Division of Academic Affairs

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Chaudron Gille, Ph.D.

  • Executive Assistant to the SVP - Ramona Robinson
  • Academic Affairs Business Manager - Melissa Walton

Vice Provost

Steven Lloyd, Ph.D.

  • Associate VP for International Program/ Executive Director of Global Engagement- Sheila Schulte
  • Assistant VP for Academic Affairs (Blue Ridge) - Mike Rogers, Ph.D.
  • Assistant Dean for Academic Administration (Cumming) – Ann Marie Francis, Ph.D.
  • Associate Dean Academic Administration (Oconee) - Chris Barnes, Ph.D.
  • Director of Teaching, Learning and Leadership - Roger Runquist, Ed.D.
  • Executive Director, Distance Education & Technology Integration - Irene Kokkala, Ph.D.
  • Director, Institute for Healthy Aging - Pamela Elfenbein, 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 – Caity Walker
  • Director of Sponsored Programs - Yolanda Carr, Ed.D.
  • Associate Director Research Integrity – Clarke Miller

Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs

Eugene Van Sickle, Ph.D.

  • Administrative Assistant to Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs - Brandy Hawkins
  • University Registrar – Brett Merritt

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- Vacant
  • Director, Supplemental Instruction - Sarah Dean
  • Director, Learning Support - Courtney Hall
  • Director, Interdisciplinary Studies - Missy Hernandez, Ed.D
  • Director, Academic Student Success - University College - Kristie Kiser, Ed.D.
  • Director, Tutoring Services - Vacant
  • Director, College Assistance Migrant Program - Danielle Eafford
  • Director, High School Equivalency Program - Nallely Guerrero

Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of Honors

Anastasia Lin, Ph.D.

  • Program Coordinator - Allison Grundel
  • Assistant Director, Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities – Diogo Pinheiro, Ph.D.
  • Associate Director, Nationally Competitive Scholarships (Global awards) – Victoria Hightower, Ph.D.
  • Assistant Director, Nationally Competitive Scholarships (STEM awards) – David Patterson, Ph.D.
  • Fellowships Coordinator, Nationally Competitive Scholarships – Vacant
  • Director, Honors Program, Dahlonega campus – Tyler Harrison, Ph.D.
  • Director, Honors Program, Gainesville campus – Brynna Quarles, Ph.D.
  • Director, Principal Investigator, McNair Scholars Program – Bikash Das, Ph.D.

Dean of Graduate Studies 

Troy Terry, Ph.D.

  • Office Administrator to the Dean – Sherry Boatfield
  • Office Administrator for Graduate Council – Brandy Hawkins

Academic Deans

  • College of Arts & Letters - Chris Jespersen, Ph.D.
  • College of Education - Sheri Hardee, Ph.D.
  • College of Health Science & Professions - Carolynn DeSandre, Ph.D.
  • College of Science & Mathematics - John Leyba, Ph.D.
  • Mike Cottrell College of Business - Mary Gowan, Ph.D.
  • Dean, Institute for Environmental Spatial Analysis - Jeff Turk, Ph.D.
  • Dean, Libraries - Joy Bolt

Interim Director of Professional and Continuing Education

Teresa Moore
  • Associate Director - Vacant
    • Office Administrator, Dahlonega - Vacant
    • Office Administrator, Gainesville - Cylen Galula

Director of University Press

Bonnie (BJ) Robinson, Ph.D.

  • Managing Editor - Corey Parson