Division of Academic Affairs

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Chaudron Gille, Ph.D.

• Executive Assistant to the SVP - Ramona Robinson
• Director, Academic Business Operations - Melissa Walton
• Professor of Practice – James Jarrard

Vice Provost

Steven Lloyd, Ph.D.

• Executive Director, Center for Global Engagement - Cody Marschalk
• Director of Teaching, Learning and Leadership - Roger Runquist, Ed.D.
• Executive Director, Distance Education & Technology Integration - Irene Kokkala, Ph.D.

Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Research Administration & Chief Research Officer

Holly Verhasselt, Ph.D.

• Administrative Assistant to the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Research Administration & Chief Research Officer  - Sherry Boatfield
• Accreditation & Assessment Director - Betsy Cantrell
• Institutional Research Director - Linda Rowland
• Faculty Records Coordinator – Vicky Anderson
• Director of Sponsored Programs - Yolanda Carr, Ed.D.

Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs

Eugene Van Sickle, Ph.D.

• Assistant Provost and University Registrar - Edward Rosser
• Executive Director of Student Information Systems & Operations  – Brett Merritt
• Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs – Nathan Price
• Associate Dean, Academic Affairs – Ann Marie Francis
• Associate Dean, Academic Administration – Chris Barnes

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of University College

LaJuan Simpson-Wilkey, Ph.D.

• Assistant to the AVP & Dean - Marie Navarro
• Executive Director, Academic Advising- Melissa Adams
• Associate Dean, University College – Heather Scott
• Director, Learning Support - Courtney Hall
• Director, Interdisciplinary Studies & Academic Coaching - Missy Hernandez, Ed.D
• Director, Pre-College Access Programs – Norma Dunbar
• Director, Dual Enrollment – Julia Collins 

Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of Honors

Anastasia Lin, Ph.D.

• Program Coordinator - Allison Grundel
• Program Director, McNair – Julianne Reynolds
• Administrative Assistant III – Amanda Graham
• Coordinator, Nationally Competitive Scholarship – Brittany Barron
• Coordinator, Nationally Competitive Scholarship – Lisa Cummins

Dean of Graduate Studies 

Troy Terry, Ph.D.

• Assistant to the Dean – Adrianna Abernathy

Academic Deans

• College of Arts & Letters - Elisabeth Burgess, Ph.D.
• College of Education - Sheri Hardee, Ph.D.
• College of Health & Wellness - Carolynn DeSandre, Ph.D.
• College of Science & Mathematics - John Leyba, Ph.D.
• Mike Cottrell College of Business - Rachel Smith, Ph.D.
• Dean, Libraries - Joy Bolt

Executive Director of Evergreen Learning

• Associate Director, Continuing Education – Teresa Moore
• Director, Testing – Bethany Breunig
• Marketing/Graphic Design Specialist – Derek Powers
• Associate Director, Evergreen Learning – Michael Saunders

Director of University Press

Corey Parson

• Marketing & Content Manager – Nicole Clifton