University Academic Advisement Center Staff

Dr. Felicia Russell, Associate Director of Advising Administration
felicia.a.russell@jsums.edu
(601) 979-2826

Kenya Washington, Assistant Director of College Success
kenya.t.washington@jsums.edu
(601) 979-2825

Jermarcus Bounds, Assistant Director of First-Year and Family Programs
jermarcus.m.bounds@jsums.edu
(601) 979-0839

Michelle Wilder-Luckett, Administrative Asst. II
michelle.a.wilder@jsums.edu
(601) 979-5023

Erica Morton, Receptionist
advising@jsums.edu
(601) 979-2127
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
•Education, Family & Behavioral Studies
•Life, Health & Physical Sciences
•People, Culture & The Arts
•STEM & Engineering
•Discovery & Design
Business Advisors

Students with last names A-K in these majors:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management

(601) 979-1250
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

(601) 979-3906
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

(601) 979-7127
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

(601) 979-2127
- 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
teegra.t.cross@jsums.edu
(601) 979-1375
- 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

- Art
- Criminal Justice
- English & Modern Languages
- History
- Journalism & Media Studies
- Music Performance
- Political Science
- Speech
- Sociology
- Theater

- Art
- Criminal Justice
- English & Modern Languages
- History
- Journalism & Media Studies
- Music Performance
- Political Science
- Speech
- Sociology
- Theater
STEM & Engineering Advisors

shakia.m.jacobs@jsums.edu
(601) 979-2721
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Earth System Science
- Industrial Technology
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
- Statistics

- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Earth System Science
- Industrial Technology
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
- Statistics
Discovery & Design Advisor

- Professional Interdisciplinary Studies (PRIS)
- University Studies
- Undecided
