Academic Affairs
The Office for Academic Affairs is committed to the academic mission of our University through exceptional undergraduate and graduate programs.
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. David Danahar
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Ellen Cook
The Office of Academic Affairs includes the following offices, institutions, and colleges:
- Academic Planning and Faculty Development, Robert McKinney, Assistant Vice President for Faculty Affairs
- Academic Success Center, Ms. Lana Rodriguez, Director
- Continuing Education, Dawn E. Provost, Interim Director
- Distance Learning and Online Learning, Dr. Luke Dowden, Director
- Graduate School, Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser, Dean
- Hilliard University Art Museum, LouAnne Greenwald, Director
- Honors Program, Julia Frederick, Director
- Institutional Assessment, Alise Hagan, Director
- Institutional Research, Lisa Lord, Director
- Office of First Year Experience, Ms. Dana Bekurs, Associate Director
- Registrar, Mr. Mickey Diez, Director
- Student-Athlete Academic Center, Ms. Christy Alford, Director
- University Connection, Amanda Doyle, Director
- University Libraries, Dr. Charles Triche, Dean
- University Libraries, Ms. Susan Richard, Associate Dean
Academic Colleges
Business Administration | Education | Engineering | University College | Nursing & Allied Health | Sciences | Arts | Liberal Arts | Graduate School
College of Business Administration
- Dr. Bret Becton, Dean
- Dr. Lise Anne Slatten, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Programs
- Mr. P. Robert Viguerie, J.D., Associate Dean and Director of Graduate and Executive Programs
- Ms.Jill Lemaire, Assistant Dean - Student Services
- Department of Accounting - Dr. Suzanne Ward, Head
- Department of Economics and Finance - Dr. Will Heath, Head
- Department of Management - Dr. Vanessa Hill, Head
- Department of Marketing and Hospitality - Dr. Lucy Henke, Interim Head
- Master of Business Administration - Mr. P. Robert Viguerie, J.D., Director
- Information Systems and Multimedia Laboratories - Mr. Luke Berzas, Manager
- Louisiana Small Business Development Center - Ms. Heidi Melancon, Director
College of Education
- Dr. Nathan Roberts, Dean
- Dr. Paula Montgomery, Associate Dean
- Mrs. Cindy Duhon, Assistant Dean
- Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction - Dr. Peter Sheppard, Head
- Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership - Dr. Robert Slater, Interim Head
- School of Kinesiology - Dr. David Bellar, Director
- Department of Counselor Education - Dr. Irv Esters, Head
- Office of Teacher Clinical Experiences - Dr. David Beard, Director
College of Engineering
- Dr. Mark Zappi, Dean
- Dr. Ahmed Khattab, Associate Dean
- Dr. Burke Huner, Assistant Dean
- Dr. Jim Lee, Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies
- Department of Chemical Engineering - Dr. Rafael Hernandez
- Department of Civil Engineering - Dr. Kenneth McManis, Head
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Dr. Burke Huner, Interim Head
- Department of Industrial Technology - Dr. Shelton Houston, Head
- Department of Mechanical Engineering - Dr. Sally McInerny, Head
- Department of Petroleum Engineering - Dr. Fathi Boukadi, Head
University College
- Dr. Bobbie Decuir, Dean
- Dr. Gail Bonhomme, Associate Dean
- Dr. Ryan Teten, Associate Dean
- Ms. Sue Ozbirn, Assistant Dean
- Department of Special Services - Mr. Robert Carmouche, Director
College of Nursing & Allied Health
- Dr. Gail Poirrier, Dean
- Dr. Melinda Oberleitner, Associate Dean
- Nursing - Dr. Lisa Broussard, Head
- Allied Health - Scott Sittig, Head
College of Sciences
- Azmy S. Ahkleh, Ph.D., Dean
- Dr. Glen Watson, Associate Dean
- Dr. Ashok Kumar, Interim Associate Dean
- Ms. Lee Price, Assistant to the Dean
- Department of Biology - Dr. Paul Leberg, Head
- Department of Chemistry - Dr. Thomas Junk, Head
- Center for Advanced Computer Studies - Vacant
- Department of Mathematics - Dr. Keng Deng, Head
- Department of Physics - Dr. Natalia Sidorovskaia, Head
- School of Computing & Informatics - Dr. Xindong Wu, Director
- School of Geosciences - Dr. David Borrok, Director
College of the Arts
- Mr. Gordon Brooks, Dean
- Mr. Michael McClure, Associate Dean
- Ms. Lori Debaillon, Assistant Dean
- School of Architecture and Design - Mr. Thomas Sammons, Director
- School of Music & Performing Arts - Dr. Jonathan Kulp, Interim Director
- Department of Visual Arts - Mr. Matthew LaRose, Head
College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Jordan Kellman, Dean
- Ms. Sally Donlon, Assistant Dean
- Dr. Pearson Cross, Associate Dean
- Ms. Carolyn Dural, Assistant to the Dean
- Center for Louisiana Studies - Dr. Michael Martin, Director
- Department of Communication - Dr. Lucian Dinu, Head
- Department of Communicative Disorders - Dr. Nancye Roussel, Head
- Department of Criminal Justice - Dr. David Khey, Head
- Department of English - Dr. Dayana Stetco, Head
- Department of History and Geography - Dr. Sara Ritchey, Head
- Department of Modern Languages - Dr. Caroline Huey, Head
- Department of Political Science - Dr. Rick Swanson, Interim
- Head
- Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Child & Family Studies - Dr. DeAnn Kalich, Head
- Department of Psychology - Dr. Cheryl Lynch, Head
Graduate School
- Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser, Dean