Contact Information for JSU’s Graduate Programs
| PROGRAM | DEGREE(S) | CHAIR/DIRECTOR | TELEPHONE | |
| Accounting | M.P.A. | Dr. Bobbie Daniels
Dr. O. Anyamele |
(601) 979-2708
(601) 979-6631 |
bobbie.w.daniels@jsums.edu |
| Biology | M.S. | Dr. Ibrahim Farah
Dr. T. Turner |
(601) 979-3466
(601) 979-2586 |
ibrahim.o.farah@jsums.edu timothy.turner@jsums.edu |
| Bus. Administration (traditional & online) | M.B.A. | Dr. F. Harrison
Dr. O. Anyamele |
(601) 979-2604
(601) 979-6631 |
fidel.ezeala-harrision@jsums.edu |
| Business (Graduate Programs) | M.B.A., Ph.D. | Dr. O. Anyamele | (601) 979-6631 | okechukwu.d.anyamele@jsums.edu |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | M.S., Ph.D. | Dr. Mehri Fadavi
Dr. Dalephine Davis |
(601) 979-2171
601-979-1525 |
mehri.fadavi@jsums.edu |
| Clinical Psychology | Ph.D. | Dr. P. Banks
Dr. J. Schweitzer |
(601) 979-5990
(601) 979-2371 |
pamela.g.banks@jsums.edu |
| Communicative Disorders | M.S. | Dr. L. Vaughan-Robinson | (601) 979-8826 | laura.v.robinson@jsums.edu |
| Comp. and Data-Enabled Science | Ph.D. | Dr. T. Kwembe | (601) 979-2161 | tor.a.kwembe@jsums.edu |
| Computer Science | M.S. | Dr. April L. Tanner | (601) 979-3302 | april.l.tanner@jsums.edu |
| Criminal Justice and Sociology | M.A. | Dr. S. Fageir | (601) 979-1756 | etta.morgan@jsums.edu |
| Early Childhood | M.S.Ed., Ed.D. | Dr. William Brown | (601) 979-3412 | william.a.brown@jsums.edu |
| Educational Administration
(K-12 & Higher Education Concentration) |
Ph.D. (HEd)
(K-12) |
Dr. Albert Carter
Dr. J. Young Wallace |
(601) 979-1140
(601) 979-0352 |
albert.w.carter@jsums.edu jennifer.k.young@jsums.edu |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | M.S. | Dr. Albert Carter | (601) 979-1140 | albert.w.carter@jsums.edu |
| Educational Administration and Supervision
(K-12 & Higher Education Concentration) |
Ed.S. (HEd)
(K-12) |
Dr. Albert Carter | (601) 979-1140 | albert.w.carter@jsums.edu |
| Elementary Education | M.S.Ed., Ed.S. | Dr. P. Kennedy
Dr. T. Harris |
(601) 979-3131
(601)979-2341 |
patricia.r.kennedy@jsums.edu |
| Engineering (Civil and Environmental) | M.S., Ph.D. | Dr. F. Amini | (601)979-3922 | farshad.amini@jsums.edu |
| Engineering (Electrical and Computer) | M.S., Ph.D. | Dr. M. Manzoul | (601)979-3923 | mahmoud.a.manzoul@jsums.edu |
| English | M.A., | Dr. R. Smith-Spears | (601)979-2250 | rashell.spears@jsums.edu |
| Environmental Science | Ph.D. | Dr. P. Tchounwou | (601)973-3321 | paul.b.tchounwou@jsums.edu |
| Hazardous Materials Management | M.S. | Dr. H. Shih
Dr. F. Amini |
(601)979-2520
(601)979-3922 |
huiru.shih@jsums.edu |
| Health, Physical Education and Recreation | M.S.Ed. | Dr. James Robinson | (601)979-8696 | james.h.robinson@jsums.edu |
| History | M.A. | Dr. M. Bernhardt | (601)979-2191 | mark.a.bernhardt@jsums.edu |
| Mass Communications
(Journalism & Media Studies) |
M.S. | Dr. E. Anthony
Dr. L.A. Chang |
(601)979-2151 | elayne.j.hayes-anthony@jsums.edu |
| Mathematics and Statistical Sciences | M.S. | Dr. T. Kwembe | (601)979-2161 | tor.a.kwembe@jsums.edu |
| Music Education | M.M.Ed. | Dr. D. Ware | (601)979-2886 | david.n.ware@jsums.edu |
| Political Science | M.A. | Dr. R. Mikell | (601) 979-2136 | ray.s.mikell@jsums.edu |
| Public Administration | Ph.D. | Dr. J. Gilleylen | (601) 979-8786 | johnny.b.gilleylen@jsums.edu |
| Public Health | Dr.P.H.
M.P.H. |
Dr. R. Bennett
Dr. S. Leggett |
(601) 979-8822
(601) 979-8846 |
russell.l.bennett@jsums.edu |
| Public Policy and Administration | M.P.P.A. | Dr. G. Billingsley | (601) 979-8784 | gloria.j.billingsley@jsums.edu |
| Reading Education (traditional and online) | M.S.Ed. | Dr. P. Kennedy | (601) 979-3131 | patricia.r.kennedy@jsums.edu |
| School, Community and Rehabilitation Counseling | M.S., M.S.Ed, Ed.S. | Dr. D. Porter | (601) 979-2361 | dion.f.porter@jsums.edu |
| Secondary Education | M.S.Ed. | Dr. L. Opara-Nadi | (601) 979-2762 | lakeshia.a.opara-nadi@jsums.edu |
| Social Work (traditional and online) | M.S.W. | Dr. P. Jenkins | (601) 979-8897 | patrice.r.jenkins@jsums.edu |
| Social Work | Ph. D. | Dr. J. Lee | (601) 979-8847 | jaegoo.lee@jsums.edu |
| Special Education | M.S. | Dr. Deidre L. Wheaton | (601) 979-1164 | deidre.l.wheaton@jsums.edu |
| Sports Science (traditional and online) | M.S. | Dr. James Robinson | (601)979-8696 | james.h.robinson@jsums.edu |
| Teaching (Alternate Route and Online) | M.A.T. | Dr. D. Williams | (601) 979-2439 | dennis.d.williams@jsums.edu |
| Technology Education | M.S.Ed. | Dr. J. Murphy | (601) 979-1145 | jessica.l.murphy@jsums.edu |
| Urban and Regional Planning | M.A., Ph.D. | Dr. Berneece Herbert | (601) 979-8732 | berneece.herbert@jsums.edu |
| Urban Higher Education | Executive Ph.D. | Dr. W. Brown | (601) 979-2434 | walter.a.brown@jsums.ed |
Academic College Deans and Associate Deans
| COLLEGE | DEAN/ASSOCIATE DEAN | TELEPHONE | |
| College Of Business | Dr. Fidelis Ikem Dean |
(601) 979-2411 | fidelis.ikem@jsums.edu |
| Dr. Sheila Porterfield Associate Dean |
(601)-979-2411 | sheila.y.porterfield@jsums.edu | |
| College Of Education And Human Development |
Dr. Roosevelt Shelton Dean |
(601) 979-2433 | roosevelt.o.shelton@jsums.edu |
| Dr. Locord Wilson Interim Associate Dean |
(601)979-6330 | locord.d.wilson@jsums.edu | |
| Dr. Millard Bingham Interim Associate Dean |
(601)979-1750 | millard.j.bingham@jsums.edu | |
| College Of Liberal Arts | Dr. Candis Pizzetta Interim Dean |
(601)979-7036 | candis.p.pizzetta@jsums.edu |
| College Of Health Sciences | Dr. Girmay Berhie Dean |
(601)979-8845 | girmay.berhie@jsums.edu |
| Dr. Isiah Marshal Associate Dean |
(601)979-8896 | isiah.marshall@jsums.edu | |
| College Of Science, Engineering, And Technology |
Dr. Wilbur Walters Dean |
(601)979-2153 | wilbur.l.walters@jsums.edu |