Faculty Meetings

Meeting Minutes

This committee meets once a month during the academic year.

Teacher Education Faculty

David Rock

David Rock

  • Dean of the School of Education and Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
Amy Wells Dolan

Amy Wells Dolan

  • Associate Dean and Professor of Higher Education
Tom Brady

Tom Brady

  • Department Chair and Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Joel Amidon

Joel Amidon

  • Professor of Teacher Education
Erica Avent

Erica Avent

  • Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
Allan Bellman

Allan Bellman

  • Professor of Mathematics Education
Amber Carpenter-McCullough

Amber Carpenter-McCullough

  • Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Qiang Cheng

Qiang Cheng

  • Associate Professor of Elementary Education
Kayla Crook

Kayla Crook

  • Assistant Professor of Special Education
Renee Hill-Cunningham

Renee Hill-Cunningham

  • Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
Svjetlana Curcic

Svjetlana Curcic

  • Associate Professor of Special Education
Whitney Drewrey

Whitney Drewrey

  • Clinical Instructor of Special Education
Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster

  • Professor of Teacher Education
Lane Gauthier

Lane Gauthier

  • Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Sam Gilbert

Sam Gilbert

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Alina Harges

Alina Harges

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill

  • Instructor in Health and Physical Education
Rodney Hurt

Rodney Hurt

  • Instructor in Teacher Education
Burhanettin Keskin

Burhanettin Keskin

  • Professor of Early Childhood Education
Tammy Kirkland

Tammy Kirkland

  • Instructor in Teacher Education and Coordinator of World Class Teaching Program
Kristi Livingston

Kristi Livingston

  • Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
Diane Lowry

Diane Lowry

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Special Education
Ann Monroe

Ann Monroe

  • Associate Dean and Professor of Teacher Education
Michael Mott

Michael Mott

  • Professor of Elementary Education
Katie Yarborough Naron

Katie Yarborough Naron

  • Instructor in Teacher Education
Rosemary Ingham

Rosemary Ingham

  • Professor of Teacher Education
Mark Ortwein

Mark Ortwein

  • Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Sara Platt

Sara Platt

  • Assistant Dean and Director of Assessment and Accreditation, Assistant Professor of Special Education
Elizabeth Prewitt

Elizabeth Prewitt

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Elementary Education
Laura Prior

Laura Prior

  • Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Sally Quong

Sally Quong

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Education and Coordinator of Field Experience
Nicole Roberson

Nicole Roberson

  • Instructor in Secondary Science Education and Director of the Mississippi Public School Consortium for Educational Access
Angela Rutherford

Angela Rutherford

  • Professor of Teacher Education, Director of the Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction, and Region 7 Comprehensive Center Mississippi Coordinator
Karen V Smith

Karen V Smith

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Teacher Education; School of Education Director of Educational Opportunity and Access
Denise Soares

Denise Soares

  • Assistant Dean, Director of Graduate Studies, Professor of Special Education, and Interim Director of the National Center for School-University Partnerships
Alicia Stapp

Alicia Stapp

  • Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education
Alice Steimle

Alice Steimle

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Teacher Education and Director for Center for Mathematics and Science Education
William Sumrall

William Sumrall

  • Professor of Elementary Education
Joseph Sweeney

Joseph Sweeney

  • Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Mississippi Teacher Corps
Hunter Taylor

Hunter Taylor

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Coordinator of the Online Minor in Education
Roy Thurston

Roy Thurston

  • Associate Professor of Special Education
Shushan Vardanyan

Shushan Vardanyan

  • Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education
Candies Winfun-Cook

Candies Winfun-Cook

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Kenya Wolff

Kenya Wolff

  • Director of the Center for the Study of Early Learning and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education

Leadership & Counselor Education Faculty

Richard Balkin

Richard Balkin

  • Chair and Professor of Counselor Education
Kenya Bledsoe

Kenya Bledsoe

  • Assistant Professor of Leadership and Counselor Education
Dennis Bunch

Dennis Bunch

  • Associate Professor of Leadership & Counselor Education
Jill Cabrera

Jill Cabrera

  • Associate Professor of Leadership and Counselor Education
Douglas Davis

Douglas Davis

  • Associate Professor of Leadership & Counselor Education
Mark Deschaine

Mark Deschaine

  • Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
Franc Hudspeth

Franc Hudspeth

  • Clinical Associate Remote Professor of Leadership and Counselor Education
Erika Schmit

Erika Schmit

  • Associate Professor of Leadership and Counselor Education
Stephanie Lusk

Stephanie Lusk

  • Professor of Leadership and Counselor Education
Angus Mungal

Angus Mungal

  • Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
Mandy Perryman

Mandy Perryman

  • Associate Professor of Counselor Education
Kenneth Pulley

Kenneth Pulley

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Leadership and Counselor Education
Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb

  • Assistant Dean for Certification and Undergraduate Studies and Clinical Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Amanda Winburn

Amanda Winburn

  • Professor of Counselor Education

Higher Education Faculty

Phillis George

Phillis George

  • Department Chair and Associate Professor of Higher Education
Macey Edmondson

Macey Edmondson

  • Assistant Professor of Higher Education
George McClellan

George McClellan

  • Professor of Higher Education
Ty McNamee

Ty McNamee

  • Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Kerry Melear

Kerry Melear

  • Professor of Higher Education