Academic Affairs Contacts

Office of Academic Affairs • College of Arts and Media  • Lewis College of Business  • College of Education and Professional Development  • College of Engineering and Computer Sciences  • College of Health Professions  • College of Liberal Arts  • College of Science  • School of Medicine  • School of Pharmacy  • Division of Aviation • Honors College • University College • University Libraries • Reserve Officers’ Training Corps • Interdisciplinary Centers • Other Units

Office of Academic Affairs

Dr. Diane Helfers Petrella
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
petrellad@marshall.edu
Dr. Karen McComas
Associate Provost & Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
mccomas@marshall.edu
304-696-2983
Dr. Allison Carey
Associate Provost for Assessment & Strategic Initiatives

careya@marshall.edu
304-696-6439
Brian Morgan
Vice President for Institutional Research and Planning / Chief Data Officer
brian.morgan@marshall.edu
304-696-6469
Dr. Cicero M. Fain, III
Assistant Provost for Access and Opportunity
fainc@marshall.edu
304-696-3347
Dr. Carl Mummert
Assistant Provost for Graduate & Interdisciplinary Studies
mummertc@marshall.edu
304-696-6156
Dr. Zelideth Maria Rivas
Assistant Provost for Global Education
rivasz@marshall.edu
304-696-3208
Dr. Kateryna Schray
Assistant Provost for Student Success
rudnytzk@marshall.edu
304-696-2404
Dr. Julia Spears
Assistant Provost for Online Education & Certification
spearsj@marshall.edu
304-696-2542
Dr. Susan Tusing
Chief University Accreditation Officer
tusings@marshall.edu
304-696-4814
Dr. David Wiley
Chief Academic AI Officer
david.wiley@marshall.edu
Glen Midkiff
Chief of Staff for Academic Affairs
Executive Director, Rahal Center for Strategic Engagement

midkiff2@marshall.edu
304-696-3431
Carol Hurula
Manager, Business Operations
hurula@marshall.edu
304 696-6841
Butch Burris
Budget Analyst Senior
burriss@marshall.edu
304 696-2205
Kathy Brannock
Operations Coordinator
brannock2@marshall.edu
304-696-6690
Kaleigh Decker
Operations Coordinator for Online Education & Certification / Marshall Online
deckerk@marshall.edu
304-696-6840
Carleen O'Neill
Operations Coordinator for Graduate & Interdisciplinary Studies
millerca@marshall.edu
304-696-2975
Adam Russell
Assessment Coordinator
russell58@marshall.edu
304-696-5097

College of Arts and Media

Dr. Maria Gindhart
Dean
gindhart@marshall.edu
304-696-2964
Dr. Vicki Stroeher
Associate Dean
stroeherv@marshall.edu
304-696-2963
Dr. Mark Zanter
Director
School of Art & Design 
zanter@marshall.edu
304-696-5451
Dr. Rob Quicke
Director
W. Page Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communication 
quicke@marshall.edu
304-696-2360
Dr. Martin Saunders
Director
School of Music 
saunders35@marshall.edu
304-696-4316
Dr. Jack Colclough
Director
School of Theatre & Dance 
colclough@marshall.edu
304-696-2511

Lewis College of Business

Dr. Rohan Christie-David
Dr. Susan Lanham
Associate Dean for Operations
lanham53@marshall.edu
304-696-2666
Dr. Deepak Subedi
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
subedi@marshall.edu
304-696-2676
Dr. Casey Baker
Chair
Department of Accounting and Legal Environment 
bakerc@marshall.edu
304-696-3059
Dr. Shaorong Zhang
Chair
Department of Finance, Economics, and International Business 
zhangs@marshall.edu
304-696-5441
Dr. Uyi Lawani
Chair
Department of Management and Health Care Administration 
lawani@marshall.edu
304-696-2676
Dr. Elizabeth Alexander
Chair
Department of Marketing, MIS, and Entrepreneurship 
alexanec@marshall.edu
304-696-2686

College of Education and Professional Development

Dr. Kelly Bradley
Dean
kelly.bradley@marshall.edu
304-696-6703
Dr. Debra Lockwood
Associate Dean
conner4@marshall.edu
304-696-2853
Dr. Sissy Isaacs
Associate Dean
isaacs9@marshall.edu
304-696-2890
Dr. Eric Beeson
Chair
Department of Counseling 
beeson@marshall.edu
304-746-1966
Dr. Lisa Heaton
Chair
Department Curriculum and Instruction 
heaton@marshall.edu
304-746-2026
Dr. Conrae Lucas-Adkins
Chair
Department of Leadership Studies, Adult and Continuing Education, and School Psychology 
lucas26@marshall.edu
304-736-1937
Dr. Paula Lucas
Chair
Department of Undergraduate Teacher Education 
whitep@marshall.edu
304-696-2882

College of Engineering and Computer Sciences

Dr. David Dampier
Dean
dampierd@marshall.edu
304-696-3066
Dr. Greg Michaelson
Associate Dean
michaelson@marshall.edu
304-696-5606
Dr. Haroon Malik
Chair
Department of Computer Science
malikh@marshall.edu
304-696-5655
Dr. James D. McIntosh
Chair
Weisberg Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 
mcintoshj@marshall.edu
304-696-3113
Dr. Isaac Wait
Chair
Department of Civil Engineering 
wait@marshall.edu
304-696-5444
Dr. Prabir Patra
Chair
Department of Biomedical and Electrical Engineering
patrap@marshall.edu
304-696-5841

College of Health Professions

Dr. D. Scott Davis
Inteirm Dean
davis1090@marshall.edu
304-696-2616
Dr. Gary McIlvain
Associate Dean
mcilvain2@marshall.edu
304-696-2930
Dr. Jennifer D. Perry
Chair
Department of Clinical Laboratory Science 
jennifer.perry@marshall.edu
304-696-3188
Dr. Pamela Holland
Chair
Department of Communication Disorders 
holland@marshall.edu
304-696-2985
Dr. Kelli Williams
Chair
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics 
williamsk@marshall.edu
304-696-4336
Dr. Elizabeth Pacioles
Chair
Department of Health Sciences 
caseyel@marshall.edu
304-696-5831
Dr. Gary McIlvain
Interim Chair
Department of Public Health 
mcilvain2@marshall.edu 
304-696-2930
Dr. Gary McIlvain
Chair
School of Health and Movement Sciences
mcilvain2@marshall.edu
304-696-2930
Dr. Annette Ferguson
Director
School of Nursing 
taylor171@marshall.edu
304-696-2638
Dr. Yi-Po Chiu
Interim Chair
School of Physical Therapy 
chiuy@marshall.edu
304-696-5618
Dr. Peggy Proudfoot-Harman
Chair
Department of Social Work 
peggy.harman@marshall.edu
304-696-3146

College of Liberal Arts

Dr. Christopher Morrow
Dean
morrowch@marshall.edu
304-696-2792
Dr. Kelli Prejean
Associate Dean
gradk@marshall.edu
304-696-2351
Dr. Richard G. Jones, Jr.
Chair
Department of Communication Studies 
jonesri@marshall.edu
304-696-3078
Dr. Jana Tigchelaar
Chair
Department of English 
tigchelaar@marshall.edu
304-696-8641
Dr. James Leonard
Chair
Department of Geography 
leonard@marshall.edu
304-696-4626
Dr. Luke Eric Lassiter
Director
Department of Graduate Humanities 
lassiter@marshall.edu
304-746-1923
Dr. Kevin Barksdale
Chair
Department of History
barksdale@marshall.edu
304-696-2956
Dr. Sydnor Roy
Chair
Department of Humanities 
royc@marshall.edu
Dr. Nicholas Shangler
Interim Chair
Department of Modern Languages 
shangler@marshall.edu
304-696-2741
Dr. C. Damien Arthur
Chair
Department of Political Science 
arthur133@marshall.edu
304-696-2764
Dr. Marianna Linz
Chair
Department of Psychology 
linz@marshall.edu
304-696-2774
Dr. Kristi McLeod
Chair
Department of Sociology & Anthropology 
fondren@marshall.edu
304-696-2795

College of Science

Dr. Wesley Stites
Dean
stites@marshall.edu
304-696-2424
Dr. Anna Mummert
Associate Dean
mummerta@marshall.edu
304-696-3041
Dr. Brian Antonsen
Chair
Department of Biological Sciences 
antonsenb@marshall.edu
304-696-6496
Dr. Laura McCunn-Jordan
Chair
Department of Chemistry 
mccunn@marshall.edu
304-696-2319
Dr. Dru Bora
Chair
Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology, & Forensic Sciences 
bora@marshall.edu
304-696-3087
Dr. Alfred Akinsete
Chair
Department of Mathematics & Physics 
akinsete@marshall.edu
304-696-6010
Dr. Mindy Yeager-Armstead
Chair
Department of Natural Resources & Earth Sciences 
myeager@marshall.edu
304-696-2923

School of Medicine

Dr. David Gozal
Dean
gozal@marshall.edu
304-691-1300

School of Pharmacy

Dr. Eric Blough
Dean
blough@marshall.edu
304-696-7394
Dr. Craig Kimble
Associate Dean of Academic and Curricular Affairs
craig.kimble@marshall.edu
304-696-6014
Dr. Nandini Manne
Associate Dean of Assessment and Accreditation
manne@marshall.edu
304-696-7380
Terri Moran
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
moran@marshall.edu
304-696-7325
Dr. Brittany Riley
Chair
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration and Research 
warrick2@marshall.edu
304-696-6014
Dr. Boyd Rorabaugh
Chair
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences 
rorabaughb@marshall.edu
304-696-7289

Division of Aviation

Bill Noe
Chief Aviation Officer
noe@marshall.edu
Nancy Ritter
Chief of Aviation Operations / Chief Instructor
Bill Noe Flight School
rittern@marshall.edu
304-696-2414
Brendan Laughton
Assistant Chief Flight Instructor
Bill Noe Flight School
laughton@marshall.edu
Matthew Weatherholt
AMT Lead Instructor
Aviation Maintenance Technology Program
matt.weatherholt@marshall.edu
304-696-4830

Honors College

Dr. Brian Hoey
Dean
hoey@marshall.edu
304-696-5421
Cara Bailey
Assistant Dean & Director, Yeager Scholars Program
bailey160@marshall.edu
304-696-2474

University College

Dr. Sherri Stepp
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
goodall@marshall.edu
304-696-7038
Chris Atkins
Director of University College
atkins41@marshall.edu
304-696-3252
Sarah Davis
Senior Director of Advising
sarah.davis@marshall.edu
304-696-2669

University Libraries

Dr. Monica Brooks
Dean
brooks@marshall.edu
304-690-1662
Eryn Roles
Associate Dean/Head of Public Services
roles1@marshall.edu
304-696-2336
Gretchen Beach
Assistant Dean of Libraries/Head of Digital and Technical Services
beachgr@marshall.edu
304-696-2312
Gena Chattin
Chair
Library Faculty Organization
chattin2@marshall.edu
304-746-1930
Dr. Nate Floyd
Director
School of Library Science
floyd21@marshall.edu

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

2nd Lt. Matt Heath
Professor of Military Science
heathm@marshall.edu
Bill Kinsey
Recruiting Operations Officer
kinsey4@marshall.edu

Interdisciplinary Centers

Bill Noe
Chief Aviation Officer
Division of Aviation
noe@marshall.edu
Amy Saunders
Associate Vice President & Managing Director
Center for Excellence in Recovery
saunde22@marshall.edu
304-696-4800
Alex Donathan
Executive Director
Institute for Cybersecurity
royala@marshall.edu
Brandon Dennison
Vice President, Workforce & Economic Development
Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center
dennison9@marshall.edu
Dr. Jason Chute
Executive Director
Forensic Science Center
jchute@marshall.edu
304-691-8946
Dr. Sarah Schaefer Walton
Director
Digital Humanities
waltons@marshall.edu
304-696-6606
Dr. Penny Koontz
Co-Director
Marshall Center for Healthy Aging in Appalachia
koontz7@marshall.edu
304-696-2768
Dr. Lori Howard
Co-Director
Marshall Center for Healthy Aging in Appalachia
howardl@marshall.edu  
304-746-2076
Dr. Marc Ellison
Executive Director
WV Autism Training Center and College Program
ellison13@marshall.edu
304-696-2848
Tricia Ball
Executive Director
iCenter
ballt@marshall.edu
304-696-5105

Other Units

Dr. Marcie Simms
Vice President
Office of Student Affairs
hatfie23@marshall.edu
304-696-4677
Stephanie Ballou
Director
Office of Accessibility and Accommodations
wyant2@marshall.edu
304-696-2467
Dr. April Fugett
Executive Director
Center for Teaching and Learning
fugett5@marshall.edu
304-696-5268
Cristina McDavid
Director
Office of Career Education
mcdavidc@marshall.edu
304-696-2248
Dr. Hillary Adams
Director
H.E.L.P. Program
brown235@marshall.edu
304-696-2332
Dr. Philippe Georgel
Director
Student Research Office
georgel@marshall.edu
304-696-3965
Dr. Bonnie Bailey
Director
Student Support Services (TRIO)
bonnie.bailey@marshall.edu
304-696-6621
Dr. Marc Ellison
Executive Director
WV Autism Training Center and College Program
ellison13@marshall.edu
304-696-2848