Meet the Advisors
Connect with the UAAC team guiding Jackson State University students with 0-89 credit hours.
Center Staff
(59 hours or less)
Dr. Felicia Russell
Associate Director of Advising Administration
Kenya Washington
Assistant Director of College Success
Jermarcus Bounds
Assistant Director of First-Year and Family Programs
Michelle Wilder-Luckett
Administrative Asst. II
Erica Morton
Receptionist
Advising Clusters
The University Academic Advisement Center (UAAC) has identified 6 advising clusters that include majors that are similar or related. The advising clusters include:
Business Advisors
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors
Latarsha Hudson
Students with last names A-K in these majors:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
Deiondria Lee-Sanders
Students with last names L-Z in these majors:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
Education, Family & Behavioral Studies Advisors
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors
Shalesa Fogg
Students with Last Names A-K in these majors:
- Child Care & Family Education (Non Licensure Track)
- Elementary Education, K 3/K 6
- English Education
- Health and Physical Education (Licensure)
- Health and Physical Education (Non Licensure)
- History Education
- Mathematics Education
- Music Education
- Physics Education
- Psychology
- Social Science Education (Teacher Licensure)
- Social Science Ethnic Studies Concentration (Non Teacher Licensure)
- Social Work
- Special Education (Licensure)
- Special Education Non Teaching: Disability Studies
- Special Education Teaching: Mild/Moderate
Jalissa Willis
Students with Last Names L-Z in these majors:
- Child Care & Family Education (Non Licensure Track)
- Elementary Education, K 3/K 6
- English Education
- Health and Physical Education (Licensure)
- Health and Physical Education (Non Licensure)
- History Education
- Mathematics Education
- Music Education
- Physics Education
- Psychology
- Social Science Education (Teacher Licensure)
- Social Science Ethnic Studies Concentration (Non Teacher Licensure)
- Social Work
- Special Education (Licensure)
- Special Education Non Teaching: Disability Studies
- Special Education Teaching: Mild/Moderate
Life, Health & Physical Science Advisors
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors
Joya Hughes
Students with last names A-J in these majors:
- Biology (Environmental Science, Marine Science, Pre Dent, Pre Opt, Pre Vet, Pre Pharm, Pre PT, Pre Nursing, Pre Physician Assistant)
- Chemistry
- Healthcare Administration
- Public Health
- Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
Teegra Cross
Students with last names K-Z in these majors:
- Biology (Environmental Science, Marine Science, Pre Dent, Pre Opt, Pre Vet, Pre Pharm, Pre PT, Pre Nursing, Pre Physician Assistant)
- Chemistry
- Healthcare Administration
- Public Health
- Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
People, Culture & The Arts Advisors
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors
Eli-Sah Hayes
Students with last names A-J in these majors:
- Art
- Criminal Justice
- English & Modern Languages
- History
- Journalism & Media Studies
- Music Performance
- Political Science
- Speech
- Sociology
- Theater
Shalisha Madison
Students with last names K-Z in these majors:
- Art
- Criminal Justice
- English & Modern Languages
- History
- Journalism & Media Studies
- Music Performance
- Political Science
- Speech
- Sociology
- Theater
STEM & Engineering Advisors
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors
Shakia Jacobs
Students with last names A-H in these majors:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Earth System Science
- Industrial Technology
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
- Statistics
Nakeesha Luckett
Students with last names I-Z in these majors:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Earth System Science
- Industrial Technology
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
- Statistics
Discovery & Design Advisor
Undergraduate Freshman (0-59 Credit Hours) and Sophomore (60-89 Credit Hours) Academic Advisors
Jermarcus Bounds
Students with these majors:
- Professional Interdisciplinary Studies (PRIS)
- University Studies
- Undecided