Faculty - Oakwood University

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Biological Sciences

: Juliet Bailey-Penrod, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
jbpenrod@oakwood.edu

: Marie-Claire Boutrin, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7560
mboutrin@myou.onmicrosoft.com

: Stanton Dulan, MD
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-8237
sdulan@oakwood.edu

: Juliet Durant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7063
jdurant@oakwood.edu

: Safawo Gullo, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7436
sgullo@oakwood.edu

: Onesimus Otieno, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7057
ootieno@oakwood.edu

: Londa Schmidt, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7053
lschmidt@oakwood.edu

: Melissa E. S. Richardson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7475
mrichardson@oakwood.edu

: Elaine Vanterpool, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7465
evanterpool@oakwood.edu

Business & Information Systems

: John Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor, Management/Marketing
Dean, School of Business,
Assoc. Provost for Graduate Education & Online Learning
(256)726-8090
janderson@oakwood.edu BIO CV

: Theodore Brown Sr.Ph.D.
Professor, Management
Chair, School of Business
(256) 726-7181
tbrown@oakwood.edu BIO CV

: Raghavalu Ramella, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.B.A., M.D.B.A.,M.A.
Professor, Accounting & Economics
MBA Program Director
(256)726-7072
rramella@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Leslie Pollard, Ph.D., D.Min., M.B.A.
President
Professor
(256) 726-7334
presidentsoffice@oakwood.edu

: Prudence L. Pollard, Ph.D., MPH, RD, SPHR
Vice-President of Research and Faculty Development
Professor, Management, Evaluation, Measurement & Research Design
(256) 726-7734
ppollard@oakwood.edu

: Habtalem Kenea, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Management
(256) 726-7439
hkenea@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Japheth Kessio, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Finance
(256) 726-7079
jkessio@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Handel A. Fraser, Ed.D.,M.B.A.
Assistant Professor, Management
Director of Special Projects- Provost Office
(256) 726-8085
hfraser@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Cornelius Leon Thomas, Ph.D., MBA.
Assistant Professor, Management
(256) 726-7430
clthomas@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Shaunda Roach, M.B.A., M.S.
Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
(256) 726-7071
sroach@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Vern Gohanna, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor, Accounting
256.726.7075
vgohanna@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: James Lawrence Lewis, M.B.A., CPA.
Assistant Professor, Accounting
(256)726-7372
jalewis@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Richard M. Hodnett. MBA
Assistant Professor,Marketing
(256) 726-7067
rhodnett@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Lucy A. Cort. MSHSA
Assistant Professor,Health Care Administration
(256) 726-7074
lcort@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

: Julian Waddell, MBA.
Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems, Entrepreneurship
Phone: 256.726.7080
jwaddell@oakwood.edu
BIO CV

Communication & Fine Arts

: R. Rennae Elliott Ph.D.
Chair
(256) 726-7587
elliott@oakwood.edu

: Janice Watson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7184
jwatson@oakwood.edu

: Kyna Hinson, M.A.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7194
khinson@oakwood.edu

: Bobby Harrison, M.S.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7043
bharrison@oakwood.edu

Education

: Deril Wood, Ph.D.
Chair
(256) 726-7165
dwood@oakwood.edu

: James Mbyirukira, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7164
mbyirukira@oakwood.edu

: Dana Wilchcombe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7159
dwilchcombe@oakwood.edu

: Donaldson Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
dwilliams@oakwood.edu

: Sean Williams, Ed.S.
Assistant Professor
swilliams@oakwood.edu

Chemistry

: Kenneth Lai Hing, Ph.D.
Professor, Chair
(256) 726-8463
laihing@oakwood.edu

: Alexander G. Volkov, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7113
gvolkov@oakwood.edu

: Don Rufus Ranatunga, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7116
donranatunga@oakwood.edu

: Kevin Anderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7166
keanderson@oakwood.edu

: Marlon Rhem, Ph.D.
Chair, Professor
(256) 726-8437
mrhem@oakwood.edu

: Patrick Ochieng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7115
pochieng@oakwood.edu

English & Foreign Languages

: Ramona Hyman, Ph.D.
Chair/Professor
(256) 726-7188
rhyman@oakwood.edu
BIO

: Derek Bowe, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-8372
dbowe@oakwood.edu
BIO

: Chandra Tyler Mountain, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7549
cmountain@oakwood.edu
BIO

: Benson Prigg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7603
bprigg@oakwood.edu
BIO

: Karen Mosby Tucker
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7193
ktucker@oakwood.edu
BIO

: Joshua Williams
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7195
jpwilliams@oakwood.edu

Allied Health

: Earl S. Henry, Dr.PH, MPH
Chair
(256) 726-8308
ehenry@oakwood.edu

: Elaine Isaac, M.S.
Director, Oakwood University Child Development Lab
(256) 726-7234
eisaac@oakwood.edu

: R. Isariah Hannah, M.S.
Assistant Professor, Child Development &
Family Studies
(256) 726-7231
ihannah@oakwood.edu

: Mishael C. Williams, PT, MHS
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7235
mwilliams@oakwood.edu

Nutrition and Dietetics

: Sherine Brown-Fraser,Ph.D, RDN, CPT
Professor & Chair
Nutrition, Dietetics & Public Health
Phone: 256.726.7219
sfraser@oakwood.edu

: Nadine Dowdie, MPH, RDN, LD
Didactic Program Director/Advisor, Assistant Professor of Nutrition & Dietetics
(256) 726-7230
Email:nadowdie@oakwood.edu

: Lisa I Darlymple, Ph.D, M.S.
Program Director Healthy Campus 2020, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
(256)726-8046
Email:ldarlymple@oakwood.edu

: Joycelyn Peterson, Dr.P.H.,MPH, R.D. LD
Interim Director, Dietetic
Internship Program
(256) 726-7228
jpeterson@oakwood.edu DDIP@oakwood.edu

: Juliana Draper, RDN,LD,CDE
Distance Dietetic Internship Program Administrative Coordinator 256.726.7228 jdraper@oakwood.edu DDIP@oakwood.edu

: Janelle Flint, MHCA
Office Manager
Allied Health Department/Dietetic Internship Program
256.726.7229
jphillips@oakwood.edu
DDIP@oakwood.edu

Health & Exercise Science

: Andrew B. Young, Ph.D.
Chair, Associate Professor
(256) 726-8333
ayoung@oakwood.edu

: Howard Shaw, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7547
hshaw@oakwood.edu

: Terry L. Hamilton, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7315
thamilton@oakwood.edu

: Vashon Williams, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7313
vwilliams@oakwood.edu

Math & Computer Sciences

: Lisa M. James, Ph.D.
Chair, Associate Professor
(256) 726-7270
ljames@oakwood.edu

: Albert J. Osei, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7269
osei@oakwood.edu

: Darayas Patel, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7558
dpatel@oakwood.edu

: Jea Joseph, MSIE.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7097
jjoseph@oakwood.edu

: Joseph Jeries, M.S.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7268
jjeries@oakwood.edu

: Shushannah Smith, M.S.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7271
ssmith@oakwood.edu

: Tara Young
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7275
tlyoung@oakwood.edu

History & Political Science

: Samuel London, Ph.D
Chair
(256) 726-7225
slondon@oakwood.edu

: Alfonzo Greene Jr., Ph.D
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7224
agreen@oakwood.edu

: Amanda Ringer, J.D., MA

: Cecil O’Garro, J.D.

: George Marchelos, M.A.

: Nigel Barham, Ph.D.

: Preston Foster
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7226
pfoster@oakwood.edu

Psychological Sciences

: Martin C. Hodnett, Psy.D.
Assistant Professor – Chair
(256) 726-7052
mhodnett@oakwood.edu

: Carmen Bucknor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7349
cbucknor@oakwood.edu

: Pamelea Cook, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7048
pcook@oakwood.edu

: Pauline Sawyers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-8275
psawyers@oakwood.edu

Nursing

: Karen Joy Anderson, Ph.D, RN, CNE
Professor & Chair
(256) 726-7293
kanderson@oakwood.edu

: Jillian Wills, MSN, RN, CNE
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7299
jwills@oakwood.edu

: Mukesha Mbuguje, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7285
mmbuguje@oakwood.edu

: Priscilla B. Morris
Assistant Professor, MSN,RN
(256) 726-7297
pbmorris@oakwood.edu

Music

: Jason Ferdinand, D.M.A.
Chair, Associate Professor
(256) 726-7277
jmferdinand@oakwood.edu

: Wayne Bucknor, D.M.A.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7368
wbucknor@oakwood.edu

: Adriana Perera, M.M., M.Ed.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7298
aperera@oakwood.edu

: Audley C. Chambers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7282
achambers@oakwood.edu

: Eurydice Osterman, D.M.A.
Professor
(256) 726-7281
eosterman@oakwood.edu

: Iris Hankins-Fordjour, M.M.

: Julie Moore Foster, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7496
jfoster@oakwood.edu

: Sung-Jun Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-8286
skim@oakwood.edu

Religion & Theology

: Finbar Sebastian Benjamin, D.Min.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7105
fbenjamin@oakwood.edu

: Agniel Samson, Th.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7365
samson@oakwood.edu

: Gilbert Okuro Ojwang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7385
gojwang@oakwood.edu

: Gregory J. Allen, Th.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7358
gallen@oakwood.edu

: G Russell Seay Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7362
gseay@oakwood.edu

: Ifeoma I. Kwesi, D. Min
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7360
ikwesi@oakwood.edu

: Jesse L. Wilson, D.Min.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-7545
jwilson@oakwood.edu

: Keith Augustus Burton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(256)726-7883
kburton@oakwood.edu

: Leslie Pollard, Ph.D., D.Min., M.B.A.
President
Professor
(256) 726-7334
presidentsoffice@oakwood.edu

: Tarsee Li, Ph.D.
Professor
(256) 726-7361
tarseeli@oakwood.edu

: Trevor H. Fraser, D.Min.
Associate Professor
(256) 726-8409
tfraser@oakwood.edu

Social Work

: Octavio Ramirez, PhD., LICSW, PIP
Chair, Professor
(256) 726-7340
oramirez@oakwood.edu

: George Ashley, Ph.D.
Director of Field Education,
Professor
(256) 726-8499
gashley@oakwood.edu

: Lorraine Frye, M.S.W.
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7443
lfrye@oakwood.edu

: Dr. Shalunda Sherrod, DSW, LICSW, PIP
Assistant Professor
(256) 726-7344
ssherrod@oakwood.edu