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Business

JT Seaman, - Instructor, RN to BSN

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Live life to its fullest and make every day count. Sometimes, when you feel you are struggling the most is when you are living the most.
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Kakoli Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D. - Director of Graduate Studies and Professor of Management Information Systems

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The demand for business analysts is high and growing, and it takes the career path to newer heights for already working professionals.
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Melissa Baldo, J.D. - Instructor

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My teaching career began in 2013 as a result of a last minute phone call from a friend at the University. I thought I would do it for one semester, but I fell in love with teaching and the interaction with all of the students.
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Jai-Young Choi, Ph.D. - Professor of Economics

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My lifetime goal was to be a scholar. Since I chose economics as my specialty, the best way was being an academician who does research and college teaching.
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Craig Escamilla, MBA - Instructor, Management

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As a passionate advocate for new technology, I am constantly interested in the challenge of how to make the online educational experience the best it can be for our students.
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Lynn Godkin, Ph.D. - Professor of Management

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You can't learn without hard work anymore than I can improve my physique without physical effort.
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Seokyon Hwang, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

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I enjoy teaching and learning with students. I particularly love helping them with career development.
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Komal Karani, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

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I love teaching. I enjoy sharing what I know and find I learn as much from listening to my students.
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Toni P. Mulvaney, J.D. - Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Administration

Kelly Weeks, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

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I truly enjoyed being in school and learning. My dean encouraged me to pursue my Ph.D. Once in the Ph.D. program, I began teaching as an assistant, and found I really enjoyed it.
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David Rose, MBA - Instructor

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When I was in industry, I hired many accounting interns. While working with interns, I fell in love with teaching and helping to develop careers.
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You can learn things that you don't believe you can.
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Never stop learning. It's a lifelong process.
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Do not be afraid to think outside the box.
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Tilisa Thibodeaux, Ed.D. -

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We create an authentic learning opportunity so that our students can choose ownership in creating change and leadership in their organization's significant learning environment.
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Mary L. Bartlett, Ph.D. - Professor

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Save every syllabus you receive forever.
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Robert M. Carlisle, Ph.D. - Distance Clinical Professor

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My motivation is to make a positive difference in the lives of my students on their educational journey.
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Eric Chancy, Ph.D. - Adjunct Instructor

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Students need to know you are a human being and that you care about them.
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R.J. Davis, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator

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I started teaching because I love to share information. I also believe education can and should be transformative.
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O'Tilia Hunter, M.Ed. in Counseling and Development – Professional School Counseling - Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Counselors do so much for others, and often forget to take care of themselves.
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Gary E. Martin, Ed.D. - Professor

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Thoughts hold feelings, which turn to actions and experiences. Caring, respectful, and loving thoughts bring caring, respectful, and loving people into your life.
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Monalisa McGee, Ph.D. - Adjunct Professor

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Having such a varied background, I have been able to share many stories and experiences that help the students to better understand concepts they are learning in classes.
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Donna S. Sheperis, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

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[I want students to take away] a sense of passion about their chosen profession. What we do is so fun! I want students to get a sense of that!
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Yulanda Tyre, Tyre, Ph.D. - Contributing Faculty

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I know that balancing work, family and coursework can be challenging, however continue to push through. It will provide dividends that will make positive impact to both your family legacy and the community.
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Melissa Wheeler, Ph.D. - Distance Clinical Professor

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As a professional in the field, I realized there was a need for advocacy in our profession for underrepresented college student groups. I wanted to teach other counselors how to be advocates for those who may not feel they have a voice.
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Porchanee' A. White, Ph.D. - Clinical Instructor

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Having such a varied background, I have been able to share many stories and experiences that help the students to better understand concepts they are learning in classes.
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I decided to pursue a career in counselor education to make a positive impact on our profession and future professional counselors.
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Helping students fulfill their dreams of becoming educational diagnosticians is very rewarding.
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Keep up with assignments and reach out to peers in discussion groups, etc., to make connections.
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I’m passionate about sharing my experience.
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Plan ahead, work ahead and keep trying.
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Do the weekly assignments and be competent in at least one high level programming language.
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We have to anticipate change, prepare for it, and be agile and flexible enough to adapt in order to maximize the best outcomes for our students.
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Try hard to excel, and do not give up.
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Eileen Deges Curl, Ph.D. - Professor and Director of Nursing Research

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Teaching nursing touches many lives–MSN students and the patients of students.
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Stacey Knight, DNP, RN, CNE - Assistant Professor and Director of Articulation RN-BSN & RN-MSN

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I wanted to be an educator since I was a young girl; being able to combine nursing experience with being an educator is wonderful.
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Elizabeth M. Long, DNP - Assistant Professor

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Use these courses to improve your patient's outcome, not just to get them completed for your degree.
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Ruthie Robinson, Ph.D. - Director of Graduate Nursing Studies

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I really enjoy helping nurses get higher degrees and seeing the changes it makes in them. Everything we do to improve ourselves as nurses helps improve the quality of care we can provide our patients.
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Dr. Judy Kaye Smith, Ph.D., MSN, RN - Associate Professor, Nursing

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Having such a varied background, I have been able to share many stories and experiences that help the students to better understand concepts they are learning in classes.
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Cynthia Stinson, Ph.D. - Chair, Dishman School Nursing

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I really enjoy the feeling I get when a student understands a concept – and I have helped them understand.
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Patti Moss, M.S.N. - Assistant Professor

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Do not let obstacles in life hinder you from pursuing your dream as a nurse. Use those opportunities to grow and learn.
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Dr. LeAnn J. Chisholm, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor and Director, Edna Horn Gay Learning Center: Simulation Program and Support Services

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Search every day for your reason for being and you will find it.
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Troy J. Palmer, Ed.D., MSN, BSN, RN - Instructor

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Capitalize on your strengths, but exercise at least as much diligence improving on your weaknesses.
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Ruth Stanley, M.A., M.Ed. - Instructor

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I earned one of my degrees online and I know just how rich and rewarding an online educational experience can be.
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Karen Bartlett, M.A. - Instructor

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I like sharing ideas, and education is one of the best venues to do so.
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Mary Ann Davis, Ph.D. - Adjunct Instructor

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I was a clinical social worker from 1971 to 2006. I want to share my love for sociology and social work with others.
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Cheryl Johnson, M.A. - Instructor, English

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Pursue your dreams. Don't let anyone stop you. And respect everyone around you. It is attitude and respect that will really get you where you want to be.
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Dr. Qingjiang (Q. J.) Yao, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor

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Communication technology...is the greatest challenge as well as the greatest opportunity.
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As a professional in journalism and public relations, I always enjoyed mentoring younger colleagues and interns and seeing them grow professionally. I wanted more opportunities to help emerging communication professionals gain the knowledge and skills they need to be successful.
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I never wanted to leave higher education. I love sharing the topics I have passion for and discussing film and art with my students.
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Dr. Jian Raymond Rui, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor

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Never underestimate yourself. Never give up. The purpose of struggles you are going through right now are to make you dig deeper to find your potential.
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Never quit if you believe in the value of your goal.
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My love of study and exploration of my discipline naturally came together and melded with forays into broadcasting, film and the media—it seemed perfectly natural to take "performance" into the classroom in order to help motivate and educate others.
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Faculty

Business

​JT Seaman, - Instructor, RN to BSN

Kakoli Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D. - Director of Graduate Studies and Professor of Management Information Systems

Melissa Baldo, J.D. - Instructor

Jai-Young Choi, Ph.D. - Professor of Economics

Craig Escamilla, MBA - Instructor, Management

Lynn Godkin, Ph.D. - Professor of Management

Seokyon Hwang, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

Komal Karani, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

Toni P. Mulvaney, J.D. - Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Administration

Kelly Weeks, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

David Rose, MBA - Instructor

Dr. Donald Price, Ph.D. - Professor

Dr. Jimmy D. Moss, DBA - Professor

John McCollough, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

Education

Tilisa Thibodeaux, Ed.D. -

Mary L. Bartlett, Ph.D. - Professor

Robert M. Carlisle, Ph.D. - Distance Clinical Professor

Eric Chancy, Ph.D. - Adjunct Instructor

R.J. Davis, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator

O'Tilia Hunter, M.Ed. in Counseling and Development – Professional School Counseling - Adjunct Assistant Professor

Gary E. Martin, Ed.D. - Professor

Monalisa McGee, Ph.D. - Adjunct Professor

Donna S. Sheperis, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

Yulanda Tyre, Tyre, Ph.D. - Contributing Faculty

Melissa Wheeler, Ph.D. - Distance Clinical Professor

Porchanee' A. White, Ph.D. - Clinical Instructor

Wendy Greenidge, Ph.D. - Associate Professor/Interim Department Chair

Donna Ramsey, Ed.D. - Adjunct Instructor

Erika Pinter, Ph.D - Adjunct instructor

Gabriela Walker, Ph.D., Ed.S., MHRIR, M.S. - Adjunct

James A. Higgs II, Ph.D. - Adjunct Professor of Special Education

Lawrence J. Osborne, Ph.D. - Professor of Computer Science

Melanie Powell Rey, Ph.D. - Adjunct Professor

Michael Dwayne Beard, M.Ed. - Instructor

Nursing

Eileen Deges Curl, Ph.D. - Professor and Director of Nursing Research

Stacey Knight, DNP, RN, CNE - Assistant Professor and Director of Articulation RN-BSN & RN-MSN

Elizabeth M. Long, DNP - Assistant Professor

Ruthie Robinson, Ph.D. - Director of Graduate Nursing Studies

Dr. Judy Kaye Smith, Ph.D., MSN, RN - Associate Professor, Nursing

Cynthia Stinson, Ph.D. - Chair, Dishman School Nursing

Patti Moss, M.S.N. - Assistant Professor

Dr. LeAnn J. Chisholm, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor and Director, Edna Horn Gay Learning Center: Simulation Program and Support Services

Troy J. Palmer, Ed.D., MSN, BSN, RN - Instructor

Liberal Arts/Communication

Ruth Stanley, M.A., M.Ed. - Instructor

Karen Bartlett, M.A. - Instructor

Mary Ann Davis, Ph.D. - Adjunct Instructor

Cheryl Johnson, M.A. - Instructor, English

Dr. Qingjiang (Q. J.) Yao, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor

Dr. Beth Gallaspy, M.A. - Adjunct Instructor

James Clinton Rawls, M.F.A. - Broadcast Programming Manager and Adjunct Instructor

Dr. Jian Raymond Rui, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor

Mahmoud Salimi, M.F.A. - Assistant Professor

Dr. Paul T.M. Hemenway, Ph.D. - Professor

JT Seaman, - Instructor, RN to BSN