARDY, JESSICA L., Instructor of Construction Engineering Technology and Architectural Engineering Technology. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; A.B.D., Jackson State University.
HARLEY, GRANT. Assistant Professor of Geography. B.A., M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
HARRIS, ELIZABETH KAY, Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
HARRIS, JOHN M., Associate Professor of Mathematics, Gulf Coast. B.A., Millsaps College; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
HART, SUSAN, Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Collaborative Nursing Care. B.S.N., Mississippi College; M.S.N., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
HARTSELL, TARALYNN S., Associate Professor of Instructional Technology. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Arizona.
HARVEY, OMAR, Assistant Professor of Geology. B.S., University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago; M.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
HATAWAY, J. DALE, Professor of Aerospace Studies. B.S., Charleston Southern University; M.A., Air University.
HATTEN, AMBER, Professor of Practice in Accounting and Director of M.P.A. Program. B.S.B.A., M.P.A., The University of Southern Mississippi.
HAYDEN, BRIDGET ANNE, Associate Professor of Anthropology. B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
HAYDEN, SAT ANANDA, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., University of New Mexico, Ph.D., Walden University of Health Science.
HAYES, CHRISTOPHER T., Assistant Professor of Marine Science. B.Sc., McGill University; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University.
HAYES, MONICA MAUREEN, Professor of Theatre. B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.F.A., Illinois State University.
HAYHURST, DAVID T., Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., Worchester Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Worchester Polytechnic Institute.
HAYNES, JOSHUA S., Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Tulane University; M.A., University of Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
HEINHORST, SABINE, Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Thomas Waring Bennett Jr Distinguished Professor in the Sciences and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., Universitaet Hamburg, Germany; Ph.D., Clemson University.
HEITMULLER, FRANK, Assistant Professor of Geology. B.S., Florida State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin.
HENDERSON, CAROLINE B., Laboratory Instructor of Medical Laboratory Science. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
HENDRY, SHEILA, Instructor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Livingston University; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
HERNANDEZ, FRANK JOSEPH JR., Assistant Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.S., Louisiana State University; M.S. University of North Carolina, Wilmington; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
HERRING, ANGEL, Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies. B.A., Millsaps College; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
HERRON, SHERRY, Director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., M.S., University of South Alabama; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
HIGHTOWER, J. TAYLOR, Associate Professor of Music. B.M., Furman University; M.M., D.M., Indiana University.
HILL, JOSHUA B., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. B.A., University of Central Florida; M.A., Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.
HILL, LILIAN H., Co-Chair and Professor of Educational Research and Administration. B.Sc., University of Alberta; M.Ed., Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
HINTON, WILLIAM JEFFREY, Associate Dean of College of Education and Psychology and Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
HODGES, TRACEY S., Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education. B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
HOLCOMB, WILLIAM R., Associate Professor of Athletic Training. B.S., Berry College; M.S., United States Sports Academy; Ph.D., Auburn University.
HOLLEY, DAVID MARLIN, Chair of Department of Philosophy and Religion and Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The University of Texas, Austin.
HOLLOWAY, EDDIE AARON, Instructor of Psychology. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
HOLMAN, ELIZABETH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., The University of South Alabama; M.S.N., DNP, The University of Southern Mississippi.
HOLT, DAVID H., Associate Professor of Geography, Gulf Coast. B.S., University of Texas; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
HOPKINS, LANCE, Professor of Practice in Marketing. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi, M. Ed., Springfield College.
HORNOR, WILLIAM EDWARD, Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Christian Brothers College; M.S., Ph.D., Memphis State University.
HOSMAN, LAWRENCE ANDREW, Professor of Communication Studies. B.A., University of Missouri, Kansas City; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.
HOSSEINI, SEYEDMOHSEN, Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering Technology, Gulf Coast. B.S., Mazandaran University of Science and Technology; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
HOSSLEY, MARY, Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.N., Alcorn State University.
HOWDEN, STEPHAN, Associate Professor of Marine Science. B.S., State University of New York; M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island.
HOWELL, EMILY SUSAN, Instructor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
HOWELL, JAMES, Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D., Auburn University.
HROSTOWSKI, SUSAN, Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.Div., University of Virginia Theological Seminary; M.S.W., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Tulane University.
HUANG, FAQING, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. M.S., Qinghai Institute of Salt Lake, China; Ph.D., Duke University.
HUCH, DONALD W., Instructor of Computer Science and Statistics. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
HUDSON, ANNE, Assistant Professor, Arts and Letters Librarian. B.A., Michigan State University; M.L.I.S., Wayne State University; J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
HUGHES, CATHY K., Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., William Carey College; M.S.N., The University of Southern Mississippi; D.N.P., University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.
HUGHES, WILLIAM EUGENE, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
HUFF, MARK, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., M.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., University of Calgary.
HURST, TAMARA, Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.S.W., M.S.W., Georgia State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
HUYE, HOLLY F., Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Food Systems. B.A., Loyola University, New Orleans, LA; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
IGLESIAS, LUIS A., Chair of Department of English and Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Florida International University; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
ILIEV, ILIYAN, Assistant Professor of Political Science. B.A., American Univeristy in Bulgaria; M.A., University of Sussex; M.A., Ph.D., Univeristy of Texas at Dallas.
INMAN, JOYCE, Assistant Professor of English. B.A., University of Mobile; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
JACKSON, HOMER EDWIN, Professor of Anthropology. B.A., American University; M.A., Tulane; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
JACKSON, STEVEN R., Professor of Accounting, Gulf Coast. B.S., University of Montana; Ph.D., Arizona State University. C.P.A.
JAMES, KATIE R., Assistant Professor of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
JEANFREAU, MICHELLE, Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies. B.S., East Carolina University; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
JENKINS, CHERYL D., Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Howard University.
JOHNSON, KATHY L., Instructor of Nursing. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center.
JOHNSON, SHERITA L., Director of Center for Black Studies and Associate Professor of English. B.A., Alabama State University, Montgomery; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
JOHNSON, W. WESLEY, Professor of Criminal Justice. B.S., Georgia Southern University; M.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Florida State University.
JOHNSON, WILLIAM, Assistant Professor of Finance. B.S., University of Arizona; M.B.A., California State University, Long Beach; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.
JONES, ROSE B., Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., Mississippi State University; M.Ed., Ed.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ed.D, Jackson State University.
JORDAN, NICOLLE, Associate Professor of English. B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., Brown University.
JORDAN, SARA SYTSMA, Associate Professor of Psychology. M.S., Eastern Michigan University; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
JUDD, STEPHEN GLENN, Professor of Theatre. B.A., Western Maryland College; M.F.A., University of Georgia.
JUDGE,  JOANN P., Instructor of Kinesiology. B.S., East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
JUNEAU, KAREN R., Associate Professor of Technology Education. B.S., M.S., Texas A & M University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
JUNG, EURA, Associate Professor of Communication Studies. B.A., Sonang University; M.A., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
KALLURU, RAJAMOHAN, Instructor of Physics. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Sri Venkateswara University.
KANURI, SRINIDHI, Assistant Professor of Finance. B.Tech., Jabalpur Engineering College; M.S.,M.A., Ph.D., The University of Alabama.
KAR, BANDANA, Assistant Professor of Geography. B.A., O.U.A.T.; M.S., SUNY-Albany; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
KARAGOZ, SUE, Clinical Instructor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., University of Bridgeport; M.S., Manhattan College.
KARIM, SHAHID, Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of the Punjab, Lehore, Pakistan.
KAUNITZ, GALIT, Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., The Hartt School of Music; M.M., The University of Texas at Austin; D.M., The Florida State University.
KEEFER, LUCAS, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Georgia State University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.
KEMP, DORIS A., Instructor of Construction. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
KELLY, GARY WAYNE, Chair of Finance, Real Estate and Business Law and Professor of Finance. B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
KESSL, JAQUES JEAN, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Provence.
KILGORE, JONATHAN, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music. B.S., Millsaps College; M.M., D.M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi.
KIM, SUNGSOO, Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism. B.S., Kyonggi University; M.S., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Florida.
KIMBERLY, CLAIRE, Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies. B.A., Samford University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.
KING, KELLI, Professor of Practice. PharmD., University of Mississippi.
KINGSTON, JUDITH ROXANNE, Instructor of Nutrition and Food Systems. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
KINKOPF, SHERRY K., Instructor of English. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., William Carey University.
KINNELL, ANN MARIE, Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology and Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A., Indiana University; M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Indiana University.
KNIGHT, TORIS, Master Sargent USA and Instructor of Military Science. United States Army.
KOH, WONRYULL, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Gulf Coast. B.S., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
KOHL, KAREN, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Tulane University.
KOLBO, JEROME, M.S.W. Coordinator and Professor of Social Work. B.A., University of Mary; M.S.W., University of Denver; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
KOZLOWSKI, KAREN, Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., Wittenberg University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
KREBS, GARY V., Assistant Director of the School of Kinesiology and Clinical Associate Professor of Kinesiology. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Texas A & M University.
KREISER, BRIAN ROBERT, Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Colorado.
KUEHN, KEVIN A. Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., M.S., Texas State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
KYLE, MARYANN, Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., The University of Southern Mississippi; D.M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
LABAT, MYRON B. JR., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Administration. B.S., Jackson State University; M.Ed., University of Mississippi; Ed.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
LA FLEUR, ELIZABETH KERLEY, Associate Dean, Gulf Coast and Professor of Marketing. B.S.B.A., M.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; D.B.A., Mississippi State University.
LAHASKY, RACHEL, Clinical Instructor of Social Work. B.A., M.S.W., Louisiana State University.
LAI, FUJUN, Professor of Management. B.E., M.P., Kuming University of Science and Technology, China; Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
LAMBERS, JAMES V., Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University.
LAMBERT, JOHN, Associate Professor of International Business, Gulf Coast. B.B.A., Loyola University of New Orleans; M.B.A., University of Phoenix; D.B.A., Grenoble Ecole de Management.
LAMEY, KALYN, Instructor of Mathematics, Gulf Coast. B.S., M.S., University of South Alabama.
LANE, FORREST, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies and Research. B.A., Texas A & M University; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas.
LANGE III, GEORGE, Instructor of Criminal Justice, Gulf Coast. M.B.A., University of New Orleans; J.D., Loyola University School of Law.
LANSFORD, TOM. Professor of Political Science. B.A., Virginia Wesleyan College; M.A., Ph.D., Old Dominion University.
LAPIERRE, BRIAN K., Associate Professor of History. B.A., Millersville University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
LARES, JAMEELA, Professor of English. B.A., California State University, Fullerton; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of Southern California.
LAVENDER, J. MICHAEL, Director and Assistant Professor of Legal Studies. B.S., Liberty University; J.D., Mercer University.
LAWLER, JOHN, Assistant Professor of Art and Design. B.F.A., Mississippi State University; M.F.A., Louisiana State University.
LEACH, MARIA A., Associate Professor of Accounting. B.A., Mississippi University for Women; M.P.A., D.B.A., Mississippi State University. C.P.A., C.M.A.
LEAF, ROBERT T., Assistant Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.S., San Jose State University; Ph.D., Virginia Tech University.
LEE, DAVID E., Associate Professor of Educational Administration. B.S., Mississippi State University; M.Ed., Mississippi College; Ed.D., Louisiana State University.
LEE, HSIAOPEI, Associate Professor of Music. B.F.A., National Taiwan Normal University; M.A., Columbia University; D.M.A., University of Cinncinnati, College Conservatory of Music.
LEE, JOOHEE, Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., Ewha Womans University; M.S.W., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin.
LEE, SUNGWOOK, Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.A., M.S., Keimyung University; Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
LEMACKS, JENNIFER LYNN, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Food Systems. B.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
LENTZ-HILL, ELIZABETH, Associate Professor of Dance. B.A., Carleton College; M.F.A., University of Washington.
LEON, RAUL A., Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies and Research. B.A., St. Cloud State University; M.I.P.A, Ph.D, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
LESTER, KELLY FERRIS, Associate Professor of Dance. B.F.A., University of Memphis; M.F.A., State University of New York, College at Brockport.
LEUTY, MELANIE E., Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
LI, BO, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Gulf Coast. B.S., Xi’an Polytechnic University; M.S., Texas State University; M.S., Xi’an Jiaotong University; Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University.
LIN, CHIN-NU, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Chung-Shan Medical University; M.A., West Texas A&M University; M.S.N., Grambling State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Tyler.
LING, YAN, Research Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., M.S., Nanjing University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.
LIPSCOMB, THOMAS J., Co-Chair and Professor of Educational Research and Administration. B.A., M.S., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
LITTLEJOHN, CYNTHIA W., Instructor of Biological Sciences and Coordinator of Microbiology Laboratories. B.S., M.S., Jacksonville State University.
LIU, MIN, Assistant Professor of Accounting. B.M., Beijing University of Chinese Medicine; M.B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.
LOAIZA, JUAN, Instructor of Spanish. B.A., Universidad del Valle, Colombia; M.A.T.L., The University of Southern Mississippi.
LOCHHEAD, ROBERT Y., Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering. B.Sc., Ph.D., Strathclyde University.
LOTT, JOSEPH R., Assistant Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering. B.S., M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.
LOTZ, JEFFREY MAJOR, Professor of Coastal Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
LOVERN, DOUGLAS ALLAN, CRNA Assistant Program Director. B.S.N., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., LaRoche College; D.N.P., Samford University.
LOWERY, K. ALISA, Associate Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.A., Louisiana College; M.Ed., Northwestern State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.
LUCAS, AUBREY KEITH, President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Higher Education. B.S., M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Florida State University.
LUCKHARDT, COURTNEY, Assistant Professor of History. B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.M.S., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
LUNDIN, EDWARD, Instructor and University Supervisor. B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.Ed., Ph.D., M.P.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.Div., University of the South.
LUNSFORD, DALE L., Assistant Professor of Economic and Human Capital Development, Gulf Coast. B.S.B.A., Wright State University; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University.
LUX, MARY FRANCES, Chair and Professor of Medical Laboratory Science. B.S., B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
LYN, HEIDI, Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., B.S., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Georgia State University.
MACHADO, MARCOS, Associate Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., University of Georgia; D.M.A., University of Illinois.
MACK-LEWIS, ANITRIA M., Assistant Professor of Military Science. B.S., M.B.A., Jackson State University.
MADSON, MICHAEL B., Professor of Psychology. B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Marquette University.
MAGRUDER, JAMES SCOTT, Associate Professor of Management Information Systems. B.S.B.A., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.
MALONE, LAURA, Instructor of Interdisciplinary Studies. B.S., M.Ed., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MANALO, KEVIN A., Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies. B.S., Seattle University; M.S., Southern New Hampshire University.
MANGRUM, SARAH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Access Services Librarian. B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University; M.L.I.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MANNING, R. DOUGLAS, Assistant Professor of Sport Management. B.S., M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
MAVRODI, DMITRI, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. M.S., Kuban State University; Ph.D., Russian Academy of Sciences, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology. 
MARX, CHARLES G., Associate Profesor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.A., Mississippi State University; M.S., Au.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MASTERS, KATHLEEN R., Interim Dean of the College of Nursing and Director of Transitional Programs and Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Northern Kentucky University; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; D.N.S., Louisiana State University Medical Center.
MASTERSON, DOUGLAS, Interim Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Associate Dean and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
MAUNG MAUNG, KHIN, Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., Rangoon University, Burma; Ph.D., Kent State University.
MAYFIELD-JOHNSON, SUSAN, Assistant Professor of Public Health. B.A., M.P.H., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MCARTHUR, REBECCA, Assistant Professor of Dance. B.F.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.F.A., State University of New York at Brockport.
MCBRIDE, ALLAN., Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A., Louisiana State University, New Orleans; M.A., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
MCCORMACK, EDWARD G., Professor, Associate Dean of Gulf Coast Libraries. B.A., Fourah Bay College; M.A., Ohio University; M.L.S., Indiana University.
MCCORMICK, CHARLES LEWIS III, Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., Millsaps College; Ph.D., University of Florida.
MCCORMICK, JUAWICE, Assistant Professor of School Counseling. B.S. E., Delta State University; M.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
McCOY, STEPHANIE M., Assistant Professor of Kinesiology. B.S., George Washington University; M.P.H., George Mason University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
MCDONALD, SHARON, Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.N., University of South Alabama; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MCDOWELL, LIDA GARRETT, Instructor Emeritus of Mathematics. B.S., Newcomb College of Tulane University; M.S.T., Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MCDOWELL, LINDA C., Assosicate Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.A., Covenant College; M.Ed., University of Indiana; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MCILWAIN, BEN, Assistant Professor of Trombone. B.M., Middle Tennessee State University; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; D.M., Florida State University.
MCILWAIN, JACQUELINE, Assistant Professor of Clarinet. B.M., Middle Tennessee State University; M.M., Indiana University; D.M., Florida State University.
MCKENZIE, COLIN, Assistant Professor of Music. B.M.E., Valdosta State University; M.M., Baylor University; D.M.A., Michigan State University.
MCLELLAND, MELINDA, Associate Professor of Marketing. B.S.B.A., M.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Florida State University.
MCNEIL, ABBY, Director of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program and Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N.,D.N.P., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MCPHAUL, ADRIENNE, Assistant Professor, Science, Health and Nursing Librarian. B.A., M.L.I.S., University of South Alabama.
MEADE, JAMES WALTER JR., Professor of Art. B.S., M.A., East Tennessee State University; M.F.A., University of Georgia.
METZ, KELLY K., Assistant Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.A., Grand Canyon University; M.Ed., Western Governors University; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
MEYER, JOHN CARL, Professor of Communication Studies. B.S., Phillips University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kansas.
MEZZADRI, DANILO, Associate Professor of Music. B.M., School of Music and Arts of Parana’, Brazil; B.Law, Federal University of Parana’, Brazil; M.M., D.M.A., Michigan State University.
MIAO, WUJIAN, Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Nantang Teachers College; M.S., Zhongshan University; Ph.D., Monash University.
MICHELS, MARCUS, Assistant Professor of Art and Design. B.F.A., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; M.A., Eastern Illinois University; M.F.A., Indiana University.
MILES, CHRISTOPHER J., Chair and Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Literature. B.A., M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ed.D, University of Cincinnati.
MILES, MICHAEL A., Professor of Music. B.M., University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music; M.M., The Florida State University, D.M.A., University of Kentucky.
MILLER, AMY CHASTEEN, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Sociology. B.S., University of Alabama; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
MILLER, CHAD, Associate Professor of Economic Development. B.A., College of William & Mary; M.A., Boston University; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic and State University.
MILLER, MARK MICHAEL, Professor of Geography. B.S., University of Maryland; M.I.M., Thunderbird; Ph.D., University of Arizona.
MILROY, SCOTT P., Assistant Chair and Associate Professor of Marine Science. B.A. Occidental College; M.S., Texas A & M University; Ph.D., The University of South Florida.
MINOR, DEIDRA R., Instructor and Program Coordinator of Applied Technology. B.S.B.A., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MISTRETTA, VINCENZO, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.F.A., Pratt Institute; M.A.H., M.F.A., University of Buffalo.
MITCHAM, BEN, Instructor and Lab Coordinator of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MOAK, ELIZABETH, Associate Professor of Music. B.M., M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins, Diplome deVirtuosite’, Conservatoire de Musique, Neuchatel, Switzerland; D.M.A., Peabody Conservatory of Music.
MOHN, RICHARD S., Associate Professor of Educational Research. B.A., Lock Haven University; M.A., University of Richmond; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.
MOLAISON, ELAINE FONTENOT, Chair and Professor of Nutrition and Food Systems. B.S., University of Louisiana at Lafayette; M.S., Louisiana Tech University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MONG, MICHAEL D., Associate Profesor of Psychology. B.S., Louisiana State University; M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
MOORE, CYNTHIA EASTERLING, Associate Provost and Professor of Fashion Merchandising. B.F.A., Stephens College; M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Florida State University.
MOORE, JAMES, Clinical Instructor of Psychology. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MORGAN, CHESTER M. III, University Historian and Professor of History. B.S., M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D. The University of Memphis.
MORGAN, HANI, Associate Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.A., Rider University; M.A., M.Ed., Columbia University; Ed.D., Rutgers University.
MORGAN, J. MICHAEL, Professor of Practice in Finance. B.A., University of Mississippi; M.B.A., Mississippi College.
MORGAN, SARAH ELIZABETH, Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering. B.A., Rice University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MORRIS, HEATHER, Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., William Carey College; M.S.N., University of South Alabama.
MOSER, STEVEN R., Provost and Professor of Music. B.M., University of Mississippi; M.M.E., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MULLICAN, SUSAN, Instructor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., Mississippi State University; M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MUMA, JOHN RONALD, Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.S., M.A., Central Michigan University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
MURALI, BEDDHU, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Statistics. B.S., Government College of Technology; B. Technology, Madras Institute of Technology; M.Technology, Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
MURDY, VICTORIA L., Field Coordinator and Instructor of Social Work. B.S.W., M.S.W., The University of Southern Mississippi.
MURPHREE, VANESSA D., Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
NAGHSHPOUR, SHAHDAD, Professor of International Development. B.S., Tehran University; M.A., Western Michigan University; M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
NAQUIN, MARLENE, Instructor of Mathematics, Gulf Coast. B.A., Nicholls State University; M.S., Loyola University.
NAZARENKO, SERGEI, Associate Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering. B.S., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; Ph.D., USSR Academy of Sciences.
NECHAEV, DMITRI, Assistant Chair and Associate Professor of Marine Science. M.S., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; Ph.D., Shirshov Institute of Oceanology.
NEELIS, LAURIE, Instructor of Sport Coaching Education and Coordinator of Kinesiology Student Services. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
NEWMAN, RAY G., Chair of the Department of Public Health and Professor of Public Health. B.S., East Central University; M.B.A., California State University at Long Beach; M. Phil., Ph.D., New York University.
NEWMAN, WILLIAM R., Instructor of Legal Studies. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; J.D., University of Mississippi Law School.
NEWTON, REBECCA, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., The University of Southern Mississippi; D.N.P., Samford University.
NICHOLSON, BONNIE C., Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.Ed., Ph.D., Marquette University.
NIKOLINAKOU, AGGELIKI, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., University of Athens; M.A., City University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
NOGUCHI, KENJI, Associate Professor of Psychology, Gulf Coast. B.A., Hosei University; M.A., Nihon University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
NORED, LISA S., Director of School of Criminal Justice and Professor of Criminal Justice. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; J.D., Mississippi College School of Law; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
NORTON, MELANIE J., Associate Professor of Library and Information Science. B.A., State University of New York College, Oneonta; M.L.I.S., North Texas State University; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
NUGENT, KATHERINE, Professor of Nursing. B.S., M.S., Texas Women’s University; Ph.D., Texas A & M University.
NUWER, DEANNE STEPHENS, Associate Dean of College of Arts and Letters, Gulf Coast and Associate Professor of History. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
O’BRIEN, THOMAS, Professor of Research and Educational Foundations. B.A., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., Emory University.
ODOM, WILLIAM, Professor of German and Russian. B.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Tulane University.
OLMI, D. JOE, Chair of the Department of Psychology and Professor of Psychology. B.S., M.Ed., Mississippi State University; Ed.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
OSBORNE, JENNIFER, Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., Mississippi State University; M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D., University of Mississippi.
OSHRIN, STEPHEN EDWARD, Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.A., Plattsburgh State University; M. A., Ph.D., Ohio University.
OTAIGBE, JOSHUA U., Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering. B.S., University of Benin; Ph.D., University of Manchester.
PACE, JOHNNIE EDMAND, Instructor of Library and Information Science. B.A., M.L.I.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
PANDEY, RAS BIHARI, Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., M.S., University of Allahabad, India; Ph.D., University of Roorkee, India.
PANELLA, LAWRENCE M., Associate Professor of Music. B.M., The University of North Texas; M.M., Northern Illinois University.
PARKER, PAULA DIANE, Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S.B.A., M.P.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
PARKER, WEBB, Assistant Professor of Music. B.M., Samford University; M.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Oregon.
PATE, GWENDOLYN ANN, Director, School of Accountancy and Professor of Accounting. B.M., M.P.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., The University of Tennessee.
PATERSON, MARIETTA M., Associate Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.A., Sir George Williams University; M.S., McGill University; Ed.D., University of Cincinnati.
PATIHIS, LAWRENCE, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., California State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California.
PATTON, DEREK L., Associate Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering. B.S., Jacksonville State University; M.S., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Houston.
PAUL, JOSEPH SCOTT, Vice President for Student Affairs. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., The University of Alabama.
PAULEY, ROBERT J. JR., Associate Professor of International Development. B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Old Dominion University.
PELTS, MICHAEL, Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.W., Portland State University; Ph.D., University of Missouri.
PENDERGRASS, KATHY MICHELLE, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., Delta State University; M.S.N., F.N.P., Mississippi University for Women; Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina.
PERIGOE, CHRISTINA B., Associate Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.A., Queens College, C.U.N.Y.; M.S., Syracuse University; M.E.D., Smith College; M.Sc., Ph.D., McGill University.
PERRY, JOHN, Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Marymount University; M.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., North Carolina State University.
PERRY, RICHARD H., Associate Professor of Music. B.S., Tennessee Technological University; M.M., University of Illinois–Urbana; D.M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison.
PETERS, MARY BARNETT, Instructor of Mathematics. B.S., M.Ed., The University of Southern Mississippi.
PEYREFITTE, JOSEPH, Professor of Management. B.S., University of Florida; M.B.A., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University. C.P.A.
PHILLIPS, DENNIS ROGER, Associate Professor of Sport Management. B.A., Lutheran University; M.A.T., Whitworth College; D.P.E., Springfield College.
PHILLIPS, NADINE, Instructor, Interlibrary Loan Librarian. B.S., M.A., M.L.I.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
PHILLIPS, NICOLE, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Ph.D., Murdoch University.
PIERCE, JASON REED, Assistant Professor of Management. B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Indiana University.
PIGZA. JULIE A., Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., Allegheny College; Ph.D., Indiana University.
PILAND, SCOTT, Director of the School of Kinesiology and Associate Professor of Kinesiology. B.S., Valdosta State University; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
PILARCZYK, JESSICA, Assistant Professor of Marine Science. B.Sc., Ph.D., McMaster University.
PLATT, R. ERIC, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, B.S., M.Ed., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
PLUSKOTA, JONATHAN, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
POPE, LIN FAIRCHILD, Instructor of Geology. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
POWELL, ERIC N., Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.S., University of Washington; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
POWELL, REBECCA, Assistant Professor of English. B.A., East Central University, Ada; M.A., Ph.D., New Mexico State University.
POWELL, SARAH M., Instructor of Nursing. B.S., M.S.N., The University of Southern Mississippi.
PRESS, ROBERT M., Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A., University of Missouri; M.P.A., George Washington University; Ph.D., University of Florida.
PURVIS, JERRY WARREN, Instructor of Kinesiology. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
QUALLS, CARL, Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., University of Southeastern Louisiana; Ph.D., University of Sydney.
RABER, GEORGE T., Associate Professor of Geography. B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
RACKOFF, LOUIS, Professor of Theatre. B.A., Queens College; M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison.
RADLEY, KEITH, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah.
RAKOCINSKI, CHESTER F., Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.S., M.S., Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
RAND, CATHERINE ANN, Director of Bands, Associate Professor of Music. B.M.Ed., University of Tampa; M.M., University of South Florida; D.M.A., University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.
RANGACHARI, VIJAY, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., M.S., University of Delhi; Ph.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
RASSIER, JEFFREY M., Instructor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
RAWLINS, JAMES, Associate Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering. B.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
RAYBORN, MICHONG, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.H.S. in Nursing, Campbell University; M.S.N.A., Univeristy of Kansas; D.N.P., Northeastern University.
REDALJE, DONALD G., Professor of Marine Science. B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., University of Hawaii.
REDFIELD, STEPHEN C., Associate Professor of Music. B.M., University of Cincinnati; M.M., Eastman School of Music; D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin.
REESE, CARL A., Interim Chair of Department of Geography and Geology and Professor of Geography. B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
REEVES, STACY, Associate Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., M.Ed., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Mississippi State University.
REGAN, JENNIFER, Instructor of Biological Sciences. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Houston.
REHNER, TIMOTHY, Director of the School of Social Work and Professor of Social Work. B.A., Asbury College; M.S.W., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
REID, JULIE A., Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs of the College of Arts and Letters and Associate Professor of Sociology, B.A., University of California, Riverside; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
REISCHMAN FLETCHER, STACY D., Chair of Department of Dance and Professor of Dance, Interim Director, School of Music. B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.F.A., The Ohio State University.
REMPEL, MORGAN, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., York University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto.
RHINEHART, KENNETH, Instructor of Environmental Science. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
RICH, KAREN, Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
RICHARD, LAURA, Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.W., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
RIGSBY, MARK, Museum Director, Assistant Professor of Art and Design. B.F.A., Auburn University; M.F.A., University of Alabama.
RIKABI, GULENIA, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., F.N.P., The University of Southern Mississippi; D.N.P., University of South University.
RISHEL, TOM, Instructor of Computer Science, Gulf Coast. B.S., Millsaps College; M.S., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
ROLLINS, PAMELA G., Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy. B.A., University of South Carolina Upstate; Ed.S., Converse College; Ph.D., University of Louisiana Monroe.
ROSONET, AMY L., Clinical Supervisor and Instructor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.A., M.S., University of South Alabama.
ROSS, ANDREW ISRAEL, Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Washington University of St. Louis; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
ROSS, SUSAN RENEE CULIPHER, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S.E., Delta State University; M.S.E., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
ROUSE, SHARON E., Associate Professor of Instructional Technology. B.S., Texas A & M University; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
ROWLAND, KELTOUM, Instructor of French. B.A., M.A.T.L., The University of Southern Mississippi.
RUFFIN, ELLEN, Associate Professor, Curator of the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection. B. A., M.L.I.S., University of Southern Mississippi.
RUPP, RENEE BETH, Instructor of Nutrition and Food Systems. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
RUSHING, JILL D., Director of the BSN Program and Instructor of Nursing. B.S.N., Hardin Simmons; M.S.N., F.N.P., West Texas State University.
RUSSAKOVSKY, ALEXANDER, Professor of Music. B.M., Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music; M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., University of Santa Barbara, California.
RUST, DOUGLAS, Associate Professor of Music Theory. B.M., University of North Texas; Ph.D., Yale University.
RYAN, MAUREEN ANN, Dean of College of Arts and Letters and Professor of English. B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.
ST. MARIE, JOSEPH J., Associate Professor of International Development. B.A., Gonzaga University; M.A., University of Idaho; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.
SACCO, DONALD, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Mercyhurst University; M.A., Ph.D., Miami University.
SAILLANT, ERIC, Associate Professor of Coastal Sciences. M.S., Ph.D., Ecole Nationale Superieure Agronomique de Rennes, France.
SARDER, MD. B., Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering Technology, Gulf Coast. B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; M.S., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.
SAYRE, EDWARD A. Chair of the Department of Political Science, International Development and International Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics. B.A., M.S, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
SCHAEFER, JAKE F., Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Stetson University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
SCHAUB, MARY TURPEN, Assistant Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.A., M.S., University of Wyoming.
SCHEER, CHARLES, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. B.A., George Washington University; M.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
SCHLEGEL, AMANDA, Assistant Professor of Music Education. B.M., Grove City College; M.M., Northwestern University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
SCHROEDER, BERND, Chair and Professor of Mathematics. Vordiplom, Technische Universitaet Berlin; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University.
SCIOLINO, MARTINA MARY, Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.
SELLERS, J. MICHAEL, Instructor of Biological Sciences. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
SELLERS, KELLI, Instructor of English. B.A., M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi.
SEQUEIRA, JENNIFER M., Associate Professor of Management. B.A., Marquette University; M.B.A., Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington.
SEVIER, AMY, Instructor of Management. B.S.B.A., M.B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi, M.S., University of Reading.
SHA, ZHANXIN, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology. B.S., Liaoning Normal University; M.S., Emporia State University; Ph.D., East Tennessee State University.
SHALABI, FIRAS, Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering Technology and Architectural Engineering Technology. B.Sc., Jordan University of Science and Technology; M.Arch., Ph.D., Iowa State University.
SHAW, JOYCE M., Professor, Head, Gunter Library. B. A., University of New Orleans, M. A., Roosevelt University, M. L. I. S., Rosary College.
SHEARER, GLENMORE JR., Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Murray State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
SHEFFER, MARY LOU, Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., M.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
SHELLEY, KYNA, Professor of Educational Research. B.S., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
SHILLER, ALAN MARK, Professor of Marine Science. B.S., California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
SHIN, JAE-HWA, Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., Ewha Woman’s University; M.A., Sogang University; M.P.H., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Missouri.
SIMMONS, VALERIE C., Instructor of Accounting. B.S.B.A., M.P.A., The University of Southern Mississippi, C.P.A.
SIMS, PATRICIA L., Chair of the Department of Child and Family Studies and Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ed.D., Auburn University.
SIROLA, CHISTOPHER J., Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
SLAGLE, AMY A., Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., Wittenberg University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
SMITH, B. KATHERINE, Assistant Professor of Anthropology. B.A., University of Texas; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University.
SMITH, GREGORY W., Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education. B.S., West Chester University of Pennsylvania; M.A., New Jersey City University; Ph.D., Clemson University.
SMITH, LAUREN SOUTULLO, Instructor of Dance. B.F.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.F.A., Florida State University.
SMITH, STEPHANIE, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., Brandeis University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.
SMITH, W. ROBERT, Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State University. C.P.A.
SMITHKA, PAULA JEAN, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.A., B.S., University of North Carolina; M.A., Ph.D., Tulane University.
SONES, EMILEIGH, Instructor of Mathematics. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., William Carey University.
SPEED, NANCY MAGEE, Assistant Director of the School of Kinesiology and Instructor of Kinesiology. B.S., University of Mississippi; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
STADTHAGEN-GONZALEZ, HANS, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., Rice University; M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
STANBACK, EMILY, Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Haverford College; M.A., The University of Chicago; M.Phil., Ph.D., City University of New York, Graduate Center.
STANDLAND, JAMES, Assistant Director of Bands. B.M.E., M.M.E., D.M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi.
STANFORD, CORWIN, Instructor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
STEDRAK, LUKE J., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership. B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.A., West Virginia University; Ed.D., University of Florida.
STEEDMAN, MAREK, Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science. B.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
STELK, STEVEN J., Assistant Professor of Finance. B.S.B.A., Ph.D., University of Alabama.
STENGRIM, LAURA A., Speaking Center Director and Assistant Professor of Communication Studies. B.A., College of St. Benedict & St. John’s University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
STEPANOVA, ELENA, Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A., La Sierra University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis. 
STEWART, MARY ANN, Instructor of Spanish. M.A.T.L., The University of Southern Mississippi.
STOREY, ROBSON F., Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Akron.
STORY, LACHEL, Assistant Dean for Research and Evaluation and Director of Doctorate of Philosophy Program and Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center.
STRAIT, L. PAUL, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Director of Forensics. B.A., The Catholic University of America; M.A., George Mason University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California.
STRICKLIN, KELLEY, Associate Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.A., Nova Southeastern University; Ed.S, Ed.D., University of West Florida.
STUART, LORRAINE, Associate Professor, Head of Special Collections and Curator of Historical Manuscripts and Archives. B.A., University of Texas; M.L.I.S., Louisiana State University.
STUR, HEATHER, Associate Professor of History. B.A., M.A., Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison.
SUBRAMANIAN, GOPINATH, Assistant Professor of Polymner Science and Engineering. B.Eng., National Institute of Engineering (India); M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
SULBARAN, TULIO A., Professor of Construction. B.S., Universidad Rafael Urdaneta-Venezuela; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.
SUMNER, CHARLES, Associate Professor of English, B.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
SUN, JONATHAN, Associate Professor of Computer Science. M.S., Shandong University; Ph.D., University of California at Irvine.
SUNG, ANDREW, Director of School of Computing and Professor. B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S., University of Texas at Dallas; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook.
SURRY, DANIEL W., Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology. B.A., The University of Alabama; M.S., University of South Alabama; Ed.D., The University of Georgia.
SWANN, ANNA K., Instructor of Medical Laboratory Science. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
SWINDLE, JOSEPH L., Chair and Professor of Military Science. B.S.E., Auburn University; M.B.A., University of Phoenix.
SWOPE, KENNETH MICHAEL, Professor of History. B.A., College of Wooster; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan.
SYLVEST, ANNE E., Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Educational Field Experience. B.S., M.Ed., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Texas A & M University.
SYRDAL, HOLLY ATWOOD, Assistant Professor of Marketing. B.S., University of New Orleans; M.B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University; Ph.D., University of Texas, Arlington.
TAVANA, HADISE FARIDI. Assistant Professor of Economics. B.A., University of Tehran; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
TERRIO, LEELEN MARK, Associate Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.A., Nicholls State University; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Florida State University.
TESH, TIMOTHY J. Assistant Professor of Music. B.A., Mars Hill College; M.M., University of Kentucky; D.M.A., University of Southern California.
THAMES, ANITA C., Clinical Instructor of Speech Pathology. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
THOMPSON, MELISSA A., Associate Professor of Sport Coaching Education. B.A., Rockford College; M.S., Georgia Southern University; Ph.D., Florida State University.
THOMPSON, ROBERT ALAN, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. B.S., M.S., Southwest Texas State University; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.
TIAN, HAIYAN, Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Lanzhou University; M.S., Nahjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
TINGLE, BILLIE J., Instructor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., University of South Alabama; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
TINGSTROM, DANIEL H., Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of New Orleans; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Tulane University.
TINNON, ELIZABETH, Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., M.S.N., The University of Mississippi Medical Center; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
TISDALE, JAMES T., Director of External Relations, College of Business and Instructor of Business Administration. B.A., University of Mississippi; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
TONORE, KATIE, Clinical Instructor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., Northeast Louisiana University; M.Ed., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ed.D., Jackson State University.
TORRES, JENNIFER, Professor of Art and Design. B.F.A., Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; M.F.A., University of Georgia.
TREST, ANNA COLLINS, Clinical Instructor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., William Carey College.
TRIBUNELLA, ERIC, Senior Associate Dean of College of Arts and Letters and Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.A., University of Florida; M.Phil., Ph.D., City University of New York, Graduate Center.
TURNBULL, ROBERT, Instructor of Biological Sciences, Gulf Coast. B.S., M.S., Auburn University.
TUURI, REBECCA A., Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Rice University; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
TYLER, PAMELA, Associate Professor of History. B.A., M.Ed., Georgia Southwestern College; Ph.D., Tulane University.
URAL, SUSANNAH J., Professor of History. B.A. University of Vermont; M.A., Ph.D., Kansas State University.
VALINT, ALEXANDRA, Assistant Professor of English. B.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
VAN NORDEN, MAXIM F., Coordinator and Instructor of Hydrographic Science. B.S.E., University of MAryland; M.S., U.S. Naval Post-Graduate School.
VASQUEZ, MATTHEW L., Assistant Professor of Social Work. B.A., Bowdoin College; M.S.W., Ph.D., The University of Iowa.
VENETTE, STEVEN J., Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Communication Studies. B.A., M.A., Ph.D., North Dakota State University.
VERA, MICHAEL D., Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., Harvey Mudd College; M.S., Ph.D., University of California-Santa Cruz.
WALKER, DAVID W., Associate Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education. B.S., Ohio State University; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ed.D., Ball State University.
WALKER, JENNIFER, Associate Dean, College of Science and Technology and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Gulf Coast. B.S., Troy University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama.
WALKER, KEVIN C., Instructor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education. B.A., William Carey College; M.Ed., Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
WALKER, KIM, Clinical Instructor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education. B.S.Ed., Mississippi College; M.Ed., Ed.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
WALLACE, DAVIN, Assistant Professor of Marine Science. B.S., Tulane University; Ph.D., Rice University.
WALLACE, KARL, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S., University of the West of England; Ph.D., King’s College London.
WALTER, WAYNE, Assistant Professor of Information Technology. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., University of Arizona.
WAN, ANNA, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.A., California State University, Channel Islands; Ph.D., Auburn University.
WANG, NAN, Associate Professor of Computer Science. B.S., Xidian University, China; M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State Univerity.
WANG, SHIAO YU, Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., William Carey College; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
WANG, SHUYAN, Associate Professor of Instructional Technology. B.A., Inner Mongolia Normal University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University.
WANG, WEI, Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism. B.A., Civil Aviation University of China; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University.
WANG, ZHENG, Assistant Professor of Computer Science. B.S., Shandong University of Finance and Economics; M.Sc., University of New Brunswick; Ph.D., University of Missouri.
WARD, KIMBERLY, Assistant Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. B.A., Au.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
WARD, MATTHEW, Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona.
WARDEN, MARY P., Instructor of Medical Laboratory Science. B.S., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
WARRICK, JOHN A., Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre. B.A., College of Charleston; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Washington.
WAYMIRE, MARK, Assistant Professor of Music Education. B.M.Ed., Louisiana State University; M.M., Sam Houston State University; Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
WEINAUER, ELLEN MARY, Dean of the Honors College and Associate Professor of English. B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.
WEINBERG, JOSEPH, Assistant Professor of Political Science. B.A., American University; M.A., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
WELCH, CYNTHIA, Instructor of Nursing. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S.N., University of Mississippi Medical Center.
WELLS, DAVID E., Professor of Hydrographic Science. Professor Emeritus, University of New Brunswick. B.Sc., Mount Allison Univeristy, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., University of British Columbia; Ph.D., University  of Brunswick.
WELSH, TERESA, Professor and Director, School of Library and Information Science. B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.L.I.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee.
WHITE, JULIE, Associate Professor of Dance. B.A., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana; M.F.A., The Ohio State University.
WIESENBURG, DENIS A., Professor of Marine Science and Director of the Center for Gulf Studies. B.A., Duke University; M.S., Old Dominion University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.
WIEST, ANDREW A., University Distinguished Professor of History. B.S., M.A., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago.
WIGGERT, JEREMY DAVID, Associate Professor of Marine Science. B.S., Case Western Reserve University; M.S., E.A.E., Ph.D., University of Southern California.
WIGGINS, JEFFREY, Director and Associate Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering. B.S., Washington State University; Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi.
WILLIAMS, AMANDA, Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
WILLIAMS, DELORIES, Bachelor of Social Work Coordinator and Instructor of Social Work. B.S.W., Jackson State University; M.S.W., The University of Southern Mississippi.
WILLIAMS, MARGARET E., Instructor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., Millsaps College; M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
WILLIS, MARGIE, Clinical Instructor of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education. B.S., University of Guam; M.Ed., William Carey University; Ed.S., The University of Southern Mississippi.
WILLIS, RUSS, Professor of Practice in Management. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; J.D., The University of Florida.
WILSON, REGINALD, Assistant Professor of Accounting. B.A., Jackson State University; M.B.A., Union University; Ph.D., Jackson State University. C.P.A.
WINSTEAD, CHRISTOPHER B., Interim Dean of the College of Science and Technology and Chair and Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.
WOLFE, MARCO. Associate Professor of Marketing. B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., New Mexico State University.
WOOLLY, KIM, Associate Professor of Music. B.A., Wellesley College; M.M., Eastman School of Music; D.M., Florida State University.
WOOTON, JOHN ANDREW, Professor of Music. B.M., University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.M., University of North Texas; D.M.A., University of Iowa.
WRIGHT, LINDSAY, Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies. B.S., Georgia Southern University; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Georgia.
WU, WEI, Associate Professor of Coastal Sciences. B.S., Wuham University, China; M.S., South China Sea Institute of Oceanography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Ph.D., State University of New York, Syracuse.
XIE, ZHIFU, Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Chongqing Normal Univesity; M.S., Chongquing University; Ph.D., Brigham Young University.
XU, HAO, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Fudan University; M.S., University of Waterloo; Ph.D., University of Toronto.
XUE, FEI, Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism. B.A., M.A., Huazhong University; Ph.D., University of Alabama.
YADRICK, M. KATHLEEN, Associate Dean of the College of Health, and Professor of Nutrition and Food Systems. B.S., M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.
YAOYUNEYONG, GALLAYANEE, Associate Professor of Merchandising. B.A., Thammasat University; M.S., Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D., Florida State University.
YARRINGTON, JONATHAN S., Assistant Professor of Voice. B.M., Brigham Young University; M.M., University of Nebraska; D.M.A., University of North Texas.
YEE, DONALD A., Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., University of Michigan-Dearborn; M.S., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Illinois State University.
YOWELL, EMILY E., Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., Florida State University.
YU, XINYU, Associate Professor of Library and Information Science. B.A., Beijing University; M.L.I.S., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of North Texas.
ZANTOW, KEN, Associate Professor of Management. B.A., Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; M.B.A., Pittsburg State University; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.
ZHANG, FAN, Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering Technology and Architectural Engineering Technology. B.S., University of Shanghai for Science and Technology; M.S., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Oregon State University.
ZIEGLER, H. MELISSA, Instructor of Kinesiology. B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi; M.S., University of Houston – Clear Lake.
ZELNER, KYLE F., Chair of the Department of History and Associate Professor of History. B.A., University of Michigan, Dearborn; M.A., Wayne State University; Ph.D., College of William and Mary.
ZELNER, TISHA M., Associate Professor, Head of Public Services. B.S., University of Michigan, Dearborn; M.L.S., Catholic University of America.
ZHANG, CHAOYANG, Professor of Computer Science and Statistics. B.S., Wuhan University; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana Technology University.
ZHOU, WEIHUA, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, B.Eng. Printing and Image Reproduction, M.S., Wuhan University, Ph.D. Southern Illinois University.
ZHOU, ZHAOXIAN, Associate Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology. B.EN6, University of Science adn Technology of China; M.ENG, National University of Singapore; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.
ZHU, HUIQING, Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., M.S., Zhengzhou University; Ph.D., Wayne State University.