Graduate Catalog 2025-2026

Administrative Structure

Marshall Criser, President

Kimberly Crawford, Vice President for Student Affairs

Vickie Turner, Vice President for Academic Affairs 

Kristie Harris, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

College of Arts and Sciences

Steve Jacobs, Dean

Elaine Bailey, Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences and Department of Natural Sciences, Chair

Tony Frye, Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences

Christopher Kelly, Associate Dean of the School of Fine Arts and Communications

Jeri-Mae Astolfi, Conservatory of Music, Director; Department of Music, Chair

Department of Art: Santanu Majumdar, Chair

Department of Forensic Science and Criminal Justice: John Lanneau, Chair

Department of Humanities: Hugh Davis, Chair 

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies: Jefferson Bowers, Chair 

Department of Mass Communication: Joe Dennis, Chair 

Department of Mathematical Sciences: Douglas Torrance, Chair  

Department of Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Mindie Blackshear-Turner, Chair

Department of Social Sciences: Ryan Franklin, Chair

Department of Theatre: Kathy Blandin, Chair

Harry W. Walker College of Business

J. Kerry Waller, Dean

Jeff Bruns, Associate Dean

College of Education

Octavius Mulligan, Dean 

Kelly Land, Associate Dean

Elias Clinton, Associate Dean

Department of Elementary Education: Tricia Shriver, Chair

Department of Educational Leadership: Ann Gazell, Chair

Department of Educational Specialist: Mark Merges, Chair

Department of Exceptional Child Education: Elias Clinton, Chair

Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education: Katrina Short, Chair

Department of Doctoral Education: Toni Bailey, Chair

Department of School Counseling: Laurie Gallman, Chair

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Jaime Johnson-Huff, Dean

Christine Kaiser, Associate Dean of Nursing, Athens

Megan Cuellar, Associate Dean of Communication Sciences and Disorders