Faculty and Staff Mentors and Allies

These Jax State faculty and staff members have volunteered to serve as mentors for first-gen students like you. You may reach out to any of them for assistance.

Last Name	First Name	Title	College	Department	JSU Email
Albraiki	Dr. Sharifah E	Assistant Professor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Chemistry and Geosciences	salbraiki@jsu.edu
Alvidrez	Dr. Michael	Associate Professor	College of Education and Professional Studies	Teacher Education	malvidrez@jsu.edu
Anderson	Allison	Adjunct Professor	Art & Design? Creative Thinking		aanderson31@jsu.edu
Baker	Kwan M.	Academic Advisor II	Student Success Center	Academic & Career Advising	kmbaker@jsu.edu
Balilaj	Dr. Arjola	MPA Program Director, Assistant Professor	College of Social and Behavioral Sciences	Master of Public Administration	abalilaj@jsu.edu
Bandy	ShaRhonda	Residence Life Coordinator	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Office of Housing Operations & Residence Life	sbandy@jsu.edu
Banjara	Sabin	Data Specialist	Academic Affairs	University Registrar	sbanjara@jsu.edu
Bavonese	Janet	Assistant Vice Provost for Advising	Student Success Center	Academic & Career Advising	jbavonese@jsu.edu
Best	Dr. Diane	Associate Professor/Program Chair	College of Education and Professional Studies	Career Technical Education and Professional Studies	dmbest@jsu.edu
Billingsley	Dr. Khadeidra	Assistant Professor and Writing Center Director	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Department of English	kbillingsley3@jsu.edu
Bishop	Wesley	Assistant Professor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	History and Foreign Languages	wrbishop@jsu.edu
Boynton	Michael	Professor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Department of Theatre and Film	mboynton@jsu.edu
Brown	Grover	Assistant Professor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Department of Biology	gjbrown@jsu.edu
Burns	Dr. Ryan	Assistant Professor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	History and Foreign Languages	rcburns@jsu.edu
Burns	Christy	Distinguished Instructor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Department of English	cburns@jsu.edu
Byers	Candice	Associate Professor, English Language Arts	College of Education and Professional Studies	Teacher Education	ckbyers@jsu.edu
Calhoun	Dr. Christie	Executive Director of the CEPS Center for Evaluation, Research, and Innovation	College of Education and Professional Studies	Teacher Education	cfcalhoun@jsu.edu
Chandler	Yolanda	Dr. Yolanda Chandler-Assistant Professor of Nursing	College of Health Professions and Wellness	School of Nursing	ychandler@jsu.edu
Christopher	Courtney Lynne	Director, P12 Partnerships	College of Education and Professional Studies	Teacher Education	clchristopher@jsu.edu
Cleveland	Jason	Associate Professor of Mathematics	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Mathematical, Computing & Information Sciences	jdcleveland@jsu.edu
Companion	Helen	Visiting Instructor, English	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Department of English	hcompanion@jsu.edu
Connell	Stacie	Visiting Instructor, English	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Department of English	sconnell1@jsu.edu
Crawley	Andres P.	Instructor, Director of Clinical Education, Respiratory Therapy Program	College of Health Professions and Wellness	Respiratory Therapy	acrawley@jsu.edu
Cunningham	Dr. Brent	Dean	College of Business and Industry	College of Business and Industry	brentc@jsu.edu
Dalesandro	Kim	Planned Giving Officer	Office of Advancement	JSU Foundation/Philanthropic Services	kdalesandro@jsu.edu
DeBoer	Logan	Associate Director of Scholarships	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Financial Aid	lhdeboer@jsu.edu
Deshotels	Dr. Tina H.	Department Head Sociology and Political Science, Professor of Sociology	College of Social and Behavioral Sciences	Sociology	tdeshotels@jsu.edu
Epperson	Candace	Administrative Assistant	Office of Advancement	JSU Foundation/Philanthropic Services	cepperson@jsu.edu
Galinat	Ingrid	Director, International House & Programs	Academic Affairs	International House & Programs	igalinat@jsu.edu
Gardner	Barbara	Housekeeper	Capital Planning & Facilities	Custodial? (Dennis Christopher, supervisor)	bmgardner@jsu.edu
Gilliland	Brandon	Visiting Assistant Professor	College of Education and Professional Studies	Teacher Education	bgilliland3@jsu.edu
Gilliland	Krista	Assistant Professor	College of Education and Professional Studies	Teacher Education	klgilliland@jsu.edu
Gordon	Michelle	Adjunct Professor and Practicum Supervisor	College of Education and Professional Studies	Teacher Education	mdgordon@jsu.edu
Hand	Jennifer	Nursing Instructor	College of Health Professions and Wellness	School of Nursing	jfhand@jsu.edu
Haney	Walter Chris	Program Coordinator Dept. of Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation	College of Social and Behavioral Sciences	Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation	whaney1@jsu.edu
Harrelson	Garrett	Enrollment Services Specialist	Academic Affairs	University Registrar	gharrelson@jsu.edu
Harvey	Gordon	Distinguished Professor of History and Interim Head, Theatre and Film	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	History and Foreign Languages	gharvey@jsu.edu
Hathaway	Dr. Paul	Associate Professor	College of Social and Behavioral Sciences	Political Science	phathaway@jsu.edu
Hill	Matthew	Advisor, Senior Lead	Student Success Center	Academic & Career Advising	mrhill@jsu.edu
Hoffman	Chad	Teacher			cdhoffman@jsu.edu
Hudgins	Kimberly	Director of Student Success Technology	Student Success Center	Academic & Career Advising	kmegill@jsu.edu
Hudson	Cameron	Assistant Director of Classroom and Event AV			mchudson@jsu.edu
Irwin Jr.	Paul A.	Adjunct Professor/Chief			pirwin@jsu.edu
James	Maria	Administrative Associate	College of Business and Industry	College of Business and Industry	mjames3@jsu.edu
Joyce	Dr. Teddi A.	Associate Professor	College of Business and Industry	Communication	tjoyce@jsu.edu
Knight	Rhonda	Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics	College of Health Professions and Wellness	Kinesiology	rrknight@jsu.edu
Lockhart	Jessica C.	Assistant Professor, Graduate Nursing	College of Education and Professional Studies	Teacher Education	jlockhart@jsu.edu
McCulley	Eric	Administrative Assistant, First & Second Year Experience	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Gamecock Orientation	jemcculley@jsu.edu
McMullen	Joseph	Career Advisor & Instructor	Student Success Center	Academic & Career Advising	jmcmullen@jsu.edu
Mendiola	Geraldine	Coordinator, Testing Services	Student Success Center	Disability Resources	gmendiola@jsu.edu
Mikel	Stacy	Assistant Professor of Nursing	College of Health Professions and Wellness	School of Nursing	dmikel@jsu.edu
Mitchell	Kimberly L.	Career Technical Education Specialist and Program Chair	College of Education and Professional Studies	Career Technical Education and Professional Studies	klmitchell@jsu.edu
Morrow	Randi	Adjunct Professor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Department of English	rmmorrow@jsu.edu
Myers	Brittani	Senior Graphic Designer	Marketing & Communications	Marketing Services	bmyers@jsu.edu
Pearce	Allison	Instructor of Nursing	College of Health Professions and Wellness	School of Nursing	abpearce@jsu.edu
Perygin	Dr. Donna	Associate Professor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Chemistry and Geosciences	dperygin@jsu.edu
Phillips	Megan	Administrative Associate	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Dean of Students Office	mphillips19@jsu.edu
Presson	Dr. Kim	Executive Director of Institutional Accreditation	Academic Affairs	Provost & Senior Vice President	kpresson@jsu.edu
Provence	Jeremy	Head Coach, Track and Field/Cross Country	Athletics	Track and Field/Cross Country	jprovence@jsu.edu
Rattner	Dr. Ashley	Assistant Professor of English	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Department of English	arattner@jsu.edu
Rivera	Ashley Figueroa	Military Benefits Coordinator	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Military & Post Traditional Student Services	afigueroarivera@jsu.edu
Robinson	Joshua	Dean of Students	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Dean of Students Office	jrobinson6@jsu.edu
Robinson	Bernice Lee	Chemistry Laboratory and Safety Coordinator	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Chemistry and Geosciences	blrobinson@jsu.edu
Sciuchetti Jr.	Dr. Mark J.	Interim Senior Director of Honors and Associate Professor of Geography	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Chemistry and Geosciences	msciuchetti@jsu.edu
Shelton	Dr. Christie	Provost & Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs	Academic Affairs	Academic Affairs	cshelton@jsu.edu
Slauson	Stephen	Assistant Professor of Chemistry	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Chemistry and Geosciences	sslauson@jsu.edu
Smolik	Patsy	EHS/Project Manager	University Police Department	University Safety	psmolik@jsu.edu
Stanley	Clint	Instructor of Mathematics	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Mathematical, Computing & Information Sciences	castanley@jsu.edu
Stewart	Dr. Kate	Assistant Professor of Public Relations	College of Business and Industry	Communication	kdstewart@jsu.edu
Stitts	Rolonzia	Athletic Academic Counselor	Student Success Center	Academic & Career Advising	rstitts@jsu.edu
Stovall	Noelle	Associate Director, Admissions and Recruitment	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Undergraduate Admissions	nstovall@jsu.edu
Stovall	Jeremy	Assistant Director of Bands	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	David L. Walters Department of Music	jstovall@jsu.edu
Strickland	Lou Ann	Administrative Assistant	College of Business and Industry	College of Business and Industry	lastrickland@jsu.edu
Sult	Teje	Instructor	College of Business and Industry	Department of Applied Engineering	tsult@jsu.edu
Summerlin	Jonathan	Operations Coordinator, Auxiliary & Business Services	Finance and Administration	Auxiliary Serices	jsummerlin@jsu.edu
Taylor	Auburn	Assistant Director of Financial Wellness	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Financial Aid	adewrell@jsu.edu
Taylor	Tristen	Coordinator of Enrollment Management	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Enrollment Management	ttaylor12@jsu.edu
Thompson	Robin	Music Department Adjunct	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	David L. Walters Department of Music	rthompson30@jsu.edu
Thornburg	Jesse	Mail Center Supervisor	Auxiliary and Business Services	Mail Center	jdthornburg@jsu.edu
Turley	Dr. Falynn	Associate Professor of Business Statistics and Analyitcs	College of Business and Industry	Business Statistics and Analytics	fturley@jsu.edu
Turner	Hunter	Philanthropy Officer	Office of Advancement	JSU Foundation/Philanthropic Services	hnturner@jsu.edu
Turner	Dr. Ashley	Assistant Professor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Department of Biology	anturner@jsu.edu
Valentin	Dr. Celestino	Interim Department Head, Assistant Professor and MBA Advisor	College of Business and Industry	Department of Management and Marketing	cvalentin@jsu.edu
Weinkauf	Laura	Associate Professor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Chemistry and Geosciences	weinkauf@jsu.edu
Westbrooks	Kim	Fine Arts Librarian	Academic Affairs	Library	kwestbrooks1@jsu.edu
White	Yessi	Coordinator of Enrollment Initiatives	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Undergraduate Admissions	ynwhite@jsu.edu
Whittington	Dorothy	MSN, RN, Instructor	College of Health Professions and Wellness	School of Nursing	dawhittington@jsu.edu
Wickersham	Dr. Kimber	Department Chair, Associate Professor	College of Social and Behavioral Sciences	Social Work	kwickersham@jsu.edu
Wilkerson	Alex	Career Advisor	Student Success Center	Academic & Career Advising	awilkerson3@jsu.edu
Williams	Juanita	Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) Coordinator	Regional Inservice Center	Regional Inservice Center	jwilliams@jsu.edu
Winsett	Ataska Nicole	Student Athlete Mental Health Counselor	Student Affairs & Enrollment	Counseling Services	awinsett@jsu.edu
Worsham	Morgan	Art Gallery Coordinator	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	Department of Art and Design	blafferty@jsu.edu
Zeimet	Dr. Roger T.	Adjunct Professor	College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences	History and Foreign Languages	rzeimet@jsu.edu